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t BEAUFORT m'l MAKE For Victory, it Pledge U. S. DEFENSE BONDS EVERY & PAY DAY fBOKDDM The Most Widely Read Newspaper Along The Central Carolina RFAITFORT N r TUI TDCn A V tir- it tail V frEXXX-NO. 33 PUBLISHED WEEKLY. .HlJh Selectees Leave Today Ifoi Fort Bragg, 11 C. BEAUFORT BOYS InTheService Charles Mades, 2nd Class Boat wain's Mate, of Long Island for ' . uu.nfnit. and Guion Garner, 2nd Mate, C. j-f are . ''.., aanicwhere in the Pa- a iran.il'"' " cific u P,von of Highland Park left Saturday for Seattle, Wash., t ioin her husband, Lari raxton, Chief Machinists mai-c . has been seeing active service in ;the Pacific, but is iww on tne roast . . , t. ,.v Thomas Dickinson (lorn dick; resigned his position with C. D. Jones and Co. and reported for duty at the Section Base at Camp Glenn as Bugler on monaay this week. r,w (Butch) Austin reported at Fort Bragg on Monday. Thomas Avery, son 01 Mr. ana u, Kank Avery. Beaufort, RFD, has been transferred from the N. R. at Charleston to Stillwater, Uk- lahoma, for a period of cignt months' training. Thomas joined thp Naval Reserve June, 1942, with rating of Petty Officer, Ra dio Technician, 3rd Class. Hash Jones, who has been in the Government Printing Department Washington, spent several days hnrp lust week after which he re ported at Ft. Bragg for Army du ties as Private 1st Class. Virgil Woolard of the Naval Base, Norfolk, is upending five days leave with hi3 family. From here he will eo to a post unspeci fied as yet where he will be given training as radio technician. Edward Arrinsrton. Naval Base, Norfolk, will spend the weekend with his parents on Live vat street. Ben Roval Piner. U.S.C.G., with a Baltimore home port, is spend inor ten davs leave with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Brownie Tiner. Roscoe Miller, U.S.N.R., Nor folk, left Fridav after spending several days leave in Beaufort. Harold Piner. U.S.C.G.. station ed at Norfolk, has been visiting his parents in Marshallberg. Earl Ray Willis, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Willis, who has been receiving his basic training in Norfolk, is in Beaufort on leave, after which he is to receive special training for radio work. B. Frank Robinson, of Beaufort, See SERVICE Page 10 Free Will Baptists Close Meetings Rev. J. C. Griffin of New Bern who has been preaching at the Free Will Baptist Church closes his series of meetings tonight with a sermon at 8 p. m. on "Five Ways of Sinning Against the Holy Spirit." Mr. Griffin reports excellent in terest and large attendance thru out his ten days work here. 24 Enlist In Other Branches Of The Service 3 GO AS VOLUNTEERS ONE TO GO TO O.T.5. Methodists To Celebrate 164th Anniversary Only 28 more days of small-Y pox vaccinating before schoolj tarts. X i The following selectees left todav to beirin army life at Ft. Bragg: George Satterson bcott, iiamiet; Wilbur Iverson Willis. Morehead City; William Wesley Lewis, Mar kers Island; Harold Frederick Howell, Newport; John Allen Owens, Beaufort; Clarence Wat son, Stella; Lionel Walter Pelle tier Jr., Stella; Lonnie Hill, More head City; Robert Lee Wooten, Newport; Ralph Leslie Davis, Rp.iufnrt! Ernest Randolph Tur ner, Beaufort; Edward Hamilton Culpepper, Beaufort; Borden Field Wade, Morehead City; Geo. Robinson, Beaufort; Robert Noe M rules Beaufort: JoseDh Levi Sal ter, Beaufort RFD; Vernon Ever-k ett Hardy, Mernmon; Robert Hease Willis, Morehead- City; Jesse Walton Fulcher, Newport RFD; William Congleton, Beau fort; Ernest Glenn Adams, New port RFD; Ronald Salter, Davis; Gannon Talbert Jr., Morehead City; John Daniel Phillips Jr., Morehead City; Charlie Walker Phillips, Beaufort RFD; Edward Reed Merrill, Morehead City RFD; James Lewis Forbes, Morehead City; John D. Brown, Mernmon; Charles Clifton Edwards Jr., At lantic; Robert Evans Lee, More- head City; Odis Alexander bmiui, Camp Glenn; Carl Holmes Dixon, Portsmouth; Eugene Bell Jr., Morohend City; William Lawrence Pake, Morehead City; Archie Paul Davis, Davis; Joseph Michael Hines, Highland Park, Beaufort; Mike Earl Gould, Newport RFD; Courtland Taylor Gillikin, Lola. Twenty-four others have enlist ed and have already reported to their respective fields. They are: Elmo Murphy, Davis; Samuel Willard Sharpe, Newport; Ernest Roy Springle, Beaufort; Marvin See SELECTEES Page 10 Anniversary Before Leslie Davis or one of our leDtuaffenariant reminds you of it. at S a. m., 63 years ago next Tuesday, the old Atlantic House Hotel was swept away by the big torm of '79. The Hotel was built out over the water just across from the Post Office. It had 100 rooms and was described in lush terms by an edi tor of the days "Probably no hotel of our large cities can make such ... r I I ' 1 -1 ...... a display or spienum uitcihi for dinner service. We notice a-mono- other things splendid magic wine stands) magic casters; egg cups; cups lined with gold; egg poons; fruit baskets; toast racks; silver pitchers;" and so on. The hotel was undeniably cen ter of Eastern Carolina social life in its day. Thomas J. Jarvis, then Governor of North Carolina, and later U. S. Senator and Minister to Brazil, was among the guests at the time of the storm. John Daves Hughes and Henry Congleton lost their lives in helping to rescue the women and children trapped in the building. :v - . -, - : ;-. "" '"'IT' i ft HERE GOVERNOR Broughton wi 1 meet with the Methodists in their 11 o'clock service, Sunday, August 23rd, to celebrate with them the 164th Anniversary of their organization here. Ann Street Church was built in 1854. It was renovated in 1898. Prior to that time the Methodists worshipped in old Purvis Chapel which stands back of the present church and is used by the colored Methodists. LARGE DOCKET COUNTY COURT Court In Session All Day Tuesday And Part of Wed. THEATRE READY NEXT WEEK MAYOR PAUL URGES SUPPORT FOR SCRAP DRIVE Says Every Man, Woman and Child Should Salvage Scrap Materials Urging every man, woman and child in Beaufort to hasten the day of victory by salvaging needed scrap ma terials, Mayor Graydon M. Paul today pledged full sup port to the local salvage campaign. "By turning over to the Salvage Committee of Beaufort every a vailable pound of old materials, we all can make a direct and help ful contribution to our national victory effort. "Every 50 pounds of steel means another 105 mm. shell; a discarded doorknob will help make dozens of cartridge cases; 25 tons of steel will make another tank. "I call upon every resident to sparch his home carefully from cel lar to attic, looking for scrap iron and steel, copper, brass, zinc, aluminum, rubber, rope, burlap. Every one of these materials is needed today by American indus try for manufacture into weapons and equipment for our armed forces. "There are many tons of valu able scraD in Beaufort. We must collect every pound of it and see that it gets into America s war plants. Our steel mills, tank f ac-1 tories, shipyards, airplane plants and other war industries are al ready exceeding their former pro duction records. We can help them attain even higher production by sending them all the scrap mater ials we can find. "As you search for scrap in vour home, remember that the scrap you are looking for will give Fiist Aiders Organized Into Rescue Squad To Serve In Community Emergencies NOTICE TO OUR READERS For the convenience of our readers The Beaufort News will be found on sale in Beaufort at the folowing places in Beaufort each week: Ben Jones Bicycle and Stove Shop; F. R. Bell's Drug Store, Joe House Drug Store; Guthrie-Jones Drug Store; Biggs Shoe Shop; J. A. Lewi Grocery Store; S. cV P. Crocerv: L. F. Williams Grocery Store; Jodie Glover Grocery Store In Morehead City the News is on sale at the Free Will Baptist Tea Room. Navy Calls Small Boat Operators For U. S. Waters Poitw Reavis. manager of Beau fnrt- Theatre, stated today that w .. .. i Artwocioinff faatpr t.hnn . WOTR WaS UlUgivooi.ys 1- - - expected, and that the theatre1, our armed forces more weapons to AROUND Town With MACK CLARK We nrprn nnihe taken hv "Mrs. t . . . . . .... Miniver s reflections that u is a severe crticism of our civilization that it has taken a war to "make us talk to each other in buses, and invent our own amusements, live simply, recover the use of our legs, and get up in time to see the sun rise." Now There, Now Here When she put these reflections down on ' her manuscript three years ago the peop'e of England were just begnning to discover ach other. They were juct start ing the Lady and the charwom an to realize that there were wore things uniting them than there were separating them. Birth, money, social position and oppor tunities seem to be about all that divides. These passing items, com pared to a common national heri tage, a common national enemy and opportunity to defeat him, seem trivial. We, in our town and in our na See AROUND TOWN Pa iO ATLANTIC WOMEN FORM LEAGUE 'Health & Defense' Program Started In Atlantic Friday t .,f wiv Mrs. Eunice xjaau jt Tyler, Defenss Area Worker of New Bern, accompanied by Mrs. J. G. Allen, oi oeau fort, and Mr. D. Cordova, of Morehead City, spent the day in Atlantic organizing a Woman's Health and De fense League there. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hayman made n.-oliminai-v arrangements and haa an interested crowd assembled at the Methodist Church to greet, them. Mrs. Tyler outlined the work and plans of the organization and then presented a program on Nu trition illustrated with moving pictures. Mr. Cordova took occa sion to pesent the Malarial Con trol Program to the same group. Mi's. Lambert Morris was elect ed chairman of the Atlantic organ ization and will call meetings from time to timo. Til r rro Pmi 1 Wehb had a Recorder's Court this week, occupying all ot luesaay aim i"" Wednesday. On July 11th Judge Hamilton ordered J. P.'s to stop trying traffic cases. These have fallen to the Recorder's Court. In addition, Judge Webb has been absent on a vacation and has not held court since July 21. This is also partly responsible for the large numDer of cases. While away Judge Webb visited New Rochelle, New York, where he was married to Mrs. Sallie Bett Darden, of Greenville. Friends are glad to welcome Judge and Mrs. Webb back. The list of cases tried follow: Raymond H. Condor, charged with careless and reckless driving, case continued. Raymond Maxwell, charged with speeding, plead guilty, prayer for judgment continued upon payment of costs. Kenyon Norman, charged with drivin" drunk, defendant submits to charge. Prayer for judgment continued upon payment of costs. Clarence L. Davis, charged with speeding, submits to charge. Pay costs Seibert Morris, charged with driving drunk. Defendant found guilty. Prayer for judgment con tinued upon condition that defen dant repair damage done to car of Mrs. William Sanders and pay Paul S. Dennis, charged witli be ing drunk on highway. Found not guilty. . Sam Ease Styron, charged with driving drunk, damaging personal property, personal injury. Fund guilty. Prayer for judgment con- See COUK1 rage iu Harkers Island Resident Dead uMnn r.nthrie. 72. died Tuesday at 2 o'clock at his home at Harkers Island and funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 6 AVWk from the late home. Burial followed in the Virgie Mae ceme tery at Harkers Island. Ed Rose delivered an eulogy at the home, telling of the life of service rendered by the deceasea on,; thp hiirh esteem m wr.ien ne was held by island friands. If m Surviving are ms wne, Mellie Ann Guthrie; one son, Rich ard Guthrie, Harkers Island; a daughter, Mrs. Ed Dixon, Harkers Island; three brothers. Hardin, Cliff and Tom Martin Guthrie, al so, of Harkers Island. would be in operation the latter part of next week. The show nouse and equipment was damaged by fire and water on the morning of August 3. Six Admitted To T. B. Sanatorium During the last six months six Carteret County residents have been admitted to the State Sana torium. Three of these cases were X rayed in the February Fluoro scopic clinic held oy uie oanaioi ium at the request of the County Health Department. The Health Department now has a register of approximately 30 cases of active and healed tuber culosis living in the county. Tuberculosis cases are reported to the Health Department by phy sicians. When such reports iue uu- tained the family is visited by the ffnnnt-.v nurse. Instructions in pre venting the spread of the disease are given and a list of individuals exnosed to the patient is omaineu. These exposed persons are then given the tuberculin tests ana those found positive are given the opportunity of receiving an ex amination during the se nr. -annual pountv fluoroscopis clinic' i". they are unable to receive private med ical examinations. The Health Department assists patients in making arrangements for Sanatorium care, and through the Tuberculosis Seal Fund helps provide transportation and supplies. ttin a nuicker victory." "Bring the scrap you find to my machine ahoD on Front street be tween now and August 24 which has been set apart as special Ral ly Day for the campaign, Mayor Graydon M. Paul says. "We will weigh it and pay you for it. I ma IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET IN THE SCRAP! "Anyone wishing to donate eith r a lars-e or small amount of of scrap to the Boy Scouts will find them glad to call for it,' Mayor Paul continued. "Get in touch with them through Charles Has sell, Scoutleader, Phone 31M-0." The first two classes of Navy parachutists were graduated from the Lakehurst, N. J. school on February 20, 1941. NOTICE TO LEGIONNAIRES Public Relations Office, 6th Naval District, has sent the follow ing call for men experienced with small boats: "Persons who have experience in the operation of small boats were urged by the U. S. Navy today to apply for commissions in the local defense service along the Atlantic seaboard. "Simultaneously it was announc ed that the maximum age limit of eligible civilians had been raised from 35 years to 45 years. The minimum of 22 remained unchanged. "The Navy, in a bulletin receiv ed from Washington, described 'small boat experience' as that de rived from the ability to operate a power boat more than 25 feet long. "Persons commissioned in tne local defense services, it was stat ed, will be assiened commands or dutv in territorial waters ot tne United States. "It is desirable but not essen tial. the Navv said, 'that candi dates have knowledge applicable to navigation, mines, engineering, seamanship, ordance and other subjects helpful m the operation of small craft.' "Complete information regard ing possibilities of commissioning may be obtained from any of the Offices of Naval Officer Procure ment located in the following sixth naval district cities: "Charleston, S. C; Jacksonville, Fla.; Atlanta, Ga.; Charlotte, N. C; Raleigh, N. C, and Columbia, S. C." The regular meeting of Carter et Post 99 American Legion which was to be held on August 7th will be held tomorrow night (Friday) at 8 o clock. Promoted Squads Call To Service To Be 3 Fire Blasts Of 2-2 At Five Minute Intervals Those in Beaufort who have taken the First Aid Course met at the Town Hall again Monday night to dis cuss how to best serve their community. Mr. Charles Haa sell called the meeting to or der. Alter miormai discus sion in which our shortage of doctors and nurses, increased pop ulation, and local emergencies arising from time to time apart from war time activities were em phasized. It was decided to or ganize all those who have taken the first aid course into a Rescue Squad to report in cases of emerg ency. The Squad is to be called together as the firemen are by fire signal: TWO TWO SOUND ED THREE TIMES AT FIVE MINUTE INTERVALS MEANS FIRST AID NEEDED! At the onnnH mpmhers of the Squad are to report at the Fire House. The first arrivals will find out the na ture of the emergency and take the equipment indicated to the scene. The others will tonow. Those who have been first aid in structors will assume leadership acting as Captains and giving in structions to the others at the scene of the accident. It was also decided that whenever possible, first aiders shall answer fire a- larms to be on the spot in case they are needed. Mayor faui leit that the town would be willing to provide the emergency first aid kit which is to be kept in tne a ire House at all times when not in use. Mr. Hassell also took occasion See FIRST AIDERS Page 10 Funeral Services For Mrs. Lorecia Phillips Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Lo recia Phillips who' passed away Friday night at her home near Beaufort were held Monday after tKinn from the home by Rev. Stan ley Potter of Ann Street Methodist Church at three o'clock. Mrs. Phillips had been in ill health for the past 11 months aft er a bad fall which broke her leg mid other complications trom which she had been a great suf ferer. She was 68 years old. In terment was in the family ceme tery near the home. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Kate Johnson and Mrs. Sal lie Hall, and another married daughter; two sons; Charlie and James, all of Beaufort, RFD, and several grandchildren. 8 8 . jK Word has been received fiat Charles Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hamilton of 109 Gordon street, has been promoted from 2nH to 1st lieutenant U. S. A. Charles is a graduate of Beaufort Hieh School where he was vale dictorian of his class. He attended State College, graduating in 1941, majoring in electrical engineer ing. He was a member of R. O. T. C. at State and a month after graduation enlisted in Infantry with rank of 2nd Lieutenant; was sent to Ft. Benning, Ga.; last Feb ruary after a furlough spent here he was sent to Ft. Dix, N. J.; and from there went with our troops to Ireland. Mrs. Hamilton says at first letters came through rather unsatisfactorily but now she hears each week. Her last letter was re ceived in Beaufort just five days after Charles mailed it. Mrs. J. B. Morton Hurt Mrs. J. B. Morton of Highland Park fell last Saturday and frac tured her wrist. It is said that she was standing on a box adjusting a vine over the doorway when the box overturned. Friends brought her to town and Dr. Maxwell and Dr. Moore nut it in a cast. Mrs. Morton has suffered a great deal of pain, but her condition is considered favorable. Bus Station Is A Busy Place Rusiness of service station op erators and auto dealers is in the doldrums, but the bus people are hustling! In July, 1942, Charles Piner. manager of the BeaulorL Terminal, reports an increase of almost 200 percent in gross re ceipts over July, 1941. Whereas eight and ten buses went out of the station last July, there are now 15 each day including two to Cherry Point, one to the shirt fac tory in Morehead City, and new buses to Harlowe and Harkers Is land. On normal weekends at least four of these regular buses can be counted on to run two sections. Returning up state, there are mornings when every seat is taken before pulling out from Beaufort and a second section has to be started here. This volume of busi ness is handled by the regular staff composed of Charles Piner, Misa Frances Manson, and Mr. Walter Moore. Navv submarines could travel from New York to Yokohama and back without stopping. dr.XsJearse SPEAKS TO ROTES Summer School Head Tells Of Research Work On The Island t TIDE TABLE Dr. A. S. Pearse, director of Duke University Summer Unit, Piver's Island, spoke to the Rotarians last night at the Inlet Inn. Dr. Pearse discussed re search work being dme at the Island under a three year Rockefeller grant. Scientists Uhere are studying processes for making agar and alghiic acid from marine seaweeds. It is hoped thaf. results of this wor'. will help avert a shortage of agar in tl 's country. Our chief source of agar has for merly been Japan. A shortage of this substance could be very -serious as it is used in foods, medi cines, and in growing and studying disease producing bacteria. All members with two excep tions were present to hear Dr. Pearse and Mr. William Matthews of Morehead City was a guest of the club. Information as to the tide at Beaufort is given In this column. The figures ai'e ap proximately correct and are based on tables furnished by the U. S. Geodetic Survey. So meallowances must N made for variations - in the wind and also with respect ro the locality, thai is whetl er near the inlet or at the head of the estuaries. HIGH LOW dav, Aug. 14 Fi 10:40 AM 10:48 PM ' Saturday, Aug. 11:20 AM 11:30 I'M AM PM 4:23 4:37 IS 4:5r AM 5:19 PM 12:02 AM Sunday, Aug. 16 5:35 AM 6:0(1 PM 17 Monday. Aug. 12:12 AM 6:19 AM 12:49 PM 7-01 PM Tuesday, Aug. IS 12:59 AM 7:09 AM 1:39 PM 8:05 PM Wednesday, Aug. 19 1:51 AM 8:10 AM 2:37 PM 9:11 Thursday, Aug. 20 2:52 AM 9:13 AM 3:43 PM 10:17 PM