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ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES •«' 60th YEAR, NO. 61. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, .1961 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Crab Derby Open to Anyone # Elimination Race Set for Aug. 25 • 12 Crabs Will Run In Final Race Aug. 26 Anybody can get in the crab der by at Morehead City this month. Towns, clubs or individuals are welcome to enter their prize blue crab racer in the elimination race at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at Jib Point (across from Captain Bill’s) on the waterfront. The entry fee is $2 and should be mailed to Chamber of Com merce, Box 472, Morehead City. Included should be the name of the person, club or town entering the crab. The big official race will be Sat urday, Aug. 26. From Friday’s elimination race, 12 crabs, one from each of the coast’s 12 crab producing counties, will be chosen. They will race down an inclined board track 16 feet long by 16 feet wide. Each crab will be number ed. Upon the firing of a starting gun by a state highway patrolman, a starting gate will be raised and the crabs will be off—to every point of the compass! And—sooner or later—it is hoped —a crab will reach the finish line. The winner’s trainer will re ceive an expense-paid trip (for two) to enter a Tar Heel crab in the Crisfield Crab Derby at Cris field, Md., in September. Counties which have already en tered crabs are Hyde, Brunswick, Carteret, Beaufort and Dare. Sponsoring the Hyde crab will be the Swan Quarter Lions club; Gilbert B. Tunnell, Swan Quarter, will be trainer. Sponsoring the Beaufort county entry is Clyde Pot ter. Trainer for Brunswick’s crab is Dan Walker, town manager of Long Beach. Carteret’s crab and trainer will be selected in the Fri day elimination race. Since crabs are perishable, sub stitutions may be made by the trainers at any time before the race starts. The fee for entering the main event on Saturday is also 92, the same as the fee far enter ing the elimination race Friday. The derby will be the highlight of a two-day event that will fea ture fishing contests, a street pa rade, water parade, ski show by the Carteret Outboard Runabout members and sailboat races, ac cording to J. A. DuBois, manager of the greater Morehead City chamber of commerce. Bogue Banks’ seven ocean fish ing piers are sponsoring a unique two-day “Crab-Fish Angling Con test” in connection with the derby. Top prizes of $50 each will be awarded the fishermen catching the largest crab and fish while bottom-fishing with hook and line. The derby is sponsored by the Greater Morehead City Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the North Carolina Board of Con servation and Development, and the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Fisheries Research. Purpose of the derby is to recog nize and promote North Carolina crabmeat as a leading and delect able item in the state’s expanding seafood industry. Teen-Age Girl Found in Street Examined at the Morehead City hospital Sunday night was Phyllis Swain, 18, Broad street, Beaufort, who was found at about 10:30 p.m. on the curb in front of the Scout building, Beaufort. The girl was sent home after a doctor said he could find nothing wrong with her. Assistant police chief Carlton Garner was notified after the girl was discovered by Claude Morn ing Jr., who lives a short distance from the Scout building. The Adair ambulance took her to the hospital. Chief of police Guy Springle said yesterday he had no definite in formation to report on the incident. Assistant chief Garner said there were no scratches, bruises or any thing to indicate that she might have been assaulted. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Swain. The police are continuing their investigation. Sunday Temperature Hits Summer High of 95 The highest temperature to date this summer was recorded Sunday afternoon when the mercury soar ed to 95 degrees, according to wea ther observer Stamey Davis, More head City. Sunday's high climaxed a week end that saw 90-degree readings on all-three days. The only mois ture recorded from Friday to Sun day was a brief shower at Atlan tic Beach Sunday afternoon. Temperatures and wind direc tions for the weekend: High Low Wind Friday..90 73 WSW Saturday ..91 77 SW Sand Sculptors in the Sun News-Times Photo by McComb Billy Culver, 8, and Bart, 17, his brother, set the pace for sand sculptors at Atlantic Beach and have been chosen as the subject of our August calendar picture. The boys are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Culver, Gaithersburg, Md. Teachers to Start School Term Aug. 25; Pupils to Start Aug. 29 Teachers will start their 1961-62 i school year Friday, Aug. 25, and will attend a county-wide teachers meeting in Beaufort school 9 a.m., superintendent H. L. Joslyn an nounced today. The pre-instructional period pre cedes the arrival of the children by two days. The school term opens for children Aug. 29, 1961, at which time pupils will report to the school for assignment to j rooms and classes; for the issu ance and procurement of textbooks and supplies,, for a review of the daily schedule, and for the assign ment of lessons so that on Wed nesday, Aug. 30. a full schedule may be carried through, Mr. Jos lyn explains. Principals officially begin duties Wednesday, Aug. 16. Principals un officially must work virtually twelve months in planning, han dling transcripts and interviewing prospective teachers. “The teachers,” states superin tendent Joslyn, “will work a total of five non-teaching days, three be fore the term and two next spring, in planning, evaluating and gear ing the schools for teaching.” He pointed out that two addition al days of extended term were provided by the 1961 general as sembly as part of the improved ed ucational program. “These non-teaching days will in sure 180 days of teaching and will make for an orderly opening and closing of school,” superintendent Joslyn stated. The extended term was first granted by the 1959 general assem bly, which provided three days. The marked improvement in edu cation as a result of the action led the State Board of Education to request the two additional days as a part of its program in 1961. This fall, children will receive books, begin to study, and be as signed homework on the first day of school. “No longer is it neces sary to spend precious time in get ting organized as was the case be fore 1959,” Mr. Joslyn concluded. Civitans Name Yea/'sChairmen Officers and directors of the Morehead City Civitan club met at the home of president George Vickroy Tuesday night and elected committee chairmen for the com ing year. Ken Wagner was elected chair man of the membership commit tee and Roper Van Horn heads the program committee. The Rev. Corbin Cooper is chairman of the mentally retarded and Boys Home committee and Roy Denkins chair man of the citizenship committee. Chairman of the fruit cake sale committee for this year is War ren Beck. At the club’s Friday noon meet ing members used the time usual ly devoted to a program to ad dress envelopes to Civitan clubs throughout the state encouraging them to attend the state meeting Aug. 19 in Morehead City. The club decided that members now delinquent ip their dues should be reinstated by paying their 1961 dues in advance. Same Names The Ray Willis charged with vio lation of sanitation laws in county court last week was not Ray Mit chell Willis of Crescent Drive, Beaufort but Ray Willis of Har * Trade Fair Planners .'Governor Sanford talks to i banker Carl McCraw of Char lotte, standing, and mayor W. H. Potter of Beaufort, at the first “report meeting” on the North Carolina Trade Fair. At the gath ering, members of the exhibitors’ solicitation committee reported 349 exhibitors secured to date for the trade event, which will be beld at the Charlotte Coliseum and Merchandise Mart Oct. 12 21. Mr. McCraw and mayor Pot ter were among those whom the governor praised for their suc cessful efforts in supporting the Fair, which will be the first event of its kind ever to be held in the United States. It is ex pected to draw more than 300,000 buyers and visitors. Diving Victim Reported Better Gerry Willis, 23, Morehead City, who was seriously injured in a diving accident July 23, was re ported yesterday to be improved, though still paralyzed, at Duke hospital. His father, Fred S. Willis and brother, Fred, returned from the hospital Sunday. They reported Gerry to be somewhat stronger, able to see, hear and talk. The patient told his family that he simply misjudged depth of the water and distance when he dived into Bogue Sound at the family camp nine days ago. The dive broke his neck and crushed his spinal cord. He was taken to Duke hospital in Durham by ambulance Wednesday. Mrs. Willis is at Duke with her son. Visiting him over the week end, in addition to his father and brother, was his grandmother, I Mrs. UU Chadwick. 5-Year-Old Hit By Car Saturday Five-year-old Mason Lee Jones, 1710 Arendell St., was still confin ed to Morehead City hospital yes terday morning after being struck by a car on 20th street near Fisher at 1:05 Saturday afternoon. Edgar Heritage Mozingo, More head City, was the driver of the car that hit young Jones, accord ing to police reports. Mozingo told police that he was travelling south on 20th street when the boy darted out from behind some bushes in front of his car. Dr. John Gainey adminiatered first aid at the scene of the acci dent. It first appeared that he re ceived only bruises and was allow ed to be taken home. He later was admitted to the Morehead City hospital when he became ill. Police chief W. H. Griffin in vestigated. No charges were filed against Mozingo. The child is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Jones. Dr. Gainey said yesterday that the boy is doing well. Car Goes in Ditch Near Stacy; No One Hurt A 1956 Oldsmobile went into the ditch at 12:30 a.m. yesterday on highway 70 a half mile east of the bridge at Stacy. According to deputy sheriff C. H. Davis, the car was being driven by Charles Dawson, 19, Newport. The car belonged to James E. Ma son. No one was hurt. Damage was minor. Merchans Meet The Beaufort Merchants associa tion met last night at the Surfside Plane Makes Forced Landing On Wright Farm; Pilot Unhurt USCG Goes To Assistance Of Five Vessels Warm weather over the weekend brought boaters out in large num bers. It also brought the Coast Guard out on several missions. Coast Guardsmen made a total of five assists Saturday and Sunday. The first was Saturday morning at 10:15 when Fort Macon received a call from the Dolphin II that a 30-foot cabin cruiser, Jamie III, had engine failure 28 miles south of Beaufort Inlet. The 40-footcr was dispatched and towed the Jamie to Morchcad City. The own er of the craft was James L. Lee, Elm City, N. C. Saturday night at 11:45 an Eng lish seaman, II. A. Scott of Growal; ly Hill, England, had trouble navi gating Beaufort Inlet. Scott was in a 50-foot schooner, the Synolda. The Coast Guard 40-footer was sent to aid the sailing craft and towed it to the port terminal docks. Two assists were made Sunday. At 5:30 p.m. Fort Macon dispatch ed the 30-footer to Shackleford Banks to assist a 16-foot outboard that had engine failure. The boat, owned by Charles Earton, More head City, was towed to Morehead City. At 7 p.m. the 30-footer was sent out again, this time to aid a 22 foot cabin cruiser that had develop ed engine failure in the Morehead City channel. T. O. Talton, At lantic Beach, was the owner and operator of the vessel. The boat wag taken in tow to Atlantic Beach. Atlantic Beach realtor John A. Baker, was the operatpr of a 22 fopt cabin cruiser that required 'Coast Guard assistance yesterday morning. Baker’s Boat developed engine failure near the State port docks and was towed to Atlantic Beach by the 40-footer. Coast Guard crewmen on the as sists included William Morgan, BM-1; Vance Woodard, BM-2; Richard Johnson, EN-1; Bernard Williamson, SN; Howard Jones, BM-1; Harold Snipes, EN-1; H. D. Paul Jr., SN: Hubert Davis, ENCM; Robert Taylor, RM-2; James Pittman, BM-1; and Gerald Jones, SN. Education Board Seeks Bids on School Additions Bids will be opened at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, on additions to Beaufort and Newport schools. The bids, sought by the county board of education, will be on a four-classroom addition at Beaufort and two-classroom addition at Newport. Further details appear in the legal ad section of today's paper. Drill Cancelled Due to the unit’s annual audit, drill will not be held tomorrow night at the National Guard Arm ory, announces Sgt. Dennis Good win, unit administrator. Drill will resume the following Wednesday and continue each Wednesday thereafter. Cushioned by soybean vines, a twin-engined plane rests near Beau fort after it made a forced landing Friday afternoon. (Photo by Wal ter Phillips). Miss North Carolina Arrives Miss Maria B. Fletcher, former Radio City Music Hall Rockette, registers Sunday at the Buccaneer Motor lodge for her week’s vaca tion here in the county. Miss Fletcher is the new Miss North Carolina. LOW Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH Tuesday, Aug. 1 12:12 a.m. 5:44 a m. 6:14 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2 12:30 a.m. 6:40 a. 1:06 p.m. 7:20 p. Thursday, Aug. 3 1:23 a.m. 7:42 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 8:28 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4 2:19 a.m. 2:57 p.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:31 p.m. 3 3 Vernon Morris Jr. Hurt At Harlowe Saturday Vernon Morris Jr., 25, Box 58, Havelock, was given emergency treatment at the Morehead City hospital early Saturday morning for a head wound. Deputy sheriff C. H. Davis said that Morris was originally report ed to have been shot, but he was probably hit instead on the side of the head with a gun. Morris was hurt in a brawl that allegedly occured at the Harmony club, Harlowe, in Craven county. No charges have been filed. Take That and That — Powl A red and white plane made a forced landing Fri day afternoon at 1:05 in Mrs. K. W. Wright’s Farip No. 4 off highway 101, Beau fort. The plane, a Riley twin Temco D-16, landed a quar ter of a mile from the Beau fort-Morehead airport. The pilot, identified as B. M. Stradley of Gastonia, who said he was an Associated Press reporter, was not hurt. The only damage to the plane was broken landing wheels and bent propellers on both engines. According to Stradley, the left engine quit and as a safety pre caution he decided to make a forced landing in the field. As soon as the plane landed, Stradley was taken to the Airport Service station by a Negro field hand who works for Mrs. Wright. “I was eating dinner when I heard this low growl like a puppy,” he said. “1 looked up and saw this plane coining in the field." The plane was owned by the Re treading Equipment Co. of Char lotte. It was scheduled to be hauled out of the field yesterday as soon as John Turvey of the Aviation Safety District office in Raleigh had inspected the craft. Cranston Nelson Struck by Car Cranston Nelson, 54, son of the late Capt. John Nelson. Glouces ter, was reported in serious con dition in the Morchead City hos pital yesterday, as the result of an auto accident at 3:45 a.m. Sat urday. According to patrolman W. J. Smith Jr. Nelson suffered a seri ous head injury when he was hit by a car at Russelis Creek, three miles north of Beaufort on high way 101. Driving the ear was Dewitt Har din Jr., Cherry Point. The patrol man said Hardin told him that he was headed north on highway 101 at about 55 miles per hour when he saw a man lying in the road. The man was Nelson. He swerv ed to avoid hitting him and the car hit the top of Nelson’s head. Hardin, thinking that someone had beaten Nelson up and left him in the road, went to the sheriff’s of fice, Beaufort, to summon help. Unable to find anyone there, he said, he called an ambulance and patrolman Smith. Nelson, who lives on highway 70 on the out skirts of Beaufort, was still un conscious yesterday. NCMA Directors Will Meet Here The board of directors of the North Carolina Merchants associa tion will have their quarterly meeting Friday at the Biltmore hotel, Morehead City. The direc tors will review recent state and federal laws affecting retailing and discuss the retailer’s role in the Trade Fair to be held at Char lotte in October. M. T. Greenwood, executive vice-president of the state mer chants association, said that a re port on special projects of the State Ports Authority would be given at a dinner for board mem bers and wives at the hotel Friday night, following the meeting. There will be a tour of Morehead City port Saturday morning. Other merchants association board meetings announced for the fall and winter are at Sedgefield Nov. 18, and Chapel Hill Feb. 19. Dates and site for the merchants’ 60th annual convention in May will be set by the directors at the Morehead City meeting. Bob Mader Joins Morehead Rotary Robert Mader, of the Morehead City Garment Co., became a mem ber of the Morehead City Rotary club at the club’s weekly meeting Thursday night at the Rex res taurant. The speaker was Luther Hamil ton Jr., county attorney, who re viewed briefly the status of the county in relation to the proposed county hospital. Visiting Rotarians at the meet ing were Joe Williams, Clinton; Moses Howard, Newport; and Dave Van Sant, Maditon, N. J. Guests included Woody Shockley, Vicksburg, Miss.; Bob• Houser, Raymond Hall and Jeff Faucette, Morehead City,
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