THIS IS NATIONAL
RECREATION MONTH
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
47th YEAR, NO. 48. ?SIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1958 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Students Attend Boys, Girls State
Patsy Whitehurst, Anne Taylor and Linda Sailer ( who la not pictured) were chosen as delegates to rep
resent Beaufort High School at Girls State in Greensboro this week. Boys who are attending Boys State at
Chapel Hill are, left to right, Sammy Merrill. Doagl as Piner and Jackie Wheatley. The girls are being
sponsored by the American Legion Auiiliary, the boys by the American Legion, the Beaufort Rotary
Club and the Morehead City-Beaufort Elks lodge.
Tea to be Served at Taylor Home
rnolo* oy uou aeymour
At the N. W. Taylor home, above, one of the four homes on Beaufort's Old Hornet Tour tomorrow, tea
wiB be served. Included in the tour program are trip* to historic landmarks, a* art and crafts exhi
bit, and relics exhibit. Foil information on the tour it available at the G. W. Duncan Insurance agency
Front Street, Beaufort.
Father of the Year Honored
Mayor George Dill, right, drawl Father of the Year Raynoad C. Harrell a tie claip and caffliak
act from one of the merchant* who co-spoaaored the Father of the Year coateat with THE NEWS-TIMES.
Othera in the pictare, left to right, are E. W. Downum Jr. of Rownnm Department Storea, Mr. Han-ell'i
grandaon James Nolan, hla daaghter Barbara, Mra. Harrell, Mr. Harrell'a aoo-in-law, ioaeph Nolan, Mn.
Nolan, and hla granddaaghter Sandra Nolan.
Raymond C. Harrell, Morehead
City, was honored a< Carteret'i
Father of the Year Saturday morn
ing in ceremonies at the Morehead
City municipal building. Mayor
George Dill complimented Mr.
Harrell on his selection as the
county'a outstanding father.
The mayor presented Mr. Har
rell with the following gifts: a
folding beach chair from Hamil
ton's Furniture Center, a shirt and
aocks from Leary's a shirt and tie
from Hill's, a Brownie flash cam
era set from the Uorebead City
Drug Co., ? diamond cuff link ind
tie Bar aet from Early Jewelers.
Slacks, shirt, belt and tie from
Belk's, a fishing rod and reel from
Western Auto, a shirt, tie and
socks from Webb's, two sport
shirts from E. W. Downum Co.
Department Stores aad a certifi
cate for a seafood dinner for him
self and his family at the Sanitary
Fish Market and Restaurant.
Mr. Harrell is the sixth father
of the year since 1953, when THE
NEWS-TIMES first sponsored a
father of the yew contest
Charles Garner of Newport waa
the first county father of the year.
John Tillery, Morchead City,
brought national publicity to the
father of the year contest In 1934
when be was selected.
Mr. Tillery, a Negro, waa writ
tan lip in magazines all over the
country. In 1955, judges selected
Henry Carraway of Merrimon ta
father of the year.
Arlic Daniels of Cedar Island
waa father of the year in 1958.
Last year's winner waa the Rev.
Sua & Moore of Morcbead City.
Judge Signs Order Temporarily
Padlocking Scene of Two Shootings
W. L. Derrickson to Serve
On Atlantic Beach Board
C. E. Mitchell,
Morehead City,
Wins Commission
Chief Machinist Mate C. E. Mit
chell, USN, Morehead City, has
won a commission in the Navy.
On Wednesday, July 2, he will
trade the plain black band on his
cap for gold.
Chief Mitchell is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Mitchell, 108 N. 8th
St., Morehead City, and the hus
band of the former Dolores James,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
James, 608 Arendell St.
While he has been on duty as
an instructor at Bainbridge, Md.,
Mrs. Mitchell and their three
daughters have been living with
the James's in Moreehad City.
In March, Chief Mitchell was as
signed to the Antietam. Hardly
had he gotten his gear stowed
aboard when he was notified of
his acceptance for commission.
Chief Mitchell joined the Navy
in 1944 and served on the USS
Chicago until May 1946. He re
turned to civilian life and spent
the following year as a student.
But he decided that the Navy was
for him after all, so he returned
in 1947 as third class^
He was stationed aboard the
Coral Sea, the Midway and then
on a destroyer minesweeper where
he spent four and a half years. In
November 1954, the destroyer
minesweeper was reconverted to
a destroyer. A crew of Japanese
sailors was trained aboard and
the ship was turned over to the
Japanese Navy.
After almost 11 years at tea,
Chief Mitchell was assigned shore
duty. It was while he was com
pany commander at the Recruit
Training Command, Bainbridge,
Md., that he took, for the first
time, the test that opens the door
to a commission as ensign.
His family will rejoin hira after
he receives his first assignment
as a commissioned officer.
C. E. Mitchell
... up from the ranki
Theatre Plans
Coming Season
Members of the Carteret Com
munity Theatre decided at their
meeting Wednesday night on the
schedule of productions for next
season. The group met at the rec
reation building.
The theatre plans to give Its
first production in September, and
its second between Thanksgiving
and the first weekend in Decem
ber. Hie second production will
follow a Christmas theme.
The third production, planned
for early in June, will be ? his
torical drama with a local setting.
The theatre has ahelved plans
to produce a folk operetta in
August.
A reading committee waa ap
pointed. Chairman is Joyce Willis
with Sandy Olson and C. A. Stone,
committee members.
As the program, the group read
the first act of the play, Night
Must FaU.
The group will meet Wednuday
night, July ?, to work on the Mage
and dreaaing rooms. Frank Carl
son, business manager, will direct
the work.
W. L. Derrickson has been
named to the Atlantic Beach town
board, succceeding M. G. Coyle.
The new appointment was made by
the board at its meeting Saturday
morning it the town hall and be
comes effective July 1.
Commissioner Coyle resigned to
take the position of clerk to the
board. He succeeds li. M. Eure.
Mr. Derrickson owns the Atlantic
Beach Hotel and for a number of
years was a member of the More
head City town board.
The board approved a budget of
$23,822.50 for the 1958-59 fiscal
year and gave final approval to
the $1.35 tax rate.
Income is estimated as follows:
$17,152.50 in tax revenue on val
uation of $1,315,000; $2,200 business
licenses; $50 intangible taxes; $250
franchise taxes; $3,000 Powell bill
funds; $25 building permits; $45
beer and wine rebate; $250 court
costs; $250 back taxes.
1958-1959 Expenses
Anticipated expenses: $1,800 town
clerk's salary; $32.50 dues; $600
mayor's salary and expenses; $7,
000 police department; $2,208 life
guards; $4,000 garbage and refuse
collection; $840 street cleanup; $3,
000 street repair; $600 rent on town
hall; $1,216.08 street lights; $500
fire department; and general ex
penses, $2,025.92.
The board voted to put ABC store
dividends on deposit where they
will accumulate interest. This
money is being set aside to buy
the town hall from the Atlantic
Beach Improvement Corp.
Rental received from the ABC
store, which is in the town hall
building, is being used to pay for
insurance and maintenance on the
building.
Tain Discussed
The board approved a $60 tax on
dance halls on the beach. Commis
sioner M. G. Coyle suggested that
a committee be appointed to re
view the business llcenae tax sched
ule before next year.
The board authorized hiring a
boy to pick up bottles left on the
bcach after parties. Street lights
were approved for the following
new locations: Charlotte Avenue
and Boguc Boulevard west ; Kinston
Avenue and Terminal Boulevard;
west end of Terminal Boulevard,
See BOARD, Page 7
Skiff Capsizes;
Crab Point Men
Rescue Six
? James Phillips Hears
Calls for Help
? Sudden Sunday Storm
Almost Claims Lives
A tragedy was averted Sunday
afternoon in Newport River when
six persons were rescued after
their 14-foot skiff turned over in
the storm which struck about 5
p.m. The rescuers were James
Laughton Phillips, who heard cries
for help, Charles Stanley Jr., and
Thurston Rice.
Rescued were James Finer and
Francis Bullock, both of Morehead
City; three youths, Marvin Ed
wards of Mill Creek, I^ewis and Da
vid of Newport (last names are not
known), and Timmie Edwards,
Mill Creek, about 10 years of age.
The skiff is owned by Piner. He
said that the boys from Newport
were friends of the Mill Creek boys
and he had never met them before
that afternoon. That's why he
didn't know their last names. He
said that all were swimming from
the skiff.
The skiff was powered with an
outboard motor. They left from
Mill Creek and were swimming in
water about "chest deep". They
decided to go back to Mill Creek
when the storm blew up.
Rough Water
Piner said he thought he was
headed in the right direction. In
stead, he was going toward Crab
Point. When he tried to turn
around, the water had become so
choppy that it sloshed in the boat
and sank it.
Life preservers were put on three
boys and the skiff turned bottom
side up. Timmie was put on the
top of the skiff and Piner lold the
hoy to hang on to him.
He said they could touch bottom
and walked and pushed the boat,
but the bottom soon became so
muddy they could get no footing.
When they got about a thousand
feet from shore, they started to call
for help.
It was then that Phillips, son
See RESCUE, Page 6
Previous Efforts to Close
Ann's Drive-In Failed
Ann's Drive-In, on highway 70 west of Morehead City
was closed by court order Saturday.
Judge W. J. Bund.v at 5 p.m. Friday signed an order
padlocking the place. The order was requested by Robert
Rouse Jr., solicitor, acting for the state. The defendant is
inn Avery "anas Ann Avery
Sykes, owner and supervisor of
\nn's Drive-In".
The state alleges that the place
is a public nuisance, where boister
ous conduct, drinking, fighting and
arousing takes place.
20-Day Order
Mr. Rouse explained that the
padlocking order is effective for 20
lays. A hearing has been sched
uled for 10 a.m. Thursday at which
the defendant is to appear and
show cause why the padlocking
should not be permanent.
The hearing will be conducted be
fore Judge Joseph Parker, who is
fiolding a civil term of superior
;ourt here this week.
The drivt in is in the vicinity of
Wildwood. Persons in that area say
t is a nuisance and have left no
itone unturned in efforts to get it
.iosed.
Marines Shot
Two shootings have taken place
here. One victim survived. The
)ther died. Both victims were Ma
?ines. Marine authorities have
>laced the drive-in off limits to
nilitary personnel.
The person who shot the Marines
>vas Sonny Sykes, a man in the em
ploy of Ann Avery. In the first
.hooting, no true bill was returned
because witnesses in the case were
overseas and unable to appear be
ore the grand jury.
In the second case, the court
granted a non-suit last week. Sykes
s now reported to be in the em
ploy of the Morchead Shipbuilding
Corp.
Claud Wheatly, attorney for Ann
Avery, states that at an ABC hear
ing to determine whether Ann's
t*er license should be revoked,
WW wood residents could not pro
duce evidence to the effect that the
place was a nuisance.
He further stated that testimony
by ABC inspector Wrenn provided
no basis for revoking the license.
Wildwood residents were in Bcau
fort last week to appear before the
grand jury to lodge complaints, but
did not appear when it was de
cided that the judge would be re
quested to sign a padlocking order.
Senate Committee Okays
Morehead Harbor Project
| The Senate Public Works Com
mittee has approved a $1,197,000
expenditure for deepening More
head City harbor from 30 to 35 feet.
Sen. B. Everett Jordan informed
THE NEWS-TIMES Friday.
I Senator Jordan, a member of the
committee, said, "This is a badly
needed project. It is necessary to
bring the port facilities at More
head up to desired navigation
standards."
The project is included in a new
rivera and harbors bill totaling $1.5
billion in projects throughout the
United States. The new bill was
drawn up after most of the projects
in it were vetoed by President
Eisenhower last year.
Senator Jordan feels that chances
are good for presidential approval
of the new bill.
He commented, "During recent
meetings of the public works sub
committee working on the projects
under the new bill, we've had bud
get bureau representativea sitting
in. I think most of tbe President's
objections to the overall bill have
been taken care of."
Still included in the bill, however,
ia an expansion of tbe federal gov
Little Girl, 4?
Runs into Car
Catherine F. Moore, 4, daughter
of Mr. and Mri. Kenneth Moore,
West Beaufort, was treated for
bruises on her head and hip at the
Morebead City Hospital Friday
night. The little girl was struck by
a car driven by Elijah J. Willis,
Beaufort RFD, at 7:30 p.m.
Beaufort Police Chief Guy Sprin
gle said that Willis waa driving
north on Gordon Street between Ce
dar and Broad when the accident
occurred. Willia said be waa driv
ing about 10 mpb when be beard a
bump and heard a woman acream.
He (topped and saw that the child
bad run Into the car. Her father
tarried her to tbe hospital and took
!|m? bomc if**r troitnwot
cmment's program to kill water*
hyacinth and alligator weed growth
in coastal waters of this and seven
other southern states. It was to this
expense, among others, that the
President objected when he vetoed
the bill the first time.
Two other North Carolina pro
jects approved in the bill are flood
protection work on Pantcgo and
Cuckler's Creek, costing $413,000
and a survey of Wright's Creek,
near Belhaven costing $15,000. To
tal cost of the North Carolina
projects is $16 million.
Senator Jordan pointed out that
actual work on these projects can
not begin until Congress authorizes
the expenditure, followed by a bill
appropriating the money. This may
require another year.
Western Carteret
Hard Hit by Storm
The heavy rain and windstorm
which struck the county at about 5
D m Sunday put out telephone linea
n the Pelletier and Stella section,
caused power failure, damaged
rops and caused heavy property
la mage to buildings on the Onslow
bounty aide of White Oak River
The crop damage waa caused by
tail. At the Bruce Goodwin camp
n that area, windows were blown
>ut of the building.
Telephone aervice waa still out
estcrdaV morning but power was
estored soon after the atorm.
Brothers Cut
In Argument;
One Hospitalized
Warren and William White
brothers, were admitted to tne
Morehead City Hospital Saturday
night following a light at their
home at 303 Marsh St., Beaufort.
Warren is still in the hospital with
deep cuts in his abdomen, left arm
and chest. William was treated for
a cut across his right hand and re
leased to Beaufort police.
Police Chief Guy Springle Rives
the following account of the story,
based on a statement by Williain
White. The two men got into ar>
argument about 10 p.m. and War
ren ordered William to leave the
house. .
William was lying across the bed
and Warren grabbed him by the
throat and started to choke him.
William pulled out his knife Jnd
carved up his brother
tion, cutting his own hand in the
proccss.
The Beaufort rescue truck, driv
en by Allen Conway, carried War
ren to the hospital. WU1VT
to the hospital in a car driven by
Virgil Woolard, head of the rescue
squad.
After William was treated, he
was taken to jail and put under
$500 bond He ia charged w.th as
sault with ? <?"<"* w?P?n lnntct"
ing bodily injuries.
Chief Springle said the two men
have lived in Beaufort for three or
four months. They work at a saw
mill near Lennoxville.
I Negroes Jailed
After Shooting
Thomas Hudson and William
Cobb, both colored, were put in jail
Saturday night following a shoot
ing scrape at Queen and Broad
Streets in Beaufort. c?b^,,u"' ol
a flesh wound on the right Slde ol
the head during the affair which
started about 10 p.m.
Witnesses told Police Chief Guy
<snrinffle that the two men were
WtiSg When Cobb broke away
and ran toward the street lludson
allegedly fired athim with a pis
tol, the bullet striking Cobb in the
hCCobb walked across Queen Street
before falling on the sidewalk. He
carried to the hospital in
Adair's ambulance. After being
treated at the hospital, Cobb was
released to the police, who put him
Hudson was picked up at Mul
berry and Live Oak Streets a few
minutes after the shooting , Chief
Springle said Hudson seemed '" *
mighty big hurry to get out . of
town. Both are in jail pending
further investigation.
Jury Returns 'Not Guilty' Verdict
Friday in Morehead City Arson Case
After 23 minutes' deliberation,
the jury returned late Friday af
ternoon a verdict of "not guilty"
in the arson case against Dave
Gaskill, Mary Gaakill Harvey and
James Harvey. The three were
charged with burning a six-room
dwelling at 304 N. 11th St.. More
head City, the night of Jan. 22.
According to testimony, the
home was owned by James Har
vey and his wife, Mary.
The state based its case on state
ments signed by Mary Ann Da via,
Janie Davis Holmes, Curtia Davis
Jr., and Henry Barker, who had
been living in the house. The state
ments, taken after the fire by
Morehead City police, said that
the four knew the fire was going
to be set
Moved Belongings
Some of them moved their
clothes out. Curtia Davis took his
tv set out, and Barker said he
didn't want to be mlxad up in it,
so he got out of the house and
apent the night in the woods at
the cemetery.
All g< Um witnesses, with the
exception of Barker, got on the
witness stand and denied that they
had made auch statements. One
said that the chief of police, Her
bert Griffin, used a needle and
put some stuff in his arm that
got him all mixed up and that'a
why there was no truth to the writ
ten statement.
According to evidence, Dave
Gasltill was the one who aet the
Tides at the Beaafart Bar
(Eastern Standard Time)
Tide TabU
HIGH
LOW
Taesday, Jane IT
1:12 a.m.
S:li p.m.
2:25 a.m.
2:20 p.m.
U
Wednesday, Jane
8:53 a.m.
8:57 p.m.
3:05 a.m.
2:51 p.m.
Ttarsdiy, June 1?
9:38 a.m.
8:40 p.m.
1:43 a.
3:38 p.
3:38 p.m.
4:21 a.m.
4:1? p.m.
FrMay, June 28
10:2* a.m.
10:31 p.m.
fire. There was no testimony as
to how he actually did it. The
signed statements said only that
there waa an "explosion" and then
the house was soon in flames.
Insurance Increased
The itate brought out evidence
that James Harvey had increased
the insurance on the house Just
before the burning. Robert Rouse
Jr., aolicitor, contended that the
house and its furnishings were
insured for $4,300, about two and a
half times the real value.
Mary Harvey contended that
she was living at Harlowe and
didn't know a thing about the fire
until the morning of Jan. 23.
The atate presented the woman's
court record which showed that
she had been convicted three timea
on violation at the liquor law, con
victed of assault with a deadly
weapon in 1M2 and convicted of
reckless driving in IMS.
In the summation before the
Jury, the solicitor contended that
moat <d the witneaaea had lied
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