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VOLUME XXVI
SIX PAGES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Sfi37 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 5
County Board In
Two Day Session
Health, Debts, Liquor
And Roads Brought
Discussions
Hope To Do Something
About County's Debts
Every one present at the board of
commissioners' meeting on Wednes
day seemed to agree that something
ought to be done about the tremen
dous and unpaid debt of approxima
tely $4,000,000 which hangs over
Carteret county like an axe. The
meeting was typical of the Carteret
Board of Commissioners. They
were very agreeable in the matter,
but insofar as actually doing any
thing, they did not.
The meeting Wednesday was a re
cessed meeting and the second of the
week and month, and incidently the
last meeting the board can legally
have during February unless they
post their intentions of another
meeting at the courthouse and ad
vertise same in a county newspaper
six days prior to same.
On Monday the board went into
executive session to draw a jury fojf
the March term of court, which ac
cording to the way some very intel
ligent attorneys hereabouts look at
at it is a direct violation of the law.
On Monday too, various delegations
seeking now or improved roads, dele
gations from various sections of the
county, appeared.
Each month grocery stores make
bids for supplying the county home
during the current month. Usually
C. D. Jones Company and Freeman
Brothers are the only firms making
bids. Usually too, Freeman Bro
ther get the bid. This month they
were given the bid by a low margin
of only two cents.
On Wednesday a group represen
ting civic organizations appeared
before the board and requested that
the county establish a full time and
standard health department. Dr. S.
W. Thompson of Morehead City was
spokesman for the group. He out
lined the functions of such a depart
ment and a few of the oustanding
prevailing conditions in Carteret
which could and would be curbed by
a health department. Dr. Thompson
minced no words in explaining the
prevailing conditions in regard to
syphilis in this county, this state and
this nation. If the citizens of Car
teret generally could have heard Dr.
Thompson's discussion of the situa
tion, the board of commissioners
would be forced to vote for the es
tablishment of such a department.
As it was they looked at it favorably,
fished around to see if there was any
way politics could play a role, etc.
In the opinion of County Attorney
Luther Hamilton such a department
could not be established until July
when the new budget for She county
becomes effective.
In regard to the establishment of
a health department, no one suggested-
that profits from the ABC store3
(Continued on page six)
f
IN WASHINGTON
WHAT
IS
TAKING
PLACE
xmm
BY
4 jky
UNITED STATES SENATOR
OFTEN SOME highly constructive
pieceof legislation is thrown into the
Congressional hopper and lost in the
grind because it lacks dramatic ap
peal. In other words, its great sig
nificance is not quickly grasped.
Such a measure has been offered by
my distinguished colleague, Senator
King of Utah. It asks the Presirent
to call for Federal and state confer
enences on the subject of taxation
"with the objective of bringing order
out of chaos in the taxing held.
THERE IS NO single issue of
gi eater importance to our apeople
today than the need for settling once
for all the proper sources of tax re
venue for the. Federal government,
(Continued on page six)
CEDAR ISLAND
RECIPROCATES
Cedar Islanders have recipro
cated. Following the disastrous
hurricane of September, 1933.
which destroyed many homes
on the island, the American Red
Cross stepped in with immediate
relief. And Cedar Island has not
forgotten that relief. Last Sat
urday, W. S. Goodwin merchant
on the island brought to the lo
cal chapter of the Red Cross the
sum of $25.50 and several boxes
of clothing contributed by the
islanders towards the relief of
the flood victims in the middle
west. But Cedar Island is only
one of the many communities
in Carteret which has respond
ed so well during the current
drive for Red Cross flood re
lief funds.
Local Coastguardman
Writes About Flooded
Louisville, Kentucky
"The people here are ruined,
their homes are ruined and many are
completely destroyed," writes Coast
guardsman Theodore Willis to his
home folks in this county. Willis
is a member of the Oak Island crew
and one of 50 or more coastguards
men of the Seventh District who is
now on flood duty in the middle west.
His letter addressed to Mrs. Willis
who lives in Carteret county came
from Louisville, Ky, a- city with, .a
population of 370,000 persons, where
over 200,000 are homeless.
"Where our boats have been work
ing most of the houses are all un
der water except the roofs, and a
depth cf from 12 to 18 feet is in the
streets," he continued. The health
of coastguardsmen i s carefully
watched, and each day they are exam
ined by physicians.
Further excerpts from Willis'
letter follows: "People are going
crazy by the hundreds. One man
shot and killed all ct his family and
then himself, to get them out of the
punishment caused by the floods."
"I was down in the Ohio river to
day, (the letter was written last Sat
urday) and it sure is awful there.
We found a house with five grown
people and nine children. They had
no kind of heat and had not eaten
in four days and one of the children
had double pneumonia. We carried
milk, bread and soup for the sick
child. People here are starving, but
the Coast Guard, Red Cross and
other agencies are doing all they
can."
Mr. Willis stated in closing his
that the coastguard would soon be
transferred down in Mississippi at an
early date, a section which has yet
to see the crest of the flood.
STORE TO MOVE
The Beaufort Furniture Company,
operated by H. L. Potter will soon
move from its present location on
Front Street to the Potter building
diagonally across the street from
The Beaufort Theater. Remodeling
of the new location is now underway.
Young Men's Shop
The building formerly occupied by
Western Union on Front street is
being remodeled and will be the loca
tion of The Young Men's Shop at an
early date. Charles Britton will be
owner of the store.
Fish With Portholes
Caught Off Africa
In the deep sea off South Africa
a fish with portholes has been caught
and will grace a museum in Cape
town. The home of the unique finny
swimmer is far down in the perpet
ual darkness of the ocean's depths.
Along the lower side of the body
are tiny holes which are brightly il
luminated from the interior when the
fish is alive.
About nine inches long and black
in color, it has the head of a wild
cat or infuriated tiger in appearance
if not in size. Huge teeth, liked curv
ed needles, protrude from an enor
mous mouth. Extending backward
from the jaws are two external sets
of rat-trap-like teeth. (Gold Medal
News.)
IT COULD HAPPEN HERE
Sailfish Have Been Sighted
The above photo was sent along
Beaufort News by The Charlotte Ob
by the sailfish, we do not know. The
paper because there is another local
a sailfish off the Carolina coast, but
which are frequently taken in the
there are sailfish out there. On more
sighted off Cape Lookout and Cape
fish will attract anglers to our sect
fish will be taken and that will inter
dentally, the photo, shows the correct
suits.
a
Believe Poison Berries
Cause of Qhilds Death
Poi3on berries are believed
to have caused the death of lit
tle 6-year old Carolyn Hyde
Brooks at Potters Emergency
Hospital last night a few hours
after she was entered there
and a futile attempt had been
made to save her life. Her 8
year old brother Charles Ad
rian Brooks, suffering from
similar ailment was committed
to the hospital at the same
time, and while his condition
is considered very grave, he
has a chance for recovery, it is
understood.
The grief-stricken parents of
the children, Mr. and Mrs.
Adrian Brooks who live with
his mother Mrs. Minnie Garn
er on Orange street were at
loss to know how the children
had been poisoned. At first it
was thought it may have been
some candy they ate early this
week, but a partial diagnosis
Carteret Farmers Contribute
Sweet Potatoes To Red Cross
Nearly Five Hundred Bushels
Collected by Legionnaires
For Flood Victims
Sweet potatoes, a total of 480 bu
shels contributed by the farmers of
Carteret county to Carteret Post 99
of the American Legicn and the local
chapter of the Red Cross are now
rolling westward to the flood strick
en city of Louisville Ky. In addi
tion to the potatoes, a large supply
of garments collected by Mrs. George
McNeil and Mrs. John Lashley of
Morehead City were included in the
shipment.
The freight car was furnished free
of charge by the A. and N. C. rail
road company and transporation was
furnished by this railroad and the
Norfolk-Southern. The foregoing
contribution to the Ohio valley flood
victims is in addition to money con
tributed by the citizens of the county
to the Beaufort and Morehead City
chapters of the Red Cross. A story
about these collections to date ap
pears elsewhere in thi3 edition.
The Legionaires and Red Cross
officials co-operating together con
ceived the idea of sending the pota
toes last Thursday. ; Word was out
to the farmers of the county to bring
their contributions to a freight car
on the side-tracks in Beaufort The
contributions ranged from one bu
'FISHING Ddtti
uit&mi 1 fens -tout
Off Cape Lookout
with ;;ome cuts being returned to The
server. Who the angler is, standing
photo is being published in this news
fingle. So far, no angler has landed
just like dolphin and amberjack
Gulf Stream near Cape Lookout,
than one occasion sailfish have been
Hatteras. Someday this very game
ion, because someday the first sail
est local and visiting sportsmen. Inci
pose a fish and angler for best re-
by the attending physician
seems to indicate that it was
seme sort of poison berries,
and little Charles now in the
hospital in a weakened condi
tion stated today that he and
his sister ate some berries re
cently, but he did not remem
ber just when nor what kind,
although someone stated they
were youpon berries. Injections
of glucose are being used at in
tervals to save the little boy's
life.
Funeral services for Carolyn
were conducted at the home of
Mrs. Garner this afternoon at
4 o'clock. She is survived by
her parents, grand mother and
one sister and two brothers
here and another grand par
ent Mrs. Thomas Midyette of
Ocracoke. Mrs. Brooks was the
former Miss Rosa Midyette of
that island.
shel to 75 bushels per farmer.
Names of those contribution follow
Williston; Gibbs Brothers, R. B.
King, G. F. Simpson, C. Gillikin,
Brady Golden, Ivey Arthur, Hugh
Pake, Roland Salter, Tyler Pake,
Charlie Pake, Harry Gillikin, Ira
Pake, Charlie Salter, Wilson Golden,
Dora Merrill, Ker'ney Merrill, Dave
Merrill, Joe Pigott, N. M. Smith,
John Nelson, Lola Lefferts. C. T.
Jarvis, Ralph Chadwick, Dewey Mer
rill, Hermon Merrill, Claud Martin,
George M. Tjiomas, Julian Fulcher,
W. J. Dail, Dan Hill. J. T. Norris,
Earl Campen, C. T. Eubanks, Hugh
Carraway, G. R. Laughton and fami
ly, Primrose Gooding, Ed Lawrence,
Harvey Hancock, Sol Wilkins, C. N.
Cartmill, H. D. Whitehurst, Vinson
Pigott, Ivey Chadwick, H. G. Chad
wick, Walter Stewart, M. Willis, M.
C. Fulford, J. W. Daniels, S. C. Davis,
Henry Chadwick, Ben Watson, Milton
Chadwick, Adrian Davis, L. N. Con
ner, Ball Brothers, Curt Dickinson,
Nell Hardesty, Cliff Taylor, Guy
babiston, Henry Godett, M. Godett,
Small and Fodrie, J. E. Taylor, A. J.
Jones, A. H. Gillikin, W. S. avage &
L. N. Pigott.
The potatoes were packed in bu
shel baskets, many of which were fur
nished at no cost by R. Hugh Hill of
Stubbs Fruit Company and Carl Gas
kill of Gaskill Brokerage Company.
Flood Relief Fund
Increases Steadily
Many Mild Days
During January
Unofficially the mercury in ther
mometers in the sunshine reached as
high as 90 degrees one January day.
That was unofficial. Officially the
highest registration during the month
was on January 8th and 14th, when
a registration of 73 degrees was re
corded on the U. S. Weather Bureau's
cooperative observers' meterological
record on Pivers Island. Not once
during the month did the tempera
ture reach freezing, as a matter of
fact the mercury never dropped be
low 43 on the 30th, coldest day of
the month.
As a result of the balmy weather,
January along the Carteret coast was
like mid-winter summertime. There
was several cloudy days nad a bit of
rainy weather, but for the most part
the sun was shining at least part of
the day. The official daily tempera
ture follow:
Max. Min.
1 69 51
2 62 48
3 .65 53
4 ...61 48
5 57 45
6 54 44
7 67 99
8 67 53
9 72 59
10 70 60
11 ..65 48
12 69 49
13 67 59
14 73 . 53
15 ..71 63
16 67 50
17 67 45
18 70 61
19 71 56
20 58 51
21 70 53
22 70 62
23 72 62
24 71 51
25 72 64
26 6S 4S
27 53 45
28 58 41
29 67 44
30 56 43
31 63 47
W. U. Office Moved
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany moved its station this week
to F. R. Bell's' Drugstore. B. C.
Vickery who has just returned from
Bloom, N. J. where he was given in
struction in operating the automat
ic W. U. equipment takes the station
over today and W. W. Pridgen re
lief operator who has been here for
severol months will leave Friday for
Wildwood, Florida, where he will be
stationed during the winter.
STORE IMPROVEMENTS
Internor improvements are being
made at the E. D. Martin Company
store. When completed this firm
wheih features fine ready to wear gar
ments for women will have much ad
ditional space for stock and displays.
CMl War Pays J
lXUEAlFOm
J By (Late) Jai. Rumley Etq.
':'
New Bern had fallen into the
the hands of the enemy and a
few days afterwards Beaufort
was occupied by Federal forces
In the meantime the Federal
navy and land forces made pe
parations to take Fort Macon,
garrisoned by Confederate
troops. On Friday the 25th
of April, 1862, the battle of Fort
Macon began. Citizens of
Beaufort, many of whom had
close relatives in the fort watch
ed the battle with painful in
terest from the waterfront of
the town. Following are more
excerpts from the interesting
diary of the late James Rumley
Esq., written in Beaufort dur
ing the Civil War.
Fourth Installment
ABOUT FIVE o'clock in the after
noon the firing ceased at the fort.
Soon after, the batteries ceased to
fire. A parley ensued.
SATURDAY, 26th of April; This
morning, the garrison surrendered,
and were released on parole, and
Fort Macon is now occupied by a
Federal garrison.
THE LOSS IN the garrison was
eight killed and fourteen wounded...
The Federal loss was one killed and
' (Continued on page two)
Citizens Of Carteret
Contribute Freely
To Red Cross
DRIVE FOR ADDITIONAL
FUNDS WILL CONTIUE
(A complete list of the names
of persons and organizations
contributing and the omtunt do
nated will be published in next
week's edition of this newspa
per). The total contributions made
by citizens and organizations
in the Red Cross flood relief
fund to the Beaufort and More
head City chapters stood at
$802.90 as we go to press to
day. This includes only mon
ey contributed. In addition to
the foregoing amount, dona
tions of clothing have come
from many of the communities
to the Red Cross chapter here
and have been shipped to re
lief headquarters in that strick
en area. A freight car load of
sweet potatoes donated to the
American Legion by farmers of
East Carteret were turned over
to the local Red Cross and are
now enroute to the stricken
zone.
The drive for relief funds contin
ues as new appeals from National
Headquarters indicate the a mount
needed is far in excess of what was
originally requested. Hundreds of
thousands of people in the Ohio val
ley are homeless as ?. result of the
floods which haeo Inundated the area,
and these homeless and starving peo
ple are being cared for by the Red
Cross. It is a big job and millions
of dollars will be necessary to help
these people, our neighbors of the
middle west to get on their feet again
And for that reason the drive for
more funds continues.
Flower And Fruit
Blossom And Ripen
The mildest mid-winter on record
for this section of the coast caused
flowers to burst into bloom, weeks
and months ahead of the usual time.
In some instances fruit which ordi
narily ripens in April or May, rip
ened in January. Capt. Jess Pagel's
narcissi garden is a mass of white
ness. Cold weather this week caused
some of his flowers to wilt, but oth
ers are budded and ready to bloom.
Each week for several weeks he has
sold many dozens of these pre-season
blossoms. In Morehead City the H. L.
Joslyn's saw their strawberries rip
en. There are numerous fruit trees
throughout the county in bloom and
down on Hatteras island orange
trees are in bloom.
BIRTHS.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Fodrie .
of Harlowe, January 29, a daughter.
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tiu
at Beaufort is given in thi'
column. The figures are appro?
imately correct and based o;
tables furnished by the U. S
Geodetic Survey. Some allow
ances must be made for varia
tions in the wind and also witl
respect to the locality, that i
whether near the inlet or a
the heads of the estuaries.
High Low
Friday, Feb. 5
3:09 a. m. 9:47 a. m.
3:18 p. m. 9:56 p. m.
Saturday, Feb. 6
4:13 a. m. 10:44 a. m.
4:25 p. m. 11:00 a. m.
Sunday, Feb. 7
5:10 a. m.
5:22 p. m. 11:38 p. m.
Monday, Feb. 8
5:59 a. m. 11:44 a. m,
6:11 a. m. 12:27 p. m.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
6:44 a. m. 12:33 a. m.
6:57 p. m. 1:11 p. m
Wednesday, Feb. 10
7:25 a, m. 1:20 a. rrt.
7:41 p. m. -1:52 p. ra
Thursday, Feb. 11 .
8:08 a. m. . 2:04 a, nv
8:24 p. m. 2:34 p. ra.
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