Battle Seems Cooling After Two Months of
and Counter-Attack by Former Political Allies
By Jack Rider
A public feud between “pri
vate-eyes” seems to be reaching
a cooling off stage in Lenoir
County.
A year ago Private Detective
Marvin Hardison was an active,
financial backer of Private De
tective Fred Boyd for the job Of
sheriff in Lenoir County.
The coalition, with some other
help was most successful and
Boyd was swept into office with
a vote of landslide proportions.
But after the votes had been
counted and the shouting had
died down Hardison started wor
rying about the future plans of
his competitor.
Long before Boyd was sworn
in on the first Monday of Decem
ber a whispering campaign final
ly became a scream: “Qm Fred
Boyd be sheriff and private de
tective at the same time?”
Boyd was asked that question,
by this writer weeks before he
took the oath of office. He said
that he was selling out his Coas
tal Plain Detective Agency, lock
stock and barrel to Edward Earl
Whaley, a former Kinston police
man, who had been in his em
ploy for several months.
Public notice was repeatedly
given of Boyd’s intention.
But the whispering campaign
continued to scream.
People reported that Boyd was
still listed with the State Bureau
of Investigation as the owner of
the agency.
People reported that Boyd’s
home was Still listed in the tele
phone directory as the office of
the agency, and that the agency
telephone number still was Fred
Boyd’s phone number.
People reported that Boyd was
still getting money from the
agency.
Boyd says all of these people,
or very nearly all of them have
been inspired to one degree or
another by Hardison.
Boyd further says that Hardi
son had been made one promise
during last year’s campaign: An
appointment as a temporary*
deputy sheriff to enable him
to attend certain state and fed
eral schools for law enforce
ment officers, and with the stipu
lation that when the schooling
was completed Hardison’s ten
ure would automatically end.
J U OBJ O 1UU UlOUli lUUil ail”
gry exception to this latter part
of the agreement.
Hardison and Boyd had a heat
ed confrontation last Tuesday
night (January 10th) which re
sulted in lawyers being sum
moned to pour oil on the trou
bled waters.
Hardison’s attorneys have ad
vised him to keep his mouth
shut.
Their approach to the ques
tion is an airing of the matter
before the board of county com
missioners, which is expected at
the February meeting.
But no one has explained what
the county commissioners have
to do with the problem, assum
ing it is a problem^
Included here with this review
is a statement issued Tuesday of
this week by Sheriff Boyd in
which he answers the known
charges that have been brought
against him in this controversy. ;
The general court house con
sensus Is that the majority of
the steam has now been blown
off, and that from herein there
may be a little “huffing and puf
fing” but with little danger of
anybody’s house being blown
down.
Sheriff Fred Boyd Issues Statement
Clarifying Status of His Connection
With His Former Detective Business
I, Fred L. Boyd, state that as
of December 5,1966,1 have not
had any active part in the opera
tion of any detective agency. I
do not own or have any stock in
any agency.
In the past month, there have
been rumors and insinuations
that I am still connected and
operating a detective agency. I
could not find the time if I
wanted to. Due'to an investiga
tion, it was proven that the per
son or persons starting the rum
ors were directly involved with
the Sheriff, in not swearing in
certain persons as special depu
ty sheriffs. I have made no such
promises to anyone and have no
intentions in doing so.
The sole owner and proprietor
of the Coastal Plain Detective
Agency is Edward Earl Whaley.
Negotiations were started in
October, 1966. Due to the fact
that I worked as a private detec
tive out of town until December
4, 1966 and sworn in as Sheriff
December 5, 1966, while Whaley
was also working out of town
and in ether parts of the state,
all negotiations have been slow.
A question about my being
registered as the owner with the
State Bureau of Investigation is
a mere technicality (expiration
of all licenses paid) will expire
June 30, 1967.
Whaley is also registered as
an associate with the Coastal
Plain Detective Agency and will i
be listed as owner when the SBI ]
is notified.
The Coastal Plain Detective i
Agency advertises with approxi- ;
mately ten surrounding towns.
This will require not foil than
one year to remove my name
and the present address Of 2000
Carey Road from the ads, be
cause telephone directories are
printed only once per year at
a different date in eaqh town.
All telephone calls have been
referred to V|fhal«y's residence
as of December 5, 1966. The
telephone number, 523-3106, has
been a dual number Fred L.
Boyd residence and detective
agency. Negotiations have been
made to transfer this number
when a suitable office is located
for Mr. Whaley.
There will probably be several
more months before I can be
completely dissolved due to un
avoidable circumstances^ of clos
ing out and transferring ac
counts to other persons.
I hope the citizens of Lenoir
County will understand this
problem and disregard all un
founded rumors.
Signed
Fred L. Boyd,
Sheriff, Lenoir Coun
ty
Land Transfers
Jones County Register of
Deeds Bill Parker reports re
wrding the following land trans
fers in his office during the past
veek:
From James Davis to Kirby and
leraldine Phillips two lots in
tollocksville.
From Charlie and Alberta Gad
ion to Wilford and Elsde Phil
'aw 126 acres in White Oak
township.
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