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52nd Year — No. 20
Two Sections — Sixteen Paces
MOREHEAD CITY and BEAUFORT, N. C.
Friday, March 8, 1963
Published Tuesdays and Fridays
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Highway Officials Hold Little
Hope for New Bridge to Island
Cedar Point Voter Objects
To School Bond Program
i
Lorenzo Lewis, Smyrna,
Wins UNC Scholarship
Medical Center
Fund Continues
Climb Upward
By J. STANCIL BELL
Medical Center Fund Chairman
Since my last report to the news
paper, I am happy to report that
our Medical Center Fund is slow
ly increasing. I predicted that we
would get a response from many
more Newport friends. Since last
Friday we have heard from a few
of these friends.
More are INVITED to become
contributors or sto c k h o 1 d e r s.
Friends in Morehead City and
Beaufort please take note.
One Newport school graduate
now in business near Morehead
City and serving most of the coun
ty, sent us a $1,000 savings bond
with a present value of $900. A
New Bern firm that covers most
of Carteret pledged a sizable loan.
Several local individuals have in
creased the amount of their pledge
during the past few days. Quite a
number have been in and paid up
their pledges.
The quicker the pledges are paid
in full the sooner we can start
building construction. Our pledges
and collections to date total ap
proximately $27,000. We are anxi
ous to see work on the building
begin. We plead for more help
from New Bern and Havelock.
This is a very WORTHY PRO
JECT and your SUPPORT IS
HUMBLY REQUESTED. We shall
be expecting to hear frdm many
that are on our list of possible
“backers.”
We are indeed grateful to all
that had a part in making the bar
becue and “bake sale” of last Sat-'
urday night a success. Those who
organized and sponsored the bar
becue supper are to be commend
ed for their community interest.
We also give thanks to all the in
terested customers.
We had a call from a longshore
man at the Morehead City port
terminal requesting fifty plates for
the fellows on duty. Their order
was filled with pride. “Thank fel
lows,” we are proud of your com
munity spirit.
Couple at Mill Creek
Booked on Morals Count
'Held in the county jail this week
was Lula Mae Deaver, Mill Creek.
She and J. C. Hardesty, also of Mill
Creek, have been charged with
cohabitation, according to sheriff
Robert (Bobby) Bell.
The sheriff said both were ap
prehended at the Hardesty house
Monday night when officers went
there armed with a warrant. The
call was made after complaints
had been voiced by neighbors, the
sheriff said.
Hardesty has been released on
bond. The case is scheduled for
hearing in county court Tuesday.
Chamber Directors Choose Mitchell
Village Site for New Building
Approved by directors of the
chamber of commerce Monday
night was location of the new
chamber building at Mitchell Vil
lage. The approval is subject to
an okay from an attorney to be
selected by the chamber to studv
the proposal. '
The chamber bad hoped to locate
the building on state-owned prop
erty within the town limits, but
discouragement over delay in ob
taining the property contributed to
the decision to relocate, according
to Ben Alford, chamber president.
The new site would be on land
given to the chamber by the Hes
Iron Corp. The site is 200 feet west
of Rochelle boulevard on an access
road south of highway 70.
The vote for location df the mod
ernistic chamber office and tourist
center was carried 8 to 8. Presi
dent Alford said Tuesday that he
is net sure the decision is a wise
one. ,
Speaking for the Hestron Corp.
was Sherman T. Rock. Mr. Rock
said that the firm offering the
property wanted a yes or no de
cision, that it was not interested in
haggling or debate over whether
the chamber wanted the land.
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• Lorenzo Lewis, the son of Mrs.
Eunice W. Lewis, route 2 Beau
fort, has been awarded a More
head Scholarship to the University
of North Carolina.
Presentation of the awards was
made Tuesday by John Motley
Morehead, chairman of the John
Lorenzo (Buddy) Lewis
... makes the grade
Motley Morehead Foundation and
founder of the scholarship fund.
| Lewis is a student at Smyrna
school. He is,one of 53 boys to re
ceive the valued scholarships this
year. The scholarships are worth
$5,100 to North Carolina residents
for four years of study.
As a student, Lewis’s activities
include editor of the school paper,
annual staff, president of the junior
and senior classes, chief marshal,
varsity basketball, baseball man
ager, Youth Fitness Conference,
church lay speaker, National Merit
semi-finalist, Sunday school teach-,
er, and citizenship and social Stu
dies medals. He is interested in
studying medicine and psychology
in college.
The Morehead Scholarships were
first awarded in 1951. They ate
awarded on the basis of outstand
ing merit' reflected in academic
ability and attainment, character,
leadership, ambition, unselfish ser
vice and physical vigor, without
consideration of need.
Chicago Firm Gets
Contract to Take
Out Potomac Bow
The Navy Bureau of Ships has
awarded the contract for moving
the bow of the tanker Potomac
out of Morehead City harbor.
According to Robert L. Hicks,
Heide & Co., Morehead City, the
successful bidder was Vindof Co.,
Chicago, who bid $1,480. The Vin
dof firm is in the salvage business
on the Great Lakes.
The salvors are expected to be
gin operations here in the next
10 days. Present plans are to move
the bow to Norfolk.
The bow has remained in More
head City harbor since last fall
when the stern was separated from
it and taken to Norfolk by Merritt
Chapman aiid Scott.
The Potomac was destroyed by
fire in Morehead City harbor Sept.
26, 1961.
The land donor would also pro-H
vide parking area, free water and
grass mowing.
The state had approved location
of the building in the city park
area but said, its formal decision
could not be issued until the board
of conservation and development
meets in April. CAD controls the
city park land, leasing it to the
town of Morehead City.
William (Bill) Strickland report
ed that the sport fishing film. Mar
lin on the Mind, has been sched
uled for national showing over NBC
television. Release dates will be
given later.
President Alford stated that a
window display and slide film pre
sentation has been arranged with
the Andrew Johnson hotel in Ral
eigh for a two to three-week show
ing while the legislature is in ses
sion.
Charles McNeB, the chamber’s
industry hunter, will represent the
county chamber of commerce at
the “Go East Mission” to be held
in New York' City March 18, 18
and 20.
A financial report was given by
(See CHAMBER. P8- «
► Citizens from Barkers Island, 70
or 80 strong, filed into the county
court room Tuesday afternoon to
discuss with H. G. Phillips, high
way commissioner for this area
and Charles Snell, division engi
neer, the possibility of a bridge
from Lennoxville Point to Barkers
Point across the mouth of North
River.
Mr. Phillips opened the discus
sion by telling his audience, “We
are just in the talking stage.”
William M. Potter, mayor of
Beaufort had a prepared statement
that read in part, “Perhaps the
greatest service rendered the gen
eral public by our modern govern
ing bodies is the construction and
maintenance of adequate roads to
serve the traveling public.
“The justifications for such ar
teries of commerce usually are
based on need, numbers of persons
using the facilities, effect on the
industrial or commercial develop
ment of an area.
“The proposal to construct a
bridge connecting the mainland,
at Lennoxville Point with Harkers
Island is based on all the mention
ed justifications.”
Mr. Potter went on to say seri
ous thought, and planning should
be given the proposal as a part of
the overall plan for restoration of
the North Carolina outer banks,
which is already underway.
He said about 1,800 people live at
Harkers Island and many visit dur
ing the spring, summer and fall
months. Also the business centers
of Carteret county need access to
Harkers Island as well as Harkers
Island needs access to the main
land business areas.
The connection with the main
land now is by way of highway
70, then via bridge to the island.
Mr. Potter’s proposal was en
dorsed by several business men
and civic leaders including, Cla
rence Guthrie, president erf the
Beaufort Merchants association,
and George Dill, mayor of More
head City.
Other verbal endorsements for
the bridge came from William R.
Hamilton, chairman of the county
board of commissioners, Charles
Davis, a director of the North
Carolina Fisheries association
Frank Langdale, representing
Beaufort Jaycees, and Wiley Tay
lor, county attorney.
Earl Davis, Harkers Island, said,
“We were promised a bridge in
1939 when the present bridge from
the island across the straits was
constructed and I am getting grey
haired waiting for it.”
He said the present route from
his home, which is in the middle
of Harkers Island business district,
to the Beaufort City limits, is 18
miles. If a bridge were constructed
from Lennoxville it would only be
seven miles.
“We want to save those 11 miles
difference,” he said.
Mr. Phillips said a bridge under
the present proposal would cost
$2,700,000, and that there is no
money for the construction of such
a bridge.
He did say that $200,000 had been
allocated by the highway commis
sion for repair of the present
bridge.
Mr. Snell said that the Army
engineers will not approve a fixed
bridge across the straits. The
bridge opened an average of 1,767
times annually over the past seven
years. They also state that the
channel at the east end of Barkers
Island is not easy to keep open,
therefore a draw in the present
bridge is necessary. Islanders
suggested last month that the pre
(See BRIDGE, Pg. 2)
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More Stolen Items
Recovered Yesterday
More of the stolen goods taken
from Cedar Point cottages was re
covered at Cherry Point Marine
Corps air station yesterday morn
ing.
Sheriff Robert (Bobby) Bell and
deputy sheriff Carl Bunch went to
the base where they picked up a
toaster, radio and tv set. The items
were turned into the investigation
section at the base by a man who
had purchased them from Emerald
Burkette, who is one of four charg
ed with the thefts.
They were turned in when the
owner read about the thefts and
concluded that his new possessions
were probably stolen, the sheriff
said.
A reading improvement class
for adults will be formed Tuesday
night at 7 at Morehead City school,
announces Lenwood Lee, principal.
Mr. Lee said the class will not be
a speed reading group, but will
have a functional approach
[reading. ".aSB1
Drive to Raise Red Cross
Funds Will Start Monday
The drive to raise $3,717 for the
Red Cross will open Monday, an
nounces George Dill, Morehead
City, county-wide Red Cross fund
chairman. Mr. Dill is mayor of
Morehead City.
Half of me funds collected will
remain in this county, according
to Mrs. E. M. (Al) Dewey, presi
dent of the Morehead City Wom
an’s club, who has volunteered her
services for Red Cross work.
The money will finance service
to servicemen's families who are
in need (part of home service ac
tivities), formation of a blood bank
and establishing a permanent Red
Cross chapter.
The fund drive will end in three
weeks. Among the chairmen are
Alfred Cooper, Atlantic Beach;
Mrs. John Tomlinson, Newport;
Mrs. J. C. Taylor, Morehead City;
Mrs. Joseph Rivers, Bonham
Heights; Mrs. Garland Scruggs,^
Mitchell Village, and James llux,
Morehead City, who will collect
funds in the port and Beaufort
Morchead causeway area.
Chairman in Beaufort is Mrs.
Gilbert Potter. Checks may be
mailed to the Red Cross, care of
Mr. Dill or to community chair
men.
Two Boards
To Talk Schools
At a joint meeting of the county
board of education and county
commissioners Monday night edu
cation board members will be ask
ed to describe the type of work
they expect to be done at each
school in the county, if $2 million
is borrowed for schools.
The meeting is scheduled for
7:30 p.m. at the courthouse, ac
cording to William Roy Hamilton,
chairman of the county board.
Those who are interested are in
vited.
Mr. Hamilton reports also that
the House finance committee, Ra
leigh, will probably call a hearing
in about a week on senate bill 70,
which would require county com
missioners , to build a West Cart
eret high school, school board is
sue or not.
Mr. Hamilton reports that com
mittees in all school districts have
yet to be named for promoting the
bond issue. He requested at a
meeting Monday, Feb. 25, that
each district appoint a member of
the PTA, member of the Better
Schools committee and member of
the school board to serve on the
committee.
The names were to be provided
Mr. Hamilton by last Thursday.
20 Old Buildings in Beaufort
Designated by Historical Plaques
Twenty sites have been marked
in Beaufort by plaques denoting
them as historically significant.
The plaques were made by Dr.
John Costlow, Beaufort, and put
up by the Beaufort Historical as
sociation. The association will pro
vide markers for any house or
building constructed prior to IMS''
(close of the war between the
states), if the name of the owner
and the approximate building date
can be provided.
The association will assist in
looking up original deeds and
dates.
The shield (plaque) being placed
on the buildings was designed by
Dr. Costlow with the assistance
of Miss Elizabeth Merwin, Beau
fort, since there is no specific
shield or coat of arms in the
town's background.
The blue and silver check bor
der was taken from the Earl ofi
Carteret’s erest and signifies “fair
play.” The red Lancaster rose at
the bottom was added for balance
but also represents the Lancaster
line, to which the earl belonged.
The gold menhaden at the top’
signifies the name of “Fish Town”
by which Beaufort was known in
the early ITOO’s.
Buildings selected for plaques
(some have already been marked)
are the following (owner’s name
follows in oirefilhAMi whs
er is known): Duncan How
Julius Duncan), Davis
(Mrs., Charles Davis), Nelson
House (Mr/ add Mrs. Joseph
He-—'
).
Morse House (Mr. and Mrs.
George W. DHI
. . . Red Cross volunteer
Youths Fined
For Stealing
Kitchen Items
Four Swansboro youths, 19 to 22
years old, paid $10 and one-fourth
court costs on forcible trespass
charges in county court Tuesday,
The four were Jonesy Seth Little
ton, Paul Kozma, Charles Staton'
and Joseph R. Dameron.
Newport police chief Dan Pell
charged the four with breaking
and entering and larceny, but the
warrants were amended to for
cible trespass.
Chjf&uBeil sold the youth* went
to tuPFome of Gary H&eutt in
NoWpoirt about 10:30 Friday night.
Wheu Mrs. Hocutt answered the
door, they teid her they were out
of gas and asked to use the tele
phone. Mr. Rjocutt was not at home
at the time. .
The four went into the house and
two remained in the living room
with Mrs. Hocutt. The others went
into the kitchen to make the phone
call. While one of the youths used
the telephone the other stole a
number of articles from the kit
chen, the police chief said.
The loot included a bottle of ba
by aspirin, a jar of hand lotion,
three salt shakers, one blade from
an electric mixer, one steak knife,
two soft drinks and some cheese.
They later threw the loot away.
Mrs. Hocutt notified him of the
incident about noon Saturday, chief
Bell stated. He said he went to
Swansboro Saturday night and
learned the identity of the four,
then returned Sunday and arrested
them.
County Board
Condemns SB70
With Resolution
• Budget to Include
Development Fund
• Headen Willis Says
County Needs Industry
County commissioners passed a
resolution Monday afternoon oppos
ing school legislation introduced by
Sen. Luther Hamilton Sr., More
head City.
The resolution registers “vigor
ous protest" to the bill (SB 70) in
troduced by Senator Hamilton
which would direct the board to
ic-negotiatc with the low bidder
on West Carteret high school and
require the commissioners to levy
enough tax to make funds avail
able for completion of the building
contract. Failure to do so would
subject each commissioner voting
against the levy to a fine of $1,000.
The resolution states that the
board is against the introduction
of any special or .local legislation
concerning this county without the
board being first advised of the
legislation and its purpose. It fur
ther states that the board objects
to its representative “rushing leg
islation*1 thrdUgh the senate with
out “a proper hearing by interest
ed citterns.’’
^Copies of the resolution, which
requests that no legislation con
cerning the county be introduced
without the board’s approval, were
sent to Sen. Thomas White, Sen.
Luther Hamilton and Rep. Thomas
Bennett.
William Roy Hamilton, chairman
of the board, announced that let
ters has been received from Hugh
Willis, Leslie Moore and W. L. Der
rickson accepting positions on the
Carteret General hospital board of
trustees.
The board voted to send Odell
Merrill to a school for registrars
of deeds in Chapel Hill Friday and
Saturday. County attorney Wiley
Taylor told the board there was a
school for county attorneys coming
up soon but that he didn’t partic
ularly want to go. The board left
it up to Mr. Taylor whether he
attends.
Odell Merrill, clerk to the board,
was instructed to write letters of
(See BOARD, Pg. 8)
J. B. Dickens Files
Protest at Raleigh
J. B. Dickens, Cedar Point, has filed a formal protest
against issuance of $2 million in school bonds in this
county. Mr. Dickens’ protest was mailed Wednesday
afternoon to the Local Government commission, Raleigh.
The commission is charged with the responsibility of
approving borrowing programs of counties, or towms, and
handles sale of bonds for the hor--*~-——
rowing government unit.
Mr. Dickens is objecting speci
fically to the proposal to build an
elementary school in White Oak
township with $186,000 which is
scheduled to come from school
bond funds.
He listed his reasons against the
school as follows:
J. The majority of people in the
White Oak (Cedar Point-Bogue)
sections don’t want it. He says
that there is a signed statement
to that effect. Signatures total 300
and each is witnessed by a notary
public.
2. Children are better educated
in the Swansboro school which they
now attend. (Swansboro is in On
slow county.) More advantages arc
offered them there, the teaching
staff is larger and better teachers
are attracted because of a 5 per
cent salary supplement.
3. A survey of the situation by
the state hoard of education in
1959 showed that there were not
(See PROTEST, Pg. 3)
Congressman
Writes Mayor;
Plan Outlined
TJie town of Newport has receiv
ed two letter^ from congressman
Davtd MpmMttar. Both letters con
cern Newport’s efforts to get
grants and a loan for the sewer
system and a new water pumping
station.
In the first letter Mr. Henderson
stated support for the projects
and said he would contact the fed
eral agencies involved. In the sec
ond letter he said he had heard
from the Housing and Home Fi
nance Agency in Atlanta. The ap
plication had been received.
Mr. Henderson stated that he
had a deep personal interest in the
Newport project as well as the
Morchead City project and a pro
posed project in Sampson county.
As a member of the House Public
Works committee, he said he felt
that more money would be ap
proved by the House Works com
mittee for similar projects in the
designated areas.
The engineer on the Newport
projects has said it would take 120
days from approval of applications
to start construction. This would
include time to work up final plans,
get out bids, and accept bids. The
estimated construction time on all
the projects is eight months, and
over $90,000 would be spent for
local labor.
The sewer lines would be run out
of vitrified clay which is impervi
ous to almost all chemicals. The
joints would be of a new type “slip
joint,” embodying a gasket which
is better for keeping roots out of
the sewer pipes. The lines would
be S to 12-inch on the collecting
system.
The effluent pipe from the plant
to river would be 15-inch. The treat
ment plant could process up to
250,000 gallons per day.
Ftramcn Make Long Trip
To Broac| Creek; No Fire
The Morehead City Fire depart
ment answered a false alarm at
Broad Creek Sunday afternoon.
A call was made to the fire sta
tion saying that the Pine Haven
Service center was on fire, accord
ing to fire chief El Nelson.
Chief Nelson said after the long
haul to the scene to the alleged
fire, the firemen found it was an
other “wolf” call.
Tide Table
TMes at Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, March S
7:11 a.m. 12:57 a.m.
7:36 p.m. 1:29 p.m.
Saturday, March *
7:53 a.m. 1:43 a.m.
8:17 p.m. 2:11 p.m.
Sunday, March 16
8:32 p.m. 2 25 a.m.
8:56 p.m- 2:51 pm.
/ Monday, March 11
3:0S a.m.
3:27 p.m.
iy, March 12
3:43 a.m
4:00 p.m.
Education Board
Sets Calendar,
OK's Bond Issue
The county board of education
adopted Monday the calendar for
the 1963-64 school year, and passed
a resolution stating that a bond
issue is required for school im
provements in the county.
The new school year will begin
Aug. 26 for teachers. The pre
school preparation period will con
tinue through Aug. 28. School will
o|x>n Thursday, Aug. 29, with the
Labor Day holiday falling on the
following Monday, Sept. 2.
A day in October will be a holi
day for pupils while teachers at
tend a teachers’ meeting. The date
will be announced.
The Thanksgiving holidays will
be Ncv. 28 and 29. Christinas holi
days will begin Dec. 20 and con
tinue through Jan. 1.
The Raster vacation will begin
Good Friday, March 27, 1964 and
continue through Wednesday, April
1. But one of those days, or more,
may be eliminated, if for any rea
son an unscheduled “holiday” oc
curs prior to that time. (Some
times the schools have to dose be
cause of weather conditions.)
School will cluf(» May 28 and the
list day for teaeha$« will be May
2S.
Closing school before June en
ables teachers who are retiring to
start collecting their retirement pay
in June, If. L. Joslyn, clerk to the
education board, pointed out.
J. C. Harveil, Morehead City,
was accepted as auditor of books
at individual schools.
Mr. Joslyn reported that the
plumbing and heating contractors
on the West Carteret school have
extended the time in which their
bids can be accepted.
John Bell, Bogue, appeared be
fore the board relative to the pro
posed elementary school at White
Oak.
The board has temporarily de
ferred its search for a new super
intendent of schools. Mr. Joslyn
will retire July 1. He said that the
job will be left to the incoming
board of education.
Going off the board will be D.
Mason, Atlantic, who has served
since 1923; Theodore Smith. Davis;
and R. W. Saflfjt Jr., Beaufort.
Remaining will be W. B. Allen,
Newport, and Dr. A. F. Chestnut,
Morehead City.
The three vacancies will be filled
by legislative act in the near fu
ture. Appearing on the ballot in
the Democratic primary last May
were Charles Harris, Marshall
berg; Wayne Parker. Atlantic, and
Charles Davis, Beaufort.
Mr. Harris has also been men
tioned as successor to Eugene
Moore, county tax collector, who
will retire in May.
Speaking af the present board,
Mr. Joslyn said, “It has been a
joy working with this group of
board members and its chairman,
Mr. Safrit. They have been won
derful people and are a dedicated
group of men.” ,
Coast Guard Gets Calls
On Ovordwo Boaters
The Fort Macon Coast Guard
station received two calls Wednes
day concerning boaters who were
overdue from a trip.
Both persons, however, were
found to arrive safely home after
an hour anarch by the Coast Guard
on each calL
Gary Willis, son of Mrs. Estelle
Willis, 1302 Shackleford Ave.,
Morehead City, was overdue, but
was found later to be all right.
A call was placed concerning
Lafayette Copes, 507 Mulberry St.,
Beaufort, who was also found later
to be safe.
Two __ — -
Two more businesses recently
contributed to the Morehead City
Christmas street lighting fund, an
nounces Clifford Flaglie, a mem
ber of Woodmen of the World.
They were Metehead City Yacht
basin and Carolina Power amt
Light Co. The WOW sponsors the