ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES - 61st YEAR, NO. 2. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1962 This bulkling, the new Elks lodge in Morehead City, will be dedicated at 3 p.m. Sunday and will be followed by an open house and tea. The building, at 2904 Arendell St., replaces tke old lodge home, 1002 Arendell St. The public is welcome at Sunday’s events, announces L. G. Dunn, exalted ruler. Newport Commissioners Discuss Extension of Service to New Area 4 VFW Post Gives Out Its Profits Proceeds from holiday turkey shoots, sponsored by the Beaufort VFW, will be used to sponsor Lit tle League ball teams, feed needy children at school cafeterias and improve the post home. At Monday night’s meeting at the post home, highway 101, Wil liam T. McKay, chairman of the turkey shoot committee, reported a profit of $481.20. The post expressed its thanks to Mr. McKay and non-VFW mem bers who helped make the turkey shoots a success. Queen Street, Beaufort and More head City school cafeterias will re ceive $30 each. An equal amount will be given the cafeterias of W. S. King, Camp Glenn and Newport schools in the near futurtu Atlantic. Smyrna and Markers Island schools received $30 each in November. Mr. McKay, chairman of the en tertainment committee for the 4th District meeting to be held Jan. 27 28 at Beaufort, was authorized to get the supplies needed for the meeting. * Lloyd T. Nalley, formerly of post 1044, Greenville, S. C., was ac cepted as a member of the Beau fort post. The next meeting will be Mon day, Jan. 15. \ * ■ • Maj. C. A. Speed Speaks to Club Maj. Charles A. Speed, director of the safety division of the North Carolina Highway patrol, was the guest speaker at last week’s meet ing of the Morehead City Rotary club at the Rex restaurant. Major Speed talked on the gen eral aspects of traffic safety prob lems with particular emphasis on an individual’s behavior behind the wheel of an automobile. Speaking of the drinking driver, be said that alcohol is a factor in SO per cent of all fatal accidents on North Carolina highways. Major Speed said that obtaining a driv er’s license is a privilege instead of a constitutional right and once that privilege has been abused, the license should be taken away. Major Speed was introduced by Dr. John Morris, who recently was elected to the board of directors of the North Carolina Traffic Safe ty council, a body setup by Gov ernor Sanford to study ways and means of cutting down traffic, acci dents. New Executive Officer r. Reports to Fort Macon Lt Aristides 'K. IMnihotu has reported to Fort Macon Coast Guard station where he holds the position of executive officer,, ac cording to Lt. John Riddell, dhm mending officer. He replaces Lt. Ken Depperman, who was trans ferred several months ago. Before coming to • Fort Macon, lieutenant Manthous was in charge of a loran station in the Mediter ranean area. He and his wife are living in Mansfield Park. Scouts Plan Formation f Drum-Bugle Corps Scout drum and bugle . be organized Saturday school, announces Ed Nelson, district Scout the Carteret district front of should meet in t 9 a.m. Mr. help wUl the boys after Newport town commissioners, meeting Tuesday night at the town hall, discussed extension of town facilities to include the area which became part of the town Monday. Street commissioner Steve Smith reported that nine new mercury vapor street lights have been or dered. Eight will be placed in the newly-annexed area and one at the intersection of Haskett and New Bern streets. Police chief Dan Bell was ad vised where the town garbage truck may stop. The board agreed that the truck can travel on private property where there is a circle drive or through alley, providing there is written permission from the resident. Park Avenue, South Street and Lakeview Drive were officially adopted and Roberts Street was confirmed as names of streets in the new area. Mayor Loan Mann Jr. reported that laying of water mains in the new area is scheduled to begin in April. ' * - - • The board- discussed grading, of streets in the Lemuel Matin prop* erty and agreed to ask that some of the streets be renamed to avoid conflict with others in town. The streets will be graded, to meet re quirements for Powell bill funds, in the near future. It was reported that an automo bile was damaged at the railroad crossing at the intersection of East Railroad and Main streets because fill-in planks have rotted away. Miss Edith Lockey, town clerk was asked to write the railroad, ad vising them that repairs are need ed. The commissioners agreed, at the suggestion of commissioner Smith, to see what portion the state will pay toward installing curb and gut ter from McKinley Hill’s to the new fire station, along a state road. Police commissioner Raymond Edwards reported that two war rants were served, eight calls an swered and two citations issued by the police department in the past month. The board re-hired Dan Bell as police chief for a pe riod of six months. \ The board decided that it would not be feasible to allow the assist ant garbage collector to drive the town truck. Commissioners Ed wards and Smith were authorized to drive the truck in place of Ben ny Garner, a former commission er. A petition, signed by twenty resi dents of a portion of Morehead township which adjoins Newport, was presented by the mayor. The petition asks the county board for an election in May to determine whether the area will be set up as a fire district under the same prin ciple as Newport fire district. The area covered goes from the town limits on Newport river, across the Roberts road at a bridge, down the Hibbs road 3.8 miles, parallel to highway 24 to the McCabe road, along that road Board Discusses Report On Source of School Funds Discussed Tuesday by the coun ty board of education was the re cently-released report on the source of funds used to support schools. The report, compiled by the State Department of Public In struction, revealed that Carteret pays less than any county in the state to meet current expense of school operation—4 per cent of the total current expense budget (This does not include the amount of the Carteret school tax revenue ap portioned for ''capital outlay,” such as investment in new heat ing systems or new classrooms.) The figures were for the year 1950-60. The board accepted “with sin cere regret” the resignation of George R. Wallace, Morehead City. Mr. Wallace’s resignation was ef fective Jan. 1. In his letter cf to highway 70, from the highway to a point on the railroad, along the railroad to the river and back along the river to the town limits. The board agreed to furnish fire protection in the area until the election. If the election fails, the town will stop its protection. J. B. Rhue of Swansboro was present to inquire exactly where the new town limit line is, what the board’s plans are for extending water mains and paving of streets. He was given this information by members of the board. Mr. Rhue owns property in the area. Water commissioner John B. Kel ly gave the water department re port. He said there are 285 cus tomers on, record, of which 233 are using water. The average bill is $3.05 per month. Connection fees not paid amount to $1,395. Expenditures during the month amounted to $910.57, leaving a balance on hand of $204.08. The board authorised the mayor to order six new water meters. Miss Edith Lackey presented bills totaling $1,190.44, wMcU in cluded several bills for the build ing fund and water department. She reported a balance on hand of $1,273.23. She was authorized to pay the town’s bills with the ex ception of one for repairs on the tractor. This was tabled until the com pany could be contacted for an adjustment. Building Inspector Reports to Board Value of construction in the county in December amounted to an estimated $58,139, according to the report given county commis sioners Tuesday by Harrell C. Tay lor, county building inspector. j Sixteen permits were issued dur ing the month and 30 inspections were made. Building permit fees totaled $221. For the last six months of 1961, construction in the county (exclu sive of towns) was slightly more than half a million dollars or $502,800. Permits issued during that period numbered 110 and 116 in spections were made by the build ing inspector. The office of building inspector was established July 1, 1961. Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Jan. 5 7:03 a.m. 12:53 a.m. 7:31 p.m. 1:42 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 7:49 a.m. 1:41 a.m. 8:19 p.m. 2:29 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7 8:37 a.m. 2:29 a.m. • 9:M-p*m. , 3:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 9:29 a.m. 3:17 a.m. )0:06 p.qa. t 4:02 p.m. of town 40 per cent of the time and is unable to devote the time he feels is heeded to the board of education job. Mr. Wallace has served on the board since April 4, 1955. His cur rent term of office would expire in 1965. He was reappointed in 1959 for a six-year term. His successor will be named by the Democratic executive commit tee of the county. Also accepted was. the resigna tion of Uoyd N. Pigott from the Smyrna school committee. A re placement was hot named. H. L. Joslyn, clerk to the board, and County superintendent of schools, told the board members that the a el bus drivers would be guests of honor at a barbecue luncheon at aoon Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the recreation center, More Hospital Problems Of County Board Action Deferred On Increasing County Salaries • Board Discusses Road Improvements • Routine Matters Handled Tuesday A suggested 5 per cent raise in salaries of courthouse employees was rejected by county commis sioners at their meeting Tuesday afternoon at the courthouse, Beau fort. The question arose as the result of a state-induced increase in sal ary to welfare personnel at the beginning of this fisfcal year. Commissioner S. A. Chalk, who was against the welfare increases, noted in June that the other coun ty employees would be dissatisfied and seek raises also. The county auditor, J. D. Potter, said the increases could be met with contingency funds until June 30. Commissioners unanimously voted to defer action on the matter until the first of the next fiscal year, July 1. M. T. Mills, Morehead City, ap peared before the board to inquire why the state has not taken over maintenance of a seven-tenth mile road that runs through the Tootle farm he now owns.' Clerk Odell Merrill was authorized to check with the highway commission on the matter. The clerk was also asked to con tact the A&EC railroad relative to. trains blocking the crossing on the Country Club road. Commis ainuen Chalk asked if reduced-, speed signs could be posted on'thtf Country Club road in the vicinity of Oaksmith Acres. J. L. Hum phrey, county road superintendent, said a road had to be 75 per cent developed before speed limits could be reduced. Commissioner Chalk suggested that the highway patrol be alerted relative to speeders in the Oak smith Acres area. The placing of rock on the road to Shell Landing v/as discussed. Instead of the road being changed to a new route, the present route will be maintained, Mr. Humphrey said. Shell Landing residents had requested a new route. Mr. Humphrey said he had checked Holly Lane in Mitchell Village and it is in good condition for a dirt road. The board asked the clerk to contact highway com missionpr D. G. Bell to find out if the state is still paving roads, See BOARD, Page 5 Centennial Group to Meet Norman C. Larson, executive secretary of the North Carolina Confederate Centennial commission will meet at 12:30 p.m. Monday with the greater Morehead City chamber of commerce centennial committee. Mr. Larson will also attend the chamber board meeting Monday night. The luncheon meeting will be held at Fleming's restaurant, At lantic Beach. Also present will be Dr. S. W. Hatcher, who took office as cham ber president Monday; F. C. Salis bury, of the state and county cen tennial commission; the Rev. Charles Kirby, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Morehead City, and Mrs. Tressa Vickers, president of the Carteret Commun ity theatre. I.—. ■ ---■ i E. W. (Bud) Dixon, chairman of* the county hospital board of trus tees, told county commissioners Tuesday that George Watts Carr, hospital architect, informed him that “there’s no chance of getting the hospital under contract by April 30.” Mr. Dixon said that Mr. Carr told him after preliminary plans are approved, four to five months are required to get up final plans. Mr. Carr stated further, according to Mr. Dixon, that there would probably be no additional cost if the building is not put on the site for which it was originally design ed. The hospital chairman noted, however, that borings, to determine on what kind 'of foundation the hos pital would rest, would cost sev eral thousand dollars. (Borings have already been made on the Webb site which is no longer avail able for the hospital.) Commissioner Skinner Chalk sug gested that the doctors obtain a a written statement from the Med ical Care commission as to the availability of the state’s $105,000. Mr. Dixon said the doctors have word “from the higher-ups” that the money still might be available from the state, but this money can’t be gotten until the site is procured and the bonds sold. James D. Potter, county auditor, said that the bonds cannot be sold until the contract is awarded. “The Local Government commission will not let us sell more bonds than what the county's share of the hospital cost will be. We just can’t go out and sell a million dollars worth of bonds,” he remarked. The ballot on the hospital bond referendum specified that no more than a million dollars in bonds could be floated. It is hoped that the county’s share of the hospital cost will be less than three-quar ters of a million ($660,000). Luther Hamilton Jr., county at torney, said that If the state does not put in $105,000, a smaller hos pital may have to be built and this ■ - —.. ■' .. Island Gels New Postmaster # rloyd Yeomans Leaves Post After 34 Years • New Postoffice Will Go Up on Island David Yeomans assumed post master duties on Markers Island Monday, marking the first post master changeover on the island in 34 years. Mr. Yeomans, a former county commissioner, replaces retiring Floyd Yeomans, who has served as postmaster for the past 34 years. The retiring Mr. Yeomans took the job of postmaster in 1928 when the island postoffice was located on the water near what is now the island theatre. The postoffice was moved to its present location on the Harkers Island road. 12 years ago. The new postmaster said that no major changes would be made in the policies of mail handling al though construction of a new post David Yeomans . . . takes new job office building is expected in the near future. The site for the new postoffice hasn’t been selected as yet. Mr. Yeomans’ resignation as a county commissioner was accepted Tuesday at the January county commissioner meeting. He has ; served as a county commissioner since 1958 and prior to that was a member of the Harkers Island school board for three years. In a letter to the county board, Mr. Yeomans expressed his appre ciation to board memhers and to the entire courthouse staff for their cooperation. He also thanked THE NEWS TIMES for the coverage it has given county government and com mended the paper tor its stand against salacious and suggestive movie ads. The new postmaster and his pre decessor are kin. The elder Mr. Yeomans’ father, now deceased, and the new postmaster were half brothers. Walls Go Up on New A&P Store KMH M Major progress was seen this week on construction of the new AAP store in Beaufort. It is located highway 70 (Cedar street). Laborers are at work on the walls in the photo above. Construction of an A&P Food stores super market on Cedar and Marsh streets, Beaufort, is under way. The spacious new store will take the place of the present store at 523 Front St., Beaufort. The investment in property, building and stock will be in excess of $201,500, according to A&P. The building itself will be one story, faced with antique red brick and of early American design. The interior of the building will have the latest innovations in retail gro cery facilities, providing the con venience, comfort and price-saving County Attorney's Reply To Morris Letter Read The county hospital situationH consumed a large part, again, of Tuesday’s meeting of the county commissioners. • AGAIN the county board con tacted W. F. Henderson of the Medical Care commission, state agency which determines where state funds will go for hospitals. AGAIN, by telegram received Tuesday afternoon, the MCC told the commissioners that they couldn’t get the $105,000 the state had earmarked for the county BE CAUSE the hospital cannot be got ten under contract by April 30, 1962. The telegram stated, however, that this would not affect the “county’s priority” and Carteret | may resubmit its application for j state hospital funds when it can! get the hospital under contract j within the time that may be set by J the MCC for the use of such funds j “«s-flfhy then be available.” • Commissioners accepted an j offer from E, W. (Bud) Dixon, j chairman of the county hospital : board of trustees, to recommend j hospital sites. • Luther Hamilton Jr., county I attorney, expressed the opinion that action to clear the legal snarl relative to sale of hospital bonds, by the county, will be taken with- j ,in the next two weeks. Moses Howard, chairman of the i county board of commissioners, j commented on a letter in THE j NEWS-TIMES Dec. 26, from Dr.; i John Morris, Morehcad City. Mr. Howard said, “I don’t see how Dr. Morris could say the ; things he did when we had worked ; together so hard on this thing. He asked that people write me about 1 this hospital matter and I have received only one letter.” He asked Odell Merrill, clerk to . the board, to read a letter from Charles McNeill, assistant opera tions manager, Morehcad City state port. Mr. McNeill pointed out that “the need for a new hos pital is great.” The letter stated that the writer was aware that Mr. | Howard recognized this need “but unseen obstacles blocked prog-i ress.” It asked further that Mr. Howard do anything possible to expedite the project. Commissioner Skinner Chalk re ferred to implications in the Mor ris letter that the county commis sioners had been subjected to “pressure” in the hospital matter. Mr. Chalk and commissioner Gas ton Smith said that no one had attempted to sway county commis sioners in any way except the doc tors. At Mr. Howard’s request, the clerk read the letter from Dr. Mor ris and then a reply written to Dr. Morris by the county attorney on Dec. 28. The attorney’s reply noted that Dr. W. M. Brady and Dr. John Gainey personally submitted to Mr. Howard the letter written by Dr. Morris, with a threat to have it published unless fast action were taken relative to the hospital. Mr. Howard “refused to read See HOSPITAL, Page 8 of many individual stores under one roof. Fluorescent lighting and pastel toned ceilings and walls will pro vide a pleasant atmosphere Cor shoppers. Three check-out stands will speed the flow of traffic through the store. There will be a magic carpet door, opening and closing automatically, for custom ers. “Among the outstanding features of the new super market will be the completely modern meat de partment, self-service produce cases, self-service frosted food Sick Steward Taken off Ship By Coast Guard Fort Macon Coast Guardsmen removed from the passenger ship, SS Jerusalem, yesterday a stew ard reportedly suffering from in fectious hepatitis. The Jerusalem, flying the Israeli flag, met the Coast Guard boat at the sea buoy at 10:30 a.m. The steward was an Israeli citizen, Amram Edry, 32, who was checked by Dr. B. F. Royal, Morehead City, after being brought ashore. He was taken to Norfolk by ambu lance, according to Lt. John Rid dell, commanding officer, Fort Ma con. The SS Jerusalem was bound for New York from Haiti. Another cruise ship, the Gripsholm, slopped at the sea buoy Monday and a pas senger, John J. O’Connor, was put aboard a Coast Guard boat and later transferred to Norfolk. O’Connor was identified in Tues day's report as a crewman. Ac cording to reports, O'Connor had become violent and was taken off the Gripsholm as a precautionary measure. Coast Guardsmen on yesterday's mission were Adolphus Quinn, RMt; Peter Bruuk, BM2, Fred erick Hurst. K.V2. Wilhim Grain ger, BM3; and Pete Iraki, BN. Slate Seeks Aid In Getting SSps help has boon aMpfel in •» (Male Highway esaandas a pa aaaaa surplus ships ter aw at cedar Is land. The highway cwmmiswssi ptaas to sink the ships la prartdr a har bor for the state ferry Sea Level. The Sea Level now sada from At lantic to Ocracoke, but ttre main land landing in the future is slated to be Cedar Island. The state hopes to get the ves sels without cost, but Congression al legislation is needed to make the transfer of the ships from the federal government to North Caro lina. Highway commissioner Merrill Evans said Bonner, congressman from the first district, North Caro lina, promised his cooperation in getting the ships. Oriental Refloated The fishing boat Oriental, which went aground Monday night near the mouth of the Neuse river, has been refloated by the Coast Guard and towed to port for repairs. The Oriental, fishing out of Oriental, is owned by Garland Fulcher. J. year-round comfort,’’ said Christian, vice-president of A&P’s operation linas. “With few exceptions, «« store will be completely self-a ice throughout and will be so signed as to make the busy he wives’ shopping easier and more Construction in time far o> XSJSs. Mr. Christian as of the A*P the