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46th YEAR, NO. 79. EIGHT PAGES PLUS COMICS MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
$320 Reported
Stolen Thursday
From Pavilion
Ward Hallou, Morehcad City,
owner and operator of the Pavilion,
Atlantic Beach, reported to police
Thursday night that $320 was stol
en from the cash register at the
Pavilion between 7 and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday.
According to Bobby Bell, deputy
sheriff, Dalton Whaley was alone
in the place, waiting on customers.
Two men came in and ordered
beers.
Mr. Whaley said that he put the
beers in front of the men and then
the phone, in a back office, rang.
He went to answer it and when he
came back, the cash register
drawer was open the money and
the men gone.
Mr. Wh.'iley said that when he
got to the phone, someone asked
for "Mr. Ballou" who, of course,
was not there.
Deputy Bell said the beer cans
have been processed for finger
prints. Investigators at Cherry
Point have also been called in on
the case.
Farm Advisors
To Confer Today
On FHA Loans
Five farm advisors will confer
this morning in the farm agent's |
conference room, postoffice build
ing, Beaufort, on whether the I
county should be declared eligible |
for emergency FHA loans.
Attending the meeting will be
I. M. Bobbins, Farm and Home
administrator for this area; B. J
May, ASC manager; C. S. Long,
vocational agriculture instructor.
Newport; David Jones, soil conser
vationist. and Mr. Williams.
Mr. Williams reports that nine
eastern Carolina counties have al-1
ready been approved for emer
gency loans and the FHA has been
directed to determine whether
counties on the fringe of those
nine should also be made tligible.
Mr. Williams expressed the opin
ion that emergency FHA loans
should be made available to farm
ers here.
He said farmers' income has
been affected by dry weather and
crops have been short.
FHA emergency loans arc made
in addition to regular FHA loans
and credit terms are more lenient.
AHS Seniors Will
Give Play Friday
Atlantic high school seniors will
present their annual play at 7:30
p.m. Friday in the school audi
torium. Title of this year's play is
Host to a Ghost.
Janis Goodwin plays the role of
Polly Peters, a pretty girl of 16
who hopes to be an opera singer.
Rodney Pittman plays the part of
a typical boy who is not yet quite
ready to admit that girls arc peo
ple.
Linda Styron portrays a 16-year
old tomboy, Nancy Dean, who lives
next door to the Peters. Sally
Tosto plays the part of Mrs. Bea
trice Peters, who is inclined to be
scatter-brained.
David Smith portrays the father,
William Peters, and Louctta Tay
lor plays the part of Sue, the maid,
who's timid about the ghost.
Phyllis Morris fills the role of
the First Linda, a girl about 20,
and Jean Fulchcr plays the Second
Linda.
70 Officers Attend
Meeting Thursday
Seventy law enforcement officers
from the eastern part of the state
met at the Sanitary Fish Market
and Restaurant Thursday night for
a dutch supper meeting.
Among the notables were Walter
Anderson, head of the State Bureau
of Investigation, who called the
meeting. Ruel Tyson. Greenville,
president of the state sheriff's asso
ciation.
Also present were FBI agents,
provost marshals from Cherry
Point and Camp Lcjcune, and
members of city and county law
enforcement departments.
The group decided to meet again
Friday night, March 2S, at Rocky
Mount.
Inquiries Flow In
Charles Caudell, secretary of the
Sea Level Chamber of Commerce,
reports that numerous inquiries are
being received from persons who
would like to settle down east. He
says the chamber is pushing mos
quito control and the deepening of
Drum Inlet.
Controversial Issues Aired
At Morehead Board Meeting
Heads League
George W. Dill, mayor of
Morehead City, above, was elect
ed president of the North Caro
lina League of Municipalities
yesterday afternoon at Raleigh.
The mayor has served during
the past year as first vice-presi
dent of the league and has been
a member of various league
committees.
The municipalities meeting
opened Sunday night and will
end this afternoon after the gavel
is turned over to the new presi
dent. Seven hundred town offi
cials are expected at the meet
ing.
Attending from Carteret, in
addition to Mayor Dill and his
wife, are Morehead City Com
missioner Gibbie Sanderson and
his wife, George McNeil, town
attorney, and Mrs. McNeill;
John Lashley, town clerk, and
Mrs. Lashley, and Dan Walker,
town clerk of Beaufort.
Demonstration on Milk
Will Be Given This Month
Mrs. Floy Garner, home agent,
announces that a demonstration
on Milk in Your Breakfast will
be given at the following Home
Demonstration Club meetings this
week:
Today. Wildwood at 7:30 p.m.
with T. D. Lewis; Thursday, North
River at 2 p.m. with Mrs R. P.
Gooding and Broad Creek at 7:30
p.m. with Mrs. Leslie Sanders.
Friday, Bettie at 7:30 p.m. yvity
Mrs. Hugh Pake and Monday. Mer
rimon at 2 p.m. with Mrs. Lois
Stallings.
Wing Nears Completion
Charles Caudcll, administrator of
the Sea Level Hospital, reported
yesterday that the new wing to the
hospital is expected to be com
pleted by Nov. 1.
Controversial issues between D. j
J. Hall, Morehead City fire coin !
missioncr. and Vernon Guthrie,
chief of the fire department, were
aired at a special meeting of the
Morehead City town board Thurs
day night at the town hall.
The meeting was called at the
request of Commissioner Hall. No
decisions were reached. The hour
and three-quarters session ended
on a note sounded by Commission
er S. C. llolloway, who said, "I
hope they can get together and
work things out."
Commissioner Hall's motion that
action, if any, be deferred until
the next regular meeting, preceded
the motion for adjournment.
The meeting opened with Mayor
George Dill reading the portion
from the town charter specifying
the duties of the fire chief. It stated
that the chief of the fire depart
ment is subject to the supervision
of the mayor and board of com
missioners and that the chief shall
have control of the department,
personnel, apparatus and fire
alarm system.
Why Meeting?
That was read twice, by request
of one of the commissioners, then
Chief Guthrie said, "I'd like to
know what this meeting has been
called for. All 1 know is that John
Lashley called me and told me to
be here at 8 o'clock and I said I
would if I could."
The mayor explained that the
fire commissioner had some mat
ters that he would like to place
before both the board and the
chief, and Commissioner Hall was
given the floor.
Commissioner Hall's complaints,
boiled down, were:
1. The fire chief does not follow
directions of the board.
2. The fire chief "cusses out"
the fire commissioner and em
barrasses the commissioner, two
of the cussings having occurred
cither in per on or over the phone
at Mr. Hail's place of business.
Commissioner Hall's specific
complaints were as follows:
1. When the new truck for the
west end fire station arrived last
fall, the chief wanted to send the
750 pumper to the west end sta
tion. The town board wanted the
750 pumper at the downtown sta
tion. 4
Mr. Hall said, "When 1 told the
chief that, he said some harsh
words that 1 can't repeat here,
but they were embarrassing to
me."
2. At the recent fire school, a
fireman brought up the fact that
only one pumper was answering
Morehead City fire alarms. Com
missioner Hall said, "Chief Schlarp
Lum Gaskill of Ocracoke
Retires from Coast Guard
rnuiu oy Quo Seymour
Fort Macon Group Commander James thinnings, right, congratu
lates his executive officer, James Lam Gaskill, on his retirement
after more than 2* years in the Coast Guard. Chief Gaaklll conducted
his last inspection of base personnel Friday morning and read his
orders to the group.
Chief Petty Officer James L,um
Gaskill, executive officer of the
Kurt Macon Coast Guard Station
since August I9S0, retired from
the service Friday morning after
more than 20 years of active
duty.
Chief Gaskill enlisted in the
Coast Guard June 26. 1937 and
saw duty in the North Atlantic
during the Second World War.
lie served aboard three trans
ports on convoy duty.
His land stations included Oak
Island. Southport. Little Creek
and llattcras Inlet before he
came to Fort Macon.
Chief tiaskill and his wife own
a motor court at Ocracokc and
plan to operate It to keep busy.
The chief says that retiring from
the Coast Guard doesn't mean
that be is quitting work.
(Camp lejeunc) said that wc
would get in trouble with under
writers if that were the case. So
1 phoned Mr. Murphy, fire inspec
tor, and he wrote a letter back
saying that there had to be two
pumpers at each fire.
Chief Miffed
'When 1 went to Vernon to give
him a bulletin on the two pumpers,
he said, 'Don't you think you
should consult me about things
like that?' and I told him that I
wanted to find out for myself what
was needed."
3. "At the fire school in August
I saw the chief there only a few
hours and when the school was
about over I saw one of the fellows
and asked him if he knew where
the chief was. The next day Ver
non drove up to my place of bus
iness and came in and asked what
g... d-~ business it was of mine
whether he was at the fire school
or not."
The commissioner said that he
tried to explain to the chief that
he was merely making a casual
inquiry and was not inferring that
the chief had to attend all the fire
school sessions. He added that
the chief cussed him some more
and threatened to beat him up.
Truck Maintenance
4. The commissioner said that
John Parker, engineer and main
tenance man at the downtown sta
tion, came to him after the new
fire station was built and asked
whether the town expected him to
work on the two trucks at the new
station, lie said if so, he would
like $5 added to his pay.
"1 told him there was not money
in the budget for that," the com
missioner said. "Nolan McCabc
and Dan Willis up at the new sta
tion said they would keep the
trucks up at no pay, but if there
was going to be any pay, they'd
like to have it."
The controversy over who would
Sec CONTROVERSY, Page 3
Melvin Fulcher
Wrecks Auto
Melvin Fulcher, Harkcrs Island,
was charged with reckless driving
after his car, a 1951 Chevrolet,
ran off the Harkers Island Road
Sunday afternoon at 4:30.
Fulcher was uninjured. He was
heading east and cracked up on
"dead man's curve" by Yeoman's
store. He uprooted one heavy creo
sote piling and a tree 6 inches in
diameter in the yard of Boo Willis
The car also knocked down the
WiJlis fence.
The pilings were put down to
protect private property after sev
eral cars had run off the road at
that point.
Patrolman W. J. Smith Jr. in
vestigated. Damage to Fulchcr's
car was estimated at $300 to $400.
Two and Half
Inches of Rain
Fall in County
Two and a half inches of rain
fell in the county Saturday and
Sunday. It was a lot of rain but
not nearly as much as some coast
al areas got. Wilmington had 5
inches by nightfall Sunday.
Sunday's rain was accompanied
by strong northeast winds and
temperatures were lower than
usual for this time of year.
E. Stamey Davis, weather ob
server, reports the temperatures
for the past week as follows:
Max. Mtn. Wind
Sunday
90
71
ESE
Monday
88
78
SW
Tuesday
78
70
NE
Wednesday
78
58
Calm
Thursday
80
63
N
Friday
78
65
NE
Saturday
73
61
NNE
Sunday
70
63
NE
There was
also a light
rainfall
last Monday totaling .15 inch.
Tides were unusually high Sat
urday. The water flooded the area
south of the Beaufort bridge, rising
up to door level on cars of fisher
men who had launched their out
boards there.
Mr. Davis, who suffered rib
fractures in a recent accident is
up and about, but his grandson,
Ethan, is still taking the tempera
ture readings as he did while Mr.
Davis was in the hospital.
Mr. Davis said that he and his
wife appreciate the help everyone
gave them while they were hos
pitalized. The driver who ran into
the Davis's in their pickup truck
several weeks ago was found guilty
of careless and reckless driving,
and driving on the wrong side of
the road, in county court Sept. It).
Drivers Cited
Alter Accident
Oddic Godettc, route 6 Havclock.
was cited to appear in county re
corder's court after he drove his
1956 Chevrolet into a canal em
bankment north of Beaufort on
highway 101 at 7:15 a.m. yester
day.
. Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykos
said that he charged Godctte with
driving too fast for existing con
ditions.
Patrolman Sykcs charged Lonnic
Noion, also of route 6 Havclock,
with failure to yield the right of
way. He said that Nolon was driv
ing south in a 1951 Ford truck
owned by Beaufort Fisheries when
Godette tried to pass him.
At the same time Godctte tried
to pass, Nolon pulled out to pass
a car in front of him. In order to
avoid hitting the truck, Godettc
pulled off the left side of the road.
He lost control of the car and
went across the road where he ran
off and hit the embankment, ac
cording to the patrolman, who es
timated damage at $800.
Parents of Abandoned
Children Are Sentenced
Mr. and Mrs. William Autry
were convicted of abandonment
and neglect of their minor chil
dren in county recorder's court
Thursday. Judge Lambert Morris
gave the woman a six-month sen
tcncc suspended on the condition
that she remain on good behavior
for three years and prove to be
a good mother.
Autry got a six-month term sus
pended on payment of $30 per
week for the support of the chil
dren and payment of court costs.
Joeklcn G. Nicholson got a $100
and costs fine for driving drunk.
He was not tried on a careless and
reckless count that was originally
in the warrant.
Resists Arrest
Robert G. Hinze was charged
$35 and costs for speeding. Robert
H. Smith drew a $25 and costs
judgment for public drunkenness,
using profane language and re
sisting arrest.
Those who paid $10 and coals
follow: James J. Holmes. Robert
Roberto. John LaPortc, and Ken
neth A. Simaneau. using profane
language; William R Lenk, dis
turbing the peace; William E. Mar
line. making an improper turn re
sulting in an accident; George San
dcrs, violating fishing laws; and
John A. Wcthington. driving on
the wrong side of the road and
failure to yield the right of way.
Forfeit Bonds
Those who forfeited bonds were
Robert A. Sellers Sr., and Alvin
H. Day, allowing an unlicensed
person to drive; Russell K. Wes
son. careless and recklcaa driving
and driving on the wrong aide of
the road; Hurley F. Garner, James
E. Moore, Brenda D. Moore, Es
telle H. Elliott and Luther D. Yeo
man's no driver's license.
Vance McPherson, no chauffeur's
license, improper equipment and
no registration; Earl WhaJey, vio
lating fishing laws; Jack Bamber
ger, public drunkenness and re
sisting .arrest; Henry G. Lewis
improper license; Thomas W. Earl,
speeding; and James Willis, pos
session of non-taxpaid whiskey.
To Juvenile Court
The ease of Robert A. Sellers Jr.,
charged with driving without a
license, was sent to juvenile court.
Judge Morris dismissed charges
against Alex Conway who had been
charged with violating fishing
laws.
Three defendants were not tried
due to lack of evidence. They were
Jerome H. Feusek Jr., charged
with destroying property; George
Pittman, charged with failing to
comply with a court order; and
William T. Varnardo, charged with
driving with another person's li
cense.
To Elect Officers
The men of the First Presby
terian Church, Morehead City, will
elect officers for 1958 at their sup
per meeting at 6:30 tonight. The
meeting will be in the fellowship
hall of the church. President J. C.
Harvcll will preside.
Tide Table
Tide* at the Beaufort Bar
(Eastern Standard Time)
HItill LOW
Tuesday, Oct. 1
2:IS a m. 8:32 a.m.
2:36 p.m. 9:17 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 2
3:13 a.m. 9:33 a.m.
3:34 p.m. 10:11 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 3
4:13 a.m. 10:29 a.m.
4:32 p.m. 10:38 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 4
5:08 a.m. 11:18 a.m.
5:38 p.m. 11:42 p.m.
Cafe Gets Unusual Customer
Photo by Bob Seymour
Buc k Newsome, left, and Nick <>alantis display the marsh hen that walked into the Busy Bee Cafe about
4 a.m. Saturday. The game bird was kept in the phone booth in the background until asked to pose
for its picture.
The Busy Bcc Cafe opens at 4
a.in. for the convenience of fish
ermen who like to get an early
start for the fishing grounds. Sat
urday morning's crowd seemed
like the fishermen of any other
morning until manager Nick Ga
lantis noticed a new customer
walking toward a booth. It was a
marsh hen.
"There it was . . walking light
through the cafe like any other
customer," Mr. Galantis says. "It
was just after I opened the Busy
Bee and the customers started
coming in. He must have walked
right through the door with one
of them."
Mr. Galantis shooed the bird
into a telephone booth and gave
it some bread and water.
About 8:30 a.m. Buck Newsomc
of the Morchead City Police De
partment came into the cafe for
breakfast. Before he could sit
down Mr. Galantis had to show
him the marsh hen.
Mr. New some suggested that
they call THE NEWS-TIMES to
get a picture of the bird, probably
the first?and last?marsh hen
ever served a meal in a cafe.
The bird, still nameless after
his stay in civilization, was re
leased the same morning. "That
bird doesn't have a chance now,"
an observer noted, "here it is open
season on marsh hens and that
one will probably start back look
ing for another free meal!"
500 FHA Members Expected
At Beaufort Rally Saturday
Five hundred high school girls?
and their advisers arc expected at
the district 2 Future Homemakers
I rally Saturday at Beaufort School, j
Schools of 11 counties will be rep
resented at the all-day session. !
I Jane Barrow of Lucama, Wilson
[County, will preside. Miss Barrow
is state historian and presiding of
ficer for district 2.
Registration will begin at 9 and
continue until 10. Miss Barrow will
conduct the opening FHA cere
mony in the school auditorium.
The Newport FHA chapter will be
in charge of devotions. B. E. Tar
kington, principal of Beaufort
School, will extend the welcome
and H. L. Joslyn, county superin
tendent of schools will greet the
girls.
Miss Barrow will give a report
on FHA in district 2 and during the
morning business session she will
give highlights of the national
meeting.
Miss Brenda Owens, Elm City,
will be in charge of the voting to
select candidates for parlimcn
tarian, the state office which will
be filled by a district FHA girl
next year.
Theresa Bellamah, Beaufort, will
conduct the business session roll
call.
Charles Phillips, director of pub
lic relations, Woman's College,
Greensboro, will speak on Today's
Tccn-Agcrs. Their Part in Build
ing America. He will be introduced
by Jessie White, Morchead City.
Lunch, supervised by Mrs. Hazel
Chad wick, Beaufort school lunch
room manager, will be served at
noon.
Highlight of the afternoon session
will be a pageant. Rainbow 'Round
the World, presented by the Wake
County FHA Federation. It will
feature flags of nations which are
represented in the United Nations,
with the spotlight on Japan,
France, Hawaii, Ifolland and the
USA.
The state parliamentarian will
be elected at the afternoon session
and committee reports will be
heard.
Music will be presented by the
Beaufort School band, Mclvin Ed
wards, director. Mrs. Ellen Pincr,
Beaufort, will lead group singing.
Accompanists throughout the day
will be Sharon Wilkinson of the
Beaufort FHA and Jenny Lynn
Garner, Newport FHA.
This will be the first time Beau
fort has been host to the district
since 1947. Counties in district 2
arc Carteret, Craven, Duplin,
Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow,
Pender, Sampson, Wayne and Wil
Mothers to Collect
Girl Scout Funds
Mothers of Beaufort Girl Scouts
will conduct a door to door cam
paign to raise $400 tomorrow
night. The campaign will begin
at 7 and end at 9.
Mrs. V. T. Bcllamah and Mrs.
Gene Smith are co-chairmen of
the drive. '
Mothers who will make the
canvass arc to meet at 10 tomor
row morning at the Scout build
ing for their assignments.
Four Attend
Rotary Institute
Four Morehead City Rotarians
attended the Rotary Information
Institute Thursday at the Hotel
Kinston. They were Grover Mun
den, president; Thomas Noc, vice
president; Delfido Cordova, secre
tary, and Bob Howard, Rotary in
formation chairman.
The meeting followed a chicken
and pork barbecue lunch at the
recreation center, Kinston. The
speaker was William Heath, Ro
tary information counselor, Sum
ter, S. C. W. Eugene Edwards, Wil
mington, governor of district 773,
attended.
Eighty ? seven Rotarians from
throughout the district were pres
ent.
At the Morehead City Rotary
Club meeting Thursday night at
the Rex Restaurant I)r. Jack
Pealc, eye, car. nose and throat
specialist from Kinston, spoke. He
was introduced by Dr. John Mor
ris.
Dr. Pealc spoke on his profession
and showed colored slides, which
he takes himself, of diseased con
ditions of the throat and parts of
the head.
Two Brother* Go to Sea
In Folding Canvas Boat
L. B. Gricr and his brother John
of Statrsvillc went to sea in a 17
foot folding ranvas boat yesterday
morning. When Atlantic Beach Po
lice Chief Bill Moore saw them at
12:15 p.m. he called the Coast
Guard station at Fort Macon.
BM/1 Eugene Pond. EN/1 David
Larkins and SN Kerry Lewis went
to the scene in the Coast Guard's
30-footcr. They found the small
craft to be in no trouble, but the
brothers agreed to let the Coast
Guardsmen bring them in.
Police Check
On Two Wrecks
Morchead City policemen inves
igatcd two accidents Saturday. A
1957 Thundcrbird ran into a parked
1949 Studebaker at 11:25 p.m. in
he most costly accident.
The Thundcrbird. driven by Ar
hur C. Taylor, Morehcad City,
urncd Wt from Seventh Street
into Arcndell. Capt. C. E. Bunch,
vho investigated, said that Taylor
iidn't turn the wheel far enough
o avoid hitting the Studebaker,
vhich was parked in front of
Belk's. It was owned by Milford
^cwis of Morehcad City.
Damage to each of the cars was
estimated at $200. There were no
charges filed.
At 3:20 p.m. William Herbert
Griffin Jr. backed from a parking
dace in the 1200 block of Arcndell
Street and hit a passing car. lie
vas driving a 1952 Ford convert
ble.
The other car. a 1954 Plymouth,
Iriven by Nathan D. Gillikin,
?outc 1 Morehcad City, was in the
?ighthand lane and Griffin said he
lid not see him.
Police Chief Herbert Griffin in
vestigated the accident and esti
nalcd damage to the Plymouth
it $100 and to the Ford, $75.
Lions Club Votes
To Incorporate
The Morehcad City Lions Club
las decided to incorporate. After
tearing a discussion at their
rhursday night meeting on incor
>oration and insurance by George
dcNeill, attorney, club members
igreed that for the protection of
he individual members, the club
ihould incorporate. The club met
it Hotel Fort Macon.
Lion O. N. Allred continued his
listory of the Morehcad City club,
le covered the years 1945-46 in
lis discussion.
There was a discussion about
>uying a scoreboard for the More
icad City football field. The Lions
ire considering starting a drive to
aise finances for the scoreboard
>ut have taken no definite action.
>70 Adults Get Shots
The county health department
eports that 570 adults have re
ceived polio shots. The vaccine was
tupplied by county March of Dimes