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THE NEWS-TIMES
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
51st YEAR, NO. 63 EIGHT PAGES
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C. TUESDAY. AUGUST 7, 1962
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
County Stands
On 8,895 It
Gives Library
After considerable discussion,
county commissioners decided yes
terday that nothing could be done
in this current fiscal year to in
crease the county’s $2,895 appro
priation to the county library.
Moses Howar^, chairman, and S.
A. Chalk, commissioner, said they
had received letters and phone
calls asking that the appropriation
♦ be upped. The county library board
was hoping to receive $5,880.
[ v Hr. Chalfc said if the library
wanted tax funds, a petition for a
referendum should be submitted.
Commissioner Gaston Smith con
curred. The library is financed
from non tax funds. Law prohibits
a tax levy for library use without
approval of the people.
Auditor James D. Potter said
that the library will need more,
funds in the future if it is to con
tinue as a county library.
Commisisoner Chalk said that if
a trained librarian is needed, one
could supervise all the library work
i in the county. The library, he add
I rd, should be under the school sys
' tern.
The books could be bought, cata
logued and marked at the point
of purchase and all that would be
* needed here, he remarked, would
be a clerk to hand them out. (The
state, which helps support the li
brary, says that the county must
hire a trained librarian if it ex
pects to get state funds in the fu
ture. )
According to the library budget,
$2,000 is earmarked for book pur
chase in this current year.
Mr. Chalk said people might do
well to read the Bible more, in
stead of some of the novels being
put out these days. Chairman
Moses Howard said he thought a
2-ccnt tax should be levied.
“We don’t need any more mon
ey,” Mr. Chalk observed. “What
we've got to do is use what we
have to better advantage.”
> Ports Seek
Million
The State Advisory Budget com
mission heard at Morehcad City
Thursday financial requests for the
ports of Wilmington and Morehcad
City for the 1963-65 biennium.
The SPA is seeking $1314 million
for improvements that would have
been embodied in the program for
ports placed before the people in
* referendum last fall.
Chairman of the visiting budget
group was Tom Woodard. Accom
panying him were Thomas White,
James Stikclcather, Shelton Wick
er, Ralph Scott, E. D. Gaskins;
Hugh Cannon of the state depart
ment of administration; Bill White,
chief of purchase and contract;
Frank Turner, property control of
ficer; R. D. Bourne, assistant prop
erty control officer; and L. D.
Moore, administrative assistant.
4 Representing the SPA were E.
N. Richards, acting ports director;
Jack Lee, director of commerce
and traffic; R. A. DcVane, comp
troller and treasurer.
Walter Friederichs, Morehcad
City port operations manager; AJ
Smith, Wilmington port operations
manager; and L. C. Bruce, public
relations officer.
Jayceftes Make
Pageant Plans
The Morchcad City Jaycettcs met
at the home of Mrs. Tommy Bal
lou Friday night, with nine mem
bers present.
Mrs. Rodney Sawyer, member of
the board of directors, presented
the by-laws and constitution to the
club. They were accepted.
Mrs. Ballou reported that the
club will help the Jaycees with the
Miss Morehead City pageant, to be
held Aug. 31 at the Morehead City
high school.
Tickets were given each mem
ber. Reserved tickets are being
sold in advance and are $1 each.
They may be purchased from any
Jaycettc or Jaycee. Mrs. Bill Mun
den was appointed chairman of the
decoration committee for the pag
eant and Mrs. Rodney Sawyer
chairman of ticket sales.
Arrangements were made for
transportation to the Jacksonville
Jaycette meeting Wednesday night,
which the club will attend as a
body.
Mrs. Keith Oates was welcomed
as a new member. At the close of
the meeting Mrs. Ballou served
cheesecake and coffee.
Cubs to Swim
Cub Scout pack 283, Morehead
City, will have a swimming party
at Sound Beach Pool tomorrow at
1 p.m., announces John Fuller, the
Cubmaster. All members of the
pack are Invited.
i
Mrs. Virgil Woolard crowns Miss Ginny Duncan the Pirate
Queen in Beaufort’s first beauty pageant connected with the pirate
festival. Miss Mary June Merrill, left, was second runner-up and
Miss Virginia Potter, right, was first runner-un.
Jaypee Hears Cases Against
Violators of Boating Law
A number of persons felt the-*
teeth of North Carolina’s boating j
law during July, being cited to
justice of the peace Charlie Krousc j
for violations.
The largest number of violations
came about due to a lack of ap
propriate life preservers. Persons
fined $10 and costs for operating
a boat without the proper number
preserver^ aboard were
Reginald C.. Willis, Reuben Bal
lance, and Cecil Moore, Beaufort;
William V. Fulford, Dallas Rose,
Telford Rose, Walter Collis, Hark
ers Island; Earl Patrick Killebrew,
Walstonburg; Willis L. Mason Sr.,
Stacy; David T. Adkins, Durham;
J. P. Cherry, Kinston; W. L. Jack
son Jr., Atlanta, Ga.; James
Thomas Smith, Durham.
Fined $10 and the costs for op
erating a boat with no life pre
servers aboard were Arlon D.
Guin, Four Oaks; Paul Lindsay
Sikes, Beaufort; William Sharpe,
Stella; P. J. Straughan, Jackson
ville. Sam Willis, Beaufort, paid
costs on the same offense.
Fined $10 and costs for dual of
fenses were Tommy Willis, Beau
fort, operating boat without proper
number of life preservers and fail
ure to display numbers; and Roy
Hamilton, Atlantic, operating an
unregistered boat and having an
unapproved fire extinguisher.
Operating a boat without having
a flame arrestor attached to the
engine also brought a $10 fine and
costs to Frank Piner, Williston, and
Charles Q. Willis, Davis. Walter
Collis, Harkers Island, paid the
costs for the same offense.
Carlie Willis, Davis, paid the
costs and Don R. Allen, Swansboro,
paid $10 and the costs for improper
display of boat registration num
bers.
Paying $10 and costs for not hav
ing boats registered were Charlie
Hamilton, Atlantic, T. H. Foscue,
Maysvifle, Guy Avery, Morehead
City, and Sam Willis, Morehead
City.
Operating a boat with the cer
tificate of numbers expired cost
Joe Davis, Davis, and Paul B.
Norman, Newport, $10 and the
costs.
Improper fire extinguishers cost
Charles Willis, Davis, $10 and the
costs and Charlie Hamilton, At
lantic, costs.
Water skiing violation cost two
persons $10 and costs. Kay Canipc,
Morphead City, and Claudia Taylor,
Havelock, were fined for no life
preserver, rear view mirror or
second person in the boat.
Among wildlife protectors mak
ing the arrests were James M.
Lewis and Reuben M. Crumpton.
Cars Damaged
In Sunday Crash
An accident Sunday at 5:05 p.m.
caused minor injuries to James
Edward Howard, Jacksonville,
when the car he was driving struck
the rear of a 1961 Chevrolet pickup
belonging to its driver, William
Hadley Collins, Maysville.
The pickup was damaged to the
extent of $175. The Howard car,
which belonged to Lorene Quinn
Howard, Maysville, got about $600
damage to the front end.
The accident happened on Aren
dell street near 27th street. Both
vehicles were going west on Aren
dell at the time. Investigating of
ficer was Ed Gaskill.
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Goats on Guard,
But Law Prevails
A pair of goats proved to be a
poor guard for a partially full
i half-gallon of moonshine Monday
I morning in Morehead City.
County ABC Officer Marshall
Ayscue and officer Ed GaskiU,
who retrieved the illegal whiskqy
from the goats’ pen, said that
both goats, a billy and a nanny,
put up some resistance.
The pen and goats, located in
a vacant lot near 14th and Fish
er streets, were not claimed by
nearby residents, leaving both
goats and moonshine apparently
ownerless.
Sea Level Gets
Eye Container
An eye bank container has been
presented to the Sea Level hos
pital, Morehead City Lions were
told Thursday night, and the con
tainer for the Morehead City hos
pital will be presented in the near
future.
The containers are specially-de
signed coolers to be used to ship
donations of eyes to the Eye Bank
in Winston-Salem from either hos
pital. The containers were pur
chased by the Lions in connection
with their program for the blind.
. The club also voted to help in the
purchase of special eyeglasses for
an individual.
Former member Louis Hinson
was reinstated as an active Lion.
The Lions meet every other Thurs
day night at Hotel Fort Macon.
Art Instructors Comment
On Beaufort Workshops
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer G. Griesc,
art instructors during the past six
weeks in Beaufort, comment on.
their experience in the letter be
low.
Aug. 3, 1962
“As instructors of the art divi
sion of the summer workshop
which just closed in your area we
thought we would like to register
a few observations we have made
over the past six very delightful
weeks.
“We feel that any community
who has a dedicated and cultural
minded citizen is very fortunate
indeed and deserves all the credit
a community can bestow upon
them, wc refer to Mrs. Charles
Hassell who has taken of her time
and substance to organize a group
of folks who were interested in
learning about the better things.
Because of her, many of your local
folks have found a new way of
life.
“We understand that your paper
has been extremely helpful to bring
these opportunities to your com
munities and wish to extend our
thanks for this.
“Although we had only a small
division in the Workshop program
in the fine arts department we ful
ly realize thS value of the program
Pirates Capture Beaufort; Queen
Ginny Duncan Selected to Reign
Historic Beaufort was the victim
of another Spanish invasion Satur
day, with the Spanish pirates tak
ing over the town in appropriate
whoop and holler style.
Played by members of the Beau
fort Fire department, the pirates
stormed ashore, wiped out the de
fenders, toted off a few pretty
girls, and fell into the hands of an
outraged citizenry who carted them
off to jail.
One of the female captives, by
design or otherwise, was divested
of her skirt during the capture,
leaving her in long, lacy panta
loons. Eye witnesses say she beat
Grayden Paul, manager of the
invasion, said it would take 173
letters to write personal notes
to all those who made the in
vasion a success, therefore he
hopes these words will serve:
“Thank you, very very much!"
her captors back to the seclusion
of the “Alphonse" by at least 50
yards, but retained enough pres
ence of mind to get one of the pi
rates to retrieve her skirt.
Preliminary to the invasion was
the usual bombardment, with two
boats and cannon, and a spectacu
lar "blow-up'’ of the defending fort.
The large crowd . obviously en
joyed the pageant in spite of a hot
t.sun. and small boys got a chance
to see enough shooting to substitute
lor several Saturday afternoons of
“cowboys and Indians” at the
movies.
; Preceding the invasion, Ginny
Duncan, Beaufort, won the Miss
Pirate Queen beauty contest, re
| ceiving a trophy, crown and 15
j silver dollars, alleged to be part
i of the pirate loot. First runner-up
was Virginia Potter and second
| runner-up was Mary June Merrill,
I both of Beaufort.
I Prizes for the second and third
(place were $10 and $5 respective
jly, more of the pirate's treasure,
i The money wa£ given by the Beau
fort Merchants associaUqjh* and
presented by W. R. Hamilton,
president.
After the war was over, a bar
becue supper was served near the
scene of battle. Present for the
beauty contest was the Marine
Band from the Second Marine Air
Wing, who provided the necessary
fanfare and music for the event.
Enjoyed particularly was the
concert by the Marine band after
! the beauty contest. One listener
remarked, “I could listen to that
music all day long!”
Prior to the beauty contest, the
19 beautiful contestants (four of the
23 entrants didn’t appear) rode in
i convertibles from the west end of
I Front street to the stage in front
of the postoffice.
Selecting the winners were Brig.
Gen. Frank Tharin, commanding
general, USMCAS, Cherry Point;
Mrs. Bob Simpson, Morchcad City;
Norwood Young, Beaufort, and
Miss Ruth Peeling, editor of THE
NEWS-TIMES.
Virgil Woolard, of the Beaufort
Rescue squad, who engineered the
barbecue supper and street dance
which followed, said the crowd at
the affair was estimated at 3,800.
Mrs. Virgil Woolard supervised
the beauty contest and crowned
the winner. There was high praise
for the efficiency with which the
contest was run and spectators
were smitten with the good looks
of all the girls who took part.
Charles Markey, Havelock, was
master of ceremonies.
A
Mrs. Hassell arranged and feel
that there; must be many in the
area who would have been benefit
ted by the opportunity offered
which unfortunately was only too
short.
“Although the six weeks passed
quickly we were able to take the
fullest advantage of the limited
opportunity by asking each student
to learn certain phases of the work
and then doing most of it at home.
In this way we were able to pro
duce nearly 25 pictures which will
(See WORKSHOP Page 2)
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
Tide Table
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, Aug. 7
12:12 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
6:10 a.m.
7:02 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 8
12:49 a.m.
1:38 p.m.
6:51 a.m.
8:24 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 9
1:34 a.m.
2:25 p.m.
8:09 a.m.
9:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 10
2:30 a.m.
3:22 p.m.
9:22 a.m
10:25 p.m,
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News-Times Photos by Tom Sioan
Spanish pirates swarm ashore, guns blazing, from their longboat as :t,8(W) watch Beaufort’s annual
pirate invasion. The pirates, played by members of Beaufort’s l ire department, lived up to .lolly Koger
tradition as they took the town.
Beaufort’s “fort” goes uu in smoke as the pirate sailing vessel bombards Beaufort prior to the
landing of the pirates. Dynamite, not cannonballs, gives the effect.
Pirates and farmers tangle at the Inlet inn amid billows of smoke from guns as Beaufort’s defend
ers recapture the town. Well-armed pirates were no match for the farmers, who captured the bucca
neers and carted them off to
The Marine Band of the Second Marine Air Wing, Cherry Point, marches in perfect precision on
Front street in Beaufort Saturday prior to the beg inning of the Beaufort Pirate festival. The band
provided music for the Pirate Queen contest and gave a eoncert.
County Board Pigeonholes
Crop Insurance Request
After a verbal battle between
county chairman Moses Howard
ind commissioner S. A.. Chalk, the
joard of commissioners tabled yes
erday a request submitted by Mr.
Howard. The request called for
he county board’s approval of
Federal Crop Insurance.
The approval was necessary, Mr.
Howard said, to permit farmers
n this county to obtain crop in
>urance.
Mr. Chalk wanted to know why
the government won't sell a fish
erman insurance so that he’ll get
paid when he tears up a net.
The commissioner said that this
country is working itself deeper
and deeper into socialism and if
people don’t believe in it, now is
the time, to stop socialistic prac
tices. He said federal crop insur
ance is costing the taxpayer Un
told millions and is putting the
country deeper in debt.
Mr. Howard said that he wasn’t
aware that the program was run
ning at a deficit. “How could it
be doing1 anything else when pri
vate insurance firms won’t even
write such insurance?” Mr. Chalk
asked.
Mr. Howard said that this type of
insurance enables the small farm
er to borrow money, because he
(See COUNTY BOARD Page 7)
W. H. Potter
Asks for School
Bond Vote
Mayor W. H. Potter, Beaufort,
i who as a board of health member
met with the board of education
and county commissioners yester
day, asked when the county board
of education was going to request
county commissioners to hold a
referendum on borrowing money
to build schools.
I “We had a bond referendum sev
eral years ago,” said Robert Sa
| frit, chairman of the board of edu
i cation, “and didn’t have the sup
port of the people. We’re hoping
the county board will give us a
half a million each year. We’ve
been working on the pay-as-you-go
plan. If enough people want a
l referendum, we’ll have it but we
haven't had a great number of re
quests.”
Mayor Potter said that a $3‘/a
million bond issue for schools
would pass in November with no
difficulty.
Commissioner Moses Howard
said that schools are the county’s
No. 1 project. He pointed out that
the county in this current fiscal
'year has more than doubled the
amount allocated lo schools.
Mayor Potter said that the coun
ty lags far behind in schools and
children arc not being given ade
quate opportunity.
H. L. Joslyn, county superinten
dent of schools, commented that
students of the county have re
ceived this year a total of $34,000
in scholarships, inferring that con
demnation of the school system or
quality of instruction is not justi
fied.
Mayor Potter contended that
j school facilities should be better
than they are. He asked how the
half million a year would be ap
J portioned throughout the county.
I He said that amount annually is
not enough to catch up with school
needs.
Mr. Joslyn said he agreed with
Mr. Potter in that respect. Pay-as
you-go was an alternate forced
upon the board when the school
bonds were defeated. He is in
favoir of a bond issue to ‘ back up”
the fund accumulating for school
construction.
Mr. Potter maintained that there
should be a bond referendum.
Mr. Safrit observed that New
port and Morehead City have con
solidated with no fuss. "But on
this side of the river (east) we
have problems. If the people of
Beaufort and east don't work out
their difficulties, I don’t sec any
thing in the way of solving this
problem/Of getting a new school
jn the (east in the very near fu
tur e-”J^
Beaufort Police
Check Accidents
An accident in Beaufort Satur
day caused an estimated total of
$400 in damages, when a car pull
ed out of a side street into the
path of another ear.
Moira Pake McIntosh, route 2
Beaufort, was charged with failure
to yield the right of way by officer
Otis Willis. Mrs. McIntosh, driv
ing a 1960 Dodge, had reportedly
stopped at the stop sign and pull
ed out into Ann St., where her car
and a 1958 Oldsmobilc driven by
Jonathan Haywood Whitehurst,
Beaufort, collided.
The Whitehurst car was hit in
the right front, causing $250 in
damages. The McIntosh car was
damaged to the extent of $150.
An accident Tuesday, July 31,
happened when a 1962 Chevrolet
panel truck driven by Samuel
Moore Dill, Garner, hit a parked
car in the 400 block of Broad St.,
Beaufort.
The parked car belonged to a
New Pern resident and damages
were minor, pill’s right rear
bumper struck the left front of the
other car, a 1956 Ford. No dam
ages were done to the truck.
No charges were filed by chief
Guy E. Springle, who investigated.
Three Men Re-Elected
To County ABC Board
County commissioners, meeting
with the board of health and board
of education yesterday re-elected
all of the present ABC board mem
bers.
H. S. Gibbs, Mprehead City, was
named chairman and will serve a
three-year term. Named to a two
year term was Ira Gamer, New
port, and to a one-year term, E. W.
Dowoum, Beaufort.