Morehead City Social News
Miu Ellen Borteaoi. Society Editor
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whitehead
left Saturday (or the New England
atatea to viait relativca.
Mr. Marvin Sugg. Goldsboro, vis
ited hli parenta. Mr. and Mra. H.
C. Sugg, at their tumm?r home
here last week. He returned to
Goldsboro over the weekend.
Peter Davis, a student at Louis
burg College, spent the weekend
at home with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Davis.
Miss Judy Willis, a student at
Eaat Carolina College, Greenville.
' spent the weekend at home with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ronal
Earl Willis.
Mr and Mrs. Gene Lewis of
Norfolk, Va., were weekend guests
of her mother, Mrs. R. C. Willis,
and family.
Mr. Earlie B. Rowe, who is sta
tioned in Rhode Island with the
Navy, left Sunday after a ten-day
visit with his mother, Mrs. W. B.
Kowc, and his sister, Mrs. Ronal
Earl Willis.
Bobby James. Jackie Langdale
and Curtis Wayne Lewis were at
home from Louisburg College over
the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. C. Suggs have
Bride-Elect Entertained
At Shower Thursday
Miss Ann Miller, bride-elect, was
honored at a lingerie shower
Thursday night given by Mrs.
Vance Mason and Mrs. Wayne
Wheeler at the home of Mrs. Ma
son. A pink and white motif was
used.
Upon arrival the honorce re
ceived a pink carantion corsage. A
pink parasol centered the gift table
and an arrangement of white flow
ers was used on the coffee table.
Contests were played and prizes
awarded Mrs. Oviline Garner, Mrs.
Mary Broadhurst and Mrs. Venita
Smith. They presented their prizes
to the honoree. Each guest wrote
advice or a helpful hint in an auto
graph book for Miss Miller.
Refreshments of punch, pink
bridal cake, nuts and mints were
served the twenty guests from a
table covered with a white linen
cloth centered with t bride and
groom in a crystal bowl.
Hospital Notes
Morehead Ctty Hospital
Admitted: Thursday, Mr. Alex
Conway, Mrs. Pearl Styron. Miss
Sally Stancil, Miss Patty Waller,
Heaufort; Miss Ola Guthrie, Salter
_ Path; Mr. Mack Moore, Havelock;
Mrs. Lena Willis, Harkers Island.
Friday, Mrs. Martin Christopher,
Mrs. Uoyd Millenix, Morehead
City; Metta Jordan, Ocracoke.
Discharged: Thursday, Mr. Law
rence Doss, Mr. Alexander Green,
Mrs. Odis Lewis and son, New
port; Mrs. Will Ross Gillikin and
son, Mrs. Leroyal T. Gould and
daughter, Morehead City; Mrs.
John Johnson and son, Beaufort.
Friday, Mrs. Barden Carawan.
Mrs. R. W. Bird well, Miss Peggy
Willis, Morehead City; Mrs. Eu
gene Troxler. Mrs. Robin Ed
wards, Mrs. Chester Meares, New
port; Mrs. Led a Ketner, Havelock;
Mrs. Dalton Eubanks, Beaufort.
Satardty, Mrs. James A. Grif
fin, Mrs. Graham Whitehurst, Mrs.
Willie Glancy and daughter, Mrs.
Berl Lewis and son, Morehead
City; Mrs. John Vernberg, Cath
leen Spooner, Mrs. Leonda Dudley,
Beaufort; Mr. Mart J. Lewis, Har
kers Island; Master Gregory Bo
wen, Mr. Jesse Culpepper, New
port; Mrs. Jack R. Benner and
?on, Cherry Point.
Japan's toy Industry finds its
largest market in the United States.
Economical
HSATINO OIL
AUTOMATIC
DELIVERIES
J. M. DAVIS
DfctriMar
Taxoco Product*
Mortke.4 CKy
gone back to their home in Green
ville after (pending the Dimmer
at their home here.
Mrs. Reba Bennett of Miami,
Fla., will leave this week after a
five-week visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Deyo.
Mr. BUI Price and ion, BUI Jr.,
of Burlington visited here over the
weekend.
Dr. and Mrs. F. Crowley Mor
gan left yesterday morning for
Concord, after spending a week
here. Dr. Morgan conducted ser
vices at the First Presbyterian and
First Methodist Churches.
Mr. and Mrs. Watts Carr arrived
over the weekend from Durham
and are visiting at their home here.
Mrs. J. M. Edwards and her
guest, Mrs. Harriet Watkins, left
yesterday for their home in Thom
asviUe, Ga.r after spending ten
days at Mrs. Edwards'' newly-pur
chased home, formerly the Haynes
cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Slilley Jr.
and son, Benny, Mr. and Mrs. StU
ley Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Morrison, all of Newport News,
Va., were weekend guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Durham, parents
of Mrs. StUley Jr.
Quillen-Oglesby
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L. Oglesby
request the honor of your presence
it the marriage of their daughter
Cecelia
to
Leonard Nelson Quillen
Saturday. Octobcr fourth
at four o'clock in the afternoon
First Methodist Church
Morehead City
Reception immediately following
in the ladies' parlor.
No invitations are being sent
la the county bat friends of the
couple are cordially invited.
AAUW Will Entertain
At Coffee Friday Night
The Beaufort-Morehead branch
of the American Association of
University Women will entertain
prospective members at a coffee
at I p.m. Friday at the civic cen
ter.
All persons eligible to join ire
invited. Persons who do not know
whether they are eligible may call
Mrs. T. R. Rice, 6-3840, who can
determine their eligibility by
checking their college education
information with the AAUW-ap
proved colleges list.
Woman's Club Will See
Color Movie on UNICEF
A color movie. Assignment Asia,
starring Danny Kaye will be shown
at the first fall meeting of the
Woman's Club tonight at JL at the
civic center.
The movie deala with UNICEF,
the United Nations fund to help
needy children, and special em
phasis will be placed on the Trick
or Treat program to be carried
out by the Woman'* Club near
Halloween.
This is a general meeting and
all members of all departments
are asked to attend.
Thursday Club Meets ,
At Home of Mrs. Weeks
Mrs. H. A. Weeks entertained
her bridge club Thursday evening
at her home. Mrs. Dick Parker
was a guest. Fall flowers were
used in arrangements throughout
the house.
Mrs. Gus Davis won high score,
Mrs. S. A. Horton won second high
and Mra. A. T. Baugh won low.
The hostess served chocolate log
roll with coffee. The club will meet
with Mrs. Bruce Willis this week.
Enroll la School
Sanford W. Thompson III, son of
Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Thompson Jr.
o < Morehead City, David H. Fresh
water, son at Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Freshwater of Morehead City, and
Warden Lewia Woodard Jr., son
of Dr. and Mrs. Woodard of Beau
fort, have enrolled In the School
of Dentistry at UNC. All are third
year students and will graduate
in June, 1M0.
For That "V?ry Special" I
Dinner . . . Bring Th?m Heron
We come to the *U of every y|
perty with fine food, imoodl
congenial Atmosphere,
prices*
Blue Ribbon
Restaurant
17 n Weil ? M?reke?4 CHy
I The Roaring Fifties
Hurrican* History
Barbara ? Aug. 13, 1953 ? Barbara camc in Thurs
day between 5 and 6 p.m. and continued roaring and
raining until early the following morning. Wind veloci
ty was clocked at 80 miles an hour at Cherry Point.
Then the wind blew the wind measuring instrument
away.
The 295-foot radio tower at WMBL, Morehead City,
blew down. Vance Fulford Sr., Beaufort, was knocked
unconscious when he fell 14 feet from a roof he was
trying to fix during the storm.
Two c?ment block walls were blown out of the boat
storage shed at the Morehead City Yacht basin. Trees,
tv antennas, signs were blown down. Seven hundred per
sons left Atlantic Beach. Then Barbara continued in
land.
Carol ? Aug. 30, 1954 ? Carol brought 5 V4 inches
or rain. Roads were flooded, phone lines down, power
transformers blown down. The News-Times was 12
hours late going to press because of power failure. Set
of bleachers at the Morehead City ballpark was blown
over. Ocean Park Drive-In theatre fence, west of More
head, was blown down.
Heaviest damage in Beaufort was J. P. Harris home,
213 Broad St., where shingles were ripped off west side,
sheetrock was soaked and fell. Minimum and maximum
temperatures 24 hours before storm hit were 70 and 85.
Hazel ? Oct 15, 1954 ? Luxury liner Stockholm,
scheduled to sail from Morehead City to Caribbean ar
rived at Morehead City 20 hours late due to storm.
In this Friday storm, wind did complete switch from
northeaBt around to southwest, skipping northwest
quarter entirely, thus causing extensive damage to boats
anchored to take north wind. Barometer dropped to 28.
North River bridge was washed out, piers, docks washed
away, taltwater damage to vegetation was extensive.
Morehead City skating rink was blown down; front
of Heart of Beach apartments at Atlantic Beach col
lapsed ; Atlantic Beach Hotel lost dining room and front
porch ; numerous waterfront cottages lost front porches
and were undermined.
Connie ? Aug. 11, 12, 1955 ? This storm lasted through
a part of Thursday and Friday. Twelve inches of rain
fell. Farm crops were hit the hardest. Road damage
amounted to $60,000 ; beach damage $200,000. Park
ing lot at Fort Macon was under 2 feet of water. Tem
peratures were 70 degrees minimum to high of 83.
Diane ? Aug. 16, 1955 ? This was the second storm
in a week. First reports said that the storm would go
in on the Georgia coast, but she worked her way north.
Gusts of wind were up to 82 miles an hour, rainfall 2.45
inches.
This storm started Tuesday and continued Wednes
day. Lowest barometer reading, according to Coast
Guard, was 29.28. Agnew Guthrie, 60, Morehead City,
died of a heart attack Wednesday, Aug. 17, on way to
shore to check his skiff.
lone ? Sept. 18, 1958 ? Third storm in less than five
weeks. Started Sunday and passed inland early Mon
day, Sept. 19. Winds blew at 100 miles an hour. There
was no school; many roads were impassable. Total dam
age to farmers in Connie, Diane and lone was estimated
at $1,200,100.
1956 - 1957 ? No storms.
Helene ? Sept. 27, 1958
School Lunch
Menus Listed
Morehead City School
Today: Vegetable-beef soup, two
kinds of sandwiches, cake, milk.
Wednesday: Sliced baked ham,
potato salad, mixed greens, cheese
strips, bread butter, milk
Ttarsday: Hamburgers, rice and
gravy, string beans, carrot stick,
jello, biscuits, butter, milk.
Friday: Barbecue, slaw, corn
butter beans, dill pickle circle,
cornbread, butter, cookies, milk.
M sad ay: Weiners and bun, baked
beans, slaw, carrot stick, blueber
ry cobbler, milk.
Stork N?wt
Births at Morehead City Hospital:
To Mr. and Mrs. Martin Chris
topher, Morehead City, a son, Fri
day, Sept. 26.
To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mulle
nix, Morehead City, a daughter,
Friday, Sept. 26.
J malar MYF Electa
The Junior MYF of Camp Glenn
Methodist Church has elected the
following officers: Penny Taylor,
president; Nicky Williams, vice
president; Linda Chappell, secre
tary; Ray Ball treaaurer, and
Bonnie Lasiw, program chairman.
Edwin Arlington Robinson won
the Pulitier Prise for poetry in
1922, 1825 and 1928.
A Fishy Story
Sydney (AP)? A Sydney Harbor
angler, using dough as bait, hauled
up a saving bank pass book issued
in the name of Mrs. K. M. Fisher,
of Oyster Bay.
This kiddle ride at Atlantic Beach ?ai blown over and heavily damaged during the storm. This ap
peared to be the only ride leriouly damaged.
Milton Pratt Case Bound
Over to Superior Court
Milton T Pratt, Morehead City,
was bound over to superior court
under $300 bond by county record
er's court judge Lambert Morris
Thursday. Judge Morris found
probable cause that Pratt was
guilty of hit and run driving in an
accident near Sea Level Aug. IT.
Injured in the accident was Ches
ley R. Sabiston, Williston, who suf
fered a broken arm. Pratt reported
to the sheriff after reading an ac
count of the accident in THE
NEWS-TIMES.
Alton tiaskill, charged with aid
ing and abetting Pratt in hit and
run driving, was not tried due to
lack of evidence. Gaskill was the
owner of the car driven by Pratt
and was with him at the time of
the accident.
Fined tSo
Lonnie W. Howard was fined $50
and ordered to pay court costs. He
was found guilty of careless and
reckless driving. Jack and Hubert
Rose paid $50 and half-costs each
for assault. D. C. Daugherty, also
charged with the convicted pair,
was not fined.
Five defendants paid fines of $25
and costs. They were Richard
Schrom, no driver license and
careless and reckless driving; E.
L. Baysden, larceny; and James
llardesty, Dennis Gordon and Wil
liam Vann, assault.
James E. Ginn and Donald C.
White were fined $10 plus costs
each. White was found guilty of
causing an accident by following
too close while Ginn was found
guilty of causing an accident by
failing to give a proper turn sig
nal.
William Henderson paid costs
for assault. Judge Morris remand
ed a case against Manly Garner
to Newport mayor's court. Garner
was charged with public drunken
ness.
Bonds Forfeited
Those who forfeited bonds fol
low: James Hedden, passing bad
checks; Richard E. Jones, pub
lic drunkenness and disorderly con
duct; Cliff Hughes, public drunk
enness and disturbing the peace;
Walter M. Russell Jr., larceny and
posesssion of stolen city property.
H. Denard Harris, permitting an
unlicensed person to drive; Wil
liam C. Garner, following too close
resulting in an accident; Ivan Gil
likin, driving on the wrong side
of the road; Virgil W. Stroud, im
proper lights; Vannie E. Salter,
public drunkenness; Frank Gran
tham, vulgar and profane lan
guage; Stuart C. Pigott, careless
and reckless driving and improper
muffler; Thomas D. Gillikin, im
proper lights and improper muff
ler; William Gray, public drunk
enness and assault.
Robert D. Lancaster, following
too close; Richard J. Regan and
George M. Stockle, public drunk
enness and having opened beer on
the streets; and Ronald J. Breett
and Edwin B. Lecd, public drunk
enness.
The state elected not to try the
NOTICE
Because of "Hurricane Helene" our plans for
Dollar Days last weekend were interrupted
and folks could not get downtown to shop.
So we are going ahead with our
DOLLAR DAYS
Through Saturday
October 4th
Farm Specialists I
Visit Carteret I
State College specialists in the I
county last week were J. A. Glai- ?
ner, community planning; Bill I
Stanton, Plymouth, eaatern district
forestry agent; llelvin Kolbe,
small fruits.
Mrs. Glazner accompanied Mr.
Glazner who took pictures of the
Gloucester community park and
its barbecue pit. He said he be
lieves Gloucester's park is the
only community enterprise in the
state which has facilities for bar
becuing.
The Glazners were here Thurs
day. Mr. Stanton was here Wed
nesday. Mr. Kolbe came Tuesdf
and visited William Piner and (9
rus Bell in the Pelletier section.
Mr. Piner is putting in four acres
of grapes and Mr. Bell is planting
a commercial peach orchard.
R. M. Williams, farm agent,
went to Burgaw Friday. There
county agents received instruction
in small fruit proudction ? straw
berries, blueberries and dewber
ries.
Representatives of the State Coir
lege horticultural and pathology
departments discussed phases of
production, disease and insect con
trol.
Insurance company statistician!
predict that there will be a nation
al upswing in marriages in the
early 1960s when the record num
ber of postwar babies reach mar
riageable age.
following defendants: John R. Bat
dew, charged with speeding; Leon
Johnson, charged with larceny;
and Rocco Godette, charged with
failure to yield the right of way.
The state continued 71 coses.
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