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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES Cartant County* ? Newspaper EDITORIALS FRIDAY, OCT. 15, 1954 Welcome to the Travelers Tomororw is a his occasion for all rurtprpf nff* r* th* fiHhprmmi onH of us. For the first time in North Caro lina'* history, a transatlantic passenger liner will sail from a Tar Heel port. Morehead City and Carteret County are especially happy to welcome the Stockholm's captain, crew and their 390 passengers. Any "first" such as this is a gala occasion. Judging from the program planned for shipboard and in port, those taking the trip will have seven full days of new adventure, a sure cure for the rou tine of business worries or houskeep ing. We can think of no more ideal way to have a convention than to go aboard a liner and sail through the brilliant blue of the Gulf Stream to the sparkling brightness of the Caribbean, visiting the pink and cream sand shores of Cuba and Nassau. Did you know that Nas sau's waters are so clear that a bather's shadow can be seen as far down as 12 feet to the sea's white sandy floor? And in Cuba, the atmosphere of old Spain mixes thrillingly with a modern metrop olis to give the traveler a glimpse into a world romantically different from ours. Morehead City, the port of depar ture, and the surrounding area have much to offer the traveler too. As the Stockholm slips out of the harbor, it will pass on the right an old fort. Skill fully camouflaged by the dunes, Fort Macon nestles at the mouth of Beaiifort Inlet. Visitors who come upon it by land, and who have also viewed the site from the sea, are amazed that the fort is as massive as it is, completely surrounded by a moat ? yet skillfully concealed from a ship at sea. Old homes in Beaufort, two miles east of Morehead City, have seen colonial days. An old graveyard there shelters the remains of Revolutionary war heroes. Live oaks are so old that green ferns have sprung from their trunk and limbs to help make a cooling canopy over the ground. hunter the best of sport. Especially in the fall of the year the sportsman finds the county a dream come true. We could go on for paragraphs about picturesque Carteret, flanked by outer banks which are populated by wild ponies and cattle. Actually you should see it for your self. Autumn is one of our more perfect seasons here on the Carolina coast. So after the Stockholm returns, stay a while if you can. And if you can't, come back to see us real soon! Day of Decision Farm people in North Carolina will cast a vote for or against a better fu ture today. They will go to the polls in their re spective communities and vote either for or against continuance of the "Nickels for Know-How" research pro gram. In 1951 farm folks voted 68,283 to 7,088 for this program. During the three years since then their nickel as sessment on a ton of feed or fertilizer has made possible tremendous ad vances in chemical control of weeds, control of insects, better poultiy at less cost, mechanical improvements in farm machinery and literally scores of other means to make life better and easier for the farm family. Without the "nickels" program the scientists could not have been employed to work on these projects, they could not have been given the tools for their experiments and the farmers would not be benefiting today from their efforts. This assessment program costs every farmer, on the average, approximately 30 cents a year. In 1951 Carteret farm ers approved, by better than 90 per cent, the "Nickels for Know-How" project. We hope they do the same at the polls today. Competition Benefits Consumer Not to long ago, about the oirly peo ple who had real use for such statistical terms as millions, billions and trillions were astronomers. Today, however, they are common-place words, for American productivity and expansion have rushed along at such a tremendous pace that many things can be calculated only in terms of millions and billions. And that includes dollars, too. As an example, consider the relative status of the U. S. oil industry. (This is particularly appropriate, for the in dustry is observing Oil Progress Week this wqek). At the height of World War II, the American oil industry as a whole represented an investment of around 13 billion dollars in plant and equipment. That was really something, for it was this American industry which almost singlehandedly fueled and lubri cated the mighty war machine created by the U. S. and its allies. Since then, oil men hkve spent more than 28 billion dollars in capital ex pansion and development to keep abreast of skyrocketing demands. In less than 10 years, the oil people have' re-invested the equivalent of more than twice their worth. A. capital expendi tures survey earlier this year by the American Petroleum Institute showed that more than four and a half billion dollars will be spent this year alone. This money was poured into new oil fields, new refineries, new pipe lines, new tankers, new and improved facili ties of all kinds. The bulk of it came from industry earnings. One basic reason for this vast and continuing program of expansion and development is the rugged competition within the oil industry. No company dares take a chance of being outsmart ed or out-distanced by its competitors, so the tempo for all is fast and furious. In the long run, we consumers are the chief beneficiaries ? in new and better products, and lower prices. In retro spect, it can be said that this is a per fect example of how competition in the oil industry is serving us ? and serving us well. Trenches Yield to Progress (From Jacksonville, Fla. Times-Union) Fresh evidence of the pattern of progress in the New South came when the blade of a modern bulldozer began leveling some of the trenches dug around Richmond at the direction of General Robert E. Lee. They were part of the outer defenses which surround ed the capital of the Confederacy dur ing the War Between the States. The deep, uneven bunkers must disappear now to make way for a new Henrico County subdivision. For 93 years, the trenches have creased the Virginia countryside like an ugly scar. Time and progress are at last healing those scars just as time and progress are healing the mental scars which have pained and inhibited many of the South 's people since the dark days of 1865. Richmond ? Jike Atlanta ? had rea son for bitter memories. The gfeat Vir ginia city was made the capital of the Confederate States of America on May 8, 1861. For the next four years it was the objective of military operations to which the greatest leaders and finest armies were devoted. Like Atlanta, Richmond learned first-hand of the ter rors of siege and firp. The opening of llcClellan's peninau Ia campaign in 1862 was the first great blow to Richmond's security. Many persons fled the city but confidence was restored by the checking of the Union fleet at Drewry's Bluff, the bat tle of Fair Oaks and the Seven Days . . . Aftef the fall of Petersburg in 1865 though, Richmond was evacuated. When Federal troops entered the city a serious fire was under way. It was not extinguished until a third of the city was in ruins. Now, grim reminders of old sorrows are vanishing. It is indicative of the massive changes that are taking place as the whole region moves into a bright, new era. Atlanta, on the other hand, did not hestitate at all in seizing the reins of ?progress. Its people had strong feel ings, too, but devotion to progress was stronger. On the blackened ruins of the city was built a bustling metropolis that soon became the great commercial cen ter of the South. Its vision was never obscured and so its prosperous develop ment was swift and permanent. This ia the sort of spirit that is stir ring Richmond today. It ia the sort of spirit the entire South must encourage as it climbs upward out of the shadows of the put. HOW DOES nr ADD UP 7 This is the Law By CHARLES W. DANIEL For the N. C. Bar Association LEGAL FEES Did you ever wonder about the basis for a legal ? or other profes sional ? fee for services? All of the following factors ? ap proved by the North Carolina State Bar ? are normally considered by a lawyer in setting a fee for a spe cific piece of work: "(1) The time and labor requir ed, the newness and difficulty of the questions involved and the skill requisite properly to conduct the cause; (2) whether the accep tance of employment in the par ticular case will preclude the law yer's appearance for others in cases likely to arise out of the trans action, and in which there is a reasonable expectation that other wise he would be employed, or will involve the loss of other employ ment while employed In the par ticular case or antagonisms with other clients; (3) the customary charges of the bar for similar ser vices: (4) the amount involved in the controversy and the benefits resulting to the client from the ser vices; (5) the contingency or I certainty of the compensation; .ud (6) the character of the em ployment. whether casual or for an 'established and constant client. No one of these considerations in it self is controlling. They are mere guides in ascertaining the real val ue of the service." Many attorneys will attest that one of their most difficult prob lems is that of setting a fair yet adequate fee. From the imposing list of factors to be considered in this connection, the problem of the fee is indeed troublesome. Texas Eyes the Fee The State Bar of Texas has pub lished the following lucid explan ation of legal fees: "When a lawyer saves a client from trouble or financial difficul ty, the client knows only that he has been charged for 'advice'? a commodity oftentimes too freely given by us all. Often overlooked is the study, work, and time the attorney has spent in order that he be in a position to give advice that can be relied upon. "First, a practicing lawyer must have had six or seven years of academic education. This means at least three years of college work and three years in a recognized law school. Because the com munity at large has an interest in the qualifications and conduct of members of the bar, these mini mum educational requirements must be met before examination for admission to the bar may be taken. During the three years of formal legal education, the law student attempts to read, digest, reconcile and understand from 10,000 to 20, 000 separate cases, statutes, and monographs. He must draw from these an understanding of basic le gal principles of processes of le gal reasoning, of methods of fact and legal investigation, and of court procedures which bring re lief to clients . . . "In both counselling and litiga tion, a lawyer must draw upon a wealth of precedent which he has attempted to store in his memory in order to apply one or more prin ciples of law to the fact situation presented by his client. Ordin arily, many legal principles and rules of statute or decision are in volved in even the simplest situa tion. Too, the problems raised by variois clients, like fingerprints, are never exactly the same. "After searching his memory, the lawyer will usually check the pertinent rules and precedents. These are found in an ever-increas ing volume of statutes with which modern legislation seeks to regu late many aspects of our life, and in the decisions of the courts, boards and bureaus." Many county bar organizations in North Carolina set minimum fee sch'' lules for specific services of profession such as drafting ills, searching titles, appearances in the various courts and the like. These minimum fees, however, do not purport to cover more than a few situations common to the at torney-client relationship. Free Legal Service Lawyers? as do practitioners in the other professions ? perform many free professional services, both to individuals and to their home communities. Through its committee on Legal Aid, headed by Dr. John S. Brad way of Duke University, the North Carolina Bar Association is seed ing to extend the availability of free legal services to more truly needy cases. The bar is now work ing, and will continue to work with local welfare agencies in providing legal services for those who real ly need them but who are finan cially unable to pay a fee. The bar gave thousands of hours of free service in such cases last year and the total is expected to be greater this year, Dr. Bradway says. Fee Cutting No discussion of legal fees would be adequate without some refer ence to the frequently unsatisfac tory situation in which a person with a legal problem "shops around" with it, hoping thereby to find a lawyer who will accept the assignment for less money than his fellows. To this kind of client "shopper," we have but one ad vice: Don't do it! The maxim, "you usually get what you pay for,' applies in such cases. No reputable attorney would knowingly undercut a fee, accepted in the community as reasonable for the particular job, just to get the case for himself. The rare attor ney who deliberately indulges in cutting reasonable fees is likely to be short ob ability and not in position to give the kind of coun sel which the client expects and deserves. Hereand There By F. C. SALISBURY The fallowing information is ta ken from the files of the Morehead v-ny LUd?ici . FRIDAY, OCT. 15, 1915 E W Guthrie Jr., who has been in Florida for several months, re turned home last week. Miss Hazel Hawkins left Satur day afternoon for Pine t*r0 where she will teach school. Mrs. E. C. Boomer and ?oth"; Mrs. N. E. Simmons, left Friday for Raleigh where they will spend some time visiting friends. Zeb V. Butts Jr., has accepted ? position as clerk with the Hotel Charles. Telegraphic reports of the World s Series between phll?del" phia and Boston, by WMft' received here last week y Morehcad City Drug Co. Marv, the 17th months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Clarenoe ldleberg died Tuesday night after a brief illness. Mrs. MMhg been ill for some time and was in the hospital at the time of her baby's death. Governor Craig has ?PP?lnt?? Dr. B. F. Royal of this city to the directorate of the Goldsboro Hos pitaTto succeed Dr. .W. E. Headen. Who has had to retire on account of ill health and has himself en tered a hospital for treatment. The finishing touches on the cluster of lights that . are on the water tower were made this wee* by Cleveland Smith and ***"* Jones There are five UghU in the cluster each of which is power. They are at an altitude of 145 feet above sea level. The arrival Monday of the five divisions of the N.val Militia ct North Carolina marks the first en campment of this sUte organic tion of Coast Defense. U U com posed of Belhaven, New Bern, Eliz abeth City and Hertford. Messrs. John M. Morehead and C. C. Coddington of Charlotte tnd David Gaskill of Salisbury ar rived in the city Monday to spend several days here fishing. Dr w. M. Willis last week moved his office from Uw Stm mons building to the P"^">ce building, corner of 9th and dell streets He is occupying the front rooms on the second floor. The fire department has rent ed two rooms on the second floor of the new postoffice building an will begin work at an early date fixing up these rooms for the use of its members only. Superintendent J. C. the Norfolk-Southern Jjjf been spending the week here wtth his family after having undergone an operation last week fo V trouble in a hospiUl in Norfolk. Member, of the SUte Highway Commission are spending week in Carteret County making a general survey of the county highways They report there is very little reason why the county <holuld not have a hwd ""J*" "on practically Its entire length of the central highway. Carteret County News-Times WINNER OF NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION AND NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARDS A Merger of The Beaufort New> (E*t 1912) and The Twin City Timet (Eat. 1036) Published Tueadays and Fridayi by the Carteret Publishing Company, Inc. 804 Arendell St., Morehead City, N. C. , LOCKWOOD PHILLIPS ? PUBLISHER ELEANORE DEAR PHILLIPS - ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER RUTH L. PEELING ? EDITOR - Mall Ratea: In Carteret County and adjoining counties, M 00 one year, $3.90 nix month*. $1.25 one month; eiaewhere $7.00 one year, $4.00 six month*, $1.80 one month. Member of Aaaociated Preaa ? Greater Weeklie* ? N. C. Pre** Association National Editorial Aaaociation ? Audit Bureau of Circulations The Aaaociated Preaa la entitled exclusively to use for republication of local news printed in this newspaper, aa well a* all AP newa dispatches. Entered a* Second Class Matter at Morehead City, N. C? Under Act e< March 3, 1879. . ill! I.I ttlMA m MCW DiVWVr Raleigh Roundup EAST-WEST KL'LE . . . Following the firit week with the Democratic Caravan through the weat, I am convinced of the following.' There is no deep feeling on the part of western Democratic leadership with reference to the east-weat rule on governor!; there la no crysta lixed sentiment for any guberna torial candidate beyond the Blue Ridge; but there ia some thought that the east-west matter haa got a little out of kilter within the laat few yean and that unleaa there is a really strong candidate from the far west, people in the moun tains would generally prefer an eastern Governor next time and thus to get back into the old ro tation system. All in all, the people of the mountain counties? and this may be true all over ? are more inter ested in the candidate's qualifica tions regardless of geography. NINTH DISTRICT ... The situ ation in the Ninth has improved. Unless something unforseen de velops ? and the people will keep working? Congressman Hugh Alex ander will be sent back to Wash ington. If- this is accomplished, it will be due in great part to the interest and work of the Democrat ic women of the Diatrict. For in stance. at the Statesville rally wo men virtually dominated the en tire proceedings. The same was true in Stanly. Women of that section are working on a block-to-block basis . . . and that may result in a Democratic victory for Stanly. WITH THE WOMEN . Speaking of women, they are coming to the front more every year in politics - and justly so. In the first place, they have more at stake, actually than men. As a matter of fact, I more of the nation's wealth is in the hands of women. For another thing, wars strike closer to the hearts of women. They lose hus bands and sons. Women are not as inclined to look at political or governmental matters from a selfish standpoint. Finally, they have more time. If the hours they spend with the bridge club, for example, were de voted to polities with a view to bet ter government, we would soon have just that. The women are realizing this more all the time and are doing something about it. TENTH DISTRICT . . . Chances for victory for the Democrats in the Tenth are not as bright as in the Ninth at this time. This is due to many factors. If the Democratic leaders of Mecklenburg could and would solidify thalr efforts instead of bickering unoat themselves, this alone would be sufflcent lor victory. LARKINS SHOW ... The Demo cratic Caravan has been referred to by many people as John Larkins Greatest Show on Earth. As a matter of sharp observation from one who accompanied the Caravan last week, we must report that it is actually loaded with real talent. EDWIN GILL ... It is agreed that State Treasurer Edwin Gill makes the prettiest speech . . . with a smattering of history, politics, and poetry. His speeches reflect his wide study and reading. Hubert Olive said jokingly that "Edwin has the advantage in tbat respect over the rest of us in that, being a bachelor, he has nothing else to do but read." SEN. SAM ERVIN . . . Down-to earth are the speeches of Senator Ervin and filled with more person al illustrations than the speeches of the other travelers. THAT EURE . . . 1 had Eure, the modern Paul Revere, always makes a hit with his recitations, such as "The Midwinter Ride of Thad Eure" or "From Raleigh to Bakers ville in Twenty-three Days." SEN. AL . . . Efforts are made to hold the program at each stop to 1H hours, including recognition of local candidates, officials, and introductions and speeches of State candidates and party officials. The first weelc, Sen. A1 Lennon, though not a candidate, used approximate ly oAe-third the time allotted for the entire program to thank the people who voted for him and to assure them he holds no bitterness and to prevail upon them to sup port the entire Democratic ticket, in eluding "my friend, Kerr Scott." HODGES . . . Lt. Gov. Luther Hodges' speeches have breadth, brevity, and brilliance. W. KERR SCOTT . . . Former Gov. Scott seems to have more of the common touch than others In the Caravan. So far in the Democrats' travels he has made frienda in the territory where he received the fewest votes in the Primary. He is being accompanied by his former, able secretary Ben Roney, whom everyone takes for granted ?ill be Scott'a administrative assistant when he goea to Washing ton CHARLES GOLD ... The new Commissioner of Insurance, Charles Gold of Rutherferdton, atarts off in a alow easy way with his speeches, but winds up loud and fiery. FRANK CRANE . . The freshman of the group, new Commissioner of Labor Frank Crane, makes a fine appearance and a good speech. He hat om at tfce strongest hud shake* I have felt. This Is to be re gretted, since he bore down oc my hand so hard at the first meeting it has handicapped me greatly on this handshaking, backslappinf tour. HENRY BRIDGES . The State Auditor has been called on several time to return thanks at the var ious ir.eals participated in by the visiting Democrats. Bridges make* a dignified appearance and a good solid speech. AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER . . . L. Y. (Stag) Ballantine is handling his appearances ? little differently from the others in the Csravan in that, so far, he has been able to make a new talk at each stop. This accomplishment within it self is something to be admired, and is a welcome factor ? at least to those who are on the trip. MRS. JOHN RICHARDSON . . . Mrs. Richardson, of Raleigh, vice chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee and one of the younger - if not the youngest ? of the officeholders on the tour, provides the glsmor and charm for the group. The Democratic Party ? and all political organizations, for that matter could do with a little more charm and more glamor, as well. MRS. B. B. EVERETT . Mrs. Ev erett, of Palmyra, down in Halifax County, is one of the most respect ed women in the Democratic Party. Her long experience in Democrat tic organizational work and in nu merous political campaigns makes her advice helpful, particularly to the women in the local Democratic organizations. EVERETT jokdan . . And then, last, but by no means least among the Democratic Caravan travelers is Everett Jordan of Saxapahaw. He is former chairman of the State Democratic Executive Com mittee. At the present time, he is Democratic National Committee man for North Carolina, coming to this position only a few weeks ago. Jordan makes a sincere, straight forward talk in which he urges each group to get the job done between now, and Election Day on the precinct level. This is sound advice. TWO MORE WEEKS ... The Democratic Caravan worked this week in the lower Piedmont coun ties. We arc moving eastward and will complete the tour just a few days prior to the General Election on November 2. You can imagine the amount of handshaking being done, the thou sands of miles being traveled in this Democratic tour, which will end down on the ocean some two weeks from now. The Readers Write Beaufort, N. C. Oct 1Z, 1954 To the Editor: Will you please write an editor ial advising motorists who are charged with failure to stop at stop signs, and who live in tha county, to take their cases into court? Taking the case into court won't do much good, but it will show the judge just how active the town police force is on one angle, traffic violations, although there is no proof that they are at all active en other types. The police seem to be pushing the idea of a waiver, without tell ing people what it is, so that the court can be sure of the court costs. The whole thing is com pletely unAmerican. We have courts to plead guilty or not guilty, and when the police sympathize with their victims for having committed ? minor viola* tion, and suggest that they ap pear in the town hall to pay their fine, rather than go through court, while it may all be legal, it smells of graft, and puts the court on a level with Justice of the peace courts. Beavfott Motorist Today's Birthday LLOYD (ALLAN) LEHKBIIAS, ben Oct. IS, ISM, in Montpelier, Idaho. A lieutenant in World War I. he became colonel on Mac Arthur1! staff in World War II. Has been with V. S. Do partment of State since 1948 As Associ ated Press cor respondent, he Japinw war and World War IL He waa reporter-editor In Saa Francisco and Chicago, then editor of Manila Bulletin and Shanghai Press. Smile a While A sauDtefinf rookie from Ge? fla encountered a brisk ensign "Mawnin," the rookte drawled pleasantly The outraged officer launched ? ?tinging lecture on military coui? teay with emphaaia on saluting. "Lawdamlghty," aaid the rookto. "if 1'da knowed you waa gonna carry on Uke that 1 wouldn't of spoke to you at all!"
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