3~ CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ""
49th YEAR. NO. 48. RIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1960 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Soloists Play Leads in Unknown Seas
Otis Lambert, Fayetteville, is a musician by profession, . i.d has
appeared in this county as soloist with the North Carolina symphony.
Mrs. J. II Waldron, Clinton, is a former resident of Newport and
has appeared in several musical productions in Beaufort
Salesman Lifts
Money at Store
Three Carteret deputies appre
hended a salesman, who lifted
money from a cash register yester
day morning, within an hour after
the theft occurred.
Deputy sheriff Marshall Ayscue
said that Earl Anderson Hale,
Syracuse, N. Y., took about $26
from the cash register at Player's
service station west of Morehead
City at 10:30 a.m. At 11 he was
picked up by deputies Ayscue,
Bruce Edwards and C. H. Davis as
he was walking along the Country
Club road.
Hale is in jail under $500 bond.
Mrs. J. H. Player said that she
was in the living quarters behind
the store while Hale, a magazine
salosman was in the front. She
said that after he left, she saw
th^t the money was gone from the
register.
J5he called the sheriffs depart
ment and gave officers a descrip
tion of the man. When picked up,
Hale admitted that he took the
pnoney, deputy Ayscue said. Mrs.
Player identified him as the man
who was in the store during the
time the money disappeared.
Hale was unarmed. He told of
ficers he didn't know why he took
the money. /
Car Hits Rear
Of Car Saturday
A 1958 Pontiac driven by thp
Rev Robert V. Thomas, route 2
Rocky Mount, ran into the rear of
a 1955 Ford driven by Bette Ann
Green, Newport, at 11:15 a.m. Sat
urday on highway 70 in front of
Gant's service station west of
Morehcad.
According to patrolman W. J.
Smith Jr., Miss Green was signal
ing a left turn when the minister
came up behind her and struck
the Ford in the rear. The Ford
was owned by Miss Green's father.
George W. Green, Newport.
Damage to it was estimated at
$150. Damage to the other car
was estimated at $600. Thomas
has been charged with failing to
keep a proper lookout.
Miss Green was headed cast,
preparing to turn into Gant's when
the accidcnt occurred.
Citation Issued
John E. Jones, Beaufort Negro,
was jailed yesterday morning by
chief Guy Springlc on a chargc of
public drunkenness.
Unknown Seas to Star Otis Lambert ,
Mrs . Herbert Waldrop in Beaufort
Port Calendar
Morehead City State Port
Schiedyk ? Arrives Friday to
load tobacco for Europe.
Barbara ? Arrives Friday to
load tobacco for Europe.
Chastine Maersk? Arrives Fri
day to load tobacco for the Far
East.
Goettingen? Arrives Friday to
load tobacco for Europe.
Esso Scranton ? Due Saturday
with petroleum products.
Santa Teresa? Due Sunday to
load dry milk for South America.
Hasselburg ? Due June 23 to
load tobacco for Europe.
Nabob ? Due June 24 to load
tobacco for Europe.
Firemen Kept
Busy Saturday
In addition to three fires Satur
day, Morehead City firemen were
plagued with their alarm system
being cut and sounding a single
blast at intervals throughout the
day.
After a house fire Saturday
morning, firemen were called twice
early Saturday afternoon to put
out a fire in the sawdust pile at
Mansfield Lumber mill west of
Morehead City.
John Parker, fire department en
gineer, said workmen building the
new warehouse at the port cut the
fire alarm circuit several times,
thinking they were cutting some
other wire. The wires lay on the
ground and everytime they knock
ed together, the fire alarm system
gave a blast.
Mr. Parker said it took a while
to find out what the trouble was
and correct it.
Sudan Temple Potentate
To Visit County Friday
Otis G. Sawyer, potentate of Su
dan Temple, will be honored by
the Carteret County Shrine club at
a reception and dance at the Dunes
club at 9 o'clock Friday night.
N. L. Walker, Morehead City,
the potentate's ambassador in this
county, announces that Sam Toler
Jr.. Rocky Mount, past potentate,
will also visit here Friday.
+ Unknown Seas, a drama written
by Mrs. Grayden Paul, Beaufort,
will be presented July 7 and July
8, by the Beaufort Historical as
sociation as a feature of the town's
251st anniversary celebration. The
drama tells the colorful story of
a true romance of old Beaufort,
spanning the period 1836-1886.
For this special production, the
play has been revised to include
a MuiMcai backgrouori of tuiriy
American ballads, love songs, spir
ituals, sea chanteys and hymns.
Mrs. Herbert Waldrop, Clinton,
and Otis Lambert, Fayetteville,
will sing a number of solos and
duets, in addition to many group
songs with others in the cast. Thir
ty-five local singers and actors will
portray the colorful, historic char
acters of Beaufort.
They include the Rev. C. Ed
ward Sharp, rector of St. Paul's
Episcopal church; the Rev. John
Cline, pastor of Ann Street Meth
odist church and Miss Ruth Dur
ham, director of music and reli
gious education, First Baptist
church, Beaufort.
The performance will be in Beau
fort high school auditorium. Tick-,
ets will be issued only in the
amount of seats available for the
two nights. Therefore it will be
advisable to order, in advance, the
exact number required. Prices
are $2, $1.50, and $1, according to
the desirability of seats with no
difference in price for children.
Tickets may be ordered from the
Beaufort Historical association,
Mrs. Herbert Whitehurst, ticket
manager, Beaufort, N. C., or they
may be bought at the Duchess
Beauty shop, Beaufort, and Town
and Sound shop, Morchead City.
Persons ordering tickets by mail
should specify price and date they
will attend. Tickets go on sale
June 20.
Morehead Lions
Win Awards
The Morehead City Lions club
captured three awards at the re
cent state convention in AstaevUle.
it was reported at Thursday night's
meeting at the Hotel Fort Macon.
J. E. Crowe, district governor,
reported on the convention. He said
that the club won the Jungle
Prowlers award for the region.
This award is given the club [
traveling the most miles per man
to visit other clubs.
?Jon C. K. Edwards won an
award for being a 100 per cent
secretary for the past year and the
club won the award for having the
highest per capita donation to the
White Cane drive.
Cliff Edwards presided in the ab
sence of O. J. Morrow, president.
Class Conducts Church ]
Service for Migrants >
The Robert Safrit class of Ann
Street Methodist Sunday school \
conducted services recently for 1
migrant laborers in camp No. 3 j
on the Copeland road near Beau- '
fort.
Eleven persons from the church *
participated in the program. Mrs. F
Dan Sadler led the group. Mrs. 2
Margaret Davis gave the^devotion
al. (
The Ann Street Vacation church c
school last week had a hundred V
enrolled. Mrs. Jcthro Quidicy is a
in charge.
Elks Invite Everyone ']
To Flag Day Ceremony l
Morehead City-Beaufort Lodge
No. 1710 will hold a public observ
ance of Flag Day today at 5:30
p.m., Exalted Ruler Jerry J. Wil
lis announces.
Morchcad City-Bcaufort lodge
will be one of more than 1,900 Elks
lodges from coast to coast saluting
the 183rd anniversary of the flag s
adoption by the Continental Con
gress on June 14, 1777.
City Recreation Program Opens
Morrhead City's annual summer
recreation program is under way
with supervised activities for youth
from S to 19 years of age, accord
ing to Fred Lewis, director of the
program.
The recreation building is open
from 9 a.m. until noon and from
2 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. each day,
Monday through Friday. The night
program is conducted from 7:30
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and
Friday.
Mrs. Corbia Cooper supervises
children from 5 to 8 years each
morning from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Their
activities include a story hour, ta
ble games and outdoor play.
Afternoon sessions arc restricted
i
to youth 9 to 19 years of age, al
though the morning program is
open to everyone. Indoor activi
ties for older youth include bad
minton, ping pong, table tennis,
shuffleboard, television and a
snack bar. Outdoor activities are
tennis, horseshoes, shuffleboard,
croquet, basketball and Softball.
The night sessions are open only
to teenagers 12 to 19. Activities
available arc dancing, television,
table games and a reading center.
Wednesday is informal night and
persons wearing bermuda shorts
will be admitted. Friday night is
dress-up night, however, and no
shorts are to be worn.
Supervising the program are Mr.
Lewis, Ralph Wide, Mr?. Cooper,
Mrs. Mamie Taylor and Jimmy
Swann.
A recreation program for Negro
children is being supervised by
Clarence Monroe. The program is
open to all children in Morehcad
City.
The program i? conducted in the
Dudley building at 14th and Fisher
streets and at W. S. King school.
Indoor activities for older youth
arc available at Dudleys in the
morning. Outdoor activities arc
held at the school in the afternoon.
Younger children are welcome at
the Dudley building in the after
noon. <
Available for the participants are
badminton, ping pong, table tennis,
horseshoes, gjxj softbalL
In a special Flag Day message
to the nation's 1,250.000 Elks,
Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks Haw
kins said, "In these times our
Flag should he to us what it was
to our forefathers, a symbol to ral
ly us and keep us united in de
fense of the liberty which we owe
to them and hold in trust for the
future.
"Let us proudly give it our un
divided allegiance, the living sym
bol of our heritage of citizenship,
sanctioned by our love and serv
ice, proud emblem of a strong,
united and free people."
Exalted Ruler Willis invites the
public to attend the Morehead City
Beaufort Lodge's Flag Day observ
ance at the lodge home at 1002
Arcndell St., Morchead City, to
give a "community-wide, patriotic
ally inspired salute to Old Glory."
Mr. Willis named John A. Baker |
chairman of a committee to plan
the Flag Day observance. Fol- j
lowing the observance of tbc day. |
a buffet supper is planned (or all
in attendance.
The Elks leader pointed out that
the Order of Elks, which began the
observance of Flag Day in 1907,
was the first fraternal organiza
tion in the nation to pay tribute
[to the Stari and Stripes on ita
I birthday.
Lewis Russell Pleads Guilty
In Superior Court Monday
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Principal Anr
Of Courses I
Registration for summer classes
at the Morchead City high school
have progressed to the point that
the following offerings arc defi
nite, Lcnwood Lee, principal, an
nounces:
Make-up work in Knglish I, II,
and III and IV; make-up work in
general math, algebra I, and plane
geometry; new work in French I.
Classes in Knglish and French
will meet at the school for the
first time on Monday, June 20 at
B a.m. The mathematics classes
will begin the same day at 7 p.m.
Mathematics and English classes
will meet two hours daily. French
classes will meet for four hours
daily.
Students must pay the entire
amount of the tuition at the first
class meeting. Make-up work will
be $35 and new work $50. The
registration fees will be deducted
from the total amount.
Students who need any of these
courses and who have not already
registered may do so on Thursday
and Friday, June 16, and 17 at the
school office.
11 Cases Heard
In Morehead
City Court
Twenty -two cases were heard in
ast week's session of Morehead
City recorder's court. Eleven cases
were continued.
James Willie Stanley, Newport,
for failing to comply with a court
urder of May 30, was ordered to
?erve a two-month sentence in jail.
Claude Wade, Morehead City,
:hargcd with going into a bedrwm
at night in which the occupant was
sleeping, was ordered to be brought
Into court. His bond was set at
11,000.
Andrew Chader, Cherry Point,
who pleaded guilty to careless and
reckless driving, was given a 90
iay sentence, suspended on pay
ment of $50 and costs. Judge Her
bert Phillips also ordered him to
pay John Weeks $113 to reimburse
Weeks for damage to a car.
Susie Green, Morehead City, was
found guilty of disturbing the peace
and was given a 30-day sentence,
suspended on two years' good be
lavior. She was ordered to pay
:ourt costs.
William Ham. charged with fight
ng and disturbing the peace, failed
o appear. An order was issued to
)ring him into court and his new
>ond was set at $250.
.Marshall P. Soura, Camp Le
leune, pleaded guilty to careless
ind reckless driving and driving
he wrong way on a one-way street,
ie was fined $50 and court costs
ind given a 90-day suspended sen
ence. The judge ordered him to
>ay Charles Massey $45.10 for dam
ige to the Massey vehicle.
Jimmy Dec Jones, Morchead
."lty, pleaded guilty to slapping a
:hild and was given 10 days, sus
>ended on good behavior one year
ind payment of court costs.
George F. Lairson and Errol
iwanger, Cherry Point, were
charged with attempting to destroy
state property. Each was given a
10-day suspended sentence on pay
nent of $25 and costs.
Roy Edward Mathis, Winston
ialcm, charged with failing to stop
it a stop sign, paid costs. The
>rosecuting witness was taxed with
?osts when she withdrew the war
ant against Ernest C. Lowe. Lowe
vas charged with slapping Gcor
;rtte Lowe.
Edna Dudley, Morchead City,
ailed to appear to answer to
:hargcs of attempted assault and
is of loud and profane language,
kn order was issued to bring her
nto court and bond was set at
;i50.
Roscoe .Harris, Morchead City,
>aid costs on a charge of spccd
ng. Joseph Hester, Morchead City,
vas found not guilty of hitting Ed
far Taylor with a stick.
See COURT, Page 2
Tide Table
Tide* >t the Beaufwt Bar
HIGH LOW |
Tuesday, Jane 14
12:02 a.m. S: 18 a.m.
12:41p.m. t:41p.m.|
Wednesday, Jane IS
12:57 a.m. 7:19 a.m.
1:37 p.m. 7:S1 p.m.
Thursday, June It
l 52 a.m. S:21 a.m.
2:31 p.m. 8:57 p.m.
Friday, June 17
2:47 a.m. ?:? a.m.
3:27 y.m. ?;M p.m.
lounces List
Being Offered
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Father Injured
In Carrying Son
Away from Fire
William H. Nichols Jr., Morehcad
City, suffered a broken toe and
j minor burns at 5:40 Saturday
morning when the Nichols home
was seriously damaged by fire.
Mr. Nichols was hurt when he
rushed down the front steps carry
ing his six-month old son from the
burning home. The baby was not
hurt. The home is located across
from the Shell station, on Arendell
street, near the western limits of
Morehcad City.
The Nichols are living now with
Mr. and Mrs. Nichols Sr.. who live I
next door to the damaged home, i
According to Mrs. Nichols Sr.,
her daughtcr-in law got up Satur- 1
day morning and lit the stove to
heat the baby's milk. She went
back to bed and suddenly there
was an explosion. Flames burst
out throughout the inside of the
house.
Mrs. Nichols Sr. was wakened,
saw the smoke pouring out of the
house and called the fire depart
ment.
Furniture, clothing and other
personal belongings in the home
were seriously damaged by flame
and foamite. The Nichols are par
tially insured.
Tickets Ready
Fpr Clambake
Tickets may be ordered now for
the clambake, stage show and
dancc scheduled for Saturday,
July 9, during Beaufort's birthday
celebration.
The clambake, to be served by
Elmer Willis of Williston, will be
from 6 to 8 p.m. in front of the
Beaufort school. The Clamdiggers
Quadrille of Beaufort will present
a floor show after the clambake.
Tickets for the entire event are
$2.50 each and may be bought at
the information booth or ordered
by phoning PA8-3704 or PA8-4278.
By mail the tickets may be gotten
from Mrs. Ben Arrington and Mrs.
Carrie Lee Hancock or by writing
Box 273, Beaufort.
Mrs. Arrington is head of the
committee planning the clambake,
floor show and dancc. There will
be square and round dancing with
music provided by Tye Frost and
his Melody Boys. Jack Jenkins
will call the figures for the square
dancc.
? Lewi* Russell, Morehead City, pleaded guilty in superior
| court yesterday morning to numerous charges of breaking
and entering and theft of money totaling under $100.
Lt. Joe Smith of the Morehead City police force, who
caught Kussell in Eastman's Town and Sound shop, More
head City, several weeks ago, told judge Malcolm Paul
anoui approncmiing ttusseii inside
the store after a neighbor had re
ported that someone had smashed
a glass in the side door and en
tered.
Russell is cxpeeted to be sen
tenced today.
I'nder questioning by Russell's
attorney, Harvey Hamliton, lieu
tenant Smith said that Russell had
had a good reputation prior to his
arrest and had served as credit
manager in a Morehcad City paint
store.
Mr. Hamilton commented that
Russell's wife works at the More
head City hospital and that he took
a lie detector test at Cherry Point.
Through the test, Mr. Hamilton
told judge Malcolm Paul, it was
learned that Russell knew only of
the break-ins to which he confess
ed and apparently was not con
nected with any other robberies in
the county.
Sheriff Hugh Salter, on the wit
ness stand, enumerated the dozen
or more places which have been
the victim of Russell's night time
forays for the past six months.
The sheriff said that all places
were entered in the same manner,
by breaking a glass in the door
and turning the lock.
Judge Paul wanted to know over
how wide an area Russell operat
ed. Sheriff Salter said from the
Swansboro vicinity to Newport and
east of Beaufort.
Sheriff Salter, under questioning
by attorney Hamilton, said Russell
cooperated with law enforcement
officers after his arrest.
Mr. Hamilton was expected to
put character witnesses on the
stand in his client's behalf at 2
yesterday afternoon.
Judge Paul issued judgments in
the cases of three men who are
continually charged with public
drunkenness. William Guthrie was
sentenced to four months in jail.
It was recommended that he be
given a physical examination.
Julian H. Wade was given four
months in jail, suspended on con
dition that he stay on good behav
ior two years and pay costs of
court in 30 days.
Elijah Lewis received the same
sentence as Wade.
Petit jurors were dismissed at
noon yesterday, not to return until
10 this morning.
Serving on the grand jury arc J.
Morton Davis, foreman; Monroe
Gaskill, J. L. Perry, George H.
Rowles, H. B Piner, Lester E.
Haskett, Donald E. Gilgo.
J. C. Edwards, Ashton Willis,
Carl M Willis, Charles T. Broad
hurst, Dorothy Pospisil, Kenneth
N. Windlcy.
Robert V. Wade, Claude B. Morn
ing Jr., Warren Grant, Johnnie
T. Davis and G. W. Wallace.
Marines returning from duty in
the Mediterranean were greeted by
bands at the Morehcad City port
Sunday.
Capt. J. A. Goodwin Tells
Of His Role in Saving Ship
Capt. Joseph A. Goodwin, a na
tive of Cedar Island, now living in
Florida, wrote THE NEWS TIMES
this week after reading a column
by fluth Peeling which appeared
in the April 19, I960 issue of THE
NEWS-TIMES.
Captain Goodwin's interesting
letter follows:
1701 Lakeside Drive
Orlando, Florida
June 8, 1960
Editor
Carteret County News-Times
Morehead City, N. C.
Dear Sir:
Re-reading your issue of April
19, 1960, I note under heading (edi
torial page), "Captain Charlie Re
calls War Days" the notation re
garding the torpcdocing of the
Standard Oil tanker Esso Nash
ville. The bow section sank and
the stern was towed to Morehead.
This is very interesting to me.
As captain of a powerful ocean
tug, assisted by another tug we
towed the stern section to Balti
more. Leaving the dock at More
head on a rising tide we proceeded
very slowly as there was about
ISO ton* of twisted steel plates,
beams, etc. dragging the bottom.
Nearing the bend in the channel
off Fort Macon we almost came
to a standstill. Using all possible
power we Just inched ahead as the
tide was slowly rising. Finally
within thirty minutes of high wa
ter we crossed the bar and reach
ed the open sea.
There are several interesting
feature! connected with the tor
pedoeing of the Esso Nashville. As
I recall, the ship was first attack
ed during Ujc early tours of the
night. Crew abandoned ship. The
captain refused to leave and was
left aboard, alone. Before daylight
the Germans made a second at
tack. With marksmanship perhaps
deserving of admiration they fired
a torpedo that hit immediately aft
of the bridge, practically cutting
the ship in two.
The captain, trying to work his
way aft, was blown high in the
air by the explosion and landed on
deck with a broken leg and other
injuries. The crew of the first res
cue vessel to arrive were surpris
ed to find the captain in one of
the berths back aft. He was alive
but very weak from loss of blood.
Again, as a monument to Amer
ican ingenuity and resourcefulness,
after the fuel was removed from
the vessel, the stem of the Nash
See (iOOUWIN, Page 2
Director Pleased
With Speech Clinic
Fred Lewis, director of the
spccch clinic being conducted at
the Morchcad City recreation build
ing, said Friday that he is very
gratified with the cooperation be
ing given the clinic.
About SO youngster! have regis
tered. There arc seven teachers.
Mr. I-cwii said there have been
very few absences and parents
have been prompt in bringing the
children and picking them up.
Friday ended the first week of
the two-week clinic. Everything la
going along fine, the director said,
and he hoped it would benefit the
children who have attended so
faithfully.
Morehead City
Woman Holds
State Office
Mrs. Marshall Ayscue, Morchcad
City, was elcctcd treasurer of the
North Carolina Federation of Busi
ness and Professional Women's
clubs during the weekend conven
tion at Blowing Rock.
She was also elected alternate
delegate to the national convention
in Philadelphia July 17-22.
Attending the convention, in ad
dition to Mrs. Ayscuc, were Mrs.
W. I. Loftin, Carteret club presi
dent, Mrs. Frank Sample. Mrs.
Clem Johnson and Mrs. C. L.
Beam.
The Carteret club won two cita
tions for achievement in member
ship, the national award for in
creasing membership 15 per cent
and a state award, a guest book,
for maintaining this year at least
as many members as were in the
club last year.
Miss Christine Vick, Durham,
former resident of Morehead City,
was elcctcd editor of the Tar Heel
Woman.
Realtors Hear
Three Speakers
The Morehead-Beaufort board of
realtors held their monthly meet
ing recently at the Rex Restau
rant. The program wan conducted
| by three executives from Cameron
ficown company, the largest mort
gage bankers in North Carolina.
James L. Purser, assistant vice
president and graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina and the
School of Mortgage Banking at
Northwestern university, gave a
talk on the development and opera
tion of the company.
Frank Cella, formerly of More
head City and manager of the serv
icing department of Cameron
Brown company, spoke on the sys
tem for handling the 20,000 ac
counts serviced by the company,
especially with regards to collec
tions, delinquents, escrows, inves
tor accounting, taxes, insurance
and other many details required
daily in the routine of servicing
mortgage accounts.
Carl King, manager of the East
ern North Carolina district, gave
a detailed analysis of the progress
made in Carteret county during
the past year. He stated that the
company must analyze each sec
tion they are servicing or planning
to service and they keep abreast
of whether or not the section is
progressing, standing still or "the
future proves to be black sliding."
Mortgage financing is a long
term arrangement and he states
that the prospects of Carteret coun
ty arc exceptionally good for ex
panding and their company is most
interested in helping the area to
progress.
Cameron-Brown company is a
mortgage loan correspondent for a
number of life insurance com
panies, savings banks, pension
funds and other institutional inves
tors. The company's Raleigh of
fice employs 110 people. The com
pany makes all types of real estate
loans in addition to its real estate
brokerage firm and insurance de
partment.
A guest of W. B. Chalk from the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele
phone Co. was John T. Stevens,
wire chief, and in charge of the
company's real estate and con
tracts in the North Virginia subur
ban area, Lccsburg, Va.
Morehead City Orders
Two New Police Cars
Parker Motors and Sound Chev
rolet Co. were successful bidders
on two new police cars (or More
head City. The bids were opened
Thuriday morning at the city hall.
The present 1959 patrol car? will
be traded in. Parker's bid was
$1,090 plus the old Ford patrol car
and Sound Chevrolet's was $1,075
plus the old Chevrolet patrol car.
The new cars will be delivered
the first of July and will be paint
ed white with black trim.
Roads Mis-Located
Secondary roads 1X7$ and 1179,
which the State Highway Commis
sion says will be paved in 1M0-C1
are located in the Crab Point sec
tion and not at Otway as reported
In Friday's paper.