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49th YEAR, NO. 46. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1960 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
A line Girls Will Seek
Miss Carteret Title
Ntae girl* will compete for the
Miss Carteret County title in the
Bcaufort-Morehead City J a y c e e
beauty contest at 7:30 tomorrow
night at the Oceanana Resort, At
lantic Beach.
The contest will be held under
the stars. Admission is $1.50 per
* person and tickets are now on sale.
(The rain date is June 9).
The contestants and their spon
sors are Anne M. Davis, of Davis,
Lewis-Price Inc.; Kathy Chalk,
Morehead City, Commercial Na
tional Bank; Peggy Fulford, Hark
crs Island, Hardesty Motors; Suz
anne Beck, Morehead City, Safrit
Lumber Co.
Renee Kemp, Morehead City,
Morehead City Drug Co.; Evelyn
Harris, Atlantic, First-Citizens1
Bank and Trust; Norma Jean In
gram, Pclletier, Sound Chevrolet.
Norma Jean Barnes, Morehead
City, Machine and Supply Co.; Sal
ly Morris, Morehead City, Parker
Motors.
The girls will appear first in eve
ning gowns, they next will present
their talent number, then appear
in bathing suits.
Judges will be Mrs. Harold
Chartley, Newport; Mrs. Claude
Davis, Atlantic; Mrs. George East
man, Beaufort; Mrs. Thomas Noc,
Morehead City, and Elmer Willis,
Williston.
Ray Cummins will be master of
ceremonies. Dancing will follow
the pageant. Music will be by The
Pastels.
. County Board
Hears Budget
Reports Monday
County commissioners heard
budget requests yesterday morn
ing. in session at the courthouse.
All requests were accepted, to he
taken into consideration in draft
ing the budget for 1960-61. The
' board reminded the heads of de
partments who submitted tilt fcmlg
ets that no salary increases would
be granted.
E. M. Foreman, county forest
ranger, presented a budget of
$4,410, an increase of approximate
ly $500 over last year's budget.
Requests were made for a salary
increase for the watcher in the
tower at Otway and for the equip
ment operator.
The county public library budget
1 totals (8,480. The board requested
that the Ibirary board furnish it
with a budget for 1959-60 so that
it can make a comparison of the
two. The new budget calls for an
increase of almost $500 on the
county's part. (The library op
orates on state, county and town
funds).
A health budget of $28,305 was
presented. It includes salary in
creases amounting to $1,515. A
' budget for the Beaufort-Morchead
City Airport commission was pre
sented by Glenn Adair, chairman.
It asked for no additional funds.
Mr. Adair said that the "hold the
line" budget was what the county
commissioners requested. "I'm not
See BOARD, Page 2
Four Caught
Sunday, Charged
, With Gas Thefts
Favr Marian from Camp Le
jcunc were in the county jail yes
tcrday, charged with stealing gas
and an outboard motor and tanks
belonging to Robert Lewis of the
Jump 'n Run section, highway 24.
Tbe Marines are Theodore J.
Kubiak, James M. Bridges, Wil
liam E. Kennedy and Roger Allen
Rau.
Sheriff High Salter said Lewis
' heard the men Sunday night
around his truck and his son's
automobile. He took his gun and
fired over their heads. They took
to the woods and Lewis called the
sheriff's department.
When deputy sheriff Marshall
Ayscuc turned up, the four came
out of the woods and were taken
i into custody.
Court Terms in June;
Annexation Hearing Set
Two terms of Superior court are
scheduled for June.
A one-week criminal term will
start Monday, June 14, and a one
week civil term will start Monday,
June 20.
On Thursday, June Id, at the
tfose of the criminal cases, is
i scheduled the hearing on Beau
fort's annexation suit, George
lliintley Jr. and others vs. the
toWn el BMufort.
Representing Mr. Huntley is
Geine C. Smith, former town at
torney. Representing the town of
Beaufort is tbe present town at
torto. C. B. Wbfeatly Jr.
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Morehead Park Attracts Visitors
News-Times Photos by McComb
Bringing along their own tents and camping equipment for a week
end stay was this group of Cherry Point residents. In the party were
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Fumes and family, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Tre
pagnier and family. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ritchie and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Amirant and family. Also enjoying the campout
was the Amirant dog, Dawn.
One of the busiest places at the park is the boat launching ramp.
Here Melvin Byrd and his son, Jimmle, Morehead City, are shown
hauling their boat oot of the water.
Completing the park's recreational facilities are the plcnk tables.
All of the tables in the park are shaded by trees. Here a New Bern
family enioys a Sunday picnic. Left to right are Clarence Jenkins
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Emmctt Jenkins, Clarence Jenkins, Bill Gower
and Dora Jenkins.
160 Players Expected
At Bridge Tournament
One hundred sixty arc cxpected
at the Coastal Carolina duplicate
bridge tournament this weekend in
Morcbcad City.
The Carteret County Bridge club,
sponsor, anticipates the biggest
crowd ever. This will be the
eighth annual tournament.
Play will begin at 2 p.m. Friday
and continue through Sunday night.
The American Contract Bridge
league will award master points
in each event. Jerry Macblin will
be tournament director.
Members of the county bridge
league who arc serving on the
tournament committees are Mrs.
C. C. McCuiston, entertainment;
Mrs. Floyd Chadwick. hospitality;
Miss Elizabeth Lambfth, publicity;
Mrs. C. L. Beam, trophies.
Partnership committees: Mrs.
Julia Tenney, women's pair; Harry
Saunders, men's pair; Mia. B. 0.
Kctncr. open pair; Al Dcwcy,
tcam-of-four; and Mrs. George
Eastman, mixed pair.
On the rules committco arc Mrs.
D. ]. Lewis, chairman; Al Dcwcy,
Harry Saunders, Harold Hcmrick,
and S. Bryan Broadfoot.
Officers of the county bridge
league arc Mrs. J. S. Steed, Beau
fort, president; B. O. Kctncr,
Morchcad City, vice-president;
Mrs. G. D. Gamble, Morehcad
City, secretary; and Mrs. B. O.
Kctncr, Morchcad City, treasurer.
The county bridge league is af
filiated with the North State Bridge
unit and the American Contract
Bridge league.
False Alarm
Beaufort firemen answered a
false alarm from box 16, at Front
and Turner streets, at 10:15 p.m.
Tburwldy.
Search Under Way for Negro
Who Jumped from Pier Sunday
Town Announces Kick-Off
Ceremony for Celebration
To launch Beaufort's 251st an-<
niversary celebration, a special
program at the Museum of the Sea
has been planned for noon Wed
nesday. The Alphonso. which
houses the museum, will be chris
tened.
The invocation will bo given by
the Rev. C. Edward Sharp, rector
of St. Paul's Episcopal church.
The mayor, W. H. Potter, whom
the anniversary committee hil en
titled Lord Beaufort, for lie dura
tion of the celebration, #111 speak.
Winner of the $25 prize, offered
to an 8th or 9th grade pupil, on
historical facts and folklore, will
be announced.
Grayden Paul, director of the
July 3-9 celebration, will announce
the program of events and issue
an invitation to all to take part.
Free ice cream will be served at
the close of the ceremony.
The Museum of the Sea is locat
ed at the south end of Pollock i
street.
The program has been planned
by Mrs. W. R. Hamilton.
USCG Helps
Three Craft,
Seeks Outboard
Coast Guardsmen from Fort Ma
con assisted three boats, one of |
them on two occasions, and helped
look for an outboard over the week
end.
An outboard molorboat was re
ported overdue from Vandemcre
at 8:37 a.m. Thursday. Fort Mg.
con was notified by the Hobuckcn
vt?tion that the outboard with Roy
Holton aboard, was last seen head
ing out of Bay river at 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday.
The Fort Macon 40-footer search
ed the Neuse river from Oriental
to Maw Point with no results. It
was later reported that Holton's
boat had run aground in Broad
creek near Piney Point and Holton
had been picked up by the trawler
Mary E.
Fort Macon persoancl aiding in
the search were William Morgan,
BM2; Guy Jones, EN1; and New
man Cantrell, SA.
At 7:15 a.m. Friday a 40-foot
party boat from Harkers Island,
the Eleanor, experienced engine
failure and was assisted by the
Cape Lookout station.
The 40-footer from Fort Macon
relieved Cape Lookout Coast
Guardsmen of the tow at the Beau
fort inlet sea buoy and towed the
disabled vessel to Machine and
Supply docks in Beaufort.
Crew of the 40-footer was Mor
gan, W. S. Vinson, EN2; and Dur
wood Johnson, SN.
A 40-foot sailing ketch, Nereid,
was assisted twice Friday. The
ketch, whose home port is Floy,
Conn., is owned by Gilbert White
of New York City. Four persons
were aboard.
The first assist came when the
Morehead City bridge tender called
Fort Macon to report thai a boat
was aground near the entrance to
the yacht basin.
Morgan, Vinson, Julius Dunn,
SN; and Jack Miller, YN3, in the
30-footer, refloated the ketch.
At 11:30 a.m. Fort Macon was
notified that the ketch had run
aground again, this time near
Boguc Sound day marker 18. The
40-footer, with Vinson, Morgan,
Dunn and Miller aboard, refloated
her.
Jeanea, a 24-foot cabin cruiser
owned by Earl Ryggs of Morehead
City, experienced battery failure
in Beaufort inlet at 9:50 a.m. Sat
urday. The 40-footer towed the
boat, got it started, and Jeanea
continued under its own power.
Crew on this assist was Morgan,
Vinson and Dunn.
Merchants to Meet
The. Morehead City Merchants
Association will meet today at 11:30
at the Hotel Fort Macon.
Tide Table
Tides it the Beaufort Bar
HIGH ' LOW
Tuesday, June 7
6:03 a.m. 12:15 a.m.
6:30 p.m. ? 12:19 p.m.
Wedaesday, June s
6:57 a.m. 1:07 a.m.
7:21 p.m. 1:12 p.m.
Tfcnnday, June ?
7:51 a.iq. 1:59 a.m.
1:11 p.m. 2:05 p.m.
Friday, Jane 1*
8:46 a.m. 2:50 a.m.
?M pja. 2:M |MU.
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Girls' State Delegates
Doris Phillips, left, and Sylvia Thompson have been chosen as
Morehead City's delegates to Girls State at Woman's College June
12-18. Doris is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orlandah Phillips and
Sylvia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Thompson.
Lloyd A Fry Testifies
Before Senate Group
Testifying recently before the
subcommittee on housing of the
US Senate was Lloyd A. Fry, chair
man of the board of the Lloyd A.
Fry Roofing Co., which operates
a plant in Morehead City.
Mr. Fry pointed out to the com
mittee tha^ the Federal Housing
administration mortgages homes
for 20 years but permits them to
be roofed with materials expected
to last only 10 years
Mr. Fry told the committee that
the FHA requires "210 Pound As
phalt Strip Shingle," which in the I
south and southwest has a life of
Six Newport
Boys Awarded
Six members of the vocational
agriculture class at Newport re
ceived awards during commence
ment.
They were the following:
Ronnie Kdwards, the "Alton Hig
gins Vacation Award" of $20; Lew
is Forrest, the best all-round agri
culture award; James Clark, farm
mechanics award; Allen Kelly,
Star Chapter Farmer award; Lew
is Forrest, public speaking award;
Earl Kelly, Star Green-hand.
C. S. Long, advisor, says, "The
Newport boys ranked first in three
of the four Federation contests
held this school year (1959-60).
They received a first placc banner
for each of the following: tool iden
tification, parliamentary proced
ure, and livestock judging.
The 1960 Overall banner was
also earned. The only contest they
lost was public speaking in which
they ranked second."
only seven lo eight years.
Mr. Fry said, "The Federal
Housing administration knows that
most, if not all, of the houses sold
are already completed and that
the buyer BELIEVES that "Meets
FIIA Requirements" means the
roof and all construction elements
WILL last for the life of the mort
gage and longer, when he &igns
the papers.
The witness pointed out that
when the FHA house owner dis
covers the roof is failing, he has
been a victim of misplaced confi
dence in the FHA. Not only does
he have to replace the roof at con
siderable expense, but has to re
pair interior house damage.
Mr. Fry reminded the subcom
mittee on housing that building and
loan associations, savings banks
and similar institutions use the
FHA standards as basis for mort
gages, thus "the responsibility for
the use of 10-year roofs on houses
mortgaged for 20 years, or longer,
rests entirely with FHA, although
FHA is not financially involved."
Mr. Fry pointed out how allow
ing a 10-year roof on a home mort
gaged for 20 years directly con
flicts with the National Housing
act.
He charged that FHA, despite
full knowledge of the facts he was
presenting, has failed to carry out
its responsibility.
Mr. Fry asked the subcommittee
on housing to
1. Require that all roofs, regard
less of composition, whether as
phalt, tar, tin, iron, aluminum,
copper, wood or any other mate
rial, be bonded, or reliably guar
anteed to last a minimum of 20
years.
2. Comply, without reservation,
with all requirements of the Na
tional Housing act.
? The search was continued yesterday for Joseph M. Best,
24-year-old Kinston Negro believed drowned Sunday in
Newport river near the Morehead City bridge.
Capt. Carl Bunch of the Morehead City police force said
that Best jumped off the Vernon Guthrie fishing pier, lo
caicu juai norm 01 me onugc, ai*
1:10 a.m.
lie had been fishing with his
mother, Dora Farmon, Kinston; a
friend, Willie Koonce, two sisters
and his girlfriend, according to
Captain Bunch.
Koonce told the officer that Best
handed him his matches, ciga
' rettes, $3 and two pocket knives
and told him he was going down in
the water "to sec what was down
mere."
lie jumped from the pier, at a
point wnerc Koonce said tnere was
I no railing, lie came up and Koonce
1 held a fishing pole to him to grab,
but he refused to take it. Then
Best started drifting out in the
j channel and that s the last they
saw ol him.
They said, the policeman related,
that he made no outcry for help.
| Officers believe that he might have
swum ashore. Dragging operations j
; were carried out Sunday morning, i
in the hope of finding the body. A
I Coast Guard boat was also search
ing the shoreline in the area and
| adjacent waters.
When Best disappeared, the peo- !
pie with him started screaming I
| and hollering. The commotion was |
j heard by Staton Moore, security
' policeman at the state port. He
called the Morchead City police.
Captain Bunch answered the call.
Soon on the scene also were sheriff
Hugh Salter and deputy sheriff
Marshall Ayscue.
Sgt. Bill Condie, who continued
investigations yesterday, said Best
; was described as being about 5
foot 6 and weighing 135 pounds. He
had on a white T shirt, black ber
inuda shorts and black shoes.
His family said he knew how to
swim. Best was married, but sep
arated from his wife. He was em
ployed by the Carolina Milk Dairy,
| Kinston
Two Weekend
Accidents Occur
An auto accident occurred at 8:30 ;
p.m. Saturday at Atlantic Beach
and another at 3 p.m. Sunday oni
highway 70 eleven miles east of I
Beaufort. Both were investigated
by state highway patrolman W. J.
Smith Jr.
In the beach accident, a 1951
Ford driven by William 11. Cul
pepper, route 2 Newport, ran into
the rear of a 1956 Oldsmobilc driv
en by Thomas M. Howard, New
port. Both cars were headed to
ward the beach.
Patrolman Smith said the How
ard car had stopped in a line of
traffic. Damage to each of the
cars was estimated at $200. No
one was injured.
Following the Sunday accident,
Clyde O'Neal Gillikin, Otway, was
charged with following too closely.
Gillikin, in a 1955 Ford was at
tempting to pass a 1952 Ford pick
up truck, driven by Jesse J. Gilli
kin, Marshnllbcrg.
He had to pull back into line
quickly, because of an approach
ing car, and struck the pickup in
the rear. Both vehicles were head
ed west. Damage to the truck was
estimated at $25 and to the car
$300. No one was hurt.
Bonnie Blue Sweetheart Will
Play Friday, Saturday Nights
| Bonnie Blue Sweetheart, thrill
ing Confederate spy drama, will be
presented lor the second year Fri
day and Saturday nights in the
Alorchcad City school auditorium.
Curtain time is 8 o'clock.
The play is based on the life of
Emetine I'igott, native of Carteret
county, who was helpful to the Con
federate forces while this area was
occupied by Union troops.
The drama depicts her tragic
love affair, her capturc by Union
soldiers and her imprisonment at
New Bern.
I'rodiiction manager is Trcssa
Vickcrs; director of music, Ralph
Wade; properties chairman, Mrs.
Percy Dcyo; stage seta, D. Cor
d o v a ; customci, Mrs. Deyo,
Charles C. Willis and Mrs. Charles
Stanley Jr.
? Sound t fleets, Jerry Bowers;
ticket*. Georgette Beaver and Ar
lcne Mohler; play sponsor commit
tee, Elizabeth Lambeth, Joyce Col
lina, Stella Propat, Frances Baaa;
lighting, Ray Wade, Sue Bordeaux
and Michael Lewis. Prompter la
Gunhilde Gunnersen.
Music by the Morebead City high
KftMi baud and cboru* i* record
ed and used throughout the play.
Live musical numbers includc
Camptown Kaces, Negro spirituals,
numbers by the well-known quartet
composed of Kalph Wade, Bobby
Note to Cut from Director:
Tonight and tomorrow night,
Wednesday, are dress rehearsals.
Everyone MUST be present: 1:30
tonight and J tomorrow night.
Bell, Edgar Swann and Borden
Wade; and Shortnin' Bread, sung
by little Carol Willis.
Ticket* arc available in Beaufort
at the Beauty Bar and Jim Wheat
ley's; la Morchead City at the
chamber of commerce office,
Helen's Beauty shop, Hill's, and
The Dress Shop.
At the beach, at Fleming's Mo
tel and the Occanana motel; at
llavclock, Clark's drug store, at
New Bern, Earl of Craven motor
court, and at Swans boro, from Mrs.
Zclma Merrill.
Ticket* are M cents for children
and students, $1.00 for adults and
91.50 for reserved section.
Mils Ruth Peeling, director, ex
ptKMc* apptecuUoo to Uie many
folks who have voluntarily con
tributed to this year's production.
Koy K. Mason, llarlowc, has lent
a framed photograph taken of Miss
Emelinc (pronounced Emma-line)
l'itfott at the age of about SO years.
Mrs. Doma Lee Morris has sent
in an original musical composition
entitled Bonnie Blue Sweetheart.
Mrs. Owen Dail, Atlantic Beach,
is arranging a display of Emelinc
l'igott mcmorablia for the lobby ol
the school the nights of the play.
The home of Don Mason, one of
the members of the cast who ii
related to the Pigott family, has
in it some of the window sills from
tbe Pigott homestead on Calico
crcek.
Ushers for the play arc Mrs.
John Lashley, Mrs. Robert Wade,
Mrs. Loland Day, Mrs. Leslie Brin
son and Mrs. Robert Harrcll, who
were affiliated with the Emelinc
Pigott chaptcr, United Daughters
Of the Confederacy, when it was
active in Morehead City.
Miss Peeling reminds cast mem
bers and members of tbe stage
crew that all properties are to be
at the school for dress rehearsal
lnni|hL
National Guard
Leaves Sunday
Fcr Fort Bragg
National Guardsmen of battery
"A" left their armory in Morehead
City early Sunday morning for
Fort Bragg, where they have join
ed over 9,600 members of North
Carolina's famed 30th Infantry Di
vision for IS days of annual aetivc
duty.
This is the sixth encampment at
Fort Bragg for the Old Hickory
Division since it was reorganized
in October 1954 as an ail-North
Carolina division.
The first week of the encamp
ment includes unit exercises for
the infantry companies and range
firing for the field artillery and
AAA batteries. Battery "A' be
gan training early yesterday morn
ing.
Several Morehead businesses
were given warm praise this week
by first Lt. Merritt E. Bridgman,
commanding officer of battery
??A".
Businesses which encourage
Guardsmen to attend summer
camp are performing a patriotic
service, the unit commander said.
"A strong reserve force saves
our nation many millions of dollars
in tax money," he continued, "and
we are proud that our local busi
nessmen are giving the National
Guard their support. "
The businesses which employ
Guardsmen attending camp are J.
M. Davis Oil Co., Bell-Munden Fu
neral Home, Morehead Drug Co.,
Sunshine Laundry, Trumbull As
phalt Co., Blanc-hard's Electric
Service, Carteret News - Times,
Lloyd A. Fry Hoofing Co., Carter
et-Craven Electric Corp., Sanitary
Fish Market and Restaurant, Car
teret Concrete Co., Capt. Bill's,
Gant Service Station No. 21, Mans
field Builders Supply Co., and Ma
oia Milk and Ice Cream Co., Inc.
Yancey Barbour
Held for Assault
Yancey Barbour, 4)1. resident of
highway 101 north of Beaufort, is
in the county jail under $1,000
bond for assault on Roy Kooncc,
also of highway 101.
Barbour was arrested Sunday
afternoon by sheriff Hugh Salter
and deputy sheriff Marshall Ays
cue after he allegedly threatened
Koonce with a gun containing four
loads of No. 1 buckshot.
Sheriff Salter said that Barbour
and Koonce resumed an argument
of long standing Sunday, a fight
ensued, and Barbour got into the
truck in which he had gone to
Kooncc's and went home to get his
gun.
Kooncc immediately called the
sheriff's department. The two of
ficers apprehended Barbour after
he had gotton the gun. The sheriff
said that in addition to the loads
in the gun, Barbour had another
round ol shot in his pocket.
Camp Morehead
Opens This Week
Camp More bead will welcome 220
boys and girls Thursday when it
opens lor its 24th summer season
under the direction oi Purcell
Jones.
The camp will have its cus
tomary three summer sessions.
The lirst session will last until
June 30; the second, (or boys only,
from June 30 to July 28; the third,
also (or boys only, lrom July 28 to
Aug. 25.
A total o( more than 650 chil
dren from 20 states arc registered
(or the various sessions.
Mr. and Mrs. l'urcell Jones ac
quired ownership of the famous
camp about a year ago from Capt.
C. K. Pat Crawford, its founder.
Mr. Jones was associated with
Captain Pal as assistant director
12 years before he and Mrs. Jones
acquired ownership.
Hours Change
Fort Macon Coast (iuard station
went on its summer schedule yes
terday, according to Lt. John Rid
dell, commander. Normal working
hours will be from 7 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. This will in no way affect
emergency calls, the lieutenant