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-SIXTEEN PAGES CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1962
oPUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Democrats Win 23 Races, Lose 3
Sheriff, Hardesty Ask for Recount
USO Returns
To Old Days
# Doors Opened to Navy
Men This Week
# Civic Clubs Help
Entertain Sailors
At the suggestion of Navy of
ficers, the Morehead City recrea
tion building was converted Wed
nesday and Thursday nights to a
USO. For those who can’t remem
ber world war II days, a USO is
a place where residents of a com
munity entertain servicemen who
may be in town.
Five hundred sailors had liberty
1 in Morehead City Wednesday night
and 500 had liberty Thursday night.
Because entertainment facilities
lo accommodate that many men
in several hours are so limited, the
Morehead City recreation com
mission called a special meeting
Tuesday night. Attending were
representatives of civic organiza
tions.
Dr. Robert Barnum, chairman
of the commission, said the Junior
i Woman’s club served home-made
cakes, pies and candy. Jaycettes
'provided cards and card tables,
and the Woman’s club served cof
fee.
Mrs. Garland Scruggs, Morehead
City, reports that the National
Red Cross paid for the doughnuts
and coffee, and volunteers from
Cherry Point were sent Thursday
night to assist in serving.
Motels and restaurants through
out the town provided stationery
and postcards. There was also bad
i. dm ton, ping-pong and shuffle
buar'd.
In addition to the juke box, a
musical combo from Morehead
City high school played and A1
Dewey, Beaufort, was present with
his accordion.
The USO was open from 5 to 11
p.m. The building was originally
a USO, built with federal funds
during the second world war. It
was later taken over by the town
for use as a recreation center.
Morehead City and Atlantic
'Beach have seen many sailors
since Oct. 22, when President
Kennedy told Russia to get its war
making weapons out of Cuba. The
sailors are stationed aboard Navy
vessels which make port at More
head City.
Fisheries Group
Begins Work
Meeting Wednesday at the office
of Gordon C. Willis, Morehead City,
was the committee appointed re
cently by county chairman Moses
Howard to apply for federal funds
for fisheries research in North
Carolina.
Mr. Willis is chairman of the
committee.
f Preliminary discussion on draw
ing the application for funds was
held. The application is to state,
how the funds should be spent to
best improve the economy of the
county.
Members of the committee are
Theodore Miller, Morehead City;
Elmer Willis, Williston; Clayton
Fulcher Jr., Atlantic, and Bill
* Jones, Atlantic Beach.
' Acting in *an advisory capacity
are C. G. Holland, state commer
cial fisheries commissioner; Dr.
A. F. Chestnut, director of the In
stitute of Fisheries Research, UNC,
and Dr. F. B. Thomas, food pro
cessing specialist, State College.
Mr. Willis said that the com
mittee plans to meet again in about
a month. Application for fisheries
funds must be preceded by ap
proval of an application by the
'county for eligibility in the overall
economic development program
being pushed by the federal gov
ernment. .
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Police Report Parking
Lot Accident Tuesday
Ann L. Finch, Strathan, Ga.,
backed a 1959 Chevrolet into the
left front door of a 1955 Oldsmobile
belonging to Nick Galantis, More
head City, on a parking lot Tues
day.
The accident occurred behind
the Fort Macon hotel at about
10:30 p.m., police said. No damage
resulted to the Chevrolet about $75
in damage was done to the Galantis
car.
No charges were filed by Sgt.
E. D. O’Neal, investigating officer.
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Republicans Will
Meet Saturday
Republicans will meet at their
headquarters in Beaufort at 7:30
p.m. Saturday for a review of
the campaign and election.
Elmer Dewey Willis, chairman
of the Republican executive com
mittee, announces that the meet
ing is public and open to anyone,
lie added that the meeting fol
lows the post-election procedure
of recent years, the party meet
ing to plan its future program.
The Republicans held a rally
at Beaufort school Saturday
night. Even though it conflicted
with t h e Beaufort-Morehead
game, $300 was raised at the
meeting to finance campaign
expenses, according to Kenneth
Wagner, who ran for county com
missioner on the Republican
ticket.
R. Graham
Found Guilty
On Two Counts
# Jury Returns Its
Verdict Yesterday
• McLean Case Starts
Thursday Afternoon
Raymond T. Graham, Mill Creek,
was foiind guilty yesterday of driv
ing drunk and assaulting a state
trooper. The jury returned the
verdict in superior court yesterday
at 11:50 a.m.
Choosing of a jury for the Ro
bert McLean manslaughter case
started yesterday afternoon. Mc
Lean is charged with the shooting
of Bill Sample, 15, Morehead City.
Graham was charged with driv
ing drunk and assault in July. He
was involved in an accident on the
Mill Creek road. State troopers
J. W. Sykes and Cpl. Arthur Fields
contacted him the same night at
the Morehead City hospital.
Trooper Sykes said that Graham
was drunk and belligerent. As the
officers started down the stairs
from the second floor where Gra
ham was, Graham shoved the stair
way door against the back of cor
poral Fields. When the officer ask
ed Graham what was going on,
Graham socked him.
Leamon Sharp, charged with
manslaughter, was freed after the
grand jury failed to find a true
grand jury failed to find a true
bill against him. Another man
slaughter charge against John
Dallas Waters, driver of a car in
which two girls were killed, also
was dropped after no true bill was
found. A true bill was not found
against Frank Grantham, charged
with assualt and trespass.
Judgments in Cases tried were
as follows: Willie McLean Sutton,
speeding, remanded to county re
corder’s court; Carlton Pittman,
three offenses for public drunken
ness and one charge of escaping
an officer, one year on the roads
for the drunkenness charges and
a concurrent 60-day term for the
escape.
Judgment against Pierson Willis,
charged with breaking and enter
ing, was continued upon the pay
ment of costs. John Logue, charg
ed with breaking and entering and
larceny, was given 18 months on
the roads and a 30-day concurrent
terih for public drunkenness.
'First' Republican
The first Republican in decades
to be elected to the county board
of commissioners is Headen
Willis, Smyrna. He said yester
day that he is interested only in
providing the county with good
government. Mr. Willis express
ed. appreciation to all the Demo
crats, as well as Republicans,
who voted for him.
► Sheriff Robert (Bobby) Bell, in4
a written request to the elections
board yesterday morning, request
ed a recount of the vote in the
sheriff’s race “due to the close
ness” of the outcome.
Gordon Hardesty, Republican
candidate for county commissioner,
also requested a recount of his
vote and the vote for C. Z. Chap
pell, Democratic county commis
sioner. According to unofficial re
turns, Mr. Chappell leads Mr. Har
desty by only 45 votes.
Mr. Chappell ran fifth high in
the voting and Mr. Hardesty sixth.
A change in the vote in Mr. Har
desty’s favors would put him on
the board of commissioners.
Mr. Hardesty said he would seek
a recount only if the sheriff’s bal
lots were going to be counted
again. His written request was re
ceived by the elections board af
ter sheriff Bell presented his.
Charles Willis, chairman of the
county board of elections, said yes
terday that if the board decided
to recount, he didn’t know when
it would be done. The recount would
have to be made before the county
board meets Monday to canvass
the vote.
Newly-elected officials will lake
office the first of December.
Sheriff Robert (Bobby) Bell
. . . asks for recount
Four Cases
Heard in Court
Only four cases were tried Mon
day in Morehead City recorder’s
court. All of the cases involved
traffic charges.
Gerald Linwoo^ Fulcher, Beau
fort, gave notice of appeal after
he was given a 30-day term on the
roads for speeding at 75 and reck
less driving. Bond was set at $500
for his appearance in superior
court.
Bruce Robert Ilargis, Camp Le
jeune, was fined $15 and the costs
for speeding 80 miles an hour, and
Edward Smith Dixon was fined half
the costs for following too closely
and being involved in an accident.
Paul Edward Williams, Lewis
ville, was fined $225 and costs for
drunken driving and carrying a
concealed weapon, a .410 shotgun
pistol.
Nine other cases were continued
until later terms of court.
County to Buy East Carteret
High School Site for $30,000
The county board of education
decided Monday morning to buy
the Thomas site at North River
for the new East Carteret high
school.
The price is $30,000. The action
was taken after the board received
written statements endorsing the
site from Gordon Becton, chairman
of the Beaufort school committee;
Roland Salter, chairman of the
Smyrna school committee, who also
delivered the Smyrna PTA’s writ
ten approval, and Dr. John Cost
low, president of the Beaufort PTA.
The site consists of 87 acres,
running in a strip 650 feet wide
from highway 70 to the west. The
price per acre is $344.83. Elevation
is about 5 feet close to the highway,
rising to an estimated 10 feet above
sea level as it leaves the highway.
William Roy Hamilton, Beaufort,
chairman of the County Citizens
Committee for Better Schools, also
appeared at the board meeting to
endorse purchase of the Thomas
site. The owner is Mrs. Sue Murray
Swearingen, Smithfield, daughter
of the late Murray Thomas, Beau
fort.
Appointed to fill the vacancy of
G. B. Talbot on the Beaufort school
board was Charles C. King, Shell
Murdochs Cast Ballots
Casting ballots in Tuesday’s election are, left to right, Albert C.
Murdoch, Mrs. Maggie Murdoch and Lionel Murdoch, at Wildwood.
The polling place is at the intersection of highway 70 and the
McCabe Road.
Winners — and Losers
Winning and losing candidates arc listed below. The number
of votes is unofficial. Official returns, precinct by precinct, will,
appear in Tuesday’s paper. D stands for Democrat and K for
Republican after the candidate’s name.
WINNERS VOTE
STATE SENATE
LUthcr Hamilton Sr., D 5,064
Thomas J. White, D 4,21)7
SOLICITOR
Luther Hamilton Jr., D 5,208
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Thomas S. Bennett, R 4,841)
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
W. R. Hamilton, D 5,132
Rudolph Mason, D 4,962
Moses Howard, D 4,409
Ileadcn Willis, R 4,406
C. Z. Chappell, D 4,361
SHERIFF
Elmer D. Willis, It 4,509
CLERK OF COURT
A. H. James, D 5,092
REGISTER OF HEEDS
Odell Merrill, D 4,959
CORONER
David Munden, D 5,053
JUDGE
Lambert Morris, D 5,227
COUNTY SOLICITOR
W. H. Taylor Jr., D 5,274
SURVEYOR
Philip K. Ball, D 5,303
Democrats running for state senate, district solicitor, county
judge, county solicitor and surveyor had no opposition.
Landing. Mr. Talbot recently mov
ed to California.
Read to the board was a letter
from Dr. Charles Carroll, state
superintendent of public instruc
tion. Dr. Carroll said that state
policy prohibits use of school cafe
terias for any functions other that
those that are school-connected.
This effects the school cafeteria
at Newport which in the past was
rented by the Rotary club for week
ly meetings.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Nov. 9
5:42 a.m. 12:05 a.m.
6:04 p.m. -
Saturday, Nov. 10 ,
6:34 a.m. 12:23 a.m.
6:58 p.m. 12:58 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11
7:23 a.m. 1:12 a.m.
7:48 p.m. 1:49 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 12
8:11 a.m. 2:01 a.m.
8:39 p.m. 2:39 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 13
9:01 a.m. 2:28 a.m.
9:31 p.m. 3:28 p.m.
LOSERS
VOTE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
H. L. Joslyn, D 3,916
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Gordon Hardesty, R 4,281
Dominic Femia, D 4,161
Kenneth Wagner, R 4,016
Gerald Murdoch, R 3,698
James Hux, R 3,624
SHERIFF
Robert Bell, II 4,465
CLERK OF COURT
Shelby Freeman, R 3,579
REGISTER OF DEEDS
Ruth Richardson, R 3,849
CORONER
M. T. Lewis, R 3,868
Tho board has been meeting per
iodically to interview candidates
for the superintendent of schools
position, but no decision has been
made as yet. H. L. Joslyn, county
superintendent, plans to retire
early in 1963.
The board will meet again at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, to
open bids on the West Carteret
high school.
Attending the meeting Monday
were R. W. Safrit Jr., chairman,
who presided, Dr. A. F. Chestnut,
D. Mason, Theodore Smith, and
W. B. Allen, board members.
Highway Commission
Asks for Bid on Bridge
The State Highway commission
called for a bid Monday on con
struction of a new bridge across
Newport river at Morehcad City.
The bid is to be in the hands of
the highway commission by Tues
day, Nov. 27.
The bridge will be .615 of a mile
long and will consist of two lanes,
one east and one west. Futher de
tails on the bridge plan have not
been released. >
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GOP Elects Commissioner,
Sheriff, Legislator
Elmer D. Willis
Says Victory
Is The People's
Klnier Dewey Willis, victor in
the sheriff’s race, according to
unofficial returns, said Wednesday
when asked to comment on his
showing at the polls, “1 think that
the people of Carteret county have
had a victory.
‘‘Ours was a program started in
the interest of the people. It isn’t
a program that started last week,
or several weeks ago, it started a
couple years ago.
“If we get the word to the peo
ple, we can have that revolution
1 spoke about at a dinner at the
Morehead Bill more hotel some
time ago. I told the people then
that they were in on the making
of history. This has been a great
Elmer D. Willis
. . . 44-votc margin
victory for the people of the coun
ty. not me.”
He said that after the returns
are official and he remains the
winner in the sheriff's race, he
will either resign from his present
position with Mother Murphy’s lab
oratories, or take a leave of ab
sence.
He said "that he intends to op
erate his office “in the interest of
the people.” He attributed Repub
lican success at the polls to voters
“who have enough faith in us to
believe we’ll do what we say.”
“There wasn’t one person on our
ticket who was running because
he needed a .job,” Mr. Willis con
tinued. “All of us were running at
a sacrifice, willing to give up our
jobs if elected because we knew the
people of this county deserved bet
ter than what they were getting.”
Mr. Willis was recently elected
chairman of the county Republi
can executive committee, succeed
ing I. D. Gillikin, who had resign
ed.
A resident of Williston, he has
been in the furniture business in
this county, has always been ac
tive in the Republican party and
several years ago became affiliat
ed with the firm in Greensboro,
Mother Murphy’s laboratories,
which produces seasonings and
flavorings for foods.
He has a son at Smyrna school
and another son in college.
New Constable
Buck Newsome, newly-elected
constable of Morchead township,
resigned last Thursday, prior
to the election, from the More
head City police force.
Other township constables
chosen in the Tuesday election
were Joseph S. Morton, Harlowe;
Ronald Earl Smith, Beaufort,
and P. L. Burt, White Oak. All
are Democrats.
In a turn-out at the polls Tuesday that surpassed ex
pectations, voters put in a “coalition government.” The
county’s sheriff for the next four years was in doubt at
press-time yesterday. Unofficial returns put the Republi
can candidate, Elmer Dewey Willis, 44 votes ahead of
incumbent (Bobby) Bell.
The Republicans also placed a man on the county
board of commissioners. Headen Willis, Smyrna, polled
4,4Of) votes to make him fourth high. Others elected were
William Roy Hamilton and Rudolph Mason, candidates
backed by the March for Democracy ticket, Moses Howard
and C. Z. Chappell, who were seeking re-election.
Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Chappell are residents of Beau
fort. Mr. Mason is a resident of Morehead City and Mr.
Howard a resident of Newport.
Thomas Bennett, Morehead City Republican, won an
upset victory over H, L. Joslyn, Morehead City Democrat,
for general assemblyman.
A. 11. James, Democrat, running for clerk of court,
was re-elected, defeating his Republican opponent, Shelby
i1 reeman.
Odrll Merrill, Democrat, running*
for re-election as register of deeds,
defeated the only woman candidate
in the election, Ruth T. Richard
son, who was running on the Re
publican ticket.
David Mundcn, coroner, was re
elected, defeating Dr. M. T. Lewis,
Republican candidate.
Democrats without opposition
were Luther Hamilton Jr. and Tho
mas J. White for the state senate;
Luther Hamilton Jr., district soli
citor; Lambert Morris, judge of
recorder's court; Wiley Taylor Jr.,
solicitor of recorder’s court, and
Philip Ball, surveyor.
Almost 9,000 persons went to the ;
polls. In the new registration ini- j
mediately prior to the election,
10,562 persons registered to vote.
As they voted Thursday, each wps
given a wallet-size card indicating
that they had registered. It gives
the page in the registration book
on winch the voter’s name is list
ed. ’
Tuesday’s election was the first
in more than 30 years to see a
Republican go into county office.
In 1916, all county officials were
Republicans. Republican suprema
cy prevailed for a few more years.
But the depression that hit in the
1920's climaxed a growing weak
ness in Republican bulwarks.
The last full-scale Republican
primary in Carteret was in 1932.
Until this year, Republicans were
unable to muster a full ticket of
candidates and even this year, they
were unable to find candidates for
every position.
Their success at the polls rested
on joining forces with an upsurgent
Democratic faction fighting for
control of the party.
A major effort was mounted to
put Thomas Bennett, Republican
candidate for the legislature, in
office. Election of Headen Willis,
down east Republican candidate,
was not surprising, but even the
Republicans and their newfound
disenchanted Democratic friends
pinned little hope on unseating
sheriff Robert Bell.
That the Republican sheriff can
didate came out ahead in the vote
tallying was a turn of events un
expected by most.
Democrats backing sheriff Bell
feel, however, that it is entirely
possible that a re-count will show
up 23 votes for him, which are all
that arc needed to put the sheriff
one vote ahead of Willis.
A. H. James, chairman of the
Democratic executive committee,
who was re-elected clerk of court
Tuesday, said that sheriff Bell “has
nothing to lose” by requesting a re
count.
Mr. James was one of the few
Democrats with opposition who
(See ELECTION Pg. 2)
JC'sfoWork
On Building
Beaufort Jaycecs will begin work
on the Beaufort civic center for
mer Scout hut at 9 a.m. Saturday.
They have received a donation
from the Fry Roofing Co. of enough
shingles for a new roof.
At the meeting Monday night at
the library of the Duke Marine
laboratory, the members were in
formed that a Beaufort Jaycelte
club has been formed with eight
members.
Final plans were discussed for
the Jaycee social to be held Sat
urday night at 8 at the American
Legion hut. District vice-president
Dan Rand and Mrs. Rand of Rich
lands will -be present.
The Jaycees will also hold a
Christmas dance Dec. 22, featur
ing a live band at the Legion build
ing.
Guests at the meeting was Tom
my Willis.
Woodmen Will
Collect Fund
To Light Town
Woodmen of the World, camp
188, Morehcad City, has taken as
its project again this year the
lighting of Morchead City for
Christinas. A drive for funds to
install and maintain street lights
has begun. The Woodmen hope to
have some other decoration in ad
dition to the lights.
Letters have been sent to the
merchants of Morehcad City ask
ing their cooperation but the help
j of every citizen will be needed
also, according to Clifford C. Fag
lie, WOW field representative.
Those wishing to contribute to
the project may mail their checks
to Gerald Phillips, project chair
man, 115 Emeline PL, Morchead
City, or call PA6-4797.
Arthur T. Baugh Jr. Was elected
consul commander of camp 188,
when the Woodmen met at their
hall in Morehcad City Monday
night. Other officers arc the fol
lowing:
Gerald V. Phillips, past consul
commander; James W. Bell, ban
ker; Harry Bell, adviser lieuten
ant; Lester Turnagc, secretary;
Robert E. Bittner, escort; Jerome
Garner, watchman; Jim Player,
sentry; Dr. S. W. Hatcher, camp
physician; Barret Davis, first year
auditor; Gerald Davis, second year
auditor; E. B. Thompson, third
year auditor.
Installation of officers will be
Monday night, Jan. 7, at the lodge
hall, according to Clifford Faglic,
field representative.
Four Appear
In Beach Court
Four defendants were tried Tues
day night at Atlantic Beach. One
defendant was told to stay away
from the beach for five years.
Put on a mayor’s warning to
stay out of Atlantic Beach for
five years was Maxton Wilman
Mason, .Beaufort, who was tried
on a charge of public drunkenness.
William Austin Guthrie, Harkcrs
Island, and Jeffery Watts, a sail
or from the USS Cambria, were
fined $5 and the costs for fighting
and disturbing the peace. Guthrie
was also ordered to pay $5 for
damage to personal property.
Robert P. Richards, of the USS
Oglethorpe, charged with public
drunkenness, resisting arrest and
using loud and profane language,
was turned over to military authori
ties for trial.
Another case, that of llarry R.
O’Dell, of the Chilula, charged with
public drunkenness and resisting
arrest* was postponed until the
Nov. 20 term of court.
The mayor’s court at Atlantic
Beach now is in session every two
weeks, on Tuesday night, for the
winter.
Weather Turns Cool;
Election Day was Sunny
The weather took a definite turn
for the cooler side Monday, when
the wind shifted and brought in
cold air from the northwest. Tues
day was a sunny, cool election
day.
Max. Mia. Wind
Monday 54 51 SW-NW
Tuesday 55 38 NW-NE
Wednesday 59 40 NE-S