ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES 51 st YEAR, NO. 16. TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1962 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND #SU>ATS T. P. Salter Found Guilty Tuesday in County Court Shotgun Blaster Put on Probation Terry Preston Salter, 21, Atlan tic, was found guilty Tuesday in county recorder’s court of being drunk and disorderly and malici ously destroying personal property. He was given a nine-month sen tence, suspended for three years providing he doesn’t drink during that time or violate any law. During the probationary period, according to the judgment, Salter may leave the county for “educa tional purposes.” According to deputy sheriff C. H. Davis, Salter fired a shotgun twice into the trailer of Rodney Gaskill, Atlantic, Monday night, Feb. 5, while the trailer was occupied by Mrs. Rodney Gaskill, her 2-year old daughter, Tina Dorene, and Freddy Smith, who had gone to the trailer to collect for car parts he had sold Mr. Gaskill several weeks previously. Injured by the first shotgun blast was Mrs. Gaskill. A pellet hit her in the right hand. The charge went through the trailer door and the second over the trailer door and into the ceiling. Mr. Gaskill, a Coast Guardsman stationed aboard the Frying Pan lightship, was on duty at the time of the incident. He arrived home on emergency leave Wednesday, the day after Salter’s case came up in recorder’s court. Mr. Gaskill said Friday that he was extremely distressed at the manner in which the case was handled. He contends that attempts were made to “hush up” the Salter case and that it was “rushed through court” before he was able to get home. The .Coast Guardsman said his wife told him that she WSs sift mg in a chair at about 8:30 p.m. with the baby standing on the floor be side her and was talking to Smith when the first charge was fired. She screamed and said, “Freddy, what’s happened?” Smith told her, according to Gas kill, that Salter was out in the car “crazy drunk.” He ordered her to lake the baby and get into the bed room. She grabbed the baby and as she was going into the other part of the trader, the second charge blasted through the portion of the trailer over the door. Smith rushed out to the car and took Salter home. Deputy sheriff Davis said that Smith was hit in the hip by the first blast but required no treat ment. Mrs. Gaskill was taken to Sea Level hospital by deputy Carl Bunch, where her wound was treat ed and she was given a shut for lockjaw. The officers went to the Salter home that night and were inform ed by Salter’s father, they said, that Salter was asleep and that they could come get him the next morning, which they did. Salter stayed in jail several hours, then posted bond. Deputy Davis said that Salter was using a 12-gauge Browning automatic. Mr. Gaskill said the first shot gun blast missed his little girl's face by less than an inch. “If it had hit her, it would have killed her,” he declared. The shot went across the interior of the trailer and were imbedded in the outer metal covering on the side op posite from where they entered. Mr. Gaskill said damage to the trailer amounts to between $300 and $500. He said his insurance company probably would pay for the damage, although, he under stood there was some “word of mouth” agreement made in court that Salter’s father would pay for the damage. This isn’t Salter’s first experi ence with a shotgun. In November 1954 when he was 14, while play ing with some boys, one of the boys accidentally discharged a gun and the shot went through Salter’s leg above the knee. The leg was amputated nine months later. Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, Feb. 28 8:57 a.m. 2:52 a.m. 9:23 p.m. 3:18 P-® Wednesday, Feb. 21 9:31 a.m. 3:28 a.m. 9:59 p.m. 3:51 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 10:03 a.m. 4:00 a.m. 10:31 p.m. 4:20 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 10:38 a.m. 4:29 a.m. U:K p.m. 4:43 p.ip. I This is the door of the Rodney Gaskill trailer, where the first shot gun blast entered. 1 •' This is a photo from the interior, showing the hole shot through the wall of the trailer, over the door, by the second charge. The black spreckles on the ceiling are where the pellets hit the top of the trailer. 19 Children Vie for Royal Titles to Help Heart Fund Ten bays and nine girls have en tered the King and Queen of Hearts contest sponsored by the County Heart'council. ’The contest is un der the direction of Mrs. Rufus Butner, special events chairman. Girls entered are Connie Styron, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lister Styron; Cindy Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hamilton; Bonnie Phillips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Phillips; Melanie Noe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Noe. Prices Get Ax in Three-Day Washington Sales Spree Prices get the as in Morehcad City starting Thursday, Feb. 22, in celebration of a giant George Washington Days’ sale, with five of the largest stores in town tak ing pert in the event. The second section of this paper is filled with exciting bargains, with some prices so low that they are unheard of before in Eastern Carolina. 8tores participating are Adams Furniture Co., Belk’s Department Store, Still's Store for Men, Mal lory Sales and Roses’ Value and Variety. • Two stores, Belk’s and Boses’, Pattie Denkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Denkins; Meredith Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Willis; Jo Ruth Cassiano, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cassiano; Allison Strickland, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Strickland; and Mary Lynn Ham ilton, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Alvah Hamilton. The boys arc Michael Willis, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Willis; See BENEFIT, Page 2 are giving pairs of hose to the first 50 ladies to enter their stores after opening at 8 a.m. Both of these stores feature some extra ordinary values with a free regis tration at Belk’s for the opportunity to buy a 1852 Ford passenger car for only 22 cents. Roses’ has on sale a typewriter for $14.44 and a lawnmower for only $21.21, plus numerous other bargains. Mallory Sales Is featuring reduc tions in .every department with a used combination radio-tv set for only five dollars, $89.85 chairs for $33, and special prices on appli ances. Emeritus Club Presents Award to R. M. Williams R. M. Williams, county agricul tural agent, was honored by the Emeritus Civic club at its meeting last night at the Rex restaurant, Morehead City. He was presented the club's first merit award, a custom that is ex pected to be continued annually. The award designates him “as the most outstanding citizen in Car teret County for 1961 for meritor ious service rendered this commun ity.” The Emeritus club is comprised of semi-retired and retired busi nessmen who meet monthly. The award was presented to Mr. Williams by C. N. Stroud, an Emer itus club member, who made the presentation with the following re marks: “On behalf of and by the author ity of The Emeritus Civic Club of Carteret County, it is my pleas ure to designate as worthy of spe cial recognition one who has made outstanding contributions to the betterment of our county during 1961. “There are a thousand channels of service, each with a score of goals, but Bob Williams, one of the better known individuals in our area, has diligently used his en ergy and knowledge that many might enjoy the vital beauty and productiveness of nature. “He has helped farmers with ex perimental growing of various prod ucts and has advised them about soil treatment and soil conserva tion. He has aided retired folks and young homeowners alike with beautification and landscaping of their homesites and gardens. “He has made himself available to talk to garden clubs, Home Dem ■onstration clubs and civic organi zations both here and in neighbor ing counties. He is a member of the wildlife club and the Farm Bureau, and his present efforts in establishing a 4-H Club camp in Carteret county'1 are most t^Upful “He is a family man, b>*.n« the father of three and the grandfather of one. He maintains ah active interest in the PTA, Sunday school and the Methodist church. “Throughout the years since 1937 (in Carteret since 1943), Mr. Williams has steadily refused to “let George do it,” but has given of himself unselfishly and tireless ly because he is keenly aware of his responsibility to others and to posterity. "He has received a certificate for 20 years of outstanding serv ice in his field of agriculture ex tension and is a recent recipient of the National Service award for county agricultural agents, which was presented to him in Kansas City . . .” D. Cordova Will Head Rotary Club I). Cordova will be the new presi dent. of the Morehead City Rotary club for the coming club year, ac cording to balloting Thursday night. Other officers will be Dr. John W. Morris, vice-president, Paul H. Geer Jr., treasurer, and William E. Baugham, secretary. Directors elected at the meeting at the Rex restaurant are Charles H. McNeill, Luther Earl Lewis and Herbert O. Phillips. The officers and directors will serve from July 1 to the following June 30. The program was presented by Charles H. McNeill, Morehead City, who discussed painting as a hobby. Mr. McNeill stressed that com position and choice of colors arc the principal points in watcrcolors. Mr. McNeill is noted for his skill in the medium of watereolors. Names Omitted Three names were omitted in identification of persons in a first aid course picture in Friday’s pa per. They were Bill Spruill, Aud rey Turnage and Betty Wickizer. Adams- Furniture Co. is running discounts of 25 to 30 per cent on all furniture, reducing appliance prices and making drastic reduc tions on television' sets and stereos. HUl’s Store for Men is continuing its half-price sale on sportswear and shoes, and many other stores in Morehead are making further cuts on February sales. Some of the bargains defy de scription, so the Morehead City merchants are inviting everyone in the county to come see the special bargains. The sales extravaganza will con tinue Thursday through Saturday. R. M. Williams, right, samples soil in the pasture of Ralph Thomas, left. W. R. Hamilton To Go to Raleigh William Roy Hamilton, Beaufort, Carteret member of the North Carolina citizens committee for Better Schools, will attend the an nual committee meeting at Raleigh Thursday. Gov. Terry Sanford will si>eak to the committee at noon. His ad dress will lx; broadcas* and tele vised. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. in the hall of the house of repre sentatives. Following the gov ernor’s address, luncheon will be served at 12:30 at the governor's mansion. At the afternoon session, from tf-tmtySn, members will draft plans for impler/tenfing the better sehools program, according to R. A. Stone, executive secretary of the state citizens committee for better schools. Mr. Hamilton says that belter school committees in the Carteret school districts will be named in the near future. W. R. Hamilton ... for better schools Whale Dies, Gets Burial at Sea The whale’s awash. Photographer Bob Simpson caught her here while she was Mowing.. In. an out* board in the background are Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Moore, who operate a marina at Cape Lookout. It died. The whale Ihat washed ashore at Cape Lookout Thursday didn’t suc ceed in getting itself back in the water, even tliougb it never was high and dry. It was aground ir. about 3 feet of water in the bight Hugh Porter and John White of the Institute of Fisheries Research, UNC, Morehead City, identified the whale as a “finner whale.” They termed it a beautiful speci men, a female 62 feet long and weighing approximately 35 tons. The finner whale is the second Eagles Battle Through Three Overtimes to Down Seadogs In a basketball game that will go down as one of the'1 thrillers of the decade, Morehead City Eagles toppled Beaufort Friday night from the peak of the undefeated, 61-60. The game went into three overtimes in Morehead City’s 19th century coliseum before screaming, hysterical fans. The regulation game ended an 49-49. At the end of the first three; minute overtime, the score stood at 54-54; at the end of the second, 56-56. In (he third period both Beaufort and Morehead City scored two field goals. Chuck Sledge of the Eagles sank a free throw to put (he game at 61-60 for the Eagles. With the game won, the Eagles hung on to the ball as the last few seconds ticked away and with them ! ended the Seadogs’ win streak— j 91 games. Beaufort led all the way, but by j small margins at the end of each quarter. The Eagles never let the '< Seaciogs out of catching distance.. At the half Beaufort led by two1 points, 24-22. At the end of the j third quarter the Seadogs bad a | three-point lead. It is entirely possible that Beau fort and Morehead City will meet, twice again before the 1961-62 sea son ends. Friday night’s game put both in a tie for first place in the Coastal Plains conference. They will meet in the conference tournament and possibly in district playoffs. Morehead City's George Styron with 24 and Jimmy Smithwick with! 22 took scoring honors in the his- j tory-making contest Friday night ! They were followed by Beaufort’s j Ray Hassell with 19 and Alton Hill, j 16. . Hassell fouled out in the fourth quarter and Hill in the third over time period BOX SCORE Morehead FG Stodge * ., Jk , O’Neal 2 Leary 2 Smithwick 7 ! Styron 8 Sanderson 0 21 Beaufort FG Croom 3 B. Way 0 Lewis 6 Hill 6 R. Hassell 6 J. Hassell 1 Woodard 0 FT FF PT6 .1 . 2 : 5 2 4 6 0 0 4 8 4 22 8 4 24 0 2 0 19 16 -61 FT FF FTS 0 2 6 1 2 1 2 2 14 4 5 16 7 5 19 2 I 4 II 2 0 ! 16 22 60 (More Sports Fage 3) Coast Guard Tows Barge After Engine Goes Out Fort Macon Coast Guardsmen enjoyed a quiet weekend, with only minor trouble concerning a Coast Guard barge. The barge was towed back to the Coast Guard station after the barge's engine failed near Swans horo. Manning the 30-footer that did the towing job were Peter Brunt, BM2; Louis Ison, EN1; and George E. Snipes, SN. •argest in am in a I known lo man and grows to 80 feet, according to marine scientists. Only the blue whale gets larger The finner whale female can give birth to young at 22 feet. The whale feeds on small organisms, shrimplikc animals and small fish. It is believed that the one that went ashore at Lookout was two or three years, old. The finner roams the seas all over the world and is frequently found washed up on shore, scientists say. No one knows why. | Game Warden Hurt Sunday By Automobile Malvern Cecil, Beaufort, federal game warden who was injured by an automobile at 2:30 a.in. Sunday between Cedar Island and Atlantic, is in Sea Level hospital recovering from injuries. Two Atlantic men apprehended at the time the warden was in jured, were taken into custody by state game warden Reuben Crump ton, Morehead City, and were tried before Mrs. Eleanor Howard, fed eral commissioner at New Bern Sunday. The men were Lloyd Hayes Ma son and Clyde Mason Jr, They were found guilty of hunting, tak ing and possessing migratory waterfowl during closed season and possessing and transporting them. The “migratory waterfowl” were ducks. The men were fined $250 on each count, or a total of $500 each, given six months to pay and were placed on probation. Mr. Cecil, who suffered a broken hone in his ankle and chipped bone in hi* neck, said that When the two hunters were accosted, Lloyd Ma son, at the wheel of the hunters’ car. ran over hltn. Thai phase of the case is being investigated by the State Bureau of Investigation. Marines Due Here Tomorrow Camp Lejcune — The 3rd Bat talion 2nd Marines (Reinforced) of the Second Marine Division is scheduled to return here Wednes day. Four Navy ships will dock at Morehead City. The unit, under the command of Lt. Col. Stanley Davis, has been serving in the Mediterranean area since September as the amphibi ous arm of the US Sixth Fleet. A receiving center where depend ents may meet returning Marines will be established in the area No. 2 Service Club (Bldg. 225). It will open at 3 p.m. A receiving center for dependents of Marines from “I” Battery 3rd Battalion 10th Marines will be opened at the same hour in the 10th Marines Messhall (Bldg. 509). The whale was discovered by Cape Lookout Coast Guardsmen Thursday morning and when Mr. White and Mr. Porter went to it Thursday afternoon, it was still very much alive, thrashing1 about and blowing. The 36-foot Ijfeboat at Cape Look out put a liner* around the whale’s tail Saturday moirning and got it off the shoal. Then at high tide the Coast’ Guard cutter Jonquil took the whale in tow, at about 5:15 p.m., and cut it loose 25 miles at sea. Morehead City To Call $40,000 In Town Bonds # Land Sought For Guard Armory # Official Requests Financial Reports Morehead City has decided to call $40,000 worth of bonds and retire them at par. The announcement was made Friday morning by mayor George Dill, following a town hoard meet ing Thursday night at the munici pal building. At that time the mayor was authorized to contact the Local Government commission to determine what amount of mon ey the town could borrow to pay its share of the cost of a National Guard armory. According to the mayor, the Lo cal Government commission stated that on the basis of the town’s present debt-paying record and the $11 million valuation, the $16,800 (town’s share of armory cost) could be borrowed. This does not include cost of the land, which the town must furnish. The town hoard said it would be happy to have five acres (amount needed for an armory) donated. It need not be within the town limits, but in the*,vicinity, the may ! or said. i It was stated that the armory • approved for Morehead City — if the town can come across with its share of the cost—is the largest type built, since “cavalry halls” are now obsolete. The board decided that if the Local Government commission cleared the way for borrowing the funds, a special referendum and vote would be taken to get citizens’ approval for borrowing. The mayor said that Morehead City had to act “by spring” or the funds now approved for a More bead City armory would expire. He said he has requested an ex tension on the time limit. The armory question was raised by commissioner Russell Outlaw, who also inquired about the finan cial status of Morehead City re corder’s court and requested re sumption of the monthly report to the board on town finances. Ray Hall, town supervisor, said that the town got no offer from bondholders to turn in their bonds as a result of an ad run in two publications, New York City and locally, as required by law. Thurs day was the deadline for tender of the bonds. Lunchroom Ratings Listed West of Newport In announcing the sanitation rat ings for school lunchrooms for the first part of 1962, A. D. Fulford, county sanitarian, suggested that lunchroom managers pay strict at tention to sanitation practices dur ing the current flu outbreak. Lunchroom grades for the eight schools follow (A is 90 to 100), B ‘ 80 through 89, and C, 70 through 79): Harkcrs Island 93, Camp Glenn 92, W. a King 92, Beaufort 91, At lantic 90. Morehead City 90, Smyrna School 85, Newport 83.5, and Queen Street 82. Two cars collided at 9:30 p.m. Saturday on highway 70 west of Newport. According to state trooper W. E. Pickard, John W. Pridgen, Becky Mount, was driving a 1960 Ford, headed west, and Peter Jensen, Cherry Point, in a 1957 Chevrolet made a left torn in front of the Ford in front of the South Sean restaurant. Damage w mated at $400 to $9 Pridgen suffered as did passengers t The investigatii charges are pen

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