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45th YEAR, NO. 82. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND~BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Capri Tony Catches Big One: State
Restaurant Industry's Top Award
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Picture of success: Cap's Tony Sea moo in a Texas stetson with a Florida tlgar in th* Tar Heol sunshine.
Morchcad City's Tony Scamon,
whose delicious seafood is known
far/and wide, was given the North
Carolina restaurant industry's high
est award Wednesday night at
Greensboro. He was named North
Carolina Restaurateur of the year.
Captain Tony, who with his part
ner, Ted Garner, operates the
Sanitary Fish Market and Restau
rant, Morehead City, was given a
plaque during the closing session
of the North Carolina Association
of Quality Restaurants.
With him for the occasion were
Mrs. Seamon and his son, Tony Jr.
Cap'n Tony is a charter member
of the association and served as
its president in 1952.
Accepting the plaque, he said,
"Credit for this goes to my fine
staff, especially those who have
been with mc since I have been
in business and also to the best
people in the world, my customers
They have made me Restaurateur
of the Year."
Tony, whose real name is Jesse
Lee Seamon, is a "mountain boy."
He was born Oct. 2, 1903 in Meck
lenburg County. He grew up on
his father's farm, went through
the ninth grade, and came to More
head City with a roadbuilding
crew.
When the depression hit, he
bought a 26-foot party boat for $75
?on credit. He didn't know any
thing about fishing but the mate
he hired did. Then, here comes the
gimmick -Cap'n Tony cooked for
his customers the fish they caught.
Soon he decided to do as some
folks asked, open a place where
they could eat seafood without
having to catch it for themselves.
In the spring of 1938 he and Mi
Garner, who is one of Morchead
City's town fathers, started serv
ing seafood in the "Sanitary Fish
Market," which Captain Tony was
renting.
The business has steadily grown.
"Tony's" and "The Sanitary" are
known from coast to coast. Cele
brities dine there frequently, but
famous or not, every diner gets
the same hospitable, personal ser
vice from Cap'n Tony and his staff.
Cap'n Tony is a member of the
First Baptist Church, Morehead
City, a Mason, Shriner and Elk.
He is a former member of the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission.
His wife is the former Lillie
Bell Whealton of Morehead City.
Their children arc Mrs. Gordon E.
McCabe. twin daughters, June and
Joan, and Tony Jr.
Down East Lions
To Meet Mondays
Down East Lions, meeting at the
Sea Level Inn Tuesday night,
changed their meeting dates to the
second and fourth Mondays at 7
p.m.
The change was made so that
* Lions could attend Tuesday night
basketball games. In the past they
have been meeting on the second
and fourth Tuesdays.
Because the Lions building at
Atlantic has no heat, the club will
meet during the winter at the Sea
Level Inn. Dinner will be served
Three Lions were named to sell
drinks at basketball games. They
are Joe Mason. Warden Gillikin
and Doity Cask ill. Lions will re
ceive a third of the profits and
the remainder will be used to help
finance the basketball program.
The club decided that money
made on movies several months
ago will be contributed to the
White Cane Fund.
Speaker at the next meeting,
Monday, Oct. 22, will be Miss Ruth
Peeling, who will speak on Good
News from Down East.
W. C. Carlton Speaks
To Agriculture Leaders
W. C. Carlton, manager of the
Carteret-Craven Electric Member
ship Corp., was guest speaker at
a meeting of the County Agricul
ture Workers yesterday afternoon
at the county agent's office. Mr.
Carlton spoke on the development,
improvement^ and need of elec
trical equipment In performing
chores around the home and farm.
Mrs. D. Cordova, president, pre
sided at the buaiae* session dur
ing which plana for the fair were
diacuaaed.
Farm, Business Leaders
Will Meet at 8 Tonight
Farm and business leaders wilH
meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the
civic center, Morehead City, to
continue a series of meetings on
the county agriculture program.
Mrs. Floy Garner, home agent,
will preside. For the major part
of the session, the people will be
in two groups with the discussion
in one led by Mrs. Hugh rake,
Bcttie, and in the other, W. C.
Carlton, Morehead City.
For the last 30 minutes of the
meeting, the two groups will meet
together. The meeting will end at
9:30.
Among those invited, with their
wives, are the following: John i
Young, Stella; A. D. Ennett, Cedar
Point; Milton Truckner and Doug
las Ingram, Pcllctier.
George Creech, Wildwood; Gor
don Becton, Harlowe; Fred Mc
Daniel, Highway 101; Archie Har
desty. Core Creek; John Felton,
Beaufort RFD; Roy Keller and
Stanley Gillikin, Bettie.
J. T. Oglesby, Crab Point; Bill
Pigott and Monroe Whitehurst,
Gloucester; Graham Davis and Cor
bett Davis, Smyrna; Earl Wade,
Williston.
Cecil Morris. Atlantic; Mrs. Bil
lie Smith, North River; James H.
Davis, Beaufort; George Stovall,
Morehead City; John Kelly, Motes
Howard and Clarence Millis, New
port; Mrs. Lois Stallings and Mrs.
Gujr Carraway, Merrimon.
Office Closed
Because of death in the family,
James E. Crowe, customs officer,
Beaufort, has been called out of
town. The customs office will be
closed until Monday morning.
Three Business
Buildings Go Up
During September
Building permits issued during
the month of September in More
head City by A. B. Roberts, build
ing inspector, covered the erec
tion of three commercial buildings.
Dick Parker was granted a per
mit for a garage and showroom
to be built on his property east
of the Jefferson Hotel at a cost
of $18,000. At 4th and Arendell
Streets, the Gant Oil Co. is erect
ing a filling station at a cost of
$5,000 C. L. Scott made an addi
tion to his commercial garage on
Arendell Street, coating $430.
The three permits cover a total
cost of construction amounting to
$23,450. Total cost of construction
as shown by permits issued for
the nine months of the current
year is $359,410: for the same per
iod of 1955. $447,650.
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
Tide Table
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Oct. 12
1 57 a.m.
2:20 p.m.
7:59 a m.
8:49 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. IS
2:57 a.m.
3:17 p.m.
9:01 a.m.
9:43 p.m.
Suaday, Oct. 14
3:541 a.m.
4:12 p.m.
10:01 a.m.
10:33 p.m.
Mauday, Oct IS
4:47 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
11:17 p.m.
9:01 p.m.
County <-H Club
Members to Meet
At Legion Hut
Awards Will be Given
At Annual Achievement
Day, Beaufort
Four-H'ers from all over the
county will converge on Beaufort
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
for their annual Achievement Day
program. The morning session will
end with a picnic lunch, some
thing new in Achievement Day.
The meeting will take place at
the American Legion building on
the Lcnnoxvillc Road.
Barbara Taylor, Harlowe, past
president of the 4-H County Coun
cil, will preside.
Following the pledge to the flag,
the 4-H pledge, and motto, the Rev.
Alvis Daniel, pastor of the Wild
wood Presbyterian Church, will
give the devotional. The 4-H'ers
will sipg the Old North State and
following the roll call by schools,
Mrs. Floy Garner, home agent, will
explain the purposes of 4-H
Achievement Day.
How 4-H Contributes to Good
Citizenship will be the topic of an
address by Ann Davis, member of
the senior 4-H club, Smyrna. Miss
Davis won third place in the pub
lic speaking district elimination
contests at Washington, N. C., this
year.
Adult leaders awards will be
presented by Miss Taylor, certifi
cates of achievement by Fred
Knott, assistant county agent; spe
cial awards by Earl Lewis, man
ager of Bclk's; county champion
awards by Mrs. Garner and the
Danforth Foundation and attend
ance awards by Mr. Knott.
Musical numbers, Houn' Dawg,
1 Forgot to Remember and You're
Still Mine will be presented by
Kenneth Brown and Jesse Jerni
gan, Newport 4-H Club members.
Each 4-H'ei will bring his own
lunch. Milk will bo furnished free
by Maola.
Coast Guardsmen
Guide Lost Yacht
To Morehead City
The Coast Guard station at Fort
Macon rcccivcd a radio message
from the 50-foot yacht, Anadu,
Wednesday night about 11 o'clock,
requesting a guide from light 34
in the Newport River to Morehead
City. The yacht, evidently, had
"lost its way."
BM-1 W. G. Taylor and EN-1
Taft Pilcher went to the light on i
the CG 4043 and guided the Anadu
in without incident. The Anadu is
owned by H. N. York of Miami,
Fla. Her home port is Stamford,
Conn.
Mr. York and two passengers
were aboard.
The Earla McAnn, the 35-foot
cruiser which sank in Adams creek
the last of September, has been
patched, refloated and towed to
Barbour's Boat Works at New
Bern. The boat is owned by W. B.
Harris of New Bern.
Agent Starts
Tobacco Survey
A performance survey is being
conducted in the county to deter
mine how tobacco varieties com
pared in yield and value during
1956 on local farms, R. M. Wil
liams, farm agent, announces.
As many farmers as possible arc
being contacted so that the infor
mation gathered will represent a
sizable portion of the tobacco
grown in the county. Growers arc
being asked what total yield and
value he received from each variety
he grew in 1956.
Cards arc being sent to a repre
sentative group of growers. Grow
ers are asked to fill out the card
accurately and return it to the
county agents office. Everyone
who receives a card should send it
in, whether his yield is low or
high. Mr. Williams said. This is
essential if the summary of the
variety data is to represent the
actual performanct of a given va
riety in the county and state.
This information is also being
accumulated by other counties,
and a summary of the county, belt,
and state results will be available
to growers as soon as it has been
summarized.
Ships to firing Marines
Back from Mediterranean
Five Navy ship* will arrive at
Morchcad City next Thursday, re
turning with Marinea and equip
ment from the Mediterranean.
The attack and peraonnel trans
ports will be the Rockbridge, Ran
kin. Monrovia and Baaaett. The
fifth veaael will be the landing
?hip dock, Plymouth Sock.
County Awards Contracts
For Modern Health Center
Farmers Will Cast Ballots
For Committeemen Oct. 23
Salvation Army
To Start Drive
The Salvation Army winter
fund drive will begin Monday
and will continue one week, an
nounces-' Sam Adler, Morehead
City, county Salvation Army
chairman.
Mr. Adler commented that it
looks as though the need for the
coming winter will be greater
than any year since he has been
associated with the Salvation
Army.
He emphasizes that every dol
lar contributed is spent in this
county.
Checks should be mailed to
Salvation Army, care of Sam
Adler, Morehead City. N. C.
C&D Considers
July Meetings
The Board of Conservation and
Development, meeting this week at
Winston-Salem, asked Governor
Hodges to name a committee to
consider changing the law requir
ing the state C&D board to meet
every July in Morehead City,
i The board said that other coas
tal towns should be the site of
meetings if the board so decided.
The board passed a resolution
thanking the Council of State for
making available $85,000 from the
state's contingency and emergency
fund for rehabilitation of the
state's oyster grounds.
Cecil Morris, Atlantic, and Eric
Rodgers, Scotland Neck, were ap
proved for reappointment to the
executive committee of the Insti
tute of Fisheries Research.
As the result of a letter written
the board by Joe DuBois, manager
of the Morehead City Chamber of
Commerce, the board also asked
the attorney general for a ruling
on whether Fort Macon could be
used as the site of an historical
pageant during the centennial next
year.
Half Inch of Rain Falls
During Early Part of Week
Weather observer Stamey Davis
says the week started off with
nearly a half inch of rain. The rain
this week started about midnight
Sunday and continued until early
Monday morning. It cleared up
Monday and has remained that way
through the week.
| High and low temperatures and
wind direction for the week so far:
High Low Wind
Monday 73 55 NE
Tuesday 79 59 SW
Wednesday 73 63 NE
David Jones, county soil conser
vationist, and Howard Garner, con
servation aide, attended an area 7
staff meeting at Kinston Wednes
day. Mr. Jones will attend a super
visors' meeting of the Lower Neuse
Soil Conservation District Wcdncs- j
day at Bayboro.
? County farmers will join their <
friends and neighbors this month
in electing ASC committeeman.
A chairman, vice-chairman, reg
ular member and two alternates
to* community ASC committees will
be elected at White Oak, Morehcad
City, Newport, Beaufort-Harlowe,
and East Merrimon Oct. 23.
According to B. J. May, ASC
manager for the county, every
farmer participating, or who is
eligible to participate in any pro
gram administered by the County
ASC committee, is eligible to vote.
This includes any owner, oper
ator, tenant, or sharecropper on a
farm eligible to participate in the
Agricultural Conservation P 1 o
gr am, the Soil Bank Acreage Re
serve or Conservation Jtcscrve Pro
grams, the various price support
programs, or who is affected by
acreage allotments and marketing
quotas on any of the basic com
modities.
The following men have been
named as candidates for the posi
| tions:
White Oak: John Bell, Otis God
win, Clyde Morris, Earl Morris,
Robert Rhue, Lee Sawrey, Elmo
Smith, Marion Weeks, Walter B.
| Wethington. and J. W. Winberry.
Morehcad: G. C. Allen, George
Creech, Robert Laughton, C. A.
McCabe, Earl Murdoch, J. T. Oglcs
! by, Thomas Oglesby, Bennic Swin
! son, K. S. Swinson, and Ross Willis.
' Newport: Clayton Cannon, C. T.
Garner. Richard Garner, Terry Gar
j ner, Oscar Hill, John A. Kelly,
! Harry Lockey, Ernest Quinn, Billie
| Roberts, and Robert Smith.
Beaufort-Harlowe: N. A Avery,
Marvin Dudley, R. P. Gooding,
Archie Hardesty, George Martin,
k'lifford Merrill, B. A. Phelps, Otis
Warren, Ralph Wilkins, and De
| lance Willis.
I E?kt Merrimon : Herman Arthur,
Guy Carraway, Tom Carraway, Earl
Chadwick, Stanley Gillikin, Char
I lie Hancock, West Lawrence, Bill
, Pigott, Roland Salter, and Ben
Watson.
10 New Members
Join Jaycees
Ten new members attended the
Beaufort Jaycee meeting Monday
night at the Seout hut in Beau
fort. The Jaycces are conducting
a membership drive this month,
with John Duncan acting as chair
man of the membership commit
tee.
James Steed, Ronald Earl Mason,
and Bill Tickle were appointed to
promote a new car show at various
Beaufort car dealers. The Jaycecs
plan to sell chances on a new car
if the committee can make suitable
arrangements.
Eighteen members said that they
were planning to attend the dis
trict Jaycee meeting in New Bern
next month.
The new members arc Ralph
Phillips, George Wain wright, Gre
gory Warren, George M. Thomas
Jr., Bobby Hudgins, Fred Snooks,
Eric Peterson, Hobart Kelly, Bill
Gillikin, and Meroline Bullock.
Firemen to Sponsor
Barbecue Tonight
The Morehead City Fire De
partment will sponsor a barbecue
at the new fire station near
Camp Glenn School beginning at
5 o'clock tonight. Ed McLawhorn
is chairman of the barbecue.
Profits will go toward con
struction of the new station.
Chief Vernon Guthrie says that
about $500 more is required to
finish the station.
Firemen suggest that fans go
ing to the Morchead City-Camp
Lejeune football game leave
early enough to stop by the fire
station and eat a barbecue sup
per on the way to the game.
Registrars Will
Start Tomorrow
To List Voters
Registrars in the county's 27 pre
cincts will start tomorrow to regis
ter persons for the Nov. 6 elec
tion. Registration books will be
open each Saturday from tomorrow
through Oct. 27.
On Nov. 3 any registered voter
may be challenged as to voting
eligibility.
Registrars may also list prospec
tive voters on any weekday other
than Saturday, but they may not
accept registration by phone.
Persons seeking to register must
be a citizen of the United Stales,
21 years old, and able to read and
write. They must have lived in
North Carolina one year and in the
precinct in which they will vote for
30 days prior to N*v. 6.
Registrars throughout the coun
ty as as follows:
J. Charles Barker, Stella; S. D.
Meadows. Pclletier; A. D. En net t,
Cedar Point; Mrs. Essie Smith.
Bngue; Norman Guthrie, Broad
Creek.
Y. Z. Simmons. Newport; C. Ad
dison McCabe, Wildwood; Charles
T. Smith, Salter Path; S. J. Rabon,
Morehead precinct No. 1; Bruce
Goodwin, Morehead precinct No. 2.
U. E. Swann. Beaufort; Manly
W. Eubanks, Wire Grass; L. N.
Conner Harlowe; ' Thomas Carra
way, Merrimon; Mrs. Cleveland
Gillikin, Bettie; Mrs. Myrtle Gilli
kin, Otway.
Alfred N. Chadwick, Straits;
Charles William Hancock. Harkers
Island; I. F Moore, Marshallberg;
Mrs Bertie Simpson, Smyrna; Mrs.
Adelaide M. Davis, Williston.
Mrs. Alvin Davis, Davis; Earl
Fulcher, Stacy; William Lloyd, Sea
Level; Clayton Fulcher Jr., Atlan
tic; J. Bernise Goodwin, Cedar
Island, and John R. Willis, Ports
mouth.
The County Board of Education
held its monthly meeting last week.
H. L. Jqslyn reported on construc
tion progress of the Harkers Island
School.
Keeping Her 'Shipshape'
Photo fcy Bob Seymiwi
Beaufort Fire Department engineera give the department'! new reacue ambulance a good rleanlng
after Ita trip to WaafclMt? , D. C? laat weekend. At the left la Eliaaad Rhue and light, Allen Conway.
Firemen remind folka that thia week it Fire Prevention Week, a time to iMfc toward ulcly.
Contracts for the County
Health Center were awarded
and an agreement was reach
ed concerning a lease on
property at the west Beau
fort bridge at a special meet
ing of the county commis
sioners Wednesday after
noon at the courthouse.
Architect William Moore Weber,
Kaleigh, opened sealed bids from
four general contractors and ten
plumbing, heating, and electrical
contractors. O. L Shackelford of
Kinston was awarded the genera!
contract They entered the low
base bid. $23,3ti'J.
The plumbing contract went to
Howell Plumbing Co. of New Bern,
which bid $3,050 for the job. Wil
liford Plumbing and Heating Co.
won the heating contract with a
bid of $2,450. Pincr Brothers of
Williston won the electrical con
tract with a bid of $3,200.
$32,819 Total
Bruce K. Jones, architect for the
N. C. Medical Care Commission,
was present at the opening of bids.
Total of the low bids, plus $750
for paving a parking area and side
walks, came to $32,819.
Architect's fees, movement of
state equipment, and a fund for
extra expenses ran the total cost
to $38,800. The county commis
sioners voted to accept the bids,
even though they had expected the
total cast to be approximately
$33,000.
Mr. Jones said he was sure that
the state would go along with the
additional cost due to the increased
cost of construction since the build
ing plans were begun. The com
missioners voted to increase the
county's share of the project from
$10,271 80 to $11,950.40.
General contractors who also of
fered bids were M. L. Skinner,
New Bern; Clarence M. Morrison,
Shelby; O. C. Lawrence, Beaufort;
and W. C. Flowers, Beaufort.
Plumbing, heating, and electrical
contractors whose bids were reject
ed were W. M. Wiggins and Co.,
Wilson; Beaufort Plumbing and
Supply, Beaufort; Cauley and Pitt
Plumbing Co., Kinston; Blanchard's
Electric Service, Morehead City;
[Dick's Electrical Co., Wilson; King
' Electric Co., Burlington; and Hat
sell Electric Co.. Beaufort.
Leainc Terms Approved
After opening bids, the commis
sioners hath a short business meet
ing. They voted to lease the land
at the west Beaufort bridge to
Charles Davis and associates for
$400 a year with the understand
ing that the rental will go to the
county airport commission for
maintaining airport property.
Alvah Hamilton, county attorney,
Wiley Taylor, attorney for the
leases and Luther Hamilton Jr.
were appointed to draw up a lease
which the commissioners will re
view* at their next meeting.
Clerk Irvin Davis read a letter
of appreciation the commissioners
received from Col. H. C. Rowland
Jr., District Engineer. Colonial
Rowland thanked the commission
ers for a resolution in which they
absolved the government of dam
age which may be incurred in snag
ging and clearing debris from cer
tain creeks in the county.
W H. Potter, Beaufort, request
ed commissioners to pass a resolu
tion endorsing and sponsoring the
stabilization of the depth of Ocra
coke Inlet at 20-24 feet. The reso
lution was passed.
A request for funds by the Na
tional Guard was also considered
at the meeting. Due to a lack of
funds and the fact that no alloca
tion is in the county budget for
the National Guard, the commis
sioners voted to delay action on
the request until they make up
next year's budget.
Commissioners attending the
meeting, in addition to Moses How
ard, chairman, were Odell Merrill,
Harrell Taylor, and Walter Yeo
mans. Commissioner Skinner Chalk
was out of town.
Club Re-Elects
R. Whitehurst
Richard Whitehurst wis re-elect- I
cd president of the Gloucester
Community (,'lub at ita meeting J
Tuesday night at the home of Misa
Joaic Pigntt. I
All other officers were elected
for another term too. They arc 1
Walter Stewart, vice ? president;
Mrs. Monroe Willis, recording sec
retary, and Mrs. Nat Smith, cor
responding secretary.
The club will give an ojater
roast for the community it ? p.m. J
next Friday night, Oct. U, it the
park.
In addition to makiBg plans for
the oyster rout, the club approved
purchiae of property for a com
munity building and a committee
appointed to negotiate the pur
chase.