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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