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The Beaufort News
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Beaufort, North Carolina, under the
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1937
More About Current
Burglaries ...
Burglary is still flourishing
in Carteret county. During the
past week at least one success
ful and one unsuccessful rob
bery has occurred in or near
Beaufort. They were only two
of many during the past sever
al weeks. It seems that tax
paing citizens would be given
ample protection from this
gang of robbers, but apparent
ly the taxpayers are not get
ting any protection.
Since the safe was taken
from a local chain store, it is
said that one of the checks has
turned up. To get that check
cashed it was necessary tor
someone to endorse it. But
with this evidence it seems that
officers working on the case
have failed to solve the prob
lem and bring about the arrest
of the robber or robbers.
Attempts to open the safe of
Beaufort Lumber and Manu
facturing Company were un
successful last week. Yet the
robbers succeed in removing
one of the doors of the safe.
Mr. Wilson of Pittsburgh who
is attending to the final liquid
ation of this lumber company
was wise enough to leave the
safe untouched by anyone, and
he told a newspaperman that
there were plenty of tell-tale
fingerprints in evidence on the
door ot the sate, lie told that
to law enforcement officers
too, but they told him that
while they were perfectly will
ing for Mr. Wilson to employ a
detective or a fingerprint ex
pert at his own expense, there
were no official funds for that
purpose. And such was the
co-operation given by law en
forcement agencies of this sec
tion to a firm which during the
past several years has surely
paid thousands of dollars to
the county in taxes. It is a
rotten situation when a local
government cannot arrange in
some manner to help curb an
ever increasing crime.
Carteret County Needs
Public Heajth Department
Regardless of what it will
cost, Carteret is in need of a
public health department and
needs it very much The County
Medical Association, Beaufort
and Morehead City Rotarians,
The American Legion, The
Woman's Clubs and all civic
organizations are leaders in
the movement to establish a
public department. Costs of
such a department for Carteret
county was put at a minimum
when the board of commission
ers finally condescended to
hear from a group represent
ing civic clubs on Tuesday. The
actual cost of a first class and
standard health department
would be nearer $12,000 per
year instead of the approxi
mate $5,000 suggested on Tues
day to the commissioners,
but what of it? The health of
a county's population, especial
ly the children, should be the
county's first obligation ev
en before unpaid debts which
may run into many millons.
lime was when the word
'syphilis' was spoken in whis
pers. It was not a nice word so
people did not use it. And all
during that time the disease
was spreading. Today it is
claimed that one out of every
seven persons in the United
States is infected with the dis
ease. A Morehead City phys
ician has recently examined 55
persons, picked at random but
engaged in an occupation
.which if publicized would crip
ple an industry because 12
of those 55 were positively in
fected with syphilis. It will be
shocking news to parents to
know that at least one child
has been discovered going to
a public school in this county
suffering from tertiary syphi
lis, the most advanced stage
of the disease. It is probable
that many other students in
Carteret have primary or sec
ondary cases of syphilis. It
takes a lot of nerve to write
such a paragraph as this but
the time has come when the
public must know these things.
The foregoing paragraph is
given to illustrate one of the
greatest duties which a county
health department must per
form. And that is, stamp out
syphilis. It is not a dishonor
to have syphilis, because the
disease is contracted in many
wavs and by people in ail
walks of life. The . dishonor
steps in when a person who is
known to be afflicted with the
disease does nothing to cure it.
Syphilis is curable. In addi
tion to stamping out syphilis, a
county health department
would within a couple of years
make diphtheria and typhoid
and other contagious diseases
unknown in Carteret. The pri
mary functions of a county
health department is not to
give medical aid to relief cli
ents and others who make no
attempt to pay their doctor
bills the primary function is
to prevent diseases and to safe
guard the health of the county
at large.
A county health department
is not political pie for some
body so unless the leaders in
the communities of Carteret
demand that their commission
ers establish a department,
there is little likelihood of one
being established. And the
people who have observed re
cent actitivities of their honor
able board know this is the
truth. Regardless of cost,
Carteret County Should Es
tablish A Health Department
WOW. Health Should Come
First, Debt Obligations Next
and Then Start Cutting The
Political Pie.
will also. He has spent one Christ
mas, one full summer and one half
summer in Beaufort, and likes every
one else who knows Beaufort, well I
believe he will continue very much
interested.
Sincerely,
C. B. Taylor,
Boston, Mass,
Jan. 29, 1937.
Four Score And
Seven Years Ago
In the year 1850 Beaufort
was destined to become a great
city. It was already a great
port four score and seven
year ago. The population of
our town in those days was ap
proximately the same as it is
today. Beaufort during the
years has kept up with world
progress, but its population
has not increased to any great
extent. The descendants of
people who played important
roles in town government in
1850 are playing similar roles
today. The map of the world
has changed considerably since
18.30 but little change in the
! map of Beaufort can be noted.
I All of this helps add charm to
i the town, perhaps, because no
visitor to this section has never
failed to praise our picturesque
j Beaufort.
I But turn back the pages of
i history. In the year 1850 the
author of Volume III, North
i Carolina Reader wrote the fol-
lowing about Beaufort:
"This is a town and seaport
on Bogue sound in the county of
Carteret. It is the best harbour
for ships between Norfolk in
Virginia, and Pensacola, in Flor
ida; there is water enough
(over nineteen feet) on the
bar, (the ridge of sand that
bounds the Atlantic coast), to
float the largest vessels.
"he town occupies a very
fine site; and (jne who has not
been there can form no idea of
the surrounding scenery.
"The citizens can sit in their
houses and see rolling waves of
the wide, blue sea, cne and a
half miles distant; and on the
north of them is North River,
and on the south Newport Riv
er, streams that are in themselv
es seas.
''Here can be enjoyed sea
breezes and sea-bathing; and
fish and oysters and wildfowl
furnish excellent food.
"A great city might be built
up here; all that is wanting is
to have a railroad communicat
ing with the intctior of the
country. They talk strongly of
having one to GolJsboro' or to
New Berne; and, no doubt, some
day there will be one.
"The General Government
ought to have established a
navy-yard at this place: the
harbor is sufficiently capacious,
and is in the midst of the finest
materials for ship-building, and
a region abounding in naval
stores.
Our Mail Box
Likes Our Town
Editor of The News:
"... I was in your town Satur.
day and again yesterday and I sure
do like the town very much . . ."
Yours truly,
Elliot S. Pool,
Ralegih, N. C.
Jan. 28, 1937.
An Interesting Feature
Editor of The News:
... "I want to thank you also
for your trouble in obtaining a copy
of the January 14th edition, contain
ing: "Civil War Days in Beaufort."
I found this quite interesting and I
know Jack ,my son in Honduras,
Our Gulf Stream Story
Editor of The News:
Thank you for your comments on
the publication "North Carolina:
Today and Tomorrow."
We appreciate the copy of the let
ter addressed to Senator Reynolds
by the Acting Director of the U. S.
Coast and Geodetic Survey with re
gard to the Gulf Stream at various
points on the North Carolina coast.
In the future, we shall be very
glad to use this information as a
base of any remarks concerning the
Gulf Stream.
The figures contained in the new
book were obtained from some
sources that had not evidently been
verified within several years and we
regret that this happened.
You have been doing a most worth
while work in giving general public
ity to the advantage offered to
North Carolina through the proximi
ty of the Gulf Stream and wo want
to continue to work in close cooper
ation with you. According to your
suggestion, we are making a copy of
the letter to give to Mr. Etheridge
and to keep before lis in our files.
We always appreciate such sym
pathetic cooperation as extended by
jour story.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely yours,
PAUL KELLY,
Assistant Director.
Raleigh, N. C,
Jan. 26, 1937.
Beaufort Date line
Editor of The News:
"... Evidently the enclosed story
I clipped from The New York Times
about the gale and high tide at Hat
teras must be your story, since it ap
peared under a Beaufort date line.
Anything I real about Beaufort, Ocra
coke or Hatteras fascinates me since
spending a part of the summer of
1936 in that area ..."
Sincerely,
Madelaine Taylor.
New York City,
January 30, 1937.
This Week's
Obituaries
JACKSON ADAMS
BROAD CREEK Funeral ser
vices for Jackson Adams, were con
ducted Sunday at the Holiness
church here with the Rev. Edward
Jones officiatnig. Interment was made
in the cemetery beside the church.
Mr. Jackson died Saturday, follow
ing an illness of only a few days. He
was the son of Jesse A. and Martha
Ann Adams.
Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Ma
tilda Adams and the following chil
dren: Miss Letha Adams, r.Ms. Pen
der Smith, Price and Lindon Adams,
also his mother Mrs. Martha A. Ad
ams. The following brothers and sis
ters of the deceased survive: D. E.
Adams, Alexander Adams and Mon
roe Adams, Mrs. T. S. Dixon, Mrs.
V. F. Salter, and rMs. Carl Buck, all
of this community except Mrs. Dix
on who lives in Gaspariila, F!a.
WILLIAM H. CASU3
Funeral services for vViuiam H.
Gaskins, (37. who died at his home,
Beaufort, RFD., were conducted at
the graveside in Reclsboro, last Sat
urday afternoon. Ho is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Mary Gaskins and a
daughter, Mrs. Sawyer of Hillsboro.
Mr. Gaskins was a farmer, he had
been in poor health for some time
and his death was due to a heart attack.
Ways of The Weather
A Riting Marometer
A rapid rise indicates unsettled
weather.
A gradual rise indicates settled
weather.
A rise with dry air and cold in
creasing, in summer, indicates wind
fiom the northward, and if rain has
fallen, better weather may be expect
ed. A rise, with moist air and low tem
perature, indicates wind and rain
from the northward.
A rise, with southerly wind, indi
cates fine weather.
A Steady Barometer
With dry air and seasonable tem
perature indicates a continuance
of fine weather.
A Falling Barometer
A rapid fall indicates stormy
weather.
A rapid fall with westerly wind,
indicates stormy weather from the
northward.
A fall, with increased moisture in
dicates storm; with rain and hail iii
summer, and snow in the winter.
Afall, with increased moisture in
the air and the heat increasing, in.
dicates wfnd and rain from the south
ward.
A fall, after very calm and mtm
weather, indicates rain, with squal
ly weather.
The barometer rises for northerly
winds, including from northwest by
north to the eastward for dry, or
less wet weather, for less ind, or
for more than one of these changes;
except on a ' few occasions, when
rain, hail or snow comes from the
ti. . l f..lls f.-iv cmithprlv
i ne uiti i'iiiiui xcino -iv.. -.-wind,
including from southeast by
south to the westward for wet weath
or for stronger wind, or for more
than one of thesech anges, except
on a few occasions, when moderate
wind, with rain or snow, comes from
northward with strong wind.
Devilfish Swallowed It;
See Whether You Can
mised to grant the request.
MAY, 1862; Within a few days
after the fall of Fort Macon, the
town of Beaufort was occupied by
six occupants of the 4th Regiment of
Rhode Island Volunteers. A mili
tary governor, Col. Rodman, and a
provest Marshall, Major Allen have
been appointed for the town.
CIVIL LIBERTY has now fled.
The presence of the arr.'.od sentinels
within and without the town, indi
cate the reign of military depotism.
The darkness of night, starless and
rayless night, enshrouds us. Be
tween us and our Southern friends
the curtain is drawn, through which
no ray of light nor voice of sym
pathy can reach us.
MOBILE, Ala. Capt. H. L. De
bauns of the cruiser Margaret, out of
Gulfpovt, Mis3., reports that a giant
devilfish towed his boat with six per
sons aboard for five hours over the
wraters of Mississippi sound after
swallowing the anchor of the vessel
from which they were fishing. It is
believed that the experience is uni
oue in fishing annals.
The fish picked up the anchor at
Beacon 2 in the Gulfport channel,
towed the boat to the quarantine
station at Ship Island, where it was
harpooned.
The fish then coughed up the an
chor and made a dash for Cat Is
land pass, where it was liberated at
2 o'clock by cutting a one-inch rope
rttached to the harpoon.
It was estimated that the tish
weighed 1,200 pounds and had tow
ed the boat twenty miles. (Exchange).
OUR MINDS are groping in a wild
erness of gloomy thought. The past
bright with memories of a once glor
ious country, rises before us, at
times in mournful contrast with our
present state of political darkness
and ruin; while o'ver the da;k abyss
of the future hope scarcely throws
a beam of light.
CONSTIPATED?
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lie. 10o.
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umaii Element"
Swims With Belly Up
The parastic fish Pseuostegophilus
scarificator of Brazil swims belly up
while it is seeking a host to which
to attach itself and from which to
suck blood; this is believed to be
due to the presence of air in the
large gut when the fish is without
food.
Civil War Days
(Continued from page one)
a few wounded. So say Federal
officers.
THE I.OXG expected contest for
the possesion of Beaufort harbor is
over. The flag of the United States
waves over its ,v;;ters. Dm thni f! t
once the cherished symbol of our
national glory, excites no enthusiasm
in us no-. Borne and pulluted by
the hands of fanatics and tyrants, it
has become the most loathed and
hated ensign that ever waved over
any people.
GENERAL BURXSIDE visited
Beaufort today. Some of the citi
zens presented him with a petition,
setting forth the spirit of insubor
dination daily manifesting itself, and
the desertions occuring, whi.-h is
threatening our county with ruin.
The petitions reminded him of his
offers of protection, in his proclama
tion to the people of this State; and
requested him to make an order pro
hibiting slaves hereafter from enter
ing the lines of his army, at then
several stations on this harbor, and
thus avoid the difficulty created by
a late act of the Federal Congress,
prohibiting the surrender of fugitive
slaves after they hqve entered the
lines of the army. He received the
petitions very courtesouly and pro-
Each prescription contains an unseen
ingredient The Human Element com
posed of the skill and the personal integ
rity of the Druggist
. . . .We have three Registered Druggists
to fill your prescriptions insuring you the
very finest Prescription Service obtainable.
F R R
ell, Druggist
Phones 9134
323-1
Night Phones
397-1
394-6
MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY
'tan;
GET UP MGHTS DUE TO
BLADDER IRRITATION?
It's not normal. It's nature's "Dan
ger Signal." Make this 25c test. Use
buchu leaves, juniper oil, and 6 other
dings, made into little green tablets
called Bukets. Flush out excess acids
and impurities. Excess acids can
cause irritation resulting in gettnig
up nights, scanty flow, frequent de
sire, burning, backache, and leg
pains. Just say Bukets to your drug
gist. In four days if not pleased your
25c will be refunded. F. R. BELL,
Druggist. 3-4-37
-AND NOW
Ho? Rolls
Sunday Afternoon
AT 5:00 O'CLOCK
Serve Fresh Delicious
Rolls for Sunday
Night Supper
Bells Bakery
BEAUFORT
WANTED GOOD ADDING MA.
chine, Reasonably Pi iced. Miller
Furniture Company, Turner Street,
Beaufort. n
LOST IN CORE SOUND WHITE
Deaddrise skiff about 15 feet long
Reward if found and returned to
Boyd Styron, Atlantic, N. C. It
THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC
that I am now connected with Hen
derson's Garage where I will be glad
to serve my friends. William Longest.
fin
ttWjfi Win WdHd
KEG O' NASLS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1937
Published in the
interest of Beaufort
Morehead City and
Carteret County by
the Noe Hardware
Company.
B. H. NOE, Editor.
mJ 85c $1.65
We have a bargain
in a used Coal
barning Circulating
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Speaking of bar
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When you have
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Mrs. Bill Skar-.-en
gets the first 1937
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Mr. Farmer our
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and we are prepar
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as usual, see us be
fore you buy.
The cool change
has caused our oil
heaters to beeome
more popular , they
may be purchased
rn easy terms.
Speaking of Stoves,
the nice Oil Range
in our window may
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if you wish, call for
particulars.
Ladies you may
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