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46th YEAR, NO. 47. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Miss Morehead City Crowns Successor
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Ann Thomas l*c?is is crowned Miss Morebead City of 1S37 by Lynne Richardson, last year's win
ner. First runner-up in the contest was Marian Hall, right, and second runner-up was Kathcrlne Griffin.
Miss Lewis won the title Miss Centennial as well as the Miss Morrhcad City crown.
Ann Thomas Lewis was crowned
Miss Morchead City and Miss Cen
tennial at the Morehcad City beau- j
ty pageant at the school auditor
ium Saturday night. Miss More- J
head City of 1956, Lynne Richard
son, relinquished her crown to the
new winner.
Miss Lewis, sponsored by Clara's
Dress Shop, wore a dark green
evening dress to set off her blonde
hair. As her talent she showed
series of paintings and drawings
and told what she was trying to
express in each one.
The first runfecr-up was Marion
llall, sponsored Jerry J. Willis
Agency. Second runnei^up' was
Kathcrinc Griffin, sponsored by
Walter S. Morris Jeweler.
Winner of the Miss Sweetie Pie
contest was Brenda Baldrcc, spon
sored by B. W. Downum. There
were 23 runncrs-up.
Other contestants in the Miss
Morehcad City contest besides the
top three were Barbara Blanchard,
sponsored by Eastmans town and!
Sound Shop, Kate Willis, sponsored
by Styron's, Jcanc Barnes, spon
sored by the Sanitary Fish Market
and Restaurant, Judith Davis,
sponsored by Economy Appliance
Co., and Rachel Mundine, spon
sored by John A. Baker Agency.
Dr. R. O. Bainum, Jayeee pres
ident, welcomed the 250 persons at
the pageant and introduced emcce
Ronald llarpe. Mr. Harpe then in
troduced all the contestants who
remained on stage for the Star
Spangled Banner.
Miss Richardson told what being
Miss Morehead City had meant to
her. "The biggest thrill and high
light of the entire year," she said,
"was being hostess to the state
beauty pageant."
After the evening gown presen
tation by the Miss Morehead City
contestants, all the Sweetie Pies
were introduced and walked across
the stage.
Brenda was named Miss Sweetie
rie alter tnc nrsi naif ot tne taicnt
contest. After the second half of
the talent presentations. Miss Bob
bie Dennis sang Bill Bailey.
The judges, Mrs Herbert Webb.
Sea Level, Mrs. Virginia llassell,
Beaufort, and Gene Smith, Have
lock, named the three finalists and
asked them to return to the stage.
After presentation of the first
and second runner-up awards. Miss
Richardson crowned the new beau
ty queen.
Runners-up in the Miss Sweetie
Tic contest were Mary Ann Mar
key, Daisy Beck, Virdic Morrow,
Tenna I3*. McLean, Jean la'wis.
Mary Marin*. Lucy Marhto, Bl
lcn Wagner, Shirley Barnum, Ter
ry Wells.
Jan McEachern, Carol Mcrion,
Judy C. Porter, Missy Guthrie.
Natha Clark.
Anna Holowiti, Karen Mansfield.
Carol Gibbs, Patty Doian, Ginger,
Fulcher.
Jeannie Barnum, Rosemond Sue
Baldree, Dcmetra Harpe.
250 Attend Drum Inlet Hearing
Burn Victim
Dies Friday
Leo Thomas Dixon. 49. Broad
Creek, died in Morehead City Hos
pital Friday night as the result of
third degree burns received in an
explosion at Broad Creek Tuesday.
April 9.
The funeral service was conduct
ed at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Broad
Creek Methodist Church. The Rev.
Claude Barrett, pastor, officiated.
Interment was in the Broad Creek
Cemetery.
Killed in the same explosion in
which Mr. Dixon was injured was
Danny Morton, 18, of Broad Creek.
Another person injured was Jimmy
Lewis, Broad Creek, who has re
covered. All men were employed
by Wilton and Morton. Newport
contractor, and were repairing the
Robert P. Joyce home at Broad
Creek when a terrific explosion
shook the house.
Cause of the explosion has never
been determined.
Little hope was held for Mr.
Dixon at first. But he held his
own and preparations were under
way for making skin grafts when
be developed pneumonia.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Gladys Smith Dixon; a daughter.
Mrs. Marselous Norria Jr., his
mother. Mrs. Rilla Lewis Dixon,
all of Broad Creek; three sisters.
Mrs. Moody Morton, Broad Creek;
Mrs. Albert McQueen and Mrs.
Ralph Cole, both of Florida, and
several half brothers.
? Two hundred fifty persons at
tended the hearing on Drum Inlet
yesterday morning at the Beaufort
School. Presiding was Lt. Col. W.
K. Shaffer, assistant district en
gineer, Wilmington.
Testimony was presented in
favor of deepening the gorge in the
inlet and stabilizing it. Purpose of
the hearing, which was called by
the Corps of Army Engineers, was
to determine whether the federal
government should spend further
funds to make a more comprehen
sive survey of the project.
N. C. Magnuson, chief of the
planning, reports, and program de
velopment branch, Wilmington dis
trict, explained prior to presenta
tion of evidence that the engineers
wanted to know what improvement
was wanted, what such improve
ment would cost and would the im
provement be justified by a dollars
and cents return to this area?
12 Feet Wanted
W. H. Potter, Beaufort, speaking
on behalf of the North Carolina
Fisheries Association, said "a safe,
stabilized, 12-foot channel" was
wanted to connect with the 7-foot
channel in Core Sound.
He presented the study by
George W. Woodward on economic
analysis of the state's fisheries as
"adequate evidence to justify open
ing of the inlet," and commented
that the cost of such improvement
would have to be determined by
the engineers if and when they
made a further survey.
Mr. Potter emphasized that fish
eries interests were not asking the
government to "spend" money.
They were asking the government
to make a profitable investment.
He said no cost was too great to
open the door of Drum Inlet to the
millions of dollars worth of seafood
teeming in Raleigh Bay.
Drum Inlet is located about mid
way between Ocracoke Inlet and
Barden's Inlet and gives fishermen
easy access from inland waters to
the Raleigh Bay ocean area.
The NCFA presented a printed
report on tbc need for deepening
the inlet. Comment on the report
was made by Roy Watson, Low
lands, vice-president of the NCFA;
Fred Whitakcr, Kinston, executive
secretary; Clayton Fulchcr Jr.,
Grover Willis, and John Smith, all
of Atlantic; John Lupton, Sea
Level; Julius Willis, Davis; John
Lupton, Sea Level, and Mr. Potter.
Cites Production
Mr. Fulchcr pointed out that fin
fish production in this area was
the highest ever between 1933,
when the inlet was opened by a
See HEARING, Page 3
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Autopsy Indicates Child
May Have Been Poisoned
An autopsy performed on S-ycar
old Kim Kane, Havclock. produced
evidence indicating that the child
died from eating "mushrooms" or
toadstools.
Kim became ill after playing in
her back yard Friday and died on
the way to Camp Lejcunc Hospital.
She was the daughter of Sgt. and
Mrs William Kane.
The toadstools or mushrooms
found near the Kane home are now
being tested at the University of
Georgia to determine whether they
are
Tide Table
Tides it the Beanfort Bar
(Eastern Standard Time)
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, Jane 11
7:23 a.m. 1:24 a.m.
7:44 pm. 1:28 p.m.
Wednesday, June 12
3:13 a.m. 2:12 a.m.
3.23 p.m. 2:13 p.m.
Thursday, Jane 13
3:00 a.m. 2:37 a.m.
3:13 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
Friday, Jane 14
3:43 a.m. 2:33 a.m.
3:30 p.m. 3:41 p.m.
Arthur Colston Jr. Pleads Not
Guilty to Grover Mills Murder
Branch of Sperti Products
Begins Beaufort Operations
Glen Adair, president of"
the Beaufort Chamber of
Comnicree announced yes
terday that Spcrti Faraday,
Inc., a division of Cooper
Hewitt Electric Co., and
owned by Sperti Products,
Inc., of Hoboken, N. J., are
now producing "electronic
products" in their Beaufort
plant on Lennoxvillc Road.
Appliance cords and hair dryers
are being produced at present.
Plans for further production in
clude fans, fan heaters, signal de
vices, sun lamps, etc. The output
of the local plant is distributed di
rectly from Beaufort to all parts
of the country, Mr. Adair said.
Plans to begin production in the
plant here were outlined in a con
ference last June between Sperti
Products president, Edwin L. Pitt
rich; resident general manager,
Harold S. Leahy, and Mr. Adair.
Mr. Dittrich stated at that time
that Sperti needed more produc
tion capacity for their electronic
line and the Beaufort plant was be
ing considered if taxes, transporta
tion, labor and other problems
could be solved in a manner that
would allow the plant to operate
at an economic advantage over
other sites then under considera
tion.
Mr. DiUrich and Mr. locally both
stated at the June conference that,
with cooperation in this locality,
they were confident that the plant
could be opened.
Arrangements have l>ccn made
with Mrs. Julia Tcnncy, manager
at the North Carolina Employment
.Security CominissMfl^-Morehcad
City, to obtain female iinptaye^s
\vh?pi needed. Applications should
be flkd there and not at the plant.
Mr. Adair said.
Profits realized from all of the
Spcrti Enterprises are diverted to
the Institutum Divi Thomae, Cin
cinnati. Ohio, for cancer research
work. Dr. George Sperry Sperti is
director and founder of the insti
tute. Mr. Leahy extended his com
pliments to the Beaufort Chamber
of Commerce for their efforts in
helping to arrange the solution to
several problems encountered in
establishing the plant. He also
stated that Beaufort's Chamber of
Commerce is an asset to the
growth and prosperity of the town.
Town Direction Signs
Get New Coat of Paint
Beaufort's attractive direction
signs, white and red with black
lettering, have been repainted and
put on new standards.
At Ann and Turner Streets signs
give directions to the town hall,
courthouse, airport and chamber
of commerce. At Bollock and Ann
Streets the signs point to the li
brary and hotel (Inlet Inn).
Two-hour parking meters, which
take a dime, also have a special
color. The meter heads are green.
The other meters, an hour for a
nickel, are gray.
Children Hear Bible Story
IV *??? Orre Broemfield, right, I* aervlng II mlnlater to the migrant lahorrri hi the eeontjr thh
Maimer. He ia an leave a# a toe nee tram Emannel'a Chapel. Weat Point, Ga. Here he telli a (reap el
children a Bible atory. looting en are Denglaa Amer ten el the farm labor office and Mlaa Maraella Cain
el Ml Zlea Baptht
Jean Chadwick Wins Beaufort
Beauty Pageant Friday Night
Jean Chadwick was crowned
Miss Beaufort of 1357 Friday night
at the Beaufort Jayceo beauty pa
geant in the school auditorium.
She was crowned by her sister,
Joyce, Miss Beaufort of 1356.
Mayor Clifford Lewis presented
loving cups to Winki Willis, first
runner-up and to Mona House, sec
ond runner-up. Other finalists in
the contest were Rita Mason and
Evelyn Owens.
Miss Chadwick, who was spon
sored by Slyron's, appeared in a
white full-length evening gown for
the first phase of the contest. For
her talent presentation she did a
baton dance to the tunc, Brazil.
She wore a skin-tight spangled
costume with ballet slippers to
match.
In the bathing suit contest. Miss
Chadwick wore a black suit and
black patent leather pumps.
Miss Willis was sponsored by
One-llour Martini/.ing Dry Clean
ing, and Miss House was spon
sored by Potter's Dress Shop.
Other contestants were Rita Ma
son, sponsored by llardesty Mo
tors. Evelyn Owens, sponsored by
I?&H Motors, Mary Ellen Chasteen,
sponsored by the Fashion Shoppc.
Betty Gillikin, sponsored by Par
ker Motors, Sara Jones, sponsored
by Huntley's Hardware and Build
ing Supply, KMriyn Piner, spon
sorcd by E. W. Downum Depart
ment Stores, and Ann Spivcy, spon
sored by Hamilton Furniture Co.
Margaret Springle, who was to
have been sponsored by First-Citi
zens Bank and Trust Co., contract
ed mumps the day before the con
test. Her place was taken by num
ber 13, unlucky Johnettc ? John
Duncan.
Mr. Duncan appeared in "eve
ning dress" and his own version
of a bathing suit. His measure
ments were announced as 36-58-97.
The judges for the pageant were
Mrs. Ray Cummins, Morchead
City; Col. Guy M. Morrow, Cherry
Point; Dick Parker, .Morchead
City, Elmer Dewey Willis, Willis
ton; and A1 Dcwcy, Beaufort.
The judges gave up in the Little
Miss Beaufort revue and named
all 29 contestants first-place win
ners. They follow:
Helen llardesty, llardesty Mo
tors; Georgette Wainwright, City
Appliance and Furniture Co.; Kay
Neil Thomas, Beauty Bar; Mela
nic Arthur, Judy & Nell Beauty
Shop; Diane Booth, Rose's Five
and-Tcn; Kay Bridgcrs, Ann St.
Esso.
Elaine Darden, Beaufort Hard
ware Co.; Leslie Carol Davis,
WBMA Radio Station; Lisa Davis,
Edward C. Willis, agent Nation
wide Insurance Co.; Rachel Davis,
See MISS BEAUFORT, Page 3
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Jean Chadwick receives the Miss Beaufort crown from her sister
Joyce after winning the Miss Beaufort beauty pageant Friday night.
Joyce won the title last year. In the left background is first runner*
up Winki Willis.
Court Will Hear Carnal
Knowledge' Case This Week;
Wayne Wilson, 50, Broad Creek, i
is being held without bond to await
trial this week in superior court.
Sheriff Hugh Salter said the case
may be tried today. Wilson is
charged with carnally knowing his
12-year-old step daughter, Brenda
Dickinson. Wilson, a retired Ma
rine sergeant, was working at
Camp Lejeune as a civilian before
he was picked up by deputy
sheriffs Bobby Bell and Bruce Ed
wards.
Wilson's wife swore out a war
rant before solicitor Wiley Taylor
accusing her husband of having
sexual relations with her daughter
by another marriage. The g?rl at
the time of the first incident (Oct.
15. 1956) was less than 12 years old.
Mrs. Wilson said that the rela
tionship had continued unlil she de
cided to do something about it. On
the basis of her original complaint,
Wilson was charged with the capi
tal crime of rape.
In county recorder's court Thurs
day, Wilson's attorney entered a
motion that the charge be lessened
to carnally knowing the child. The
motion was accepted and Wilson
waived preliminary hearing.
Two Cart Collide
In Sunday Rain
Two cin collided In a hard
downpour of rain at 11 p.m Sun
day at the eaat end oI the Swans
boro bridge.
State Highway Patrolman W. E
Pickard said that one of the ears,
a 1957 Oldsmobile, was driven by
Ronald Lcc Smith, route 1 New
port.
The other waa driven by a Negro
of Beaufort. Patrolman Pickard
said he planned to contact the un
identified Beaufort driver yester
day some time.
Damage to the Olds was esti
mated at $100. Damage to the.
other car waa not known. Charges
Court Clerk Announce*
County Court for June 20
A. H. James, clerk of superior
court, has announced that there
will be county recorder's court
Thursday, June 20, even though su
perior court may be in session.
The county court session is
scheduled to be held In another
part of the courthouse, probably in
the grand jury room. The civil
term of superior court opens Mon
day, June 17, and is scheduled for
one week.
Attorney Luther Hamil
ton Jr. entered a plea of not
KUilty yesterday afternoon
for Arthur Colston Jr.. 27,
chariied with the Feb. 23 pis
tol sla.vinK of Grover Mills.
The murder ease was the
first one called on the cur
rent term of superior court
at the courthouse in Bcau
fort.
Morehcad City Police ( bicf llcr
licrl Griffin was the first witness
(or the state, lie testified that his
first contact with the case was at
3:08 p.m Feb. 23 when a call came
to the police station that there was
shooting at 1304 Fisher St., home
of Annie Mac llinson
Chief Griffin said that he jump
ed in the car at the station and left
at once, arriving at Ihc scene about
" to Set Homer Lewis, also of
the Morehead City police force,
was contacted by radio and ar
riicd at the scene about the same
time the chief did.
IJoor Open
Chief Griffin testified, When I
got there the front door was partly
open I started through the door
and saw Grover Mills lying on the
floor Colston was standing, al his
feet with a .32 calibre revolver in
his hand. .
"I took the tjun and asked who
shot him. He said Alto !.cc did it.
Itobert Mills Jr. (brother of the
dead man) came in and said.
?You're a damned liar, you shot
him yourself.'
"I called the coroner Mills gasp
ed one time afler 1 got ihere and
I couldn't talk to him al a I
Solicitor Hubert Rouse asked the
chief about the eatisc of deatn.
Chief Griffin said that the only
wound he found on the dead man
was a bullet hole about thrive
inches lielow and lo the left of his
left breast.
Colston Cut
lie testified (hat he did not no
tice any wounds on Colston until
they took him to jail. Colston was
cut on the right thigh and had a
scratch on Uic back of his neck,
the chief testified.
Solicitor Rouse then asked Uic
chief about Alto Lee, who was not
present in the courtroom. The
chief said. "When we first spotted
l.rc, we thought he was the mail
who had been shot. He had been
heat in the head . . ." but here
Mr. Hamilton objected. He asked
the chief if he had actually picked
Lee up The chief said, "No, I
didn't pick him up.
"I told Sergeant Lewis to take
him to the station while I looked
for whoever was doing the shoot
ing. His head was bloody and I
thought he had been shot."
Mr. Rouse turned his witness
over to Mr. Hamilton for cross ex
amination. lie asked the chief if
there was any evidence of a fight
or of the body's being moved Chief
Griffin said that he did not sec any
evidence of either.
Mr. Hamilton then asked the
chief whether any of the persons
involved had been drinking. He
(Colston) was drinking. I would
say he was pretty well on the way
to being drunk. Robert Milla was
not so drunk."
Women Gone
"Annie Mac (Hinson) and Alice
Marie (Gibbs) were both gone
when 1 got there Annie Mac came
in while I waa there but said she
did not know anything about the
shooting.
"After going to the police sta
tion, wc noticed that Colston had
been cut. Wc went back to look
for the knife but never found It.
Al this point Mr. Hamilton asked
See MURDER CASE. Page 1
More Than 4 Inches Rain
Fall in Past Two Weeks
Up until 7 a m. yesterday 4.33
inchca of rain had fallen in the
euunty ainee Tuesday, May 28.
That'a the official measurement
of E. Stamcy Davis, weather ob
server, Other sections of the coun
ty have received more rain than
that. In the Adams Creek section
crops have been seriously dam
aged by wet weather Cherry
Point, too, has been deluged by
rain. The weatherman is apparent
ly making up for an extremely
dry April and May.
Mr. Davis said that the north
easter which blew up here Satur
day was caused by the tropical
disturbance that moved in from
the Gulf of Mexico over the week
end, crossed northwrst Florida
and moved out over the Georgia
coast late Sunday.
If the storm, the first of the sea
son, blows itself out at sea, the
weather here was to begin clear
ing late yesterday, Mt. Davis said.
The Gulf-origtnated storm had
winds blowing up to SO miles an
Bain started lata Saturday night
and by 7 yesterday morning 2.70
inches had fallen. Rainfall during
the past two weeks, as recorded
by Mr. Davis, follow: May 26?55
inch; May 31?.(2 inch; June 5?
.24; June 6?24; Jdne 9?2.70.
The highest temperature so fur
this month has been 86 degrees,
recorded last Monday. The lowest
was 67. The highest temperature
in June last year was 91 degrees
recorded June 11.
Maximum and minimum temp
eratures and wind direction from
May 28 through Sunday, follow:
. Max. Mlo. Wind
May 28 79 67 NE
May 28 76 65 NE
May SO 7S 65 NE
May 31 75 65 NE
June 1 78 68 NE-SE
June 2 85 67 SW
June 3 86 67 Variable
June 4 85 70 Calm
June 5 85 73 SW
June 6 85 73 S
June 7 82 68 SW
June 8 84 TO NE
Juno 8 77 66 NE