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MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
PUBLISHED
51st YEAR, NO?40.^TWO SEi
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1962
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TUESDAYS AND
Defective Cars
Checked This
Week by Patrol
State troopers operated auto
check stations in the county Mon
h day through Wednesday and found
220 vehicles with defective equip
ment, according to trooper W. E.
• » Pickard, Morehead City.
Checks were made on highway
24, on highway 70 west, east of
Beaufort and west of Newport.
Making the inspection were troop
ers Pickard, R. H. Brown and
Thad Jernigan, trooper stationed
in Craven county.
One hundred eighteen motorists
received “equipment citations.”
* These were issued for a minor
defect, such as inoperable wind
shield wiper. The recipient of an
equipment citation has three days
to get the defect fixed. A post
card the trooper gives him is then
signed by the mechanic making
the correction and the ear owner
| mads the post card back to the
\ highway patrol.
Other citations summoning the
motorist to court were issued when
J t the vehicle was considered a men
ace on the highway because of its
unsafe condition, trooper Pickard
said.
The check station was operated
six hours daily Monday through
Wednesday. It was also supposed
to operate Sunday, but was rained
out.
The checking is a new program
instituted by the highway patrol
and will be carried out periodical
I ly in every county, trooper Pick
ard reported.
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Littleton Paper
Read at Meeting
A paper on Merrimon township
history was read by Mrs. F. C.
Salisbury when the Carteret His
torical Society met Saturday after
noon at the civic center.
The paper was written by Tucker
I Littleton of Swansboro, who was
unable to attond-thu meeting. On
display was a large map of the
area, drawn by Mr. Littleton,
which showed points of interest and
t historical value.
Mr. Salisbury, president, con
ducted the business session. He
^ mentioned the recent death of Mrs.
Kate Leffers, a charter member
of the society and its oldest mem
ber. He paid a tribute to Miss
Amy Muse, an active member who
i recently moved to Charlotte.
Following the meeting coffee and
doughnuts were served by Mrs.
Luther Hamilton Sr., Mrs. Ray
j • Highsmith, Miss Amie Klein and
* Mrs. Salisbury.
Board to Meet
The Beaufort town board will
meet at 7:30 Monday night at the
town hall. On the agenda will be
annexation of certain areas ad
joining the town limits.
Carteret Choi
Give Concert
Club Will
in February
The Carteret County Choral club
will present its first concert Mon
day, Feb. 19, at 8 p m. in the
Beaufort high school auditorium.
This newly-organized singing group
t is the offspring of the'old Beaufort
Choral dub which flourished from
1950-1955.
A1 Hubbard, Gloucester, is presi
dent; Mrs. Josiah Bailey, secre
tary, and Mrs. Charles Hassell,
director. Business and production
details are in die hands of Mrs.
W. R. Hamilton and the concert
committee, a group of interested
Residents See Flashy Show
Put on by‘Titan Missile
At least four persons in the coun
ty—and' probably many more
saw tie Titan missile rise from
Cape Canaveral, Fla., at dusk
Monday. The two-stage missile
successfully delivered its dummy
warhead 8,000 miles away in a
target area off the west coast of
Mrs. W. G. Simpson, Beaufort,
was the first to report seeing the
missile. She said that she and
her daughters, Linda and Joann,
were driving east on West Beau
fort road -at 6:35 p.m. and saw
the missile in the southern sky.
Mrs. Simpson said there was an
“aura of cloud” shaped like a
whale with the bright light of the
missile in the center. Over the
whole thing was a white “vapor
trail,” she said. >’
The Simpsons were going toward
the Beaufort gym and by the time
they got there, the missile was
out of sight It was headed west,
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There seems to be no doubt in the minds of 4-year-old Kevin Rose and 5-year-old Taffy McLawhorn.
They’re valentines! Taffy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed McLawhorn, Morehead City, is wearing a bright
red velveteen dress with a heart on the front. Kevin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallacp Rose, Morehead
City. His daddy is stationed at Fort Eustis, Va. February is famous for many things, but perhaps
most of all as the Month of Hearts.
Airport Chairman Comments
On Grand Jury Criticism
Glenn Adair, chairman of the
airport commission, recently re
ceived from county commissioners
a copy of the last grand jury re
port, which, commented^ condi
tions aH the' Beaufort-^orCftead
City airport. f
Mr. Adair said yesterday that
the airport is operational and self-1
sustaining. Relative to income
meeting the. cost of maintenance,
Mr. Adair said, “That’s more than
you can say for most government
a^SKcies.”
The chairman reported that the
Civil AerdTtautics administration
sent inspectors to check the air
port before Christmas. “We went
Three Attend- Meeting
Attending the recent district
meeting of the North Carolina
County Commissioners association
at Jacksonville were Odell Merrill,
clerk’to the county "board of com
missfohers; Prentis Garner, tax
supervisor, and Moses Howard,
chairman of the county board of
commissioners.
patrons in the county. Their names
will be published when tickets go
on sale Monday, Feb. 12.
Mrs. Hamilton, concert chair
man, says, “The concert commit,
tee will act as sponsors for this
fine organization. We are non
singers but enthusiastic supporters
of this new all-county musical
group. '•The public will welcome
a revival of the "excellent programs
of/ musical entertainment which
were so popular during the old
choral club’s activity.”
to report that her husband saw the
object. Mr. Willis was going south
on 6th St. about 6:30 and stopped
at the Arendell street corner, she
said, when he saw the missile in
the south.
Mr. Willis thought he was. seeing
things,,so he wiped off the wind
shield. The object was still visible
so Mr. Willis got out of the car
feF'a better look.
He described the object as
“clouds shaped like a fish with a
Might light for an eye.” A glaring
Hght trailed the cloud, he told
his wife.
Mr. Willis started to return borne
and get Mrs. Willis to look at it,
but decided to continue on to the
postoffice. When he came out of
the post off ice, the missile was no
longer visible.
Official reports from Cape Ca
naveral said that the weird light
seen around the missile occurred
when exhaust fumes from the* bul
let-shaped 96-foot intercontinental
over everything with a fine-tooth;
comb and the airport passed in-j
spection. We looked at the creo
soting plant established by Sam
Morgan, New Bern, near the end
«f one of the runKvays. v
“The CAA suggested that we
write him and warn him that if
anyone has an accident, he is sub
ject to suit because the plant is
too close to the end of the runway,”
Mr. Adair continued.
"Then I asked,” the chairman
said, “if the CAA had any other
specific recommendations and the
Newport School-Plan
Group Will Meet Tonight
Leslie Bercegeay of the Newport
PTA school, planning committee
announces that the committee will
meet at 7:30 tonight at the school.
All Newport residents interested
in better schools are invited, “It
is an important meeting and your
support is needed,” Mr. Bercegeay
said.
There will be only one perform
ance of this first concert. Mrs.
Hamilton adds, “Since interest will
be widespread with members of
the club coming from all parts of
the county, we expect a full house
with early sale of tickets. The
number of tickets printed will
equal the number of seals in the
auditorium, less than 900. And
they will go an sale one week be
fore the concert.” -
Smiling, she said, "We doubt
that they will move as fast as the
Morehead-Beaufort basketball tick
ets, but this chorus is good. And
from past knowledge of the old
shows’ record-breaking box office
receipts we remember that they
played to 'standing room only’ for
three-night runs.”
Children will be admitted, but
the program wiH be of more in
terest to junior and senior high
school students and adults, accord
ing to Mrs. Hassell. The admis-.
sion will be $1 for adults and 75
cents for students.
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Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Feb. 2
5:50 a.m. 12:27 a.m.
6:21 p.m. ..
Saturday, Feb. 3
6:43 a.m. 12:32 a.m.
7:13 p.m. 1:18 pm.
Sunday, Feb. 4
7:34 a.m. 1:24 a.m.
8:03 p.m. 2:07 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 5
8:24 a.m. ' 2:15 a.m.
8:55 p.m. 2:55 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 6
inspectors said they did not.’’
Mr. Adair commented that the
commission could use some weed
killer to put on grass that is com
ing up in cracks through the as
phalt runways
could be 'used to keep trie runway,
free of shells the gulls drop,- as!
well as other debris. I
“There’s evidently plenty of mon
ey to keep the courthouse grounds
prettied up," Mr. Adair remarked,
“but none to improve the appear
ance of .the airport. Until the peo
ple who control the purse strings
decide that some money can be
diverted to better the airport’s
physical condition and the way it
looks, there’s nothing we can do
about it.”
“in my opinion,” he added,1
“we're doing a decent job.”
Earl Taylor, former airport op
erator, has resumed the airport
mowing task. The chairman said
that Mi1. Taylor has obtained per
mission to use die area just west
of Turner street extension and
south of tl\e West Beaufort ro.a«J
as a small boat-launching ramp.
East of Turner street, Mr. Taylor
is building 4 motel and he also
handies airplane tie-down and
hangar rental.
With these operations, Mr. Tay
lor expects to have a man full-time
to-look after things, Mr, .Adair
said, which will include the mow
ing work at the airport.
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Methodists to Dedicate Eure Building
To be dedicated at 11 a.m. Sunday in Ann Street Methodist cbareh Is the N. F. Eure edncation building, located a short distance from the
church on Ann street The building contains more than 15,OM square feet of floor space. The cost of construction has been paid by the
congregation in less than six yea|*.
Ann Street Methodists, Beaufort,
will dedicate the N. F. Eure edu
cational building at the II a.m.:
service Sunday.
Bishop Paul N. Garber, Rich
mond, will deliver the sermon.
Also taking part in the service
wili be Dr. A. J. Hobbs, New Bern,
district superintendent, and the
Rev. John M. Cline, former pastor.
Morehead
Ownership Changed
Yesterday Morning
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Two Defendants
Request Jury
Trials Monday
Two defendants, charged with
drunk driving, appeared in More
head City recorder’s court Monday |
to request jury trials. They were
Oren Jones Taylor, Wilmington and
David John Sanders, Morehead
City. Judge Herbert O. Phillips
placed bond for Taylor's appear
ance in superior court at $500 and j
set that for Sanders at $150. Tay
lor was transferred to the county j
jail until he could post bond.
Levi Reese, charged with speed- j
ing and having no operator’s li
cense, was given 60 days in jail
suspended on payment of $100 and
costs and the condition that he not
operate an automobile for 90 days.
Archie Calvin Davis, Morehead
City, was fined $25 and .eosts...for
careless and reckless driving and
Belmont J. Morgan, Morehead
City, was fined $20 and costs tor
speeding.
Elijah Lewis, Beaufort, appear
ed before judge Phillips to answer
a charge of public drunkenViess,
his second within a 12-month pe- j
riod. Lewis was given a 60-day j
jail sentence suspended on pay
ment of $15 and costs. Also draw
1 ing a suspended jail sentence on j
j a public drunkenness conviction j
I was Edgar Taylor, Morehead City, j
Taylor was given 30 days, suspend
ed on payment of court costs and a
year's good behavior.
Paying and cost* for traffic
V.ofalioRs it'^'- ' James
Clark, Newport, charged with fail
ing to yield the right of way, and
Carl Thomas Whitehead, Morehead
City, charged with following too
closely.
Eva Fulcher Garner, Atlantic
Beach,.wag acquitted on a speed
ing charge and Larry Wayne
Blanchard, Morehead City, charged
with' having - improper lights, was
not prosecuted.
Taxed with court costs were
Dewey Willis, Harkcrs Island,
charged with going the wrong way
on a one-way street, and Sam
Smith, Morehead City, charged
with having insufficient brakes.
Judge Phillips continued prayer
for judgment for six months in the
case against James Lee Cobbs,
Morehead City. Cobbs was charged
with simple assault.
Fifteen cases were continued un
til later terms of court.
Shriners to Meet
The Carteret county Shrine club
will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
at Mrs. Russell Willis’s restaurant,
announces- Dan Sadler, secretary
treasurer. Members are remind
ed to wear their fez.
Music for the service is under
ithe direction of Mrs. Charles Has
ysell, choir director and organist.
fc The contract for the educational
^building was let June 19, 1956 and
the ground-breaking ceremony was
June 24, 1956. The $200,000 budd
ing (including furnishings) and
Was completed in June 1957. It
was constructed during the minis
try of the Rev. J. D. Young, now
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► As of midnight Wednes
day, the Jefferson Motor
Lodge Inc. became owner of
the Jefferson Hotel, 4th and
Arendell streets, Morehead
City.
Officers of Jefferson Motor
Lodge, a new corporation, are
Royall H. Spence, Greensboro,
president; Ralph G. Styron, More
head City, executive vice-president
and Roma L. Styron, Morehead
City, secretary-treasurer.
The sale price was close tc
$200,000, according to Ward Ballou
of Ballou Realty Co., Inc., which
handled the transaction. The hotel
-was bought from the Jefferson Ho
tel Corp., Durham, a firm recently
dissolved to pave the way for the
i sale of the hotel.
The hotel in recent years war
operated by Mrs. Jefferson D. Gib
son, Durham, widow of One of the
hotel’s builders.
Mr. Spence, one of the new own
ers, is a brother of Dr. E. P
Spence, Morehead City. The Sty
rons, twin brothers, own ana op
! erate Styron’s Plumbing, Heating
'and Air Conditioning, Moreheaa
City.
The hotel will continue to oper
ate as it has, but lean toward “a
motel atmosphere,” according tc
Ralph Styron. Hotel management
will be under his supervision.
The new owners plan to renovate
the hotel, a third of it at a time,
air condition it throughout, lay new
! carpets and re-furnish it.
Negotiations are now under way
| to lease the hotel restaurant, on
14th street, and re-open it.
i The 54-room hotel was built and
furnished in 1946 at $150,000. At
that time, the builders said they ;
proposed to put a marina on the
smith of the hotel. The .plans*
new. r materialized, but the new
owners hope some time in the fu
ture to carry out those plans.
Ralph Styron, when asked Wed
nesday to make a comment about
the hotel sale, declared, “Ward’s
commission is too big!” Then he
added that he is “enthused about
being in the hotel business.”
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Firemen Called to Fire
In Car That Wasn't Afire
Morehead City firemen were
called about 9 p.m. Wednesday to
the Herman K. Willis residence
at 11th and Arendell streets to put
out a fire in a car. It was dis
covered when they arrived that
there was no fire.
Miss Barbara Pavone had driv
en a 1959 Plymouth several blocks
with the emergency brake on,
causing a lot of smoke but no
flame, firemen said. The car was
undamaged except for the brake.
Commissioners to Meet
County commissioners will meet
at 10 a.m. Monday at the court
house, Beaufort.
According to church records,
the last payment on it was made
Jan. 22, 1962.
The three-story building has on
the first floor a multi-purpose
room, kitchen, church parlor, nurs
ery, kindergarten room, lobby,
chapel, adult class rooms, office,
library, rest rooms and storage
rooms.
On the second floor is another
laifep row, two primary
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-Service Award Presented
Mrs. Julia Tenney, manager of the Employment Security commis
sion office, Morehead City, received Monday afternoon a 20-year cer
tificate and 20-year service pin from P. B. Pollock, Raleigh, right,
area supervisor for the ESC.
Audience Likes Concert
By Symphony Orchestra
ESC Reports
Information released by Mrs;
Julia P. Tenney, manager of the
Employment Security commission,
Morehead City, shows that the com
mission handled 2,050 new em
ployment applications during the
year 1961.
Placements made by the com
mission totaled 2,355 non-agricul
tural and 14,604 agricultural place
ments. Female placements dur
ing the year totaled 896 and other
special worker-group statistics
were 196 youths, 185 older workers
and 19 handicapped workers.
Filed with the commission were
2,271 initial unemployment claims
and 18,897 continued claims.
The commission conducted 35
counseling interviews and gave ap
titude tests to 350 workers. Field
work for the commission included
making 307 non-agricultural em
ployer visits and 1,610 agricultural
employer visits.
Pilings Driven
The Morehead City draw bridge
was closed several times yester
day for short periods of time while
pilings were dri /en to repair the
fender system on the north side.
rooms, a room for senior youth,
six classrooms and rest rooms.
The third floor has a junior as
sembly roqm, junior high assembly
room and ten classrooms.
Following the dedication service,
the congregation will follow the
choir to the Eure building where
dinner will be served.
The building Is named for N. F.
Eure, who for many years was su
r’
- Symphony-goers ecstatically ac
claimed the performance of the
North Carolina little symphony
orchestra in tfie Morehead City
school' auditorium Tuesday night.
. Mrs. Robert K * Meadows, chair
man of membership saie^ibr More
etacart GiM «i(ibring
I ing the symphony' rtfuie county
i was met—and the audience was
1 large.
“In my opinion,” Mrs. Meadows
remarked, “the evening was a
smashing success. The symphony
was better than I have ever heard
it and the soloist was very, very
good,”
Guest star was Miss Virginia
Person, soprano soloist.
The children’s concert at More
head City school Tuesday after
noon played to “standing room
only.” Extra chairs were taken
into the auditorium to accommo
date the- crowd.
Morehead City-Beaufort chapter
leaders of the symphony society
are the Rev. Charles L. Kirby,
president; Mrs. Meadows and Miss
Nancy Russell, membership co
chairmen for Morehead City and
Beaufort, respectively; and Mrs.
Bernice Crowe, secretary-treasur
er.
The symphony will appear in
R(jcky Mount Feb. 2, in Elizabeth
City Feb. 5, in New Bern at the
high school at 8 p.m. Friday, April
13, and in Wilmington at Brogden
hall at 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 16.
Grain Sign-Up
Begins Monday
The sign-up period for corn and
grain sorghum crops under the
1962 feed grain program will begin
Monday.
The sign-up period will apply to
1962 crop acreages of corn and
grain sorghums. Fall seeded wheat
and barley acreages were signed
up during the period ended Dec. 1.
B. J. May, ASC office manager,
says, “Under the two programs
farmers can help further reduce
the wasteful and costly pileup of
feed grains, hold production of
feed grains in line with current
demands, protect and improve our
national soil and. water resources
through applying needed conserva
tion practices on diverted a<?res,
save dollars for all US taxpayers,
including themselves. The early
sign-up dates will give farmers
and farm servicing industries an
opportunity to make early plans for
the coming crop year.”
The feed grain sign-up period
starts Monday and runs through
March 30, 1962. “Please do not
come to sign up before Feb. 5,”
Mr. May asks.
News Briefs
Boat Under Construction
Being built at Gillikin boat works,
Harkers Island, is a 65-foot party
boat for Ed Keef, Point Pleasant,
N. J.
Miss Josie Pigott Improves
Miss Josie Pigott, eighth grade
teacher at Smyrna school, wbo fell
recently and was injured while
running a race, as improving sat