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VOLUME XXX NO. 25.
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
AUCTION MARKET OPENS
HON: TO AID GROWERS
WE BOTH HAD A 'REEL GOOD TIME
Stanley Lockhort Gets Two
Yeais For Operating Vice
t
THE
Tomatoes Begin To
Move Here While
Spuds About Thru
Several Packing And
Grading Sheds Busy
Carteret's valuable toma
to crop was being picked this
week and although the crop
is not as large as in former
years they are bringing a
good price. Already a few of
the hundreds of pickers and
packers have gone to work.
Many of those engaged in
preparing the Carteret toma
to harvest for market come
here from Florida and other
tomato centers.
Beaufort Auction Market, under
the Supervision of Murray Thom
as began operations this week. Far
mers selling their tomatoes thru
this market will likely at most
times find competition between
buyers keen, thus giving them a
better chance to receive higher
prices. A few loads of tomatoes
passing thru the Auction Market
Wednesday sold for as high as 2.50
per bushel.
M. Trombetta & Sons, whose
packing house is located on the B.
& M. R. R. side track, in the build
ing formerly occupied by Corbett
Packing Company is urging farm
ers through an advertisement else
where in this issue to grade their
tomatoes before offering them for
sale. This firm is advertising that
it will pay growers highest market
prices for the crop now being har
vested in Carteret. Other firms are
operating packing houses are the
oesnburg Interests at the D. F.
Merrill Packing Shed, Huntley's
and S. M. Jones Company.
At the present time many of the
firms mentioned are engaged in
grading and. shipping Carteret's
short potato crop which was most
ly due to the dry weather prevail
ing in this section, however the
prices have held steady, ranging
from $1.75 for a 100 lb. bag to
' $1.55 the price being paid Wednes
day delivered at the shed,
Beaufort and Morehead Rail
road has handled about 20 cars of
white potatoes and about 150 cars
of sweet potatoes, making a total
of 350 cars which have moved by
rail not counting those which have
been shipped by truck and boat.
Due to the war which has heav
ily taxed railroads the overnight
freight service which was put into
effect last year, could not be used
this year, however the potatoes are
arriving on the northern markets
by rail the 3rd morning after ship
ment. It was not definitely known un
til a few day3 ago that the Auction
market would open this year. The
demand however for opening re
sulted in the Chamber of Com
merce sponsoring the market a
gain with the cooperation of Mur
ray Thomas, K. W. Wright and
County Agent J. Y. Lassiter.
Have You Contributed to the
Navy Relief Society?
AROUND
Town
With
MACK CLARK
We have had several opportun
ities during the past six months to
talk with many of the enlisted men
and officers of the army and navy
units stationed around here.
Time after time the following
question has been asked, "Why
are there so many young girls on
the streets at night?". The burden
of the conversation is to the effect
that the Service Men wonder what
the parents of girls of fourteen
and fifteen mean by letting them
run around at night when they
should be home the officers are
quite worried that something un
pleasant will happen the men,
whose ages run from twenty on up
are often embarrased by "kid sis
ters" trying to pick them up.
A Little Old-Fashioned
We are a little oldfashioned, as
evidently are some of the service
men. We believe that children
should not play with fire. But if
the parents continue to give their
young girls matches by allowing
them to roam the streets, some
fingers will surely get burned.
The majority of the men sta-
See AROUND TOWN BackP
COOLING UNIT
FOR POTATOES
IS USEDAGAIN
B. & M. R. R.
Sponsors New
Method for Irish
Potato Cars
Potato shippers of the
Beaufort area are again
scheduled to save money on
their freight car loads of
Irish potatoes shipped by
rail out of here to northern
markets, as result of port
able pre-cooling units which
are now beincr used locally.
Sponsoring the appearance of the
new method of cooling refrigera
tor cars is the Beaufort and More
head City Railroad. A. T. Leary,
general manager of this famous
little short line railroad is the man
responsible for the cooling units
being used locally.
Mounted on trucks, the units
certainly resemble a complicated
piece of machinery, but they have
been used successfully in produce
and citrus areas for a number of
years.
After a freight car is loaded the
portable outfit is placed in posi
tion near the door and canvas bel
lows, one for cool air to enter the
car, the other for the warm air and
moisture to come out are attached.
In two and half hours the cars are
cooled to 45 degrets temperature
and will remain at this tempera
ture for 48 to 52 hours, the usual
time necessary for a car to reach
the markets.
In addition to blowing cool air
into the car, the hot air and moist
ure is blown" out. "The "moisture
from the average car ranges any
where from 25 to 50 gallons of wa
ter. The general idea for pre
cooling is to hold the bacteria in
the potatoes at a neutral stage and
45 degrees temperature does this.
The improved method is said to
cost considerably less than the old
icing method. The average re
frigerator car uses up to 9,600
pounds of ice. It takes this a
mount of ice approximately 48
hours, officials of the railroad
stated, to cool a car to a tempera
ture of 45 degrees. The portable
units will be available locally until
the spud season is past if not
through the tomato harvest.
Lieut. Comd. Ernest
J. Davis Seriously
Injured In Pacific
Word was received here last
week of the serious injury of
Lieut-Comdr. Ernest J. Davis in
recent fighting in the Pacific.
Lieut.-Comdr. Davis is a former
resident of Beaufort and the son
of Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Davis now liv
ing in Smyrna. His daughter,
Laura Duncan Davis and wife have
since last December been with Mrs.
Davis' mother, Mrs. S. P. Hancock
on Ann street in Beaufort
Further news from a govern
ment hospital assures the family
that Mr. Davis' condition Is gteat
ly improved.
Seventeen Baptized
Sunday Morning
Services at the Baptist Church
Sunday at the morning hour were
particularly impressive.
The services consisted of the
usual opening exercises followed
by the offertory at the church aft
er which the congregation assemb
led at the water at the end of Or
ange street for a baptismal serv
ice. During the baptismal service
the choir rendered appropriate se
lections. The following were baptized:
Frances Neal Kelly, Ivy Mason
Sr., Mary Fond Mason, Ivy Win
ston Mason, Roba Lee King, Betty
Jean Taylor, oLis Lucille Nelson,
Valeria Mae Lawrence, Howard
Cole Fodrie, Robbie McKinney,
George Roberts Laughton, Mrs.
Earl Mades, Mathias Phelps Skar
ren, Robert Dowd Davi3, Joan
Grace Barnhill, John Bryan Loftin
and Gerald Danforth Hill Jr.
Have You Done Your Part?
Give to the Navy Relief Society.
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PROOF ENOUGH The camera here verifies the story that
The Beaufort News, and F. W. Heslep (right), pharmacist at Bell' Drug Store, have
been telling about catching 80 Bonito (or Sarda Sarda) in 80 iftfnutes. The party of
four including Capt. Vance Fulford and Dr. H. F. Prytherch recently trolled in the Beau
fort Inlet when the Bonito were so thick that it looked as if every fish egg in the At
lantic had hatched. (Photo by H. F. Prytherch. Engraving courtesy of The Charlotte
Observer).
NEW AUTOMOBILE
STAMPS ON SALE
AT POST-OFFICE
New $5 Issue Must
Be On Windshields
After July 1st
Postmaster W-H. Taylor
said today Federal Motor
Vehicle Tax Stamps were
ready for motorists of the
area and advised all car
owners to obtain stamps be
fore the first of the month if
they wish to continue opera-tion-of
their car3.
The stamp, which covers an en
tire year, sells for $5.00 each conr
pared to $2.09 for the first part
year stamp, which followed enact
ment of the new federal legisla
tion the first of the year.
The postmaster said the stamps
did not reach the office until June
10, although they were supposed
to go on sale June 1. The first
consignment consisted of 900
stamps, the postmaster said, al
though he had asked for 1,000 in
the requisition submitted to the
department sometime ago.
The new requisition was based
on demand sales of the $2.05 is
sue, the postmaster said. The de
mand for this issue was so great
that orders had to be sent in three
or four times before motorists
were satisfied. The stamps went
on sale about the time new fami
lies started moving into the com
munity and sales, therefore, were
much heavier than previously an
ticipated. AH motorists must have stamps
on their cars by July 1, the post
master stated, and he appealed to
all automobile owners to get busy
and" buy at once.
USOFather's Day
Father's Day will be fittingly
observed at the USO Sunday after
noon at 4 o'clock and is sponsored
by the Church and Home Commit
tee with Mrs. Rob't Wallace, of
Morehead City, chairman.
All fathers who have sons in the
service and all fathers who are
veterans of former wars are to
be guests on this occasion. The
public is also given a cordial invitation-to
attend and participate.
There will be community sing
ing with Graydon Paul, leader and
other outstanding features.
TYPHOID CLINIC SCHEDULE
June 25, July 2, July 9 New
port Nine Foot Road, Mrs. Iva
Garner's Home 1:00 P. M.
June 25, July 2, July 9 New
port Colored Church 2:0 P. M.
Wildwood 2:30 P. M. Mansfield
3:30 P. M
June 22, June 29, July 6 South
River Church 10:00 A. M. Mer
rimon White School 11:00 A. M.
July 23, July 30, August 6
Newport White School-9:30 A.M.
mvieiQn isi(
From time to time we have peo
ple come in and tell us what good
result they had from an ad they
placed in the Beaufort News. Only
recently Mr. Rob Sanders had an
extra cow which he wanted to sell
and he placed small ad with us.
In a few days he came in and said
"Well, I came to tell you that I
old my cow." Last week Mrs.
Mary J. -Gardner advertised a sew.
ing machine which she had no use
for. She told us soon after the
paper came out she began receiv
ing inquiries and they kept coming
for several days after the ad ap
peared. She said she cocld have
sold the machine a dozen times.
If you have some article around
the house that you would like to
turn into cash try an ad in the
Beaufort News. The News not only
covers Beaufort but goes into ev
ery rural community of Carteret
County. You can get an ad as low
as 25c.
RATION UNITS
ON GAS HAVE
DOUBLEVALUE
However Those
Wo Used Up A
And B Cards Must
Convince Board
WASHINGTON, June 17.
Motorists who have used
up all the units on their "A"
and "B" ration cards were
cautioned today they will be
unable to get more gasoline
for the next month unless
they convince a local ration
ing board of their need.
The office of Price Addminis
tration made the statement shortly
before its order raising the value
of each unit from three gallons to
six gallons went into effect at
midnight June 14, along with a
rubber salvage campaign by which
it is hoped to evart nationwide ra
tioning. The unit value was doub-J
led to enable motorists ta continue
to operate their cars until July 15
when a permanent and more Etrin
gent east coast rationing system
takes effect
Originally this plan was to have
started on July 1 and the cards
now held by motorists were in
tended to meet their needs only
during June 30.
"Some motorists have the im
pression that if their units are all
used they should automatically re
ceive more units for the two-week
period between June 30 and July
15," said Joel Dean, chief of the
fuel ration branch of OPA. "This
is not the case.
"Motorists who have been using
their cars only for necessary driv
ing should have a proportionate
number of units left. These units
See RATION Back Page
Sam Hood (left), editor of
FOOD AND WAR
IS SUBJECT OF
USO OFFICIAL
Miss Frances Eddy
Tells 4 - H Group
About Munitions
And Nutritions
"America must be
the
not
arsenal of Democracy
only in munitions but in nu
tritions as well," Miss Fran
ces Eddy, assistant program
director of the USO, stated
while speaking before the
Garteret County 4-H Service
Club meeting held last Thursday
night at the office of Miss Dor
othy Bank3, Home Agent.
Miss Eddy discussed the food
conditions in France after the
Nazi occupation. She was an am
bulance driver there and remained
five months after the signing of
the armistice.
She told the 4-H group that
America's obligation to the Euro
pean Allies was not only in sup
plying the combat weapons but al
so the vitamin weapons.
After her talk, Miss Eddy com
ducted an open-forum during
which the 4-H members could ask
questions. One question concern
ing the changes in diet attitudes
revealed that the French people
ate many things that formerly
went into the garbage can, such as
the leaves off sugar beets.
Miss Eddy exposed one trick of
the Nazis who drained the coun
try of potatoes and produce and
shipped them back into the coun
try publicizing that they were
feedin,? impoverished Farnce but
the French knew better since they
knew their own potatoes.
Guests included 10 service men
and also W. H. Taylor, extension
marketing specialist of State Col
lege; Dale Snodgrass, extension
sheep specialist of State College.
Miss Annie D. Foreman led the
group in recreation.
New Registration
Tuesday. June 30
From 9am To 7pm
S. A. Chalk, chairman of th
Carteret County Selective Service
board announced today the date of
the 5th regUtration to be June 30.
ThU afecli all men born on or af
ter January 1, 1922 and,, on. or
before June 30, 1924.
The City Hall in Morehead City
.nJ the Court House Annex in
Bsaufort are the principal places
of registration. The other places
are the same as were used during
previous registrations.
Have You Contributed to the
Navy Relief Society?
SHARKS BRING
HIGHER PRICES
WITH NEW PLAN
To Be Used As A
Source Of Vita
mins, Beaufort Fish
eries Announce
William H. Potter, secre
tary of the Beaufort Fisher
ieis, Inc., announced this
week that his company is
working on a plan to deter
mine the vitamin content of
sharks. Since the price of
sharks has risen due to the
war, this plan will help the
local fishermen who have
seen their business decrease
with the restrictions on deep
sea fishing.
This firm is advertising in The
Beaufort News today for sharks
offering to pay $1.00 each for
sizes five feet or longer and at the
rate of ten cents a foot for small
er sizes.
Officials of the firm said they
planned to have Van Sant Corp.
make tests of the vitamin content
of various species of sharks, and
if this appears in sufficient quan
tities to justify it they will put in
adequate equipment to extract the
fluid and at the same time con
vert meat, bones into the manu
facture of cat and dog food.
Similar test3 made in California
several months ago revealed that
sharks taken from the waters of
that area contained such high vit
amin content that some species
sold as high as $60.00 each. Other
types brought from $10 to $20 and
$40 each. ,
While no tests have yet been
made here on which to base an
opinion, it is believed that some of
the sharks of the area may be
rich in valuable vitamins found so
necessary to the war effort.
Fishermen desiring further in
formation on the movement
should get in direct touch with
Beaufort Fisheries which wishes
to speed the tests as rapidly as
possible.
Sam Hood Speaks
To Rotary Club
On Photography
Sam Hood, editor of the Beau
fort News, spoke at the regular
Tuesday night meeting of the Ro
tary Club held at the Inlet Inn on
the subject of press photography.
His subject matter was based on
experiences as staff photographer
on the Raleigh Times and as free
lance photo-reporter. In discuss
ing the photographic end of news
paper work, Hood showed the Ro
tarians over 100 prints illustrat
ing political, feature, spot news,
and society news pictures.
Several principles of news cam-
erman work were illustrated by
pictures showing how several con
trasts can be made from one nega
tive, how the editor edits a pic
ture as well as copy, grouping peo
ple and angle shots to conserve
space and bring about maximum
detail.
To close his program Photo
Reporter Hood gave a demonstra
tion of hot-piano playing by ren
dering his arrangement of "Tea
For Two."
Heck Memorial Service
Held At Baptist Church
On Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock at the First Baptist church
the annual Heck Memorial Service
was held with Mrs. J. G. Allen in
charge of the program.
Misj Fannie Heck was born and
reared in Raleigh and later moved
to Richmond. She was President of
the W.M.U. from 1892-1915.
Her long life of service has been
an inspiration to W.M.U. societies
and Memorial services cause a re
dedication of service from Baptist
women.
Non-Essential Spenders
To Convene In Durham
DURHAM, june 17. A state
wide meeting at which a "North
Carolina Committee on Non-essential
Spending" will be organized is
to be held Wednesday, July 8, at
Hotel Washington Duke, Durham,
arrangements officials for the
event announced here today.
Tourist Cabin '
Operator Sentenced
After Prostitution
Clean-up Trial Here
BOND SETAT $350
Stanley Lockhart, opera
tor of a tourist camp, and a
barbecue establishment lo
cated two miles west of
Morehead City, was sentenc
ed to two years on the roads
on vice charges.
The sentence was passed Mon
day morning by Judge J. Friz
zelle in Superior Court convening
here. Lockhart was found guilty
on two counts: one, in operating
tourist cabins for the purpose of
prostitution; and, in the aiding
and abetting of prostitution. Tha
defendant received 12 months on
the roads for each count; the sec
ond 12 months suspended upon
good behavior. Judge Friszelle
gave Lockhart two months to
straighten out his affairs and dis
pose of his property. Bond was set
at $350.
In passing sentence Judge
Frizzelle said: "A jury of Carteret
County men have found him guilty
of maintaining cabins for prosti
tution and it is of tremendous im
portance to the citizens of the
County that no man shall set up
and operate such and get by with
it without being convicted. It is a
menace to society, a menace to
law and order and a menace to
health."
Claud Wheatly, attorney for the
defense, arose to address the court
attempting to obtain leniency in
the sentencing of Lockhart: "He
absolutely cleaned out. The facta
have been magnified."
R. A. Nunn of New Bern, Lock
hart's other defense attorney, told
the judge: "Respectable people
don't believe it waa a place of
prostitution. Had Stanley's heen
a place of assignation they would
n't go within forty feet of it."
Nunn stated that the jury who
found Lockhart guilty had also
recommended mercy and as he im
plied that the'jury wanted Stan
ley's locked up instead of Stan
ley. Judge Frizzelle answered : "This
has been as careful and paintaking
a trial as I have seen in years. I
could not consistently let tha de
fendant escape a prison sentence.
If I let this man escape a sentence
it would be an unwritten invita
tion for others to take the law in
their own hands and if brought
and tried in court it wouldn't a
mount to anything." He reviewed
the current situation in Raleigh
where the Health Department ia
feuding with the police depart
ment and added "I hate to see our
own authorities confess lack of a
bility to suppress vice."
So far the Lockhart case has
been the highlight on the docket
of the Superior Court which closes
its two-week session this weekend.
The trial opened last weekend
See VICE Back Page
t TIDE TABLE I
Information as to the tide
I at Beaufort is given in this
column. The figures are ap
i proximately correct and are
Y based on tables furnished by
the U. S. Geodetic Survey,
f So meallowances must i
? made for variations in the
wind and also with respect
'to the locality, thai is whetl
;- er near the inlet or at th"
head of the estuaries.
HIGH W
Friday, June 19
12:17 AM
6:35 AM
6:49 PM
12:52 PM
Saturday, June 20
1:02
1:39
1:47
2:30
2:40
3:29
3:42
AM 7:17 AM
PM 7:48 PM
Sunday, June 21
AM 8:15 AM
PM 8:51 PM
Monday, June 22
AM 9:11 AM
PM 9:54 PM
Tuesday, June 23
AM 10:07 AM
4:32 PM l:o&
Wednesday, June 24
4:48 AM . H:03 AM
5:32 PM H:57 PM
Thursday, June 2S
5:51 AM 12:01 AM
6:29 PM .