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NEWS-TIMES
50th YEAR, NO. 11
EIGHT PAGES
MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1961
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Jaycees Accept Awards
Recipient of the key man award for the second straight year last
week was George Murray Thomas, past president of the Beaufort
Jaycees. Thomas, right, accepts the award from William Craft.
National director John Kennedy, right, presents the certificate for
the outstanding new member in the Beaufort Jaycee organization to
Bill Hardy.' The presentation was made at the club’s awards ban
quet last week.
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William Craft, state vice-president, presents the Beaufort Jaycee
sparkplug award to Guy Smith at the club’s recent awards banquet.
Property Worth $101,900
Saved by Newport Firemen
Newport firemen answered 25
fire alarms in 1960, saving property
valued at $101,900, according to
the annual fire department report
filed by C. A. Gould Jr., chief.
Property damaged by fire was
valued at $6,600.
Four alarms were to grass fires
in town. The out of town calls in
cluded nine grass or woods fires,
ten dwelling fires, one military ve
hicle fire, and one mutual aid call
to the Marine Corps Air Station,
Cherry Point.
The department’s rescue ambu
lance made twenty runs. Five were
due to highway accidents, one was
an assist to the Morehead City res
cue squad and fourteen were mis
cellaneous accidents or emergency
illnesses.
Firemen attended the North Car
olina fire school at Charlotte, the
Carteret county fire school in More
head City and the fire training
school at Kinston.
Monthly drills were held by the
department and semi-annual in
spections of commercial buildings
were conducted by firemen. Fire
drills, supervised by department
personnel, were held at Newport
school. A new fire alarm system
was installed in the school build
ings.
The fire department transported
water from Cherry Point for 24
hours in April, when the town's
water system was out of order.
The department, in cooperation
with merchants, displayed street
lights at Christmas, sponsored a
visit from Santa to the community
Christmas tree, and distributed
food to needy families.
The fire department co-sponsor
ed with the Rotary club a woman
less wedding as a fund-raising
project. Total funds raised during
the year amounted to $1,153.42, of
which $899.27 was spent. The re
maining funds will be used to off
set the Christmas program expens
es.
Work was begun on the new fire
station last year. The foundation
was laid and walls built up to floor
level. Work stopped because of
lack of funds, but the firemen hope
to resume work early this year.
The Newport township fire dis
trict was established through the
efforts of the fire department, the
town of Newport, and the Newport
rural fire association. Voters, in
the November election, approved
a taxpaid fire district for Newport
township, which will become ef
fective July 1, 1961.
Officers of the fire department
are C. A. Gould Jr., chief, G. W.
Green, assistant chief; Raymond
Edwards, captain; Gordon Cutler,
lieutenant; Allen Elliott, secretary;
W. D. Heath Jr., treasurer; Ira
J. Jones, chaplain.
Car Cracks Up Friday,
Driver Disappears
A DeSoto cracked up at 11 p.m.
Friday on highway 70 six miles
west of Newport. Patrolman J. W.
Sykes said that the car was headed
west and left the highway at Ray
and Earl’s service station.
It traveled 350 feet down the left
side of the highway, across the
ditch and into the woods. The
driver had disappeared by the
time the patrolman arrived. The
car, towed into Newport, is believ
ed to be stolen. Patrolman Sykes
said investigation is still under
way.
Damage to the car, a 1951 model,
is estimated at $400.
District Meeting
The Medical Auxiliary district
meeting will be held in Morehead
City tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the
fellowship hall of First Methodist
church. Wives of doctors in sev
eral surrounding counties are ex
pected.
Honest Man Pays Debt
Last Tuesday night Marion
Noe, Glendale Park, received a
surprise in the mail.
He opened an envelope and
out dropped 20-dollar bills. Type
written on a sheet of plain white
paper were the words, “Dear
Marion, This is a debt owed to
your daddy.” There was no
signature.
The elder Mr. Noe died in 1944,
He was in the seafood business.
At that time money owed him
amounted to more than $50,000.
Most of the debts were never
paid.
Committee Lays Plans
For Waterways Hearing
Plans for a special waterways
hearing were laid at a meeting of
the waterways committee of the
Greater Morehead City chamber of
commerce at Sanitary restaurant
Thursday noon.
The hearing will be held Feb. 13
at the Hotel Fort Macon and will
begin at 11 a m. The purpose of
the hearing is to discuss the prob
lems and projects concerning wa
terways of interest to Carteret, to
find out what is being done about
them, what can be done and how
to go about doing it.
The committee, of which W. H.
Potter of Beaufort is chairman,
made a tentative agenda for the
hearing and allotted time for each
topic. Members of the water re
sources commission, Army Engi
neers, the state ports authority,
and a representative from the aids
of navigation office at Coast Guard
headquarters in Norfolk, Va., have
been invited, along with persons
from this county interested or con
nected with the waterways.
A dutch lunch, priced at $1.50,
will be served. The agenda, as
set up by the committee, is as fol
lows:
• A discussion of the present
status of current Carteret county
waterways projects.
• Clarification of the pollution
abatement program in New River
Basin, as related to this county.
• A discussion of navigation aids
with a Coast Guard representative
and a member of the ports author
ity.
• A period of time in which rep
resentatives of the Corps of Engi
neers can discuss dredging and
other projects.
• Time for Congressman David
Henderson’s assistant to discuss
Carteret waterways projects in re
lation to the U. S. Congress.
• A period to discuss new ideas
for both old and new waterways
projects.
Attending the luncheon meeting
were Bob Hicks, W. J. Ipock, Dav
id Yeomans, Clayton Fulcher,
Roger Van Buren, A. T .Piner Jr.,
William Davies, Joe DuBois and
Norwood Young. Mr. Potter pre
sided.
C. R. Hassell Jr.
Named as Finalist
Charles R. (Pud) Hassell Jr.,
Beaufort, is one of the six Dis
trict 1 finalists in the Morehead
scholarship competition. Names
of the finalists were announced
at Chapel Hill over the weekend.
Iii addition to Charles, they are
John H. Bryan, LaGrange high;
Alan P. Ganderson, Plymouth
high; Charles D. Johnston III,
Elizabeth City high; Jimmy A.
Rogerson, Edenton, and William
W. Walker, Farmville.
These six candidates will ap
pear with 36 other finalists be
fore the central scholarship com
mittee Feb. 24 and 25 at Chapel
Hill. Survivors of that screen
ing will be interviewed by trus
tees of the Morehead Foundation
March 6-7 for the final awards.
Among the finalists are Carl
Pruit, formerly of Newport, now
of Chinquapin.
Marion Jr. said that his little
girl went to the postoffice with
him last Tuesday night, dived
for the magazines and other
things in the box. The envelope
containing the money dropped to
the floor. He happened to see
it, turned, picked it up and stuff
ed it in his pocket.
He just happened to remember
it after he got home, pulled it
out and opened it. Bonanza!
He’d like the sender to know that
the money—and his honesty, is
appreciated.
County Board
Hears Building
Code Opinions
A handful of persons attended
the hearing on the proposed build
ing code for the county yesterday
afternoon. Gray Hassell, Beaufort,
made some suggestions for change
regarding use of masonry block.
O. C. Lawrence, contractor, said
the code was desirable for the
beach area. Mr. Hassell said that
he thought the code was what was
necessary for minimum protection
and that most of the contractors
thought it satisfactory.
No action had been taken on
adopting the code, or the two basic
state codes on which the hurricane
code is predicated, by press-time
yesterday afternoon.
At the morning session, commis
sioners heard a request from
George Huntley Jr. and Raymond
Ball of the Beaufort school board.
They asked that the county finance
the pumping up of 10 to 15 acres
of land to enlarge the Queen Street
school campus. The board said
they would consider the matter.
Also deferred for action was a
request for $2,076.56 to set up emer
gency radio communications
throughout the county. The re
quest was' made by Harry Wil
liams, Civil Defense director, and
Thomas Kincaid.
A letter of resignation from
John Valentine, former CD direc
tor, was accepted and the board
thanked him for his service.
Luther Hamilton, county attor
ney, reported that the case regard
ing cattle on Shackleford Banks
has been appealed to the state su
preme court.
The annual report of the health
department was given by Mrs.
Leota Hammer, public health
nurse.
The board inspected the newly
completed offices of the clerk of
superior court and drew a jury for
the March term of civil court.
Charles White Slashes
Stomach Monday Night
Charles White, Marsh street,
Beaufort, was taken to Morehead
City hospital Monday night with a
10-inch gash in his stomach. As
sistant chief Carlton Garner, who
took White to the hospital against
White’s wishes, said 20 stitches
were required to close the wound.
The officer said White slashed
himself with a razor blade after
he had had an argument with his
wife.
Tag Deadline
Beaufort police chief, Guy Sprin
gle, reminds motorists that Feb. IS
is the deadline for purchasing city
tags. Beaufort residents not dis
playing the tags after that date
will receive citations, according to
chief Springle.
How Boy Scouts Learn
Boy Scoots do more than camp. Here, members of Newport troop
<1 have a coarse ia table maimers. “Miss” Kenny Mann, seated
left, and Richard Reim have a restaurant meal. Serving them, right,
Is David Parker, waitress. Ihls Is Boy Scent Week.
County to Refinance Present
Debt; New Hospital Discussed
By a vote of 4 to 1, county commissioners yesterday au
thorized refinancing July 1, 1961 the county’s present
$500,000 debt so that further steps may be taken toward
building the county hospital.
Skinner Chalk, commissioner, voted against the pro
posal, explaining that he felt money could be saved and
hospital bonds sold, perhaps, at<
lower interest, if the refinancing is
not done until July 1, 1962.
It was suggested at the January
meeting that the commissioners
authorize refinancing, but no ac
tion was taken. Commissioner Har
rell Taylor made the motion to re
finance, commenting, “It's our ob
ligation to go ahead and build the
hospital.”
Luther Hamilton Jr., county at
torney, stated that the hospital
must be under construction by
April 1962 if the county is to re
ceive state and federal funds. The
Medical Care commission has
stated that from the time an archi
tect is employed, eight to nine
months will lapse. Obtaining bids
will also require another lapse of
time.
Refinancing the county's present
debt in July 1961 is recommended
by the Local Government com mis
Sion, according to J. D. Potter,
auditor. He said that the refunded
bonds would be serial bonds, not
callable bonds. Their interest and
principal will fall due on specific
dates.
Mr. Potter said that it is entirely
possible that the refunded bonds
will be retired prior to floating
bonds for the hospital. He said the
refunded bonds may be short-term.
Mr. Chalk said that to delay re
financing would necessitate raising
the tax rate, but he felt it would
save money in the long run. Mr.
Chalk also suggested that contracts
for the hospital be written in such
a way that the county will not be
obligated to pay anything if the
state and federal funds are not
forthcoming.
Mr. Hamilton said that nothing
can be obtained in writing guaran
teeing those funds, but the Medical
Care commission said the money is
earmarked for Carteret county and
is available. ...
He added that the contract is
written by the Medical Care com
mission and is a standard form.
In answer to a query, Mr. Hamil
ton said that the hospital could be
set up as a corporation. Mr. Chalk
prefers this plan, stating that it
gives the county board more direct
control of the board of trustees
and also limits the county’s lia
binty.
ftfbses Howard, chairman, sug
gested that the board of trustees
be appointed now to work along
with the county board on selecting
a site and an architect.
Mr. Chalk said that legally the
only way the board can appoint
trustees is to do it under present
statutes and he believes the cor
poration plan is preferable.
No action was taken at the morn
ing session on the appointing of
trustees.
The board set 7:30 p.m. Mon
day, Feb. 13, for consultation with
hospital architects at the court
house, Beaufort. Odell Merrill,
clerk to the board, was asked to
notify architects of the meeting.
Roland Barbour, Morehead City,
appeared to offer the board 100
acres of land adjoining the site of
the Proposed Morehead City school
as a hospital site.
The board asked the attorney to
contact the state to determine
whether land at the section base
(Camp Glenn) is available. Mr.
Howard said that he has in hand a
letter and map on the Earle Webb
property. Mr. Hamilton said that
options are also held on other
properties.
Manager Says New Post
Cards to be Here Soon
Carteret will soon have an en
tirely new series of postal cards
to offer tourists, announces Joe
OuBois, manager of the chamber
of commerce.
The chamber is working with
Kurt Teich of Chicago, 111., on the
new series, which will be in color
and will depict scenes from this
area. Mr. DuBois suggests that
anyone wanting to place a large
order for the cards contact him at
the chamber office.
“These cards will be the best
we’ve ever had,” Mr. OuBois ex
claimed.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, Feb. 7
12:08 a.m. 6:01 a.m.
12:20 p.m. 6:18 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 8
12:58 a.m
1:13 p.m.
Thursday, Feb.
1:54 a.m.
2:15 p.m.
Friday, Feb.
3:02 a.m.
3:33 p.0.
7:16 a.m.
7:24 p.m.
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8:55 a.m.
9:00 p.m.
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November Set
As '61 Cancer
Crusade Month
Mrs. James Smith, Morehead
City, chairman of the County Can
cer society, announces that the
1961 cancer campaign will be con
ducted in Carteret in November
of this year. The chairman will
be Miss Ruth Peeling, Morehead
City.
The cancer crusade throughout
most of the state will be in April
The goal is $500,000. Raised last
year was $407,000.
Of the money raised, 30 per cent
is used for cancer research, 40 per
cent remains with the local unit
for educational purposes, services
to cancer patients, and equipment;
and 30 per cent will be used for
operation of the cancer program
on the national, state and local
level.
One of the big projects is edu
cating people to the “seven danger
signals” of cancer:
• Unusual bleeding or discharge
• A lump of thickening in the
breast or elsewhere
• A sore that docs not heal
• Change in bowel or bladder
habits
• Hoarseness or cough
• Indigestion or difficulty in
swallowing
• Change in a wart dr mole.
Officials of the cancer society
remind the public of the cancer
detection-diagnostic center open
each Tuesday morning at James
Walker Memorial hospital, Wil
mington, -under the supervision of
ths New Hanover County Medical
society. Examinations are free to
everyone in North Carolina (chil
dren by doctor’s certificate).
Persons are urged to avail them
selves of the opportunity for early
detection and diagnosis of cancer.
Annual examination is advised.
Appointment may be obtained by
calling R02-4277 or writing P. O.
Box 1382, Wilmington, N. C.‘(Leaf
lets sent on request).
Power fo Be Off
In Beaufort Area
Carolina Power and Light Co.,
has announced a power outtage for
tomorrow, affecting part of Beau
fort, the entire Beaufort-Morehead
City causeway and radio island, as
well as all service between Beau
fort and North River.
The outtage will be from 12:46
p.m. to 1:45 p.m., weather permit
ting. The outtage will cover the
area in Beaufort from Queen St.
to Live Oak and Front to Mulberry.
George Stovall, manager of the
CP&L office, said the company’s
all-electric rate is increasing the
use of electricity and it feels it
may not be able to meet future
demands unless steps are taken
now. Voltage will be increased
from 4,160 volts to 12,000 volts.
Twenty-one new transformers have
been installed to carry the addi
tional load.
Enters Hospital
Sheriff Hugh Salter entered Sea
Level hospital yesterday, suffering
from an acute attack of what is
believed to be sciatica.
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_ He Saw St Happen- -
Ray Beasley describes the first flight of the Wright brothers from
his bed at the Morehead City hospital where he is recovering from
an illness.
The last living person to witness
the historic first flight of the
Wright Brothers on Dee. 17, 1903
at Kitty llawk, N. C., Kay Mc
Clease Beasley, is a patient in the
Morehead City hospital.
Beasley, now 67 years old, holds
a clear recollection of man’s first
successful powered flight 57 years
ago. Although he was only a boy
at the time, he can vividly relate
the happenings of that December
morning when the one-cylinder air
craft built By the fathers of mod
ern aviation took off from a nar
row track at Kitty Hawk and flew
I briefly Over the spot that is now
enshrined by a national monument.
Beasley, who says he acted as an
I errand boy for Orville and Wilbur
Wright while the plane was being
built, recalls that six people wit
Director Names Cast
For Portrait in Black
Miss Hortense Boomer, director
of the Carteret Community thea
tre’s next production, Portrait in
Black, has announced the cast.
Tanis Talbot, widow of Matthew
Talbot, shipping magnate, will be
played by Renee Kemp; Winifred
Talbot, daughter of Matthew, who
is in love with Blake Ritchie, a
labor union representative, is play
ed by Gail Strickland.
Ritchie is portrayed by a new
comer to the stage, Mike Reeves.
Dr. Philip Graham, who is in love
with Tanis, is played by Bill Lock
ard. Rupert Marlowe, attorney for
the Talbot firm,‘and also in love
with Tanis, is portrayed by Guy
Smith Jr.
The Talbot chauffeur, Cob O’
Brien, is played by Charles Grant,
and the maid, Grade McPhee, by
Gunhilde Gunnersen. Peter Tal
bot, young son of Tanis, is por
trayed by Ben Horton.
Miss Kemp is a member of the
Morehead City high school faculty,
majored in drama in college, and
is appearing in her first Carteret
Community theatre play. Mr.
Lockard, who plays opposite her,
teaches English at Beaufort school
and has appeared in other little
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ncssed man s first flight. Besides
himself and the Wright brothers,
Beasley said there was a man there
named Drinkwater from Manteo;
a J. T. Moore from Nags Head and
a Coast Guardsman whose name
he can't remember.
Beasley said that the plane was
mounted on a narrow track for the
takeoff and the four men and him
self pushed it down the track to
get up, enough speed to leave the
ground. He said the plane, “lift
! ed right off the ground,” when it
reached the end of the track and
?;ained an altitude of maybe ISO
eet.
Beasley now makes his home in
Virginia Beach and was hospitaliz
ed here while visiting his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Beasley of Cherry Point.
theatre productions prior to coming
to this area.
Miss Strickland is a member of
the Carteret Community theatre
but is making her appearance on
stage for the first time. Mr. Smith
is a veteran performer in Beau
fort Choral club productions and
appeared last summer in the
drama, Unknown Seas, which was
given during Beaufort’s birthday
celebration.
Mr. Reeves, a pilot at Cherry
Point, is trying his wings as an
actor and according to Miss Boom
er, is doing very well.
Mr. Grant made his debut with
the Carteret theatre in Bonnie Blue
Sweetheart. Miss Gunnersen re
turns to the stage after a long ab
sence, having first appeared in the
play, The Bishop’s Mantle.
Ben Horton has had stage ex
perience in school and is appear
ing for the first time in a com
munity theatre play.
Date of the production has not
been set, but it is tentatively sched
uled for the middle of next month.
CD Meeting Set
For 7:30 Feb. 15
Harry G. Williams, Civil Defense
director for Carteret county, an
nounces a meeting for 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the court
room at the courthouse, Peaufort.
This will be a county-wide meet
ing. It will deal with shelters,
evacuation, communications, and
other Civil Defense matters, Mr.
Williams said.
“North Carolina Council of Civil
Defense, announces that Carteret,
Craven, and Onslow counties are
possible military target areas* Mr.
Williams says. “It is the respon
sibility of each Citizen to be pre
pared for any emergency — with
help from the federal, state and
county Civil Defense agencies.”
Mrs. B. O. Ketner is county
chairman of women’s organizations
for home preparedness. Persons
may call PA6-4913 for further in
formation and literature.
“Let’s all support our local Civil
Defense activities,” Mr. Williams
urges.
He succeeds John Valentine,
county Civil Defense director,
whose resignation
tive yesterday.