THE JONES COUNTY NUMBER 35 fRENTON, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21,1960 vni.HMF. Xl fohn Larkins Becomes Formal for Governor At s o’clock Wednesday after noon Trenton Attorney John Lar kins made legitimate a “political baby” whose legitimacy had been in serious question lor many months in some dudes.' Larkins announced formally bis candidacy for governor in the Democratic Primary on May 28th. Friends surrounding the youth ful-looking grandfather could hard ly detect any difference between Larkins, the informal candidate for governor—which he has been for over a year—and Larkins, the for mal candidate for governor. Presently the Democratic Na tional Committeeman from North Carolina, immediate past State Democratic Executive Committee Chairman and nine-time State Senator from the seventh district, La ddns is no stranger in the po litical warfare of Tarheelia. Larkins for more than a year now has been canvassing the state, speaking, pulse-baking and build ing the kind of political fences that he hopes will elevate him to the governor’s mansion. In his formal announcement Larkins pledged bis continued sup port toward every honorable effort for further industrialization of North Carolina, toward a greatly accelerated emphasis upon pri mary roadi work in the state and for increased efforts to raise the educational standards of the state. He pledged every effort toward a greater stabilization of farm in come and reminded that the most serious efforts toward industriali zation should be aimed at getting plants that could process the great agricultural productivity of the State. .. Lankins emphasized that he was mt Tumnag against anybody, but was running for himself. With his Wednesday “hat toss ing” Larkins beat all the other “informal candidates” to the draw, and by several weeks. What every griltjlrafl “expert" calls Larkins’ top competition, Terry Sanford of Fayetteville, is scheduled to make the plunge on February 4‘h in a big blowout to be held at Fayette ville. Wilmington Attorney and 1959 speaker of the bouse Addison Hew lett another man considered .by many to be a likely in the guberna torial race has not given any Indi cation of when, or if he will actual ly seek the state’s highest office. Raleigh wise men say the Hew lett “balloon” shot suddenly up last fall and then almost as sud denly fell back to the ground. Who shot it down is not fully known. State Treasurer Ediwin Gill has expressed a strong willingness to move a bachelor into the execu tive mansion, but these same wise iguys around Raleigh say that Gill, despite his obvious connection with the bankers, has run far too short in the money department to make a state-wide race. Arthur Kirkmian of High Point and Beverly Lake of Raleigh are about the remains of more than a dozen projected candidates during last year’s session of the general assembly. Lake, a massive resistance type Counterfeiter Held After Kinston Raid wurwooa sparrow of 3U Caswell Street in Kinston has been charged with possession of counterfeit 20 doilar bills after a raid Tuesday at hi# home. Treasury Department agents with Kinston. Detectives Wheeler Kennedy, Fred Boyd and Leslie Gay made the raid and found the, bills. Sparrow has previously serv ed a federal prison term for coun terfeiting. United States Commissioner W. J. Thomas bound Sparrow over to the April 18th term of Federal Court at New Bern after a pre liminary hearing Tuesday after noon, and ordered him placed un der $2,500 bond. Sparrow, a photographer and longHtime resident of Kinston, has served terms in the North Caro lina prison system for emascula tion of an individual, for murder and liquor law violation in con nection with a Wayne County duel with officers who were searching his car. In this duel with the Wayne County officers he was seriously wounded1, and one officer was killed. During the prison term he was given for that crime Sparrow learned the photography and en graving trades, .which later led t®. his plate-making activities in the counterfeit charges for which he was convicted in 1948. Officials said Tuesday that the bogus bills found in Sparrow’s home were very similar to the huge hall found in 1958 in the furniture store of Earl Baysden at Jackson ville. Baysden is now free, pend ing anew trial in connection with that find. Sparrow has been under surveil lance by Treasury Department a gents since his discharge from pri son for his earlier counterfeiting activities, and an even more strin gent surveillance has been in force since the discovery of the huge collection of phony money in fhe Jacksonville furniture store. of segregationist, saeen released in October from a previous prison term forgery. Be said that the idea was his, that he had written all the checks and yea shed them all, but Turner t war going on and had receipts of the 40-odd “check bouncings” in a six-county urea. Turner agreed with Hill’s testimony. Judge W. J. Bundy gave each of the pair five years in prison last week at Jacksonville. This week Judge Walter Bone in the Kinston court added two years to the mil term and one year to the Turner term. , , The boys still face trial in Jones, Wayne, Duplin and Pitt counties for the other checks they passed. In Lenoir County the following were stuck by this pair's efforts: W. H. Jones at Pink Hill *112, —-* of near Pink Hill *30, HriMliM Three Jones-Lenoir Pupils Take Degrees At ACC’s Mid Term Thirty-four Atlantic Christian j College seniors completed work; this week for degrees. The group will be awarded de grees at the college’s annual com mencement in May, along with the regular graduating class. I Completing work at the conclu sion of the fall semester this week were 21 seniors seeking a Bache- I lor of Science degree. Thomas E. I Mjallard of Trenton was one of these. | Thirteen seniors completed work for the Batchelor of Arts degree. They included Milton G. Edwards Jr., of Kinston and Donald E. How ard of Pink Hill. | Jones and Lenoir Have 17 Listed in ECC’s Honor Rolls Three lists of students at East, Carolina who have received official recognition from the College be- j cause of their excellent records in academic r work dieting the fall quarter'of the present school year have been announced. Included on the list are the names of 680 students, of whom 221 are men and 459 are women. North Carolinians number 637 and stu dents from outside the state 43. Sixty-eight men and women who made the grade of 1 on each sub ject taken, the highest mark given at the college, received top hon ors for scholastic achievement in an “All l’s” List. The Dean’s List and the Honor Roll include the names of students whose work was considered worthy of special men tion and commendation. The Dean’s List, including 176 students, is composed of under graduates who made at least two and one-half quality points per credit hour on all work taken, with no grade below three. These stu dents did superior academic work. The Honor Rod,.with 436 repre sented, is composed of undergrad uates who made at least two quali ty points per credit hour on all work taken, with no grade below three. The work completed by these students was well above average. Lenoir and Jones Counties are represented on the honors lists as follows: ALL l’s: M. Rebecca Hill of Rt. 6, Constance McD. Priest, both of Kinston and Bonnie Meigigs of Maysville. DEAN’S LIST: June D. Harper, Marie Louise Sutton, and Dennis E. Williams, all of Kinston and Eve lyn L. Hewitt of Maysville. Harold Lee of Kinston route four $30, Hardy’s Texaco in Rivermont $30 and Hubert Smith at Grain gers $20. Hill said their total “issue” would amount to some over $850. He said the bulk of this had been spent for gas, beer, whisky, clothes and other car expenses. All the check^ were “bounced” between December 20th and Jlanuary 4th, the day Hill was arrested by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Department. Woman's Club is Sponsoring Dance Classes at Clubhouse The dancing classes sponsored by the Trenton Womans Club be gan last Saturday night and every one had a good time. The teen agers met first and learned a few “cha-cha” steps and were followed by the “old people” as the teen-' agers call their parents, who start ed off a little slower by learning steps of the fox trot. There were about 25 adults pre sent, but unfortunately there were about five ladies without partners. The haeeting times have been changed' for the classes, so make this note of the changes. The classes will meeit for teen agers, on .the regular teen-age club night. All those who .plan to take lessons, go at 7:30 with the cor rect fee, and those who do not wish to take lessons, go at 8:30 for the regular club dance. The adults will then meet the following Satur day at 8. Clubwomen Hear Health Officer on Department’s Work The Trenton Womans Club met Jan. 14 in the club house with 14 members and 10 visitors present. Mrs. Harold Hargett, president, opened the meeting and the group sang the Club Womans Hymn. Mrs. Paul Huffman, chairman of the Community Affairs department on Health and Welfare asked Mrs. Zeta Burt to introduce the speaker, who was Dr. R. J. Workman, Jones County Health Officer. Dr. Workman spoke about the work of the health department. He told of various jobs carried out by the department, and how indi viduals can help. One of the jabs Tony Mallard Elected Secretary of YDC Young Democrats gathered in Winston-Salem to install new State YDC officers, pass out awards and hear Sen. Robert W. Byrd. One of the {officers installed was Tony Mallard of Trenton, above, who is a student at East Carolina College. Monroe Redden Jr. of Hender sonville is the new president and installed with him were Charles Kivett of Greensboro, national committeeman, Tony Mallard, sec retary, Charles G. Furr of Wake Forest College, treasurer, and Bob by Griffin of Pfeiffer College, col lege vice president. is to prevent diseases. He listed the top ten diseases that cause death, including auto mobile accidents, home accidents, heart and livers diseases and many others.' Many of these, the people can prevent, themselves. Following the program, refresh ments were served by Mrs. Harold Hargett Jr. and Mrs. Donald Brock. Then the business session began. The nominating committee presented its slate of officers for the coming new year, which was the same as the yitar before. They are; Mrs. Hargett, president; Mrs. Fred Pippin, vice-president; Mrs. Nimrod Carroll, secretary and Mrs. Fred Foscue, treasurer. Senator Sam Ervin Says... WASHINGTON—This is the first of two columns on the proposal for Federal registrars. FEDERAL REGISTRARS. The Civil Rights Commission, which is an agency of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, has recommended that Congress enact legislation providing for the ap pointment of Federal registrars to register persons to vote for Presi dential Electors, Senators and Con gressmen in any registration dis I trict where citizens of the United ! States are being deprived of the right to register or vote because “of their race, religion, color or national origin.” Since no citizens of the United States are being deprived of their right to vote anywhere in the United States because of their religion or national origin, these specific terms simply legislative “fifth wheels” or “window press ing.” The bills introduced to carry out this recommendation show that the champions of civil rights are some what impatient men who seek easy solutions to hard problems. In so Going, they devise short-cuts to the .ends they desire and are con temptuous of the obstacles they encounter, even though such obsta cles be precious constitutional or legal principles. ATTREMPT TO ROB States of Historic Powers. Under the Con stitution of the United States^ citi zens of the United States residing in any state are entitled to vote for' Senators and Congressmen if they are qualified to vote under state law for members of the most numerous branch of the state legis lature. History shows the wisdom of the existing laws which repose in spe cially trained state election officials the power to determine whether citizens applying for registration possess these qualifications. The bills which embody the recom mendation of the Civil Rights Com mission are designed to rob these state officials of this historic pow Under these bills, the power of the President, as the Chief Ex etcutive Officer of the nation, is subordinated to that of the Civil Rights Commission. This is true for this reason: The bills provide that if tihe Civil Rights Commission certifies to the President that citi zens of the United States are be ing deprived of the right to regis ter or vote for Presidential Elec tors, Senators, or Congressmen in any election district “because of their race, religion, color or na tional origin,” the President of the United States must appoint “from among Federal officers or em ployees living in or near such dis trict, an individual to serve as a temporary Federal registrar for such district,” even, though the President may deem such action to be unwarranted by the facts or incompatible with sound Federal State relations. When the Presi ConthMMd on page 6 t