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Slut YEAR, NO. 66 TWO SECTIONS—SIXTEEN PAGES_CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. N. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, lf)62 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Luther Hamilton Jr. to Make
Bid for Fifth District Solicitor
Luther Hamilton Jr., Morchcad
City attorney mentioned as a suc
cessor to Cecil May, former candi
date for fifth district solicitor, said
yesterday that he’s interested in
the job.
Mr. Hamilton, serving at present
as Carteret county attorney, and
practicing law with the firm of
Hamilton, Hamilton and Phillips,
ran for the office in 1954.
In the Democratic primary in
Tviay of that year he polled 8,841
votes in the six-county district of
fcartcrct, Craven, Greene, Jones,
Pamlico and Pitt. Robert Rouse
Jr., solicitor who has decided not
to seek re-election this year, polled
9,091.
In a second primary in June,
^lr. Rouse won a run-off with Mr.
Hamilton by approximately 5.000
votes. Mr. Hamilton carried Car
teret, Craven, Jones and Pamlico
Counties, but Mr. Rouse carried
(he more heavily populated coun
ties of Pitt and Greene.
A lighter-than-expected turnout
at the polls in the second primary
was considered one of the reasons
for Mr. Hamilton’s defeat.
Horton Roundtree, Greenville,
who ran third in the May 1954 pri
mary for the solicitor’s job, is re--«
pprtedly not interested in the post
al this time. A total of five can
didates were in the field in 1954.
I'he other two were J. W. H. Rob
erts and Cecil W. Beaman, each ol
whom polled less than 5,000 votes
in the May 1954 primary.
The solicitor is elected for a two
year term. Mr. Rouse was re
elected to the post each time he
ran.
Mr. Hamilton said yesterday
tjiat he has informed fifth district
sblicitorial committee members
that he is interested in being ap
pointed the candidate. Appoint
ment means election, because there
is no opposition in the November
election.
On the committee are Harvey
Hamilton Jr., Morchcad City, Mrs.
Vance Fulford Jr., Beaufort, and
the following from the other coun
ties: Mrs. John M. Hargett and
ftarling Pelletier, Jones county;
John Moore and Mrs. D. L. Stal
lings of Craven, Milton D. Brinson
Jr. and D. B. Hollowell of Pamlico,
Joe Horton and H. Maynard Hicks
of Greene and M. K. Porter and
David E. Reid Jr. of Pitt.
As soon as state Democratic par
ty chairman Bert Bennett names
a chairman of the committee, it is
expected to select a candidate. The
position reportedly pays $9,500 a
year.
May, New Bern attorney, who
-hid filed for the position and was
unopposed in the May primary,
was given a six-month suspended
sentence and fined $500 in Wake
county superior court Monday on
four counts of tax evasion. He did
not contest the charges.
Judge llcman Clark let it be
known that a suspended sentence
probably would not be forthcoming
should May choose not to step
down as a solicitor candidate.
The judge told May’s lawyers,
"I can’t help but feel he’s more
Responsible than any other citizen
under the circumstances. Thous
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New York Hair Stylist
To Appear at Convention
Cicnc Smith, New York City, will
be guest artist for the convention
of North Carolina liairdressers and
Cosmetologists association, which
opens tomorrow at the Biitmore
hotel. Demonstrations by Mr.
Smith have been scheduled for
Sunday and Monday.
Mr. Smith has taught in some of
the largest beauty schools in the
country, has appeared in over 150
shows and has been featured in
leading publications. He has the
endorsement of fellow artists and
manufacturers of beauty products.
Convention activities begin Satur
day night at 8 with a social hour
sponsored by the Carteret County
Cosmetologists’ Guild, hostesses
for the convention. At 9 o’clock
Sammic Guthrie and his Blue
■ Notes will play for a dance in Van
ity hall.
The registration desk will be
open from 2 p.ra. to 10 p.m. Satur
day, from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2
p.m. Sunday and from 9 to 10 a.m.
Monday.
The NCIICA delegates will hear,
talks by dealers, will attend a
clambake at 8 Sunday night at the
.hotel and a fashion show and
■luncheon at noon Monday near the
hotel pod. Dress for both the
clambake and fashion show will
be casual.
The Rev. Charles Kirby, pastor
of First Presbyterian church,
Morehead City, will give the open
ing invocation and mayor W. H.
Potter, Beaufort, will give the wel
come address. Mrs. Alma Tilgh
man, president of the county guild,
and Mrs. Ruth Russ of Winston
Luther Hamilton Jr.
... solicitor candidate?
Beauties Will
Ride Through
Town Aug. 31
A parade of Morehead City beau
ty pageant contestants through
Morehead City has been scheduled
for 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, accord
ing to Morehead City Jaycees. ,
The contest to select Miss More
head City will be held that night,
at 8, at the Morehead City high
school.
Mrs. Tony Mallard, Raleigh, the
former Miss Ann Davia, Beaufort,
who was Miss Carteret County- of
1961, will crown Miss Morehead
City.
She is scheduled to appear in the
parade, as well as pageant con
testants, who will ride in open con
vertibles. The Jaycettes will also
be represented in the parade. Co
chairmen are John Mayberry Jr.
and Frank Robinson.
Decoration plans for the Miss
Morehead City pageant were made
when the Jaycettes met at the
home of Mrs. John Mayberry Jr.
Wednesday night. Nine members
were present.
Mrs. Bill Mundcn, chairman, re
ported on materials that will be
needed. Mrs. Rodney Sawyer,
ticket sales chairman, reported on
the sale of tickets.
Mrs. Mayberry was appointed to
be in charge of the car which the
Jaycettes will have in the beauty
parade. Plans for entertainment
prior to the pageant were discuss
ed.
Mrs. L. E. Kelley Jr. invited the
club to meet at her home Sept. 12.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
the hostess served refreshments.
Salem, president of the slate as
sociation, will speak.
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Gene Smith
. . . guest artist
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School Band to Start.
Rehearsing Tuesday
To be better prepared for the
coming football season, the Beau
fort high school band will start
practicing Tuesday, Aug. 21, an
nounces J. G. Wombl^, band direc
tor.
Meetings will be held nightly at
7:30 at the band but until the open
ing of school, Mr. Womble adds.
He can be contacted by writing
Box SOI, Beaufort, N. C.
Rebekahs Will
Sponsor MOD
Drive, January
# New Year's Eve Ball
To Launch Campaign
# MOD King, Queen
Will be Crowned
Steering committees from the
Esther Rebekah lodge, Morehead
City, and Miriam Rebekah lodge,
Beaufort, met Wednesday night at
Capt. Bill’s restaurant to make
preliminary plans for the January
March of Dimes campaign.
Mrs. Robert L. Russell, Beau
fort, is overall chairman of the
campaign. Mrs. Annie Dixon will
serve as treasurer in Beaufort and
Mrs. Lou Snooks as treasurer in
Morehead City. Committees, com
posed of members of both lodges,
were appointed to head the various
projects proposed during the drive.
A gigantic dance New Year's
Eve will be the kickoff event for
the March of Dimes campaign.
This dance and the annual tele
thon will be the major sources of
funds, Mrs. Russell said.
Rummage sales will be held in
Beaufort and Morehead City on the
same day. Lodge members will
sell candy bars with specially-pre
pared wrappers. Funds will also
be collected through the mothers
march, sale of blue crutches and
through coin containers.
Plans also call for the crowning
of a MOD king and queen. It is
hoped that the contestants will be
former polio victims.
All plans are now *in the pre
liminary stage, the chairman said.
Further details will be announced
nearer the campaign month.
ASC Gets Ready
For Elections
The Carteret ASCS county office
announced this week that nominees
will be selected for this year’s ASC
committee elections by the present
community committees. In addi
tion, farmers may furnish nomi
ness, by petition, to the presently
serving community committees, in
care of the ASCS county office by
Monday.
Petitions must be signed by 10
or more eligible voters. Commit
teemen now serving may be in
cluded. After all petitions have
been received, the respective com
munity committees will make such
additional nominations as are
necessary to complete the slate.
The community committees will
meet in the ASCS county office on
or before Friday, Aug. 24, for the
purpose of completing the slate of
nominees.
The county office will mail out
ballots to all known eligible voters
on or before Friday, Aug. 31. Com
plete instructions will accompany
the ballots, furnishing information
on how they should be marked and
returned to the county office, in
postage-free envelopes, by Sept. 10.
S. Freeman Ups
Shipbuilding Land
Price; Re-Sale Set
A raised bid has put Morehead
City Shipbuilding Corp. real estate
up for sale again.
Shelby Freeman, Atlantic Beach,
has upped a $20,000 bid by Ward
Ballou, Morehead City, to $21,050.
W. H. Hoflcr, trustee in corporate
reorganization, has set Friday,
Aug. 31, at 10 a.m. as the time
for rc-salc at the courthouse, Beau
fort.
The properly of the defunct cor
poration was originally sold June
19. At that time, the bid was
$19,000 by Dick Parker, Morehead
City. The purchaser will be re
quired to pay, in addition to the
price bid, all taxes due on the prop
erly.
D. G. Bell Discharged
D. G. Bell, Morehead City, mem
ber of the State Highway commis
sion, was discharged Wednesday
from Morehead City hospital. Mr.
Bell recently suffered a heart at
tack.
Fire Put Out
Beaufort firemen went to a grass
fire north of the airport Wednes
day to put out a minor blaze. The
fire was reported at about 1 p.m.
Agent Explains Goverment Help
Available to Those Damaged by Rains
Armory Work Proceeds
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Superintendent J. W. Wheelon, Asheville, supervises preliminary
work on the construction of the new National Guard armory. More
head City. The building’s outline is being surveyed and other work
done prior to actual construction. Reports that a wing, headquarters
for the recently-returned Army Reserve, will be added to the build
ing, are still unofficial. Mr. Whrelon is at the left.
Four Escape
Injury as Boat
Slides off Ways
Four visitors to Mor^uad City
escaped serious injury Thursday
afternoon when their 24-foot Pem
broke sea skiff broke loose as it
was being pulled onto a marine
railway on the Morehcad City wa
terfront and plunged baek into the
water.
Edward J. Donovan, Washington,
D. C., owner of the boat, said he
and his three sons were en route
to Florida and stopped here for
minor repairs. He said when he
saw the boat was going to fall
back into the water he and two of
the boys, Edward Jr., 15, and
John, 12, jumped over the side.
Six-year-old Bryan hung on to
something, he said, and rode it out.
Donovan said that he and his
sons suffered only bruises and
shock. The crash aggravated the
damage already done to the boat,
broke two pairs of glasses, binocu
lars, a movie camera and gave
other personal effects aboard a
general shaking up, the owner
said. Although the boat came near
to sinking, the owner said, it stay
ed afloat.
The boat was again pulled onto
the railway and the damages re
paired. The Donovans stayed at
the Buccaneer Motor lodge until
Wednesday, when they left to re
turn to Washington. Mr. Donovan
said the delay prevented their con
tinuing on to Florida at this time.
David Freshwater
Advances in Rank
The promotion of David II.
Freshwater from first lieutenant to
the rank of captain in the North
Carolina Army National Guard has
been announced by Gov. Terry
Sanford.
Captain Freshwater was born in
Morrhead City where he lives with
his wife and daughters at 203 Cali
co I)r.
He received his bachelor of arts
degree from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill in
1956 and his doctor of dental sur
gery degree from UNC in 1960.
Captain Freshwater began his
military career in January 1962
when he was appointed first lieu
tenant in the North Carolina Army
National Guard. He is assigned
to the 205th Medical Detachment
(Dental Service) in Raleigh.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Aug. 17
9:17 a.m. 3:15 a.m.
9:37 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 18
10:11 a.m. 4:00 a.m.
10:32 p.m. 4:19 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 19
11:07 a.m. 4:45 a.m.
11:28 p.m. 5:10 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 20
12:03 a.m. 5:33 a.m.
. 6:08 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 21
12:24 a.m. 6:28 a.m.
12:58 p.m. - 7:17 p.m.
, Port Calendar
Morinacwren — Arriving Mon
day to load powdered milk for
cast coast of South^Xmerica.
Black Eagle—Due Monday to
load tobacco for Northern Eu
rope.
American Miller—Due Tuesday
to load tobacco for Northern Phi
rope.
Breitcnstein—Arriving Friday,
Aug. 24, to load tobacco for
\ rthern Europe.
I’SS J. W. Weeks — Destroyer
arriving P'riday, Aug. 24, for vis
it to Morehead City.
USS Harder—Submarine arriv
ing Friday, Aug. 24, for visit to
Morehead City.
Club Sees Film
On 4*H Camps
The 4-II camp at Merrimon was
the subject of the program of the
Beaufort Rotary elub Tuesday
night, with Fred Wagoner, district
4-11 agent, as speaker.
Mr. Wagoner told the club of the
puriwse of the 4-H movement, and
of the goals, of the 4-11 summer
camps. Using a scries of slides
to illustrate his talk, he showed
camp life at the four 4-H camps in
the state.
Karl Lewis, chairman of the Car
teret county drive to obtain funds
for building for the camp at Mer
rimon, said that $4,ooo was needed
for shore erosion control. He add
ed that an unnamed organization
is interested in aiding the camp
financially, depending on extent of
local interest.
The closest 4-H camp at present
is on Roanoke Island. Three oth
ers arc in the western part of the
state.
Guests at the meeting were
Frank Cassiano, Dr. John Gainey,
Jack Roberts and Earl Lewis, all
of the Morehcad City Rotary club.
School News Deadline
Principals wishing information
published about school opening,
hours, credentials necessary or
funds children should bring with
them should have the news item
in the newspaper office no later
than noon Friday, Aug. 24. The
news will be accepted by phone or
in writing. _
Leaf on Two Newport Farms
Believed to be 'Outlaw' Type
Tobacco growing in the Newport
area has been under inspection by
ASCS teams in the search for out
lawed varieties. Samples from two
Newport farms have been sent to
Raleigh for anaylsis.
The tobacco under suspicion in
volves about eight or nine acres,
according to B. J. May, ASCS of
fice manager.
Tobacco varieties in other areas
of the state have been outlawed
for price supports, despite protests
of farmers that the tobacco is ac
tually an accepted variety, but has
Teen-Age Driver
Ordered Held
For Grand Jury
# Inquest Conducted
Monday Night
• Bond for John Waters
Set at $250
John I). Waters, lei. Plymouth
motorist, was ordered held Mon
day night for aetion by the grand
jury, in connection with the death
of two girls who were riding in
Waters’ ear Sunday, July 1.
The inquest look place at the
municipal building, Morehead City.
Bond for Waters’ appearance in
superior court was set at $230.
Waters was the first witness to
testify. In the car, a convertible,
at the time of the accident were
Billy Roberson, who also testified,
and the two girls who died in the
wreck, Ernestine Bain, 18. and
Diane Lvlcs, 16. both of Radford,
Va.
The accident happened on the
Salter Path road.
Waters said that he drove toward
Fort Macon, after leaving Atlantic
Beach, but hit pools of water on
the road, so turned and headed to
ward Salter Path on the Salter
Path road. He said that he also
bit patches of water on that road
lie said his brakes got wet. In
answer to a question by coroner
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Diane Fulcher
Injured by Car
Diane Fulcher, 13, Atlantic, was
admitted to Sea Level hospital early
Monday nijiht after a car collided
with her bicycle on highway 70
west of Atlantic. Her injuries were
not serious, according to state
trooper J. W Sykes.
Guy Leslie Brooks, Hancock
Park, Beaufort, driver of the car,
a 1959 Mercury, was charged with
speeding.
According to the trooper. Brooks
was headed to Atlantic and pulled
to the left to pass the hike, as he
did so, the hike's rider also decided
to go to the left.
Brooks told the officer that he had
come to almost a complete stop
when he hit. the hike. Skid marks
on the road measured 75 feet, ac
cording to the investigating officer.
The accident happened in a 35-mile
zone.
The bike was demolished and the
right side view mirror torn off the
car.
Diane, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Fulcher, was discharg
ed from the hospital Tuesday.
Cars Collide Tuesday
At City Intersection
An accident at Arendcll and 6th
streets, Morchead City, Tuesday
caused about $300 damage to a
1955 Chrysler driven by Mrs. Ber
tha Tolson Brinson, route 1, More
head City, and about $25 to a 1962
Chevrolet driven by Mrs. Viola
Willis Webb, Morchead City.
The accident occurred as Mrs.
Webb was making a left turn out
of 6th street into Arendcll, her ear
hitting Mrs. Brinson’s car in the
left side, police said. The Webb
car was damaged in the right front.
Mrs. Webb was charged with
failure to yield the right-of-way by
police chief W. H. Griffin, who in
vestigated.
turned out like an unacceptable
type, due to unusual weather con
ditions.
The unacceptable varieties arc
Coker 139, Dixie Bright 244 and
“Mortgage Lifter,” all prohibited
for several years as being “slick”
and lacking in qualities necessary
for full price support.
Undesirable tobacco varieties are
supported at half the normal sup
port price.
Protests from farmers on the
action of the ASCS offices in other
counties center on the contention
Types of government a*
residents damaged by heavy
and early part of July were
Jacksonville Tuesday night.
It. M. Williams, county
the meeting, and ex])lains th
1. Emergency loans from the*
Farmers Home administration.
Loans may be made to eligible
farmers for the purchase of feed,
seed, fertilizer, to replace equip
ment and livestock, for other es
sential farm and home operating
expenses, and for the replacement
or repair of buildings, fences,
drainage and irrigation systems.
Loans may not be made for re
financing existing debts or to com
pensate applicants for their losses.
To lie eligible for a loan, a farmer
must not be able to obtain credit
from other sources and must have
reasonable prospects for getting
hack on his feet with the assist
ance.
Interest oh the loan is 3 per cent.
Loans are secured by a lien.
2. Ertiergency loans from Small
business Administration.
These loans are solely to provide
relief from economic injury direct
ly resulting from the excessive
rainfall. The burden of proof is
on the applicant to show wherein
the small business has been injur
ed by the weather conditions.
These loans may be used to pro
vide working capital, replenish in
ventories and to pay some debts of
certain types which the borrower
would have been able to meet had
it not been for the loss of revenue
caused by (lie weather conditions.
In eases where the applicant has
suffered no substantial loss of busi
ness lint has working capital froz
en in accounts receivable, the
amount of the loan will be limited
to the net amount of those receiv
ables.
The applicant is expected to
pledge what collateral he has avail
able for security for the loan. The
interest rate is 3 per cent and
maximum maturity allowable is 20
years, but is tailored to fit each
individual request based upon re
payment ability of the small busi
ness.
3. Emergency food.
Certain families who have lost
their source of income or had it
cut considerably may be eligible
for food under the government’s
surplus food distribution program.
The county welfare department
will have to certify the eligibility
of the family, however, before dis
tribution can be made.
Mr. Williams says there is a
possibility that, still a fourth type
of assistance could be made avail
aide to farmers if needed.
This is an emergency conserva
tion program to help farmers re
habilitate farmland that was dam
aged by the heavy rains. Help in
reopening or removing sediment
from ditches would be one example
of the type of assistance that may
be available under this program.
State officials of the Agricultural
Stabilization a, n d Conservation
Service are presently studying the
possibilities of the emergency
farmland rehabilitation program.
Mr. Williams urges people who
need help and think that they might
he eligible for one of the above
types of assistance to make their
needs known.
People who need emergency food
can contact the county welfare de
partment. For other types of as
sistance people should contact their
county ASCS, F1IA, or agricultural
agent’s office.
Attending the meeting at Jack
sohville, besides Mr. Williams,
were Moses Howard, chairman of
the county board of commissioners,
and Wayne West. Newport.
Explaining the assistance pro
grams were Melvin Ilearn. state
director. Farmers Home adminis
tration; C. Raymond Shaw, disas
ter specialist. Small Business ad
ministration; J. M. llcnlcy, assist
ant chief, AC I’ Program, state
ASCS office; and J. P. Davis, in
charge surplus food distribution,
North Carolina Department of Agri
culture.
that the tobacco was; grown from
seed of accepted varieties, and that
rainy weather has affected the to
bacco adversely, giving the impres
sion of its being an outlawed va
ricty.
- Complaint about the tobacco has
been largely as to variety. Coker
316 appears to be the variety get
ting the most accusations of being
one of the prohibited varieties.
Coker 316 has many of the high
poundage characteristics of the
outlawed varieties but has proved
in the past to produce weed that
met the approval of buyers.
isistance available to county
rains the latter part of June
explained at a meeting at
agricultural agent, attended
e help available as follows:
Trooper Reports
Three Accidents
• Three Motorists
Cited to Court
• Driver Education Car
Smacked in Rear
Throe highway accidents occur
red recently, one Saturday, Sunday
and Monday. State trooper J. W.
Sykes investigated them all.
At 5:40 p.m. Saturday, a 1956
Chevrolet driven by Jerry J.
Wieand, Camp Lcjeune, collided
with a 1954 Chevrolet driven by
Chester H. Locklear, route 2 New
port .
According to the investigating
officer, Locklear had stopped about
two miles east of Newport, prep
aratory to turning left. He said
his left signal was blinking, but
[ a car behind him was coming up
so fast, he let it go by.
Then he started to make his
turn, but another car behind him
also tried to pass. That was the
car driven by Wieand. Damage
to the Locklear car was estimated
at $40 and to the other car, $200.
Wieand was found guilty in coun
ty court Tuesday of failing to sec
that his movement could be made
in safety.
At 7:20 p.m. Sunday two ears
collided on highway 70 just west
of the Blue Ribbon club. Luther
B. Leonard, route I Aiorchcad City,
in a 1962 Chevrolet, was headed
west. According to the officer,
Vance R. Woodard Jr., USCG, Fort
Macon, headed cast in a Ford,
made a left turn into the path of
Leonard’s car. Woodard was
charged with failing to yield the
right-of-way.
Damage to the Chevrolet was
estimated at $75 and to the Ford
$150.
Damage estimated at $1,000 was
caused to a 1960 Studcbakcr, a
driver education car, at 3:45 p.m.
Monday on highway 24, two miles
east of Swansboro.
Trooper Sykes said that the car
was being driven by a student
driver from Swansboro high school,
Dorsey K. Zielinski. With him was
his instructor, Preston Rawls.
The officer said Zielinski was
headed toward Swansboro and had
stopped, preparatory to making a
left turn into a side road. He had
to wait until a car came out of the
road, so that he could turn in.
Meanwhile, a 1961 Oldsmobile,
driven by Ronald Monjon, Camp
Lejeunc, came up behind him and
smashed into the rear.
Mr. Rawls said that he saw what
was going to happen, but could do
nothing about it. Both he and the
student driver had scat belts on
and were not hurt.
Monjon was charged with reck
less driving.
Dredging Starts
In City Channel
Maintenance dredging was start
ed this week in the channel in front
of Morehcad City.
Persons in the lee of the prevail
ing southwest winds were treated
to the distinctive ‘ rotten egg”
odor that occurs when decaying
matter is disturbed.
Beginning yesterday, spoils from
the dredging were deposited in
front of the hospital, to build up
land there. The other spoils were
deposited on Sugarloaf island, ac
cording to Mayor George W. Dill.
The dredging is done by the
Army Corps of Engineers under
contract to Eastern Dredging
Corp., New Bern.
Warm Weather
Returns, Sunny
Skies Prevail
Sultry weather returned this
week, with the top temperature
reaching 92 for the day time, and
the nights being a warm 78.
Largely clear skies gave plenty
of sunshine, interspersed with
drifting clouds that gave momcn
try shade.
Weather data from the Atlantic
Beach is listed below.
Max. Min. Wiad
Monday . 90 72 E-S
Tuesday ......88 78 SE
Wednesday .82 78 SW