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ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 50th YEAR, NO. 26. < TWO SECTIONS SIXTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1961 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Work Begins on Half Million Dollar Motel in Morehead Clearing of ground for a half1 million dollar motel and coffee shop began this week at 28th and Arendell streets, Morehead City. The motel will be two-story, con I sist of 64 units, coffee shop, lobby, and 50 by 25-foot swimming pool. Jimmy Wallace, Morehead City, manager of the future motel, said that it is hoped that it will be com plete by June 15. * The motel is being built by the East Carolina Development Corp., Morehead City, on what is known as the Hicks Corey property, just west of a Gulf station on the north side of Arendell. Contractor for the lew enterprise is Cherry Construction Co., Grif ton. The buildings • will be fire proof, of brick and block construc tion, have floor-to-floor carpeting, awning type windows, interior walls of masonry, and music piped to all rooms. The units will be 12 by 23Va feet, Contain furniture of the latest de sign, free phones and free tv. There will be central heating and cool ing, controlled, however, by ad justments which can be made by the occupant of each unit. The motel is being built on prop erty with a 285-foot front on Aren dell and depth of 260 feet. Mr. Wallace said the motel will be set well back from the highway, be hind the lobby, registration desk, goffee shop and swimming pool. Architect for the project is Frank B. Simpson; designer, Eugene Savage, both of Raleigh. Assist ing in the enterprise is Coopera tive Savings and Loan, Morehead City. J. A. DuBois, manager of the Morehead City chamber of com merce, on Wednesday termed the new motel “a boon to our conven tion facilities.” He said that at least one hundred additional rooms for overnight guests have been constructed or are under construc tion now, in addition to the 64 mo tel units. The new rooms bring this area’s total of rooms available to 989, or a 25 per cent increase over ac commodations last year. 1 111 Expected. To Cast Ballots In Beaufort Two hundred twenty-seven per sons who live in the area proposed for annexation, Beaufort, are ex pected to go to the town hall to morrow to vote. That is the num ber who registered. Voting will begin at 6:30 a.m. and end at 6:30 p.m. Wiley Tay lor Jr. and Frank Lewis will be judges. A simple majority is required to carry the referendum. The area proposed as a part of the town ex tends from the present eastern limits of the town to the property line between the stick-water plant (Brunswick Navigation) and Sperti property. The northern boundary is the north edge of Lennoxvillc road and the southern boundary is the high water mark on Tay lor’s creek. If the area becomes a part of the town, its residents will be eli gible to run for twon office next month and will be eligible to vote in the town election May 2. County Chairman Issues Statement on Hospital Moses Howard, chairman of the county board of commissioners, commenting on the recent suit filed in regard to the hospital, said yesterday, “The people in the western part of the county right fully believe that we will stand by our original motion to place the hospital west of Morehcad City.” He added that the commissioners would appreciate any statement of confidence or expression from the people affirming their faith in the county board'. Mr. Howard said the commis sioners remain “in full accord” on their pledge as to location of the j hospital. Attorney Comments on Hospital Fight Luther Hamilton Jr., county at torney, yesterday issued a formal * statement on the county hospital ' situation as it now exists. The statement follows: The citizens of Carteret County, having previously voted in favor of the construction of a County Hospital, I believe it is the opinion of the Board of Commissioners, despite their own private views of the matter, that the hospital should L* be built since an approximate 2 [ to-1 majority of the people, in ef 1 feet, have told them to build it. The Commissioners are not un I aware of the fact that approximate ■ ly one-third of the people did not ■ want the hospital built, and prob Judge Sets Wednesday As Day for Hospital Hearing Judge Albert Cowper lias set lo a.m. Wednesday "or as soon thereafter as the court may en tertain the matter” for a hear ing on the county hospital suit. The order judge Cowper signed Monday afternoon specifies that the defendants (the county) should show cause, if any, why an injunction should not be grant ed. An injunction would delay, if Sword of Hope to Reach Morehead City Monday “The Sword of Hope,” symbol of' the. American Cancer society, will be passed to the mayor of More head City at 3 p.m. Monday in front of the Morehead City postoffice. Governor Sanford will start the sword on its journey across the state, at Manteo tomorrow. Gene Powers, Raleigh, driving a while automobile, wi'i -ry the sword—and a scroll—to one hun dred cities, concluding the jo iiney at Murphy. In each city, officials receiving the sword will sign the scroll. Passage of the sword and scroll is expected to require the entire month of April, month of the Can cer Crusade. (In Carteret county, however, the cancer campaign will be conducted officially next No vember). Officials taking part in Monday’s ceremony at Morehead City will be mayor George Dill, Mrs. Janies C. Smith, president of the County Cancer society, and Earl Holt, sec retary of the Moose lodge. The Moose are official sponsors of the ‘ Manteo to Murphy” sword cam paign. After the Morehead City cere mony, the sword will be taken to Jacksonville. The promotion sym bolizes the fact that cancer can be cured. Persons in this county who want to contribute to the Cancer Cru sade this month may do so by mail ing checks to Mrs. J. C. Smith, 1803 Evans St., Morehead City. W. L. Derrickson Assumes Office W. L. Derrickson, Morehead City, was elected-a vice-president of the North Carolina Travel council at the weekend meeting at High Point. Mr. Derrickson represents the coastal area. J. A. DuBois, Morehead City, is a member of the council’s high way committee. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Fox, Atlan tic Beach, who manned Carteret’s booth at the Ohio Travel show in Cincinnati this month, were pre sented one of the highly coveted certificates of honor presented by the council to Pioneer Tar Heel Travelers. The Foxes were highly commend ed for their work at Cincinnati. Color movies of the exposition were shown. Mr. Fox returned with a bookful of addresses of peo ple who asked to know more about this vacation area. Mr. DuBois said that attendance at the travel council meeting sur passed attendance at all other ses sions. D. G. Bell, Morehead City, was also present. All three Morehead City repre sentatives won door prizes, Mr. Bell a clock, Mr. Derrickson a ta ble, and Mr. DuBois, stationery. Cash Stolen Between $7 and $8 in cash was stolen Sunday night from an out door drink box at Manley Pollard’s service station, Newport, accord ing to Newport police chief Dan Bell. ' ably still do not want it built-. The recent suit filed against the Coun ty seeks to either stop the building of the hospital or the relocation of the proposed site. The suit is what is known in law as a “taxpayers’ suit,” and it has been suggested that the Commis sioners might compromise the suit by relocating the proposed hos pital, but it would appear that no compromise is possible since the plaintiffs in the suit are of at least three different opinions: (1) That the hospital should not be built on any site (2) that the hospital should be built in the Crab Point area, and (3) that the hospital should be built on the Gibbs site in Beaufort, nut stop, construction of a coun ty hospital. Voters in November approved borrowing $1 million to build a hospital. Controversy has arisen as to where the hospital should be built. Beaufort residents, J. O. Bar I bour and others, on Monday morning filed a complaint against | action taken thus far by the coun ty toward hospital construction. Offices, Stores List Closing Hours Easter Monday will be observed as a holiday by banks, town halls and ABC stores in the county, but the postoffices and most merchants will remain open as usual. Court will be held as usual at Morehead City town hall and at the courthouse in Beaufort, but only offices connected with court will be open at those places. The Beaufort ABC store will be closed on Saturday as well as Monday, because of the annexation election in town Saturday. 'There is no school today. School will reopen Wednesday morning. Candidates For Beaufort Office Should File Now Next Friday, April 7, will be the last day candidates for office in the town of Beaufort, may register to run. (A legal advertisement in today’s section pertains to this fact). The election will be held Tues day, May 2, at the town hall. Elect ed will be a mayor and five com missioners. Judges of the election will be C. Z. Chappell and W. H. Taylor. Persons who are not now regis tered to vote may register from 9 a.m. Saturday, April 15, until the following Saturday. That day, April 22, will be challenge day, when anyone may challenge the voting eligibility of those who have registered. U. E. Swann is regis trar. ( If a new area becomes a part of the town tomorrow, everyone 21 years of age and who otherwise meets elig'ibility requirements, may vote in the May 2 election. They may also run for office if they file by next Friday’s deadline. The filing fee for mayor is $10 and for commissioner $5. Thieves Take Cash From Vendors Thieves, who apparently are part of a gang that has been working eastern Carolina counties lately, broke into two soft-drink vending machines in Morehead City some time Sunday night. Hit were drink machines at the Ideal Barber shop and the Econ o-Wash laundromat. Approximate ly $15 was taken out of the ma chine in the barber shop while a haul of close to $40 was made at the laundry. According to police chief, Her bert Griffin, the thieves apparent ly have keys that fit the outside doors of the drink machines. After opening the doors they pry open the coin boxes. and it is obvious that these three opinions cannot be reconciled by compromise. No restraining order has yet been issued, but the immediate effect of the filing of the suit was to stop the sale of the County’s note which was being offered to acquire mon ey for the purchase of a site and the payment of architect’s fee and other expenses already contracted, because the North Carolina Local Government Commission and the bonding attorneys in New York are of the opinion, and justly so, that it is unfair to a purchaser of a county obligation to buy a coun ty’s notes or bonds while suit is pending, and also is unfair to the taxpayers of the county. (There Judge Orders Elmo Lawrence Jr. Held Withouf Bond on Charge of Murder 'It Isn't Raining Rain, You Know...' * warn*mrntmmmmm News-Ttraes Photo by McComb “It's raining violets . . .** St«#«s of If..' dong, April Showers, made popular by AI Jolson, run through the mind of Beverly Wiftb, Beaufort high school junior and FHA member, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Willis. Tomorrow, you know,is the first day of April! Edgar Willis Requests Jury Trial During Tuesday Court Edgar Willis, Straits, who slash ed his throat and tried to hang himself while officers were trying to reach him to question him as to the whereabouts of Agatha Ballou, requested a jury trial in county court Tuesday. Willis has been held in jail since his release from the hospital. The body pf Mrs. Ballou was found in the barnloft home of Willis.. Wil lis’s case is now bound over to Superior Court and is docketed for next week’s term of court. He is charged with attempted suicide and violation of conditions of a sus pended sentence. Ralph Lewis appeared in court Tuesday to answer charges of brandishing a gun without a per mit. Judgment of the court was that he serve three months on the road, suspended on the condition that he leave the county and not return for a period of five years. A multitude of speeding viola tors, 27 in all, were’ tried.' Twelve of them were ordered to pay court costs. They were Tilden Steve Lawrence, Cary Grey Temple, Frances Bell, Halsey Scott Chand ler Jr., Edwin Gray Piner, Edward Cannon Buck, Piram Russell Jr., Joel Oliver Cannon, John L. Arcnce Hafer, Hazel Bratcher Small, Larry Martin Stover and Minnie' Piner Pittman. Fines of $5 and court costs were levied against seven speeders and five others paid $10 and costs. Pay- * ing $5 and costs were Charles i See COURT, Page 2 were bids on the note for $100,000 advertised for sale last Tuesday morning.) No one would deny that the fi nancial reputation of an individual or a private corporation is affect ed when that individual or the di rectors of the corporation are be ing sued, especially where the suit itself attacks the competency and integrity of the individual or the board of directors of the private corporation, and that is true of county financing, as the county is a public corporation whose Board of Commissioners constitutes its board of directors. So the overall effect of the suit which has been filed, and there may be others, is to penalize the Judge ImposesPenalties On Men Engaged in Riot Power Goes Off AtMasontown Power was off in the Masontown and Nine-Foot road area about five hours Wednesday afternoon. George Stovall, manager of the Morchead City Carolina Power and Light Co., office, said an unfor seen accident caused the trouble. Line crews were cutting over-part of Newport to two special trans formers, Mr. Stovall said. One transformer had been hung and power connected when a bushing on it blew up. This is rare, the manager commented. A crew from Morehead City took another transformer to the scene, and workmen had to hang it be fore power could be restored. Mr. Stovall expressed regret that CP&L customers were inconvenienced but said the delay could not be avoided. The outtage occurred at 3:15 p.m. Power was finally restored about 8 p.m. plaintiffs in the suit, as well as oth er taxpayers of the County, pos sibly a substantial amount of mon ey in taxes brought about by in creased interest on the bonds pro posed to be sold since the purchas ers of bonds would bid at a lower rate of interest if the County were not harassed by lawsuits. Then a lot has been said about deadlines for building the hospital, and it is true that the building only has to be under contract by April 30, 1962. However, in order to obtain the Federal funds (ap proximately one-half of total cost), it is necessary for the North Caro lina Medical Care Commission to See COMMENT, Page 3 ► Three Cherry Point Marines and a Morehead City man were found guilty Monday in Morehead City recorder’s court of taking part in a brawl at Dorn’s Lunch, More head City, the night of March 20. More than four hours of testi mony were heard in the case that involved a total of seven defend ants and some 17 different war rants. Charges against three of the defendants were dismissed. According to testimony, the ruck us started when Sanford Jones, an employee of Dorn’s, told Pvt. Wil liam Holden, USMC, to pay his bill and leave. Holden allegedly refus ed and Jones slapped him. Two other Marines who were with Hold en, Cpl. Claude Campos and Pvt. Frank Stueks, then came to Hold en’s aid and the free-for-all result ed. Jones testified that another de fendant, William Griffin, had been escorted out of. Dorn’s by police earlier and added that Griffin re turned about 10 minutes later, just after the Marines came in. He said that Griffin and Holden became involved in what was ap parently an argument. That was when he told Holden to leave. San ford said that Holden refused to go so he (Jones) went into the kitchen to call the police, lie said that when he returned Holden "flew up in his face’’ and that was when he slapped him. Holden, Stueks and Campos all testified that Jones was brandish ing a butcher knife in one hand when he struck Holden. Jones said that he had the knife in his hand when he told Holden to leave but testified that he left it in the kitch en when he went to call the police. Two waitresses on duty at the restaurant at the time of the inci dent, Patricia Gillikin and Evelyn Brown, said that Jones did not have a knife in his hand when he struck Holden. Corporal Campos testified that he stepped between Jones and Hol den when he saw Jones strike Hol den. Stocks said that he saw Jones shove Campos aside and go after Holden with the knife and See JUDGE, Page 2 -. Case Will Go to Grand Jury Monday Morning Elmo Lawrence Jr., charged with the murder of his stepfather, William F. Willis, Otway, was ordered held without bond after a hearing Tuesday in county recorder’s court. Judge Lambert Morris found probable cause. Law rence’s case will go before, the grand jury Monday. The 25-year old defendant has been in the county jail since the day of the shooting, Sunday, Dec. 18. He sat non-committally through testimony by sheriff Hugh Salter during Tuesday’s hearing, but was attentive to the sheriff’s words as well as questions by his attorney, Harvey Hamilton Jr. Sheriff Salter was the only wit ness. He said that on the morning of Dec. 18 he got a call from Elmo Jr., who said that he had accident ally shot his stepfather at the Wil lis home, Otway. The sheriff said he got Elmo’s call at 3:15 a.m. Elmo estimated that his step father had been shot between mid night and 1 a.m. When the sheriff learned that the youth hadn’t call ed a doctor or anyone, he contacted deputy sheriff Bruce Edwards and coroner David Munden. When he got to the Willis home, the sheriff said Elmo and his moth er, wife of the deceased, were there, and in the northeast bed room he found Willis’s body on the floor, lying face down in a pool of blood. On the bed the sheriff said there was blood around the pillow, on the sheet, blankets and quilt. There were two holes made by shotgun blasts in Willis’s right upper back, close to the spine. He estimated that the holes were about 6 inches apart. Later, at the undertaker’s, an other wound was found under Wil lis’s right arm. The victim was wearing a white T shirt and short underwear. The sheriff testified that there were powder burns on the shirt and Willis’s body. Sheriff Salter told the court that Elmo said he was checking the gun in the bedroom where his mother and stepfather were in bed when it accidentally went off. He said he was talking to his step father about trouble in firing the gun. While they were talking, he said, Willis turned over and both barrels of the gun fired. Willis rolled to the floor. After examination by the cor oner, and doctors John Way and L. W. Moore, the sheriff said he again talked to Elmo, who denied knowing anything about a third gunshot wound. He took the youth to view the body. Afterwards, in the sheriff's office, Elmo said that after the two shots fired, he took the shells out of the gun, went into the bed room or kitchen of the house and put another shell in the gun. According to the sheriff, Elmo then went back into the bedroom where Willis was crying, “Junior, Junior” and struggling, so he fired the third shot into his stepfather. When the sheriff asked Elmo why he shot the man the third time, he said he didn't know, that he must have shot him to get him out of his misery. The sheriff said he asked Elmo why he didn’t call a doctor or am bulance and Elmo said he didn’t know. Sheriff Salter said a tele phone was on a dresser in the bed room where the body was found. Sheriff Salter then continued with relating events as Elmo had told him. Elmo said he and his moth er stayed around the house for an hour or hour and half after the shooting, then they put the shot gun in the car and drove to a home of his mother's sister. While there, Elmo said his moth er tried to lake the gun out of the car and shoot herself, lie said he took it from her and when they went back to the house he put the gun in the bedroom. He said he threw the third shell away somewhere in the house, but the sheriff said they could not lo cate it. According to the SBI lab oratory, the shells of the first two loads of buckshot were fired by the gun in Elmo’s possession. The shells were .12 gauge, No. 1 buckshot, super X. The sheriff said that in the estimation of doc See MURDER, Page 2 Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, March 31 7:47 a.m. 8:06 p.m. 1:51 a.m. 2:09 p.m. Saturday, April 1 8:21 a.m. 8:37 p.m. 2:30 a.m. 2:45 p.m. Sunday, April 2 8:55 a.m. 9:06 p.m. 3:06 a.m. 3:18 p.m. Monday, April 3 9:30 a.m. 9:43 p.m. 3:43 a.m. 3:48 p.m. mm Filing for Town Offices Will Begin Tomorrow # Mayor George Dill To Seek Re-Election • D. J. Hall, O. J. Morrow Will Run Tomorrow is the first day candi dates for office in Morehead City may file. Deadline for filing is 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20. Fil ing fees may be paid at the clerk’s office, in the municipal building on S. 8th Street. To be elected are a mayor, five commissioners, judge of recorder’s court, clerk of recorder's court and two Morehead City hospital trus tees. Mayor George Dill says that he plans to seek re-election. Com missioner Walter Morris said that he also plans to file for re-election. The other commissioners, Ted Gar ner, S. C. Holloway, Dr. Hussell Outlaw, and Bud Dixon could not be reached yesterday for com ment. D. J. Half, former town commis sioner, stated that he plans to run again. “I never intended to be cause it was good to be free of the responsibility,” he said yes terday. “But so many people have approached me, that I believe I’ll run again and if elected, I’ll do the best I can. If I don’t get elected, there’ll be no hard feelings.” O. J. Morrow, manager of More head City’s theatres, stated that he intends to run for commission er. Josiah Bailey Jr., said yesterday that he has been considering filing for the office of mayor, but has not definitely made up his mind. The election will be Tuesday, May 2. Anyone who wants to vote in the election will have to register. A complete new registration ol voters in town starts next Satur day, April 8. Anyone who does not register be tween April 8 and April 22 will not be permitted to vote. JC's Campaign For Singleton Members of Morehead City Jay cees are busy promoting Bill Sin gleton, former president, as head of district 12. The election will take place at the Jaycee quarter ly board meeting at Morehead City in April. If elected, - Mr. Singleton will automatically be a state Jaycee vice-president. Morehead City Jaycees arc visit ing other clubs in the district, drumming up votes for their can didate and urging them to come to the meeting in April. The club will elect its own of ficers Monday, April 10. Speeches by candidates were made at Mon day night’s meeting at the Blue Ribbon restaurant. Rebuilding of bleachers at the football field will begin soon. The club has decided to sell reserved seats, $10 per person, this coming fall. The seat will be held for the purchaser of the privilege, regard less when he may show up to see the game. After the meeting, the club went bowling. When the miniature golf season opens, the Jaycees switch to golf as their after meeting rec reation. Beaufort Rotarians See Oil Industry Film A film on the oil industry was shown members of the Beaufort Rotary club at their Tuesday night meeting. Dr. David Farrior show ed the film. The club voted to have members of the Beaufort basketball team as their guests at next week’s meeting. Visitors were Jack Roberts, Fred Lewis and George McNeill, More bead City Rotarians.
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