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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, MOREHEAP CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C.
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1962 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
National Guard Officer
Expresses Appreciation
FSgt. Dennis Goodwin, adininis-*
trative officer of the Morehcad
City National Guard unit, said
Monday that he is so pleased that
the armory refrendum passed by
a 3 to 1 vote that he is at loss for
words to express his appreciation.
“This is a definite indication
that the majority of our citizens
arc interested in projects that are
for the betterment of our com
munity and are willing to sacrifice
a little in order to move forward
instead of stepping backward,” he
said.
The sergeant added, “The entire
community should be commended
for having the interest of the town
at heart.”
He commended the committee
working to promote the bond
referendum, and all others who
spoke in favor of it and voted for
it. “This is the people’s choice and
they expressed themselves, so well
that it makes one feel closer to
the community and the people in
it,” sergeant Goodwin remarked.
He continued, “The things which
1 told the people this building will
do for them it will do, and more.
1 don’t believe any of our citizens
will be disappointed with this
facility."
Bids for building the armory
have been requested (see legal
section NEWS-TIMES May 18,
1962) and will be opened at 2 p.m.
Monday, June 11, at the National
Guard armory, Morehead City.
Sergeant Goodwin said bids will
be let before midnight June 30,
1962. He expressed the hope that
all contracts can be awarded
locally.
If the building’s to be finished
this winter — depending on the
contractor, he believes it will be
completed by Christmas. If how
ever, there is delay, it will be ready
for use by next spring
Three Cars
Get Clobbered
An accident Monday night put
One driver in the Morehead City
hospital and damaged three cars.
One is a total loss.
Albert E. Campbell, Route 1
Okcmos, Mich., was admitted to
the hospital for treatment of cuts
and bruises after his car struck
a parked 1960 Pontiac station
wagon belonging to Gene Willis
Jr., and then hit a 1952- Dodge
belonging to the Rew. John G.
Viscr, Wildwood.
Campbell was going east on
Evans street in the 1800 block when
his car collided with Willis’ car.
Mr. Viscr, who was going west
on Evans, saw Campbell coming
and had stopped his car when it
wds hit.
Campbell’s car, a 1956 Ford, was
a total loss. The Willis car was
damaged in the right front and
left rear to the extent of $700, and
about $150 damage was done to
the left front of the ViSer car.
JC Ed Hudson
Gets Award
Jaycee Ed Hudson was presented
with the Spoke Award at the More
head City Jaycee meeting Monday
night. The Spoke Award is given
annually to an outstanding Jaycee.
The presentation was made by
L. E. Kelley.
Bill Munden reported that the
club’s efforts to get voters to the
polls in the armory bond election
Saturday was a success. Ed Hud
son, treasurer, reported to the
members on a fund-raising project
to rent American flags to rnff
chants. Rental on the flags would
be $25 a year, and would be dis
played on 11 occasions during each
year.
Dick Fodrie was elected sheriff
of the club by acclamation, and
member Dick Spears won a season
pass to the Oceanana fishing pier
for naming every member present, j
Sam* 'Welfare' Rumors
Make Rounds Again
Political candidates on the "out”
are disturbed by rumors they claim
are being circulated by the “ins”
relative to welfare payments being
“cut off” if they don’t vote “the
right way.”
This is a rumor that makes the
rounds every election time. Mest
political parties realize that ‘hand
out” programs, though legal, are
vote-getting tools, and impartial
political observers note that re
gardless which faction or party is
in power, it doesn’t cut its own
throat by denying to unfortunates
Chase Ends Up
In County Court
• Motorist Appeals;
Bond Set at $100
• Court Dismisses
Two Assualt Cases
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A chase by a state trooper led
straight to court for a defendant in
Tuesday’s session of county court
in Beaufort.
Willie Johnson, Negro, was charg
ed with speeding and carrying a
concealed weapon after testimony
by state trooper W. J. Smith re
| vealed that Johnson had abandoned |
I his car after the chase and pulled
j a knife when trooper Smith was j
in the process of having the car |
removed.
A charge of using profane lan
guage, against Johnson, was not
prosecuted when it was found that
;the act had not taken place in a
public place.
Johnson appealed' his sentence,
six months on the roads suspended
upon two years probation and pay
ment of $25 and costs. Bond was
set at $100 for trial in superior
court.
Other defendants getting fines
were Daniel Mendoza, speeding,
$10 and cost; and Theodore John
son Jr., $10 and costs for no
driver’s license and driving on the
wrong side of the road.
Two defendants paid fines and
costs within time limits set by the
qourf- 'fhey were Jimmy Matthews, i
breaking and entering without j
felonious intent, and’ receiving!
stolen goods, one year on the roads
suspended for five years upon pay
ment of the costs; and Leroy Mont
ford, improper muffler, costs.
Two cases of assault were dis
missed. They were against Regi
nald Lewis and Nelson Ray Bryant.
Paying the cost of court were
John Albert Copes, no driver’s
license; James Lewis Glenn, no
emergency brake and improper
muffler; Kathleen Garner Mann,
leaving the scene of an accident;
Royce Glenn Strickland, following
too closely.
Thomas Frank Hudson Jr., im
proper driver’s license; James Ed
ward Moore, failing to see if move
ment in traffic could be made safe
ly; Edwin Durwood Paylor, speed
ing; Harry Dale Lewis, improper
turn; Otis Darwin Neison, backing
into highway illegally.
Robert Bryant, no emergency
brake, insufficient turn signals;
Robert Frank Ewell, no emer
gency brake, insufficient turn sig
nals, no rear stop lights; Lawrence
Watson Coose, failure to dim lights;
Donald Ray Nichols, no emergency
brake; John D. Stevens, speeding;
and Darrell Andrew Miller, fol
lowing too closely.
Paying one-half of the costs were
Leslie Rogers Rose, Donald Ray
Albertson, James Harold White,
Abner Lee Moore, Norman Ray
Herring, Vernell Sams, John Clif
ton Redd, Floyd Kenneth Hill Jr.,
Jerry Koss, John Julius Wostmann,
John William Steen Jr., Richard
Stiller Garner Jr., Charles Frede
rick Taylor and Aloqza Dallis
Roberts Jr., all for improper
muffler.
William Lloyd Levis, no emer
gency brake, Bessie Spell Green,
no driver’s license; John- Thomas
McNicholas, improper muffler and
expired driver’s license; James
Herbert Gibson, passing in a no
passing zone; Thomas Neal Nance,
no emergency brake; Percy Wil
liam Smith, following too closely;
and Clendell Jones, improper
muffler and insufficient lights.
Forfeiting bonds on various
charges were Osie Roosevelt
Ellis, Robert Van Nelson, Joseph
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Democrats Candidates Talk at Forum
Democratic candidates spoke be
fore a crowd of about 200 people
Tuesday night at Morebcad City
school, giving their views in a
forum sponsored by the Morebcad
City Jaycccs and the Young De
mocrats Club.
Speaking were candidates who
seek election in November, subject
to the Democratic primary Satur
day.
Beginning the series of talks was
S. A. Chalk Jr., who is seeking
the US House of Representatives
now held by David N. Henderson
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Mrs. Charles Hassell, director of the Carteret Choral club sum
mer workshop, views sign at registration center on Front street,
Beaufort. People may register today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the last
day of registration.
Driver Hurt
In Car Accident
Sheriff Robert L. Bell and dep
| uty Carl Bunch investigated an
i automobile accident on the Atlan
tic beach bridge Wednesday morn
ing in which two cars were dam
aged and the driver of ore was in
1 j'urcd.
Deputy liijnch said Mrs. Norma
Lewis Campbell was going toward*.
1 the beacii'in a lSSS Chevrolet. Men
| were working on the causeway and
I traffic was moving slowly, stopping
often. He said, Mrs. Campbell's
car was moving when it was hit
from behind by a 1951 Ford driven
by Francis J. Crandall, Cherry
Point.
The accident happened south of
the draw span. Damage to the
Chevrolet was estimated at $100
and to the Ford at $250. Crandall
was charged with following too
closely, resulting in an accident. '
Mrs. Campbell suffered a neck
injury and was taken to Morehead
City hospital in a Morehead City
police car. She was admitted for
treatment.
Lions Make Grand Haul
'mm
James E,
.. of the Lions Club, displays trophies won by the Lions at the state con
vention at Carolina Beach Tuesday. Left to right, the trophies are, front row, Secretary’s Award, Zone
Chairman’s Award for Outsanding Service to Cliff E. Edwards; second row, District Governor s trophy
for general excellence, state trophy for outstanding service to the visually handicapped, White Cane
Drive for highest contribution per member in the state, district Best Blind Activities trophy, and the
district White Cane Award. __
Mr. Chalk stated that he was
dissatisfied with being taxed to
provide large sums of money to
wealthy persons such as Billie Sol
Estes, communist nations and
public pow.er companies.
“The problem today is that of
individual freedom versus the all
powerful state,” he said, condemn
ing the trend of government to
gpoup responsibility and “other
sorts of collectivism.”
“The government wants us to
believe that everybody is the re
sponsibility of everybody, with no
individual fee*## responsive,” Jfr
Candidate Visits
Claude L. Greene Jr., seeking
nomination as US senator in to
morrow’s primary, spoke last
night to Carteret Republicans at
Capt. Bill's restaurant, More
City.
The Coast Guard cutter Chilula
was called yesterday to the aid
of the dredge, Peru, which ran
into trouble offshore.
Chalk said. Individual responsi
bility is needed to solve the prob
lems of the nation, he remarked.
“We need a new bill of rights,”
he said, "for economic freedom
and justice. 1 am for a limit on
budgeting and expenditure, to pre
vent an irresponsible Congress
spending us into the. poorhouse, a
return to the gold standard and
the complete elimination of govern
ment from business, he stated.
“The time has come for a new
declaration of liberty,” Mr. Chalk
said in closing. "What has been
before antj is losing done now
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Parties Will Choose
November Candidates
__With issues, as well as candidates at stake, a better
than-average vote is expected in the county tomorrow. In
the 1958 primary slightly more than 3,200 ballots were
cast.
Total registration in the county is 15,784, but the board i
of elections office estimates that at least 1,500 of those j
names are those of people who have died or moved from j
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Grayden Paul
Leaves Ticket
Grayden Paul, Beaufort, Re
publican candidate for the
state House of Representatives,
announced Wednesday night
that he had resigned his can
didacy. H? said that his doctor
recommended that he not be
under the stress and strain of
politics.
He noted that his Republican
opponent for the nomination,
Thomas S. Bennett, Morchcad
City, is qualified for the office
and urged all voters to cast
their ballot for him in Novem
ber.
| Defendant Will
Serve 90-Day
Prison Term
Motorists met with some heavy
penalties Monday in Morchcad City
Recorder’s court. One defendant,
Cleveland. Westberry, Morehead
City,'was given a 90-day term on
the roads for driving. after his
license had been revoked and for
having no brakes on his car.
•A charge of having no driver’s
license was not prosecuted in view
of the other charges.
Marvin Ray Horne, Morehead
City, was fined $150 and the costs
on charges of hit-and-run and reck
less driving, and was ordered not
to drive any vehicle other than his
employer’s truck during working
hours for a period of six months.
A charge of drunken driving
against Horne was also heard, and
Horne found not guilty.
Guy Festus Ireland, Alliance,
was fined $250 and costs for driv
ing with his license revoked and
I given a 90-day term in jail, sus
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leads to certain destruction.
Mr. Henderson promised his con
tinued support of “progressive
legislation of all sorts” in his
speech, saying that he, if elected
again, would “cast his vote for the
majority, not the personal whim
or the position of a favored few.”
Mr. Henderson pledged his ef
forts to support beach stabilization,
government agencies such as the
Area Redevelopment commission,
the Small Business administration
and other agencies, and the
“prompt and efficient service of
himself and his staff” to the people.
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•the county, seven tnousana people
voting is considered excellent; elec
tions officials say if 6,000 go to the
polls, “we’ll be doing well.”
People will ballot in their home
precincts from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30
p.m. As soon as ballots are count
ed Saturday night, registrars are
asked to phone IMMEDIATELY
PA8-3772 and give their returns.
If the call is long distance, they
are to call collect, says Charles C.
Willis, chairman of the board of
elections.
This information is not only need
ed locally .but for news media up j
state.
The vote abstracts must be in
the hands of election officials NO j
LATER THAN 5 p.m. Monday, Mr. i
Willis says, because the official j
vote must be in the hands of the
: state board of elections by noon j
| Tuesday.
Sample Republican and Demo
! cratic ballots appear in today’s pa
per.
Constable candidates will be list
ed on separate ballots in Beaufort
and Morehead townships. Running
for constable in Beaufort township
are James Laughter, Warren Tom
my Willis and Ronald Edward
Smith; in Morehead township Buck
Newsome, William E. Cottingham
and Linwood R. Hall.
The three who filed for justice
of the peace in Morehead City, C.
Elmer Smith, C. M. Krousc and
Douglas J. Odom, are automatical
ly nominated because population
allows the town at least five jay
pecs, according to Mr. Willis.
Joseph S. Morton is the only can
didate for constable in Harlowe
township; P. L. Burt is the only
candidate for jaypee in White Oak
township.
Mayor Leon Mann, Newport, an
nounces that voting in Newport to
morrow will be in the front room
of the new town hall.
Elks Will Sponsor
Dance Saturday Night
By popular request, the More
head City-Beaufort Elks lodge is
sponsoring again this Saturday
night a dance open to the public,
at the lodge on Arendell street, west
of 28th, Morehead City.
The dance will begin at 9 p.m.
and continue until 1 a.m. Music
will be by the Carolinians, an
nounces El Nelson, entertainment
chairman.
Official Commends County
For Meeting Bonded Debt
John Merrill Jr.
Held for Stabbing
John Merrill Jr., North River,
was in the county jail yesterday,
charged with stabbing Cecil Mat
thews Collins, North River, with a
knife Monday night at North River.
Sheriff Robert Bell said, that
Merrill did not resist arrest when
he and deputy Carl Bunch picked
him up. Collins suffered a wound
in the back below his right shoulder
blade. He was treated at the More
head City hospital and discharged.
Merrill said that the cutting
followed comments Collins had
made relative to Merrill’s wife.
The sheriff said that the knife
could not be found, but Collins
claimed that Merrill used a “duck
knife.”
Other speakers were u. u. Ben,
candidate for the North Carolina
House of Representatives, and a
number of candidates for county
commissioner..
Moses C. Howard, gave a state
ment prepared and endorsed by
the present county commissioners,
who also gave brief talks. Mr.
Howard said that added services
to the county mean more taxes,
and that the present county com
missioners stood for wise spending
and good fiscal management.
Biggest applause for a talk by
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Chalks Sail for Bermuda
Congressional candidate S. A. Chalk Jr., Morehead City, (arrow)
and his wile, sailed Wednesday aboard the Victoria for a cruise to
Bermuda.
S. A. Chalk Jr. Morehcad City,
candidate for Congress from the
third Congressional district, sailed
for Bermuda from Morehead City
Wednesday, confident that all
thinking voters, interested in stop
ping waste in Washington, will
vote for him tomorrow.
Mr. Chalk observed that his
opponent," in a talk at Morehead
City Tuesday night, merely pro
mised more and more give-aways
of taxpayer money.
The Morehead City candidate,
when president of the greater More
head City chamber of commerce
last year, was instrumental in
having the Carolinas Association
of Mutual Insurance agents plan
its annual convention aboard the
Victoria, sailing out of Morehcad
City.
“I pledged myself at that time
to make the cruise, Mr. Chalk, who
is in the insurance business, said.
“That was before I decided to run
for the Congress. I had made the
commitment and while I regret
not being home during the last
few days of the campaign, 1 do
what I say I will do. I intend to do
the same if the voters see fit to
choose me as their Congressional
representative.”
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Guest Speaker
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Dr. Robert L. Holt, dean of
instruction at East Carolina
college, Greenville, will be the
speaker at the annual gradua
tion exercises of Beaufort high
school at 8 p.m. Monday.
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
Friday, May 25 •
Tide Table
12:58 p.m.
12:05 a.in.
6:36 a.m.
6:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 26
1:05 a.in.
1:55 p.m.
7:47 a.m.
8:16 p.m.
Sunday, May 27
2:06 a.m.
2:56 p.m.
8:54 a.m.
9:28 p.m.
Monday, May 28
3:11 a.m.
, 3:58 p.m.
9:52 a.m.
10:28 p.m.
Rotary Names
Dairy Princess
Beaufort Itetarians heard a talk
on- power boating and selected a
June dairy princess for Beaufort
at their meeting Tuesday night.
Representing Beaufort in the
dairy princess county-wide con
test Friday, June 1, will be Miss
Beverly Willis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clinton Willis, Beaufort.
Other contestants were the Miss
es Virginia Potter, Beaufort, and
Claudia Taylor, Harlowc.
Speaking on the origin and pur
poses of the US Powerboat Squad
rons was Henry Phillips, command
er of the Cape Lookout powerboat
squadron. The squadrons began in
Long Island in 1914, Mr. Phillips
said, and now numbers 52,000
members within the nation.
The Cape Lookout squadron will
hold its annual spring, rendezvous
Sunday, May 27, at their name
sake, Cape . Lookout, at 11 a.m.
Interested boaters are invited to
the event, Mr. Phillips said.
' W. E. Easterling, secretary of
the Local Government commision,
Raleigh, announced Wednesday
that Carteret county has called
$295,000 in bonds, as of July 1, to
liquidate all of the county’s re
maining bonded indebtedness.
Mr. Easterling said that a re
demption notice on the bonds was
mailed by his office Wednesday
morning to the Bond Buyer, pub
lication which circulates to in
vestment bankers, bond dealers
and financial institutions.
He said the notice will announce
that the county has exercised its
option to call for redemption of
bonds at par and the accrued in
terest, as of July 1, 1962.
The money to pay off the bonds,
Mr. Easterling said, is in the Man
ufacturers-Hanovcr > bank, New
York.
Mr. Easterling remarked, “1
think Carteret has done a very ex
cellent job in liquidating this debt,
which at one time was $4Va mil
lion. Your auditor, Mr. J. D. Pot
ter, has been diligent. He's been
right on top- of this thing all the
time.”'
Mr. Easterling estimated that
most of the bonds would be turned
in for redemption within 30 days
after July 1.
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Because of the; meeting’ of
debt obligation, the Local Govern
ment official noted that this puts
the county in an excellent position
to borrow funds, if the people
approve, for projects such as
schools.
The Local Government com
mission is the state agency which
is charged with the responsibility
of seeing that counties and munici
palities meet bonded debts and
operate fiscal affairs in such a
manner as to maintain
credit ratings.