County Loop Opens Season Sunday
Three Doubleheaders
Mark Opening Day
The Carteret County Baseball League, under the direc
tion of prexy Norman Clark, will start the 1 956 campaign
with three big doubleheaders slated for Sunday afternoon.
Starting time for the first contest at each of the home
fields is 1 :30 p.m.
Jake Wade, former major leaguer, is returning to the
diamond wars as a first sacker witln
Newport this season.
It will mark the first appearance
for Jake in the loop, and a great
many fans are expected to be on
hand to see him.
Opening day games will find
Beaufort playing at Smyrna-Har
Jccrs Island; Salter Path at New
port, and Atlantic at the Coast
Guard in Morehead City.
Holdover managers in the loop
are Wilson Davis at Smyrna-HI; ]
Tye Frost at Salter Path, and Earl
Sells, Coast Guard.
New team managers <jre Bobby
Five umpires for the County |
league have been selected by I
President Norman Clark. TJiey
are Bradley Mcintosh Sr., Allen
Colenda. Bobby Willis, Everett
Golden and Hal Shapiro, all of
Carteret County. A sixth umpire
Is being sought.
Martin at Beaufort; R. Culpepper
at Newport and Carloll Willis at |
Atlantic.
At Newport the probable start
ing lineups are as follows:
Salter Path? Mel Adcox or Wal
ter Thomas, pitcher; Wade Willis
or Abram Willis, catcher; Pui?cell
Jones, first base; Henry Frost, sec
ond base; Bob Melby, third base.
Harold Bass, shortstop; Gehr
man Guthrie, lefttield; Lloyd
Frost, centerfield; George Lewis,
rightfield.
Newport ? Lloyd Culpepper or
Milton Gould, pitcher; Grady Wil
lis, catcher; Jake Wade, first base;
Harry Lockey, second base; Dur
wood Hill, third base.
Harold McCabe. shortstop; Jim
my Modlin, left-field ; Nick Culpep
per. centerfield; George New kirk,
rightfield.
At Smyrna the probable starting
lineups are as follows:
Beanfort ? Bobby Martin or
Frank Garner, pitcher; Bill GiUi
kin, catcher; Louis Woodard. first
b;isc; Monk Pittman, second base;
Jimmy Fodrie, third base.
Jimmy Parkins, shortstop; Bob
Swark, leftfield; Jimmy Willis,
centerfield: James Holland, right
field.
Smyrna-Markers Island ? Jamie
Lewis or Don Coates, pitcher;
Bruce Babbitt, catcher: Snoball
Gaskill, first base; Pete Davis, sec
ond base; Mac Pigott. third base.
Crawford Pigott, shortstop; Wil
son Davis, leftfield; Jerry Guthrie, I
centerfield: Moe Willis, rightfield. I
At Morehead City the probable
starting lineups are as follows:
Atlantic ? Joe Willis or Gary
Morris, pitcher; John Hamilton,
catcher; Buddy Willis, first base;
Jack Rose, second base; Johnny
Willis, third base.
Rodney Smith, shortstop; Carroll
Willis, leftfield; Gary Morris, cen
terfield; Tommy Salter, rightfield.
C?asi Guard ? Charlie Braxton
or Willie Coleman, pitcher; Paul
Wilhelm or Sid Arthur, catcher;
Julius Taylor, first base; Winston
Fulcher, second base.
Bill Barbee, third base; Ted Har
kcr, shortstop; Bill Dow, leftfield;
Henry O'Briant, centerfield; Don
Allen, rightfield.
With the exception of the mem
bers of the Coast Guard nine most
of the other players have seen ac
tion in the league, and the names
in the probable starting lineups
should ring a bell with most of the
fans.
All of the teams are In tip-top
shape, and President Clark expects
the season to be a complete suc
cess.
The boys have been playing ex
hibition contests during the past
four or five weekends and are rar
ing to go.
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Sports Fishing
Group Appoints
Bob Simpson
FrsWm?n Offer $200
For Next Two Weeks'
Publicity Campaign
Bob Simpson, Morehead City, was
authorized to handle publicity for
the coming two weeks for the new
ly-orgasized sports fishing group,
which met Wednesday night at the
Morehead town hall.
The pay will be $200. Mr. Potter
said that he would personally guar
antee the $200 since dues from
members are not payable as yet.
A special committee, consisting
of Ottis Purifoy, James Macv Red
J Willis and Darcy Willis, was ap
pointed to select the permanent
man to handle the publicity for the
association.
Two bids, each $125 per week
were submitted by Mr. Simpson
and Ray Cummins, who operates
a radio station in Beaufort.
The committee u ill make its
recommendation to the president
and executive committee at a meet
ing Friday night. May 11, at Mr.
Potter's office in Morehead Citv at
7.30.
A committee, authorized to de
termine the potential membership
of the association, was appointed
and will give its report May 11.
The members are Jerry Schu
macher, Joe DuBois, Mr. Simpson,
Hubert Fulcher and Reginald
Lewis.
Mr. Schumacher started the
meeting with the reading of the
association s constitution. The first
item changed by the members was
the OSfU from the Fabulous Fish
crm?ii?f flrleret County to Fabu
lous Fishermen of Morehead City.
The purpose of the organization,
they pointed out, is to promote and
publicize sports fishing in More
head City.
Membership shall be comprised
of firms and businesses related to
or dealing directly with sports fish
ing.
Dues for the members will be set
up at the May 11 meeting, follow
ing the report of the potentials
committee.
The officers, president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer,
will comprise the executive com
mittee of the association.
This committee will meet the
first and third Wednesday of each
month during the sport fishing sea
son, or upon call of the president.
All active members will have the
right to'vote. Associate members
will have all rights and privileges
of the organization but not the
right to vote.
Appointed to the project commit
tee to discuss prizes for rodeos
were Red Willis, Macy, Fulcher,
Purifoy, Joe Rose, Earl Thompson,
Archie Fleming, Vernon Guthrie,
Heck Gal, Walt Niemi, Cummins,
and Barry West.
Lewis submitted a drawing of an
emblem for the association, which
was adopted.
NEWS BRIEFS
Escapees Retura
Five Marines who broke out ?f
the brig at Camp Lejeune this week
were later rounded up and return
ed to the base. According to po
lice radio reports, the last of the
ftve was picked up at Bogue Field.
Track Stolen
Morehead City police were noti
fied this week that a truck with
gray cab and green dump body,
was stolen Monday night at New
port.
Cottage Entered
Deputy Sheriff Bobby Bell In
vestigated this week a break-in at
a cottage at the beach. According
to Sheriff Hugh Salter, the cottage
was entered aome time this wiifter
but the entry was Just discovered.
Nothing was missing.
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Pretty Keglers Compete at Miami
These five bowling enthusiasts took part in the Women's Inter
national Bowling Conference at Miami last Thursday. Tournament
standing for the group will not be known until after the end of this
month. Of the five, four are from Carteret County. This was one of
the two teams from North Carolina which participated. Left to right,
members of the WIRC team are Catherine (Pug) Willan, Mor*?head
City; Alice Esposita, llavelock; Madge llill. Markers Island; Dot
Harrell, Morehead Cit>, and Elizabeth (Lib) Arendell, Morehead City.
Eagles Host Pamlico Today
In Quest of Conference Title
Morehead City's Eagles,
hit less wonders of the 1956
season, will attempt to win
their first Seashore Confer
ence crown this afternoon
when they play host to the
Pamlico County Hurricanes
at 3:15 p.m.
The Eagles have a 7 1 record
with their lone loss coming at the
hands of the Hurricanes at Bay
boro Monday.
Pittman to Pitch
Jerry Pittman will be the start
ing hurler for the Eagles this
afternoon. A win by the Eagles
would automatically give them the
conference title, and a loss would
give the crown to the Hurricanes
for the third straight year.
Wednesday afternoon the Eagles,
though outhit, eked out a 2-1 vic
tory over the Atlantic Pirates at
the Wade Brothers ball field.
Howard Pittman went the route
ior ine losers, anowing dui two
hits, striking out five and walking
three.
Earl Wade went the first five
frames for the Eagles, striking out
seven and walking two. Bradley
Melntosh pitched the sixth frame
and Jerry Pittman, who hurled the
seventh, was the winner.
Wade Scores
The Eagles started the scoring
in the bottom of the first when
Wade walked and moved to second
on Jimmy Parker's single to left.
Mcintosh forced Parker at second
with Wade moving over to third.
Wade scored on Kenneth Putnam's
sacrifice fly.
The Pirates knotted the count in
the third when Fulcher singled to
left and moved to third on Barney
Hill's single. On a delayed steal
Hill was cut down Parker to Mc
intosh but not before Fulcher had
scored.
Brown Hits Double
The final tally of the game came
in the seventh inning when Put
nam was safe on an error and was
sacrificed to second by Jerry Pitt
man. Kent Brown doubled to right
to score the winning run.
Parker and Brown each had 1-3
for the winners with Hill pacing
the Atlantic hitters with 2-4.
The score by innings: R. H. E.
Atlantic 001 000 0?1 5 2
Morehead 100 000 1?2 2 3
Hurricanes Post 6-1 Victory
Over Morehead City Monday
Morehead City's Eagles aspira
tions for an undefeated season
were given a jolt Monday after
noon at Bayboro as the Pamlieo
County Hurricanes trounced Coach
Norman Clark's boys, 6-1.
Jerry Prestcott went the route
for the victors, allowing eight hits,
striking out eight and walking
none
Bradley Mcintosh went the dis
tance for the Eagles, allowing nine j
hits, walking two and striking out i
three.
Eagles Score
The Eagles drew first blood
when they scored their lone tally
in the top of the second as Ray
mond Earl Willis walked, went to
second on a hit by Walter Willis
and scored on John Clancy's safe
In the bottom of the second the j
Car Collides Wednesday
With Station Wagon
A 1956 Chevrolet operated by
Harvey Leonard Southern, King,
N. C., collided with a parked 1955
Ford station wagon, belonging to j
Velton Jones O'Neal, Morehead J
City, at 6th and Evans Streets at '
9:10 a.m. Wednesday.
Sgt. Joe Smith, investigating of
ficer. said Southern was going east
on Evans Street and hit the left
rear fender of the station wagon
Damage was estimated at $150 to
the Chevrolet and $25 to the sta
tion wagon.
No charges were filed.
Dr. Lenox Raker Elected
Dr. Lenox Baker, Durham, who j
conducts the monthly orthopedic .
clinic at Morehead City, was elected |
vice speaker of the house, North j
Carolina State Medical Society,
Tuesday at Pinehurst. Dr. Baker
has also been appointed to the
State Board of Health.
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Hurricanes knotted the count on a ,
pair of errors and Buck's safety.
Pamlico went into the lead in the '
fourth when they tallied four runs.
Walks to Bennett and Lee cou- 1
pled with hits by Carrawan, Larry
Prescott and Luplon, plus a pair
r?f boots by the Ragles gave the
Hurricanes their runs.
The final tally came in the sixth
when the Hurricanes scored on hit*
by Lee, Bennett and J. Prescott.
Mcintosh Leads
Mcintosh was the leading hitter
for the Eagles with 3-4.
Larry and Jerry Prescott each
had 2-3 for the Hurricanes.
Two members of the Eagles,
Lvnwood Durham and Ronald How
land, had a mishap on the way to
Bayboro when their car went into
a ditch, and they never made the
game.
Walter Willis, playing in place
of Howland, had his knee give out
in the fifth frame, and Morehead
City played the remainder of the
game with only eight men on the
field.
The score by innings: R. H. E.
Morehead 010 000 0?1 8 10
Pamlico 010 401 x? 6 9 2
Little League Managers
Bid on Prospects Tonight
Tonight's the night!
At 7 o'clock managers of More
head City Little League teams will I
meet at the homo of Hal Shapiro. |
103'a N 20th St.. to bid on pros !
poets for the Little League,
j Attending the meeting will he
the managers, coaches, the player
agent and the president ot the
league.
Four teams make up the league
for the second straight season and
a total of approximately 30 boys
will be selected by the managers.
Each manager will receive the
points he had left over after last
year's holding plus the points he
paid for the players who have grad
uated from th? program.
Each of the managers will ho
seeking anywhere from five to
Becomes Partner
Charles C. Willis, manager of
Hill's store in Morchead City for
the past four years has been made
a one-third partner in the More
head City store, according to an
announcement by the owners,
Grover Mundcn and Robert L. Tate.
Mr. Willis is prominent in civic
affairs. He is a member of More
head City Jaycees, Red Cross fund
chairman for Morchead City and is
also a member of the County Board
of Elections.
eight boys to fill out his 15-man
team. The teams will be made up
of five 12-year-olds, five 11-year
olds and the other five members
will be from the 8 9 and 10-year
old group.
Player agent Floyd Chadwiek has
supplied each of the managers with
a full list of over 80 names from
which the 30 will be selected to
play in the league.
According to Russ Willan, presi
dent of the league, all four teams
will be sponsored, with the return
ing teams being Idle Hour, Small
Frys and Hooligans. New team in
the loop will be the Moose.
The league has decals ami ban
ners for sale and the items will be
made available to the public soon.
There are still several signs for
sale at the Little League field at
$25 each. The signs will be good
for a two-year period.
Public Invited
Use Your Own Skates
Or Rent Ours.
No Alcoholic Beverages Sold
or Allowed.
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SKATING RINK
Havelock. N. C\
C. G. GASKILL CO.
Feed, Seed and Fertilizer
has been in business since 1926 . . . we have enjoyed a progressive
operation and have made many friends all through these years,
and it has been a pleasure to serve the people of Beaufort and Car
teret County.
We wish to thank you for your patronage in the past and hope to
have the opportunity to serve you for many future years.
C. G. Gaskill