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"Never Before Has I II I f II IE I VI II I f ji 11 II w lie i fra-?w'w'"'ll,'-' M dumZ" 19421 effe DUCKS! DUCKS! HUNTING SEASON IS NOW ON MIGRATORY WILDFOWL ALSO THE AXIS VOL XXIX NO. 50 RED CROSS ciuua f an Beaufort Chapter Joins Rest Of Nation In Launching Campaign To Raise War Fund Of $50,000,000.00 LOCAL CHAPTER'S QUOTA IS $1,500 Almost simultaneously with the Declaration of War on Monday, the American Red Cross launched a campaign to raise an initial War Fund of $50,000,000.00. Red Cross Chapters throughout the nation received instructions to begin work at once to raise their share of the quota. Fif teen percent of monies raised by American Red Cross Chap ters will be retained locally for local relief expenditure?. A telegram addressed to Dr. F. E. Hyde, chairman of the Beaufort Chapter, from Norman H. Davis, chairman of the American Red Cross, follows: "Again the American Red Cross is called upon to serve our Na tion in War. Both nationally and locally we face vast and definite responsibilities for services to our armed forces and for relief of dis tressed civilians. To provide present funds, Red Cross today (Decem ber 8) is launching a campaign for War Funds of minimum of Fifty Million Dollars. The President will issue on Friday a proclamation supporting this appeal. Your Chapter Quota is Fifteen Hundred Dol lars. Chapters may retain Fifteen Percent of their collections for local War Relief expenditures. Chapters should at once devote full effort to raising their quotas in shortest possible time. Please report action taken. We must not and shall not fail in this Crisis." - - in 11 T-i tt.. j .. . : l ;;f: J "Local War Meeting f Mayor C. M. Paul announced as we go to press today that an im portant War Preparedness meet ing of the Town Board of Com missioners will be held on Monday afternoon (Dec. IS) at 1 o'clock. Every citizen is invited to attend to offer suggestions or coopera tion. rioufio & RDBBRTALLEN Washington, D, C. BRITISH DIPLOMACY . The British barring of Russian Ambassador Litvluort from an air plane en route to the U.S.A. has in creased Washington whispers that it is about time the British did something to clean up their mori bund diplomatic service and cut out snubs to people who are trying to help them. It has long been the belief of Americans, too polite to mention it, that the British embassy in Wash ington can make more mistakes to the square inch even than Mr'. Hull's state department and many ot the state department's mistakes come from trying so ardently to ape the British. For years the British embassy has sat on its hilltop, well removed from the bustle of Washington, and looked with slightly disdainful amusement upon the hoi polloi of congress. An invitation to the Brit ish embassy in those good old days was considered by the dowagers as better than an invitation to the White House. But those good old days, un ; fortunately both for the dowagers end the embassy, are gone, never ta? return. However, the embassy appears completely unaware of that fact. And its charming young men 3 their charming way, saying sometimes too audibly: "We must boj nice to Americans"; while the reflLworkof defend Britain takes See MERRY-GO-ROUND P 7 -:- There Been Such A ir""l tween the Uinted St 1 I many. Then as a me IJ not that it makes any THE The Most WAR FUND the National Chairman that the Beaufort Chapter waa. geared to action. It is likely that Rev. E. C. McConnell, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church will again head the drive for Beaufort Chapter. He was out of town due ot death of his father at time War was de clared but was expected back on Wednesday or Thursday (this week). Already Beaufort Chapter has gone over the top in its annual membership drive for the Red Cross. The membership drive ends almost simultaneously with the bo&inning of the present War Fund Drive. Like America, Beau fort Chapter is expected to re spond and respond quickly to the current appeal. The quota will be raised and quickly, in the opinion of patriotic local citizens. SEAGOING BEAR A seagoing bear weighing about 200 pounds was killed this morn ing by Capt. Kelly Willis, master of Harkers Island mailboat about halfway between Beaufort and the Island near Shep's Shoal. It was displayed on the stern of his boat the "Pet" when he arrived for mail. Marines Warned Of Machine Gun Firing By U.S.M. M ayor Graydon M. Paul was notified by the commandant of the U. S. Marine Barracks at New River, to warn all persons, and es pecially navigation interests that maneuvers would be under way in the Onslow Beach area from Tues day of this week through Decem ber 19. The U. S. Marines taking part in the maneuvers arc engaged in practice firing of SO-caleber machine guns in the direction of the ocean. Live bullets are being used. It is extremely dangerous for vessels to proceed in that area of the ocean during the maneuv ers. FOR CHRISTMAS GIVE THE BEAUFORT NEWS Christmas Challenge Against Life, DECEMBER 11TH DECEMBER 7-8 AXIS DECLARATION Germany and Italy, allies of Ja pan, declared war against the United States this morning. With in a few hours, President Roose velt had directed a War Message to Congress and at 12:40 o'clock, through unanimous vote of both the House and Senate, a Resolu tion was adopted acknowledging that a State of War existed be- States and Ger- tatter of form. ly material dif ference, Congress passed a Res olution at 1:04 P. M. acknowledg ing that a State of War exists be tween this nation and Italy. 10), EiLJFCl Widely Read Newspaper Along BETTER HEALTH IS IMPORTANT FOR DEFENSE Many Diseases That Cause Epidemics Can Be Curtailed Today every citizen in the Unit ed States is part of a gigantic ma chine the function of which is to win peace for the world. The function of this machine must be efficient in every part. Every op eration must be smooth. The Ger man nation has become so formid able only because of its high de gree of efficiency in its war ef fort. The citizens of any nation can do ery little when they are vic tims of diseases, and they cannot work efficiently unless they are in the best of health. It is the duty of the Public Health Service of the nation, and of the Carteret County Health Department, as part of that na lL0n;Ser,lCf 1 mak.!.certH"TyI?r of, Beaufort, who i that thd health of: all citizensls maintained' at the- highest possible level. During the coming months Car teret County will see an increas ing amount of military activity. Large group! of the armed force will be in contact with our com munities. Their protection from I diseases is directly dependent on the health conditions of the local citizens. The USO activities in this area are important, and will become more so. The recreatiion time of the soldiers, sailors and marines must definitely not become a time in which illness and diseases are contracted from careless citizens. See BETTER HEALTH P 8 COVERING THE WATERFRONT By AYCOCK BROWN WHILE IT appeared to me as a N. C. Coastal newspaperman that our biggest problem was from European enemy invasion, Colonel Dickinson, one time member of the business board of the War Depart ment told me several years ago and then at frequent intervals on his visits to Beaufort that our big gest threat was Japan. WHEN I ASKED Dean Noe for his opinions on the current War back there in those days when Hit ler was invading and slaughtering the defenseless nations at all points of the compass from Berlin he told me that while the current War in Europe was serious, that the decisive battle of all mankind would be a war between the white and the yellow race. He did not specify any one nation, and I did not put so much credance in his statement as Japan has only some 80 millions of population, while other Asiatic races including yel low, total from Eastern Siberia to the Indian Ocean taking in India and China number something over 700 millions. BEAUFORT NEWS columns and editorials have stressed the importance of preparedness for six years. That includes the pe- See WATERFRONT P 2 Shopping Liberty and Civilization." From Pres. Roosevelt's War Message To Congress Today. OUTBREAK Of WAR At dawn last Sunday( Cecem ber 7, 1941) our bases in ;he Pa cific were attacked by the aimed forces' of Japan. That Empire de clared that a State of War existed between Japan and the United States. Pearl Harbor in Hawaii said to have been one of the strongest fortified military posts in the world, taken by surprise, suffered heavily as result of at tack according to first reports. On Monday, December 8, Congress declared War against the Empire of Japan 33 minutes after Presi dent' Roosevett's address to Jonl See DEC. 7-8 Page 8 BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, Beaufort Boy At Hickman Field Cables Parents That He Is Safe SERGEANT HARRY, Tyler, son of Mr. and Mr sance Squadron, U.S. Army Hawaii, cabled hi parent today that be was safe. The news was very encouraging, not only to his parents but to a host of friends on the coast. Young Tyler is an aerial photographer and bombadier aboard a Boeing Bomber. U.S. Air Corps Photo). Fire Department Officials Given War Instructions Officials of fire departments from all parts of North Carolina were in Raleigh on Wednesday to receive instructions relative to in creasing facilities and training brought about by the current War. The Departments of both Beaufort and Morehead City were well rep resented. Emergency Warden sys tems will be formed and trained at once. General operations will be under the supervision of the Mayor of each municipality, The proposed set up of increas ed facilities will include Auxiliary Fire Wardens, Air Raid Wardens, Demolition Squads and Bomb Handling Squads. The setup will be entirely voluntary on the part of citizens, however, since the seriousness of the situation is sucn tnat it is Deiieved triat ex cellent cooperation will be given. Local meeting ior completing or ganizations will be Jailed by May- j or Paul within next few days. Attending the meeting in Ra leigh Wednesday from , Beaufort were: Fire Chief Julius Duncan, Assistant Chief Gilbert Clancy and Department Engineer Clayton Garner. From Morehead City: Chief Swindell, Former Ch'jf Bill Lewis, and Firemen Stamie Davis and Duffy Guthiie. Coast Guard Aid Leaking Menhaden Vessel On Monday Members of the Cape Lookout unit of Beaufort Station, U. S. Coast Guard, rendered assistance on Monday to the menhaden ves sel "Wallace M. Quinn," which sprang a leak off shore and came in Lookout Bight. After arriving at the bight, the vessel, for fear it would sink, was beached ovix near See COAST GUARD Page 8 Season Now Open In XXX'ZXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 5? Remember Pearl v Harbor!!! t'ZtXX'ZX't'i'XX'SXXXXX'Z'XX'i'tX . The new battle cry of America i "Remember Pearl Harbor" where our country was attacked without warning by Japan last Sunday morning. With our Na tion at War with the aggressive Axis Powers, it is our duty to stand ready to serve. In addition to enlisting in military forces, we can help by giving every coopera tion to civilian defense, by con tributing to the Red Cross vhen called upon, and by purchasing U. S. Defense Stamps and Bonds. A. B. Yk MM The Cent&arolina Coast DEC. 11, 1941 f attacked Jto.Jtfc 4thoinAb. Air Corp at Hickman Field, Meeting Called For Air Raid Observers In County Sunday j ..William H. Bailey, Carteret Countty Air Raid Warning Post organizer has been instructed by tne civilian uetense officials in Raleigh to call a meeting of all chief observers from every sec tion of the County. The meeting will be held at the Masonic Lodge building in Beaufort at 2:30 o' clock on Sunday afternoon. With our nation at War and subject to attack from any direc tion, it is most important that the Air Raid Warning posts be effi ciently organized IMMEDIATE LY. Chief observers for the var ious communities were named some time ago, prior to the gigan tic large scale maneuvers recent ly ended. The meeting is open for any persons who wishes to attend, Post Organizer Bailey stated, but it is especially important that all chief observers and that every community be represented at the meeting. It is likely that observation posts will be manned immediately in this area. Already the air raid warning posts in northeastern North Carolina counties are being manned by civilians 24 hours daily. Graydon M. Paul Is Mayor Of Beaufort At the December meeting of the Board of Town Commissioners, Graydon M. Paul, who I as served as r rotem mayor for a number of years, was elected to the office to fill the unexpired term of George W. Huntley. Mayor Huntley re signed November 1, expiration of his duties taking place at midnight November 30. When the Board appointed Mayor Paul, they also appointed Mr. Huntley to fill bis unexpired term as commissioner. ft; l4w5 aN'VS IN WARZ0NE MANY FROM COAST Several Carteret County boys are attached to military forces in the War Zones. As this story is written on Thursday morning no word has been received of local casualties, however the casualty list has not yet been completed. Partial list of Carteret boys re ported in Pacific War Zone in eludes: Sergeant Harry Tyler, U. S. Air Corps, Beaufort, at Hick man Field; Earl Dickinson, Cox wain, USS Saratoga, Beaufort R. F. D.; Willie Hooker, U.S.N., Pearl Harbor; Edwin Bonner McCabe, Wildwood, U.S.S. Oklahoma; Wil- See WAR ZONE Page 8 Each Community In Carteret s Now Has Opportunity to For Boy Scouts Of America Troop FAIR RENTS COMMUTES ARE FORMED Objective To Keep Rents On Sept. 1 1941 Level James Potter III, president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce was named chair man of the Beaufort Fair Rents Committee formed here last Friday by Bruce L. Melvin, government repre sentative oftheOPA. On the previous day a similar committee with Vernon Paul as chairman See FAIR RENTS Page 8 Lieut. M. Carraway Of Nursing Corps On Alaskan Duty Beaufort News learned this week when she subscribed to the paper to be sent to her at Kodiak, Alaska, that Lieutenant Maude Carraway of the U. S. Army Nurs ing Corps, has been assigned to Alaskan duty. She will be attach ed to the U. S. Army hospital in Kodiak. Long a subscriber of Beaufort News, Lieutenant Carra way who is a native of Merrimon, wrote that she was anxious that her home county newspaper be sent to her in the far north terri tory of the United States. H"M-: TIDE TABLE t Information as to the tide at Beaufort is given in this column. The figures are ap. proximately correct and are based on tables furnished by the U. S. Geodetic Survey. So meallowances must Nj made for variations in the wind and also with respect to the locality, that is whett; er near the inlet or at the head of the estuaries. t HIGH LOW Friday, Dec. 12 2:03 AM 8:22 AM 2:15 PM 8:49 PM Saturday, Dec. 13 3:09 AM 9:28 AM 3:20 PM 9:46 PM Sunday, Dec, 14 4:12 AM 10:32 AM 4:25 PM 10:43 PM Monday, Dec. 15 5:11 AM 5:27 PM 11:33 PM Thursday, Dec. 16 6:06 AM 11:42 AM 6:23 PM 12:31 AM Wednesday, Dec. 17 7:00 AM 12:36 AM 7: 17 PM ' 1:27 PM Thursday, Dec. 18 7:52 PM 1:30 AM 8:11 PM 2:19 PM Carteret BLACKOUTS LOCAL TESTS SOON Citizens of Carteret County will experience their first Black out tests within the next few nights under the supervision of American Legionaires. The initial tests will be held in Beaufort, Morehead City and Newport. It is likely that these tests will come simultaneously. Prior to the Blackouts citizens will be advised through circulars and the press of the Alert signals to expect. Light! in homes may be burned only be hind darkened curtains. Street and business house lights will be ex tinguished. Motorists are advised See BLACKOUT Page 8 HUNTING SEASON IS NOW OPEN FOR QUAIL TURKEYS AND RABBITS & JAPS PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Committees To Aid In Organization Of New Troops Each and every comrHun ity in Carteret county with eight or4more boys between the ages' of 12 and 15 years should establish a Boy Scout troop, it was announced to day by B. H. Stephens of Beaufort, chairman of the Organization and Extension Com mittee of the Carteret District of the Boy Scouts of America. Fur thermore, any community desiring to organize a troop will be assist ed in doing so by the Eastern Car olina Council and the Carteret Dis trict committees, he added. This is the first time that every community in Carteret has had the opportunity, but due to lack of in terest on leaders in. the various commtmities'tjr-for iacSr ot"Wgsn, ization facilities, only Beaufort and Morehead City have actually had troops, although in recent months Newport has organize! a group of Boy Scouts. The Carteret District of the Boy Scouts of America includes the following officers and committees chairmen : Dr. W. L. Woodard, Beaufort, general chairman; George R. Wal lace, Morehead City, general vice See BOY SCOUTS Page 8 Private Papnrs of a Cub Reporter: Thornton Wilder was recently re calling his last visit to London .... After a luncheon at Barrie's flat,! the exquisite little genius. Max Beerbohm, said: "Mr. Wilder, you haven't remarked on the view of the Thames from here" . . . Wilder replied to the general effect that nothing adequate had occurred to him . . . Whereupon Beerbohm said: "People usually do, you know. Only last week, fir instance, Mr. Gene Tunney, the fighter, was here and admired it tremendously.' As a matter of fact, he spol;e of it with such eloquence and such sensitive ness that, really, I felt quite coarse." The FBI Is more interested in a prominent Chicago psychiatrist, who obtained an appointment to The Morale Board of the Col. Donovan Office , . . This doctor, a Hungari an who recently became a citizen, was given a routine cfc"ck by the G-Men . . . When an agent called at his home, he spotted a large framed portrait of Mussolini, affec tionately inscribed . . . That made t more than a routine investigation and led to the fact that Fritz Hor '.ath, Hungarian Nazi !eader, is a .'.-nt guest at the Dr's house A"J at CTif:rcr.cs in a hide nvrv in C i:n;o . . . Hrvath has debits r?rin connections and the irjr-T ''-; l-r f-- 1hjf r.ltinL2 See WINCHELL Page 7 - : - 11111 rtf Only 11 Shopping Days 'Til Xmas
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