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VOL. XXX NO. 6
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 1942.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
E. L DAVIS BUILDING
MUST BE TORN DOWN
WAR
IN BRIEF
PHILIPPINES MacArthur's
men repulse "local" Japaneie at
tack! but situation is relatively
quiet.
SINGAPORE British defend
ers heartened by promise of aid
en route, bombed Japanese con
centrations on Malaya mainland;
enemy bombers continue attacks
from high altitude.
BURMA British artillery bar
rage and sweeping offensive by
British and American planes check
Japanese drive on 50-mile front
for fourth successive day. Nippo
nese fight hard to cross Salween
river.
INDIES - AUSTRALIA Air
blows are exchanged with enemy;
' resistance to Japanese sending
parties in outlying islands contin
ues and enemy makes slow prog
ress. ATLANTIC Fifteen ships
sunk off American east coast by
enemy submbarines; two die but
39 are saved.
RUSSIA Red armies push of
fensives in Smolensk region, in
Ukraine and northwest of Moscow
against stiffening nazi resistance.
LIBYA British forced out of
Derna retreat towards Egyptian
border, although British left flank
still extends far into Libyan de
sert inland from oast; British
position is critical.
FIRST SEAPLANE LOOP
Lt. Col. Francis T. Evans of the
U. S. Marines was the first aviator
to loop the loop in a seaplane. He
accomplished this feat in 1917.
Washington, D. C.
UTILITY SENSATIONS
The hard-hitting Truman commit
tee hasn't got around to the
matter yet, but some hot sensations
are in store when the committee
digs into the dollar-a-year-man han
dling of the power phases of the war
production program.
For years one of the hottest issues
in Washington has been the power
lobby. It has been repeatedly inves
tigated, and several years ago, aft
er fierce legislative battles, the fed
eral power and holding company
laws were enacted to curb the lobby.
The Truman committee has con
fidential information that today this
lobby is more powerfully entrenched
in the capital than ever before.
For months, it has been operating
directly inside the government, for
mulating and running the power pol
icy of the OPM, which was until
last week the key war production
agency.
The OPM power division is not
only manned with utility officials,
but they are still on the payrolls of
private power companies. In other
words, while presumably working
for the government, they are actu
ally paid employees of the utilities.
After being deluged with com
plaints that the utility-ruled OPM
power division was secretly aiding
independent rural power co-ops, the
house appropriations committee
questioned J. A. Krug, head of the
division, on these charges.
Krug defended his staff, but the
committee, unconvinced, ordered
him to submit a detailed report on
his dollar-a-year assistants, includ
ing the amount of salaries they are
drawing from utility companies
!while working for the government
Two months have elapsed since
Krug promised to produce this im
portant information and so far he
has not done so.
All the committee has received
was a cagey letter from John Lord
O'Brian, former corporation attor
ney who is OPM general counsel,
giving a list of the power division's
- personnel, but has nothing about
their private salaries. However, the
little information O'Brian did dis
close speaks volumes.
It shows that no less than 18 key
officials in Krug's division are dollar-a-year
and "WOC" (without com
pensation) men, who are still on
private utility payrolls.
Note; Appropriation committee
members estimate that the total pay
these men draw from power com
i oanies is. more thjin $250,000 ajrear
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City Clerk Instructed
To Notify Owner Or
Board's Action
Ri's-ht Of Wav Granted
R. R. To Extend Tracks
The two-story frame build
ing on the corner of Front
and Craven streets which
has been in a dilapitated
condition for a long time was
ordered to be torn down
within 10 days by the Board
of City Commissioners at the
regular meeting Monday night.
The reason given was that the
owner had not lived up to his con
tract with the Town which had
allowed Mr. Davis to repair the
building within a certain time.
Work was started on the building
several months . ago but was not
finished, hence the action by the
Board. It was also ordered that
the staging around the building be
removed immediately.
Dr. C. P. Stevick, Carteret
County Health officer, and Ed
ward Willis, sanitary olneer,
came before the Board and asked
that a milk ordinance be passed.
This was deferred until next reg
ular meeting.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce asked that a meeting: of the
Zoning Board be called. This
meeting: was set for Feb. 13.
Order to rescind the barber or
dinance was passed, due to the
fact that State court declared
that this ordinance was not legal.
The following resolution was
adopted:
Moved by G. W. Huntley, sec-
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36 Tires Allocated
In February Quota
Eligible motorists in Carteret
County will be allowed to buy a
total of 36 tires and 54 tubes in
February, according to an allot
ment received by the local tire ra
tioning board.
During the month, drivers in
approved classifications owning
tires which inspectors declare to
be no longer safe can purchase
during the month 8 tires and 7
tubes for passenger car sand 28
tires and 47 tubes for trucks.
This allotment for February
will be sold only on certificate is
sued by Carteret's rationing board
and only to eligible classifications
TO SEE SUNRISE
Quite a few people stand a good
chance to see the sun rise on and
after February 9th, for on that
date the Daylight Saving schedule
becomes effective. While some
few are already grumbbling more
or less out of habit, it is quite
likely that their ranks will be
greatly increased when the "lazy
bones" start crawling from under
the cover at daybreak.
The sun will just be coming
over the eastern horizon at 8:00
o'clock, new time, on Monday,
February 9th, but within the few
following weeks it will be plenty
high before many persons will
have to get up to start the daily
grind.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Robert Whaley, Newport, N. C.
to Virginia D. Wallsee, Newport,
N. C. (white).
Francis Fenderson, Beaufort,
N. C, to Emma Hazel, Beaufort,
N. C. (colored).
Robert L. Wooten, Newport, N.
C. to Dorothy M. Rowe, Newport,
N. C. (white).
SCHOOL TIME
Beginning Monday morning,
February 9, all schools of Car
teret County, of whatever size
or race, will move their clocks
forward one hour.
Also, all schools of the coun
ty will open at 9:30 A. M., Day
light Saving Time.
Tjhe lone exception to this
plan will be the White Oak
school, which will of necessity
conform to the Onslow County
plan for the Swansboro school,
to which the high school pupils
of the White Oak district are
transported.
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W. J. Bundy, Greenville attor
ney, today formally announced
his candidacy for solicitor of the
Fifth Judicial District, subject to
the Democratic primary in June.
D. M. Clark is the present solicitor
and has made no formal state
ment, but is expected to be a can
didate for re-election.
Drama Unknown Seas
To Be Presented For
Red Cross War Fund
The cast of local people who pre
sented Mrs. Graydon Paul's play
UNKNOWN SEAS last year will
again present the play on Thurs
day, Feb. 19, 1942 in the auditor
ium of the Beaufort School.
The play UNKNOWN SEAS,
telling- the love story of Nancy
Munnev who lived in Beaufort dur
ing the last century, proved very
popular and successful on its first
presentation. Many requests for a
repeat performance prompted the
cast and directors to offer the play
again. All concerned with the play
have agreed graciously to turn ov
er all proceeds from the sale of
tickets to the War Fund of the
American Red Cross.
The leading characters, Miss
Nancy Manney and Mr. French,,
will be taken by the original peo
ple. Mrs. Maud Bloodgood Chad
wick will again play the part of
Nancy, and Dr. Pardon Eure will
portray Mr. French. Other parts
of the play will be taken by the
same people with the folowing ex
exceptions. Dr. C. P. Stevick will
take the part of the Federal Sol
dier, Bobbie Stevens that of Jas.
Manney, Mrs. E. C. McConnell
that if Mrs. Manney, Miss Ruth
Webb that of Rose Stanton, and
Mrs. Graham Duncan that of Mrs.
Boatwright.
Sale of tickets and prices for
the performance will be announc
ed at a later date.
Jury List Drawn
For March Term
Of Superior Court
The following list of men and
women for jury duty for the
March 1942 term of Superior
Court was drawn at the County
Commissioners meeting this week:
Beaufort: H. I. Saunders, John
Chaplain Sr., Ivy Eubanks, Phillip
K. Ball, G. W. Huntley Jr., Roy
Willis, T. P. Allen, N. W. Taylor,
E. C. Dickinson, W. W. Russell,
Hubert L. Fodrie; Morehead City
W. II. Jackson, M. S. Webb, A. II.
Webb Jr., Grady Willis; Beaufort
RFD: C. R. Pake, Claud Martin.
Dora Merrill, Roy Dudley, Theo
dore Willis, G. L. Dudley, S. C.
Campen; Davis: D. L. Davis Sr.;
Lola: Willis Gillikin; Pelletier: L.
C. Holland; Atlantic: Charlie Rob
inson; Newport: Joe C. Tayor, L.
C. Carroll; Sea Level: Frank Tay
lor; Harkers Island: Charlie Nel
son, Mason Fulford, John Brooks
Dan W. Yeomans; Davis: Percy H.
Davis; Wildwood: J. A. L. Mur
dock; Sea Level: T. A. Taylor.
Macon Snowden Up
For Nomination
According to word received
from Washington, Congressman
Graham A. Barden has announced
his nominations for two vacancies
at the U. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
For one vacancy Barden has
chosen as principal, A. H. Hatsell
Jr., of Jacksonville, as first alter
nate, Aubrey Bates of Smyrna,
and as second alternate, Nathaniel
Macon of New Bern. He has nam
ed Macon Snowden of Beaufort as
his principal nomination for the
other vacancy, but has not yet
picked any alternates.
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GFORGE W. DHL
TAKEN BY DEATH
Carteret Coroner Dies
After Week's Illness;
Rites Wednesday
George W. Dill, prominent fun
eral director of Morehead City,
and Carteret County Coroner, died
at his home on Arsndell street
Monday following an illness of less
than a week.
He a as apparently improved un
til Saturday, when he suffered a
relapse. Death was attributed to
pneumonia.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the First Methodist
church Wednesday at 4 p. m., with
interment in Bay View cemetery.
The Rev. J. Herbert Miller, pastor,
conducted the service.
Active pallbearers were Dr. S.
W. Thompson, J. W. Jackson, W.
C. Matthews, Walter Hufham, A.
B. Roberts, G. R. Wallace, W. A.
Willis and D. G, Bell.
Acting as Honorary pallbearers
were Dr. B. F. Royal, the Board of
Stewards and Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Dill was born in Morehead
City April 17, 1874, the son of
George W. Dill and Elizabeth
Thomas Dill. In 1900 he became
owner and operator of the More
head City Drug Company, which
he operated for 27 years. In 1927
he disposed of the drug business
and confined his attention to the
operation of the George W. Dill
Funeral Home, which he had ac
quired some years previous to the
disposal of the drug business. The
deceased had held the office of
County Coroner for a number of
years. He was a member of the
Methodist church, and for many
years a steward on the board; a
member of the Masonic Lodge, A.
F. and A. M., and also a member
of the Morehead City Rotary Club.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Sudie Davis Dill, and two sons,
George W. antf Lonnie Dill; four
sisters, Mrs. H. D. Norcom, Beau
fort; Mrs. Willie Herbert and Mrs.
A. H. Webb, Morehead City, and
Mrs. II. K. Gibble, Richmond, Va.
Aycock Brown Has
Resigned Job As
Editor Of News
Aycock Brown, editor of the
Beaufort News for the past seven
years, tendered hit resignation last
week to take up
work
with the
Navy Depart
raent. He came
to Beaufort Jan-
fejnuary 1935 during
the fatal illness
of its editor at
that time, W. G.
M e b a n e, and
L.. lfi J fort New. was
taken over in
1937 by its present publisher, Wm.
L. Hatsell he remained In the ca
pacity of editor and advertising
manager until last week. It is un
derstood that in his new position
he will continue to live and work
on the coast.
U. S. Marines, were part of the
naval party sent to Ethiopia in
1903 by President Theodore Roos
evelt to secure a peace treaty.
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DIAMOND JUBILEE PRESIDENT'S
BALL WAS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT
The annual President's Ball for
the benefit of the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis was
held in the USO building in More
head City on Jan. 31. This year
marks the 60tht birthday of Pres
ident Roosevelt which inaugurated
the annual uair to further the
study and care of infanitle paraly
sis victims with the aim of even
tually curing the disease.
Approximately 800 civilians and
service men attended the dance
and enjoyed the music of the Ma
rine orchestra from New River
under the direction of Tech. Sgt.
Bob McArthur.
In addition to the Birthday Bali
other activities in the county boost
ed the funds raised for the Infan
tile Paralysis Foundation. Schools
throughout the county participat
ed in the March of Dimes cam
paign snd competed for a picture
of President Roosevelt. The room
of Miss Edith Lewis in. the Beau
fort School won with a total of
$45.69. Mr. Honcycutt's room in
Morehead City won a total of
$53.13. The Eleventh grade of
Resigns As
Home Agent
MISS EVELYN HORNE, pic
tured above, who has served as
Home Agent of Carteret County
since December I, resigned her
position February 1. She succeed
ed Miss Margaret Clark who held
the position for several years.
Miss Home came here from
Cumberland County where she
was employed in the Home
Agent's department with head
quarters .in . Fayetteville. Miss
Dorothy Banks of Sampson Coun
ty was elected by the County
Board on Monday to fill her place.
TAX
EXECUTIONS
The final list of delinquent tax
paoyers for the years 1937 and
1938 have been turned in by Sher
iff Holland and their property is
being1 advertised for sale under ex
ecution which were served on
these property owners by order of
the County Commisioners in De
cember. There will be two sales,
the first on February 25 for those
who have paid nothing on these
taxes, and the second sale on Feb
ruary 27 for those who have made
partial payments but who have not
paid up in full.
Sheriff Holland stated that be
tween six and seven hundred have
paid their taxes for these years in
full since the executions were
served and that approximately
200 have made partial payment.
The names whose property is
advertised can save their property
and have their names removed
from newspaper wit'nout advertis
ing costs if they pay up in fuil be
fore date of sale, stated Sheriff
Holland.
Notice to Service Men
If any of the Catholic service
men wish to attend Mass at the
Catholic church in Morehead City
on Sundays at 9:15 or 11 o'clock
and have no means of transporta
tion, if they will call Mrs. Tom
Potter at Beaufort, 40G1 or Mrs.
H. G. Avery at B-4056, arrange
ments will be made.
A British soldier once sent a
letter 20,000 miles, from Singa
pore to Boston, Mass., seeking en
listment in the U. S. Marine Corps
at the close of his army hitch.
the Smyrna School took the prize
there with $22.10 and in Newport
Miss Rosalee Murdoc's room won
with $11.95. The Beaufort Thea
tre contributed $11.00 from the
Wishing Well and the Motor Inn
Service Station in Newport report
ed $3.72 from a like source. Dur
ing the President's Ball a collec
tion was made on the floor for the
benefit of the orcnestra. The men
of the orchestra immediately turn
ed the sum ($13.33) over to the
chairman. The sale of tickets to
the dance amounted to $208.00.
The officials of the county com
mittee reported that more than
$300.00 profit would be realized
from the campaign and that one
half of this amount would remain
in this county for health work.
G. E. Sanderson, county chair
man, and Mrs. Willie Loftin co
chairman, expressed themselves as
pleased with the proceeds from
this year's campaign and thanked
all in the county who assisted
them and cooperated in the undertaking.
Men 20 to 44 Inclusive
To Register February 16
First Aid Instructors
Course By Red Cross
Word has just been received
that an Instructors Course in
First Aid, under the direction of
the American Red Cross, will be
given in Morehead City from Feb.
16 to Feb. 27. The instructor, Mr.
Eugene Spears from National
Headquarters, will give the course
for people of Morehead City,
Beaufort and New Bern. As has
been previously stated, it will not
be necessary for people taking the
course to have had preliminary
First Aid training, but any former
instruction will be helpful. The
course will be three hours daily,
Monday through Friday, for 10
days at a time during the day to
be decided on.
All applicants for the course
must be 20 years of age or older
and must promise to teach First
Aid classes if they complete the
course successfully. People Jiving
in Beaufort or communities in the
eastern part of Carteret County
can secure the necessary applica
tion forms from Mrs. W. S. Chad
wick. Groundhog Promises
More Bad Weather
Unhampered by war time re
strictions, the groundhog Monday
definitely announced ' six weeks
more of winter weather for Car
teret County. The day dawned
clear, and though there were a few
l'r ht clouds in the sky during the
morning, there was no time dur
ing the morning when he might
not have seen his shadow.
Lending weight to this old sup
erstitition Monday night and Tues
day morning were the coldest this
winter. The official reading Tues
day was 22 and according to be
lievers in this old saying, there are
10 more days of winter.
Harkers Island
War Casualty
Word has been received by Mr.
and Mrs. James G. Brooks of Har
ker's Island that their son, Liv
ingston Ward Brooks has been
killed in action. Brooks was a mem
ber of the U. S. Coast Guard,
Water Tender Second Class. The
nature of the accident has not
been confirmed and latest news
was that the body had not been re
covered. The older son of Mr. and Mrs.
Brooks, Claud Wheatley Brooks,
is also in the Coast Guard. The
location of both service men is not
released.
M. City Basketeers
Win Over Harkers
Island 30 To 23
The Harkers Island High school
boys basketball team went to
Morehead City last Thursday night
to play their only game of last
week, their second game this year,
with Morehead City. Both teams
fought hard, Morehead City win
ning out in the end with a score
of 30 to Harkers Island's 23.
At the end of the quarter Har
kers Island was leading with a
score of 6 to 0, but by some un
lucky score lost their pull, and
finished the second quarter with a
tyed score of 10 to 10. The third
quarter ended "with Morehead
City in the lead 20 to 10, and Har
kers Island losing Willard Willis
with four personal fouls.
It seemed that Harkers Island
lost confidence after losing one of
their best players, and gradually
dropping behind until a time-out
was called by Harkers Island, after
which, making two well aimed
shot.?, before the end of th? same.
High scorer for Harko:s Island
was Curvis Brooks. Both teams
have improved a lot say the ath
letic officials.
SAVE THIS
NEWSPAPER
Don't throw away this copy
of the Beaufort News when you
are through reading it. Waste
paper goes into defense indus
tries. Save all wastepaper. The
Boy Scouts are 'collecting it
each Saturday morning.
Beaufort and More
head City To Be
The Places
If you are in the 20 to 44
acre bracket and have not yet
registered for the draft you
will be renuired to do so at
the Court House in Beaufort
or the City Hall in Morehead
City.
This was the announcement thia
week by the Carteret County
Draft Board. The registration
places will be open on Monday,
February 16th from 7 in the morn
ing until 9 o'clock that night
There will be a meeting of the
registrars with draft officials be
fore registration day to receive in
structions as to their work in the
registration, according to Mrs.
Floyd Chadwick, secretary of the
Carteret County Board.
This is the third Draft registra
tion to be held. The first was in
October, 1940, the second last
summer, and the third this month.
LEAVE FOR CAMP
Due to the restrictions by the
War Department on naming the
number of men that are leaving
for camp we cannot give the names
of all who left this week for mili
tary service, but the following
Beaufort and east of Beaufort
men left for Fort Bragg Wednes
day: Eugene Morris Moore, Sam
uel Davis, of Marshallberg; Char
les Thomas Gillikin, Thos. O. Mor
ton, Beaufort RFD; Milton Pitt
man, Lukens; Lloyd Piner, Willis
ton; Charles Guthrie, Samuel Da
vis, Harkers Island, and Ray Bur
nell Garner, Beaufort.
New York Heartbeat: t
Sallies in Our Alley: The strict
new parking regulations inspired
this one . . . Jimmy Dorsey's drum
mer came late for rehearsals with
the excuse that he got a summons
for passing a traffic light . . .
"Well," said Dorsey, "that's a poor
excuse. Why didn't you stop for
it?" . . . "What!" exclaimed the
drummer, "and take a chance on
getting a parking ticket?" . . . The
other night several scribes were won
dering about a green-with-envy col
yumist's war record . . . "He waa
with Herbert Hoover's Foo Com
mission," explained a vet . . .
"Yeli," said another, as the crowd
rocked with laughter, "he was the
only casualty when a chocolate
cream puff exploded in his fa:a."
Carole Lombard, one of the stars
the 48 stars will always be proud
of, died in active service selling de
fense bonds. Actors and actresses,
directors, producers, cameramen,
electricians and members from all
the allied theatrical professions,
have enlisted in some branch of the
service. Giving their energy, time
and money to playing benefits, buy
ing tickets for them and entertain
ing Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and
the Coast Guard, etc.
And it was only a few months ago
when some Senators tried to stain
the movie industry by alleging it
was un-American!
One thing we are sure of. There
must have been a wreath sent by
the Army to Carole inscribed wUh
the highest compliment the Army
can give a woman. To wit: "She
was a Gentleman!"
There's a Hollywood couple who
want to get a divorce, but they can't
agree on who gets custody of the
spare tire. j
Notes of rn
Innocent Bystander:
The Wireless: Sec. Knox's release
to the newscasters, that it was
stupid to bank on a crash in Ger
many, was good advice. Nobody
is going to whip Hitler but his ene
mies, he reminded. Berlin wants us
to imagine it is in trouble and un
cover our chins . . . Just the same,
it was nice to read in Anne O'Hare
McCormick's Times spot that for
eign broadcasts are reaching the
ears of stay-at-home Heinies . . .
Joe Louis at least got a' laugh out
of licking Buddy Baer. He told Ed-dic-Omtyt-u'hv.he
jJiiLed . his. share
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