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46th YEAR, NO. 83. EIGHT PAGES PLUS COMICS MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. OCTOBER 16, 1967 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Ocracoke Woman
Killed in Fall
On Mailboat
Mrs. Mamie Harris, Ocracoke,
was killed in a freak accident Fri
day while a passenger on the mail
boat which runs between Ocracoke
and Atlantic.
Mrs. Harris, who was in her
70's, was on the mailboat as it was
making its daily run from Ocra
coke to Atlantic. She was pitched
against the motor of the mailboat.
Reports from Ocracoke say that
she was killed instantly. Other
than that, no details of the accident
could be learned. Theodore Rond
thaler, principal of Ocracoke
school, told THE NEWS-TIMES
yesterday that "nobody knew ex
actly what happened."
As soon as the accident occurred,
the mailboat turned around and
took Mrs. Harris back to Ocracoke,
arriving there at 10 a.m.
The funeral service was conduct
ed Saturday at the Ocracoke Meth
odist Church by the pastor, the
Rev. William Clark. Mrs. Harris
was a widow and had lived on
Ocracoke all her life. She was the
Rondthalers' next-door neighbor.
Men Charged
With Fighting
Aubrey Willis, manager of the
Willis and Bryant Bar, on High
way 70 west of Smyrna, swore out
a warrant Sunday against Arthur
Thompson and Linwood Gillikin,
both of Bettic.
Thompson and Gillikin have been
charged with fighting in a public
place, the bar, and disturbing the
peace early Saturday night.
Thompson was apprehended by
Deputy Sheriffs Bobby Bell and
Marshall Ayscue in front of the
bar. He has been released under
$50 bond.
Both are scheduled for a hear
ing in the Oct. 24 session of county
recorder's court.
Deputy Bell said the two tangled
when they got into an argument.
Women Injured
In Auto Wreck
Two Morehead City women were
slightly injured at 9:15 p.m. Friday
when they were involved in an
auto accident it 34th and Arcn
dell Streets. Mrs. J. B. Crowe was
riding with Mrs. Margaret Rhuc
in a 1954 Chevrolet when the ac
cident occurred. They suffered
minor cuts and bruises.
Mrs. Rhuc. according to Lt. Joe
Smith of the Morehead City police
Department, had stopped at the
railroad tracks when Tommie L.
Rose, Harkers Island, hit them.
Lieutenant Smith charged Rose
with driving drunk, driving on the
wrong side of the road and care
less and reckless driving. Rose's
1957 Ford was heavily damaged,
according to the policeman, who
estimated damage at $500 or more.
Damage to the Chevrolet was es
timated at $250.
Six Divorce
Cases Heard
By late yesterday afternoon six
divorce cases had been heard in
civil court, Beaufort.
Divorces were granted Annie
Riggs Pcttigrcw and J. S. Petti
grew.' Edna Ireland Poster and
William Robert Foster, Amanda T.
Drake and J. D. Drake, Ruth C.
Smith and Warren Charles Smith,
Alvin Willis Jr. and Juanita M
Willis.
Legal separation was granted in
the case. Elwood E. Jenkins versus
Nancy D. Jenkins.
Presiding at the one-week term
of court is Judge Walter J. Bone.
Members of the jury sworn in
yesterday morning were Joseph B.
Brooks, Joseph R. Guthrie, Mrs.
Fred D. Davis, Mrs W. B Pake,
Albert C. Chapped, Frank E. Mo
ran, Carl D. Fuichcr, Eugene Sty
ron. Alonzo H. Whitchurst, Troy
Morris Sr . L. II. Hardy, and Sam
uel J. Willis.
Lions Club Hears
MP Paul D. Bray
T'Sgt. Paul D. Bray. NCO in
idiargc of the Morehead City MP
detachment, was guest speaker at
the Morehead City Lions Club
meeting Thursday night. The club
met at the Hotel Fort Macon.
Sergeant Bray spoke on integra
tion. He discussed the problems
found in both civilian and military
life. He was the guest of program
chairman Qwens Frederick.
Oct. 24 will be ladies night and
J. B. Eubanks hat promised a sur
prise program for the ladioa.
Car Turns Over Friday
Morehcad City firemen sprayed foam on the street after gas began
to leak from the wrecked car. Here a wrecker prepares to tow the
ear away.
Thotot by Jerry Schumacher
This 1956 Ford turned over at 14th and Evans Streets at 12:15 p.m.
Friday. The ear was a total loss but its owner and driver, James p.
Edwards, Morehead City, escaped with only minor injuries.
A 1956 Ford turned over at 14th
ind Evans Streets at 12:15 p.m.
Friday. Morehead City Police Lt
^arl Blombcrg says that the car
jpset after being hit by a 1957
Dldsmobilc driven by Mrs. Myrtle
W. Lawrence, Beaufort RFD.
Lieutenant-Btoasberg said that
Mrs. Lawrence told him she went
jy a stop sign and hit the Ford,
which was driven by James J. Ed
ivards of Morehead City. Mr. Ed
wards' wife was also riding in the
car. Everyone involved was sent
to the hospital for a check-up but
no one had more than bruises and
small cuts.
Morehead City firemen sprayed
fire ? extinguishing foam on the
Street where gasoline was running
from the wrecked car. The front
bumper of the Oldsmobilc was bent
and one headlight was knocked out,
according to Lieutenant Blombcrg.
He charged Mrs. Lawrence with
failing to stop at a stop sign.
Officers Blow Up Still, Charge
Alonzo Becton with Bootlegging
Charles Clawson
Dies Thursday
Charles A. Clawson, 83, of Beau
fort, died Thursday afternoon in
Morehcad City Hospital. Funeral
services were held Saturday in St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, the Rev.
C. Edward Sharp, rector, officiat- ,
ing. Burial was in the church ceme- ,
tery.
Mr. Clawson operated Clawson's
Bakery and Clawson's Grocery
Store in Beaufort for over 40 years.
He retired in 1941. He was also
a member of St. Paul's Church ves
try for several years.
Surviving arc four sons, James ,
P. of West Palm Beach, Fla.;
Charles A. of Newficld. N. J.;
Frank of Hagcrstown, Md.; and
David. Beaufort; one daughter,
Mrs. John M. Frank of Fayette
villc; three sisters. Mrs. C. L. Short
Tampa. Fla.; Mrs. L. A. Perry
Df High Point; and Mrs. C. A.
Moore of Norfolk, Va.; one brother,
Warren W. Clawson of Sarasota,
Fla.; seven grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
County officers made short work
of a 75-gallon still Friday and
caught the operator, Alonzo Bec
ton, Beaufort, in the bargain.
The still was located on a gov
ernment-owned island in the Core
Creek section.
Deputy Sheriff Bobby Bell and
Homer Lewis, Beaufort, a former
member of the Morehead City po
lice force, went to the island Fri
day morning and found the still.
It had never been run, but was
ready to go anytime. Six hundred
gallons of mash was standing
ready.
Deputy Bell and Mr. Lewis were
in the skiff pulling away from the
island when a colored fellow ran
out of the undergrowth at the cast
end. He stripped off his pants and
waded out toward the skiff.
"What are you gonna' do about
that still?" he called. (He didn't
recognize cither of the men as
officers).
"What do you want us to do
about it?" Mr. Lewis asked.
The colored fellow said, "I don't
want you to do anything about it!"
The officers led the man to be
lieve that maybe they could make
a doal with him not to reveal the
whereabouts of the still. He had
not yet seen the gun strapped to
Deputy Bell's hip.
The colored fellow was getting
rloser to the skiff and Mr. Lewis
asked him what his name was. lie
said he was a Godettc.
Mr. Lewis said, "All right,
that's your real name?"
"Alonzo Becton, 807 Pine Street,
Beaufort," came the reply.
"You got a big family?" Mr.
Lewis asked.
"I got the biggest family there
s," he declared. "Ten children!"
In the ensuing friendly chit-chat.
Mr. I,cwis was handed the colored
fellow's pants.
Then the truth was told. Becton
was ordered to get in the skiff.
"Do you know how to row a
skiff?" Deputy Bell asked.
"No, chief," Becton replied, "I
fon t know anything about rowin'."
"Well now's as good a time as
sny to learn," the deputy replied,
ind Becton was invited to take the
sars.
That afternoon the two officers,
iccompanicd by Marshall Ayscuc.
\BC officer, and Deputy Bruce Ed
wards returned to the island, blew
ip the still and destroyed the mash.
Morehead City commissioners
will not meet Thursday night be
muse of the chamber dinner.
Chilula Searches Ocean
For Floating Pipeline
The Coast Guard Cutter Chilula
sailed from Morchead City just be
fore noon Friday. The ship was
lirected to search for pontoons and
pipeline floating in the open ocean.
District headquarters in Norfolk
crmed the materials "a menace
o navigation." The Chilula had
lot reported back to state port
ate yesterday afternoon.
Tide Table
Tlden at the Beaufort Bar
Hit; it low
Tuesday, Oct. IS
12:02 a.m. 5 31 a.m.
12:24 p.lit 6 58 p.m.
IVedacaday, Oat. IS
1:07 a.m. 6:44 a.m.
1:27 p.m. 8:23 p.m.
Thuraday, Oct. 17
2:13 a.m. 8:42 a.m.
2.34 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 18
3:20 a.m. 9:S3 a.m.
3:44 p.m. 10:26 p.m.
40-Year-Old Bill 'Rules
The Roost' at Ennett Home!
Ily F. C. SALISBURY
It has been a long carefree life
for "Bill", even if he is only a
parrot.
Bill makes his home with Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Ennett of Stella,
having lived in the EnncU family
for nearly 40 years. As you drive
into the yard of the home, Bill
will announce your arrival from
his perch in a nearby tree.
Bill's history goes back to the
days of Mother Ennett, wife of
Dr. George N. Ennett. and parents
of L. B. and A. D. Ennett. and
the plantation home at Cedar
Point. Bill came into the home in
answer to a desire on the part of
Mrs. Ennett for a parrot. Her wish
was granted by her son, the late
Dr. N. Thomas Ennett, when he
bought and sent her a young bird.
It became a pet during her re
maining days, to be cared for and
cherished by members of the fam
ily
Bill received his first lesson in
imitating others by listening to the
crying of Mrs. Ennctt's grandchild,
son of A. D. Ennett. Bill became
so proficient that the family was
unable to tell who was crying, Bill
or the baby. To make sure that
it was the baby who needed attcn
lion, it became necessary for the
bird to be placed in another part
of the house.
After the death of its mistress,
and the loss of the family home
by fire. Bill took up his home with
the L. B. Knnctts. During the time,
a postoffice was maintained at the
Ennett home. Mrs. Ennett served
as postmaster. Bill picked up a
call that he frequently uses to at
tract the attention of the family
when something unusual occurs or
See PARROT, Page Z
Chamber Dinner
Program Released
J. A DuBois. manager of the
Morehead City chamber of com
merce. today released the pro
gram for Thursday night's annual
membership dinner at the Blue
Ribbon Restaurant. Pinner will
be served at 6:45 p.m.
The invocation will be given by
the Rev. E. Guthrie Brown, rec
tor of St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church.
W. B. Chalk, president, will in
troduce guests and give the presi
dent's report. Dr. B. F. Royal
will introduce the speaker, Carl
Go ?rch, former editor of the
State magazine. Results of the
election of directors will precede
the awarding of door prizes.
Driver Cited
After Collision
John R. Stench, Camp Lejeune,
was cited on two counts following
an accident at 5 p.m. Saturday
next to the Beachcomber Motel,
Atlantic Beach.
Chief of Police Bill Moore has
charged Stench with careless and
reckless driving and damaging
personal property
According to the chief, Mrs.
Helen F. Sowers, Winston Salem,
was attempting to turn from the
Fort Macon Road into the motel
driveway when Stench backed out
from the drive and hit the right
front of Mrs. Sowers' 1955 Ford
station wagon.
Stench was driving a 1955 Chev
rolet station wagon. He told Chief
Moore that he had turned into the
driveway, thinking it was the Fort
Macon Coast Guard station and
after learning his mistake was
backing out when he hit Mrs.
Sowers.
In the Sowers car was Mr. Sow
era. No one was hurt. Damage to
the Sowers car was estimated at
$150 and damage to the other, $25.
Fulford Street Residents
To Contract for Paving
Gene Smith, Beaufort attorney,
said yesterday that individual con
tracts would be mailed to residents
on Fulford Street regarding pav
ing.
The residents, between Ann and
Broad, have told the town that
they will bo willing to pay their
share of paving costs. When the
contracts arc signed and returned
to the town, arrangements will be
made to proceed with paving, Mr.
Smith said.
Water Problems
Will be Aired
At Smyrna School
Two bearings on county water
problems have been scheduled for
the latter part of this week. At
7:i0 p.m. Thursday there will be a
hearing at the Smyrna School and
at 7:30 p.m. Friday there will be a
hearing at the Merrimon commun
ity building.
Everyone interested in ground
water, fresh water, drainage or
flooding, is invited to the meeting
in his community.
The first of a series of six meet-1
ings was held Thursday in the com
munity building at I'elleticr.
H. S. Gibbs Jr., chairman of the |
water committee appointed by the i
county board of commissioners, re
port* that the meeting wa6 a suc
cess.
Sixteen persons attended. A spe
cial guest was W. H. Riley, execu- I
tive secretary, State Board of i
Water Commissioners. The state ]
board is collecting and coordinat
ing water information from every |
county.
R. M. Williams, county agent, j
showed a film on water usage. !
Members of the committee who at- |
tended in addition to Mr. Gibbs and
Mr. Williams, were Dr. L. J. Du ;
prcc and David F. Jones Jr.
Meetings are yet to be scheduled |
for Newport, Atlantic and Beaufort.
Ministers See
SlidesYesterday
Members of the County Ministers
Association saw a series of slides
on work of the migrant ministers i
yesterday morning. The association |
met at the civic center
Dr. John II. Bunn, Morehead j
City, presided in the absence of |
the president, the Rev A. G. Har
ris, Morehead City. The Rev. Mr
Harris is attending a meeting of |
church men at Miami.
The devotions were conducted by I
the Rev. J. F. Herbert, Morehead |
City. The Rev. J. M. Cline, Beau
fort, was elected vice president of
the organization and the Rev. W
A. Hales, Beaufort, was admitted
as a new member.
Tbe treasurer, the R$v. C. B.
Hanslry, Newport RFD, reported |
$228 in the treasury and annual j
dues were set at $1.
The Rev. Alvis Daniel, Wild
wood, suggested that ministers at
tend the Bible Institute Wednesday |
at Greenville. The association de
cided to replenish the supply of
Bibles at the hospital. The Rev.
Mr. Daniel said that the supply
has been exhausted.
CD Test Planned
Bill Moore, a CD official at At
lantic Beach, announced yesterday
that all units at the beach will be
tested in an alert this week. The
alert will be sprung as a surprise.
Majorettes Collect Money
pnoio uy bod soymour
Beaufort band majorettes Harriet Hill, left, and Ann Davis, thank
Ed Willis for a contribution to the band. Majorettes and cheer leaders
collected funds from persons watching the band concert at Front and
Turner Streets Friday afternoon. Each person who contributed got a
green ribbon pinned to his lapel. Gerald Hill, secretary of the band
association, said yesterday that totals on the band fund-raising drive
will probably be available at the end of the week.
Education Secretaries Go
To Meeting at Greenville
Fonr residents of the county at
tended the meeting of the North
eastern District of the North Caro
lina Association of Education Sec
retaries in Greenville Saturday.
They were Miss Lucilc Rice,
Miss Theresa Hill. Miss Joyce
Chadwick, all of Beaufort, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming, Atlantic
Beach.
Miss Hill was elected publicity
chairman of the state organiza
tion. She has served in the past as
state parliamentarian.
At the luncheon at noon Miss
Rice won a pair of earrings and
Miss Chadwick won a relish dish.
Presiding at the meeting was
Mrs. Ethel G. Tucker, district
president.
D. C. Conley, superintendent of
Pitt County schools, extended
greetings and welcome. J. H. Rose,
superintendent of Greenville City
schools introduced the guest speak
er. Dr. Leo Jenkins, dean of ad
ministration, East Carolina Col
lege, whose subject was Public Re
lations for Educational Secretaries.
He stressed the importance of the
educational secretary practicing
the qualities which promote good
public relations.
Miss Lula Burrell, State Presi
dent, of Tryon, and Miss Grace
tadbcttcr, of Hcndersonville, were
present.
Circus Comes to Town
Photo by Bob Seymour
The most popular acta at the Criatianl Brothers Circa* Friday afternoon and night were the ele
phanta and the clowns. Here a clown gets ready to make hla entrance aa the elephants leave the hig
top. There were IN paid admissions in the afternoon and S12 Friday night. Dr. Robert Bantam, president
o( the Morebead City Jaycecs, said that the Morehead City and Beaufort Jaycees would split aboot flM.
their share for sponsoring the show. Dr. Barnum says that the performance started an lime. "The per
forators were guile (and." he added.
Ray Hassell Jr.
Saves G. W. York
From Drowning
Ray Hassell Jr . 13, of Beaufort,
got credit yesterday for saving the
life of G W York. Raleigh, last
Tuesday, CBM Harold W Yco
mans, commander of the Cape
Lookout Coast Guard station, said
that York would probably have
drowned before Coast Guardsmen
could get to him if it hadn t been
for Ray.
He said that Mr York had been
stranded at Cape Lookout and the
Coast Guard had carried him to
Stacy Davis's dock at Harkers Is
land After the Coast Guard boat
had left the dock, Mr. York fell
overboard in about 4 feel of water
and was unable to get to his feet.
Ray had ridden to Harkers Is
land with Lonnic Dill Jr. and
Charles (Pud) Hassell. both of
Beaufort, in a City Grocery Co.
truck driven by James Ed Stan
ley, a delivery boy He saw Mr.
York fall overboard and noticed
that no one had gone to help him.
The Coast Guard boat turned
around and started back for the
dock but the man was floating
face down in the water. Hay
jumped into the water without
bothering to take off his clothes
and shoes. He held the man s head
above water until the Coast Guard
could get to him.
Coast Guardsmen revived Mr.
York on the dock by use of artifi
cial respiration.
Scouts Conduct
Court of Honor
Scout executive Rudolph Alexan
der has announced the promotions
and awards given at the recent dis
trict court of honor at the Park
View Baptist Church.
Promoted to Second Class Scout
were Leroy Thrower, Carl Skinner,
Carl Pruit, Ray Garner, Wilbur
Mann. Sterling Mann and C. E.
Millis, Troop 61, Newport; Richard
Cummins. James Davis, Benny Eu
banks and Teddy Rice. Troop 130,
Morehcad City; and Mike Lewis,
Wilbur Simpson, Jimmy Ross and
Thomas Fish, Troop 334, Morehead
City.
Promoted to First Class Scout
were Allen Kelly, Johnny Thrower
111, and Richard Reim, Troop 61;
Jerry Davis, David Woolridge and
Jimmy Ross, Troop 334.
Promoted to Star were Kenneth
Harris and Mike Harris, Troop 228,
Marshallberg: and David Wool
ridge and Johnny Crowe, Troop
334.
Bobby Sellers and James Mears
of Troop 228 were promoted to th?
rank of Life Scout.
Merit badges were to Allen Kelly
and Johnny Thrower 111, Troop 61;
Ethan S. Davis III, Dardcn Euro
Jr. and Charles Sledge, Troop 130;
Sammy Merrill and Allen Autry,
Troop 201. Beaufort; Leon Thomas,
Keith Willis,-Ken Harris. Mike Har
ris Wayne Willis and Vaughan
Yeomnas, Troop 228; and Johnny
Crowe, David Woolridge, Jerry
Davis, James Leonard and Jimmy
Ross, Troop 334.
Scout advisors taking part in the
program were Dr. David Farrior,
Gerald Davis, Ethan Davis Jr., L.
O. Crowe and R. A. Sellers.
Two Outboards
Need Assistance
The Fort Macon Coast Guard
station reports that two assists
were made by Coast Guardsmen
Sunday. In both instances out
board motorboats were involved.
At 10:15 a.m. a park attendant
called the station to report that a
13-foot molorboat had run aground
and capsized just off the Fort Ma
con beach.
EN/1 Earl Sells, BM 1 Eugene
Pond and EN 2 Ronald Quidley
towed the boat to the Coast Guard
station, where it was put on a
trailer. The boat was owned by J.
G. DuBois of Goldsboro.
At 10:45 a m a call came from
further down the beach saying that
a 14-foot motorboat was disabled
and drifting in the ocean. Quidlcy,
EN/1 David Larkins and SN Eu
gene Carpenter towed the boat to
Beaufort. It was owned and op
erated by Robert Thompson of
Rocky Mount.
Newport Conducts Drive
To Raise Band Funds
Newport School band is conduct
ing a drive this week to raise mon
ey for the band. The band is un
der the direction of Melvin Ed
wards, who is also director of the
Beaufort School band.
This is the first year that New
port has had a band. There are
55 students in it. The PTA has
bought 20 instruments. Money
raised this week will be used to
buy more.