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VOLUME XXX NO. 15.
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
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Anti - Submarine Attack
Measures Are Outlined
LOCAL CHURCHES
OBSERVE FIRST
WARTMEEASTER
Fine Music And Large
Attendance Is
Reported
Even though many peo-
pie were apprehensive of hoi
lday attacks by the enemy,
) Easter Services in the Church
I es in Beaufort and other
I parts of the county this year
were exceptionally fine and
I impressive both from the
f viewpoint of worship and
attendance.
i At the Baptist church in Beau-
fort a larger than usual congrega-
$ tion was present for the aunnse
f . Service and heard an inspiring
message by Rev. S. J. Erwin on the
k Significance of the Empty Tomb.
i The mid-dav service was entirely
f , a musical one and those present
f were pleased with the music under
the direction of Mrs. Jas. Kumiey.
At the evening hour Mr. Erwin de
livered a second Easter message
on the subject "His Mighty Pow
er" based on Eph. 1:19-22.
The Sunrise Service at Core
Creek Community Church was well
attended. Hieh points of this ser
vice were the sacred numbers by
the Beaufort Band and a solo by
Dr. J. O. Baxter. Jr. The pastor.
Rev. W. Y. Stewart, delivered the
sermon.
The Rector of St. Paul's in com
paring the services this year with
the former five years of his rector
ship noted that all services this
year were better attended and that
a finer spirit of worship was notice
able. The number of members re
ceiving their Easter Communion
at the two celebrations of the Holy
Communion far exceeded previous
years. For the eleven o'clock ser
vice the congregation swelled out
into extra chairs placed in the rear
of the church, -
The Rev. Stanley Potter, min
ister of Ann Street Methodist
Church, in commenting on the
services there stated that the day
was one of the most satisfactory
in his experience. Although the
Sunrise Service was slightly un
der last year as far as attendance,
fho dArnrrflirafinn nf nt.hpr aprvices
made up for this. The music and
' Mr. Potter's Easter messages were
an inspiration to the congregation.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Miss Myrtle Zentmeyer, Bap
tist W.M.U. field worker for the
State, will speak in Carteret coun
ty Baptist churches Friday, April
10. At 10:30 A.M. she will speak
to the ladies of Beaufort and More
head City in the Beaufort church.
A cordial invitation is extended
to everybody. At 2 oclock P. M.
Miss Zentmeyer will speak in Da
vis at the Baptist church there.
. Miss Zentmeyer will be accom
panied to Beaufort by Mrs. L. B.
Daniel of New Bern.
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tide
at Beaufort is given in this
column. The figures are ap
proximately correct and are
based on tables f urnished by
the U. S. Geodetic Survey.
So reallowances must Ni
made for variations in the
wiii i and also with respect
to the locality, that is whptf
er near the inlet or at the
head of the estuaries.
HIGH LOW
Friday, April 10
5:07 AM , 11:21 AM
5:36 PM 11:47 PM
Saturday, April 1 1
6:10 AM
6:32 PM 12:18 PM
Sunday, April 12
7:02 AM 12:46 AM
7:21 PM 1:08 PM
Monday, April 13
7:49 AM 1:37 AM
8:06 PM 1:52 PM
Tuesday, April 14
8:32 AM 2:23 AM
8:47 PM 2:32 PM
Wednesday, April IS
9:11 AM 3:03 AM
9:25 PM 3:10 PM
Thursday, April IS
9:49 AM 3:41 AM
10:03 PM 3:45 PM
Navy Requests Shore
Lights To Be
Dimmed
BEAUFORT COMPLIES
WITH SUGGESTIONS
Fnllnwinc conferences be
tween Civil and Naval au
thorities, Capt. F. D. Pryor,
sixth naval district officer,
has sent an outline of' mea
sures to prevent submarine
attack to an county ana mu
nirinal authorities in coastal
areas of the district The orders
request that, quietly and without
undue publicity, the following
types of illumination be exting
uished or well screened from the
sea side:
(a) All street lights that re
flect toward the sea on those wat
erfront streets and highways that
are located along the ocean front,
nnd all street lights, for the dis'
tance of four city blocks from the
waterfront, on all intersecting
streets and highways that ap
proach the waterfront.
(b) All advertising lights and
lighted windows near the beach
front which face seaward and are
visible from off-shore.
(c) All inland bright lights
which are visible within two (2)
miles of the shore.
The foregoing requests are very
reasonable and it is expected that
all concerned will appreciate the
necessity of compyling, not only
for the protection of our ships but
fnr the protection of our own per
sonal and private interests, as
well.
Most of these regulations have
been in effect locally for some
time. The lights on Front street
with the exception of those shaded
by buildings on the south side have
been extinguished or dimmea ior
several weeks. Also lights at the
post office which shine directly a-
cross the inlet are no longer ugnt
0 A at nicht. and the inside lizhts
are controlled with lowered blinds.
These war - time restrictions
have come as a result of the dis
covery that shore lights gave suf
ficient illumination to outline
shipping that passed between en
emy submarines, lying off shore,
and the beaches and waterfronts.
Mel vin Edwards Is
Promoted By Army
Corporal Melvin" D. Edwards,
Beaufort young man, in the na
tion's armed forces, has been pro
moted to the grade of Sergeant
(Temporary) in the Air Force
Band at Dale Mabry Field in Flor
ida. The communication from the
Public Relations Officer at the
base stated that Sgt. Edwards had
received the advancement on the
recommendation of his squadron
commander. Edwards enlisted in
the army some time ago at Ft.
Bragg and has been at Dale Mabry
Field since Oct. 22, 1941.
RED CROSS FIRST AID
The following notes on First Aid
Classes are stated by Chapter Of
ficers. Mrs. W. S. Chadwick will
begin a class tonight in the Core
Creek Community building. Mrs.
John Brooks is teaching a Junior
Course in the Beaufort school. Mr.
Chas. Hassell completes a course
for the Boy Scouts this week. Mrs.
Nell Lewis is teaching girls of the
NYA. Mrs. Lois Smith has com
pleted her class at Sea Level. Any
men of Beaufort desiring to take
the course contact Mrs. W. S.
Chadwick or Mr. Charles Hassell.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Chester N. Dunkle, Beaufort, N.
C. to Lina Fodrie, Beaufort, N.
C. (white).
Douglas Dowdy, Morehead City,
N. C, to Rosalie Avery, Beaufort,
N. C. (white).
Leonard Seward, Morehead
City, N. C, to Mattie Swain, More
head City, N. C. (white).
Chester W. Jenkins, Chester,
Pa., to Veronica Hegarty, Chester,
Pa. (white).
The foundation of the Wool
worth building in New York City
consists of 69 pieces of partly re
inforced concrete, is sunk through
115 feet of quick sand to bed rock.
The weight of the building it must
support is 206,000,000 pounds.
The total area of the West In
dies is about 100,000 square miles.
Has Rubber Answer?
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Homer PUklngton, a former stu
dent in, Heidelberg, believes be has
found a substitute for rubber. Pil
kiaftan, said he used a plant from
his farm at Salisbury, Md., for the
base and treated it with chemicals.
Samples have been sent to Washing
ton for analysis. Photo shows the
44-year-old farmer with a sample of
his product.
Board Of Review
To Meet April 20
James D. Potter, Carteret Coun
ty auditor, announced today that
a meeting of the Board of Equali
zation will be held at the court
house in Beaufort on Monday and
Tuesday, April 20 and 21, 1942, at
10 o'clock, to equalize the valua
tion of all property in Carteret
County. Monday morning of the
20th is set to hear comolaints from
Beaufort township. Monday after
noon will be for Harkers Island,
Smyrna, Williston, Marshallberg,
Merrimon, Cedar Island, Atlantic,
Straits, Sea Leve.l Stacy and Da
vis. Tuesday morning is set to
hear those from Morehead Town
ship. Tuesday afternoon for New
port, White Oak, Bogue, Peletier,
Stella, Portsmouth and Harlowe.
At this meeting the Board will
hear complaints in accordance
with the Machinery Act.
TRANSFERS
of
Real Estate
WHITE OAK TOWNSHIP
Ralph Bender et al to J. W.
Peletier Sons, consideration $3,
000.00, 135 acres.
NEWPORT TOWNSHIP
Katie Willis to J. M. Willis, con
sideration $2,250.00., 150 acres.
David E. Mann to James E.
Mann, consideration $10.00., 1 lot
MOREHEAD TOWNSHIP
Katie Willis to J. M. Willis, con
sideration $2,500.00., 16 lots sq.
144; 7 lots, block 146.
O. E. Bivens et al to D. B. Pi
ner, consideration $100.00, lot 5,
sq. 109; West half lot 4, sq. 109.
Mary E. Gillikin to Morehead
City Garment Co., consideration
$100.00, lot 10, sq. 60.
Morehead Development Corp. to
A. J. Willis, consideration $100.00,
1-2 lot 2, sq. 158.
MERRIMON TOWNSHIP
C. G. Holland, Sheriff, to R. E.
Chaplain, Trustee, consideration
$50.67, 98 acres.
BEAUFORT TOWNSHIP
The Sound Fish Meal Co. to
Herbert V. Parkin Sr., considera
tion $400.00, 1-2 acre.
Herbert V. Parkin to Van Sant
Inc., consideration $200.00, 1-2
acre.
C. G. Holland, Sheriff, bo Car
teret Fish Co., consideration
$45.14, 5 3-4 acres.
C. G. Holland, Sheriff, to R. E.
Chaplain, Trustee, consideration
$33.58, 3 1-2 acres.
Susan V. Whitley to Earl G.
Campen, consideration $10.00, 45
acres.
H. C. Jones et ux to Van Sam
Inc., consideration $500.00, 7.8
acres.
E. P. Simmons to Julius H.
Whitehurst, consideration $150.00
lot 158, O. T.
HARKERS ISLAND
May M. VanWye to Lawrence
D. Nuchols, consideration $100., 3
tracts.
BUY U. S. DEFENSE
BONDS AND STAMPS
ANNUAL SCOUT
CAMPOREE AT
ROANOKE RAPIDS
Program Planned For
Three Day Event
. This Month
ROANOKE RAPIDS, April 8.
Some 2,000 Boy Scouts and Scout
ers of the East Carolina Council
will come to Roanoke Rapids for
three days, April 17-18-19, for
their annual Camporee and Camp
oree officials are planning a series
of programs featuring personali
ties known to every red-blooded
boy in the land.
Such favorites m the sporting
world as Bobby Feller, the Cleve
land Indians star pitcher now do
ing service in the U. S. Navy; Sam
Chapman, Philadelphia Athletic
shortstop also in the Navy; Gover
nor J. M. Broughton, and a num
ber of others have accepted invi
tations to attend the Camporee
and appear on programs planned
for the Scouts during the three
days.
Governor Broughtoa will ad
dress the Scouts at 4 :30 in the af
ternoon on opening day, and will
lead a mammoth parade through
the streets of Roanoke Rapids un
der a guard of honor of Eagle
Scouts selected from troops in at
tendance. Feller and Chapman, whi are
stationed at Norfolk, will appear
on programs scheduled for the
second day of the Camporee and
will associate with the boys during
the entire day. So far as is known,
Feller has never paid a visit to an
Eastern North Carolina public
gathering of any kind ,and Boy
Scouts will welcome , this oppor
tunity of meeting and associating
with their sports idol.
Local Camporee committee of
f icials have planned three full days
of activities for the Scouts. Re
views, stunts, parades,, tribal camp
fjres, and reaj Scout projects to
test the skill of the best of Scouts
have all been arranged.
Norman Scrivener, field execu
tive of the Halifax District, Boy
Scouts of America, will be Camp
oree Chief and is working dilli
gently with all committees to see
that this is the best Camporee ever
held in Eastern North Carolina.
Twelve Scout districts make up
the East Carolina Council. They
are: Albemarle, Beaufort, Craven,
Carteret, Contentnea, Halifax,
Edgecombe, Greenville, Martin,
Roanoke-Chowan, Rocky Mount
and Wilson. These twelve districts
serve the following counties: Wil
son, Nash, Pitt, Beaufort, Lenoir,
Greene, Halifax, Edgecombe, Mar
tin, Washington, Tyrell, North
ampton, Craven, Bertie, Hertford,
Jones, Hyde, Onslow, Carteret and
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-:- Behind The Headlines -:
-BY HUGO
Muit Await Axis Strategy
The problem of the United Na
tions will be much simpler when
the Spring plans of Germany and
Japan have been revealed. As it is,
Allied leaders must attempt to
meet possible thrusts in a num
ber of vital areas and, consequent
ly, their divided forces can hardly
expect to hold back the first fury
of coming offensives.
What our statesmen, generals
and admirals have to do is to ap
portion inadequate forces and ma
terial, with one eye on enemy
strength and the other eye on the
strategic value of various sectors.
If a loss must be risked, it should
be restricted, as far as possible, to
fields of lesser importance.
Where Will Naxit Strike?
Nobody knows what Germany
will unleash in the next four
months. Hitler has openly talked
about "annihilating" Russia but
this publicity only arouses suspic
ion that it is designed to cloak
another move.
(1) Obviously one possibility is
an all-out offensive against Rus
sia, with the purpose of eliminat
ing the Soviet entirely from the
war and acquiring undisputed con
trol of Russia's vast resources.
This is a logical campaign, predi
cated upon the same needs that
led Der Fuehrer to attack Russia
last June. The war upon the Reds
is unfinished business and, in view
of recent Soviet successes, if per
mitted to remain in its present
state, proclaims the folly and fu
tility of last year's offensive.
(2) Another sector, however,
rivals the Soviet as the goal of
(WarDown Under'
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Australian soldiers are pictured
concreting a ton emplacement near
Darwin, In northern Australia, as
they prepare to meet the onslauf Ms
of the invading Japs. This is in the
MacArthur theater of operations,
where siieable V. S. fighting forces
have joined with their Ansae broth
ers. Note the colorful campaign
hats.
Million Gardens
Goal Of 4-H Club
One Million 4-H Gardens! That
is the goal set by 4-H Club boyt
and girls on farms, and in towns,
villages and hamlets in every Sec
tion of the United States, to help
win the war.
In addition to contributing to
the nation's "Food for Freedom"
drive, the clubsters will have the
opportunity to win special recog
nition for meritorious service in
the national 4-H garden contest,
in which awards provided -by
Sears, Roebuck will be given for
outstanding achievements in gar
dening. These awards include
coveted Defense Bonds.
Gold-filled medals will be given
five representatives of the blue
award group in each county. Four
selected from the county winners
in a State will each receive a $25
Defense Bond. One of the fouT
State representatives will be con
sidered in selecting sectional and
national winners. There will be
eight of the latter, comprising the
two highest scoring participants
in each of the four extension sec
tions, each of whom will receive
an all-expense trip to the National
4-H Club Congress in Chicago next
November, and a $100 Defense
Bond. The contest will be super
vised by the extension service.
S. SIMS-
Nazi aims for 1942. This is the
Near East, where a stupendous
success would give possession of
great oil fields, open the way for
a southern attack upon Russia,
break the backbone of the British
Empire and effect a junction with
Japan. This would open up the
rich resources of the Far East to
Germany and immeas u r a b 1 y
strengthen the fighting forces of
the two main powers.
Implacable Enemiei Bar Victory
(3) Complete victory over Rus
sia and mastery of the Near East,
even including a junction with Ja
pan, would not, however, win the
war for Hitler. Nobody knows
this better than the Germans.
There would still remain two im
placable enemies, Great Britain
and the United States. Both are
growing stronger for battle but
their defeat, easier now than later,
would end the war and give Ger-
many and Japan an easy road to
undisputed domination of the
world. Consequently, we can not
ignore the possibility that Hitler
may decide to risk everything in
one desperate rendezvous with
fate.
Space does not permit any de
tailed discussion of the factors in
volved in these campaigns. A re
newed drive upon Russia would
challenge the full power of the
Soviet and might lead to the de
velopment of another front by the
United States and Great Britain.
These countries cannot move in
this direction, however, until Hit
ler commits himself to a selected
course. Meanwhile, they must be
prepared to meet his offensive
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Boatswain Etheiidge Is
Named Asst. Port Capt.
CARTERET CROP
SPOILAGE CAN
BE CUT IN HALF
Better Grading And
Packing Will Be
Big Help
Prevention of waste in food dis
tribution will be a vital factor in
the effort of Carteret county's 1,
300 farm operators and workers to
achieve their wartime food pro
duction goals, it was indicated to
day in a survey by a leading dis
tributor of North Carolina farm
produce.
At least half of the estimated
$4,300,000 annually lost from
spoilage and damage to North
Carolina fruits and vegetables a
lone can be prevented by the use
of better grading, packing and by
better and more direct distribution
methods, Earl R. French, market
ing director for Atlantic Commis
sion Company, A&P produce buy
ing affiliate, declared in the sur
vey's summary. He indicated that
further savings could be realized
from improved handling of ither
North Carolina farm products,
"If Carteret county farmers,
working with distributors, cut by
half the average 10 to 12 per cent
of fruit and vegetable shipments
lost through damage and spoilage,
they will have achieved the equiv
alent of a 5 to 6 per cent increase
in production without any extra
acreage, seed, fertilizer, equip
ment or farm labor," French said.
"Under wartime conditions, use
of efficient production methods
and efficient distribution -channels
such as those developed by
chain stories is becomingncreas-
ingly important," he continued.
"For example, Carteret county's
1,113 farm family workers will
find their job of increasing pro
duction made more difficult be
cause of the shrinking farm labor
supply, rising farm wages and lim
ited availability of farm machin
ery and supplies.
"The latest census counted 187
regular hired hands in the county.
Since that count was made, farm
labor has decreased as much as 49
percent in certain areas and up to
29 percent in some North Carolina
districts," French said.
But despite future labor cur
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Mrs. Hassel's Pupils
Will Present Recital
Mrs. Charles Hassell will pre
sent Miss Merry Johnson, piano
pupil, in a recital in the Beaufort
High School auditorium at 8 o'
clock Friday evening, April 17.
Miss Johnson's program will in
clude works of Hayden, Paderews
ki, Liszt, and the Andante and
Allegro movements of Tschaikow
sky's Concerto in B-flat Minor.
' Appearing on the program as
vocalist will be Miss Pearl Good
ing, voice student of Mrs. Has
sell's. The public is invited to attend
the presentation of these two
young students of music.
SELECTIVE SERVICE NOTICE
All men between 18 and 44
years of age, who registered for
Selective Service on February 16
will receive an occupational ques
tionnaire in two parts one for
the Selective Service Board ana
the other for the United States
Employment Service. Listed on
one page of the questionnaire are
two hundred twenty-eight vital
war production jobs. Each regis
trant is asked to check every job
n which he has had expepriencs
or training. It is highly important
that all questions be answerea
carefully and correctly. Offices of
the U. S. Emplowment Service, la
bor unions, and many employers
stand ready to aid registrants in
filling out the questionnaire. The
U. S. Employment Service office
which serves this section of , the
State is located at the City Hall,
Morehead City, N. C.
The new Navy Medical Center,
Bethesda, Md., contains the larg
est library on medicine in the
world. '
The aircraft carrier, USS Rang
er, is named for a ship command
ed by John Paul Jones.
Will Issue Cards Of
Identification And
Boat Licenses
DUTIES INCLUDE
POLICING WATERS
Boatswain Hugh Norman
Etheridge, commanding of
ficer of Beaufort Station, U.
S. Coast Guard, with head
quarters at Fort Macon was
designated as Assistant Lap-
tain of the Port for the More
head City-Beaufort area by
Commander K. 8. Hall, otn
Naval District Captain of
the Port early this week, it
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was announced toaay. nis
duties as assistant captain of
the Dort will be in addition .
to his present duties as offi
cer in cnarge oi xne various
units of the Coast Guard
which are included in Beau
fort Station.
Of interest to a great many resi
dents of the coast in comunities ex
tending from Ocracoke and Hat
teras to Swansboro and Jackson
ville, is the fact that the local Cap
tains of the Port will have authori
ty to issue U. S. Coast Guard Iden
tification Cards, and Licenses to
Operate Vessels in Territorial Wa
ters of the United States or to De
part Therefrom, both of which are
required by persons employed a
board vessels, or boats navigating
certain waters at the present time.
The newly appointed Captain of
the Port stated today that for four
days beginning Friday and ending
next Tuesday (not including bun-
day) that he would have a repre
sentative stationed at the Coast ,
Guard Patrol Base in Morehead
City for the purpose of issuing ap
plication blanks for those seeking
Identification Cards or Licenses
to Operate vessels in certain wa
ters Applicants will be .given . in
structions on how to fill out the
application blanks. They will also
be instructed to have same filled
out psoperly and return with pho
tograph, which must be of a spec
ial type. An ordinary snapshot
would not meet specifications.
In addition to having complete
control of all waterway traffic en
tering or leaving or in the ports
of Morehead City and Beaufort,
the Captain of the Port will also
have control over the piers, the
issuing of identification cards and
licenses to operate a3 outlined in
the foregoing paragraph, the polic
ing of the harbor and many other
duties.
There has been an increasing
need for a Captain of the Port in
the Morehead City-Beaufort area
recently, due to the arrival of sea
borne and inland waterway traffio
which has congested local harbors.
There has been so much confu
sion on the part of the general
public with regard to boat licenses
for vessels under 100 feet in
length, with means for self pro
pulsion, and personal identifica
tion cards that Commander Hall,
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AROUND
Town
With
MACK CLARK
The Atlantic Front, the Pacific
Front, the western front, battles
on Bataan, in the air and under
the sea. And now the Home Town
Front.
While the headlines tells us of
battles raging all around the world
of the Russians cutting their
way out of Leningrad, of the Japs
bombing India, of the Aussies and
Yanks under MacArthur throwing
landing parties out of Australia
we are all of us about to realize
that part of the war is going to be
fought and won right here in our
own home town; down Front St.,
out Turner St., and along Ann St.
For instance, we have long en
joyed the luxury of casually pick
ing up the phone, calling the drag
store and having a nickle coke or
fifteen-cent pack of cigarettes
brought to our easy chair. Well,
that's a thing of the past, a happy
memory to carry with us "for the
duration," as far as the drag
stores of Beaufort are concerned.
Starting next Monday we will
have to walk to the drug store for
purchases under twenty-five cents.
For instance, again, is your
tube of shaving cream or tooth
paste nearly empty? Well, don't
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