MARCH OF DIMES NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW 9 152 nd Year — No. 4 Two Section* — 'Sixteen Ptget MOREHEAD CITY Mid BEAUFORT, N. C. Friday, January 11, 1963 Published Tuesdays and Fridays Set OH Word Battle Commissioner H. G. Phillips Visits Here; County Okays Road Program Sheriff Goes Before Board To Talk Fees # Insurance Policies Explained Monday ^ # County Looks For New Forest Ranger County commissioners questioned sheriff Bobby Bell Monday on the matter of sheriff’s fees charged on papers that are not served and the division of the fees among the members of the sheriff’s depart ment. Mr. Bell stated that the payment of fees on papers not served and the distribution set-up was of long standing and inherited by him upon becoming sheriff. Mr. Bell added that the matter was strict ly the sheriff’s department’s busi ness, and that he would be willing to discuss it further, but not in pub lic. In answers to questions on depu ties shifting over to county-operat ed cars and the matter of keeping a deputy in the sheriff’s office at all times, Mr. Bell replied that it would be to the department’s ad vantage to use county-owned cars and two extra men would be need ed to keep a man on call in the office at all times. ' Board chairman William Roy Hamilton appointed a committee composed of county attorney Wiley Taylor, county auditor Ronald Earl Mason and commisisoner Rudolph Mason to make recommendations in respect to fees, county-owned cars, and the means of keeping a deputy in the office and stationing a deputy in the western part of the county. The board also quastioned H. S. Gibbs Jr. of Chalk & Gibbs on the distribution of the couaty.’s insur ance policies and the distribution of the commission on the insurance on the county property located at the courthouse square in Beaufort. Mr. Gibbs replied that on the courthouse insurance, half of the commission was split among insur ance men in the county, with the other half going to his company, who holds the policy. The rest of' the county insurance was held by firms on an individual basis, he added. Chairman Hamilton said that he had received complaints that two companies held the bulk of the policies, and that other firms had asked for a portion of the busi ness. Dan Barnes of the North Caro lina Division of Forestry appeared, asking the board to recommend a new county ranger, the present county ranger, Bill Foreman, hav ing retired due to disability. Re quirements for the job are a high school education, 21 years of age, and candidates must be able to advance in position and be physic ally fit. The board agreed to accept ap plications for ten days, and to sub mit a list of approved applicants to the Division of Forestry. The board also met the new as sistant county agent, Glenn Taylor, who was introduced by R. M. Wil liams, county agent. Mr. Williams also submitted to the board the annual farm agent, home demon stration and 4-H club report, add ing that farm income in 1962 was $4,698,367, compared to $4,847,004 in 1961, largely due to a poor to bacco season. Forestry products were the main source of agricultural income,' he added, bringing in one and a half million, with tobacco following with over one million in income. The board received the report of county clerk of court A. H. James. Mr. James reported $5,145.88 in assorted receipts, with $4,589.46 from county recorder’s court, from county recorder’s court, $54.40 from superior court, $91.02 in pro bate and clerk’s fees, and $411 from the Morehead City recorder’s court. The report of the building in spector showed nine permits and eight inspections in the month of December, with' 331 permits and 428 inspections since July. Total value of building for the month was estimated at $45,600, and totals since July were $1,958,688. - . ' News-Times. Photo by Tom Sloan State highway commissioner II. G. (Buddy) Phillips, center, is flanked in the county board room by W. R. Hamilton, county chair man, at the Ipft, and at the right by Charles Snell, division engi neer, and C. Y. Griffin (in profile), district engineer. Coast Guard Bestows Honors ■ - zr ■ rn n \ H. D. Paul Jr., SN, of Beaufort and BMI (retired) Howard R. Jones, right, Harkers Island, after the honor ceremonies aboard the Coast Guard cutter Chilula. Jones received the Coast Guard medal and Paul a letter of appreciation for heroism during the Potomac tanker fire in 1961. The Coast Guard cutter Chilula and three Coast Guardsmen on duty during the MSTS Potomac fire were singled out for honors Wednesday in a ceremony aboard the Chilula. BM1 (retired) Howard R. Jones, Harkers Island, received the Coast Guard Medal for rescuing Potomac crewmen. Halsey D. Paul Jr., SN, Beaufort, was presented with a let ter of appreciation, as was Jim my Goff, FN, for their part in man ning the 30-footer from Fort Ma con, on which Jones was coxswain. Capt. Joseph A. Bresiran, USCG chief of staff, Norfolk, presented the awards. The Chilula was the Coast Guard vessel in charge of battling the blaze that occurred after the tan ker exploded at the Aviation Fuel Terminals, Radio Island, on Sept. 26, 1961. The fire lasted until Oct. 1, with firefighting parties from the Education Board Stalemated On West Carteret Program The West Carteret school con struction program has “run aground.” » The board of education discussed the matter pro and con Monday morning. Redrawing the plans of phase 1 has been deferred in the hope that mayhe enough money will be found to proceed with the Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Jaa. 11 9:16 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 9:47 p.m. 3:42 p.m. Saturday, Jaa. 12 10:01 a.m. 3:47 a.m. 10:38 p.m. 4:24 p.m. Saaday, Jan. 13 10:48 a.m. 4:29 a.m. 11:25 p.m. 5:05 p.ta. Monday, Jan. 14 11:33 a.m. 5:12 a.m. - ' 5:47 p.m. Chilula going aboard the burning tanker during that period. . The Coast Guard medal present ed to Jones is one of the higher awards presented for heroism not connected with combat in wartime. The medal was granted by the Secretary of Treasury on behalf of President Kennedy. Enlisted men aboard the Chilula at the time of the fire included James D. Willis, DC3; Sanford C. White, EN1; Daniel L. Ricks, EN2; Ellis G. Reynolds, EN2; Harry R. O’Dell, QM3. James H. Miller, ENCS; Leland B. Lupton, BM1; Leslie M. Locker, EMC-P1; Teofilo E. Limos, TN; Leon D. Lewis, CSCM; Simms C. Kyle, FN; Raymond J. Kutin, ENCP; John R. Kinnunen, ET2-S1. Roy K. Kelly, SN; Nathan E. Golden, SN; Wallace H. Gaskill, ENC; Elbert L. Garvey, EMI; Do minic Emelio, BM2, and Arthur G. Davis, RML building as planned. As things stand, the general and electrical contractors have reject ed the jobs. They were low bid ders, but say in their rejection let ter that they understand the county does not have enough money to proceed with the construction. An other side Of the story is that they made errors in bidding and be cause of the low “error” bid, would like to bow out. Bonds they posted when making the bids have not yet been return ed. The board of education is still hoping that something can be work ed out The county has enough money to start construction and with the amount anticipated in the next fis cal year, the board of education feels the cost can be met. Tech nically, however, a county is sup posed to have all money in hand to meet such a contract without anticipating future funds. Those who feel that a school The secondary road program for1 this county for fiscal 1963-64 was approved by county commissioners Wednesday afternoon at a meeting with highway officials at the court house, Beaufort. The program calls for paving road 1301 to Shell Landing, near Beaufort, slightly less than half a mile, at a cost of $9,000, grading and draining 1.4 mile of dirt road that would tie in with the proposed road to the 4-H camp at Merrimon, at a cost of $18,000; $10,000 to buy stone for stabilizing unpaved roads, holding in reserve $11,910 for add ing roads to the system and meet ing emergencies. The total allocated, based on the number of unpaved miles in the county, is $48,910. Charles Snell, division engineer, and C. Y. Griffin, district engi neer, said that they will recom mend very soon to the highway commission the following two pro jects; repaving a portion of the Ocean Ridge road at Atlantic Beach and improving the grade and resurfacing a mile of high way 70 at Atlantic. Other projects scheduled are ■grading and stabilizing road 1103 at Kuhns, grading and stabilizing road 1155 at Mill Creek, between Newport and highway 101, also con struction of a mile of road to the 4-H camp at Merrimon. These pro jects involve state, federal and lo cal funds for primary and secon dary roads. The camp road will be dirt, and funds used for its construction arc a special allocation obtained by former highway commissioner D. G. Bell, according to Mr. Snell. The funds are not coming out of the county’s highway allocation. Mr. Snell also said work cannot start on the road until right-of way agreements are signed. (An ther report in today’s paper sets Jan. 29 as the date for starting work oil the road, but right-of way problems could possibly delay that starting time.) Except where otherwise indica ted, the following projects have been completed during recent months: road 1335 at Gloucester •was paved; road in the Huntley subdivision, Beaufort, paved with properly owners’ paying part of the cost. Airport road paved with county and state funds; being worked on now is resurfacing of roads 1387 and 1388, Atlantic to Cedar Island and the road to Lola. Under construction at Atlantic are two roads, the Lee. Daniels road and the Houseboat road, being graded and pavedr paved at Ot way was road 1329 known as the Myrtle Gillikin road. Graded and stabilized was road 1161 known as the old New Bern road, which runs from highway 101 back of Earl Campen’s; re surfaced were the Laurel road, and Merrimon road to the vicinity of Back creek, also the Ball farm road and a portion of the Beau fort-Morehead causeway. The Atlantic Beach causeway was resurfaced, as were four blocks of Bridges street, Morehead City, between 20th and 24th streets. Paved was the Crab Point loop road and the Creech road at Wild wood. Other paving included the Hibbs road, and the Mann road, which runs from highway 70 to the Little Deep Creek road. Resurfaced was road 1146 which is located between (See ROADS Pg. 7) bond referendum will pass would like to see no work done on a West Carteret school until school bond money would make building of the East and West Carteret schools simultaneous. The county board of education could do two things: pull in its plans for West Carteret school to make the first phase fall within $800,000 which will be on hand by June 30 and try to negotiate with present low bidders, or readver tise for bids. Requesting new bids, however, doesn’t promise to accomplish any thing, because it is anticipated the bids will be even higher than those already submitted (bids were open ed in November) and there would be insufficient funds to meet the new bids. Each tarn seems to lead Into a dead-end alley. Turned over to the insurance (See SCHOOLS F&. 4) Osborne Davis Joins Town Board Monday • Hancock Park Home Owners Voice Pleas • Rescue Squad Will Put Up Building Osborne Davis was sworn in as a town commissioner of Beaufort at the board meeting Monday night at the town hall and commissioner Earl Mades was appointed mayor pro-tcm. Mr. Davis fills the vacancy left when John Jones Jr, resigned to become town clerk. Mr. Davis was appointed finance eommisisoncr by mayor W. 11. Potter. Most of the meeting dealt with questions raised by a delegation of residents from Hancock Park. George Herbert was spokesman. In reply to one of his questions about water hydrants, town attor ney Claud Wheatly said that the utilities commission has tentative ly set the hearing on the problem for the end of this month. Mr. Wheatly said that Carolina Water Co. has refused to install the hydrants.even though the mains are there. He also said that the water company wants the town to buy all the material needed for the hydrant installation “then turn around and lease it to the town.” (See TOWN BOARD Pg. 5) Surplus Food Report Given Board Monday The retail value of food distri buted to Carteret families since the beginning of the surplus food program in November 1961 is esti mated at $125,616.72, according-to a report given county commissioners Monday morning. Net cost to the county for distri bution of the food is $6,058.35, the report said. Of the total cost, $8, 358.59, the state paid $2,336.24. The number of families receiv ing food ranges from a low of 1, 285 in August 1962 to a high of 2, 268 in March 1962. Breakdown by months: 1961— November 1,603, December 1,760; 1962—January 1,823, February 2, 144, March 2,268, April 2,106, May 1,831, Jund 1,494. July 1,313, August 1,285, Septem ber 1,380, October 1,504, November 1,600 and December 1,813. Commissioner Rudolph Mason observed that the cost to the coun ty is actually more than indicated because the county helps meet wel fare department costs and welfare department personnel investigate and determine what families are eligible for the food. Safe at Atlantic Store Stolen A small safe, about 30 inches high, was stolen from the J. R. Morris and Son store, Atlantic, Tuesday night. John Edwards, State Bureau of’ Investigation agent, has been called in on the case,, sheriff Bobby Bell reported yesterday. In the safe was approximately $300 including 75 silver dollars and about $100 in two-dollar bills. There were also deeds, insurance policies and similar' papers usual ly kept in a safe. Entry to the store, operated by Brantley and Cecil Morris, was gained by picking the lock on the front door. The sheriff said the lock was easily opened; be opened it himself in a few seconds with « pocket-knife blade. The thieves carefully locked the door when they left, because Mr. Brantley Morris did not realize the safe was gone until he has been in the store about half an hour Wednesday morning. As soon as he missed it, he notified the sheriff. Working on the case, besides the sheriff and the SB1 agent, is depu ty sheriff C. H. Davis. A Ralph Thomas, Albert Chappell Move into Jobs with County Albert Chappell . . . building inspector Hamilton, Bennett Give Views on School Boards Both of Carteret’s state law makers said yesterday that they are in favor of Governor Sanford’s recommendations that county school boards (called "education board" in this county) should be elected on a non-partisan basis. As a matter of fact, Democrat state senator Luther Hamilton said he is so much in favor of it that he intends to see that the county’s next board of education, to be ap pointed in February in the legisla lure’s omnibus bill, is a “biparti san board of the best men 1 can find.” March for nomocracy Democrats ran in on the spring primary three Democrats, Wayne Parker, Atlan tic; Charles Harris, Marshallbcrg, and Charles Davis, Beaufort, as board of education members. The MFD was opposed to Democrats being supported by the senator, but the senator’s wing of the Democratic parly failed to put any education board nominees in the primary race. The judge termed the MFD ac tion “treacherous” and said he does not inland, in the legislature, “to compliment anyone for trea chery by appointing them to of fice.” Carteret’s general assemblyman, Republican Thomas Bennett, said yesterday that he is in favor of Sanford's statement on non-parti Model Constructed This model of the proposed chamber of commerce office aad tour ist information center shows the unusual construction that will serve as an “eyecatcher” on the outskirts of Morehead City. A parking lot will be located at the rear of the building. The model was built by Charles McNeill, Morehead City, a chamber of commerce di rector. The new building planned for the Greater Morehead City Chamber of Commerce will be of a modern “A-frame” type, according to Ben Alford, chamber president. The new building, to be located in the city park area, will be 20 by 30 feet, and provide space for a . tourist information center, chamber of commerce activities and also for desk space for the Fabulous Fishermen. Work la expected to begin on the building after the first of February, and is expected to represent a total cost of about $6,000 Materials are being solicited, and response has been excellent for both materials and donations from firms and in dividuals, Mr.-Alford reports. Rec ognition of donors is planned when the building is completed. Ralph Thomas ... veterans’ offieer I sail school boards and intends to introduce legislation along those lines. In the past, Carteret's coun ty school board members have been hand-picked by the Democra tic parly, as they are in many other counties of the state Three nominees’ being put on the 'ballot in the spring was total de parture from custom. The judge stated firmly yesterday that his attitude toward the spring primary ‘.’treachery” will not be changed. « Lest fo» interpret the senator and assenwlyman’9 attitude about non-partisan (or bipartisan) school boards as kissing and making up, senator Hamilton said if such a bill (calling for election of non partisan school boards) is intro duced by a Carteret lawmaker and passed, it will “originate in the Senate and not in the House.” State Revokes License Of Raymond T. Graham A Newport driver has lost his driving license for one year, ac cording to the North Carolina De partment of Motor Vehicles. Raymond Thomas Graham, route 2 Newport, lost his driving pri vileges until Nov. 8, 1963. He was convicted of drunken driving at a trial in Carteret superior cour* in November. It will include upstairs space for storage and a mimeograph ma chine. The chamber of commerce is working with the Morebead City Women’s club for improvement of the city park area, and will seek the moving of the Fort Macon his torical marker now several hun dred feet west of the proposed lo cation, nearer to the building. The chamber of commerce ex pects to assume responsibility for the sale of auto tags in the county in early April, as a means of rais ing funds for chamber expenses, Mr. Alford said. The transition of tag sales from the loan department of the First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. 'to the chamber of commerce office will be without interruption of service, according to Mr. Alford. f appointment of new county id in two jobs apparently I to an end an alleged po honeymoon between two il factions on the county of commissioners Monday afternoon. Ralph Thomas was appointed to serve as county veterans -service officer and Albert Chappell as building inspector, with Chappell's appointment coming over repeated protests about procedure by Head en Willis, Smyrna, the lone Repub lican commissioner on the board. Willis stated in the meeting that Rudolph Mason and William Roy Hamilton, prior to the first meet ing of the new board, had promised to vote for his candidate for the job of building inspector and vet erans service officer When the appointments came up on the agenda. Willis made a motion to abolish the office of building inspector except on a fee thasis, saying that any contractor would gladly do it on a fee basis, citing last months’ $102 in fees againsj^over $400 in salary and expenses. Willis said he wanted to go on record for the changing of the of fice to a fee basis and protested a motion by C. Z Chappell that the voting for the appointment of the building inspector be by a secret ballot. Board chairman William Roy Hamilton then stated that about 25 names had been placed “on the list" for the jobs, and that the best method would lie to call out the names and each commissioner vote for the man of his choice, adding that the building inspector was a position under the county planning program Commissioner Rudolph Mason then called for a vote on Cfiap pfll’s motion, quickly followed by Willis with a call for a vote on his motion to put the job on a fee basis. Chappell then reminded ’Willis that he did not have a second. Willis declared “let me ask each one of you yes or no and that will (See BOARD Pg. 4) Hospital Size Now Revised In a letter to the county attor ney, Wiley Taylor Jr , the secre tary of the Medical Care commis sion states this week that a 75 bed hospital is probably more in line with the county's needs than* a 100-bed hospital. The secretary, W. F. Henderson told Mr. Taylor and other county officials last month that it was doubtful that the federal govern ment would now approve a 100 bed hospital for the county. One hundred beds was suggested two years ago. It was reported in Tuesday's county board newsstory that Mr. Henderson “felt the federal gov ernment would not participate to c full 50 per cent of cost in any thing smaller than 100 beds.’’ That was in error. In the letter to Mr. Taylor, dated Jan. 9, Mr. Henderson said that the Sea Level hospital is operating at 66 per cent of occupancy and Morchead hospital 72 per cent. He (See HOSPITAL Pg. 4) Fire Destroys Smyrna Home A fire at Smyrna destroyed the home of Will Pake Tuesday after noon. Smoke from the fire was visible from Morebead City. Cause of the fire is not known, according to Beaufort firemen who attended the fire. Marshallbcrg firemen were ai- • so present. 11k call for assistance to the Beaufort fire department was made at approximately 2:05 p.m. The truck from Beaufort was at the fire for over an hour. Mrs. Pake-was in the Pake store a short distance from the home when a salesmen came by and asked, “Do you know your house is burning?*’ Mr. Pake was not home at the time but arrived short ly thereafter. The Pake boose is located just off highway 70 as one approaches Smyrna from the west. Duplicate Names The J. Fred Smith who was in a recent session of county court lor passing a worthless check was J. Fred Smith of Fayetteville and not J. Fred Smith of route l, Max fl, Havelock. J.

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