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MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA
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FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1962
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
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Coastal Queen Provides New
Delight in Waterway Travel
By RUTH PEELING
The commodious Coastal Queen,
passenger boat that travels the in
land waterway, stopped at More
head City Tuesday, Feb. 13, en
route to Florida.
Affable Slade Dale, skipper and
owner, was aboard, as well as the
“crew,” Charles Cattus, engineer,
and John Hughes, steward. The
only passenger was Paul Paddock,
Princeton, N. J.
The Coastal Queen, a former
Chesapeake Bay oyster boat, stop
ped at the Gulf dock. P. H. Geer
v Jr., operator, phoned THE NEWS
TIMES to report that the Coastal
Queen, which had been a subject
of interest to readers, was in More
head City that very minute!
The Coastal Queen, quite a lux
urious little vessel, is the only pas
senger cruiser on the inland water
way.
Captain Dale, who formerly op
erated a marina at Bay Head, N.
J., said he always wanted to live
on a boat on the inland waterway,
so when he saw that dream within
reach, he also decided that he’d
take folks along with him for the
ride.
It’s a 15-day trip between the
northern port of departure, either
Trenton, N. J., or Norfolk, Va. (de
pending on the season of the year),
and the southern terminus of the
cruise, Daytona Beach.
The Coastal Queen made its
first trip in April 1961. Captain
Dale says operation has been most
successful. Travel writers have
been elated. The New York Times
carried a lengthy article and pic
tures on the Coastal Queen Dec.
31, 1961. Yachting and Rudder
carried pictures in October and
the best publicity, of course, is the
satisfied customer.
* Comments like this have come
to captain Dale:
“Many, many thanks; our long
ed-for trip on the inland waterway
turned out to be a great success,
and so much more varied and in
teresting than one could ever
imagine . .
“The most comfortable boat, the
safest boat, in the world.”
“It certainly was Testfuf lo have
no worry and still be allowed to
share in the steering—it made the
trip 100 per cent more enjoyable.”
The informality is delightful. Of
course, with three in charge of the
boat and full passenger comple
ment of six on a 65-foot boat, no
body can stay too aloof.
The view from -the upper deck or
from the wheel house are superb.
As the Coastal Queen lay on the
Morehead City waterfront, the
whole coastal panorama from Fort
Macon westward spread before the
viewer in the fog-shaded morning
k sun.
Passengers need net make a
See COASTAL QUEEN, Page 7
Solicitor Comments on Letter
Regarding Questionable Literature
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Band Boosters
Elect Offion
’ Clifford Tilghutan was re-elected
president of the Beaufort Band
Boosters association at the recent
meeting at Beaufort school. Other
officers are Mrs. Edward Arring
ton, vice-president, and Mrs. Leon
ard Safrit, treasurer. A secretary
is to be appointed.
The officers served one-year
terms.
The association approved a sug
gestion to go before the school
board. The proposal states that
students should pay music fees at
the beginning of the school year,
$15 per student for senior band,
$10 for junior band and beginners’
band, $5 for glee dub and $1 for
public school music in the elemen
tary school.
The band, under the direction
of Guy Womble, played several
numbers.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, March 2
4:17 a.m. 11:08 a.m.
4:57 p.m. 11:17 p.m.
Saturday, March 3
5:25 a.m. 12:02 a.m.
6:00 pan. ..
Sunday, March 4
6:23 a.th. 12:13 a.m.
6:34 p.m. 12:53 p.m.
Monday. March 5
7:16 a.m. 1:06 a.m.
7:44 p.m. 1:43 p.m.
Tuesday, Myth 6
8:66 a.m. 2:01 a.m.
8:34 p.m. 2:31 p.m.
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Photos by Bob Simpson
Here is t(ie Coastal Queen under way.' The scallop-fringed roof on the upper deck at the stern covers
passengers as they sit and survey the lovely scenery along the inland waterway. Passengers also sit on
the open decks or can view the passing scene from the spacious wheelhouse.
John Hughes, who has been a steward aboard luxurious yachts,
takes a luscious pie from the fancy oven. He has an old ship’s coal
range in the corner that he prefers, however, to the modern kind!
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Wiley H. Taylor Jr., solicitor of
county recorder’s court, has writ
ten to a NEWS-TIMES reader who
through a letter to the editor in
quired about questionable “litera
ture” being sold at newsstands.
Mr. Taylor’s letter follows:
’ Feb. 27, 1962
Mr. Thomas H. Willis
2312 Fisher.Street
Morehead City, N. C.
Dear Mr. Willis:
During the years that I have
been solicitor of the County Court,
it has been difficult for me to un
derstand what is expected of my
office. I take an oath to prosecute
all matters that come before me.
That I have done without favor.
It is true that Mr. Rouse sent
me a letter concerning porno
graphic literature. It came short
ly after I had discussed the mat:
ter with the then Sheriff Hugh Sal4
ter. We concluded that anything
that has been cleared for mailing
by the Post Office Department had
been declared not to be illegal by
the courts. Therefore, no action
was taken.
It is also important for the citi
zenry to understand that I have
nothing to go on until a formal
complaint is filed. It is necessary
for the complaining party to have
a warrant issued. As an alterna
tive, it is necessary for the law en
forcement agencies to make inves
tigations of alleged crimes and
then, upon the information obtain
ed, have warrants issued. It then
becomes my duty to prosecute in
the court. I AM NOT A LAW EN
FORCEMENT OFFICER. IT IS
NOT MY DUTY TO INVESTI
GATE CRIMES. It is my duty to
question witnesses who are found
to he acquainted with the facts
after investigation. That I do, and
I have tried to prosecute to the
best of my ability when matters
are properly brought before me.
If you care to discuss the mat
ter of illegal literature with me
and wish to have a warrant issued
over your complaint, I should be
glad to advise you as to the neces
sary steps. I shall also be glad to
prosecute anyone who is guilty of
selling such literature. So long as
it is legal, though immoral, my
hands are tied and so are yours.
Hoping that this will help to ex
plain the various functions of the
law, and with kindest personal re
gards, 1 am
Very truly yours,
Wiley H. Taylor Jr.
(The recent court ruling which
opened US mails to purveyors of
pornographic literature has been
of utmost concern to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, law en
forcement officers, ministers, edi
tors of national magazines and
community newspapers and other
responsible citizens.
There still is, however, action
that can be taken by the FBI where
parents, who discover that their
children are getting such litera
ture, report the matter to the
United States Department of Jus
tice, Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion, Washington 25, D. C. Parents
have much influence as to what
their children read.
What normal young men and
young women of 18 and over are
exposed to, and what mentally un
balanced or perverted adults may
be led to because of the “pushing”
of pornographic material is some
thing for which society will have
to pay.
The pay is exacted from the tax
payer who has to support courts
and prisons, and from the average
human being on whose innocent
head falls the heartbreak that
comes from misdoing — and crime.
— The Editor.)
Work Begins
Construction of a new $30,000
wing to the Sea Level inn began
Wednesday. The wing of new units
is being constructed on the west
side of the inn, running 130 feet
north toward highway 70.
March Food
Distribution
To Start Monday
Distribution of food at the K&S
store (Kennedy and Sanford super
market as sohie call it) will begin
Monday. This will be the begin
ning of the March surplus food
program.
Schedule for distribution will be
Monday through Friday of the com
ing two weeks, a total of ten days.
C. Z. Chappell, Beaufort, admin
istrator of the food distribution,
said 1,607 persons received the sur
plus items In. November* 1,723 in
December; 1,860 In January afid
2,144 last month. In February,
244 who were eligible did not call
for their rations, probably because
they were unable to get to the dis
tribution center, Beaufort, to get
them, Mr. Chappell said.
He added that the program is
going very smoothly. State depart
ment of agriculture officials who
are supervising handling of the
food have commended Mr. Chap
pell on the efficiency of the opera
tion.
“Even the truck drivers who
bring the food in say they have
not seen as orderly a program as
we have here,” Mr. Chappell com
mented.
David B. Webb
Dies at Home
David Battle Webb, 52, owner of
Webb’s store in Morheead City,
died at 10:30 yesterday morning
at his home after a long illness.
He was a son of the late D. M.
and Hannah Rebecca Webb.
Mr. Webb started in business
with his father at the age of 11 and
took over the store when his father
retired in 1943. Webb’s store was
built in 1883 by T. D. Webb Sr.,
grandfather of David Battle Webb.
It opened as a drug and general
merchandise store.
D. M. Webb took over its opera
tion in 1896 and decided to turn
it into a clothing and shoe store in
1912. The store, at 9th and Aren
dell streets, sells clothing and
shoes today, as well as patterns
and yard goods.
D. B. Webb attended Wake For
est college but came home his
freshman year to run the store.
He was a charter member of the
Lions club and Elks club, was a
Shriner, a Mason and a member
of First Baptist church.
He served two years as a town
commissioner in Morehead City.
Mr. Webb married Lois Davis
of Davis in 1931. They have two
daughters, Mrs. John T. Bunn and
Mrs. Paul H. Geer Jr..
Funeral arrangements were in
complete at press time.
Development Firm Offers Stock
The board of directors of The
Central Coastal Carolina Develop
ment Board, Inc., Morehead City,
have announced that the corpora
tion’s stock is now qualified as a
security that can be sold to the
general public.
S. A. Chalk Jr. has been desig
nated as chairman of a committee
comprised of Rufus E. Butner Jr.,
W. C. Matthews Jr., R. B. Parker,
and George Rahn.
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Beaufodl
Considers Summer Plans
Members of the Beaufort
Historical association de
cided Monday night at a
meeting at the courthouse,
Beaufort, to sponsor the Mu
seum of the Sea and a.re
enactment of the Spanish in
vasion again this summer, if
historical association mem
bership brings in sufficient
funds to finance the projects.
Those atttending the meeting
agreed to contact and attempt to
interest at least ten more persons
each. A minimum of $1,200 will
be needed to keep lthe museum
open and stage the invasion, it is
estimated. There is less than $200
in the treasury now, according to
Mrs. Vance Fulford Jr., treasurer.
Paid admissions to the “Whaling
museum” or Museum of the Sea,
in the boat on Front street, last
summer totaled 1,600. Income of
$25 a week paid four teen-age girls
who were on duty there, as well
as Grayden Paul, director of the
museum.
Mr. Paul estimates that $600 is
needed to put ihe boat into condi
tion for the summer and advertise
the museum throughout the state;
cost of staging the Spanish in
vasion (purchase of gunpowder and
other expenses that are involved)
$300, and Mr. Paul’s salary for op
erating the museum tms summer,
$300.
Establishing the county jail as
a museum was discussed, but no
action taken, pending the outcome
of the membership campaign.
A report on new members and
election of officers has been set
for Thursday night, March 29.
Mrs. William Roy Hamilton,
president, presided at the meeting.
Others present were F. W. Heslep,
Mr. Paul, Mr. $pd Mrs. John L.
Crump, Dr. John Cpstlow, Mrs.
John Lucas.
Mrs. Ernest J. Davis, James H.
Potter, Mrs. Fulford, Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Jones, Miss Laura Thomas,
Mrs- Gilbert Potter. Mrs. Charles
JC's to Sponsor
Show Tonight
Plans have been completed for
the Jaycee Talent-Variety show at
8 tonight at the Morehead City
school auditorium. Jaycces are
now selling tickets.
Morehead City Jaycees will be
host for the Southeastern Regional
meeting March 30-April 1, it was
announced at their meeting Mon
day night. Charles Grant, chair
man of the regional host commit
tee, announced that the Biltmore
hotel will be convention head
quarters.
The club will have a stag oyster
roast Monday at Bruce Goodwin’s
camp, according to Bill Oglesby,
who is in charge of the arrange
ments.
The club meeting was opened by
vice-president Gordon Willis Jr.
and the invocation was given by
Walter Fulcher.
Visitors were Bob Newholland,
guest of Louis Russell, Jay Moore,
guest of Ed Hudson and former
member Bill Munden. The Jaycees
met at the Blue Ribbon restaurant.
Lions Commended
For Blind Work
The Morehead City Lions club
has contributed an additional
$300 to their White Cane drive,
putting the Morehead club in
first place in the amount contrib
uted per member within the
state.
The Lions White Cane drive is
for the benefit of the blind and
the visually handicapped. Total
contribution by the local club
now stands at $600.
The Morehead Lions have been
highly commended for their ef
forts by the state director of the
White Cane drive, John Ed Dav
is. The local drive is under the
direction of Odis J. Morrow.
They will solicit stock subscrip
tions in a program to increase
the corporation's capitalization to
$100,000. Stock amounting to $30,000
has been bought to date.
The stock is being sold at par
value, $100 a share, and arrange
ments can be made to buy it on an
installment plan, Mr. Chalk said.
The corporation has received
numerous inquiries and “feelers”
from businesses interested in lo
March Enters the Scene
March came in like a lion, but February went out like a lamb, with springlike weather. Three-year
old Beth Freshwater, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. David Freshwater, Morehead City, shows a picture of flow
ers to Chase Rivers, 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Rivers, Newport. But Chase has beaten
her to it — he’s holding the real homegrown thing! March ushers in spring which will officially arrive
at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20.
Centennial Bottle, Launched Off
Atlantic Beach, Found by Spaniard
Tiles for Office
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Sheriff Robert Lee (Bobby) Bell,
above, has announced his candi
dacy for re-election as sheriff of
Carteret county. Sheriff Bell serv
ed as chief deputy sheriff under
former sheriff Hugh Salter, now
US federal marshal, from Nov. 1,
1953 until he became sheriff on
Aug. 14, 1961.
Sheriff Bell paid his filing fee
Tuesday. In announcing, sheriff
Bell said: “If re-elected, I promise
to give the people of Carteret coun
ty experienced, efficient and cour
teous service and assistance.”
Serving with sheriff Bell present
ly are deputies Corbett H. Davis
Jr., Bruce Edwards, Carl Bunch
and Billy Wayne Smith.
Sheriff Bell is an active member
of the First Methodist church,
Morehead City. He is also a Ma
son and a member of the More
head City-Beaufort Lodge of Benev
olent and Protective Order of Elks.
An accomplished vocalist, he has
sung in amateur theatrical produc
tions.
Prayer Day Planned
World Day of Prayer will be ob
served in Beaufort on Friday,
March 9, in the First Baptist
church, announces the Rev. Billy
T. Mobley, pastor. The public is
invited to attend the observance
at 3 p.m. '
eating in Carteret, Mr. Chalk said.
Property owners are urged to in
form the corporation’s attorney
and vice-president, Herbert O.
Phillips HI, of any acreages they
want considered by prospective in
dustries.
As complete a description as
possible of the property character
istics — area, location, accessabili
ty, Tailroad, waterway, and high
way proximity is desired.
* By TOM SLOAN
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Bottles, like chickens, eventual!*
come “home” to roost, for one of
the bottles released off Atlantic
Beach during the Morchcad Cen
tennial in 1957 has been found off
, the coast of Spain.
The bottles, which were prepar
jed and put in the water as a pub
! licity stunt contained a note ad
| vertising the occasion and a dollar
bill. Dollars were contributed by
beach businesses.
This particular bottle was found
in the Bay of Biscay by a Spanish
fisherman on Saturday, Feb. 10.
| The fisherman, Agustin Garcia Al
varez, is a native of Peurto de
Vega, a small fishing village in
the province of Asturias in north
ern Spain.
The letter announcing its discov
ery contained the original note by
;the finder, the mimeographed note
from the bottle bearing the name
of Fleming’s motel, and a letter
in English from Jesus P. Fernan
dez, a naturalized American citi
zen who is visiting relatives in
Puerto de Vega.
A translation of the note written
in Spanish by Alvarez follows:
“On the 10th of February, 1962,
in the new of the day, I was fish
ing and saw a bottle upon the wa
ter. I get it, and I saw that it had
a note on the inside. In reality,
the note had a dollar bill attached.
All of it was completely dry, for
the bottle was very well sealed
with cork and plastic tape.
“The place where I live is on
the north coast of Spain, is an
Asturian fishing village named
Puerto de Vega, and how I came
to acquaint you with this account
and for the reason that 1 write it,
I wish to place it iii the hands of
the gentleman who urged and told
me to do it. I hope that you re
ceive this and it will not bother
the pleasure of knowing you.”
The letter in English, from Mr.
Fernandez, explained that he had
translated the mimeographed note
in the bottle, and induced Alvarez
to write.
It follows:
Puerto de Vega 2-17-62
Asturias, Spain
Fleming’s Motel
Atlantic Beach, N. C.
See BOTTLE, Page 7
The corporation also solicits the
cooperation of real estate agents
in keeping it informed of indus
trially suitable local property list
ings. It was emphasized in a state
ment by corporation president
Josiah W. Bailey that it was not
in the real estate business and that
its efforts in promoting the sale of
.properties listed with professional
real estate dealers and agents
would in no way affect the regu
Roadblocks Set
In Desperation,
Scouter Reports
Sunday’s roadblocks to collect
funds for the Boy Scouts were a
“desperation measure,” T. A. Gui
ton, Carteret field executive, said
this week. Slightly more than $400
was collected in six roadblocks
throughout the county.
Mr. Guiton said the Scouting
program is operating at a loss. He
is the employed Scout director for
Cherry Point-Havelock and Car
teret, an area which covers a thou
sand Boy Scouts and four hundred
adult leaders.
Cost of operating the program in
the area is $11,000 annually, but
collected in the fall campaign for
the Boy Scouts and since then was
only *6,500. The East Carolina
council has agreed to foot the hills
until Mr. Guiton’s tour of duty in
this area ends, but after that, he
said, unless sufficient funds are
available locally, there will be no
paid Scout executive here.
Mr. Guiton said that it may be
necessary to set up roadblocks
again- Those established Sunday
were at Stacy, Bogue, Newport,
on highway 70 between Otway and
Harkers Island, Beaufort-Morehead
causeway and on highway 70 west
of Morehead City.
Everyone Invited to Meet
With Directors at Inn
Members and non-members of
the greater Morehead City cham
ber of commerce are invited to
meet with the board of directors
Monday night at the Inlet inn, an
nounces J. A. DuBois, manager.
The meeting will begin at 7:45
p.m. Mr. DuBois said this is the
beginning erf a project to “take
chamber activities to the people."
Everyone is welcome.
iar agent’s selling commissions
and rights.
The corporation is anxious to pre
sent industrial prospects as com
plete a profile of available sites
together with available local fi
nancing as possible, Mr. Bailey
said.
He added that he will have a
statement next week relative to re
cent location of a chemical
at Wilmington. -Jill