ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES j 61gt YEAR, NO. 27. TWELVE PAGES TWO SECTIONS MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1962 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS County Sets June Meeting As Date of Decision on Petition * For Rent — For a Song * V ^ ' r i.B.mmiZizu iiBmirwmMn 23^.23 as i?i» la*** *•»••'■»'"♦...;".. ,m mm iMapaRvapsKiMBHHMBHHnk., News-Times Photo by Tom Sloan Miss Jean Bordeaux, senior at Morehead City high school, lets her feathered friends know that housing is available.' Jean is agent for the two apartments left in the four-apartment birdhouse at Mrs. Gordon C.- Willis’s home, 600 Bridges St. Jean is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bordeaux and graciously consented to be the pretty girl in our April calendar picture. Two Men Seek Register Of Deeds Post; Others File Odell Merrill, register of deeds, filed Friday for re-election to the office. Filing for the same office Saturday was Berkley Willis, At lantic. Three Republicans filed yester day for county commissioner. Oth * er aspirants also put their names on the dotted line during the past several days. Mr. Merrill was appointed regis ter of deeds in September 1958 and was first elected to the office in November of that year. Until his appointment to the of fice, he had served as county com missioner, having been appointed in 1956. A native of Beaufort, he will be installed this month as exalted i ruler of the Morehead City-Beau fort Elks lodge. He is a member of the Franklin lodge, AF&AM, Beaufort; chairman of the com mission on education, Ann Street Methodist church, past president of Beaufort Jaycees and past di rector of the Morehead City Coun try club. Mr. Merrill is a graduate of Wake Forest college, class of 1939. During service in the Army from 1942 to 1945 he was awarded the bronze star. He was affiliated with business firms in Morehead City, Washington, N. C., and Beau fort before becoming register of deeds. V Mr. Merrill says he enjoys the position of register of deeds be cause it gives him the opportunity to be of service to the people. His wife is the former Betty Jane Safrit. They have two chil dren, David, 15, and Robert, 11, who attend Beaufort school. Both Mr. Merrill 8nd his oppon ent are Democrats. Mr. Willis is a native of Atlan ' tic and has lived there all his life. He lists his occupation as fisher man and at present is employed, on one of Charles Davis’s boats. For the past 16 years he has been an election judge at Atlantic. Mr. Willis is married to the for mer Rena Pearl Fulcher. Mrs. Willis is also a life-long resident of Atlantic. The Willis’s have two children, Nancy Ann, 18, a senior at Atlan tic high school and Berkley Car roll, 14. See CANDIDATES, Page 8 — ■ Odell Merrill . . up for re-election Jaycees Organize Region 5 At Weekend Meeting Here Jaycees met at Morehead City' Saturday and Sunday to organize the new fifth regional district, to elect vice-presidents of the districts that make up the new regional area, and a regional director. Meeting at the Morehead Bilt more Motor Hotel, the southeastern regional convention was highlight ed by a dance Saturday night and a banquet Sunday. Morehead City Jaycees were host. The new region will cut the num ber of state meetings from four to two, reduce travel time of Jaycee officials, and allow state meetings to be held in areas that have the necessary larger facilities, accord ing to Joe Beam, Morehead City Jaycee. Districts undergoing organization al meetings were districts 5, 0, 7, 8 and 9, which make up the new regional fifth district. Director of the new district is Stacy Weaver, Fayetteville. Dis trict vice-presidents are Cabell Ramsey, Kinston; Kirby Sullivan, Southport; Dan Rand, Kenansvflle; and Ray Cashion, Sanford. - Berkley Willis .... opposes Merrill Jury Awards Tug Boater, Beaufort, Total of $100,000 Norfolk, Va., (AP) — Sylvester Lawrence, 34, Beaufort,' has been awarded $100,000 by a US district court jury for injuries he sustained in an accident aboard the dredge Talco Sept. 3, 1957. The defendant, Norfolk Dredging Co., was accused of negligence and operating an unseaworthy :vessel. Lawrence, a crewman on the dredge, said he was permanently disabled in the accident, in which a 1,500-pound anchor fell on him on the dredge. The accident occurred at Oregon Inlet, N. C. A letter on today’s editorial page comments that land east of the Morehead City hospital has been purchased by the hospital. David Willis, hospital administrator, said yesterday that is not true. ♦ County commissioners yes terday accepted a petition regarding the hospital, agreed to consider it and set the first meeting in June as the date to announce their decision. The petition, presented by J. O. Barbour Jr., Beaufort, who said that there were at least 2,400 sig natures, asks that the county board present the following ballot to the people: 1. Shall Carteret County con struct and maintain a hospital as previously authorized by referen dum? Yes. No 2. That if the majority of the peo ple answer the first issue “yes”, the county shall acquire a site and i build a hospital in one of the fol lowing areas (vote for one): a. An area on Crab Point, includ ing the two sites offered by Barbour tQ the county without compensation b. A site on NC Highway No. 24 known as the “Webb site” c. A site in an area on US High way No. 70 west of the junction of NC No. 24 and US No. 70 d. A‘ site west of Morehead City and east of the junction of NC No. 24 and US 70 e. A site east of Beaufort and within three (3) miles of the town limits of Beaufort. The petition also asks that the board act only in accord with the results of the referendum. See PETITION, Page 8 Car Hitting Pole Causes Blackout All of downtown Morehead City, all of Beaufort and areas to the west side of the North River bridge we.re plunged into darkness at M:26 Sunday night when a 33,000 , .volt main-feeder pole at Cedar and Pollockv streets, Beaufort, was struck by an auto. The car was driven by Maurice (Icky) Peterson, Beaufort, police said. Peterson told investigating officer Carlton Garner that another car had side-swiped bis, causing him to lose control. His car jump ed the curb and hit the pole. No charges were made against Peter son, pending fuller investigation of the accident. Peterson’s car was almost de molished by the collision. He was taken to the Morehead City hos pital for treatment. Seven stitches were taken to close cuts on his nose and over one eye. The cross-arm of the pole carry ing the 33,000 volts landed on other electric lines carrying 4,000 volts. Maintenance crews, quickly as sembled by George B. Stovall, lo cal manager of Carolina Power and Light Co., restored power in More head City at 11:15 p.m. and in Beaufort and all eastern sections at 11:26 p.m. Coast Guard Makes Two Runs The 40-footer from Fort Macon answered two calls Sunday, both for boats that ran aground. The first was from the Wanita II, a 25 foot cabin cruiser that ran aground on a jetty near the No. 1 buoy at the entrance to the Beaufort inlet. When the 40-footer arrived, it was found that the boat’s hull was holed, and the Coast Guard boat returned to Fort Macon after sup plying material for a patch. While waiting for high tide, the Wanita II was refloated and towed in by unidentified boat. The damaged boat was operated by Joe Lewis of Southport. The other assist was to the 52 foot yacht, the Jim Mary of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. It ran aground at the mouth of Adams creek while cn route from Florida to New York. The yacht floated herself before the 40-footer arrived, but was es corted to the Gulf dock here with | a damaged rudder and propeller. Manning the 40-footer were A1 Quinn, BM1, Peter B. Brunk, BM2, Frederick Hurst, EN1, and Wilson Winstead, SN. Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, April 3 6:57 a.m. „ , 12:52 a.m. 7:25 p.m. 1:17 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 7:47 a.m. 1:43 a.m. 8:13 p.m. 2:05 p.m. Thursday, April 5 8:37 a.m. 2:34 a.m: 9:02 p.m. 2:52 p.m. . Friday, April « 9:28 a.m. 3:22 a.m. 9:52 p.m. 3:38 p.m. m * Guy C. Chadwick, 48, Dies After Being Struck by Car MM ' m -•— — A.__ Essay Winners Announced - MM News-Times Photo by Tom Sloan Miss Evelyn West, Newport junior, accepts her award for winning first place in the VFW auxiliary essay contest, America the Beauti ful, How Long without Clean Water? The award is being made by Mrs. Betty Mathis, right, VFW auxiliary president. l&g-ft&.VWi-y Photo by Roy Eubanks Miss Clara Chapman, W. S. King sophomore, accepts second place award in an essay contest from Mrs. Betty Mathis, left, VFW auxili ary president, Friday night following a dinner at the VFW post home. Congressman David Henderson, right, talks Nance, VFW auxiliary essay contest chairman, derson spoke at the contest awards dinner. with Mrs. Frank Congressman Hen Miss Evelyn West, a junior al Newport high school, was named winner of the Beaufort VFW aux iliary essay contest Friday night at a dinner at the post home, high way 101. Second place winner is Miss Clara Chapman, a sophomore at W. S. King school, Morehead City. Miss West was presented a $25 savings bond, a medal and a cer tificate of merit. Miss Chapman received $5 in cash, a certificate of merit and a medal. The awards were presented by Mrs. Betty Mathis, president of the auxiliary. Miss West is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne West, Newport. She read her essay following pres entation of the awards. Accom panying her was her principal, E. B. Comer; her advisor, Mrs. Shir ley Napier, and her parents. Miss Chapman is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Chapman, See AUXILIARY, rage 8 It's BDDB-This Weekend! BDDB — Beaufort Dollar Days Bonanza, a city-wide business pro motion in Beaufort is scheduled to take place this weekend, Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, April 5, 6 and 7. Most all the businesses in Beau fort arc participating in a giant sale to usher in the spring season. Stores are advertising outstanding buys plus giving of certain items free of charge. Stores featuring specially adver tised bargains during the sale are E. W. Downum Co., Guthrie-Jones Drug Co., Beaufort Rose’s Value and Variety Store, Jim Wheatley’s. Hamilton Furniture Co., Raleigh Furniture Co., Western Auto As sociate Store, Bob ’n Sue Shop, Stamper’s Jewelry. ' Potter’s Dress Shop, Herring’s, a. Five Accidents Occur During Weekend One person was killed and' several others injured in au tomobile accidents over the weekend. Dead is Guy Carl ton Chadwick, 48, Straits, who wi.o struck by an auto mobile at 7:10 p.m. Saturday on the Harkers Island road. State trooper W. J. Smith, who investigated the accident, said Chadwick was walking toward Har kers Island when hit by a 1953 Pon tiac driven by George William Piver, 18, Beaufort. When the car hit Chadwick, Piver swerved to the left and hit the ditch on the left side of the road. The Pontiac was also headed toward Harkers Island. Piver told the trooper he did not see Chadwick until he hit him. The pedestrian was taken to Sea Level hospital in the Adair ambulance and died there about 90 minutes later. The trooper said Chadwick was wearing dark clothing. Since coroner David Munden was out of town, sheriff Bobby Bell em paneled a coroner’s jury. Serving on it arc Elmore Davis, E. W. Downum, Fred Davis, Thornton Darling, Dallas Blake and A. H. James Jr. Coroner Munden said yesterday that he had not made a ruling on the accident and had not decided whether there would be an inquest. Damage to Piver’s car was esti mated at $100. The funeral service for Chadwick was conducted at 2 p.m. yesterday in the Straits Methodist church. The Rev. Ray West, pastor, offi ciated and was assisted by the Rev. D. M. Tyson, pastor of Wiliiston Methodist church. Burial was in the church cemetery. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Chadwick; three broth ers, Leon of Straits, Donald G. of Raleigh, and Norman of Louisburg, and one sister, Mrs. Howard Bailey of Palmetto, Fla. Three persons were taken to Morehead City hospital following an accident at 1:20 p.m. Saturday on highway 70 three miles east of Beautort. They were Ralph Gray Mason, Mrs. Katie Johnson and Kay Gillikin, all of route 2 Beau foft, who were released after treat ment. Trooper Smith said that Mrs. Louise IpoCk Gillikin, route 2 Beau fort, was going east on highway 70 in a heavy rain when Mason, driv ing a 1953 Chevrolet, came up be hind her an