PIRATES WILL
INVADE BEAUFORT
SATURDAY!
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
51st YEAR, NO. 62 TWO SECTIONS—FOURTEEN PAGES
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES. MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C. FRIDAY. AUGUST 3, 1962 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
D. G. Bell Reported to Be
Improved, But No Visitors
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Rescue Squad
Will Serve
Barbecue
• Food Will Follow
Pirate Invasion
• Orchestra to Play
For Dancing
Pirate invasion observers won’t
have far to go to satisfy their ap
petites Saturday in Beaufort.
The Beaufort Rescue squad will
begin serving barbecue supper
plates immediately after the in
vasion ends. The suppers will be
available at the Beaufort Squad
refreshment stand, less than a
block from the invasion site (the
Alphonso ship museum).
Tables will We set up close to
the stand for the convenience of
the diners. Mel Lawrence, rescue
squad chief, says the squad is go
ing “all out” to make the day a
pleasurable one.
With the exception of the parade
route, every activity will be held
in the space of one block on the
waterfront. From 3 p.m. until mid
night, entertainment and fun will
be the order of the day.
The barbecue plates will be $1.
All proceeds will go toward pur
chasing badly needed equipment
for the rescue squad, which has
been very active during the past
year, Mr. Lawrence points out.
They offer their services to any
one in need. All their support
comes from donations only. >
Soon after the barbecue supper
ends, the rescue squad will spon
sor a street dance on the same
site as the supper. Music will be
by the P. R. Jones orchestra. All
types of dancing will be enjoyed.
Tickets are available from mem
bers of the rescue squad for $2.
Tickets wBI also be available at
the rescue squad refreshment
^tand all during the day. Proceed^
frdm sale of tickets Will towaFd
payment of the orchestra. “The
Beaufort rescue squad wants every
orib to enjoy themselves, so at
tend, and dance. They want every
ode to go home from the invasion
day activities and dance, tired and
happy, with fond memories of the
hospitality of Beaufort,” chief
Lawrence declares.
Park Engineer Says No
Space' at Park for Camps
Conferring on the possibility of a camping site at Fort Macon
State Park are Dr. S. W. Hatcher, John R. Kibbler, P. W. Bullock
and Charles McNeill. Mr. Kibbler is a representative of the North
Carolina Division of State Parks.
A group of Carteret citizens and
officials were told Tuesday that
an adequate and- suitable site for
a “camping park” does not exist
at Fort Macon State park.
John R. Kibbler, engineer with
the Division of State Parks, North
Carolina Department of Conserva
tion and Development, told the
group that problems involving the
selection of a site for campers
could probably be solved by the
addition of more land. But he
doubted that such addition would
\ be made.
Seeking establishment of a camp
ing site arc Dr. S. W. Hatcher,
president of the greater Morehead
City chamber of commerce, More
head City mayor George W. Dill,
Beaufort mayor W. H. Potter, P.
W. Bullock, manager of the cham
: ber of commerce, and Miss Alida
Willis, a Morehead City resident
interested in the matter.
Also present at the conference
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► D. G. Bell, Morehead City, mem
ber of the State Highway commis
sion, was “mjich better” yester
day. He is in the Morehead City
hospital, recovering from a heart
attack suffered Tuesday afternoon
shortly after he had been discharg
ed from the hospital.
lie was rushed back to the hos
pital by ambulance and has been
under an oxygen tent since then.
One of the attending physicians
said yesterday that he “felt very
encouraged” by Mr. Bell’s condi
tion.
The highway commissioner was
admitted to the hospital last week
for observation after developing
shortness-of-breath attacks during
minor exertion.
He is receiving round-the-clock
nursing care and absolutely no vis
itors are permitted.
Mr. Bell intends to resign from
the highway commission in the
near future. Buddy Phillips, Jack
sonville, has been named by the
governor to replace him. Mr. Bell
is the Democratic candidate for
the legislature from this county.
Though Mr. Bell has been too ill
to make a comment, Do.moeratic
leaders have expressed fear that
he may not be able to serve in the
legislature in 1963. It would be his
fifth term, if re-elected in Novem
ber.
The highway commissioner re
cently reopened a gift shop in
Morehead City. The shop had been
destroyed by fire last December.
He is commanding officer of the
Fort Macon Coast Guard Reserve
unit.
He was under doctor’s orders for
several months in the spring of '61.
It is believed that Mr. Bel! may
have suffered a mild heart attack
toward the conclusion of the 1961
legislative session.
Coast Guard Aids
Two Trawlers This Week
Two fishing trawlers were assist
ed by the Coast Guard this week.
Both boats were towed into port
for repairs.
Monday, the Mary Ann had en
gine failure one-half mile cast of
the Beaufort inlet sea buoy. Giv
ing issfaUmce was the CfSast Guard
40-footer. Crew on - the 40-footer
was Williamson, BM3, Brannon,
EN2, and Cantrell, SNBM.
Tuesday, the Davis Brothers VII,
out of Beaufort, lost its rudder in
Beaufort channel. Crew on the
Coast Guard boat was Jones, BM1,
Brannon, EN2, and Cantrell,
SNBM.
were mayor A. B. Cooper, Atlan
tic Beach, and Charles McNeill,
of the chamber of commerce.
The group met with Mr. Kibbler
and Ray Pardue, superintendent of
the Fort Macon State park, at the
park offices. Mr. Kibbler came
here at the request of the cham
ber of commerce.
He told the group that experi
ence in the past required that
camping sites be located on the
ocean, due to the problems of heat
and insects. Also, dune stabiliza
tion complicated the establishment
of a camping site.
At least 25 acres would be need
ed, Mr. Kibbler said, for a mini
mum of 35 individual camp sites.
Mr. Kibbler later was shown a
site on the sound side of the park,
adjacent to Fort Macon Coast
Guard station, and admitted that
it might be considered as a pos
sibility for a camp site.
(See PARK Page 8)
August Fun
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News-Times Photo by Tom Stain
When summer comes, lots of mothers find they have water
babies. Mrs. Jim Evers, Morehead City, and her 16-month-old
daughter, Susan, “jump the waves’’ at Atlantic Beach. Susan, who
hasn’t yet learned to read (she’s concentrating on how to talk)
doesn’t know that the printing on her swim trunks reads, “I’m a
Little Tax Deduction.” Her daddy, Jim Evers, prefers golf to swim
ming. He shot a 74 at the Morehead City country club Sunday. Par
for the course is 72.
Pirates Will Hit Beaufort at 5
Tomorrow, After Beauty Contest
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Jail-Museum
Ready for Items
The first floor of the old county
jail, which has been turned over
to the Beaufort Historical associa
tion, has been painted and is ready
for display of historical items.
The only hold-up is, according
to association officials, items they
went to display arc not available.
The association is planning to
place in the jail-museum old docu
ments, maps, old prints and pic
tures dealing with Beaufort and
vicinity. Requests for such items
have been made but have met with
no response.
The association asks only to bor
row.the documents or maps. They
wifi be photostated and the origi
nal returned to the owner. Per
sons who will lend such items arc
requested to phone Miss Ada
Whitehurst, PA8-3634.
It is hoped, eventually, to put
other items of historic interest in
the jail. The jail is one of the
oldest buildings in the county and
is located on the courthouse
square, Beaufort.
The historical association did not
meet in July. Date of the August
meeting will be announced.
Attend Conference
Four vocational home economics
teachers from this county are at
tending the annual slate vocation
al home economics conference in
Greensboro this week. They are
Mrs. Pauline McIntosh, Atlantic;
Mrs. Joseph Beasley, Smyrna;
Mrs. Harry Mizelle, Newport; and
Mrs. David Beveridge, Beaufort.
Boom!
Pow! Boom . . . boom!
Here come the pirates, advancing
on Beaufort to pillage the town.
Re-enactment of the 1747 attack by
Spanish pirates will begin at 5
p.m. tomorrow, following a beauty
contest sponsored by the Beaufort
Rescue squad.
Beaufort firemen, costumed for
the occasion, will portray the pi
rates. After shelling the town and
firing a fort, they will swarm
ashore, capture the town, take
their choice of captives and have
a carousing good time.
But it won’t last long. Farmers,
acted by townspeople, subduc^the
pirates, tie them up and haul the
sea going bandits off to “gaol” in
mule carts.
In former years, participants in
the re-enactment were carried
away with the excitement. Once,
the pirates leaped from their long
boat upon landing, only to discover
that the channel was deep at that
point.
One pirate claims as he was
ascending from the “35-foot depth”
he passed another Pirate descend
ing. They waved and each kept
on his way. One farmer suffered
a broken ankle. Bruises were nu
merous and winded men common
place.
The pirates, and Grayden Paul,
manager of the invasion, still won
der who blew the hole through the
pirate flag, especially with blank
ammunition.
In conjunction with the gala in
vasion day, Beaufort stores arc
sponsoring Pirate Days sales to
day and tomorrow.
Bridge Repaired
Repairs on the Morehead City
bridge were started this week.
State maintenance crews are tak
ing the sag out'on the east side.
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Agency Asked to Push
Fire Hydrant Installation
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Marine General Will
Help Select 'Queen j
Brig. Gen. Frank C. Tharin, com
manding general of Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air station, will be
one of the judges of the Miss Pirate
Queen contest tomorrow afternoon
in Beaufort. (General Tharin was
recently selected for promotion to
major general.)
Twenty-three girls from Carteret,
Onslow and Craven counties will
compete for the Miss Pirate Queen
crown and fifteen silver dollars.
The first runner-up will receive
ten silver dollars and the second
runner-up five.
The queen’s crown will be donat
ed by Herring’s jewelry store and
I is now on display in the store win
dow. The winner will also receive
a silver loving cup from Stamper’s.
Sponsoring the parade of beau
ties, and the contest, is the Beau
fort rescue squad. The parade will
begin at 3 p.m. at Front and Or
ange streets and move through the
business district to Front and Pol
lock.
In front of the museum ship, Al
phonso, the bevy of beauties will
be viewed by Genera) Tharin and
three other judges, Mrs. Bob Simp
son and Miss Ruth Peeling, both
of Morchead City, and Norwood
Young, Beaufort.
Mrs. T. V. Woolard, Beaufort, is
contest manager. Pictures of the
contestants appearing in today’s
paper and in the previous two is
sues are by Virgil Wooldrd, a
member of the rescue squad.
(Photos of more Pirate Queen
contestants appear on page 8 thi$>
section.)
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Aug. 3
10:22 a.m. 4:06 a.m.
10:24 p.m. 4:15 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 4
11:03 a.m. 4:41 a.m.
11:03 p.m. 4:50 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 5
11:45 a.m. 5:13 a.m.
11:39 p.m. 5:25 p.m.
Monday, Aug.,6
12:23 a.m. 5:42 a m.
6:03 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 7
12:12 a.m. 6:10 a.m.
1:00 p.m. 7:02 p.m.
State Increases
Ferry Trips
Increased services have been an
nounced for the Bogue Sound ferry,
operating between Cape Carteret
and Emerald Isle an Bogue banks.
The ferry now operates at night,
in addition to ifs previous daytime
schedule.
Until Sept. 7< the ferry will de
part from the mainland side near
Swansboro each hour on the hour
from 5 a m. to 9 p.m. with a final
trip to Bogue banks at 11 p.m.
The ferry leaves Bogue banks
for the mainland each hour on the
half hour from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30
p.m. with two trips back to the
mainland at 10 p.m. and 12 mid
night.
The ferry is operated by the
state highway department without
cost to cars or passengers. The
ferry service connects the western
end of Bogue banks with North
Carolina 24, allowing another ac
cess route to Atlantic Beach and
Bogue Banks.
Car Hits Stopped Car
At Morehead Corner
At 12th and Evans streets, More
head City, Tuesday, a 1957 Ford
station wagon driven by John B.
York, Louisburg, collided with a
1957 Plymouth driven by Mrs.
Karen Langrock, Morehead City.
Mrs. Langrock was stopped at the
intersection when the accident oc
curred.
Damage to the Plymouth was
about $150, according to investi
gating officer Buck Newsome.
Margie Grant
. * . Beaufort
Legionnaires
Meet Friday
Morehcad City Legionnaires de
cided Friday night at the Legion
hut to look into the sponsorship of
an American Legion baseball
team, financing a trip by the More
head City band to a Legion con
vention, and showing of a Civil
Defense film.
Ben Webb, national president of
the Future Business Leaders of
America, spoke on the FBLA, ex
plaining its purpose and aims.
The Civil Defense film will be
shown after the next meeting of
the Legion post, and will be open
to the public. The film is part of
the Legion’s activities in defense
of the nation against communism.
Action on the Legion baseball
team was taken in the' form of
contacting Legion posts in Wilming
ton and Kinston to obtain more in
formation about the operation and
sponsorship of Legion baseball.
Present at the meeting was It.
M. Williams, agricultural agent for
Carteret, who asked the group to
sponsor an oyster roast. Proceeds
would go to the 4-H camp at Mcr
rimon.
Attending the meeting was Les
lie Watson, New Bern, past district
commander of the Legion.
Bid for Shipbuilding Land
Now Stands at $20,000
Resale of the real estate of the
defunct Morehcad Shipbuilding
Corp. Tuesday brought an increase
in the bid of $1,000.
Ward Ballou, Morchead City, bid
$20,000 for the property at the
courthouse, Beaufort.
Dick Parker, Morehcad City
businessman, had bid $19,000 at
the sale in June. Mr. Ballou rais
ed the bid within ten days, under
the provisions of the sale. This
required a resale of the property.
The sale Tuesday at the courthouse
was attended only by Caldcr Worn
blc and W. H. Hofler, trustees, and
Mr. Ballou.
The property is now subject to
another upset bid within ten days
of the resale. Minimum bid to be
accepted is $1,000 above the pres
ent $20,000 bid, or $21,000. Pur
chase price is also subject to taxes
owing on the property. Approxi
mately $7,200 is owed the county
and more than $8,000 is due the
town of Morehcad City.
At the June auction, a bid of
$9,500 for marine hardware was
rejected as unsatisfactory. Mr.
Hofler said Tuesday that effort is
now being made to sell those as
sets privately. The bid of $9,500
was submitted by Purcell Jones,
Morehead City. Mr. Jones was
successful bidder, at $13,500, for
machinery and office furniture.
Patricia Ann Vaughn
... Havelock
One Person
Offers Blood
Only one person has offered to
go to Durham to give blood to
Joshua Stallworth, the migrant la
borer who is undergoing a series
of operations at Duke hospital.
A plea was made last week by
the Rev. J. P Mansfield, Camp
Glenn, chairman of the county mi
grant ministry committee, for per
sons who would give blood. Any
type will be accepted. Transpor
tation will be provided.
Stallworth is suffering from
lymphedema, a disease that causes
tremendous swelling of one of his
legs. His condition was diagnosed
this summer during the migrant
ministry medical program, which
was started to give workers in this
county needed medical treatment.
Blood donors are still urgently
needed. Those who will help are
asked to contact Mr. Mansfield,
PA6-5564.
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Thundershowers
Occur This Week
Warm weather punctuated by
thundershowers was the routine
for the past seven days.
Rain was reported at Atlantic
Beach Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, and a heavy rain at New
port early Sunday morning did
minor damage. Amounts record
ed at the Atlantic Beach weather
station were .60 inch Monday,
.15 inch Tuesday and .40 inch Wed
nesday.
Max. Min. Wind
Thursday .90 78
Friday 84 72
Saturday 88 74
Sunday .90 76
Monday 86 77
Tuesday ' 90 78
Wednesday 92 80
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Attends School
Lt. Patrick D. Conner, USA, son
of Mr: and Mrs. John Conner of
Morehead City, is undergoing spec
ialized. Army . training at Fort
Bragg. He expects to complete the
schooling in early September.
The State Utilities commission
has told officials of the town of
Beaufort that it may have an am
swer in a week to 10 days on a
complaint by the town that Caro
lina Water Co. will not install fire
hydrants.
The town has requested nine new
hydrants in newly-annexed parts
of town but the water company
has failed to install them, although
the request has been standing for
several months.
Ronald Earl Mason, town clerk,
and C. R. Wheatly, town attorney
conferred Friday at Raleigh with
a utilities company engineer. He
is quoted as saying that the com
pany could have the hydrants in
within two months, once the work
started.
According to Mr. Mason, the
Fire Insurance Rating bureau has
approved location of the nine hy
drants, which would give property
owners in the areas affected class
6 classification and lower payment
of insurance premiums.
Installation of the hydrants would
require faying of 6-inch mains, Mr.
Mason said, on Front and Ann
streets extended, Lennoxville road,
Glendale Park and Jones Village.
Cost to the water company is esti
mated at $30,000.
The town now pays $45 yearly
rental for each fire hydrant.
Mr. Mason said the water com
pany claims that it has done noth
ing about installation of hydrants
because of negotiations relative to
the town's buying the water com
pany. Mr. Mason said the firm
has been told that the town as
sumes Carolina Water would in
clude in sale price the cost of in
stallation of the mains and hy
drants.
Due to arrive in the near future,
for the new parts of town, Mr. Ma
son said are traffic signs.
Defendant Asks
In City Court
A brief session of Morehead City
Recorder’s court Monday dealt
with a few minor eases and one
case in which the defendant asked
for a jury trial and was bound
over to superior court.
Frank Guff Morgan, Woodrow,
was charged with assaulting Wal
ter B. Warren Sr., Saturday and
causing serious bodily injury. Mor
gan was placed under $200 bond
for appearance in the November
term of superior court.
Morgan allegedly hit Warren, a
resident of Smithfield, with a soft
drink bottle on Triple-Ess pier, in
juring his eye and head.
Others tried were Dewey Wayne
Wilson, Barkers Island, reckless
driving, $10 and costs; Mary Edge
Wallace, Fayetteville, passing in a
no-passing zone, two-thirds of the
costs; Larry Ledru Stephens, Camp
Lejcunc, passing a red light, costs.
William H. Sloan, Camp Lejeune,
public drunkenness, costs; Thomas
Briggs Pearce, Timberlake, pass
ing at an intersection, costs; and
Patrick Wilson Peacock, Camp Le
jeune, passing in a no-passing
zone, costs.
A warrant charging Thomas
West, Morehead City, with drunk
and disorderly conduct and using
loud and profane language was
withdrawn by the prosecuting wit
ness, Mrs. Mildred West. Mrs.
West was charged with the costs
for malicious and frivolous prose
cution.
Forfeiting bonds were Arthur
Davidson Carr, Cherry Point,
reckless driving and no driver’s
license; James Everett Rattlcy,
Wilmington, speeding and no driv
er's license; and Harvey Treglown,
Camp Lejeune, public drunkenness.
A total of 16 other cases were
continued until later terms of
court, 14 of the cases to be tried
in the Aug. 6 and 13 terms of court.
Town Board Will
Meet with Trustees
Of City Hospital
Morchead City commissioners,
meeting Monday at tbc municipal
building, Morchead City, decided
that a conference with hospital
trustees would be better than cor
respondence.
Hospital trustees have been in
vited to meet with the town board
at 4 p.m. today to discuss repair
of the hospital and financing.
An earlier meeting was proposed,
but David Willis, hospital admin
istrator, said it would be doubtful
whether the trustees could get to
gether before today.
The board passed resolutions in
connection with selling bond an
ticipation notes on building of the
armory.