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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES. MOBEHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. N. C.
TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1962
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
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Cruise Begins Here
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This is the Marula, at her mooring in Bermuda.
A Bermuda cruise originated
Wednesday in Morehcad City—the
third this season. All passenger
accommodations were filled: six.
> The craft was the 52-foot yacht Ma
nila with four Bermudians and
two North Carolinians aboard.
The Tar Heels are Dr. Edward
Carr, Greensboro, and Wiley Nel
son, New Bern; and the Bermu
dians Henry DeSilva, owner; David
DeSilva, his cousin; Herbert Utley
and Elvin Chapan.
If things went according to sched
ule, the Marula should have arrived
at Bermuda Saturday morning.
1 She came to this country the
first of May for outfitting, the sec
ond time she has made the trip
Education Board Adopts
Policy on Pupil Pregnancy
Appearance of several graduate
fng seniors at county commence
ments in extremely pregnant con
ditions prompted the county board
of-education at its June meeting,
to adopt the following policy gov
erning pregnancy of girls in Car
teret schools:
1. When a girl marries, she must
report the fact to the counselor
and is given the following in
formation: .
a. Immediately upon learning
that she is pregnant, she must
reveal the information to the
counselor and drop out of
school.
b. After the baby’s birth the
mother may re-enter school,
provided the baby is being
properly cared for.
c. If the girl fails to inform her
counselor and her appear
ance would indicate preg
nancy, she will be required
by her counselor to produce
a doctor’s certificate that she
is not pregnant.
d. If a, b, and c above are not
complied with, the girl will
be expelled and not allowed
to return.
2. The mother of an illegitimate
child shall not be allowed to re
enter school.
3. No married student, male or
female shall participate in any
activity, extra-curricular or oth
erwise, in which he or she would
represent the school in public
functions.
Holds State Office
Mrs. Floy Garner, county home
economics agent, was recently in
stalled as third vice-president of
the North Carolina Home Econom
ics Agents association for 1962-63.
County Commissioners Association
Will Convene at Biltmore Sunday
"| President R. B. Jordan Jr., of
the North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners, has an
nounced final plans for the annual
convention. The meeting will be
held in Morehead City, beginning
on Sunday, June 17. More than
500 people are- planning to attend.
Gov. Terry Sanford will address
county commissioners, county ac
countants, county attorneys, and
tax supervisors at the annual lunch
eon Monday, June 18. Mrs. Dav
etta Steed, executive director of
the North Carolina League of Mu
nicipalities, will keynote the con
vention Monday morning with an
address on city-county cooperation.
A panel discussion entitled A
Look to the Future is scheduled
for Tuesday morning. Howard E.
Manning, chairman of the State
Board of Public Welfare, will fore
cast future developments in public
welfare. Dallas Herring, chairman
of the State Board of Education,
I will forecast future developments
in public education. Wallace Mur
chison, Wilmington attorney, will
forecast the future in the courts.
And George Esser, assistant direc
tor of the Institute of Government,
for that purpose. The two North
Carolinians plan to fly back to this
country after a brief, visit to the
vacation spot, destination of two
commercial passenger cruises
which originated in Morehead City
last month.
P. H. Geer Jr., manager of the
Gulf dock, where the Marula lay
prior to departure, said that the
boat is as self-sufficient as it could
possibly be, with complete repair
service and machine shop aboard.
Nevertheless, the Coast Guard
was notified when the Marula
weighed anchor.
In Bermuda, the owner said it
would probably be made, available
for charter.
18 Boats Take Part
tn Marlin Journey
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The marlin tournament closed
yesterday. Eighteen boats par
ticipated, a record for Morehcad
City.
The boat parade, scheduled for
Sunday night, was moved up to
6 p.m., rather than 8, so that
cameramen would have sufficient
light to photograph the event.
This, of course, disappointed
many people who didn’t get the
word on the last-minute change
of time.
For more details on the marlin
tourney, sec Bob Simpson’s Fab
ulous Fishing column on the
sports page.
Weekend Brings
Pleasant Weather
Weekend weather was clear, with
a few clouds to provide some wel
come shade from a warm 80-de
gree average temperature. Good
sleeping weather included a pleas
antly cool 68 degrees most nights.
High for the period since Thurs
day was 83 on Sunday, and low
was 66 at night on Thursday. North
east winds were common Thursday
and Friday, shifting to the east and
southeast, according to E. Stamey
Davis, area, weather observer.
Max. Min. Wind
Thursday ......81 66 NE
Friday . 81 68 NE
Saturday ........80 68 E
Sunday .......83 68 SE
will forecast the future of county
government.
A second panel discussion is
scheduled Tuesday afternoon, on
the topic Some Ways to Economize
in School Construction. J. Harry
Weatherly, Guilford county man
ager, will describe the use of a
school building consultant to ad
vise the board of county commis
.sioners on school construction. S.
H. Helton, Montgomery county su
perintendent of schools, will dis
cuss the selection of an architect
Dr. J. L. Pierce, director, division
of school planning, State Depart
ment of Public Instruction, will
summarize the major ways of
achieving economy in construction.
County accountants and tax su
pervisors will meet Monday after
noon, Juhe 18. The tax suparvis
ors will hear a report from their
information committee, particular
ly with regards to the campaign
in favor of the constitutional
amendment to outlaw special act
tax concessions. The accountants
will discuss temporary investment
of funds.
Registration begins in the More
head Biltmore Motor hotel, Sun
• The county board of elections,
in a formal statement, has made
a direct appeal to the people and
to candidates in the forthcoming
second primary to conduct the
campaign on a high and gentleman
ly level.
The statement from ‘the board
of elections, released yesterday by
Charles C. Willis, .chairman, fol
lows:
“The ■ Carteret County Board of
Elections .wishes to »se this means
of appealing to the general public
and especially the candidates and
their Workers, to cooperate wiu
us in seeing that the campaign
prior to the Second Democratic
Primary is carried on in an intelli
gent, truthful and decent manner.
“ ‘Mud-slinging’ and misrepre
sentation of facts is a reflection
upon any community and especial
ly upon those engaged in such
practice. The ballot is a sacred
instrument and should be used by
free people in a sacred manner.
“The Board of Elections has ad
dressed a strong letter (a copy of
which is hereto, attached) to all
Registrars urging them to be more
diligent in seeing that the election
is carried out strictly according
to the Election Laws and in a way
fair and just to all. We believe
they will do their best to this end.”
The letter, addressed to the 27
registrars of the county, follows:
Beaufort, N. C.
June 6th, 1962
Dear Kegistrar:
PLEASE READ EVERY WORD
IN THIS MESSAGE.
If we are to have a free country
and a government by the people
for the people, the Board of Elec
tions is one of the most important
agencies of our free society. Upon
the Board of Elections falls the
sacred responsibility to see that
free, fair and honest elections are
conducted. Your board is desper
ately trying to use all possible
means to develop in the minds of
oilr voters a greater respect for
the election laws of our good State
of North Carolina and the applica
tion of these laws to each individ-1
ual in our county.
Our greatest efforts will be of
little avail unless we have the
wholehearted support and coopera
tion of every registrar in our coun
ty. You, as precinct registrar, are
one of the most important officers
of our government for you are
literally and truly the first line of
defense against fraud and corrup
tion in our election machinery.
Unfortunately, there have been
See ELECTIONS Page 5
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J. H. Burruss
To Go io Kinston
J. II. Burruss, resident highway
engineer in this county, has been
promoted to district engineer, Kins
ton. Mr. Burruss will assume his
new position July 1.
He will replace Heber Gray, who
is retiring. *
C. W. Snell, Greenville, division
engineer for this area, says that
the North Carolina highway com
mission office, maintained in Beau
fort at 120 Craven St. for the past
several years will be maintained
until work, let to contract this
month, is completed.
R. A. Pollock, New Bern, will
supervise that work, which con
sists of seven miles of resurfacing,
including the Laurel road, part of
the Merrimon road and the portion
on the Beaufort-Morchead cause
way between the end of the More
head City bridge and the railroad.
day, June 17. An exhibit by firms
providing equipment and services
to counties is also planned in con
junction with the convention.
The county commissioners and
county accountants will both elect
officers for the coining year. The
convention will close with the an
nual banquet Tuesday evening, at
which timq the annual award will
be made to the Outstanding County
Official of 1962.
Republicans Discuss
Precinct Organization
Precinct organization was dis
cussed by county Republicans at
their monthly meeting Saturday
night at the courthouse.
Plans were made for organiza
tion of precincts No. 1 and No. 2,
Morehead City. Precinct officers
will be elected at a meeting at 8
p.m. Saturday at the Morehead
City municipal building.
Speaking at the meeting Satur
day night at the courthouse, were
Elmer D. Willis, Republican can
didate for sheriff; Thomas Bennett,
candidate for the state legislature,
and C. R. Wheatly.
Robert McLean Out on $1,500 Bond;
Grand Jury to Get Bill of Indictment
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Tower to Go Up
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Carolina Telephone’s $100,000
project to lipk the Morehead City
Beaufort area to its microwave
radio long distance network is
well under way. A 214-foot tow
er is now being erected behind
the company’s Morehead City
building. In the' picture work
men sink casings for concrete
pilings. Each of twenty pilngs
was sunk 65 to 75 feet in the I
Highway Officials Confer
Friday with Town Officials
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Beach Board
Plans Budget;
Clerk Resigns
The town board of Atlantic Beach
considered the budget for 1962-1963
at its meeting Friday at the town
hall, and heard town clerk M. G.
Coyle announce his intention to
resign as of July 15.
Mr. Coyle stated that he had
come to Atlantic Beach to retire,
and after five years as clerk, in
tended to do just that.
The budget Mr. Coyle presented
totalled $36,510.34, compared to
$32,542.45 for the previous year,
when town revenue was cut by
hurricanes.
Increases in the budget came
largely from minor increases in
pay for town employees and serv
ices rendered to the town. Some
reductions were made on items
such as signs and telephone serv
ice.
Increases in pay came for the
police department, lifeguards hired
by the town and a provision for
extra office help. Other increases
were in insurance, garbage and
trash collection, attorney’s fees,
and advertising.
Revenue- items showed an in
crease of about $60,000 in assessed
valuation, totaling $1,625,398.25;
and a resulting increase in expect
ed property taxes of from $21,199.45
to $21,942.88. A small increase in
business licenses was also antici
pated. . '
The board passed a motion to
aUthbrize a one month’s trial on
the Atlantic Beach police depart
ment’s extending its area of juris
diction to one mile past the city
limits, provided the extension can
be made at no cost to the town.
The plan involves the use of town
See BOARD Page 5
Ad Re-Run
Because of a proofreading error,
a paragraph in the Gaston Smith
political ad, concerning Mr. Smith’s
pledge to residents of eastern Car
teret, was omitted Friday. The ad
is being re-published on page 2,
section 2 of today’s paper in the
form in which it was submitted to
THE NEWS-TIMES.—The Publish
er.
ground, and each can support 30
tons. The tower is engineered
to withstand 175-mile-per-hour
winds. When the Morehcad City
microwave link is placed in serv
ice late this summer it will pro
vide the area with virtually
storm proof long distance com
munications, according to L A.,
Daniels, Carolina Telephone maiii
ager.
■ Morebead City commissioners)
Dorn Femia and Russell Outlaw in
formed state highway officials Fri
day afternoon at the municipal
building, Morehead City, of town
problems which they felt the high
way commission could help solve.
Present were highway commis
sioner D. G. Bell; C. W. Snell, di
vision engineer; C. Y. Griffin, dis
trict engineer; J. D. Parker, sign
supervisor, J. L. Humphrey, coun
ty superintendent of roads, and
Ray Hall, town supervisor.
Mr. Femia suggested that Aren
dell street be widened from 24th
street west to the intersection of
70 and 70A, to permit two lanes
of moving traffic and a parking
lane east-bound and west-bound.
Mr. Snell suggested that, instead,
no parking be permitted on the
street, thus providing two lanes
for moving traffic.
Commissioner Outlaw said that
people simply have no place to
park and on the street is the only
place most can park, although
some homes do have drives or
garages.
“What you’re really asking,” Mr.
Snell observed, “is for the state to
provide parking space for you.”
Mr. Bell said there i!s a possibility
of routing traffic on Bridges
street. Mr. Griffin said that the
highway (Arendcll street) would
have to be widened a total of at
least 12 feet. .
Mr. Snell said that the state
See CONFERENCE Page 2
All Seashore Highway Secretary
Speaks to Ocracoke Club Last Night
J. A. DuBois, secretary of the
All Seashore Highway association,
spoke last night to members of
the Ocracoke Civic club at the
school library, Ocracoke. Also pres
ent were state highway officials.
Mr. DuBois was invited to -speak
on the Ocracoke-Atlantic ferry run.
Ocracokcrs expressed interest in
two ferries immediately, to elimi
nate the leaving of as many as 10
cars on Ocracoke daily, and to
guard against there being no ferry,
should the present one break down.
Some felt money should be spent
cm a second ferry rather than on a
new landing at Cedar Island.
Mr. DaBoit reviewed progress in
road and water transportation on
the outer banks. He cited the club's:
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Funeral for Bill Sample
Conducted Saturday at 4
Robert McLean, 1605 Shepard St., Morehead City, has
been released from jail under a $1,500 property bond
posted Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Hardison, 15ll
Shepard St. McLean was being held since Thursday in
the jail at New Bern in connection with the shooting of
15-year-old Bill Sample, 903 Evans St.
Duke Lab Will i
Have $100,001)
Dormitory
Construction has begun on a new
$100,000 dormitory at Duke Marine
laboratory, Pivots Island. The
dormitory, an all-brick structure,
will provide year-round housing
capable for 24 persons.
The new building, being built by
Duke university, will have central
heating and air conditioning, a
lobby and a kitchen. The building
will provide some long needed fa
cilities, according to Dr. C. G.
Bookhout. chairman of the lab
oratory executive committee. The
laboratory will soon be engaged in
an oceanographic program, requir
ing year-sround housing, Dr. Book
houl said.
Housing at the laboratory now is
available for only about one-third
of the persons involved in courses
and research. Dr. Bookhout stated
that growth of the laboratory in the
future Will require even more de
velopment, especially family units
and the upgrading of present hous
ing units.
The building itself will be mod
eled closfely albng the lines of a
modern motel, with porches
both aides of the building and
each’room having a separate en
trance. Construction and the fur
nishing of the new dormitory is
expected to top the $100,000 figure.
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Board Lauds
Educators
Read at the county board of edu
cation meeting last week was a
resolution from the county board
of commissioners commending the
board of education.
The resolution noted that in Na
tional Achievement tests "Carteret
county rates above the national
average,” and that such tests arc
the best-known yardstick for meas
uring the "effectiveness of any edu
cational program.”
The resolution commends board
members, H. L. Joslyn, county su
perintendent of schools, and his
staff “for the efficient manner in
which taxpayers’ money has been
used toward better education in the
county.”
The board itself also passed a
resolution of respect in honor of
the late Earl Haywood Willis,
“who gave his life’s service to the
schools of Carteret county and who
was always ready, willing and
anxious to do well each task set
before him for the betterment of
the school program . .
Mr. Willis died of injuries sus
tained in an accident on highway
70 east of Beaufort May 25.
vote for a paved stale road on the
island in 1952 was the beginning
of better transportation links with
the mainland and improved tour
ist business at Ocracoke.
Funds for the road were appro
priated in 1955. This was followed
by the Taylor brothers’ putting the
present ferry in operation. The fer
ry was recently taken over by the
state.
Mr. DuBois stated that moving
the mainland, ferry landing from
Atlantic to Cedar Island will make
it possible for the present ferry to
make two round trips daily be
cause the route will be shorter.
This, he said, will mean 60,006
visitors as compared with 30,000
! in 1961. He said the ferry schedule
* The incident occurred in the
early hours of Thursday morning
at the McLean home. Sample,
whose funeral was conducted Sat
urday, was at the McLean home
at the bedroom window trying to
wake his friend, Robert McLean,
15, when the elder McLean shot
| him with a 12-gauge shotgun.
Police said McLean thought the
boy was a burglar. He thrust the
! shotgun through a closed window
! and screen and claims that it
I "went off accidentally.”
Robert Rouse Jr., district solici
tor. said yesterday afternoon that
; he plans to send to the grand jury
| this morning a homicide bill of in
; dictment. He made this decision
after conferring with Morehead
City law enforcement officers and
coroner David Mundcn.
Mr. Rquse commented that the
j grand jury will not be in session
again until November “and this
matter was such that early deter
mination should be made.”
He said that C. R. Wheatly,
Beaufort attorney, indicated to
him that Mr. Wheatly was repre
senting the Sample family.
Attorney for McLean is Harvey
Hamilton Jr., Morehead City.
Granted in Morehead City re
corder’s court Monday was two
week continuance on a preliminary
hearing fof McLean. He was charg
ed with “feloniously slaying Wil
liam F. Saqiple.” The warrant was
signed by Herbert Griffin, More
head City police chiigf.
Should' the grand jury today re
turn a true bill on the homicide
indictnjent, it would tend to take
precedence over any action that
has transpired in the lower More
head City court. Trial of McLean
would not take place, however, at
this week’s term of criminal court.
Should the grand jury return not
a true bill, what action the lower
court might pursue was in ques
tion yesterday. »
The Rev. Jesse Staton, Burling
ton, officiated at the funeral of 15
year-old Bill Sample at 4 p.m.
Saturday in the First Methodist
church, Morehead City. The youth,
whose full name is William Fran
cis Sample, is survived by his
mother, Virginia Webb Sample;
his father, Franklin R. Sample; a
half brother, Franklin Jr., age 8,
and his maternal grandmother,
Mrs. Bessie Webb.
Bill is Mrs. Sample’s son by a
former marriage but was adopted
by Mr. Sample.
Interment was in Bayview ceme
tery. Pallbearers were Michael
Holowiti, Grayson Bullock, James
Webb, Josiah Bailey, Rupert Earl
Willis and Dalton Adams.
Democratic Club
Elect Officers
New officers were elected by the
county Democratic Women’s club
Thursday night at the courthouse.
The slate was presented by Mrs.
Clayton Fulcher Jr. The officers
are as follows:
Mrs. Gehrmann Holland, presi
dent; Mrs. Garland Scruggs, vice
president; Miss Alida Willis, sec
retary; and Mrs. Moses C. How
ard, treasurer. The current board
of directors was re-elected.
A committee was appointed to
revise the by-laws and was asked
to report at the next meeting,
which will be Friday night at 8 at
the courthouse. Refreshments will
be served after the meeting. All
Democratic women are cordially
invited.
would not make much difference
if there were enough trips. There
has been some agitation for a re
versal in the ferry run, to have the
ferry leave Ocracoke in the morn
ing rather than in the afternoon
as at present.
Mr. DuBois urged cooperation of
the Ocracokc citizens in the pres
ent plans of the state for a land
ing at Cedar Island. To buck pres
ent plans, he said, may cause de
lay in the work for better coastal
transportation. “We have nothing
to lose,” he remarked, “and every
thing to gain.”
Mr. DuBois is also manager of
tile greater Morehead Ci» cham
ber of commerce. //
Criminal Court
Term Opens
• Drunk Driving Case
First to be Heard
# B. J. May Named
Grand Jury Foreman
The first case tried in superior
court yesterday was that of Ray
mond Ray Bryant, charged with
driving drunk. Cases against Doris
Bonner and George D. Rouse, each
charged with drunken driving,
were continued.
The grand jury went into session
shortly after court convened. Mem
bers are B. J. May, foreman;
James I. Wade, Charles W. White,
Mrs. B. A. Beil, Robert B. Riggs,
Charles M. Hill Jr.
Ralph Carlton Russell, John C:
Brunkley, William L. Jones, Ross
A. Willis, Clyde C. Willis, Leon
Chadwick. Marvin C. Spencer Jr.
William L. Barts, Emerson Whit
tington, Lorenzo B. Chadwick, Le
roy Hancock and J. F. Winberry.
Sworn in for service on the petit
jury were Carlos R. Cordova, Ben
jamin L. Jones, Hubert Smith Jr.,
Ralph T. Temple, Guy Hamilton. ,
Asa Mann, John Maggiola, W. J.
Thompson, Robert William Jones
Jr., Frank Pake, Otto Slaughter.
Andrew Guthrie, Mrs. Charles
Davis, Charlie Ftose 3r. and M. H.
Lupton.
Judge Joseph Parker is presid
ing_ _
In the Red!
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—45,000
—$4,000
—$3,000
—$2,000
I
—$1,000
Over the weekend, approximate
ly $100 more was received in the
county Red Cross fund. Unless
$5,000 is raised by Friday, the Red
Cross chapter in this county is to
be dissolved, according to Garland
Scruggs, chairman.
A drive earlier this year yielded
only $200. Five hundred has been
raised since last week.
Mr. Scruggs said that during
Esther when first aid kits were
needed at shelters, the National
Red Cross bought kits locally at a
cost of $60.
During the Potomac disaster, the
Red Cross provided sandwiches,
coffee and milk to fire-fighters and
to military men at the Morehead
City municipal building as they
changed shifts
It is hoped that with the meet
ing of the quota, a Red Cross
blood bank can be established here.
Mr. Scruggs said that if the county
participates in the blood bank,
there is no charge for the blood.
He said there may be a charge by
the hospital, where the blood is
administered, for transportation to
the hospital from the central blood
bank in Norfolk, but the .blood it
self is free.
Blood on the commercial market
usually costs about $25 a pint, he
said.
Tide Table
Was at the Beaafoct Bar