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49th YEAR, NO. 87.
MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1960
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Com Combine at Work
Earnest Lee Willis of near
Newport harvests corn, above,
with his new combine. It har
, vests, shucks and shells corn as
it moves through the com field.
This combine will also harvest
all types of small grain, includ
ing soybeans.
Mr. Willis says that this ma
Combine Harvests Soybeans
On the L. D. Springle farm,
RFD Beaufort, this new combine
harvests the new Hood variety of
soybeans.
Mr. Springle says that he likes
this variety because of its good
yielding ability, the fact that it
stands up well during storms, as
compared with some of the older
varieties, and Mr. Springle also
likes the early maturity of this
i Variety.
. The Hill is another new early
maturing variety. Both the Hood
and Hill are ^hatter resistant.
The seed quality, oil content and
Medical Advancements Set
Fast Pace in Modern World
(Note: This is the third in a series of articles on the proposed
county hospital, presenting views of those in favor of the hospital.
The views of a person opposed and others in favor of the project
appear on today’s editorial page).
Medicine has advanced just as
rapidly as have other sciences.
Each day there are new discoveries
that make yesterday’s medical
practices old-fashioned, that make
. hospitals built several years ago
almost inadequate.
A hospital like the Morehead City
hospital is an antique in the mod
ern medical world. Most antiques
arc highly prized — carefully pol
ished and viewed — but a hospital
docs not lend itself to classifica
tion as an antique. It is good only
as it is being used. An antique in
continual use soon falls apart. That
'is what is happening, trustees point
out, to the Morehead City hospital.
What does the Medical Care com
mission recommend for inclusion
in the modern hospital for which
it has approved funds in Carteret
county?
• Rooms that have oxygen piped
in directly to the bed; sound
proof rooms and hallways
• Speaker system connecting the
nurse’s desk on the floor with
* the various rooms
• Modern emergency rooms with
adjoining rooms for treatment
of fractures and taking x-rays
• Enlarged x - ray department
that would have facilities for
giving x-ray treatments. At
present, patients have to travel
to Wilmington or Kinston for
such treatment.
This alone would mean the sav
ing of tens of thousands of dollars
‘ -to patients who now have to travel
back and forth and sometimes re
main for weeks in those cities so
that they can get the x-ray treat
ments necessary to combat can
cer.
• An adequate laboratory that
would ullow lab tedmiciaua to
chine, which retails for approxi
mately $10,000, does a more
thorough job and covers more
acreage daily in harvesting
blown-down corn than the conven
tional type corn-picker.
The truck loaded with shelled
corn moves cither directly to the
corn bin or on to market.
protein of both varieties is good.
They are resistant to bacterial
blight and bacterial pustule. The
Hood is also resistant to wildfire
disease.
The introduction of these two
new varieties that have early
maturity, good yields and qual
ity, high oil and protein content,
with disease resistance, is an
other example of some of the
things that research specialists
at State College, in cooperation
with agricultural experiment sta
tions, are doing to develop better
crop varieties.
work quickly and efficiently
• Modern kitchen and cafeteria
for feeding not only patients
but the hospital staff and em
ployees plus means of getting
food to the patients while it
is hot
• A new obstetrical department
with labor rooms, two deliv
ery rooms and adequate nurs
ery
• New surgical department, ad
joining x-ray facilities, mod
ern sterilizing equipment, cys
toscopic room and storage
space
• A recovery room where pa
tients remain until they have
recovered from the anesthesia
administered for an operation
• Air conditioning and modern
heating facilities
• Adequate, drug and storage
supply space
• Offices for the administrator,
nursing supervisor, clerical
help, medical library and rec
ord room.
At present, high tides flood the
basement floor of Morehead City
hospital. When heavy storms hit,
the waterfront location of the
Morehead City hospital creates
dangers to which sick persons
should not be subjected, hospital
authorities point out.
Perhaps the greatest need sup
plied bjf a new hospital would be
more beds. There are times pa
tients have to be placed in the
halls. There are so few private
rooms that a person who requests
a private room cannot always get
it.
(Nest: Where would the hospital
be built, bow would it be op
erated?)
Parties in Suit
Compromise;
$2,999 Awarded
Marie Nelson was awarded $2,
999 in the civil term of superior
court last week in the case she
filed against Logan A. Whitehurst
and Pauline Whitehurst, guardians
of Ray D. Whitehurst. The suit
was the outgrowth of an auto ac
cident at Ann and Turner streets,
Beaufort, March 2, 1959.
Both parties agreed to compro
mise. The amount awarded is to
be paid to the clerk of court who
will in turn pay $155 of it to Dr.
Theodore Salter and $500.60 to the
Morehead City hospital. The White
hursts were taxed with court costs.
In a separate case stemming
from the same accident, David W.
Nelson was awarded a settlement
of $600 by the court. This too is
to be paid to the clerk, with $490
of the amount going to Ray’s Body
and Paint shop. The defendant paid
costs.
Dismissed were cases filed by
C. T. Gillikin, administrator of the
estate of Louie Elmer Gillikin,
against Ohio Farmers Indemnity
Co., United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Co., Gene Bell and Les
lie D. Springle separately. In each
case the plaintiff appealed to su
preme court.
The case of C. T. Gillikin, next
of kin of Louie Elmer Gillikin, act
ing in behalf of himself and others,
versus Leslie D. Springle was also
dismissed. The plaintiff gave no
tice of appeal.
Ralph Styron and Roma Styron,
trading as Styron Plumbing and
Heating, recovered $6,551 plus in
terest from Aug. 3, 1957 from
Bruce Goodwin and wife, Ethel
Goodwin. The defendants paid
costs.
In a case concerning custody of
a minor child, Sherill Toler White
by her next friend, Velma G. Toler,
versus Charles W. White, the cus
tody of Lynnis White was granted
the father, Charles White, until an
investigation by the welfare de
partment is completed. Provision
was made for the child to visit her
mother at the home of her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Toler.
Georgic Earl Dunn was granted
a tract of land at Sound View Isles
free and clear when the court ruled
that the defendant, Stella Smith
Christensen Dunn, had failed to
comply with a written contract
conveying the land. Dunn paid
costs of the action.
In the case, Margaret K. Rhue
versus Tommy Rose, the plaintiff
was awarded $4,500, reduced to
$3,750 by the judge.
In the case, Lewis-Price Inc. vs.
Coolidge Merrill, the defendant ap
peared with new evidence and the
case is now open for trial. Johnnie
Morton, defendant in the suit, D.
W. Freshwater, trading as Carteret
Supply Co., appealed and bond was
set at $100.
James E. Leonard and Marie J.
Moore were given time to answer a
complaint filed by Norwood Paul
Lewis Sr. after certain items were
stricken from the complaint. The
suit was the result of an auto acci
dent.
Iq superior court cases since the
close of court, the disagreement
between Junius C. Hardesty and
T. T. (Tom) Potter was settled and
the case dismissed.
In the suit, Tommie Lewis vs.
Southern Oil Transportation Co.,
there was a compromise and the
case was non-suited, with the de
fendant paying the costs.
Judge W. J. Bundy of the third
judicial district signed an order
granting Robert M. White, admin
istrator of the estate of Ezra L.
White, $4,500, to be paid by the
B&M railroad, employers of Ezra
White.
White drowned when he presum
ably fell from the B&M railroad
trestle.
Atlantic Wins Gavel at Club
Achievement Program Friday
Atlantic Home Demonstration
club won the gavel Friday night
at the Home Demonstration club
achievement program in Beaufort.
The gavel is presented annually to
the club that goes the farthest with
the most members to attend the
meeting.
Merrimon won the gavel for the
three consecutive years prior to
this one.
Mrs. W. G. Simpson gave the
year’s achievement report. Mrs.
G. T. Spivey, who attended the na
tional Home Demonstration coun
cil meeting this summer in Wis
consin, reported on her trip.
Miss Josie Pigott, Gloucester,
who took the Home Demonstration
tour to the UN in 1958 reported on
her trip.
Mrs. Floy Gamer, home, eco
nomics agent, present perfect at
tendance awards to the following:
One year: Mrs. Herman Taylor,
Mrs. Lee Sawrey, Mrs. C. S. Rog
ers, Mrs. Thomas Oglesby, Mrs.
Bobby Oglesby, Mrs. Myrtle Scott.
Mrs. Monroe Willis, Mrs. Forrest
McCabe, Mrs. Price Adams, Mrs.
Former Attorney General to Speak
At Rally in Morehead City Tuesday
Official Issues Warning
Col. Harry Brown, director of
the state water resources board,
left, addressed the All Seashore
Highway association at its re
cent meeting at Nags Head. He
warned that each new storm re
duces the outer banks which will
not, for much longer, hold back
the ocean from the mainland.
State prison labor is now do
ing restoration work on Ports
mouth island.
Mrs. Julia M. Herndon
Heads Classroom Teachers
Mrs. Julia M. Herndon, Morc-t
head City, was elected president |
of the eastern district Classroom
Teachers association Friday a^
Goldsboro.
Mrs. Lois Smith, Morchead City,
was elected secretary. Mrs. Hern
don, Mrs. Smith, five other teach
ers from Morehcad City school and
the principal attended the eastern
district NCEA meeting at Golds
boro. The CTA meeting was held
at the same time.
Present were Ralph Wade. Miss
Hortense Boomer, Mrs. Octavia
Nelson, Mrs. Margaret Day, Mrs.
Sara Willis, and Lenwood Lee,
principal. Substitute teachers were
provided by the grade mothers,
retired teachers and teacher or
ganizations.
Speaker at the morning session
was judge Harold C. Kessinger. He
addressed a capacity audience on
Tuning in on the Future.
The Classroom Teacher associa
tion luncheon was held in the jun
ior high school cafeteria with about
300 attending. Dr. Dallas Herring,
chairman of the State Board of
Education, gave the address. He
stressed scholarship.
He also stated that the public
schools were not the orphan asy
lums of education, but rather the
nursery schools of future leaders.
Commission to Meet
The County Planning commission
will meet at 7:30 Tuesday night in
the Carteret-Craven Electric office,
Morehead City. Speaking to the
commission will be Leigh Wilson,
counsel for the North Carolina
League of Municipalities.
Ray Hilbert, Mrs. Merle Hickox,
Mrs. Harold Russell.
Mrs. Douglas Stewart, Mrs. B. G.
Hardy, Mrs. Bill Pittman and Mrs.
Thurman Pittman.
Two years: Mrs. R, P. Shrake,
Mrs. W. K. Williams, Mrs. Milton
Piner, Mrs. W. E. Guthrie, Mrs.
Earl Dunn, Mrs. G. C. Dunn.
Three years: Mrs. Guy Carra
way, Mrs. Rone Wallace.
Five years: Mrs. Richard White
hurst.
Nine years: Miss Alice Laugh
ton.
Eleven years: Mrs. Charles Stan
ley Jr.
Seventeen years: Mrs. Dyon
Simpson.
Eighteen years: Mrs. Frank
Simpson.
Mrs. Stanley, Home Demonstra
tion County council president, pre
sided. Mrs. Shrake gave the wel
come. Music was provided by the
Gloucester chorus.
R. M. Williams, county agricul
tural agent, announced that Mrs.
Stanley was named Home Demon
stration club woman ol the year.
The Seashore Highway associa
tion adopted a resolution urging
the state and Congress to act im
mediately on restoring all of the
outer banks.
• Shown above with Colonel
Brown are Norwood Young,
Beaufort, president of the asso
ciation, and J. A. DuBois, More
head City, right, secretary.
(Photo by Aycock Brown)
People in This Area
t See Titan Monday Night
Mrs. Annie Dixon, Beaufort, was
one of many persons who saw the
Titan missile fired Monday night
by the Air Force from Cape Ca
naveral, Fla.
The missile was launched just
after sunset and was seen in this
county between 6:15 p.m. and 6:30.
It was also seen by persons in the
Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Golds
boro areas.
The glowing missile was spotted
during the first part of its success
ful 6,100-mile journey to the South
Atlantic. A reader comments on
missile firing in the Readers Write
column on page 3 section 2 of to
day's paper.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Oct. 28
2:41 a m. 9:07 a m.
3:04 p.m. 9:46 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29
3:45 a m. 10:10 a m.
4:09 p.m. 10:40 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 30
4:47 a m. 11:06 a m.
5:10 p.m. 11:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 31
5:42 a.m. 11:58 a.m.
6:04 p.m. .
Tuesday, Nov. 1
6:31 a.m. 12:17 a.m.
6:52 p.m. 12:47 p.m.
The following business firms pre
sented her with gifts: Carolina
Power and Light, Carteret-Craven
Electric, Stamper’s, City Appli
ance, Western Auto of Morehcad
City.
Belk’s, The Ladies’ Shop, Bell’s
Drug store, Guthrie-Jones Drug,
Morchead City Drug store, Walter
Morris Jeweler, Herring’s, Dee
Gee’s.
Town and Sound shop, Rose’s of
Beaufort, Sherwin-Williams, Lip
man’s, Bob 'n Sue, Sound Appli
ance, Blanchard's, Carteret Hard
ware, Beaufort Hardware, Hunt
ley’s, Ben’s Bicycle shop, and the
Vogue.
Downum’s, Potter’s Dress shop,
Eubanks’ Studio, C. G. Gaskill,
James Rumley, Styron’s, Leary’s,
Hamilton Furniture Co., R&N Fur
niture, and Mrs. N. A. Avery.
Mrs. J. R. Stallings, who was
in charge of obtaining gifts for the
honoree, expressed her apprecia
tion to all the businesses who co
operated.
The meeting closed with the
Lord’s Prayer sung by A1 Hub
bard of Gloucester.
A. B. Cooper Heads Town s
Democratic Committee
Registration Runs Heavy
As Nov. 8 Draws Near
If registration in all precincts is<
running like it is in Beaufort, it,
will be double any registration in
recent years, according to C. Z.
Chappell, chairman of the county
board of elections.
U. E. Swann, registrar, reports
that 178 have registered in Beau
fort precinct since the books open
ed Oct. 15. This Saturday will be
the last day registrars will be at
the polling place to accept new
registrants.
Mr. Chappell said that the re
quest for absentee ballots is tre
mendous. Saturday, Nov. 5, is the
last day absentee ballots may be
applied for.
Such ballots will be given for the
sick and infirm but elections offi
cials say reasonable proof must be
offered that the person for whom
the ballot is obtained is sick and
cannot get to the polls.
The voting place for Morehead
City precinct No. 1 will be changed,
Mr. Chappell says. Ballots will not
be cast in the municipal building
as in the past.
He said an attempt is being made
to get a polling place in the same
vicinity and the announcement of
the location will be made as soon
as possible.
Anyone wanting any information
on voting may contact Mr. Chap
pell or Mr. Swann in the elections
office, first floor, courthouse an
nex, Beaufort, phone PA8-4867.
Sjte Donor
Favors Hospital
M. T. Mills, Morehcad City,
donor of one of the sites offered
for a county hospital, announced
this week that he highly recom
mends a vote in favor of the coun
ty hospital.
Referring to the site he offered
for a hospital, he said, “I have
donated $4,500 to the project. I’m
not saying the hospital should go
on that land, but I do recommend
that people get out and cast a vote
for this hospital, and not let this
thing slip by. It’s "an opportunity
that comes once in a lifetime.”
County commissioners have said
that the hospital should go about
three miles west of Morehead City
on a tract of 100 to 500 acres.
Mr. Mills said he is confident
that the land needed can be found
there, probably on a part-purchase
llart-donatcd basis.
Children Will Make
Collections for UNICEF
The Newport organization of
UNICEF will go trick or treating
throughout the community tonight.
The Morehcad City UNICEF col
lection will be made Monday night.
Residents of both towns are invited
to have pennies ready to give to
costumed “Trick or Treaters” who
are wearing UNICEF arm bands
or have milk cartons with UNICEF
seals on them.
Proceeds are turned over to the
United Nations Children’s fund to
help needy children throughout the
world.
Three Youths
Appear Tuesday
In County Court
Hirer Newport youths, Wilbur
Mann, Mickey Oglesby and Michael
Bell, appeared in county recorder’s
court Tuesday charged with using
loud, boisterous and profane lan
guage in public.
The warrant was amended to
charge only Mann with the offense.
The Oglesby and Bell cases were
remanded to juvenile court. Mann
was found guilty and fined $10 and
costs. The defendant appealed and
was bound over to superior court
under bond of $50.
Judge Lambert R. Morris found
probable cause in the case against
Oscar Hill, charging him with as
sault. Hill was bound over to the
next term of superior court. Bond
for his appearance was set at $500.
Hill was charged with shooting
Ray Garner, Newport youth who
was allegedly stealing turkeys.
Law enforcement officers swore
out warrants for Garner and three
other boys, after investigating cir
cumstances connected with the
shooting.
The court sentenced Charles Wil
liam Chapman to three months in
jail on a public drunkenness con
viction.
Other defendants, their charges
and findings of the court were as
follows •
Willie Frederick Sweetin—Mak
ing an improper turn, costs.
John Jay Benton — Speeding,
costs.
William Thompson Galliker II—
Failing to stop for a stop sign, bond
forfeited.
Linwood Reginald Hall — Speed
ing, costs.
Gray Dudley—Non-support. One
year in jail suspended so long as
defendant pay costs and $13.25 a
week to the welfare department for
the use and benefit of his minor
children.
Harvey Hansley — Aiding and
abetting in assault, dismissed.
John Reeves Linebargcr—Aban
donment and non-support. Six
months in jail suspended so long
as defendant pay costs and $20 a
week to his wife for the use and
benefit of his minor children.
Bobby Ray Story—Passing on a
curve, costs.
Glendon Bumont Blevins—Speed
ing, costs.
Albert Sidney Cavincss—Speed
ing, $5 and costs.
Frank Richard Marino — Speed
ing and having no operator’s li
cense. The defendant wasn’t pros
ecuted on the second charge but
for speeding was fined $10 and
costs.
Thomas Ray Garner—Speeding,
costs.
David Glenn Amos—Driving on
the wrong side of the road, costs.
Robert Hilton Gaskill—Speeding,
$25 and costs.
See COURT, Page 4
IOth anniversary
TRICK OR TREAT
SPECIAL -HALLOW-E^N EOR
T-Ht WORLD'S CHILDREN
► Malcolm Seawell, former state
| attorney general, will be the speak
! cr at a Democratic rally at 8 p.m.
I Tuesday in the Morehead City mu
nicipal building.
The rally has been planned by
the Morehead City Democratic
committee, which opened Wednes
day afternoon a campaign head
quarters on Arendell street.
The headquarters is between
Robinson’s Prescription shop and
Bullock's shoe repair opposite the
Colonial store.
Everyone is invited to the rally
Tuesday night. The speaker is one
of several who sought the Demo
cratic nomination for governor in
the May primary.
After the rally, refreshments will
J be served.
A. B. Cooper, chairman of the
Morehead City Democratic com
mittee, said the new headquarters
will be open daily from 10 a m.
to 9 p.m. A tv set has been in
stalled and people are invited to
drop in any time. They will be
welcome Tuesday night, Nov. 8,
to hear election returns.
At the organizational meeting of
the Morehead City Democratic
committee Monday night this slo
gan was adopted: "Let’s give our
state a surprise — Vote our size
and be recognized — Vote Demo
cratic straight on Nov. 8."
Morehead City, according to re
turns in recent elections, has not
shown a large voting record.
The committee’s aims arc to get
all the non-registered people regis
tered, raise funds for the cam
paign, see that absentee and shut
in voters cast ballots and that
voters vote the straight Democratic
ticket.
Mr. Cooper announced yesterday
that Democrats of Carteret, Craven
and Onslow counties will sponsor
Judge Luther Hamilton in a tv ad
dress at 7 p.m. tonight over chan
nel 7, WITN.
Cars Damaged
On 17!h Street
Approximately $500 damage was
done to two cars yesterday morn
ing in a traffic accident investi
gated by the Morehead City police
department.
Drivers involved were Carolyn
Styron Salter, 1613 Arendell, More
head City, and Margaret Vanliorn
Reams, 2006 Shepard.
According to police, Mrs. Salter
was backing out of a driveway on
17th street when her car was hit
by a 1955 Chevrolet driven by Mrs.
Reams. Both drivers failed to see
the other until the collision.
The Salter auto, a 1960 Chevrolet
station wagon, received $200 dam
age and that to the Ream car was
$300.
Police chief Herbert Griffin in
vestigated the accident. No charges
were filed.
VFW Post Hosts
District Sunday
The Veterans of Foreign Wars,
fourth district of North Carolina,
held their quarterly district meet
ing in Beaufort Sunday. Hosts
were members of Jones-AuStin Post
2401 and Ladies Auxiliary. Post
commander is Walter Hewitt of
Beaufort and auxiliary president
is Mrs. Ervin Lupton of Morehead
City.
The auxiliary served a buffet
luncheon to over 100 persons. Pre
siding district officers were C. B.
Penny of Wallace, district com
mander; and Miss Elizabeth Kalcel
of New Bern, district president.
Department representatives were
Dewey Beauchamps of Asheville,
department senior vice-comman
der, and Miss Erline Mayberry of
Elkin, immediate past department
president and currently depart
ment chief-of-staff. Also present
was R. W. Fussell, veterans ser
vice officer of Pender county.
The next district meeting will
be held in January at Burgaw.
Mrs. Vesta Hallifield
Wounded by .22 Bullet
Mrs. Vesta Hallifield, North
River, is in Morehead City hospital
recovering from a bullet wound ac
cidentally inflicted Saturday by her
12-year-old son, Wayne.
According to sheriff Hugh Sal
ter, Wayne was loading a .22 rifle,
preparatory to going squirrel hunt
ing when it accidentally dis
charged. The bullet hit Mrs. Hal
lifietd in the elbow and grazed the
surface of her abdomen.