FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1954
Where's the Old Spark?
A couple weeks ago the political
soothsayers aaid they would be aur
priaed if there were as many aa 2,000
votes cast in this county in the primary
May 29. But things are looking up.
What with Scott and Lennon closing in
a little faster, a few more folks may de
cide they'd better get themselves to the
polls.
Tomorrow, incidentally, is the last
day to register. If you expect to vote,
better check to see that you're register
ed. A couple men who filed for office
last month were informed later that
they were not even registered.
Signing an oath to register when the
registration books opened is permissi
ble by law and that's what they did.
Their argument was, "But we've al
ways voted." Maybe they did, but per
haps in the heat of election day the
registrar in their precinct didn't bother
about "minor details" if he figured they
were going to vote "right."
What with three men seeking the
office of sheriff, two the register of
deeds office and 10 a county commis
sioner spot, there ought to be a few
more sparks flying. Maybe the voters
have a don't-care attitude but even the
candidates seem unduly calm. Of course
they all probably think they're going
to win or else arrangements have al
ready been made to have several with
draw at a propitious moment. Then
again maybe some of the office holders
seeking re-election have been through
this election business so much, always
being re-seated, that they figure what's
the use of getting excited.
It could even b? that the disgusting
wrangles between a certain senator and
Army officials in Washington are hav
ing effect on political scenes far from
the nation's capitol, eve* here. Think
ing people can't help but raise an eye
brow when some of the nation's highest
officials start slugging things out. And
persons who don't pay much attention
at all to what goes on in Washington
probably are getting a feeling that no
body in office is any good, an attitude
engendered by the accusations and
counter-accusations hurled back and
forth by national figures who, we have
always wanted to believe, were above
the pettiness of bickering.
Whatever the reason, apathy in this
pre-primary period is likely to continue
unless some of the local candidates
come out with issues that will rouse in
terest. Maybe Carteret County has
graduated from the stage of voting for
personalities. Instead of a popularity
contest May 29, they may want to see
if there is going to be any difference
between Mr. A getting into office as
compared with Mr. B.
As yet, the public hasn't been shown
that it makes any difference either way.
Until they are, nobody can expect much
excitement. There will be a light vote
? and a general light vote, for some
candidates, will be disastrous.
Who Can Crack a Head Code?
Anybody who dudn't have a code in
dis wedder isn't human.
Three days it's so hot any amount
of clothing is too much. Three days it's
so cold that any amount of clothing
isn't enough. Then the cycle begins all
over again. This has been going on for
the past month.
In the first hot spell mothers got am
bitious, cleaned house, put away the
woolens and settled down for a nice
long hot summer. Then a Yankee cold
front moves in and what have we got?
Code# in the head 'cause we "have faith
that puch weather can't last and tomor
row, it will be hot again. Tomorrow
comes and it's no different than yester
day,
The furnace was turned off. The oil
tank is practically empty. No use fill
ing it, you decide. It will be hot tomor
row. But it isn't, it's still cold. So you
fill the oil tank. You guessed it. With
in the next half hour the wind shifts
and it's hot.
Meanwhile, that little man in your
head with a hammer keeps beating
away. Drawing an easy breath through
an unstuffed noggin is only a memory.
And as if that isn't enough, the little
guy with a hammer calls in some extra
reserves who start- jamming needles in
your ears and using your chest for bay
onet practice. Oh unhappy day.
All the old cold remedies are called
into the fight. Nose drops, inhaler
things, mustard plasters, hot water bot
tles, some old pills in the medicine cab
inet which George took for his cold last
fall. They ought to be good. The doc
tor prescribed them. Sleep. They say
you're supposed to sleep or rest. The
last straw is Junior pleading to go bare
footed.
A firm NO is no consolation when he
comes in the house a few minutes later
with a runny nose and a complaint that
his head hurts.
Anyone starting a campaign for a
medical research program to prevent
colds would at this point get all your
moral support. No money, but moral
support. All the money you have may
have to be used for burial. It doesn't
seem far away.
Nothing would be finer than to be
in Carolina in the morning ? IF you
could breathe.
Oh well, summer can't be fpr away.
We only hope that when it comes it
won't keep on taking run-out powders.
Let's Check the Car
Maybe this time it will work ? the
auto inspection program.
Six automobile dealers in this county
are offering the free inspections which
are the major part of a program set up
by the Carolina Safety League. The
auto inspection costs the driver of the
automobile nothing. If the vehicle is
safe mechanically, a green and white
sticker is placed on the windshield.
Of course, the program covers trucks
too. Brakes, lights, steering, tires, wind
shield wipers, horns are checked. If
anything needs adjusting, the service
department is to check with the owner
before making the adjustment.
The inspection itself is fr?e, but the
necessary adjustments, if any, are not
made free of charge. No law requires
a motorist to have the inspection, but
there is the intimation that if the car
is involved in an accident and there's
an "approved" sticker on the wind
shield the sticker may carry some
weight in proving that the motorist is a
responsible one interested in driving a
safely equipped car.
This new program is designed to ac
commodate the motorist and at the
same time achieve the desired end, safe
vehicles.
Officials of the North Carolina Safe
ty League say,
"We hope that there will be several
hundred thousand stickers on the wind
shields of North Carolina cars before
the year is over. Here is an opportun
ity for the owner to have his car in
spected as to safety without the coat of
a dime. Even if his car as found unsafe,
the owner finds it out at no cost. After
that, he can have it fixed, and ap
proved, or do nothing ? just as he
pleases."
We hope the motorist pleases to have
his car inspected and adjusted. It will
spell longer life for us all.
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F. C. Soliibury
Here and There
The following information is
taken from the files of the More
head City Coaster:
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 19 Hi
Miss Bernice Leary returned
home last week from Wintersville
where she has been attending the
high slhool.
Miss Agnes Royal passed through
the city Saturday night on her way
to her home in Marshallberg from
Winterville High School.
Mrs. Willie Herbert left Wednes
day morning for Philadelphia
where she will spend several days
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Manly Wade has returned
home from Norfolk, Va.. where she
visited her parents. She was ac
companied home by her sister Miss
Bessie Edwards,
John M. Morehead and family ar
rived in the city Monday.
E. C. Boomer returned to Suf
folk, ttaatf *y after spending
th?-wnh>?d -fret* with his family.
Rev. J. C. Owen arrived in the
city Saturday to assist Rev. E. R.
Harris in i aeries of meetings in
the First Baptist Church.
C. D. Arthur of Raleigh spent a
few days here with his brother,
G. L. Arthur.
Mrs. Robert Stroud of Chapel
HUI and Mrs. Bynum of Rock Hill,
S. C., left for their homes Wednes
day after spending some time here
with Dr. and Mrs. W. E. lieaden.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Woodland re
turned to their home in Crisfield
Thursday after spending several
weeks here.
Miss Mary Hamlet of Oxford ar
rived in the city last week and en
tered the Training School of the
Morehead City Hospital.
Mrs. Ben F. Royal who has been
ill for the past several days was
able to leave the hospital this week
and friends will be glad to know
she is rapidly improving.
The newly-elected Board of Com
missioners are now busy at the
wheel. At their first meeting last
week the Sunday blue law was re
pealed and minor changes made
in other ordinances.
At the annual meeting of the
opening of the school board Thurs
day night all teachers of this year's
faculty who applied were elected
and in addition Miss Hattie Brinson
and Mrs. Robert Wade were added
to the faculty. Miss Brinson is
well known in this community and
her election will give general sat
isfaction. For the past four yean
Mrs. Wade, nee Miss Addie Boom
er, has been teaching in the Suf
folk graded schools and she comes
recommended as one of the best
teachers there. She is a graduate
of Virginia State Teachers College.
The standard of the school will
be raised next year. Hereafter
there will be no 8th and 9th grades,
but instead ? regular three - year
high school course. The members
of the board are Dr. W. E. Headen,
chairman, J. B. Morton, D. G.
Bell, G. L. Arthur, Charles S. Wal
lace and R. T. Willis.
The body of E. C. Barr who was
drowned on Sunday, April 29. near
Fort Macon was found in the break
era on the beach by C. P. Kirkman,
a member of the Fort Macon Coast
Guard and brought to thla city and
buried in Bay View Cemetery. The
drowning of Barr occurred Sunday,
April 25th.
In company with D. B. Wade, Jr?
and Ned Wlllia of this city and
T. G. Phillip* of Atlanta, Qa? E.
C. Barr of Lancaster County, Pa.,
left here early 8unday morning
for Shackleford Banks and it was
on their return and while croaaing
the inlet that Barr accidently
allpped off the cabin atriking
Wade who waa sitting on the deck.
Both men fell overboard.
Members of the Coast Guard who
were watching Immediately put out
in one of their fastest boats for
the scene of the accident. In the
meantime WUJls and PhiUlpa
stopped the engine in the boat and
were making frantic efforts to save
their companions by throwing sev
eral life preservers to the drown
ing men.
Willis made an effort to swim to
Barr who could not swim, but af
ter seeing him sink, Willis re
turned to the boat. At this point
the life boat had reached the scene
and after Wade had gone down for
the third time Capt. Leslie Moore,
of the Coast Guard, dived to save
him, reaching him about 15 feet
below the surface of the water.
When brought to the top and
placed in the boat, Wade was ap
parently dead but effort at resusci
tation finally revived the almost
drowned man. Dr. Headen and Dr.
Royal of this city were summon
ed, reaching the station about an
hour after the accident and gave
medical assistance.
Today's Birthday
FRANK FOLSOM, born May 14
1894 in Spraguc, Wash. The
president of Radio Corp. of Amer
ica since 1940 is also a director of
t h e National
Broadcast
ing Co. One of
the first indus
trialists to enter
government ser
vice prior to
World War II.
Later served as
chairman of the
Procure
ment Policy
Board. neceivea wirciai ui mcru
from Navy for his services. Is a
trustee of many colleges and a
member of advisory council for
science and engineering at Notre
Dame.
Thought for the Day
Happy people are Hot idle, and
idle people arc not happy.
This is the Law
By THOMAS F. ADAMS, Jr.
For North Carolina Bar Association
Recording Deeda
In order to protect the pur
chasers of real estate, the State
of North Carolina has provided in
e:ic i of its counties an official
known as the Register of Deeds,
whose dutiei include the record
i 'K of deeds conveying real prop
erty. Safety in the purchase of
real estate depends largely on the
prompt and proper recording of
deeds.
It is entirely possible that a
deed which valid in all respects
at the time it If signed and deliv
ered to the grantee may later be
come void because it is not re
corded in apt time in the office of
the Register of Deeds in the county
^herc the land is located. Such a
deed is a deed of gift L^hat is, one
for which nothing is paid).
The law requires that a deed of
gift be recorded within "two years
from the date of its execution."
The term "execution" includes de
livery of the deed to the grantee,
who is the person to whom title
to the property passes. A deed of
gift may be perfectly good when
executed and may pass title to the
grantee, but if auch deed is not re
corded within two yean from the
date of execution, it becomes void
and title to the property conveyed
by the deed goes back to the
grantors in the deed, or to their
heirs.
A Protective Law
The law which provides for this
reversion of title may seem a harsh
one. but it was enacted to prevent
greater evils. For example, look
at the case of a man who had four
children and decided to convey
to each of them a tract of land.
Prior to the time of delivery of
the deeds, a daughter became aerl
oualy ill and It waa not known
whether she would ever recover.
So the father decided to retain the
deeda until the condition of her
health was known, having in mind
that he might need to retain the
property to care for the sick daugh
ter if her illness continued.
The father died without ever
having delivered any of the deeda.
An unscrupulous son knew where
the deeds were kept and destroyed
all of them except the one convey
ing a tract of land to himself. He
thereby gained for himaelf the
title to the land described in the
deed and an equal share in hia fath
er's remaining property, unleaa the
remainder was apportioned by will.
Then thia son claimed that the
father delivered the deed to him
and fabricated some excuse for
having kept the matter a secret
from the other children.
If such excuse seemed reason
able, tew Jurlee would be likely to
set the deed aside unless the oth
er children could prove that the
deed was not delivered. But if
this unscrupulous son claimed that
the deed was delivered at a date
prior to two years, he would talk
himself out of court and out of the
tract of land described in the deed.
Recording Important
Whether a deed is delivered as
a gift or for value received, it is
important that it be recorded by
the register of Deeds in the county
where the land lies if the grantee
is to protect his title. If the pur
chaser fails to record his deed, the
seller may convey the same land
to a second purchaser, and If the
second records his deed first, the
property becomes his.
On the other hand, if the pur
chaser fails to record his deed and
a creditor of the seller places a
judgment on the record against
the seller, the Judgment attaches to
the land of the purchaser, and this
land may be sold to satisfy the
judgment.
Often a buyer neglects to re
cord his deed because he feels that
the seller is so weafthy that no ac
tual risk exists. The depression of
the thirties taught ua that few
men are beyond becoming insol
vent since moat businesses are oper
ated on a credit basis.
In addition, recent tax cases have
shown that some men of apparent
wealth have accumulated money
through failure to declare and pay
thetr income taxes. in such event
the federal gpvernment files a tax
lien and this lien attaches to the
property conveyed' by unrecorded
deeda.
Cheeks the Record
In examining the title to the
real property, the attorney checks
the record of the seller until thtf
date the deed from him is recorded,
regardless of the date that It waa
written and aigned. Ha determines
whether every deed or other Inatru
ment affecting the title to the
property has been properly drawn
and recorded within the time re
quired by law.
Upon determining that the title
la clear, your deed should be re
corded so that no act by any other
person may thereafter encumber
the title to the property purchased.
The recording of your deed also
protects your title In the event of
loaa of the original deed.
Smil? a WhiU
Perplexed wife, at dinner table
to angry husband: "Monday you
liked beans, Tuesday you liked
'beans and all of a sudden on
Wedn?d?y you don't like beans."
KIAA lirnnf
MOQ iftWlf
Raleigh Roundup
THE KAOH . . . Althoufh Char
lit Gold of llutherfordton haa
been in office u SUte Insurance
Commissioner only a short time,
he has been in there long enough
for him to come to bat several
times on important iaaues. On each
occaaion-ao far-be ha. been in
there batting on the .ide of the
public. ' . i *
White we have nothing against
hit opposition, it ?eems doubtful
that this particular fight will prove
very intererting. Gold made a lot
of friend, about the SUte when he
was assistant to Congressman A. L.
Bulwinkle and, later, as a member
of the State Senate.
Incidentally, Insurance Commis
sioner Gold 1. a first cousin to John
Gold, great WF halfback in the
early 30's, former chief of police in
Winston-Salem, for a sho> time
SUte director of prisons, and now
city manager of the Twin City.
Despite the fact that Joshua
Jame. is malting a lot of smoke in
his campaign against State Treas
urer Edwin Gill, he doesnt seem
to be making much headway oth
While certainly not much of a
politician, Gill ha., nevertheless,
created a hefty following among
the people and there is nothing in
sight which leads one to think
James has much chance against
him. James will get a good vote
If it is sufficiently good? and if
Kerr Scott should go to the u. b.
Senate -you might find James run
ning for Governor two years hence.
Now as to the Congressional ra
ces: from here it looks as if the
incumbent, will win out.
THE FACTS ... As we said here
about the time the Lennon and
Scott battle got swinging many
weeks ago, the peopleare entitled
to have all the facts about the abil
ity, integrity, and honesty of the
candidates and ?hat candidates
stand for. Once they have this in
formation, their decision will in
all probability be the proper one.
Now, although it was fine for
Nixon, Stevenson, ind Eisenhower
to reveal their income tax state
ments to the people and we
praised their honesty and forth
rightnAs for doing so the busi
ness of letting the folks in ?n
your earnings has suddenly be
come old-fashioned. Why?
Two short years ago it was all
right. Why was it not a "smoke
screen" then but is a "smoke
screen" now?
Let', not kid ourselves. Let.
face facts. The cause of all this
talk about personal income and
income tax statements originated
in thi. campaign due to very seri
ous and ugly rumor, reflecting on
the honesty of W. Kerr Scott.
It i. difficult to imagine that
the facU are a. bad a. the rumonr
Kerr Scott, however, ha. certainly
added fuel to the flame by refusing
to make public his financial state
ment. and hi. Income Ux return,
for the pa.t five years. It he does
not do thia before May 29 the vo
ters will have to go to the polls
and cast their votes without hav
ing all the facU.
The main issue in this campaign
i. character. The ..icat in the
coconut is: did Kerr Scot -a. 'he
ruomor. have it - use the office
of Governor for considerable per
sonal gain and, if so, is it re
flected in his income tax returns.
1 certainly do not know? and do
not propose to Insinuate that such
i. the case- but the rumors con
tinue. In fairness to both Mr.
Scott and to the public, it s to
be hoped that Mr Scott w 11 see
fit to furnish the public with the
facts requested? namely, the pun
I icat ion of his State and Feder
al Income tax returns for the past
five years.
Now this personal finance mat
ter is not a recent thing. It has
been the key in this campaign
from the beginning. It doe. look
from here a. though if Mr. Scott
publl.hed hi. Ux return., and U
they proved that the ugly rumors
were without foundation, then it
would appear that Mr. Scott would
be the victor in the campaign. On
the other hand, if he does not, be
may well lose the nomination or
at best go into the U. S. Sen
ate with a shadow tanging over
him. Neither of these alternatives
should be attractive or desired by
anyone.
WORST . Although this past
weekend brought the most highway
deaths in the past seven months, we
are still moving forward with our
highway safety program in North
Carolina.
As of last Wednesday, there were
74 fewer deaths from highway ac
cidents than at the same time last
year.
Remember that with bypasses to
cari^r you around the cities and
with fewer sharp curves and more
long stretches, you can now aver
age better than 45 miles per hour
on a trip and stil! not break the
speed limit of 55. Try it.
BIG THINGS ... Big things are
afoot for the Atlantic Coast Con
ference.
You won't get the participants to
say much about it yet, but Greens
boro is being seriously considered
as the permanent home of the con
ference. This is logical, for after
all four of the eight teams in the
group come from North Carolina
and are only a skip and jump from
Greensboro.
Here in Raleigh this past week
end they were saying Wake Athlet
ic Director Jim Weaver has the
best chance of being the Atlantic
Coast Conference's first commis
sioner. Other candidates are Gus
Tebell of Virginia and Ollie Corn
well of Carolina. Wake Forest
needs Weaver badly at this time,
what with preparations for Win
ston-Salem. etc., and he may be
pressured into remaining with the
Baptists.
RECREATION . . . State Prisons
Director W. F. Bailey is looking
for a new recreation director. He
is getting a lot of applications,
some from high school coaches.
With his athletic background.
Bailey should have little difficulty
knowing the qualifications neces
sary for the important position.
SALESMAN . A friend told
me as how Frank Daniels, business
manager of the News and Obser
ver, was seen on one of Raleigh's
busiest street corners last week
selling the Raleigh Times, the only
competition the Observer has in
the Raleigh territory.
We went tearing downstairs, out
to the street, and there saw Broth
er Frank sure enough selling John
Park's papers like hotcakes.
There was a joke in it, of course.
The Kiwanians here were selling
the paper to raise funds to send or
phans to the beach this summer.
Frank is a Kiwanian ? and the Ob
server is hard, but clean, compe
tition.
CIRCULATION . . . The fact that
the Raleigh Times is the Obser
ver's only local competition brings
to mind a story Josh Home, Rocky
Mount Telegram publisher, delights
in telling.
Said he had this heavy-drinking
shop man working for him on a
paper he owned one time. The
employee was a good worker, but
got on a good drunk each weekend
? and thus was seldom on the
job Monday. Josh talked to him
about hi* sins occasionally, but
to no avail. The worker didn't
even seem regretful for his drunk
enness and general debauchery.
Finally, Josh hit on a idea. The
next Tuesday when the drunk came
in, Josh lit into him. Told him if
he ever got drunk again, he was
not only going to fire him but
would use the front page of the
paper to tell the peope just how
sorry he was.
"Guess that'll fix you," roared
Josh.
"Fix me, heck," came back the
employee, "1 can walk out of your
danged circulation in five min
utes."
'Please Make it Work for Other Kids'
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