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61st YEAR, NO. 24.
TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES
MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1962
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Morehead City Residents Will Vote
On Armory Bonds Saturday, April 28
Board Sets Date Tuesday
In Special Meeting
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37 Request
Adjustments
In Land Values
Thirty-seven taxpayers presented
land valuation problems to the
county board of commissioners
Monday, either in letter or in per
son. The commissioners were
hob hog their annual meeting as
the board of equalization at the
courthouse, Beaufort.
All matters were referred to the
tax supervisor for investigation.
The petitioners were told that the
board’s opinion would be sent
them in writing in the near future.
Petitioners were the following:
Sam Morgan, Graham Barden,
New Bern; II. G. McGee, Straits;
Odell Smith, Bogue; Willard H.
Taylor and Nash Parker, route 1
Newport.
Odell Smith, Bogue; Donald Gil
go, A. Clyde Morris, Atlantic; Dan
iel Hamilton, Stacy; A. F. Davis,
Davis; Mrs. Lola Gaskill, T. -A.
Taylor, Sea Level; Justin Pake,
Hugh Pake, William Golden, route
1 Beaufort.
Hotel Fort Macon, Morehead
City, Shipbuilding Corp., Herbert
ai#£l**veByn Phillips, R. T. Wil
lis, Hidden Ballou, regarding Car
teret Ice and Coal, Bill Price, W.
A. Dawson, all of Morehead City.
(Dawson lives in Goldsboro but
has property in Morehead City.)
Mrs. Orric L. Davis, Beaufort
R^D; Alvania Whittington, Wild
wdod; Dewey Phipps, Newport;
Mrs. Bessie Jackson and Osborne
Davis (administrator of W. H.
Harris estate), Marshallberg.
William Brittingham, Cedar Is
land; Dumas-Giddens Oil Co.,
Goldsboro, regarding property at
Atlantic Beach; John G. Jones, C.
L. Davis Jr., Roy Eubanks, L. L.
Simpson, Leslie Moore, Mrs. J. W.
Basden, George Herbert, and C.
R. Wheatly for Brunswick Naviga
tion, all of Beaufort.
Jonquil Aids
In Salvage Job
The Jonquil, Coast Guard buoy
tedder from Fort Macon, is help
ing salvage the cargo of the Con
federate blockade runner recently
located near Wilmington.
Navy and civilian divers have
been working to retrieve the muni
tions aboard the sunken vessel. A
number of artillery shells, muskets
and other military equipment have
been taken from the hulk.
The Jonquil, which left Fort Ma*
con'Tuesday,was in the area do
ing work on navigational aids and
was diverted to help in the salvage
attempt.
Divers stated that the recent|
storm along die coast had cleared
the wreck so that salvage was feas
ible, but unless cargo is brought up
quickly, currents now building up
will make diving imposible.
The divers are also hampered by
chilly water. The ship, the “New
Greece’* was sunk by Confederate
forces to prevent its capture on
June 27, 1862. Most of the cargo
consisted of British-made arms and
munitions.
District Legion Auxiliary
Will Convene in Beaufort
The woman’s auxiliary of Car
teret American Legion Post No. 99
will be hostess to district 3 Tues
day at the American Legion build
ing, Beaufort. The meeting will be
gin at 10:30 a.m.
The guest speaker will be Mrs.
Sami J. Wei born, Thomasville, state
president. Miss Macy Mallard,
Trenton, district president, will
preside.
Extending greetings to the visit
ing auxiliary women will be mayor
W. H. Potter, representing the town
of Beaufort, and Mrs. Vera Stubbs,
Beaufort, representing the hostess
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* Saturday, April 28, is the date
Morehead City voters will go to
the polls to decide whether to bor
row money to build an armory.
The vote will give town fathers
authority to borrow up to $50,000,
but it is assumed that only a frac
tion of that will be needed.
The major part of armory con
struction will be paid by the fed
eral government. The town board
says Morehead City will be asked
to furnish $17,000, plus the land
If the land must be bought, the
town will have to borrow the pur
chase price of the land also.
People who are already register
ed need not register again if they
want to vote. Registration books
will be open, however, to register
those who have become 21 since
the last election or those who have
moved into this area since then
and have met residence require
ments.
The books will be open Saturday,
March 31; Saturday, April 7, and
Monday, April 9, through Satur
day, April 14. On Saturdays, peo
ple may register at the town hall,
on other days at the home of the
registrar, Mrs. A. N. Willis, 206
N. 20th St.
Saturday, April 14, will also be
challenge day. On that day, the
voting qualifications of any of the
new registrants may be challenged.
Named as judges for the election
at a special meeting of the More
head City town board Tuesday aft
ernoon were Clayton Guthrie, Re
publican, and Bruce Goodwin,
Democrat.
The ordinance calling for a ref
erendum on borrowing the money
states that a tax shall be levied
that is sufficient to repay the mon
ey borrowed.
Commissioner Russell Outlaw
wanted to know if this meant a
raise in taxes. The board said
that it is possible that the money
can be taken from some other de
partment and set aside to repay
the armory debt, without raising
taxes.
Sfc. Dennis Goodwin, of the Na
tional Guard unit, Morehead City,
was present and said that at least
five acres are needed for an arm
ory site. Commissioner Dom Femia
said that he had made a contract
which may result in the land’s
being donated. Seven acres was
mentioned as more desirable than
five.
Sergeant Goodwin said that he
has invited the State Association
of the North Carolina National
Guard, consisting of 5,473 present
and past Guard members, to hold
its 1963 convention at Morehead
City.
Commissioner D. J. Hall voiced
dog complaints. The board said
that persons plagued by dogs
should call the town hall. If the
dogs have disappeared by the time
the police get there, and they fre
quently do even though officers
arrive immediately, the people
should call the town hall again
when the dogs reappear.
The board also discussed street
grading problems.
Charles Whitley,'assistant to con
gressman David Henderson, ap
peared at the meeting, accom
panied by- Garland Scruggs, More
head City. He shook hands with
everybody as the meeting ended.
To Receive Pin
Carolina Telephone this month
will honor Mrs. Sallic M. Hardison
of Morehead City for having com
pleted five years of service. She
will receive a miniature gold em
blem pin. Mrs.- Hardison is em
ployed by the company in the traf
fic department.
auxiliary.
Mrs. Stubbs will also introduce
Jimmy Jarman, commander of the
Carteret Legion post.
In charge of registration will be
Mrs. Gladys King and Mrs. Don
Martin. Supervising a coffee hour
during registration will be Mrs.
Minzette Kornegay.
A seafood dinner will be served
at 12:30 p.m. Mrs. David Hill,
president of the Beaufort auxiliary,
is in charge of arrangements for
the meeting. Publicity chairman
is Mrs. C. L. Beam. -
Seventy-five women are expected.
Former Reservists Pay Visit
News-Times Photo by Tom Sloan
Members of the 824th Heavy Boat Company here recently on a training cruise arc, left to right. John
ny Clark, Morehead City; Floyd Hardesty, Mill Creek; Terry Garner, Broad Creek; J. C. Robert
son, Newport and L. P. Garner, Newport.
The 824th Heavy Boat Company.
US Army Reserve, made a visit
to its home port in an LCU 1546,
which tied up at the Texaco dock,
Morehcad City, over the past week
end.
Seyeral of the crew members
are local »men who were called to
Four County Board Members
Will Run in May Primary
Smyrna Junior
Named Delegate
Lorenzo Lewis, a junior at Smyr
na school, will represent Cartcert
county at the third annual Gov*
ernor's Conference on Youth, to
be held in Raleigh June 8 and 9,
announces Miss Gertrude Styron,
county vocational guidance coun
selor. Lewis was chosen from a
group of students representing
four of the county’s five high
schools.
Other applicants were Jackie
Malone, Newport; Mary Alice Mor
ris, Morehead City, and Mike
Smith, Beaufort. Miss Morris was
chosen as the alternate.
The students were judged on aca
demic achievement, extracurricu
lar activities, honors received, re
ligious and community activities
and a personal interview. Nomi
nees were chosen from the junior
class as requested by. Gov. Terry
Sanford.
Lewis will receive an expense
paid trip to Raleigh for the com
ference, the purpose of which is to
emphasize the need for total fit:
ness of all youth.
The committee selecting the win
ner was composed of T. A. Guiton,
Morehead City; Miss Grace Wilson,
Beaufort; E. C. Jernigan, New
port; and H. L. Joslyn, superinten
dent of county schools.
Pre-School Clinic
Beaufort school announces .that
the clinic for pre-school children
will take place at 12:30 p m. Fri
day, April 6, at the Beaufort school
gym.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
9:33 a.
9:49 p.
10:90 a
10:15 p
12:02 a
Friday, March 23
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Saturday, March 24
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Sunday, March 25
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Monday, March 20
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Tuesday, March 27
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5:
38 a.m.
47 p.m.
07 a.m.
10 p.m.
35 a.m.
32 p.m
04 a.m.
59 p.m.
42 a.m.
39 p.m.
active duty with the unit last Octo
ber. The unit is now stationed at
Fort Eustis, Va.
The landing , craft, which is on a
training cruise, is commanded by
Warrant Officer J. C. Robertson,
Newport. The boat arrived here
Friday and left* Tuesday morning
►' Four county commissioners now
I on the board have filed for nomi
I nation on the Democratic ticket
in May. They are Moses Howard,
Newport; Gaston Smith, Atlantic;
C. Z. Chappell, Beaufort; and Tom
mie Lewis, Harkers Island.
The commissioners filed with
Charles C. Willis, chairman of the
county board of elections, late Mon
day afternoon.
With the exception of Mr. Lewis,
all are veterans on the board. Mr.
Howard served as county commis
sioner before succeeding to chair
manship of the board upon the
death of former board chairman,
Dr. K. P. B. Bonner.
Mr. Smith was appointed to the
board since the last election, 1958,
and is standing for re-election.
Mr. Chappell served as county
commissioner prior to assuming
chairmanship of the county board
of elections when the elections
chairman, F. R. Seeley, died. Mr.
Chappell resigned the elections
board position recently, when he
was reappointed to the county
board of commissioners.
Mr. Lewis was appointed to the
county board this month. He suc
ceeds David Yeomans, county com
missioner from Harkers Island,
who resigned to accept the posl
mastership on the island.
The fifth county commissioner,
S. A. Chalk Jr., is not seeking re
election to county office. He is
running for congressman from the
third district, North Carolina.
County commissioners serve
four-year terms, which begin after
their election in November.
The chairman of the county
board is not chosen by the people
but elected by the board members
at the first meeting following the
election.
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| Wednesday Rain
Exceeds Half Inch
Wednesday’s rain totaled .66
! inches, according to E. Stanley
Davis, weather observer. The
rain was preceded by two reason
ably clear days, one with a high
of 67 and a low of 50. Highest min
imum temperature came Wednes
day; with a 52 low, lowest was
Monday with a .chilly 36.
Winds were from the southwest,
carrying warm air over the area.
Wind Monday was termed strong
by Mr. Davis, while moderate
wind prevailed the following two
days.
Max. Min. Wind
Monday ...59 36 SW
Tuesday ..87 50 SW
Wednesday .60 52 SW
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ior Fort Eustis. The company is
continually training, according to
Robeftson, and the inland water
way provides an excellent field for
it.
The trip to Morchead City is the
longest made to date by the 1546,
Mr. Robertson said. x
Port Calendar
Morehead City State Port
Lyons Creek — Arrived yester
day to unload asphalt.
Santa Rita — Due Saturday to
load milk and machinery for the
west coast of South America.
Kirkenstein — Due Sunday to
load tobacco and textiles for
Northern Europe.
Sommelsdyk — Due Monday to
load tobacco for Northern Eu
rope.
American Supplier—Due Mon
day to load tobacco for Northern
Europe.
Four to Attend
District Session
Four Rotarians from Morehead
City will attend the annual confer
ence of the 773rd district of Rotary
International Sunday and Monday
at Fayetteville, Albert C. Gaskill,
president of the Morehead City Ro
tary club, said today.
They arc Del Cordova, William
B. Chalk, Stanley Woodland and
Mr. Gaskill. Mr. Chalk will pre
side at the luncheon meeting deal
ing with the topic, club service.
Representatives from 42 other
Rotary clubs in eastern North Car
olina, which make up the district,
also will attend. This meeting is
held each year, president Gaskill
said, to review Rotary service ac
tivities and to make plans for in
creasing their effectiveness during
the coming year.
Attending from Beaufort will be
Dr. W. L. Woodard and from New
port, Derryl Garner.
SPA Opens Bids on New
Warehouse at Morehead
Bids on the 95,000 square-foot
warehouse at Morehead City state
port were -opened at Raleigh Wed
nesday. The contracts will be
awarded next week after bids are
reviewed, according to Walter
Fricderichs, operations manager
at Morehead City state port.
Low bidder on the general con
tract, which includes site improve
ments, was C. N. Monroe Co.,
Greensboro, $355,732; sprinkler
system, Crawford Sprinkler Co.,
Charlotte, $29,336, and electrical
contract, Page Electric, Raleigh,
$11,894.40.
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Bridge at Present Location,
With Draw, is 'Last Choice'
Southern Railway, through its freight traffic manager/
. Robert Darden, maintains that its first choice for location
! of the bridge across Newport river at Morehead City, is
; north of Marsh island, with or without an ocean draw.
The Morehead City town board, in special session Tues
day afternoon, passed a resolution requesting that the
Jaycees Get
Ready to Elect
New Officers
Nominations were made by
Morehcad City Jaycees for officers
for the coming year Monday night,
They met at the Blue Ribbon res
taurant. Nominations from the
floor will be made at the club’s
; next meeting and campaigning will
follow.
Nominated were Joe Beam and
L. E. Kelly for president, Walter
Fulcher, Walter Willis, Don Davis
and Bill Oglesby for vice-president,
Loo Simpson and Ed Hudson for
treasurer, and Gus Davis, Louis
Russell, Dick Spears, Gordon Wil
lis and Barry Willis for director.
! Barry Willis reported that the
talent show had been postponed in
, definitely.
Keith Oates reported that rat
bait and boxes have been put out
and that the project is working
well with the cooperation of city
officials. Bill Oglesby, chairman
of the seat belt project, said that
the belts have been ordered and
firms arc being contacted to in
| stall the belts.
Six Jaycees received the spark
! plug award for active service in
I the past year. The «ward, in ihe
{form of a spark plug tic pin, was
grveir to Don Davis, "Gordon Wil
lis Jr., Tommy Ballou, L. E. Kelly,
Dick Spears and Joe Beam.
Ferry Taylor III was a guest at
the meeting.
Newport Rotary
Informed About
Building Code
The county building code was lh«
subject of the meeting of the New
port Rotary club Monday night.
W. C. Carlton, manager of the Car
teret-Craven Electric Membership
Corp. and secretary-treasurer of
the county planning commission,
spoke.
Mr. Carlton explained the pur.
poses and functions of the commis
sion, and outlined its operation. He
paid particular attention to the
building code, which he said was
designed to protect all citizens.
The commission is composed of
nine members from incorporated
towns and the county.
Program chairman was John B,
Tomlinson. President Derryl Gar
ner presided. Df. John Morris,
Morehead City Rotarian, was a
visitor.
Fabulous Fisherman Fishes
Once a year, to prove that be knows bow from stern of a fishing
rod, Bob Simpson goes fishing. The rest of the time he tells other
people how to fish, baits hooks and removes fish from hooks for his
wife. This catch of groupers (one at left weighed U pounds), made
earlier this winter by Mr. Simpson in the Florida Beys, was wit
nessed by bath. Us wife sad Us mother-ia-lav
► bridge be moved north to the i
Marsh island location, with traffic
re-entering Morehead City in the
vicinity of the present Morehead
City yacht basin.
Under this plan, the yacht basin j
would not be put out of business,:
but would move to a more norther
: ly location, with boats putting in !
to thi yacht basin from the north
I side of Marsh island.
Robert Darden, Southern’s freight i
traffic manager at New Bern, in a i
letter to THE NEWS-TIMES this!
week reaffirmed Southern’s prime
choice for the bridge at the Marsh
i island site. This is the original,
plan proposed by highway com mis-;
sioner D. G. Bell, Morehead City.
Mr. Darden’s letter, in full, fol
lows:
March 20, 1062
"Your March 16 issue carries an
article on the bridge question in
which Commissioner Bell is quoted
; as saying that '... . Southern Rail
way, during early hearings on this
bridge situation, is on record as
saying that if an ocean span is in
the bridge, that would be satisfac
tory to them.’
I “I am sure Commissioner Bell
fully understands Southern’s posi
tion, but it is felt that the state
ment quoted above may be inter
preted by others as giving our ap
proval of the recent action of the
Highway Commission, when they
reaffirmed the choice of the orig
inal location, plus a study by the
Ports Authority of a suitable draw
span.
' “‘In the last public meeting
(March 30, 19B1) on this question
which, incidentally, whs held be
fore the present Commission took
office, wc tried to make two things
clear:
“(1) Wc opposed the location and
design of any bridge which would
inhibit the future development of
Morehead City and its port.
“(2) We opposed the location of
any bridge where the western ap
proaches would perpetuate a very
bad highway grade crossing situa
tion, or where such approaches
would prevent expansion of our
yard facilities in a northerly di
rection.
“Testimony to this effect is in
the minutes of the March 30 meet
ing.
“I am sure Commissioner Bell
recalls that we endorsed, without
qualification, his own plan which
he presented at this particular
meeting; and if Southern Railway
and all the others who have op
posed the Commission’s proposed
location are now forced to accept
that location, the ohly choice we
have left is to say that a draw span
study is better than nothing at all.
This is our last choice — our first
would be to locate the bridge north
of Marsh Island, with or without
an ocean draw.”
Head of NCEA
Hopes Many Will
Hear Governor
Gov. Terry Sanford will be the
principal guest at the annual NCEA
banquet at the Biltmore hotel Wed
nesday, beginning at 5:45 p.m.
All county teachers, board of
education members, and local
school committeemen are strongly
urged to attend, says W. J. Owens,
county NCEA president. Wives
and husbands of these groups are
requested to be present.
“Public school education is a
matter that should be of great in
terest to persons associated with
our schools. Governor Sanford has
staked his political career upon
the support ot public schools. All
who arc interested in the cause of
education should back his stand
in every way possible,’' Mr. Owens
commented.*
“For '.hese reasons, all board
members and NCEA members
should make arrangements to at
tend. Please see your local school
principal to secure tickets,” he
concluded.
Losers in Two
Suits Announce
Intent to Appeal
Two cases resulting from auto
aocidente ended in appeals in the
current term of superior court in
Beaufort. Frederick Taylor, who
was being sued by Lillian E. Rob
inson and Justin Robinson, was
told by the court Thursday to pay
Lillian Robinson $1,000 for injuries
received, and her husband, Justin
Robinson, $50 for personal injuries
and $1,050 for property damage.
Taylor appealed.
Another auto accident case tried
in the civil term Friday was that
of Trudy Gillikin, by her next
friend Bernice Gillikin, vs. Manley
E. Lawrence Sr. and Manley E.
Lawrence Jr. Damages of $600
were awarded. Of the total, $100
was awarded to attorney Thomas
Bennett and the balance placed in
the hands of the clerk of court.
Two divorce cases were settled
Thursday. Alimony of $25 a week
was awarded Nellie Mae Riffe from
Robert Woodrow Riffe, plus $100
in lawyer fees. Francis Dixon
Guthrie was awarded the custody
of Frances Fay Guthrie, a minor,
in a decree of absolute divorce
from Jeannine Dale Guthrie.
Humble Oil and Refining Co. was
awarded a judgment of $978.66 from
John Wagner and Margaret M.
Wagner, t/a Wagner’s Esso. Terms
of the judgment provided for pay
ment by installments.
Another suit by Grady C. Rich
against John H. Wagner and Mar
garet H. Wagner was non-suited
and settled out of court.
Four Appear
Before Mayor
Four defendants appeared in At
lantic Beach mayor’s court Tues
day night at the town hail.
All paid costs, with the exception
of Richard D. McGuire, Cherry
Point, who paid $5 and costs and
was restricted from the beach for
two years. He was charged with
fighting and disturbing the peace.
Other defendants were James P.
Keough and Robert Pepe, both of
Cherry Point, charged with fight
ing and disturbing the peace; and
Joe F. Windham, Camp Lejeune,
charged with public drunkenness.
"Bobby Lee Boyd, New Bern,
charged with public drunkenness
and disorderly conduct, forfeited
bond.
Fire Breaks Out
County forest ranger E. 11. Fore
man extinguished a woods fire at
Sea Level at 1:30 p.ro Sunday.
Damaged was four-tenths of an
acre of cut-over land, owned par
tially by the Taylor brothers and
North Carolina Pulp Co. The fire
is believed to have been started
by children playing with matches.