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THE BEAUFORT NEWS BEAUFORT, N. C.
Thursday, September 4 1941
The Beaufort News
Published every Thursday at
120 Craven Street
Beaufort, Carteret County, N. C.
Publishing Co.
AYCOCK BROWN Editor
and Advertising Manager
WM. L. HATSELL, Business Mgr.
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Thursday, September 4 1941
Why Should Merchants
Have To Employ Night
A Watchman?
Old man Hay, the night
watchman, is in jail. He faces
.rnoi r,f Villinor Nieht rO-
lipPTnan Alex Norris. The
shooting of Norris occurred
ine ciafiirHlnv mornine m
Hnwn . town Beaufort. He
died Sunday night in a New
Facts surrounding this
shooting according to an re
ports are that Hay was driv
imr nr onrJ rlnwn the street
rlrnnk in the old Model-T
which for many months now
has appeared in town at twi
lightmuch like a mosquito
when the wind is from the
landward. For sometime now
we have thought as we drove
with added caution as the
Model-T hove in sight, that
there ought to be a law to
prohibit its operation, due to
the fact that from outward
armonrnnre it alwavs seemed
to be on the point of a circus
clown's "jitney breakdown."
And there is a law which
prohibits the operation of a
Model-T or any other kind of
automobile while the driver
is intoxicated.
That, according to official
reports on the shooting, is
what led up to the affair
which has resulted in an old
man being jailed and a po
liceman being dead. Alex
Norris, after getting advice
from Corporal J. K. Clay, of
the Highway Patrol by tele
phone, was attempting to ar
rest old man Hay, when the
latter who never made any
secret of the fact that he had
no special love for Beau
fort's police force shot twice,
the first bullet puncturing
the policeman's hand and
the second shot entering his
body, which proved fatal,
dangerously near or perhaps
in his stomach. Jut why old
man Hay, reportedly had no
love for the police officers
we do not know. Perhaps it
was a sort of jealousy. He
may have thought that he
was doing a job which the
policemen should be doing
and getting much less com
pensation lor same, man uic
municipal officers.
One owner of a business
downtown said: "They can
say what they want io auuui
old man Hay, but since the
merchants employed him to
shake their doors, to be on
the lookout for fires and
make regular rounds of the
business section after dark,
there have been no break-ins
or robberies." Assuming this
is true, we would say that
tko viarifo trie mprchants
WJC pjttuiivv - - -
paid Hay was well spent.
. 1 1 ii i At-
Many will recall wnen mexc
were frequent breakins and
robberies of down town
Why was it necessary in
the first place ior tax paying
merch ants to employ a
"watchman?" Is it not the
inU Vio nnlirp tf) do eX-
actly what old man Hay was
doing ; it seems io us mai
there has been sorfle poor
judgment used by those in
U,-.fVi-.yiir Tint rliir-inc the
present administration but
tnv Tnanv roars rplfltive to
the police situation m the
Town ot iieautort.
GLEANINGS
LIGHTER FISHING TACKLE
ITS PROS AND CONS
A news dispatch from Miami
says that fishermen in that region
are going in more and more for the
lighter tackle. The notion is that
anyone can yank a big fish out of
the water if the rig is heavy
enough, but it takes skill and pa
tience to land a whopper if the
slightest overstrain will break the
line. "Give the fish a chance" is
the slogan of the light-tackle ad
vocates. That the tendency toward light
er tackle exists there can be no
doubt. It is not found in Miami
alone. There is a whole division
of Chesapeake fishermen oi
there were a few years ago
whose ambition it was to land a
five-pound bluefish on a piece of
No. 24 cotton thread. Some of
them achieved that ambition.
But the story has another side.
There are skilled fishermen in the
world, men who almost never per
mit the hooked fish to break eith
er line or leader. But for every
artful manipulator there are, per
haps, a dozen whose wrists have
no cunning, who have never got to
know the "feel" of their rig. If
such incompetents use light line,
it is almost certain to be broken
in the struggle with the plunging
fish. Does this mean that the fish
"has a chance"? On the contrary,
it means the game makes off with
yards of line hanging from his
jaws and that eventually he dies.
If the tendency toward lighter
tackle could.be confined to fish
ermen who have proved their skill,
it would be a great advance. If
every Tom, Dick and Harry goes
in for, it, there will shortly be a
lot of wounded and dead fish in
the waters. Baltimore Sun.
LETT
ERS
Army
A small "army" of experts,
numbering more than 4,000 pei
sons, is conducting the British
Lease-Lending buying program in
this country.
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SEA BREEZE THEATRE
COOL AS THE OCEAN BREEZES
Fire Chief Answers
Davis Boys Note
To The Editor:
We note with interest the com
ments in a letter in the "News"
last week written by Messrs. Oli
ver and Charles Davis which de
plores what they term "unfair
criticism" of the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners by the
Fire Chief and building inspector.
Our natural reply to this is that
any board of authorities which
fail to enforce laws for the public
safety and further endanger the
life and property of 3,000 citizen?
in order to appease a handful of
people who find it more conven
ient not to abide by these laws,
should be subjected to a lot more
criticism than they have.
We sympathize with the Davis
boys in their efforts to cany or.
their business, but at the same
time we are aware of the fact thai
hundreds of other citizens, less
fortunate than they manage to
live and abide by these laws ami
promote civic welfare.
Since August of last year, the
Fire authorities have tried to im
prove building conditions and
correct fire hazards in practically
every section of town. In manv
cases, the property owners have
cheerfully corrected their hazards
and consequently improved their
property, as any good citizen
should be willing to do.
Many of the people named by
the Messrs. Davis in their letter
have been called to the attention
of the City authorities and every
effort has been made by the Firo
Department to prevent improper
repairs from being made to their
buildings, but it is only fair to say
here that quite a few of the peo
ple named in that letter do not
own "fire traps" and have not
violated the law in making repairs.
If the Davis boys wish to know
what properties in town consti
tute the greatest fire menace, we
suggest that they consult . any
standard insurance rate sheet
which will quickly give them the
information desired.
The boys suggest in their letter
that "someone sure owes some
apologies." It is scarcely conceiv
able that they are referring to a
public spirited newspaper trying
to inform the public or a fire of
ficial trying to perform his du.
ties toward the citizenship of the
town, but, if they are hinting at
that, we might suggest that they
themselves are subject to indict
ment for violation of public law
regardless of any local board de
cision and consequently not in a
position to demand apologies for
either themselves or "their"
board.
Yours very truly,
J. F. DUNCAN, JR.,
Chief, Fire Dept.
OPPORTUNITY TWO AND A
half days and two nights in Wash,
ington, D. C, room, board and
transportation for $10. Leaving
Beaufort 5 o'clock Monday morn
ing, Sept. 8 Eastern Standard
Time. For information see Wil
liam Parkins, Bus Station.
Fri. - Sat., Sept. 5-6
"Jungle Girl"
Plus
A Double-Feature
Program
KERMIT MAYNARD
in
'Whistling Bullets'
PINKY TOM LIN
in
"Love and Kisses"
Sun. - Mon. - Tues.
Sept. 7-8-9
VIRGINIA BRUCE
HERBERT MARSHALL
GENE REYNOLDS
in
"Adventure In
Washington"
ho Comedy "Love At
First Fright"
Wed.-Thurs. Sept 10-11
Lew Ayres, Lionel
Barrymore, Laraine
Day, Bonita Granville
in
"The People Vs.
Dr. Kildare"
plus
Last Chapter Of
"SPIDER RETURNS'
Fri.-Sat. - Sept. 12-13
Double Feature
America faces an emergency
Every citizen is urged to assist to
the utmost of his ability by buy.
ing Defense Savings Bonds and
Stamps.
We Thank New Bern
Times For Editorial
One of the outstanding weekly
newspapers in Eastern North
Carolina at this time one which
is not only well edited and whose
tvnorrrarihical aoDearance is at
tractive and most pleasing is
the Jacksonville Kecord, puDiisneo
at Jacksonville, Onslow county by
K. B. V age, owner oi tne two splen
did dailv newsrjaDers at Wilming
ton. The Record comes forth
weeklv with eieht. ten and twelve
pages rpelete with news and ad
vertising covering the unsiow
county territory completely. There
are numerous splendid local pic
tures and the entire appearance of
the newspaper is such as to attract
favorable attention and comment.
Nathan G. Gooding, well known
New Bern newspaper man and one
who has had considerable exper
ience, is editor of the publication
and he is most assuredly doing a
splendid job.
Am a matter of fact The Jack
sonville Record i. in our opinion,
one of a trio of three really wortly
while and outstanding weekly
newspapers in Eastern Carolina,
the other two beintr The Beaufort
News, edited by Aycock Brown and
(excuse us please) The New Bern
Timet. Each of these publications
is doing a good job in the com
munities in which they are publish
ed. (Reprinted From The New
Bern Times.)
Starvation
Food has become so scarce in
many parts of Greece in ecenit
weeks that foreign observers pre
dict many natives will die of star
vation this winter.
Wooly
American consumpsion of woo!
is on the rise. More than 10,500,
000 pounds of scoured wool was
used by U. S. mills in June this
year.
OCRACOKE
After spending a few days with
his mother, Mrs. Martha Ann Wa
hab, Mr. R. S. Wahab left on Sun
day for Baltimore.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Miller of
Cambridge, Md., and Miss Frances
Henry of Baltimore, and Wilson
Wahab of Norfolk, who accompan
ied Mr. Wahab to Ocracoke aboard
his yacht "Wanderer" returned to
their homes on the weekend.
Capt. Lafayette Howard and
son, John Hoyle, of Philadelphia,
spent last weekend with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Howard.
His daughter, Jeanne Howard, who
has been visiting her grandpar
ents here returned home with him
Mrs. H. J. Williams is spending
this week in Manteo visiting rela
tives. The Ocracoke Chamber of Com
merce had its regular meeting last
Mor.day night at Wahab Theatre.
The organization is growing rapid
ly and with the leading citizens in
cluded in its membership, the
Chamber of Commerce expects to
do much good work in behalf of
the island.
Fishermen, both sport and com
mercial, are making very good
catches at this time.
The many friends of Mrs. Zina
Williams will regret to learn that
her condition is so serious that it
was necessary for her to be taken
to the Tayloe Hospital in Wash
ington for observation.
Mrs. Clyde Willis, Miss Gwen
dolyn Willis, her daughter, and
Miss Elizabeth O'Neal, flew to
Manteo aboard the OTC charter
plane on Monday to see the final
showing of "The Lost Colony."
Miss Annie McWilliams of New
port News, Va., is visiting friends
on Ocracoke.
Mr. and Mrs. Efron Williams of
Swanquarter were visitors on the
island last week.
The Harwards and the Moshers
who have been spending the sum
mer on Ocracoke in theri cottages
returned to their homes this week.
Recent guests at the Wahab
Village Hotel have included: W.
J. Honeycutt, Danville; Gordon C.
Felts, Galax; Harry L. Cooper and
A. B. Cooper, Morehead City; R.
W Debnam, Norfolk; Sam Griggs,
Galax, Va.; M. C. Brown, Balti
more; William Henry Cooper and
Mrs. Susan Anthony, Washington,
D. C. ; Mr. and Mrs. David Ashton,
arid Mr. and Mrs. John Myers,
Richmond; W. A. Sewell, Ft.
M,)H.!. Md.: Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Montague and son, Franklinton;
Dr. J. Shannon and Herbert bhan
nnn of Washington. Pa.; J. R.
Crandon, Durham; Fred L. Rog
ers, Elizabeth City; Mr. and Mrs.
S C. Hodees and son, Durham:
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Burton, Alta
Vista, Va. ; Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Chappell, Raleigh; Shirley Levins,
Baltimore; M. L. Capton, Fort
Meade, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Parrott, Kinston; Mrs. Gertrude
Hobbs, Greensboro: Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Keeter, Philadelphia; Mr.
ami Mrs. J. N. Robinson and Dr.
and Mrs. P. M. Beatty, Newport
News, Va.; Mrs. Frank Cole, and
Miss Natalie Cole. Weldon; Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Belanga, Elizabeth
City; Mr. and Mrs. Norman War
ren, New York City.
Henrv Ballance. member of the
U. S. Coast Guard has returned to
his station at Sandy Hook aftei
visiting his parents here.
E. S. Tolson spent the weeKemi
with his family and has returned
to Norfolk where he is employed.
Mr. Owen Gaskill visited nis
parents last weekend.
Lum Gaskill in the Coast Guard
at Little Creek Station has return
ed to duty after visiting his father
here.
Mr. Mack Williams who has
been spending the summer with
his narents. Mr. and Mrs. L. D.
Williams has returned to the U.
S. Marine Hosnital for an exam
ination which his friends here hope
will be satisfactory.
Mrs. Benjamin O'Neal has gone
to Siler City to visit Dr. and Mrs.
W. L, Patman and family who va
cationed here for several days.
Jack Carroll Wilils left last
Wednesday for Norfolk where he
enlisted in the U. S. Coast Guard.
Mrs. Harry Hardy and son have
returned to Newport News, Va.,
after visiting relatives here.
The Woman's Society of the
Christian Service had their regular
monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. Elizabeth O Neal on Monday.
After the business meeting Miss
Dell Garrish and Miss Lizzie Scar
borough served delicious cake and
ambrosia.
Mr. Thad Scarborough and two
grandchildren, Elsie and Eleanor
Scarborough, have returned .to
Chester, Pa., after spending the
summer here at their cottage.
Timely Political
Picture Coming To
Seabreeze Theatre
Adventure in Washington, star
ring Herbert Marshall and Vir
ginia Bruce with Gene Reynolds,
Mary Currier, J. M. Kerrigan and
Pierre Watkin also in the cast
comes to The eSabreeze Theatre
for three days opening next Sun
day. It is a political melodrama in
which Marshall, taking the part of
a New York senator arrives in
Yeomans, the Gospel trio of the
Harkers Island Pentecostal Holi
ness church, are attending a camp
meeting at Chocowinity, N. C.
Mrs. Gordon Willis and Mrs
Walter Yeomans, Jr., motored t3
Portsmouth, Va., with Mr. Walter
Yeomans, Jr., to pay a few weeks
visit.
Mr. Paul Jones and Mr. Richard
Bledsoe of Winston-Salem spent
the weekend here. While here Mr.
Jones fulfilled a request by his
wife, Mrs. Paul Jones, by obtain
ing a rug known as the Shenile
Rug from Mr. H. B. Hunter. ThL
rug was a duplicate of one she got
a month ago. Mr. Jones has re
named the rug "Dog House Keeper
Outer Rug."
Washington for the opening of
Congress. Virginia Bruce, as a
radio commentator, urges the Sen
ator to discuss Naval appropria
tions over the air but is given the
cold shoulder.
The story is built up around
secret contents of a defense bill
which leaks out through page boy?
although Coleridge is accused and
brought before an investigating
committee. The picture has mary
intriguing highspots before it fi
nally ends hapily.
On Wednesday and Thursday
the picture will be "The People vs.
Dr. Kildare." A large cast of well
known stars headed by Lew Ayres,
Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day
and Bonita Granville. The story,
dealing with the "malpractice suit
racket," details the tracking down
of the rare malady amid thrills of
the young doctor's detective work
among human beings as well as
bacteria. There is a thrilling
courtroom climax.
Saves
The Rural Electrification Au
thority now is making possible in
expensive local storage of fresh
meat, eggs and vegetables former
ly wasted, as a contribution to the
national defense effort.
::
TAX NOTICE
If Persons Whose Names Appear On
Delinquent Tax List Of Town
Of Beaufort
Pay Their TAXES At KJnce
THEIR NAMES WILL BE TAKEN
FROM LIST.
(If Paid Before Tuesday Night of Each
Week During September
And their Property will not be sold for
Taxes as Advertised.
T. M. Thomas
Tax Collector Town of Beaufort
VW.'
HARKERS ISLAND
WATCH FOR THESE ATTRACTIONS
A Woman's Face Blondie In Society Big Store Pud
din' Head Doctors Don't Tell Down Mexico Way
Country Fair Love Crazy Lady From Louisiana Billy
The Kid They Met In Bombay When Ladies Meet
Sweetheart Of The Campus Here Comes Mr. Jordan Our
Wife Ice Capades Plus The Best In Western Entertainment.
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Home for the holiday: J. G.
Brooks, Alton Mason, Walter Ma
son, Ardell Wade, Leslie Guthrie,
Tyson Hancock, David Yeomans.
Larry Willis, Bertie C. Willis, Ed
ward Lee Brooks, Milton Scott,
Dan Rose Jr., Fernie Willis, El
wood Guthrie, Luther C. Yeomans.
Otis Willis, W7alter Yeomans Jr.,
Morton Willis, Sammie Salter,
Mrs. Walter Davis, Miss Gloria J.
Davis, and Tennie Davis.
Mr. C. T. Hooper, recently sta
tioned at Cape Lookout, was trans
ferred from Jupitor, Fla., to Bos
ton, Mass., and enroute made a
flying visit here with us.
Miss Mary Louise Hancock, Mrs.
Arthur Lewis, and Mrs. DonnK
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