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3S CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES '?< 46th YEAR, NO. 13. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1967 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Rufus Fair Jr. Held on Knife Slaying Charge Rufus Fair Jr., Beaufort, charged with the murder of Mor ris Kulford, also of Beaufort, was bound to superior court by Judge L. R Morris in Thursday's session of county recorder's court The judge ordered Fair held without bond to await the next term of criminal court, slated for April. Fair gave himself up Sunday morning, Jan. 20, to Beaufort po lice officer Otis WUlis. Investiga tion revealed that Fair and Ful ford had been drinking with a woman identified as Catherine Hamilton of Tampa, Fla., at the house of Roy Teel on the Lennox ville Road. They came to town and went aboard the menhaden boat, Wil liam T. Covington Jr. They were in the boat's galley when Fair took a butcher knife and shoved It into Fulford's heart. Fulford died immediately. The two men had been arrested several times for fighting. The most recent time before the mur der was Nov. 9, when they were picked up for fighting at the cor ner of Pine and Queen Streets. Wrecks Occur Over Weekend Two wrccks occurrcd on Arcn dcll Street during the weekend. The first accident, Saturday af ternoon, involved John J. Mali sani, a Cherry Point Marine, and Cecil H. Mason, route 1 Morehcad City. Malisani told Lt. Joe Smith, in vestigating officer, that he had stopped for the traffic light at the corner of Eighth and Arendell Streets, when Mason ran into him. There was about $50 damage to the rear of Malisani's 1955 Chev rolet. Mason's 1949 Buick was not damaged. There were no charges. The second accident occurred Sunday afternoon when George P. Midyette pulled out of 23rd Street and Wt a -car dri\%n by 4Laur?' Gray Adams, 16, of Newpbrt, who was driving west on Arendell Street. Lt. Carl Blombcrg, who inves tigated the accident, said that no charges were pressed He esti mated the damage to Miss Adam's car at $150. Mayor Comments On Highway Idea Mayor Clifford Lewis, Beaufort, said Saturday that there is talk of extending the ne* Highway 70 from the bridge (Cedar Street) east of Live Oak Street. Instead of turning north on Live Oak as now planned, the new highway would continue eastward, then turn north, go through the American Legion fairground prop erty and -tie in with the present highway in the vicinity of Ivcy Chadwick's store. Although no action has been taken by the State Highway De partment, county road superinten dent J. L. Humphrey said Satur day that be understood such a pro posal was to be presented to R. Markham, division engineer. It was reported yesterday that the Legion is interested in the proposal. Mayor Lewis said that the idea may have merit in that heavy streams of traffic would be diverted from the school area. The mayor added, however, that no official request had been made for the change. He said if the route, aa presently planned, is al tered, the town fathers would be asked far their approval. Cooperation Sought in Patron. Listing for Souvenir Booklet An intensive drive to obtain list ings of patrons (and deceased res idents) for the Morehcad City Cen tennial booklet is underway. It was announced at a meeting of the steering committee at the rec reation building Thursday night that members of the women's clubs of Moi*>head City arc now selling the listings. This is one of the major prc centennial money-raising projects and the cooperation of everyone is earnestly solicited, declared Charles Markcy, centennial chair man. As a "patron" a family may be listed, such as Mr. and Mrs. John Jones and Family, for 15. A list ing of the members of the family, such as John Jones, Mrs. John Jones, Susie Jones and Joe Jones, are $5 each. On the memorial page a name with birth and death date may be listed for $5. That same $5 will buy a total of two names from the same family but additional listings from the family will be $2.50 each. Debbie Lewis, Rose Girls Win Contest at Smyrna looking snappy in black skirts, white sweaters and black silk scarves, the Rose girls sang You're the Reason I'm in Love and won $5. Little Debbie Lewis and the three Rose girls of Harkers Is land won the talent contest at Smyrna School Saturday night and the Varsity Club, which sponsored the contest, is $97.50 richer. The proceeds will be used to buy new basketball uniforms. Two prizes were given, one for the winner in the elementary grades and one for the winner from the high school. Each prize w. * - Slx ycar old Debbie, dressed in satin outfit with top hat, did a tap dance. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lewis, Mar shallbcrg. The Rose girls, Lorraine. Sidney, and Melvina, sang You're the Rea son I'm in Love. Lorraine and Melvina arc sisters and Sidney is their cousin. Other contestants who danced, sang, or played musical instru ments were Janic Gillikin, Bcttina Willis, Mary Golden, Elbcrta Gil likin, Lioncll Taylor. Barry Willis, Cynthia Bcachem, Ellen McGcc, Bccky Lawrence, Larry Fulcher, Diana Taylor, Trudy G|llikin, Garry Block, H. B. Golden. Dee Bryant. Phyllis Stratton, Cheryl Day, Gerald Whitchurst, Louis Thomas, Sandra Williams, Terry Gillikin and Nat Smith. Ann Davis was the announcer. The show was directed by Mary Ellen Chastccn and Rachel Willis. Judges were Grovcr Munden. J. A. DuBois, and Miss Ruth Peel ing, all of Morehead City. The Varsity Club made $185 on a barbccuc supper Feb. 2 and hopes to buy new uniforms for both the boys and girls' teams. Officer Cites Motorist Saturday Night, Beaufort Apprehended in Beaufort Satur day night was Louis Clifton Fra lier, route 6 Havelock.. He was cited by Assistant Police Chief Carlton Gamer for speeding in a 35-mile zone, skidding his tires and cutting corners. He is docketed for county court Thurs day. Debbie Lewis . . . top-hat strutter Woman Held In County Jail Mrs. R. B Worrell, Greenville, S. C? was held in the county jail last week. She was charged with leaving the Atlantic Bcach Hotel without paying the bill. Mrs. Worrell was docketed for court Jan. 31 but was allowed to go without a hearing when a judge in Greenville, S. C., informed Sheriff Hugh Salter that money was on the way here to cover the hotel bill of Mr. and Mrs. Worrell. The money never arrived and learning that the Worrells were in Havelock, Carteret officers found Mrs. Worrell there and put her in jail in Beaufort. Her husband could not be located. Worrell has since been located and is docketed for hearing in county court Thursday.. To Play for Dance Tomorrow Night Baddy Bair, lelt. Ml orcbeitra tad (Irl vocalint, will provide Ike nude for the Valentine diaaer dance ?poniored by tbe Carteret Coaa tjr Shriae Clob at Captain Blil'a Waterfront Reataaraat, Mare bead CKr, Uaiarraw alcbt. Dinner will be lenrcd at 7: J*. There will be dancing from t to I. Club resident Hngh Salter Itpwlf Ikat only a few more tickets are left. Any Shriner or Mason wanting tickets should contact the president or GeraM Mitchell. More he ad City. Pro ceeds will (a to toe Shrine Crippled Children's land. A complimentary copy of (he booklet will be given with each $5 listing. The Rev. A. G. Harris Jr., chairman of the religious com mittee, announced at the meeting that Dr. B. Frank Hall has agreed to conduct the Centennial vesper services. Dr. Hall, who now lives in Wilmington, is a former pastor of the Morehead City First Pres byterian Church. Thurlow Whcalton was appointed chairman of the water parade committee. He replaces Ethan Davis, who resigned. Roy Idleburg Found Alive Hoy Idleburg, 38, the object of an extensive search since before Chirstmas, has been located in California. Mrs. Idleburg, who is living in Morchcad City, says her husband , has reported back to his ship and is at work. No other details were revealed. Mr. Idleburg, the son of Mrs. Lee Garner, route 1 Morehead City, was last seen Dec. 9, when he left his ship, a Standard Oil tanker, at Baltimore. Because he had about $3,000 on him, Mrs. Gar ner feared that he may have met with foul play. Mrs. Idleburg, the former Ruth Gray Garner, Morehead City, was living at their home in Winter Haven, Fla., with her two chil dren when Mr. Idleburg failed to return home for Christmas. She moved to Morehead City when whereabouts of her husband could not be learned. She plans to stay here until the present school year ends. Lions Observe Boy Scout Week The Morchead City Lions Club obaerved Boy Scout Week at their meeting at Fort Macon Hotel Thursday night. Rudy Alcxapder, District Scout Executive from Jacksonville, was the speaker. Mr. Alexander gave a brief his tory of Scouting and discussed the fundamentals of the Scout pro gram. He said that over four mil lion boys arc currently taking ad vantage of the opportunities of fered by the Boy Scouts. Oscar Allred made an announce ment for the Morchead City Wo man's Club. Mrs. Truman Kemp, ; club president, asked the Lions to j send a representative to a safety confcrcncc sponsored by the Wil liamston, Woman's Club. The con ference is scheduled for 2 p.m. today. A new member, Dr. Bcrl Lewis, was welcomed at the meeting. Dr. Lewis is a chiropractor in Morc head City. After the meeting, the Lions packaged all the bulbs which they did not sell in their two light bulb sales. The bulbs will be returned to the distributor. Mrs. Garner Announces Club Meetings for Week Mrs. Floy Garner, home agent, announces the following Home Demonstration Club meetings for the week: The Newport Club will meet at 7:30 tonight at the home of Mrs. John Reynolds. The Russclls Creek Club will meet tomorrow night at 7:30 at the home af Mrs. Andrew Kittrell. The Gloucester Cub will meet Friday afternoon at 2 with Mrs. Nat Smith. The Wircgrass Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Manly Eubanks Monday night at 7:30. AAUW Continues Work on Program For the Retarded Mrs. John Costlow, Beaufort, was appointed chairman of a com mittee to work on a program for mentally - retarded children when the Beaufort-Morehead branch of the American Association of Uni versity Women met Friday night. The meeting took place in the civic ccntcr, Morehead City. Assisting Mrs. Costlow will be Mrs. Barbara Nicholson, Miss Georgie Hughes and Miss Ruth Peeling. Elected to the nominating com mittee were Miss Hughes, chair man, Mrs. G. B. Talbot and Mrs. Milton Roush. Officers will be elected at the annual meeting this spring. Mrs. W. A. Chipman was au thorized to write two letters on behalf of the branch in support of President Eisenhower's school construction program. One will go to Sen. Lister Hill, head of the Senate labor ar.'* public welfare committee, and the other to Con gressman Graham Barden, chair man of the House labor and edu cation committee. AAUW mem bers were also requested to write letters individually. Mrs. Rush and Mrs. Harry Ven ters were authorized to proceed with plans for an art exhibit in May. Mrs. T. R. Rice announced that a conference on world affairs would be held at Chapel Hill Thurs day and a member of the AAUW was invited to attend. The group decided to collect college catalogs for placement in the county public library and in school libraries where needed. A vote of thanks was extended Miss Hughes for January's pro gram on help for the mentally rctarded and programs for the re mainder of the year were dis cussed. A French exchange student who is a high school senior at Golds boro will be the speaker at the March 8 meeting. High school French students of the county will be invited to the meeting. In the absence of the president Friday night, Mrs. Clarence Guth rie, vice-president, presided. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Talbot and Mrs. Guthrie. Town Gets Ready For Dollar Days Plans arc rolling along for the biggest dollar day event Morchcad City has ever seen. Three days that will make .the shopper's dollar stretch long enough to cover many excellent Jack K. Lewis . . . making dollars count buys have been designated? Thurs day through Saturday, Feb. 21, 22, 23. The dates were set by the mer chants committee of the Morchead City Chamber of Commerce, Jack K. Lewis, chairnan. The committee has done the groundwork on the program. More head City businessmen are coop erating on a voluntary basis. Mr. Lewis said that participation by all businessmen who have the welfare of the town at heart will mean favorable results. The increased business and good will created will benefit not only the business section, he continued, but all of Morchead City. Members of the merchants com mittee are George Phillips, llcnry White. W C. Matthews Jr.. Earl Lewis and Thurlow Whealton. Tide Table Tides at Uk Beaufort Bar IllCill U)W Tuesday, Feb. 12 6:04 a.m. 6:35 p.m. 12:36 p.m. I Wednesday, Feb. II 7:00 a.m. 12:49 a.m. | 7:27 p.m. 1:27 p.m. Tknraday, Feb. 14 7:30 a.m. 1:43 a.m. 1:17 p.m. 2:17 p.m. I Friday, Feb. It 1:40 a.m. 2:35 a.m. I fed! p.m. 3:04 p.jn. | Pole Burns in Beaufort Logan Whitchurst, Beaufort vol unteer fireman, climbed this pole at Marsh and Cedar Streets, Beau fort, early Saturday morning to douse a fire which was burning inside the pole. Mr. Whitchurst, who is also a lineman for the Carolina Power and Light Co., had to cut two circuits before he could get up the pole and extin guish the fite. George Stovall, manager Of the power company, sajd that the fire had probably been burning for sev eral days before it was notitcd Friday midnight. He said thra't the damp weather and fog had caused the pole to become saturated to such a degree that the street -light circuit grounded in the pole. *?noto oy Bob Seymour The street light, obscured by smoke, is directly opposite the hole burned into the pole. Current escaping from the connection caused a fire to start at the pole's center. By fi a.m. Saturday, the pole had been replaced and the current turned back on. Mr. Stovall said that two brief interruptions in electric service Sunday morning were planned. The company has begun preventive maintenance work in preparation for the high winds expected in March. The only extended loss of ser vice was at the Fry Roofing Co., where the current was out from j 8:30 a.m. until noon. Reluctance to Pay Nickel Leads to Jail for Barrett Richard Barrett. Pollock Street,' Beaufort, is in the county jail, Beaufort, under $100 bond, lie is charged with refusing to leave the Chicken Shack when requested Sat urday night, resisting arrest, and public drunkenness. Assistant Chief of Police Carlton Garner drove up in front of the Chicken Shack on Queen Street at 7:30 p.m. Saturday to make a rou tine check and saw Barrett being put on the street. Johnny Sharpe, who runs the place, said Barrett refused to pay him a nickel for a bottle of pop. When the officer came along, Bar rctt paid the nickel and then stayed in the Chicken Shack. Again he was told to leave be cause of his drunken condition, Of ficer Garner said, and he wouldn't go. So the policeman popped him one with the blackjack and knocked Barrett against the wall. With that, Barrett started to take his coat off and said to the officer, "Lightnin', it's goin' to be you and me." Lightning is Officer Garner's nickname. The policeman, who describes Barrett as a strapping big fellow, pulled his gun and shot through the ceiling, telling Barrett he was un der arrest. Barrett, who recently returned from a term on the roads, said lhat nobody was going to lock him up. With that the officer wrestled with him and got him out the door. When they got outside, Barrett broke loose and started to run. Again Officer Garner fired his gun in the air, but Barrett kept going. With that, the policeman called Sheriff Hugh Salter and for an hour they rode around town looking for Barrett. The sheriff finally left and at about II p.m. Officer Garner de cided he'd go get Barrett himself, lie said he wasn't interested in let ting law breakers think he couldn't arrest them if he wanted to. Nee BARRETT, Page 2 InvnlillUM Continue* Juvenile Court Judge A. II. Junri rrporti that the caae of a Beaufort child, who waa allegedly beaten by hia mother, ia being In veatigated further. Th? Incident waa reported to the Beaufort po lice department and a hearing waa conducted by Judge Jamea Wcdoctdiy fiftoriKWO. President Visits C. E. Phillips Jr., of Durham, above, president of the North Carolina Association of Real Estate Boards, will be a guest of the Morehcad City Board of Real tors at a noon dinner meeting to day at the Sanitary Kish Market Restaurant. Mr. Phillips will speak on the current activities of the state association and outline his pro gram for the work of the associa tion for 1957. John A. Baker, president of the Morehcad City Board of Realtors will preside at the meeting. All Salter Path Pupils Get Third Polio Shot Salter Path School is the first in the county to have all its children given the complete series of polio shots, Mrs. Bcatricc Lewis, health nurse, announced Saturday. The 26 pupils received their third shot Thursday. The county health program be lieves Salter Path is the first school in the state with all its pupils im munized against polio. Grades 1 through 3 are taught at Salter Path by Mra. W. L. Fulcher, Morchead City. Children in Mri. Edward Nel son's kindergarten, Beaufort, have contributed $10 to Ute polio fund. Inquest to Take Place Tonight Judy Ann Lewis, 12, Dies From Head Injury Received in Accident An inquest will be conducted at 8 p.m. tonight at the courthouse, Beaufort, relative to the death of Judy Ann Lewis, 12. Judy Ann, daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. Clifton Lewis, Harkers Island, died in Morehead City Hospital Fri day afternoon. She suffered a brain injury at about 8 o'clock Thursday morning when she was struck by a car driven by Joe Whitley, Harkera Island. Funeral services were held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon in the Mar kers Island Methodist Church, with the Rev. H. ?. Giblt and the Rev. Mr. Barger officiating. Burial was in the Virgie Mae Cemetery. Surviving are her parents, two sisters, Mrs. Paul Tate of Harkers Island, Margaret Carol of the home; one brother, Clifton Gehr mann of the home; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Callie Styron, and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis, all of Har kers Island. The inquest will be conducted by Coroner Leslie Springle. The jury will decide on whether the driver of the car was negligent. Two Cars Smash Up; Marines Hurt Two cars wen* smashed up over the weekend, one early Friday morning and the other Saturday night. Two Marines, Kenneth A. McLaughlin and his passenger whose last name is Zembower, both of Camp Lejeune, were taken to Cherry Point dispensary with seri ously cut heads. McLaughlin and Zembower were in a 1951 Buick convertible which turned over a mile east of New port on Highway 70 at 1 a m. Fri day. State Highway Patrolman W. J. Smith Jr. says McLaughlin told him he went to sleep at the wheel. The car was headed west. It went off the left shoulder of the road before upsetting. A bread truck driver took the two men to th? home of State Highway Patrolman R. H. Brown, Newport, and then Patrolman Smith took them to Cherry Point. McLaughlin has been charged with reckless driving. Walter Chavis, Williston, and passengers with him were not hurt when Chavis's '50 Ford "cleaned out a ditch" for several hundred yards on a curve east of Smyrna. Patrolman Smith said the car, headed cast, went off the right shoulder of the road and zoomed along the ditch. The car was dc? molished. The patrolman said the car was going about 65 miles an hour. Chavis, who is from South Caro lina, has been charged with reck less driving. Human Remains Investigated Remains of a man found in a swamp near Swansboro about Christmas time are not those of George Eldridge Robinson, Mar shalltwrg, who disappeared from home almost 10 years ago. Sheriff Hugh Salter reported Saturday that he checked infor mation from the State Bureau of Investigation and the Marine Corps with the parents of Robinson and it was determined that the bones, shoes and cap found in the swamp were not Robinson's. Robinson, who was known by the nickname of Coo, had a speech impediment. When he disappeared, his absence was reported to Chiof Louis B. Willis, who was at that time head of the Beaufort police force, and a description at the missing man was sent throughout eastern Carolina. lie was then reportedly last seen walking along a highway near Marshallberg. Nothing has been heard of him since. Toastmasters Club To Meet Tomorrow J. B. Fuhanks will be toastmas tcr at the Carteret County Toaat m astera Club meeting at the Beau fort town hall at i:lS p.m. tomor row. Hugh Salter haa been named as topic mailer. The prepared apeakcra are W. J. Smith Jr., J. W. Sykcs, I'aul Bray, E. W. Downum. Oacar All red, and Dr. T. R. Rlee. Their critics will be Gerald llill. Dr. W. L. Woodard, E. G. Philips. Clifford Faglie, W. E. Pickard, and Dr. Ruaaell Outlaw. Master critic will be P. H. Geer Jr. The toast masters announce that they will furniah apeakera (or any civic club in the county upon re quest.
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