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DATES ARE SET FOR FIRST
FOOD RATIONING OF WAR
THE EASTMAN CO.
ENLARGES STORE
Corner Room In Dun
can Building
Acquired
' Fnsfmnn Furniture Co. has
acquired the corner space in
the Duncan building on
Front street adjoining the
present location which gives
this store more than double
its former floor space. An
opening has been made in
the partition which sepa
rates the two rooms, making it
possible to pass from one room to
the other, which makes this the
largest furniture store in Carteret
County.
v Mr. Eastman, a native of Ral
eigh, came to Beaufort in June,
Ui38, and opened a small furni
' ture store in the Ramsey building
Jon the south side of Front street.
i.His business soon outgrew these
' quarters and he moved to the store
' room in the east side of the Dun
can building on the corner of
Front and Turner streets.
f Mr. Eastman states that due to
the curtailment ot electric remg
erators, stoves, washing machines,
, radios, etc., that he will double his
present stock of furniture and
there will be no need to wear out
tires traveling to larger towns to
buy furniture as a large and com
plete stock will be on display at
his store at all times. He also
? stated that he attributed his
growth in a large measure to per
sistent advertising.
s Eastman Furniture Co. handles
'the well known Kelvinator line of
electric refrigerators, and stoves,
, Thor washing machines and Motor
; ola radios.
Soldiers Ask For
Use of Equipment
The men of Headquarters
Battery, Fort Macon, will be
very appreciative of any gift,
of equipment for their recre
ation room. If you have an un
used ping-pong table, sets of
checker boards, playing cards
or such that you would like to
contribute, call Mr. Jenks at
the USO clubhouse (M-851-1)
and they will be called for.
portrait of a
Man'i Thoughts:
The Front Pages: Bruce Bliven,
Freda Kirchwey and other editor
of the opinion weeklies argued that
the U. S. war propaganda copies the
methods of the last war and also the
Axis pattern. The Axis tactics must
be all right, the way some of our
elected officials are mouthing its
messages . . . The Sun found a sil
ver lining in the trials of France's
ex-leaders at Riom. Daladier's pop
offs. The Sun points out, have put
the accusers on the defensive. The
ex-premier reddened the court's kiss
er by delivering a long spiel praising
He Gaulle, which Berlin won't care
for . . . Dan Parker's wrist-spanking
ot the race tracks, for making
the customers finance the owners'
patriotism, was lifted by another
a. m.er. But for some reason ex
pired in one edition . . . The UP's
figure wizard broke every heart in
Hollywood with his breakdown of the
proposed new income tax. An In
come of a million, he estimates, will
eat up enough U. S. and California
taxes to leave the receiver approxi
mately $20,000 in the red . . . Too
many correspondents are guessing
that Hitler won't have the stuff for
fiis Russian Spring offensive. Two
years of underselling Berlin should
teach, us. better. lis simply loves
See WINCHELL Pace 7
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THE
TAe Most Widely Read Newspaper Along
Registration For
Sugar Rationing
Begins May 4
36,000 COUPON BOOKS
ON HAND IN CARTERET
Registration for sugar ra
tioning will be carried out on
May 4, 5, 6, and 7, office ot
Erice administration officials
ave announced, and public
school teachers throughout
the nation will record data
rnnrernincr the 131.000.000
Americans affected by the
first food rationing 'ot the
war.
Wholesalers, retailers, bakers,
confectioners and other industrial
users will register April 28 and
29 at high schools.
All sugar sales in the United
States will bp halted at midnight
April 27 for approximately one
veek and during this period no
sugar can be purchased under
any circumstances. The rationing
wiil go into effect as soon as the
moratorium on sales ends.
It has not been determined fi
nally whether the weekly individ
ual ration will be one-half or
three-quarters of a pound, but it
is believed that it will be not
See FOOD Page 8
Many Service Men
Entertained Over
Last Week End
Service Men who spent th6 past
weekend in Beaufort were enter
tained by the following people who
are cooperating with the local Hos
pitality Committee.. Mrs. J. B.
Cannady, Mrs. H. W. Styron, Mr.s
Minnie Garner, Mrs. J. G. Allen,
Mrs. M. Leslie Davis, Mrs. Wm.
Bailey, Mrs. C. Z. Chappel, Mrs.
Burton Daniels, Mrs. R. K. Davis,
Miss Lottie Sanders, Mrs. Otis
Willis, Mrs. James Biggs, Mrs,
Otis Jefferson, Rev. and Mrs.
Stanley Potter.
Although several other homes
were opened to men from the arm
ed forces the committee has not
been able to list the names. If you
have entertained service men at
any time, send your name to Mrs.
R. K. Davis so that it may be en
tered. Local Boatmen
Petition For
Louder Signal
Approximately 200 boatmen
and fishermen that go through the
Beaufort Highway bridge have pe
titioned the State Highway Com
mission to install a louder signal
on the Beaufort bridge. They
claim the present siren cannot be
heard for the distance necessary to
the safety of boats passing thru
the bridge after they signal the
draw tender. They are asking for
a horn similar to the one used be
fore the siren was installed.
Heard 'Em Coming
Staff Sgt. John L. Lockard, who
reported the approach of enemy
planes on December 7, is decorated
with the Distinguished Service
medal by Assistant Secretary ef
War Robert Patterson.
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REAUFORT MFWS
'Gulf trade' Goes Down Near East Coast
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Victim of Axis submarines, this tanker, "the "Golf trade," is shown
ground on shoal about 3!i miles off Bernegat Light, N. J., after being
torpedoed and breaking in half. The wreck Is visible from shore. Sixteen
survivors were landed, with 18 unaccounted for.
MANY EASTER
ADS TODAY
Before you do your Easter
shopping it will pay you to look
over the Easter ads carried in to
day's edition of The Beaufort
News. It is not necessary to, wear
out your tires running to other
towns to do your Easter shopping
when as good a line of merchan
dise can be had fnm the local
stores. Easter ads are as follows:
The Vogue, Felton's, Martin's,
Margaret's Beauty Shop, Duchess
Beauty Shop, Ann Street Beauty
Shop, Bell's Drug Store, House
Drug Store, Guthrie-Bell Drug
Store, Morehead City Floral Co.
Other ads in today's edition are:
Loftin Motor Co., Eastman Furni
ture Co., Local School Play, West
ern Auto Associate Store, First
Citizens Bank, Bett'3 Bakery, Sea
Breeze Theatre, Pender's, Tide
Water Power Co., and G & W
Whiskies.
Holy Week Services
In St. Paul's Church
Are Announced
Holy Week, the last week of
the Lenten Season, will be observ
ed in St. Paul's Episcopal Church
with special services. On Wednes
day night at 7:30 the Rector will
give the last of a series of address
es on the subject of Worship and
Prayer, Thursday night at 7 :30
there will be the traditional cele
bration of the Holy Communion in
remembrance of the Last Supper,
On Good Friday there will be
services at three hours throughout
the day starting with Morning
Prayer at 10:30 and including
Prayer Service at 12:00 noon and
Evening Prayer at 4:30 p. m. At
8:00 the church choir, assisted by
local singers and soloists from
Army unit at Fort Macon will pre
sent the sacred cantata "Olivet to
Calvary."
On Saturday, Easter Even, a
Service of Baptism will be hold in
the Church at 4:30. The schedule
of services for Easter will appear
in the press next week.
Pre - School Clinics
Are Being Planned
Starting on April 2, the County
Health Department, with the as
sistance of the P.T.A., will hold a
Pre-School Clinic in each school or
school district in the County.
During these clinics all children
who plan to attend school next
year will be given a physical ex
amination. The parents will be
informed of the defects that need
to be corrected. Smallpox Vaecin.'
and Diphtheria Toxoid will be giv
en to those desiring it. The Schick
Test, which shows the presence ot
absence of immunity to Diphtheria
See CLINICS Page 8
DR. FULCHER BACK IN OFFICE
Dr. Luther Fulcher was able to
return to his office this week after
being absent for 14 weeks from
injuries sustained in an automo
bile wreck in December. He is hav
ing to use crutches in order to do
office work and in the next few
days he hopes that he will be able
to take care of his general practice.
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BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, MAR. 26, 1942
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AROUND
Town
With
MACK CLARK
At one time or another most
writers come forth with a com
ment on the types and varieties
and classes of people who inhabit
this world. Usually the divisions
seem to run to separating the
sheep from the goats, to classify
ing all people, into two groups
the have and the have-nots, the
does and the don'ts, the would-bes
and the has-beens.
To the already - long list we
would like to add a special group
of our own. We even have a spec
ial name for them the "I'd like
to, buts."
Mrs. Smith, chairman of the pro
gram committee, has come in con
tact with them. She calls up Mrs.
Jones to ask her to help at the
next meeting. Mrs. Jones says she
would like to help her, but she
must get her hair fixed that morn
ing. Mr. Brown, president of the
Service Club, has come in contact
with them. He calls Mr. White to
ask him to introduce the guest
speaker next Tuesday. Mr. White
says he would like to do it, only he
wanted to see the show that night.
Rev. Green, pastor of the First
Church, has come in contact with
them. He meets Mr. Black on the
street and says it has been a long
time since he saw him at church.
Mr. Black says he would like to
come to church, but ihe has to
work so hard and Sunday is the
only day he has to sleep late.
We could give several more il
lustrations, but if you have ever
been chairman or leader of any
kind of volunteer organization
you know what we're talking a
bout. And you have probably
come to the same conclusion that
we have; that as soon as you hear
that "I'd like to, but" you are
ready to hang up the phone and
look up the next number.
There are lots of times when we
have valid and legitimate excuses
for not being able to cooperate and
help those in need, but taken as
a whole the human race seems to
have developed a passion for mak
ing excuse?.
However, during these days of
world uproar with the war coming
right in our front door, we have a
golden opportunity to redeem our
selves. There are all kinds of com
mittees being orsanized in and a
round town. Auxiliary police, aux
See AROUND TOWN P 8
Harkers Island
Man Dies At Sea
Funeral services for Jennes
Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Jones of Harkers Island, were
held at the Harker's Island Metho
dist Church on March 24.
Jones had been a member of the
crew which was torpedoed some
time ago. After being rescued he
signed with the crew of another
ship. While on the ssecond ship he
became critically ill and died while
on board. The body was removed
by the Coast Guard and taken to
Swan Quarter and thence to his
home. Surviving him are his par
ents and two brothers and two
sisters.
LEGION
The Central Carolina Coast
DEDICATION OF
I.
SET FOR SUNDAY
Brigadier - General
Vandergrift Prin
cipal Speaker
Mr. L. B. Avison, director
of the Carteret County USO
clubhouse, announced today
that Mr. H. G. Wellott, FSA
area representative, had
completed plans for the for
mal dedication of the Fed
eral Community Building in
Morehead City at 4:00 p. m.
Sunday, March 29.
Although the building has been
in use since last December when
it was opened to take care of the
large number of Service Men who
came to this area on Christmas
furloughs, the necessary ceremon
ies of dedication and releasing it
to the United Service Organization
for operation have not been held.
The program for Sunday has
been arranged by government au
thorities, as the establishment and
building of the clubhouse were un
der the direction of the office of
Health and Welfare of the Fed
eral Security Agency. The prin
cipal speakers for the afternoon
will be Brigadier-General Vander
grift, of the First Marine Divi
sion, and Mr. James Rogers who is
regional Recreation Director un
der the FSA. Music for the occa
sion will be f urnisihed by the Frst
Division Marine Band from the
New River Barracks.
Mayor D. B. Willis of Morehead
City and Mayor G. M. Paul of
tfeaulort, chairman and vice-
chairman of the County Defense
Recreation Committee, will also
have a part in the ceremonies by
which the building will be turned
over to the USO staff. All volun
teer committee members and the
general public are urged to attend
these exercises.
Beaufort Red Cross
Organizing Class
es In First Aid
A large number of classe?
First Aid have started in the area
of the Beaufort Red Cross Chap
ter and several more will be called
during this week, it was announc
ed today by Mrs. W. S. Chadwick,
chairman of the First Aid com
mittee. Four classes are being taught it
Atlantic, two each in Cedar Island,
Marshallberg, Smyrna, B e 1 1 i e,
Harkers Island and several other
points, and at least one in Davis,
Sea Level and all other communi
ties within the Chapter limits.
Two classes are underway in
Beaufort, one being taught in the
school by Miss Slocum and the
other to the Boy Scout Troop by
the Scoutmaster, Charles L. Has
sell. Four more groups have sign
ed up and will start their instruc
tion this week as the Chapter has
just received 200 more text books.
James Potter III will teach mem
See RED CROSS Page 8
Zone Meeting Held
At Ann St. Church
The Zone Meeting for the Wo
man's Society of Christian Service
was held at the church on Wednes
day with over 200 ladies present
from this section of this district.
Mrs. J. H. Neal is chairman, of the
zone and Mrs. Gertie Matthews of
New Bern, District chairman. Din
ner was served in the church din
ing room.
EASTER SERVICES
Holy Communion 7:30 P. M.
Thursday before Good Friday.
Easter Sunrise Service Easter
morning in the cemetery.
Easter morning, special program
by children at Church School hour.
Easter Worship Service, Spec
ial Music, Mr. Potter will preach.
Palm Sunday there will be spec
ial services. Mr. Potter will preach.
All members and friends bring
Self-denial Easter Offering Palm
Sunday and Easter Sunday.
Worship with us during this
Lenten Season.
Seven Ships Sunk In Seven
Days Off The
VALUABLE CARGO
GOING TO WASTE
Schooner Wrecked
March 2nd Was
Loaded With
Dyewood
CARGO WAS VALUED
AT OVER $100,000
(From Dare County News)
A carsro of dyewood from
Haiti, that might have
brought in excess of $100,
000 had it reached New York
is going to waste in the sands
of Ocracoke and Hatteras,
as the four-masted schooner,
Anna R. Heidritter breaks to
pieces. The schooner was wrecked
March 2, and Coast Guards res
cued the captain and crew of eight
men, but the captain on arriving
in New York was killed in a taxi
cab accident, according to news
which reached Manteo Sunday.
The schooner, which was not
insured, was sold by the owners to
Frazier Peel of Hatteras for a few
hundred dollars, but the cargo
consisting of 1,800 cords of dye
See CARGO Page 8
Beaufort High School
Seniors To Present
"You'd Be Surprised"
You'll really be surprised if you
see "You'd Be Surprised" Friday
night at 8 p. m. in the Beaufort
High school auditorium. It is
really something new in stage en
tertainment. A comedy in three
acts, it is incomparable to any sen
ior jlay ever staged at Beaufort
High school. It has a fast moving
plot with some of the most amaz
ing circumstances.
As the curtain rises you will
find Jack Allen, star basketball
player of B.H.S., in the leading
role of Jack Grayson, the biggest
liar on Long Island. Co-starred
with Allen is Jane Ramsey in an
unusual portrayal of Mrs. Gray
son. Alluring Dorothy Eure plays
the part of a lovely chassised bur
See SENIOR PLAY Page 5
Drifting Wrecks
Menace Shipping
The Navy Department has an
nouncejLthe positions of a number
of derelict vessels, victims of en
emy submarine operations, which
are menacing navigation off the
American coast and along several
overseas routes. The latest bulle
tin released includes the position
of eight such submerged vessels
in an effort to protect merchant
ships from possible collisions with
the wrecks.
Definitely located derelicts from
See WRECKS Page 8
Brother Patriots
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Largest number of brother to re
port for naval dnty at the same
time are the four Whittenbnrgs, fa
mous Denver quartet, shown en ar
rival in San Diego, Calif.
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MONDAY
RJDEFENSE T? IP
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
Atlantic Coast
Norfolk Swamped
With Survivors
Recently
31 SURVIVORS OF 1 BOAT
TAKEN TO MOREHEAD
NORFOLK,- Va. Axis
submarine activity off the
Atlantic Coast continues
with unabated ferocity.
In slightly more than two
months submarines have
sunk 66 merchantmen, in
cluding seven vessels attack
ed recently and announced
by the Navy Department.
The sixty-sixth victim of Aris
torpedoes was announced yester
day by the Navy. It was a small
United Nations merchant vessel
sunk on March 5. The 27 survi
vors landed in New York after
spending 11 days in two rickety
lifeboats.
Norfolk has been swamped with
survivors who at times have been
so numerous the Navy has been
hard put to it to find bunks for
them at the Norfolk Naval Operat
ing Base.
Three merchant ships were tor
pedoed Wednesday, March 18, and
a fourth was sunk March 19, the
31 rescued seamen of the crew of
See SEVEN SHIPS Page 8
All Men Forty-Five
To Sixty-Four Must
Register In April
The government hat order
ed registration of all men be
tween the agei of 45 and 64,
inclusive, on April 27, mostly,
however, for non-combataat
service. Some who are physi
cally fit, it is understood, may
join the armed forces, but it
is said this will not be compul
sory at least under present
circumstances.
The new registration date
proclaimed by Pres. Roose
velt will leave only one group
not yet recorded, those of 18
and 19 years. Estimates of the
total registration for the 45
64 age group range around
15.000,000.
While it is unlikely that
these comparative oldsters will
be taken into the fighting
forces, there is the possibility .
that some or many of them
will be assigned eventually to . .
essential war work.
Washington, D. C.
DONALD NELSON EXPLAINS
In his radio appeal for an imme
diate 25 per cent increase in war
production, Donald Nelson an
nounced that Joint man itjonteut-la-bor
committees would be set up in
every plant to devisj n.clhods of in
creasing output. Taere has been
considerable conjecture since then
over the scope of these cummitt.'es;
whether they should run the plants
or merely be advisory.
The other day Nelson explained
just what he had in mind in a pri
vate talk with Waiter Reuther, force
ful vice pre:ident of the powerful
C.I.O. United Auto Workers, who
more than a year ago proposed the
so-called -Heuther Plan" for the
quick conversion of the auto indus
try into a unified mass producer of
hundreds of planes and tanks daily.
While in Washington on union busi
ness after Nelson's broadcast, a mu
tual friend suggested to Reuther that
he have a talk with the War Pro
duction chief whom he had never
met. Nelson greeted Reuther cor
dially, remarking that he had heard
a lot about his plan but bad not
seen its details. y
"I can tell you all about them la
three minutes," said Reuther.
"Shoot," replied the war chief.
Nelson listened intently, asked a
few auRstHis. then, remarked: -'Kr
See MERRY-GO-ROUND P 7