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Number 10
yolume XXVI
Eight Pages
The Beaufort News Thursday, March 11, 1937
IT NE WS
ay
obbers
Clark Convicts Group
Featuring In Local
Crime Outbreak
MAY CLEAR DOCKET
DURING AFTERNOON
Young men about town who hav6
featured in the recent outbreak of
Tobberies in Beaufoit were tried in
Superior Court this week before
Judge E. H. Cranmer sind prosecut
ed by Solicitor Dave Clark, convio
tions were obtained in the major
cases. Up until the time this story
is written on Thursday afternoon.
Judge Cranmer had not passed sen
tence in the cases but he is expect
ed to do so sometime between now
and 5 o'clock, at which hour he ex
pects to have the docket clear for ad
iournment. It was stated at the
courthouse today that all civil ac
tions on the docket hau been contin
ued, although a few motions have
been heard.
Willie Willis is expected to receive
the stiffest sentence in the group of
robbers convicted. He plead guilty to
charges of breaking and entering and
receiving stolen goods in conection
with the D. Pender store robbery,
and Fairleigh Small, co-defendant in
this case was also adjudged guilty.
In the Barbour Machine shop robbery
which involved the removal of bronz
valued at $200, Willis was also found
guilty, but R. R. Riggs, appearing as
an accessory in this case was given :
nol pros with leave.
Continued on page four
Civil War Days
in heu iom I
By (Late) Ja. Rumley Esq.
V
The strife experienced in
Beaufort during Civil War days
is continued in the following in
stallment. Originally written in
diary form by the late James
Rumley Esq., The Beauofrt
News was priviliged to reprint
same from old newspaper clip
pings furnished by Blythe Noe.
UNDER ALL thi3, we a:e unmind
ful of the allegiance we owe to our
State. The principle grows strong
er within us day by d..y. The cords
that bind us to her, like the child to
the parent, are tightening instead of
relaxing. The sword of the invader
cannot cut them asunder.
OCTOBER: "Watchman! Tell us
of the night;
What the signs of promise are?"
TELL US WHEN the dark politi
cal night that is upon us shall pass
sway. It drags its slow length along,
heavy, cheerless, wearisome, as the
long night of the Arctic region. Its
(Continued from page- one)
i IN WASHINGTON
WHAT
IS
TAKING
PLACE
BY
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Development of the Shenandoah
oni Great Smokv Mountain National
Parks, connected by a great 500-mile
highway which will be perhaps the
outstanding scenic route of the world
; mnre evidence of the determined
drive to give to all our people a broad
er and more enjoyable lite, mese
xrpii nf natural beauties and scenic
t -wonders, reserved for the public in a
country which has shown too nine
regard for preserving its soil, its for
ests and its streams, h a fresh remin
der that we must not only utlize the
resources that are ours, but must
guard carefully these resources for
future generations.
Creation of these two treat Nat
ional Parks on land that is not carved
from the Dublic domain, as was the
case in the West, but purchased by a
(Continued on page eight)
entence
Today
Town Ticket Will
Carry New Lineup
No public announcements
have been made but accord
ing to news one hears floating
around the streets the Town i
Ticket in May will carry a
new lineup for the board of
aldermen and also for mayor.
It was hinted sometime back
that George W. Huntley -war.
slated and probably would be
the next Mayor of Beaufort.
Mayor Bayard Taylor, before
he left for a Richmond hispit
al recently, told a Beaufort
News reporter that he was not
a candidate to succeed him
self. In the lineup for the
Board of Aldermen four names
have been mentioned as prob
able candidates. They are John
White, Ed Potter, Graydon
Paul and L. C. Davis. None of
these possible candidates are
on the board at present. The
present board consists of D.
W. Glover, James Rumley,
Seth Gibbs, Dr. C. W. Lewis
and Frank King. The White,
Potter, Paul and Davis lineup
and Huntley as Mayor have the
support of the Longest, Hol
land, Thomas faction, it is said
and in municipal politics that is
a powerful faction to deal
with. There had been some
talk once that Seth Gibbs might
be a candidate for Mayor and
also A. T. Gardner has been
mentioned for the job, but lit
tle talk has been heard recent-
ly.
Presiding Jurist
Judge E. H. Cranmer
Southport's Judge E. H. Cranmer
is presiding over the criminal and
civil terms of Superior Court here
this week. Asked to join the solic
itor and an editor in a game of golf
on Tuesday, Judge Cranmer said
that he had never yet had time to
learn how to play the game. Judge
Cranmer is appearing here as presid
ing jurist for the first time in several
years. He has proven himself migh
ty popular with those mixed up in or
attending court here this week. Judge
Cranmer is a likable sort of man, and
his past record sows that he is one
of the outstanding Superior Court
judges of North Carolina. While in
Beaufort, Judge Cranmer is stopping
at The Old Davis House. On Wed
nesday afternoon Judge Cranmer was
host tj the Bar Association of the
county on a cruise to Cape Look
out aboard C. G. 228. Judge Cran
mer finds in Beaufort a town very
similar to his Southport.
Candidate For Mayor
hp
A. T. Gardner local account
ant and expert on income tax
matter announced definitely,
just before we go to prei to
day, that he would be candidate
for Mayor in the Municipal elec
tions in May. Mr. Gardner is a
Republican, but he will seek the
votes of both Democrats and
Republicans, it is understood.
With George W. Nunelty as
candidate for the same office
and as both candidates have
many friends in Beaufort, the
old Political Pot should pass the
simmering stage in local politics
at a Tery early date now. . .
SIKES SPONSORS
FILLET PROGRAM
N. C. Fisheries Inc., Will Tell
World About Carolina Coast
Seafresh Fillets Over
Station WPTF
John Sikes, general manager of N
C. Fisheries Inc., plan3 to tell the
world about Carolina Coast Seafresh
Fillets by way of radio advertising
over station A'PTF in Raleigh. Last
Friday night Mr. Sikes was host at
a Seafresh Fillet dinner in the din
ing room of the Fisheries Plant, for
the purpose of introducing, Claiborne
Mangum, talented tenor, Mrs. Lucy
Beibl and Mr. Beibl stars of the pro
gram,. A feature of the dinner was
a presentation of a 15 minute sketch
by the radio stars, just as it will be
broadcast from the Raleigh station
on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
mornings of each week at 8:15
o'clock, starting on Maich 16.
In addition to the radio star
honor guests of the evtning, officers
of the recently organized Junior
Chamber of Commerce in Morehead
City, newspapermen and high Fish
eries officials were piesent. Follow
ing the presentation ot the program
by the Radio stars, several of the in
vited guests were asked to say a few
words. Herbert Utley, editor of The
Twin City Daily Times, and Morehead
City Booster No. 1, told Sikes and
his guests that he thought the pro
gram presented over radio would not
only increase the sales of Carolina
(Continued on page eight )
Bailey "Impeachment"
Story Increases Mail
Of George W. Huntley
Last Sunday morning George W.
Huntley, chairman of the county
board of education and probable can
didate for Mayor of Beaufort in the
May elections told the local news co
respondent that he could be quofled
on his views about Senator Josjah
Bailey. His views were that' approxi
mately 100,000 Democrats in North
Carolina who gave Bailey the neces
sary majority for election in the No
vember election, did -so because they
thought he was and would continue
to be a Rooseveit man. "Now that it
has apparently turned out otherwise,
why couldn't those voters sign affida
vits saying they were voting for a
Rooseve.lt Bailey, and not an anti
Roosevelt Bailey, and therefore were
withdrawing or recalling their vote
for the Senator thus bringing about
an impeachment?"
The story seemed to have possibi
lities so after being assured that it
was okay to quote him, the views ad
vocated by Mr. Huntley were wired
to the larger state dailys. Next morn
ing Under the Dome, said "Interest
ing but Improbable." The Greens
boro Daily News printed the story
under a box head. On Monday Frank
Smeturst wired Aycock Brown that
he was not interested in any more
continued on page four
Transfer Federal Building Site
To Gov'nt And Work Begins
Check in Sum of $11,500 Payable to Dr. and Mrs. Duncan
Presented by Charles F. Rouse, Assistant United
States Attorney on March 10, Being Purchase
Price of
Building To Cost $118,000, an
Secured For Beaufort By Representative Barden
Followinff a few unavoidabla
delays transfer of the Dr. C. L.
Duncan property at the corner
of Pollock and Front streets
was effected yesterday (March
10) and preliminary work on
movine the building to the ad
jacent lotto the eastward start
ed today. It is the actual begin
ning of construction of a $118-
000 Federal building tor Keau
fort, to house a new postoffice,
the collector of customs office
and other federal agencies.
The appropriation for this
building was secured for Beau
fort by Representative Graham
A. Barden of this Congression
al District.
Plans for the building, now being
drawn by architects in Washington
will be completed at a very early
date and at that time bids for con
struction of the structure, will be
let. It is understood that the build
ing will be of Colonial design, to co
incide with the Colonial architecture
prevalent in this historic town. Post
master Wiley Taylor custodian of the
new building released the following
LOCAL GRADES TO
SPONSOR CONTEST
Most Papulor Baby in Beaufort
Will be Decided by fenny
Votess To be Crowned
April 2
A Baby Contest sponsored by the
various grades of Beaufort Graded
School is now underway and will
come to a close on April 2, it was an
nounced today. At that time, dur
ing the Primary Operetta, the most
popular baby will be crowned and
given a prize. At the same time the
grade whose baby wins the contest
will receive a prize.
Members of each grade are work
ing hard for votes for the baby or
babies which they sponsor. Persons
wishing to cast votes may do so at
the ballot box in House Drug Store
at one cent per vote.
Grades and the babies they spon
sor follow: First ?rade: Clifford
Yewis Jr., and Julia Kelly; Second
Grade: Peggy Hamilton and Ann
Noe; Third Grade; Shirley Lipman
and Jimmie :Smith; Fourth Grade:
Helen Paul and Kerry Gordan Lewis;
Fifth Grade: Blythe Noe, Jr., and
Bobbie Safrit; Sixth grade: Jimmy
Allen and Margaret Allen and Mar
garet Ann Howland; Seventh grade
Mary Frazier Paul and Dianne Brit
ton; Eighth grade-1: Elizabeth House
Eight-2: David Stewart Hill; Eight
3; Billy Ball; Mixed grade: Nancy
Russell; Ninth grade: Ann Caileton;
Tenth Grade: Brantley Brown; Elev
enth grade: Johnny Betts.
Judge Cranmer And
Party Cruise With
Noted C, G. Skipper
Judge E. H. Cranmer presiding ov
er Superior Court here this week was
host to the County Bar Association.
on a cruise to Cape Lookout Wednes
day afternoon aboard the Coast
Guard Patrol Boat 228. Guests on
the cruise and perhaps even Judge
Cranmer were unaware of the fact
that Capt. Frank Tuten, 'skipper of
No. 228 is one of the outstanding
patrol boat skippers of the Service.
Capt. Frank Tuten, whose official
C. G. title is Chief Bcatsswain Mate
saved the lives of several of his ship
mates in one of the bloodiest C. G.
massacres in history. That was the
time a crazed rum runner wie Jas
Horace Alderman, who had already
slaughtered two Coast Guardsmen on
No. 240, ( a patrol boat similar to
228) between Miami and Bimini in
1027, had Tuten and four other
Coast Guard and a U. S. Secret Ser
vice man lined up on deck with the
intention of shooting them down
like rats. Webster and Tuten rush
ed Alderman, the former was killed
instantly with a bullet through his
heart, but Tuten saved the day
and the lives of remaining shipmates.
A complete story of that massacre is
reprinted on Page seven of this
tion read it.
(Continued on page four)
Property
Appropriation
excerpts from a letter received from
Charles F. Rouse, assistant U. S.
Attorney in Wilmington today:
"This is to notify you that on this
date United States Treasury check
number 2,879,978, dated Decembei
1936, for the sum of $11,500 and
payable to the order of C. L. Duncan
and Clyde V. Duncan, his wife, rep
resenting the purchase price of this
site, has been delivered to the payees
named therein, the vendors who have
receipted same; and that they have
delivered a dulty executed deed con
veying this site to the United States
of America, which deed has been filed
in the office of the register of deeds
of Cartert county on this date for
recordation. Your attention is drawn
to the fact that the vendors have ex
eucted the standard form of bond,
in the penal sum of $1,000, guar
anteeing the clearance of the site
within time specified in their con
tract of sale and purchase."
Work of moving the building (the
Duncan home) now occupying this
site must be completed within 30
.days, it is understood.
M
ay Abandon
Portsmouth C.G,
FLASH! FLASH!
Just as we go to press the
following sentences in court
cases here were ordered by
Judge E. H. Cranmer:
Wiliie Willis, total four years
and six months in state prison
on three convictions.
Guion Smith and Guy Dudley,
two years road sentence for
each.
Fairleigh Small, six months
on roads.
Charley Brewer, famed boot
legger, 15 months on roads.
Walter Garner; one year in
state prison, with recommen
dation to superintendent that
he be placed under care of
prison physician.
PADLOCKED !
The Log Cabin, operated by
Cal Wha'ey at the intersection
of State Highway 70 and Edge
water Club Boulevard was or
dered padlocked today by
Judge E. H. Cranmer. The
place s alleged to be a "liquor
joint.'
His Hobby Is Golf
Solicitor Dave Clark
Greunille's Duve Clark, solicitor
of th- judicial dbtiict, is attending
court here this week and has gotten
jonvictions in several important
cases. Dave Claik as prosecuting
attorney for the Sta;e usually gete
convictions when he is trying a case.
But somt
But something he had rather do in
stead of working in a stuffy court
room, is to be out in the open play
ing golf. He is a champion player
and won the trophy tup in a tour
ney on his home town couise recent
ly. Late Tuesday' afternoon with
the editor of this news-paper he play
ed on the partially completed Gulf
Stream Golf Course down at Beau
fort Community Center. He was high
in his praise '' n th? layout Philip
Ball, WPA supervisor has effected
there, and i3 in hope that by sun-,
mertime the links will be completed j
to such an extent that he can play '
each day on his vacation which hi
plans to take in Beaufort. In adJi-'
tion to his duties as a solicitor and
his hobby of golf, Da. e Clark is a!?o ,
somewhat of a sleuth. He ilois no..
like to talk about it, but he is one of j
the main cr.aiaoters in a dct?ct;v
story in one of the current magazines
now on sale in Beaufoit. .Vvi hi aid
ed materiallly in solving the recent
burglaries in this section, although
he says all credit sho's' I to Chief
Longest and Sheriff Chad vie!-:, who
also did a splendid job.
ILLNESS INTERRUPTS
A SPLENDID RECORD
Illness of Lawrence W. Hassell,
clerk of superior court for the past
18 years interrupted his splendid
record this week. With the excep
tion of a short vacation in Florida
recently, last Saturday was the first
day since he became clerk of Car
teret Superior court, that he missed a
day'at the office. And as a result of
his illness, he also missed court this
week. W. O. Williams, local coun
sellor at law has been substituting
for Clerk Hassell, during the latter's
illness and Miss Eva BraTaldo has
been in charge of the office routine.
Z
Citizens May Petition
Government to Keep
Station Active
Super Stations Planned
And Seven To Be Closed
Portsmouth Coast Guard station
located on the northern tip of lonely
Core Banks adjacent to Ocracoke
Inlet will be one of nine stations in
the Seventh District to be decommis
sioned between now and September
1, if present plans carry. Seven of
these nine stations are within the
boundaries of North Carolina and
most important of the seven is Ports
mouth. Portsmouth station is so situated
that it forms a protection to navi
gators and fishing crews in sound,
ocean and inlet waters. It is lo
cated some 15 miles (including a
mile wide inlet' north of Core Banks
and six or seven mile3 (including a
two mile wide inlet) south of Ocra
coke station. Many fishermen and
navigators in Beaufort this week have
expressed surprise that Coast Guard
officials would contemplate the dis
continuance of a station which is
right in the middle of the most fre
quented sound and ocean fishing
grounds along the North Carolina
coast and yet so far away from ad
joining stations which are not only
separated by many miles of ocean
beach but also inlets.
It is understood f-oin reliable
sources that hun:!:ods of fishermen
and navigators 'usin?' the waters of
(Continued on page eight)
Covtrina The
WATEMl FliOXl
By AYCOCK BROWN
DOWN ON Ocracoke Island a pe
tition has been circulated to bar bar
rooms from the island. Bar-rooms
in the foregoing sentence refers to
places which sell beer. Unless you
know your Ocracoke the foregoing
might not be of much interest to you.
Petitioner No. 2 on the list was Thurs
ton Gaskill, and unless you know
your Thurston Gaskill.- that does
not mean much to you either., , , , .
Representative George Davis of Hyde
has introduced a bill in the Legis
lature which would mean an improved
school for Ocracoke. And the latter
is something really worthwhile.
SOMEONE WHO HAS the money
to do it and the faith that many of
us have in the sportfishing advan
tages of the Carolina Coast, is miss
ing a wonderful bet by not building
a small hotel or boarding house down
at Cape Lookout. I would like to
have the opportunity of running
hotel there, with my first guests be
( Continued on page eight)
TIDE TABLt
Information as to the tid-
at Beaufort is given in this
column. The figures are approx
imately correct and based or
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 a
the heads of tho estuaries.
High
Law
. m.
p. m.
a. m.
r riday,
Mar. 1Z
1:42 s
2:00 i
7:39 a. m.
7:57 p. m.
Saturday, Mar,
8:25 a. m.
8:44 p. m.
13
2:28 1
2:42
p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 14
9:11 a. m. 3:13 a. m.
9:13 p. m. 3:24 p. m.
Monday, Mar. IS
9:58 a.m. 4:01 a. m.
10:21 p. m. 4:08 p. m,
Tuetday, Mar. 16
10:45 a. m. 4:52 a. m.
4:57 a. m.
Wednesday, Mar. 17
11:12 a, m. 5:49 a. nu
11:37 p. m. 5:54 p. nu
Thursday, Mar 18,
12:07 a. m. 6:52 a. m,
12:33 p. m. 6:58 p. nu