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:nd Year — No. 41
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MOREHEAD CITY and BEAUFORT, N. C.
Tuesday, May 21, 1963
Published Tuesday mmd Friday
[Twister Wrecks Two Houses, Car
Who is She?
She’s Becky Lawrence, Smyr
na, that’s who — another one of
the pretty girls who will take
part in the Miss Pirate Queen
competition at 2 p.m. Saturday,
June 8, in Beaufort.
Posts to Install
Officers Friday
Officers of the Beaufort and
Morehead City American Legion
posts will be installed at the meet
ing of district -.6 at the American
Legion hut, Morehead City, at 7:30
p.m. Friday.
H. Bruce Johnson, Trenton,
commander of district 6, will pre
side at the supper meeting. The
Legion hut is located on Savannah
avenue, Morehead Bluffs.
Representatives of ten Legion
posts will be present: Trenton,
Beaufort, Davis, Newport, More
head City, Arapahoe, Jacksonville,
Bayboro, New Bern and Swansboro.
District officers will be elected.
Running for district commander
is Robert Reed, commander of the
Morehead City post, No. 46.
Among the Beaufort officers to
be installed will be Curtis Modlin,
commander; David Hill, adjutant;
C. L. Beam, finance officer, and
David Modlin, chaplain.
Morehead City officers to be in
stalled will be Robert Reed, com
mander; Lenwood Lee, first vice
commander; Olsen J. Pridgen,
second vice-commander; William
E. Wade, third vice-commander;
Walton Fulcher, adjutant and fi
nance officer; George W. Ball,
chaplain; John E. Lashley, ser
geant-at-arms; I. E. Pittman, his
torian, and Luther Hamilton Jr.,
service officer.
West Carteret School
Put Under Contract
Contracts for the West Carteret
school have been signed. The job
is going to G. M. Thompson, Ral
eigh, original low bidder.
The contracts were signed early
last week, following passage of
the school bond issue, according to
H. L. Joslyn, county superinten
dent of schools.
Work on clearing the site got un
der way the latter part of the
week. Preliminary work on plans
for the East Carteret school is ex
pected to start when the county
board of education meets in June.
Registration Date for Summer
Workshop, Beaufort, to Be June 6
final plans are being made for
the Summer Workshop.in Beaufort,
announces Mrs. Charles Hassell,
director. There will be only one day
of registration for the courses,
Thursday, June 6, from 2 to 5 p.m.
at 305 Ann St. AH faculty mem
bers will be present
The workshop will open at 305
Ann St. Monday, June 17. The arts
program will run for a six-week
term. Music and art courses for
school-age children and adults are|
under the same instructors as last
sear: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Griese,
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Town Board
Seeks Zoning
Board Opinion
• Recommendation
Sought on Trailers
t Street Lighting
Proposal Presented
Morehead City town commission
ers referred to the zoning board
for recommendation Thursday
night a request that trailers not be
permitted in residential areas of
town.
At present, trailers or mobile
homes are permitted in the town
residential areas.
Bud Dixon appeared before the
board to request that some action
be taken to change zoning laws
so that trailers cannot invade the
better districts. “They decrease
property values,” he said.
Mr. Dixon commented that there
were t9 trailers in town two years
ago and there are certainly more
now.
The board heard a detailed pro
posal for improving street lighting
throughout town. They took the
proposal under consideration. Pre
senting it were George Stovall,
Morehead City manager of Caro
lina Power and Light, and Bill
Steuer, industrial sales engineer.
The board took no action on a
i request that the town extend its
recorder’s court jurisdiction to in
clude Newport. Mayor George Dill
said the request was made by may
or Leon Mann Jr., Newport.
Commissioners felt that the in
creased business, by accepting
Newport cases, may cause length
ier court sessions, which in turn
would become an extra expense
that would have to be borne by the
Morehead City taxpayer.
Action was also deferred on a
proposal that the women radio op
erators who man the police station
radio around the clock be made
deputy clerks rather than justices
of the peace for the purpose of
signing warrants.
The board decided to call a hear
ing on a recommendation from the
zoning board that the northeast
corner of 24th and Arendell streets
be zoned for business.
John Danielson, Fisher street,
appeared before the board to re
quest that Fisher street, near 20th
be paved. The board suggested
that Mr. Danielson see his neigh
bors to determine whether they
would be willing to pay a share of
the paving costs. The town would
pay half and the residents share
in the other half.
Dr. Robert Barnum, chairman of
the Morehead City recreation com
mission, requested that the recrea
tion commission receive its check
from the town on the same date
each month. He also requested that
the town remit funds due the rec
reation commission from prior
years’ levies.
The board approved the appoint
ment of John Clemmons and Mrs.
S. A. Horton to the recreation com
mission, replacing John Tillery and
Mrs. Harry Salter.
Dr. Russell Outlaw, commission
er, suggested that the recreation
commission make door repairs that
will permit locking the building.
Approved were requests for street
lights in the east alley of the 1800
block between Bridges and Aren
dell, and on the west side of N. 20th
street. .
A request from Darius Ballou for
relief from penalties on back taxes
was denied.
Town supervisor Ray Hall report
ed that all existing loading zones
on Arendell street will be eliminat
ed and trucks will use side streets
at intersections for loading or un
loading.
He also announced that A. H.
James, clerk of superior court,
would swear in hospital trustees
A. B. Roberts and Gordon Willis
Friday morning.
Mayor Dill commented that tales
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art; Mrs. Hassell, classes in piano,
general music, cboral choir train
ing, music leadership for teachers
and youth leaders, and vocal and
piano coaching/repertoire for ad
vanced students.
Dancing is the new coarse offer
ed this year. Tom Davis, master
teacher, will conduct classes in bal
let, tap, modern jazz for pre-school
ages and up. He also will feature
ball-room dancing for couples,
adults and married couples in night
classes.
Teen-age groups may register
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This pile of debris is all that remains of a shell shop which for
merly stood in the yard at the L. T. Chesson home. Parts of the build
ing were scattered on the highway and parts of it sailed into the •
woods across the highway.
The Chappell cabin .was shattered by the.might of the tornado.
This saggiag wall, which formerly faced the water, was on the high
way side (directly opposite from the water) after the big blow.
PO Department
Rejects Bids
All bids submitted for the pro
posed new Harkers Island post
office were deemed too high by the
postoffice department. David Yeo
mans. acting postmaster at Har
kers Island, says the department
is now negotiating with the lowest
bidder to see if an agreement can
be reached.
Mr. Yeomans also announces
that an examination for Harkers
Island postmaster has been sched
uled and interested persons should
apply to take the exam by June 11.
Applicants must be between 18
and 70, must have lived for a year
within the delivery area of the is
land pogoffice, and meet other re
quirements.
Complete information can be ob
tained at the postoffice. Harkers
Island is a third class postoffice
(PFS level 5). The postmaster’s
salary is $4,965 a year.
The written examination for the
postmastership will be given at
New Bern on a date to be announc
ed.
Elected to Office
Mrs. Sylvester Fleming, Flem
ing’s motel, • Atlantic Beach,, was
elected a director of the North Car
olina Motel association at its 10th
annual convention Way 11 in Win
ston-Salem. Toni Kfellam, Winston
Salem, was elected president and
succeeds Bud Dixon of Morehead
City. Henry White, Bucaneer Mo
tor Lodge, Morehead City, was
elected an alternate director.
but should arrange for equal mun
bera of bpys and gills if possible.
Details of courses, schedules, fees,
etc. will be given at registration.
Mr. Davis will also offer a
course for teachers and youth lead
ers. It ip designed to help dag*
room teachers acquire useful done
ing materials, directions, and abi
lities to conduct these pragmas
in schools and clubs. The count
follows the State Course of Study
and includes folk dancing, ringing
games, rhythms for all idhtHgt
Juvenile Judge Defers Passing
Sentence on Six Booked for Theft
Committee Will
Meet Wednesday
Members of tbe crab derby com
mittee will meet at 1 p.m. tomor
row for a dutch lunch at the Sani
tary restaurant, announces P. W.
Bullock, chamber of commerce
manager.
Those expected are Thurlow
Whealton, boat race chairman;
Kenneth Newsom, Miss Crustacean
nominations; John Reynolds, street
dance.
Tony Beamon, county invitations;
Mrs. R. E. Butner Jr., Miss Crus
tacean program; Frank Cassiano,
military parade and concert; Bob
Simpson publicity and photogra
phy.
Wade Lucas, Raleigh, informa
tion officer with the Department
of Conservation and Development,
who has been instrumental in pro
moting the crab deby, will also be
present.
General chairman of the event,
which will take place in August,
is Elmer Willis of WiUiston.
Dry Weather
Defers Arrival
Of Farm Workers
The dry
This is the waterfront side of the L. T. Chesson home, where the
tornado snatched away a triangular-shaped portion of the roof. Fur
niture in a bedroom was damaged by rain and debris from the roof.
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The 1963 Buick Riviera belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Jintmy Chap
pell was Crushed by the weight of the frame cottage. The cottage
roof is resting on the automobile, with the floor pointing skyward.
♦ Juvenile judge A. H. James de
ferred until this coming Saturday
the passing of judgement in the
cases of six boys charged with a
series of breaking and entering
thefts in Beaufort.
One of the youths, Thomas Mat
thew Penny, 16, is scheduled for
hearing this morning in county re
corder’s court. The others were
under 16; the youngest 7.
The Beaufort police department,
beaded by chief of police Guy
Springle, had been working for
weeks on the petty thefts occuring
within the town. Catching of Penny
and a 14-year-old boy in Ben’s
Bicycle shop Tuesday night was
the first real break.
The Joneses returned to the shop
shortly after 9 p.m. to get a letter
which Mr. Jones had forgotten to
mail. He said when he went in the
shop, Penny, who was at the cash
register, turned and dived head
first through a side window which
he had forced open and entered.
Mr. Jones ran after the boy but
couldn’t catch him. Mrs. Jones
beard a noise in a side room. Mr.
Jones then went in and found the
14-year-old hiding.
While Mr. Jones made sure the
youngster didn’t try to run, Mrs.
Jones phoned the police station.
Officer Howard Hill, who said he
had just been by the shop about
five minutes before the youngsters
were discovered, answered the call
and took the boy in custody. The
■ext morning they picked up Pen
ny. who was put under $1,000 bond.
Penny confessed to taking part
hi a wries of thefts in Beaufort* and
Last Monday night, officers said,
Penny and another boy broke into
the county sanitation building at
the Beaufort-Morehead airport,
stole an outboard motor and a
truck. Most of the guns and similar
items stolen at stores and from
homes have been recovered.
Mr. Jones said that flashlights,
batteries, collectors’ coins and
things Penny and the other boy
were in the process of taking from
his place are back in his posses
sion. The only thing missing are
two sets of keys to locks that were
on a display board for sale.
Mr. Jones said the boys weren’t
interested in the locks, just the
keys, apparently in the hope that
they would open locks they might
come across in their “work.”
Judge James said that he de
ferred making a decision in the
juvenile cases (all are white boys),
pending home studies being made
by welfare case workers this week.
Senator Comments on Bill
Dealing with County Board
State senator Luther Hamilton
said yesterday that he is consider
ing introducing a bill this week
that would divide the county into
districts, one county commissioner
to be elected.irom each district.
The procedure for selection would
be the same as in the past. Can
didates will run in the primaries
and those winning out would go up
for election in November.
■dative' to a proposed education
bill which would provide for elec
tion of county board of education
members from districts, senator
Hamilton said that he does not see
bow such a bill would guarantee
the minority political party con
tinuous representation.
“The best way to assure that
there are both Democrats and Re
publicans on the board of educa
Mian is by appointment,” the sena
tor said.
Mb an election, things can go
either all one way or the other and
M the education board members
are elected, the minority party
may end up with no representation
an the board,” he remarked.
Bep. Thomas Bennett of Carteret
Couple Injured on Harkers
Island at 11 Friday Night
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Chappell, Burlington, escaped
with their lives Friday night when a tornado picked up
their cottage at Harkers Island and turned it upside down
on their new Buick. Mr. Chappell suffered a severe cut on
his head, but Mrs. Chappell was taken to Sea Level hos
pital with a fractured left shoulder blade. She also receiv
ed a hard blow on the left temple. The cottage was locat
cd about a quarter mile west oft
Shell Point.
The tornado occurred during a
terrific storm which hit the county
about 11 p.m. Friday. Also damag
ed was the L. T. Chesson home
nearby. A shell shop in the Ches
son yard was destroyed.
Beaufort county was also hard
hit by the storm. Hail fell in other
parts of eastern Carolina as a
change of weather moved east
ward across the state, bringing
rain that was sorely needed.
The twister that hit Harkes Is
land also knocked out power. In
addition to the Chesson and Chap
pell wreckage, the car and cottage
of G. W. Williams, Guilford College,
was also damaged.
Carl Dowdey, also a Burlington
resident, said that he, Harry I,ea
zer, Howard Elliotjt and Jim Pyne
had arrived about 11 p.m. for a
weekend of fishing. They had just
opened the windows of the Pyne
cottage, owned by Jim Pyne's
father, when a blast of wind-swept
rain hit. It took two men to force
the door shut, he commented.
Dowdey said they didn’t hear any
loud noise, but remarked that the
loud claps of thunder might have
covered the noise. Power wires
went down and when the men look
ed out, they saw Mr. Chappell
walking around in his pajamas
among the popping wires.
Mr. Dowdey said he ran out and
yelled to Mr. Chappell to remain
still. About that lime the wires quit
popping and Mr. Dowdey said he
knew they had grounded out. Mr.
Chappell told Mr. Dowdey that
Mrs. Chappell was still in the
wrecked cabin, pinned under a
beam.
Dowdey found Mrs. ChappeH
near a window and lifted the beam
off her. He said she was rapidly
going into shock, but commented
that she was a brave woman
throughout the entire ordeal.
The men took her to (he Pyne
,cabin, three doors away from the
wrecked one, and gave her a dry
pair of pajamas. They wrapped her
up and put her to bed.
Dowdey said there were two as
pirins in the house, so he gave
them to the injured woman. When
she went deeper into shock, he
gave her a small amount, of whis
key.
After about an hour, wires and
debris were cleared from the high
way and Mrs. Chappell was taken
to Sea Level hospital.
Mr. Chappell returned with the
four men to Harkers Island and
spent the remainder of the night
at the Pyne cabin.
The tornado lifted up the chop
ped cottage, which has five rooms
and bath, turned it upside down,
and deposited it on top of the Chap
pel car, which had been parked in
front of the cabin. Both are be
yond repair.
Mr. Chappell said that when the
blowing started, he told his wife
to gel under the bed. They were
trying to do that when the cabin
flipped.
The Chappells own a smaller ca
bin next door and usually stay
there when they come down with
out their two children, but did not
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has drafted a bill w&ieh would per
mit election of county board of edu
cation members. Mr. Bennett said
that he has given a copy of the bill
to the senator for introduction. If
the senator wishes to introduce it.
“U he doesn’t introduce it,
will,” Mr. Bennett said yesterday.
Senator Hamilton said that the
bill he introduced last Week rela
tive to double “oflieedudding” in
the county will become effective
July
At present, tne oniy ocnces uus
would affect would be thoae
citor ind county attorney( now
by Wiley Taylor Jr. The senator
said that it would be up to the of
fice-holder to make a choice
which office he wants.
“There is nothing
mr, involved in this,
tor said. “The bill ia introduced to
assure that county
be subject one
several positions e
ft
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Bill Proposed
For Electing
Education Board
• Industrial Commission
Bill Introduced
# Six Education
Districts Proposed
Rep. Thomas S. Bennett has
drawn a bill to be introduced in
the legislature which provides for
the election of members of the
county board of education. He in
troduced Thursday another bill
which gives county commissioners
the authority to establish an in
dustrial commission and appro
priate funds for it.
The education bill provides that
there shall be seven members of
the board, elected on a non-parti
san basis from six districts. The
bill establishes the districts as fol
lows:
No. 1, voting precincts of Cedar
Point, Boguc, Stella, Pelletior,
Broad Creek; No. 2 Newport and
Harlowe; No. 3, Morehead No. 1
and 2, Wildwood and Salter Path.
No. 4 Beaufort, Wiregrass, Bettie,
Otway wm Merrimon.
No. 3, Harkers Island, Marshall
berg, Smyrna, Davis, Straits and
Williston, No. 6, Stacy, Sea Level,
Atlantic, Cedar Island and Ports
mouth.
Each district will have one rep
resentative on the board with the
exception of district 3 which will
have two.
The bill provides that in 1964
districts 1 and 5 shall elect a board
member, each to serve six years.
In 1966 district 3 and 4 shall elect
one member each for terms of four
years; in 1968 districts 2, 3 and
6 shall each elect a member for
four-year terms; in 1970 districts
1, 3, 4 and 5 will elect beard mem
bers for four-year terms.
' Until the election?, those now
serving on the board by appoint
ment will continue in office.
The bill provides that after the
first elections to get the new sys
tem established, the board vacan
cies will be filled every four years.
'Should a vacancy occur on the
board, the remaining members of
the board shall appoint someone
to fill the vacancy. The new ap
pointee to come from the district
in which the vacancy occurred.
The industrial development com
mission would be established, ac
cording to the bill, to encourage lo
cation and development of indus
try in the county, aid and encou
rage the seafood industry, agricul
tural development, tourism and
any other purposes enhance the
economic well-being of the county.
Membership ef the beer* will be
one person from Whiteoak town
ship, one from Newport or Har
lowe, three from Morehead-Atlan
tic Beach, two tram Beaufort, one
from Straits-Harkers Island, one
from Smyrna, Stacy, MarshaUberg,
Davis, and one from Atlantic, Ce
dar Island, Sea Level or Ports
mouth, making a total of 10 on the
commission.
The appointments will be made
by county commissioners. The
county commissioners are also to
name one of their members to
serve as chairman of the industrial
commission.
Terms ef office of commission
members will be two years. Com
mission members will elect from
their number a vice-chairman and
secretary and draw up their own
rales for procedure.
The county auditor wfl! be ex of
ficio treasurer of the commission,
with disbursement of funds to be
made only upon approval at coun
ty commissioners.
The rsm mis lieu will also have
the authority to hire personnel
within its budget. It is jfrovided
that the intangible tax refunds to
the county, from the State, shall
be used in whole or in part tor
financing the commission.