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41st YEAR, NO. 84. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1952 PiTBi.TRHPn tttwrh a vr AMn gpmAVg
Beaufort Names Town Recorder's Court Officials
County Begins Crackdown
On Child Labor Violators '
A crackdown on violator* of the
tjlorth Carolina child labor laws is
reported beginning by County Wel
fare Superintendent, Miss Georgie
Hughes.
Strict enforcement of the laws
will begin immediately in this coun
ty, according to Miss Hughes, and
Contracts Let J
For Aerial Maps
Contracts for serial photographs
of Carteret county, as well as five
other counties in the northeastern
'part of the state, have been award
ed to Parks Aerial surveys, Louis
ville, Ky., according to E. B. Gar
rett, head of the U. S. Soil Con
servation service for North Caro
lina, Raleigh.
The photos, according to Garrett,
are to be used for base maps for
soil and water conservation work
being done through soil conserva
tion districts. He explained that
the other counties to be photo
' graphed in the northeastern part
of the state are Pasquotank, Cam
den, Currituck, and Pamlico.
Sections of the aerial photo
graphs are finally enlarged to show
a single farm or a group of farms
on a scale of one inch to 660 feet,
Garrett says. That size is suffi
ciently clear to show all major
landmarks on a farm. These are
used for capping land conditions
to show present land use and capa
bility of each acre on a farm.
After having figures and symbols
placed on it to indicate the capa
bility in each place, the map of a
farm is then colored to show at a 1
glance the type of crop which is
best suited at any given spot.
"This information," according to
'Garrett, "must be the basis for any
successful attempt at soil and
water conservation. A considerable
saving of money is possible through
use of aerial photographic maps.
They are better and cost only a
fraction of what it would be to
make them some other way."
Luther Levris 4
Pleads Guilty
? Luther Lewis, charged with em
bezzleftient, entered a guilty plea
Wednesday tn Carteret county su
perior court. He was sentenced to
serve 18 months on the- roads.
Judge W. C. Harris suspended
.ttie sentence and placed Lewis on
probation for a period of three
years. He was ordered to pay the
oourt $911 plus interest on or be
fore Nov. 19. The money will be
turned over to Chalk and Gibbs.
Lewis was formerly employed as
tn insurance agent by the More
bead City insurance firm.
Lewis was also ordered to pay
the costs of court
Visiting Rector j
Addresses Club
?
Despite its diminutive site, Jack
sonville is a better liberty town
for Camp Lejeune marines than
sprawling Norfolk is for the Navy,
the Rev. A. Webster Horstman, rec
tor of St Ann's Episcopal church,
Jacksonville, said Wednesday night
ra an address to the Men's club of
St. Paul's Episcopal church, Beau
fort.
The meeting was the regular
monthly dinner session of the club
sand was held in the parish house.
The turkey menu was prepared and
served by the Woman's auxiliary
under the direction of Mrs. Gehr
mann Holland.
But, with 50,000 marines an the
base ss againat a town population
of 19,000, both religious and recrea
tionah facilities are woefully mea
gre in Jackaonville, Horstman said.
'He told how marines, themselves,
ted contributed to the upbuilding
oj St. Ann's and pled for further
id from Episcopalians throughout
{he east Carolins diocese.
tomim
The menhaden flfhermen of Lo
cal 710 InternatMal Fur and
Leather Workers union and the
women's auxiliary of that group
will sponsor a program at the
kueen Street high school in Beau
mrt on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 3:00 p.m.
?The announcement came from C. A.
Simmons, Beaufort.
? The program will feature speak
Irs M well as other entertainment I
llmmons says the public Is invited. I
| violators will be reported to the
labor department of the state.
Miss Hughes says that this story
shduld serve as warning to all in
dividuals known to have hired chil
dren for labor not allowed under
state law and that this situation
should be corrected immediately.
In addition to this warning, all
known violators of the child labor
laws within this county will be con
tacted shortly by a representative
of the welfare department and
warned that they are to be re
ported.
The decision to crackdown on
violators of child labor laws came
after school teachers reported to
Juvenile Court Judge A. H. James
that children known to be working
at night could not stay awake dur
ing school hours. As a result of
these reports, James requested that
the welfare department report the
situation to the state labor depart
ment.
Miss Hughes reports that, under
County Fair j
Opens Monday
The gates of the Carteret fair in
Beaufort open Monday at 7 p.m. I
and will be open every day through
Saturday, Oct. 25.
The tenth annual lair is sponsor
ed by the Carteret Post No. 99 of I
the American Legion. Beaufort.
The gates to the fairgrounds will
open at 1 p.m. on Wednesday and
Friday, at 2 p. tn. on Saturday and
at 7 p.m. other days.
Free fireworks and free acts will
be presented every night, accord
ing to Tom Kelly, manager of the
fair.
All white school children in Car
teret cftunty will be admitted free
on Wednesday afternoon of the
fair, and all colored school chil
dren will be admitted to the
grounds free on Friday afternoon.
Kelly says that there 1*111 be fre*
fireworks and free acta for the chil
dren on those afternoons.
The county board of education
has closed the schools to allow
the pupils to attend the fair. The
white schools in the county will be
closed on Wednesday afternoon and
the colored schools on Friday after
noon.
Competition in exhibits is open
to all of Carteret county. Entries
will be received any time after
Monday, Oct. 20. They should be
made at the office of the secretary
in person or by mail. Articles must
be entered before they are sent in
for exhibit. All exhibits must be
in place by 1 p.m. Tuesday of the
fair. | Mrs. Billie Smith is in charge
of the exhibit hall.
The Page Amusement company
will be on the midway with the
Mighty Page shows.
North Carolina law, no child under
18 may work where alcoholic bev
erages are sold or served, nor may
they work in a pool room, or where
a place of employment is httard
ous. Girls may not work at a street
trade nor for a messenger service.
Children between the ages of 14
work nine hours a day, or a six-day,
48-hour week. Boxs may work the
nine hours between the hours of 6
a.m. and 12 midnight. Girls may
work the nine hours between the
hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Children btween the ages of 14
and 15 may not work at manual or
mechanical labor. They may work
eight hours a day or a six-day, 40
hour week. Both boys and girls
may work only between the hours
of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. They may
work only five hours continuously
and may work for only 30 minutes
at lunch time. While school is in
session, children of these ages may
not work over 23 hours a week.
Children under 13 may not be is
sued work permits. Children of 12
and 13 may work as newsboys but
for only 10 hours per week.
Children under 16 may not work
in industries governed by the In
terstate Commerce commission nor
may they work in industries gov
erned by the Pure Food and Drug
act.
Beef Cattle '
Conference Set
A beef cattle conference at State
college in Raleigh will be held on
Dec. 18 and 19. according to County
Agent R. M. Williams.
Outstanding beef cattle authori
ties are slated to appear on the
program. Speakers will be Paul
Swaffar, director of extension for
the American Hereford association;
F. M. Simpson, formerly with Swift
and company; Howard Dvane,
Dgane Agricultural service, St.
Lotdt, Mo., and Dean J. H. Hilton,
State college.
There will also be reports of re
cent research on finishing beef cat
tle on grass, demonstrations on
spraying to control parasites, meth
ods of dehorning, castrating, and
vaccinating, and exhibits of the
different grades of beef cattle with
similar animals being slaughtered
and carcass displays alongside the
live animals.
Two successful beef cattle pro
ducers will report on their pro
grams. and there will be an inform
al get-together on the 18th to dis
cuss any problems which those in
attendance might have in mind.
Williams says that he feels this
will be a very informative and in
teresting conference and he hopes
that a number of Carteret county
beef cattle producers will make
plans to attend.
Sanitary Ratings Issued
By County Health Officer
Public school lunch room sani
tary ratings {or the period begin
ning Sept. 1, 1052, and ending Oct
2, 1952 have been released by Dr.
N. Thos. Ennett. Carteret county
health officer. The ratings were
made by A. D. Fulford, county san
itarian.
Atlantic pjblic school lunAi
room, 90.5, A.
Beaufort public school lunch
room, 90.5, A.
Camp Glenn public school lunch
room, 84.5, B.
Morehead City public school
lunchroom, 92.0, A
Newport public school lunch
room, 90.0, A.
Smyrna public school lunch
room, 90.0, A.
The grade of dairies for the
period ending Sept. 30, 1952, is as
follows:
Pasteurized milk: Maola Milk It
Ice Cream company. New Bern. A;
White's Ice Cream & Milk com
pany, Wilmington, A.
Retail raw dairies: Stewart's
dairy, Gloucester, A; Turner's
dairy, Newport, rt. 1, A; White
hurst's dairy, Gloucester, C.
Ratings for meat markets and
abattoir sanitary ratings for the
period beginning June 1, 1952 and
ending Sept. 30. 1952, were alao
released. The rating of 90 to 100
gives a rating of . A; 80 to 89, B;
70 to 79, C. All establishments re
ceiving a sanitary rating less than
70 are closed.
Atlantic: Luther Smith Grocery
Market, 83.0; Winston Hill Grocery
Market. 82.0.
Atlantic Beach: Atlantic Beach
Superette, 92.9; Atlantic Beach
Grocery, 90.0.
Beaufort and RFD: A&P Gro
cery, 94.0; Pender's Colonial, >4.0;
Simmons Grocery, 93.0; Ivey Chad
wick, 92.0; Potter's Grocery Mar
ket, 92.0; City Grocery, 91 J; Peter
son's Grocery, 91.0; C. D. Jones
Grocery, 90.5; Ann Street Grocery,
90.0; M. T. Owens Grocery, 85.5;
Broad Street Grocery. 85.0; Stan
ley's Grocery, 84.0; Norcum's Abat
toir, 81.0; Hardesty's Abattoir, 80.5;
Hardesty's Grocery, 73.5.
Bogue: Joe Taylor's Grocery
Market, 83.0; Theodore Smith's
Grocery Market, 82.5.
Broad Creek; Broad Creek Gro
cery Market, 84.5; Adams Grocery
Market, 84.0.
Harkers Island: Chadwick's Food
Center, 90.5; Donna Yeoman's Gro
cery, (permit issued, market open
ed).
Harlowe: Connor's Grocery, 90.0;
Connor's Abattoir, 80.5.
Mill Creek: Neil Chadwick's
Meat Market and Grocery, 90.0.
Morvhead City and RFD: Guy's
Grocery, 95.0; Lindsey's Grocery
Market, 94.0; Cherry's Grocery,
92.5; Royal's Grocery, 92.5; Free
man Bros. Grocery, 91.3; Bryans
Grocery, 91.0; Whitley's Grocery,
?1.0; A&P Grdtery, 90.5; Phillips
Grocery, 90.5; BAH Grocery, 92.0;
Crab Point Grocery, 90.0; B. C.
Fodrie Grocer#, 90.0; Morton's Gro
cery, 90.0; Stroud's Food Center,
90.0; Reams Grocery, 87.0; Aspen
berg Grocery, 85.5; Freeman It Nel
son Grocery, 84.0; Pender's Co
lonial, 82.5; Kib Guthrie Grocery. '?
80.0; Piner's Grocery, 80.0; J. S.
Parker Grocery (market being
renovated ) .
Newport and RFD: Garner k 1
McCain Grocery, 90.5; Heath Gro- '
eery, 90.5; Cleve Garner Grocery 1
Market, 85.0; Garner's Esso Serv
ice Grocery, 83.0; Gerald's Produce 1
Market, 82.5.
Otway: Gillikin's Grocery, 80.5; ]
Wild wood: Murdoch's Grocery, i
0.0.
WiUiston: Willis Bros. Grocery j
Market, 90.0.
Grand Jury
Makes Report J
On County Jail
The grand jury in its report to
Judge W. C. Harris in superior
court recommended that Carteret
county build a new jail. The jury
reported that previous grand juries
have made the same recommenda
tion.
According to the report, the
grand jurors learned that the jail
is 100 years old and has been con
demned by th* state. The report
said that the jail should be
equipped with all facilities re
quired by law.
The jury reported that, with
some minor exceptions, the county
offices are in good condition. They
said that some small repairs
should be made in the tax collec- 1
tor's office and the grand jury
room.
The jury also suggested that bet
ter toilet facilities be provided on
the ground floor of the courthouse.
This was also recommended by the
grand jury which met during the
June term of the superior court.
The jurors reported that they
had conferred with members of the
state highway patrol in regard to
the condition of the county school
buses. They reported that all
buses are in good condition and
that all drivers are fully qualified.
The jury studied the recommen
dations of previous grand juries
and found that steps are being
taken to carry out those recommen
dations.
Judge Harris commended the
members of the jury on the per
formance of their duties.
Electric Coop
To Cut Rates
A 17 percent reduction in electric
Vtes which will result in a saving
of more than 3/4 of a million dot.'
lars to members in the next ten
years was voted Wednesday night
by the board of directori of the
Carteret-Craven Electric Member
ship corporation. The immediate
effect will be a saving of approxi
mately $50,000 in the next twelve
month period to rural families in
Carteret, Craven, Jones and Una
low counties.
George L. Brockway. president
of the rural electric distribution
co-operative, stated today that the
reduced rates are the result of 1
many months of study and are a
part of the long range plans of !
the organization. The program
adopted by the board for accomp
lishment has been the securing of
adequate managerial and supervi
sory personnel, the improvement
of electric service to consumer
members, an in-service training ]
program for all personnel, and the
furnishing of adequate electric
power at the loWest posJlble rates.
Mr" Brockway said that the rate
schedules were reduced rtr home,
farm, commercial and industrial
uses, and electric service to schools,
churches, and community halls. A
special water heater rate will be
available to those who own an
electric water heater meeting cer
tain specifications.
Headquarters of the company are
located at 512 Arendell street,
Morehead City, and a sub-office
was recently opened at Havelock
to handle the increasing load of
that area. Membership in the clec
tric distribution corporation his in
creased from 1998 in October 1950
to 2761 at the present time. The
service area includes much of the
farming area of Carteret county
with lines extending to Havelock
in Craven county and Maysville in 1
See CO-OP, Page 2
Jaycees Urge J
'Register, Vote'
Those stickers you're feeing
?round Beaufort these days which i
tell you "Don't Miss the Boat,
lUgister and Vote, Nov. 4" are the
work of Beaufort Jaycees.
The sticken are being distrib
uted in prominent spots all over
Beaufort.
At their meeting Monday night
?t the Inlet inn, the Jaycees also I
asked that each member call 13 '
persons, asking them to register
and to vote in the general election '
next month.
According to Vick Bellamah, sec
retary of the Beaufort Jaycees, the I
organization also plans to (urnish I
transportation to the polls on Nov.
I to those who would otherwise not I
be able to vote. I
The Jaycee members also com
pleted plans for a party on Satur- I
day, Oct 18 at the Legion but I
Western Union Sign
Ordered Removed
The NEWS-TIMES hu learned
that the manager of the Beaufort
Western Union office has been
ordered by his district super
visor, B. C. Dopson, Greensboro,
to remove from the window of
the Western Union office the
sign which is a notification of
the Western L'nion petition to
the FCC asking for reduced
hours of operation of the Beau
fort office.
A wire, it is learned, was re
ceived by B. C. Vickery, on Oct.
14, ordering him to remove the
sign.
Vickery told the NEWS-TIMES
that be had received no order to
reduce the hours of operation in
his office, nor had he done so.
Beaufort 4-H ,
Elects Officers
The Beaufort 4-11 club met for
its organization meeting on Tues
day, Oct. 14 at Beaufort school.
These officers were elected: presi
dent, Sadie L. Harris; vice-presi
dent, Gerald Taylor; secretary and
treasurer, Geneva Hardesty; re
porter, Pat Daniels.
The club planned a booth at the
local county fair on wildlife. This
booth will show poor wildlife man
agement on one side and good
wildlife management- on the other
side of the booth. Club members
serving on the fair committee are
Sadie Harris, Pat Daniels, Geneva
Hardesty. Inez Smith, Jessie Wil
kins, Verna Carraway, and Etta
Taylor. They will meet on Monday
afternoon. Oct. 20 at the fair
grounds to complete their fair
booth.
Atlantic Junior 4-H club met on
Oct. 9th, and elected a new secre
tary, Sandra Gilgo. The former
secretary. Rodney Pittman, has
moved away from Atlantic. The
demonstration at this club meeting
was on "Table Setting and Service."
Marpe Fined ,
In Check Case j
Sgt. John Pickett was fined $50
and costs in superior court after
he pleaded nolo contendere to a
charge of issuing worthless checks.
Pickett was accused of passing
$850 in bad checks last August at
the Morehead City race track.
Pickett has since paid the track
the money which he obtained by
cashing the checks.
The defendant testified that he
passed the checks in good faith.
He said that he thought he had
enough money in the bank to cover
the checks. He planned to trans
fer funds from a Fayette ville bank
to the Jacksonville bank on which
the checks were drawn.
Pickett said that his wife learn
ed of his gambling and took the
money out of the bank before he
could make the transfer.
The marine told the court that
he issued the checks to cover his
losses at the dog races. The checks
were passed in a period of three
days.
Track Growers
Asked to School J
Marketing Problems
Set for Discussion
In Three-Day Course
A three-day short course for the
benefit of truck growers in all the
vegetable producing counties will
be held at State college in Raleigh
on Nov. 5, 6, and 7. The three-day
program will deal with the cause
and prevention of economic waste
in the marketing of fruits and vege
tables.
Some of the topics to be discus
sed during the conference, accord
ing to County Agent R M Wil
liams, include: Diseases affecting
the marketing quality of Irish po
tatoes in eastern North Carolina;
Irish potato shipping test; breed
ing sweet potatoes for resistance
to internal cork; transit refrigera
tion of perishables; new develop
ments in th? container industry
for shipping perishable crops;
packing and loading perishables;
proper use of refrigerator cars m
the transportation of vegetables;
arrival of vegetables at consuming
centers; arrival condition of Irish
potatoes and sweet potatoes at des
tination markets.
Williams says that the water
See TRUCK, Page 2
PTA Discusses ,
Carnival Plans
Walter Morris, chairman of the
Hallowe'en carnival committee, re
ported on progress at Monday
night's meeting of the Morchead
City PTA.
Morris said that booth space has
been assigned to each classroom
and the assignments have been
posted in the principal's office.
Prizes have been ordered for the
concessions which will need them.
Tbe carnival will open at 5 p.m.
Oct. 28. Tfcc purpoM M Um carni
val i tO I'M 91000 which wUI be
used to tile th? rest rooms at the
school.
Mrs. Darden Eure, chairman of
the program committee, announced
the program for the next meeting
Nov. 10. Charles Hester, coach of
the Morehead City football team,
will conduct a program on sports
manship. After the program, the
members of the football team will
be introduced.
Mrs. Reba Piner told the parents
that they have a great influence on
the children's reactions to menus
served in the school lunchroom.
She asked the parents to explain to
their children that the lunchroom
must cater to a variety of tastes
and cannot please everyone.
Mrs. Piner explained that menus
are planned one week ahead of
time but that the lack of refrigera
tion and cooking facilities some
times force substitutions.
The PTA members were invited
to inspect the lunchroom after the
meeting.
President Jimmy Wallace pre
sided over the meeting, and the
Rev. Leon Couch of the First Meth
odist church led the devotions.
Mason, Taylor, Walker
Are Judge, Solicitor, Clerk
Officials of the newly organized1
recorder's court in Beaufort were
named at a call meeting of the
town commissioners on Tuesday
night.
The officials named are: judge,
Earl Mason; solicitor, Wiley H. Tay
lor, jr., and clerk of the court,
Dan'l Walker. Appointed to serve
as assistant clerk of the court was
Mrs. George Cottingham.
Salaries to be paid the court of
ficials were set up by the commis
sioners as follows: judge, $150
monthly; solicitor, $125 monthly,
and clerk, $40 monthly.
Loan Set Ufr
The commissioners also agreed
to loan $1,000 from Beaufort
funds to establish the court until
the court can pay its own way. The
first loan to the court is set up
at $500, and the other $500 will
be available if needed. The money
is to be paid back to the town of
Beaufort as soon as the court is
able to show a profit beyond op
erating expenses.
Mason, named as judge, is
owner of the Earl Mason insurance
agency in Beaufort. He has served
as a justice of the peace in Beau
fort for several years and held a
traffic court for a time. He is not
a lawyer. Mr. and Mrs. Mason, liv
ing at 301 Turner st., Beaufort,
have two children, and five grand
children.
The newly-named judge is a
member of the Eranklin lodge of
the Masonic order, and a member
of the I.O.O.F.
Mason Pledges Rest
Mason told the NEWS-TIMES
that he "was new at this job and
would do the best job he could."
The new court solicitor. Taylor,
is now Beaufort town attorney, lie
has held that job for some three
years. Taylor, who holds an LI.B.
degree from Wake Forest, has a
private law practice in Beaufort.
He served on the Board of Town
Commissioners in 1948, was re
elected in 1949, but resigned short
ly after his re-election to accept
the town attorney's job.
He is married to Alice llolliday
Tayjor. plly 'tavfune child and
live at 4o4? Ann ?t., Beaufort.
Walker, named as clerk of the
court, is now town clerk of Beau
fort, and has served in that capa
city for some time. He is also man
ager of the Beaufort Chamber of
Commerce. He will be assisted as
clerk of the court by Mrs. Cotting
ham, now employed in the clerk's
office.
Meeting Starts Late
The Tuesday night meeting was
late in starting because the com
missioners were unable to obtain a
quorum until after the board was
scheduled to convene. Commission
er C. T. Lewis, who was ill, finally
got out of bed and came to the
meeting so that a quorum might be
present.
Tempers flared and voices were
raised throughout the discussion of
the financial affairs of the court,
following the approval of the
names of the officials.
Beaufort Mayor L. W. Hassell
asked where the salaries approved
for court officials were coming
from.
Beaufort Town Attorney Wiley
See RECORDER'S, Page 2
Three Plead Guilty, Receive
Suspended Jail Sentences
Vincent J. Tuccl, Robert K. Al
len and Fred A. Agosta pleaded
guilty in superior court to charges
of assault inflicting serious injury.
The three men h?d originally been
charged with asault with intent to
kill.
AH three were sentenced to
serve 12 months on' the roadi. The
sentences were suspended on con
dition that each of the defendants
pay a fine of $100 and costs.
The assault charges grew out of
a fight in which the three men
were involved last summer in
Morehead City.
Allen also entered a plea of guil
ty to a careless and reckless driving
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
' Friday, Oct 17
5:54 a.m. 12:44 a.m.
7:07 p.m. 1:15 p.m.
Saturday, Oct IS
7:32 a.m. 1:13 a.m.
7:44 p.m. 1:5S p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 1*
1:07 a.m. 1:52 a.m.
9:20 p.m. 2:34 p.m.
Moo day, Oct 20
1:45 a.m. 2:27 a.m.
1:57 p.m. 3:11 pjn.
Tuesday, Oct. 21
1:24 a.m. 3:03 a.m.
1:3# p.m. 3:55 pjL
charge. He was fined $25 and costs.
Thessaly Manning was found
guilty of careless and reckless driv
ing and drunken driving. He had
appealed a previous conviction in
Carteret county recorder's court
Manning was sentenced to serve
six months on the roads. The sen
tence was suspended on condition
that he pay (480 to the prosecuting
witness and pay a fine of $100 and
costs.
He was ordered to pay $300 im
mediately and the rest before the
March term of the superior court.
Myron Luptnn, Sidney Manning,
Norrls Coward and Harvey Seweli
entered pleaa of nolo contendere ta
charges of breaking and entering,
larceny and conspiracy to break
and enter.
They were sentenced to 12
months on the roads. The sen
tences were suspended on condi
tion that each pay $44 to A. H.
Craig, the prosecuting witness. The
defendants were placed on proba
tion for three years.
Case Continued
The case of Stanley Brickhouse t
was continued until the March i
term. He was indicted with the I
other four. i
Clay Lynch pleaded guilty to i
False registration at a hotel for <
Immoral purposes. He had appeal
ed from the Morehead City re- i
^order's court. 1
Lynch waa sentenced to aerva 18
months on the roads. The sen
tence wis suspended on condition
that he pay a line of $200 and costs
and refrain from seeing Monica
Campbell. He was placed on pro
bation for three years.
Lynch was ordered to file a writ
ten report of his activities with the
clerk of the superior court on the
first Monday of each month for a
period of 12 months.
Mrs. OUie E. Edge pleaded guil- ,
ty to charges of public nuisance
and disturbing the peace. She was
sentenced to serve six months in
the women's prison.
Tald to Leave
. The sentence was suspended on
condition that she sell her house
and leave the county within 30
days.
Her husband, Ollie E. Edge, en
tered a plea of nolo contendere to
similar charges. He was sentenced
to 30 days on the roads. His sen
tence was also suspended on con
dition that he leave the county be
fore Oct 20.
Joaeph Burrows pleaded guilty ,
to charges of careless and reckless
driving and perjury. He was sen
tenced to serve 12 months on the
roads. The sentence was suspend
ed on condition that he pay the '
costs of court. <
Odell Plymouth Mason pleaded i
nolo contendere to 4 charge of fol- I
lowing too Closely causing an acci- <
See COVXT, Page Z i
Registration *
Reported Heavy,
Interest Great
Registration of voters was un
usually heavy for the first Satur
day of the registration period, ac
cording to F. R. Seeley, chairman
of the Carteret county board of
elections.
Seeley says that some 225 new
registrants from throughout the
county came in last Saturday.
The elections board chairman re
ports that he believes there should
be no less than 750 registrations
from newcomers and that there
should be at least 500 Carteret
county citizens who have not
registered.
Registration will continue at
the polling places for the various
precincts on Oct. 18 (tomorrow)
and Oct. 25. Registrars, however,
are authorized to take registrations
at any time during the registration
period. On the 18th and 25th, poll
ing places will be open from 9
a.m. to sundown.
Some 263 applications for absen
tee ballots from men in service
have been received by the county
elections board.
Seeley stresses that anyone who
does not expect to be in the county
should apply early for an absentee
ballot. If a person applies for and
receives an absentee ballot, and
then finds that he will be in the
county on election day, he should
go to his regular polling place to
vote. The absentee ballot he car
ries will be marked by the regis
trar "voted in person" and return
ed to the board of elections with
out opening.
Physically handicapped persons
are reminded that if they are un
able to reach the polling places,
they are entitled to ad absentee
ballot.
Seeley reports that he believes
this will be the biggest election
Carteret county has had in the last
25 years. He says that his office
has had more inquiries from voters
this year than in years past and
indications arc that interest is
great.
Shrimper Faces j
Tax Charges
Roland Leon Styron, Oriental,
went on trial this week in Federal
court, New Bern, on a charge
of income tax evasion. Styron ia
the owner of a fleet of deepsea
shrimp trawlers which have been
operating along the Atlantic coast
in recent years.
The charges involve the calendar
years of 1945, 1947-48, and 1949.
None were brought for 1946 .
It is contended by the Federal
government that Styron wilfully
and knowingly attempted to evade
payment of $56,239.82 in taxes
while actually paying a total of
only $404 for the four years named
in the charges.
The defendant reported an in
come of $4,930.01 for the calendar
year of 1945 and that year he
paid the $404 referred to. The
Bureau of Internal Revenue con
tends that his 1945 income was in
reality $43,817.69 and that the tlx
for that year should have -been
$21,603.74.
Styron reported an income of
$2,177.59 for the calendar year
1947, and paid no tax. The govern
ment claims the defendant had an
income of $52,826.57 for 1947 and
should have paid $25,360.37 income,
tax.
Far the year 1948, Styron re
ported he not only failed to earn
any money but actually ended the
year with a loss of $6,502.03 The
goverment says there was no loss
but an income for the year of $14,
163.74. It is contended that the de
fendant should have paid $3,109.64.
Styron making out his tax return
for 1949, claimed he had a loss for
the year of $3,240.80, whereas the
goverment contends he bad in
come of $23,408.96 and should have
paid a tax of $6,570.54.
Judge Luther Hamilton ot More
head City heads the team of attor
neys defending StyTon.
So far as officials can recall
this ia the firat income tax evaaion
case tried in the New Bern branch
?f Federal court.
Savage U Build Pier
Eugene Savage, Raleigh archi
tect, has requested permission to
construct a 150-foot pier into the
tound in front of his summer home
?t 1806 Shackieford St., More bead
"ity. The pier will be uaed to tie
ip private boat*.