PRIZE. WINNING NEWSPAPER ml tka TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 46th YEAR, NO. 67. EIGHT PAGES PLUS COMICS MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Quacky Stops Traffic Jane Joyncr, 4, and her duek Quacky, 4 months, live at 510 Arendell St., Morchead City. Mo torists along the busy highway often pull over to the eurb to watch Quacky following Jane down the sidewalk or across the lawn. Jane's father. (?. O. Joyner, contends that the duck has to go lie would like to take it to the country where it will have more room to run around. Quackv, however, doesn't seem to mind living on a busy street with a grocery store on one side and a house on the other side. She is content to take a bath in Photo by Bob Seymour a dishpan and follow Jane around the yard. The duek has been spoiled, Mrs. Joyner claims. "She won't eat table scraps or anything like that. We have to feed her laying mash." Mrs. Joyner also says that she has to give the duck fresh water in her pan three or four times a day. "When the water gets a little bit dirty, she will not get into the pan. Instead, she runs around the yard quacking until I come out and fill the pan with clean water." Quacky, when just a baby duckling, was brought to Jane by the Easter bunny in April. Luther Hamilton Jr. Helps With Civil Court Research In Carteret, one of 40 counties < selected for civil courts research, \ information for the Institute of Government is being gathered by Attorney Luther Hamilton Jr., of Morehcad City. Mr. Hamilton and attorneys in other counties are examining in de tail the civil business of the Su perior Courts as well as that of county, township, municipal, and magistrate's courts which exercise civil jurisdiction. The information obtained will be compiled by the Institute of Gov ernment and then turned over to the committee for study. The com mittee, headed by State Sen. J. Spencer Bell of Charlotte, will pre pare recommendations designed to correct unfavorable conditions re ported. Any legislation considered necessary will be presented to the 1959 session of the North Carolina General Assembly. The bar association's committee is making this comprehensive study of the state's judicial system at the suggestion of Gov. Luther Hodges. In addition to the civil courts project, it includes research into the criminal and the domestic rela tions and juvenile courts of the state. Officers Blow Up Still Sunday A 150-gallon still that didn't even have a chance to get seasoned right was blown up Sunday after noon by ABC Officer Marshall Ays cue, Deputy Sheriffs Bobby Bell and Bruce Edwards, Newport Con stable Bill Dugec and James San ders of the alcohol tax unit, New Bern. The still was located in the woods west of the golf course and be tween Highway 70. It was on the former Ward farm, which is now owned by E. J. Willis, Officer Ays cue reported. He added that the still had prob ably just had a test run, no more. Twelve sticks of dynamite were1 used to blow it up. There was a road to it ? a road used extensive ly by courtin' couples. Officer Ays cue said the extensive night-time traffic there was probably thought by the still owners to be a good screen for their activities. Judge Orders Mental Examination For Elton Smith of Morehead City Elton Smith, Morchcad City, was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon and threatening members of his family but Judge I.ambert Morris continued prayer for judgment in county court Thursday. He ordered that Smith be held in jail until the clerk of court ar ranges a mental examination for him. After learning the results of the examination, the judge will pass sentence. Eor violating terms of a suspended sentence, given some months ago in superior court, Smith faces another jail term. He was released from prison in April and was taken into custody by the sheriff Saturday, Aug. 10. At that time he had a pistol and was hiding in the woods in the vicinity of his former wife's home at Crab Point. When Smith aimed at Sheriff Hugh Salter, Deputy Sheriff Bruce Edwards creased his skull with a .22. Before the Aug. 10 trouble, his former wife, who is now Mrs. Rob ert Taylor, had sworn out a war rant for his arrest, charging him with threatening her and her chil dren. Mrs. Taylor was the first to take the atand at the hearing Thuraday. She said that on July 20 at about 4:30, as she was coming from the store. Smith got out of a cab and told her that she had had their children "long enough." She told the court he said, "If I don't get them, I'll blow every thing up." She said that Smith had been drinking. She let the children spend Saturday and Sunday with him and when she went for them Sunday, they were running around the streets and he was somewhere on the waterfront. The next day he showed up again, handed her a pocket knife and told her to stab him. Then on Aug. 10, Mrs. Taylor said that her sister was at the mailbox and Smith told her sister to go get Mrs. Taylor. The witness said that Smith was staggering down the road with a pistol. He shot onee into the ground and yelled, "Gladys, this is for you." That was the last time she saw him. she told the court. Sheriff Testifies Sheriff Salter, the next witness, told that when they answered the call for Smith Aug. 10, Smith had a long, heavy knife and a pistol. The officers asked him to romc out of the woods peaceably, but he ; yelled that he would rather die first. ] Deputy Edwards testified that when they first spotted Smith, he was lying behind a thicket about 3 or 4 feet from the road. His head was poked up over a bush so that he could watch the road. When he spotted the officers, he got up and went- behind a pine tree, (he witness said. He was (old to throw his pistol out. but refused. Then the sheriff told Edwards to eover him while he went in after Smith. The depuly said that as the sheriff started in the woods. Smith stepped out from the tree and raised his pistol. When he did. the officer shot, causing a flesh wound in Smith's head. Smith's two sis ters came along at that point, and although Smith was knoeked down by the rifle bullet, he refused to surrender. So his two sisters went in (he woods and got the pistol rroin him. Then the officers took him to the hospital. While on the stand, the sheriff said that Smith had been drinking ?nd Deputy Edwards testified to the same. Deputy Bobhy Bell said that while he was in the area. Smith sailed out from the woods that he would rather die like an animal han eomc out." The officer said that his two sisters, Kathcrine and Sarah, went in the woods and gut the pistgl away from him after he tad been shot. This concluded the testimony. Hie judge, the solicitor, Wiley Tay lor jr., Smith's attorney, Luther Hamilton Jr., and the sheriff re tired to the jury room where for five minutes loud voices indicated See SM1TU. rage J Williston Contributes $119 To Marshallberg Fire Truck Residents of Williston contributed $119 to the Marshallberg volunteer fire department Saturday. The Marshallberg truck answer ed three calls at Williston during recent months and saved some property, so members of the Wil liston Men's Club went from door to door Saturday and collected $119. This was turned over to I^ester Murphy, treasurer of the fire de partment. It will be used for truck maintenance, Capt. Roy C. Willis of the department, reported yester day. Captain Willis said the depart ment appreciates Williston's help and stands ready to be of future service to the community at any time. On Saturday the fire truck with a banner on it reading "I need a house. Please give." was driven around Marshallberg. Collections toward a station for the truck amounted to $139. Captain Willis said that this $139 will go only to ward the building. Cost of the building is estimated at $6 Now Boat The Fort Macon Coast Guard Station's new 30 foot utility boat ar rived Friday night. The boat. 3452, came to Fort Macon straight from the Coast Guard yards at Curtis nay, Md She towed her first boat to Morehcad City Sunday. The Heart's Desire, a 23 foot pleasure boat owned by Gerald Da vis. Morehcad City, had engine failure in the Morehcad City chan nel. The Coast Guard boat, on boarding duty, noticed that she was in trouble at (:07 p.m. and went to her. The Coast Guardsmen towed the boat to Morehcad City, arriv ing at p.m. Foal Steals Show f nolo by Bob Seymour Smoky, a thrce-day-old foal, was the center of attraction at the Atlantic Beach pony ride one night recently. When Sharon Parks, 5 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Parks of Enfield, got on his mother, Smoky jumped up and followed the pair around the path. The ponies are owned by Martin Dennis, Conneaut Lake, Pa. Fry Plant, Morehead City, Wins Top Safety Award For establishing the top safety record in the Unyd A Kry R.k.D i?s Company's 18 plants during the past year, the Morehcad C y plant was presented the president s trophy Friday night The trophy and awards for safe driving were given at a dinner at the Rex Restaurant. The safety award was presented hv W. 11 Barthcl, vice president of Fry, Summit, 111. Walter Ed wards, plant manager, in accept ing the award, expressed thei hope that the Plant would be able lo set it for two more years, thus winning the trophy permanently. Mr Edwards commended the Fry men and their wives for their helping to make the splendid safety record possible. T J Tobin, safety director, (hi cago. presided at the dinner, fol lowing the invocation by the Rev. J. M. Russell, route 1 Newport, guests were introduced. They were Mayor C.corgc Dill, who assured Fry Hoofing that the community was always interested in fry a welfare; Mayor Clifford Iawis, Beaufort; D. J Ha", Morehcad City fire commissioner. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Ayscuc. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Schumacher, Mr. and Mrs. Delfido Cordova, Mr. and Mrs. Joe DuBois. Mr. and Mrs. /V B Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nichols, all of Morehcad City. W. E. Shocmakc, Raleigh, Os ixirtic Davis, Beaufort; and Slate Highway Patrolmen R, 11. Brown, W E. Pickard and W J. Smith Jr. Twelve of the 17 drivers for the local plant received safety awards. Their names, and the number of miles they have driven since the ?ompany's safe driving program started, follow; James Bnnson .IrcenviUe, 77.179 "ides, Rudolph juthric, Morehcad City, 76,150, E. Icnkins. Morehcad City. M-88}; Lcc Sanders, Morehcad City, Edward Fulcher Shaken in Wreck Edward II Fulcher, Stacy, father if Dr. I .other Fulcher. Beaufort, vaa bruised and shaken up at 5 ,.m. Sunday in an accident at ''mT Fulcher. driving a 1952 Ihcvrolet had hacked out of a oad and was on the right side if the highway when a 1957 Ply nouth. driven by Jerry Mark., dorchcad City, tried to go around ''As Marks started to go by, a 956 Ford convertible, driven by lalvin l.upton, Atlantic, tried to tasa the Plymouth It struck he 'lymoulh, glanced off and hit the Ihcvrolct. , Damage to the Chevrolet was slimated at $400; damage o the ?l> mouth $50, and damage to the onvertlblc $600. Lupton, who has ?en charged "ith e.rele.s and eckless driving, suffered a cut on lis finger. Highway Patrolman W. B. rica id Investigated. 80,394; Jasper Bell, Morehcad City, 176,364; Willard Gray, Morehcad City, 171,968; Durwood llardison, Beaufort, 171,316. L. D. Kelly, Crab Point, 151,176; Braxton Taylor, Sea Level. 154,675; .Sidney Thomas, Wiiliston, 175,630; Harvey Meadows, Morehead City, 198,000, and Bill Jarinan, Beau fort, 666,266. The awards were presented by Mr. Tobin. Winners of cash door prizes and the amounts they received follow: Brady Golden, Bettie, $10; Jasper Golden, Bettie, $5; Wiley Gillikin, Marshallberg, $25; Johnny Ebron, Crab Point, $10. Douglas Arthur, Bettie, $5; Noah Roush, Morehead City, $5; Fcrebcc Willis, Morehead City, $5; Jim Bryant, Bettie, $10; Edward Hyatt, Harkers Island, $10; Charles Bell, Beaufort, $5; Elvin Willis, Stacy, $10. Group singing was led by Gray den Paul, Beaufort, accompanied by Mrs. Paul at the piano. The program followed a steak dinner. The dinner was delayed about an hour because power failure pre vented functioning of the air con ditioner and lights. After dinner, there was square dancing. Four Injured In Sunday Crash Four persons were injured at 1:30 Sunday morning in a wreck at Broad Creek. They were Edward Lee Murdoch, Wildwood, who had a cut on the head and chest injuries; Edmund Taylor, Newport, severe cuts on his face and head; Joel J. Hayncs, Cherry Point, cuts on his face and arms and bruises; and Millie Kirk, Morehead City, cut ou the head. State Highway Patrolman W. E. Pickard reported that Hayncs, driv ing a 1956 Buick, had stopped at the stop sign on the old road paral lelling Highway 70 at Broad Creek. While he was stopped he was hit head-on by a 19*51 Ford driven by Murdoch. The Ford, according to the patrolman, was on the wrong side of the highway. It knocked the Buick 40 feet backwards. Murdoch will be tried on several charges, the patrolman said. All of the injured were taken to the Morehead City Hospital. Damage to the Buick was be tween $700 and $800 and the Ford was considered a loss. Murdoch ia stationed with the Air Force at Goldsboro. Assigned to Carteret E. L. White, Wilmington, a mem ber of the new seven-man State Highway Commission, has been as signed to this county as highway public relations consultant. Mr. White's other counties are Bruns wick. New Hanover, Pender, Du plin, Wayne, Lenoir, Jones, Onslow, Craven and Pamlico.