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VOLUME XXVI
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1937 ZE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 6
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DREDGED CHANNEL HAS
DEPTH OF EIGHT FEET
One of the most worthwhile WPA
projects ! Parted in Cuiteret county
is now complete and as a result the
community of Atlantic has what
some people call a "little port term
inal." In reality the people of Atlan
tic, and communities throughout East
Carteret will derive much benefit
from the recent harbor improvements
at Atlantic. The channel leading to
the principal wharf there has a depth
of eight feet which will permit fish
ing boats of any type and the aver
age craft of any kind to dock in At-
lantic.
The dredging was completed in two
thirds the time that had first been
estimated for the undertaking; and
it cost only two thirds the amount
that had been figured in advance.
The importance of the harbor has
already been shown, ait several hun
dred thousand pounds of fish have al
ready been brought there. It is said
that on the first day the harbor was
opened officially a hundred or more
boats engaged in fishing in the ocean
beyond Drum and Ocracoke inlets
used same.
The WPA took over the project
and had charge of its completion. T.
Gates Matthews, WPA engineer of
New Bern is given much credit for
the part he played in the successful
progress rrlade on the project.
Acceptance of the work by the
'.WPA followed many delays and tech
nicalities. Congressman Graham A.
Barden was the. one. who insisted on
the relief agency's indorsing the pro
ject and he was instrumental in hav
ing that organization undertake the
work. Previously he had had the War
Department nake a survey in the
section but had failed to get a con
gressional appropriation through in
time for a special amount through
the Rivers and Harbors act.
Farmers Should Apply
For RRA Loans Now
Farmers of Carteret county who
are planning to make application
for Rural Resettlement loans this
year should do so at or?e. Time for
planting in Carateret is growing near
and with only a limited time to file
applications for loans remaining, the
farmer who will seek a loan will be
wise in making arrangements for
same now. Applications for these
loans are handled through the Rural
Resettlement office in the courthouse
anaex here.
Skeleton Identified
The skeleton and bits of clothing
found on Peatnut Shoal by Capt.
Snow some time ago has been posi
tively identified as being the late Joe
Willis, Morehead City barber who
disappeared last July. A coroner's
hearing held this week by Dr. R. C.
Smith, coroner, at which several per
sons testified, resulted in the identi
fication. IN WASHINGTON
WHAT
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TAKING
PLACE
BY
UNITED STATES SENATOR
pitrhaps NO legislation in
American history has aroused such
universal interest and affects so
many individuals as the Social Sec
nrity Act passed by the last Congress.
From the very first it was, and is
now, an experiment in meeting one
of the most pressing problems of the
age.. the problem of enabling work
ers to build annuities toward the day
uliiin fViav era KpvnnH t.ha aca of
profitable employment, unemploy
ment insurance anu viiubuj
(Continued on page eight)
LOCAL MEN AT
RAIL HEARING
City Clerk T. M. Thomas Jr.,
and M. Leslie Davis local attor
ney left Wednesday for Wash
ington, D. C, where they are
attending the final heaving in
the matter of the proposed a
bandonment of the B. & W.
trackage owned by the Norfolk
Southern which extends from
Morehead City to B eaufort.
These two representatives of
Beaufort were joined in Rocky
Mount by Fred Seeiey, who will
attend the hearing m the inter
est of the Chamber of Com
merce of Beaufort. Preceding
Messrs. Thomas, Davis and See
ley was Chamber of Commerce's
attorney R. E. Whitehurst of
New Bern. It is understood
that thi3 final heaving will con
sist of oral aigumant by the
parties involved. Prior to the
Washington hearing today three
others, the first in Beaufort, the
second in New Bern and the
third in Washington have been
conducted before Examiner Jno.
M. Prichard of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Examin
er Prichard recommended that
the trackage be operated, in his
recent report to the Commis
sion. Attends Rail Hearing
Rop. Fred R. Seeiey
Final decision on whether a rail
road will continue to operate into
Beaufort will probably be decided
after the I.C.C. hearing in Washing
ton today. Attending this hearing in
the interest of The Chamber of
Commerce of Beaufort is Rep. Fred
R. Seeiey, pictured above. Others at
the hearing are T. M. Thomas, City
Clerk and M. Leslie Davis attorney
for Beaufort and R. E. Whitehurst,
Chamber of Commerce attorney.
i'ovvring The
WATER FROX7
By AYCOCK BROWN
IF THE FILMS were any good,
newspapers throughout the country
equipped for taking AP Wirephotos,
are using scenes today of the Nor
wegian motor ship Rigel which was
in distress 400 miles southeast of
Hatteras last Friday when she asked
for coast guard assisance. Probab
ly papers in North Carolina using
AP photos will carry pictures of the
Rigel in Friday editions, because they
are the first of any showing distress
ed ships of last Friday to reach the
United States.
A HALF DOZEN or more vessels
were in tbouble out in the Atlantic
during the February 5 gale which we
did not feel here on the mainland to
any extent. The cutter Modoc out
of Wilmington went to the aid of the
Rigel and stood by and escorted that
vessel until her crew of 29 had re
stowed a cargo of flaxseed from the
River Plata in S. A. which had shift
ed, causing her to have a list of 30
degrees. A list of 30 degrees is a
dangerous situation for a loaded ves
sel in rough seas.
THE AP PHOTO bureau in At
lanta had advised me on Monday that
the Modoc, then escorting the Rigel,
would reach here late Tuesday or
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When M. R. Beaman Was Hon
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Maurice R. Beaman, until recently
City Port Terminal, died in Clinton
conducted on Sunday. This newsap
man who deserved a lot more credit
played in getting the port terminal
terminal is a monument for this man
H. P. Ciowell, is now manager, he
the latter was given an indefinite
which he died in Clinton la3t week.
DR. GRANT E. WARD
SEEKS ANCESTORS
Writes Miss Oaksmith About
A Mrs. Appleton And
The Rotting Brig, ?
"Monmouth"
Miss Geraldine Oaksmith recently
received a letter from Grant . E.
Ward in Baltimore who is seeking
information concerning an ancestor
of his by the name of Appleton. It
is believed that someone hereabouts
might recall a family by the name,
and if such is the case Miss Oak
smith or The Beaufort News would
be pleased to have the information-'
-" "One of my " ancestor siTa Mrs.
Appleton whose first name was Eliz
abeth) lived in Beaufort. Her grand
son, a great-uncle of mine, wrote
my grandfather a letter giving us
some information about the family.
Mrs. Appleton's husband was appar
ently a sea-captain and owned sev
eral vesseb which sailed in and out
of Beaufort. He states that one, n
brig, called the "Monmouth" was
"lying rotting in the harbor" at the
time of his letter,," wrote Dr. Ward.
Dr. Ward is anxious to have the
information so that the genealogical
record of the family may be straight
ened out. If anyone remembers u
Mrs. Elizabeth Appleton or a brig
called the "Manmouth" which rot
ted in the harbor here, the informa
tion would be appreciated by this
newspaper. The letter was addressed
to Miss Oaksmith, because of the
similiarity of the name to her illus
trous ancestor the late "Appleton
Oaksmith" in all probabilities.
Poisoned Boy Better
Charles Adrian Brooks, 8 years old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Brooks is
recovering from an ailment believed
to have been caused by eating pois
on berries. He was critically ill in
Potters Emergency Hospital here for
several days. His 6-year old sister,
Carolyn Hyde Brooks died a few
hours after she was taken to the hos
pital suffering from the same malady
on Wednesday of last week.
LET THE BEAUFORT NEWS JOB
SHOP DO YOUR JOB PRINTING
Donations From Atlantic
Increases Red Cross Fund
All Communities In County
Have Contributed Very
Generously; Over
$1,000 To Date
With a total of $89 contributed by
citizens of Atlantic and turned over
to the Beaufort Chapter of the Red
Cross, the total collections to date
have increased to $569.77. The More
head City chapter has reported far
over $500 in collections for the flood
relief fund bringing the total for the
two Carteret chapters above $1,000.
These two chapters include all com
munities in the county.
In addition to the money which
has been raised, which is incidentally
far above the original quotas asked
for by National headquarters from
the Carteret chapters, hundreds of
pounds of clothing have been contrib
uted and the Carteret Post of the
sred By Edgewater Club
active manager of ihe Morehead
h st week. Funeral services were
i niton referred to Beaman as 'the
than he will ever get for the part he
for Morehead City.' Today the port
who is dead. A worthy suceesor,
teppod into Boaman's shoes when
.er.ve of absence due to illness from
MOTHER AND SON
FIND EACH OTHER
Separated For 12 Years, Both
Thought The Other Dead;
Reunited on February 2
In Mcrehead City
Tho happiest day of Mrs. George
Jinnett's life was on February 2,
1937, when a son whom she thought
was dead, came to life and came to
her, in Morehead City. It was a hap
py day too, for G. D. Jinnett, her
son, who left home 12 years ago,
settled in Saugatuek, Michigan,
where he is happily married, and
where he, owns and operates Jt . the I
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Her son left home 12 years ago
following the death of her husband.
They were living in Goldsboro at the
tima. A few months later Mrs. Jin
Jir.nett came to Carte: et county to
nv'-! her home with Mrs. Myrtle
Gokkn of Bettie, a niece. She never
lier.rc! from her son, so she thought
he was dead, although it is under
stood thta she never ri-ir.pletely gavj
up hope but what lie n.ight return to
her si meiiay.
On January 17, fvsvt Saugatuek,
Mr. Jinnett wired M. b Gillikin, his
uncle, in Goldsboro asking if his
mother was still alive and what were
her whereabouts. Mr. Gillikin did not
know tho exact whereabouts of Mrs.
Jinnett, bue he knew she was living
in Carteret county. So he notified
Mrs. Ida Willis in Moiehead City,
who in turn advised Mrs. Jinnett
Mrs. Jinnett went to the home of
Mrs. Willis where she awaited the
arrival of her son who came on
February 2. Last Saturday Mrs.
Jinnett left with her son for Sauga
tuck where she will make her home
in the future. Still there is a sad
touch to the story, because Mrs
Golden of Bettie had reached the
point where she considered Mrs.
Jinnett as a mother instead of an
aunt.
Big Catch Of Fish
The biggest catch ot fish in sever
al weeks was made last Thursday. It
is estimated that Carteret fishermen
landed approximately a half million
pounds, mostly trout, which were val
ued at approximately $16,000. The
catch was made in the ocean off the
"Hammocks" by the sink net fleet
American Legion contacted farmers
who donated enough sweet potatoes
to make a car load which were sent
into the stricken area..
The donations from Atlantic ar
rived too late to be included in the
list of individual contributions to the
Beaufort chapter which is published
on page seven of this edition of The
News. The contributors of Atlantic
will be published in next week's edi
tion of the News.
Dr. F. E. Hyde and Mrs. M. E
Blodgood of the Beaufort Chapter of
the Red Cross and Mrs. George Hen
derson of the Morehead City Chap
ter are nighty well pleased with the
splendid cooperation given by all cit
izens during the current drive for
funds to aid the flood stricken people
of the middle west
w
aterfront St.
FLU RAGING IN
EAST CARTERET
Smyrna consolidated school
was closed Wednesday due to an
epidemic of flu which has gained
much headway in that section
during the past few days. of
the total enrollment of approx
imately 250 pupils, 67 were ab
sent on Wednesday due to flu or
pneumonia, with many of those
present for classes showing
symptoms of the disease, it was
stated by Superintendent E. L.
Gaskill of the school who came
to Beaufort to confer with J. G.
Allen, county superintendent.
It is hoped, and tentative
plan3 are, to re-open the school
on Thursday, February 18, it
was stated. While the flu seems
to have reached a more serious
stage from an epidemic stand
point in East Carteret,. Dr.
Laurie W. Moore who has
many patients in East Carteret
stated that at Marshallberg
seven members of one fam
ily were confined to the bed
with flu and that their tempera
tures were running from 102 to
104 degrees each when he visit
ed them Tuesday afternono.
The flu cases are described by
physieians as being quite s:mi
lar to ' Spanish Flu" of World
War day3.
An Editor's Son
Brantley Aycock Brown
The above photo is that of Charles
Brantley Aycock Brown, son of Ay
cock Brown who has been editor of
The Beaufort News for the past
two years. At the time the photo
grapher snapped this picture the on
ly thing which would keep him still
for an instant was the globe of the
world that he is holding. He was try
ing to get the phographer to tell
him where Ocracoke, the place where
he was born was located on the globe.
His chief topics of conversation in
clude Tarzan of the Apes, Jesus, cow
boys, Indians, boats, Popeye, blow
gum, Sonja Henie and his Grandpop
pa Brown in Hillsboro, N. C.
Civil War Htm f
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By (Late) Jas. Riimljy Eiq.
In the preceding installment a
vivid account of the fall cf Fort
Macon was . given. .. Col. .Rodman,
military governor and Major Allen,
preroit m&nhall had been appointed
for the town of Beaufort. Civil lib
erty Sad fled. The date May, 1862.
FIFTH INSTALLMENT
S AVES ARE now deserting in
scores from all parts of the county,
and our worst fears on this subject
are likewise to be realized. The or
der which General Brunside promis
ed to make, to prevent them from
entering his lines, has not been made.
His lying proclamations was a Yan
kee trick.
THESE RUNAWAY Negroes are
allowed to pass the sentinels at any
time, even in the night, after white
citizens are required to retire to their
homes. They are welcome to different
Continued on page four
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Would Be Picturesque
Drive To Community
Center Building
OWNERS OF PROPERTY
SHOULD CO-OPERATE
There has been much talk in Beau
fort recently about paving Front
street extension which would result
in a waterfront drive direct to the
Community Center properties at Len
oxville. Such a route would prove of
vast benefit to Beaufort and this
section and the drive would be one
of the prettiest along the coast
Recently a group of interested cit
izens met here to discuss the feasi
bility of such a route. Many proper
ty owners along the route were pres
ent and expressed a desire to see the
work completed. Already the propos
ed street extension has been survey
ed and partially graded. The cost
of completing the work now would
be only a few thousand dollars, but
if completed would be worth many
times its original cost from the ben
efit that would be derived from such
a route.
The street extension is adjacent to
Taylor's Creek and the view from
same includes Beaufort Inlet, the
ocean beyond, picturesque Shackle
ford Banks, and many verdant is
lands dotting Core sound and adjoin
ing waters.
It would give a direct drive from
Front street to the Community Cen
ter which alreday inciu.its a complet
ed auditorium building and a partial
ly completed golf course and the ma
rine biological laboratory of the
Womans College of University of
North Carolina. The extension would
be only a bit over one mile. Pres
ent plans, if the co-operation of own
ers can be obtained is to pave the
route with asphalt of the same type
as the streets in Beaufort.
The Young Man's Shop
Opens Here Saturday
The young Man's Shop, owned by
Charles Britton will have its formal
opening Saturday in the building on
Front Street formerly occupied by
Western Union Telegiaph Company.
Wilbur Willis, who lias had years of
experience in selling haberdashery
will be manager of the new store.
Very modern equipment nad fixtures
have been installed, and the inter
ior of the store is as good as any
man's store in Eastern Carolina. A
number of national advertised lines
of haberdashery will be featured, in
addition to work clothes and work
shoes and boys clothing. An adver
tisement announcing the opening will
with more information will be found
on page 8 of this edition.
Five 4-H club members of Johns
ton County have purchased 2,000
baby chicks to be fattened and ship
ped cooperatively as broilers.
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tid
at Beaufort is given in thi.-
column. The figures are approx
imately correct and based on
tables furnished by the U. S
Geodetic Survey. Some allow
ances must be made for varia
tions in the wind and also with
respect to the locality, that is;
whether near the inlet or at
the heads of the estuaries.
High
Low
Friday,
Feb. 12
8:50
9:09
9:33
9:54
10:17
10:40
m. 2:40
m. ' " 3:10
Saturday, Feb. 13
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p. m.
a. m.
p. m.
a. m.
p. m.
a. m.
p. m.
a. r;.
p. m.
a. m.
p. m.
3:30
3:50
Sunday, Feb. 14
m.
m.
4:15
4:31
15
5:06
5:31
18
6:03
6:11
Monday, Feb,
11:03 a. m.
TuesoWy, Feb.
1:28 a. m.
11:54 p. m.
Wednesday, Feb. 17
12:22 a. m. 7:07
12:43 p. m. 7:11
Tkwwjay, Feb. IS
1:22 a. m. 8:18
1:46 p. m. 8:17
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