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Review Mrs. A. N. Bell, Harlowe, hears news that she is Mother of the Year for 1961. (Continued from Page 1) Marriages: Miss Judith G. Davis, Morehead City, to James H. Long. Mrs. Maggie Prytherch, Beaufort, to Grover C. Munden. Week of May 7: Patrick Warner, Coast Guards man, of Sea Level, killed when his car failed to make a curve at high speed. Supreme court held cattle law covering cattle on banks to be unconstitutional. Mrs. A. N. Bell, Harlowe, named Mother - of - the Year. Marriages: Miss Maxine O’Don nal to Sherman S. Salter, Newport. Miss Carol L. Yeager to Leo F. Simpson Jr., Morehead City, Deaths: Mrs. Francis M. Smith, 74, Atlantic; Mrs. Laura C. Fulford, 84, Gloucester; Mrs. Bertha D. Rus sell, 78, Beaufort. Week of May 14: County records being microfilm ed by state operators. Tragedy strikes family of William Goderfe,“ Adams Creek, when young son is killed and another son fights lock jaw. jufort whaling museum open? for the summer season. Congressman Barden given scroll by Neuse Association at spring meeting held in the Biltmore hotel. Ernest Courtney newly elected president of Beaufort Jaycees. Deaths: Levi J. Hardy, 71, South River; Rollo Morris, 53, Crab Point; Shellie Davis, 82, Harkers Island; Julian Brown Sr., 89 Mar shallberg ; Wilson Golden, 74, Bet tie; Mrs. Lina Noe, 85, Beaufort. Week of May 21: James Hutchins of Uxbridge, England, presented Good Neighbor Award by the Beaufort Rotary club. Edgar and Louis Hibbs play hosts to the Newport school safety pa trol. Wife of Elliott Ewell, former Beaufort resident, murdered in Plainfidd, N. J. Marriages: Mrs. Bessie S. Man son, Beaufort, to John E. Harris. Mrs. Alida T. McCabe, Morehead, City, to William C. Johnson. Deaths: Mrs. Ebbie S. Jones, 76, Newport; Thaddeus Gaskins, 74, Oeracoke. Week of May 28: St. Paul’s church, Beaufort, starts work on new parish house. Fringe property owners of Newport object to annexation proposal. En larged Morehead City Colonial store formally opened. Shield of St. Andrew, designed and carved by John MacCormack of Atlantic, hung and dedicated in St. Andrew’s church, Morehead City. Deaths: Mrs. Lillian T. Simpson, 71, Ocracoke; Mrs. Eva P. Willis, 76, Morehead City; Dr. Ira C. Long, 70, Moreheacf City; Mrs. Mary W. Cask ill, 88, Harkcrs Island; Wil ber Nelson, 63, Atlantic. June Week of June 4; New Morehead City school plan ning to start July 1. Beaufort town commissioners adopt budget of $120,762. Negro migrant worker found dead in canal along highway 101. Buddy Baily wins Shanghai trophy in Memorial Day sailing race. Marriages: Miss Mary E. White, Newport to Samuel L. Hughes. Miss Mary S. Moore, Beaufort, to Wil liam M. DeLoach. Miss Serina Da vis, Davis, to Osborne C. Davis. Miss Anne M. Davis of Davis, to Roy D. Styron. Week of June 11: ' Miss Mabel V. Ostlind of Rock ford, 111., died from heart attack while swimming at Atlantic Beach. Atlantic Beach lifeguards compiled a record of saving five lives in three days. Charles Pake of Bettie wins Father of the Year contest sponsor ed by Morehead City business firms. By just two votes Beaufort failed again to expand. Senate nominates Hugh Salter for position as US marshal. Demo cratic women of the county form club. M. N. Lisk, retiring mayor of Swansboro, given plaque for seventeen years of service. St. James Methodist church, Newport, dedicated. Marriages: Miss Brenda J. Mar shall to Heber B. Golden Jr., Bet tie. Miss Judy E. Lewis, Morehead City, to Wilson H. Winstead Jr. Miss Judith A. Keller to Sherrill D. Norman, Gloucester. Miss Anita F. Copeland, Beaufort, to Raymond V. Earp. Miss Judith H. Cooper, Morehead City, to Roger W. Hines. Deaths: Mrs. Mary R. Glover, 72, Beaufort; Mrs. Lorena Dowdy, 73, Morehead City. Week of June 18: Elmo Lawrence of Otway found guilty of the murder of his step father, given life term. City Gro cery in Beaufort suffers loss from fire. Sound Chevrolet Co. presents Beaufort rescue squad with rescue truck. Billy D. Janzen of Rocky Mount drowned at beach in unpro tected area. Jonnie E. Waters given ten years for killing Beatrice Mitchell. Fam ily of Mrs. Sudie McIntosh of Beau fort increased to five generations by birth of Chris Caton. Marriages: Miss Drexell L. Bry ant, Bettie, to Charles M. Hancock. Miss Gertrude Powell, Beaufort to Kenneth Hurst. Miss Alta F. Ed wards, Morehead City, to Wesley E. Sandlin. Miss Mildred L. Willis, Salter Path, to J. A. Franklin. Deaths: William A. Smith, 67, Beaufort; Mrs. Janie W. Lewis, 77, Morehead City; A. L. Wilson, 80, Newport; Mrs. Lena C. Longest, 72, Beaufort; Aubrey L. Nichols, 58, Emerald Isle; Mrs. Judith Wil lis, 80, Morehead City; Miss Sudie C. Webb, 76, Morehead City; Thomas G. Barfield, 47, Swans boro; George D. Morton, 61, More head City. Week of June 25: Miss Ann Davis of Beaufort crowned Miss Carteret County by Beaufort Jaycees. The Rev. H. C. Hillard Sr. accepted pastorate of First Christian church .Morehead City. C. S. Long, Newport, select ed to receive the honorary state farm degree. Miss Emmalee Gaddy, tobacco queen, sails from Morehead port on Ocean Stinnes line on visit to Eu rope. Marriages: Miss Millie £. Willis, Harkers Island, to Willard M. Guth rie. Miss Gloria J. Davis, Davis, to Tilmon A. Taylor Jr. Miss Vir ginia L. Hill, Beaufort, to Donald L. Swain. Miss Rebecca D. Gtlli kin, Willistori, to Raymond L. Nel son. Deaths: William C. Edwards, 72, Morehead City; Frank C. Noyes, 71, Sea Level; Carl L. Gaskill, 78, Sea Level; Miss Mary Robinson, 60, Beaufort. July Week of July 2: Harrell Taylor, Sea Level, ap pointed county building inspector. R. H. Hall, Kinston, accepts posi tion as town supervisor for More head City. Archie R. Davis, archi tect, selected by the county school board to draw the plans for the new Morehead City high school. Home of Mrs. I. C. Stallings, Morehead City, badly damaged by Ann Davis ... Miss Carteret County fire. County raises $700 for battle ship fund, half of goal. The Rev. Leon V. Couch, former pastor Morehead City Methodist church, dies in Goldsboro. Marriages: Miss Louann Lewis, Morehead City, to Bryce A. Neigh bors. Miss Edna J. Heath, New port, to John L. Parrish. Mrs. Car rie L. Hancock, Beaufort, to James B. Dale. Deaths: Percy Guthrie, 77, Salter Path; George C. Morris, 57, Beau fort. Week of July 9: D. G. Bell, Morehead City, named to the state highway commission. Tobacco barn on the farm of Gray don Jordan on highway 101 destroy ed, with tobacco, by fire. Sanford White, Beaufort, receives Coast Guard medal for his act on brav ery on the Chilula. Ronald Savage receives letter of commendation. Newport area fights annexation by filing petition. C. Z. Chappell, Beaufort, named to county board, succeeding Harrell Taylor. Pappy State highway commissioner D. G. Bell, left, receives chamber of commerce citizen of the year award from mayor George W. Dill, Morehead City. Joe Fulcher, Morehead City, cuts the cake on his 85th birthday. Al bert Gaskill heads Morehead City Rotary. Marriages: Miss Virginia K. Mor ris, Morehead City, to J. Frank Sanderson Jr. Deaths: Mrs. Lena J. Hill, 84, Swansboro; Mrs. Pauline D. Wil lis, 80, Davis; Ronnie Willis, 13, Harkers Island; David D. Miller, 79, Newport; Oscar Bell, 48, More head City. Week of July 16: Fire destroys storage building at the Atlantic Beach go-kart track. Clarence Styron, Morehead City, wins $700 Dana scholarship. Car driven by Tommy Rose wrecks home of Mrs. Hilda Guthrie, Har kers Island. Marriages: Miss Gertrude Willis, Atlantic, to Clarence Scarboro. Deaths: Mrs. Rena W. Hall, 83, Morehead City; McCoy Dudley, 46, ^Beaufort; Mrs. Addie S. Choate, 80, Morehead City; Mrs. Virginia E. WiJDs. 1S, Atlantic; William T. Sal 80, Harkers Island; Charles W. Stevens, 68, Beaufort. Week of July 23: Boy Scout camp to be located on Gales Creek. Miss Amy Muse, Beaufort, publishes book of Chad wick • family, Grandpa Was a Whaler. C. G. Holland reappointed state fisheries commissioner. Jerry Willis, Morehead City, breaks neck diving in shallow water. Eleven additional teachers added to county schools. Roy T. Keller of Bettie purchases Perry Park motel. Marriaees: Miss Lois K. Taylor, Morehead Citv. to Steven E. Puri foy Jr. Mrs. Elnora F. Joyner, At lantic Beach, to B. Frank Selover. Miss Ida M. Parsons, Morehead Citv, to Gene M. Smith. Deaths: Debra E. Bavsden, 6, Salter Path; Robert E. Wade, 29, Smvrna: Mrs. Mamie Willis, 75, Williston: Mrs. Lida Dixon, 52, Morehead City: Mrs. Minnie Cox, 57, Beaufort; Owens Frederick, 48, Morehead City. August Week of Aug. 1: Press reporter makes forced landing of plane on Wright farm. Miss North Carolina spends week long vacation in county. William B. Allen, 19, Newport, killed in auto crash. Spanish attack pageant takes place in Beaufort. Severe wind storm slices through Swansboro wrecking several buildings. Car teret Ice and Coal co. sold to Beau fort interests. Deaths: Cranston Nelson, 54, Beaufort; Mrs. Lida Dixon, 72, Morehead City; James T. Brown, 65, Morehead City; Isaac N. How ard, 91, Newport. Week of Aug. 6: Plant in Rockland, Me., arranges with county fishermen to buy sea weed. Chief deputy Bobby Beil succeeds Hugh Salter as sheriff. Marriages: Mrs. Virginia War ner to Guy D. Styron, Atlantic. Miss Ruby C. Eubanks, Morehead City, to Guy S. Brinson. Miss Mar tha C. Gibbs, Beaufort, to Leslie A. King. Deaths: Mrs. Lula T. Crouch, 90, Newport. Week of Aug. 13: State highway commission visits outer banks to study need for roads and ferries. Lost Colony honors Aycock Brown for 13 years of serv ice as publicist. Hugh Salter sworn in as federal marshal. Nancy Deb rix, Beaufort, held for murder of John W. Tyson. Marriages: Miss Mary E. Gard ner and James W. Owens, Beau fort. Deaths: Kemp B. Wickizer, 52, Morehead City; Benjamin A. Ogles by, 73, Mill Creek; Mann A. Pol lock, 61, Newport. Week of Aug. 2#: Elks club of county buys site for new clubhouse in Morehead pit#* Mrs. N. W. Taylor, Beaufort* rsjj ceives a Civitan award for 10ft, years of good citizenship. H. C.' Flinchum, Burlington, saves Elgin Johnson from drowning when he slips off of ramp on Radio Island. Jerry J. Willis succeeds Bud Dixon on the Morehead City town board. Marriages: Miss Carol H. Davis, Marshallberg and Newport News, Va., to Robert W. Taylor. Miss Emma L. Piner, Markers Island, to Paul R. Wade. Deaths: Andrew R. Hartsfield, 86, Newport; Eric F. Glenn, 68, Beaufort; J. V. Caffery, 67, Beau fort; Rupert G. Lewis, 57, Smyrna; Mrs. Pearlie M. Garner, 75, New port. Week of Aug. 27: County schools open with an esti mated attendance of 7,000. Gene Robert Bell ,.. became sheriff C. Smith, Beaufort attorney, ac cepted position on the NCIC. First crab derby held in county won by New Hanover crab. Home of Hugh Fulcher, Beau fort, destroyed by fire. Cedar Point residents ask for better law enforcement. Fire guts apartment Judge w. i. Bandy swears in Ruk Salter. Beaafert, left, aa fed* are! marshal. uwncu uy a. r. muic head City. Marriages: Miss Barbara J. Saratowski, Morehead City, to Ronald E. Howland. Miss Norma J. Barnes, Morehead City, to Syd D. Massey. Mrs. Dora S. Clontz, Morehead City, to James O. Cason. Mrs. Daisy Springle, Wiregrass, to Ira Morris. Deaths: Franklin Arrington Lew is, 57, Atlantic Beach; Mrs. Betty L. Harris, 42, Cedar Island; Mrs. Ruth B. Gaskins, 89, Ocracoke. September Week of Sept. 3: County adopts subdivision rules against protest of several proper ty owners. Robert F. Eure, More head City youth, dies. Marriages: Miss Peggy J. Wal lace, Newport, to Keith S. Mason. Miss Carolyn K. Guthrie, More head City, to Benjamin J. Green. Miss Donna J. Smith, Morehead City, to Marvin E. Willis Jr. Deaths: Mrs. Katie Styron, 75, Harkers Island; Mrs. Carrie L. Royal, 87, Marshallberg. Week of Sept. 10: Labor department brands Car teret county as ‘depressed area.’ William Bell, Camp Glenn, dies. First mullet blow nets 30,000 pounds. Ammie Willis, Davis, noted fishing and hunting guide, dies. Mom and Pop’s restaurant at At lantic Beach destroyed by fire. Mrs. Guy Carraway, Merrimbn, holds Home Demonstration club record of 35 years. Erosion-check ing work starts at Fort Macon. Marriages: Miss Daisy Brock, Morehead City, to Edward L. Smithwick. Miss Florence V. Gor ham, Beaufort, to Sandy L. Davis. Deaths: Milton H. Bogart, 74, Newport; Lonnie C. Turnage, 70, Beaufort; Robert H. Sewell, 46, Morehead City; Mrs. Mabel W. Wolfe, 63, Morehead City; Mrs. Lillie Slaughter, 82, Newport. Week of Sept. 17: Mrs. Christine S. Kennedy of Newport killed in auto accident. Home of Earle W. Webb on Bogue Sound badly damaged by fire. Sa frit’s hardwood sawmill off Len noxville road destroyed by fire. Hurricane Esther by-passes coun ty. More than 800 Moose lodge members and wives attend con vention at Biltmore hotel. Emeri tus club members adopt walking cane as club symbol. taartfages: Mis* Elfzabeth W. iambeth, Morehead City, to Wil liam Jeffries Ryan. Miss Marion R. Gilchrist, Beaufort, to Billy Hardy. Miss Rachel Burris, Hark ers Island, to Quentin N. Willis Jr. Miss Valerie H. Salter, Broad Creek, to Jack J. Dail. Deaths: Lloyd W, Taylor, 63, Morehead City; Nimon Gillikin, 57, Williston; Allen W. Lawrence, 63, Otway. Week of Sept. 24: Government jet fuel tanker Po tomac destroyed when fired by flaming oil on the water of New port river. Elks Club breaks ground for new club house in More head City. First Baptist church of Davis burns mortgage against their Hark ers Island mission house. Bow and arrow hunters kill two deer in Open Grounds. Marriages: Miss Jeri W. Lasit ter, Morehead City, to Samuel A. McConkey Jr. Miss Mary J. Car roll, Newport, to Fletcher D. House. Miss Sandra J. Moore, Harkers Island, to Niles B. John son. Miss Wanda L. Brown, Stacy, to Phillip B. Smith. Deaths: Ernest T. Webb, 91, Morehead City; Haywood T. Rhue, 78, Beaufort; Mrs. Eleanor Wil lis, 46, Morehead City; Mrs. Maude S. Herring, 69, Morehead City; Mrs. Nancy E. Taylor, 85, Sea Level; Joseph S. Johnson, 81, Beau fort. October Week of Oct 1: Henry Hamilton, 49, Harkers Is Pirate Earl Willis captures a prire, Saundra Piner, during re enartment of the Spanish invasion o( Beaufort in August. land, drowned while setting nets in Core Sound. County sets wheels in motion on food give-away pro gram. County commissioners or der election to determine new hos pital site. Most of county taken out of blue law. Garland Scruggs elected president of county YDC. Deaths: Mrs. Mary Privette, 78, Beaufort; Kilby Salter, 86, Sea Level. Dola Willis, 54, Morehead City. Week of Oct. 8: Menhaden scrap shed under con struction at Beaufort crashes down, injuring nine workmen. Five hun dred persons attend Cancer cru sade fish fry at National Guard armory. Town of Beaufort enters urban renewal program. Newport fire men entertain Eastern North Caro lina Firemen’s association. Marriages: Miss Willie J. Dixon, Morehead. City, to Howard G. Pitt man. Letha, Npe,j:Beaufort, to Allen, G. Will}?.,, Virginia L. Thompson, More Ire arr^ty, to Thomas S. Bennett.' Deaths: Leroy C. Davis, 78, Mar shallberg; James M. Willis, 37, Harkers Island; Mrs. Mary E. Midgett, 89, Buxton; Horace L. Johnson, Morehead City. Week of Oct. 15: Drilling for oil begins in the Straits section, the third site se lected. Jesse ' Frazer, Harlowe, who was seriously injured in the collapse of a building, died from his injuries. Marriages: Miss Betty J. Guth rie, Harkers Island, to Harry O. Moore. Miss Virginia Sterling Chadwick, Beaufort, to Joseph G. Heller Jr. Miss June R. Carter, to Leslie W. Highsmith, Morehead City. Miss Jonice A. Parker, Morehead City, to Norman H. Lar kee. Miss Lynn Wallace, More head City, to Joseph E. Willis. Deaths: John H. Buck, 77, More head City; Mrs. Mary E. Nixon, 72, Salter Path. Week of Oct. 22: Shopping center planned on site of former Morehead race track. J. A. DuBois gives resignation as manager of the Morehead chamber of commerce. 4-H Foundation se lects site in Merrimon section for camp. The Sea Spray Garden club of Beaufort plants tree which sym bolizes hope for peace. Mrs. Han nah Willis, 88, of Salter Path kill ed when truck backs over her. R. R. Barbour offers hospital site near the country club, consisting of 20 acres. Capt. Carl Bunch, More head City policeman, joins the county sheriff’s department. Marriages: Miss Charlotte G. Willis, Morehead City, to Richard G. Lovick. Miss Brenda A. Mur phy, Beaufort, to David E. Mc Phee. Deaths: William T. Britton, 68, Morehead City. Week of Oct. 29: Oil drillers fail to strike oil in the county. Wells plugged after three attempts. USS Little Rock, a guided missile cruiser, makes port, giving crew weekend liberty. Cabin cruiser Playmate II seri ously damaged by fire at yacht bas in dock. Mrs. J. J. Davis, Smyrna, celebrates her 90th birthday. W. S. King school recreation center dedicated. MCHS carnival nets the PTA $1,200. Marriages: Miss Jane C. Kiser to Joseph T. Hall, Morehead City. Deaths: Linwood Gillikin, 57, Ot way; Capt. William J. Willis, 77, Havelock. November Week of Nov. 5: Mrs. R. L. Searle, Wiregrass and Mrs. R. P. Shrake, Harlowe, re ceive awards as women of the year of the Home Demonstration club. Malvern H. Cecil takes over the position as US game manage ment agent. State Wildlife fed eration conservation program giv en to Cecil Morris of Atlantic. Dr. S. W. Hatcher heads greater Morehead City chamber of com merce. Nancy M. Debrix, Beau fort, freed from charge of murder. Miss Eddie L. Garner, Newport, awarded Methodist scholarship. Marriages: Miss Gloria F. Wil lis, Beaufort, to Louis G. Thomas. Miss Olivia A. Davis, Beaufort, to Wayne A. Mallard Jr. Deaths: Mrs. Nettie M. Davis, 79, Marshallberg. Week of Nov. i2: Distribution of free food to ac credited welfare families started Tuesday. Tugboaters picketed in attempt to cause strike at port. Tanker refuses to move from fuel pier. Three hundred fifty More head City school children visit bat tleship at Wilmington. E. B. Thompson, manager of Co lonial store, Morehead City, re ceives award as member of Co lianial 20-Year service club. More head Presbyterians to proceed with construction of educational build ing. Atlantic Baptist church dedi See LOOKING BACK, Pg. 6, Sec. 2 wtmm la tN ■ Walker, left, Jin Nelson, and Pan Balt, right. City, are shewn With the# handlers, Dan F, • •
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