ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES 51st YEAR, NO. 34. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1962 PUBLISHED TUESDAYB AND JtJDAYS Authentic Flags Used In Fort Macon Ceremony Joe Bellamah, portraying a Confederate aide, lowers the Stars and Bars in the dramatization of the surrender of Fort Macon Wednesday at the fort. At the foot of the stairs is the Rev. Charles Kirby, nar rator. Authentic flags of the Confed erate States of America in 1862 and the United States of America in 1862 were used in the program commemorating the battle of Fort Macon Wednesday afternoon at the fort. The Confederate flag has been donated by the County Historical society, one of the program spon sors, to the Fort Macon state park museum. More than 500 North Carolina Garden club members and others attended the program, which was opened with a march and a medley of southern songs by the Morehead City school band, under the direc tion of Ralph Wade. Highlight of the exercise was the narration, The Day of Battle, read by the Rev. Charles Kirby, More head City. A brief dramatization, raising of the surrender flag, and lowering of the Stars and Bars, accompanied the narration. The narration opened with rev illc, played by Jimmy Kirk, of the Morehead City band, and the rais ing of the Confederate flag. Prior to the narration, a trio, the Rev. W. C. Horton, Floyd Hor ton, and John Thompson, More head City, sang Tenting Tonight on $90 Damage Caused In Tuesday Accident An accident Tuesday caused about $90 damage to one of two cars in Beaufort. A 1960 Ford, driven by Mollie Lorene Thomas and belonging to Grace Ricks Con way, Highland Park, had stopped on Live Oak street to fix a flat tire. At approximately 2:10 p.m., a 1951 Plymouth driven by Johnise Dec Gillikin and owned by Bobby Glenn Gillikin, route 2 Beaufort, approached the Conway car, and struck it when the brakes failed to operate, police said. No damage resulted to the Con way car. Both autos were headed cast on Live Oak Street. Investi gating officer Otis Willis said no charges were filed. Director Announces Program For Summer Science School Mrs. Jack Barnes, Beaufort, an nounces that the Summer Science school for children will be conduct ed again this year at Beaufort school. Three classes will be taught and the enrollment in each will be lim ited. The school wOl be conducted in June. One class will accept children who will be in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades in the fall. This class will be only for children who took a course (called a survey course) at the school last summer. The class will be conducted three days a week for two weeks and will consist of a field trip ev ery day. During the week of June 11 the classes for this course will be in the morning and during the week of June 18 they will be in the afternoon. Only eight children will be ac cepted in this course, according to Mrs. Barnes. The “survey course" will be taught again this summer. Fifteen children will be accepted. They i must be children going into the l fourth, fifth or sixth grades. The I course will last three weeks and I will consist of three sessions and the Old Camp Ground. The invocation was given by the Rev. Corbin Cooper, pastor of the First Baptist church, Morehead City. Mr. Kirby welcomed garden club members, others in the audience, and paid tribute to the eight men killed in the battle of Fort Macon. The ceremony marked the 100th anniversary of the fall of the fort and its return to the Union. Portraying Confederate soldiers were Thomas Respess, Beaufort, as Col. Moses J. White, and Joe Bellamah, Beaufort, as his aide. Portraying Federal men were John S. MacCormaek, Atlantic, as Gen. John G. Parke, and Ray V. Hoop er, Morehead City, as his aide. Special guesu introduced by Mr. I^iEby were * Col. Hugh Dortch, chairman of the North Carolina Confederate Centennial commis sion; Norman C. Larson, secretary; Miss Carolyn Myers, his adminis^ trative assistant; and garden club convention chairmen, Mrs. Luther Hamilton Sr., Mrs. Silas Thorne, Morehead City, and Mrs. Clyde Baker, Havelock. John McBride To Be Ordained At 3 P.M, Sunday John McBride, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. McBride of Morehead City, will be ordained into the min istry Sunday at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist church, Morehead City. Dr. Owens of Wake Forest seminary will preach the ordination sermon. Mr. McBride graduated from Morehead City high school and at tended Wake Forest college in Winsttm-Salem for two years be fore transferring to Atlantic Chris tian college ,in Wilson. He was graduated from ACC and entered Wake Forest seminary at Wake Forest this year. He is married to the former Miss Andrea McKnight of More head City. They have a seven month-old daughter, Lori. one field trip weekly. The fee is $15 per child. The third course is for students in 7th and 8th grades and will deal with the study of marine animals and their habitats. The course will be conducted for two weeks and continue from 9 a.m. to noon three days a week.. The fee is $10 per child and eight children will be accepted in the class. Mrs. Barnes announces that three complete scholarships will be given this summer. One to a child Tides at the Beaufort Bar Tide Table HIGH LOW Friday, April 27 1:11 a.m. 2:02 p.m. 8:08 a.m. 8:27 p.m. Saturday, April 28 2:19 a.m. 3:10 p.m. 9:18 a.m. 9:44 p.m. Sunday, April 29 3:31 a.m. 4:18 p.m., Monday, April 30 10:17 a.m. . 10:45 p.m. 4:40 a.m. 5:19 p.m. 11:10 a.m.. 11:41 p.m. Tuesday, May 1 5:41 a.m. 6:41 p.m. 12:01 a.m, Federal Grand Jury Indicts Atlantic Man • Lloyd H. Mason Will Go on Trial May 21 • Hunter Charged With Assaulting Agent The federal grand jury at Raleigh indicted Lloyd H. Mason, Atlantic, Tuesday on a charge of assaulting M. H. Cecil, Beaufort. The trial has been set for Mon day, May 21, in federal court at New Bern, according to Mrs. Eleanor Howard, clerk of court. Mason is charged with driving and running into Mr. Cecil with a 1956 Oldsmobile near Cedar Island on or about Feb. 18 of this year. The indictment states that he forcibly assaulted, opposed, and interfered with Mr.- Cecil, a US game management agent while the agent was engaged in his official duties. Bond on Mason has not been set, but Mrs. Howard said it would be in the near future. Both Lloyd and Clyde Mason Jr. were apprehended Sunday, Feb. 18 by game wardens. They were found guilty of hunting and pos sessing duck during closed season, were given six-month suspended sentences, fined $250 on each count and placed on probation. Mr. Cecil was hospitalized sev eral weeks, suffering a broken bone in his ankle and a chipped bone in his neck. $67 Received To Date in Fund For Candidate Si*ty-seven dollars had been re ceived by yesterday for the S. A. Chalk for Congress fund, establish ed by THE NEWS-TIMES. The contributions consisted of checks for $50, $10, $5 and $2. The funds will be used to promote Mr. Chalk’s candidacy in the third dis trict in counties other than Car teret. Those counties are Craven, Wayne, Onslow, Duplin, Jones, Pamlico, Pender and Sampson counties. The fhnd was established by THE NEWS-TIMES to give persons who would like to support Mr. Chalk, in a financial way, the opportunity to do so. The fund was established with Mr. Chalk’s approval. He said he will not accept per sonally any contributions to his campaign, but appreciated any that are contributed to the S. A. Chalk for Congress fund. A detailed report on how the funds were used will be given fol lowing the May 26 primary. Mr. Chalk is opposing David N. Hen derson for the congressional seat. Mr. Henderson is running for his second term. Dinner Date Set The Carteret Community thea tre’s annual awards dinner has been set for Friday, May 4. The time and place will be announced later, according to Miss Ruth Peel ing, chairman of arrangements. from each of three schools, Beau fort, Morchcad City and Camp Glenn. The scholarships are being fi nanced by the science school itself. The school is non-profit. Income last year was used to purchase additional equipment and books. Remaining funds are being put in to the scholarships. Children deemed worthy of the scholarships will be recommended to the science school by the chil dren’s teachers in public school. An application blank for the science school will appear in Tues day’s NEWS-TIMES. Parents who wish to have their children attend should clip out the blank and send it in with an application fee-of $2. Farther information on the courses may be had by contacting Mrs. Barnes, PA8-4258. The summer science school is conducted by a board of directors consisting of staff members of ma rine laboratories in this area. The courses consist mainly of the study of marine life. Three years ago a class was taught for children of marine sci entists. Last year was the first time it was opened to other chil dren. Qualified marine scientists ‘are the instructors. County Officials Issue Statement On Proposed Hospital, School Plan National Guard Strikes Silver! Six Morehead City guardsmen — and their wives — were richer by an average of $95 each Wednesday night. Their payroll of 480 silver dollars is spread out in front of them as “Operation Silver Dollar" started rolling. From left to right, guardsmen are Sfc. Robert Butler, Sgt. John Davis, Sgt. Robert McLean, Sgt. Lester Hall, Sgt. James Briscoe and M/Sgt. Roger Hoggard. ^ YDC President Makes Comment I Ronald Earl Mason, p.\ sidcnt of 'the Young Democrats ck'b of the couhty, said Wednesday that “the legislature will have to appoint” the four men who filed for the county board of education this month. Mf. Mason said that some peo ple “arc confused” and think that the four (all Democrats) may not necessarily be appointed. They are Charles Harris Jr., Marshallberg; Charles Davis, Beaufort; Wayne Parker, Atlantic, and Dr. A. F. Chestnut, Morehcad City. Mr. Mason said that the four who filed will be certified by the local board of elections to the state board of elections and that the state board of elections will, through proper channels, submit the names to the legislature, which will then appoint them. Present members of the board of education are R. W. Safrit, Beau fort; D. Mason, Atlantic; Theodore Smith, Davis; W. B. Allen, New port, and Dr. Chestnut. The terms of all except Mr. Al len and Dr. Chestnut, expire in 1963. Mr. Allen’s term and Dr. Chestnut’s expire in 1965, accord ing to H. L. Joslyn, county super intendent of schools. Dr. Chestnut’s term is the unexpired term of George R. Wallace. His appoint ment merely has to be confirmed by the legislature, Mr. Joslyn re ports. Tickets to Go On Sale Today Tickets for the coming produc tion of Pinocchio, a play for chil dren, will go on salt today, an nounces Thomas Respcss, president of the Carteret Community tneatrc, sponsor. The tickets will be available at Jim Wheatley’s, Beaufort, and Hill's Inc., Morchead City. Tickets are available for children only and are 25 cents each. The play will be presented at 3:45 p.m. Friday, May 11, at the recrea tion center, Morehead City. It will be presented by the Thea tre of Woman’s College, llNC, Greensboro. The appearance of the troupe in Morchead City is one of several the WC players J«ie mak ing on a tour of the stale, bringing live theatre to the children. The college students presented Cinderella here last spring, in Beaufort and Morehead City, and made a big hit. Adults will be admitted at the door for 50 cents. Board to Meet The Newport town board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the town hall. i A payroll weighing 219 pounds j in the form of 3,500 silver dollars i was turned loose in downtown I Morehead City Wednesday night. I “Operation Silver Dollar” was I staged %y the Morehead City Na tional Guard unit to dramatize its [quarterly payroll, j By mid-morning yesterday, stores had already started receiving them for items ranging from a quart of milk to payment of an installment purchase. Individuals and firms receiving the silver dollars for the next sev eral days arc requested to con tinue to circulate them. The project was planned several weeks ago to familiarize residents —and voters—with the financial impact of the Morehead City field artillery battery. (Morehead City will vote May 19 on borrowing funds for an armory.) Arrange ments for the silver dollar pay plan were made by Wachovia Bank officials with the Federal Reserve bank in Richmond, Va. The mem bers’ checks were cashed by Rufus Butner and William Smith of the bank at the close of Wednesday’s drill. The payroll, totalling slightly more than $4,000, represented arm ory drills for the first three months of the year. The checks ranged from a high of $120 for Sfc. Dennis Garden Club Officers Confer News-Times Photos by Tom Sloan Officers of Ihe North Carolina Garden club arc shown here at their convention at the Biltmore hotel this week. They arc Mrs. Roscoe 1). McMillan. Red Springs, first vice-president; Mrs. Olin B. Sikes, Monroe, president; Mrs. F. D. Fick, Wilmington, second vice-president; standing, Mrs. R. N. Simms, Raleigh, chairman of board of trustees; Mrs. Ralph N. Watkins, Chapel Hill, treasurer; Mrs. David C. Ling, Waynesville, fourth vice-president; Mrs. P. W. Deaton, Hickory, third vice-president; Mrs. John Or mand, Monroe, corresponding secretary; Mrs. E. C. Thompson, Warsaw, convention chairman; Mrs. W. C. Landolina, Clemmons, editor, North Carolina Gardener. ’ Because of illness, Mrs. Charles B. Nettleton; Covington, Va., Na tional Garden club president, could not attend the state garden club convention this week/Rt the Biltmore Motor hotel, Morehead Goodwin to a low of $11.37 for Ed