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46th YEAR, NO. 66. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1967 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Pod-Centennial
Dance Will Begin
At 8 Tonight
Committee Hopes Dance
Will Help Make Up
Celebration's Deficit
The Ribbon-Aires, a four-piece
dance combo, will play for the
post Centennial dance at the Blue
Ribbon Restaurant tonight. The
music will begin at 8 p.m.
Purpose of the dance is to help
make up the financial deficit of
the Centennial committee. Incom
plete audits show that the Cen
tennial cost about $3,000 more than
was collected, according to J. R.
Sanders, finance chairman.
The Ribbon-Aires play rhythmic,
sweet music for dancing and din
ing. The combo features a sax,
piano, bass and drums.
The dollar admission, per per
son, will go to the Centennial fund.
R. G. Atkinson, manager of the
restaurant, is furnishing the band
and the building free of charge.
The dance is informal.
After 22-Day
Dry Spell, Rain
Falls Yesterday
Rain.
It finally came.
Not since Wednesday, July 24,
has there been a shower over a
wide area of the county. Then on
that day ? 22 days ago ? just a
quarter of an inch fell.
The welcome- drops started com
ing down in a steady shower about
1? o'clock yesterday morning. An
earlier hard shower fell in the New
port area.
The rain continued until almost
1 p.m. and the skies continued to
be overcast, holding promise of
perhaps more rain.
Crops have suffered sorely in the
dry spell. I.awns and flower beds
have been kept alive only by use of
the garden hose and sprinklers.
No official niqasuigjiicnt of
yesterday's rain was available
by press! i me yesterday afternoon.
Ethan Davis Ifl, Morehcad City,
who is keeping the weather record
while his grandfather, Stamey, is
out of town, doesn't read the rain
gauge until 5:30.
Temperatures and wind direc
tion. since Aug. 4, the beginning
of the Centennial celebration, fol
low:
Max. Min. Wild
Aug. 4
89
80
SW
Aug. 5
86
75
NE
Aug. 6
84
71
NE
Aug. 7
84
68
NE
Aug. 8
88
64
NE
Aug. 9
89
68
SW
Aug. 10
91
74
SW
Aug. 11
90
75
E
Aug. 12
95
78
SW
Aug. 13
90
70
E
Aug. 14
91
74
SW
Monday's high of 93 was the hot
test day this month.
Chamber Puts
Out Brochure
The Morehead City Chamber ol
Commerce 1957 booklet on the
"Cape I-ookout Area" embracing
Morehead City, Beaufort and dpwn
east, is off the press.
J. A. DuBois, manager of the
Chamber of Commerce, reports
that 5,000 copies have been printed.
Each chamber member has been
mailed a copy. Extra copies are
available at the chamber office.
The brochure consists of 44 pages
of articles and pictures on Carteret
County as a vacationland, a place
for retirement and location for in
dustry. Included is a map oI the
county and of Morehead Cttr
The booklets are 9 by 4 inches.
Members of the Morehead City
chamber arc listed in a classi
fied directory at the back of the
brochure.
FHA Girls, Advisors Will
Attend Planning Mooting
FHA girls and FHA advisors will
attend a planning meeting tor the
district 2 Future Homemakcrs rally
tomorrow.
The meeting will be held at Jones
Central School. Trenton. The rally
wilt take place at Beaufort School
Oct. S.
Attending from Beaufort will be
Mias Kay Temple aud Mho The
resa Bella mah, with their advisor,
Mrs. David Beveridgc. From More
head City will be Miss Jessie White
and Miss Greta Rice with their ad
visor, Mrs. Delfido Cordova.
-8aicMe' Investigated
T/Sgt. Paul Bray, Morehead City,
| said that an unidentified Marine
( who allegedly took poison bi an at
I tempt to commit suicide featerdpy,
I was admitted to the hospital at
Point.
Beauty at the Beach
i-inne oy jeny nuuiocncr
Elaine llcrndon, Miss North Carolina, spent last week here as the guest of the Morehcad City Jay
I cces. She flew back to Durham Saturday afternoon after the parade.
Former Governor's Granddaughter,
Going on 83, Drives Her Own Car
Mrs. Rufus L. Pallerson, only
living granddaughter of Gov. John
Motley Morehead, will be 83 years
old in December and still drives
her own automobile.
A regal looking gray-haired lady,
she was in Morehead City Friday
and Saturday for the closing ac
tivities of the Centennial celebra
tion.
Mrs. Patterson's father was Eu
gene. He was the youngest son of
the Tar Heel governor who found
ed Morehead City. Mrs. Patterson
was born in Savannah. Gi? where
for three years her father worked
in a bank. (It was the l.athrop
bank established by Jaines l.a
throp, Eugene's father-in-law).
Founds Durham Bank
Then Eugene moved to Greens
boro where he worked in a bank
controlled by his father, the gov
ernor. From there he went to Dur
ham and started the Eugene More
head Banking Co.
It was in Durham that Mrs. Pat
terson, the former Madge More
head, married Rufus L. Patterson,
an inventor. He was affiliated with
the American Tobacco Co. When
their son, Morehead Patterson, was
a year old, tbey moved to New
York City.
Mr. Patterson founded the Amer
ican Machine and Foundry Co. To
day, his son, Morehead, la bead
of the firm. Mrs Patterson re
gretted, she said Friday, that
Morehead could ont be present for
the Centennial festivities but at
present he is in Paris.
Morehead. she said, is quite fond
of Gov. buthet; Hodges, adding that
her son acted as roving ambassa
dor for President Eisenhower. "I'm
a Democrat," Mrs. Patterson said
emphatically, "but I voted for
Eisenhower."
Mrs. Patterson Is secretary of
social services for the Beekman
Downtown Hospital. New York
City, a member of the Garden
Club of America and the Colonial
Dames of America.
Welcomed Prfoee of Wales
"Years ago." she added, "I was
a member of the mayor's commit
tee to receive distinguished guests
in New York." She was a member
of that committee when the Prince
of Wales, later Edward Vlt, visited
this country.
Asked if she had any hobbies,
she shook her head, laughed and
said, "Seven great grandchildren."
Five of them are boys and two are
girls.
Mr*. Rufus L. Patterson
... seven great grandchildren
Morchcad Patterson had two
sons, Rufus L , a pilot, who was
killed over Germany, and another
son, Herbert, who is affiliated With
the Chase-Manhattan Bank.
Mrs. Patterson's daughter, Mrs.
Casamir dcRham, of New York,
also has two sons, Casamir Jr. and
David Patterson deRham.
Mrs. Patterson flew to England
for the coronations of both George
VI and the present Elizabeth. "I
love to fly," she declared, "but my
daughter won't, so we came here
by train."
Nephews In Raleigh
She frequently visits North Caro
lina becaues she has two nephews
in Raleigh, John Fleming Wily Jr.,
vice-president of the Wachovia
Ben MIS. FATTERBON, Page 1
Officer Issues
Warning of Flu
Dr. Luther Kulcher, county
health officer, warns persons to be
on the lookout for symptoms of
asiatic flu.
The United Stales Public Health
Service is undertaking a vigorous
campaign to curb an asiatic flu
epidemic. Vaccine to prrvent it is
expected to be available, at the
latest, by the middle of Septem
ber.
A rise in the number of cases is
expected. Or. Kulcher continued,
in the early fall and winter. A per
son suffering from the illness runs
a temperature between 103 and
105 for three days, followed by
weakness for several days.
The danger lies In complications
that can follow a cool-weather ill
ness, such as pneumonia, menin
gitis, encephalitis and kidney in
fections.
Precautions to take againat the
flu Include staying healthy aa pos
sible by eating well and resting
property and staying away from
persons who may have asiatic flu.
No eases have been reported in
thia county as yet, according to the
county health department. If there
have bean cases, thf health depart
ment has not been notified, Dr.
Kulcher said.
Newport Rotarians
Work on Building
The Newport Rotary Club spent
two days last week in a clean-up
campaign. Thursday night several
members oI the club met at the
PTA Center to repair and paint
screens tor the building. Saturday
morning another group put wire
in the screens and put them on
the windows.
Saturday afternoon some of the
Rotarians cleaned up the grounds
around the building.
Past president Bob Montague
was program chairman at the reg
ular club meeting Monday night
He led a discussion at the rules
of parliamentary procedure.
Mr. Montague had Harold chart
ley, Newport, aa hia guest
Two Marines Die
When Car Upsets
Near Newport
Two Cherry Point Marines died
and a third was slightly injured at
10:45 p.m. Monday when the 1954
Chevrolet they were riding in upset
six miles from Newport on the
Nine-Foot Road.
Killed instantly was Lloyd T.
Heath, VMF 122, Cherry Point.
Frederick T. Barbour, driver of
the car, died at 4 a m. Tuesday
in the Naval Hospital, Camp I*c
ieune. Pfc. Harold Casanova, suf
fered cuts and scratches.
Highway Patrolman W. H Pick
ard said the car was headed to
ward Newport at a high rate of
speed and failed to make a curve.
TTic car went off the left of the
road, skidded and turned over sev
eral times, coming to a rest on the
road.
Patrolman Pickard said that
Barbbur was thrown 46 feet and
Heath 16 feet from the car and that
it apparently rolled on them. Their
heads were crushed.
Heath was in the front seat with
Barbour and Casanova was asleep
in the back. The car, owned by
Pfc. Harold Puryer, was demolish
ed. A pint of liquor, two-thirds
full, was found in the cur. the pa
trolman said.
Heath was the son of Mrs. Bea
trice Woodward, Prudenville,
Mich., and Barbour the son of Mrs.
Rose A. Barbour, Brighton. Mass.
Casanova is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. U. Casanova, Bay Shore,
N. Y.
Two III with Polio;
No Paralysis Apparent
Centennial Sidelights
Twenty-three stores entered the
Centennial window display con
test. Mrs. Owen l>ail, chairman,
thanks all of them for their par
ticipation in the event. "The dis
plays created a lot of interest/'
she commented.
Charles Markey reports that 101
of the souvenir programs were
sold during the Centennial. The
Centennial committee ordered 5,
000 copies of the program and
over 4,800 arc still in the head
quarters trailer. They are free
for the taking, Mr. Markey says.
Centennial books, however, are
still $2 each and they are going
fast. The remaining copies have
been taken to Webb Memorial
Library where they may be
bought as long as the supply
lasts.
A decorated yacht showed up for
the water parade Saturday morn
ing. Some folks never arrive on
time.
Souvenir coins are on special
sale at the trailer for 15 cents
each arid Centennial ballpoint pens
are a quarter. The caps, in small
sizes only, are going for a buck
each. This is the last clay that the
trailer will be open, so stop by
today if you want in on the clear
ance sale.
During the Friday night his
toric al play, Tenting Tonight was
sung hy the quartet consisting of
Borden Wade. Ralph Wade. Wil
liam Laughton and Bobby Bell.
Attending Friday night's presen
tation of The Blue and the Gray
were four persons from Albemarle,
Stanley County. They recently
celebrated their Centennial and
came to Morehead City, in cos
tume, to attend Friday and Satur
day Centennial events.
One of the girls on the floats
in the parade Saturday dropped
a pair of white gloves on the
street. They were found by Mrs.
Jane Kelluni who has left them
at TIIK NEWS-TIMES office. The
owner may claim them there.
AI (Jazbo) Collins called Sgt.
Bill Condic, of the Morehead City
See SIDELIGHTS, Page 2
Two cases of non-paralytic polio
have been reported in the county,
according to I)r. Luther Fulcher,
public health officer.
Stricken are Elton Horace
Roundtrec Jr., 4 year-old son of
the Rev. and Mrs. Roundtrce, 2309
Bay St., Morehead City, and Man
ley Smith, 30 years of age, route
1 Newport.
The Roundtree boy had two shots
of polio vaccine six months apart
(a six-week period is recommend
ed between the first and second
shots) and Mr. Smith had one shot
of polio vaccine a month ago.
The 4 year-old has been taken
to the hospital at Chapel Hill. Mr.
Smith is in an isolation ward at
the Morehead City Hospital.
The 4-year-old boy became ill
Sunday night. He was admitted
to the Morehead City Hospital Mon
day and taken Tuesday afternoon
to Chapel Hill.
Mr. Smith was admitted to the
hospital Wednesday suffering from
a headache, stiff neck and fever.
Doctors believe that it will be un
necessary to move him to another
hospital.
Elton Roundtree is an only child.
His father is a Church of (Jod min
ister.
Health authorities urge adults to
get their polio shots. The shots
arc available at any doctor's of
fice or at the health department
during clinic hours. Children should
also be inoculated.
The health department requests
that persons due their second or
third shots take the shots. If the
first shot was taken at the health
department and following shots
were not, the health department
would like to be informed of that
fact so that they may keep their
records accurate.
Dance Profit Furnishes Room
Photo by Bob Seymour
Shown in the waiting room above are, left to right, Mrs. Bessie King, Buck Matthews Jr., Mrs. Ruby
Norman, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morris.
With profit from the spring
Hospital Charity Ball, sponsored
by the Morehead City Junior
Woman's Club in cooperation
with the Jayrces, this waiting
room in the maternity ward of
the Morehead City Hospital was
furnished.
Now the Junior Woman's Club
is sponsoring a fashion show and
luncheon next Wednesday to
raise money for its projects dur
ing the coming year. The lunch
roil will begin at 1 p.m. at the
Morrhrad Biltmore Hotel and
will be followed by a fashion
show.
The waiting room was remod
eled at the expense of the hos
pital and was painted a light
green and peach.
Mrs. Russell Outlaw, represen
tative for the Jaycccs and Mrs.
Thomas Noe, representative for
the Junior Woman's Club, with
David Willis acting as consultant,
planned the waiting room re
furbishing.
New foam rubber cushions
were bought for the sofa. Also
put in the room were pictures,
new drapes, standing ash trays
and lamps. A corner planter was
especially built for the room
and old furniture was re-covered
by the hospital.
Hamilton's Inc., K&N, Mit
chell's Carpenter Shop, and Pec
Gee's cooperated with the club.
Club to Sponsor Fashion Show
Club to Clear
All Park Lands
Mcmbcra of the Gloucester Com
munity Club, meeting Tuesday
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Piper, Sleepy Creek, de
cided to begin clearing the remain
der of the Gloucester Park land
Oct. 1.
Mrs. Piper reported that the
deeds for the park lands have
been properly drawn by a lawyer
and arc now in her hands. Part
of the land was given by Miss
Joaic Pigott and her sister, Mrs.
Monroe Willis. The other part was
given by Miss Betsy Williams.
Richard Whltchurst was appoint
ed to supervise the park clearance
The ctub also decided to paint
the new tables and chairs which
were made for the park pavilioo
last month. Committee reports
were heard after the meeting waa
called to order by the president,
Mr Whitrhurst.
Twenty-one members and sev
eral visitors attrnded. At the close
of the meeting, (he hostess served
Ice cream sodas and cake,
Liens Meet
The Down East Lions Club met
Monday night at the Sea Level Inn.
Tb? rlub projects for the fall were
discussed The neat meeting will
ha Monday night, Aug- M.
? Local models will appear in the<
Morchcad City Junior Woman's
Club fashion show next Wednes
day at the Morchcad Biltmore.
The show will be preceded by a
luncheon at 1 p.m. Special ramps
for the modeling of the clothes
will be built in the foyer.
Among those who will model are
Mrs. B. K. Royal, Mrs. Jack Rob
erts, Mrs. Jerry Schumacher, Mrs.
John Hcrndon, Mrs. Arthur Shep
pard. Miss Anne Thomas Lewis.
Miss Rcncc Kemp. Miss Beth
Roberts. Mrs. Roy Oliver, Mrs.
Jack Reed and Miss Jane Safrit.
Clothes, in addition to those
modeled, will be on display on the
mcxianinc.
Mrs. E. Barkley Murray, Cam
eron Village, will be narrator. Mrs.
Theodore 1'hllllps, Morchcad City,
will provide organ music, and the
luncheon, catered by the Rex Res
taurant, will be served buffet
style on the patio.
Tickets for the luncheon and
fashion show arc $1.73 each and
may be bought from a Junior
Woman's Club member or at Dee
tire's shop.
At noon yesterday, tickets were
selling fast.
Task Explode*
An acetylene tank in the shop at
Morrhead City Snipbuilding Corp.
exploded at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday
whl'c workmen were using it for
welding The flaming gas caught
a > artition in the building on fire.
?** the Morchcad City fire Dc
had the fire out 10 mln
attsr it started.
Rotary Membership
Chairman Reports
Membership committee chair
man Glenn Adair conducted the
program at the Tuesday night
meeting of the Beaufort Rotary
Club at the Scout Building. Mr.
Adair reported that the member
ship committee had drawn up a
list of IS names of men eligible
for Rotary membership.
There arc IS members in the
club now, Mr. Adair pointed out,
and the new members would nearly
double the size of the club.
In the absence of president David
Jones, vice-president Bruce Tar
kington presided.
Tide Table
TMe* at Urn Braatort Bar
(Eaalern Standard Time)
HIGH LOW
Friday, Aug. 10
11:51 a.m. 5:07 a.m.
11:47 p.m. 5:11 p.m.
Baturday. Aug. 17
...a _.... 5:35 a.m.
12:30 p.m. 0:25 p.m.
Buuday, Aug. 10
12:33 a.m. 6:17 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 0:05 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 10
1:27 a.m. 7:25 a.m.
2:11 p.m. 0:24 p.m.
Tueiday, Aug. 20
2:33 a.m. 9:10 a.m.
3:1* p.m. 10:23 p-JB.
Three Appear
On Drunk Driving
Counts Monday
Three defendant* charged with
driving drunk were on the docket
when Morehcad City recorder's
court opened Monday. William
Robert Bellamy was found guilty
and fined $100 and costs.
George F. Henderson requested
a jury trial and his bond was set
at $150. "he third defendant, Lacy
Lee Jarman, was found guilty of
careless and reckless driving but
still drew a $100 and costs fine.
Two defendants were charged
$10 and costs. They were Kenneth
F. Truman, found guilty of speed
ing, and Ernest Mattox Jr., con
victed of assaulting his wife and
drunk and disorderly conduct.
Taxed Costs
Those who paid costs follow:
John Richard Miller, David R.
Dean and Claude II. Davis, speed
ing: Preston T. Whitt Jr., running
a stop sign; George Murray, fail
ing to comply with driver's license
restrictions; James R. Henry Jr.,
improper registration; and Elijah
Lewis, public drunkenness.
Bobby Gene Mason was taxed
one-half costs for violating the
terms of his learner's permit. Don
ald Lee Norris Jr. was taxed a
similar amount for having an im
proper exhaust system on his car.
David W. Gcddic showed the
court that he had paid back costs
and made bad checks good, so the
judge dismissed a charge of fail
ing to comply with a court order.
Cases Dropped
Three defendants were not tried
due to lack of evidence. They were
Robert Mills Jr., charged with at
tempted assault; James Rufus
Ward, charged with assaulting his
wife; and John A. Naylor, charged
with driving without a driver's
license.
Cases were continued against the
following: William DeBerry, Har
vey Earl Lee, J. B. Rudd, Joyce
Ann McCallum, Thomas E. Tur
ner and Mack V. Garner.
Stat* Revokes License
Of Newport Driver
Bonnie Grimes, Newport, has
had his license revoked by the
state highway safety division. The
action came as the 'result of his
second drunken driving conviction.
Four county drivers have been
notified that their licenses have
been suspended.
They are Cecil H. Mason, More
head City, a habitual violator, tha
state says, Leonard Quilien, More
bead City, who had been found
guilty of speeding 80 mph; laindjr
Glllikin Jr. of Beaufort, who had
been clocked over Tg mph; and
Otis K Godwin of Stella, who had
two speeding over U convictions.
To Leave Monday
Sheriff Hugh Salter will leave
Monday to attend FBI School,
Washington, O. C. The course he
will take requires U weeks for