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52nd Year — No. 15
Two Sections — Ten Pages MOREHEAD CITY and BEAUFORT, N. C.
Tuesday, February 19, 1963
Published Tuesdays and Fridays
Postmaster Says Small
Envelopes Won't be Mailed
Two Men Held
On Theft Count
• Cedar Point Gas
Station Robbed
• Alert Trooper Picks
Up Men Now in Jail
In the county jail under $1,000
bond each are Archie Ray Woolard
and Grady L. Mitchell, Camp Le
jeune.
The two men are charged with
breaking and entering Willard Dud
ley’s Gulf station at Cedar Point
and taking merchandise valued at
more than $200.
According to deputy sheriff Carl
Bunch, the men took four new re
capped tires, tools, cigarettes and
auto parts.
They were apprehended by state
trooper W. E, Pickard at about
11:30 p.m. Thursday. The trooper
stopped at the Shell station at high
ways 70 and 70A, which was closed,
to make a phone call from the out
door booth. The phone was being
used, so he left and returned about
10 minutes later.
When he was there the first time
a 1954 Chevrolet was on one side
of the station. When he returned,
it had been moved to the other
side. As he came back, the car
started to move off. Suspicious, he
stopped the car. Seeing all the
tools, tires, cigarettes, etc. in it,
he notified deputy Bunch and held
Woolard and Mitchell until the de
puty sheriff arrived.
The two were put in jail. Friday
morning, the Gulf station owner
notified the sheriff’s department
that his place had been entered.
He went to Beaufort and identified
the items taken from the 1954 Chev
let.
Deputy Bunch also reported that
the phone coin box at the Shell
station was broken into Thursday
night.
Weekend Brings
Rain, Snow, Sleet
A period of partially clear weath
er ended Sunday with a chilly mix
ture of rain and snow with some
sleet.
Temperatures took a sudden drop
Saturday, falling from a high of 51
Friday to a low of 23 Saturday
night. Highest temperature Satur
day and Sunday was 38 degrees.
Snow flakes flew.for about 10 min
utes between 9 and 10 o’clock Sun
day morning.
Complete weather records for the
weekend were as follows, accord
ing to E. Stamey Davis, local
weather observer.
Max. Min. Wind
Thursday . 53 36 SW
Friday .. 51 31 NW
Saturday . 38 23 NW
Sunday .. 38 28 Var.
Club to Meet
The Carteret County Wildlife
club will meet tomorrow night at
7:30 at Taylor’s restaurant, Atlan
tic, announces Walter Teich, presi
dent. All interested persons are in
vited. *
George Murray Appeals
Sentence in Liquor Case
George Murray, Morehead City,
appealed to superior . court after
he was found guilty in last week’s
session of Morehead City record
er’s court. He was convicted of
possessing non-taxpaid whiskey,
was given a six months sentence,
suspended on two years’ good be
havior and paid $100 fine plus
costs.
Murray posted a $300 property
bond for his appearance in superi
or court.
Dana Dale Hedges, stationed on
the Chilula, was tried on two
counts of speeding. He pleaded
guilty to both, paid $10 and costs
on one charge, $20 and costs on the
second, was given a 30-day sus
pended sentence and told to sur
render his driver’s license for 30
days.
Dalton Willis, Beaufort, was
found guilty of speeding, careless
and reckless driving and paid $50
and costs.
Mrs. Robert C. Braswell, Rocky
Mount, pleaded guilty to giving
Stores Honor George
With Birthday Sales
In honor of George Washington,
who knew a good deal when he saw
one, stores in Beaufort and More
head City are having George Wash
ington Birthday Day Sales Friday.
To take advantage of the hatchet
slashed prices, refer to ads in to
day’s paper.
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" Harold Webb, Morehead City
postmaster, has received com
plaints about the new regulation
concerning size of letters and
cards. The regulation stipulates
that letters and cards must be at
least 3 inches by 3% inches in size,
or they will not be carried by the
postal department.
Mr. Webb said that some patrons
do not understand why a letter or
card a fraction under the minimum
cannot be sent. The postoffice de
partment had to draw the line
somewhere, he said, and will not
accept undersize pieces.
The reason for the regulation,
the postmaster commented, is that
undersize mail will not work in the
cancelling machines. It causes
clogging. This delays mail service.
Mr. Webb added that stationery
manufacturers have pledged their
cooperation.
The postmaster said one patron
announced she would take her mail
to another postoffice “if it is too
small for the Morehead City of
fice.” He pointed out that the
same regulations apply to all post
offices and it is useless to take the
pieces to another office.
Mr. Webb urged the cooperation
of postal patrons in observing the
new regulation, which went into
effect Jan. 1.
Building Site
Still Undecided
Location of the proposed Morc
hcad City chamber of commerce
office west of Morehead City is
still undecided, Ben Alford, presi
dent of the county chamber of
commerce, reported Saturday.
Mr. Alford, chamber director
Charles McNeill, Mrs. Gus Davis
and Mrs. Delfido Cordova went to
Southport to confer with the state
commercial fisheries committee,
which has control over use of state
property west of Morehead City.
Also at the meeting was Robert
Stallings, director of the board of
conservation and development, of
which the commercial fisheries
agency is a part.
Chamber and city park repre
rentatives went to the meeting with
four site proposals* It was decided1
that the lease the city has with the
town, for the city park will be re
viewed, and if the lease permits
placing of a chamber building on
the city park area, the state would
approve.
The state allows the city W^tise
some of its property as a park. The
state is not interested in allowing
the chamber to use any of the area
outside the park, which the cham
ber had been seeking.
It's All Tax Free
Fishermen don’t have to pay
sales tax on their nets and gear.
Farmers don’t have to pay
sales tax on their plows or hoes.
That’s what C. G. Holland,
state commercial fisheries com
missioner said Thursday but
THE NEWS-TIMES reporter to
whom he was speaking misun
derstood him. Therefore, a news
story Friday said that fishermen
had to pay tax only on boat size
and their gear.
Relax, commercial fishermen.
You haven’t been paying sales
tax. Or if you have been, it wasn’t
legal.—The Editor.
Belk’s a worthless check for $11.31.
Judge Herbert Phillips imposed
costs and told her to make the
check good.
Charles N. Faulk, Cherry Point,
was found not guilty of speeding.
The following defendants were
tried on motor vehicle violations:
Stacy Herring, Wilmington, no
brake light, half costs; Gary W.
Steele, Cherry Point, and Oren
Max Benton, Kinston, speeding,
costs.
Archie Hayes, Morehead City,
speeding, $20 and costs; Gary Lee
Graham, Cherry Point, speeding
and using wrong lane, $10 and
costs; Norman E. Johnson, Cherry
Point, improper muffler, half costs.
Joseph C. Mclntire, Camp Le
jeune, failing to see if move could
be made safely, costs; Larry E.
(See COURT, Pg. «)
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
TUESDAY, FEB. 19
4:13 a m. 11:03 a m.
,4:50 p.m. 11:20 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 29
5:16 a.m. 11:53 a.m.
5:48 p.m. 11:57 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEB. 21
6:08 a.m. 12:42 a.m.
6:38 p.m. -
FRIDAY, FEB. 22
6:56 a.m. . 12:48 a.m.
7:24 p.m. 1:29 p.n».
Morehead Hospital Renovation Plans
Viewed; Hospital Future Indefinite
Driver Dies Following Crash
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At tbe left is what remains of the piekup truck Steve Zucha, Lcimoxville, was driving Thursday
night. The truck hit the parked Chevrolet, right, after it crashed into the building in the left back
ground. Mr. Zucha, who was thrown from the truck, died of injuries. (Photo by J. W. Sykes)
The funeral service for Henry
Steve Zueha, 43, Lennoxville, who
died of accident injuries Thursday,
took place at 11 a.m. yesterday in
St. Egbert’s Catholic church, More
head City. A requiem mass was
said by the Rev. Hugh Kennedy,
pastor. Burial was in Oceanview
cemetery, Beaufort.
Mr. Zucha died 40 minutes after
he was taken to Morehead City
hospital in the Adair ambulance
Thursday night.
The accident happened at 9:40
p.m. a mile east of Beaufort. Zu
cha was driving a 1956 Chevrolet
pickup truck, headed east.
According to state trooper J. W.
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White arrow points to tire tracks of pickup truck as it headed for house. Row of posts which were
knocked down extend to right foreground. The truck came to a stop where a car is shown in this
picture. (Photo by George Hall)
Speaker Urges Support of GOP
To Stop Rush Toward Socialism
'• William Osteen, Greensboro,
House minority leader, told a Lin
coln Day dinner audience Saturday
night at the Biltmore Motor hotel,
Morehead City, that if people “don’t
become concerned about the cur
rent trend toward socialism, it will
continue.”
Hitting at the spending spree of
the administration in Washington,
Mr. Osteen said, “You don’t get
something for nothing from the
United States government.”
Painting oat the Charlie McCar
thyism that goes on between Wash
ington and Raleigh, Mr. Osteen
said President Kennedy says
“spend more and cut taxes,” and
a few days later Governor Sanford
in Raleigh parroted the same
thing.
“The governor advocates ap
propriating $1 billion $800 million
in the coming biennium, twice as
much as was appropriated four
years ago. And,” Mr. Osteen says,
“the legislature and the people
have no way of knowing how then
money is spent unless political
pressure is applied.”
The head of the department of
administration, who is supposed to
know, is subject to party pressure
to speak along party lines or is
Sykes, who investigated, the truck
went off to the right instead of fol
lowing a curve to the left. The of
ficer said it looked as though no
attempt had been made to make
the turn.
The truck ripped up posts and
its right front struck the corner
of the Earl Noe apartments. This
flipped the truck around back
wards. It hit a concrete stoop
which knocked the rear wheels out,
then swung around and went into
a parked 1950 Chevrolet.
Zueha was thrown out of the
truck. Why he left the road is a
mystery It is believed that he may
havte'fallcn asleep or become ill.
The- pickup truck was demolish
pressured to keep his mouth shut,
Mr. Osteen said. The head of the
department is a governor appoin
tee.
Hitting at the food tax, Mr. Os
teen said that Governor Sanford
chooses to call it a “school tax.”
There is no state tax that goes
directly for schools, Mr. Osteen
said. It’s all dumped in the general
fund. •
He said the Republican party
does not criticize unless it can
make alternative constructive pro
posals nor does it attack where it
does not have facts to back up
what it says.
He said Lincoln’s philosophies
cannot come into' being without
everyone devoting his efforts to the
job. “The Republicans can’t pro
vide a ’utopia’ type governmept,
but if you’re interested in the free
enterprise type of government,
then give your time'to-bringing it
into being in this state,” the speak
er urged. . (- t
Mr. Osteen was preceded by Rob
ert Gavin, Sanford, head of the
state Republican party. Mr. Gavin
said, “There’s no finer group of
representatives than thp Republi
cans have in Raleigh at the. pres-'
ent time. I’m so enthused about
ed. Damage to the 1950 Chevrolet,
owned by Philip F. Debaubien Jr.,
was estimated at $150. Damage to
the apartment house was esti
mated at $1,500.
Zueha’s death is the first high
way fatality in the county this
year.
A eivil service employee at Cher
ry Point, he was also a hunting
guide and an expert marksman
with bow and arrow.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Rita
Zucha; two sons, Tony and R. J.,
both of the home; one sister, Mrs.
Helen Licarc, St. Louis, Mo.; his
father, Steve Joseph Zucha, Fair
mont yCity, 111., and a half-brother,
Joseph Zucha, Collinsville, 111.
our prospects for 1964 that I can’t
wait for the election.”
He reported that the party has
opened an office in Raleigh with
an executive secretary to assist
members of the legislature and
send out news releases.
(See GOP, Pg. •)
Whv We Need Consolidated High Schools
(Note: The following is the prize-winning speech in the recent
contest sponsored by the County PTA council. It was written by Doris
Young, a Beaufort high school senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nor
wood Young.)
“I do most of my work sitting
down,” a man once remarked,
“That’s where I shine.” Unfortu
nately, although we, the students
of Carteret schools do most of our
work .sitting down, we shine in the
wrong, place.
Not.one high school student in
the audience tonight can truthfully
say hie has heen offered all of the
courses he needs for college or
Jol) preparation. This can be said
about every pupil in each of the
live high in the county; net
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► Preliminary sketches of the "proposed” totally re
novated Morehead City hospital were shown Friday to
representatives of the Medical Care commission at Ral
eigh.
Morehead City hospital trustees do not know whether
the total renovation plan will ever he launched, hut the
sketches are part of exploratory work suggested by the
4
Utilities Ruling
Favors Beaufort
# Water Firm Told
To Make Additions
# Alarm Boxes to Be
Placed in New Areas
The State Utilities commission
has ruled in favor of the town of
Beaufort in the dispute between the
town and Carolina Water Co.
John Jones Jr., town clerk, re
ported that C. R. Wheatly, town at
torney, received the utilities com
mission's decision by mail yester
day.
The order, in effect, tells the wa
ter company to install all hydrants
requested by the town and the
necessary mains for fire and nor
mal water customer service.
In an order of Feb. 5, the com
mission told the water company to
install three hydrants. Still in ques
tion were six additional hydrants
sought by the town in newly-an
nexed areas. Yesterday’s order
means that a total of nine new hy
drants to be installed.
The town now has 71 hydrants
for which it pays an annual rental,
per hydrant, of $45.
Carolina Water company con
tended that under its contract with
town, it needed only to install
the first 300 feet of any additional
mains and that additional cost had
to be met by the town.
The town argued that several
vears ago the water company re
ceived from the utilities commis
sion permission to up hydrant ren
tal from $30 a year to $45, thus
terms of the 1931 contract are no
longer binding.
The town contended that since
the contract had been invalidated
on one count, the water company
could not demand that the town
bear the cost of additions to the
system, additions needed as the
town expands.
The utilities commission agreed,
stating that with the growing pop
ulation, larger mains and better
service should be provided by the
water company.
The town’s case was argued be
fore the utilities commission Feb.
5 by Mr. Wheatly. Accompanying
him to the hearing were the town
clerk and the mayor, W. II. Pot
ter.
Mr. Jones reported yesterday
that seven fire alarm boxes have
been ordered for recently-annexed
areas of town. New hydrants and
additional fire protection will low-,
cr fire insurance rates.
Flue-Cured Leaf Growers
To Meet Wednesday
All tobacco growers in the coun
ty are asked to attend the Carteret
County chapter of the Flue-Cured
Tobacco Growers association meet
ing at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
school auditorium, Newport.
At this meeting a county repre
sentative for the state board of di
rectors will be elected, also chap
ter officers. Every tobacco grower
should be there, announces Wayne
West. This is a “grass roots’’ to
bacco growers association, Mr.
West says. “Be at this meeting and
be heard. We, the tobacco growers,
can do a lot to help our tobacco
program,” he remarked.
Resolution Passed
The state senate joined the House
last week in passing a resolution
honoring the life and memory of
D. G. Bell, Morehead City, former
member of the general assembly.
one of us has been given an ade
quate college preparatory, indus
trial, or commercial education.
Why do we not have this chance?
The fault lies not with us, the pu
pil*, nor with the individual
schools; instead, it is a county
problem, and the solution can only
be county wide. We must have
consolidation either in the form of
one high school, as New Hanover
has, or two, as numerous counties
over the state have,
i Think of the teachers in your
-Morehead City town board (The
hospital is muninpally owned.) The
drawings were made by the firm of
Archie Royal Davis. Durham arch
itect and former Morehead Citian,
who designed the First Methodist
church fellowship hall. Morehead
City, and drew plans for renovating
the church’s education building.
David Willis, hospital administra
tor. said cost of renovation would
closely approach $400,000 and equip
ment would probably cost $100,000.
If renovated, the hospital, now 75
beds, would be a 100-bed hospital.
Morehead City hospital is operat
ing on a month to month conditional
license. Temporary repairs arc be
ing considered. They include instal
lation of fire doors, structural re
pairs and complete rewiring of the
old west wing of the hospital.
Should these repairs be under
taken. Mr. Willis said most of them
would be of little value if major
renovation Were later decided upon.
Renovation plans include putting
a third floor on the new wing.
(There is a third floor now but it
consists of only a few rooms used
for housing nurses. There is one
occupant there now.) When the
third floor work is complete, op
erations now under way in the west
(old) wing would bo moved into the
newer part.
The old wing would then be gut
ted. Because the walls are firm,
they would remain but steel rein
forcement would make them non
load-bearing, according to the
architect’s plans.
The roof of the old building would
be removed and replaced with a
flat one. The overall roof would
have sun shields at the roof sup
ported by columns 6 feet away from
the front wall of the hospital (the
lront of the hospital being the part
that now faces the water.)_N__
In that 6-foot area would he a
"moat” that would carry off sur
face water.
The basement of the hospital
would no longer be used for pat
ients but would be utilized for stor
age. Whether the kitchen would re
main on that floor has not been de
termined.
The emergency room, now in the
basement, would be moved to the
first floor.
Mr. Willis said that the trustees
conferred with assistants to Wil
liam F. Henderson, executive sec
retary of the Medical Care com
mission, because Mr. Henderson
was ill.
lie said they felt changes were
needed in the plans, if total renova
tion were decided upon. Mr. Willis
said that it was not intended that
the preliminary sketches be con
sidered as final and changes could
be made.
He also said that under certain
conditions. Medical Care commis
sion funds can be made available
for hospital repair.
Both Morehead City and the
county, which is considering build
ing a county hospital, are in a di
lemma. If the county builds a hos
pital, Morehead City officials have
made a verbal agreement to close
the city-owned hospital.
Although the county may make
every effort to build a hospital, it
is said there is the possibility that
it may be blocked again by legal
action.
Unofficially, certain county of
ficials have said that if there is
another suit, that will be the end.
No attempt will be made to build a
county hospital.
That, of course, would open the
way for Morehead City to make a
decision.
But county fathers are proceed
ing on the theory that by vote of
the people in 1960 they are required
to build a hospital. If however,
Morehead City announced that it
intended to keep its hospital open
and modernize it to the tune of
(See HOSPITAL, Pg. «>
own school; how many teach one
year, only to move to a bigger,
more modern one that offers a
supplement? If we would merge,
we could offer new teachers the
latest in educational equipment,
excellent facilities, plus a supple
ment.
Most of you have seen New
Bern’s high school; how poor our
schools compare to that one. New
Bern is a heavily populated area;
therefore, they have a bigger and
better school; but, if we consoli
dated, ours too, would be bigger
and better.
In today’s world of science, it is
pertinent that each at us acquire a
$1000 Check
Ups Medical
Center Fund
• Total Now Close
To $19,000
• $6,000 More Needed
By March 1
J. Maned Boll, chairman of the
Newport Medical Center fundrais
ing committee, announces receipt
of a check for $1,000 Saturday from
a donor who wishes to remain anon
ymous. Mr. Bell also announces
that the fund total is now approach
ing $19,000.
Six thousand dollars more is
needed to reach the required $25,
000 by March 1.
Commenting on the thousand dol
lar donation. Mr Bell said. "The
check was given hv a former resi
dent of the county. This person has
shown his interest in the progress
of Carteret county many times.
This contribution (not loan) was
like a ‘shot in the arm’ for our
fund-raising committee. It served
to increase the morale and will
stimulate our efforts.
"This person was not contacted
and asked to donate or extend a
loan, as many have been. Some
non-Newport residents have made
sizeable contributions and much
appreciated loans, but some have
been rather indignant when they
wore contacted by Medical Care
representatives.
“Some of these non-cooperative
individuals have financial interests
in Newport and should be very con
cerned about the progress of the
community. Donations have not
been solicited — we arc only asking
for non-interest bearing loans on a
project that the Sears, Roebuck
Foundation has shown by a BROAD
survey, to be economically sound
and certainly needed.
“We are certainly grateful for
the $1,000 check previously men
tioned and will be pleased to re
ceive other checks as loans or do
nations to the Newport Medical
Center, Inc. to be used in the con
struction of the building.
“We are also most appreciative
fj^gtf lDgiis and contributions made
fo date. The cooperation of those
financially able is humbly request
ed. With their support we will reach
our goal.
“Many times Newport individuals
have honored requests made by
certain firms and persons in More
head' City and Beaufort, and we
hope it is reasonable to expect a
return of this cooperation when we
are in need and make a similar
request.”
Mayor Releases
1961-62 Audit
Mayor Lcoa Mann Jr., Newport,
has released the town’s audit for
1961-62.
Total cash receipts in the general
fund were $32,630.72, total disburse
ments were 129,164.63, leaving a
balance of $3,466.09.
Cash receipts in the water de
partment were $29,606.46; disburse
ments were $26,035.06, leaving a
balance of $3,571.36. Receipts in
the Powell bill fund (for streets)
totaled $6,500.71, disbursements
were $5,961.66, leaving a balance
Of $519.05.
Received in the building kind
was $21,500 and paid out waa $20,
971.79, leaving a balance of $SML21.
Received for deposit in the debt
service fund was $9,222.26, Debt on
the town hall was listed at $20,471.
79 and on the water plant $147 JW -
31.
Total property valuation waa $1,
251,559, total tax due was $15,669.22
and collected was $12,951.59.
The budget anticipated total ex
penditures of $21,553.06. Spent was
$18,196.60. Excess of revenue ever
expenditure was $3,381.76.
Walter H. Paramore Jr., auditor,
recommended that the town’i
bookkeeping procedures be chang
ed, that bookkeeping records be
kept at the town hall and the *‘ays
tem of internal control" strengthen
ed.
try, biology, or general science.
But how can even a haphazard
background be achieved when our
labs are equipped to handle per
haps twenty students and there
are four hundred in the high
-school? " ‘' '■
The United States has become
dismayed at the number at its
youth who cannot pass simple ath
letic procedures. But how do any
of us expect to be in good physical
condition when our gymnasiums
are too small, outdated, badly
heated and ventilated, unsanitary,
and unequipped for any sport ex
cept basketball! We could have an
excellent gym and a foil-time phy*
.. (See SCHOOUi, Fg. t>
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