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P. Drum, 4c; S Trout 10c
Carteret County's Oldest Newspaper 'Established 1912,
Volume XXVII 8 Pages This Week The Beaufort News, Thursday, January 6, 1938
p, c Per Copy
Number 1
First Streamlined Oil Truck In Carteret
First eetinff Of Year
Held Fit County Board
IMPROVEMENT IN
FISH MARKETING
BEING PROPOSED
Conservation Group
Have Important
Meeting
THREE POINT PROGRAM
GIVEN BY NEW YORKER
There is much interest in
the communities along the Car
teret coast, where fishing is a
.major industry, in the propos
al now under consideration to
improve marketing conditions.
Jn Raleigh this week met of
ficials of the Department of
Conservation With Capt. John
Nelson, Commissioner of Fish
eries and marketnig experts, to
discuss the situation. The Unit
ed Press story relative to the
meeting as it appeared under a
Raleigh dateline of January
4, follows.:
RALEIGH, Jan. 4 The conserva
tion and development depaitment'3
fisheries committee tonight began a
study of plans to interest Noith Car
olina fish dealers in improved mar
keting methods.
The plans, still cmbroyonic were
expected to include a marketing ex
change, to keep fishermen posted on
market conditions and prices, and to
act as selling agents to distribute
North Carolina fish throughout the
nation.
The committee announced that a
meeting of dealers interestej in hear
ing an explanation of modern mar
keting systems would be held soon.
Today's meeting was devoted es
pecially to a study of rehabilitating
the North Carolina fishing industry.
Stanley de J. Osborne, New York,,
vice president of the Atlantic Coast
Fisheries, outlined modern methods
to the committee and said intelli
gent, uniform mai-keting is needei
more than anything else. -
Osborne suggested a three-point
program for North Carolina fisher
men, including improvement of the
quality and packing of fish market
ed; better marketing methods; and
advertising.
(Cintinued on page Eight)
Tom Hood Chairman
Of Ball Committee
Tom Hood, employee of First
Citizens Bank and Trust Com
pany, and well known young
man about town, has been nam
ed chairman of the an-.ual Pres
ident's Ball committee in Beau
fort. The Ball this year will be
presented at Community Center
Auditorium on Friday night,
January 28. Chairman Hood re
ceived his appointment from Na
tional Ball Chairman George R.
Allen on Wednesday. In notify
ing The Beaufort News of his
appointment, Mr. Hood stated
that he planned to bring a na
tionally known orchestra to
Beaufort for the occasion. In
subsequent editions of this news
paper announcements of his
committee assisting in plans will
be announced, along with ad
ditional information about the
the biggest January social event
ever presented in this county.
Covvrittfi The $
WATER FRONT
By AYCOCK BROWN
IT'S A WONDER that any of
them survived, but not a member of
Capt. Joe Pigott's family was injur,
ed that time the waterspout demol
ished his home at Gloucester to splin
ters. I had heard the story several
times, various versions. The Ocracoke
version was that
vafi uuc uau juob
returned from a
voyage to the
West Indies a
board a schooner
and as he ap
proached his home
at Gloucester, he
saw a water spout
twisting ahead of
the vessel, strike
the land and his
Aycock Brown home and scatter
things generally in all directions. I
believe the Ocracoke version was
that Capt. Joe saw not only members
of his family flying through the air,
but also one of his cows.
LAST SATURDAY down at Glou
cester I had the pleasure of meet
(Continued on page eight)
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Hauls The
Pictured above is the first stream
lined oil truck to be operated by any
of the agencies located in Carteret
county. This truck is owned by Tom
Potter of Sinclair Company which re
cently established plants in More
head City and Beaufort. Tom Potter
is representative of Sinclair in this
MRS. GILLIKIN TO
RECEIVE SUPPORT
Judge Orders Husband
To Pay Her $10
Monthly
In Recorder's Court on Tues
day, Judge Paul Webb ordered
Denard M. Gillikin to pay $10
per month towards the support
of his estranged wife Mrs.
Lillie Belle Modlin Gillikin. He
was also ordered to pay the
court costs in connection with
the case which was tried on
Tuesday, December 28, at
which time the court decision
was deferred until this week.
In the story appearing about this
case appearing in The Beaufort News
last week it was erroneauslyTited
that Mrs. Gillikin received $12.50 per
week salary; She is employed on an
NYA project and receives only
$12.50 per month. The case when
it first came up for trial on Dec
ember 28th attracted considerable at
tention and the testimony of witnes
ses was of such a lengthy nature that
it took most of the day to try it.
Highspot of the court session this
week was the trial of Theordore Law
rence, charged with driving a truck
while under the influence of intoxi
cants and for damage to the barbe
cue stand operated by Stanley Lock
hart in Morehead Bluffs area. In
court there was no evidence which
proved Lawrence had driven the
truck while drunk, however he was
found guilty of reckless driving.
Judgement was continued in the case
upon good behavior of the defen
dant and upon condition that he pay
the court costs and damage to Lode
(Continued on page eight)
TRAWLER PISCES
TO FISH OFF N. C.
The trawler Pisces of St. Augus
tine, Florida, was in Beauofrt this
week for the purpose of having a
shaft repaired at Paul's Marine Ser
vice. It was necessary to haul tho
vessel out on the railways, completed
last year, while the work was being
done. The Pisces is one of the trim
mest looking trawlers to ever come
in this port. She is not a large boat
but her streamlined cabin, attracted
much attention along the waterfront.
Capt. Edward Brex of Wilmington,
Del., is master of the vessel. The
craft is powered by a 150 HP Super
ior Diesel and it is the plans of Capt.
Brex to base in Carteret and fish off
N. C. beyond the 3-mile limit for
the next several weeks, it was stat
ed. Dr. W.L. Woodard Will
Establish Office Here
Dr. Warden Lewis Woodard, with
his family have moved to Beaufort
from Manteo and next week he will
establish a dental office here in Pot
ters Emergency Hospital building. He
will occupy the same offices that
were formerly and for many years
occupied by the late Dr. H. M. Hen
drix. Dr. Woodard is no stranger in
Beaufort and Carteret county. For
several years he was connected with
the dental department of the State
Board of Health but recently has
had an office in Manteo on Roanoke
Island. The Woodards, the Doctor,
Mrs. Woodard and one child, will
live in the same house where the late
Dr. Hendrix and Mrs. Hendrix made
their home on West Front street.
Products of Sinclair Refining
county. At the present time Sinclair
is serving much or the marine trade
at oil docks while the truck, operat
ed by Earl Noc is serving consum
ers of Sinclair products in all parts
of the county. Tom Potter, Sinclair's
Carteret representative attended
Tennessse Military Academy and the
Crew of Patrol
if 1
Hi
Spent Christmas
Pictured above is the crew of North
Carolina's fiisheries patrol boat Hat
teras. The Hatteras which was first
stationed at Manteo and Oregon In
let during the autumn is now bas
ing at Ocracoke where she is engag
ed in keeping trawlers beyond the
territfnafclimits. of ti state. In
the aiove photo are shown; Capt.
Guy.M. Gaskill, master of the vessel
mem
Legion Sponsored Carteret
Fair Showed Profit In 1937
This Might Happen
To You Some Night
If you leave your home about
3 o'clock in the morning some
time bound for your job which
might be located in another
town, or for a trip up state, do
not be surprised if a group of
plainclothed officers, who act
more like hoodlums than what
they are supposed to be, over
haul you while enroute. That
happened to Otis Moore a few
mornings ago. He had spent the
week-end here at his home with
Mrs. Moore and left for Choc
owinity, where he is employed
as operator by the N-S Railroad,
about 3:30 o'clock. About 4
o'clock on U. S. Route 70, in
the vicinity of Havelock, a high
powered automobile with a glar
ing spot light crowded him off
the road and brought his car to
a stop. From the highpowered
car poured a group of men who
demanded: "What have you
got." Peaceful and good citizen
Otis Moore was under the im
pression that it was a hold-up
so he replied that he had only a
few dollars on his person. "We
mean how much liquor have
you got in that car." demanded
the overhaulers. They immed
iately started a search of the
car which Mr. Moore was driv
ing. Mr. Moore calmly asked
what was the meaning of it all.
Then he was informed that the
" men were officers and one pulled
back the lapel of his coat and
showed a badge. It was not
learned here whether the badge
was that of a G-Man, a T-Man,
or an ABC enforcement officer
or deputy sheriffs. The story as
one hears it here today would
indicate that from the manner in
which the proceedings were
carried on that the men hi
jackers or officers, were surely
not well trained government au
thorities. The moral of this story
is that most anything can hap
pen to anybody now-a-days, so
be careful how you drive along
the highways at 4 o'clock in the .
morning.
Eighteen million miles of tire cord
was produced by one American tire
company last year.
Company
University of North Carolina. He is
the son of Guy Potter of Charleston,
W. Va., and a grandson of Holister
Potter, prominent Beaufort citizen
who-, recently celebrated his 90th
birthday.
Boat Hatteras
'1M
it.
At Their Homes
an9 a resident of Harker3 Island ;
Ca,pt Ben' G. O'Neal of Ocracoke and
Beufort,v first mate; Chief R. L.
Whitehurst, engineer, of Gloucester;
Hftgh Basnight,,jissistant engineer of
Manteo; Kenneth .Ward, cook, of
Maitfeo qnd Frank; Taylor,,.,! Sea
LeveC a dfeck'handTCutHsed'thra
courtesy of Dare County Times.)
Financial Report Is
Read at Meeting
Tuesday Night
Directors of the Carteret
Fair association met at The
Legion Hut on Tuesday even
ing to hear T. E. Kelly read
the financial report and to dis
cuss plans for the Carteret Fair
of 1938. The directors appoint
ed Raymond Ball, T. E. Kelly
and R. H. Hill a committee to
meet with representatives of
carnivals and midway attrac
tions in Raleigh next Monday.
They were given authority to
sign up for Ihe midway attrac
tion for the 1933 Fair.
The Carteret Fair Association is
sponsored by Carteret Post 99 of
The American Legion and the officials
and directors are Legion members.
Treasurer Kelly in his report stated
that the Legion's gxcss receipts from
all sources this year were approxi
mately $1,700. Of this amount elec
trical bills and other expenditures
were paid out, iniluding the im
provement of the Graded School's
athletic field, Stato tax etc, a bal
ance of $314.06 was shown after all
expenditures were paid, which is the
amount the Fair Association has in
the treasury to use in promoting
the 1938 event. Despite the fact
that unfavorable weather prevailed
at times during Fair Week, the event
which was heralded with well plac
ed advertisements was a gratifying
success to the directors and sponsors.
A motion was made and carried
that the financial report be read at
the next Legion meeting and that a
copy of same be filed with Carteret
Post 99.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Robert S. Seaman, Morehead City,
and Louise Piner, Morehead City.
Kenneth L. Garner, Newport and
Elsie Lee Garner, Newport
Claude Davis, (col.) BeauJort and
Rita C. Johnson, (col) Beaufort.
Reported outbreaks or hog
cholera in Pitt County caused the
county agent to vaccinate 145 ani
mals against the disease last week,
of the Wilmington Runner type in
Washington County, North Carolina.
The nuts wil be grown for hog feed
in that section.
Sail Yacht Dione
On Southern Cruise
The two matted S-Y Dione of
New HTen, Conn., which ha been
undergoing repairs at George Pin
er' Shell Oil Dock marine railways
in Morehead City during the past
several days will sail shortly for
Southern waters on a cruise which
will include the Bahamas and West
Indies and possibly later the South
Seas beyond Panama Canal. The
vessel is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Er
nest J. Moy whose home is in Seat
tle, Washington. Mrs. Moy an ac
complished violinist who has pre
sented concerts and been guest ar
tist on radio programs, throughout
the world is the daughter of the late
William Henry Lee and' Mrs. Lee
and the grand daughter of General
Robert E. Lee, commander in chief
of the Confederate Army. She was
born in Alabama, but early in life
started a musical career. She stud
ied violin' in Leipsig. Mr. Moy was
born in Middlesex, England of Irish
parents but for the greater part of
his life lived in British Columbia
where he was engaged in newspaper
work until his retirement. In their
cruise dewn the coast they are as
sisted in the operation of the boat
by a pilot. "Fellow-Boy a Doberim
Pinscher is a beautiful and friendly
dog owned by the Moys. Mr. and
Mrs. Moy spell their name M-O-Y
and not M-O-Y-E as the well known
Eastern Carolina family spell theirs.
Decomposed Body of
WPA Worker Found
A decomposed body of a man, iden
tified as that of John Dunham, form
er WPA worker and a resident of
Morehead City came to the surface
of -Calico Creek near, the dock of the
Bell-Wallaceipyards and Marine
Railways in Morehead City on Mon
day of this week. Dunham had mys
teriously disappeared several weeks
ago and many people are of the op
inion that he had been been the vic
tim of foul play. The body was in
such a state of decomposition that
it was hard to determine if this wai
true, although Morehead City author
itics are said to be conducting an ex
tensive investigation in an effort to
apprehended any would be murderers
of the dead man. George Ic. Wallace
discovered the body according to
Billy Mace of Beaufort, an employee
at Bell-Wallace.
All Beaufort Autos
Must Have Licenses!
Although an extension of 10 days
was allowed citizens to purchase
their Town of Beaufort license plates
(if they have not already done so)
officials this week are advertising
a warning that unless local cars bear
license on or before that date, the
owners will be subject to arrest An
advertisement warning non-license
buyers to do so at once appears else
where in this edition. It is under
stood that after midnight on Monday,
arrests will begin. The cost of the
license plates is $1.00.
Mine Operator From
Chile Visits County
Mr. and Mrs. William Turner and
two sons who live in a Chilean min
ing town 17 days from New York
left Carteret county Monday for their
home after visiting Miss Georgina P.
Yeatman, owner of the Carteret Open
Grounds and Perquimans Plantation.
Mr. Turner is the operator of a
Chilean copper mine. Miss Yeat
man accompanied by her guest Miss
Frances Dillion, a landscape archi
tect of Philadelphia recen";ly flew
down to the formers estate, and they
will remain there most of the week.
Other guests at Mis3 Yeatman's
estate recently were Mr. Frank Dil
lion and two sons. They returned
to their home in Virginia last Sun
day. W. A. MACE GOES WITH
BELL-WALLACE COMPANY
W. A. Mace, son of Mrs. Maybelle
Mace and the late W. A. Mace of
Beaufort has been employed by the
Bell-Wallace Shipyards and Marine
Railways in Morehead City. He as
sumed his new duties there this week.
Mr. Mace is well known in Beaufort
where he takes an active part in civic
work through his connections with
the Beaufort Business Association.
Shanghai is rated as the third
greatest seaport in the world.
Tax Matters Claim
Commissioners'
Attention
MOORE TO GET 15
ON CERTAIN TAXES
Tax matters, the county's
poor, public roads, bills and
the appointment of committees
marlo the retrular meetine of
the Board of County Commiss
ioners here on Monday, one of
a routine nature. Tax Collec
tor Eugene Moore wil be allow
ed 15 percent ior an personal
property and Poll tax collect
ions made by him on the delin
quent list now held in his poss
oaainn it was ordered bv the
board. It was also ordered
that Carteret County accept
teacher's script at par, on 1933
and prior taxes.
Other matters pertaining to taxes
which the board acted on during
the Monday follows: Home listed in
name of Mrs. C. H. O'Berry, More
head Township was orddered to
be valued at $2,000 and automo
bile at $200; it was ordered that
house listed in name of Earl Arthur,
Straits township in amount of $500
be stricked from the record as same
is not owned by Mr. Arthur, or as he
stated, there is no such house on the
property; property values of George
Daniels of Morehead City will
be investigated by Commissioners
McCabe and Willis; A pickup truck
listed in name of Gaskill Brothers of
Sea Level is to be placed on tax books
at $150; upon motion it vs3 order
ed that the county far a.ue received,
transfer and assign all tax sale cer
tificates of Sutton Davis heirs, for
80 acre tract and Elijah Davis for
158 acre tract to Mrs. Etta Davi
Thorson ; A house in Newport Town
ship listed in name of James R. Bell
is to be placed on tax bookse at value
(Continued on page eight)
Postal Receipts For
Past Year Decrease
Receipts at the Beaufort
Postoffic was slightly lower
during the year ending Decem
ber 31, 1937 as compared with
the same period in 1936. The
year 1936 with receipts totaling
$11,657.87 was a peak record
for the postoffice since W. H.
Taylor has been postmaster. The
receipts during the past year
totaled $11,545.29 or less than ,
$125 difference below the prev
ious year. The Beaufort Post
office handles much mail for'
Eastern communities which is
not credited to the local ofiWi "t
This mail includes that which
comes in during the evening and
has to be handled the following
day by ' dispatchers at the local
office. Besides Postmaster Tay
lor, the personnel of the local
office includes: U. E. Swann,
Howard Jones and James Potter.
Dan Darling and Bill Skarren
are local carriers and Charles
Hassell is RFD carrier.
TIDE TABLE
Information as the tide
at Beaufort is given in this
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, Jan. 7
11:21 a. m. 5:29 a. m.
11:39 p. m. 5:58 p. m.
Saturday, Jan. 8
12:07 a. m. 6:25 a. m.
12:24 p. m. 6:48 p. m.
Sunday, Jan. 9
12:59 a. m. 7:29 a. m.
1:17 p. m. 7:45 p. m.
Monday, Jan. 10
2:00 a. m. 8:37 a. m.
2:20 p. m. 8:43 p. nu
Tuesday, Jan. 11
3:07 a. m. 9:43 a. m.
3:28 p. m. 9:45 p. m.
Wed. Jan. 12
4:16 a. m. 10:49 a. m.
4:28 p. m. 10;45 p. m.
Thursday, Jan. 13
5:19 a. m.
5:41 p. m. 12:51 a. nu