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51st YEAR, NO. 50 THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C.* FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1962
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS. AND FRIDAYS
Democrats Will Choose Three
Candidates at Polls Tomorrow
Democrats will go to the
polls tomorrow to decide
who their candidate for sher
iff in the November election
will be and who two of their
candidates for commission
er will be. ■
Seeking the sheriff nominatijn
arc Robert L. Bell, Morehcad City,
now sheriff of the county, and
Ralph Thomas, Beaufort.
Seeking the commissioner nomi
nations are Gaston Smith, Atlan
tic, and Tommie Lewis, Harters
Island, who are now serving on the
county board of commissioners,
and Dom Femia and Rudolph Ma
son, Morehead City.
Voters will vote for one of the
two running for sheriff. They will
vote for two of the four running for
county commissioner.
The man polling the highest
number of votes for sheriff, even j
if the margin is just one vote, will
win. The county commissioner can
didates polling the highest number
of votes will be declared the win
ners.
The polls will be open from 6:30
a.m. until 6:30 p.m. The polling
places are listed by the county
board of elections on page 8 sec
tion 1 of today’s paper.
Tomorrow’s voting is a second
primary or “run-off,” called by
candidates who polled a large num
ber of votes, enough to permit them
to tali for a run-off, but not enough
to put them in office.
The earlier primary was Satur
day, May 26. At that time there
were three running for sheriff, Mr.
Bell, Mr. Thomas and Edgar
_llibbs, Newport. Mr. Thomas and
Aft. Hibbs together polled more
votes than sheriff Bell. Sheriff Bell
received 2,911, Mr. Thomas 2,273,
and Mr. Hibbs 676.
Votes for the commissioner can
didates in the first primary were
2,603 for Femia, 2,304 for Mason,
2,259 for Smith, and 2,159 for Lew
is.
Registrars are asked to phone
their returns to the board of elec
tions office as soon as ballots are
counted Saturday. The number is
PA8-3774. Charles Willis, chairman
of the board of elections, urges
registrars to PHONE and phone
collect if the call is long distance.
Hubert Fulcher, captain of the
Morehead City partyboat Bluewat
cr, was reportedly asked this week
his prediction on tomorrow’s bal
loting. He replied: “It’ll be a Dem
ocratic landslide.”
Ideal Summer
Weather Arrives
Clear skies with scattered clouds
and a steadily rising temperature
marked this week as ideal summer
* weather. Breezes made the aver
age 75-degree night temperatures
comfortable, while the highest
temperature recorded was 90 on
Wednesday.
No rain was recorded, according
to the Atlantic Beach police weath
er observers.
High Low Wind
Monday .85 75 SW
Tuesday .84 76 Variable
Wednesday .90 76 SW
Wo U Turn Regulation on New
Highway Bothers Business Places
By BOTH PEELING
Businessmen aleng dual-lancd
highway 70 west of Morehead City
ate greatly concerned about traffic
rules on the new highway. No U
turns are allowed.
For example: A Carteret Con
crete truck comes from Mitchell
Village toward Morehead City. It
can’t make a turn at a break in
the median strip at Bonham
Heights to go in to the concrete
plant. It has to go cast to Willie
Gray’s junkyard, before a turn
that will put it in the westbound
lane, is permitted.
DavM Lindsay, manager of Car
teret Concrete said his trucks have
to make an extra quarter-mile run.
I That doesn’t seem like much, but
I it becomes excessive bout after
k boor. "It means an extra five.
Mission Accomplished!
Moses Howard, chairman of the county board of commissioners,
Signs the $297,811.18 check that pays off the last of Carteret county’s
outstanding brads. James B. Potter, county auditor, observes the
procedure. That’s a Jot of money!
Signed Wednesday afternoon at
the courthouse, Beaufort, was a
check for almost $300,000, made
out to the Manufacturers Hanover
Trust Co., New York bank handling
Carteret county bonds. As of July
X, holders of, county bonds can col
lect their principal.
The check wipes out a debt of
$4% million dollars which has been
hanging over the head of the coun
ty for more than 20 years.
“We’ve looked forward to this
for a long time,” remarked Moses
Howard, chairman of the county
board of commissioners. “Now
that this has been done, we can
make progress toward schools and
other improvements.”
He commended James D. Potter,
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minutes every hour and when you
figure operation of a truck at $10
an hour, it mounts up,” Mr. Lind
say said.
George E. Thompson, who owns
600 feet of frontage on the .high
way is incensed about the situa
tion. Right now, he says it doesn’t
mean too aaueh to him, but re
ferring to other businesses along
the highway, he says, "These peo
ple live by truck. Some trucks
making deliveries to them have to
drive an extra two or three miles
before turning around to reach
the business. New highways are
built to alleviate traffic problems,
not create them." ■,} •
L D. GnUkin, owner of the Edge
water motel, west of Morehead
City, who has leased property to
the AfcW drive-in, has written the
county auditor, watch dog of coun
ty funds “who has seen that we get
rid of this debt,” and he especially
thanked the taxpayers who have
made! paying of the debt possible.
“Yeur county commissioners
have tried to keep the tax rate as
low as possible and still meet all
obligations. It hasn’t been easy,”
Mr. HoWard said, “but coopera
tion — and understanding of many
— has made it possible.”
An outstanding school note,
amounting to $117,000, is schedul
ed to be paid off by the end of
December this year. Unless new
debts are incurred by then, it will
mean that the county is one of the
few in the state completely free of
debt.
governor about the situation. He
also carried his problem to D. G.
Bell, Morehcad City, state highway
commissioner.
Mr. Bell this week said that he
believes some changes should be
made. He termed one of the “big
gest problems" the use of federal
funds which required following
federal specifications:
If a car is going west and wants
to gel to the A&W, on the other
side of the highway, it has to pro
ceed west to a “jug handle” op
posite the former Rex restaurant
site, then go back east. At least a
half mile of extra travel is in
volved.
A. C. Davis, Atlantic Beach
Grading Co., who is located next
to the concrete plant, is disturbed
(See HIGHWAY Page 3)
Concert, Dance
To Raise Money
• Band Association
Sets Event for June 29
# Majorette Students
Will Perform
To climax a drive for band uni
form money, the Morehead City
Band association has planned a
band concert and teenage dance
for Friday, June 29, at the More
head City recreation building.
John Seitter, president of the
band association, said the associa
tion has been building up the fund
for several years and hopes to com
plete the drive in time to have new
uniforms for next year. The uni
forms are estimated to cost about
$80 each.
The evening of special events
will get underway at 6 p.m. with an
outdoor concert by the band, under
the baton of Ralph Wade, instruc
tor and director. Students who are
taking baton twirling lessons as
part of the summer recreation pro
gram will perform, as will the
majorettes.
Soft drinks, candies and popcorn
will be sold outdoors before and
durihg the concert.
Door prizes will be given at the
dance, which starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets ate 50 cents per person
and are available from any band
member. They will also be sold at
the door.
The band association . invites
eyeyyyne. to attend the concert and
will weraome all teenagers at the
dance. ^ .
$48,475 Buys Land, Buildings
Furniture, Machinery at Auction
The Morehead Shipbuilding Corp.
went under auctioneer’s mallet
Tuesday, with two Morehead City
purchasers buying the land, build
ings and equipment. A bid for the
stock of marine hardware and
other construction items was not
confirmed.
Buyer of the real property was
Dick Parker, operator of Parker
Motors, Morehead City and Have
lock. His bid of $19,000 for the pro
perty was confirmed by W. H.
Holfer, Durham, trustee in cor
porate reorganization. An addition
al $15,875 in ad valorem taxes due
was assumed by Mr. Parker under
the terms of the sale.
Buyer of the machinery and the
office furniture was Purcell Jones,
operator of Camp Morehead. His
bid of $13,500 was accepted.
Approximately 15 persons, spec
tators and bidders, attended the
sale of the real property at the
courthouse in Beaufort. A much
larger crowd attended the sale on
the premises, where individual
items were auctioned, subject to a
bid for the whole. Mr. Jones’ bid,
topping the aggregate bide of in
dividual buyers for the equipment,
(See AUCTION Page 2)
Awards Presented Last Night
At Convention at Hershey, Pa.
Crash Involves
Conventioneer
A wreck, involving a county com
missioner at a convention in More
head City, was reported by the
Morchead City police this week.
Robert Lee Dunn, Pinetops, a
county commissioner from Edge
combe county, was in a convoy of
cars taking county commissioners
to the port when the accident oc
curred on Arcndell street, near
11th, at about 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Dunn’s car, a 1962 Chevrolet,
was hit from the rear by a 1960
Ford driven by Michael James
Crowe, and owned by Raymond
Harrell, bQth of Morchead City,
police said. Crowe was charged
with failing to keep a proper look
out, according to investigating of
ficer Ed Gaskill.
Dunn's car had stopped, and the
Crowe vehicle struck it in the rear,
causing $300 damage. The Crowe
car was damaged to the extent of
an estimated $500. Both cars were
going east on Arendell street at
the timo of the accident.
Annexation Election
The annexation referendum in
Beaufort-^(11 be a week from to
morrow, J%j*eJO,__
Auctioneer Lynn Banks cries for bids at the auction of equip
ment at the Morehead Shipbuilding Corp. The sale Tuesday saw
the machinery and office furnitdre go for $13,500 and the property
for $19,090, subject to taxes. Dick Parker, Morehead City, buyer
of the real property, is shown in the right foreground.
on the courth
right, calls for bids. Colder Womble, of the Wachovia
the right of Banks: Among those at the left are Gibbie
Beaufort, and Robert Seaman, Morebead City.
You’re looking right now at a paper that carries*
one of the best editorial pages in the country.
That’s the opinion of judges in the 1962 Annual Bet
ter Newspaper Contest sponsored by the National Editor
ial association, Washington, D. C.
The award to THE NEWS-TIMES was presented last
night at the convention of the Nat
ional Editorial association, Hersh
ey, Pa. It was accepted in behalf
of TIIE NEWS-TIMES by Mr*. Lu
cicn Peeling. York, Pa., mother
of THE NEWS-TIMES editor, Miss
Ruth Peeling.
It was not convenient for any of
the newspaper staff members to
attend.
This is the third national award
won by THE NEWS-TIMES. In
1953 it received second place for
its 1952 edition marking the open
ing of the state port at Morehead
City. That was in the special edi
tion classification. In 1960 it receiv
ed honorable mention in the clas
sified advertising division.
In this year’s state press con
tests, THE NEWS-TIMES won first
place for best editorials, first for
best features and second place in
photography. In 1958 it won first
place in photography in the state
contest and in 1959 first place for
best editorial page.
The national award received by
your county paper last night was
an “across the boards” award, no
limitation on size of paper or cir
culation.
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Total number of entries in all
j classifications was 2,580. National
Publisher, magazine published by
NEA, says entries “ran into the
most difficult competition of any
previous contest.” NEA is compos-:
ed of newspapers with circulations.
of 50,000 and under.
Winning second place in the best ‘
editorial page classification was
the Washington, Mo., Missourian
and third place, the Eugene, Ore.,
Register-Guard.
Circulation figures were not avail
able here on rt1ie Missourian, a
weekly, but it is publfihed Sn a
town of 7,961 population. Circula
tion of tho4t^gister-Guard, a daily,
| is 39.G3& published in 41 ,cjty of
j 50,977. (Carteret’S total/founty pop
ulation is 30,940 and TOE NEWS
| TIMES circulation is close to 5,
000.)
| Comments of the judges on THE
NEWS-TIMES follow'. “The Car
teret County Newd Times has an
editorial page that is locally writ
ten, presented in a typographic
style that is open and attractive
to the eye. Editorials are in col
umn and a half 10 point. Another
special-column is set in 2 column
measure with the balance of the
page in single column. The Letters
to the Editor have a prominent
place on the page and reflect keen
reader interest in matters discuss
ed on the editorial page. Another
special column deals entertaining
ly with human interest topics.”
Judging or the contest entries
was done by two judging teams,
one in Washington and one in Chi
cago, plus some judging groups. ,
Judges were Max Brown, Char
les Town (W. Va.) Spirit of Jeffer
son Advocate; Ray Hamby, Mary
land-Dclaware Press association;
Dean Quintus Wilson, West Vir
ginia University School of Journal
ism.
Charles E. Barnum, associate
professor, Mcdill School of Journal
ism; R. H. Ralston, Buckhannon
(W. Va.) Record; William Hast
ings, Milton (Pcnna.) Standard.
Kenneth Smith, Rochelle (111.)
News and Leader; James Miller,
Washington (Mo.) Citizen and Mis
sourian; Lowell Larson, Columbus
(Wis.) Journal Republican.
Richard Cardwell, Hoosier State
Press association; Charles Wise
man, Publishers Idea Exchange;
Professor A. A. Crowell, Univer
sity of Maryland Department of
Journalism, and Donald T. Don
nelly, American Farm Bureau Fed
eration.
Accompanying Mrs. Peeling to
the awards dinner last night was
Mrs. Sarah Schmitt, Harrisburg,
Pa., mother of THE NEWS-TIMES
publisher, Lockwood. Phillips, and
Mrs. Edward Flanagan, York, Pa.
Fish Fry Will
Begin at Noon
The board of trustees of the Sea
Level hospital is again sponsoring
its annual fish fry July 4, for the
benefit of the hospital. The fish fry
will start at noon and continue un
til 2 p.m.
The menu to be served this year
will consist of fish, shrimp, crabs,
clam fritters, corn bread, slaw,
sliced tomatoes, sliced peppers,
apd sliced cucumbers.
The picnic area on the hospital
grounds. will be used, according
to C. F. Caudell, hospital adminis
trator. The area is again being im
proved and enlarged so that there
will be ample facilities to take care
of the increased crowd expected
this year.
Complete new cooking facilities
are being installed and should en
able all of those in attendance to
be served in a very short period at
time.
It is the sincere hope of the board
that all at the friends of the Sea
Level Hospital will be in attendance
to make this, the ninth annual fish
fry, the most successful held to
date, Mr. Caudell says.
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Cases Involving
Will, Accident
Heard in Court
Interpretation of provisions in a
will and an auto accident damage
suit were the principal cases tried
in this week’s suasion of superior
court, civil term at Beaufort.
The First-Citizens Bank and
Trust Co:, as trustee and executor
of the will of Frank B. Klein,
brought suit against the benefic
iaries of the will, to determine the
distribution of legacies to the
grandlhildrcn of Mr. Klein.
Defendants are Elizabeth Klein
Willis, Howerton Klein Cooper,
minors Judith Howerton Cooper,
Slbert Garth Cooper Jr., Frank
ein Cooper; Constance Klein
Willis, Elizabeth Carroll Willis,
Francis Craig Willis and John L.
Crump, guardian for Henrietta M.
TCein., \yidow of Mr. Klein.
The court was asked to interpret
the provision! of the will, of which
there were doubts as to exactly,
what the will set p«fc *o do. (The
decision was lErifelhy and compli
cated. Persons interested may re
fer to the public record of the
court's decision in the clerk of
court office, courthouse, Beaufort.)
In making the decisions about
the provisions, the court also de
creed that attorneys George H.
McNeill and Harvey Hamilton Jr.
get the sum of $2,500 each as fees,
and that George Ball, attorney for
Mrs. Klein, get $1,000 -as a fee.
In the case of John W. Lowell
Jr., by his next friend John W.
Lowell Sr. vs. George P. Veith and
Ronald R. Robeson, a compromise
settlement of $2,500 was made and
approved by the court. The case
involved injuries to the younger
Lowell in an auto accident on the
Lake road near Newport, April 30,
1960.
Lowell suffered burns on his
right leg. Veith was driving the
vehicle, which was the property of
Robeson.
The court awarded attorneys
George H. McNeill and Harvey
Hamilton Jr. $833.33 apiece as fees.
A “show cause” order against
Pasquale Marino, Morehead City,
was heard. Helen A, Marino, peti
tioner, charged Marino of wilful
violation of a child support order.
The court raised payments of child
support to cover payments past
due, and found that Marino had
come “perilously close” to a viola
tion of the court order, and added
that imprisonment would result if
the payments were not made regu
larly. Attorney McNeill, represent
ing the former Mrs. Marino, was
awarded $100 as a fee.
Divorces granted by the court
were Alberta Jones Mann vs.
Ennon Ormsby Mann, Catherine
White vs. Matthew Theodore White,
Doris. Lee Givins vs. Woodrow
Miles Givins, Mart Lewis Jr. vs.
Iona W. Lewis, Rudolph M. Salter
vs. Louise W. Salter, Nathaniel
McFadden vs. Willie Mae Kinney
McFadden, and Edwin Russell
Huston vs. Helen Ann Huston.
All of the divorces were granted
on grounds of two years separa
tion with the exception of the Hus
ton divorce, which was granted on
grounds of abandonment.
Carteret commissioners termed
this week’s county commissioners
convention at Morehead City Most
successful.
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