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44th YEAR, NO. 42. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Beaufort JC's to Supervise
Two June Beauty Pageants
Norwood Young
Re-Elected Head
01 Chamber
President Appoints Two
Committees at Meeting
Tuesday Night
Norwood Young was re-elected
president of the Beaufort Chamber i
of Commerce at a meeting of the J
board of directors Tuesday night.
Other officers elected were
Glenn Adair, vice-president; Miss
Pat Springle, secretary, and Wil
liam Roy Hamilton, treasurer.
A committee, with Gerald Hill
as chairman, was appointed to
make a list of available land for
industrial sites in Beaufort. Others
on the committee are William
(Piggy) Potter and Ray Cummins.
A committee, with Holden Bal
lou as chairman, was also appoint
ed to get a water softener in Beau
fort. 9*hers on the committee are
Halsey Paul and Mr. Hamilton.
Thanks Speaker
The chamber extended its thanks
to Mr. Potter for his talk at the
chamber banquet, to Mr. Bruce
Tarkington for use of th& school,
and to Mrs. Henry Chadwick who
prepared the meal.
Four new members to the board
were welcomed at the meeting.
They include Ray Cummins, Odell
Merrill, Paul Jones and Glenn
Adair.
Others present were Dr. W. L.
Woodard, Halsey Paul, Clarence
Guthrie, Ronald Earl Mason, Hol
den Ballou, Braxton Adair, Wil
liam Roy Hamilton, Gerald Hill,
C. G. Gaskill and G. T. Spivey.
Two Retire
Mr. Spivey and Mr. Gaskiil won't
be back on the board this year and
the chamber thanked them for
their fine efforts in the past.
Referring to the directors, Pres
ident Norwood. ??id. ?e
very excellent service rendered by
these men is most commendable.
They devote many hours without
compnsation in order to build a
better, community.
"Leaders like these are needed.
They make' personal sacrifices to
bring about improvements, mak
ing the community grow. Thanks
to those temporarily off the board
for a job well done."
Superintendent
Arrives at Park
Charles A. Kohlbecker has ar
rived at Fort Macon State Park
to serve as superintendent. Mr.
Kohlbecker and his family are liv
ing at the park. Until recently he
was with the city recreation de
partment, Raleigh.
Mr. Kohlbecker reported that
13,000 persons visited the park
during the period ending last Sun
day night. The bathing beach area
opens today.
Marl has been placed in the
bathing beach parking area and es
timates are now being obtained
on having the area hard-surfaced.
Four county youths are on the
staff of the park this summer. They
are Bruce Edwards Jr., refresh
ment stand manager; John A. Dun
can, park historian; Harold Willis,
lifeguard, all of Beaufort; and El
wood E. Jenkins, Morehead City,
park attendant.
Others on the staff are Bill Ginn,
chief lifeguard; Dickie Frailer,
Sam Donnell. and Edward L. Smith,
lifeguards; Eli Attayek, bath house
manager.
Charles S. Walters is park ran
ger.
Holiday Weekend
Will be Warm
Fair and warmer ia the forecast
for the Memorial Day weekend,
with temperatures hovering around
the 80 mark, according to E. Sta
nley Davia, weather observer
The high during the past week
wis registered Sunday when the
mercury1 reached 82, and the low
was registered last Thursday when
the thermometer dropped to BO.
The highs and Iowa for the week,
as well aa the wind directions are
as follows:
Mas. Mb. Winds
Thursday 77 (0 8W
Friday 80 ? 8W
SatoMty 80 88 sw
Sunday ...... 82 71 SE
Monday 78 88 8W
Tueaday 81 70 SW
Oaring the week a total of 28
inches ?f rain fell.
* The Beaufort Jaycees will spoil- 4
sor a Miss Beaufort Beauty Pa
geant Saturday, June 25. The site
for the pageant has not yet been
selected, according to chairman of
the pageant, Charles Chappell.
The Jaycees will also co-sponsor
the Down East Beauty Pageant
Saturday. June 18. at the Sea I^evel
Inn. with entries from down east
communities expected to total 20.
At the Monday night meeting ol
the Jaycees at the Inlet Inn, the
I following were named to the com
Imittee for the pageants: Julius
Austin, Dick Babcock, L. D. Sprin
gle, and Daniel Lipman.
Thus far three entries have been i
listed in the Down East Pageant.
They arc Edna Chadwick, Straits;
Myrtle Willis, Stacy, and Shirley
Pittman, Merrimon.
The three top place winners at
the Down East pageant will auto
matically qualify for the Beaufort
Pageant.
John Duncan gave a report Mon
day night on fluoridation, stating
that the water company will await
the results of a vote later this
year in Morehead City, before con
templating any plans for fluorida
tion in Beaufort.
June was also designated as
Dairy Month, and the Beaufort
Jaycees and the Morehead City
Jaycees, in conjunction with
White's Dairy, will put on pro
grams in conjunction with the
National Jaycees who help pro
mote Dairy Month.
Mrs. Roma Noe
Heads B&PW
Mrs. Roma Noe, Beaufort, was
installed as president of the Car
teret Business and Professional
Women's Club Tuesday night at
a meeting at the Jefferson Cof
fee Shop.
Other officers are Mrs. James C.
I Smith, Morehead City, first vice
president; Mrs. W. I. Loftin, Beau
fort, second vice-president; Miss
Shawnee Spears. Morehead City,
recording sff&retary; Miss Georcie
Hiigfies, Beaufort, coirespdhflmjf'
secretary; and Miss Alida Willis,
Morehead City, treasurer. *.
Mrs. Mary Ann Fisher and Mrs.
Marshall A>scue substituted for
Miss Hughes and Miss Willis who
could not attend the meeting.
The installing, officer was Miss
Molly Hart, Kinston, state record
ing secretary. She was accompa
nied by Mrs. Ruth Webb. Kinston.
The retiring president, Mrs. C.
L. Beam, presented the club with
an ivory gavel. Mrs. Beam and
Miss Hart were presented gifts
from the club.
Guests at the meeting were the
Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Roberson, W.
I. Loftin, Beaufort; Miss Hilma
Chadwitk, Gloucester; and Miss
Jessie Shipman, Hendersonville. A
song, We Are Combing Jacob's
Ladder, was led by Mrs. Clem John
son, formerly of Clinton, now of
Morehead City.
The invocation was given by Mr.
*Roberson. A turkey dinner preced
ed the meeting.
? *
Committee Kills
Anti-Beer Bill
Law, If Passed. Would
Have Prohibited Beer
Sales in Two Townships
Killed in committee this week
was the bill to prohibit sale of
beer in Straits and Smyrna town
ships. Members of the House lo
cal government committee felt
they could not give the bill a fav
orable report because inspectors
of the Malt Beverage division said
that they could find no infringe
ment of regulations on the part
of a beer-selling establishment in
Smyrna and one on the Markers
Island Road _
The above report was made in
a letter sent this week by D. G.
Boll, Carteret legislator, to Irvin
W Davis, county official, and the
following ministers: the Rev. R.
M Poulk. Beaufort RFD; the Rev
A. L. Benton and the Rev H H.
Cash, Marshallberg, and the Rev.
D. M. Tyson. Straits.
The ministers were spearheading
a drive to curb the sale of beer
in their townships.
At a hearing on the matter at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning no
one in favor of the bill put in an
appearance. Will rake, owner of
the beer selling establishment at
Smyrna was represented as was
Glenn Simpson, who leases the
place formerly known as Leo's on
the Markers Island Road.
Inspectors of the Malt Beverage
Division, according to Mr. Bell,
had made extensive investigation
of the two beer places and said
they "could find nothing wrong
with the operation of either."
Mr. Bell said that the committee
felt that since there had been no
violations of law and that law al
ready provides for revoking beer
licenses or prohibits issuing li
censes to a person of ill repute,
the bill could not be okayed.
Mr. Bell said that malt beverage
officials have assured him that a
^ose ctreck would be kept on the
two beer selling places and "any
repotted violations will have their
immediate attention."
Eighth Grade
Students Receive
i
Legion Awards
At eighth grade commencement
exercises yesterday four students
received American Legion awards
for character, scholarship, and lea
dership.
Winners at Beaufort School were
John H. Wheatlev, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Wheatley and Paula
Lavonne Hill, daughter of Harry
Hill.
Winners at Queen Street School
were William L. Smith and Doris
Nadine Godette.
Presentation of the awards was
made by Alonza Thomas, past com
mander of Carteret Post No. 99,
American Legion.
Leipzig Welcomed
Top officers of the SS Leipzig
were greeted Saturday at the atate
port dock.
Pictured it the bow of the ahip
are J. D. Holt, manager of the port,
the aecond mate of the Lelpiig;
Walter Edwarda. president of the
Chamber of Commerce; Mayor
George Dill, Cbtflet tbomae, C.S.
Photo by Jerry Schumacher
Navigation Company of N. Y.,
agents (or the ship; Miss Greta
Hertz, the captain's daughter;
Capt Adolph Hertz; the chief en
gineer; Dr. B. F. Royal; Walter
Friederichs, assistant port mana
ger; and the chief mate
The Leipzig loaded 800.000
pound ? of tobacco and then sailed
Saturday for Haabarg. Germany
Little Girls , Big Girls Will Appear
In Two Festival Contests Tonight
f . s
Here are 11 of Ihe 13 contestants whfc will vie for the title of Miss I
Morehead City tonight at the Carolina Race Track. First row, left to
right, Ann Long, Sue Robinson, Doris Parker, Barbara Willis, Ann
Thomas Lewis, Marie Crow, Jerry lledgernck, Carolyn Guthrie and |
Photo by Jerry Schumacher
Mary Allen Hughes. Standing are Nelda Arthur and Carolyn Guthrie.
Missing at the time the pieture was taken were Audrey Mitchell and
Polly Guthrie. The Miss Morehead City Beauty Pageant will follow
the Miss Sweetie Pie Contest. The little girls' event will start at 7:30.
Presentation of Awards Highlights
Commencements at County Schools
Harbor Delegates
To Attend Session
Leaving this weekend as mem
bers of the North Carolina dele
gation to the National Rivers
and Harbor Congress. Washing
ton, D. C.. will be Mayor George
W. Dill Jr., Dr. John Morris,
Bill White and D. G. Bell, all of
Morehead City; W. H. Potter and
Norwood Young, both of Beau
fort.
Mr. Young, president of the
Beaufort Chamber of Commerce,
was appointed a member of the
delegation upon recommenda
tion of Sen. W. Kerr Scott.
Mayor E. L. White of Wil
mington conferred Tuesday in
Morehead City with Mayor Hill
relative to the congress. The
mayors were appointed co-chair
men of the delegation by Gov.
Luther Hodges.
Speech Clinic
To Open Monday
Enrollment in the two-week
speech clinic opening Monday at
the recreation building. Morehead
City, has increased to 60. Fred
Lewis, director, said that because
of the increase (SI were originally
enrolled), another teacher, Mrs
Ben Arrington. Beaufort, has been
added to the faculty.
The speech clinic is conducted to
correct speech defects in children
and is made possible through co
operation of the Society for Crip
pled Children
Members of the faculty, in ad
dition to Mr Lewis and Mrs. Ar
rington. are Ralph Wade. Mrs. Bob
Williams. Miss Gertrude Styron,
Mrs John W. Willis and Mrs. Lu
cille A. Smith, all of Morehead
City
Sessions will open each morning
at 9. Monday through Friday, and
close at 11:30 a m The last day
will be Friday, June 10.
Number of Graduates
Increases This Year
Forty three more seniors gra
duated from county high schools
this year than last, according to
figures released by the office of
tbe Board of Education. Graduates
this year totaled 228 as compared
with 185 last year.
Of the total number graduating
In 1954, thirty-two were Negro
students. Of the 228 graduating
this year, SO were Negroes.
Snapper Caught
Eighty pounds of red snapper
were caught Thursday by William
L. Taylor. 1010 Evans St., aboard
tbe Danco.
In addition to diplomat), many graduating seniors re
ceived additional honors at commencement exercises this
week. Awards were also given to undergraduates who
had made outstanding records during the past year. The
programs took place Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Geneva Hardesty received the<
Honor Hoi I Kay award Wednesday
nij, l at the Beaufort High Sehool
graduation. It is given for scholar
ships, loyalty and honor. II. L.
j.Joslyrt, superintendent of schools,
i who presented the award, com
I mented on her activities.
She graduated with honors, was
a member of the FHA and the 4-H
Club her first two years of high
school, was a member of the Beta
and Tri-Hi-Y clubs her last two
years, a member of the student
council her third year, president of
the Latin Club her senior year, and
had a perfect safety record for her
two years as a bus driver.
Makes Presentation
B. E. Tarkington, school princf
pal, presented the diplomas to the
graduates and the awards.
Sammy Magill and Faye Mason
received the activities awards, Mur
ray Pittman and Ada Sue Owens, a
member of the sophomore class, re
ceived the athletics awards; Janice
Murphy, a member of the school
band for the past four years, re
ceceived the band award.
I Gehrmann Holland and Virginia
Hassell received the best all
around awards; Doris Avery re
ceived the award for perfect at
tendance for the past four years;
Nancy Broda, the home economics
award, Virginia Hassell, the saluta
torian award, Jimmy Wheatley the
Student Council award, Janice
Murphy the valedictorian award
and the Reader's Digest for a year.
Archie Willis and Jessie Dixon
received the Danforth awards.
Henry Safrit and Peggy Williams
the Babe Ruth awards; and the
Eudy award wu presented to the
entire first basketball team, which
was undefeated this year.
Beta scholarships were given to
Geneva Hardesty and Faye Mason,
who will enter WCUNC next year;
perfect bus driving awards for two
years were given to Geneva Har
desty, Archie Willis, Annette Mer
See AWARD**, Page 5
Tide Table
Tide* it the Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Friday, May 27
12:36 a m
1:17 p.m.
8 36 a.m.
7:22 p.m.
Saturday, May 26
1 32 a m.
2:12 pm
7:57 a.m.
8:30 p.m.
Han day, May 2*
2 28 a.m.
3:07 p.m.
8:96 a.m.
8:33 p.m.
Monday. May 36
3:23 am
4:03 p.m.
9:48 a.m.
10:36 pm
Tuesday. May 31
4:a0 a m.
4:36 PM.
11. U |JL
10.36 a.m.
Monday Will Be
Memorial Holiday
Memorial Day, Monday, will be
celebrated a* a holiday by the
banks, postoffices and govern
ment offices.
The postoffices in Morehead
City and Beaufort will be closed
except for one hour from 12-1
when the general delivery win
' dows will be open.
The court house, town hall
offices and other government
offices will be closed. Most stores
will remain open.
Cars Collide
At Intersection
Morehead City police investigat
ed an accident at 7th and Arendcll
Streets Wednesday at 12:05 p.m.
A 1950 Chevrolet driven by
Grace Louise Chadwick, headed
east on Arendell Street, collided
with a 1955 Chrysler driven by
Ottis Purifoy. Mr. Purifoy was at
tempting to make a left turn.
The Chadwick vehicle was dam
aged to the extent of $150. The
left front fender and front door
were banged up
Damages to the Purifoy car were
to the bumper, right front fender
and the hood. Coat of repair was
estimated at $100.
Sgt. Carl Bunch and Chief Her
bert Griffin investigated.
Escaped Prisoner
Gets Sentence
In County Court
i Joe Pender, who had enjoyed
j freedom since March 24. 1954 when
he escaped from a road gang in
Carteret County, was sentenced to
finish his unexpired term and then
serve an additional one-year term
on the roads by Judge L. R. Morris
in County Recorder's Court Tues
day morning.
Pender, who was an honor grade
prisoner, had about five months
left to serve when he escaped. He
was originally sent to the roads
for a two-year term from Lenoir
County on a charge of larceny on
March 6, 1953. He wfcs apprehend
ed in Kinston.
Nine persons paid fines for pos
session of non-taxpaid whisky.
Gerald T. Welch and Don A.
Clark were each fined $10 and
half costs; Minnie Jackson and
Frozine Murray were each fined
$10 and half costs; Olive (Junnie
Bug) Godette. was fined $35 and
costs and given a six months' sus
pended sentence at Woman's
Prison with the provision that she
be on good behavior for three
years; Zenia Mae Johnson and Alex
Johnson were each fined $10 and
half costs; Roscoe Turner was fined
$10 and costs and given a 60-day
suspended sentence on the roads,
and WUlie Albert Sharp was fined
$25 and costs.
Mrs. Bernice Anderson was fined
$50 and costs when she was found
guilty of having in her possession
non-taxpaid whisky and selling it.
She was given a six months' sus
pended sentence in Woman's
Prison with the provision that she
remain on good behavior for three
years.
Rock Marley was sentenced to 30
dayi on the roads when he couldn't
pay the fine levied for being pub
licly drunk.
Beauty will reign supreme
tonight starting at 7:30 at
the Carolina Race Track on
the outskirts of Morehead
City when the Miss Sweetie
Pie and the Miss Morehead
City contests are staged.
Mrs. Norma Swinson Midgett,
last year's Misy Morehead City, will
crown both Miss Sweetie Pie and
Miss Morehead City, climaxing the
Morehead Vacation Festival, spon
sored by the Jayeees.
The festivities for the day will
start at 2 p.m. with a parade on
Arendell Street featuring the Miss
Morehead Beauty Pageant con
testants. the Miss Sweetie Pie con
testants, the Little Leaguers and
the school hand.
Following the parade the Littie
league season will officially open
at 4 with Mayor George Dill throw
ing out the first ball.
More than 200 persons attended
the opening of the Festival Wed
nesday night and enjoyed the free
pancake supper.
Merchandise Prir.es
The winner of the Miss Sweetie
Pie contest will receive merchan
dise worth $15, the second place
winner will receive merchandise
worth $10 and the third place win
ner will receive merchandise worth
$5.
The Miss Morehead City winner
will be presented a complete ward
robe which she will use when she
goes to Wilmington to represent
Morehead City in the Miss North
Carolina contest.
Second and third place winners
will each receive a 17 -jewel watch.
Co-chairmen of the Vacation
Festival are .lames Macy and Jerry
J. Willis, with Walter Scheper in
charge of the Sweetie Pie contest
and the beauty pageant.
Luther Lewis is the chairman in
charge of today's p.!?*a<le. Assist
ing him is Marion Mills.
Judges Announced
Jump's for the Miss Morehead
City and Miss Sweetie Tie contests
include Dr. William Fahy, Insti
tute of Fisheries Research; Jake
West. Kinst on. national director of
the State Jayoees; Gene Smith,
, Havelock, editor of the Havelock
Progress; Robert L. Rose, Beau
fort; Joe DuBois. Sea Level: Mor
gan Gassman, New Bern, and Al
bert Fransisconi. Havelock.
Contestants in the Miss More
head City Beauty Pageant and
their sponsors are as follows: Nel
da Arthur. Sport Shop; Carolyn
Guthrie, employee of the telephone
company, Styron's; Audrey Mit
chell, Leary's; Marie Crow. Early
Jewelers; Mary Allen Hughes,
Morehead City Theatre; Barbara
Willis. Dress Shop; Ann Thomas
Lewis, Belk's.
Sue Robinson, Clara's Dress
Shop; Ann Long. John A. Baker
Insurance Agency; Polly Guthrie,
Morehead City Florist; Doris Par
ker. Morehead City Drug Com
pany; Carolyn Guthrie, high school
valedictorian. Adler's; Jerry Hedge
cock, Rose's 5 and 10.
Contestants
The contestants and sponsors for
the Miss Sweetie Pie contest are
as follows: Elizabeth Carol Willis,
Gulf Refining Corp.; Katfiy McKen
ly. Pilot Life Insurance Co.; Cecile
Parker, Red Bird Taxi; Phyllis C.
Potter, Jimmy's Flower and Gift
Shop; Kathy Warren, Sanitary Bar
ber Shop; Jeannie Tumage, Theo
dore Phillips; Rebecca Gay Free
man. Irene's.
Cecelia Faye Reaper, Jay's
Tackle Shop; Mary Jane Moran,
Earlene's; Jeannie Wagner, Dave
Battle Webb; Terry Dern, Firsts
Citizens Bank; Gwendolyn Garner,
First-Citizens Loan Department;
Betsy Ellen Bonner. Garner's Gulf
Station: Bonny Ryan, Home Se
curity Life Insurance Co.
Susan Bell Simmons. Terminal
Pure Oil Station; Jan Garner,
Whaley's Texaco; Ann Leary, Cher
ry's Market; Carolyn Jean Johfi
son, Graham's Sinclair Station;
Ann Hamilton. J and J Texaco
Station; Lou Morrow, Hamilton's
See PAGEANT, Page 4
Woman s Clothing , Found in Woods
Near Newport , Mystifies Officers
Officers of thr sheriff's depart
ment this week were trying to
solve the mystery of "The Missing
Woman."
Found In woods near Newport
were some of her important Items
of clothing: a bra, panties, girdle,
slip and housecoat Officers, fear
ing that there may have been foul
play, searched the woods but could
find no one either injured or dead
The clothing, which looked as
though it had not been exposed to
the weather more than 24 hours,
was found by several women pick
ing berries late Monday.
They notified the sheriff. Hugh
Salter, who with Deputy Sheriffs
Marshall Aytcue and Bobby Bell
searched the are* both Monday
night and Tu? day.
The clothes were carefully re-'
moved evidently, because they
were found in orderly fashion on
the ground. They are now in the
?heriff'a office.
The apot where they were found
la about a mile and a half weat
of Newport, south of Highway 70
acrosa the railroad. The home of
one of the women who found the
elotftes, a Mra. Taylor, is about 200
yards away.
Sheriff Salter request* anyone
who may b? able to explain the
mystery of the clothes and their
missing owner, ta contact -him
Ted Davis, Morehead chamber
manager, haa announced that this
afternoon's parade in Morehead
CMjr will k* tainted. (
A. S. King Hurt
When Car Wrecks
A. S. King. 3400 Evans St., Mora
head City, was injured at 5 p.m.
Wednesday when the car he was
driving ran into a ditch on tb?
Crab Point Road.
Mr King, who was alone in the
automobile, a 1051 Cadillac, waa
taken to More head City Hospital
in Dill's ambulance. He waa travel
ing toward More be ad City wbaft
the accident miured
Mr King sulftKM a broken fast,
cuts and bruise*. Deputy Sbarttl
Bobby Bell who kivesfag^ad.^sakt