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MOREHEAD CITY »nd BEAUFORT, N. C. Jn»> 7, ISM Uf/£ 11/96 * PublUhad Tuesday and Friday
Rep. Thomas S. Bennett Reports
On Progress in General Assembly
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The Music Man'
Charlie Hudson, who sounds like a four-man combo, was seen on
the Fabulous Fishing club’s float in both the Morehead City and
Beaufort Marlin Festival parades.
By JEFF JONES
It’s a “one-man band” called
Charlie Hudson, and he arrived
last week from his home in New
Bern to provide entertainment
during the Blue Marlin festival.
The talented gentleman played
song after song by request for
crowds gathered around the of
ficial weighing station in front of
Capt Bill’s Waterfront restau
rant, Morehead City, during the
tournament. With a bass drum,
a guitar and a home-made horn,
he gave forth with rhythm ’n
blues numbers from a repertoire
that seemed unlimited.
And that home-made horn, by
the way, was made from a piece
of sheet metal that the musician
salvaged from an old Coast
Guard cutter about 30 years ago.
But he doesn’t limit himself to
just these instruments. Onlookers
at Saturday’s beauty parade in
Beaufort were treated to some
New Orleans style jazz as the
“one-man band” beat out St.
Louis Blues on a piano mounted
on one of the floats.
If you missed seeing Mr. Hud
son perform over the weekend,
you’ll probably get another
chance. He plans to “be around
most of the summer.” If you spot
a two-tone, pink and green car,
he’ll be some place close by.
Earl Kelly Wins Award
Earl Kelly, senior at Newport
high school, has been presented the
Alton Higgins award for 1963. This
award is given annually to a sen
ior boy enrolled in Vocational Ag
riculture for outstanding work. It
is provided by Lieut. Leo A. Hig
gins and is presented to the recip
ient for an FFA vacation.
Becky McCabe's Entry Wins
First Place in Art Club Show
The prize offered at the More
head City Art club’s exhibit Friday
and Saturday at the Webb civic
center was won this year by Becky
McCabe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. McCabe, Morehead City.
The title of Becky’s award- win
ning entry is, “On a Woodland’s
Walk,” and represents the artist’s
conception of an ideal autumn
scene. The prize for first place in
the showing was an artist’s paint
box cased in wood.
Miss McCabe is one of 25 art
students who presented 97 paint
ings at the exhibit. These students
are under the tutelage of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Griese of Richlands,
and all the paintings shown were
examples of the students’ work
since October. Mr. and Mrs. Griese
have been holding art classes in
Morehead City high school. En.
trants in this exhibit ranged in age
from 9 upward.
Becky’s painting was done in
casein, what Mr. Griese refers to
as “a kind of colored glue.” He
explained that caBein is a medium
all its own, and that it was used
by the masters, although it has
fallen into disuse in contemporary
times.
The art exhibit, which was spon
sored by the Morehead City Junior
Woman’s club, began Friday even
ing with a private showing and re
ception at- which refreshments
were served. A panel of judges
was enlisted to select the best
painting of the 97 shown.
The exhibit was opened to the
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Three Support
Cases Heard
In County Court
Judge L. R. Morris ordered that
three local men comply with non
support charges in county record
er’s court Tuesday.
Tyre M. Salter was required to
pay $25 each month to the clerk
of court for maintenance and sup
port of his son, Ray Andrew Sal
ter. David Windley was ordered
to provide $25 every two weeks to
support his daughter, Hannah Cath
erine Windley. But the petitioner,
Mr. Windley’s estranged wife, was
found to have no just cause for
support.
The third non-support case in
volved Julius McCabe, for whom
a one-year sentence was suspend
ed on condition that he pay the
welfare department $5 a week for
the benefit of his minor illegitimate
child. Judge Morris ruled that the
order be amended if and when the
defendant becomes gainfully em
ployed.
Other cases tried in recorder’s
court:
Thurman Montier Potter, no op
erator’s license, not prosecuted
with leave to reopen the case.
Bush Evans, expired plates and
no muffler, costs.
Harry Lee Smith, parking ve
hicle on traveled portion of high
way at night without lights, not
(See COURT, Pg. 6)
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Mr*. Rufns Butner Jr., left, president of the Moreheed City
Junior Woman’s elnb, and Miss Becky McCabe, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. McCabe of Morebead City, hold Becky’s painting
that task first place in the Morebead City Art dab’s anaaal art
exhibit Friday and Saturday at the civic center, Morebead CUy.
public on Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m>, at .which time the visi
tor* were given an opportunity to
vote for their favorite paintings
by first, second and third choice.
First place by popular vote Went
Carteret bills are still m the
mill at Raleigh as the 1963 legisla
ture advances well into June, fifth
month of the session.
Ratified during the past week
were the bills permitting creation
of an industrial development com
mission for the county and another
requiring the governor to appoint
a commission to study the com
mercial fisheries division.
Both were introduced by Carteret
representative Thomas S. Bennett.
Mr. Bennett, who has taken con
certed action in the fisheries field
during this, his freshman term in
the legislature, reported yesterday
that the legislature has ratified a
bill which he supported. It pro
vides that no commercial fisheries
license is needed to take seafood
from a boat with a motor, as long
as the catches are for personal
use.
Killed by request of Sen. Luther
Hamilton, Morehead City, in the
Senate education committee, was
a bill introduced by representative
Bennett, which would have per
mitted Carteret to elect the county
board of education. The senator
favors appointment of the board,
as has been the custom in this
county.
“To be considered by the House
judiciary II committee today is
House bill 1268, which was intro
duced Thursday by Mr. Bennett,
at the request of the Beaufort town
board.
The bill provides that the town,
under orders by the State Stream
Sanitation commission to put up
a sewage disposal plant, need not
extend its present obsolete system
to newly-annexed areas and thus
compound an already serious pol
lution problem.
The bill provides, however, that
when the town establishes a mod
ern sewage disposal system, it
shall cover the entire town, in
cluding recently-annexed portions.
Also introduced by request of the
town board Tuesday was HB 1242,
which extends for one year the
amount of time allowed Beaufort
for collecting taxes prior to 1953.
Under a bill passed in the 1961
legislature, the county and Carteret
towns are barred from collecting
after July 1, 1963, taxes prior to
July 1, 1953.
HB 1242 gives Beaufort, another
year to collect the taxes involved
of take the necessary legal StejSf
to make them collectible after July
1, 1964.
The bill passed the house and is
now in the Senate.
Mr. Bennett said yesterday that
he has introduced 15 bills in this
session and believes that this, is
the crop for him for 1963.
It appears, he added, as though
(See LEGISLATURE, Pg. 3)
Shellfish Being Moved
To Unpolluted Waters
The state is issuing permits to
lessees of private oyster or clam
beds to take up shellfish in pol
luted areas and replant them in
the beds in unpolluted areas, ac
cording to C. G. Holland, state
commercial fisheries commission
er.
The Shellfish Sanitation depart
ment is cooperating in the project.
If shellfish growing in polluted wa
ters are removed to unpolluted wa
ters, they cleanse themselves in
about two weeks, the fisheries
commissionrs said.
to Mis* Jo Wood tor her “Tree*”;
second place went to Mrs- Beatrice
Martin for “Carol on her Ninth
Birthday”; and third place went
to JMiaa Becky ^McCabe for work
Senator Amends Hospital Bill;
Bennett Opposes Reducing Term
Pretty Girls Win Contest
These were the prettiest girls in the Miss Pirate contest in Beaufort Saturday—according to the
judges. Miss Pirate of 1963 is Norma Merrell, left. First runner-up was Mary June Merrill, Beau
fort, and second runner-up was Ann Shea, Cherry Point.
Thousands Flock to Beaufort
For Pirate Invasion Events
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Outer Banks Talk
Set for June 28
Discussion with county citizens,
of state and federal government
proposals for the outer banks,
will take place at 10 a.m. Friday,
June 28, in the courtroom of the
county courthouse.
W. R. Hamilton, chairman of
the county board of commission
ers, announced the date of the
meeting Friday after conferring
with Thomas Morse, of the parks
planning service, Department of
the Interior, Richmond, Va.
Mr. Hamilton said that there
is the possibility that congress
man David Henderson will attend
the meeting.
Burglars Hit
Three Places
Three business places were brok
en into over the weekend, accord
ing to the sheriff’s department.
They were the Lennoxville tav
ern, Mack’s Place, Lennoxville
road, and W. J. Merrill’s Pure Oil
station, Core Creek. '
Both the places on Lennoxville
road were burglarized sometime
after midnight Saturday, according
to deputy sheriff Carl Bunch.
The tavern is operated by Hevia
Noe. One hundred dollars was re
ported taken from the 'music ma
chine Also missing were three
cases of beer. *
The screws holding a lock in
place were removed from the door
to gain entry.
Thirty-five dollars was taken
from the shuffleboard game and
juke box at Mack’s. Also missing,
according to Leo Mathis, proprie
tor, were 50 pennies and a carton
of cigarettes.
The padlock was pried off the
front door.
Merrill’s place was: entered Sun
day night, deputy Bunch said. The
front door was ripped off, but the
only thing misSed were 15 pennies
from the cash register. Mr. Mer
rill said perhaps some fond or gas
oline was stolen, but thin could not
be determined immediately.
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Ambulance Called ,
The Newport fire department
ambulance took three injured Ma
rines to Cbeyry Point Hffday night
The three men were hurt in a car
Guy McCain’s m the
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■ A parade, a beauty contest and
a pirate invasion in Beaufort cli
maxed the Blue Marlin festival
Saturday afternoon while close to
5,000 spectators watched.
The parade, which began shortly
after 2 p.m. along Front street,
was highlighted by firetrucks and
rescue squads from Beaufort,
Morehead City and Newport; the
Marine Air Wing band from Cher
ry Point; convertibles, boats and
floats carrying the beautiful con
testants for the title of Miss Pi
rate 1963.
Following the parade* the crowds
were treated to an open-air show
ing of the lovely hopefuls as they
glided back and forth across a plat
form beside the whaling museum,
the Alphonso. And the spectators
loudly approved the judges’ deci
sion. Norma Merrell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Merrell of
Beaufort, was chosen as Miss Pi
rate of 1963.
The judges, Charles Craven of
the Raleigh News and Observer,
Graham Johnson of Elkin, Dr. R.
T. Hood Jr. of Kinston, Mrs. Ray
Masten of Atlantic Beach and Mrs.
Jim McDonald of Goldsboro, un
doubtedly had a difficult time se
lecting one winner out of the 19
winsome entries. But at least their
chore was made easier, since they
were allowed to grant honors to
two other girls.
First runner-up in the contest
was another Beaufort girl, Mary
June Merrill, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Sammy G. Merrill. And sec
ond runner-up was Ann Shea of
Cherry Point. Ginny Duncan, Miss
Pirate of 1962, another Beaufort
girl, was official hostess for the
contest, and performed the crown
ing ceremony for her successor.
The sash bearing Miss Merrell’s
title was placed on her by Mrs.
Virgil Woolard, who was in charge
of the contest.
After a musical interlude pro
vided by the Marine Corps band,
the pirates invaded. With an ex
change of ear-shattering cannon
fire between pirates and the shore
battery, girl-chasing, the arrival
of nearby farmers and townspeople
and the capturing of the pirates,
the story of 1747 was relived.
Sponsored by the Beaufort Mer
chants association, the invasion
was supervised by Grayden Paul,*
who said he believes the crowd
was larger than any except, in
1960, which was the town’s 251st
anniversary. The invasion was
first staged then.
Softening-up bombardment from
the water, by the pirate vessels
Beveridge and Heart’s Desire, pre
ceded the pirates in the whale
boat. Skipper of the Beveridge was
Capt. David Beveridge. In charge
of the battery aboard the Bever
idge was Ed Robinson, who each
year mounts his Lyle gun on the
stern.
The gun was taken off a vessel
that wrecked at Ocracoke years
ago. The Heart’s Desire, a large
sailboat, was captained by its own
er, Howard Whitney In charge o£
the battery aboard the Desire were
del and Jim Simpson.
Capt. Tyre Moore, Swansboro,
who was born on the outer banks,
lent color to the occasion by dart
ing about in his small powered
sailcraft dubbed the 'Snapdragon.
It was rigged to look like an old*
timey sailboat and had two minia
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Tide Table
Tides si Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, June 11
U:16a.m. 5:02 a.m.
11:05 p.m. 4:46 p.m.
Wednesday, Ji|ne U
12:05 a.m. 5:43 a.m.
11:58 p.m. 5:32 p.m.
Thursday, June 13
12:56 a.m. 5:43 a.m.
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Friday, Jane 14
12:55 a.m. 7:39 a.m.
1:49 p-m. . <114 P-m.
Legislator Says Present
Board Due Four-Year Term
Sen. Lather Hamilton, Moreheart ,
City, reported yesterday that he
has amended the bill relating to
the county hospital. The bill would
have wiped out all past action tak
en toward construction of a county
hospital and required the county
board to call for a new referen
dum.
The amendment states that a
new referendum would be held only
at the discretion of Inc county
board.
The bill, as amended, has pass
ed the Senate and was sent Friday
to the House committee on local
government.
Being held up in the House is
the bill which would cut the pre
sent county board’s terms from
four years to two and would pro
vide districts from which county
commissioners would be .elected.
The bill does not meet with the
approval of county officials. The
County Republican club went on
record against the bill at its meet
ing Saturday night in Beaufort.
The major objection is not to
districting the county but to the
cutting of terms of the present
commissioners who, when elected,
were expected to serve four-year
terms.
Senator Hamilton said yesterday
that when two-year terms of com
missioners in this county were
upped to four some years ago,
the board then in office stayed in
four years “and there’s no reason
to delay the effective date on re
ducing the terms,” he said.
He added that there never should
have been legislation permitting
Carteret’s county commissioners to
hold office for four years. “They
are the closest to the people and
should be subject to the choice of
ture black cannons on the stern.
Roles of pirates were played by
Beaufort firemen. Beaufort foot
ball players and several VFW
members were the defending farm
ers and townsfolk. After the fight,
the pirates told Mr. Paul, “No
more Seadogs (nickname for the
Beaufort football team).” Seems
as though the “little high school
boys” mommicked the invaders!
(See INVASION, Pg. 7)
Commander Greeted
Cdr. Jay K. Beam, USN, com
manding officer of the USS Har
der, discusses his weekend sched
ule activities during the Marlin
Festival with mayor George Dill
of Morehead City, center, and P.
W: Bullock, president of the Car
County Chamber of Coiti
on the dec* of the sub
just after its arrival Fri
at the port. Commander
Beam, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
C; L. ' Beam, 110 Orange St.,
loMfart, Lt Cdr. J
day
the people every two years,” he
declared.
Rep. Thomas S. Bennett said he
is opposed to the bill and issued
the following statement yester
day:
“When the people of Carteret
county went to the polls on Nov.
6, 1963, they elected five county
commissioners four terms of four
years each.
"Four of the five men who were
elected were not my first choice
on the ballot I cast and nothing
would please me more than to hold
a new election in 1964 and elect
a new board. The legislation which
is now pending in the general as
sembly to accomplish this is, in
my opinion, bad legislation.
“As a believer in good govern
ment, with fairness and justice, I
will attempt to amend this bill to
make its effective date November
1966 instead of November 1964, at
which time the terms of the newly
elected county commissioners will
be two years in length.
"I take this stand because I be
lieve the majority of the people
of the county feel the same way,
and secondly, because my person
al convictions allow me to take no
other stand.
“The County Republican club has
gone on record as being opposed to
reducing the terms of the present
commissioners because it is not
a fair and just maneuver.
“All Republicans believe that if
an election were to be held in
1964, this county would elect
five Republican commissioners,
but Republicans do not crave vic
tory so much as to endorse a mea
sure which is contrary to all forms
of democratic government.
“If we cannot win fairly, we had
rather not win. Therefore, I shall
oppose reducing the terms of the
present board of county commis
sioners to two years, but will oth
erwise support Senator Hamilton’*
bill in establishing districts in the
county and electing future com
missioners for terms of two years,
beginning iti 1966.”
Senator Hamilton commented
yesterday on observations made by
county commissioners relative to a
bill he introduced which would pre
vent the county attorney from hold
ing two salaried positions and re
duction of the county commission
ers’ terms.
“If I had been wanting to hit at
anyone personally in these bills,”
he said, “I could have had salaries
reduced, prevented the auditor and
register of deeds from bolding two
jobs and would have fixed it so that
certain appointive county offices
(See SENATOR, Pg. 7)
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