North Carolina Newspapers

52nd Yonr — No. 44 Four Section*—Fifty-Four Pages MOREHEAD CITY and BEAUFORT, N. C Friday, May 31, 1963 Published Tuesdays sad Friday* More Than 50 Will Stage Play, Gulls and Buoys, This Weekend Photo by Reginald L-ewla These five belles will be among the lovely lassie s who appear in the Morehead City Junior Woman's club production, Gulls and Buoys, tonight and tomorrow night at the Morehead City school. Left to right they are Mrs. Tommy Ballou, Mrs. Champ Lewis, Mrs. Shelby Freeman, Mrs. Jack Wroton and Mrs. Hhrry Bell. •. I A cast of more than 50 persons L has been assembled for the musical I production Gulls and Buoys, to be presented tonight and tomorrow night by the Morehead City-Junior Woman’s club. The show will be givei at 8 p.m. in the Morehead .s 1 City 5 school auditorium. Tickets are $1.50 each. They may M be purchased from any club mem ber; or at business establishments downtoWn. The show is being di rected by Chris Carter, New York City. Members of-the cast are the following: : Mrs. Louis Russell, Mrs. Elkins Enable, Mrs. Vince Jones, Mrs. Engineer Confirms Plan for Hearing In response to an inquiry by Leon Mann Jr., mayor of Newport, R. J. Kimley, advance planning engineer of the Stale Highway department, has stated that a hearing on the proposed by-pass of Newport will be heldfin September., The nearing will be advertised two weeks prior to the date. Mr. Kimlei said nothing is final about the zpute highway' 70 will take around Newport. Mn Kimley said .that if the may or bi> any suggestions relative to the project, he should iMorm W. F. Banmck, director of highways. David Freshwater, Mrs. Clayton Cannon, Mrs. Ward King, Mrs. David Carden, Mrs- Jim Corey, Mrs. Rufus Butner, Mrs. Larry Barker, Mrs. Shelby Freeman. Mrs. Bobby Oglesby, Mrs. Gerald Adkisson, Mrs. Harry Bell, Mrs. Jack Barnes, Mrs. Tommy Ballou, Mrs; Jack Wroton, Mrs. Champ Lewis, Mrs. Norman Clark, Mrs. J. L. Seamon Jr., Mrs. Paul Branch. Mrs. John Gainey, Mrs. Thomas L. NOe, Mrs. Gerald Mitchell, Mrs. Jim McLain, Mrs. May Ann Willis, Mrs. M. T. Lewis, Mrs. Dwight Gregory, Mrs. Louise Kennedy, Mrs. Wade Pelletier. Outstanding Students Get Awards at Beaufort School Outstanding students were pre sented awards this week at closing exercises at Beaufort school. George Gibbs was valedictorian and Doris Young salutatorian. Miss Young was presented the honor roll key at graduation exercises Monday night. Other awards were given at the chapel program Wed nesday. Miss Young and Mike Smith re ceived the awards as best all around seniors. The activity awards went to Norma Merrell and Mrs. Jack Huddle, Miss Bobbi Dennis, Mrs. Clifton Lynch, Mrs. Glenda Roberts, Miss Lillian Fran ces Giddens, Mrs. L. G. Dunn, Jim my Carey, Larry Barker, Clyde Wood, Martin Holloway, Clyde Con gleton, David Carden. Sal Palazzo, Mac Rogers, Elkins Knable, Julian Murphy, Ray Cum mins, Jack Wroton, Horace Willis, Dr. L, J. Norris Jr., Hugh Porter. During the final performance a used auto, donated by Lewis-Price Inc., will be given away. Tickets for the car are 25 cents each and are also available from club mem bers. John Hassell. Miss Merrell also received the Babe Ruth award for sportsmanship. Gene Mason was the boy who received the Babe Ruth award. Hassell also won two other awards, athletics and the Eudy award. The latter is given annual ly to the player who has contrib uted most to the basketball team. The Danforth awards went to MQses Teel and Harriet White burst; library award to Leslie Croom; Beta scholarship to Mary June Merrill; home economies awards to Donna Sabiston and Bon nie Ward. Other awards: Student Council, Mike Smith; band, Fred Davis; typing, George Gibbs; commercial, Lorraine Pasineau; glee club, Lin da Tilghman, WOW (US history), Anna Salter. Miss Salter also won the athletics award for girls. Citisenship, Sandy Boswell; school spirit, Judy Fulcher and Mike Ricks; school store award, Gene Mason. The American Legion awards for eighth graders went to Linda Lew is and Jim Klein; second place, Sandra Buck and Chris Sabiston. Winners of scholastic recognition were Gilbert Jackson, sophomore, with •» 97.98 average; Jimmy Pow-j g}l, sophomore, 97.33 average, and Gibbs, valedictorian, 97.2 average. The commencement speaker was Dr. Douglas R. Jones, Bast Caro lina college (see page 7 section Z). .. .— —, »■■■■■■.— Port Calendar Olga Maersk — Due tomorrow to load tobacco, bound for the Far East. American M 111 e r—-Arriving Wednesday to load tobacco, bound for northern Europe. Ferneliff—Due Thursday, has space for more cargo. Bound for the Far East. • Mentor—Arriving next Friday to load tobacco, bound for the Far East. Will Ocracoke Leave Hyde County? Petition Asks for Vote on Issue Carteret Official Says Ocracoke Welcome Here “If Ocracoke wants to leave Hyde county, we’d be hap py to have it become a part of Carteret,” W. R. Hamilton, Beaufort, chairman of the county board of commissioners, said yesterday upon learning that Ocracokers want an election to determine which county they will be a part of. Ocracoke is a village at the southern tip of Cape Hat 4 Marlin Festival Opens Today • Fishing Tourney Starts At Sunrise Monday • Queen to be Crowned At 4 P.M. Today All is ready for the gala Marlin Festival which opens today with the crowning of Linda Jean Sty ron, Morehead City, as Marlin Queen. The coronation will take place at 4 p.m. today at Capt. Bill’s Waterfront restaurant, Morehead City. Everyone is cordially invited, announces Bill Strickland, presi dent of the Fabulous Fishing club. The club is sponsor of the Marlin Festival. The marlin fishing con test will begin at sunrise Monday. Section 4 of today’s paper is a tabloid section which gives full de tails of the week-long program and carries messages from business men of the area who are backing the affair. In addition to the units listed in that section, for the street parade at 2 tomorrow, will be the Marine Corps band from Cherry Point, the Shrige Drum and Bugle Corps "from New Bern, two floats by the Fabulous Fishing club, three units by the Fabulous Fisherettes. Other units will be entered by the Carteret Outboard Runabout association (COBRA), Sportsman’s pier and THE NEWS-TIMES. Charles Walton, parade chair man, said that there may be others that will come in before parade time. The parade will follow Arcn dell street along the route describ ed in section 4. The Marlin Festival will end with a series of gala events in Beau fort next Saturday, including a pir ate queen contest, Spanish pirate invasion and street dance. Sponsors of the Beaufort events are the Beaufort Merchants as sociation, Historical association and the rescue squad. ■ ' - ■ -- - ►teras Seashore park on the outer banks. Years ago, Ocracoke was a part of Carteret, then became a part of Hyde county. Now the villagers have sent a petition to representatives of the legislature asking that a bill be passed to permit an election to de termine which county Ocracoke should be a part of, Hyde or Dare. Several citizens on Ocracoke say that if they're going to leave Hyde, they’d rather become a part of Carteret. Ocrseokers interested in chang ing their status say that the dis I). W. Patrick, director of ferry service for the State Highway commission, announced yester day that the ferry, Sea Level, will resume operation Saturday, June 8, sailing at 8 a.m. from At lantic and 2 p.m. from Ocracoke. The ferry is now undergoing re pair and had been scheduled to be back in service this weekend. tancc traveled to the county seat of Hyde is too far to be conven ient. The move to shift Ocracoke to another county was reportedly started by a leading citizen who has large property interests in Dare. Sen. P. D. Midgctt, whose dis trict covers both Hyde and Dare, said Wednesday at Raleigh that he believes it is too late in this ses sion of the legislatulfc to enact any bill that would permit a vote. Ocracoke already has close tiks with Carteret. The state operates the ferry, Sea Level, between Car teret and Ocracoke and many resi dents of the island use hospital facilities in this county. Car Hits Pole Thursday In West Morehead City An accident occurred early Thurs day morning in the vicinity of 33rd and Arendell streets, Morehead City. William Earl Jones, Morehead City, driving a 1957 Ford east on Arendell, ran off the road and hit a pole, police said. Sgt. Jack Miller, investigating officer, estimated damage to the car at $75. The driver was not in jured. Suddenly, You're a Father ~~ j'.cWh- 1 tines t noto by Holloway The “boys” steal the spotlight for June, the month which brings Father’s Day. Kay Pittman, High land Park, Beaufort, got a double dose of Fatherism recently. Twin sons, Patrick Kane Kent, were born to Mrs. Pittman seven week* ago today. While one of the boys looks Mother, the other sucks a thumb and contemplates that big fellow he’ll soon realize is his father. Hearing Today The state commercial fisheries committee will conduct a hearing at 10 a.m. today on taking of spawning female hardcrabs. Tak ing oi the crabs, known as sponge crabs, is now prohibited. Holiday Yesterday The county courthouse, banks and postoffices were closed yester day, Memorial Day. The First for '63 io aimiiaon Otj Sator T. Davis, both* of E. W. Smith, 1. -"*'--■«*■ ''Wirr’'^1'' 'Vi I Hi Judge Sends Youth To Training School A 16-year-old Beaufort youth," Thomas Penny, pleaded guilty to nine counts of breaking, entering and larceny Tuesday in county re corder’s court. Judge L. R. Morris ordered that the youth be sent to Eastern Caro lina Training school for bdya. The length of his detention will be de termined by the school directors. Other cases tried in recorder's court follow: Lawyer Bryant, speeding, costs. Hilrired Cecil Potter, speeding, costs. Gordan Ray Horne, improper registration, costs. Dennis Louis Webster, speeding, $10 and costs. Robert Wayne Schmidt, driving under the influence, $100 and costs. Delma J. Morris, no operator’s license, not prosecuted. James Carroll, public drunken ness, defendant requested a jury trial, bond set at $50. Thomas Aliie Ricci, no operator’s, license, $10 and costs. Jack L. Taylor, passing stopped school bus, $10 and costs. Edward Hyde Willis, speeding, costs. Ronnie Marion Olkowski, speed ing, costs. David Lee Hall, speeding, costs. Hattie Shepard Mallard, failure to yield right-of-way, costs. Phillip Prancis Debeaubien Jr., expired operator’s license, not prosecuted. Jerry Willis, public drunkenness, not prosecuted. Billy Earl Gillikin, co-habitation, defendant requested a jury trial. (See COURT Pg. 2) Tide Table HIGH Friday, 2:56 a m. 3:42 p.m. 3:52 a.m 4:35 p.m. 4:43 a.m. 5:23 p.m. 5:38 a.m. 6:08 p.m. 6:23 a.m. . B:# 6:46 p.m. 12:23 p.m. >-—— Budget Includes Port, Dunes Funds for'63-65 Expected to be approved yester day was the $1.2 billion state bud get (or 1963-65. The final OK on the new budget came within one step of passage Wednesday when a laid ditch attempt was made by Rep. Whitehurst of Craven to hike pay of 32,000 state workers. The budget includes a $127 mil lion building program. The pro gram includes improvements at state ports in Morehead City and Wflinington, $250,000 for land ac quisition on the outer banks and $1 million in the dunes building program Arum Ocracoke inlet south to Cape Lookout. W. JL Hamilton, chairman of the county board of commissioners, said yesterday he has not received word from either federal or state officials as to the time of a hear ing on the outer banks restoration program. A study of the banks was made by National Part personnel in April, accompanied by members of the North Carolina Outer Banka Seashore Park commission. Con troversy has developed as to how the o*iter banks shall be handled, since storms have eroded them considerably in recent years. It has been proposed by the state that die banks be turned over to the federal government, which then would finance t—serration. Private property owners and cer tain local interests contend that this would be giving away one of . the county’s most valuable assets. For that reason, county officials , have assured residents that no ac tion will be taken until citizens can be heard.