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48th YEAR, NO. 49. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. JUNE 19, 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Youth to Serve
Prison Term
For Stealing
? Laborer to Servo 1 6-20
Years for Murder
? Superior Court Term
Ends Late Tuesday
Thomas C. Howard, Negro youth
oi Morehead City, was convicted in
superior court this week of stealing
$150 from the Morehead City drug
store in March.
Judge Henry Stevens sentenced
him to one to two years in prison.
The judge ordered that money
Howard had taken from the store
and put in a savings account be re
turned to the store owners. He also
suggested that Howard be given a
, physical examination before being
assigned heavy work, due to his
enlarged heart.
Willie Gant, migrant laborer,
pleaded guilty to second degree
murder and was sentenced to 16 to
20 years. Gant was charged with
the murder of Pearlie Pipkin, mi
grant worker, whose throat he slit
May 31 on a farm at Otway.
Gant also pleaded guilty to as
sault on another migrant worker.
His sentence on that count was two
to three years, to run concurrently
with the other term. Thomas S.
Bennett was appointed counsel for
the defense and received remun
eration of $100 from the state.
Eddie Lee Collins, charged with
possessing non-taxpaid whiskey,
was given a two-year sentence,
suspended on condition that he pay
$85 fine and costs of court. He was
put on five years' probation.
The state decided not to press
charges in numerous cases which
have been banging on the docket
for months. Not prosecuted were
the following: Bernard C. Willis,
violation of motor laws $50 bond
forfeited; Tampa Green, assault.
William Henry Jones, driving
drunk ($20 bond posted by James
and Minnie Forbes forfeited); Tom
my Council Jones, driving drunk
($150 bond posted by Tn -County
Bonding Co. forfeited).
William J. Carter, speeding, ($200
bond posted by Tri-County Bonding
Co., forfeited); Sydney E. Per
rigoue, speeding ($50 bond forfeit
ed); Isabel Casey, possession and
sale of non-taxpaid whiskey ($100
bond posted by John Tillery for
feited).
riat-L IWI Hrivino rfnink
($200 bond posted by Atlantic
Bonding Co. forfeited); Samuel
Coc, non-support; William Bell,
disposing of mortgaged property;
Ellis T. Boone, driving drunk.
Cases left open for future prose
cution if the state so desires: Cecil
Guthrie, peeping; Arthur Days,
perjury; Carl Locklear and Lin
wood Mcars, breaking and enter
ing and larceny; Murphy Dise, as
sault.
Willie Moore Harkley pleaded
? guilty to making a false statement
in order to obtain a driver's li
cense. He was given a six-month
sentence, suspended on condition
that he stay on good behavior two
years, not drive in this state for
60 days and pay court costs by
Sept. 15, 1958.
Alan T. Leary pleaded guilty to
speeding 70 miies an hour and paid
$25 and costs. Remanded to re
, corder's court was the case of Jim
D. Guthrie, chargcd with violation
of game laws.
Continued were the following
cases: Roderick Moore, assault;
Ralph Chadwick, allowing cattle to
run at large; Robert E. Ikner, fail
ing to comply with court order in
non-support case; Charlie Mclvin
Smith, driving drunk.
Otis N. Fulford, driving drunk;
Donald R. Hume, speednig; Eu
gene Hessce, two counts of public
drunkennes, and Carlton Pittman,
forgery.
A Court adjoaraed late Tuesday,
ending one of the shortest court
terms in recent months.
Three Caseslried
, In Court Monday
Brief court proceedings saw only
three cases tried Monday in More
head City recorder's court.
Nelson Quinn of New Bern was
charged with speeding. He forfeit
ed bond when he was called and
failed to appear.
The coart decided not to prose
cute R. B. Jennings Jr., Burling
ton, charged with having no op
erator's license. Jennings present
ed a valid driver's license to the
court which prompted the decision.
Willard Sutton of Pink Hill ap
peared before judge Herbert O.
Phillips. He was charged with
public drunkenness. The court
found him guilty and the judge
suspended his )04ay jail sentence
oo payment at court costs and two
year's good behavior.
\ There wen two cases continued
\ until aast tam oi court
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Motorists Answer Questions
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East-west traffic Is stopped on the Beaufort-More bead causeway In the traffic survey being conducted
by the State Highway Commission.
Counfy Ministers Elect
W. A. Hales President
Jaycees Start
Golf Tournament '
The annual miniature golf tour- (
namcnt sponsored by Morehead I
City Jaycees has gotten under way. <
L. G. Dunn and Dr. Russell Out- |
law have been appointed as cap- I
tains of the two teams. I
The teams play every Monday
night at Atlantic Beach. The los
ing team at the end of the sum
mer provides a party for the win- '
ning team.
It was decided at the Monday
night Jaycee meeting at the Blue i
Ribbon that the Jaycees would ex- i
tend an invitation for a week's l
vacation here to the winner of the
Miss North Carolina contest. The
vacation would be the week of
July 19.
In connection with the state pa
geant it was announced that Mr.
and Mrs. Rufus Butner Jr. would
accompany Miss Morehead City,
JoAnn Parson, ta Durham as of
ficial chaperons.
Jaycee* learned at the meeting
that their club has placed eighth
in the country, among Jaycee or
ganizations, for general efficiency
of club projects.
In place of the regular meeting
next Monday night Jaycees will en
joy a stag party, according to club
secretary Cliff Lynch.
Ponies Will be Penned
On Shackleford July 4
Ponies will be penned on Shackle
ford Banks Saturday, July 4. Boats
will leave from Harkers Island for
the penning, departing by 8 a.m.
The first penning at Shackleford
was held Saturday, June 6. The
herd of ponies is estimated to num
ber a hundred.
The Rev. W. A. Hales, pastor of
he Free Will Baptist Church,
Beaufort, was elected president of
he County Ministers Association
it its meeting Monday morning at
:he civic center, Morehead City.
Other officers for the coming
fear are the Rev. Ralph Fleming
Jr., pastor of St. James Methodist
Church, Newport, vice - president;
the Rev. John Cox, Morehead City
Christian church, secretary; and
the Rev. Sam Wichard, Pentecos
tal Holiness Church, Harkcrs Is
land, treasurer.
The Rev. Noah Brown conducted
the devotions and the Rev. Samuel
Jones Jr., migrant minister, gave
a report on his activities since his
arrival here.
The Rev. A1 Daniel gave the
treasurer's report. The ministers'
next meeting will be in Septem
ber.
$560, Rifle Taken
In Burglaries
The sheriffs department was
continuing investigation yesterday
of a $500 theft and theft of a rifle.
A pocketbook containing $500 in
cash was stolen from J. W.
Young's store, Stella, Sunday af
ternoon and a French rifle was
taken from Tomlinson's typewriter
shop, Newport, Tuesday night.
Sheriff Hugh Salter said the poc
ketbook belonged to Mrs. J. W.
Young. Entry to the store was
gained by breaking a glass in the
back door.
John B. Tomlinson, owner of the
rifle, missed it Wednesday morn
ing. Sheriff Salter said the rifle
is not a common type. It's a Le
Bel 8 mm. carbine.
Entry to Tomlinson's shop was
gained by breaking a transom over
the back door.
Farm Leaders
View Progress,
Plan Soil Tests
By M. H. OWENS
When the Agricultural Workers
Council met for its monthly meet
ing last week, the setting was dif
ferent. We were invited to meet
in the air conditioned office of the
Carteret-Craven Electric Member
ship Corp.
Bob Williams reported on the
community development program.
He said the Wiregrass community
had taken steps to organize.
The program concerned the
planned drive to encourage all
farmers to have their soil tested
this fall. Several specialists were
present to lead the discussion.
George Spain, extension small
grain and soybean specialist, em
phasized that it is necessary to
enclude all good farming prac
tices, such as weed and disease
control, in order to get full bene
fit from a soil test.
Dr. W. C. Kamprath, head of the
?oil testing laboratory of the State
Department of Agriculture said it
was very important to gte a good
soil sample if it was to be of any
value. Each sample should ?nnu
from at least 20 different plac^
in the field and be thoroughly
mixed before being sent off to be
analyzed.
He described how they analyze
the samples and on what basis
they make their fertilizer recom
mendations.
Dr. W. C. White, extension soil
management specialist, said thai
soil testing was a means to an
end ? to increase production and
the standard of living to Carteret
County farmers. He told the coun
cil members that the soil testing
drive must be well planned and
publicized.
The drive is expected to get un
derway in the late fall. If It is to
be successful, the agricultural
workers will need the cooperation
of every farmer in the county.
State to Continue Traffic
Survey ' til Sunday Midnight
C. L. Beam to Register
Draftees June 23 -July 27
The local draft board office,^
Beaufort, will be closed from June
23 to July 27, 1959. During that
period, registration of males reach
ing 18 years of age and discharged
servicemen will be taken care of
by C. L. Beam, veterans' service
officer, courthouse annex, Beau
fort. His office will be open daily,
Monday through Friday, from 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 9 to 11 a.m.
Saturday.
The Selective Service Act re
quires that every male register
within five days after becoming 18
years of age. Failure to comply
with this regulation could result
in the registrant being declared
delinquent and thereby subject to
regulations regarding delinquency.
It Is very necessary that all
young men heed this requirement
and register promptly with the
nearest local draft board, an
nounces Mrs. Ruby Holland, clerk
to the county draft board.
There will be no induction or
preinduction calls during July. Any
registrant wishing to submit addi
tional information regarding his
classification is asked to put this
in writing, addressed to Local
Board 16, Courthouse Annex, Beau
fort.
Grayden Paul
Speaks to Rotary
Guest speaker at the Tuesday
night meeting of the Beaufort Ro
tary club was Grayden Paul who
took Rotarians on an imaginary
bus tour of historic homes in
Beaufort.
Mr. Paul is a guide on the Wo
man's Club bus that in the past
hai made tours of historic places
in Beaufort. The main points of
interest on his imaginary tour
J were those homes and buildings
: which played aa important part in
the Civil War.
President Bruce Tarklngton an
nounced that the Tuesday meeting
would be the last meeting he would
; be able to attend since he and his
. family arc in the process of mov
ing to Winston-Salem where he
will take up his new job as prin
. cipal of the Mineral Springs ele
mentary school. Vice president
Stanley Potter will be in charge
of the next two meetings.
Three Morehead City men at
tending the meeting as visitors
I were George Dill, Fred Lewis and
Paul Branch.
Summer will officially arrive at
10:50 p.m. Sunday. This marks the
summer solstice, when days and
nights arc most unequal in length.
Court Throws Out Rape
Case Aaainst Nearo Lad
By LARRY McCOMB
Attorney (or the defense, Claud
Wheatly, sat calmly through pre
sentation of atate evidence in a
rape case Tuesday in superior
court, Beaufort, occasionally ob
jecting and cross examining wit
nesses, before dropping a well
planned coup de grace that won
a non-suit for his client, lS-year
old William (Power) Dennis, of
Boguc.
Whcatly's bombshell came in the
form of testimony by G-2 investi
gator, Harold Collins of Cherry
Point, who two weeks ago admin
istered lie detector tests to both
the defendant and the prosecuting
witness, Dorothy Rogers. Both the
girl and Dennis are Negroes.
Collins told the cowt that re
sults of the tests he gave Miss
Rogers indicate she was not telling
the truth when she answered yes
to the question, "Did this boy
rape you?" On the other hand he
said that his test on Dennis in
dicated that the defendant spoke
truthfully when he said that be
did not rape Mist Rogers.
Miss Rogers of Swansboro was
the first witness called by the
state. She testified that on Jan. 1,
the day of the alleged attack, she
was visiting with the Ham fam
ily in Boguc. She said that after
going to Dennis's house with sev
eral of her friends to questioa him
about a key ring she had lost, she
and Dennis along with seven other
young people went in a car belong
ing to Dennis's brother to Joe
Taylor's (tore to buy some beer.
After Dennis had bought the
beer, she said the group drove to
Bogus Field, an airfield wed by
the Marine Corps. Here Dennis
offered to teach her how to drive.
She agreed to this and the other
six persons in the car got out and
she and the defendant left in the
car.
After letting her drive she told
how Dennis then offered to teach
her to parallel park to which she
also agreed. A short time later
she testified that she stopped the
car and got out to go around the
car to her original scat in the
front beside the driver's scat. She
then suggested to Dennis that they
go back to where they left the
others.
To this she testified that Dennis,
who had also gotten out of the
car with her, refused to go and
started pulling on her.
She said that she pulled off the
coat she was wearing and let it
drop on the ground beside the car.
After struggling with the defendant
for a few minutes she broke away
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, June It
?:43 a.m. 12:46 a.m.
7:07 p.m. 12:51 p.m.
Satarday, Jane 2*
7:37 a.m. 1:40 a.m.
7:59 p.m. 1:46 p.m.
Suaday, June 21
8:32 a.m. 2:32 a.m.
8:51 p.m. 2:3? p.m.
Moaday, Joe 22
9:28 a.m. 3:21 a.m.
?:48 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
Taesday, Jaae 23
10:25 a.m. 4:0* a.m.,
10:41*?. 4:18pjaJ
and ran into some nearby woods
She then testified that Dennis got
in the car and backed it about 50
feet from where it was standing,
got out and came into the woods
and grabbed her. He then took her
back to the car, threw her down
on the front seat and raped her.
Miss Rogers then sprung one of
the biggest leaks in her testimony
when she stated that after the at
tack, Dennis gst out of the car
and picked up her coat and (hoes
which were still on the ground be
side the car. The defense pounced
on this statement and asked how
her coat could still be beside the
car if Dennis had moved the car
some 50 feet after the coat had
been dropped beside the car.
The girl said that she rode back
to the others in the front seat of
the car with Dennis, then the two
got in the back scat together for
the trip back to the 11am house.
After arriving at the 11am house,
the girl said that she went into
a bedroom and laid down and
cried. A few minutes later she told
the Hams about the attack.
At this point the state introduced
underclothing the girl waa wear
ing on the afternoon of the attack.
Tears in the clothing were pointed
out to the Jury as well as blood
which the girl said waa from
bleeding brought on by the attack.
Judge Henry Stevens then re
cessed court until 2:30 p.m. The
first witness called by the state
after lunch waa Dr. Harry Sber
rill of Swans boro Dr. Shcrrili tes
tified that be examined the girl
on the evening of Jan. 1. She came
to his office and reported that she
had been raped. Dr. Sberill stated
that ha did a pelvic <na?l?atin?
The defense asked if he found
signs of injury to the girl other
than a minor one which the doctor
had termed could have been
caused by normal intercourse. The
doctor said he did not.
Flora and Macy Ham were
called to the stand by the state
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45 Students
Get Instruction
At Speech Clinic
The speech clinic, sponsored by
the Carteret County Society for
Crippled Children at the recrea
tion building, Morehead City,
closes today. Director Fred Lewis
says that the two-week clinic has
been one of the most successful
ever sponsored for children of
this county.
The clinic, where children with
speech defects are taught phone
tics and logopedics, had its start
eight years ago with nine students
and two teachers. This year the
clinic had a total of 45 students
and a teaching staff of seven.
Besides Mr. Lewis, other teach
ers at the clinic were Mrs. Lucille
Smith, Mrs. Ben Arrington, Mrs.
Sarah Willis, Mrs. Sammy Wil
liams, Mrs. Ramcy Davis and
Ralph Wade.
According to Mr. Lewis, chil
dren in the clinic this year come
from Newport, Camp Glenn, More
head City, Beaufort, and Beaufort
RKD.
Classes start at 9 in the morn
ing and run until 11:30. A brief
recreation period is held at 10:15
when the children are served milk.
With the closing of the clinic
today, Mr. Lewis urges that all
parents attend the parent session
at 11:30 a.m. Here parents will be
advised by the teachers as to
what follow-up exercises they can
provide for the children that will
help ta improve their speech.
"This is one of the most impor
tant steps in speech correction of
any kind", says Mr. Lewis, "be
cause our time here with the chil
dren is so short that it is almost
impossible to completely correct a
specch dcfcct that a child has had
all of its life. But a sincere effort
on the part of the parents in car
rying out the teacher's instruc
tions will constantly help the child
to improve."
Accountants
Elect Officers
A Charlotte man, William G. Al
len, was elected president Wednes
day of the North Carolina Society
of Accountants at their convention
at the Morchead Biltmorc.
The organization composed of
non-ccrtified accountants in the
state is holding its 12th annual con
vention. The meeting opened Mon
day and closed yesterday.
Other officers elected included
Ralph Parsons of Greensboro, first
vice-president; William G. Tcets
of Winston-Salem, second vice
president; Robert M. Jones Sr. of
Winston-Salem, third vice-presi
dent; Hoyle W. Davis of Rocking
ham, executive secretary; and
Richard Turner of Fayctteville,
treasurer.
J. C. Harvell of Morehead City
was elected to serve on the board
>of directors for the coming year. <
? Twenty-five thousand vehicles are expected to be to
taled up by the time the State Highway Commission ends
its week-long survey Sunday midnight on the Beaufort
Morehead City causeway.
That is the estimate of James S. Burch, planning en
gineer for the State Highway Commission.
The ?uryey is being made in conjunction with location
puns lor uic proposed new bridge*
over Newport River at Morehcad
City. It started Monday midnight.
Thirty men are interviewing driv
ers and tallying data. They are
taking a 48-hour recess through to
day.
The report on the survey is ex
pected to be made late this sum
mer, Mr. Burch said.
In addition to the interviews,
counting machines are in opera
tion at cither end of the bridge and
will be there through July 4.
Mr. Burch said the survey is a
routine technique with the highway
commission where a diagnosis of
traffic is necessary. He said the
State Highway Commission's only
interest is to accommodate traffic.
In this instance, however, Mr.
Burch commented, the State Ports
Authority and the Corps of Army
Engineers also have an interest.
The SPA is interested bccausc
bridge location has bearing on ex
pansion of the state port at More
head City and the Army engineers
arc involved bccausc the present
bridge spans the inland waterway.
The highway commission is in
terested in learning the origin and
destination of trips comprising the
traffic stream across the bridge.
The area from Cherry Point and
Camp Lejeunc east to Atlantic has
been divided into 20 zones. More
head City itself is divided into six
areas, Beaufort into three, for the
purpose of statistically compiling
the data.
Motorists arc asked where they
arc coming from. The answer de
sired is the last NECESSARY stop
made by the motorist. For in
stance, if the driver is coming from
Raleigh, his home, and stopped for
gas at Jacksonville, the answer de
sired is Raleigh, not Jacksonville,
Mr. Burch explain*, bccauac you
can get gal almost any place.
The last necessary stop is inter
preted as that stop which could
not have been made any other
place.
The next question is "Where are
you going?" The highway commis
sion wants to know the general pur
pose of the trip ? business or
pleasure. Mr. Burch says some
motorists wonder why they get
stopped every time they use the
causeway.
Every trip, nc explains, is an
other use of the bridge. He adds
that no license numbers or names
arc taken and the surveyors have
no idea whether they have stopped
the car before. For their purpose,
they arc not required to know that.
The present survey is the second
stage of a general traffic study.
The first stage was a survey in late
March and early April during a
normal traffic season. The present
survey is necessary to get infor
mation on traffic flow during the
busier summer season.
Grand Jury Finds Five
True Bills This Week
The grand jury this week return
ed five true bills and found no
grounds for one bill of indictment.
True bills were found against Ar
thur Days, perjury; Willie Gant,
murder; Eddie Lcc Collins, viola
tion of th<; prohibition laws;
Thomas C. Howard, larceny, and
Otis N. Fulford, drunk driving
Not a true bill was returned in
the case of D. J. Hall, charged with
occupying a hotel room for im
moral purposes.
Accountants Convene
Pictured ahave arc the aatgaiai officer* of the North Carolina Society of Accoaalaata which act at
the Marehead BUtmore Monday through Thareday of thia week. Sealed left to rl(hl are Claade C. Ward,
pretldeat; W. O. Allen Jr., flnt vicepreaideat; Hoyla Davis, thlld Ytcepraaideal; WUUaa 0. Toata,
axacstiva aac ratify aad K. B. Xanax, ktiw? .
Two Girls Attend
Baton Clinic
At Inman, S. C.
?
? Baton Twirling Classes
To Begin June 22
? Girls to Give Lessons
At Recreation Center
MatUe Phillips and Suzanne Beck
returned Monday from a week's
trip to Inman, S. C., where they
attended the Great Southeastern
Baton Twirling Clinic which has
successfully completed Us eighth
annual session.
The clinic was held at the ele
mentary school and Chapman High
School in Inman, which is 12 miles
from Spartanburg. Meals were
served in the school cafeteria and
classes were conducted on the
football field, playground and in
the gymnasium.
Approximately one hundred
twirlers stayed at the clinic while
other large groups from nearby
areas attended classes daily. The
twirlers were divided into four
groups: beginners, intermediates,
advanced, and super-advanced, ac
cording to ability and experience.
An average day at the clinic be
gan with breakfast at 8 a.m. Two
classca in twirling lasted from 9
until 12 noon, with lunch at 12:15.
Afternoon classes consisting of
strutting and drum majoring were
held Iron 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
The of the day was
free time for recreation or prac
ticing. After supper, the front lawn
was often lit up with the sparkle
of fire batons as twirlers traded
routines, twirls and ideas.
On Tuesday films were made of
class activities ? twirling and strut
ting, and many of the girls en
joyed seeing themselves on tv that
night. On Wednesday, afternoon
classes were dismissed for a trip
to Rainbow Lake for swimming
and sunning.
The Inter-Caroliaas Baton Twirl
ing Contests were held on Friday
afternoon and all day Saturday to
climax the week.
Instructors for the clinic includ
ed nationally famous Roger Ku
rucz of Northwestern University,
Carolyn Willis of Clemson College,
and Gyl Johnson, Junior National
Champion in 1957.
Baton twirling classes will be
available for those interested in
twirling, at the recreation center
Morehcad City, beginning June 22.
There will be three groups: begin
ners 2-2:45, intermediates 2:45
3:30, advanced 3:30-4:15. Classes
will meet every Monday, Wednes
day and Friday.
Beaufort Jaycees
Plan Candy Sale
Beinlort Jaycees Monday night
dccidcd to cancel their plans to
sponsor a sale of first aid kits.
Instead, they discussed the possi
bilities of selling of peanut brittle
to ratse money.
A motion to purchase the candy
was amended to allow the chair
man of the money-making com
mittee, Henry Eubanks, to order
the candy if the motion met with
his approval.
Gaest speaker for the night was
district vice-president John Hood
of Kinston who spoke to the Jay
cees on some of their past pro
jects.
Beauty pageant chairman Jesse
Taylor gave a report on the Mis*
Beaufort contest and announced
that included in the $130 traveling
expenses to send Miss Beaufort
to the state pageant would be *40
to pay expenses of a? escort.
John Yoang, chairman of the
membership drive, was instructed
to have letters of invitation printed
to be sent to prospective members.
It waa also announced that the
members were to meet at the
Scout hall Thursday to finish paint
ing the Interior of the building.
Grass Fin
The Beaufort fire department an
swered a fire alarm Wednesday
afternoon at 4:15 when a grasa Ore
waa discovered near the airport.
West Beaufort The Hue waa
quickly extinguished by tinman.
Mo propertjr waa daoufM