CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 49th YEAR, NO. 38. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1960 Pimi.TRHFD TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Directors of Unknown Seas Announce Cast of Characters Mrs. Grayden Paul and Mrs Charles HasaeU, who are directing ' the play. Unknown Seat, have an nounced the caat of characters. The play will be presented in July In Beaufort as part of the town's 251st anniversary celebration. In addition to two out-of-town guest artists, Mrs. Herbert Wal drop Jr., Clinton, and Otis Lam bert, Fayctteville, the following lo cal residents will appear in the play: The Rev. C. Edward Sharp, Nan cy Russell, John Moore, Cookie Guthrie, Helen Salter, Joanne Al len, Mrs. Jack Stewart, Anne Clemmons. Roberta West, Mrs. Jarvis Her ring, Ann Davis, Glenn Adair, Mrs. Frank Langdale, Guy Smith Jr., Ruth Durham. Karl Stiles, James Potter III, Mrs. Clifton Lynch, Hugh Salter, the Rev. John Cline, Mrs. William Willis, Earl Willis. Jimmy Jarman, Mrs. J. P. Har ris Jr., Dr. M. T. Lewis, Mrs. Earl , Lewis, Mrs. James Rumley, Mrs. Ralph Eudy, Clifford Tilghman, and Mrs. James Davis. Mrs. llassell, director of music, and assistant to the director, tells how the play, Unknown Seas, came to be born: Twenty years ago, members of the Beaufort Woman's Club (Book Club Division) became interested in local history. As part of the ' project, research was done on many of the county's favorite leg ends and the papers read at meet ings. The Nancy Manney story was chosen by Mrs. Grayden Paul as one of the most colorful and unusu al love stories, outside of fiction. From the beginning of her re search, Mrs. Paul became intrigu ^ ed with the dramatic possibilities of the old legend: a ready-made plot, filled with names of promi nent families of historic Beaufort, and spanning a period of 50 years of the town's most exciting era, 1836 to 1886. The local playwright spent weeks In talking to old residents, reading old letters, newspapers; checking family records, and court docu ments. The state and federal li braries loaned valuable material and descendants of tire people who were involved in the story gave the , most priceless information of all. 0?t of this mast of material, the full length drama. Unknown Seas, was born. Mrs. Paul has said that "the play wrote itself." When it was presented, in 1940, however, the viewers agreed that the author had done a magnificent job in con verting an old legend into a color ful, dramatic ottertainmcnt. Unknown Seat will be presented on two nights of the 251st Anniver , sary Celebration of the founding of Beaufort ? July 7, 8 and 9, this year. It has been revised some what by the addition of a full mu sical background, sound and light ing effects and a cast of 35 singers. The two leading roles will be played by toloists of outstanding reputation in the stats: Mrs. Her bert Waldrop Jr. of Clinton, and Mr. Otis Lambert, of Fayctteville. ' Pictures and information regard ing these two will appear at a later date. Unknown Seas is not a pageant or narrated chronicle of historic events. It is a true story of the people and events involved in a dramatic episode. The incidents and characters are as authentic as research could make them. Dia logue and action are imaginative, of course; also the fictional adop tion of vocal talent for Nancy Man ney and Charles French. This liberty was taken to en hance the color and entertainment ' value of the whole production. The author and music director believe that local historians and descend ants of the characters in the play will not object to this device, since it in no way interferes with the main plot of the true story. Stage Band Will Play at Concert Among highlights of the More head City school bund concert Fri day night at the school will be numbers by the recently-organized school stage band. ' The stage band, a group of 14 students, directed by Ralph Wade, will present several numbers. The band has played on several occasions during the current school year and met with enthusiastic re sponse. Their numbers consist of rilar type like Ain't Misbchav Deep Purple and similar songs that have become popular classics. Members of the group are Garth Cooper, Virgil Burr, Josiah Bailey, James Terrell, John Crowe, Bill Condic, Gregg Bell, Jim Morton. Thomas Swanson, Michael Lew is, Bill Morton, Alton Robinaon, Fred Willis and Richard Whorton. Mr. Wade will direct the entire school band in other numbers. The concert will start at I. There is no sdmlisioa charge. wi ?<*,*' A vzu/oris hritn ?rtx.iuvKt rf4!, CAttfivtr* flf.imr ter thtar. A tnnuttiif u-t to Sa MSjrrct Urt ?* *jmyi kfc min t* it* Bfia+'iMt * #** t< tec* <4ker. tat votrtouaii* ju et a* iV/i-'/Miiw ef tne /w tr*er\ u< inh/trrtr.1 n, i*u' pr*t*wter 0e {vn/otttt M Jul drat* tra ,/Awr tt*4 a&t ftw ktir/t mekt a nrf8*. t+rv ? nr*iT fvrtt hrarrf front finer. -ft J* BUW / News-Tlmeg Photo by McComb Tbfs marker, at the tombstone of Nancy Manney, in Ann Street cemetery, Beaufort, tells of the thwarted romance of Nancy and her sweetheart, C. G. W. French. Nancy is the heroine of the play, Unknown Seas, to be given July 7 and 8 in Beaufort. Candidates Will Speak At Clambake Saturday Civitans Elect Officers Friday Morehead City CivKan club elect ed officers for the coming year Friday at their noon meeting at Mrs. Russell Willis' restaurant. Taking over as president for this year is last year's president-elect, Warren Beck. Mr. Beck succeeds Walter Morris. Elected president elect was George Vickroy. Joe Beam was elected vice-president and Roy Denkins secretary. The new treasurer is Donald Davis. Three new directors named for this year are Ralph Styron, Earl Lewis and Roper Van Horn. Six prizes from the recent Civi tan give-away have not been claim ed as yet and it was voted to hold a re-drawing. Winning numbers will be posted in the window of Leary's Men's store. The prizes unclaimed were a quantity of paint from Shcrwin Williams, a chiropractic treatment from Dr. Berl Lewis, a sports shirt from Leary's, a one-year's safe de posit box rent from Commercial National Bank, 50 gallons of fuel oil from Ocean Oil Co., and a honeymoon special for two at Oceanana with a dinner-dance at the Blue Ribbon. Motorist Hits Rear of Cars Clifton V. Rhodes, route 1 Hu bert, was charged with careless and reckless driving after the 1957 Ford he was driving crashed into the rear of two cars Sunday night. At 7:40 p.m., patrolman J. W. Sykcs says Rhodes hit the rear of a 1957 Buick driven by Herbert E. Haywood, Camp Lcjeune Marine. Haywood was headed east at the county line at Swansboro. Rhodes continued east, the pa trolman added, until he came up behind a 1955 Plymouth driven by K. V. Scott. He smacked him in the rear and that stopped him. Damage to the Buick was esti mated at $75, to the Ford $200 and to the Plymouth $200. No one was injured' Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, May 1* 7:21 a.m. 1:30 a.m. 7:41 p.m. 1:38 p.m. Wcdaesday, Nay II R10 a.m. 2:19 a.m. 8:28 p.m. 2:25 p.m. Thursday, May 12 9:01 a.m. 3:07 a.m. 9:19 p.m. J:12 p.m. Friday, May U 9:59 a.m. 3:54 s.01. 10:17 p.m. ? 4:01 ? There will be speeches by politi cal candidates, food and dancing when the Smyrna PTA sponsors its annual clambake Saturday night at the school. Serving will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will continue until 10. A dance, with music by the Twain Plus III of Camp Lejeune, will be gin at 9 and last until 1 a.m. There will be waltz, fox trot, and cha cha contests Scheduled speakers are James O. Simpkins, David J. Rose, Skinner Chalk and Robert Stallings, con gressional candidates, and Addi son Hewlett, candidate for the United States Senate. Mr. Hewlett will be accompanied by his cam paign manager, Eugene Simmons Tickets for the entire event, sup per, dance and speeches, will be $2 per person. Tickets for the dance and speeches alone will be $1.50 per couple and $1 stag. Mayor William H. Potter of Beaufort will be the master of ceremonies. * Amos Abrams Speaks to NCEA At Friday Dinner ? Lenwood Lee, New President, Presides ? Principals Introduce Retiring Teachers Dr. Amos Abrams, editor of the magazine, North Carolina Educa tion, told teachers and their guests Friday night that he's getting tired of criticism of the public schools. "Critics are causing people to lose confidence in the public schools," he said, "and it's time teacher and public school admin istrators fought back." Dr. Abrams was the speaker at the annual Carteret North Carolina Education association banquet at Camp Glenn school. "Everybody you meet knows how to teach reading, arithmetic and English better than you do," he told the teachers, "and it's tinie we stood up and said we know as much about teaching as you know about lawyering or doctoring or selling cars." The public school, the editor said, in "the good old days" was never as good as some critics would have us believe. He recalled that at teacher con ventions, teachers take money out of their own pockets to buy teach ing aids that they cannot get with pubtic school funds. "Nobody," Dr. Abrams said, "has a deeper sense of responsibility than the teacher." No one in any other profession, he continued, is willing, as is the teacher, to say, "Examine me." He was referring to the recently instituted program of teacher test ing Of today s public school system, he said, "Never before have so many people been taught so well by so many with better teaching materials than we've ever had be fore." "The democracy of the public schools is a wonderful thing," the speaker remarked. "Kids from all sections of town sit next to each other And they eventually learn that through education they may be able to move from the wrong side of the tracks to the other." He deplored the frenzy to train the mentally elite, saying that some day America may decide that certain children don't need any education at all. Dr. Abrams stated that the in ventions of today are being made by young people, fresh from the public schools He predicted that some day public education will have to go beyond the high school. The speaker added his voice to a chorus of growing objection to high school weekend house parties. He stated that teachers at Need ham Broughton high school, Ra See NCEA, Page 2 Recreation Commission Discusses Summer Plans The summer recreation program* at the Morehead City recreation center, 1500 Shepard St., was ais cussed by the town recreation com mission at its recent meeting. The program is scheduled to start a week after school closes. It consists of outdoor games, table games, story telling and music in struction. Employing of instructors for the summer program was discuued, but no final decisions made, pend ing contacting of those who had applied for jobs, according to Dr. S. W. Hatchcr, chairman of the recreation commission. Attending the meeting were Dr. Hatcher, Mrs. Robert Taylor, treasurer; Mrs. 1. W Thompson, secretary; E. L. Smithwick, Mrs. George McNeill. Absent were commissioners Bill Condie, George Mizesko and Mrs. Llewellyn Phillips. Driver Cited After Saturday Accident Charles P. Wilson, USMC, sta tioned at Camp Geiger, was charg ed with careless and reckless driv ing and no operator's license after his car wrecked at 8:30 Saturday night five miles cast of Swansboro on highway 24. Patrolman J. W. Sykcs said that Wilson and two buddies, in a 1955 Chevrolet, were headed toward Morehead City, when Wilson lost control. The acr went off the left side of the highway and turned over. TIm occupants suffered bruises and abrasions. Patient Moved Mrs. A. N. Willis, Morehead City, has been moved to Duke hospital. She is suffering from injuries caus ed by drinking a liquid solution for cleaning toiletb*wis. Heroism Medal This is the gold life-saving med al awarded to Kilby Guthrie, More head City, 'for his heroism in help ing to save the crew of the Sarah J. Kawson in February 1905. Mr Guthrie died in Morchcad City Oct. 1, 1925. The dramatic rescuc of six men aboard the schooner was recalled recently when the last of the medal win ners, James W. Fulcher of Stacy, died April 19 of this year. Others who received medals like the one shown above were William H. Gaskill, John A. Guthrie, Jo seph L. Lewis. W. M. Ycomans, Calput T Jarvia, John E. Kirk man and Tyre Moore. The medal is the size of a silver dollar, but about three times as thick. Engraved on it is the name of the recipient, then the words, "for heroic daring, wreck, schooner Sarah D; J. Rawson, Feb. 9. 1905." The above medal is now in the possession of Mr. Guthrie's son, Kib Guthrie, who owns a grocery dsn in Morcbead City. Grocery, Destroyed by Fire , Wins Suit Against Water Co. Five Marines Tried for Gas Station Theft In Morehead City recorder's court yesterday, charged with lar ceny and aiding and abetting in larceny were five Cherry Point Marines. They were apprehended in connection with the robbery of the Downtown Esso station Sun day night, May 1. Charged with taking $30 from the station was Pvt. Edward W. Hedges. Four other Marines with Hedges were charged with aiding and abetting. They were William D. Gangle, William W Sroufe, (Jeorge W. Havertapc, and David L. Van Horn. Hedges was given a six-month suspended sentence, fined $75 and court costs. Cases against the oth er lour were not prosecuted. Police said that on the night of May 1 the five drove into the serv ice station just as station operator Billy Oglesby was preparing to close for the night. They asked Oglesby if he would install a tail ; light in their car. While Oglesby was installing the light, all five of the men got out of the car and were milling around the station. The station operator | told police that some of them went inside the station and the rest of them stayed around the car. When Oglesby went into the sta tion to make change for the men > he discovered that approximately j $30 had been taken. Also missing ! was one of the Marines. Oglesby flagged down a passing police car and a quick search of the area turned up the missing Marine, Edward Hedges, who was apprehended two blocks away in rfont of the taxi stand. Hedges was searched and the money was discovered hidden in his shoes and in a watch pocket of his trousers. He also hid some of it In the police car alter be was pickod up. The other four M arises denied 1 having any knowledge of the rob I bery, stating that Hedges was just ! a rider they had picked up to take j to Atlantic Beach. Youths Arrested On Theft Counts Five youths, three of them juve niles, have been charged with | breaking and entering fishing pier houses and cottages at Atlantic beach. Two of the five, Charles T. Over man, 19, and Jimmy Fox, 16, both of Atlantic Beach, will be tried in county recorder's court this morn ing. Overman and Fox allegedly en tered the office of Fish 'n Lake and the other three went into the pier house at the Oceanana as well as several cottages, according to sheriff Hugh Salter. Nothing was taken from the cot tages, but missing from the other I places were fishing tackle, cigar ettes, chewing gum, cakes, and knives. The sheriff said that the places were entered twice, but the first time was not reported. The latest | break-in was Wednesday night, i The boys were picked up in 48 hours by deputy sheriff George Smith. Most of the non-edible loot was recovered. The Fish 'n Lake place was en tered by opening an unlocked win j dow It is believed that the boys unlocked the window in the men's room during the day and entered through the window at -night. The three juveniles will be tried in juvenile court before A. H. James. Four of Six-Man Yacht Crew Are from Carteret Arriving ycitrrday at the More head City Yacht basin was the 106-foot yacht, Heavy Moon, man ned by (our men from Carteret. Captain of the yacht it Murray Pigott of Gloucester. The other Carteret crewmen are Lester Pig ott, Gloucester; Bill Taylor and Jay Simmona, Morchcad City. The crcw totals six. | Owner of the yacht, Col. J. S. ! Scnsenbrenncr, Ncenah, Wis., and I Mrs. Sensenbrenner, are aboard. | The yacht ia en route to Annapolis, Md., from Daytona Beach, Flai Board CommeaAi Life Saver County commusioners pasned a resolution last week recognising "the outstanding bravery and he roism" of David MerriU, 13-year old son of Odell Merrill, register of deeds. On Sept. 21, 1959. David save Mrs. Elisabeth Musselwhite and soo, Dwain, from drowning. I Jury Awards $15,000; Carolina Water Appeals The jury awarded $15,000 to Potter's Grocery store Fri day afternoon in superior court, but attorneys for Caro lina Water Co., against whom the case was brought, ap pealed to the supreme court. The jury, after about three-quarters of an hour in de liberation, decided that the water company failed to fur Four Accidents Happen in Town During Weekend Four minor traffic accidents were investigated by Morehead City police over the weekend. The first happened at 9th and Arendell streets at 11:20 Friday morning and involved cars driven | by Norvie Winston Day of Beau fort and Chester Kemon Graham of Morehead City. According to police reports, Gra ham was backing out of a parking space and scraped Day's car when he cut his wheels too sharply. Damage to both cars was minor Police sergeant Bill Condio investi gated. Arendell and 33rd streets was the scene of the second accident at 9:50 p.m. Saturday A car driven by Early Thomas Taylor, Newport, went off the road and hit a tele phone pole. Taylor told investigat ing officers that another car, which didn't stop, forced him off the road into the pole. Damage to Tay lor's car was estimated at $75. The other two accidents were both rear end collisions. Drivers involved in the first one were Mar garet Mason Humes, 1504 Ann St., Beaufort, and Thomas Han cock Russell, 905 Sheptrd St., Morehead City. According to police, Mrs. Humes, gotng east on Arendell street, had stopped for a stop light at 24th and Arendell when her car was struck from behind by Russell's vehicle Damage to Mrs. Rump's 1958 Ford was estimated at $50 and to Russell's 1959 Mercury. $20. No charges were filed. Capt. C. E. Bunch of the Morehead City police department investigated. The scene of another rear end collision was the intersection of 7th and Arendell Sunday afternoon. The drivers involved were Jackie Fay Smith of Smyrna, Georgia and Cecil Sharon Lynch of Smyrna. Police said that the Smith wo man had stopped for a car in front of her at the intersection and she was hit from the rear by Mr Lynch. No damage was done to the Lynch car. That to Smith's ve hicle was estimated at $50. Police chief Herbert Griffin investigated. Mrs. Terry Sanford Will Attend Tea Thursday The Women for Sanford commit tee in the county will entertain Mrs. Terry Sanford at a tea Thurs day afternoon at the Morehead City Country club. Hours are from 3 to 5 o'clock. Mrs. Gene Smith, Beaufort, chair man of the Sanford for Women committee, announced yesterday that the public is invited. ?nish water to town fire hydrants in the early morning of Dec. 12, 1958, thus allowing a fire to rage un checked for almost an hour. Potter's grocery was destroyed in the fire. Its owners and op erators, James H. Potter Jr., James H. Potter III and Gilbert Potter requested reimbursement from the water company of $23, 365.29. The case opened Thursday. Gil bert Potter was the last witness to take the stand Thursday afternoon. He stated that the grocery store had increased its stock the month of the fire to supply grocery de mands for menhaden boats they serviced, as well as handle Christ mas business. Under questioning by his attor ney, C. R. Wheatly, Mr. Potter said that gross business during that season averages $8,000 a week. Stock in the store at the time of the fire was valued at approxi mately $17,000. The stock of goods was insured by New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co. for $2,500. That sum has been paid to the Potter's, the witness said. Mr. Wheatley interjected that See SUIT, Page 2 ? 64 Members Listed in Town Fire Association Sixty-four members belong to the Beaufort Rural Fire association at the present time, members were told at their meeting Friday night in the Beaufort courthouse. Most of the members have been acquir ed in recent weeks. Officers elected Friday night arc Clarence Davis Jr., chairman; L. D. Springle, vice-chairman; Mrs. W. J. Ipock Sr., secretary; and John Miller, treasurer. New di rectors are George Broda, G. V. Troyer Jr., James D. Biggs, G. T. Spivey, and Jack Sewell. J. P. Harris Jr., who was in strumental in forming the rural fire association several years ago, reviewed its activities. The new chairman commented that the Beaufort fire department is not re sponsible for withdrawal of fire protection from areas proposed for annexation. He stated that the withdrawal was authorized by the town. At present, the Beaufort rural fire truck is housed in the Beau fort fire station and will be taken to fires in the areas proposed fof annexation by a volunteer driver. The association's board of direc tors plans to meet this week with John Valentine, county Civil De fense director Forty persons at tended the meeting. Pfc. Robert Davis Named Soldier of the Month Stuttgart, Germany? Army Pfc.< Robert M. Davis, son of Mrs. UI dene M. Davis, 216 Live Oak St., Beaufort, recently was named Sol dier of the Month for the 229th Sig nal Company in Germany. A radio operator in the company in Stuttgart, Davis was selected for his soldierly appearance, knowledge and performance of du ties and military courtesy. The 23-year-old soldier entered the Army in February 1959 and ar rived overseas the following July. He is a 1955 graduate of Beau fort high school and attended Wake Forest college and North Carolina State college. He was employed by the Newport News (Va.) Ship building and Dry Dock C?., before entering the Army. Private Davis has two brothers in the armed forces, Pfc. Gordon M. Davis, stationed at Baumhold er, Germany, and second lieuten ant James C. Davis, stationed at Mather Air Force base, California. Mrs. Davis has three other sons, Harry, Bill and Charles, all of Beaufort, and five married daugh ters. Mrs. Davis was selected asi mother of the year in Carteret! county in 1956. Warrant Sworn Out Cited for speeding is Benjamin Cannon, who, according to patrol man W. J. Smith Jr., overturned a car on the loop road by K. W. Wright's last Monday. The war rant was sworn out yesterday. Cannon was not hurt. Seat Covers Presented atWOKHlSTOMCM M *mm a gtfw 1 NewvTlme? Photo by McComb Mrs. Thomas I. Carraway, pnlltil of Ike Merrlmon Heme Demonstration club, presents seat covers for the Beaufort Historical Association fens to Grnyden Panl, director of the association. The wen made by the Merrimoa dub. Trawler Goes After Ketch The 65 foot shrimp trawler. Car men Louise, left Morehead City at midnight Sunday in a second at tempt to take in tow the drifting 45-foot ketch, Dutch Treat. Weather forced the Carmen Lou ise back to Morehead City Friday. LATE BULLETIN: The Car men Ixniise was awaiting a Coast Guard spotter plane yesterday afternoon at 3:30 to help it locate the Dutch Treat. But the crew of the trawler, Jake O'Neal, captain, Kenneth Mea dows, Garland Smith and Julian Taylor, all of Morehead City, pull ed alongside and said five days of drifting hadn't damaged the ketch. Five persons were rcscucd from the Dutch Treat Monday, May 2, when it foundered cast of Charles ton, S. C. Frank Meadows, owner of the Carmen Louise, said that he was contacted by the boat's insurors, and asked to take the drifting ves sel in tow. At 10 yesterday morn ing, Mr. Meadows said that the crew of the trawler informed him by radio that they hadn't sighted the ketch by then, but hoped to very soon. Plans are to tow the Dutch Treat into Morehead City, weather per mitting. Pressure Can Puts Out Blaze A new type fire extinguisher, like the cans insecticide or shaving cream spray out of, proved its worth Friday afternoon. Deputy Sheriff George Smith was riding by Dom-L's at Atlantic Beach when he saw the back scat of a 1955 Chrysler ablaze. He turned around, got his extin guisher and sprayed the flames right down, he said. Driver of the car was John B. Maxwell, Cherry Point. The fire started from a cigarctte. The fire occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Deputy Smith estimates dam age to the car at $50. Each deputy sheriff has been supplied with a can of the new type fire extinguisher for his ear. The can is about 8 inches high and works after shaking vigorously and pushing the valve on the top. Troop Schedule Boy Scout troop 201, Beaufort, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Lottie Sanders building, Ann Street, Beaufort.