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60th YEAR, NO. 35. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1961PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
CD Director
Says County's
In Bad Shape
# 'Preparednets' Doesn't
Exist, He Says
• Bird Nest Shorts Out
Alarm in Morehead
“Friday’s Operation Alert in this
county showed how badly we are
in need of being prepared,” Harry
Williams, county Civil Defense di
rector said after the close of the
20-hour alert at noon Saturday.
“Things are about as bad as they
can get as far as I’m concerned,”
The air raid siren in Beaufort
sounded as planned, but he said
neople three blocks away said
they couldn’t hear it.
The siren never sounded in More
head City. The switch was thrown
to blow it, a little noise came out,
then all the wires burned up. It
was discovered a bird had built
a nest in the mechanism, causing
everything to short out.
The damage was so extensive it
was impossible to repair it in time
to sound the siren between 4 and
4:30.
Although Atlantic Beach had
planned to take part in the alert,
Mr. Williams said that Jack Sav
age, beach Civil Defense director,
said he couldn’t get everything
squared away to take part after
the plans had been called off, then
re-instated.
Mr. Williams on Tuesday decid
ed not to have sirens sound be
cause announcement of the alert
had caused some people to become
alarmed. THIS announcement then
got other people mad. They felt
a test was necessary. So Thurs
day, it was decided to go through
with the siren tests.
That’s why page 1 of Friday’s
NEWS-TIMES said there would be
sirens and an editorial said there
wouldn't be. The editorial page
went to press Wednesday, before
the siren tests were re-instated.
Mr. Williams said many people
visited the county radio communi
cations center in the basement of
the courthouse, Beaufort. Equip
ment being used belonged to Mr.
Williams, Bob Slater- and Tom Kin
caid. An appropriation for county
equipment has been requested by
Mr. Williams for the coming fiscal
year.
“We were in contact with Raleigh
at all time,” the county CD direc
tor said. Mr. Slater and Mr. Wil
liams manned the station Friday
night, until early Saturday morn
ing when they were relieved by
Mr. Kincaid.
Mr. Williams said he did not
know whether sirens sounded in
Newport. He said citizens band
radio operators who were also tak
ing part in the alert couldn’t make
contact with Newport from Beau
fort.
Opal ’81 (Operation Alert) went
into effect 'at 4 p.m. Friday and
ended at noon Saturday. It was
a nationwide test. All radio and
tv stations were off the air for
half an hour. People were advised
to turn to their Conelrad frequen
cies, 640 and 1240.
Listed as possible target areas
in this state were neighboring Ons
low and Craven counties, Wayne
county (sites of two Marine bases
and an Air Force base), Wilming
ton, Greensboro, Winston-Salem,
Asheville and Raleigh.
Referendum Set
Beaufort’s next referendum on
annexation will be Tuesday, June
13. (See ad in legal section).
Let's Pretend ...
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News-Times Photo by McComb
Like all little girls, Daisy Beck, 7, (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Beck, Morehead City, likes to
“dress up" like the grown-up ladies and practice being a mother. Mother's Day, you know, is May 14.
Petition Asking Referendum
Put Before Beaufort Board
At a public hearing Saturday
night in Beaufort town hall, mem
bers of the town board were pre
sented a petition requesting a ref
erendum in the town's announced
plan of annexation.
The resolution for a referendum
was passed but the petition is be
ing held, subject to review. Two
people whose signature appears on
the list say that they had no knowl
edge of the petition or their signa
tures being on it.
Commissioners noticed Saturday
night when they received the peti
tion that in several cases signa-1
tures appeared to be signed in
similar handwriting. Telephone
calls were then made to some of
Clerk Candidate Objects
To Friday Statement
Vernon Paul, candidate for the
position of clerk of court, More
head City, said he felt the state
ments by John Lashley, clerk of
court who has withdrawn, were not
fair to him. Mr. Lashley’s com
ments appeared in Friday’s paper.
He said the statements inferred
that Mrs. Mary Hughes, also seek
ing office of clerk of court, is the
only one qualified to handle the
clerk's duties.
the petitioners to check. i
Mrs. Hobert Kelly and Mr. R. W.
Safrit Jr., whose names appeared
on the list, said that they had no
knowledge of the petition and add
ed that they had authorized no
one to use the names.
Mayor W. II. (Piggic) Potter told
attorney Charlie Stevens, repre
senting the petitioners, that he was
“disgusted to see something of this
nature.” He said that were he
Stevens, he would go immediately
to whomever drew up the petition
and demand an explanation.
The mayor told Mr. Stevens that
he didn’t know who was respon
sible for the petition but said he
felt Raymond Ball was the one
behind it.
In a verbal blast against Mr.
Ball, the mayor said, “If he doesn’t
like this community that he’s at
tached himself to . . . and if he
doesn’t have enough gas in his car
to transport himself back to llar
lowe, I personally will buy it for
him.”
In all, 30 names appeared on the
petition. Five of the residents
listed do not live in the proposed
area for annexation which, with
the two unauthorized signatures,
leaves 23 qualified petitioners.
See PETITION, Page 3
Radio Operators on the Job
County Civil Defense radio operators joined thousands of other CD radio stations Friday in a nation
wide test alert Shown in the county radio communications room in the courthouse, Beaufort are Johnny
Thrower, Tom Ktacald, aad Joe Garner (seated), all of Newport and Neal Willis, standing, Beaufort
Runs for Office
A veteran of municipal service,
S. C. (Sam) Holloway is seeking
re-election to Morehead City
town board for his 15th consecu
tive term.
It isn’t exactly correct to state
that Mr. Holloway is “seeking”
office. Modest and retiring, he
says that he would rather not
run, but feels he has a respon
sibility to offer himself for re
election, since he is well-ac
quainted with the town’s munici
pal affairs and finances.
Mr. Holloway was born on a
farm in Craven county near
. Vanccboro. His family then mov
ed to Swansboro where he at
tended private school. He work
ed in New Bern before coming to
Morehead City in 1918 and is now
affiliated with the firm of Chalk
and Gibbs.
By oversight, Mr. Holloway’s
picture was omitted from candi
dates’ pictures which appeared
Friday.
Patrolman Reports
Wrecks Tuesday
Highway patrolman J. W. Sykes
investigated two accidents in the
county Tuesday.
At 3:30 a.m. a 1957 Chevrolet
driven by Francis Fishon, Camp
Lejeunc, upset on the Nine-Foot
road a mile from highway 24.
Fishon was charged with reckless
driving. Two passengers, Richard
Paine and Dallas J. Terrebonne,
suffered cuts.
At 8:30 p.m. a 1955 Ford driven
by John A. Sewell, Morehead City,:
collided With a 1961 Dodge driven
by A. F. Fleming, Atlantic Beach.
The patrolman said Fleming, an
elderly man, came out from Flem
ing’s restaurant and collided with
Sewell’s car, which was headed to
ward the beach. Damage to each
of the can was about $100.
County Seeks Early Decision
On Pending Hospital Case
Defendant Asks
For Jury Trial
In County Court
Rufus Tracy Jordan, in county
court Tuesday, requested a jury
trial on drunk driving charges
against him. His case was trans
ferred to the next term of superior
court and judge Lambert R. Mor
ris set Jordan's bond at $200.
In other cases Tuesday, Edgar
Willis forfeited bond on a drunk
driving charge and Robert Larry
Best was fined $25 and costs for
speeding.
Other defendants, their charges
and the findings of the court were
as follows:
Charlie C. Jones, failing to com
ply with a court order, dismissed.
Clarence Eugen Carson, driving
with a suspended license and fail
ing to dim lights, dismissed.
Donald Guthrie, abandonment
and non-support, not prosecuted.
Noah Lawrence, having no op
erator's license, not prosecuted.
Raymond Marshburn, failing to
yield the right of way, dismissed.
Robert C. Stokoe, careless and
reckless driving, dismissed.
Herbert Koepp Baker, failing to
stop for a stop sign, not prosecut
ed.
Eugene Maurice Wheelock, fail
ing to comply with restriction of
driver’s license, not prosecuted.
Jack Murray, issuing a bad
check, not prosecuted.
Starklcy Mobley, taking oysters
from a polluted area, bond for
feited.
Jarvis Guthrie, failing to com
ply with a former court order, not
prosecuted.
James Earven Nolon, having
improper lights, improper regis
tration and no insurance, dismiss
ed.
Bennie Noe, assault, not prose
cuted.
William A. Norris, forgery, not
prosecuted.
Charles Roderick Parkin, care
less and reckless driving, not pros
ecuted.
Willie Stewart, public drunken
ness, not prosecuted.
Richard Barrett and Lillie B.
Goodwin, co-habiting, dismissed.
Robert Earl Jones, failing to
comply with court order of non
support, dismissed.
John W. Frost, larceny, not
prosecuted.
Herbert Walker, abandonment
and non-support, not prosecuted.
Thomas and Ann Jones, neglect,
abandonment and-assault of their
five minor children, not prosecuted.
R. K. Brooks, issuing a bad
check, not prosecuted.
Willie Murray, assault with a
deadly weapon, not prosecuted.
Raymond Ray Bryant, careless
and reckless driving, not prosecut
ed.
See COURT, Page 7
Chamber President Thanks
'Battleship' Chairman
S. A. Chalk Jr., president of the
greater Morehcad City chamber of
commerce, has commended W H.
Potter, Beaufort, chairman of the
chamber committee on the USS
battleship North Carolina.
Mr. Potter headed a chamber
committee which sought to have
the battleship located in this coun
ty. The site committee has recom
mended that the ship be placed at
Wilmington.
Mr. Chalk, in a letter to Mr. Pot
ter, said in part,
“. . . the Greater Morehead City
Chamber of Commerce has been
working for two years on this pro
ject and former president Mr. Ru
fus E. Butncr and the general man
ager Mr. Joe DuBois along with
others had done work on this.
“No formal hearings had been
held on the question of location and
realizing it was important to have
advantages of this area presented
properly I nominated you as chair
man of the committee to the board
of directors of the Greater More
hcad City Chamber of Commerce
Tides at tkc Beaufort Bar
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
Tide Table
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, May 2
9:12 a m.
9:25 p.nt.
3:26 a.m.
3:28 p.m.
Wednesday, May 3
10:02 a.m.
10:16 p.m.
4:07 a.m.
4:06 p.m.
Thursday, May 4
11:02 a.m.
11:15 p.m.
4:32 a.m.
4:43 p.m.
Friday, May S
12:03 a.m.
5:43 a.m.
5:42 p.m.
Will Your Mother
Be Mother-of-'61 ?
THE NEWS-TIMES, in cooper
ation with ten leading businesses
of Morehead City is sponsoring
again this year a Mother-of-the
Ycar contest.
The winning mother will re
ceive ten marvelous gifts, one
each from the sponsoring busi
nesses. For information on how
you can put your mother in com
petition for one of the year’s
most coveted honors and valu
able prizes too, see page 4 sec
tion 2 of this paper.
Car Smashed
At Intersection
Morehead City police investi
gated an accident Friday morning
that completely demolished one car
and did extensive damage to an
other.
The accident occurred at 20th
and Bridges streets and involved
cars driven by Hubert Carawon,
New Bern, and Tcmpie Sawyer
Hatcher, Bayboro.
According to police, Carawon
was going east on Bridges street
when his car, a 1957 Chevrolet, was
hit by the Hatcher woman, going
north on Bridges in a 1956 Buick.
Mrs. Hatcher told police that she
tried to stop as she approached
Bridges street but her brakes
failed.
The force of the impact turned
Carawon’s car completely over.
Carawon received cuts and bruises
and was taken to the Morehead
City hospital. His car was termed
a total loss by police. Damages
to the Hatcher vehicle were set at
$600.
Summer Will Pop In
Overnight, Are You Ready?
Spring Clean-Up time is here.
In communities across the na
tion, civic-minded citizens are out
to clean and brighten up their
homes.
The National Board of Fire Un
derwriters suggests that Spring
Clean-Up time can be given double
meaning and double value by
checking the home at the same
time for fire hazards.
Here’s one procedure you may
follow:
Begin in the attic. Are there
piles of old newspapers, magazines,
broken furniture, old clothing, and
other combustible items which you
no longer need?
You can take a Spring Clean-Up
step and at the same time elimi
nate potential fire hazards by
throwing out these combustibles.
The same goes for the cellar, if
you have one, utility closets, car
port storage areas. Remember
without prior consultation with you.
and your appointment was unani
mously approved.
‘‘You went to work immediately
and at great trouble and expense
proceeded with Mayor George W.
Dill. Mr. Rufus E. Butner, and
others to prepare proposals, and
did submit them to the commis
sion. You made trips to Wilming
ton and Raleigh in behalf of this,
along with the others named and
our Senator and Representative.
There was nothing left undone that
should have been done.
“You have done an excellent job
and I thank you.’’
Realtors Honor W. B. Chalk
W. B. Chalk, Morehcad City, has
been honored by the Morehcad
City-,Beaufort board of Realtors as
Rcaltor-of-the-Ycar. Garland
Scruggs, past president of the
board, presented a plaque to Mr.
Chalk at a recent luncheon meet
ing at the Rex restaurant.
Speaker at the meeting was Jo
seph F. Schweider, sccretary-treas
urer of the state real estate licens
ing board. Mr. Schweider spoke
on Rules and Regulations of Real
Estate.
He dealt with the obtaining of
salesman and broker licenses, laws
governing real estate salesmen and
brokers, and distributed exams on
salesmen and broker licenses.
At the conclusion of the talk, he
answered questions from his lis
teners.
Gifts of appreciation to him and
Kenneth R. Smith, chairman of the
state licensing board, were pre
sented. The gifts were shirts do
Motion to Go Before
Supreme Court Tomorrow
The county will put a motion be-'
fore the state supreme court to
morrow asking that the court hear,
at its May term, the suit on ap
peal regarding the proposed coun
ty hospital.
Luther Hamilton Jr., county at
torney, cites “general public in
terest" as the reason for hearing
the case prior to the time it nor
mally would be docketed.
His motion points out that start
ing of the suit has prevented sale
of a $100,000 anticipation note.
Funds realized from the sale would
have been used for purchase of
land for the hospital and to pay
the architect, (Jeorge Watts Carr,
for work requested prior to the
time the suit was filed.
Kven though superior court judge
Albert Cowpcr found no basis for
action and threw out the hospital
suit, brought by J. O. Barbour Jr.
and others of Beaufort, the fact
that the hospital is in litigation pre
vented sale of the note.
The attorney general of the state
has joined the county in request
ing the supreme court to hear the
appeal this month.
County commissioners were in
formed of the above at their meet
ing in the courthouse yesterday.
J. I). Potter, county auditor, said
that it will be impossible to re
finance the county debt July 1 as
originally planned. Refinancing
had been approved in order that
funds might be borrowed to meet
the county's share in the cost of
building the hospital.
To do the necessary advertising
and carry out other phases of re
financing, the court suit would
have to be concluded by May 15.
It is doubtful, Mr. Potter said, if
See BOARD, Page 3
many home fires start in stacks of
magazines and papers, discarded
furniture and old rags often supply
the fuel the fire feeds on. Clean
out the outbuildings, too, and make
it fire-safe.
The same goes for the other
rooms in the house. Clean out old
clothes and unneeded papers stor
ed in closets, and put shelves and
cupboards in order.
Keep flammable liquids, such as
turpentine, preferably in tightly
sealed metal containers. Bottles
are likely to break. And do not
store flammable liquids near
source of heat or ignition.
Gasoline should never be used
for any household purpose. Use
qon-cumbustilc cleaning fluids. If
you must keep a quantity of gaso
line on hand for the lawnmower or
outboard motor, keep it in an ap
proved safety can in the garage—
never in a glass jug. And never
smoke in the garage.
When cleaning up the yard, be
careful if you burn leaves. Be
cause yard fires can easily get out
of hand, some cities do not permit
them. Check your local fire de
partment regulations before start
ing such a fire. Some communi
ties require a fire department per
mit. However, if you burn leaves
or trash follow these precautions:
1. Never light an outdoor fire on
a windy day.
2. Set out, and attach, your gar
den hose. Keep it handy until the
fire is completely out.
3. Use a wire niesh basket or a
metal container with a cover to
burn in. Set it well away from
•buildings, fences, dry grass, or
other cumbustiblcs.
4. Keep children away.
5. Stay with your fire until it is
out and the ashes are cool enough
to touch.
nated by Carteret Industries, New- j
port.
Mayor George Dill, Morehead
City, greeted the group. Gordon
C. Willis, president, presided; the
invocation was given by Bill Corey.
Minutes were read by Mrs. George
McNeill, secretary.
The table was centered with,
talisman- roses. Each woman pres
ent was given a corsage of talis
man roses and lilies of the valley,
donated by Mrs. Gordon C. Willis.
Present, in addition to those men
tioned, were Charles L. Stanley,
Joe Beam, Mrs. Joyce Harmon,
W. R. Wrightenberry, Jerry J. Wil
lis, Mrs. Gordon Willis.
Mrs. Bill McDonald, George Mc
Neill, J. P. Harris Jr., Miller W.
Harrell, Mrs. Audrey Nance, Louis
C. Forrest.
Charles H. Freeman, Mrs. Myrtle
Duncan, Mrs. BUI Corey, Mrs. W.
B. Chalk, Rufus Butner and Ward
Ballou.
♦
Ferry Starts
Runs Across
Pamlico Sound
Wilh the* start of operation of the
Atlantic-Oeracoke ferry yesterday,
the State Highway commission en
ters the toll ferrjf business for the
first time.
This is the second season for the
J ferry. Its life looked short this
past winter when the state first
refused to Iwy it and operate it.
Then the state highway commis
sion reconsidered, acquired it from
Dan Taylor and Mis brothers, and
decided to operate it not as a free
ferry, but to charge tolls.
One way fare for a passenger
car and driver is $0.75, adult pas
senger $2.75, children under 12,
$1.4(1. These fares include fed
eral transportation ta\ and are the
same a.s when the fen > w.e op
erated last summer by b l.>lor
brothers.
The forty will operate a no \t
lantic unit! a new tormina m. ce
dar Island is ready. The slate
hopes to have this ready by mid
summer.
When the ferry uses Cedar Is
land, the run to and from Oera
eoke will be reduced to 2'Ai hours
one way. At present, the run re
quires four hours.
The ferry will leave Atlantic
tlaily at 8 a.m., arrive at Ocra
coke at 11:45 a m. She will leave
Oeraeokc at 2 and arrive at At
lantic at 5:45. The ferry is named
the Sea Level, after the native
Carteret community of the Taylor
brothers.
Further information on the fer
ry is available at the chamber of
commerce office, Hotel Fort Ma
con, Morehead City, at D. Mason’s
store, Atlantic, the Sea Level inn
and most lodging places and res
taurants in this area.
Polls to Open
At 6:30 Today
Polls in the town elections will
be open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
today.
Voters are reminded to mark
their ballots carefully. Read in
structions on the ballot before vot
ing.
If you write in the name of a
person for office, the block in front
of the name must also be checked.
Just writing in the name is not
enough.
If a write-in candidate gets a
majority of the votes, he is the win
ning candidate and legally is en
titled to hold, the position to which
he is elected.
Those successful in the Morehead
City election today will meet at 10
a.m. tomorrow at the city hall to
be sworn in. Beaufort’s new offi
cials will take the oath of office
next Monday night at 7:30 at the
town hall.
No information was available on
the swearing in of Newport offi
cials.
Lightning Hits
Beaufort firemen report that
lightning struck an electric motor
in back of the Wade Bros, fish
house during Friday night’s thun
derstorms. There was no damage
to the building although the motor
was destroyed.
W. B. Chalk
. .. given plaque