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52nd Year — No. 30 Two SoetioM — Sixteen Page* MOREHEAP CITY mm4 BEAUFORT, Friday, April 12, 1963 Published Tuesdays and Fridays I,Mayor Nails Coffin Lid On City Renewal Plan I I Port Director Surprised At Marina Reaction J. W. Davis, director of the state ports, expressed surprise Wednesday that boat fuelers and marine railway operators in the Morehead City area are opposing establishment of a marina and barge terminal at Southport. “We thought that maybe there would be some expression of dis satisfaction from places closer to Southport, but not Morehead City,” Mr. Davis remarked. “Why the distance between Morehead City and Southport is 120 miles, more than a day’s run for almost any kind of craft,” he declared. Earmarked for development of state port facilities at Southport is half a million dollars. The money was set aside several years ago, but never used. As the result of SPA studies, it has been determined that docking facilities for commercial fishing vessels, tugs, barges and pleasure craft would be the most logical method for developing the South port port area. Oil terminals in the Morehead City area which fuel boats, and marinas have been putting pres sure on Thomas Bennett, county legislator, to fight the SPA port plan for Southport. These business es say that the Southport operation could cut into their business. Mr. Davis points out that con struction of such marinas is not new in the public-port-agency field. “Marinas have been built by such agenices to take advantage of im proved economics resulting from the berthing and servicing of the i fast-growing fleet of pleasure craft now plying United Stated-waters. In addition, these marinas, furnish safe havens for small fishing craft and thus directly serve a commer cial purpose.” Mr. Davis said that many of the facilities and services in the ma rina area will be provided by pri vate interests. Provided by the stage agency, according to preliminary plans, would be such things as fresh wa ter supply, electric service, fire protection equipment, sewage dis posal garbage disposal, toilets and showers, parking area, boat launching ramp, first aid station, telephone, lockers and winter boat storage. Private interests would be ex pected to provide fueling facilities, ice delivery, boat and engine re pair, boat and accessories sales, commissary sales, fishing tackle and bait sales, restaurants, marine railroad and hoist, clubhouse, mo tel or hotel, laundry, cleaning and pressing facilities and lounge. Union Election Date Not Set Yet Date of a second election at Fry Roofing and Volney Felt Mills, Morehead City, to determine whether employees should affiliate with a union, has not been set, according to the 11th regional of fice of the National Labor Rela tions board, Winston-Salem. NLRB trial examiner Wellington A. Gillis ruled Feb. 8, 1963 that the two firms had “coerced its em ployees’’ prior to the1 election of Aug. 8, 1962. He recommended that the results of that election be set aside. Those in favor of affiliating with the union lost by two votes in Aug ust. The union, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International, AFL-CIO, contested the results, claiming ithat management at tempted to govern the outcome and thereby violated the National La bor Relations act. On Jan. 17 of this year, the NLRB issued a complaint alleging that Fry Roofing had discharged one employee in violation of the act. A trial examiner conducted a bearing on that matter March 7 and has not yet issued his finding* Ten File for City Office, Morehead Ten persons had filed by 1 p.m. yesterday for municipal office in Morehead City. Seeking re-election are mayor George Dill apd commissioners S. a Holloway, D. J. Hall,' Bom Femia, Dr. Russell Ontlaw sod Jerry Willis. Others running for commissioner are the Rev. W. C. Horton, Mrs. Ernest Coney and Vernon Garner. Mrs. Mary Hughes is running for clerk of court. She already holds that position. i ■ Mach to-do in recent months about Beaufort’s participation in an urban renewal program was quietly laid to rest Monday night at the town board meeting with the reading of a letter by the may or from the Housing and Home Finance agency. The letter, from N. V. Watson, pointed out specific things that had to be done by the town if it is to qualify for watching federal funds under the urban renewal program. Mayor W. H. Potter said that there are no funds in the town’s coffers to match federal funds. The mayor commented that until Beaufort gets rid of its present $320,000 debt, it would not be wise to enter into more debt. “The town can’t go forward ra pidly until the debt is paid off,” he said. Speaking largely for the benefit of two mayor candidates at the meeting, Dr. John Costlow and Alban Richey, the mayor said that all tax funds levied for pay ing off the debt must go into a debt service fund. The minute those funds arc re moved from the debt retirement account and used for other town expenses, he said each member of the town board becomes personal ly liable for misuse of that money. The mayor remarked that in coming town officials should direct their sole attention to good gov ernment and paying off the debt. He commented that valuation of town property is now $3% million, up $1 ‘4 million over two years ago. Twenty-five thousand dollars, he added, is on certificate of deposit for buying bonds. It was announced that there would be a meeting called some time next week to go over the town audit for 1962-63. Relative to installation of fire hydrants in new sections of town, C. R. Wheatly, town attorney, re commended that the town write a letter to Carolina Water Co., re questing that there be no further delay in installation. A copy will be ajso sent to the state utilities commission. John Jones, clerk, said that two Ifire hydrants on Turner street are not needed at their present loca tions. He said they could be o£ better use in other parts of town and that the water company was asked to move them. The water company, he reported, wants the town to pay for the mov ing. The clerk contends that the town is not required to foot the bill, that this should be done with out charge by the water company. The attorney said that this mat ter should be reported in the tet ter to the water company ahd the utilities commission. Court Grants 13 Divorces Judge J. William Copeland grant ed 13 divorces early this week in superior court, Beaufort. Granted divorces were Frances G. Siciliano from James G. Sicilia no, Sanford E. Jones from Beatrice E. Jones, Clarence T. Sanderson from Gloria Ann Sanderson, De lores O. Byrd from Willis Elmer Byrd. Emma Perry Hasosky from Ste phen Francis Husosky, Leo C. Whaley from Dorothy Nell Whaley, Claude Alvin Moon from Lucille G. Moon, Claude E. Oaks from Aud rey G. Oaks. Gordon Ward Ballou from Colet te M. Ballou, Gene K. Godwin from Patricia Ann V. Godwin, Dewey Gillikin from Patty Mae Gillikin, Margaret Carol Rosier from Wil bur W. Rosier, and Jean Lewis Davis from Charles Herbert Davis. Hearing Will be Called Before Action Taken on Outer Banks Issue County commissioners will call % public hearing to hear views on outer banks’ acquisition by the gov ernment. W. X. Hamilton, chairman of the county board, said this week that county commissioners .will make no move approving or disapprov ing government take-over of outer banks property prior to the hear ing. . He stated that National Park Service officials and Army engi neers, accompanied by one or A of the county commissioners, wig make a survey of the dwindling outer banks strip Thursday and Friday, April 25. and 28. aurirey is necessary,” Mr. Hamilton said, 'Ho determine a pleted and evaluation made of the loadings, “we will call « bearing ---f Airline Stops Its Flights to County Piedmont Airlines will not pro vide daily service into the Beau fort Morehead City airport this summer. Mayor W. H. Potter announced at the Beaufort board meeting Monday night at the town hall that the service will be discon tinued because the average num ber of outgoing paying passeng ers was less than two a day. Even the income from incom ing passengers was insufficient to justify the service, according to information given the mayor by Piedmont officials. The board passed a resolution thanking Piedmont for providing air service during recent sum mers. 5 a.m.—Sunrise Service, Sea Level Methodist church, the Rev. J. Hillary Bryant, pastor. Coffee and doughnuts will he served af ter the service. 5:15 a.m.—Sunrise by the Sea, Fort Macon, eastern tip of Bogue Banks. The fort is reached by way of highway 70 to 24th street, Morehead City, then southward to the stop light intersection, At lantic Beach, then east to the fort in Fort Macon State park. 5:15 a.m.—24th Easter sunrise service, Core Creek Methodist church, highway 101 at Core Creek bridge 5:20 a.m.—Sunrise Service, Ce dar Point beach near Swansboro MCAS administration building, Cherry Point. Main gate will be open at the base for all who wish to attend the service. 5:30 a.m. — Sunrise Service, 5:30 a.m.—Sunrise Service, Ot way Christian church • 7 a.m. aiid 11 a.m.—Holy Com munion, St. Paul’s Episcopal church, Beaufort. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.—Low Mass es, St. Egbert’s Catholic church, Morehead City. 11 a.m.—Communion Service, St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Havelock. 11 a.m.—Worship service, Mer rimon Methodist church, and Homecoming. .2:30 p.m.—Singing Convention, Pentecostal Holiness church, Harkers Island 7:30 p.m.—Beginning of week of revival services, Tuttles Grove Methodist church Most churches will observe Easter at their usual Sunday morning worship services. Thieves Steal Two Tires, Wheels Tuesday Night The tire thieves struck again in Morehead City and Beaufort this week. It isn’t hard to figure out that somebody with a Falcon needed tires and rather than obtain tires by purchasing them, the thieves chose to relieve Falcon owners of the items. In Morehead City Tuesday night Frank Reams, 2006 Shepard St. lost one tire by theft. The thieves struck again the same night in Beaufort. They relieved A; H. James. Jr., Mulberry street of a wheel and tire. (See editorial page 1 section 2.) to learn the views of all interested persons in this county,” the chair man promised. He said that the bearing prob ably will be in May. He expressed hope that agree ments will be worked out between the federal and State government and private property owners which win permit restoration of the banks without delay. It is expected that the cost wUl run between six and ten milliop dollars. Property owners have objected to a proposal that the National Park Service be extended southward to Cape Lookout from Cape Hatteras. They say they don’t want to “lose" jtheir property.' Other- say if there isn’t something done to hold back the ocean, the Individual property owners are going to' lose if any* way—under the waves, Tjj Secretary of the interior Stewart Udall, suggested at a conference Commission Approves Plans For Bar Harbor • Planners Study Other Subdivisions # OED Plan on Way To Washington The subdivision plan for Bar Harbor, a new real estate develop ment being opened by R. R. Bar bour, Morehead City, was approv ed Monday night by the County Planning commission. Bar Harbor consists of 59 lots and is located near Broad creek on highway 24, west of Morehead City. Presented by the building inspec tor, Albert Chappell, were subdi vision plans for Sportsman Village, a new development at South River. The commission requested that Mr. Chappell return the plan to the developers for compliance with sub division regulations. Gray Hassell, Beaufort, present ed plans for two plats, one adja cent to the town limits at Newport and the other for a development across from the hospital at Sea Level. The commission requested that Mr. Hassell find out from the town of Newport whether the town wants the planning- commission to as sume jurisdiction within one mile of the town limits. On the Sea Level project, Mr. Hassell plans to rework, for compliance, a map of the development which was drawn several years ago. At the suggestion of Mr. Hassell, the commission appointed a com mittec to draft a simple summary of subdivision regulations since the legal language in the original draft is difficult to understand. Appointed to that committee were Mr. Chappell, Mr. Hassell, planning commissioners M. G. Coyle and W. C. Carlton, aqd Dex ter Smith of the state division of community planning. The committee will meet next Thursday. ^ letter from George Stephens, assistant to the governor, was re ceived by the commission. Mr. Carlton said the letter reports that the county’s overall economic de velopment plan is no* on its way to Washington, D. C., for final ap proval. Attending the meeting, in addi tion to those mentioned, were Dr. L. J. Dupree, chairman; Dr. W. L. Woodard, Mrs. E. H. Piper, Wal lace Conner, commissioners; A. D. Fulford, county sanitarian, and Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Barbour. Chill March Wifids Keep Days Cool The last few days have proved that March winds are still roar ing. Monday’s high winds came from every direction, northeast, northwest, southeast and west southwest. Max. Min. Wind Monday . 64 46 NW Tuesday . 63 60 WSW Wednesday . 63 54 NW Cattle, Egg Referendums Approve Assessments Cattle and poultry producers ap proved the assessments for their industries in a referendum Tues day. The vote in the cattle referen dum was 45 for and 2 against; in the egg assessment vote, 29 for and 1 against. H. L. Joslyn, More head City, chairman of the cattle referendum committee, and C. T. Garner, Newport, chairman of the egg referendum, expressed appre ciation to all who voted. with Tar Heels Monday at Wash ington, that any park established on Core banks be named the Cape Lookout Seashore Park, a park separate from the already-estab lished Cape'Hatteras park. If government plans work out, le^sUtioa in Congress will be acc essary to carry forth the outer banks restoration project. Both county and state governments are shying away from ' restoration work, because of the tremendous ly concerned about preservinj banks, because recent storms almost washed Core bank* a As a result, high" tide' mark mainland cities have risen, ] lying lands on the mainland be subject to severe flooding i (See comments by read) (pjggil editorial page.) NLRB Now Seeks Injunction Against Longshoremen Unions Ready for Easter JiS&SSill Little Charlene Parkin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parkin, Beaufort, holds a white lily, symbol of Easter. She’s wearing her Easter finery. Richmond Minister to Speak On Courage Easter Morning Town to Go After Tax Backsliders Beaufort town commissioners gave John Jones, town clerk, the go-ahead signal Monday night on a concerted program to collect delinquent taxes. Mr. Jones reported that $85,000 is owed in back taxes, of which about 60 per cent are personal property taxes. Mayor W. H. Potter rejnarked that at one time the amount of town tax uncollected just about equaled the amount Beaufort was in arrears in payment of its bond ed debt. Mr Jones requests that people who owe taxes—and they all know who they are because they systematically ignore their tax bill each year—are asked to come to the town hall voluntarily and meet their obligations, or drastic measures will be taken to obtain payment. 29 Building Permits Issued Twenty-nine building permits were issued during the month of March, according to Albert Chap pell, county building inspector. Seventy-one inspections of build ings under construction were made. Estimated value of structures for which permits Were issued last month was $248,745. Estimated valued of structures which have gone up since the building code went into effect July 3, 1981 is $2,281,3000. Building permit fees totaled $434 in March. Easter Holidays Public schools in the county are closed today. Easter Monday will be observed as a holiday. Schools will reopen Tuesday. Tide Table Tides at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, April 12 11:33 a.m. 11:37 p.m. 10:54 a.m.. 10:56 p.m. 10:22 a.m. 10:22 p.m. 12:22 a.m. Taesday, 12:29 a.m. 1:1$ p.0|. ► Courage to Live and to Die will be the theme of the sermon by Dr. Charles E. S. Kraemer, Rich mond. Va., at the Sunrise by the Sea Easter service, 5:15 a.m. Sun day, Fort Macon. Seven county ministers, mem bers of the County Ministerial as sociation which sponsors the serv ice, will participate in the worship. They are the Rev. Lalleon Nar ron, the Rev. John Viser, the Rev. Jerry E. Rowe, the Rev. E. T. Vinson, the Rev. Samuel Brown, and the Rev. B. T. Mobley. The service will open with pro cessional band music. Following the call to worship, the congrega tion will sing Beneath the Cross of Jesus, accompanied by the band. Trumpet blasts will announce sunrise at 5:30. The invocation will follow a responsive reading (pro grams will be provided each wor shiper). Reading of the Easter story from St. Luke will follow the collect. The guest minister will read the scripture. The special sunrise choir, com posed of choir members from var ious churches, will sing 0 Sons and Daughters Let Us Sing and will lead the congregation in the anthem, I Know that My Redeem er Lives. A brass ensemble will play the descant during this num ber. Dr. Kraemer, the guest minister, is president of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education. This is the third Fort Macon Easter sunrise service. Each year the ministerial association has obtain ed an outstanding clergyman as the speaker. The choir will be under the di rection of Mrs. Austin Williams with Mrs. Robert K. Meadows as accompanist. The band will be di rected by Ralph Wade. Any offering which may be re ceived at the close of the service will finance the ministry to the migrants in this county. The pro gram for migrants is sponsored by the ministerial association. The Rev. Charles Kirby, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Morehead City, is chairman of planning for the sunrise service. Morehead Hi-Y Plans Car Wash Tomorrow The Morehead City Hi-Y would iln to wash your car! Members of he Hi-Y will conduct a car wash laturday at the Lloyd A. Fry plant m the eastern end of Arendell street The car wash will begin «t 9 a.m. nd will last until every car in ctunty has been washed! So Edward Sanderson, Hi-Y pr* The charge is $1 per car. ► The National Labor Relations board applied Monday for an injunction against longshoremen locals No. 1426, Wilmington, and 1807, Morehead City. The NLRB says its investigations give cause to believe that the unions are engaged in secondary boycott, a violation of the Nat ional Labor Relations act. A hearing has been set for Tuesday at Raleigh. Longshoremen at Morehead City and Wilmington Registration Books to Open Tomorrow is the first day regis tration hooks will be open for voters who are not already regis tered, Persons who did not register dur ing the new registration last Octo ber have the opportunity to do so now, announces Charles Willis, chairman of the county board of elections. Registration books will be open at polling places this Saturday, next Saturday a d Saturday, April 27. Even if voters do not plan to vote in the May 11 school bond re ferendum, they should register now so that their names will be on the books for future county primaries, general elections or referendums, Mr. Willis says. The list of registrars appears in a legal advertisement on page 5 section 2 of today's paper. The elections board chairman, who intended to resign several weeks ago, said this week that he will remain in the position until his term expires next year. Bids to be Opened To be opened Tuesday, Aprd 23, by the Slate Highway commission are bids on 18.8 miles of resurfac ing on NC 58 from US 17 in Mays vilie to NC 24, in Jones and Cart eret counties. Jaycees Seek Help on Center Beaufort Jayceei got a pat on the back from Beaufort town commis sioners Monday night and a prom ise to consider footing some of the bill tor the civic center (Scout building) in the 1963-64 budget. Ivey Mason Jr., Jaycee presi dent, appeared before the board to find out whether the town expected I he Jaycees to meet all the costs of keeping the center open, wheth er they should pay half or whether they should turn the whole proposi tion over to the town. Mr. Mason said that the Jaycees have spent more than $1,500 on the building, that upkeep costs of $500 a year are more than the Jaycees can afford and that a Jaycee or ganization of eight members Is too few to shoulder all the responsibil ity. Mr. Mason said the Jaycees still owe $160 on a new heating system put in the building about a year ago. He thanked the town for $200 given for the civic center some months ago. The board formally passed a res olution thanking the Jaycees for working on the civic center pro ject. The town pays for the insurance on the building. Sunrise Service Set at Cedar Point An Easter sunrise worship serv ice will be held at Cedar Point beach, near Swansboro, Sunday at 5:26 a.m. The Rev. John Casey of Stella will bring the Easter mes sage. Cooperating churches include First Baptist, Swansboro; Midway Bethlehem Methodist, Piney Grove Baptist, Swansboro Methodist and Pelletier Baptist. Trumpets will sound to Jgnal the opening of the service. Music will be led by the community choir,, un der the direction of George Kietz man. Participating ministers will in clude the Rev. L. J. Atkinson, the Rev. P. H. Williams, the Rev. D. W. Carlton, and the Rev. Joe Rich ards, besides Mr. Casey. In case of rain, the service will be conducted in First Baptist church. Swaqsboro. false alarm Tuesday afternoon. Firemen said the alarm came from the box at the intersection of Front and Queen stieets. ►walked off the job Friday. March 22, following a dispute with the State Ports Authority. The unions had requested all line-handling Jobs at the two state ports, Wilmington and Morehead City. The request was denied and the SPA decided that the little line handling work longshoremen did was to be done in the future by state ports authority employees. Longshoremen at the two port cities were sent back to work Sat urday, March 23, by a court order issued by federal judge Algernon Butler. That injunction (restrain ing order l was requested by steve dores, Heide & Co., and Wilming ton Shipping Co., with whom the unions have a labor contract. The unions do not have a con tract with the State Ports Authori j ty. The SPA is prohibited by state law from entering into a contract or negotiating with a labor union. At Clinton Tuesday. April 2, fol lowing a hearing on the injunction obtained by the stevedores, judge Butler made permanent his tem porary restraining order of March. Unions contended that the federal judge had no jurisdiction in the matter. Judge Rutter said he would as sume jurisdiction until some other authority took over, presumably the NLRB. The stevedores, in charges filed, allege that the longshoremen at Morehead City and Wilmington are engaged in secondary boycott (par ticipation in activity against an employer with whom they have no legitimate grievance.) Because the NLRB has found evi dence to support those charges, it has applied for an injunction in the United States District court. Eas tern district of North Carolina. Ra leigh. A hearing on the application is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to Lewis Wolbcrg, assis tant to the regional director, NLKB, Winston-Salem. The case wilf again go before judge Butler. Present at the hearing will be NLRB attorneys, counsel for the unions and for the stevedores. Meanwhile—back at the ports— longshoremen are loading and un loading ships. BHS Band Seeks Public Support Band Emphasis Week is being observed in Beaufort. The special period, designed to call attention to what the school band has done in the past and its plans for the future, began yesterday and will continue through Saturday, April 20. During this period there is a fund-raising drive. For the first time this year a band fee was charged members to take . care of the band’s expenses, but now additional funds are being solicited from the public to support the band’s greatly-enlarged program, according to 1. G. Womble, band director. Three events have been planned for Band Emphasis Week. A band concert for the high school assem bly was given yesterday morning in the school auditorium. A combi nation talent show and concert will be held Thursday night at a at the school. i Tag day, during which band members canvass for hinds, will be held Saturday, April 3B. John!. Conner Elected by PTA John T. Craner was elected pre sident of the Morebead City Par ent-Teacher association Monday night at the school. The PTA also endorsed the proposed $2 million school hood referendum. Other officers elected, besides Mr. Conner, are BiB Davenport, vice-president; Mrs. Shelby Free man, secretary, and Mrs. Gerald Mitchell, treasurer. Billy .Corey was elected as the organization’s representative on the county PTA council. The officers will serve one year. Monday’s meeting was the last for this school year. Ambulance Called Oscar Edwards, Bettie, was taken to Morebead City hospital Tuesday night in the BaO-Mundan pital yesterday.