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pie failed to pull together and work
for it.
He expressed the hope that hos
pital location would not become an
issue. He said that as far as the
doctors are concerned, they don’t
care where it is located. (The
site would be determined, if the
bond issue passes, by the county
commissioners or a committee they
may appoint, with the advice of
the Medical Care commission).
Comments by several at the
meeting indicated reluctance to
vote for a hospital bond issue, in
view of the fact that there is a
need for school improvement.
Mayor Potter predicted that if
the hospital bond issue fails, he
doubted if any bond issue could
be passed in this county in the
next 10 or 15 years. He said there
is a psychological defeatism at
tendant to continual failure of bond
issues.
Dr. Morris echoed his remarks
and said he felt that passage of a
bond issue for a hospital “would
not prejudice’’ a school bond vote
at a later date. He added, how
ever, that education officials ap
parently have no plan to seek a
bond issue in the near future.
Dr. Morris commented that the
Morehead City hospital is operat
ing at a profit, but the costly re
pairs there are undermining it fi
nancially. He said that it has a
surplus today, but a' major catas
trophe could wipe out the surplus
overnight.
He quoted statistics on other
county-operated hospitals, which
showed that no hospital requires a
tax levy of more than 10 cents for
operation, some as low as 3 cents,
and others require none.
Mayor Potter said there is no
need to be concerned about how
the hospital will be paid for. “Eco
nomic growth of the county will
take care of that,” he remarked.
Among others speaking in favor
of the hospital were Sen. Luther
Hamilton, Dr. Thorne, Mr. Crump,
and Mr. Roberts.
Dr. Morris pointed out that the
state is now waiving requirements
as to fire safety in regard to the
older part of the Morehead .City
hospital. “It is a wooden struc
ture and wiring is antiquated. We
have the fire department right be
hind the hospital and a direct wire
to it, but the state will not waive
requirements indefinitely,” Dr.
Morris warned.
A printed pamphlet and a mini
Six Marines Commended for Aiding
Patients in Fire-Threatened Home
Teachers Attend
Saturday Course
Teachers from school* in the
county attended a workshop,
Course for Conscientious Counsel
ors, at Morehead City school Sat
urday. Dr. Robert M. Coiver, as
sistant director of the bureau of
guidance and testing at Duke uni
versity, is the originator of the
course, which was sponsored by
the county board of education.
Teacher-counselors and other
faculty members attended the
workshop. Two sessions were of
fered in the morning, Guidance is
Education and The Use and Mis
use of Tests in Guidance.
After luncheon, two more sub
jects were discussed. They were
Some Real Reasons for Vocational
Information and Expanding and
Contracting the Counselee’s Hori
zon.
About 27 persons attended. All
schools except Atlantic were rep
resented, according to Miss Ger
trude Styron, vocational counselor
for the county.
One More Day
The Small Business Administra
tion office in the courthouse, Beau
fort, will be open from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Friday. No more applica
tions for loans, from people hurt
in hurricane Donna, will be accept
ed there after that date, according
to C. R. Shaw, manager of the
New Bern SBA office.
eographed summary regarding the
need for a new hospital were dis
tributed. Attending the meeting,
in addition to those mentioned,
were Mrs. Bryan Loftin, Mrs. Hor
ace Loftin, Mrs. Jack Dill, Richard
Smith, and Hugh Salter, all of
Beaufort.
Moses Howard, Newport; Doug
las Ingram, Cedar Point section;
A. L. Brinson, Lindsey Guthrie,
Garland Scruggs, Kenneth Lewis,
S. R. McLendon, Luther Tillery,
Mrs. John Gainey, Dr. D. J. Eure,
Ben Alford and Herbert Phillips
III, Morehead City.
► By GYSGT. G. E. CUSHMAN -
Camp Lejraar—Six 2d Division
Marines, who were instrumental
in saving the lives of 35 patients
during a fire at Richmond, Va.,
were cited recently by their com
manding general, Maj. Gen. James
P. Berkeley, at meritorious ma?t
ceremonies held here.
The six are lance corporals
James E. Gregory, Charles J.
Spiesman, and Ralph W. Webb III,
and privates First Class Ron E.
Hill, Walter B. Gump, and Earl C.
Pottinger.
Returning to Camp Lejeune aft
er a weekend of liberty, the Ma
rines were passing through Rich
mond at the height of hurricane
Donna, when they spotted a three
alarm fire menacing a nursing
home. Because of the age of the
patients—between 75 to 90 years
old — it was necessary to carry
them by hand or stretcher.
In many instances the Marines
carried the patients down three
flights of stairs through thick
smoke billowing from the burning
building next door.
In a letter from the director, dis
aster services, American Red
Cross in Richmond, to the com
manding general, it was noted that
the men had not been asked to as
sist in the disaster operation but
had volunteered, knowing that they
would be late returning to their
units.
At the ceremonies General
Berkeley complimented the men
for their alertness and prompt ac
tion.
Charges May be Filed
Against Hurt Driver
Charges against a Warsaw driv
er, Ralph Lanier, are pending fol
lowing an accident at 12:45 a.m.
Sunday on- highway 70 east of
Beaufort at Hardesty’s corner.
Patrolman J. W. Sykes, who in
vestigated, said Lanier was head
ed west on 70 and applied his
brakes as he approached the cor
ner. He skidded across the high
way sideways and into the ditch.
Lanier was thrown against the
right side of the car and was tak
en to Morehead City hospital,
where he was still confined yester
day.
Damage to his 1955 Oldsmobile
was estimated at $400.
Oct. 3—Mr. and Mi's. Dan Mann
and daughter, Sybil Grey, of Eliz
abeth City spent last weekend with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Salter.
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Howard of
Menlo Park, Calif., left last week
for New York City and Europe for
two years, after a visit with her
brothers, Clarence, Osmond, Dick,
and Elwood Salter and their fam
ilies.
Miss Merry June Merrill of Beau
fort spent Wednesday night with
Miss Jimmy Salter.
Mrs. Atkins is visiting her son,
Paul, in Cove City.
Mrs. P. C. Hemby Sr. and son,
Wilbur, and Mrs. Helen White of
Kinston spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. H. N. Harris^
Miss Kathy Smith spent Sunday
with Miss Sylvia Harris.
Miss Sylvia Harris spent Mon
day night with Miss Kathy Smith.
Denard Harris, a student at East
Carolina college spent the week
end with his parents, Mr and Mrs.
H. N. Harris.
Chuck Lewis and Piggie Potter
visited Bill Harris Wednesday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Smith were
in Kinston Friday.
Mrs. Leon Nixon and son and
family of Alabama spent the week
end with Mrs. W. L. Harris Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Becton and
Mrs. F. S. Becton were in New
Bern Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Taylor and
children of Harlowe visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Bec
ton, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Williams of
Roanoke, Va., and Mrs. W. O. Gas
kins of New Bern visited Mr. and:
Mrs. Adrian Becton Thursday.
Mrs. Lina Conner and daughter,
Mrs. Eva Longley, of New Bern
visited Miss Bertha Bell and other
relatives last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Boyd of New
Bern visited Mr. and Mrs. F. S.
Bepton Tuesday.
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owner of the water lines, Griffin
said.
Snell said that the state never
promised to pave the road, proper
ty owners’ eomments to the con
trary. He said stabilization would
be possible if the property owners
paid for the material.
The hoard approved a petition
presented by John B. McKay,
route 1 Beaufort, requesting that
a road at Bussells Creek be added
to the county system.
C. E. Smitane, who wants a road
three-tenths of a mile long, route
2 Newport, added to the county
system, was given a petition to be
signed.
The county accepted $100 from
Morris Moore Bor the county’s one
third interest in the Bell heirs
property, Smyrna, subject to the
bid’s not being increased in the
next 10 days.
Attending the meeting were
chairman Moses Howard, commis
sioners Harrell Taylor, Gaston
Smith, Skinner Chalk and David
Yeomans.
Negro News
Morehead City Hospital
Admitted: Wednesday, Mr. Joe
Oden, Harlowe.
Discharged: Thursday, Miss Sa
rah Dunn, Morehead City; Mrs.
Lottie Mae Frazier and son, More
head City.
Friday, Mr. Joe Oden, Harlowe.
Mrs. Bertha Gore, 1403 Fisher
St., Morehead City, will have lem
on pies for sale Saturday. Per
sons wishing to place orders should
do so by 8 p.m. Thursday.
Clerk Soys Clean-up
Going Fast as Possible
Ronald Earl Mason, Beaufort
town clerk, asks folks to continue
to be patient a bit longer relative
to removal of debris from the hur
ricane.
“We have six trucks and 32 men
working as hard as they can,” he
said, “but there is still a tremen
dous job to do.'’ He estimates that
it will be another week or two be
fore the clean-up is complete.
He said that people have been,
phoning the town hall asking when
trash would be taken away. He
thanked those who have been un
dertsanding.
Chairman Calk
For Kalp at School
Boys of the sixth grade and up
ward of Morehead City school, and
their fathers are invited to the
Morehead City school Saturday to
help clean up the grounds.
The announcement was made
yesterday by Burke Ambrose,
chairman of the PTA building and
grounds committee. “We can use
25 to 50 men and boys,” Mr. Am
brose said, “for as many hours
as they can spare.” The clean-up,
particularly necessary since the
hurricane, will begin at 8:30 a.m.
The concrete block fence around
the play area .has fallen and sev
eral trees were broken. Some work
was done by Mr. Ambrose and
others this past Saturday, but more
help is needed for the bigger job
ahead, he said.
William Gray, 1112 Evans St,
Morehead City, has been informed
of the revocation of his driver's
license by the North Carolina De
partment of Motor Vehicles. He
was convicted of driving drunk.
W»h #i» Arm§d forces
Bobby Mdntosh Takes Part
In Exercise in Germany
8th Inf. Div., Germany — Army
Pfc. Bobby R. McIntosh, son of
Mr. am* Mrs. Bradley McIntosh,
209 N. 11th St., Morehead City, re
cently participated with other per
sonnel from the 8th Division's 26th
Infantry in Exercise Light Foot
in Germany.
The two-day exercise, designed
to determine unit efficiency, fea
tured a fifty-mile road march.
McIntosh, a radio operator in the
infantry in Baumholder, entered
the Army in September 1958 and
completed basic training at Fort
Riley, Kan.
The 19-year-old soldier was grad
uated from Morehead high school
in 1958 and was employed by the
A&P Tea Co. before entering the
Army.
Western Pacific—John D. White,
seaman, USN, son of Mrs. N. B.
White of route 1 Newport, is serv
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ing aboard the anti-submarine war
fare aircraft carrier USS Hornet ,
operating with the Seventh Fleet
in the Far East.
The Hornet is expected to visit
several ports in Japan, as well as
Hong Kong and the Republic of
the Philippines.
Mediterranean—Jackie A. Willis,
seaman, USN, son of Mrs. Estelle
Willis of 1302 Shackleford Ave.,
Morehead City, is serving aboard
the attack cargo ship USS Thuban
operating with the US Sixth Fleet
in the Mediterranean. *T
A unit of the fleet’s amphibious
striking force, the Thuban recent
ly visited ports in Italy where crew
members had the opportunity to
see Rome and its new Olympic
Stadium, Fountains of Trevi, and
St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City,
and receive an audience with Pope
John XXIII in his summer resi
dence at Castel Gandolfo.
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