CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
22 SHOPPING
DAYS
TO CHRISTMAS
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46th YEAR, NO. 96. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES " MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 1967 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Santa Will Throw Switch
To Open Christmas Season
Sam Bundy Will
Speak at Annual
Co-Op Meeting
Sam Bundy, noted humorist of
eastern Carolina, will be the speak
er at the meeting of the Carteret
Craven Electric Membership Corp
Saturday. Dec. 7, at the Morehead
City School.
W. C. Carlton, manager of the
corporation, says that Mr. Bundy
can have people rolling in the
aisles in five minutes, lie is sup
erintendent of Farmville schools
and is widely known as a civic
leader.
His talk will be one of the prin
cipal events at the business meet
ing which starts at 11 a.m. Prior
to the business meeting, there will
be an electrical appliance exhibit
and demonstration in the school
gvm The gym will open at 9 a.m.
During the business session,
which is expected to end about
noon, reports will be given on the
co-op's activities during the past
year and nine directors will be
elected. The directors will serve
one year. They are eligible for re
election.
George W Ball, president of the
co-op, estimates that a thousand
members will attend. Home Dem
onstration Clubs will have a snack
booth where homemade refresh
ments. coffee and soft drinks will
be sold.
Among the 40 door prizes to be
awarded will be two electric
ranges.
Tickets Go Fast
For Team Dinner
The Morehead City Jaycees an
nounced at their meeting Monday
night at the Hotel Fort .Macon that
tickets for the football banquet
Wednesday night at the American
Legion building are being snatched
up fast.
Only 150 will be sold, according
to the Jaycees, who arc sponsor
ing the affair in cooperation with
Morehead City businessmen.
Saturday, Dec. 14, was the date
set for the Jaycee Christmas party.
Ron Harpo, chairman of the
Christmas committee, reported on
the committee's program which
consists of cooperating with the
Morehead City firemen this year.
The national Jaycee convention
nerft year at Los Angeles was dis
cussed, with emphasis on the im
portance of North Carolina Jay
cees getting delegates there.
Jim Mellon, formerly of Green
ville, was a guest of Jaycee Zanc
Southerland.
Sermon Topic
Courage for Hard Days will be
the topic of Rev. A. G. Harris Jr.
at the morning worship Sunday at
First Presbyterian Church, More
head City. The scripture will be I
Cor. 15:42-58. There will be a snack
supper at 6 p.m. and the adult
study group at 7 p.m.
? Santa CI a us will turn on More
head City's Christmas lights Mon
day night to officially open the
Christmas season. The chamber of
commerce parade committee in
charge of Monday night's festivi
ties are awaiting a message from
Santa to set the exact time.
A choir under the direction of
Mrs. Austin Williams will sing
Christinas carols between 6:30 p.m.
and 7 p.m. The choir will bo on the
lawn of the Wallace House at
Eighth and Arendell Streets.
If Santa arrives from the North
Pole in time, he will throw the
switch turning on the Christmas
lights at 7 p m. and then go up the
street to join the parade. He will
be riding a fire truck.
If he is late, he will join the
parade and will stop at the Wallace
House and throw the switch on his
way by. The parade will march
from 12th Street to Seventh Street,
circle back and return to its point
of origin.
The Morehead City and Queen
Street bands will supply the music.
Other units in the parade will in
clude the Scouts, 4-H rcpresenta
tives and the 'Morehead City foot
ball team. Car dealers have been
invited to furnish new cars for the
players to ride.
Members of the parade commit
tee are Earl Lewis, Charles Willis
and Bernard Leary. Mr. Lewis
says that the parade will be on
Tuesday if it rains Monday night.
Morehead City merchants have
spent over $2,000 on Christmas
lights and street decorations.
Scouters Elect
Two Officers;
Banquet Planned
Two additional district Scout of
ficials were elected by the Car
teret Boy Scout leaders Friday
night at the civic center. They are
Or S. W. Hatcher. Morchead City,
vice-chairman, and Floyd Chad
wick Jr., Morehead City, district
committeeman.
James E. Ciowe. Beaufort, was
elected district chairman at Octo
ber's meeting. Terms of the three
new officers will b?gin Jan. 1 and
continue for one year.
Mr Crowe will appoint his chair
men.
The district Scooters recognition
banquet will he held at 6:30 Friday.
Dec. 13, at the Masonic Lodge, S.
18th Street. Morehead City.
O. E. Roberts, Eastern Carolina
Council executive, will l>c the
speaker. Council president, Joe
Eagles, Macclesfield, will present
the awards.
A Green Rand will be awarded
for three consecutive years of out
standing service to Scouting, and
the Scoutmaster s Key will be giv
en as training awards.
Tickets for the banquet are on
sale now. Cecil Scwell, Morehead
City, is chairman of ticket sales i
Tickets in the various com muni- j
ties will be sold by Scoutmasters
! and Cub masters.
I Parents of Scouts and friends of
I Scouting are invited.
Two Men are Convicted,
Fined for Driving Drunk
William Bilbo and Wilfred E.
Gom were convicted of drunken
driving in county recorder's court
last Thursday. Bilbo was fined
$125 and costs and ordered to pay
$200 to the prosecuting witness.
Haywood Snell. He was also found
guilty of careless and reckless driv
ing and driving without a license.
Goss was fined $125 and costs
for driving drunk and driving with
out a license. l*eston W. Gillikin.
charged with driving drunk, posted
$200 bond and requested a jury
trial.
To ticrve Time
dllie Mae James was sentenced
to a year in jail for failing to com
pl> with terms of a suspended sen
tence. She was in court with Jsmes
I.ee on a cohabitation charge.
Charges against Lcc were dis
missed.
Robert R. Gooding was fined $25
and costs for exceeding a safe
speed, and improper passing. Thur
man G. Morton was fined $50 and
costs for speeding and Michael
Popichak was fined $50 for care
less and reckless driving.
John Good was fined $10 and
costs for public drunkenness and
drew a 30-day sentence for failure
to comply with a court order.
Those paying $10 and cost* fol
low. Joseph Wildes and James E.
Mcintosh, speeding; Johnny Wood
ley, Dick Ricks (two counts), Ver
gie Mac Chapman, and Charles
Thomas, public drunkenness; and
Gladys Penny and Herbert Penny,
possession of. non-tax paid whisky.
Rufus Beard was ordered to pay
$10 per week for the support of his,
minor children, lie was given a
onc-ycar suspended sentence. John
ny Lee Jones and Joey Rose were
given 30 days to pay all the costs
they owe. If they fail to pay by
the end of 30 days they will get
60-day jail terms.
Pay Costs
Those who paid costs follow:
Jewitt Brown, exceeding licensed
weight; Luther K. Gadd. larceny; j
Arnold A. Homschek, improper:
muffler; Alfred J. Bissonett. ex
ceeding a safe speed: Ben Smith,
public drunkenness; Mathcw May
bew. assault; and Maurice J.
Schultz. improper dealers p^tea.
Those who forfeited bonds were
John S. Coc, non-support; Frank
R. Wade, drunk on the highway;
David White and Theodore Jones,
violation of fishing laws; George
Nutt. public drunkenness; William
T. Casper, failing to dim lights and
no driver's license.
Frederick A. Hoffman, failing to
dim lights; Lionel W. Howard, ex
ceeding load limit on bridge; Ron
ald V. Montgomery, Ben F. Best,
William R. Garrard and Malcolm
N. Goodwin, speeding; William E. j
Wells, driving on the wrong side
of the road
Vernon W Mann, speeding and
driving on the wrong side of the
road; William F. Holadia and Ice
land G. Yeomans, running a stop
sign.
The state did not prosecute
Rathor S. Westbrook, charged with
having an improper muffler, or
Junior Branton, charged with as
sault. A case against Anna Bell
Scwoll was dismissed. She had
been charged with using loud, bois
terous and profane language.
Beaufort Chamber Completes
Plans for Christmas Parade
Elks Lodge to Honor
Deceased Members
The More head City-Beaufort Elks
I-odgc No. 1710 will hold its an
nual memorial service at the Elks
Temple, 902 Arendell St., Moce
head, Sunday afternoon, Dec. 1 it
5 o'clock.
This service is held annually by
all Elks lodges on the first Sunday
in December in commemoration of
deceased brothers.
Services will be conducted by
the past exalted rulers of the
lodge with present exalted ruler,
John A. Baker, presiding. There
will be music and a speaker.
Special invitations have been
mailed to the families of the de
ceased brothers. The public is in
vited.
Chilula Locates Two
Tows Lost in Heavy Seat
Two towa that broke away from
a tugboat in heavy scaa were found
about 40 miles southeast of Cape
llattcras Tuesday by the Coast
Guard Cutter Chilula.
The Coast Guard said the cutter
was standing by until the tows, a
mid-section of a T-2 oil tanker and
a 201-foot barge, were picked up
by the Stone Co., Norfolk.
They broke loose from the tug
Parris Island about 16 miles south
east of Diamond Shoals 1 ightship.
? TV Beaufort Chamber of Com
merce is completing plans for iU
annual Christmas parade at 4 p.m.
Wednesday Bands from Craven
County llgih School. Queen Street
and Beaufort will march in the
parade.
Santa will arrive on the good ship
Mistletoe at llalsey Paul's dock on
Front Street.- east of the business
district. He will board a fire truck
and bring up the end of the parade.
The present line of march has
the Craven County band followed
by the Queen Street and Beaufort
bands in that order. Floats and
marching jfroups will be spaced be
tween the bands.
The following have expressed in
terest in entering floats in the pa
rade: E. W. Downum. Eastern Ru
Tide Table
Tldei it tke Beaufort Bar
MICH LOW
Friday. Nov. 29
ItIM a.m. 8:18 a m
2:05 p.m. 8:45 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 30
2:49 a.m. 9:19 a.m.
2:56 p.m. 9:37 p.m.
Saaday, Dec. 1
3:40 a.m. 10:12 a.in.
3:50 p.m 10:23 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 2
4:32 a.m. 10:59 a.m.
4:45 p.m. 11:97 p.m.
Tneaday, Dec. 3
5:20 a.m. 11:45 a.m.
5:37 p.m. 11:48 p.m.
lane. Guthrie and Jones Drug Co.,
Western Auto, Styron's Department
Store, Maola Milk Co., Ann Street
Methodist Church, First Baptist
Church and Free Will Baptist
Church.
Mania will furnish refreshments
for band members after the pa
rade.
The parade will go down Front
Street to the turntable at the west
end of town and then back to the
starting-point via the same route.
Santa will get off the fire truck at
Craven Street on the way back and
will stay there until 5 p.m. to take
letters and talk to the children.
The Pirate's Chest of Silver will
be opened for the first time at 2
p.m. next Saturday. Drawings will
be conducted each Saturday until
Christmas and on Christmas Eve.
There will be $400 in cash awards
as well as gtft certificates.
Customers, beginning Monday,
will receive one ticket for the draw
ings for each dollar purchase. The
program is limited to stores that
are members of the chamber.
The town's Christmas lights have
been put up and will be turned on
Sunday night for the first time.
I<l(tnwi Suspended
The drivers licenses of Teamus
Davis and Herbert Davis, both of
Beaufort, have been suspended by
the state highway safety division.
Teamus Davis was convicted of im
proper use of his license and Her
bert Davis was convicted of speed
ing over 70 mpb.
Morehead City Eagles Will Play
Championship Game Saturday
Fish Smoking Industry Now
Works on Menhaden Roe
Photo b> Bob Seymour
Herbert Gore, left, follows the time-honored custom of curing fish roe in the sun. Here he waves a
"shooer" to keep the flies off the drying roe. Luther Tootle Sr. and Curtis Williams seem engrossed in
Gore's deftness with the "shooer".
Morchead City's fish smoking in
dustry has expanded to include the
processing of menhaden roe.
Burke, Frank and Ot\is' Smoke
House, just west of Morehead City,
is still in the experimental stage
and its owners are taking advan
tage of all^opportunities to diver
sify its products and increase cus
tomer demand
Capt. Ottis Purifoy, Burke Pitt
man and Frank Baer, with Boh
Simpson acting in a supervisory
capacity, have experimented with
several different kinds of fish.
They have smoked blucf.sh, spa
nish mackerel, king mackerel,
trout, butterfish, spots, amhcrjack, j
sea mullet, jumping mullet, grou
per and albacorc.
Glaze Important
The secret of tasty smoked fish
is in the glaze used, according to
Mr. Simpson, who learned the,
tricks of smoking good fish in
Florida.
"There arc 'hot smoke' and
'cold smoke' processes, but the
former process is too much like
cooking the fish." he points out.
The 'cold smoke' used by the
Burke, Frank and Ottis Smoke
House cures the fish with a slow
action that gives a flavorful and
lasting product.
After mastering the coniplcxi
ties of smoking fish, the smoke
house operators arc ready now to
tackle menhaden roe, common
here but a delicacy in most parts
of the country. The roc is expected
to be in high demand for parties
and other gatherings where snacks
arc served. I
Packaging Experiments
The amoke house operators arc
also experimenting with packaging
the fish and roc in an attractive
way. At present the roe is packed
in clear plastic hags, but colorful,
printed packages arc in the offing
Captain Ottis is acting as dis
tributor for the smoke house. He
has shipped a free sample of the
fish to the governor and has sent
several orders to a Virginia mar
ket.
lie says that the out-of-state or
ders were for king mackerel but
most local customers seem to pre
for amber jack.
One of the biggest jobs the
smoke house plans to undertake is
"custom smoking" for sports fish
ermen. Captain Ottis says that with
the smoke house a man can come
to Morehcad City to fish without
having to worry about packing his
catch home with him in the trunk
of his car.
"Many is the man who has driv
en several hundred miles with a
load of iced fish in the back," says
Mr. Simpson. "Now he can have
the fish taken to the smoke house
and have them sent to his home
by mail or express."
Smyrna PTA Schedules
Clam Bake for Doc. 7
There will be ? clambake at the
Smyrna School Saturday. Dec. 7.
Principal Stewart Daniels says that
the clambake will be from 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m.
A band will furnish music for
round and square dancing in the
school gym all evening. The clam
bake will be sponsored by the
Smyrna PTA.
This is the Interior of Burke. Frank and OUis Smoke House, a con
verted walk-in refrigerator. The smoke house will cure fish and roc
with scientific, highly sanitary methods, but for local consumption it
will be many a day. probably, before a smoke house takes the place
of the sun and a good old-fashioned "shoocr" in the hands of an ex
pert.
Mayor Dill Comments
On Overpaid Commission
Mayor George Dill on Wednes
day commented that the overpay
ment of commissions, as shown in
the 1956-57 audit, to the town clerk
(who acts as tax collector) and the
town treasurer occurred due to a
misunderstanding as to how much
commission the officials were en
titled to on collection of back taxes.
The commission overpayment
came to light at the end of the
1954-55 fiscal year and it was
agreed at that time that the
amount overpaid to the two offi
cials would be paid back.
Until this year's audit, the board
was under the impression, the
mayor said, that the money, was
being put back. The t'. .ftstircr paid
$40 hack during the past fi?cal year
and has made two payments since
then, the mayor said. No reim
bursement was made by the tax
collector during the past fiscal
year.
The mayor said that in April
1952 the town board stipulated that
commissions would be payable on
back iaxes that were two years
and one month old. The commis
sion would be 25 per cent and it
would bp divided, two-thirds to the
tax collector and one-third to the
town treasurer.
That resolution gave a commis
sion to the treasurer for the first
time.
The commissioners further stip
ulated that taxes shall be "cousid
cred delinquent for commission
purposes 25 months after the first
day of February when the penalty
becomes applicable."
Figuring the tbtal amount of
time a tax was delinquent, and
misunderstanding of the board's
order led to commission overpay
ment. the mayor explained.
When the auditor called this to
the attention of the board two years
ago. it was derided that the over
payments would be carried as a
debt against the town officials to
whom the commissions were paid.
The town's tax collector and city
clerk is John K. Lashley and the
town treasurer is Mrs. Blanda Mc
I,ohon.
The Morehead City Eagles will leave at noon today (Eric
lay) for Mt. Holly and the state AA-C championship
name. The game will lie played on the Mt. Holly field at
J p.m. Saturday. Mt. Holly is 12 miles northwest of Char
otte on NC 27.
The Eagles carry a record of 10 victories and no losses
into the championship game They ?
trounced Fuquay by a 33-12 margin
to gain the eastern championship.
Mt. Holly won an easy 27 7 de
cision over Fair (.rove for the
western title Tuesday night.
Rand to Go
The Morehoad City band and
cheer leaders will leave for the
game Saturday morning. Scores of
loyal Kagle fans are also expected
lo make the trip on Saturday. Sev
eral fneulty members, including
basketball coach C.annon Talbert
and principal Kenwood Kee, will
be on hand to cheer for the Ragles.
Grid coach Normam Clark has
received a full scouting report on
the Ml. Holly team and he says the
Ragles will really have their hands
full Saturday night. Mt. Holly runs
from the single wing with a double
wing variation.
The only other team to use a |
similar offeree was the Wallace- (
Rose Hill eleven that gave the j
Fagles their biggest scare of the ,
year. The Ragles, primarily a T
formation team, also have single
wing plays, spreads and the I for
mat ion.
Lineup Same
Morchcad's starting eleven will
remain intact for the tame despite
injuries to some of the key players.
Mono of the injuries seem to he
serious enough to keep the players
DUt of action.
Coach Clark will have John Clan
cy at quarterback, Gerald Jones
and James Guthrie at halfbacks
and Freddie Oglesby at fullback.
Jackie McQueen and Craig Willis
are ready for duty in the backfield
shmt'd the starters need a rest.
M*rr heed's 'Seven Blocks of
Granite'* will be starting in the
forward wall. They arc Gordon
Patrick at center, Richard Powers
and Jackie Simpson at guards,
Lynwood Durham and Sherman
Salter at tackles and Linwood
Swinson and Russell Guthrie at
ends. Mokey Lasitter is the only
reserve lineman to play frequently
during the season.
Defensive specialist A1 Conner
will be in a line backers spot on
the defensive unit. He ami Craig
Willis are the only two defensive
men who do not start with the of
fensive unit.
Jaycees to Give
Shotgun, Credit
Persons contributing to the Beau
fort Jaycec Christinas program
will be eligible to win a 12 gauge
automatic shotgun and $25 credit
at Potter's Dress Shop.
The Jaycees will give one ticket
for a drawing for each dollar con
tributed. The shotgun is on display
at the Beaufort Bar.
Proceeds from the program will
be used to buy fowl and toys for
needy children in Beaufort. Final
plans were made for the program
at the Jaycee meeting at the Scout
Building Monday night.
The football committee reported
that a football banquet honoring
players and coaches will be at the
Scout building Dec. ft.
George Murray Thomas was
elected v club sheriff and James
Steed was elected deputy sheriff,
rhey will be responsible to sec
that the meetings are conducted
in an orderly and businesslike
fashion. They have the authority
to fine members for coming late,
talking out of turn and for other
minor offenses.
Brand and Perdew Audit
Office to Close Here
Ncvcland Brand, Wilmington,
has announced that the auditing
Firm of Brand and Pcrdow will
discontinue its More he ad City of
hoc Saturday.
Arrangements have been made I
with Josiah Bailey, Morehead City |
CPA, to serve the firm's clients,
Mr. Brand said. Mr. Bailey hasl
l>ecn employed at Brand and Per-1
icw since November 1953.
Campaign Nets
$24.70 to Help
The Retarded
H u g h Gordon, Beaufort, an
nounces that $24.70 was collected
in the coin collection boxes put out
by the Carteret chapter of the
North Carolina Association for Re
tarded Children. The county chap
ter had 12 collection boxes.
Family memberships in I he asso
ciation are $2 per year and special
memberships are $10 per year Mr.
Gordon says that 21 families in the
county joined last year. The Beau
fort Rotary Club is a member un
der the organization's special civic
club plan.
Mrs. Gordon pians to send letters
to prospective members in the
county and says ihat anyone wish
ing to join may send his contribu
tion to her at 112 Chestnut Drive,
Hancock Park, Beaufort.
Mr. Crordon says, "For the first
time in the history of North Caro
lina. the trainable retarded child
has been recognized as eligible for
public education. Legislation ini
tiated and supported by the asso
ciation is directly responsible for
the statewide training program
that has been set up.
"Your membership fee or dona
tion will help expand the services
of the association. More help must
be provided for our retarded and
for those yet unborn. The problem
of mental retardation is your prob
lem, too It is everyone's problem."
B&PW Club Sees
TB Film Tuesday
Mcmbchi <>f the Carteret Bus
iness and Professional Women's
Club saw the film. Are You Posi
tive? at their meeting Tuesday
night at the homo of Mrs. C. L.
Beam, Beaufort.
The movie, dealing with tuber
culosis, was shown by Mrs. (1. T.
Spivey, of the eounty health de
partment. who is assisting in the
TB campaign.
Mrs. Spivey explained that an
X-ray is the only way to determine
whether one has TB. She said that
the health department hopes to
have a TB clinic next year. This
would mean that a specialist in
reading X-rays would visit the
clinic regularly and a doctor give
examinations for TB.
Mrs. Spivey answered questions
following the film.
Miss Vivian May. a member of
the club, showed slides on her stay
in Korea with the Army Nurse
Corps. Both speakers were intro
duced by Mrs. W. I. Loftin, pro
gram chairman.
Mrs. Beam reported on the club's
social security project, and Mrs.
Clem Johnson, secretary, read the
minutes of the October meeting.
Mrs. W. K. Merion. treasurer, re
ported a balance in the treasury
of $230.01.
The club decided to have its
Christmas meeting Monday, Dec.
16. Miss Lyda Piner will be in
charge.
(iucsts were Mrs. Flora Gore and
Mrs. Dick Spears.
The hostesses. Mrs. Beam. Mrs.
John Johnson, Mrs. Ottis Jeffer
son and Mrs. Ann Fisher, served
a dinner consisting of roast turkey,
dressing, candied sweet potatoes,
green beans, molded crariberry
salad, stuffed celery, rolls, straw
berry short cake and coffee.
License Revoked
The state highway safety division
revoked the driver's lieense Of T.
liulbert Williamson. Sea Level,
after* he was convietcd of driving
drunk in Hertford recorder's court.
Beaufort Plans Its Third Year
Of Coordinated Christmas Giving
Representatives of Beaufort
churches and civic organizations
met in St. Paul's parish house
Wednesday night to plan their-com
munity wide Christmas charity pro
gram Earl Willis of the Beaufort
Fire Department is in charge of
the program, as he has been for
the past two years.
Miss Gcorgie Hughes, superin
tendent of the county welfare de
partmcnt, highly recommends the
coordinated program. She aaid that
in the past people have been well
pleased with the way it has worked
out.
The purpose of the coordinate
program is to locate all the fam
ilies who should have a Christmas
gift of fo?d or clothing and pre
vent duplication of help.
When representatives of churches
and civic groups mrcl, as they did
Wednesday night, the welfare de
partment presents names of fam
ilies who need, and would appre
ciate, help. Then other groups men
tion persona they plan to assist
and plans arc made as to what
kind of help is needed most.
This not only prevents giving of
See CHARITY PLAN, Pag* I