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THE NEWS-TIMES
51st YEAR, NO. 49
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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, MO REHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1962 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Mary Kay Hand, New Bern,
Wins Area Princess Contest
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Police Report
Two Accidents
v( •Arendell Street Crash
Damages Three Cars
• Truck, Car Involved
In Saturday Wreck
An accident early Thursday
morning made a total wreck out of
a 1960 Plymouth belonging to a
Havelock man and severely damag
ed another automobile.
The Plymouth, driven by Laird
Dale Masters, struck a parked
1962 Chevrolet station wagon be
longing to William A. Lund Jr.,
Morehead City, causing an estimat
ed $1,000 damage to the rear end
of the Lund car, police said.
The Lund car, moved by the im
pact, did an additional $5 damage
to tjie tailight of a 1955 Ford station
wagon parked in front of it. The
station wagon belonged to Dr.
Russell Outlaw, and was parked
along with the Lund car on Arendell
street near 21st street.
Masters was charged with failure
to keep a proper lookout, and was
treated for minor injuries at the
Morehead City hospital. Masters’
companion, Frank Hill, Havelock,
was also treated.
Investigating officer Buck New
some stated that the wreck occurr
ed at approximately 4:30 Thursday
morning.
Another person was treated for
miner injuries resulting from , a
wreck Saturday near the. intersec
tion af 24th and Arendell streets.
Patficia Jean Leichter, Mitchell
Village, sulfercd minor injuries
when her car, a 1962 Corvair, was
struck frsm the rear. by a 1961
For*, truck, driven by Charles Ed
ward Allred and belonging to the
Russell Glass shop.
Allred was charged with failing
to maintain a proper lookout by
police chief W. H. Griffin, who in
vestigated. The truck was damaged
to tjie extent of $250 and the Leich
ter car $500. Both cars were head
ed ’east on Arendell when the ac
cident happened a few feet from
the intersection.
Elections Head
Comments on Ad
Charles C. Willis, chairman of
the county board of elections, said
a political ad being run by Tom
mie Lewis, candidate for county
commissioner, is leaving people
with a false impression.
Mr. Willis said yesterday that
Mr. Lewis gave him a letter Sat
urday morning, June 2, requesting
that a second primary be held, but
Mr. Willis informed him at that
time that he would not consider
the letter a formal request, that
he would prefer Mr. Lewis present
it to the full board which would
be in session at noon Monday, June
4.
Mr. Willis said Mr. Lewis insist
ed that he talce the letter with (he
understanding that .he (Mr. Lewis)
would let the elections board know
definitely whether the request
should be considered official.
Mr. Willis said that Gaston
Smith, county commissioner can
didate, gave him a letter request
ing a second primary, prior to 10
a.m. Monday, June 4, but that Mr.
Smith said he, too, would let the
board know definitely later wheth
er the request was to stick.
Mr. Willis said that when Ralph
Thomas, sheriff candidate, request
ed a second primary June 4, he
(Mr. Willis) truthfully told him that
no other formal requests had been
filed, because in his mind the other
two were still in doubt. It was
after Mr.' Thomas filed that both
' Mr. Lewis and Mr. Smith appeared
before the board and formally pre
sented their requests, the elections
board chairman said.
Port Calendar
Syllam—Arriving Wednesday to
load tobacco for Northern Eur
ope.
Tltania—Arriving Saturday to
load tobacco for Egypt.
Mscbofstein—Due Saturday to
load tobacco for Northern • Eur
ope.
Black Heron—Due Monday to
load tobacco for Northern Eur
ope.
Sckiedyk—Due Monday to dis
charge import cargo and load
tobacco for Northern Europe.
MUItarx traffic—Two l£T’s due
Tuesday. June 27, to unload
troops and equipment
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Miss Betty Hart Ipock, 1961-62 area June dairy princess, crowns Miss Mary Kay Hand as the
new area dairy princess at Newport Friday night. Miss Hand was the Craven county entry. At right
is Miss Carolyn Ballance, Morehead City, who was first runner-up. At left is the second runner-up,
Miss Joyce Tyndall, Onslow county.
Pirates to Invade
Beaufort July 4
Re-enactment of the Spanish
pirates’ invasion of Beaufort in
1747 has been set for 3 p.m. Wed
nesday, July 4, announces Gray
den Paul, director of the show.
This will be the third year the
invasion has been produced.
There is no admission charge.
The event takes place on the
Beaufort waterfront. Pirates
“take the town,” then are re
pelled by local militia.
tor Men Free
Under $1,(100
Bonds Each
Docketed for trial Tuesday, June
26, in county recorder’s court, Beau
fort, are three Cherry Point men
now free on bond of $1,000 each.
William Leroy Brown is charged
with assult, car theft and malicious
damage to a car; Ros$ario J. Gar
cia and Gerald M. Markowitz, with
car theft, damage to a car and
theft of tires.
Deputy sherriff Carl Bunch said
that the three were apprehended
after an incident Sunday night, June
10. Joseph Rose, Lama Willis and
Fate Jones Jr., Harkers Island,
told the deputy that they picked up
Brown at Smitty’s west of Newport,
and took him to Cherry Point
where he was joined by his two
buddies, Garcia and Markowitz.
On the way back toward New
port, Rose said Brown ordered him
to pull off on a side road.
There, Rose claims, Brown hit
him on the head and hi-jacked the
car after threatening the other
Harkers Island men. Later, the car
was found behind Smitty’s with its
two wheels gone. The cat; was also
damaged, including the tail-lights
being knocked out.
Carteret Entrant Named
First Runner-Up
Miss Mary Katherine Hand, New
Bern, and the Craven county June
dairy princess, is the area nine
winner who will compete in the
state June dairy princess contest
at Asheville.
Miss Carolyn Ballance, Morehcad
City winner and Carteret’s June
dairy princess, was first runner-up
at the area contest in Newport Fri
day night. Second runner-up was
Miss Joyce? Tyndall, June dairy
princess from Opslow county.
•""Other•' contestants in the' ’<#e
county area contest were Miss
Georgia Collins, Jones county, and
Miss Martha Lou Rawls, Pamlico
county. Judges were Mrs. Marie
Wallace and Don Faust, both of
Greenville and WNCT-TV, Lt. Col.
“Rick” Hey and Lt. Richard
Selph, USMC.
Presiding as master of ceremon
ies was Derryl Garner, president
of the Newport Rotary club. The
Rev. J. Graham Baker, pastor of
the Newport Mount Pleasant Free
WiU Baptist church, gave the in
vocation.
Newport mayor Leon A. Mann
Morehead City Shipbuilding Land,
Equipment Goes on Block Today
Going on the block today is the
Morehead City Shipbuilding Corp.,
Morehead City, a major holding
of the bankrupt Kirchofer and
Arnold investment firm, Raleigh.
The real estate will be sold at
10 a.m. at the courthouse door,
Beaufort. Machine tools, marine
supplies and other equipment will
be sold at public auction on the
premises, 4th and Fisher streets,
at 10:30 a.m.
The real estate sale is subject to
taxes owing on the property, which
total approximately $7,200 due the
gave the welcome. R. K. Monta
gue, county dairy month chairman
recognized the other June dairy
month officials. Dr. Charles Bar
ker, area chairman, recognized
special guests.
$lrving as statisticians were J.
C. Harvcll and Albert Gaskill,
Morebead City. Pianist for the
irvent was Mrs. Ruby W. Chartley.
Entertainment was by Harvey Gar
ner, Mr. Montague and Mrs. Max
ine Lynch, Morehead City.
The area June dairy, ■princess
was crowned by Miss Betty Ipock,
the area 1961 winner. Miss Hand
was presented , with a sheaf of
roses and a trophy. L. W. Bray,
New Bern, also presented Miss
Hand with a $50 savings bond from
Craven county merchants. An ad
ditional $50 bond was given by the
dairymen of the area and was pre
sented by Mrs. Mildred Mulford,
of this county.
Each of the runners-up were giv
en a $25 bond by dairymen, pre
sented by Harold Morton, Onslow
county, and Thomas Sugg, Craven
county.
county and $1,280.43. due the town.
Kirchofer and Arnold, which took
over the operation of the boatbuild
ing enterprise in 1952, filed papers
in bankruptcy in federal court at
Raleigh in March 1959.
It was considered by the court,
at first, to allow the shipbuilding
firm to continue operation in the
hope that investors would get more
than 19 cents on the dollar, but
this was later abandoned. Creditors
were told the firm’s losses were
close to $4 million.'
As many as 260 were employed
Governor Attends Convention
• TiveiTfl
Gov. Terry SuM. right center, shakes hands with Allan P. Markham of the Iaatttnte of Gov
ernment, Chapel Bill. Governor Sanford spoke at the luncheon meeting, yesterday at the 55th anneal
convention of the County Commissioners association at the BUtmore Motor hotel, Morebead City. At
the left Is Odell Merrill, Carteret cannty register of deeds, and to the right faf Barry P.
Edgar Willis Shot
Joe Gillikin in
Social Security Destined
To Burden Tar Heel Farmer
By R. M. WILLIAMS
County Agricultural Agent
A good many of our farmers are
beginning to wonder if their in
vestments in the Social Security
program under the present and
proposed legislation is as good an
investment as they might be led
to believe.
Social; security was first intro
duced in the United States in 1937.
Farpiers were' brought under social
security in 1955. Participation in
social Security is not optional. It
is law that every farmer who has
an annual income of $400 or more
must pay social security on his
earnings up to $4,800.
A farmer must also withhold so
cial security taxes from wage
earners working on his farm who
work on 20 days or more or earn
$150 or more during any calendar
year. He must match the taxes
withheld from workers and pay
same to the Internal Revenue
Service. .
Social security is a mandatory
program, as it relates to farm
people.
From 1937 through 1950 the base
and rates upon which a citizen
paid social security remained rel
atively stable, but since 1950 the
base has in
creased from
$3,000 to $4,800
and the rates
have increased
several times.
Under existing
legislation the
rates will go up
in 1963, 1966 and
1968.
By 1RB8 and thereafter (under
present legislation) a farmer with
a $4,800 annual, income will pay
$331. . An employed individual
earning $4,800 will pay $222 and
his employer will match this
$222, making a total of $444 on
every individual earning $4,800 or
more.
Farmers are the purchasers of
a substantial per cent of many of
the manufactured products produc
ed in the United States. Farmers
purchase more tractors and trucks
than any other industry in the na
tion. Farmers also purchase large
quantities of electricity, rubber,
steel, petroleum and many other,
products.
The manufacturer of all these
products, plus all those who han
R. M. mutuu
at the shipyard when it was work
ing full force. The firm was award
ed a Navy contract in 1955 and
built commercial fishing vessels
under the trade name, Hatteras
Trawler. As financial difficulties
deepened, almost all of the em
ployees erf the shipyard were lai<)
off after Christmas 1958, some with
a month’s salary still due them.
Among the Carteret creditors of
K&A were Mrs. Rosa M. Adair, the
late W. H. Muse, Mrs. Julius F.
Duncan, all of Beaufort; Dr. S. W.
Thompson Jr., and J. W. Thompson
Jr., both erf Morehead City. Mr.
Thompson, listed as a vice-presi
dent erf the firm, received $2,000 a
month in that capacity, according
to court records. His investment- in
the firm was reported at less than
$1,000.
He was indicted by a grand jury
at Lillington in March 1959 for
false pretense and since, additional
charges have been filed against
him by action of a federal grand
jury. He has posted $10,000 bond
and is scheduled to be arraigned
at New Bern this summer.
Auditors of the firm’s accounts
stated that to finance the building
of trawlers, the shipbuilding corp
oration sold mortage participation
notes to scores of investors, pro
mising some of them a return as
high as 18 per cent.
The sale today is under the super
vision of W. H. Hofler, Durham,
trustee in corporate reorganisation.
Tido Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH M>w
Tuesday, June 19
9:05 a.m. 3:15 a.m.
9:13 p.m. 3:10 p.m.
Wednesday, June 28
9:57 a.m. 3:58 a.m.
10:03 p.m. 3:53 pJm.
Thursday, Jane 21
10:55 a.m. 4:40 a.ip.
11:01 p.m. $:38 P-to
Friday, June 22
111:51 a.m.. 5:26 a.m.
U_v . 5:33 pJB,
die the product between the manu
facturer and the farmer blend in
the total cost of social security
(both employer and employee) in
the price the farmer pays for the
product. Unfortunately, farmers
have no way of passing their cost
on, they have to absorb it, which
in time cuts down on their already
meager net income.
Many ov onr farmers are becom
ing concerned about the amount
of social security they are now
having to pay, and at the same
time many of them are unaware of
the increases that they will be pay
ing in the near future. Under ex
isting legislation, by 1968 and
thereafter, a farmer with a $4,800
income will pay $115 more social
security than he paid on a similar
income last year.
The intent of social security at
its beginning was no doubt good—
(See SOCIAL SECURITY Pg. 6)
Boat Operators
Get Citations
Thirteen operators of motorboats
in Carteret waters were cited' re
cently by enforcement officers of
the North Carolina Wildlife Re
sources commission for violation
of motorboat regulations.
All appeared before justices of
the peace in Morehcad City and
were found guilty. The defendants,
their citation and penalty follow:
Ronald E. Carter, Swansboro,
life-saving and fire prevention vio
lation, $16 fine and $8.40 costs;
Raymond J. Lewis, Morehead City,
skiing v tola lion; $10 fine and costs.
Cunningham, Morehead
City, operating without registration
<■1*0 life saving device violation, 30
days suspended on payment of
$8.40 and costs; Eugene A. Taylor,
Beulaville, improper display of
numbers, $10 and costs.
Frank D. Murphy, route 3 New
Bern, failure to renew registration,
half costs; Henry C. Brown, route
1 Swansboro, operating without
registration, $10 and costs; John
V. Woodard, Raleigh, insufficient
number of life preservers, $10 and
costs.
Clayton Cannon, Newport, no reg
istration and insufficient number
of life preservers, $10 and costs;
Carl D. Dunn, route 3 New Bern,
insufficient number of life preserv
ers, $10 and .costs.
Ralph James Sorensen, Camp
Lejeune, insufficient number of
life preservers and sound device
violations, $20 fine and $8.40 costs;
Ray Rhodes, route 1 Newport, no
fire extinguisher, warning devices
or fire prevention equipment, $10
and costs.
Gregory Poole Jr., Raleigh, no
fire extinguisher, $10 and costs;
Joe R. Killian, Jacksonville, no
life preserver and improper sound
device, $10 and costs.
All cases except Cunningham’s
were heard by justice of the peace
Charlie Krouse. The Cunningham
case was heard by C. Elmer Smith.
Citations were issued by wildlife
protectors Reuben Crumpton, John
Willis, James Lewis and Buck Par
ker.
Willis Suffers Wound
In Lower Right Arm
Edgar Willis, Straits, was confin-9
ed to the Morehead City hospital
yesterday, suffering from a shot
gun wound in his lower right arm.
Joe Gillikin, Otway, who says he
shot Willis, was in the county jail,
Beaufort, for safekeeping, accord
ing to sheriff Robert Bell.
The shooting occurred early Sun
| day morning at Gillikin’s home on
the fire tower road at Otway.
The sheriff said it probably hap
pened about daybreak. Willis was
taken to the Morehead City hos
pital by the Adair ambulance soon
after 7:30 a.m.
Gillikin, 59 years of age, who is
partially crippled and walks with
crutches, or cane, told the sheriff
that Willis had been drinking.
He said that Willis was threaten
ing him and Gillikin told him that
if he came near him he was going
to lake his arm off. Willis kept
coming and Gillikin said he let go
with a blost of double-ought buck
shot..
Gillikin said that the shot didn’t
prevent Willis from fixing his oth
er good arm around his neck. But
Willis weakened and Gillikin then
tried to get help.
He said he hollered for two hours
before neighbors, who live some
distance away, heard him. Mean
while he managed to get Willis
outside to the ear, but couldn’t get
him in the car. When the ambu
lance arrived, Willis was lying on
the ground by the car.
The sheriff was notified of the
incident at 7:30 a.m. by Walter
Thompson, Otway.
Gillikin told sheriff Bell that Wil
lis was after some money he had
in his pants pocket. The prate were
banging on a bed in another room
of the house.
No formal charge'dnrd beefi plac
ed against Gillikin yesterday. He
was in the jail, the sheriff said, at
the request of the family who felt
he would be safer there.
Willis, who has a court record,
was living with Mrs. Aggie Ballou
on the Crow Hill road, Straits, at
the time of her death in February
of last year. At that time he tried
to commit suicide. He was charged
with attempted suicide and in April
of this year was given a six-month
suspended sentence upon payment
of costs and two years’ good be
havior.
Mrs, Garland Scruggs
Speaks to Women Friday
Mrs. Garland Scruggs gave the
program Friday night when the
Carteret County Democratic Wo
men’s club met at the courthouse.
Mrs. Scruggs told of her recent trip
to Washington,' D. C., where she
attended the national convention
for Democratic women.
Mrs. Scruggs reported on a re
ception given by senators and con
gressmen, a visit to the White
House, a dinner with cabinet mem
bers and a workshop she attended.
Revised by-laws were read and
approved. It was agreed that the
club will not meet again until
September.
Iced drinks were served after the
meeting and a social hour enjoyed.
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Coast Guard
Kept Hopping
During Weekend
What proved to be a lively week
end for boating enthusiasts also
proved to be a busy weekend for
the Cbast Guard. Nine assists were
made.
On Thursday, a 27-foot sailboat
belonging to Clark R. Wozencraft,
Cherry Point, was towed in after
the boat lost its rudder in Beaufort
inlet. On the Coast Guard boat do
ing the towing job were Garrett,
BM2, Cody, SN and Dyson, FN.
Also on Thursday, a 19-foot in
board with engine failure was tak
en in tow near Fort Macon.. The
boat belonged to Walter B. Free
man, Morehead City. Manning the
Coast Guard boat were Quinn,
BM1, Hall, EN2, and Bell BM3.
The same boat crew also aided
a 25-foot cabin cruiser aground in
the Morehead City channel Satur
day. The boat was owned by
George L. Whitley, Raleigh.
A boat crew composed of Jones,
BM1, Howard, SN, and Goff, FA,
made two assists Saturday, to a
18-foot outboard and a 19-foot in
board, both with engine failure.
The smaller craft wa» a half mile
cast of the Beaufort inlet and be
longed to W. Jeff Ryan, Morehead
City. The inboard belonged to Ru
fus M. Terry, Durham.
A 22-foot cabin wruiser aground
in Bogue sound wag-^efloatod by
Jones, BM1, Godley, SNBM, and
Hall, EN2 Saturday. The cruiser
belonged to Floyd R. Webster,
Greensboro.
Also on Saturday, two outboards
with engine failure were towed to
Morehead City. One boat, belong
ing to N. G. Myers, High Point,
was towed from one-half mile east
of the Beaufort inlet front range
to safety.
The other boat, about one mile
south of the Atlantic Beach pavil
ion and the property of James Q.
Wallace, route 1 Morehead City,
was towed in by Jones, BML1,
Gresham, EN2 and Cody, SN. Crew
on the Myers’ assist were Jones,
BM1, Howard, SN and Goff, FA.
One assist was reported Sunday,
a 19-foot inboard belonging to Her
man T. Jolitz, Clinton. The boat
lost its rudder in Bogue sound and
was towed in by Conway, BM1,
Johnson, EN1, Lewis, FN and God
ley, SN.
New Bern Driver Escapes
Injury When Car Wrecks
Donald E. Smith, New Bern, es
caped injury Saturday night when
the car he was driving failed to
make the turn at Hardesty’s cor
ner, north of Beaufort on highway
70.
Deputy sheriff Carl Bunch, who
investigated, said Smith was head
ed toward Beaufort. The right side,
of the Chevrolet, which he was
driving, was smashed.
Father Receives Prizes
■X, I962’s Father of the Year, wRI
contest: HiU’s, Leary’s, Beik's,
Chevrolet Co., and Adams Furaiti
i. Robert Garner, Mrs. Hunter'*
Mayor George W. Dttl presents Cyrus
Morehead City businessmen who sponsor*
Co., Capt BBI’s Waterfront restaurant, S
cr is his family, Sharon Ann,. Vickie Ly*
Mr. Hunter, Crystal, and Freddie,