One Dead, Several Hurt in Weekend Automobile Wrecks Accident at Highland And Queen Causes Death Of Ray Manley Holton One man was dead, several were injured and more than a score of motor vehicles were damaged in the widest weekend driving spree of the year in Kinston and Lenoir County. The collision of cars operated by Paul Butler Ellis, Jr., 18, of New Bern and Caswell Hardy Rouse, 59 of Kinston led to the death of Ray Manley Holton, Jr., 19, of New Bern, who was riding with Ellis in a 1950 model convertible. The accident occurred at 11 p.m. Saturday at Highland Avenue and North Queen Street. Ellis was charged with reckless driving and manslaughter, with bond fixed at $500. He and his wife and Holton’s wife suffered lacerations and bruises. Property damage was estimated at $2,000 by the investigation officers, Capt. Glasco Evans, Dewey Merritt, Jim Brown and Ed Evans. After the impact of Rouse’s car against the New Bern vehicle, the death car traveled 100 feet before striking a telephone pole. Holton’s skull was crushed between the car and the pole. Rouse’s car went 41 feet before it struck another light pole. The Highland Avenue intersection is a stop corner for all traffic entering the main thoroughfare. Funeral services for Holton were held at 4 p.m. Monday from the Broad Street Christian Church in New Bern by Rev. W. C. Foster, pastor, assisted by Rev. T. A. Forget. Interment was to follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery. A member of the 1951 graduating class of New Bern High School, he was married in March. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Edna Vincent Holton, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace A. Holton of New Bern. At 1:30 a.m. Saturday a car being driven by Forrest Herring, white, of Kinston Route 2 ran off the road on Hull Road and turned over. Patrolman Lloyd Pate said Herring told him he went to sleep at the wheel. He was indicted for reckless driving. Pate described the 1946 model car as a complete loss.
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