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« ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 50th YEAR, NO. 41. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1961 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Town Board Asked to OK Tax Statute of Limitations Morehead City commissioners rc fcrred to their attorney, George McNeill, Thursday night a request for endorsement of a bill that would put a 10-ycar statute of lim itations on tax collections. The board said it could probably make a decision on the matter in a week. Herbert Phillips III, attorney, appeared to explain the bill to the board. He said he was represent ing l.uther Hamilton Jr., county attorney. Mr. Phillips stated that Newport, Beaufort and Atlantic Beach, as well as the county, would be in cluded in the bill. If passed, the law would go into effect July 1, 1963. It would pro vide that, after 10 years, if taxes had not been reduced to judgments (legal steps taken to collect) they would be uncollectible. Mr. Phillips said it would, in his opinion, compel taxing units to make concerted efforts to collect taxes. Mayor George Dill com mented that lawyers wouldn’t have to search titles to property back more than 10 years, insofar as taxes are concerned, if the bill passes. W. „C. Wilkins appeared before Equipment Displayed ....................... vAugAWMMyrwjf-wjwjv- ’TP"' : '•" '\ Branches of the armed forces displayed in Morehead City Friday their equipment and weapons. This is a “space” display, featured for the first time this year. The display was at the municipal park, More head City. Beaufort Merchants Thank Units in Friday's Parade . i Women Will Form New Club A group of Democratic women met with Mrs. Garland Scruggs, Morchcad City, Friday morning to organize a Women’s Democratic club in the county. The objective of the club is to promote enthusiastic interest among women in the Democratic party, both on a local and national level. There were tea present: Mrs. John Gainey, Mrs. Champ Lewis, Mrs. Garland Scruggs, Mrs. Hugh Salter, Mrs. Rufus Butncr, Mrs. Al-„ bert Chappell, Mrs. D. F. Merritt, Mrs. Julius Duncan Jr.. Mrs. Ron ald Earl Mason and Mrs. O. Gt. Duke Jr. A nominating committee was ap pointed to present a slate of offi cers at the meeting in June. The June meeting will be held at the courthouse. Mrs. Doris Cromartie, vice-chairman of the state Demo cratic executive committee, is ex pected to attned. Announcement of the time will be made later. High Point Club Sponsors Talent Search The Woman’s club of High Point is sponsoring this year the sev enth annual Tarheel Talent Search. Auditions will be held Aug. 12 at 9Na.m. at the High Point college auditorium. Registrants are required to send their name, address, telephone number and classification of tal ent to Chairman, Tar Heel Talent Search, High Point. Contestants must be residents of North Caro lina and amateurs between 15 and 25. Prizes of $50 savings bonds the hoard to state that he felt the town was overcharging him privi lege tax. He said that he believes, since he has started paying the tax, that the town has overcharg ed him $240. The matter was re ferred to the town attorney. S. C. Holloway, finance commis sioner, said that the town is still within its budget for the current fiscal year. The general fund bal ance was $10,906.48 through May 12 and all bills had been paid. He expressed the hope that the town would be able to end the current fiscal year without borrowing any money from the debt service fund. It was reported that the Car teret Collection agency had col lected $928.16 in delinquent per sonal property taxes. The agency gets a 25 per cent commission on all taxes collected. The board approved a motion to investigate the possibility of the town’s requiring a quarantine of dogs for a to-be-determined period to enable the town to get rid of dogs that are not locked up. The motion is to be investigated further by the attorney. Mr. Mc Neill was re-employed as town at torney at a salary of $75 monthly. Bids from two auditors were I ■ The Beaufort Merchants associa tion has expressed appreciation to everyone who took part in the Arm ed Forces Day parade in Beaufort Friday afternoon. F'rank Cassiano of Morehead City was county pa rade chairman and Holden Ballou was Beaufort parade chairman. The merchants thanked the Sec ond Mairne Aircraft Wing band, the combined Second MAW and MCAS honor guards, the Woman Marine platoon, all from Cherry Point, the company from the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg. Force troops, FMF Atlantic, drum and bugle corps, and Co. L, third battalion, Second Marines, all from Camp Lejeune, the More head City National Guard unit, the Coast ‘Guardsmen from Fort Ma con, and high school bands from Phaufort, W. S. King, Queen Street and* Morehead City schools. After the parade, refreshments were served the participants. The refreshments were donated by American Bakeries, Do-Nut House, PepsiCola, and Tom’s Peanuts. They were served by Linda Lewis, Gerri Willis and Carol Betters of Beaufort. Youth Stealing Phone Booth Coins Arrested Joel S. Gardner, 18, route 2 New Bern, was arrested in Havelock Saturday night and charged with breaking into pay telephone coin containers. Making the anrest were Craven county deputy sher iff Ray Boyd and Havelock police chief Ernest Conner. Gardner is also wanted in this county for breaking into two tele phone boxes at Newport recently. Sheriff Hugh Salter said Gardner will be returned to Carteret for prosecution. On Committees , Carteret’s two representatives in the general assembly are serving wMb^inanc^ut^ommitteg^ opened. A. lw. Pullen & l,o.. Mew Bern, bid $6 an hour on a senior accountant’s doing the work and $5 for an assistant. Williams and Wall bid $40 a day on doing the work and set a $1,000 maximum. The board requested that a repre sentative of the New Bern firm meet with them to discuss its bid further. Commissioner D. J. Hall said the town needs a new fire truck and he felt that with the funds sav ed from the previous year and what could be put in his budget this year, the truck could be or dered. Federal funds appropriated for an armory in Morehead City were discussed. Mayor Dill said that the town would have to find about $16,000 in matching funds. He ex pressed the opinion that it would be possible to borrow the money when the time comes. He remarked that the armory would be under complete control of the National Guard, but the Guard could rent the building for any activities it wished. Attending the meeting, in addi tion to those mentioned, were com missioners Bud Dixon, Husscll Out law and Dom Femia. Two Boys Hurt In Sunday Crash A Corvette sports car was demol ished and two persons were seri ously injured in an accident at 8:45 p.m. Sunday on the Merrimon road. Injured arc Jackie Simpson, Beaufort, and Andrew Reels, Mer rimon. Highway patrolman W. E. Pick are said John C. Gaskill of Beau fort was the driver of the car. It failed to make a curve, ran off the road, up a ditch and turned over. Gaskill and his two passengers were thrown out. Or. John Morris said yesterday that both Simpson and Reels, in the Morchead City hospital, had suffered severe head injuries and were in critical condition. Gaskill was not hurt. The patrolman said the car broke into pieces. Charges against Gas kill are pending. Morehead City Youth To Appear on Program Scheduled to appear between 7 and 7:30 a.m. tomorrow on the Carolina Today program, WNCT, is Fred Oglesby, specialist fourth class. Fred, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thom as Oglesby, Morehead City, was interviewed in Germany and the film of the interview is to be shown as a part of the tv program, ac cording to information from WNCT program directors. Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, May 23 2:12 ap.m. 9:11 a. 3:08 p.m. 9:41 p. Wednesday, May 24 3:06 a.m. 10:00 a m. 4:00 p.m. 10:32 p.m. 3 3 Judge Says Beaufort Has to Provide Sewage Service to Outlying Section 1 Rotary Honors Visitor m ii James Hutchins, right, of Ux bridge, England, was presented the Beaufort Rotary club Good Neighbor Award Tuesday night at the club meeting at the Scout building. Club president llold en Ballou, left, made the pres entation. The award, in the form of a Migrant Ministry Committee Will Meet for Luncheon Tomorrow A J. V. Waters Suggests Name Change to Board J. V. Waters, street superinten dent, appeared before the More head City town board Thursday night and expressed the hope that the board would see fit to change the name of his department from “street” to “public works.” He said people have the idea that “street department” encom passes street work only when ac tually it covers sanitation (garbage collection) and sewer services. In the election campaign, he sajd it was stated that the “street department spends $60,000 a year.” The money was spent as follows, according to a report he gave the board: for sewer work $4,747.92, sanitation (garbage collection and mosquito control) $23,793.18, and streets, $28,487.15. Revenue received by the street department (includes Powell street funds, rental of equipment, etc.), $29,930.26. Mr. Waters said that See PUBLIC WORKS, Page 7 League Officials Confer With Morehead Board John Morrissey and Jim Burgess of the League of Municipalities niet yesterday morning at the Morehead City municipal building with Morehead City town commis sioners. Mr. Burgess will be here this week to investigate the operations of each municipal department and put in writing what each depart ment does and the responsibilities of the head of the department. Mr. Morrissey said that every town is confronted with the prob lem of how to get the most out of the machinery of town govern ment. After Mr. Burgess’s survey, he said that the commissioners have to make a hard decision as to whether the town's form of gov ernment should be changed and the possibility of giving up some of their present powers. He posed the questions, does the old form of government lend itself to a modern town; should one per son be responsible for town opera tion; is the commissioner-heading each-department idea out of date? Mr. Burgess suggested that an administrative officer could be in loving cup, was given in recog nition of Mr. Hutchins' contribu tion toward promoting better in ternational relations between his club and the American clubs he has visited. The Englishman visited the Beaufort and Morolread City clubs while in Carteret as the The county migrant ministry < committee, the migrant minister. Harry Patterson, and his wife will meet at noon tomorrow for lunch eon in the Eure building, Ann Street Methodist church, Beaufort. The luncheon will be served by three members of Circle No. 9 of the church and will be $1 a person. The circle members are Mrs. Jeth ro Quidley, Mrs. Geddy Bennett and Mrs. Clinton Lewis. At the migrant committee meet ing Thursday at the Eure building, the Rev. .J. P. Mansfield, chair man, showed committee members the trailer set up to be taken throughout the migrant camps to give medical service to the mi grants. He said several doctors of the county and nurses have agreed to make the trip with the trailer one night a week, from 7:30 p.m. un til 9. According to Miss Georgia P. Hugljes, welfare superintendent, two •‘homemakers” are now at work in the camp. One is Mrs. Harry Patterson and the other Mrs. Cary Johnson. They teach good homcmaking habits, how to care for children and are paid by the state depart ment of public welfare. Bible school supplies and health kits are arriving at the Ann Street See MIGRANTS, Page 2 clerk-manager or town administra tor. In small towns, he said, the responsibility is usually given the town clerk. In most instances, he said in an swer to a question, the administra tor does not have the power to hire and fire. He said the board would make decisions and the clerk or whoever has the job, would carry out the will of the board. lie said it would be this officer’s duty to consult with department, heads and draw up the budget an nually. Mr. Burgess added that it would be desirable for board members to draw up their work program at the beginning of each year. Mr. Morrissey said that to change the form of operation would require no bill-passing in Raleigh. Mr. Burgess said he had no in tention of making a recommenda tion for either a clerk-manager type of government or city man ager. He then went into detail with the commissioners as to bow he would make his survey. Mayor George Dill presided. Commissioners present were S. C. guest of Mrs. H. D. McFarlane and Miss Florence Pigott , of Gloucester. He and his wife left Wednesday and planned to make several more stops in this coun try before returning to England. The cup was engraved "Beau fort Rotary Club, Good Neigh bor Award, 1961, Jim Hutchins.” Court Will Review Hospital Case Today The state supreme court will re view today a case concerning the proposed Carteret county hospital. The case was taken on appeal to the high court after superior court judge Albert W. Cowper last month dismissed a suit filed by J. O. Bar bour and others of Beaufort. The complainants asked that the courts restrain the county from borrowing money to build a hos pital and cited several reasons why the hospital should not be built on the Earle Webb site selected by the commissioners. Luther Hamilton Jr., attorney for the county, said that the supreme court decision should be forthcom ing in a short time. The court was petitioned to review the case soon er than it would have had the case been docketed according to normal procedure. The legal delay has, however, made it impossible for the county to carry through with the hospital program this year. Shrimp Season To Open Monday The shrimp season in state-con trolled waters of the coast will open at 1 minute after midnight Sunday, at 12:01 a.m. Monday, May 29, according to C. G. Hol land, state fisheries commissioner. But certain waters will remain closed. The decision to open the season was made yesterday morning. It is opening about a week later this year than it did last. The following areas will be closed: Newport river, Bill's creek. Graham creek, Harlowe and Oyster creek, Cross Rocks, "all of the bays and creeks in back,” Core sound, including North river and Ward's creek, all of the tributaries of Bogue sound, including the White Oak river and Queen’s creek and all other areas that are pro ducing small shrimp. Barring these areas to shrimp ers will enable the young shrimp 'in them to grow to marketable size, according to the commis sioner. Shrimp now being marketed are Hearing Held at New Bern Thursday Afternoon Judge. Albert Cowper ruled Thursday at New Bern that Beaufort cannot proceed with its plan to annex outlying areas without providing sewage service to those areas. The judge further stated, however, that those areas al ready served by sewer lines (there are two small sections of this type) could be annexed. The hearing took place Thursday afternoon in the Craven' county courthouse where judge Cowper has been holding superior court. It was another procedure in the suit filed by G. W. Huntley Jr. and others who live out of town, to pre vent the town from expanding by adopting an ordinance to effect the expansion. The case has been pending for more than a year. Town attorney Claud Wheatly and Gene Smith, attorney for Hunt ley and others; agreed to draw an order setting forth the judge's rul ing, which the judge is expected to sign within a few days. Mr. Wheatly Contended that none of the evidence protesting the town's action stipulated how any individual property owner would be damaged if taken in town. Mr. Smith said the supreme court had already ruled on that point, in fav or of his clients. Mr. Smith said that in the town's plans for expansion, they make no provision for extending sewer lines, have not indicated that con tracts have been entered into for extension of such lines, and that to substitute septic tank cleaning does not fulfill the law because the town would have to buy the septic tanks now being U6ed by the property owners. Mr. Smith further argued: 1. Town has not showed that the area proposed for annexation is 60 per cent developed for urban pur pose^ 2. 'The town sets forth no manner in which it intends to finance tciti nicipal services to the outlying area (no bond election was held that would indicate funds were be ing borrowed for this purpose). а. The town has no funds and is “virtually insolvent financially. ” After 60 per cent of the time for repaying its bonded debt has lapsed, less than a fourth of that debt has been repaid, he said. 4. The water company has al ready extended lines into the area proposed for annexation and the people there have paid for them. 5. Joining the town would be detrimental to the residents inso far as street maintenance and pav ing is concerned. The town has indicated in its expansion program no plan for maintenance. б. No storm drainage has been proposed. 7. No provision for a fire alarm system or fire hydrants has been made. 8. Town’s proposal to add one town employee and provide other serviees, including garbage collec tion, for $9,000 is “not realistic.” Mr. Smith summed up his argu ments by saying that the town has failed to follow the law which re quires that it show how it will pro vide major services in the to-be annexed areas. Mr. Wheatly’s major argument against the sewer question was that the present town system is "outlawed” by the state stream sanitation regulations. He contended that Mr. Smith has only two arguments: Has the town failed on the sewage question and has the town failed to show how it will pay for such sewage if in stalled? “We can’t buy septic tanks al ready in use there unless we buy a man’s property,” Mr. Wheatly said. “But we’re trying to offer them service.” (The town has equipment to flush and clean sep tic tanks and grease traps). Mr. Wheatly said that as of Jan. 1, 1964, the town must stop dump ing its sewage into surrounding waters. “After that date, it will be illegal to flush a commode in the town of Beaufort,” Mr. Wheat ly said. “The outlying areas serv See HEARING, Page 4 Bids Opened; Commission Discusses Summer Program Bids on the proposed recreation center at W. S. King school, More head City, were opened Thursday night at the meeting of the More head City recreation commission, but no decision was made. Plans were outlined for the com ing summer program- The Negro program, directed by Clarence Monroe, will be under way during the week, from 1 to 4 p.m. start ing June 12, with dancing two nights a week. County NCEA Unit Installs New Officers Officers of the county unit of the North Carolina Education associa tion wore installed at the annual NCEA meeting Saturday night at the Biltmore hotel, Morehead City. They are Joseph Owens, Smyrna, president; Mrs. Hester Mason, Newport, vice-president; Mrs. Nel lie Willis, Smyrna, secretary, and Mrs. Emma Wade, Markers .stand, treasurer. They were installed by R. L. Fritz. Beaufort, past president of the NCEA. The installation concluded a tur key dinner and a program ar ranged by Ralph Wade, Morehead City. Group singing was led by Mr. Wade with Mrs. Leland Day, More head City as pianist. Mrs. Pearl Alligood, Smyrna, gave an original recitation on how much children learn in school. H. I,. Joslyn, county superin tendent of schools, sang a solo, When Big Profunda Sang Low C, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. | Joslyu* Mrs. Bill Lockard, teacher at Morehead City school, sang Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, accompanied by her husband at the piano. Miss Renee Kemp gave several read ings, Thoughts on Teaching, from the Bible, from the book, The Prophet, and Henry Van Dyke's Tribute to the Unknown Teacher. Lenwood Lee, retiring president of the organization, gave the wel come and introduced guests. They were Mr. and Mrs. Moses Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Safrit and T. B. Allen. Mr. Howard is chair man of the board of county com missioners and Mr. Safrit and Mr. Sec NCEA, Page 2 Mother Gets Additional $115 Mrs. Henry Godette of Adams Creek, whose family is being help ed through a fund established by THE NEWS-TIMES, was presented a check for $115.25 Saturday at Morehead City hospital. Mrs. Godcttc’s son, Therman, 9, remains in serious condition at the hospital, where he is recovering from lockjaw. Daniel, 5, another son, was killed by a car Sunday, May 14. When she received the check, Mrs. Godette said she was ex tremely grateful to everyone. “I just didn’t know what we would do, so I prayed to the Lord to send us some help. 1 am so thankful,” the mother said. A total of $195.25 has been donat ed to the family. Contributions continue to come to the newspaper office. Persons who would like to assist the family in the crisis are invited to mail their donation to THE NEWS-TIMES. Checks may be made payable to the newspaper and earmarked for the Godette family. The hospital reported yesterday that Therman’s condition is slight ly improved. He can control his muscles a little better and is tak ing some nourishment through his mouth. will be Mrs. Mamie Taylor, direc tor. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to noon with Wednesday and Friday nights for dancing. The summer programs will end July 29. Mr. Monroe will have an assistant, yet to be employed. As sisting Mrs. Taylor will be Mrs. Roper Van Horn and Jim Swann, a physical education student at State college, who was a member of the recreation staff last sum mer. to train m
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