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52nd Year — No. 12
Two Sections — Sixteen Pages
MOREHEAD CITY and BEAUFORT, N. C.
Friday, February 8, 1963
Published Tuesdays and Fridays
Students Display Artwork
Art enthusiasts Calvin Dowdy, Steven Herring and Jefi Van Buren, left to right, hold examples of
their work done in art classes sponsored by the Morchead City Art club. The classes meet each Fri
day afternoon at the Morehead City school. An exhibit is planned for May. Instructors are Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Griese.
The Morchead City Art club is
filled to capacity and has a wait
ing list, according to its instruc
tors, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Griese
of Richlands.
There are 22 members who meet
every Friday afternoon after school
in the lunchroom building of the
Morehead City school.
The instructors’ policy is to help
any worthy and talented child with
free art lessons. The child need only
buy supplies.
The talented and public-spirited
Grieses also conduct classes in Dix
on, Richlands and Jacksonville.
Their work is part of state explora
Water Firm Ordered by Utilities
Commission to Put in TFree Hydrants
Money-Raising
Events Planned
For Heart Fund
Mrs. Garland Scruggs, special
events chairman for the Heart fund
campaign, has announced several
activities to raise funds. A bazaar
will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, in
the building next to Webb’s in
downtown Morehead City.
Everyone in the county is asked
to contribute items to the bazaar.
Such things as antiques, handwork,
baked goods, white elephants or
any other item they think might
sell will be welcome. The heart
council will pick up items if ne
cessary. Donors may call Mrs.
Scruggs at PA6-5694 or Mrs. S. A.
Hirton at PA6-3508.
The council asks that items be
clean and in good repair.
Children and teen-agers will con
tribute to the heart fund by en
joying an afternoon of roller ska
ting. All proceeds from the skating
rink for Saturday, Feb. 16, will be
donated, Mrs. Scruggs said.
Also on Feb. 16, tag day will be
conducted in downtown Morehead
City. Balloons will be sold at the
same time.
A coffee day has been planned,
but no date has been set. The fund
drive will be climaxed by a hearts
dance March 2 at the Elks club.
Names of heart council commun
ity leaders and chairmen will be
announced Tuesday.
County Fathers Hear About States
Plans for Anchoring Outer Banks
Harvey Hines Jr., Kinston, and
Woodrow Price, Raleigh, appeared
before the board of county com
missioners Monday afternoon and
outlined the state’s recommenda
tions for restoring the outer banks.
Mr. Hines is chairman of a Sea
shore Parks Commission committee
to study acquisition of outer banks
property. Mr. Price is chairman of
the parks commission.
Mr. Hines said his committee had
determined that the major ques
tions in the restoration project are
whether the state should turn over
the property it acquires to the na
tional park service, how far should
the park extend if this is done, and
what about private developments!
already existing along the banks?
Mr. Price said a 1959 law which
permits the state to purchase land
on the outer banks to halt erosion,
will be followed in acquiring the
land. He commented, that the com
mittee fen back on the law because
it feels that everything on the outer
banks needs some protection and to
exempt any area would invite criti
cism for showing favoritism.
Ha said the committee feels con
tion in development of formal and
professional art in North Carolina
schools.
The club is planning several pro
jects: a trip to the art museum at
Raleigh, sketch trip to the home of
Mrs. E. C. Nelson, Ho Ho Village;
an art exhibit in May of about 125
pictures where the Tercentenary
committee of the county will be in
vited to display items of interest
and garden clubs will be invited to
display floral arrangements in
keeping with the Tercentenary.
The club will show historical pic
tures done by its members.
Mr. Griese expresses his apprec
4
Demonstration
Shows How Foam
Extinguishes Fires
Morchcad City firemen staged a
demonstration of foam equipment
Monday afternoon.
At 24th and Avery streets they
put out an asphalt fire in a pit,
an automobile and oil fire. A house
at 1208 Bay St. was set on fire
and the flames extinguished.
• During the course of the demon
stration, an alarm was sounded,
calling firemen to a trailer fire
west of Morehead City.
The demonstration ended at 4:30
p.m. on the waterfront where it
was shown how foam can be piled
around piers and docks to prevent
fire on the water from setting
docks afire.
County Jaycees Go
To District Session
Ten Beaufort Jaycees and 14
members of the Morehead City
club went to New Bern Tuesday
night to attend a district meeting.
The Jaycees traveled by chartered
bus.
Bob Jolly, president of the New
Bern club, served as host and pre
sided at the meeting. Dan Rand,
district viee-president, called for
annual reports from presidents of
the eight chapters in the district.
Ivey Mason, Beaufort, and Joe
Beam, Morehead City, were among
the presidents giving reports.
The Jaycees beard a guest speak
er from Farmville, enjoyed a din
ner and entertainment.
struction of motels or buildings at
any point along the banks now
would be destroyed by storms.
The state proposed to retain title
to the land, but to grant long term
leases to clubs,, existing marinas,
and cottage owners so long as they
do not interfere with protection of
the dunes. The proposals would al
so permit the reagents of Ports
mouth to live out Umir lives there.
Mr. Price said the project will
include all the land from Ocracoke
to Cape Lookout, including the
hook of the cape, and as much of
Shackleford Hanks as is necessary
to stabilize Harden’s inlet.
Board chairman William Roy
Hamilton inquired just how much of
Shackleford is involved- Mr. Price
told him that as much as needs
protection will be acquired, at least
the eastern third. If, however, the
board wants all of Shackleford
banks in public domain, he said his
committee will recommend it.
Commissioner Headen Willis ask
ed about the cost to the county. Mr.
Price said they are trying to work
out a solution whereby the county
won’t have to pfy anything. He es
iation to the principal, Lenwood
Lee, for his keen interest in art.
The club plans to make Mr. Lee,
and the school secretary, Mrs. John
Wagner, honorary members.
Club members are the following:
Scott Shelton, Stephen Herring,
Sherrii Horne, Calvin Dowty, David
Morrison, Charles Tharp.
Jeff Van Buren, David Phillips,
Jean Wagner, Winnie Nelson, David
Newberry, Sarah Hamilton.
Jo Wood, Becky McCabe, Guy
Pchaim, Vincent Onorio, Elizabeth
Bullock.
Beatrice Martin, Charles Jarvis,
Annie Taylor, Billy Barbour, Helen
Baily.
► The State Utilities commission
on Tuesday ordered Carolina Wa
ter Co. to install hydrants imme
diately in Beaufort town areas
where 6 and 8-inch mains now
exist.
The commission conducted a two
hour hearing at Raleigh. Aired
was the dispute between the town
of Beaufort and Carolina Water
Co. relative to providing hydrant
and water service to the newly
annexed areas in Beaufort.
The new hydrants, three of them,
will be in the vicinity of Highland
and Hancock Parks and one in
the vicinity of Circle drive.
The town has requested six other
hydrants, but the utilities commis
sion issued no order in respect to
those.
Attending the hearing were C. R.
Wheatly, town attorney; mayor W.
H. Potter qnd John Jones Jr., town
clerk.
Mr. Jones said yesterday that it
is believed the utilities commis
sion will issue its decision within
two or three weeks.
January Tax Receipts
Amount to $137,144.34
Receipts at the county tax col
lector’s office in January amount
ed to $137,144.34, according to the
report given county commissioners
by E. O. Moore, tax collector, Mon
day.
Collected on the 1962 levy was
$128,416.1£, on 1961 and prior levies
$8,626.95 and income from business
license fees totaled $101.25.
Commissioners expressed plea
sure with the good collections dur
ing the month. Percentage of the
1962 levy collected to date is 75.93
per cent.
timated cost of the project at six
to eight million dollars.
Mr. Willis asked whether the land
would be turned over to the feder
al government. Mr, Price said, the
state plans to explore ever* means
available before turning ft over,
but said it may be necessary to do
that before the needed funds are
made available.
Mr. Price said that a dune along
the banks has been proposed, to be
constructed by hydraulic dredge.
This would create a channel on the
back side Af the banks, a much
needed water route which his group
is recommending be kept open.
He admitted Army Engineers
were not overly receptive to the
Idea, but said the committee will
keep supporting the plan.
The board seemed favorably in
clined towards the proposals and
asked Mr. Hines and Mr. Price
what action, if any, they need take.
They were told that the committee
doesn’t need resolutions, it just
wants the board’s support.
The cemmissiooers indicated that
they had no objection to the pro
posals.
Commission
Approves New
Rates for Water
9 Beach Rate Changes
Effective Now
• Increase Ups Income
By $1,000 Yearly
The State Utilities commission
has granted the rate changes re
quested by S. A. Horton, operator
of the water system at Atlantic
Beach. The decision was unanimous
and was made Wednesday at Ra
leigh. The rate changes will pro
vide a $1,000 gross revenue annual
increase to the water company, ac
cording to George McNeill, town
attorney for Atlantic Beach.
The changes establish a uniform
schedule of rates, Mr. McNeill not
ed. The new rates are effective
immediately.
All rates were not affected by the
change. Small businesses, for ex
ample, remain at $30 a year water
rental and hotel rates remain the
same. They are the rates approved
by the commission Aug. 19, 1955.
commission went into the question
Mr. McNeill said the utilities
Commission went into the question
thoroughly and gave an oxtensive
report in issuing its decision. The
order is signed by chairman Harry
Westcott.
The new rates do away with the
$15 per season rate and charge a
flat $25 a year.
Duplex apartment rental units
will now pay $25 per unit annually.
Motels will be $10 per room per
year, and $15 where cooking facili
ties arc available; trailer courts
will pay $25 a year for the first
trailer and $10 annually for each
additional trailer; fishing piers will
pay $100 annually, or $75 a year if
they do not have showers or ice
machines.
Coast Guard
Mikes Assists
Fort Macon Coast Guardsmen
made two assists Tuesday, one of
which involved removal of an in
jured crewman from a merchant
vcssal.
Joseph Norman, 57, suffered deep
cuts on his arm aboard the vessel
Comayagua. The Coast Guard was
notified at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday and
met the ship two miles south of the
sea buoy.
Norman was returned to Fort
Macon at 6:35 a.m. and was trans
ferred to Dill ambulance for the
trip to Morehead City hospital.
Manning the Coast Guard 40-foot
er were Bernard Williamson, BM3;
George Godlcy, SNBM; and Kirby,
EN1.
Wit Johnson, Spooner's Creek, no
tified the Coast Guard at 11:07 a.m.
that a 42-foot Chris Craft was
aground three miles west of the
beach bridge in Bogue Sound. The
craft was owned by William W.
Johnson of Weatherfield, Conn.
Williamson, Kirby, Larry Medlin,
SN; Blanchard, BM3; and Smith,
EN2, pulled the craft free with the
40-footer.
Gvil Defense
Report Made
A detailed report on civil de
fense operation* in the county dur
ing 1961-62 was given county com
missioners Monday.
Training and test exercises have
been beM Muring the past 18
months. The county’s survival plan
has been pointed and SO copies
published, public meetings held,
Fort Macon designated as a radia
tion fallout shelter, 22 men trained
as radiological instrument opera
tors and an extensive radio com
munications network set up.
Total cost of the radio system,
some of which was borne by indi
viduals, was $4,239.50. Surplus pro
perty was purchased at a cost of
$887.10. This property is owned by
the county and includes five emer
gency generators.
The report recommends that a
permanent hurricane preparedness
committee be set up, that the coun
ty civil defense director be ap
pointed a special deputy, that only
authorized CD personnel have iden
tification stickers for vehicles and
that letter* of appreciation be sent
the following for their assistance
in the CD program:
R. C. Sailer, Mrs. W. J. Ipock,
Dr. David C. Farrior, all of Beau
fort; Dr. Harold Peacock, Sea
Level; Mrs. Georgina P. Yeatman,
Open Grounds, and George King,
Morehead City.
Chiefs of services in the survival
plan should also receive formal
thanks, according to Harry Wil
liams, county CD director.
Vote of 127-12 Gives Area
County Chamber of Commerce
Fire Destroys Trailer
All that is left of a trailer is this charred twisted monstrous piece
of metal. The trailer was one of the larger “mobile home” types.
A trailer occupied by the Do
nald Smith family was destroy
ed by fire at 2 p.m. Monday. The
trailer was located south of the
'A&W drive-in, west of Morehcad
City. Mr. Smith is manager of
the drive-in.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their
three children arc now at Salis
bury but plan to return here in
Newport Medical Center
Fund Drive Needs Support
—-4
R. Dixon Asks
For Law Officer
Roosevcl^ Dteon, Broad Crook,
appeared before the county board
of commissioners Monday to re
quest a constable in the Broad
Creek area. Mr. Dixon said there j
was a need for law enforcement
between Broad Creek and Cedar
Point.
Mr. Dixon said that he would
accept the job if appointed. Wiley
Taylor Jr., county attorney, asked
Mr. Dixon what township he lived
in. Mr. Dixon said “Morehead.”
Mr. Taylor said Morehead town
ship already has a constable, Buck
Newsome, and there can’t be two.
Chairman William R. Hamilton
said that the county plans to put
a deputy sheriff in the western
part of the county when it draws
up the 1963-64 budget.
P. L. Burt of the Cedar Point
section filed for justice of the peace
in the last election — or so he
thought. Instead, he filed for con
stable by mistake (White Oak
township). But he doesn’t want the
constable’s job. according to the
clerk of superior court. So there
is no constable in White Oak
township.
Commissioner Willis Renews
Plea for Paving Nassau Road
Road problems consumed the
first hour of the county commis
sioners’ meeting Monday morning.
Commissioner Headen Willis com
mented at length on the state high
way commission’s “traffic count”
on roads, one of the factors that
helps determine whether a road is
eligible for paving.
Commissioner Willis said that the
state doesn’t go by traffic count.
He said that J. L. Humphrey, coun
ty road superintendent, is not to
be blamed for this situation, “but
there’s not a paved road leading
off from a primary road in the
Smyrna-Williston area. Every other
community has all the roads it
wants.”
He said the Nassau road at Wil
liston should be paved. It was ap
proved for paving years ago and
one person on the road prevented
it because he wouldn’t give the
right-of-way.
Today, the commissioner said,
there’s enough traffic on the road
to warrant paving but it never gets
scheduled. Mr. Willis said he’s not
Changes Made in Fire
Department Officers
; Changes in officers of the New
port Fire department were made at
ffetf meeting Monday night.
■ Capt. John Holcomb, who haa
been transferred by the Marine
Corps, has been replaced by Gor
don Cutler, who was formerly lieut
enant. Bill Dugoe has been named
Beutenant ip Mr. Cutter's place.
Ed Warren, secretary, has also
Seen transferred. Allen Elliott,
treasurer, is now also acting as
secretary.
about a week.
Nothing was saved from the
flames. Mr. Smith said he be
lieves the fire started around the
heater. The children escaped
from the trailer with only their
underwear on. Neighbors answer
ed an appeal for clothing.
Morehead City firemen answer
ed the alarm.
■ J. Stancil Bell, chairman of the
fund-raising committee for the
Newport Medical Center, today
sized up the status of the cam
paign. More money is needed and
needed fast.
In a special statement, Mr. Bell
said:
The proposed Newport Medical
center MUST have MORE support
if it becomes a reality. Much work
and effort has been exhibited by
a few, but we MUST have
work, cOhccrn, and cooperation of
all committee members and the
interest and support of all New
port community citizens and the
good wishes and help of others
outside our community.
First, we have gotten the ap
proval of the Scars Foundation to
extend the pledge date to March,
1963. They were hesitant about
extending the time, but with some
explanation for the requested ex
tension, they gave their approval.
We have pledged to date around
$15,000. We must raise $10,000 ad
ditional, making a tojal of $25,000.
00 before the Scars, Roebuck Foun
dation will give us the building
plans and allow construction to be
gin.
The treasurer, Bob Montague, is
now bonded up to $40,000 and he
is banking the loans as cash is
received. The profit from the va
rious entertainments is being used
(See CENTER, Pg. 2)
tfying to prevent any other roads
from being paved, he wants the
people to have all the paving they
can get, “but don’t let people think
we’re paving by traffic count when
we’re not.”
William Roy Hamilton, county
chairman, said that use of a road
by school buses, location of church
es and residences on the road, also
are considered in determining
whether a road is to be paved.
Mr. Humphrey said that there
arc ahout 75 miles of road unpaved
and this consists of many little
roads less than a mile long.
Commissioner Willis presented a
petition requesting that the Nas
sau road be paved. The petition
was accepted for forwarding to the
highway department.
A petition was also accepted
from Donald Gilgo, Atlantic, for a
road there. A request for ditching
at Davis and a letter requesting
paving of road 1121, a loop road at
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Feb. 8
•:13 a.m. . 2:01a.m.
8:40 p.m. 2:38 pjn.
Saturday, Feb-9.
8:56 a.m. 2:45 aon.
8:24 p.m. 3:19 p.m.
Suaday, Feb. 10
9:37 a m. 3:28 aon.
10:05 p.m. 3:57 p.m.
. Monday, Feb. 11
18; 17 a.m. « » 4:08 a.m.
10:47 p.m. 4:33 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 12- c -J •
10:57 a m. 4:44 a.m.
11:28 p.m. ' ' 5:07 pan.
A vote of 127 to 12 has changed the name of the
Greater Morehead City Chamber of Commerce to the Car
teret Chamber of Commerce. Votes were tallied at the
chamber directors’ meeting Wednesday night at the Hotel
Fort Macon.
Announcement of the outcome was met with a round
of applause. Votes, which were returned to the chamber
office by mail, were counted by*
J. C. Sherrill, J. R. Sanders, and
Bill Strickland.
The directors advocated the
name change in the hope that more
businesses throughout the county
would be inclined to back the
chamber. The chamber during the
past ten years has publicized the
entire county and has had officers
from various parts of the county,
but went by the name of Morehcad
City chamber of commerce and
more recently, Greater Morehcad
City chamber of commerce.
Discussed was the site for the
proposed new chamber building.
President Ben Alford said that the
I chamber would present first, sec
ond. third and fourth choice sites
to the state at a meeting at South
port next Friday with the hope that
a decision will be made immediate
ly.
The chamber is seeking use of
state-owned land at Camp Glenn
Grady Rich, contractor, suggested
that all materials donated for the
building be assembled at one point
and all persons given the opportuni
ty to donate cash or materials to
ward construction.
The board approved publication
of names of chamber members,
with re-publication as new names
are added.
Frank Cassiano, retire m c n I
chairman, made a report It was
announced that the membership
committee will meet Monday night.
President Alford informed the
hoard that the state is now behind
the camping site proposal at Fort
Macon and it is hoped that action
would be taken before summer.
Fort Macon is a park operated by
the state.
Read was a request from the
Havelock Women’s Bowling arikoc
iat ion inviting the chamber to
sponsor a team in the national
tournament.
The following committee was ap
pointed to make recommendations
as to the best methods to attract
traffic to this county from Virginia
Mdien (he Chesapeake Bay bridge
tunnel opens in 1964: William
Daives, chairman; Mrs. Clayton
Fulcher Jr., Dr. S. W. Hatcher, and
W. L. Derrickson.
Appointed to work with Ocracokc
civic leaders in promotion of traffic
between Carteret and Ocracokc
were Bill Strickland, chairman;
J. R. Sanders, Charles McNeill,
W. L. Derrickson and Ben Alford.
Mrs. Fulcher was appointed to
study means of offering tourists
information at Cedar Island when
the Ocracoke-Cartcrct ferry starts
docking there.
Attending, in addition to those
mentioned, were Ken Newsom,
G. E. Sanderson, George Phillips,
who acted as secretary in the ab
sence of manager P. W. Bullock,
and Dr. Russell Outlaw, a visitor.
Broad Creek was read. The letter
was from H. D. Ketterer.
A petitioner Identified as Leonard
Gillikin, Otway, asked that the
shoulders of the highway on high
way 70 from - ‘‘Thomas’s turn to
Atlantic" be widened. Chairman
Hamilton said the matter would
have to be referred to Buddy Phil
lips, highway commissioner. Shoul
der widening, Mr. Humphrey said,
is not a maintenance job.
A letter was read from L. D.
Nuchols. Barkers Island, about the
road that leads into Nuchols pro
perty. Mr. Nuchols said that if the
road was ever maintained by the
state, he never knew it The road
was removed from the highway
system at last month's board meet
ing, at the request of the highway
department.
The department reportedly was
informed by Mr. Nuchols that he
wanted the road taken off the sys
tem.
Planning Commission
To Review Overall Plan
The overall economic develop
ment plan for the county will be
presented to the County Planning
commission at its meeting at 7:30
p.m. Monday at the office of Car
teret-Craven Electric, Morehead
City.
The OEDP must be adopted and
approved by state and federal
agencies before the county can col
Newport Board
Talks About
By-Pass Plans
• State Wants to Have
Hearing in September
# Project Will Cost
$2,151,000
Mayor Leon Mann announced at
the Newport town board meeting
Tuesday night that the state high
way department will hear people's
opinions on the proposed Newport
by pass in September. Date of the
hearing will be announced.
Mayor Mann showed the com
missioners the preliminary plan
ning file on the highway, which
was given him recently by the ad
vance planning division of the high
way department.
Three routes arc proposed but
the highway engineers prefer the
route they call "alternate 3.”
which is the west by pass. (To get
properly oriented, it must be re
membered that highway 70 runs
north-south through Newport, not
cast-west as most people think.)
The "alternate 3" route by-pass
es Newport on the side of the town
on which the rajlroad runs.
The other two routes are east of
the town. Mayor' Mann said that
the highway, department prefers
route 3 because it is better adapted
to a 60-mile speed limit. They also
predict that traffic on it will dou
ble and triple in the next 20 years
and the land through which it will
run it less built up than the areas
for the other routes.
Commissioner C. H. (Dick) Loc
key and mayor Mann visited the
highway department together re
cently. Mr. Lockey asked wheth
er the highway could be construct
ed so that the Nine-Foot road would
pass over it.
The engineers said that the Nine
Foot road docs not have enough
traffic to warrant building an over
pass over the dual lane. Where
side roads enter the dual lane,
stop signs will be placed, the
mayor said.
A traffic survey showed, he add
ed, that 80 per cent of the highway
70 traffic in Newport is through'
traffic.
Total cent of the project is es
stimated at $2,131,000. Widening
costs of the present highway 70,
north and south of the Newport by
pass are estimated at $382,000; re
locating costs are estimated at $1,
362,000 and cost of acquiring right
of-ways $207,000.
Mayor Mann said that he be
lievea the highway department's
mind in made up as to where the
by-pnee w® go, but it is willing to
listen to Newport residents in Sep
tember in case they may be able
to point out something the engi
neers have overlooked.
Traffic Cases
Heard in Court
All cases heard is Morehead
City recorder's court Monday
morning concerned motor vehicle
Robert L. Morgan, Beaufort,
charged with driving with an e*
pired operator’s license, pleaded
guilty and was fined flO plus costs.
Paying easts on speeding charges
were W8ttoai T. Simmons, Beau
tort, md Patrick J. Guattlebaum,
Half costs were levied agaigj|§
Noah Francis Swanson, Morehead
City, and John Paul Matis. Swan
son was charged with driving with
out an emergency brake and Ma
tis with making an improper tt|m
at 24th and ArendcU.
week in the ease Of Evie McArthur
Taylor, Newport, who was fouMt
guilty of passing on the right, be
ing involved in a wreck and pos
sessing fireworks. Taylor posted
bond for his appearance in court
Eight eases were continued until
future court terms. Judgfe Herbert
Phillips presided.