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--=r CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?* 49th YEAR, NO. 23. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 18. 1960 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Car Conras Ashore A car rolls off the Sea Level, ferry that will run this summer between Atantic and Ocracoke. This car went ashore at Ocracoke on the trial run of the ferry March 1. No announcement has been forth coming on when the ferry will start regular runs. (Photo by Norwood Young). Hearing on Rezoning Block Of Waterfront to be April 11 Easter Seal Drive Begins, To End April 17 By MARY SUE NOE Yesterday began another drive. To those who have been assisted by the Society for Crippled Chil dren and Adults it is not another drive; it is a great personal cause. March 17 to April 17, designated as Easter Seal Month, become days of concerted effort for rais ing funds to aid all who are phys ically handicapped. Carteret county's campaign, un der the sponsorship of the Junior Woman's club and the chairman ship of Mrs. Champ Lewis, goes in to full swing with the nfjrtUng of the Easter Seal letters. Coin con tainers are placed in business establishments at this time and final plans for Lily Day and Cof fee Day are made. The Carteret County Easter Seal campaign is a community cam paign where the keynote is coop eration. Business education stu dents of the Morehead City high school prepare the appeal letters for mailing. Other students serve in the Lily Day program and the entire student body is given an opportunity to contribute on a spc See SEAL SALE, Page 2 ? Beaufort town commissioners, in session Monday night at the town hall, set 7:30 Monday night, April 11, as the date for a public hearing on a proposal to rezone the south side of Front street, between Queen and Pollock. Should rczoning be effected, the block would be open to ' restricted commercial" development. This means, according to the town commissioners, that docks may be erected there, but no dock may be closer to a side property Mayor W. H. Potter yesterday sent letters to members of the zoning commission requesting them to reconsider their decision on resigning. The letter stated that the town "cannot accept the withdrawal of your valuable services." line than 5 feet; no vessels may be docked there except those of pleasure type; no oil tanks may be above ground level, and no "un stgMJy -at rtnliitnful sign" will be permitted All restrictions pertaining to the business district shall also be ap plied to the restricted commercial area, according to the commis sioners. The zoning commission recom mended that buildings one story high, not exceeding IS feet, should also be permitted in the area. Commissioners William Roy Ham ilton and Math Chaplain voted in favor of retaining that recommen dation, but commissioners Bert Brooks, David Farrior and William Davis voted agJinst, thua the rec ommendation was removed. Following the vote, the chair man of the zoning commission, Gilbert Potter, and two zoning commissioners at the meeting, J. P. Harris Jr. and Earl Mades, re signed. Prior to the vote, Mr. Potter said that the commission recom mended buildings on the south side because they felt that this would increase the value of the property. After the vote, mayor W. H. Pot ter said that he assumed rejection of the toning commission's recom mendations, as they were made, would be considered sufficient rea son for the zoning commissioners' resignation. Mr. Gilbert Potter calmly re marked, "You don't need a zoning commission," and added that he was resigning. Mr. Harris said he was resign ing and Mr. Mades said he was, too. Mayor Potter said, "I heart ily concur with the zoning com mission. I don't see how you can get anybody to serve the town of Beaufort under theae conditions. U s enough baais for the mayor to resign? but I'm not going to do it." On Tuesday the zoning chairman presented a letter to Ronald Earl Mason, town clerk. It was dated March 15, J960 and was addressed to the board of commissioners. The letter read, "We, the under signed members of the Beaufort Zoning commission, hereby present our resignation as members of said commission, effective immediate ly. Our decision is final and con clusive." The letter was signed by Gilbert M Potter, Earl Mades, James H. Davis, Eleanore D. Phillips and J. P. Harris Jr. Non-School Accidents, High Costs Can Kill Insurance Plan Supreme Court Denies Request The state supreme court has de nied a request that proceedings, thus far in the Beaufort annexa tion case be reviewed by the court. The request for review was filed by the town of Beaufort, repre sented by C. R. Wheatly Jr. This was followed by a motion for dis missal of the request by Gene Smith, attorney, representing citi zens outside Beaufort who don't want to become a part of the town. Notice from the supreme court, that the request for review was denied, was received by attorneys in the case yesterday. Still pending is a hearing before judge W. J. Bundy, resident judge, on the annexation case. Mean while, a restraining order prevents Beaufort from extending the (Mm limits. N?w Bern Students Win Debate at Beaufort Members of the New Bern high school debate team met the Beau fort team in a debate Tuesday aft ernoon at Beaufort school. Topic of the debate was Resolved: That the federal government should substantially increase its regula tion of labor unions. The New Bern negative team, ' consisting of Mary Lynn Kelso and 1 David Zacks, won. The Beaufort affirmative team consisted o I I George Gibbs and Doris Young. I Judges for the debste were the Rev. C. Edward Sharp, rector of ; St. Paul's Episcopal church, Beau- ' fort; the R#v. Charles Kirby, pas- 1 tor of the First Presbyterian 1 church, Morehead City, and Miss Ruth Peeling, editor of THE I NEWS-TIMES. It "Unnecessary and unreasonable medical casta" may force the school insurance program out of existence. That was the warning issued to day by the insuror through H. L. Joslyn, county superintendent of schools. The insuror is Everett H. Walk er, president of the Walker Agen cy, Charlotte. Mr. Walker asks the assistance of all school offi cials, as well as parents, to at tempt to halt the increase in pre miums. When the amount of the premi ums, collected from each child, does not meet the expenses that result from injuries to children, Truck Hits Rear Of Van, Newport A Morebead City track collided with a moving van at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday on highway 70 in front of the Newport Milling Co., west of Newport. According to highway patrolman W. J. Smith Jr., the Morehead City truck, a 1955 Chevrolet owned by W. P. Freeman Wholesale, struck the rear of a 1956 Allied Van Lines truck. Both were bead ed cast. Driving the Freeman truck was Genadus (Jack) King, Morehead City. Driving the van was Edgar Stoddard, Hubbardston, Mich. The accident happened as the van was passing a convoy of Marine ve hicles. The van got back into its lane after passing, but the truck driven by King, rushing to get into its lane to avoid an oncoming ear, bit the rear of the van. Damage to Ike van was about ts, to the other truck about $100. Jhargca are pending. then the premium has to be in creaied. Even now, la the poorer fam ilies where there are several chil dren, meeting the premiums is a hardship. But as Mr. Joslyn points out, "When it is needed, it is cheap insurance." The premiums now per child per year is $1.75. It insures the child against injury or acci dent while the child is on his way to school, on his way home and while at school. Mr. Joslyn said, "The cost of accident insurance for the children . . . has been steadily creeping up. This insurance has almost doubled since we have been taking it out , . . Personally, 1 should hate to see this have to be dropped; on the Other hand, I do not feel that we can expect the insurance com pany to continue us as a 'losing proposition,' and that has happen ed in Carteret county one year and with the rising prices for services rendered, could happen again." Mr. Walker said that coats to the insuror have Increased due to "ex cessive and unjustified use of x-ray equipment ... for trivial condi tions that would not normally have received such treatment if there had been no insurance in force." He asks that school officiala screen claims more closely before they are reported to the insurance company. Officials are asked to see that the number of treatments is not "excessive," that charges are not out of line, and first of all, to be sure there has been an accident, one covered by the school policy. Too many persons, apparently, are claiming protection under the school policy whin youngsters have been hurt in an activity that has nothing whatever to do with school. "Ualess abases are eoatralM," Mr. Walker said, "the cost of stu dent accident insurance will be come prohibitive to thoae families who moat need the protection." 29 Ask Board For Adjustment In Valuations Twenty -sine property owners re quested the county board of equal ization for adjustment in property valuation Monday. The requests were made in person and by letter. Some of the requests were acted on Monday; others are under ex amination. Petitioners were the following : A. N. Heath. W. C. Flowers, Wil liam H. Potter, Irvin W. Davis, Herbert J. Jackson, Charles Mer rill, Ralph Leister, George Herbert, Earl T. Willis, Dr. Theodore Sal ter, Dr. W. L. Rudder, all of Beau fort. Tom J. Guthrie, H. J. Darnell, Swansboro; Hubert Smith, repre senting Gertrude Smith, Bogue; Sam Morgan, H. H. Hill, New Bern; Wallace Hill, Newport, rep resenting D. F. Williams, New Bern. Robert H. Sewell, Herbert Gore, James McLain, Longley Supply Co., J. V. Waters, Morehead City; Mrs. Maggie Whitehurst, route 1 Beaufort; Beauman Taylor, Clem Gaskill. Sea Level. Mrs. Grace Walker, Merrimon; S. B. Guthrie, Stacy; Paul M. Gas kill, Norfolk, and J. T. Small, heirs, Core Creek. The county commissioners sit as a board of equalization once a year. Then and only then do they consider readjusting property val uations. The board was in session until 6:30 p.m. Symphony Unit To Meet Monday The Rev. C. Edward Sharp, pres ident pf the county symphony so ciety, has called a meeting for 7:30 p.m. Monday at the %vic center, Morchead City. Mr. Sharp said each symphony chapter has been asked to raise an extra hundred dollars to meet an emergency created by the sym phony's having to cancel 17 con certs due to the recent snow ?forms ( v A telegram from symphony head quarters informed Mr. Sharp that the concerts cannot be rescheduled. It was suggested that each chapter stage some type of benefit to raise the needed funds ' At Monday night's meeting, new 1 officers will also be elected. Mr. Sharp invites officers, board mem bers and any holder of a symphony membership card. Rescue Squad To Raise Funds A drive to raise funds fot the Morehead City rescue squad will get under way soon, according to Don Forster, secretary-treasurer of the rescue unit. Members of the unit will canvass the town, distributing First Aid booklets for which the public will be ssked to make donations. The booklet is a complete First Aid guide that answers over 100 ques tions on the treatment of wounds and injuries. According to Mr. For ster, it is a book that should be in every home. He reports that so far the More head City rescue squad, which con sists of ten members, has been op erating out of the members pockets. They have donated both money and time in getting the squad organized. He added that there is still a list o( equipment that the squad needs in order to function properly. Mr. Forster said. "Anyone who has tjecn on the scene of a fire in the last two months or any other place where the squad has render ed their services, knows that a res cue squad Is certainly needed in our community." Sunday Magazine Features County Artist in Article Subject of a featare article in the Jan. 24, 1M0 issue of The Star Magazine, Washington, D. C., was John Chapman Lewis, son of Riley Lewis, formerly of Marihallbcrg, and Ethel Pigott Lewis, formerly of Straits. Mr. Lewis is a nationally-recog niied artist, living in the nation's capital, where he is in charge of fine arts instruction at the National Art academy, 17th and R streets, NW. Nr. Lewis, bora la Waahington, D. C., in 1920, visited in Carteret each summer when he was grow ing up. Relatives describe him as ? "handsome, likable boy who liked to draw." "Home" to Mr. Lewis in. Carteret is the old Pigott bomeplace at Straits, built od land granted the family by the Crown. It hat been in possesion fo the family, without interruption, since then. The house, built in 1800, was remodeled and reatored aeveral yeara ago. The article la the Star magazine rr porta that Mr. Lewi* expects to establiah a summer studio there. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art, later becoming an instruc tor at the ackool. A year later he received a Tiffany fellowahip and spent a winter in New Orleans painting. His scventi one-man show #aa held at the Bader Gal lery, Waahington, D. C., last fall. BaaMaa maay awards and exhi bitions, Mr. Lewis waa among 1* young artists selected by Life mag azine in 1960 aa representative of exceptionally promising young painters. Navy Officer Envisions New Coastal Carolina A far-sighted plan for coastal I Carolina, grand in magnitude, was I proposed at Henderson Tuesday i by Ledr. W. B. Noble, a Naval i aviator, who spoke to the llender- I son Rotary club. Commander Noble's proposals i follow: POINT ONE? Enclose our coast- 1 al water by closing the inlets along our coastline. North Carolina has | been plagued and ravaged by hur- i ricanes along her coastline from earliest recorded history. Fach time a hurricane strikes the North ' Carolina coast it inflicts damage I that runs into the millions. Most of this damage is done by the unusually high waters that oc cur with hurricanes. By closing 1 these inlets to the sea we have then formed a huge reservoir with ' our coastal waters. Then they can be controlled. We have spent mil lions already and even now are spending millions more in our ef forts to predict and track hurri canes. I say let's do more than tell our people they are going to be sub jected to the rigors of this menace. Let's give them a means to pro tect their life and property. POINT TWO? On this solid coast al land mass build a super high way that would connect or tie into North and South bound traffic. Even now Virginia is building a tunnel that will connect Norfolk, Va., to the Eastern Shore to the north. Movement by automobile has become a way of life with all America. Today, thousands upon thousands of our northern neighbors make an annual trip to the south and return over congested highways. Picture if you will a beautiful highway skirting the broad sweep of the Atlantic Ocean, running the length of our coastline. Of coursed this super highway would be serv iced by service stations, restau rants, motels and modern recrea tional facilities. Today our coastal area is enjoy ed by only a few? tomorrow this area could be the vacationland for millions. POINT THREE ? Have a posi live means of controlling the wa Ler level in the Pamlico, Albe marle, Core and Bogue Sounds by * series of pumping stations, which would in turn generate electricity tor residential and industrial use. The coastal plain of North Caro lina extends from 100 to 150 miles inland from our coastline. Eight now, over two million acres of North Carolina land lies submerg ed in a few feet of shallow water. Let us lower the water level Just three feet and we will gain hun dreds of thousands of acres of land for future North Carolinians. By lowering the water level in our coastal area we will then have means to prevent flooding of large areas when hurricanes do visit our state. Using records from the past, the major damage wrought from hurricanes in our state has been the flood waters. Just one severe hurricane hitting us would do more damage than it would cost to give us a means of combat ing this enemy. POINT FOUR ? That entrance locks be built at Beaufort and Ocracoke Inlets for ocean going vessels. POINT FIVE? That a seaway be dredged from Ocracoke Inlet to Washington, North Carolina, utiliz ing the course of the Pamlico riv er. Let your imagination wander, if you will, can you picture a thou See NEW COAST, Page 2 ? Ground Broken For Postoffice Ground was broken at 2 p.m. yfesterday for Newport's new $45, 000 postoffice. Among those participating in the ceremony were the Rev. Ralph Fleming, pastor of St. James Methodist church; Robert Montague, postmaster, and town officials. It is hoped that the postoffice will be ready for occupancy July 1. It will be located just west of the business section on the main street, highway 70. R.K. Davis Buys Aluminum Tug R. K. Davis Transportation Co., Inc., Warwick, Va., has purchased the world's first all-aluminum tug, Raymond K. Davis, president of the corporation, announced today. Mr. Davis is a native of Marshallhcrg. The 64-foot tug was built to Mr. Davis's specifications by Kaiser Aluminum' and Chemical Corp. at Kaiser's Harvey, La., shipyard. The tug has a 17-foot beam, is powered by two General Motors diesels. The remarkable feature of the tug is that it can change its draft depth from 4 to 7 feet. And due to its aluminum construction, upkeep will be a relatively minor matter, Mr. Davis said. The tug is expected to sail through Morehead City about March 28 on its way to its home port at Warwick. More Interest, Leadership Needed In Migrant Program, Pastor Warns I ' ' } Marine Reports Daylight Attack Sgt. Robert L. Beck, Gales Creek, who is stationed at Cherry Point, told authorities at the base that three men attacked him be tween 3:30 and S p.m. Wednesday on the Nine-Foot road, about a mile from the Lake road intersec tion. Beck had some minor flashes aboilt the face. According to dep uty Bruce Edwards of Carteret county, who was called in on the case late Wednesday night. Beck said his car was forced off the road by three men. He said he got out, they got out, some words followed, one slugged him and the other went at him with a straight razor. He was not robbed. He went home and his wife got someone to drive them back to the base where Beck was treated at the dispensary. The sergeant could give only a hazy description of the car that allegedly forced him off the road, and said he got only one letter of the license number. Officers searched the county until after midnight Wednesday, looking for the three attackers. Committee on Aging Convert** Tuesday Members of the County Commit tee on Aging, at a meeting Tues day afternoon in the welfare of fice, discussed appointment of a larger county-wide committee. A proposal to entertain the to be-appointed committee at a sup per at the Moose lodge, Atlantic Beach, wis made. ? The Carteret County Ministers* association discussed the migrant ministry program at its meeting Monday morning at the civic cen ter, Morehead City. Migrant committee chairman, the Rev. A1 Daniel, told the group, "We need more interest and new leadership, or at least up and com ing leadership, in this program be cause of the constant ministry change-over in the county." The clergymen were also told the local migrant program was go ing to slowly die if more interest wasn't shown by the ministers and the churches. Mr. Daniel said that the student minister and his wife who will work in this county should be in the field by the middle of May. A letter of appreciation was read to the Rev. W A. Hales, president of the association, who is leaving Beaufort soon to take a new as signment in Virginia. Mr. Hales said that he had enjoyed the fel lowship of the association and would be sorry to leave his minis try and life in Carteret county. Mr. Hales will be replaced as pres ident of the ministers association by the Rev. Ralph Fleming, New port. Gaylord Noyce, public affairs worker for the North Carolina Council of Churches, was the guest speaker. He told the association that the committee which he is a part of has no power within itself other than as a study group that presents issues to the council for their consideration. Some of the issues that have been brought before the Council included the minimum wage ques tion, the chemical test for sobriety, the controversial sterilization is sue, teacher raises and nuclear testing. Ia a discussion that followed, it was decided that there was a real need for more interest in public affairs by civic groups, minister ial associations, etc. The meeting was closed with prayer by the Rev. Jarfles Smith, Beaufort Methodist circuit. The next meeting of the association will be Tuesday, March 2?, at the Rex restaurant at ( p.m. Car Collides with Parked Car Saturday, Beaufort A car driven by Carl Chadwick Jr., Hancock Park, collided with a parked car at t a.m. Saturday in front of Eastern Rulane, Front Street, Beaufort. According to police officer Otis Willis, Chadwick, in a 1952 Ply mouth, skidded into the rear of a 1955 DcSoto parked on the south side of Front Street by Mrs. Agnes Phillips of Front Street extended, Beaufort. Officer Willis said the street was icy. Damage to the Chadwick car was estimated at S2S. The left rear tail light on the DeSoto waa knocked out. No charges were preferred. Port Calendar Morehead City Port FolRa ? Docked yesterday to load dry milk (or Ceylon. Esso tanker? Due Monday with petroleum products from Stand ard Oil. Karlota Bolton ? Due Wednes day to load bag grain for Ven ezuela. Sloterdyk? Due Friday to load tobacco and lumber for Europe. Majorka? Due Friday to load bag grain for Venezuela. Rygja? Due March 28 to load cargo of fish oil. Dusseldorf? Due March 30 to load tobacco for Europe. Eric Nelson Gets Mariner License Eric Nelson of Morehead City recently received his master's li cense in the Merchant Marines. His license states that he has "un limited license for any ocean and any gross." When not aboard a ship, Nelson makes his home with his step mother, Mrs. Charles Nelson of 1007 Arendell St., Morehead City. He has three sisters, Mrs. Borden Wade and Mrs. Kenneth Fischler of Morehead City and Mrs. Bill Pigott of Gloucester. The 32-year-old sailor graduated from Smyrna high school in 1944. Shortly after graduation he joined the Merchant Marines and has served continuously except for two years in the Army during the Ko rean conflict. To obtain his license he com pleted a six weeks school in Balti more, Md., for which his average grade was 92.S. He is a Mason and a Shriner and holds a chief mate's license in addition to his newly-acquired master's license. Club to Meet The Gloucester Community club will meet Wednesday night at 8 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pigott. All members are asked to attend. Tido Table Tides at Ute Beaufort Bar HIGH . low Friday, March is 12:14 a m 3:56 a.m. 6:04 p.m. ,, ? Satarday, Marck It 1 ? J m 7 05 t m P m. 7:22 p.m. , fianday, March 20 li41 a.m. M-2S a m 217 n m m P M mm Monday, March XI f .il * m- ? 35 a.m. P SL a , u P m Tuesday. March a 10:35 a.m. ??? p.m. 10;S5 Auto Collision Case Nears End Late Yesterday Still in progress yesterday in eivil court was the case of Tommy Lewis. Markers Island, vs. South ern Oil Transportation Co. The case was the outgrowth of a three vehicle collision in May 1958, in which Lewis was involved. The case was expected to go to the jury yesterday afternoon It started Tuesday. Unless the term of court continues through most of today, only a fraction of the cases docketed will be heard Parties in the case, Darryl Chris tian Lewis, a minor child, vs. Hugh Brown, agreed to settlement. Brown agreed to pay $500 to the plaintiff Of that amount, the court ruled that $125 shall go to the at torney for the plaintiff, Harvey Hamilton Jr., and $15 to Dr. D. J. Eure. The defendant is to pay court costs. Settlement was also reached in the case Alton D. Hester, a Negro youth, vs. Carl D. Lewis Jr. I^wis agreed to pay the plaintiff $3,746.90. Of that amount, the court ruled that Harvey Hamilton Jr., attorney for the plaintiff, shall receive $750; to be paid to Dr. S. W. Thompson, $300; to Dr. S. O. Thome, $50; and to the Morehead City hospital, $151.90. The balance of the money is to be retained by the clerk for use of the plaintiff. The defendant was also ordered to pay court costs. The suit was the outgrowth of an auto accident in which Alton Hester was hit. In the case, M. B. Morey vs. Car teret Gas Inc., Carteret Gas and Appliance and Pyrofax Gas, the plaintiff agreed to a voluntary non suit and paid costs of court. Divorces granted since noon Mon day were Arllea C. Gaskill vs. Johnnie Gaskill; Belma K. Gilli kin vs. Herman Gillikin (the mother to have custody of the chil dren); Joyce T. Chambers vs. Car lyle D. Chambers. Clyde P. Owens vs. Margot J. Owens; Mary Martin Kirkman vs. George W. Kirkman Jr., the moth er to have custody of the children and the defendant to pay $65 every two weeks for support of the chil dren; Margaret C. Pinkham vs. Henry E. Pinkhfm, and Annie Riggs Pcttigrew vs. J. C. Petti grew. New Member Joins Jaycees Osborne Owens. Marshallberg, has been welcomed by Beaufort Jaycees as a new member. The Jaycees met Monday night at the Scout building. Three repre sentatives of the Beaufort Junior Woman's club attended to ask the Jaycees for more financial support in maintaining and equipping th? Scout building. They were Mrs. Betty Loftin, Mrs. William Ipock, and Mrs. Wiley Taylor Jr. Furniture was recently bought for the building, toward which the Rotary club, which meets there also, donated $75. Clyde Owens Jr. was named chairman of the JC Scout building committee, replacing Hubert King. The Jaycees and the Junior Wo man's club operate a Teen Canteen in the building every Saturday night. George Thomas, president, pre sided at Monday night's meeting. The Jaycees will meet for dinner at 7 p.m. this Monday at the Scout building. One of the items to be considered is appointment of a beauty pageant committee. Firm to Launch Yacht Tuesday A High Point yacht building firm will launch its first fiberglass pleasure yacht at Morehcad City Tuesday. The launching is scheduled at 10 a.m. at Cannon Boat Works, west of Morehead, with the address of welcome by mayor George W. Dill. Gov. Luther Hodges has been in vited to the launching ceremony. Dealers and special guests will be entertained at a luncheon Tues day noon at the Blue Ribbon club and demonstration rides from the Morehead City yacht basin are planned Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday's events will be preced ed by a cocktail party and dinner Monday night at the Blue Ribbon. The m? yacht is called the "Hat tcras 41" and is built by the Hat teras Yacht Co., High Point, Wil li! H. Slane Jr.. president. The boats will be taken by highway to " Morehead City, point of delivery VK to customers. 8BI Called la The State Bureau of Investiga tion started investigation Wednes day of the activities of the bank rupt Kirchofer and Arnold Inveat ment firm, Raleigh. The Morehead City Shipbuilding Co. wa? a sub sidiary of th* firm.
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