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IF YOU LIVE IN MOREHEAD CITY REGISTER TO VOTE CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 1 60th YEAR, NO. 29. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1961 — PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Incumbent, Hopefuls File Photo by Roy Eubanks Filing for the office of commissioner in Beaufort town hall Friday afternoon were Dr. David Farrior, incumbent; and hopefuls John G. Jones Jr., Dr. M. T. Lewis, and Warren (Tommy) Willis. Also seek ing the offfice of commissioner are Frank II. Morning, Earl Mades, and incumbent William Koy Hamil ton. Mayor W. H. Potter, running for re-election, is unopposed. Republican Chairman Brands Food Sales Tax U nnecessary' “If the fowl tax were necessary, we would not be opposed to it,” t William E» Cobb, state chairman , of the Republican party, told 125 ' Republicans at Harkers Island school Saturday night. He was re ferring to Governor Sanford’s pro posed 3 per cent sales tax on food, drugs and other items. He said the state could get the necessary money for education if it stopped squandering it in other places. Mr. Cobb described the Repub lican party as “the champion of citizens’ own frecdoMs to go about their own affairs without interfer ence from the government.” “Our party,” he continued, “is i for lower expenditures—and that’s the only way we get lower taxes.” Quoting President John Kennedy, Mr. Cobb said, “The Republican party is strong and vigorous after the 1960 elections.” “We lost by only 112,000 votes,” the speaker pointed out. “In the 100 Years Ago Tomorrow Firing on Fort Opens Civil War By F. C. SALISBURY In the early dawn, April 12, 1861, a shot from a mortar at Fort John son on James Island, in the har bt>r of Charleston, S. C., arched out over the water like a streaking meteor to burst directly over Fort K Sumter, starting a war that went down in the history as the greatest civil strife between people of one nation—the Civil War. South Carolina had seceded from the Union on Dec. 20, 1860. Con troversy was engaging the offi cials of the state with those in Washington over state rights and claims to the several forts in the harbor of Charleston. In the fall of 1860, Maj. Robert Anderson of the 1st US Artillery was sent to Charleston to take over and repair Fort Moultrie, a fort of ancient construction guarding the channel. Finding the fort in such a condition that repairs could not ' be made for lack of labor and ma terial, he moved his garrison to Fort Sumter, a fort located on a man-made island in the center of the harbor. Fort Sumter had been under construction for several years and was yet uncompleted.' House we elected 44 Republicans and gained 21 seats. We made a gain of 300 seats in the legislatures throughout the country. North Carolina picked up 12 Republican seats in its legislature.” The party’s biggest problem, in Mr. Cobb’s estimation, is trying to g>ut.-promise the Democrats on a national level. But he said he felt that would cease to be a prob lem soon, because people are be ginning to realize that promises and money-spending aren’t going to solve problems. Defining the party’s stand on in tegration, Mr. Cobb said that the Republican party will do its best to .comply with the law ‘‘within the customs of this state.” He said the party lost, as a whole, the Negro vote in North Carolina, be cause it couldn’t convince the Ne groes that it had done more for them than the Democrats. He mentioned that the Negro swing to the Democratic party is This move was made following the act of secession, during the night and early morning of Dec. 27. When Governor Pickens was awakened in the city by the morn ing salute coming from Fort Sum ter, and learning that it came from that fort instead of Fort Moultrie, he immediately ordered a com pany of militia to seize the arsenal in the city, take over Fort Moul trie and Castle Pinckney, a small armed fort near the city. The military move on Castle Pinckney was armed aggression, the first overt act of war to come. It was the first Union fortress lost in the war. As the wrangle continued in Washington, Major Anderson and his garrison sat tight in Fort Sum ter, refusing all demands from Governor Pickens to vacate. From the fort's parapet could be seen the work of building batteries on James and Morris Islands under the direction of officers of the state militia and from the Citadel. Cut off from supplies in Charles ton, Major Anderton made an ap peal to Washington for immediate relief, both in provisions and sol just the opposite of what it was 50 years ago. Mr. Cobb said that the Republi cans face a serious situation in that votes are stolen by the oppo sition party. “If we fail to see that an election is honest in our home precinct, then the election will be stolen!” he declared. “Problems in eastern North Car olina will not be solved by support of the Democratic party which pays no attention to those prob lems," the speaker observed. “The people can’t get what they want unless they switch parties. The party that knows it has your vote in its pocket all the time is nof going to worry about doing things for you either in Raleigh or Wash ington,” he said. Quoting from what he termed the Democratic platform, he said the Democratic party says that North Carolina has the best educational See COBB, Page 5 diers. His demand was met by the sending of the supply ship, the Star of the West. Not only supplies, but 200 sol diers were aboard, sent to strength en the garrison. This fact had reached the military authorities at Charleston. As the vessel passed the Morris Island batteries, sev eral shots were fired. Also Fort Moultrie fired a few shots without effect. This eaused the steamer to change course, steaming back to sea without making a landing. Ma jor Anderson did not return the fire although the Union flag had been fired upon. Firing on this steamer is often said to have been the first shot fired in the war. While it was the fixed purpose of the President to preserve peace, as had been amply proved by the forcbearance to use force when the Star of the West was fired on, it was impossible to give assurance that no reinforcements would be sent to the relief of Major Ander son. Although the defensive position in Fort Sumter was a vast im See SUMTER, Page 2 j Judge Throws Out Tax Levy, Defective Title Arguments in Hospital Suit Port Chalks Up Busy, Busy Week # Cargo Value Totals Nearly $6 Million #$71,056 Generated Locally by Activity Business was so brisk at the state port, Morehead City, for the week ending last Monday, April 3, that port offieiais wished they could have slacked the ships on top of each other. The value of inbound and out bound cargoes handled for the week March 28-April 3 was $5,809, 200. The port business put into circulation a total of $71,056 for the week. This included payments to local businesses (tugs, pilots, agents, medical services, laundry, sup plies) $16,000; cash paid to crews in port $6,000, cash paid out to stevedores in form of wages, sup plies, gas, $13,200, customs receipts (duties) $18,000, funds due the state ports authority for wharfage, dockage, fumigation, etc. $15,321.54, payroll for SPA personnel working in connection with the ships $2,534.96. A total of 11 ships called, repre senting seven nationalities, Ameri can, Chinese, Japanese, Norwegi an, German, Dutch and British. Eight were dry cargo vessels and three were tankers. The Shell tanker, Labiosa, had to lie offshore four hours waiting for a berth. Commodities handled were pe troleum, asphalt, lumber, logs, nails, fencing, veneer, tobacco and grain. A total of 176 persons were em ployed in port activities during the week; 4,200 manhours were spent on the ships and 2,000 manhours in the terminals. The financial analysis does not include freight charges, truck or rail, to and from Morehead City, nor payroll and manufactured prod ucts that are port-connected and handled by Trumbull Asphalt, Fry Roofing, or other concerns. During the week fifty railroad cars and a hundred trucks rolled in and out of the terminal. Although the week was better than average, port officials report that inbound cargo is steadily in creasing, a good sign. Other fringe benefits of the port include calls here by shippers and other businessmen who come on port business, and frequently spend several days in the area. The above statistics were fur nished by Walter Friederichs, port manager; Charles McNeill, assist ant port manager, and Robert Hicks, of lleidc & Co., ship’s agents. Swansboro Lions Sponsor Industry Meeting Tonight Citizens of Swansboro and vicin ity will meet at 7:30 tonight at the town haU to set up an industrial development steering committee and to make plans for a survey of this area. With vast water, beach, and sea food resources, it’s believed that this section has wide possibilities for growth, Swansboro Lions club members, sponsors of the meeting, report. • Photo* by F. C. Salisbury The battery, right, which fired on the Star of the West as she approached the fort, was manned by a company of cadets from the Citadel in Charleston. The several shots failed to damage the vessel. Maj. Robert Anderson, left, was a Kentuckian by birth. He was born in 1805, en tered West Point at the age 15, graduating in 1825. He Joined the Army with the rank of second lieutenant, serving in the Black Hawk war and at the seige of Vera Crus. He was 55 yean old at the time of h»tnf g Fort Sumter. People Flock to Register E. W. Olschner, right, registers David I*. Adams Jr., Saturday at Morehead City town hall, during the first day of the town's new registration period. Saturday, April 22, will be the last day. Opportunity Pounds at Door Would you like to fiddle with crabs? Live Bait Transport, Inc., is looking for someone in this area to harvest fiddler crabs, known locally as “sand fiddlers.” They are used in large quantities as bait for fishing in the New Hav en, Conn., area. Jerry Juliano, president of Live Bait, wrote the Morehead City chamber of commerce in quiring about the fiddler crab population in this area and the possibility of having crabs ship ped from here to Connecticut. He said his company could de velop an excellent market for the crabs. Any crab-roper who would like to tackle the job is invited to contact Live Bait Transport, Inc., at 597 Middletown Ave., in New Haven. High Winds Hit County Sunday The wind gauge at the Atlantic Beach weather station clocked gusts up to 80 miles as hour in Sunday night’s wind and rain storm. Between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. the winds blew steadily at 30 to 50 miles an hour. Chief Bill Moore, Atlantic Beach police force, said some signs were damaged and shingles blown off roofs. According to the beach rain gauge, a total of 1.53 inches fell during the storm. . The barometer started falling at 7 a.m. Sunday, went to a low of 29.48, then started rising after 1 a.m. Monday. Weather observer Stamey Davis, Morchcad City, reported tempera .tures slightly below seasonal nor mals for the week April 3-9. Strong southwest and northwest winds dominated the weather picture. A complete rundown of the tem perature ranges and wind direc tions, as recorded by Mr. Davis, follows: High Low Wind Monday . 65 43 SW Tuesday .53 43 WNW Wednesday .. . 66 38 SW Thursday 72 57 WNW Friday .67 49 NW Saturday 60 40 NW Sunday 64 51 SE Firemen Called Three hot stove fire alarms, two on Saturday night and one Wednes day night, were answered by More head City firemen. On Wednes day, the firemen were called to 105 N. 24th St. and on Saturday alarms were answered at Macon Court and 2207 Bridges St. No damage was reported in any of the fires. Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, April 11 4:52 a.m. 11:21 a.m. 5:28 p.m. 11:46 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 5:51 a.m. • 12:12 a.m. 6:22 p.m. ........_ Thursday, April 13 6:45 a.m. 12:39 a.m. 7:11 p.m. „ 1:01 p.m. Friday, April 14 7:34 a.m. 1:30 a.m. 7:56 p.m. 1:46 p.m. j Total registration by noon yes terday in Morehead City's new listing of voters was 312. Three of the registrants were born abroad, one in Austria and two in Norway, aceording to E. W. Olschner, registrar. The rush of people wanting to register was so heavy Saturday morning that Mrs. A. N. Willis was employed as assistant to Mr. Olschner so that people wouldn’t have to wait in line. To register, one must be 21 years old, have lived in North Carolina a year and in More head City one month. Pe.ople who do not register between now and April 22 will not be permitted to vote May 2. Wayne Willis Wins Contest Dewey Wayne Willis, Smyrna, has been named county winner in the Civitan essay contest. Theme of the contest was ways in which persons could prepare for a more effective citizenship. Mr. Willis and individual high score wniners will be honored at an awards night dinner Wednes day, April 19, at the Blue Ribbon restaurant. Winner at Newport school was Betty F. Gould and at Morehead City school, Susan E. Dill. The county winner will receive an expense-paid one-week trip to Wildacres, a camp in the western part of the state. His essay will also be entered in the district con test. Willis wlil read the essay at the Blue Ribbon dinner, which will be gin at 7 p.m. Guests will be prin cipals and their wives, English teachers from the schools that par ticipated in the contest, and the contest judges. The judges were Dr. A. F. Chestnut, director of the Institute if Fisheries Research; Joe Higham, staff member of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, and Miss Ruth Peeling, editor of THE NEWS TIMES. The contest winner was named' at the Civitan meeting Friday at Mrs. Russell Willis’s restaurant. A movie, released by US Steel, was shown. Two Cars Crash At Intersection Two persons were injured slight ly and a driver, Linwood E. Swin son, was charged with failing to yield the right of way in a traf fic accident investigated Saturday afternoon by Merehead City police. According to police, Swinson, of 2717‘/a Park Dr., Morehead City, was the driver of a car that pulled onto Bridges street from 7th street and collided with a car being driven by Leary Thomas Horton, 509 N. 10th St. Swinson told the investigating of ficer, Sgt. William Condie, that he had stopped for the stop sign on 7th and failed to see Horton’s car which was approaching from the west. Horton recieved a cut lip and Baxter Powell, Raleigh, a passen ger in Swinson’s car got a cut over the right eye. Police estimated damage to Swinson's 1958 Ford at $800 and that to Horton’s 1955 Chevrolet at $700. No Clear-Cut Decision — Made in Friday Hearing No clear-cut decision on whether the county gets a hos pital was forthcoming from Friday morning’s hearing at the courthouse, Beaufort. Judge Albert Cowper ruled that the Beaufort citizens who brought suit had no reason to hold up hospital con struction simply because the county does not levy 90 cents for debt service, nor was there basis for alleging that the proposed hospital site has a “defective title. On those points, t’laud Wheatly, attorney for the complainants, gave notice of appeal. On two other allegations by per sons who brought the suit, no de cision was made. One of these was that the coun ty commissioners were purchasing more land than necessary for the site and the other that the land was not worth $75,000. Judge Cowper, with concurrence of parties involved, agreed to take testimony by affidavit from wit nesses representing both sides. The affidavits are to bo in the judge's hands by this Friday. It is ex pected that the judge will give the testimony immediate consideration. Luther Hamilton Jr., county at torney, reminded judge Cowper that delay could jeopardize avail ability of state and federal hos pital funds. The judge said he un derstood the county’s position, in ferring that he would make a de cision as soon as possible. Over judge Hamilton’s objections, j u d g e Cowper permitted Mr. Wheatly to enter an amendment to the complaint made by the Beau fort group. The amendments stated that the complainants had appeared before the county board to request that commissioners reconsider hospital matters and the commissioners did not do so; also that the Webb land on the sound is worth only about $ii,uoo because it is listed on the tax books for $5,510. Luther Hamilton Sr., who joinecj his son as counsel, conceded that there was basis for the court’s in quiring as to whether the Webb land north of highway 24 (hospital is to be built on south side of high way) is necessary for inclusion in purchase. “If it’s not needed, there’s no use in buying it,” judge Hamilton remarked. (The county attorney’s father is a former su perior court judge and is locally referred to as “judge.”) On the defective title matter, Mr. Wheatly requested that the court order the county to see that a clear title to the land is obtained and get an appraisal of it. To this, judge Hamilton agreed. Judge Cowper said he thought the title accusation was premature in that the county has not yet pur chased the land. Mr. Wheatly dis agreed. Judge Hamilton said that he be lieved the county commissioners “have enough sense to request an insured title” before they closed the deal on land purchase. Judge Cowper said he couldn’t understand why the title matter See SUIT, Page 2 Democrats to Dine Tickets on Sale Now For Dinner Thursday Tickets are now on sale for the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner at 7:30 Thursday night at the Bilt more hotel, Morehead City. The speaker will be 11. Cloyd Philpott, LL Gov. H. C. PhUpott ... to ipeik tan ▼-- — --- Seven Cases Continued Last Week in Court Continued in superior court last week were the cases of Willie Moses Langley, Eddie Lee Collins, Louis Ed and Mary Willis, James Hardesty, Robert Earl Ikner, Thomas Adolph Jones, and Willie J. Phillips. Langley was charged with as sault with a deadly weapon and his bond forfeited. The Willis couple was arraigned on a morals charge involving un der-age children. A $1,500 deed of trust on their home, posted as bond, was ordered forfeited. It was reported that the two had left the county. Hardesty was charged with non support and his bond forfeited. Ikner was charged with failing to comply with a former court or der in connection with non-support. Jones was charged with driving drunk. His case continued until the June term of superior court, upon surrender of his driver’s li cense. Phillips was charged with speed ing, resisting arrest and assault. An order was issued to bring him and lknc{ before the court. Collins, charged with non-sup port, was originally ordered to prison, but this was later rescinded by the judge on condition that Col lins pay $650. The case was con tinued until June. In the case of John Emmerson Thomas, charged with driving drunk, Thomas pleaded not guilty. A mistrial ensued. The state de cided not to prosecute on the drunk driving count and Thomas pleaded guilty to careless and reckless driving. Judgment was suspended on payment of $25 and costs prior to the June term of court. The state decided not to prose cute Darrell B. Hardison on the charges of abandonment and non support. To Appear Today Edgar Willis, Straits, who posted $500 bond and was released from the county jail Friday, is sched uled to appear in county court this morning on charges of violating a suspended sentence. Willis also posted $100 bond for appearance in supreme court to answer to a charge of attempted suicide. native Virginian, who is now lieu tenant governor of North Carolina. Mr. Philpott will be introduced by Ronald Earl Mason, chairman of the county Young Democratic club. The topic of his address will be Opportunities and Challenges Confronting the Democratic Party in 1961. The speaker was a member of the state House of Representatives 1953 through 1959. He was a mem ber of the Pearsall committee on education, finance director of the Democratic party for the campaign of 1958, chairman of the commis sion on reorganization of state gov ernment in 1958 and was elected lieutenant governor in 'I960. Tickets arc $5 each and may be obtained from the following, ac cording to Joe Beam, publicity chairman: Ronald Goodwin, Cedar Island; Harry Fulcher and Joe Mason, At lantic; Dan Hamilton, Stacy. James Paul Lewis, Davis; Charles Harris Jr. and Fernie Wil lis, Marshallbcrg; David Yeomans, Harkers Island. Billy Golden, Bettie; Nelson Gil likin, Waterfront Esso, Mary Lou Willis, Joyce Fulford, and Ronald Mason, Beaufort. Roger Jones, Broad Creek; Paul Smith store, Bogue; Edgar Wal ston, Cedar Point; Larry Howard, Newport. Tommy Ballou, Hill’s Store, and Paul H. Goes Jr., Morehead City. -
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