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THE NEWS-TIMES
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
51st Year — NO. 98
Two Sections — Sixteen Pages
MOREHEAD CITY and BEAUFORT, N. C.
Friday, December 7, 1962
Published Tuesdays and Fridays
Two Courts Pass Idle Hour
Fight Up to Higher Courts
Trial of Richard Powers on as-<
sault charges arising from a fight
between Powers and a Coast
Guardsman at Atlantic Beach were
by passed Tuesday in county re
corder’s court, and the case sent
on to superior court.
Preliminary hearing was waived,
and a jury trial asked by the state.
Powers, a special police officer at
the Idle Hour amusement center,
Atlantic Beach, is facing charges
brought by George Godley, USCG.
A fight between the two started
after Powers had arrested Godley
for public drunkenness.
The trial of Godley, who faces
an assortment of charges, was
transferred from Atlantic Beach
Mayor’s Court to county recorder’s
court. Mayor Alfred B. Cooper
stated Tuesday night in mayor’s
court that some of the charges
| against Godley were out of the
jurisdiction of the Atlantic Beach
court and must be tried in record
er’s court. Godley was clue to face
trial Tuesday night at Atlantic
Beach, but will be tried Tuesday
at Beaufort.
Among cases tried this week in
county court was that of L. G.
. Morris, charged with cruelty to an
animal, a dog. Morris was sen
tenced by judge Lambert Morris
to three months on the roads, sus
pended upon his good behavior
for three years, and the payment
of $100 and costs, $65 of which
would go to prosecuting witness,
Frederick B. Flagg, owner of the
animal involved, to pay for veteri
narian bills. Morris appealed the
sentence, and was placed under
$300 bond.
Morris testified that Flagg’s dog
had come into his yard, and was
jumping at his wife and grand
| children. Morris said that he beat
| the dog off with a stick and shot
at the dog twice with an air gun
(See COURT Pg. 7)
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Santa Will Arrive at 2 Tomorrow,
Escorted by Parade in Beaufort
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Taylor Heirs
Claim Portion
Of School Site
The board of education turned
over to its attorney Monday morn
ing a claim by Lloyd Taylor heirs
that they own a portion of the site
deeded to the board for West Car
teret high school. The board met
in the education office, courthouse
annex.
H. L. Joslyn, clerk to the board,
said the Taylor heirs own a tract
of land across a road from the
' school site. They claim that their
land extends across the road and
onto the school site. The land in
question is a wedge-shaped portion
about 45 feet wide at one end and
about 5 feet wide at the other, Mr.
Joslyn said.
The board approved the loan of
gas stoves to such schools as want
them for use in home economics
departments. Waldron Baily, More
head City, asked the board for in
formation on a possible right of
way through the Barbour-Whealton
property owned by the board. He
was told the board will look into
the possibility and notify him.
A delegation from the Queen
Street PTA presented a list of
school needs and asked what they
could expect from the proposed
school building program. They
were informed the county has no
definite school bond building pro
gram as yet, but the board thank
ed them for calling their needs to
its attention.
C. Locklear
Posts $100 Bond
Chester Locklear, Morehead Ci
ty, charged with forcible trespass,
has been released under $100 bond
and two others who with Locklear
spent a night on Sam Smith’s boat
at Cedar Point, are being sought by
the sheriff’s department.
According to deputy sheriff Carl
Bunch, Locklear, originally from
Lumberton, James C. Jones and
Junior Hunt, Wildwood, broke into
the Smith boat the night of Mon
day* Nov. 26.
The three spent the night aboard
the boat, used its cooking facilities
and when they left Jones and Hunt
reportedly took with them two
coats.
Warrants for Jones and Hunt
have been sent to Lumberton
where they are reported to have
gone on the morning of Nov. 27.
Ready for Christmas
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News-Times Photo by Toni Sloan
This is Beaufort’s community Christmas tree, erected and deco
rated by the firemen. It stands on the W. II. Potter property on
Front street, east of Queen. The tree this year was donated by
Clara Johnson, 510 Mulberry St.
► Grayden Paul, chairman of thH
Christmas parade committ e e,
Beaufort, says weather tomorrow
is supposed to be better than it was
last weekend, so the parade will
go ahead as scheduled, at 2 p.m.
Saturday.
The parade will begin at the west
end of Ann street, go south on
Moore to Front, east to the post
office, north on Pollock to Ann,
then west to Moore.
Santa, however, will get off of
his red carriage (a Beaufort fire
truck) in front of the community
Christmas tree. There he will have
candy for all children 12 and un
der. The candy is being provided
by the Beaufort Merchants asso
ciation and the Jaycees.
The Batonettes, a troupe of ba
ton twirlers from Havelock, will
perform a brief routine in front of
the Christmas tree during the
course of the parade. The parade
will halt temporarily for the act.
The order of inarch, Mr. Paul
announces, is as follows (assum
ing that all floats promised show
up): Beaufort school band, Bato
nettes, Ann Street Methodist church
float; two new “Merry Christmas”
cars.
W. S. King school band, Negro
church floats, FHA float, two
“Merry Christmas” cars carrying
Miss Seadog and Miss Junior Sea
dog, First Baptist church float,
Morehead City school band.
St. Paul’s Episcopal church float,
two “Merry Christmas” cars, two
classes of grade school pupils car
rying flags of 60 nations, Queen
Street school band, float, two Mer
ry Christmas” cars, Santa on the
fire truck. Boy Scouts who will es
cort children to see Santa, and a
truck decorated by the Jaycees.
All in the parade are to report
at the starting point by 1:30. The
parade is being sponsored by the
Beaufort Merchants association.
On the parade committee, besides
Mr. Paul, are Clarence Guthrie,
Jack Barnes, W. H. Willis and H.
H. Haynes.
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Work Starts
On Addition
For Reserve Unit
M'orchcad City residents will get
a “bonus” in respect to the bond
issue for the new National Guard
Armory now under construction
near the commercial fisheries
buildings, Camp Glenn.
Word was received Monday by
construction superintendent J. W.
Wheelon to begin building a 53 by
54-foot addition to the armory for
the Army Reserve 824th Heavy
Boat company. ,
The addition will go on the north
west corner of the armory, and
the added construction will include
additional vehicle maintenance fa
cilities to be placed behind the
armory towards Arendell street.
Concerete footings for the ad
dition have already been poured.
According to Mr. Wheelon, the ad
dition' will not affect the comple
tion date of the armory in Febru
ary.
The Army Reserve section of the
armory will be paid with federal
funds and no additional funds from
the city or state will be required.
The armory will now be officially
an “Armed Forces Training Cen
ter,” with the addition housing the
office and supply sections of the
reserve unit. The Army reservists
will use the armory proper for
classroom and drill hall facilities.
At present the 824th Heavy Boat
company is using quarters at Have
lock. The captain is Paul Cordova,
Morehead City. The unit returned
in August from one year’s active
duty. It was called up during a
Berlin crisis in 1961.
Prior to the call-up, the unit’s
headquarters were in a building on
►highway 70, west of Morehead City..,
Holden Ballou
Named to Town
Board Monday
# Secretary Made
Temporary Clerk
• Applicants Sought
For Clerk's Job
At a called meeting of the Beau
fort town board Monday night,
Holden Ballou was named town
commissioner, succeeding William
Roy Hamilton, who resigned.
Mr. Hamilton took office as a
county commissioner Monday
morning and by law is not permit
ted to hold two elective positions.
Mr. Ballou was named public
works commissioner and John
Jones, former public works com
missioner, was made administra
tive commissioner.
Ronald Earl Mason, town clerk,
who was named county auditor
Monday morning, submitted his
resignation. Mrs. Hazel McCarthy,
secretary at the town hall, was apr
pointed town clerk temporarily,
The town fathers ari now re
ceiving applications for the clerk's
job which they decided will pay
$4,725 plus $600 for travel and other
expenses. Mr. Mason's pay was
$5,200 plus $600 for expenses.
Commissioners feel that the po
sition should be filled by a man
who knows street equipment and
can work closely with men in the
fire department and the public
works department.
Applications should be mailed to
the town hall, Beaufort, N. C. The
town board will meet at 7:30 Mon
day at the town hall, but whether
a decision would be made at that
meeting was in doubt.
Mr. Ballou is a resident of one
of the newly-annexed town areas,
lie and his family live at 1540 Ann
St.
He was named Jaycce man-of
the-year for 1953. He is a past pre
sident of the Beaufort Rotary club
and in the past has taken an ac
tive interest in municipal affairs.
Part owner and manager of Do
ra Dinnctte, in Beaufort and More
head City, he is a graduate of
Morehead City high school and
served three years in the Navy
during the second world war.
Ills wife is the former Dora Dean
Jefferson. They have three child
ren, Chuck, Judy and Stephen, and
are members of Ann Street Me
thodist church.
Red Cross Plea
Made to Jaycees
Arthur Paradoses, Red Cross
representative, spoke to Morehead
City Jaycees Monday night at the
Blue Ribbon restaurant.
Mr. Paradeses stated that $3,500
is needed here to support the Red
Cross service program, which in
cludes help to servicemen and
their families as well as aid during
a natural disaster, such a hurri
cane.
The Red Cross chapter has fallen
apart for lack of support and the
county has been unable to raise
its quota in recent years, Mr. Pa
radeses said.
Mrs. Cecile Chiddix, Red Cross
official from Atlanta, accompanied
Mr. Paradeses. She inquired if the
Jaycees would sponsor organiza
tion of a chapter. The Jaycees de
clined, but said they would attempt
to interest other civic organizations
in the importance of the project.
A. H. McDonald Jr. announced
that Jaycee sale of Christmas trees
would begin this Saturday. The
trees will be on the lot of the
Medical Arts building, Arendell
street.
Arnold Ashley commented on ef
forts to organize a Mental Health
asssociation. He invited anyone in
terested to see him or Miss Geor
gie Hughes, Beaufort.
Christmas holidays for school
children begin the afternoon of
Friday, Dec. 21, and continue
through Tuesday, Jan. 1.
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Work is progressing at a rapid rate on the new Armed Forces Training Center, called the Nat
ional Guard armory before a wing for the Army Reserve was started. The new wing will be built in
the area shown in the foreground of this picture, where workmen are building the foundation.
County Board to Meet Again;
Outer Banks Motion Repealed
New People, New Policies
Enter Scene at Courthouse
Town Gets Cash
For Putting In
Water Line
# Mayor Makes Report
On Sewage System
• State Plots New
Newport By-Passs
Mayor I .eon Mann Jr. reported
>o Newport town commissioners
Tuesday night that the money was
in hand to put in a water tine to
the Block shirt factory on the
Nine-Foot road.
The cost, approximately $6,000,
is being met by funds presented
as a gift to the town from the New
port Development Corp.
The water line will make it pos
sible to equip the plant with a
sprinkler system.
Cost of materials is estimated
at $4,727.90, according to the may
or. A local contractor is expected
to install the line for $1,000. An
other bid on installation, by a Wil
mington contractor, was $3,270.
The board approved charging fil
ing fees to persons who choose
to run for town office. Fee for
commissioner candidates, upon fil
ing, will be $5; for mayor candi
dates $10 each.
The mayor reported that appli
cation for funds for installing a
town sewage system has been de
layed “for five weeks because of
o-r auditor.” The town hopes to
receive federal funds to help meet
the cost of the system.
Mayor Mann read a letter from
W. S. McKimmon, chief of the en
gineering section, state health de
partment. He asked that he be
notified as “soon as the project is
approved by the Community Fa
cilities board of the Housing and
Home Finance agency.”
The State Stream Sanitation com
mittee adopted a resolution Oct.
25, 1962 instructing the town to
construct a system. E. C. Hub
bard, director, of stream sanita
tion and hydrology, in a letter to
the town, which was also read by
the mayor, said, “Upon approval
of the Local*Government commis
sion and bond attorney, the town
should call and hold a bond elec
tion for financing (a sewage sys
tem) as early as praetical.”
Town attorney George Ball pre
sented copies of contracts for fire
protection. The contracts are for
persons of the Newport fire district
who are more than four miles out
side the town limits and who want
fire protection.
Under the contract, the person
would agree to pay directly to the
town the same amount he would
pay in taxes to the county for fire
protection. (The county, under a
contract with Newport, then turns
the money over to Newport.)
But those beyond the four-mile
limit would not receive a deduction
in fire insurance rates.
Mr. Ball was also requested to
draw up a statement to be signed
by persons who do not want fire
service, should a fire ever occur
on their premises and the fire de
partment accused of not answering
a call.
Turned over to Newport from
the county in fire district taxes in
recent months were checks for
$198.17, $268.33 and $531.
The board requested that the fire
chief check on the shack owned
by Carl Johnson, across from the
Ed Warren residence, to determine
whether it is a fire hazard and
can be removed under the building
code.
To correct a drainage problem
on the V. E. Kincaid property, com
missioner C. H. Lockey was au
(See NEWPORT, Pg. 3)
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Dec. 7
4:23 a.m. 10:53 a.m.
4:47 p.m. 11:10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8
5:22 a.m. 11:48 a.m.
5:47 p.m. -
Sunday, Dec. 9
6:16 a.m. 12:01 a.m.
6:42 p.m. 12:41 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 10
7:06 a.m. 12:51 a.m.
7:33 p.m. 1:33 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
7:55 a.m. 1:40 a.m.
8:23 p.m. 2:24 p.m.
- Prentiss Garner, Newport, for
merly in charge of the county tax
listing office, resigned Monday
when county commissioners ap
pointed Ronald Earl Mason to the
county auditor's position.
New employees in that office
this week were Mrs. Frank Lang
dale, Beaufort, and Mrs. Selma
Willis, Atlantic.
Miss Florence Murdoch, Wild
wood, Who formerly worked in that
office, resigned recently. Mrs. Ray
Wdlis, who worked in the tax col
lector's office has resigned, as has
Mrs. Eddie Pauli, who until last
week worked in the county audi
tor’s office.
Mrs. Arnecia Warren, former
clerk in the tax collector's office
was working this week in the audi
tor's office.
William Roy Hamilton, chairman
of the county board of commission
ers, said yesterday that the board
is hoping to obtain through the
Employment Security commission
office a test by which applicants
for jobs could be screened and se
lected according to ability.
Changes in county government
positions have come about as the
result of the election Nov. 6 when
Republicans and a divergent fac
tion of the Democratic party put
several of their candidates in of
fice.
Positions in the health depart
ment, board of education clerical
office, welfare department, home
agent and agriculture agent’s of
fices are under state merit system
and not subject to political winds.
Under federal civil service are
positions in the Agriculture, Stabi
lization and Conservation office
1 the county draft board office.
Anyone interested in rumors can
find plenty in the courthouse and
immediate vicinity. It is predicted
that the new elements in power
expect to make job changes wher
ever they can. Where they can’t
find "good reason” for relieving
people of their jobs — so the ru
mor goes — they will cut salaries
so low that the person cannot af
ford to stay in the job.
This will be heralded by the new
operators as a ‘‘new day of econ
omy” and saving of taxpayer mon
ey. In other political upsets where
this policy is practiced, when the
desired person for the job is in,
the salaries are then put back to
a “reasonaDle” figure
To report all the rumors that are
in orbit would take a whole news
paper. Most are probably not whol
ly true.
. Seal Sale Proceeds
Now Total $1,029
Received in the TB Christmas
seal sale, according to the most
recent check-up, is $1,029, announ
ces Frank Cassiano, seal sale
chairman.
Calls have been received from
folks who want the seals, he said.
They may be had by phoning PA6
3752 or PA6-3560.
Proceeds from sale of seals are
used to provide free x-rays to de
fect TB and for treatment of TB
patients.
State Allows Scallop Dredging
Two Days; Storm Affects Fishing
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State Reports
Ferry Schedule
The State Highway commission
has announced that the ferry, Sea
Level, is leaving Ocracoke at 7
a.m. daily and Atlantic at 1 p.m.
daily until further notice. The fer
ry has been carrying customers
without charge since the nine-day
storm started Thanksgiving week
end.
Because of bad weather, the fer
ry on some days was not able
to make the trip. On one occasion
it ran aground and on another the
wind blew so hard it had to turn
back. The one-way trip requires
four hours.
The ferry is expected to sail
from Cedar Island next season.
W. S. Winslow, assistant chief en
gineer, State Highway commis
sion, said last week that the mak
ing of the ferry slip at Cedar Is
land is expected to 'be done by
state highway fqrces.
It has not been decided when
work would begin, but he main
tained the slip would be ready by
the opening of the 1963 tourist sea
son.
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Ben Alford
Heads Chamber
Of Commerce
9 Money Collected
To Pay $4,000 Debt
9 Directors Outline
Program for 1963
Ben Alford was elected president
of the greater Morehead City
chamber of commerce by the board
of directors Monday night at the
chamber office.
Other officers are Elmer Willis,
Williston, vice-president; William
Smith, Morehead City, treasurer,
and 1*. W. Bullock, Newport BEL),
secretary.
Members of the board for the
coming year are the following:
Moses Howard, Newport; W. E.
Derrickson and J. C. Sheri-11, At
lantic Beach.
Mrs. Clayton Fulcher Jr., At
lantic; John R. Jones, Cedar I’oint;
Kenneth Newsome, W. C. Mat
thews Jr., Frank Cassiano. George
Phillips, J. R. Sanders, W. T. Da
vies, Tony Seamon Jr., Bill Struck
land, G. E. Sanderson, Charles
McNeill, I)r. S. W. Hatcher, past
president, all of Morehead City.
President Hatcher reported that
slightly more than $4,000 has been
paid in or pledged to pav off the
1962 debt incurred by tne cham
ber. Mr. Bullock, manager, was
asked to pay all debts and charged
with the responsibility of operating
the chamber on a debt-free basis
in 1963.
lie was also requested to see if
the stale crab derby could be held
in Carteret next summer. It was
held in Carteret in 1961 and in
Brunswick county .this year.
The board endorsed a proposal
that the chamber advertise the
county in the Charlotte Trade
show.
Relative to the 1963 program,
Mr. Bullock says,
“The new program for 1963 in
cludes first the construction of a
new Chamber headquarters on the
| western approach to the county
in order to provide our vacationing
visitors better information service
about the attractions of Carteret
County vacationland.
"With new headquarters estab
lished it is expected that the Cham
ber of Commerce will in the Spring
of 1963 engage in the sale of Auto
mobile license tags and the various
details of automobile title trans
fers. This is expected to give Car
teret citizens prompt service and
is being planned with the coopera
tion of E. B. Fleming and the
First-Citizens bank as a means of
making the chamber of commerce
a more valuable and vital service
organization.”
The directors gave a standing
vote of thanks to Dr. Hatcher for
his service during 1962.
The new president is owner and
manager of Herald Printing Co.,
Morehead City, and was chairman
of the chamber advertising com
mittee for 1962.
• Concerned about commercial
fishermen and their loss of income
due to recent storms, Robert Stall
ings, director of the board of con
servation and development, upon
recommendation of fisheries com
missioner C. G. Holland, has an
nounced that scallops may be taken
with dredges Monday and Wed
nesday of each week.
How long this will be permitted
has not been decided, but scal
lopers are urged to keep in touch
with commercial fisheries agents
or the commissioner.
Scallops may be taken by scoops,
rakes or by hand on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. (They
may not, however, be taken be
tween sunset and sunrise.
Scallops are normally available
only in the waters of Bogue and
Core sounds and their tributaries.
Commissioner Holland said that
the storm of almost two weeks’
duration might mean that some
commercial fishermen’s families
“won’t have any Santa Claus” un
less they can make up what they
lost during the bad weather.
Menhaden fishermen were hit
hard. At least eight valuable days
were lost out of the short six-week
season. All planes and boats were
out looking for fish Wednesday.
One menhaden plant spokesman
said that they may be able to make
up the loss suffered if the rest of
the season is good.
Thr county board of commis
sioners recessed Monday after
noon, rather than adjourning, to
allow the new county auditor, Ro
nald Karl Mason, to prepare a list
of tax listers to be approved by
the board.
The board will end the recess
at 7:30 p m. Monday when it meets
again at the courthouse to consi
der the appointment of tax listers
in each township, also to consider
a statement on the reasons for fail
ing to reappoint James Potter as
county auditor.
The proposed statement on Mr.
Potter came about from a sugges
tion from former county attorney
Luther Hamilton Jr., who told the
board that they should make the
reason for Mr. Potter’s dismissal
clear.
Mr. Hamilton commended Mr.
Potter's record as county auditor
for the past 26 years, and said
that the board should make it clear
that the dismissal was not due in
any way to malfeasance, but that
the reasons for the dismissal were
"purely political.’’
The comment that Mr. Potter
was dismissed due to politics
brought a complaint from new
county attorney* Wiley Taylor, who
termed the words “purely politi
cal’’ a “crude way to put it.”
Mr. Hamilton noted that it was
extremely unfair to Mr. Potter to
be summarily dismissed without
some explanation, as such action
might cast some cloud on his abi
lity and honesty as an auditor.
The former county attorney said
that such possibility existed in view
of the fact that the board is com
posed of four Democrats and one
Republican. (Two of the four Dem
ocrats, Rudolph Mason and W. R.
Hamilton, go by the name “Dem
ocrat” but are a faction of the
Democratic party which splinter
ed off from the original party and
this year opposed, for the most
part, all candidates sponsored by
the old party. If they did not cam
paign openly fpr Republicans, at
least they made no effort to op
pose swing of Democratic votes
to the Republicans.)
New county commissioner Ru
(See BOARD Pg. 2)
Surplus Foods
Being Given
Surplus food commodities arc
being distributed this week at the
store on Front street, Beaufort.
The distribution will continue to
day, and Monday through Thurs
day, Dec. 13.
C. Z. Chappell, surplus food ad
ministrator, said that the number
of persons receiving food totaled
1,600 in November. During the
summer the number dropped to
1,200.
Last year, as many as 2,400 were
receiving the food in March. The
number of recipients started to
drop in April as agriculture and
fisheries employment picked up.
The program is financed by the
county, state and federal govern
ments. It is administered by the
state department of agriculture in
cooperation with county welfare
departments who certify which in
dividuals are in need of the free
food.
Board Discusses
Road Problems
County commissioners discussed
road matters at the afternoon ses
sion at the courthouse Monday.
J. L. Humphrey, county road
superintendent, said that recent
bad weather created muddy con
ditions at the turntable at the end
of the Merrimon road. A complaint
about a driveway at the Sea Level
Methodist church was phecked by
Mr. Humphrey.
Some marl was put on the shoul
der but most of the trouble with
the drive was off the highway
right-of-way, he reported Wednes
day.
More fill was requested on the
road to Dr. Theodore Salter’s camp
at Merrimon. It was reported that
tide floods a field and goes over
the road.
Trouble was also reported again
on the road at Atlantic near tbe
turntable. Mr. Humphrey said sev
eral thousand dollars would be re
quired 'to correct the situation.
Firemen were called yesterday
afternoon to the Brenda Willi*