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46th YEAR, NO. 93. THREE SECTIONS EIGHTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Restaurant West
Of Morehead City
Burns Sunday
Stanley Lockhart Sets
Loss at $28,000; Four
Fire Departments Called
The Parakeet, a restaurant own- i
cd by Stanley Lockhart on High- I
way 7ft east of the Ocean Park !
drive-in theatre, burned to the !
ground early Sunday morning. Mr.
Lockhart estimated his loss at
$28.ftft<). Insurance, he said, cover
ed less than a quarter of the loss.
Equipment from four fire de
partments answered the alarm.
The alarm was sounded at 5 a.m.
Morehead City had two trucks on
the scene, Atlantic Beach, one,
Beaufort, two. and Newport, one.
F. K. Cleveland, Greensboro
Daily News circulation manager in
this area, is credited by firemen
with discovery of the fire. Nolan
M?Cabe, of the Morehead City
West End station, said Cleveland
saw smoke coming from the place
and gave the alarm.
The restaurant had not been in
operation. Until a few months ago
Mr. Lockhart said he had rented it
as a furniture storage place. The
equipment in it included two gas
ranges, two large counters, a walk
in cooler, deep freeze and other
restaurant furniture.
Mr. Lockhart believes the fire
may have started from defective
wiring lie said he has no imme
diate plans to rebuild.
Other fire stations were called to
protect the homes and business
property surrounding the restau
rant.
Clerk of Court
Probates, Files
Three Wills
The wills of L. A. (Jack) Oak
ley, Beaufort; Charlie Hancock,
Markers Island; and Mrs, Florence
B. Hodge, Morehead City, have
been probated and filed in the of
fice of the clerk of superior court.
Mr. Oakley left to his wife, Grace
Brockman Oakley, all his real and
personal property. Mrs. Oakley
was designated as executrix of the
estate, to serve without bond. To
each of his sons he left "my love"
$1 in cash.
The will was drawn July 9, 1938
and was witnessed by J. W. Cooper
and George A. Orrell.
Hancock Legacy
Mr. Hancock named his daugh
ter, Mary Louise, as executrix of
his estate. To his wife, Carrie M.
Hancock, he left all his property
to be hers during her lifetime or
until she remarries. Then the prop
erty is to be divided equally be
tween his daughter, Mary Louise,
and son Sterling.
The will was drawn Feb. 22,
1951 and was witnessed by Charles
T. Nelson and Lctha Nelson, Mar
kers Island.
Hodge Will
Mrs. Hodge left all her property
to Mr. and Mrs. Abbott Morris be
cause, the will states, they took
care of her in her declining years.
Her property included the house
at 2311 Arcndell Street, all the
furnishings in it and her personal
property.
The Morris's were also left any
money the deceased may have had
after all debts were paid.
Mrs. Hodge, in her will, said,
"I request no flowers. If anyone
wishes to remember me, let them
give something to the needy." Mr.
Morris was named executor.
The will was witnessed by Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Hartley.
Club Reelects
John Valentine
John Valentine was reelected
president of the Marshallberg Com
munity Club Saturday night at the
community building. Glenn Thom
as was reelected vice president.
Grayer Willis replaces Claude
Brown as treasurer and A1 Wa
lence replaces Ikic Guthrie as sec
retary.
It was announced that there will
be a pic sale at 6 p.m. Saturday
at the community building.
On the club's harbor project it
was reported that work on the
bulkhead will be completed upon
arrival of crcosotcd material from
Wilmington. ?
Two Cited
Albert Ingrabam was picked up
by Beaufort police Sunday on a
charge of public drunkenness. Ano
ther man apprehended on the same
charge told Chief Guy Springle he
didn't have a name, so the chief
locked him up. "He's going to stay
locked up until he remembers his
name," the chief declared.
Kitten on the Wall
This looks as though somebody
threw a cat at the wall and it
stuck there. This kitten, which
belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Ix-wis, 701 N. 20th St., Morehcad
City, has its own private entrance
to the house.
Mrs. Lewis says she would put
it outdoors and turn around and
there it was inside again. She'd
put it out, make sure all the
doors and windows were shut and
in a few minutes, there it was,
sitting looking at her.
Then the Lewis's discovered
what was happening. There was
a hole in the kitchen wall that
had been made for a pipe. It had
never been plugged. So the kit
ten just crawled through. The
hole is only 2 inches in diameter.
For Reginald Lewis's fans who
are always looking for another
one of his cat pictures, this is it.
Photographer Lewis had to sit
and wait half an hour before said
kitten decided to make its en
trance through the wall.
Top Officials Greet Marines
On Return to Morehead City
Three ships participating in the
Marine movement returning from
the Mediterranean were at state
port yesterday. The USS Olmstead
and USS Chilton were at the docks
and the USS Fremont was unload
ing in the channel. All three were
scheduled to leave yesterday after
noon.
Greeting the returning Marines
were Maj. Gen. J. L. Burger, com
manding general Second Marine
Division, Camp Lcjeunc, Brig. Gen.
Austin Brunelli, his assistant.
Mayor George W. Dill, Morehcad
City ? and certainly not least, the
wives and children of the Leather
necks.
Close relatives of the Marines
were invited to board the ships by
Col. A. C. Shofner, commanding of
ficer of the 6th Marines. Refresh
ments were provided.
Mayor Dill reported that he had
"the most delicious raisin cookies
you ever saw, baked right there on
that ship!"
The Second Marine Division band
played happily through a downpour
of rain. As the mayor said, there
was as much water on shore as
there was in the stream.
Capt. Frank Cassiano, USMC,
(ret.), Morehcad City's liaison of
ficer, accompanied the mayor on
the welcoming mission.
The MV Lancelot arrived Sunday
at the state port and is scheduled
to leave today with a shipment of
dry milk for Japan. The shipment
will go under the CARE program.
The Rita Maersk arrived Sunday
at Morchead City to pick up a car
go of tobacco for Bangkok. Esso
Patterson is scheduled to arrive to
morrow with petroleum for Stand
ard Oil and the SS Erlangen will
arrive Thursday for a shipment of
tobacco for Europe.
Authorities
Check Fire Case
A. II. James, juvenile court
judgo. said yesterday that he and
the welfare department arc inves
tigating the case of the 6-ycar-old
Morchcad City boy who confessed
setting the recent fires in Franklin
Memorial Methodist Church, Morc
hcad City.
Mr. James said that this is the
first time that the child has been
accused of a law violation.
When officers last Thursday
asked the boy why he set the fires,
be said, "The devil told inc to do
It."
Afler questioning, thr officers
said the boy seemed dejected, lie
told them that he didn't think he
would be caught.
Chief of Police Herbert Griffin
announced apprehension of the
lad Thursday afternoon. Damage
caused by the fires he set Nov. t
and 12 in the church amounted
close to $10,000.
Clarence Styron
Wins Contest
Clarence Styron, a junior, won
the Voice of Democracy contest
Friday at Morehead City School.
The Jaycees, sponsor of the con
test, presented Clarence a $25 gov
ernment bond.
His speech has been recorded
and sent to Jaycec headquarters
to compete with others entered in
the contest.
Sabra Kubanks. a senior, won
second place and received a $10
gift certificate. Mary Hancs, a
sophomore, won third place, and
received $5.
Judges were Dr. T. R. Rice, Os
car Allrcd and Mrs. A. B. Roberts,
all of Morehead City. Chairman
of the contest was Thomas Cor
dova.
Made Honorary Member
John Motley Morehead, grandson
of the founder of Morehead City,
was made an honorary member of
Phi Beta Kappa, University of
North Carolina, Sunday. Phi Beta
Kappa is a liberal arts honorary.
4-H ers En|oy Successful
Achievement Proqram Friday
County 4-H'crs enjoyed a highly
successful achievement day pro
gram Friday night at the Ameri
can I.cgion building, Beaufort. Be
tween 150 and 175 persons attended,
according to Harry Venters, boys'
4 11 advisor.
County champions and other out
standing 4-lf club members were
recognized. Dancing followed the
program.
County champions: electrical
project, Kay Bowlin, liarlowc, and
Marion Chasteen, Straits; live
stock conservation, Paul Wade,
Smyrna; dairying, Reeds Sparks,
Harkcrs Island.
Field crops, Allen and Earl Kel
ly, Newport twins who had a to
bacco project; wildlife, George
Simpson, Bettic; home bcautifica
tion, Gordon Slaughter, Newport;
crafts, Linda McDonald, Newport;
clothing, Mary Ellen Chasteen,
Straits.
Canning, Jenny l.ynn Garner,
Newport; food preparation, Mary
F.llcn Chasteen; forestry, l.inda
Mitchell, Camp Glenn; frozen
foods, Emina Jean Lawrence,
route 1 Beaufort; public speaking,
Ann Davis, Davis; enriched corn
meal program, Alice Cbadwick,
Straits.
Winners received certificates or
medals or both.
Recognized for completing one"
year of 4-11 work successfully were
the following: Sandra Smith, Joe
Garner, Charles Carraway, Kay
Lewis, Judy Carlton, Marion Chas
teen, Ethel Phillips and Linda
Mitchell.
For completing two years suc
cessfully: Rita Simmons, Mary L.
Shivar, William R. Lewis, Ray
Bowlin, Bill Harris, Reeds Sparks,
and Dcnard Harris.
Three years: Allen Kelly, Earl
Kelly, Gordon Slaughter, George
Simpson, Barbara Davis, Jane Gil
likin, Beverly Willis, Valerie Piner,
Emma Jean Lawrence, Sandra
Willis, Eddie Lynn Garner.
Four years: Barbara Hill, Jenny
Lynn Garner, Linda Willis, Rose
Arthur and H. B. Golden.
1 Five years: Peggy Cannon, Gor
don Beelon, Paul Wade.
Si* years: Mary Ellen Chastcen
Peggy Cannon, president of the
4 II county council, presided. Gor
don Bcctan, vice-president, con
ducted the devotional and Jenny
Lynn Garner gave the welcome.
Mrs. Ray West led the singing.
Artis Taylor called the square
dances and Mrs. AUee MeCabc
called the Virginia reel. There was
also round dancing and rock 'n
roll. Music was provided by rec
ords.
False Information Leads
Officers to Smitty's
False information led the sher
iff's department and military po
lice to Smitty's place near New
port at 9:30 Sunday night.
A person giving a fictitious
name reported a riot at Smitty's.
There was no riot, but Sheriff Hugh
Salter promises there will just
about be one if the person giving
that information is located.
Heavy penalties can be imposed
on persons giving false informa
tion to police officers.
Army Finishes Survey
Of Clogged Streams
Armv engineers snnouneetl last
week that field surveys of streams
clogged by 1B55 hurricanes have
been completed. Reports are now
in the hands of federal Civil De
fense officials, Thomasvillc, Ga.
Carteret is among the 26 coun
ties whose streams have been sur
veyed.
What action Civil Defense will
take and when to expect it ia not
known at this time, Army engi
Governor, D. E. Taylor Will
Speak Briefly at Dedication
(I over nor Hodges and I). E. Tay
lor, president of the Taylor Foun
dation, are scheduled to make
brief remarks at the dedica'Jatx
at 11 o'clock Saturday morning at
Sca Level Uospital. The new hos
pital wing and the clinic building
will be dedicated in an outdoors
ceremony.
Carl Goereh, co-publisher of The
State magazine, will be master of
ceremonies.
Members of the Tfcylor founda
tion who will be present, in addi
tion to the president, arc Maltby
Taylor, and William, Leslie and
Alfred Taylor.
The Morehcad City High School
band will play and a Marine close
order drill team will perform, ac
cording to Charles Caudcll, hos
pital administrator.
The board of trustees will be
host at a barbecue lunch on the
grounds following the ceremony.
Lubbic llardesty, New Bern, will
be caterer.
The new buildings will be open
for inspection following lunch.
Members of the hospital board
of trustees arc T. A. Taylor, pres
ident; F. C. Noyes, Cecil Morris,
Winston Hill, D. Mason, Elwood
Willis, David Ycomans.
Harvey Taylor, Julian Gaskill,
Romaine Gaskill, Wesley Willis,
Gilbert B. Whitchurst, Roland Sal
ter, Hcadcn Willis.
H. C. Taylor, Brady Davis, Mon
roe Gaskill, Vannie Willis, Osborne
Pigott and Thurman Pittman.
Banks Shower $52,000
On Yule Club Depositors
Lions Invite
District Head
More he ad City Lions set Dec. 5
or Dec. 12 as the dates for a visit
from the governor of district 31-H,
I)r. M. Henderson Rouark, Shal
lotte. The Lions met at the Hotel
Fort Macon.
Members of the club and their
wives attended a zone meeting at
New Bern last night. The invita
tion was extended at the Thursday
meeting.
The Morehead City club has in
vited Sea Level Lions and their
wives to a Christmas party Dec.
19. Morehead Lions were guests of
Sea Level Lions at an oyster roast
last week.
W. D. Munden, secretary, was
requested to write a letter thank
ing George McNeill, attorney, for
the work he did on incorporating
the club.
The meeting ended with Lions
singing songs to accompaniment
by recording.
? Checks totalling $52,(MM) were
mailed last week to Christmas
Club depositors by Carteret County
banks.
First-Citizens Bank and Trust
Co., which had a Christmas club
only at the Morehead City bank,
mailed checks totalling $30,000 and
Commercial National Bank which
had Christmas clubs at both its
Morehead City and Sea Level
banks, mailed checks totalling
$22,000.
Next year First-Citizens Bank
and Trust Co. will have clubs at
Beaufort and Newport as well as
Morehead City.
Both Commercial National and
First-Citizens are now accepting
1958 Christmas Club deposits.
Backer-Outers
Hit Cars Friday
Sgt. Bill Condie investigated two
auto accidetns in Morehead City
Friday. Both involved cars back
ing out from parking places and
hitting other cars.
At 12:35 p.m. at 11th and Aren
dell Streets, Ira Dudley Hill, Have*
lock, backed out of a parking space
and hit a 1957 Chevrolet driven by
Edna Adams Noc, Front Street,
Beaufort.
Damage to the Hill car, a 1950
Chevrolet, was estimated at $5, and
damage to the other car was about
$75. No charges were filed.
At 2:45 p.m. at 7th and Arcndcll
Streets a 1956 Chevrolet driven by
Roper Van Horn, 1713 Evans St.,
Morehead City, was north of Aren
dell Street at 7th, waiting for the
stop light to change.
Sergeant Condie said a 1956
Buick convertible, driven by Mary
Willis Merrill, route 1, Beaufort,
backed out from a parking space
on the east side of 7th Street and
struck the Van Horn car.
Damage to the Buick was esti
mated at $25 and damage to the
Chevrolet was estimated at about
$40. No charges were filed.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
intai low
Tuesday, Nov. 13
8:00 a.m.
6:24 p.m. 12:24 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2ft
6:51 a.m. 12:35 a.m.
7:15 p.m. 1:15 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 21
7 38 a.m. 1:24 a.m.
8:04 p.m. 2:05 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 22
8:25 a.m. 2:13 a.m.
1:53 p.m. 3:53 p.m.
Eagle Grid Machine Slashes Through
Massey Hill, 31-7, Friday Night
Fred Royal, U,
Dies Saturday
Funeral Held Yesterday
For Town's Oldest,
Native Male Citizen
Fred Lane Royal, 82, of More
head City died Saturday afternoon
at his home. lie was tht son of the
late Joseph and Melissa Willis
Royal and was the oldest native
born male citizen of the city.
Mr. Royal operated a barber
shop in Morehcad City for more
than 65 years, retiring because of
age and disability, tic was a mem
ber of the first fire department
and pitched for one of the early
baseball teams.
Mr. Royal was a member of First
Methodist Church. He was cus
todian of Church property for many
years and played in the Sunday
School band. 11c also played in the
town band.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Dill Funeral Chapel yes
terday* afternoon. The Rev. J. F.
Herbert, pastor of First Methodist
Church, and Dr. John Bunn, pastor
of First Baptist Church, officiated.
Burial was in Bay View cemetery.
Surviving arc his wife, Georgia
Wade Royal; three daughters, Mrs.
Bill Jenkins, Miss Madeline Royal
and Mrs. Tressn Vickers; and one
sister, Mrs. J. li. Arendell, all of
Morehead City.
l'hoto by Bob Seymour
Gerald Junes
. . . sparks Lagle attack
Morehead City to Meet
Fuquay Friday Night
By BOB SEYMOUR
The Morehead City Eagles earned a shot at Kuonay and
the eastern North Carolina AA-C championship with a
resounding 31-7 victory over the highly regarded Massey
Hill Pirates Friday night. The game was played at Wal
lace, a neutral field.
The victory gave the Eagles a flying start toward the
stale championship More-head Citv
ffSMWSW#
the dame would be placed
The winner of the coming Friday
" n AAcTh^1 ^ deC",r?1 ??
ern AA C champions and will plav
the western championship team for
Massey Hill Out-Classed
Even though they did not score
? ' flrs( Quarter, the Fades
showed that they had IheVr ,'
ponents out classed. After the Id
ed to 7'CC'rCd 'hr kick"ff *"d roll
r-pists
lames r*l?n ,h<' nin?' yard line,
v arris <ju,hrlc Picked up four
yards and on the next play Gerald
fiSWiur&rsi
it off before it touched the
ai'I i i "? ran " lo 'he Pirate
down "n0 bt"?rc h" wa* brought
Eagles Pounce
rhc quarter ended with the
Eagles poised for the knock-out
rWi,taK.quarur,?,i,uvc
Massey lldl". 'hr?Uk'h thc
massey Hill team on the next plav
to score the first of four second*
quarter touchdowns. The extra
JSV? "? KOOd an<l lhc Eagles
kicTkh<? thmle\1r"'d an ""sides
Kick thdt skittered along the
ground to the Massey llilf 4!-varrl
Ofneia|h0rr,'a W?n' af 'aomuhr
Officials ruled that an Eagle had
t?uchcd the ball last and gave
M.0;,tHil.C4,y P?"W!,"to"
? ... -Jones Sparkles
Fullback Freddie Oglesbv car
the n'0 Ith? 31 a"d a flrsl ,lown on
the next play. jones, who was hav
ing a fine night, fought his way for
the P-an? 8a'n and a firsl down on
the Pirate 16-yard line.
Jones carried again, this time to
the Pirate eight-yard stripe. Oglcs
by blasted through center for a
first down on the two yard line and
on iheSC?re. "J15 st cond touchdown
' ,ld? n?*( Play to run thc score
ried Quarterback John Clancy
The Pa/'?, ,or lhc oxlra Point
I he pass fell incomplete
The Pirates took to thc air again
to try to move thc ball against the
strong Morchcad City defense
buMhP1rd, f?r ,W? first down?
but the Eagle secondary tightened
up and contained the Massey Hill
P??ing attack after the Pirate,
?-ya?dm?nne.t0 'hC M?rChCad Ci*
On thc first play after thc Eagles
See GRID MACHINE, Page 3
New Ports Group
Visits Morehead
Members of the State Ports Au
thority will tour the Morehead City
port this morning.
The newly-appointed SPA mem
bers arrived at the Morehead Bilt
morc late yesterday afternoon and
were entertained at dinner at the
Blue Ribbon Restaurant last night.
The authority arrived here from
Wilmington. The tour of the ports
started Sunday where the author
ity members were guests of the
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
at a dinner Sunday night.
The group toured the waterfront
at Southport and the Sunny Point
Installation yesterday morning.
They were entertained by Wilming
ton civic clubs in the Cape Fear
ballroom at luncheon yesterday
and toured stale port facilities at
Wilmington yesterday afternoon.
Members of the authority arc
John M. Reeves, chairman; Wil
liam G. Clark, Collier Cobb Jr.,
Gen. Robert L. Eichclbcrger, Earl
N. Phillips, Kirkwood F. Adams,
and Charles D. Qray Jr. Ed Kirk
is secretary-treasurer.
They will leave Morehead City
following the port tour this morn
tag.
Phone Firm Will
Post Bond, Up
Rales This Month
The Slate Utilities Commission
has received notice from Carolina
Telephone and Telegraph Co. that
it would put up bond to allow rate
increases to go into cfcct this
month.
The commisison has suspended
the proposed increases until Feb.
4, but under law, the company
may put up bond and start col
lecting the higher rates now.
If, after a commission investi
gation. the rates are thought to be
too high the bond money would be
used to repay excessive charges
to subscribers.
Commission Chairman Stanley
Winbornc said the amount of bond
had not been established. The com
mission expects to set the amount
when it meets with company offi
cials.
The rate increase would affcet
about 125.000 subscribers of the
Tarboro firm throughout eastern
North Carolina. If the bond is
agreed upon and filed with the
Commission the hike will go into
effect on Nov. 25 billings.
The suspension of ry?w rates, or
dered last week by the commis
sion, would continue until Feb. 4,
with a hearing set for Dec. 17.
Past 10 Days
Bring Heavy Rain
Rainfall since Nov. 9 totals 2 38
inches, according to weather ob
server Stamey Davis. On Saturday,
Nov. 9, .38 inches fell, 1.09 inches
fell Thursday and .91 fell Satur
day, Nov. 16.
Maximum and minimum tem
peratures and wind direction for
the period follow.
Max. Min. Wind
Thursday, Nov. 7 05 40 calm
Friday, Nov. 8 69 52 S
Saturday, Nov. 9 68 53 W
Sunday, Nov. 10 53 38 NW
Monday, Nov. 11 47 38 NE
Tuesday, Nov. 12 60 40 NE
Wednesday, Nov. 13 68 50 calm
Thursday, Nov. 14 66 54 S
Friday, Nov. 15 68 60 calm
Saturday, Nov. 16 69 57 W
Sunday, Nov. 17 73 62 SW
15 Employees
Receive Awards
i
Fifteen county employees at
Cherry Point Marine "Air Base
have received beneficial suggestion
awards. The awards were present
ed by Re* Bell, one time western
screen star, who was visiting his
son, Pvt. George R. Bell of the
overhaul and repair squadron.
Carteret winners were Alvis N.
lleath, Newport, who received the
highest cash award, $225. for sug
gesting an improvement in the
chemical elevator in the water
treatment plant; Bonzcll Lewis Sr.,
Beaufort, $115; John C. Woolen,
Newport, $30.
Vclma K. Holland, Stella, $20;
Odis A. Smith. Morehcad City, $10;
Walter L. Triglclh, Newport, $10;
Arnold Lawrence, Beaufort, $25;
Thomas R. Ivcrscn, Beaufort, $50.
Kdward D. Rowland, Beaufort,
$20; Alton L. Garner, Newport. $5;
Manley E. Lawrence. Beaufort,
$20; James E. Midgette, Newport,
$10; John J.1 McKcnzie, Williston,
$20.
Earl G. Johnson, llarkcrs Island,
$15: and Charles E. Greene, New
port, was presented a letter of ap
preciation in recognition of receipt
of bis tenth beneficial suggestion
award.
Cars Collide
Two cars collided Sunday. Nuv.
10, in the Parker Motors lot. More
head City. Sgt. Bill Condic said a
car driven by Eric Pake, Betue,
collided with a car driven by
Clarence P. Oglesby, route 1 More
head City. Total damage was about
$150. No charges wars filed.