CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES '<*
49th YEAR, NO. 7. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND REAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1960 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
MOREHEAD RESCUE
SQUAD ALARM NOW
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Coroner's Jury
Orders Woman
Held Monday
? Minnie Jackson Case
To Go to Grand Jury
? Witnesses Say She
Shot in Self Defense
Minnie Jackson, Beaufort Negro
who shot and killed Mosse Jackson
last Saturday was ordered held for
grand jury action Monday night by
a coroner's jury. The jury panel
of six was deliberated 17 minutes
before reaching the decision. The
inquest was held at the courthouse,
Beaufort.
Coroner David Munden called
three witnesses to the stand. The
three, who were at the scene of
the shooting, testified that Minnie
shot Jackson as he came at her
with a raised ax threatening to kill
her.
The first witness was Robert
Norris, who 6aid that he was sit
ting in Minnie's living room Satur
day night when Jackson entered
the apartment and started arguing
with Minnie and swearing violent
ly. He said that Jackson threaten
ed to kill Minnie.
Norris then told how Minnie or
dered Jackson out of the apart
ment, that he left, and going out
side started pounding on the side
of the house. He testified that he
did not know whether Jackson was
pounding on the house with an ax
or his fists.
Susie Reed was the next witness.
She said that she too was in Min
nie's apartment when Jackson en
tered. Her testimony was essen
tially a substantiation of Norris's
testimony. She also told the jury
that Jackson said he was going to
kill Minnie.
The next witness, Willie Wil
liams, told the jury that he was an
eye witness to the actual shooting.
Williams, whose house is next door
to Minnie's apartment, said that he
was in his yard when Jackson was
pounding on the side of Minnie's
house.
Williams said that he tried to
warn Jackson that he would get
himself in trouble if he didn't (top
making such a disturbance. Wil
liams then said that jackson went
to the woodpile and got an ax when
Minnie came out on the porch to
tell him to leave. According to
Williams, Jackson struck Minnie
on the wrist and that is when she
went into the house and got the
rifle.
He said that when she returned
with the gun Jackson started after
her with the ax raised over his
head saying that he was going to
kill her. He said that Minnie fired
when Jackson was about IS feet
from her.
Minnie's defense attorney, Lu
ther Hamilton Jr. said that Minnie
herself wasn't able to add anything
to the evidence already presented
so she did not take the stand.
Chief of police Guy Springle took
the stand and told the jury that out
side of a few minor incidents, Min
nie had never beeh in trouble with
the police before and added that
Jackson was a habitual trouble
maker, especially when he was
drinking.
The Jury retired at 9 0S and re
turned with their verdict at 9:22
p.m. Minnie was placed under
$500 bond for her appearance in
superior court where she will be
tried if the grand jury returns a
true bill.
On the coroner's jury were W.
J. Condie, George Smith, J. P. Har
ris, Jesse Lockhart, J. W. Sykes,
and E. B. Fleming.
James Davis
Conducts Quiz
A Rotary qnli, conducted by
James Davis, was the program
Tuesday night at the Beaufort Ro
tary club meeting at the Scout
building. Mr. Davis supplemented
his quit facta 'with questions of cur
rent interest.
Next week's meeting will be de
voted to the election of officers
for 1960-61, according to publicity
chairman Glenn Adair.
The Rotary bell was returned
Tuesday night. The bell has been
out of use while it was being polish
ed and engraved with the names
of past presidents of the club.
Visiting Rotarians at the meeting
were Jack Roberts, Edgar Swann,
Bud Dixon, Albert Gaskill, and
Harvey Joslyn, all of Morchead
City.
Garage Burns Yesterday
Beaufort firemen were called yes
terday afternoon to extinguish a
garage fire at Van Potters on the
corner of Broad and Pollock
Streets. The garage which was
used as a storage space by Potter
was completely gutted on the in
side, firemen said. The alarm was
received from box 32 at 1:0S p.m.
Council Officers
Officers of the County Agriculture Workers Council this year are
David Warrick, left, secretary; Miss Ann Couch, vice-president, and
Howard Garner, president. The council is composed of the county's
leaders in agriculture and vocational home economics teachers.
Social Security Pays
$86,000 Here Monthly
With the delivery of 13\ million
benefit checks to homes all over
the nation, the federal old-age and
survivors insurance program this
week completes its first twenty
years of monthly benefit payments.
At the end of 19S9, Miss Betty
Perkinson, field representative of
the New Bern Social Security Of
fice, said, $850 million a month was
being paid out nationally in old
age, survivors, and disability in
surance benefits For the month
of February 1959, the last count
for Carteret county, $86,033 was
being paid to 1,799 people. She
added that the number of bene
ficiaries and the total monthly pay
ments have increased somewhat
since that time.
Miss Perkinson pointed out that
this is the 20th anniversary year
of the social security law. Although
monthly old-age payments had not
been originally scheduled to start
until 1942, she said, Congress
amended the law in turn to move
up the starting date to January
1940 and also to provide for the
payment of dependents and surviv
ors benefits as well as old-age in
surance benefits.
Since January 1940, when month
ly benefits first became payable,
21 million beneficiaries have re
ceived a total of $50.4 billion in
monthly benefit payments, Miss
Perkinson said. This includes pay
ments to disabled workers under
the 1956 amendments to the law.
Over the 20-year period, Miss
Perkinson said, retired workers
and their dependents have received
$38.1 billion; $11.6 billion in month
ly benefits has been paid to the
survivors of workers who have
died (in addition to $1.2 billion in
lump sum death benefits); and
sincc July 1957, $750 million has
been paid to disabled workers aged
50 to 65, and their dependents.
Citing the "remarkable growth"
of social security over the last 20
years, Miss Perkinson said that
payments certified for January
1940 amounted to only $76,000 for
the country as a whole, and went
to only 4,000 beneficiaries.
Total payments for 1959 topped
$10.3 billion, compared with $&.l
million for the entire year of 1940,
a 320-fold increase.
Old-age, survivors, and disabil
ity insurance benefits are paid as
a matter of right. Miss Perkinson
pointed out, based upon a worker's
record of earnings in employment
or self-employment covered by so
cial security. When the program
started, only about 26 million em
ployees in commerce and industry
were covered.
Today, about ? out of It gainfully
employed people, both employed
and self-employed, are covered.
About 76 million Americans have
Worked long enough under social
i security to be fully insured for the
I payment of survivors insurance
benefits.
I Old-age, survivors, and disability
insurance benefits are paid out of
I two separate trust funds maintain
ed in the US Treasury. These
funds have been built up with the
social security tax contributions of
employees, their employers, and
the self-employed.
That money not needed for the
current payment of benefits and
administrative costs is invested in
interest-bearing obligations of the
US Government. The interest earn
ed on these investments is added
to the Funds.
! At the end of the last fiscal year,
1 in June 1959, the Old- Age and Sur
I vivors Insurance Trust Fund
amounted to $21.5 billion. Twenty
years ago, it was $1.7 billion. The
Disability Insurance Trust Fund,
established on Jan. 1, 1957, amount
ed to $1.7 billion at the end of the
fiscal year.
Court Conducts
Brief Session
Four cases were brought up in
i Morehead City recorder's court
Monday. Defendant* in three of
the cases failed to appear.
Forfeiting bond for failing to
show up were Donald Cahoon of
! Morehead City, charged with being
! drunk and disorderly; Orville Al
vin Willis of Sea Level, charged
with making an improper left turn
and Carl F. Knox, charged with
issuing a worthless check.
A court order was issued for
Knox to be brought in and stand
trial Feb. 1. Bond for his appear
ance was set at $250. He is charg
ed with cashing a worthless $50
check at the Rex restaurant.
An assault case against Genora
Jones of Morehead City was dis
missed. She had pleaded not guil
ty to the charge on July 20 and
judgment was deferred for six
months. She was charged with
hitting Helen Mann.
Cases against Betty Sue Crouch,
Walter Lee Holliday and Carl F.
Knox were continued until later
terms of court by judge Herbert O.
Phillips.
Jurors Missing
Coroner David Munden said yes
terday that jurors sworn in for the
William Simmons inquest are out
of town. If they return, or if oth
er jurors can be found, the Sim
mons inquest will be held at 8 to
night in the Morehead City muni
cipal building, as scheduled.
Home Agent Announces
Meetings for Next Week
Mrs. Floy Garner, home eco
nomics agent, asks that Home
Demonstration Club leaders make
a special effort to attend the fol
lowing meetings next week at the
home agent's office, Beaufort:
10 a.m. Monday, garden leaders:
Mrs. Reynolds Searle, Mrs. Rich
ard Whitehurst, Mrs. W. K. Wil
liams, Mrs. Gordon Laughton, Mrs.
Jim Kelly.
Mrs. Joe Barnes, Mrs. Rone Wal
lace, Mrs. J. E. Weeks, Mrs. R. P.
Gooding, Mrs. K. M. Hurst, Mrs.
Willie Page, Mrs. Roland Salter,
Mrs Cecil Morris, Mrs. L. D.
Springle.
County garden leaders, Mrs. R.
P. Gooding and Mrs. Jim Stallings
are expected to attend also. The
year's program will be planned and
duties of garden leaders outlined.
Tbe following crafts leaders will
meet at 2 p.m. Monday: Mrs. Carol
Lupton, Mri. Stanley GUlikin, Mrs.
Eric Midgetfe, Mrs Effron Smith.
Mrs. Guy Styron, Mrs. Tom Car
raway, Mrs. G. C. Dunn, Mrs.
Clara Gagnon, Mrs. Milton Piner,
Mrs. John Ives, Miss Mary White
hurst, Mrs. M. M. Eubanks, Mrs.
C. S. Rogers, and Mrs. E. C. Mc
Lawhorn, who with Mrs. Ives it a
county leader.
CiUsenskip and international re
lations leaders will attend, a train
ing meeting for the February club
meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday. They
are Mrs. W. W. Bright. Mrs. L. D.
Norris,' Mrs W. E. S. Hansen, Mrs.
C. W. Taylor.
Mrs. Leslie Brinson. Mrs. Floyd
Garner, Mrs Fred Bell, Mrs. Guy
Carraway. Mrs. WiU Dail. Mrs.
Glenn Winberry, Mrs. Ray Hilbert,
Mr*. Hugh Pake, Mrs. Ann Morris,
and Mrs. Ben Jones.
The county cancil meeting, post
poned from this week, will be held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the borne
agent't office.
Five Awards
Will be Given
By JC's Jan. 29
The annual Jaycee Distinguished
Service Awards dinner will start
at 7:30 Friday night, Jan. 29, at
the Morehead City Country Club;
State senator Jimmy O. Simpkins
of New Bern will be the guest
speaker at the affair which will be
held jointly by the Morehead City
and Beaufort Jaycee clubs.
Highlighting the program will be
the presentation of the distinguish
ed service awards. These will in
clude a citizen's award, a key man
award and a sparkplug award to
be made by the Beaufort Jaycees
and a distinguished service award
and an outstanding teenager award
to be made by the Morehead City
Jaycees.
The Beaufort citizen's award can
be given to any person living in
Beaufort, while the key man and
J. O. Simpkins
. . . banquet speaker
sparxpiug awaras win dc made to
a membtr of the Jaycees. Nomi
nations for the various awards are
made by members of the Jaycee
club.
For the distinguished service
award in Morehead City nomina
tions are made by civic organiia
tions and churches and a specially
appointed committee selects the
person named on the most ballots:
The name of the person to receive
the award will not be known, ex
cept to the committee, until the
presentation at the banquet.
Officers Search
For Burglars
Marshall Ayscne, county ABC of
ficer, reported yesterday that the
Newport liquor store theft is still
under investigation.
Thieves entered the store some
time between midnight Sunday and
1 a.m. Monday and took between
six and seven cases of whiskey.
Officer Ayscuc said entry to the
store was gained by the front door.
The glass was not broken, but
wrecking bars were used to crack
the wood and pry off the door's two
locks. The safe was not tampered
with.
The ABC officers said more
might have been missing than the
whiskey, but perhaps something
scared the intruders before they
could complete the job.
The theft was discovered by W.
B. Allen, store clerk, when he went
to the store Monday morning.
This is the third time the store
has been entered in several years.
On the two prior occasions, the
burglars were apprehended. One
was stationed at Cherry Point and
the other was a prisoner recently
released from the Newport prison
camp who, with some friends,
broke into the store.
Morehead Jaycees
Meet Monday
Discussed 'at the Morehead City
Jaycee meeting Monday night was
the distinguished service awards
banquet which will be held Jan. 29
at the Morehead City country club
in conjunction with the Beaufort
Jaycee club.
Cliff Lynch reported that Mrs
Charles Hassell has offered to di
rect the variety show that the club
hopes to sponsor in the near future.
A committee of Cliff Lynch, Bill
Singleton. Tommy Bennett, L. G.
Dunn and Garland Scruggs was ap
pointed to confer with Mrs. Has
sell regarding the show.
In other business the club voted
to attend the First Baptist Church
Sunday in a body, in observance
of National Jaycee Week.
Tide Table
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Jan. B
2:08 a.m.
2:28 p.m.
8:59 a.m.
9:13 p.m.
Satarday, Jan. 23
3:18 a.m.
3:42 p.m.
10:07 a.m.
10:18 p.m.
Sanday, Jan. 24
4:25 a.m.
4:56 p.m.
11:07 a.m.
11:17 p.m.
Moaday, Jan. 25
5:31 a.m.
8:01 p.m.
12:04 a.m.
News-Times Editorial Page
Wins First Place in Contest
Republicans Will
Meet Friday, Feb. 5
Republicans of the county will
meet in convention at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 5, at the courthouse,
Beaufort.
I. D. Gillikin, chairman of the
Republican executive committee,
announces that those attending
the convention will elect a coun
ty committee and delegates to
the Republican state and nation
al conventions.
Ocracoke Men
Visit Raleigh
A delegation of Ocracoke civic
club members left Ocracoke Wed
nesday for Raleigh. The president
of the club, Jack Willis, arranged
for a conference with officials of
the North Carolina highway com
mission on Thursday morning. Sub
ject under discussion related to a
permanent landing on the north
end of Ocracoke Island for the
state-operated Hatteras Inlet, ferry
and recommendation for the most
suitable location for such a land
ing.
The committee is also investigat
ing possibilities of an air strip for
Ocracoke Island.
At yesterday's meeting they con
ferred with J. Melville Broughton,
chairman of the highway commis
sion; W. F. ' Babcock, director;
John Swain, director of secondary
roads; and Harold Makepeace,
secretary to the governor.
Making the trip were R. S.
Wahab, chairman of the commit
tee; Benjamin E. Spencer, dredge
operator and technical advisor;
Jack C. Willis, president, Ocracoke
civic club; Theodore Rondthaler,
principal, Ocracoke school; Jesse
Garrish, store owner and mer
chant.
Montiord Garrish, US Coast
Guard (Ret.); Oscar Burrus, US
Engineers (Ret.) and hunting and
fishing guide; Charlie Ahman, US
Maritime Service (Ret ); and C.
V. Boyette, manager, Wahab Vil
lage Hotel.
They will return to Ocracoke to
day.
Coast Guard Removes
Sailor From Freighter
Coast Guardsmen from Fort Ma
con assisted in removing a sick
seaman from a freighter Tuesday
night. The seaman, Miguel Tor
res, 37, of the ship SS Perryville
apparently suffered a nervous
breakdown.
Torres was taken aboard the
Coast Guard 40-footer and trans
ported to Fort Macon where he
was transferred to an ambulance
and taken to the Morehead City
hospital.
Serving as crew on the 40-footer
were Eugene Carpenter, BM-3 and
Norvie Gillikin, EN-2.
Honorable Mention Given
For Photography
For it? editorial page, THE NEWS-TIMES has won
first place in the semi-weekly division of the annual
North Carolina Press Association contest. The award
was presented last night at Chapel Hill at the opening
session of the mid-winter institute of the NCI'A.
Accepting the iward from Sen. Sam J. Ervin, senior
senator from North Carolina, was Mrs. Lockwood Phil
lips, Beaufort, who with Mr. Phillips, publishes THE
NEWS-TIMES.
The newspaper alio received, in photography, honor
able mention.
In the 1958 contest, THE NEWS-TIMES won first
place in photography and second place for its editorial
page. Those awards were presented last January.
Mist Ruth Peeling, editor, expressed appreciation for
the recognition on behalf of the entire NEWS-TIMES
family. "Awards are won by the combined efforts of
many," she remarked. "In the case of the editorial page,
columnists, writers of letters to the editor, poets, read
ers who offer ideas for editorials ? all help to make
the page outstanding."
Even the best material becomes shoddy if it is not re
produced well on the page, the editor continued. Credit
for good reproduction and an attractive editorial page
goes to the men in "the shop," where the type is set and
the press rolls, she added.
Reproduction figures with extreme importance in the
publication of pictures. After the picture is taken by
photographer Larry McComb, and he presents the print
to be "run off," the rest is in the hands, again, of "the
shop."
This year's recognition of THE NEWS-TIMES con
tinues a consistent record of award winning by Carteret
County's newspaper, on both the state and national
level.
Mr. Phillip*, publisher, said, "These are honors in
which everyone living in THE NEWS-TIMES area can
share. Many people judge an area by the newspaper it
produces. We like to think that THE NEWS-TIMES
does its share in selling the advantages of, and bring
ing recognition to Carteret County. We hope to continue
to produce a newspaper of which all of us can be proud."
Rescue Squad,
Firemen Meet
Monday Night
A training session for Atlantic
Beach firemen and members of
the Civil Defense rescue squad was
conducted Monday night. The ses
sion was planned by William Barts,
fire chief, and Jack Savage, direc
tor of Civil Defense.
| An alarm was sounded at 7 p.m.,
after the chief started a fire in a
vacant lot.
Eighteen of the 21 fire depart
ment members reported and seven
of the eight members of the rescue
squad answered the call.
Members of the rescue squad
are Carl Bell, chief; Tom Webb,
assistant chief; Jimmy Leonard,
Marvin Willis, Jim Fox, Allen
Shelor, Don Fox, and Ervin Glover.
The rescue squad meets at 7:30
p.m. Monday nights at the town
hall. New uniforms and helmets
are due to arrive soon. Bill Moore,
chief of police, said that auxiliary
police were well represented at
Monday night's session.
Firemen meet the second Thurs
day of each month at the town hall.
Fire Damages
Negro Elks Club
Fire damaged the Negro Elks
Club on Fisher Street in Morehead
City early yesterday morning.
Firemen received the alarm at
5:50 a.m. and men from both the
main station and the west end sta
tion went to the scene.
According to the firemen, the
blaze apparently started from a
stove at the rear of the club, a
one-story frame building. Most of
the damage was to the ceiling and
roof.
Firemen remained at the scene
about an hour to make sure the
blaze was out.
A. L Winberry Appeals Decision
judge L. k. norns, in couniy
recorder's court Tuesday, suspend
ed sentence in the case of A. L.
(Arbie) Winberry, charged with
trespassing and destroying person
al property. Winberry was order
ed to pay costs. Winberry appeal
ed the decision to the next term of
superior court and bond for his
appearance was set at $50.
Two other defendants entering
appeals to the higher court were
George and Naomi Worthy who
were ordered to pay $10 and court
costs each for public drunkenness
and resisting arrest. The warrant
for Naomi also charged her with
using loud and profane language.
Bond for each of the defendants
was set at $50.
Other defendants, their charges,
ana inc unaings 01 tne court were
as follows:
John Wesley Tyson Jr.? Careless
and reckless driving, improper
registration and no insurance.
Found guilty of following too close,
improper registration and no In
surance. Fined $2S and court costs.
Nathan D. Jones ? Drunk driving.
Warrant was amended to appear
ing on a highway in a drunken
condition. Costs of court levied.
James Edward Truran ? Speed
ing. Fined $10 and costs.
James Marvin Miller ? Driving
drunk. Three months in jail and
roadwork suspended on payment of
$100 and costs within 24 hours.
Alex Taylor? Failing to yield the
right of way. Paid costs.
Marvin Linburg Williford? Speed
Children Enjoy Library
Pupil" enjoy the new elementary school library at More head City icbool. The Ubrary is located la
one of the recentiy-hoilt qnonset hnta. Standing at the led la Jndy Morton and seated at left la Jean
Sanders. Bath are papila In Mri. Leland Day's fourth frade. Kiss Hortenae Boomer, Uhrariaa, U seated
at the desk at right.
ing, improper lights, f ined 515
and court costs.
Macon Cleveland Young ? Speed
ing. $5 and court costs.
Lambert Vaughn Davis? Having
improper lights. One-half court
costs levied.
Nancy Whitchurst Knox ? Speed
ing; pay costs.
James R. Lewis ? Careless and
reckless driving. Bond forfeited.
Benjamin Doyle Tootle ? Speed
ing. Paid costs.
Kenneth Newsome ? Speeding.
Fined $10 and court costs.
Alton Ray Long, Edward Henry
Butt, Harold Joseph Hoy ? Speed
ing. Ordered to pay court costs.
Charles E. Westerbcck ? Speed
ing. Fined $15 and costs.
Aaron George ? Speeding. Court
costs levied.
Delbert T. Lineberry ? Speeding.
Fined $35 and court costs.
Emmit Simmons ? Failing to al
low a vehicle to pass and driving
on the wrong side of the road. Paid
court costs.
James Johnson ? Having no rear
reflectors. One-half costs paid.
Lambert Vaughn Davis ? Speed
ing. Fined $5 and court costs.
Charles Norwood F u 1 c h e r ?
Speeding. Paid costs.
Jimmie Alfred Morris? Improper
registration and muffler; court
costs levied.
Andrew Reels ? Insufficient
brakei. Paid court costs.
Albert Earl Boyd? Speeding. $10
and court costs.
Harold Roger Pollack ? Speeding,
Improper use of dealer's plates.
$10 and court costs.
Gerald Russell Austin ? Speeding.
One-half court costs.
See COVET, Page 2
Fort Macon Park
Retains Appeal
Ray Pardae, superintendent of
Fort Macon State Park, has re
ported on park attendance in 1959.
The total was 440.178, or 1.T00
fewer than In 1958, but the park
still holds first place in popularity,
by a wide margin, over other state
parks.
Sec owl in popolarity last year
was Mt. Mitchell with 237,241, and
third was Morrow Mountain with
230,419.
Mr. Pardue attributes the 1,700
drop to three auccessivc rainy
weekends in June this year. Park
attendance in 1958 was 441,886.
Of the 195? visitors, 4?,M? were
picnickers, 86,722 swimmers, 7,873
hikers, 49,685 fishermen, and 257,
4(7 went through the fort.
The park opens the first week
in June tad dote* Labor Day.