NEWS-TIMES OFFICE
504 Arendell St
Morehead City
Phone 6-4175
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES *
Eight Page* Color Comic*
40th YEAR, NO. 84. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Bert Clark Fails to Appear , Forfeits $1,000 Bond
4 ^ ? /^1 A 1 ? w ? ? ?
Rent Ruling Affects Carteret J
TOWN BOARD MAKES HISTORY
; 4
After Years of Struggle 9 Town
Of Beaufort Expands-6.89 Acres
Grand Jury Report
Dwells on Schools
Jury's Recommendations \
Given wiih View to Elimi
nating Health, Fire Risks
The larger part ol the grand
jury report returned to Judge Q.
K. Nimocks in this week'? term of
Superior court was devoted to
schools. The grand jury started
Its work soon after noon Monday
*nd made its report Tuesday after
noon.
The jurors requested the super
intendent of highway maintenance
o inspect pilings on the Harkers
stand bridge, over which the
school bus travels, and he reported
them to be in safe condition. They
stated, however, that the Cedar
island bridge, between Cedar
Island and Atlantic, "does not ap
pear to be safe" and recommended
in investigation of the "dangerous
condition."
(The county board of education
recently requested the highway
commission to expedite the re
moval of the draw across the Neuse
river to the crossing between At
lantic and Cedar Island).
Because the bus carrying chil
dren from Salter Path to Morehead
City school is privately owned, the
grand jury had the highway patrol
check it It was found to be in
condition, except the tail light,
whfch the owner, George Smith,
said would be repaired imme late
ly
The 10 public schools we.e in
spected by jury committees. Beau
fort colored and white schools,
Morehead City colored, Atlantic
and Smyrna schools were found to
be in good condition. Some minor
repairs were needed at those
schools, but failure to repair would
See GRAND JURY, Page 6
Bishop Approves
Horehead Church
J. R. Morrill, chairman of the
bishop's committee for organization
of St. Andrew's Episcopal church.
Horehead City, has announced that
permission to establish the church
vas received Tuesday morning
from Bishop Thomas Wright, head
of the East Carolina diocese.
St. Andrew's Wonpan's auxiliary
was organized at a recent meeting
at the home of Mrs. J. R. Morrill.
Officers elected were Mrs. Morrill,
president; Mrs. Patrece Smith, sec
retary; Mrs. Rosalie Dowdy, treas
urer; and Mrs. Thelma Branch,
publicity chairman.
Members of the ways and means
committee are Mrs. Philip Ball,
Mrs. E. M. Dewey, Mrs. H. Earle
Mobley, Mrs. Lizzie Howland. Mrs.
Dorothy Patrick, Mrs. Frances
Morris, Mrs. Ruth Bridgeman, and
Mrs. Sally Webb.
TTie next meeting will take place
at the home of Mrs. Mobley on
Evans street.
Following the business meeting,
cake, nuts, and punch were served.
"Happy Birthday" was sung to Mrs.
Irma Gorham and a gift of per
fume was given her by the hostess.
Board Pays BiDs
{Totaling $1,QD0
?The Beaufort chamber of com
merce board of directors at its re
cent meting paid $1,000.75 in bills.
Bills were paid as follows: Hunt
ley's *18.09; on account to Owen
G. Dunn $50; Carolina Telephone
and Telegraph <?? $137.68; to the
, Ocean Highway association $100;
' and to the chamber manager, $700
on his 1980-51 salary.
The board directed that names
of the 1951-52 chamber members
| be published, also a brief summary
of the chamber's activities during
the past year.
? Dan Walker, manager, suggested
that the members of the chamber
submit, in writing, suggestions for
work that the chamber should un
k dertake during the coining year.
* A small segment of Front street^
extension became a part of Beau
fort at the Monday night meeting
of the Beaufort town commission
ers. The area covers 6.89 acres and
includes 76 residents.
The petition, submitted by Jar
vis Herring at the Sept. 17 meet
ing, was signed by 14 of the 17
property owners living in the an
nexed region. This precluded an
election among the property own
ers on the issue, since much less
than the needed 15 per cent of the
owners were against annexation.
Boundaries of the area run up
Taylor's creek to the east line of
Belle Air St., including Gilbert Pot
ter's residence, continue along the
north boundary line of David E.
Jones' property and take in about
a third of Sea View avenue.
Unanimous Consent
O. T. Mundy and Math Chaplain
made first and second motions re
spectively, and the commissioners
accepted unanimously.
After the new area had been
formally voted into Beaufort. Her
ring told the commissioners that
he had pushed the annexation
chiefly for the benefits of town
fire protection, but now that the
area was part of Beaufort, he ex
pected all the conveniences ? gar
bage collection, street lighting,
sidewalks, etc. ? that the residents
living in the older parts of Beau
fort enjoy.
Dan Walker, town clerk, pledged
See TOWN BOARD, Page 6
Morebead Band
Seeks $1500 s
The Morehead City Band associa
tion is aiming for $1,500 this year
in its campaign for the school
band. The money will be used to
pay for uniforms which will cost a
total of $3,500. The outfits are
expected to arrive the first of next
month.
Letters to contributors and for
mer members of the band associa
tion were mailed this week by
Bruce Goodwin, president of the
association. Enclosed was an ad
dressed envelope for returning a
check or cash plus a membership
card.
Goodwin stated, "The success of
the band'is due to a great extent
to your past moral and financial
help, and we solicit your continued
loyal support."
Officers of the band association,
in addition to Goodwin, are Earl
Freeman, vice-president; I. E. Pitt
man, treasurer; G. T. Windell, sec
retary, and Ralph T. Wade, band
director.
Jury Frees Twin
Brothers Tuesday
Beaufort residents, Nemiah and
Levi Williams, twin brothers, were
freed Tuesday in superior court.
The jury returned a verdict of "not
guilty." They were charged with
breaking and entering the home of
Mrs. Inez Godette.
Mrs. Godette, the state's only
witness, charged that on last March
5, the two brothers broke into her
home in Beaufort.
On the witness stand, Mrs. Go
dette told the court that on the day
in question Levi and Nemiah visit
ed her and her sister. Later after
Levi left, Nemiah gave Mrs. Go
dette a dollar, she said, and told
her and her sister to go to a movie.
Upon returning from the theatre
about 8:15 p.m.. the witness con
tinued, she found her front door
open. Before she could enter, Mrs.
Godette added, she saw Levi run
through the opened door, nearly
knocking her down.
Mrs. Godette said she went into
the dark house, turned on a light,
and found Nemiah hiding behind
a curtain in her bedroom.
The witness said her bedroom nad
been searched, but nothing taken.
The defense attorney called not
only Nemiah and Levi to the stand,
but their lister, nephew, Levi's
wife, and a friend, Carl Jones.
Each witness corroborated the
twins' testimony that on the even
ing of March S, 1991, both Levi
and Nemiah were home by 6 p.m.
and remained there lista ning to
the radio and talking over old
times.
Nelson T. Lewis
Heads Second Odd
Fellows District
Air Lodge No. 413 of Havelock
was host at a regular meeting of
the second district Odd Fellows
jurisdiction of North Carolina Sat
urday, and at that time the follow
ing officers were installed: Nel
son T. Lewis, Beaufort, president,
O. W. Wininger of Havelock. vice
president, C. S. llarrell of Beau
fort, secretary treasurer, and J. C.
Bishop of Swanquarter, chaplain.
N. W. Shelton, district Deputy
Grand Master of Swanquarter, was
the installing officer.
The meeting was preceded by a
school of instruction conducted by
W. W. Barger, Grand Master, of
Kannapolis and L. B. MacBrayer,
Grand Secretary, of Greensboro.
This was followed by a delicious
dinner served by Naomi Rebekah
lodge No. 158 of Havelock who
really outdid themselves to see
that everyone was filled with good
things to eat.
A very inspiring and harmonious
meeting was the result and all the
lodges in the district were well |
represented. There were visitors
also from Buena Vista lodge of
Greensboro, Sir Walter lodge of
Raleigh and North AUleboro lodge
of North AUleboro, Mass. One of
the largest representations of
Grand Lodge officers of North
Carolina were present: 9ra(*ley
Wyrfck of Greensboro, Past Grand
Mastef; Barger of Kannapolis,
Grand Master; P. A. Lewis of Beau
fort, Deputy Grand Master; Mac
Brayer of Greensboro, Grand Sec
retary; J. E. Pearson of Havelock,
Grand Chaplain; E. O. Hill of Ral
eigh, Grand Marshall; Shelton of
Swanquarter, district deputy Grand
Master; and Earl M. Noe of Beau
fort, past district deputy Grand
Master.
' At the close of the meeting a
movie that had been made of the
orphanage home of Goldsboro was
shown.
The next district meeting will be
in April 1952 at Swanquarter.
Jaycees Change
Date of Party
Morehead City Jaycees. meeting
Monday night at Capt. Bill's cafe,
changed the date of their Hallo
ween party from Saturday, Oct. 27,
to a week later, Saturday, Nov. 3.
The party, for Jaycees and thpir
friends, will begin at 8:30 p.m. at
the Legion hut, west of Morehead
City. There will be a band and
admission will be charged.
Lester Styron was named chair
man of the Jaycee home Christmas
decoration contest. Cash prizes
will be awarded by the Jaycees at
Chriatmas time to the homeowners
having the most attractive outdoor
Christmas decorations.
All members were urged to at
tend the 8th district meeting Tues
day, Oct. 30. at Kinston. Ralph
Styron was appointed chairman of
the November scrap paper drive.
The men discusscd furnishing
meals for underprivileged school
children and heard the report that
a new Jaycee member, Elwood
Lewis, is in the hospital.
Dr. Russell Outlaw, chairman of
the fire prevention committee,
showed a film on fire prevention.
CoUisira Besulls in $175
Daaugt to Two Cars
Damage totaling $175 was the re
sult of a collision Saturday night
at Pollock and Cedar streets, Beau
fort. Damage to the car driven by
Robert Thomas Willis, Beaufort,
was $100 and to the 1947 sedan
driven by Isaiah McCabe, Harlowe,
?78.
WiUia was headed south on Pol
lock sL when McCabe. going east
on Cedar, attempted to turn north
on Pollock and hit Willis head on,
damaging his grill and teaming off
his bumper.
No one was hurt and no charges
were preferred. The accident was
investigated by Chief Carlton Gar
ner.
\_aiicici vuii h nas. uiTll uesig
nated as a critical defense housing
area and all housing accomodations
in this county that heretofore were
not subject to control will now
come under the housing and rent
act of 1947, amended in 1951, John
B. Mason, area rent director, an
nounced today.
Also classified as critical defense
housing area, following a visit by
Tighe E. Woods, national director
of rent stabilization, are Onslow,
Craven, and Jones counties. Woods
toured the Cherry Point and Camp
Lejeune areas during the weekend.
Rent charged on accomdations
not formerly under control will be
no more than that charged on July
1, 1950. Units which came on the
market after July 1 of last year
will be registered at the first rent
charged, but that rental will be re
viewed by the rent offices to make
sure it is not in excess of rent
charged for comparable units on
July 1, 1950. It will be reduced if
found excessive.
Landlords have 30 days from
Monday, Oct. 15, to register their
properties at the rent control of
fice in Morehead City. He warned
"we are going to take a jaundiced
view of those who say they didn't
know they were to register."
There will be no change, said
Director Woods, in the rental
which may be charged for units
already under rent control.
Following the thirty days in
which the landlords will be permit
ted to register units now being
brought under control, a copy of
the registrations will be sent to the
tenants in order that they may
have oportunity to comment.
Mason stated: "All owners, land
lords, and proprietors of such hous
ing accomodations that heretofore
have been decontrolled for any rea
son are required by the rent law
to register such housing accomo
dations on or before the 14th day
of November 1951, and all owners,
landlords, and proprietors are earn
estly urged to make a thorough re
view of their rental practices and
the rates thM they charged or '
offered on July 1, 1950 <?r i' ?< .ig
the 60 day period ending oi. tnal
date before filing a registration
statement in order (nat their maxi
mum rents may be correctly deter
mined since complete information
?n this point is absolutely neces
sary in order that a correct regis- ,
tration may be filed and it is earn
estly suggested that all such land
lords, owners, and proprietors con
fer with the rent office at the city
hall in Morehead City in order ihat
their registration statements as
first filed may be complete and
correct."
Gobs to Observe J
'Achievement Day'
"Achievement Day" will be ob
served by Carteret county Home
Demonstration clubs at 8 o'clock
Thursday night, Nov. 8. The speak
er will be Mrs. P. P. Gregory, of
Shawboro, president of the North
Carolina Federation ol Home Dem
onstration clubs.
Miss Martha Barnett, home
agent, will install the new county
council officers. They are Mrs. A.
H. Tallman. president; Mrs. Milton
Piner, vice-president; Mrs. Jeff Sa
biston. secretary; and Mrs. Ken
neth McCabc, treasurer. The offi
cers will serve twt-year terms.
Committees appointed for
Achievement Day are the follow
ing: refreshments. North River
club; decorations, Russell's Creek;
and registration. Camp Glenn. Mrs.
Billie Smith, retiring president of
the county council, will present the
year's report of home demonstra
tion club activities.
At present there are 15 clubs in
the county and membership totals
290.
Lnd Th?ll Brings Three
Men Bdere Federal Judge
Vernon Mann, Newport, and two
Marines, Claude R. Morey. and
David J. Jelinek. were each given
a 12Jmonth suspended sentence and
ordered to pay $100 fines in federal
court Monday in New Barn. Each
was also placed under two-year pro
bation.
Morey and Jelinek were charged
with theft of 1.500 pounda of lead
from Cherry Point Marine Air base
and Mann was involved in helping
to dispose of it.
The presiding judge was Don
Gilliam.
Rotarlans Hear Report
N. F. Eure, Beaufort, in charge
of the Rotary Scout program, re
ported Tuesday night at tlx meet
ing it the Inlet inn that contribu
tions are being received. Guests
at the meettag were two Morehead
City Rotarlans, Harvey Joalyn and
Frank Exam.
Towns Organize i
To Seek Reduction
h Power Rates
Protestants Association'
Requests Moral Support,
Funds for Fight
Seven eastern Carolina towns are
lending their support to the State
Utilities commission request that
Tide Water Power company reduce
its rate. Letters from the Tide
Water Rate Protestants association
?vere mailed this week to residents
of Beaufort and similar letters will
be mailed or meetings held in the
other six towns to gain support for
the rate cut.
Recipients of the letters are be
ing requested to enter their names
as a party to the suit on rate re
duction and are also being asked
to contribute the amount of one
month's light bill to help fight the
power company.
Situation Explained
The letters state that the State
Public Utilities commission has
asked Tide Water to cut its rates
voluntarily, that Governor Scott is
supporting the commission and
that Attorney General Harry Mc
Mullan has agreed to as6ist the
commission.
Tide Water Power company will
reply Nov. 13, 1951 to an order to
show cause why their rates should
not be reduced.
Tide Water Rate Protestants
association states that power rates
in eastern North Carolina should
be brought in line with rates in
the rest of the state. With the
money contributed by power con
sumers they state that "outstand
ing lawyers" will be employed to
present their case.
The present Tide Water Protest
ants association is an outgrowth of,
another that was organized more
than a year ago when Tide Weter
' Power co. as^ed the State Utilu
ties commission for a rate ris tlnu
brought them $200,000 more in
revenue.
Request Granted
Over protests of eastern North
Carolina towns served by Tide
Water, the utilities commission
granted that request and only re
cently reversed itself and decided
that the rates are now too high.
The Protestants association lost
a case against the power company
in the New Hanover courts which
was fought with money contributed
by the towns which were against
the rate rise.
10 Will Attend
District Meeting
Ten members of the Carteret
Business and Professional Women's
club will attend the 7th diltrict
meeting of the North Carolina Fed
eration of Business and Profes
sional Women's clubs Sunday at
Goldsboro.
Attending will be Mrs. Marshall
Ayscue. Mrs. Blanda McLohon,
Mrs. Gannon Talbert. Mrs. H. F.
Lindsay. Mrs. D. F. Merrill, Mrs.
Koma Noe, Mrs. Writer Lasker,
Miss Lil Morris, Miss Betty Joyner,
and Miss Ruth Peeling.
Mrs. Ayscue, district director,
will preside at the meeting which
will take place at the Goldsboro
hotel. Miss Peeling, preaident of
the Carteret club, is district secre
tary-treasurer. Goldsboro BitPW
ians are the hostetaes.
Mrs. Ayscue. Miss Peeling, Mrs.
Lindsay, and Misa Joyner recently
visited at Farmville where they as
sisted in organixaUon of a B&PW
club there.
J
Comity's Scptmbar UfMr
Salts Total $4M5itt
Liquor sales In Carteret county
last month amounted to *49,434 80
Morehead City's salaa were $3&?2l,
Beaufort's $14,970.15, and New
port's t7.MI.49.
The dividends to each town were
as follows: Morehead City hospital,
$1,213.33; Beaufort. $M4.M; and
Newport $364.33 North Carallna
aales tax amounted to 94,309.64, op
erating expensei were $2.669.66.
and estimated net pryfi*. $3*907.2$.
k
Because the rate hike affected
only individual consumers, not in
dustries or municipalities, only in
dividual consumers are permitted
a voice in the case and therefore a
direct appeal is being made to them
through the letters and meetings.
Enclosed with each letter is a
form which the recipient is request
ed to fill out, giving his name, ad
dress, and the amount of money he
is contributing. Postage for re
turn of the blanks will be paid by
the Tide Water Protestants associa
tion.
superior i^ouri Adjourns L<ate
Thursday Morning J
The October term of superior court convened ? and ad
journed, with no Bert Clark on the scene. Clark, charged
with fornication and adultery and carnal knowledge of a
female, thereby forfeited $1,000 cash bond which he post
ed Aug. 29 for his appearance in superior court this week.
The same day, Aug. 29, he sold his property on the old
?
I Norih River Hesidenls I
I Observe Freakish Tree |
Residents of the North Hiver
community in the vicinity of Piv
er's Jane have long been fascinated
by an oddity on top a 30-foot pine
growing by the lane.
At the tip top there appears to
be another completely different
species of pine growing from out
of a cluster of pine cones, pine
straw and other debris. This pine,
short needled and stubbly, looks
like a bush about 4 feet in diame
ter and has the appearance of be
ing much healthier than the host
tree on which it is growing.
Although the little "tree" may
be a parasite, P. B. Beacham of
North River community, declares,
"I call it a graft by nature."
Jury Finds Fonzo
Simmons Guilty .
Fonzo N. Simmons, charged witlv
speeding and destroying part of the
county jail, was found guilty in
superior court Tuesday. Judge Q.
K. Nimocks gave him a 30-day sus
pended sentence on each count,
ordered him to reimburse the coun
ty with $20 for the damage caused,
pay court costs and a $25 fine.
According to Patrolman W. E.
Pickard, first witness for the state,
Simmons was proceeding toward
Newport on highway 70 Sept. 18
when his car swerved off the road
on the right and cut back on the
highway. Because Simmons was go
ing at high rate of ?pee-* the
patrolman Mid ue followed and
stopped him. The defendant, the
patrolman said, had told him he
had some beer earlier in the day.
The patrolman told him to watch
his drinking and cut down his
speed.
Patrolman Pickard added that
Simmons no sooner got in his car
than he took off, wheels spinning.
The patrolman followed, stating
that at some places he had to go
as high as 90 miles an hour, and
that he didn't catch Simmons until
Simmons slowed down at a curve
and then the patrolman clocked
him at 75 miles an hour.
Simmons Jailed
The officer took Simmons to the
county jail. While in the cell, the
state charged that he broke out
the window. Jailer Em Chaplain
said he asked who broke the win
dow and Simmons replied, "I did."
Chaplain said the defendant had
been drinking and that he tore the
steel window frame out, part of it
and shattered glass was lying on
the floor.
Sheriff Testifies
The sheriff, C. G. Holland, tes
tified that Simmons had told him
he had broken out the window be
cause he wanted to get out and
that after Simmons had posted
bond, he came to see the sheriff
and said he had broken the window
because he was mad and that he
wanted to pay for it.
"I told him he couldn't pay for
it because 1 already had a warrant
See SIMMONS, Page ?
Gibbs road, near Beaufort, lor
$1,000 and it was reported through
out town that Clark was leaving ?
for good.
Judge Q. K. N i mocks issued a
bench warrant for Clark to be
brought into court.
People knew Clark wasn't in ;
town and that he would not be in |
court this week, because the court j
room was practically empty Mon- 1
day morning and it contained just ;
a handful of spectators all week.
When trials of the type Clark was
to figure in are to be heard, the
court room is jammed.
Lots of people had lots of rea
sons for not wanting the case to
come up. A county official, who
would be instrumenti in bringing
Clark back for trial, stated in Au
gust when asked if Clark had left
town, "I certainly would if I were
in his shoes."
Involved in the case with Clark
was Ruby Lee Boyd, a 16-year-old
colored girl of Greenville. She
was charged with assaulting Clark
with a rifle, but was released un
der a two-year suspended sentence.
Clark was arrested Aug. 21 by
Sheriff C. G. Holland and Deputy
Sheriff M. M. Ayscue after Green
ville authorities notified them that
Ruby Lee confessed to them that
she had shot him Aug. 20 at his
cabin near Beaufort.
She told police that she started
in 1948 to visit Clark on weekends.
She also stated at the time of her
confession that she was 16 years
of age which would have meant
that her relationship with Clark
began when she was 13.
The girl did not come to Beau
fort th? weekend of Aug. 18 as ahe
usually does, she told police, but 1
arrived Instead on Monday, Aug.
? Nee V'ARK, Page 8
Carlton Garner
Heads Police
William Carlton Garner, acting
chief of police since Oct. 1, was
appointed chief Monday night by
the Beaufort town commissioners.
Garner replaces Chief Louis B.
Willis, who dicd?Oct. 3, after being
in the hospital only a few days.
The commissioners also named
Bertie C. Finer, formerly of Willis
ton, as new police officer.
Garner's appointment came after
Dan Walker, town clerk, read ap
plications from Garner and Marcus
H. Mason. O. T. Mundy made the
motion in favor of Garner and Math
Chaplain seconded it.
The commissioners chose Piner
from among three applicants. The
two others were James Powell,
Beaufort, and a citizen from an ,
other town who requested that his
name be withheld because he is
serving on another police force at
present.
Garner, who was present at the
meeting, thanked the commission
ers for his appointment and
pledged faithful service to the com
munity. 1
The town board delayed appoint !
ment of a temporary police offi .
cer for the winter months until f
their next meeting in November. .
Morehead City PTA to Sponsor
Gala Carnival on Halloween "
Witches will chuckle with glee
and black cats howl with delight
Wednesday night, Oct. 31, when the I
Parent-Teacher association spon- .
sors its snnual Halloween carnival
at the Morehead City school.
The carnival begins at 3:30 p.m.
on the school grounds. Supper
will be served, there will be a spe
cial program in the auditorium at
8:30 p.m.. plus carnival booths with
games and entertainment for the
whole family.
A. B. Cooper, chairman of the '
carnival, today announced members
of committees. Serving on the
planning committee are Walter
Morris. Mrs. Carl Bell. Mrs. Mar
vin Willis and Mrs. S. W. Hatcher.
The carnival chairman la in charge
of decoration*, B. C. Blanrhard and
R. L. Garner are in charge of lights,
and grade mothers will supervise
booths^
Three (9 prizes will be1 awarded
by the PTA, one to the grade with
the most attractive booth, another
to the grade with the most original
booth, and the third to the grade
which turns in the moat money.
No admisaioc will be charged to
the carnival grounds. All types of
food wd refreshment! will b*
served from booths; there will also
be a fish pond, weight guessing,
fortune telling, penny pitching,
jeep rides, guessing games, hoop
throwing and numerous other en
tertainment.
The popular and profitable bingo
itand will be operated by the
Jayeees.
At last year's' carnival the IT A
raised more than $1,000 and is
?hooting for the same mark? and
more ? this year.
Tide Table
i Tide* at Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Oct. 19
10:52 a.m. 4:20 a.m.
11:08 p.m. 5:17 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2?
11:35 a.m. 9:07 a.m.
11:90 p.m. 8:05 p.m.
, Sunday, Oct. 21
- 5:52 a.m.
12:21 p.m. 8:95 p.m.
Dbaday, Oct. 22
12:49 a.m. 6:45 a.m.
1:03 p.m. 7:'50 p.m.
a Tuesday, Oct. 22
1:48 a.m. 7:48 a.m.
2:0? p.m. 8:49 pjn.
94 Withdraw
From County Old
Age Assistance
Recipients Refuse lo Sign
Lien Against Property;
400 Remain on Rolls
Ninety-four recipients of old ige
assistance in Carteret county have
asked that their names be removed
from the old age assistance rolls
since the state lien law has gone
into effect. But approximately 400
are still receiving old age assist
ance. according to Miss Wanda Hill,
supervisor of the welfare office.
The lien law. which was passed
by the 1951 legislature, provides
that when persons dies after re
ceiving old age benefits from tax
funds, a lien enters upon their
property to reimburse the state for
the tax funds used for their sup
port.
Popular with Taxpayer
The law. of course, has proved
popular with the taxpayer, but not
with the recipients of old age as
sistance. The legislature felt, how
ever. that there were many cases
of children not helping their elder
ly parents, but were waiting to take
over property when their parents
died.
The law creates a general lien
against the real property of any
person receiving old age assistance
to the extent of such assistance
paid after Oct. 1, 1951.
The county, state and federal
governments will collect and share
according to their payments. Be
fore any person is approved for the
old age rolls, he must agree in
writing that all assistance paid to
him constitutes a claim against him
and his estate.
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vranacf n. rvurau, puouc wei
rare superintendent of Mecklen
burg county, following a survey of
39 county welfare heads, stated:
"Recipients who own property
are resentful and confused. Their
reaction is something like this: 'We
have been led to believe that old
age assistance is a right,', or 'We
have been led to believe that it is
a pension'."
Continuing, Kuralt said it is the
consensus of welfare superintend'
i?nts that "the lien law will act
more as a deterrent to applying for
old age assistance than inything
pise. It seems generally agreed
that there will not be a great deal
af recovery from the lien law. In
many cases it is believed that the
amount to be recovered would be
exceeded by the cost of recovery.
"The law will certainly be a sat
isfactory answer to the taxpayer
who is concerned over the oc
casional recluse reported in the na
tion's papers as leaving thousands
in. the mattress while having re
ceived aid for yeirs in New York,
Chicago or Kalamazoo.
"Judging from the reply from
See WELFARE. Page 7
Committee Plans
Tourist Bureau
The establishment of a tourist
nformation bureau on the outskirts
>f Morehead City was discussed
ruesday morning at a meeting of
he tourists and convention com
nittee of the Morehead City cham
jer of commerce.
The purpose of the bureau, the
?ommitte reports, will be to give
information on housing, fishing,
lunting, and amusements. It is pro
posed to have the bureau open
luring hpurs when the chamber
iff ice is closed.
John Alford was appointed by
W. C. Carlton, chairman, to check
letails such as a suitable location,
lours of operation, and estimated
:ost of maintenance.
A study is being undertaken of
nethods to obtain more conven
iens here and findings will be act
>d upon at the committee's next
neeting. Attending Tuesday morn
ing's session, in addition to the
:hairman and Alford. were James
Wheatley, Dom Femia. and J. A.
DuBois, manager of the chamber
if commerce.
Clarence M. Whitney, Jr.,
Hatters Bnmp on Head
Clarence M. Whitney, Jr., Cherry
Point, sustained no more than a
lump on the head when hi* 1937
nodel car overturned at 11 o'clock
ruesday night one mile east of
viewport near the trailer camp.
Patrolman W. E. Fickard, who
nvestigated. said Whitney told him
hat an oncoming ear blinded him
is he was rounding the curve.
iVhitney was proceeding toward
Morehead City. The car, which left
he road and Jumped a ditch bo
ore upsetting, is a loss