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VOLUME XXIX NO. 42
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 1941
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
O. C. Buck's Exposition Shows Gala Feature Of Midway At Fair
NEWS
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Convicted Of Second Degree
Murder, George Hay Is Given
25 To 30 Years In State Pen
He Urges Everyone
To Lend A Hand
In
DreDarine
for the fi-
nance campaign to promote
coast, B. H. Stephens, Geiv
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erai campaign inairuiau,
today asked the citizens of
. l hand to Scouting and lift our
(boys to better citizenship
i through Scouting." He also
j stated that "to invest in boy
J hood is to build manhood."
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ther to say that "No money
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or time l invest pays iargei
dividends or brines me srreat
er satisfaction, than the
money and time 1 invest in
Scouting. There is nothing
more worthwhile in any com
munity than its boy life. Sta
tiatirians tell us that the eco
nomic value of a boy at 18
years is $40,000. Scouting is
protecting and insuring that
investment."
The local campaign for
funds will open Monday
morning, Oct. 20. Many busy
volunteer citizens will call on
every citizen to give all an
opportunity to invest in the
future of this nation through
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its youtn. ureet tnese dusj
men kindlv and generously.
Notes of an
Innocent Bystander
The Front Pages: President
Roosevelt, who has taken many a
lashing from the press, saluted Na
tional Newspaper Week with a mes
age to publishers to guard the press'
freedom. In short, he urges it to
hang on to its right to slam him . . .
Royal Cortissoz, celebrating half a
century with the H-Trib, also said
something worth remembering
about press freedom. "Opinions,"
he said, "are a critic's capital, and
he is useless if he cannot find free
dom of expression for them" . . .
Virginio Gayda, the typewriter that
talks like Mussolini, urges the Fas
cist dailies to fake news to keep the
people's spirit up. According' to
dispatches from Italy, the Italian
people would prefer to have him
fake up a few plates of spaghetti.
The Wireless : Jan Masaryk's
broadcast was heartbreaking enough
to wring a tear from an Isolationist
He reported that the victims of the
Hun slaughters in Czechoslovakia
are not the revolters, but just any
helpless Czechs they lay their hands
on . . . The squeeze is on the Nazis
In South America, however, take it
from broadcaster Herbert M. Clark.
It's getting so uncomfortable for
them in Argentina, he said, that
some of Der Fuehrer's busiest dag
ger troops are screaming alluva sud
den that they're Swiss . . . C Fadi
man and B. Hope ping-ponging hu
morous insults at each other made
laughs come ' like bananas in
bunches . . Eleanor Roosevelt's
chatter does more to keep her lis
teners awake than the coffee she
See WINCHELL Page 7
Nola Contendere In
Norris Shooting
Was His Plea
JUDGE NIMOCKS IS
PRESIDING JURIST
Early Saturday morning,
August 29, Nightwatchman
George Hay. (employed by
several merchants here to be
on lookout for fires and
store-breakers) was driving
his ramshackly Model T up
and down the streets. He
was under the influence of
liquor or dope (he had to
take insulin regularly for a
serious ailment) and the late
Alex Norris, Beaufort police
man attempted to arrest him. Ke
sisting arrest, the 70year-old night
watchman drew his gun and shot
Norris.
In Superior Court here on 'Wed
nesday, his attorneys, E. Walter
Hill and 11. Leslie Davis, entered
a plea of nola contendere when
Hay plead guilty of second degree
murder. Norris, whom he shot had
died on Sunday, August 31, of the
wounds inflicted. He had been
taken to St. Luke's hospital in New
Bern for treatment. Hay in the
meantime had been arrested by
Corporal Clay, immediately after
the shooting, and placed in jail
When the late Mr. Norris died Hay
was taken to a prison outside of
the county for safe keeping. Feel
ing was running rather high
against the old man who had done
the shooting.
Pleading guilty to second degree
murder after the Court accepted
the plea of nola contendere, the
disposition of the Hay case took
only a matter of a few moments
The Grand Jury had returned a
true bill of murder in the first de-
See CONVICTED Page 8
Air Raid Warning
Posts To Operate
In Carteret Soon
Civilian operated air raid warn
ing posts are scheduled (according
to announcement made a few days
ago) to start operating in Carteret
County next week. These warning
stations are located throughout the
county and it will be the duty of
those serving as lookouts to tele
phone movements of all planes in
groups of two or more when sight
ed. They will telephone to a tele
phone agency. The observers on
duty in Beaufort next week includ
ing members of American Legion,
Junior Chamber of Commerce and
Woman's Club will have to be on
duty only during daylight hours.
Lenoxville is the local air raid ob
servation post.
PTA SPONSOR
OF MOVIE ON
HALLOWE'EN
Tickets will go on sale shortly
for the big Hallowe'en frolic to be
held at Beaufort Theatre on Fri
day night, October 31. Sponsored
by the PTA, the frolic at the local
movie house will bring to a close
one of the biggest Hallowe'en cel
ebrations ever attempted locally.
The movie which starts at 9:30
o'clock will follow festi.ities which
begin earlier in the evening with
a kiddies party at the High School
Gym, followed by a street parade
in the two business blocks of down
town Beaufort.
If the city authorities will grant
permission, two of the business
blocks will be roped off during the
frolic which will feature the High
School Band, Boy Scouts and all
others in costume who care to par
ticipate. Prizes will be awarded
the best costumed persons. These
prizes will be awarded just prior
to the finale of the Hallowe'en cel
ebration which will be held at the
Beaufort Theatre. The Junior
Chamber of Commerce, Woman'
Club, American Legion Auxiliary,
PTA and other civic organizations
are joining together to make the
festival the biggest of its kind ever
held in Beaufort.
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Not only do the heroes of
inspire our youth today, but many local men are now in
spiring them to carry on the torch for the American way of
life. Scouting is one of three organizations chartered by
Congress because of its benefits to th.jlation,fremaining
non-pohtical, but definitely patriotic.
The Bov Scout Movement is America's way of train
ing future citizens through
business men. Leaders actively
in Carteret County are: Dr.
Wallace, Dr. D. J. Eure, J. D.
Stanley Woodard, E. Stamey
B. H. Stephens, J. E. Pittman, N. F. Eure, Kenneth C. Sea
wright, Frank Moran, F. M. Chadwick, William B. Parkin
N. F. Eure, I. P. Bell, Clyde S. Boggs, Sam D. Edwards, R
B. H. Stevens, J. E. Pittman, N. F. Eure, Kenneth C. Sea-
FIRST CLINIC
FOR PRENATAL
CARE IS HELD
Venereal Disease Is
Widely Prevalent
In Carteret
URGE EXAMINATIONS
OF DOMESTIC HELP
Last Monday afternoon
marked the beginning of a
program of monthly clinics
at the Health Department
for Prenatal and Infant Care
for the colored. Seven pros
pective mothers, 'and three
infants were examined.
The Clinic will be held again on
the second Monday of November,
and on the second Monday of each
month thereafter. It has already
been revealed by these .and other
examinations among the colored
that there are a large number of
persons infected with Venereal Di
sease in Carteret County. Many
of these infected people are em
ployed as domestic servants, their
condition being unknown to their
employers.
All persons employing colored
help as domestic servants should
make sure that auch employees
have a certificate from a physician
or from the Health Department
showing that they have been found
See CLINIC Page 8
Interceptor Group
Located At Davis
A group of about 30 soldiers
from a post in Florida taking part
in the gigantic military maneuvers
now underway in North and South
Carolina have set up an intercep
tor station in Davis community. Al
though no definite information has
been made public, it is understood
that the group have established a
radio station at Davis, and will re
port on flights of planes taking
part in the maneuvers.
America's past and present
volunteer leadership of local
engaged in Boy Scout work
W. L. Woodard, George K
Biggs, Rev. William Stewart,
Davis, Dr. Sam Thompson,
COMMITTEE IS
APPOINTED TO
GO AFTER ROAD
Will Determine The
Official Feeling
For New Route
DISTANCE TO NORFOLK
WOULD BE SHORTENED
Discussion of the proposed
highway which would go di
rectly north from Carteret
and East Craven County by
way of North Harlowe, cross
ing a proposed bridge across
the Neuse and another across
the Pamlico and continuing
to an intersection on tha new
road between Washington
and Plymouth was held in
Morehead City Monday night. Rep
resentatives from civic clubs in
Beaufort and Morehead City were
present. Also present were mem
bers of the Colonial Roads Asso
ciation which is original sponsor?
of such a route.
A3 a result of the meeting a
Carteret County committee head
ed by Dr. K. P. B. Bonner, chair
man of the board of commission
See COMMITTEE Page 8
JUICE TURNED
ON REA LINES
Electric energy flowed through
about 25 miles of rural electric
lines in Carteret for the first time
on Wednesday. This is the first
section of approximately 158 miles
of rural lines serving many com
munities in the county to be ener
gized. The complete project is ex
pected to be completed at an early
date, if materials can be obtained.
The new electric power is made
possible by the Carteret-Craven
REA Cooperative. Lines energiz
ed lead from the sub-station at
Newport to Cherry Point and to
Core Creek church via the Mill
Creek road.
BM TEAM TO
MEET KESSTON
FRIDAY NIGHT
New Bern Team Says
Beaufort Line Is
Strongest Yet
By A. R. RICE
After being idle last week
Beaufort High school foot
ball team journeys to Kin
s t o n tomorrow (Friday)
night, for a game that bids
fair to be a very close en
gagement between two un
defeated, but once - tied
teams.
Coach Ray Hassell scouted Kin
ston in its 24 to 0 win over New
Bern last Friday night and re
ports that the Eagles have a ver
satile squad employing speed and
deception. He says that ' Bill
Wooten, back, is about the fastest
thing he has seen this season.
According to the New Bern
Sun-Journal, membres of the New
Bern squad stated this week that
Beaufort was the strongest team
they have met this year. Afte'1
playing the locals to a scoreless tic
New Bern lost to Tarboro and
Kinston. The Craven County boys
hase their opinion on the fact that
Beaufort has a line that would give
Tarboro a terrific beating and that
Tarboro has no backfieldman the
equal of Beaufort's "Butch" Aus
tin. They said that Tarboro's de
fense was not strong enough to
stop Austin and felt that Kinston
and Beaufort would offer a fine
game, but believed that Beaufort
would win because of Kinston's
weak secondary defense. They fur
ther stated -that Beaufort is strong
on pass defense, has a better than
average line and a strong ground
attack.
Be that as it may, the locals are
taking New Bern's prophecy with
a grain of salt and taking nothing
for granted and each day since the
Lagrange game has seen them vig
orously preparing for their strong
est foe of the season.
4-H COUNCIL TO
MEET SATURDAY
Club member of the seven 4-H
Clubs of Carteret County are to
meet in the Home Demonstration
office Saturday, Oct. 18th, at 10
o'clock A. M, County 4-H Council
officers are to be elected and 1942
4-H activities are to be planned.
FIRST EDITION
First edition of Ocracoke Island
Beacon, a new semi-monthly news
paper owned by Aycock Brown,
editor of Beaufort News, made its
appearance on October 15. The
paper will carry stories of com
munities along the Outer Banks.
Subscription rate is $1 per year.
TIDE TABLE
' Information as to the tide
X at Beaufort is given in this $
jl ;olumn. The figures are ap- t
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So meallowances must !?o X
made for variations in the
wind and also with respect. J.
to the locality, that is whetb- J
er near the inlet or at the f
head of the estuaries.
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Oct.
AM
PM
Saturday, Oct.
AM
PM
Sunday, Oct.
AM
PM
Monday, Oct.
AM
PM
17
5:07
5:23
11:19
AM
, 18
11:45 AM
12:13 PM
5:56
6:12
6:45
7:03
7:33
7:52
19
12:33 AM
1:05 PM
20
1:19 AM
1:55 PM
Tuesday, Oct. 21
8:23 AM 2:06 AM
8:41 PM 2:45 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 22
9:01 AM 2:51 AM
9:34 PM 3:35 PM
Thursday, Oct. 23
10:05 AM 3:39 AM
10:27 PM 4:27 PM
Legion Sponsored Event
To Begin Here On Monday
Tom Davis Named
Frat's Press Agent
Tom I. Davis, son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. L. Davis, has
been appointed full time
press agent for the 28th na
tional convention of Gamma
Eta Gamma, national legal
fraternity of which Davis is
a member.
The Wake Forest College chap
ter will entertain on Oct. 22-25
200 delegates from 32 states at
the convention to be held in Ra
leigh at the Hotel Sir Walter,
Highlight of the meet will be the
See TOM IVEY Page 8
Hammond Organ Is
Being Installed At
Core Creek Church
One of the finest Hammond Or
gans made is being installed m
Core Creek Community Ohurch
this week by the Stephenson Music
Company of Raleigh. The organ
like the church, is a gift of Colonel
F. S. Dickinson, of Rutherford, N,
J., who spent his boyhood days in
Carteret. He is vacationing in
Beaufort this week with Mrs. Dick
inson and is having an opportun
ity to supervise the installation of
the Church s organ.
At an early date, Core Creel-
Community Church will be formal
ly dedicated, its pastor, Rev. W. Y.
Stewart, stated this week. In ad
dition to the spacious and well
kept grounds surrounding the
Church which are kept in such
beautiful condition by Curt Dick
inson, the caretaker of the prop
erty, there is a community house
which was also included in the plot
on which the community's house
of worship is located. Part of the
features of the new organ will be
the chimes in the steeple which
when atmospheric conditions are
right may be heard from a distance
of several miles. These chimes are
controlled from the key-board of
the Hammond Organ.
MRS. EARL WEBB
DIES SUDDENLY
Mrs. Era Arnold Webb, wife of
Earl W. Webb, president of Ethyl
Gas Corporation, died in Morehead
City hospital this morning at 8
o'clock. She came down to "Jour
ney's End", the Webb's Bogu
Sound estate only a few days ag-
from their home in Stamford
Conn., and was stricken Wednes
day morning about 11:30 o'clock
Her death was a great shock to
friends and relatives in Morehead
City and Beaufort. Cause of her
death was described by the attend
ing physician as being due to a
"heart condition."
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed as we go to press
today, but they will be held at
Journey's End sometime Saturday.
Definite time of rites will be an
nounced following arrival of her
husband from New York City this
afternoon. She is survived by her
husband and three children. They
are: Arnold Webb, Harrison, N.
Y.) Mrs. Frankling Moffitt, Pitts
burgh, and Mrs. Amel Beyers, Dur
ham. Three grandchildren also
survive.
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FREE FIREWORKS
Sixth Annual Fair
To Be Bigger
And Better
FREE CASH PRIZES
TO BE GIVEN AWAY
Carteret County's sixth an
nual American Legion spon
sored fair, featuring farrri
and home exhibits plus O. C.
Buck's famous Exposition
Shows, will officially open
next Monday night (October
20) and continue throughout
the week. Fair grounds this
year will again be at the
Beaufort Hgih School Atheletie
Field, and due to better times eco
nomically, plus the fact that thou
sands of new and potential patrons
have moved into the area during
the past year, including defense
project employees, soldiers, sail
ors and marines, the event this
year is expected to be by far the
biggest and best of all Fairs which
Carteret Post 99 has snonsored.
Twelve thrilling rides and a sim
ilar number of interesting tented
attractions will be featured on the
midway this year. The colorful
midway will feature O. C. Buck's
Exposition Shows, which will be
making a return engagement to
Carteret Fair grounds. Fair man
agers selected this great amuse
ment organization again, because
See FAIR Page 8
New Hanover Club
Members Surfcast
Near Drum Inlet
Sixteen channel bass weighing
up to 38 pounds each were landed
at Drum Inlet on October 9 by four
members of the famous New Han
over Fishing Club of Wilmington.
A fifth member of the party fail
ed to land a fish. They were taken
to the Inlet by Capt. Ira Morris,
well known sportsfishing guide of
Atlantic.
The party and the number of
fish each caught follows: Ralph V.
Hubard, five; Joel Christian, one;
Kenneth Johnson, five; Willie
Rice, none; and George R. Can
ady, secretary of the club and
widely known sportsman of south
east North Carolina, topped the
score with six fish. They stopped
on the beach at Morris's Cabin.
Camp.
Washington, D. C.
DELAYS TO RUSSIA
"There were two inside reasons for
the slowness of the U. S. mission
to Moscow in sitting down at the
conference table with Joe Stalin.
One was the technical difficulty of
the flight across Germany. The oth
er was China.
The flight from London to Moscow
is not the easiest thing in the world,
since about a thousand miles i
across enemy territory. The British
bombers which make the flight use
as much of the night as possible
over German territory and also go
up to tremendous altitudes.
The U. S. mission to Moscow
also had to fly in sections three
different planes, flown on different
days, with the time of departure
kept a dark secret. And the last
sections were delayed in London.
The Chinese delay of the mission
to Moscow occurred before Averill
Harriman left Washington, when it
was proposed that China, nearest
friendly neighbor to Russia, should
sit in with Harriman, Stalin and the
others. '
But the state department objected
and for a highly unexpected rea
son. Apoeasement-minded diplo
mats inside the state department
claimed that a Chinese mission to
Moscow would offend Japan. The
United States was trying to woo Ja
pan away from the Axis, they ar
gued, and so nothing musi.be done
See MERRY-GO-ROUND P 7