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ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES 1 • . ' 50th YEAR, NO. 28. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1961 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Chamber Board Reaffirms Plan On '61 Publicity • Request by FabFish _For $3,250 Denied • Board Takes Action Monday Night ' Directors of the Greater More head City Chamber have turned down a request from Fabulous Fishermen for funds totaling $3,250.00 The fishermen said the money would be used to hire' an “experienced specialist” to pub licize the area’s fishing news ex clusively for a 26-week period this year. Instead, the directors voted unan imously Monday night to continue with the advertising program it has adopted. This includes the hiring of Norwood Young, Beau fort, to publicize the area county wide, on a year-around basis, in cluding county-wide fishing news. The vote came following receipt of a letter from the Fabulous Fish ermen st.-'ing their request. Following ;s an excerpt from the letter: “In view of the immense influence of sport fishing activity on the economy of Carteret county and with recognition of the fact that the increasing volume of sport fishing in the area has been large ly due to the activities of the Fab ulous Fishermen, we therefore re •lucst a publicity director whose job it will be to gather fishing news, summarize his gatherings and send out this news throygh press, radio and television to the anxiously awaiting sports fishing public. This job requires a full time, experienced specialist in sport fishing news dissemination.” The letter asked that $1249.97 be deducted from Mr. Young’s salary, and that the $1249.97 plus $2,000.03, be given Fabulous Fishermen for employing their own publicity di rector. FabFish said publicity isn t needed in January, February and March and therefore the $1,249.97 cut would be justified. The chamber replied as follows: "The Board of Directors of the Greater Morehead City Chamber of Comtftcrce regret the action of some of the sport fishermen in de clining to accept the previously outlined chamber of commerce sport fishing publicity program, and after full and complete dis cussion it is the unanimous opinion of the board that the advertising program outlined and approved by the chamber, including year around promotion of our great na tural resource — sport fishing—is for the best interest of all cham ber members and of all of the ac tivities of the Greater Morehead City chamber of commerce and such action is confirmed. The board again offers its full coopera tion to sport fishing interests and solicits, in return, their coopera tion with the chamber of com merce.” Fabulous Fishermen organized several years ago to promote and publicize sports fishing in the Morehead City area. Ken New som, restaurant operator, is presi dent of the group; Raymond Duke is vice president; and Sonny Cham bers, secretary-treasurer. Pre-School Information Parents of children who will at tend first grade next fall are in vited to attend a session in the school auditorium at 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 14, where they will be given information on getting their pre-schooler ready for school, announces Lcnwood Lee, principal of Morehead City school. School Boards of Two Towns Speak for Consolidation Dr. A. F. Chestnut, chairman of the Morehcad City school board, Raymond Ball, chairman of the Beaufort school board, and Albert Gainey, Beaufort school principal, told the county board of education Tuesday that both the Beaufort and Morehead City school boards are unanimous in favoring consoli dation of the two schools. The board formally organized for the next two years with R. W. Safrit Jr., re-elected as chairman. Mr. Safrit and T. B. Smith werfe reappointed to the board by legis lative action in Raleigh Tuesday. H. L. Joslyn, county superinten dent of schools, serves as clerk. The board made school commit tee appointments and reviewed the school budget for 1961-62, which will be presented to the county board of commissioners next month. School committee appointments: Atlantic — all fnembers were re appointed for a two-year term. They are Dr. Herbert Webb • and Roland Willis, Sea Level; Monroe Gaskin, Cedar Island; Mrs. Nita President Welcomes FHA Week News-Times Photo by McComb Doris Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norwood Young, Beaufort, welcomes the flower season and Future Homemakers of America Week. The FI1A observance begins Sunday. Miss Young is a sopho more, president of the Beaufort FI1A, and is acting Miss F'HA in the place of Sandra Whitehurst, who recently married. Driver of Car in Which Boys Killed, Sent to Jail Clyde O’Neal Gilllkin, 24, route 2 Bedllfort, was setitenccd-40 three to five years in prison in superior court yesterday morning. He was convicted of manslaughter. Gillikin was the driver of a car which slammed into an oil truck Jan. 27 on the Harkers Island road. Two Otway youths, Thomas P. Gillikin, 16, and William C. Lawrence, 15, were in the Gillikin car and were killed instantly. , The court did not prosecute cases against three defendants, but re tained the privilege of reopening the cases at a future dale. The defendants were Bruce Wayne Bab bitt, charged with seduction; George Butler, charged with as sault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill; Manley Mason, Broad Creek, charged with assault and interfering with an officer. Not prosecuted were Tim Day ton Lawrence, speeding faster than reasonable and prudent; Harvey Lewis, non-support; and Rufufe Hatten, failing to stop for a stop sign. The grand jury returned not a true bill in the case charging Theo dore Buster Worley with carnal knowledge. Not a true bill was found in charges of drunk and dis orderly conduct against George Lee Folsom. Judge Albert Cowpcr dismissed the charge against Wilbur Mann Tuesday morning. He was charg ed with using loud and profane language on a public highway. See COURT, Page 2 Brown, Stacy, and Clayton Fulcher Jr., Atlantic. Beaufort— Mrs. William Murray, Beaufort, succeeding H. D. Paul; Gordon S. Becton, Harlowe, suc ceeding Raymond Ball. Both were appointed for three-year terms. Others on the board are David Hill, George Huntley-Jr. and Ger ald Talbot. Camp Glenn: Gerald Murdoch, route 1 Newport, was reappointed to serve a three-year term. Others on the board are Kenneth Wagner, Leslie Brinson, Fred S. Willis, all of route 1 Morehead City, and Roger W. Jones, Broad Creek. Harkers Island—Leroy Hancock succeeds Earl Rose. Others on the board, all serving two-year terms, are Tilton Davis, Hugh L. Piner, James Gillikin, and Tommy Lewis. Morehead City — H. S. Gibbs Jr. was reappointed for a three-year term. Others on the board are W. C. Carlton, Mrs. George Dill Jr., Mrs. A. B. Roberts, and Dr. A. F. Chestnut. Newport — Charles Hill and Ger ald T. Merrill were appointed for three-year terms. Other members h. — •.- • Club Endorses Board's Action The Cedar Point Community club, in session Monday night, en dorsed the decision of county com missioners regarding the proposed county hospital. • A formal resolution approves and endorses “the decision and stand that the Carteret county board of commissioners has taken in selec tion of the Webb property for the new, proposed county hospital.” ■ It further states that the club has ‘‘confidence in the ability and wisdom of the . . . board of com missioners to select a location and the board of directors of the said new hospital without so much in terference from persons” who were less interested in the hospital proposition when it was being voted on. The resolution was passed unani mously and signed by Dr. L. J. Du pree, president; Milton Truckner, vice-president, and Ruby Sutton secretary. Clubs Cancel Meetings The Beaufort Jaycces and the Newport Rotary club, which both meet on Monday night, did not meet this week because of Easter Monday. of the board are Roy T. Dickin son, Wildwood; Lester Haskett, Mill Creek, and Nathan Garner, Newport. Smyrna — Lloyd Pigott, Glou cester, succeeding Elmer Willis; Douglas Damren, Straits, succeed ing Jerry Lawrence; Roland Sal ter, Bettie; Edward L. Moore, Marsliallberg, and Virgil Styron, Davis, all appointed for three-year terms. Stella — L. W. Pelletier was ap pointed for a two-year term. All appointments were effective as of April 1, but the oath of office is yet to be administered. Mr. Jos lyn stated that if some do not ac cept their appointments, replace ments will be made. The board expressed its appre ciation to all retiring school com mitteemen. The following employees were re appointed: Miss Theresa Hill, Mrs. Emory. Ennis, Miss Lucille Rice, of the superintendent's office; Miss Gertrude Styron, vocational guid ance counselor; Fred Lewis, ele See SCHOOLS, Page 2 ► Sarah Mason, chairman of Beaufort Future Homemakers week activities, aj .ounces- the observances scheduled for the ■ coming week. The Future Homemakers will attend the First Baptist church service in a group Sunday morn ing. Their mother-daughter ban quet at the school will begin Itf* 7 p.m, Monday. During PTj*i Tuesday, the group will conduct a babysitters clinic. They will present the assem bly program at school Wednes day, observe Twrip Day Thurs day (courtesy day in honor of the boys), will serve as faculty assistants Friday and on Satur day six of the girls, with their advisor, Mrs. David Beveridge, will attend the state FHA conven tion at Raleigh. Mayor W. H. Potter has pro claimed this week as F11A Week in Beaufort. S. C. Holloway Will Run Again Commissioner S. C. Holloway, Morehead City, filed yesterday for re-election to the town board. Others who have filed are mayor George Dill, who is seeking re-elec tion, and D. J. Hall, seeking the position of commissioner. Oppos ing mayor Dill is Josiah W. Bailey. Incumbent commissioners Wal ter Morris, Edward (Bud) Dixon, and Russell Outlaw are expected to pay their filing fees today. Commissioner Ted Garner states that he will not seek re-election. Mr. Garner, present police com missioner, has served eight years on the board. He said his health and business prevent him from running again. Persons interested in holding municipal office have until 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20, to file at the.clerk’s office in the Morehead City municipal building. The elec tion is Tuesday, May 2. Easter Seal Drive Extended The official Easter Seal cam paign has been extended through April 15, announces Mrs. Charles Kirby, chairman of publicity for the Carteret chapter of the Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Collected thus far is $1,923. Mrs. Joe Beam and Mrs. Charles Free man are co-chairmen of the cam paign. During the past week schools contributed $53.01. Those taking part were Queen Street, Harkers Island, St. Egbert’s, and W.. S. King. Mrs. Albert Lea is school chairman. Coin containers netted $100.89. Mrs. John Riddle is in charge of the containers. Letters, of which Mrs. L. E. Kelly Jr., is in charge, brought in $231. Mrs. Kirby asks anyone who has not replied to his Easter Seal let ter to do so before April 15. Johnny Waters Held in Fatal Stabbing of Morehead Negress i Wafers Signs Confession Johnny Waters, 38-year-old Ne gro charged with the knife slaying of Beatrice Mitchell, 34, confessed to the stabbing Wednesday, accord ing to Capt. Carl Bunch of the Morchead City police force. Waters was taken Wednesday to Cherry Point to undergo a lie de tector test. He confessed before being given the test, the officer said. In his written statement, Waters said that he and the Mitch ell woman wert; arguing in the home where the two had lived as man and wife for the last five months. He said that Beatrice grabbed his knife off a dresser and came toward him. Waters then said that he took the knife away from Beatrice and stabbed her. Prior to the stabbing. Waters remarked that he and Beatrice, “much to my regret had been drinking bootleg whiskey.” He said that three friends, Winfield Hen derson, Flossie Hukins and a wom an he identified only as Cora, had stopped by earlier in the evening and drank with them. He said that they ran out of whiskey and Cora gave her watch to Waters to pawn for another pint of moonshine. Waters said he took the watch to the bootlegger’s but didn’t have to pawn it as he was given the whiskey on credit. After the five of them drank almost an other two pints, Waters said that the three visitors left. It was then that Waters and Beatrice befcame engaged in an argument in the middle bedroom of the house. Waters said that Bea trice h-fd accused him of “having something to do with Cora,” which he added was not true. He said that Beatrice grabbed his knife off the dresser and came towards him. He wrested the knife out of her hand and pushing her backwards, stabbed her be tween the ribs. Waters said tbpt he remembers hearing Beatrice cry, “Ouch.” Waters then says that he told Beatrice they should summon a doctor but added that she didn’t want him to. He said that they then had a few more drinks in the living room. About 15 minutes later, ccord ing to Waters, Beatrice s *“’vd to the floor. Waters said 1 thought she had passed ou drinking. Beatrice’s dai Doris, arrived on the scene this time and the two carried j trice into the bedroom. Waters said that Doris then a j cused him of stabbing Bcatrk { and said that she was going to ca. the law. In his statement Waters said that he told Doris, “That’s the thing to do.” Waters’ statement was made in the office of Cherry Point G-2 in vestigator Joe Collins. Town Proposes New Annex Line Beaufort town commissioners, at a special meeting Monday after noon, re-drew lines for a proposed expansion of the town. A detailed legal notice as to boundaries ap pears in today’s paper. Saturday, April 29, has been scheduled as the date for a hear ing on the proposal. The time is 7:30 p.m. at the town hall. If enough residents in the area request it, a referendum on the proposal will be held. The area is considerably smaller than that which would have been added to the town had Saturday's referendum passed. It runs, generally, from the pres ent eastern limits of the town east to a line just west of the Wether ington cottage on Front street, north to the southern right-of-way of the B&M railroad, including most of Ann street extended as well as WBMA radio station prop erty. The town board will meet in reg ular session at 7:30 p.m Monday at the town hall. Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, April 7 12:20 a.m. 6:53 a.m. 1:02 p.m. 6:54 p.m. Saturday, April 8 • 1:23 a.m. • 8:17 a.m. 2:07 p.m. 8:35 p.m. Sunday, April 9 2:31 a.m. 9:27 a.m. 3:18 p.m. 9:48 p.m. Monday, April It * 3:43 a.m. 9:27 a.m. 3:18 p.m. 8:48 p.m. Deadline Today - For Beaufort Filing Today is the last day to file for town office in Beaufort. Unless a new candidate pops up today, one vote will put mayor W. H. Potter back in office for another two years. By press time yester day, mayor Potter was the only one to file for mayor. Dr. David Farrior, commis sioner, said that he plans to run again. William Roy Hamilton, commissioner, reported that he is “undecided.” Commissioner Bert Brooks stated that he will not seek re-election. Commissioners Math Chaplain and Otis Mades could not be reached for comment. Elections Board Request Meets With Approval Moses Howard, chairman of the county board of commissioners, told county elections board mem bers Monday morning that the county would make every effort to provide sufficient funds to carry out a new registration of voters. The board of elections, meeting last Thursday night, drafted a let ter which was sent to the county commissioners. The letter asked that definite boundaries be established in each precinct, that a map be drawn showing these boundaries and a copy of the map be displayed at each place of registration in the precincts. The letter also suggested that the loose-leaf system of voter reg istration be instituted. Luther Hamilton Jr., county attorney, re ferred to the law on that type of system and informed elections board members that apparently the loose-leaf system is not au thorized in precincts of less than 10,000. This would make no precinct in the county eligible for initiating that type of registration. The loose-leaf system has proved de sirable because names can be readily removed from it when a voter dies or moves and names can readily be added. It also calls for a master file of voters to be kept in the hands of the county board of elections. The board of elections, in its letter to the County board of com missioners, urged that the new } registration be gotten under way i so that it would be complete by the May primary next year. The elections board estimates that a new registration would cost about $1,000. Members of the board are C. Z. ChappeH, Beaufort, chairman; Charles Willis, Morehead City, member; and Osborne Davis, Beaufort, secretary-treasurer. Bids Sought On Dual-Laning The state has called for bids on dual-laning highway 70 from the in tersection of 24 east to Morchead City. Bids will be received Tues day, April 25, at Raleigh and low bids will be reviewed by the high way commission Thursday, April 27. J. II. Burruss, resident highway engineer in this area, said that he believes all matters in relation to right-of-way have been settled. A map showing the proposed work has been posted in the hall of the courthouse, Beaufort. If a satisfactory bid is received, Mr. Burruss said w^rk on the new highway will begin about May 20. Curb and gutters will be laid first, beyond the existing hard surface. The dual laning will continue for a distance of 1,500 feet on high way 24, to Hodges street, the sec ond street west of the highway 24 and 70 intersection. Houses on the point of land at the intersection have been moved to permit construction of a radius return between the two major highways. Distance of the dual laning is 3.27 miles. The state has also asked for bids on resurfacing the Atlan tic Beach causeway between the south end of the beach bridge and the Fort Macon road. licenses Revoked A pair of Newport drivers Ganes Thomas Chapman and Wal ter Leo Oglesby, have been inform ed by the North Carolina Depart ment of Motor Vehicles of the re vocation of their driver’s licenses Bpth were convicted of drunk driv ing offenses in county court. Beatrice Mitchell Killed In Scuffle Monday Night A preliminary hearing has been* set for Moreheail City recorder’s court Monday in connection with the knife slaying of Beatrice Mit chell, Morehead City Negress, who was fatally stabbed Monday night at her home at 1107 Avery St. Being held in the county jail without bond and charged with first degree murder is Johnny Waters of Kinston and Morehead City. Waters told Capt. Carl Bunch at the time of his arrest Monday night that he and Beatrice were scuffling in her home. He said that she had a knife in her hand and that she stabbed herself when he pushed her down on a bed. The only mark on the dead woman was a large knife wound between the ribs close to the heart, the officer said. The murder weapon, which Waters say was a pocket knife, has not been found. Police have made a thorough search of the house and immediate surrounding areas but have failed to come up with the weapon. Waters says he has no idea what became of the knife. A daughter of the dead woman, Doris Mitchell, informed police that her mother told her Waters had stabbed her shortly before she died. At the time of the killing, Doris was at Dudley’s restaurant but was summoned home by some friends who told her there was a fight going on at her mother’s house. She said her mother died minutes after fingering Waters as her assailant. Police learned Tuesday that Waters was tried for murder sev eral years ago in Kinston. Police records there show that he was convicted of manslaughter and served three and one-half years of a five to seven year sentence. He also has a record of several drunk driving convictions. Since last June he has been working in Morchcad City at Willie Gray’s junkyard. Three other persons, who were reportedly at Mrs. Mitchell’s house prior to the stabbing, are being questioned by Morehead City po lice. The three, Winfield Hender son, Flossie Hukins and a woman named Cora, had slopped by the Mitchell home earlier in the eve ning but had left around 9 p.m., according to captain Bunch. The time of the stabbing has been set between 10 and 10:30 p.m. The first to be called to the scene were Dr. W. M. Brady and Dr. S. W. Hatcher who were summoned by Doris Mitchell. Coroner David Mundcn and the Morehead City po lice were notified when Mrs. Mit chell was found dead. Atlantic Beach Ballots Due by Tomorrow All ballots in the Atlantic Beach town election must be returned by tomorrow. The ballots will be opened, and counted at the board meeting next Friday morning at 10 o’clock in the Atlantic Beach town hall. >---— Board Orders Bonds Refunded • C. Z. Chappell Reads Letter About Hospital • Harry Williams Made Morehead Constable County commissioners, in ses sion Tuesday at the courthouse, ordered the county debt of $481,000 refunded. The step is another in the process of obtaining the neces sary funds to build a county hos pital. Construction of a hospital was authorized by a vote of the people Nov. 8. Tuesday was set as the date of public hearing, by the commis sioners, on the refunding program. Although C. Z. Chappell, former county commissioner and present elections board chairman, present ed a letter that referred to the fi nancial status of the county and other matters, he said the letter did not constitute a protest to re funding. The letter, addressed to the coun ty commissioners, follows: As a possible solution to t <c present hospital controversy and as a compromise thereto, we wish first to point out: 1. That the present financial con dition of Carteret County is only good so long as it is maintained in an equivalent position, and that the present issue of bonds in the sum of $1,000,000 which will entail an additional $300,000 liability for interest, etc., would tend to place K county in a position similar to t in which it found itself just following the depression. 2. The question of hospital main tenance which arises naturally from the anticipated loss which normally results in a county hos pital participated in with federal funds can be a devastating finan cial burden, which, at present, is not provided for by the present tax structure. 3. It is the suggestion of many interested parties that the present suit now outstanding be withdrawn and dismissed on condition that the county agree not to issue any hospital bonds or anticipatory notes until it has, by referendum, deter mined the wishes of the people with regard to the following issues: a. Shall Carteret County purchase from the town of Morehead City the Morchead City hospital; pay for same on an installment basis from current tax funds or necessary bor rowed funds, and enlarge same to its necessary capacity? or b. Shall a county hospital be built on a site west of Morehead See BOARD, Page S Do as Sign Saysl Civitan member Joe Beam erect* a “Register” sign on Arendell street Wednesday afternoon. Civitans are helping Morehead City promote a complete new reglstratyon of voters. Registration period opens tomorrow (see details in ad on page S thia section).
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