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I 51st YEAR, NO. 82
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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, MOREIIEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1962 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
! Loyal Democrats Eat, Pledge
Support of Party Nov. 6
State Democratic figures and
Democratic supporters gathered
at the Beaufort School Wednes
day night. A crowd estimated at
close to a thousand enjoyed fish
and political speeches.
The rally was one of several
being held in Eastern North Car
olina by a traveling caravan in
cluding Governor Sanford, Sen.
Sam J. Ervin, and other candi
dates on the state Democratic
ticket.
After a dinner of fried fish, the
rally was opened by Rep. David
Henderson of the Third Congres
sional district. The invocation was
given by the Rev. Charles Kirby
of the First Presbyterian church,
Morehead City.
Mr. Henderson read a telegram
of regret from Sen. B. Everett
Jordan, who was not able to at
tend due to legislation in progress
in Congress.
Speaker of the evening, besides
governor Sanford, was senator Er
vin, who characterized the Demo
cratic party as the only true na
tional party, saying that every in
terest and voter was represented,
and that there was a place in the
Democratic party for “everyone
who loves our country.”
Senator Ervin fired a barrage
at the Republicans, saying that the
“wilful act” of the GOP had dis
solved the League of Nations, stop
ping the first attempt for world
peace. The Republicans under
Eisenhower had hampered the na
tional defense program and the
race for space, Sen. Ervin said,
^stating that the nation could have
^orbited a satellite 14 months ahead
of the Russians, if the space pro
gram had not been bungled.
He also cited the Democratic
party as a party of education, re
calling 62 years of Democratic aid
to education in North Carolina,
from “Aycock to Sanford.”
Carteret county s board of com
missioners was complimented for
their record, the county soon to be
one of four in the state’s 100 coun
ties that are out’of debt.
t Mr. Henderson also was com
plimented by the senator, sayihg
that Mr. Henderson is being con
sidered in Washington for a seat
on the important House Ways and
Means committee.
In closing, the secretary urged
Democrats to show their apprecia
tion of the party and work for the
party in the November election.
Governor Sanford also opened
his speech with a blast at the Re
publicans, calling them the
“against” party.
Governor Sanford said that the
Democratic party was the party
of a brighter future for North
Carolina, citing the record of the
late D. G. Bell as an example.
“The Democratic" party rsr the
parly of opportunity, new vision
and school support,” governor San
ford stated.'
Introduction of delegations from
the Third Congressional district
were made by congressman Hen
derson. Robert Stallings, New
•Bern, introduced the state candi
dates, and Tom I. Davis introduc
ed the Carteret county candidates.
The rally was closed by Mr. Hen
derson, who urged the people to
elect “Democrats from the White
House to the county court house,”
and asserted that the “GOP new
life would be put to bed after the
Nov. 6 election.”
A. H. James, county chairman
of the Democratic committee, ex
pressed special thanks to the fol
lowing who handled food and ar
rangements or otherwise contribu
ted to the success of the affair:
Morehead City high school band
which provided music, Holden Bal
lou and family, Albert Chappell,,
Ronald Earl Mason, Charles Har
ris Jr., W. H. Taylor Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Fulcher
4 Jr., Ottis Purifoy, Mrs. Mary Lou
Willis, Mrs. Dorn Femia,, Mrs. Na
dine Harris, Mrs. Bobby Bell, Mrs.
Charles Chappell, Odell Merrill
and Eastern Rulane.
A Look at the Bogue-Swgnsboro
4 Elementary School Controversy
By RUTH PEELING
Out of all the lather being work
ed up over the Bogue-Swansboro
school situation, several facts re
main clear:
1. No elementary school will be
built at Bogue during the next 12
months because there isn’t any
money to build it. The county can
provide $102,000, but that isn’t
enough.
2. This squabble recurs periodi
cally. It is a case of one group of
parents saying they want the
school built and another group say
ing they don’t. Each group claims
it outnumbers the other.
3. There’s little possibility of
settling this problem “once and
Sen. Sain Ervin speaks to the near capacity crowd at the Beaufort school auditorium at Wednes
day night’s Democratic rally. On stage with Senator Ervin were' state and county candidates and
officials.
Governor Terry Sanford and Mrs. Horace Loftin, Beaufort, chat
at the Democratic rally. Mrs. Loftin is a member of the County
Democratic Women’s club. y
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Besides fish dinners, Democrats at the rally at Beaufort were
served coffee by the Democratic Women’s club, who operated this
booth in front of the Beaufort school gymnasium. Register of deeds
Odell Merrill, right, gets his second cup.
for all," because situations change
from year to year.
4. The big sword hanging over
Carteret county’s head is the con
tinual possibility that Onslow ocun
ty will demand, as it has once be
fore, that Carteret children be
taken out of the Onslow (Swans
boro) school system. Regardless
how much federal money Onslow
collects by virtue of Carteret child
ren being in Onslow schools, the
day could come when this num
ber, about 200, could become cri
tical. It could be the factor deter
mining whether Swansboro would
have to have a new school or not.
Removal of the children could
mean a deferment of a new build
ing for several years. And Onslow
county might consider it cheaper
to sacrifice some of its hundred
dollar-a-y ear per-child federal
funds than invest a big amount of
money in a new school. This may
not happen this year, or the next,
but it could happen a several years
from now.
It would be impossible for Car
teret to get ready to absorb 200 or
more children in its school system
between the spring of the year
and fall. It is also doubtful that
the state would permit Onslow to
charge Carteret county an assess
ment for each pupil attending
•Swansboro school. Some Onslow
countians demanded this a couple
years ago.
Dr. J. L. Pierce, with the di
(See CONTROVERSY) Pg. 8)
Judge Slaps
$756 in Fines
Against Driver
Failure to take a driver’s license
suspension seriously proved expen
sive lor Arthur Davidson Carr,
Cherry Point,.Monday in the fore
head City recorder’s court.
Judge Herbert O. Phillips 111
fined Carr $250 and costs and $500
and costs for Carr’s second and
third offenses of driving after his
license was suspended. Carr also
got two suspended terms of six
months and one year in jail.
Ilallie B. West, Morchead City
asked for jury trials on charges
of drunken driving, no liability in
surance and three counts of public
drunkenness. Bond was set at $150
for trial in superior court.
Joe Speight, Lumbcrton, paid
$125 and the costs for drunken
driving and no driver's license, and
one other Lumbcrton mtin was
tried for public drnnkenjiess. Ru
dolph Parnell was fined tlte costs
and Wade Ann Allen, Lumbcrton,
was not prosecuted on a drunken
ness count.
Everett Ingram Jr., Morchead
City, dropped an appeal to superior
court and paid a previous judg
ment of $10 and costs for speeding.
_ Raying $50 and the costs were
Walter B. Koonce, Morchead City,
for reckless driving, and Wilton
Preston Waters, Maysvillc, public
drunkenness. Koonce was also or
dered to surrender his driver’s li
cense to the court for 30 days.
Another Maysvillc man, John
Wheeler Lockcy, was fined $100
and the costs for drunken driving.
Keith Robert Banfield, Cherry
Point, got a six months’ suspended
term for reckless driving and was
fined $50 and the costs. Banfield
also was ordered to pay $100 to
Vernon S. Avery for damages.
Others fined by the court were
Ray Bell, Beaufort, no driver’s li
cense and driving wrong way on a
one-way street, $25 and costs; El
ton Smith, Morchead City, 30 days
in jail suspended upon payment of
$10 and costs and remain of good
behavior for 60 days for public
drunkenness.
(See COURT Pg. 8)
Frank Carlson Heads
Carteret Choral Club
The Carteret County Choral club
met Monday night and elected the
following officers: president, Frank
Carlson;, secretary, Miss Marie
Webb; treasurer, Clifford Tilgh
man; and production manager,
Earl Willis.,
Immediate plans of the group
include giving short vesper ser
vices in the various churches of
the county.
The next meeting of the club will
be at 8 o’clock Monday night at the
Inlet Inn, Front street, Beaufort.
Tide* at the Beaufort Bar
Tide Table
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Oct. 12
6:54 a.m.
7:18 p.m.
12:49 a.m.
1:15 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13
7:43 a.m.
8:05 p.m.
1:37 a.m.
2:06 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14
8:31 a.m.
8:57 p.m.
2:23 a.m.
2:57 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 15
9:22 a.m.
9:50 p.m.
3:10 a.m.
3:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
10:15 a.m.
10:47 p.m.
3:56 a.m.
‘4:35 p.m.
Party to Name Assembly
Candidate Monday at 10
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Lawyer Replies
To Second
Hospital Suit
The formal answer to the second
suit to block construction of a coun
ty hospital was filed Wednesday by
Luther Hamilton Jr., county attor
ncy. The answer denies all the al
legations in the second suit, which
was started Saturday, Sept. 8, by
essentially the same group of Beau
fort residents which started the
first suit.
The answer denies that the hos
pital is not centrally located, that
the county is purchasing too much
land, that the site is exposed to
storm tides, that the price is ex
cessive, that physicians could not
serve the hospital, and that use
of any free site would save the
county a quarter of a million dol
lafs.
The answer also denies that the
county has acted in “wanton dis
regard of the public good.”
The filing of this second suit
prevented the county from selling
a $150,000 hospital note in Septem
ber which would have paid for the
site and met architect's fees for
preliminary plans.
The next step now is trial of the
case, but when it will be tried is
not known, Mr. Hamilton said.
JCrs to Attend
Oyster Roast
Morehead City Jaycces will have
a stag oyster roast Monday at
Bruce Goodwin's camp at 6:30
p.m.
Members heard at their meeting
Monday that the candy for the Hal
loween chndy sale project will be
distributed by teams, and that the
cl»b will sponsor a Dale Carnegie
course in Morehead City.
Reports were made by Dick Fod
rey, Gordon Willis Jr. and Art San
chez. Guests at the meeting, at the
Blue Ribbon restaurant, were
Glenn Holt and Vernon Thompson.
David Willis was accepted as a
new member. At a board of direc
tors meeting Monday night also
the board decided to sponsor a car
show at the Bcaufort-Morchead
City football game.
President Joe Beam presided.
Private Service Precedes
Church Rite for D. G. Bell
The 11 o’clock church funeral
service Wednesday for D. G. Bell,
49, Morchcad City, who died Mon
day morning, was preceded by a
15-minute private funeral devotion
at the Bell home, Sunset Shores,
at 1ft a m.
Attending the home service were
relatives and close friends, includ
ing Charles Byrd Wade Jr., Har
vey Hines, Monroe Gaskill and
guides from the Hog Island hunt
ing club, of which Mr. Bell was a
member.
Mr. Bell was a member of the
State Highway commission, a past
Morehead City town commissioner
and was running on the Democra
tic ticket for his fifth term in the
stale legislature. A Morehead City
businessman, owner and operator
of Dee Gee’s gift shop, he was
also commanding officer of the
Fort Macon Coast Guard Reserve
unit, holding the rank of comman
der.
Mr. Bell is survived by his moth
er, Mrs. D. G. Bell, with whom
he lived.
Pallbearers were officers of the
Coast Guard Reserve, Lesta Wil
lis, Walter Patrick, Joe Rose,
James Pincr, Clarence Bell, all of
Morehead City, and Ashton Willis,
Newport.
Seated in specially reserved sec
tions of the First Methodist church
where the 11 o’clock service was
held were Gov. Terry Sanford and
other state government leaders,
members of Mrs. D. G. Bell’s Bible
class, the Garden and Civic depart
ment of the Woman’s club, of
which she was a member, and en
Bid Raised
Charles Piner, Morehead City,
has raised the bid on five water
front lots in Morehead Bluffs,
which were sold at the courthouse
Oct. 2 for $2,300. A. H. James,,
clerk of court, said the raise was
the required 10 per cent. The lots
will now be readvertised and sold
again. The lots were sold to satis
fy a judgment against Spooner’s
Creek Harbor, owners.
H. L. Joslyn Said to Be
Favored for Job
The county Democratic executive committee is sched
uled to meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the courthouse, Beau
fort, to select a successor to D. G. Bell, candidate for the
general assembly.
Termed a front-runner for the position yesterday was
H. L. Joslyn, county superintendent of schools.
A. II. James, chairman of the county Democratic
committee, said yesterday that 4
those supporting Mr. Joslyn state
that he is able, welt qualified, has
not engaged in factional politics,
and is well-known throughout the i
county.
The county Democratic commit
tec consists of precinct chairmen
and vice-chairmen of the 27 pre
cincts. These 54 will make the de
cision.
Ronald Earl Mason, Beaufort,
who has been mentioned as a pos
sible candidate, said yesterday that
he is no longer interested in the
position. Mr. Mason said that se\
oral weeks ago he canvassed mem
bers of the county committee and
had the support of the majority as
a legislative candidate.
He said the survey was made in
case it were found that Mr. Bell,
if elected, would not be able, to
serve in the legislature because
of his health.
At that time, Mr. Mason, who
is Beaufort town clerk, said that
he had in mind another position
which would have enabled him to
be in Raleigh for the legislative
sessions. However, things have
changed and Mr. Mason said lie
now would not be able to swing
the deal financially.
Mr. Joslyn was in Raleigh yes
terday and could not be reached
,or comment. Mr. James said, how
ever, that Mr. Joslyn has tenta-.
I lively agreed to accept the candi
dacy if offered.
Mr. James pointed out that Mr.
Joslyn intends to retire from the
school superintendency in April.
The legislature does not open until
February. Between now and April,
the chairman remarked, the board
of education would have been re
quired to find a successor to Mr.
Joslyn anyhow.
Questioned early in the week as
to a successor to Mr. Bell, who
died Monday morning, Mr. James
said he was sure the executive
committee could agree on “several
people,” but the big problem was
finding someone who could leave
the county for the several months
the legislature is in session.
listed men, in uniform, of the r ort
Macon Coast Guard Reserve unit.
Representing the Fifth Coast
Guard district was Commander
McGarvcy, Norfolk, district Re
serve commander.
The officiating ministei at both
services was the Rev. B. L. David
son, pastor of the First Methodist
church, Morehcad City. Assisting
at the church service was the Rev.
L. A.’ Tilley, Jacksonville, former
pastor of the First Methodist
church. Burial was in Bay View
cemetery.
The church was filled to capacity
and floral tributes so numerous
that the majority had to be deliver
ed directly to the cemetery.
Festival Will
Honor Mullet
Saturday at 1
The Mullet Festival Saturday at
Swansboro, will begin at 1 p in.
with a parade starting downtown.
Participating will be the 2nd Ma
rine Drum and Bugle Corps, high
school bands, floats trom each
high school class 9 through 12. a
float carrying this year’s Mullet
Queen, Miss Thresa Schneider and
first runner-up. Miss Mary Askew,
local Scout troops and ponies to
be ridden by their owners.
At 2 p ut, tire Drum and Bugle
Corps will give a concert on Front
street followed by performances
by the Jacksonville Tar Heel ( log
gers and ail aqua show featuring
the Camp l.ejcune Ski team.
The Cnerry Point Archery club
will be on hand to demonstrate
their skill.
In the Swansboro Seaspray Gar
den club booth there will be on
display needlework, shelleraft, and
fancy work. Baked goods will be
sold. The Swansboro .Historical as
sociation will have an exhibit in the
old "Ringware’* house.
Beginning at 4:45 p.m. the Ma
rine Sports Parachute club from
Camp Lejeunc will perform stunts
visible from the high school foot
ball field. Dinner will be served
from 5 until 7 p.m. in the school
cafeteria. Dinner will consist of
fried fish and deviled shrimp,
slaw, candied yams and hush pup
pies, during which time dinner mu
sic will be played.
A gala fireworks display will be
seen at 7 p.m. followed by a sock
dance in the high school gym with
a seven-piece orchestra furnishing
the music.
Tickets are on sale throughout
the county or may be obtained by
writing Box 211, Swansboro. Prices
arc 75—cents—for—children—ages
6 to 12 and $1.25 for all over 12.
Tickets entitle holder to all events
of the day.
This year's festival is sponsored
jointly by the Swansboro Recrea
tion Commission and the Swans
boro Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
Soliciting for Personal
Gain Violates Law
Authorities warn county residents
that it is against the law for any
salesman to ask a person to buy
a product to help the salesman per
sonally.
One of the most frequent viola
tors is the magazine salesman,
usually a young person who says
he’s working his way through col
lege.
Solicitors are also required to
have licenses. To solicit without
a license is in violation of the law.
Jayces Push
Registration
#118 Registered After
PTA Tuesday
• Registrar Cooperates
In Program
Beaufort Jaycees arc canvassing
the town to register voters in the
new registration.
Registered at Rea u fort school
Tuesday night after the PTA meet
ing were 118. One third of the total
number which have been register
ed since registration started Oct.
6.
It. K. Swann, register, goes with
.k"s in the Beaufort rescue truck
to the areas where the canvassing
is scheduled to take place.
This coming Tuesday night. Mr,
Swann, and the Jayeecs will be in
the Ann and Front street extension
sections,, inviting householders to
register.
Voters must register anew to be
able to vote in the election in Nov
ember and future elections.
The Jaycees heard Wdey Tay
lor Jig, Carteret solicitor. Monday
night, lie spoke on the eoui-t re
form proposal. Nlr. Taylor describ
ed the changes (hat would be
brought about by passage of the
proposal.
Tne members welcomed David
Windley as a new member at the
meeting, and voted to change the
place of meeting to the Duke Ma
rine laboratory. They have been
meeting at the Surfside restaurant.
The dub afco voted to form a
bowling team,1 with hopes of form
ing a bowling league within the
county.
Scientists Will
Meet at Duke
Meeting today and tomorrow at
Duke Marine laboratory, Beaufort,
is the board of directors of the
American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science.
This is the first time the board
has met away from its executive
offices in Washington, D. €., other
than at the annual meetings of
the association. The board mem
hers will stay overnight.at the
Buccaneer Motor lodge, Morehead
City.
Board members attending will
be Dr. W. T. Kabisch. Bl. G. Sher
burne Jr., Dr. Dacl Wolfle, Dr. R.
L. Taylor, Dr. A. T. Waterman,
Dr. P. Scherer.
Dr. Thomas Park, Dr. D. K.
Price, Dr. A. S. Romer, Dr. W. W.
Rubcy, Dr. P. Abelson, Dr. J. R.
Maynor, Dr. Margaret Mead, and
Dr. Mina Rees.
The annual meeting of the board
this year will be in Philadelphia
Dec. 26-31.
Avon Glover Hospitalized
The Beaufort Rescue squad pick
ed up Sunday night, on highway
101, Avon Glover, Beaufort, who
was found lying by the side of the
road. He was treated at the More
head City hospital' and discharged
Wednesday. The sheriff’s depart
ment said it is believed he may
have been struck by a car.
Large numbers turned out to pay their last respects to the late D. G. BeU, Morehead City, fhe
crowd leaves the First Methodist church following the funeral service Wednesday.