CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
47th YEAR, NO. 88. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAQB8 MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NOKTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1968 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Top Elks Ruler Will
Speak at Convention
Bobby Glazier
Gets Eight-Month
Prison Term
> ? Youth Convicted
Of Truck Theft
? Judge Moore Putt
Two Boys on Probation
Bobby Glazier, charged with
breaking, entering and theft and
stealing a Whiteway Laundry truck,
was given eight months in prison
yesterday afternoon in superior
court.
Judge Clifton Moore decided to
put William B. Lewis and Lester
Knutsen on probation. The youths
were charged with breaking and
entering and larceny. Lewis's at
torney assured the judge that the
boys' families could pay costs of
court and make good the losses suf
fered by the boys' victims.
Two divorces were granted: Nan
cy Dixon Jenkins and Elwood Earl
Jenkins and Roberta L. Adams and
Freddie C. Adams.
True bills returned by the grand
jury yesterday were the following:
Willie Junior Phillip, speeding;
Manley Mason, assault; Robert
(Bobby) Glazier, breaking, enter
ing and larceny; and Hubert and
Hillary Thipodeoux, two counts of
breaking, entering and larceny.
The state decided not to prose
cute yesterday the case of assault
against Sam Green Jr., and tbe
case of drunken driving against
Dalton Earl Morse.
Prosecution of the drunken driv
ing case against Richard Furlow
Hill waa dropped, with privilege
to reopen it. The state's witness,
Julian Davis Lec, is in the Wavy
and thus is unable to tectifiu i -
The Judge ordered that WUMam
Henry Jonea be brought into court
on a drunken driving charge, and
that Carl Locklear also be brought
into court to be tried for breaking,
entering and larceny.
Because of the election, court will
not be in session today. The term
will be resumed at 8:30 tomorrow.
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? Horace R. WhHy of Salinas, .
Calif., grand exaltad ruler of the
Benevolent and Protective Order
of EUm, will be principal speaker
at a fall meeting of the North
Carolina State Elks in Morehead
City Saturday. Convention head
quarters will be at the Morehead
Biltmore Hotel.
Mr. Wisely, 54-year-old business
man and civic leader, has been an i
Elk since 1931, when he Joined
Salinas Lodge. For many years
Mr. Wisely bas devoted nearly as
much time to helping his fellow
men, through Elk service pro
grams. as he has to his own bus
iness affairs.
A major achievement that led to
his election to Elkdom's highest
office was his work as head of
the committee that organized the
California Elks Association's mo
bile therapy program for rehabili
tation of cerebral palsied children,
and directed the program its first
four years.
A staff of 27 trained therapists,
traveling in specially equipped sta
tion wagons, visit homes of cere
bral palsy patients. They treat the
patients and at the same time
teach parents how to apply the
techniques, so that training goes
on between visits of the therapists.
The plan proved successful in
speeding up the process of re
habilitation, and today the pro
gram has a case load of nearly 800
children who are being retrained
for a useful place In society.
Elks are expected to begin regis
tering at the hotel Thursday after
noon. There will be a cocktail
hour and open house at the More
head City-Beaufort EHcs Lodge be
ginning at 5 p.m.
Regularly scheduled events will
begin Friday with the Exalted
Ruler's Breakfast at S a.m. The
opening business session will fol
low at 9:30 a.m.
Following an afternoon business
session, the Elks will take a boat
trip on the Danco at J p.m. A ban
quet is scheduled for 7: SO and a
dance will follow at t:30.
The fitol kualMM aesslM will
tnnln it ? cm. Saturday. The
meetiarf will end with an old faah
ioned clam bake on the hotel ter
race at 5:30 p.m.
Wives of Elks attending the
meeting will be given tours of his
torical points in the county, a
fashion show and other interesting
diversions while the Elks are in
business sessions.
Horace A. Winly
. . . from California
eye
put out
Melva Swinson. Morchead City
High School senior, is expected
home from Duke Hospital today
where her left eye was removed
Saturday.
Miss Swinson, daughter of Mrs.
Lillie Swinson, got a piece of
glass in her eye at about 2:30
a.m. Saturday when glass in a
door shattered in her face.
According to unofficial re
ports, the accident happened
when some girls from Morehead
City went to the beach to call on
some friends on a party at a
cottage there.
Miss Swinson is one of ten
children. Her father is no longer
living. Relatives reported yes
terday that she was getting along
fine.
Beaufort Fisheries Bids
$6,250 for Town Property
W. H. Potter, Beaufort Fisheries,
bid M.250 Saturday noon on prop
erty offered for sale by the town
o{ Beaufort. The property, two lots,
i* located at the east end of Front
Street at Lennoxville.
Mr. Potter was the only bidder.
The Beaufort town board last night
was to accept or reject the bid.
Woman Charged with Bigamy
Bound to Superior Court
Postal Staff
Attends Dinner
In honor of Clarence Pelletier,
who retired from the Morehead
City postoffice staff Friday, pos
i tal employees and their wives at
tended a dinner Wedn> sday night
at the Rex Restaurant.
Postmaster Harold Webb read a
letter of commendation to Mr. Pel
letier and presented him a gold
inscribed pocket watch from post
office employees.
Postmaster Webb acted as toast
master and listed the number of
yeara of service to the credit of
each staff member. They are aa
follows: Clarence Pelletier and
the poatmaater, IS; Duffy F.
Guthrie, 32; Herman K. Guthrie,
27; Mrs. Florrie Arthur and Wal
ton Fulcher, 16; Wade Pelletier,
IS; Leslie Long and Milton Webb,
14.
Robert F. Butler, Gerald Wade
and James Webb, 11; Deri G.
Roberts, 9; and Lin wood A. Willis,
5, making a total of 217 years'
1 service by all 14 employees.
As part of the dinner program,
Mrs Arthur recounted some of
the Interesting experiences at the
postoffice during Mr. Pelletier's
term of service, and Jamea Webb,
assistant postmaster, spoke brief
ly.
Timothy Ray Willis's
Leg Broken Sunday Night
Timothy Ray Willis. 4 year-otd
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Willis,
Beaufort, sustained a broken leg at
7:25 Sunday night in an auto acci
dent.
Timothy was riding with his
father when the car went across
highway 101 from the west Beau
fort Road and into the ditch. Sev
eral of the child's teeth ware
knocked loose. The boy's father
was not burl.
On the night of Oct M, a similar
accident happened at the tame
place, but no om was hurt.
? Mr*. Charleen Bryant, alias Mrs.
Guy Avery, was bound over to
superior court under $300 bond
Thursday. County recorder's court
judge Lambert Morris heard
charges that the woman had mar
ried Avery without getting a di
vorce from her husband in Vir
ginia.
The judge dismissed a case
against Avery, who had been
charged with co-habitation. The
couple was picked up last Wednes
day alter the woman's husband
appeared in the county and saw
Sheriff Hugh Salter.
Another case that was sent to
superior court was that of Cecil
Guthrie, charged with peeping
into a woman's room. He was sen-'
fenced to a year in jail and ap
pealed the decision. His bond was
set at $100.
Haward E. Shields was fined
$200 and ordered to pay court costs
after he was convicted of speeding
and driving drunk. James Mc
Caualey was ordered to pay $1S
per week for the support of his
family after he was found guilty
of non-support.
Daniel R. Smallish paid $10 and
costs for being drunk on the high
way. James R. Sanderson Jr. got
an identical sentence for failing
to yield the right of way. Also pay
ing $10 and costs was Thomas Dig
man, tonvictcd o I careless and
recklata driving.
. Two women paid court costs.
Tbey were Elizabeth Gray, dis
turbing the peace, and Ida May
Dixon, assault.
Five defendants forfeited bonds.
Defendants and charges follow:
Joseph Earl Boyd, and Joseph Gi
vielli, speeding; John R. Basden,
running a stop sign; John L. Cum
mings, improper muffler; and
George D. Equils, no driver li
cenae.
A case against Amos Locklcar,
charged with allowing a person to
drive after his license had been
revoked, was dismissed. The state
elected not to try Elijah Lewis,
charged with carelass and reck
less driving.
The itate continued 82 cases.
Tides it the Beaufort Bar
(Eastern Standard Time)
HIGH ' Ml
Tide Table
Tuesday, Nov. 4
1:04 a.m.
1:18 p.m.
8:42 a m
8:13 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. S
2:06 a.m.
2:20 p.ih.
1:37 *.m.
9:18 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 8
3.M a.m.
S:28 p.m.
?:4? a.m.
10:15 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 1
4:13 a.m.
4:35 p.m.
10:48 a.m.
11:07 p.m.
Voters Will Cast Ballots Today
voters wiu cm banou for Ma
tt or, congreaaman, state and coun
ty officials, and vote on ? constitu
tional amendment today.
The amendment quoation la for
or against Increasing the juriadie
tion of Justices of the peace.
Ob the state ballot will be the
fallowing Democrats: B. Everett
Jordan far United States senator;
Graham A. Barden, {or congress
man from the third district; Mal
colm B. Seawall, tar attorney gen
eral; J. Wallace Winborbe, for
chief Justice cf the Mpreme court.
Emery ? Denny and Carlisle W.
Hlggins, far associate Justice of the
supreme court; (or Judge of su
perior court,, Joseph W. Parker,
fth district; William Y. Bickett,
10th district; Clawaon L. WUliams,
11th district
H. R. Clark, 12th district; Henry
A. McKlnnon Jr., ,16th district;
Prank It. Armstrong, 19th district.
F. Donald Phfllips, 20th district;
Waller E. Johnston Jr., list dis
trict; Robert M GambOl, 23rd dis
trict; Uam c. rvtbmt. zsth di t
triet; George B. Patton, 30th dls
trict.
The only Republicanf on. the
state billot are Richard C. Clarke
Jr., opposing Senator Jordan and
Joe A. Dunn, opposing Congress
man Barden.
Robert D. Rouse Jr., solicitor lor
this district, Is running for re-elec
tion unopposed. Unopposed for state
senator are James 0. Simpkina and
Luther Hamilton Sr.
Csaaty candidates: Luther Ham
iltoo tor state senate; D. 0. Ml,
Democrat, tnd G. M. Paul, Repub
lican, for House of Representatives.
For county commissioner: Moses
C. Howard, Harreil C. Taylor, Gas
ton Smith, S. A. Chalk Jr., David
Yeomans, Democrats; John N.
Miller, Roy T. Garner, John Ed
ward Lewis, Luther Smith and
Jesse Finer, Republicans.
For Me of recorder's court,
Lambert Morris, Democrat; for
sheriff, Hugh Salter, Democrat, and
A. B. Garner, Republican; for
clerk of court, A. H. James, Demo
crat, aad W. A. Mace, Republican
For regiiter of deeds, Odell Mer
rill, Democrat; and Ray G. Lewis,
Republican; for coroner, David
Munden, Democrat, and Frank E.
Hyde, Republican.
Per solicitor of recorder'! court,
Wiley H. Taylor Jr., Democrat
Although M candidate filed for
conatable In White Oak townihip,
Ralph Paul, incumbent, hopea to
be re-eftcted on %rite-in vote*.
Running for justice of the peace,
so write-in vote in White Oak
townihip, is Donald Walstoo.
Red Cross
Spends $14,000
To Aid Carteret
? Acting Chairman OIvm
After-Storm Report
? 132 Applications
Processed Here
Spent by the American Red Cross
in Certeret to aid Helene victims
was $14,000, Charles Willis, More
head City, acting chairman of the
Red Cross chapter, reported yester
day.
Mr. Willis also pointed out that
Carteret contributed only $1,881.86
In the 1958 Red Cross drive. The
money to help Carteret victims
after Helene came from national
disaster headquarters.
Miss Laura Waddell, Red Cross
representative, handled applica
tions for aid following the hurri
cane One hundred thirty-two ap
plications from Portsmouth, Ocra
coke and Carteret were received
and processed.
At a meeting of Red Cross offi
cials at the courthouse Thursday
morning, Mr. Willis expressed his
appreciation to the county welfare
department for its assistance to the
Red Cross.
He also expressed appreciation
to the Coast Guard which trans
ported Red Cross personnel to the
outer banks t" check on applica
tions for .id.
An 18-year-old Coast Guardsman
taking a Red Cros* worker to
Portsmouth was so impressed that
he fished through his wallet for his
Red Cross membership card, say
ing that if he wasn't "paid up" he
wanted to do so.
He found the card and it showed
that he had, happily, joined the Red
Cross in 1958.
Three Vehicles
Collide Sunday
Two cart and aft oil tanker were
involved in a ooOiitop on highway
24 10 milei west of Morehead City
at 2:45 p.m. Sunday.
Patrolman* j. W. Sykes said that
the oil tanker, driven by Odum Mc
Lelland. Bolivia, N. C., was going
east and smashed into the rear of
a 1956 Ford driven by Troy Mason
Simmons, route 2 Newport.
The Ford, to avoid hitting a 1955
Plymouth ahead of it, swerved. The
Plymouth was driven by Lynwood
Clifton Hill, New Bern. Hill aaw
in his rear view mirror what was
happening and he too tried to avert
the accident.
They succeeded fairly well. Dam
age to the Plymouth was about $25,
but damage to the Ford was about
$700. Damage to the 1957 Interna
tional tractor trailer oil tanker was
estimated at $150.
McLelland has been charged with
following too closely. No on* was
hurt.
Morehead Band
To Solicit Funds
Members of the Morehead City
School band will start raising mon
ey for the band Friday night. Be
ginning at 6:30 they will call at
homes for contributions.
Flag bearers and majorettet will
be in the business section Satur
day seeking contributiona and *t
1:30 p.m. Saturday the band will
parade and play several numbers
in the downtown section.
Clyde Burr, president of the
Morehead City Band Association,
announced that each band, Ben
fort and Morehead City, received
$60 through the offering taken at
half-time at the Beaufort-More
head game Friday night. (A total
of *120 was collected).
Hit and Ran
A hit and run driver clobbered a
garbage can in front of the B?b
Hicks home, 3107 Arendell St.,
Morehead City, at 4:15 a.m. Friday
Police reported that the can was
demolished and garbage scattered
along the street.
Judge Requests Grand Jury
To Check J ay pee Reports
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Civitans Erect Road Signs
Photo bar Bob Seymour
W. C. "BUI" WUklM. right, tai Fred Hyatt pat up a Civt
tan Clob tltm just off Arendell Street aear Freeman's Wholesale Co.
Aaother sl*n was put up aear the western cKy limits. ' / ,
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Judge Clifton Moor*, presiding at the one-week
criminal term of superior court, yesterday morning
requested the grand jury to query the clerk of court
or county auditor on financial reports given them
by justices of the peace of the county.
The judge pointed out that jaypees are required by law
to report to the clerk of court every 30 days the amount
of fines they take in and the bonds forfeited (this is the
only report required of justices of the peace; they arc not
required to report how cases are disposed of).
Judge Moore pointed out to the
grand jury that flnea and forfei
turea go to the county board at
education (or building and main
tenance of schools, thus relieving
citizeus of heavy school taxes.
"Nobody has Intimated to me that
there la anything wrong with the
Justices of the peace in thia county.
They are probably as fine men as
you'll find, but certainly we want
to make sure that money for the
school fund la uaed for that pur
pose," Judge Moore said.
He told the Jurors not to inspect
the schools. "If you do, and put
that in your report, I'm going to
make you take it out," the judge
said.
He requested Inspection of jaila
in the county and instructed the
jurors how to deal with indictments
and presentments.
Members of the grand jury are
John Connor, foreman; Harold Wil
lis, Herbert Williams, John Earl
I/ewis, Chester K. Graham. Paul
N. Nelson, Dr. Walter Chipman.
James L. Pinfcr, George R.
Snooks, Jesse H. Wade, Minor Da
vis, Lonnic Salter, Ruchard Smith,
Billy T. Bowles, Roger W. Jones,
William J. Cherry, Douglas Odom,
and Paul R. Taylor.
Paul Beacbem is serving as of
ficer of the grand jury.
Police Report Catting
John Tyson Sr., Beaufort, was
stabbed Saturday night at Cole'a
I Store, police reported yesterday.
Tyaon, who wis taken to Mofehead
City Hospital, told officer* that
somebody just came up behind him
and threw a knife into him.
Civitans Sell Fruit Cakes
To Finance Civic Projects
PTA to Sponsor
Music Review
The Beiufort PTA will sponsor
a fashion show and music review
Friday and Saturday nights, Nov.
14 and IS, at Beaufort School.
The program, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Charles llassell,
will feature the high school glee
club. Fashions for men and wo
men will be shown by local
models.
Curtain time is 8 p.m. Admis
sion will be i dollar for adults
and SO ccnts for children. Pro
ceeds will go to the PTA.
Court of Honor
For Cubs Will Be
Held Thursday
A court of honor for Cub Scouts
will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thurs
day in the Wildwood PresbytefUh
Church. Cubs of Pack 371 will re
ceive awards, announces the Rev.
A1 Daniel, acting Cubmaster.
The Cubs to be honored ar*
Clyde Murdoch, who will receive
the Wolf badge and three arrow
point*; Dean Dickinson, Bear
badge and two arrow paints;
Charles Turner, Lion badge; Leon
Murdoch Jr., Lion and Wee below
and t?? arrow points.
Leon will also graduate into the
Boy Scout tenderfoot class.
? Civitan club members are now
selling fruit cakes to raise money
to finance the club's civic projects.
Warren Beck, sales chairman,
announces that 1,400 pounds of
fruit cake arc on hand, most of
the cakes in 3-pound sizes. Per
sons who would like to have a
cake (Claxton brand) can call Wal
ter Morris, Jeweler, or Sound
Appliance Co.
Civitans met Friday noon at the
Willis restaurant, Morehead City.
Jimmy Wallace, president, in
troduced the guest speaker, Jimmy
Simpkins, New Bern Civitan and
state chairman of "Boys Home"
project.
Mr. Simpkins explained that
"Boys Home Inc." is a project
organized in November 1954 for the
purpose of providing a home for
homeless, needy, neglected, and
underprivileged boys and to pro
mote their general welfare. It had
its beginning as a project of the
Whiteville Civitan club and from
this evolved "Boys Home".
The project is located at Lake
Waccamaw and is owned by a
non-stock, non-profit corporation.
Tq admit a boy an application
must come from the welfare offi
cial in the county in which the
boy resides. The boy must be be
tween the ages of 10 to It and can
stay until he reaches the age of 21.
He is permitted to go to the local
public school, church of his choice,
and to participate in community
activities.
Tke "Boys Home" project ii sup
ported by contributions from
churches, civic clubs, fraternal or
Sanitations, business firms and
friends in the Buck-a-Month club.
The Civitan state organization has
this aa one of its official projects
and has an obligation to donate
$16,000 a year to "Boys Home".
At the present time their one
cottage is valued at about $45,000
and accommodates 16 boys.
The goal is to have facilities to
accommodatc at least 100 boys.
Mr. Simpkins encouraged the
Morehead City Civitan club to
adopt this as a project. President
Wallace advised Mr. Simpkins that
thif would be considered by the
board of directors.
BUI Wllkins reported that Civi
tan Club signs have been put up
at the eastern and western limits
of Morehead City on highway 70.
He alto reported that Civitana are
cooperating in getting out the vote
today.
President Wallace announced
that the New Bern Club ia char
tering a Civitan Club at Washing
ton, N. C., Nov. S and encouraged
local members to attend.
Guests were Grover Munden and
Monroe Gaskill.
Persons Interested
In Symphony Will
Meet at 8 Tonight
A meeting of the North Carolina
Symphony Society and Carteret
county leaders will be held at S
o'clock tonight at Webb Memorial
civic center in Morehead City.
This group will consider the pos
sibility of bringing the North Caro
lina symphony orchestra to this
area during its 14th annual tour
this season Woody Stoffei, repre
sentative of the state Symphony
Society staff in Chapel Hill, will
be preaent for the meeting.
The Tar Heel symphony made
two appearances in the Morehead
City-Beaufort area last spring.
School children attended a free
matinee concert. There was also
the evening concert for symphony
members.
Hum Imm
The home of Donald Dixon, Len
noxville, caught on fire about 7:15
a.m. Friday. Beaufort firemen had
the fire out before It caused too
much damage but the water they
poured op the fire did considerable
barm to Um furniture and walls.
Hair Stylists
To Meet at 8
Tomorrow Night
By MARIE WILLIS
President, Cosmetologists
Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at
the Rex Restaurant, Morehead
City, the president of the N. C.
Cosmetologists Guild, Inc., Phillip
Shedan. and secretary and treas
urer, Mrs. Julia Underwood, will
meet with the Carteret County
unit of cosmetologists. This is a
meeting the members will not
want to miss.
The newly-formed unit now has
28 members and more members
are expected to come in. Member
ship now includes 11 a v e 1 o c k,
Swansboro, Newport, Beaufort and
Morehead City. All members have
shown great enthusiasm by good
attendance and all officers and
committees have responded well
to their duties.
Before, cosmetologists of this
area have had to go elsewhere to
attend conventions and private
claaaea, making It very expensive
to keep their clientele well in
formed and up to date.
Now, through affiliation with the
N. C. Cosmetologists Guild inc.,
and also with National Hairdress
er! and Cosmetoiogista Associa
tion, Inc., it la their hope to be
able to bring big name hair stylists
and factory technicians to them.
The group, being rivic-mindvd,
has started to inquire about try
ing to bring in beauty conventions
for this aiea.
Each monthly meeting will be
a worthwhile one. At the last meet
ing, Josiah Bailey, CPA, spoke
about taxes. He gave a summary
of the birth of our present federal
tax and ended by stressing the
importance of keeping proper rec
ords.
Five Precincts
List Registrants
C. Z. Chappell and U. E. Swann,
election! officials, yesterday report
ed new registrants in five precincts.
Registrars in the other precincts
had not yet reported how many per
sons had registered since the books
opened Oct. 11.
New registrants: Beaufort, 49,
Morehead No. 1, 34; Morchead No.
2, 45; Cedar Point, 5, and Pciietier,
2.
Mr. Chappell said that he had no
reports of any registrant being
challenged. Saturday was challenge
day.
How many will turn out at the
polls today depends somewhat on
the weather, the elections officials
said. They expect a light vote, be
cause there is no "hot race" or
controversial issue at stake.
Mr. Chappell stated that 123 ab
sentee ballots have been issued.
The polls open at 6:30 a.m. and
will close at (:30 p.m.
Wilmington
Protests Truck
Rates to Morehead
Wilmington? A protest has been
filed by the City of Wilmington
with the Southern Motor Carriers
Rate Conference In Atlanta against
a proposal by a carrier member
d the SMCRC to equalize southern
expert, import, coastwiae or inter
coastal rates of Morehead City
with those to and from Wilmington.
F. A. Downing, director of Wil
mington's Bureau Rates, Industry
and Commerce, contends the pro
posal would "break down the im
port, export, coastwise and inter
coastal adjustments to and from
the Interior South."
A similar protest was filed more
than a year ago and was success
ful before the railroad organiza
tion, the Southern Freight Asso
ciation, Downing said. It waa not
successful, however, before the
ICC