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ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES 50th YEAR, NO. 87. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1961 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Bowl Queen Appears in Parade ___ sfeiiktasfe Miss Fay Sanderson, Bine Marlin bowl queen, rides on a Boat with her court during the parade Sat urday morning in Morehead City. In the bowl game Saturday night the South Dayton. Ohio, Phantoms defeated the Morehead City team. Miss Sanderson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Sanderson. The float was sponsored by Fabulous Fishermen and decorated by Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy Mixollc and Mrs. Raymond Duke. Passenger Ship to Sail FromMorehead inMay Party Proceeds Will Go Toward Cancer Crusade Proceeds from the card benefit at 8 Thursday right in the Legion hut, Beaufort, will go to the can cer society. Mrs. C. L. Beam, chairman, an nounced yeaterday that .person* who do not want to play cards may buy tickets at the door if they would like to see the fashion show and have refreshments. ' Refreshments will be served upon arrival of the guests. Tickets are a dollar each and may be bought now from Mrs. Beam, or Mrs. J. R. Morrill, Morehead City. Walter McClain Charged With Assault with Gun Recovering in the Morehead City hospital from a bullet wound in the hip is John Simmons Sr., 314 Queen St., Beaufort. Charged with shooting Simmons is Walter McClain, who was re leased from the county jail yester day under $250 bond. The shooting occurred at the Casino, Pine and Queen streets, Saturday night, ac cording to chief of police Guy Springlc. McClain, a Beaufort resident, de nies shooting Simmons. Club Women to Have Achievement Night Thursday at Eure Building -4 Promotions Announced In Police Department Chief Herbert Griffin, Morebead City police department, announces promotions in the department, which became effective Sunday. Lt. Joe Smith has been promoted to captain, Sgt. Bill Condie to lieu tenant and patrolman E. D. O'Neal to sergeant. Lt. Carl Blomberg was offered a promotion to captain, but declined. He wiU continue to service parking meters. As captain, he would have worked at night. Other men on the force are pa trolmen Gerald Korecky, Buck Newsome and George Smith. To be filled is a vacancy for pa trolman. The promotions resulted when Capt. Carl Bunch joined the Cpunty sheriff’s department Satur day as deputy. Engineers Seek Bids From Small Concerns Wilmington — Col. R. P. David son, district engineer, Corps of En gineers has announced that bids are scheduled to be opened in the Wilmington District office Nov. 21 for maintenance dredging in the Atlantic intracoastal waterway be tween Alligator River, N. C-, and Little River, S. C. The estimated amount of ma terial involved in this shoal re moval is 600,000 cubic yards. Bids for this work are solicited from small business concerns only. :-j • The cruise liner Victoria, 20,000-4 ton luxury ship of the Caribbean Cruise Lines, Washington, D. C., will make a six-day cruise from Morchead City to Bermuda in May, announces S. A. Chalk Jr., presi dent of the greater Morehead City chamber of commerce. President Chalk, a past president of the Carolinas Association of Mu tual Insurance Agents, said the as sociation has chartered the Vic toria’s May cruiae for ita 28th an nual jueatinf. .He added the tenta tive sailing date is May 18, with May 11 designated as the alternate date. Comparing Morehead City with the Port of Wilmington for Ber muda cruises, Mr. Chalk said by sailing from here the Victoria will save more than five hours travel ing to and from deep water, and thus will provide an extra half day’s stay in Bermuda. This was a strong selling point to his asso ciation, he said. President Chalk also stated the May cruise clearly indicates the port of Morehead City can now generate passenger traffic as well as freighter cargo. He pointed to the numerous motel and restaurant facilities added here since the MS Stockholm sailed from Morehead City to Bermuda Oct. 16, 1954, and said Morehead City can now pro vide pre-cruise accommodations in all such instances. The Stockholm was the first and last passenger liner to sail from Morehead City. ► The county’s Home Demonstra tion clubwomen will have their an nual achievement program Thurs day night. The woman of the year will be named, awards will be presented and exhibits shown. The program will be held at the N- F. Eure building of Ann Street Methodist church, Beaufort. Exhibits of all phases of Home Demonstration work, showing what has been done this year, will be open to the public from 2 to 4 p.m. County projects leaders are asked to be at the Eure building at 10 a.m. to help set up the exhibits. He program will begin at 7:30 p.m. All 1962-63 club and county council officers will be installed and awards presented. Nominees for woman of the year Port Calendar Morehead City State Port Philippine — Docket Thursday to load tobacco for Manila. American Surveyor — Arrived today to load lumber and tobacco for Europe. Troubadour — Arrived today to load tobacco and battery parts for the Far East. Black Eagle — Due Wednesday to load cargo of tobacco for Eu rope. > Patella — Due Saturday with import asphalt. Oakville — Due Nov. 6 to load tobacco cargo for the Far East. Santa Elisa — Due Nov. 10 to load milk for South America. Toreador—Due No. 12 to load tobacco for the Far East. Ferngate —Due Nov. 12 with general import cargo mid import , tapioca. J. J. Ewell Hurt in Wreck Jesse James Ewell, route 2 New port, remained in Sea Level hos pital yesterday with internal in juries suffered in an auto accident Friday. • - “r Patrolman R. H. Brown, who in vestigated the accident, said it oc curred at 1:40 p.m. at the inter section of the Masontown road and highway 70, one mile west of New port. The patrolman said Dorothy Blackwell Poston, 1301 Arendell St., Morehead City, was driving a 1960 Plymouth west on highway 70 and had stopped to wait for traffic to clear before turning left. Ewell, in a 1951 Chevrolet, came up behind her and struck the rear of the Plymouth. Damage to the Plymouth was estimated at $600 and to the Chev rolet at $200. Ewell was charged with failing to yield the right of way. Break-In Investigated The sheriff’s department yester day was investigating a break-in at Atlantic. Details, other than that a small amount of cash was taken, were not available by press time. and clubs they represent follow: Mrs. Albin Beachem, Atlantic; Mrs. W. E. Guthrie, Bogue; Mrs. Leon Parker, Broad Creek; Mrs. Bobby Oglesby, Crab Point;* Mrs. Richard Whitehurst, Gloucester; Mrs. R. P. Shrake, Harlowe; Mrs. Ray Davis, Marshallberg. Mrs. Tom Carraway, Merrimon; Mrs. V. L. Mannino, Newport; Mrs. Lee Sawrey, Pelletier, Mrs. Foster Morris, Russells Creek; Mrs. George Dunn, Wildwood; Mrs. R. L. Scarlc, Wiregrass. Library Group Hopes to Paint Part of Interior A committee to look into the pos sibility of painting the main part of the county library was appointed Saturday afternoon at a meeting of Friends of the Library. The group met at the library, Broad and Pollock streets, Beau fort. The committee is John Rcint jes, chairman; Mrs. George Rees, Mrs. William R. Nicholson, Thomas Rcspess and Dr. John Vernberg. A nominating committee, which will report at the spring meeting, was appointed by Mrs. John Cost low, president of Friends of the Li brary. Mrs. Holden Ballou is chair man. Members arc Mrs. J. C. Harvell and Mrs. G. B. Talbot. Miss Amy Muse, member of the library board, reported that the town of Beaufort is proceeding with installation of a new heating sys tem for the library. During the business session it was pointed out that a proposed bond issue would provide a new state library and department of archives and history building. Friends of the Library were asked to support the bond issue. Mrs Ballou and Mrs. Jack Ward reported that the summer story hour was a success and plans were made to continue it next summer with special emphasis on stories for the older children who can go to the library by themselves. The library group has provided a bulletin board and three of the members, Mrs. Clarence Guthrie, Mrs. Costlow and Mrs. Donald Hoss arranged the display on coas tal Carolina and books now in the Duncan real estate agency window on Front street. Miss Muse poured tea. Refresh ments were served as members arrived. Thirty attended. 4-Year-Old Boy Injured in Crash Lewis Cad Johnson, 4, a pas senger in a car which hit a utility pole in Beaufort Saturday morn ing, WaS discharged from the More^ head City hospital shortly aftei noon yesterday. The boy was in a car driven by his brother, Richard Wayne John son, 16, Beaufort-Morehead cause way. Richard suffered a bruise under his right eye and his little brother a gash on his right fore hand. ' Chief of police Guy Springle said that the car was headed east on Cedar in the 300 block. The driver wanted to pull to the right, the wheels locked, and he hit the pole, the officer said. No charges were filed. The injured were taken to More head City hospital in the Brook6 and Mason ambulance. The car was demolished. The accident hap pened at 9:05 a.m. No East Carolina Matters Discussed By Highway Men State highway commissioner D. G. Bell, who attended a highway commission meeting at Asheville Friday, said nothing was transact ed at the meeting relative to high ways or bridges in eastern Caro lina. He remarked that an upstate newspaper took note of the fact that he and two other highway commissioners were flown to the meeting in the highway depart ment's plane. lie said the plane's pilot is on the payroll and the plane must be kept in shape for its primary pur pose of mapping land and high ways from the air. When it is not used, the expense of the plane con tinues just the same, therefore, fer rying commissioners to highway meetings means no additional ex pense to taxpayers. Fire Strikes Cabin Cruiser At Yacht Basin Saturday 4 Admiral Comes to Town Mayor George Dili, left, welcomes Vadm. John McNay Taylor to Morehead City. Admiral Taylor, commander of the Second Fleet, met the mayor at the state port offices Friday morning, llis flag ship, the USS Little Rock, lay offshore during the weekend. Sailors and officbrs of the USS Little Rock, a guided missile cruiser, spent a weekend liberty ini Morehead City after partici pating last week in a major Nav al exercise. The exercise in cluded aircraft carrier strikes against simulated targets in southeastern United States. The Little Rock was flagship of the Second Fleet Task Force made up of two attack aircraft carriers and 22 other ships. The Little Rock is based at Norfolk. Chamber Speaker's Figure On Jobless Questioned Response to the chamber presi-4 dent’s plea Thursday night for more funds was slight. S. A. Chalk, president, asked that individual chamber members put up $50 as a guarantee that they will try to collect $50 from backsliders by Dec. 10. If so, their $50 will be returned to them. Nr. Chalk said that the new board of directors will be faced with eliminating the county’s dis plays at the Charlotte and Cincin nati sportsmen’s shows in the fu ture, if financial support of the chamber is not strengthened. He told the 162 at the dinner, “Other people in the county are benefiting from sacrifices you’ve made. They’re not helping to fi nance chamber work.” The president cited improve ments in the economic picture dur ing the past year: retail sales and overall sales are up; transfers of real estate are up, land values are holding steady, construction trades See PRESIDENT, Page 2 Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, Oct. 31 1:51 a.m. 2:04 p.m. 8:04 a.m. 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1 2:46 a.m. 2:58 p.m. 9:10 a.m. 9:43 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 3:42 a.m. 3:53 p.m. 10:04 a.m. 10:31 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 10:54 a.m. 11:15 p.m. 4:35 a.m. 4:47 p.m. Providing submarine opposition to the fleet during the war game was the nuclear-powered sub marine Skate and the submarine Jallao, both based at New Lon don, Conn. The maneuvers ended Friday. Personnel from the Little Rock, which is armed with the surface to-air missile Talos, were fer ried to Morehead City by liberty boats. The Little Rock lay north east of Beaufort bar, about a mile and a half from Morehead City. -4 >-; SPA to Inspect Morehead Port Members of the State Ports Au thority arrived at Morehead City late yesterday and will tour the Morehead City port today. The authority met at Wilmington yesterday mofning and inspected the port there yesterday afternoon. - Most of the members of the board are newly-appointed and the cur rent tours are familiarizing them with port operations. Members of the board are John Reeves, chairman, Pinehurst; W. G. Clark Jr., Tarboro; E. G. An derson, Robersonville; W. M. Pharr, McAdenville; Louis S. Fick lcn, Greenville. Cooper D. Cass, Winston-Salem; Joseph O. Foil, Greensboro; James F. Lathan, Burlington, and Ed N. Richards, Raleigh. Howard Murray Shot In Foot During Argument Howard Murray, North River, was in tbe Morehead City hospital yesterday, recovering from a shot gun wound in tbe foot. Deputy sheriff Bruce Edwards said that James Johnson, North River, says he shot Murray in an argument over a stray dog. John son is out of jail under $500 bond. The shooting occurred Friday. Flames Gut Main Cabin; Lo$s Insured The cabin cruiser, Playmate II,H was seriously damaged by fire at | 1:40 p.m. Saturday in the shed! at the Morchcad City Yacht basin. I Owner of the cruiser is Carson i Stout, High Point furniture manu facturer. No one was aboard at the time of the blaze. The damage, estimated at be tween $5,000 and $6,000 is covered by insurance. The boat was taken yesterday to a boatworks west of Morehead City for repairs. The main cabin is gutted and the forward portion badly smoked. The fire was discovered at 1:35 j p.m. by people at the yacht basin. Sgt. Bill Condie, Morehead City police officer, noticed the blaze and radioed for help and the fire department was also phoned by Mrs. Bob Simpson. Working on a boat nearby was Joe Fulcher, former Morehead City fire chief, who fought the fire until firemen arrived. Bob Simp son, who lives aboard the cruiser, Silver Spray, at the yacht basin, shuttled fire extinguishers to Mr. Fulcher. Mr. Simpsou also removed a 50 foot boat tied in the slip next to the Playmate. The fire Is believed to have start ed in the bedding in the main cab in, where a cigarette was probably dropped. The boat had been out fishing in the morning.' Upon returning to dock, it had been refueled. Guests who were aboard left and the boat was put in the shed. Thirty minutes later, the fire blazed up, the flames leaping to the roof of the shed. Captain of the Playmate is Man ly Styron. ► William R. Henderson's comment at the chamber of commerce din ner Thursday night that there are 2,000 unemployed in Carteret coun ty caused a flurry of dissension. Mr. Henderson, administrator of the division of commerce and in dustry, was guest speaker at the annual chamber membership din ner at the Biltmorc hotel. S. A. Chalk, president of the chamber said Saturday that he doubted that there arc 2,000 unem ployed in the county in “the sense that we think of unemployed.” He said he learned that Mr. Hen derson’s figure included “unem ployed, underemployed, seasonal workers and those who had less than full-time employment.” Mrs. Julia Tenney, manager of the Employment Security commis sion office, Morchead City, said yesterday, “If that many (2,000) are unemployed, it is not known to this office.” -w, She said there were 166 ttho ap plied for unemployment checks at the office every week during Sep tember and new claims filed in that month for unemployment bene fits numbered 153. Mr. Henderson said that there are 3,000 people in this county available for work if the jobs were to be had that fit in with their capabilities. He was painting oUt the need for establishment of new industry throughout the state. He comment ed that 88,000 job opportunities are needed in the state annually. The speaker remarked that the state port and this county’s natural See SPEAKER, Page 2 Coast Guard Aids Six Boats During Weekend Six boats, all with engine failure and ranging in size from a 16 fool outboard to 54-foot yacht, were objects of Coast Guard as sists over the weekend. On Friday afternoon Fort Macon dispatched the 30-footer to assist the fishing vessel, (he Evelyn D. Smith that was disabled near Wainwright slough, Core Sound. The boat was towed to Atlantic. T. B. Smith of Davis is the boat’s owner. Two assists were made Satur day afternoon. A 16-foot outboard, owned by George W Lewis, Alta Vista, Va., developed engine fail ure near Morehcad City channel buoy number 17 and was taken in tow by the 30-footer to the More hcad City marina. Also on Saturday, the fishing vessel, Vagabond, was disabled five miles southeast of the Beau fort bar. The Fort Macon 40-foot cr towed the boat to Morehead City. Harry Hall, Morehead City, is the boat’s owner. A trio of yachts, the Skindiver, the William T. and the Sandbar, .got assists Sunday. The Skindiver, owned by Harry D. Belock, Kings point, L. I., was towed to Hobuck en after developing engine failure near buoy number 15, Goose creek. The William T. was towed from Bay river waters to Oriental by Coast Guardsmen aboard the 40 footer. Owner of the yacht waa William Siegelbaum, Yonkers, N.Y Sunday’s assist was made to the yacht Sandbar which was disabled in South River. Crewmen aboard the Fort Macon 30-footer made the assist and towed the Sandbar to Oriental. The craft was owned by Sidney H. Tclhman, Riverton, N. J. Fort Macon crewmen on the as sists were Woodard, BM-2; Bran non, EN-3; Austin, BM-1; Johnson, BM-1; and Hosley, SN. Bookmobile Will Stop at Beach For the first time, the bookmo bile from the county library has begun making regular stops at At lantic Beach. Today the bookmo bile will be at the home of Mrs. Frances Wrightenbcrry at 3:30 p.m. Residents of the beach may find this a convenience when there is not time to make a trip to the library, Mrs. Minnie Simpson, li brarian, said. The bookmobile usu ally carries the same books found on the library shelves. Books not available will be picked up at the library by the bookmobile librar ian upon request. Here is a list of current best sellers which may be bad from either the bookmobile or the coun ty library: fiction: The Agony and The Ecstasy, Stone; Fanny and Zooey, Salinger; To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee; Mila 18, Uris; The Winter of Our Discontent, Steinbeck; Clock Without Hands, McCulIers; The Edge of Sadness, O’Connor; The White Rajah, Monsarret; The House at Old Vine, Lefts; Chair man at the Bored, Streeter. Non-Fiction: The Making of the President 1900, White; The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Shir cr; The New English Bible: New • Testament; Citizen Hearst, Swan berg; Ring of Bright Water, Max well; Kidnap: The Story of the Lindbergh Case, Waller; The Age of Reason Begins, Durant; Russia and the West Under Lenin and Stalin, Kennan. Marin* Vocational Boys Win First Friz* at Fair The marine vocational class of Morchead City high school won a blue ribbon at the state fair, Ra leigh, for the second consecutive year this year. In the industrial education cate gory, the class won first prize for drawings and boat models. Dis- I played were 50-foot cabin cruiser j models built to scale. The class is taught by Capt. Jim ;< Mitchell. Thirty-eight boys are en- , rolled. The fair was held this month at Raleigh.
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