SUNDAY
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FATHER’S DAY
61st YEAR, NO. 48 THREE SECTIONS EIGHTEEN PAGES
CA&TERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, MOKEHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C. FRIDAYi JUNE 15, 1962
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS A
Cyrus Hunter, Beaufort RFD,
Wins Father of Year Honor
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Board to Accept
Applications
Until July 1
• Chamber to Select
Manager July 2
9 Directors to Meet
In July at Newport
The greater Morehead City
chamber of commerce board of
directors will accept applications
for manager until July 1. The ap
plications will be considered at the
board meeting Monday, July 2.
Those who have expressed in
terest in the position, according
to Dr. S. W. Hatcher, president,
are Robert Reed, Pine Knoll
Shores; Col. M. E. McNiel, Mitch
ell Village; John Reynolds, More
head City; Norwood Young, Beau
fort, and Frank White, Charlotte.
Directors expressed views as to
chamber needs; person-to-person
selling of the chamber program,
a spark-plug manager, “incentive
plan” for the manager, harmony,
selection of a manager from out
side the county, and sale of in
dividual $10 memberships.
W. T. Davies, finance chairman,
said $8,200 has been spent by the
chamber this year, of which $2,800
was payment of 1961 bills. Still
due on 1961 bills is $800.
The membership committee was
authorized to solicit all members
on a pledge basis. Committee
members are George Phillips,
chairman; W. C. Matthews Jr.,
Moses Howard, Dorn Femia, W.
E. Baugham. Frank Cassiano, Dr.
Russell Outlaw, Mrs. Clayton Ful
cher, Elmer D. Willis, Mr. Davies,
and Charles McNeill. v
A membership Committee meet
ing was set for Sunday.
Mr. Matthews proposed a special
issue of THE NEWS-TIMES to re
view the chamber’s progress over
the past 12 years, to be produced
with cooperation of the chamber,
and to introduce the new manager.
The board accepted the invitation
of Moses Howard to hold its July
meeting in the school lunch room
at Newport, in conjunction with
the meeting of the Newport Rotary
club. The time 6:30 p.m. July 2.
Forest Fires
Occur Down East
County forest ranger E. M. Fore
man has been, fighting two fires
in eastern Carteret.
Rain Tuesday night and early
Wednesday may have put out one,
an underground fire which has
been burning through peat in the
Stacy area ever since May 30.
The fire has covered 40 to 45
acres of commercial timber and
broke out into flame twice. Mr.
Foreman says that the roots of the
trees burn and the trees die. An
underground fire of this type
burns until it reaches a depth suf
ficient to hit hard earth, the ranger
said. He believes the fire was
set.
A fire at Sea Level over the
weekend was started Saturday,
probably by someone burning
trash, Mr. Foreman reported.
Some of the fire is underground.
There was much smoke and some
homes were threatened.
Commercial timber was destroy
ed. The fire covered 20 to 25
acres. j
JC's to Attend
Cookout June 25
Morchcad City Jaycees are plan
ning a cookout at Fort Macon Mon
day, June 25. Discussed at their
meeting Monday were a donkey
baseball game, to be held some
time in the future, the cookout and
plans for the flag sale project.
Reports were heard on Gover
nor Sanford’s traffic safety pro
gram, the Blue Marlin ’festival,
and the car washing fund project.
The festival report was given by
Bill Strickland, a guest at the meet
ing.
The car washing project is now
under way and offers a “deluxe”
car wash with soft water for $1.50.
Pickup and delivery service is pro
vided, and the washing done at
Jdy’s Gulf station, Arendell Street
from 6:30 to JO P-m. today.
Interested persons eon contact
the Jaycees by calling 6-MBO.
Cyrus Hunter
. . . home builder
Head-On Crash
Demolishes Cars
Two cars were demolished and
one driver was charged with driv
ing on the wrong side of the road
after a head-on collision at 7:50
a.m. yesterday. The accident hap
pened 10 miles west of Morehead
City on highway 24, about 50 feet
west of Garner’s motel.
.State trooper J. W. Sykes, who
investigated, said the cars involv
ed were a 1951 Buiek ' driven by
Neal Alderman Cagle Jr., route 1
Newport, and a 1959 Chevrolet
station wagon driven by Hugh
Richard Hamric, Morehead City.
Hamric was driving west oh
highway 24. Cagle was on the
right shoulder of the road, headed
east. George Ball, Morehead City,
an eyewitness to the accident, said
Cagle pulled from the right shoul
der onto the highway -and across
into the left lane, in which the
Chevrolet war approaching
Cagle apparently Khw the IChev
rolct, as he crossed back over into
the castbound lane. At the same
time the Chevrolet veered into the
eastbound lane and the cars met
head-on.
Hamric was picked up at the
scene by the BeU-Munden ambu
lance and taken to Morehead City
hospital where he was admitted.
Trooper Sykes said he suffered a
chest injury and cut lip.
Cagle was cnarged with driving
on the wrong side of the road.
Pays — Ben Webb Elected
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Cloudy Weather,
Rain Prevalent
Throughout Week
Warmer nights and slightly cool
er daytime weather, due to clouds,
was the trend this week. Accord
ing to; records at’ the Atlantic
Beach police station, a half inch
of rain fell Wednesday. The maxi
mum temperature was up from
the relatively cool 78 degrees re
corded Tuesday. Thundershowers
occurred early yesterday.
Night temperatures were con
sistently in the mid-seventies, with
the high temperatijre for the day
time being 84 recorded Monday.
Max. Min. Wind
Monday .84 73 SE
Tuesday .......... 78 78 SW
Wednesday -. 80 76 SW
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Carteret’s Fattier of the Year
for 1962 is Cyrus Hunter, father
of four and a resident of route 1
Beaufort. Mr. Hunter and his
family live on the Laurel road in
a home built largely by Mr. Hunt
er.
A native of Duplin county, Mr.
Hunter came to Carteret when he
was 8 years old, and grew up in
the Mansfield section. He has
been a resident of the Beaufort
area since his discharge from the
Army in 1945, after serving with
the Army from 1938.
During world war II, Mr. Hunt
er spent 28 months in a German j
prison camp as a prisoner of war.
Prior’to his service in the Army,
he worked in a CCC camp, the
only work available at the time.
After his discharge as a tech
sergeant, Mr. Hunter worked at
Cherry Point as a heavy equip
ment mechanic. In 1958, he was
retired on disability (both feet are
► crippled) and now spends his time
at his home, caring for a number
of livestock.
The Hunter family is composed
of Freddie, 16; Sharon Ann, 14;
vickie Lynn, 11; and Crystal Star,
7. Mrs. Hunter is the former Reba
Garner. Mr. Hunter’s mother, now
The father of the year, accom
panied by his family, will be pre
sented gifts from Morehead City
businessmen at 11 a.m. Saturday
at the municipal building, More
head City.
82, also lives with them. They
are members of the Beaufort Free
Will Baptist church.
Mr. Hunter’s home is the result
of his labor, with only the fram
ing of the house being done by
others. His work on his home in
volved clearing most of the land,
and the construction of the re
mainder of the home and the out
buildings. Mr. Hunter previously
built another home in the same
area, later selling it.
His home reflects his care, and
the work that went into it. . Be
sides chickens, he keeps pigs and
cows, and is active in keeping hvff
home surroundings neat. His fam
ily regularly attends church, add
enjoys recreation “family style.”
Mr. Hunter’s selection as Father
of the Year by the judges resulted
from his children’s placing him in
nomination. As part of their rea
son for feeling he deserved the
honor, they said, “We want some
thing nice to happen to him.”
The Carteret Community The
atre did not meet Wednesday
j night because the play, Mistress
[of Mellyn, is in rehearsal.
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Events This
Weekend Will
Open Workshop
# Crafts Demonstrated
Th» Afternoon
# Open House to Start
2 p.m. Sunday
This weekend will herald the
opening of Beaufort’s summer
workshop in art, drama and mu
sic with a crafts demonstration
from 2 to 5 p.m. this afternoon and
an open house for everyone from
2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the work
shop, 308 Ann St. (former Baptist
parsonage).
Demonstrating crafts this after
noon will be teachers at the crafts
workshop: Mrs. A1 Hubbard, Mrs.
E. H. Piper, both of Gloucester;
Mrs. John Reynolds, Newport, and
Mrs. Ben Jones, Beaufort.
Mrs. Charles Hassell, director
of the workshop, says all four are
expert teachers, having given
crafts courses in the county, at
other places in the state and in
Virginia.
They have taken refresher
courses in the crafts they will dem
onstrate this afternoon, tin, cop
per, aluminum and pine needle.
The arts, music and speech
classes have enrolled over 100 peo
ple. Beginning Monday classes
will meet nightly from 7 to 9 p.m.,
(except Saturdays and Sundays)
until July 28. New students Will
be accepted through the first
week.
Art and arts-crafts classes meet
Thursdays and Fridays from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Art (painting) stu
dents mv come in at any time this
Thursday for an interview with
teachers.
As long as space permits, teach
ers will accept new students.
Artfccrafts tourscs are taught in
onc-d# sessions. Each Friday
one or two crafts will be taught.
Students can take one or more,
asahey choose. Crafts is (he only
class tfiat does not WSgulfdTJbfr'
six-week enrollment.
The workshop will be open daily
from 10 a m. to 9 p.m., phone
PA8-3313.
Potato Harvest Under Way
Rufus Oglesby, Crab Point, start
ed Tuesday a week ago to dig irish
potatoes; Neal Campen, highway
101, started last Thursday, and
other growers are now harvesting,
according to R. M. Williams, coun
ty agricultural agent.
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News-Times Photos by Tom Sloan
Busy with now-successful cam
paign posters for the National
Future Business Leaders of
America convention in Cincin
nati arc, left to right, Douglas
Fleming (seated on sofa), Fran
ces Hyman, Betty Jo Gray, Shir
ley Frederick, Ben Webb, Joyce
Femia, and hidden behind Miss
Femia, Clara Jo Gaskins.
Ben Webb, a state vice-presi
dent, was elected national presi
dent at the convention Tuesday.
The group withtMisg Lorainc Car
ter, co-sponsor, left Saturday for
the convention. Miss Ruby Par
ker is co-sponsoT with Miss Car
ter, of the Morchcad high school
chapter.
The delegates returned to
Morehead City late last night.
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associa
t in the
Gilbert
Potter, secretary.
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Association to Meet
The Beaufort Historical
tion will meet at •tonigh
town hall, announces Mrs.
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California Scientist Will
Head New Duke Program Here
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Ahoy, Explorers!
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Photo by Bob Simpson
This is one of the 22 rafts manned by Eastern Carolina Ex
plorer Scouts, which visited the Morehead City area over the week
end. The trip began at -Sparta on the Tar river. Nine Explorer
Scouts and two leaders of Muncie, Ind., plan to visit Morehead City
Monday, on a canoe sailing trip from Norfolk to Wilmington.
FabFishermen Present
Marlin Prizes Tuesday
Couple Gets
Divorce; Few
Cases Heard
One divorce and a number of
minor cases were tried in this
week's session of superior court.
Divorce was granted Charles Eric
Russell and Vesta Dawn Russell.
Two defendants got identical
sentences and fines, with one de
fendant getting the chance to pay
the fine in $25 monthly install
ments. William Bruce Gardner,
charged with driving drunk, was
fined $100 and the costs and got
a six months suspended sentence
on the roads.
Belford Dudley, charged with
driving drunk and the possession
of non tax-paid whiskey, got a
similar sentence with the time pay
ment plan.
Another drunken driving case
against Raymond Roy Bryant end
ed with Bryant being found not
guilty.
Sylvester Newkirk, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon, was
given a suspended one-year term
on the roads, providing he remain
of good behavior for three years
and pay the costs. James Brakes,
also charged with assault with a
deadly weapon, got 60 days on the
roads, suspended upon the pay
ment of the costs.
Judge Joseph W. Parker placed
James E. Morris, charged with
assault, on five years’ probation
after giving him a suspended two
year sentence. Morris is not to
drink, is to be of good behavior
during the probation, and pay the
costs of court.
Ray Stanley, accused of posses
sion of non tax-paid whiskey, and
forcible trespass, got eight months
on the roads on the whiskey
charge and prayer for judgment
continued on the forcible trespass
charge.
Paris Willis was charged with
public drunkenness and failure to
comply with a court order. The
state chose not to prosecute his
case.
Court had adjourned by Wednes
day afternoon. A one-week civil
term will open Monday.
In Wednesday’s session, William
(Bill) Gillikin’s appeal on a charge
See COURT Page 3
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, June IS. .
6:10 a.m. 12:21 a.in.
6:33 p.m. ' 12:20 p.m.
Saturday, June IS '
6:54 a.m. 1:06 a.m.
7:12 p.m. 1:02 p.m.
Sunday, June 17
7:36 a.m. 1:50 a.m.
7:50 p.m. ],:45 p.m,
Monday, June 18
8:19 a.m. 2:33 a.m.
8:29 p.m. 2:27 p.m.
Tuesday, June 19
9:05 a.m. 3:15 a.m.
.9:13p-m« 3:10 p.m.
•: Fabulous Fishermen staged their
annua) Marlin Tournament ban
quet Tuesday night at Capt. Bill's,
Morchcad City, with the trophy for
the biggest marlin going to Dr.
LeRoy Allen, Raleigh, for his 487
pound fish, caught singlehanded
from Dr. Allen’s outboard boat.
Ju.uiiff*|Mcc went to '\Voody
Vaughn. Ifichmond, Va., for a
435-pound marlin caught from the
Bolo Jr. Third place went to John
Beatty, Albemarle, fishing from
the Willy Wica, with D. B. Willis
as captain. Beatty’s marlin weigh
ed 423 pounds.
The Bolo Jr., an Ocean City, Md.,
boat captained by John Montford,
took the trophy for the most mar
lin caught. The Bolo Jr. also took
the prize in the skipper’s com
petition.
A total of 24 marlin were caught
during the tournament, the 60
guests were told. The trophies
were presented by Miss Kay Ca
nipc, Blue Marlin Queen of the
tournament, and announced, by
Bill Strickland.
In a more humorous vein, “hero”
badges were presented to D. B.
Willis and Rock Hardison for their
first marlin catches. Another
prize, a fish skeleton, went to Le
roy Gould, for his temporary lack
of success in the tournament mar
lin fishing.
Morehead Republicans
Will Elect Officers
Officers of precincts No. 1 and
2, Morehead City, will be elected
at 8 p.m. Saturday in the munici
pal building, Morehead City, an
nounces Jimmy Howland.
All Republicans are requested to
attend and vote.
I. D. Gillikin, chairman of the
county Republican committee,
states that the resurgence of in
terest in the Republican party has
made more persons interested in
party organization at the precinct
level.
Any Republican resident of
Morchcad City is invited to Satur
day night’s meeting.
Bids for the Morchcad City Nat
ional Guard armory were opened
Monday afternoon. Maj. Gen.
Claude T Bowers, commanding of
ficer of the North Carolina Nat
ional Guard, said that construction
will be under way by the end of
this month.
General Bowers, an aide, and
Capt. Gene Smith, commanding of
ficer of the Morehead City Guard
emit, as well as 15 bidders were
present at the opening in the pres
ent armory, Camp Glenn.
Low bidders were the following:
general contract. Eastern Con
struction Co., Greenville, $109,
556.95; plumbing, Beaufort Plumb
ing and Supply, Beaufort, $5,800;
heating, Carl V. Mims, Raleigh,
$13,821; electrical, Whitley Elec
trical Co., Wilson, $7,894.
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Dr. R. J. Menzies Will
Locate at Pivers Island
Dr. Robert J. Menzies, biologicaH
oceanographer at the University
of Southern California, has been
appointed director of Duke uni
versity’s new program in oceanog
raphy, effective July 1.
Dr. Menzies will be located at
Duke Marine laboratory, Pivers
Island, Beaufort, and will direct
the cooperative program in bio
logical oceanography which is be
ing launched through substantial
financial support by the National
Science Foundation, according to
Dr. R. Taylor Cole, provost of
Duke university.
Funds for the construction of a
new 120-foot ocean-going research
vessel designed specifically for bi
ological oceanographic work, al
ready have been provided, along
with funds for the necessary aux
iliary shore facilities. The ship is
expected to be delivered early in
1964 and will be the largest of its
kind operating on the east coast
south of New York.
At the present time, Dr. Men
zies is aboard the 266-fool Eltanin,
exploring the Peruvian-Chilean
trench off the west coast of South
America. It is but one of many
such trips which he has made.
Dr. Robert J. Menzies
. . . oceanographer
His special contributions to man’s
knowledge of marine woodboring
organisms earned him an inter
national reputation and a special
award which he received in Ber
lin in 1955.
That same year, he took charge
of the biology program at the La
mont Geological observatory of Co
lumbia university. While serving
there for four years, he took part
in many extended cruises of the
Verna, a 202-foot research vessel
operated by the observatory, serv
ing as chief scientist for several
of the expeditions. The cruises in
cluded exploration of waters of
Africa’s west coast.
After a short tour in 1960 as sci
entific director of the Venezuelan
Marine laboratory on Margarita
Island, Dr. Menzies returned to
the University of Southern Cali
fornia where he has been engaged
in teaching and research.
He has participated in many
cruises of the California univer
sity’s research vessel, the Vclero,
which has contributed much to Pa
cific oceanography, especially in
the waters off Central and South
America.
A native of Denver, Colo., Dr. i
Menzies is the author of numerous
scientific articles on ecology, tax- i
onomy, and paleontology of ocean I
fauna. i
He holds both the AB and MA 1
degrees from the College of the i
Pacific and the PhD degree from
the University of Southern Cali- i
fornia. <
General Bowers said that the*
cost to Morehead City (its share oI
construction) will be about $18,141.
The town will also provide the land
which will be purchased for $19,
250, making the total cost to the
town in the neighborhood of $37,
400.
Voters, in May, authorized bor
rowing up to $50,000 to meet the
town’s share of the cost. Town
Fathers intend to borrow only the
amount necessary to meet costs.
Captain Smith said there were
about fiour bidders on the general
contract, five or six on plumbing
and beating and four on electrical.
Major Bowers expressed satisfac
tion with the number of local bid-1
iers.
Contracts were signed Wednes
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anwi
Grand Jury
Indicts McLean
For Homicide
The grand jury returned six true
bills of indictment Tuesday, one
of which was a true bill against
Robert C. McLean, Morehead City,
in the shooting of Bill Sample, 15.
Sample was shot by McLean the
morning of June 7, as Sample at
tempted to wake McLean’s son
through a window. The shooting
occurred at an early morning hour,
when McLean allegedly took Sam
ple for a prowler.
McLean will be tried on a charge
of unlawfully, willfully and fe
loniously” killing and slaying Sam
ple.
The grand jury, with B. J. May,
Beaufort, as foreman, found the
county jail to be in excellent con
dition and upkeep, and commend
ed the sheriff’s department.
The grand jury also gave the
county prison camp a clean bill of
health, finding the facilities to be
in good condition and well run.
John Bell, of the Boguc commun
ity, appeared before the grand
jury with a complaint about trash
on the site of the old White Oak
school at Bogue. The grand jury
recommended that the county
school board be asked to remove
the trash and take steps to pre
vent the accumulation of debris
on the property in the future.
Women Nearly
Drown at Beach
Two women narrowly escaped
drowning Tuesday morning at Mon
ey Island near Atlantic Beach, and
are still under medical care at the
Morehead City hospital.
The near-victims are Mrs. Jose
phine Scars, Greensboro, and Miss
Melba Bryson, Apex. Mrs. Sears
was placed under an oxygen tent
after her arrival at the hospital.
The incident occurred near
Sportsman’s pier at approximately
7:45 Tuesday morning. Mrs. Sears
and Miss Bryson went swimming,
aided by inner tubes. Both women
apparently got into trouble.
Atlantic Beach police chief Bill
Moore said they were rescued by
Mason Smith and Sterling Swingle,
both of Monroeton, Pa.
The Morehead City and Beaufort
Rescue squads were called and
took over the artificial respiration
begun on Mrs. Sears by lifeguards
from Atlantic Beach.
Both women were taken to the
hospital for treatment by Dill am
bulance and are expected to re
cover soon.
Trooper to be on Duty
In Cumberland County
Beginning July I, state -trooper
R. H. Brown, Newport, will be on
special assignment in Cumberland
county for six months.
Officer Brown volunteered for
the assignment. Extra troopers
from throughout the state are be
ing pulled into six counties where
the highest fatality rates exist.
Cumberland county is (me.
The program is part of the gov
ernor’s project to cut highway ac
cidents.
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Firemen, Historians
Plan Spanish Invasion
Beaufort firemen and members
of the Beaufort Historical society
met Thursday night to discuss
plans for the annual Spanish In*
vasion of Beaufort.
The meeting took place at the
‘Alphonso, the sharpie that serves
as quarters for the Beaufort whal
ing museum.