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ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES 50th YEAR, NO. 86. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1961 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS No-Driver Truck Causes Death Of Pedestrian • Mrs. Hannah Willis, 88, Dies in Hospital 9 Funeral Conducted Yesterday The funeral service for Mrs. Hannah Moore Willis, 88, Salter Path, who died as the result of a freak accident Tuesday night, was conducted at 1 p m. Thursday at Salter Path. Mrs. Willis died at Morehead City hospital after^ she was run over by a driverless truck at 6:30 p.m. Patrolman J. W. Sykes investi gated but the fatality will not go down in traffic records because it occurred on private property. According to the patrolman, a 1961 Chevrolet pickup truck, park ed about 50 feet from the Salter Path road and in a lot west of Steve Guthrie’s store, rolled back wards and struck Mrs. Willis, who was crossing from one yard to an other. The truck was owned by Claudie W. Gray, route 4 Goldsboro. He and another man were sitting in the truck talking. They were there about 10 minutes, the patrolman said, then got out and went in the store. The truck motor was not run ning, and the truck was not in gear. It was headed toward the Salter Path rOad. (The land slopes away from both sides of the road). Elmer Lee Nixon, who lives be hind the Guthrie store, said he saw the truck start to roll and saw the woman crossing behind it, but couldn’t get either to the truck or Mrs. Willis before it ran over her. She was rushed to the Morehead City hospital in the Dill ambu lance. It is not known what part of the truck hit her, but she was in critical condition. Officiating at the funeral was the Rev. J. M. Russell, pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness chiucij, Salter Path. Burial was in -Gales Creek cemetery. Survivers are a daughter, Mrs. Addie Guthrie; a son, Kenneth Moore; three sisters, Mrs. Charlie Willis, Mrs. Laura Smith, Mrs. George Smith, all of Salter Path, and 10 grandchildren. 12th District JC's Endorse Port Bonds The Nov. 7 state-improvement bond referendum, which includes a $13V£ million port-improvement proposal, received unanimous en dorsement of 12th district Jaycees at a district meeting Tuesday night at Havelock. Jaycee members from Kinston, Jacksonville, Kenansville, More head City, Beaufort, New Bern, Havelock, Warsaw, Richlands, Rose HiO and Snow Hill gathered to hear an address from Congressman David N. Henderson and to en dorse the bond issue. Attending /rom the Morehead City Jaycee club were Bill Single ton, Thomas Ballou, L. E. Kelly, Keith Oates, Thomas Olsen, Gor don Willis Jr., George Whittle Jr., and Joe Beam. A. T. Piner of the Carteret Towing Co. also attended as a guest of Morehead City Jay cees. Weathermen Commended Sam F. D. Duke, meteorolog-' ist In charge of the U. S. Weath er Bureau, Wilmington, has sent a letter of thanks to chief Bill Moore and the Atlantic Beach po lite department for their help to the. weaMjwr: bureau during the si*.-. _ Fort Gets 'New* Cannon mm—-niT" -nrrirr'ir UiLM An exact replica of a Civil War I cannon that Confederate troops | set up at Fort Macon in 1861 to j protect the fort wharf has been received by Fort Macon, an- j nounces park superintendent Ray i Pardue. The Cannon, a six-pounder, ■ was reproduced by the Industries 1 Division, Department of Correc- I First Food Distribution Will be Tuesday, Nov. 14 WELCOME SOUTH DAYTON PHANTOMS to the Blue Marlin Bowl Morehead City Officer Joins Sheriff's Staff Capt. Carl Bunch of the More head City police force has resigned to accept a position as deputy in the sheriff’s department, Captain Bunch will start his new duties tomorrow. Herbert Griffin, Morehead City police chief, says that no one has been added as yet to the town police department to fill the vacancy created by the resignation. A vacancy in the sheriff’s de partment occurred when chief dep uty Robert Bell became sheriff two months ago. C. H. Davis is chief deputy and Billy Smith dep uty. Radio Club to Meet Carteret Coastal Communicators, citizens’ band radio operators, will meet at 7:30 tonight at the fire sta tion, Beaufort. threat of Hurricane Esther. In his letter, Mr. Duke said, “Your frequent reports of wind, weather, pressure, tides, water levels, state of sea, etc., were most helpful and guided us in the forecasts and statements we issued. All of your reports ware _ ._ ■• tion, Lorton, Va. All of the can non with the exception of the solid brass barrel, was restor ed. Cost of the restoration was approximately $950. The cannon has been placed in what is believed to have been the exact spot where it was orig inally set up in 1861 to protect the fort from assault. ' C. Z. Chappell, Beaufort, in charge of distributing surplus food for the county, announced Wednes day that the first day of food dis tribution will be Tuesday, Nov. 14. Assisting Mr. Chappell at the food distribution center will be Paul Jones and Pete Becton. The center is at the former C. D. Jones store, Front street, Beaufort. The food will be distributed on weekdays only and at present it is contemplated that the dlstrito* tion can be made in two weeks. This two-week period will be set aside for giving out food each month, from November through April. Miss Georgie Hughes, welfare superintendent, through whose of fice applications for food are made, said that applications have not been coming in fast. Other counties taking part in the program state that many applica tions are filed after the first dis tribution. County Men to Attend Meeting of Log Rollers C. C. Faglie of Morehcad City camp 188 and Claude A. Henderson of Newport camp 336, Woodmen of the World, will take part in pro grams to be presented Thursday when the Bright Belt Log Rolling association of WOW meets at Rocky Mount. The meeting will get under way at 4:30 p.m. at Bullock's Barbecue House. Over 250 delegates are ex pected. Henderson, who serves' as treasurer of the association, will participate in the afternoon pro gram and Faglie will take part in the evening session. Other delegates from Morehcad City are Earl Taylor, Lester Turn age, Gerald Phillips and Ronald Vail. sent directly to the hurricane forecast center in Miami where they were studied and used in preparing the advisories and bulletins on the storm.” A picture of the weather in struments in the beach town hall appears above. 4-H Foundation Flashes Green Light On Raising Funds for Camp in County Site Approved; Carteret Leaders Reveal Plans Mapped Tuesday night was the program for raising funds for a 4-H camp in the county. The site proposed for the camp, and approved by the state 4-H Foundation, is 125 acres with sandy beaches and woodlands, at the entrance from the Neuse river into Adams creek. Located in the Merrimon section, it offers Realtors Report On Convention • Speakers Tell How Communism Grows • Warning Voiced On Control of Land W. B. Chalk, Morehead City, and B. G. (Rick) Wrightenberry, At lantic Beach, spoke' at the meet ing of the Morehead-Beaufort Real tors board Tuesday noon at Flem ing’s restaurant. They gave a report on the 40th annual North Carolina and 14th national regional realtors conven tion at Asheville last week. Two speakers at the convention, Bill Powell, national president, Des Moines, la., and Clarence Manion, former dean of law at the University of Notre Dame, both spoke on the increase in govern ment control of land in this coun try. Dean Manion pointed out that land is important because every source of wealth is attached to the land, whether it be resources be neath or man-made structures above. When land is in private bands, citizens can control it, he salff, but more and more govern ment control of the land brings communism. Government-owned land consists of national forests, federal high ways, plus all the so-called “pri vately-owned” land and buildings on which the government holds mortgages. , The former dean of law, founder of the Manion Forum, an anti-so cialist organization, pointed out that government control is exer cised through every mortgage it holds. In Urban renewal, area redevel opment — all such government programs serve to eliminate some individual freedoms and put more control in the hands of the gov ernment, the speaker commented. He likened government to fire, useful to man, but when out of control, terrible. When it gets out of control, it explodes. Dean Man ion said that is what is happening to the United States in regard to Communism. He quoted Khrushchev who said that Russia can’t expect the United States to jump to communism all at once, but if fed in small doses, the people will one day find them selves under communism. Gordon C. Willis, Morehead City, president of the board, presided at the monthly meeting of the real tors. Sixteen attended. The board hopes to have the state realtors’ organization meet in convention at Morehead City in the next couple years. Beaufort JC's Back Port Issue Beaufort Jaycees, meeting at the Scout building Monday night, en dorsed the Nov. 7 ports bond refer endum. Joe Beam and L. E. Kelly of the Morchcad City club attend ed Monday night's meeting and urged the Beaufort club to support the issue. Jaycees will be on duty election day furnishing transportation to the polls for those who don’t have rides. To get transportation to the polls, voters are asked to call the Beaufort theatre, PA8-4483. lames Green reported that the flare kit project is progressing sat isfactorily. The kits are available in Beaufort at Rose’s variety store, Lawrence’s 66 station, the Beaufort theatre, Ann Street Esso station or from any member of the Jaycees. The kits are being given away for a $1 donation. Also under way is a project to publish a weekly circular of Jay cee activities. The circular will be distributed to club members, the press and radio. The club is currently participat ing in three statewide Jaycee pro grams, the Tar Hel Corp., the Spoke program and the Sparkplug award program. Menibers hope to gain recognition for the commun ity and for the club by participa tion in these projects. •opportunities for outdoor recrea tion, bathing, boating, fishing, woodcraft, hiking, archery and other camp activities. Site of the proposed 4 II camp was originally the Horse Pond near Newport, but this involved use of nationally-owned forest land on which a lease could bo obtained for only 20 years. Camp developers felt this was too short a time to risk on a $200,000 investment, cost of developing the camp. L. Karl Lewis, Morehead City, who is active in 4-H work and has been spearheading the camp pro ject, said that a concentrated ef fort will be made to raise as much money as possible, locally, toward the camp. i “If we can get nickels, dimes and dollars from everyone here, we/tiave a better chance — even some promises — of much larger donations from elsewhere. But we have to show that we are willing to do, financially, as much as we can on the county level,” Mr. Lewis remarked. Appointed in communities throughout the county will be lead ers who are capable of ably repre senting the 4-H Foundation, a com paratively new organization in the state formed to promote 4-H activi ties. Some have already been appoint ed and, with the title of “Colonel'’ will obtain captains, lieutenants and others to work under them in contacting every resident for con tributions toward the camp, Mr. ,Lewis explained. • Appointed Tuesday night were Roy T. Garner, Newport; Milton Truckner, White Oak; Mrs. E. C. McLawhorn, Harlowe; Dr. Herbert Webb, Sea Level; Blakely Pond, Smyrna school district; and W. H. Potter, Beaufort. The Morehead City-Atlantic Beach leader is yet to be appointed. Funds collected are tax deducti ble and will be turned over to the 4-H Development Fund, Inc., ear marked for development of the 4-H camp in this county. “Carteret is most fortunate to be selected as a site for a camp,” Mr. Lewis remarked, “We were in competition with many other coun ties and had to do a selling job to get the OK of the 4-H Foundation to establish one in this county.” There are three 4-H camps in the state. They can accommodate only a very small proportion of the 4 H’ers who want to camp each sum mer. Four-H club membership statewide is 160,000. Walter Teich, a director of the state 4-H Foundation says, “The establishment of a 4-H camp in the county could be considered in the same light as any small industry. It offers payroll, purchase from lo cal merchants of supplies, attracts children, parents and their rela tives from all over the state who in turn leave their, mark on our com munity from an economic stand point. “From an idealistic viewpoint, everyone of us would have the sat isfaction of knowing that we are helping future generations become better citizens through their asso ciation with the meritorious organ ization, 4-H—Head, Heart, Hands and Health.” Attending Tuesday night’s meet ing at the REA building, Morehead City, were Mrs. Merle Swicegood, of the extension service, State Col lege; Frank Langdale, Mrs. Atlce McCabe Mr. Teich, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Pond, Mr. Potter, Mrs. Floy Garner, R. M. Williams and David Warrick. Mrs. Garner, Mr. Williams and Mr. Warrick are extension service 4-H leaders in this county. USCG Called To Assist Ketch Fort Macon Coast Guardsmen were called out Wednesday morn ing to assist in refloating a 60-foot ketch aground in Pamlico river. The ketch touched bottom near Long Point marker No. 9 and was refloated by the Hobucken light attendant station boat, before the Fort Macon 40-footer arrived on the scene. The ketch was owned by Hobart A. H. Cook, Long Island, N. Y., and was enroutc tb Florida. Alex P. Statenhaver, Miami, was the boat’s operator. Crewmen on the Fort Macon 40 footer were James H. Pittman, BM-1; Alphine Quinn, BM-1; Reth el Brannon, EN-3; and Harold Hos ley, SN. Tree Symbolizes Hope for Peace mmjthLM : I3 aZv:T Beaufort mayor W. H. (Piggie) Potter plants a tree in Beaufort Tuesday during ceremonies marking the 16th anniversary of the United Nations. The tree, a Japanese flowering cherry, was presented by the Seaspray Garden club. It symbolizes a living hope for world peace through the United Nations. Watch ing the planting are left to right, the Rev. D. L. Fouls, the Rev. Edward Sharp, and Mrs. Harry Wil lis, Mrs. Martin Willis and Mrs. George Snooks of the Seaspray Garden club. Newport Group Asks State Planning Divisions Opinion of School Plan County Board Backs Port Bonds County commissioners have endorsed the proposed port bond issue. The commissioners approved a resolution of endorsement when contacted by phone Monday by the chairman of the board, Moses Howard. The resolution points out that coastal and inland wat erways are one of the state’s greatest assets and state ports are lagging in development be cause funds are needed to ex pand. The resolution also points out that the ports generate more than a million dollars monthly in the state’s economy. The port bond issue, along with nine other proposals for borrowing money, will be voted on Nov. 7. Show to Raise Money for Band To raise funds to help send the band to Miami, Fla., New Year’s Day to participate in Orange Bowl festivities, the Beaufort high school band will sponsor a talent show at the school at 8 p.m. Nov. 10. Numbers for the show will cover a variety of talents—dancing, sing ing, baton twirling, ballet and pan tomime. The east of A Night in Paris, that was staged at last year’s junior-senior banquet at Beaufort high school, will repeat the show. Also scheduled to perform arc the Jacksonville Cloggers, teenage square dancers who appear weekly on television. Mrs. Dorothy Jo Thompson will direct the show. Admissions of $1 and 25 cents will be charged. Theatre to Stage Night of Plays In appreciation for the support given the Carteret Community theatre, the theatre will present a Night of Plays Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the Morehead City recreation center. Admission will be free. Curtain will be at 8. Four short plays, written by theatre members, will be present ed, according to Mrs. Tressa Vick ers, theatre president. Tressa’s Trilogy, three plays by Mrs. Vickers, consist of a suspense drama, a tragedy, and a comedy. An old-time melodrama is the fourth, written by Miss Ruth Peel ing. Night of Plays will be the first production of the theatre this sea son. * The Newport Parent-Teacher as-t sociation this week sent a letter of inquiry to Dr. J. L. Pierce, di rector of the division of school planning, Raleigh. The letter ap pears below. A committee of Newport citizens, organized through the PTA, draft ed within the past year a plan for reorganization of school districts' in the county. Generally known as "the New port plan,” it advocates consolida tion of the districts into three, east, central and west. The county board of education announced in August that the state planning division advocates the plan of consolidating Newport and Morehcad City schools, Beaufort and Smyrna, and improvement at the Atlantic school. When the committee from the state planning division made its survey prior to issuing its report, the Newport group asked that it look also at the Newport proposal. The committee made no refer ence to the Newport proposal in its August report. The Newport group, according to Hairy Mizclle, who is a member of the Newport, com mittee, says it docs not know whether the committee considered the proposal and rejected it or whether the state committee is not yet aware of what the proposal is. The letter to Dr. Pierce follows: Newport Parent-Teacher Association Newport Schbol District Newport, North Carolina October 18, 1961 Dr. J. L. Pierce, Director Division of School Planning Department of Public Instruction Raleigh, North Carolina Dear Dr. Pierce: Reference is made to your letter of August 2, 1961 to Mr. H. L. Jos lyn. Superintendent, Carteret Coun ty Schools, in which you made a summation of the school conditions in Carteret County relative to pro posals made by your Department in May, 1958 (later refuted by a county-wide Bond Election). The proposed two-school plan —consoli dation of Beaufort-Smyrna and of Newport-Morehead City — as sub mitted by the County Board of Ed ucation was so undesirable that See SCHOOL PLAN, Page 7 Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Oct. 27 10:39 a.m. 4:18 a m. 11:24 p.m. 5:13 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 11:33 a.m. 5:01 a.m. 5:47 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 12:07 a.m. 5:49 a.m. 12:24 p.m. 6:44 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 12:59 a.m. 6:51 a.m. 1:13 p.m. 7:48 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 J:51 a.m. 8:04 a.m. , 2:04 p.m. 8:50 p.m. ► R. R. Barbour Offers Another Hospital Site R. R. Barbour, Morehead City, has offered the county another 20'/i-acre site for the proposed county hospital. Noting that the county turned down Mr. Barbour’s original offer because it would involve paving a road to it, Mr. Barbour is now offering a site on the Country Club road (Crab Point-Mansfield high way). The east boundary is "a few feet west” of the western boundary of the Morehead City Country club. Mr. Barbour says, “It is approxi mately one mile east of the junc tion of NC Highway 24 and High way 70, is west of Morehead City and the people in the western part of the county will have a paved road, without the necessity of go ing through Morehead City, direct ly to the hospital.” Mr. Barbour points out that tVe site can be reached from the east by using “Country Club Boulevard which is through my property” or the Crab Point road which turns north from Bridges Street, More head City. He offers the land without charge providing construction starts with in two years from the date the deed is transmitted to the county. Mr. Barbour said he will submit the deed to the county board upon acceptance of the offer. He also said he would consider selling the county additional land if it were needed. Warm Weather Returns; Tides High Stamcy t)avis, weather observer, reports that temperatures in the county climbed back to unseasonal highs, following a cold front the first part of the week. A full moon and extremely high tides, 2 feet above normal, have accompanied the ideal autumn weather. Temperature ranges and wind di rections. Monday through Wednes day, follow: Monday . 65 50 NW Wednesday . 74 52 SW Girl Scout Leaders Meet Girl Scout leaders met at the civic center, Morehead City, Wed nesday morning, but the meeting has been rescheduled because so few were present. It was errone ously announced in Tuesday’s pa per that the meeting was for Boy Scout leaders. New date of the Girl Scout meeting wiU be an nounced. High Low Wind Tuesday 68 46 NW -
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