For Victory ,it Pledge U. S. DEFENSE TH1P MAKE EVERY PAY DAY BOND DAY BONDS " The Most Widely Read Newspaper Along The Cem J BEAUFORT, N. C. THURS., OCT. 29, 1942. VOL t,v' Carolina Coast PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Discussion 0! J Educational A Proposed mendment BEAUFORT BOYS InTheService Mrs. C. P. Tyler, 123 Front St., v.j tv,o thrilling experience of a aiu - , - telephone call from her boy in Ha waii Monday morning about 6:30. Harry, Tech. Sgt, U.S. Air Corps, called just to say he was all right and to hear her voice. Mrs. Tylei M Vip annarentlv heard them bet ter than they were able to under stand him, but it set her up con siderably just to hear his voice. .'! -Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom my Willis, Ann street, enlisted in the Navy last month and is sta tioned at Norfojk. iTTai T Willis. Chief Machar.ist Mate, U.S.C.G., stationed at Mar- thon, Fla., who was seriously in jured early this month and taken . fho Kev West Hospital, is re ported slightly improved. Mrs. Willis who was called to his bed Bide is expected to return to Beau fort this week. Interest Lags Following Propos ed Compromise By Gov. Broughton BAPTIST ASSN. MEETS TODAY IN SWANSBORO Beaufort Baptists Have Fine Report Looking Backward From- I TavW O'Brvan came in Monday Evening to visit his mother and randmother. He left Wednesday ifternoon for Camp Butner where le is having his secondary civilian flight training for the Navy. In j Jtwo weeks he completes his work there and will return to Chapel , J I ill for pre-flight work, t ! i rt r.ilhert Potter. 54th Medi- i -cal Tr. Bn., Camp Barkley, Texas, si has been advanced to the rank of Corporal. He is looking ionvaru to a furlough and trip home soon. Srond Lt. Sidney Thorns?, of Fort Bragg, came home Tuesday evening to spend a few days leave with her family. D-foflv if nassed. the untnj, r- , Amendment provides for the a State Board of Education composed of the Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public In t,,f;n anA nnp member from each Congressional District, appointed Dy ine akiner the Board total VJUIVlMi CT 15 members. The majority oi tne members must be "persons of training and experience in busi onrl finance, who' shall not be r.nnoct-pH with the teaching pro fession." Appointments, afte.- the law is in operation shall be for a term nf four vears with only half retiring at any one time. Per diem expenses will be autnonzea . . . ml t 1 1. O by the Assembly, l ne state sup erintendent of Public Instruction will be Secretary of the Board and have general supervision, ine Board shall appoint a Comptroller as director of the budget subject to the approval of the Governor. When M. L. Davis, who fnr 9 vp.in ha been Mode rator of the Atlantic Baptist iujnr!otiin wont rr Swans- boro for the 59th Annual Session of the Association thU mnrnincr. he took With him what he considers ins best report of the work of the Church since lyy. The Church received into mem bership this year 17 new members on profession of faith, and others joined -by letter. The total mem- hp rsh b is 361. the largest m ine Kisforu nf the Church. A number of letters have been granted mem ura and the Church lost one very faithful member, Mrs. Lulu Guth rie, by death. Mrs. Guthrie had been an active member since ner baptism in 1894. COUNTY SCHObJjnopposed County Ticket II A in? no tam & SCRAP PILE I maites iuwuuu niMUiy BEAUFORT NEWS 1922 The Community Club held their first meeting of the year in Old Tnc.;i rinh rooms. Mrs. M. L. Davis, vice-president, presided. A letter from Mrs. O. w. Lay ten dered her resignation because of ill health. 1Utct Toll n Forlaw. chairman of the Library Committee, reported that Mrs. Salhe Sneiton naa Kina ly offered for the Library the use of a room in her dwelling on mr- ner street. A rising vote of thanks was given her. Frnm m-acticallv every stand point the first observance of Navy Day in Beaufort last rnuay was a big success. The parade formed on Turner trpp(-. hetween Ann and Broad, Avg. Of 138 Lbs. For Each School Child In Carteret "Not bad!" smiled Supt. J. G. Allen, as he handed us a revised and final tabulation showing the collection of 587,204 pounds, or 93.1 ton3, of scrap of all kinds, with per capita averages a3 fol lows: 145.0 pounds for each of the 3,446 white pupils, 108.5 nrwinds for each of the 805 colored pupils, and an average of 138.1 pounds for each of the 4,251 pu nils enrolled in the Carteret Coun ty Schools. Collections included 2.420 nounds of copper, 1,597 pounds of zinc, 19,873 pounds of mhhpr. 78;) nounds of rags. 260 pounds of tin, and 560,759 pounds ORPHANAGE POINTS TO SECOND Oxford Institution Trains 5,000 Chil dren In Social Welfare Work "K"1' " e : and headed by' St. Paul s band ff nromptly at 10:30. Two1 0n a strictly per capita basis, Powers of the Board will be "to divide the State into a convenient number of school districts; to reg ulate the grade, salary, and quali fications of teachers, to provide for the election and adoption of text books, to apportion and equa lize the public school tunas over the State" and generally supervise and administer the schools. 1 William Hubert Skarren, sn of Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Skarren, and r.m, Russell, son 'bf Mr. and Mrs R W Rnaae'.l. Beaufort RFD, left Wednesday morning for Raleigh to join the Marine Corps. u Allan O'Bryan, Lt. (jg) U.S.N., and Mrs. O'Bryan have returned r... w,i.mnrf R. 1.. where Lt. rviirtmn was sent for some spec iulized training, and are spending this week in Beaufort with Mrs. Hill Patrick and the Taylors. 4 T.L Coin. Ernest Snowden, U I ci kt ...!, ...o nlinovH thp nirn'.ane I .-V ld-. W 1U Wlia (iur. u - - i I carrier Wasp, which was lost in j the Pacific on the fifteenth ot bep I tnmhpr. has telephoned his tnoth- p u M R. Snowden. of Craven j street, assuring her of his safety. 1 Cheslev Dennis, U.S.C.G., sta J tinnoH nt- Rnston. is in town visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. j L. Dennis. 1 Henry KirR, Seaman 1st CI., U. 1 S. N.. stationed at Charleston, b. I C, is here on a visit to his parents, J Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kirk. I 1 Math Chaplain. U.S.N., station f ed at Camp Bradfort, Va., is spend- I? : 1 Antra 1lOtrP P l I Uljf SCVCiai uaa I Pvt. Norman E. Willis writes us 1 a cute little V-Mail letter of 400 1 words reduced to 2 1-2 inches of nnco in which he savs. in part; J Since I have been in the Army, 1 i have been eettinar the BEAUFORT NEWS from home. Mother has t been sending it. I got it when I was in training at t. vairen. Wvora., and I also ,rot it when 1 I was in Camp Haan, Calif. I am I still getting it in the Hawaiian Is- lands. I have learned to like the 4 Army fine, but as good looking a3 i Hawaii is, I still would like to see I old Beaufort. I have seen Pearl J Harbor and a lot of things since I have been here. I have also met it.h mv old friend Edwin Gat- lin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Gat lin. Edwin is in the Navy. I wrote a lpt.tpr and in three days he came I tn kpp mp. Since that day. we have I had some good times together. If 1 you all know the address of Troy J Noe, will you please let me know. 1 ile is the. son of John Noe of Tur 1 ner strcpt. Also if vou can get the one of Pvt. Ray Garner, grandson I of Jim Willis, also of Turner street, put them in the BEAU FORT NEWS. Tn thp heorinninz those favoring the Amend'tipnt proved the most articulate; recently the opponent u hoon vn.rtmr oti ections: oil the 25th Gov. Broughton stepped in with a compromise proposal supported, he claims, by all groups. He promises, if all win get pemnu thp Ampndment. as it, he will sup- difipH amendment to the Amendment in 1943 purging it oi rJIiHirhino' nrovisions. 1U1 ulo1-...B r--.-- "You can imagine my reuei, caiH mr Mr. Allen, "when I learn ed Monday that through Governor Broughton's suggestion the oppon ents and proponents of the Amend ment had united in their support of the measure and are united in a ioH,rp tn sunnort before the next General Assembly and before the people thereafter a corrective or modifying amndment." The Greensboro uany iNews aa. "WW. Dr. Clarence Poe, Dr. Hubert Poteat, Dr. E. W. Wright, and Dr. John W. Umstead, not to .nfinn thp eolleae professors who are too numerous to list, real ly mean to do is to suspend cam paigning against the Amendment. The war may be over, but the vot ing will so on as though no truce had been offered." Those against the Amendment i ..,.,. ,i tVio Hsinrpr of one nave aisc - See AMENDMENT Page 10 The Church is completely out of debt and has $200.00 in the Gen eral Fund with good balances in the Sunday School treasury and money already collected to pay for completion of tne junior de partment. The Church this year contribut ed for all purposes the sum of $4,- 265.38. Of this amount there was onn-ihut-pH for Missions. Orphans, Baptist Hospital, and other benev- nlppp the sum ot $l,DU4.uo. TV,- r,!wtrr. Kpv. H. J. crwin. A iVC pnuvw - J left last week for Los Angeles, r-iif trv tnkfi up a pastorate tv,prp' He formerly lived in that city, coming to North Carolina a- bout six years ago. w nen ne leu v,a rvmi-ch nrpsented him with a check as a love offering and the ,.,mpn nf the church gave Mrs. Erwin a purse in appreciation of i.,.- cipnu wnrk Mrs. n.rwin is an unusually talented and conse crated woman and led the women f tha Thnrch splendidly in the f thp Missionary Society Tfcu Wnman's Missionary Society with its junior organizations con tributed and spent over $600.00 k,,;hpq wi work done by them U.OIUl-k w which cannot be measured in dol lars and cents. It is the opinion of many that the Baptist Church is in the best condition for many years, air. win is an unusual gospel preacher and his place is going to be hard to fill. His consecrated life among Kia nnrishonprs here has influenc ed many with an influence that will last. niannni pf sailors from the U. S jit Worden. fully aimed. followed the band, then came St Paul's School, the Beaufort Grad ed School band, and a long line oi pupils from the Graded School. rant Henrv J. Shields of the Worden eave a brief review of the history of the Navy. Alter uie conclusion of the speaking an ex hibition drill was given by tne sailors. Saturday evening at 7 o'clock Miss Helen Neal and -Mr. Cecu Truitt gave their friends a sur- nvip hv irettine marnea veiy quietly at the Methodist parson age. Pptpr Dusenberry, a colored man regarded as the oldest person in Beaufort, died Monday ana was buried Tuesday afternoon. He is said to have been 106 year? old. MASQUERADE AT SCHOOL GYM Teachers Plan Hallowe'en Fun For Children the Portsmouth school lead with 626.6 for each of its only 6 pupils. The Harkers Island school ac counted for the next highest per capita collection w 1 1 n vt.o r,rU fnf each of its 238 pupils. All schools except 3 reported and ph nf the schools reporting un questionably did their best under varying conditions and disaavant ages. Based on the population of 18, for Carteret County by the 1940 census, the efforts of the school children alone are account ing 32.2 pounds per capita. (The last listing in the News and Ob server showed 400,000 pounds and 22.4 per capita for all sources in the county). The Oxford Orphanage at Oxford, N. C, has a record nf eivtv.ninp vears of service to the children of North Car olina. Over 5,000 have been paraH fnr nnH trained. Its graduates and former pupils are in all walks of life and there is no record of a former pupil having been convicted and sentenced for committ'.ng a mm'nr crime. It is the oldest or phanage other than those of the membership of the supporting oi der. Atfho present time less than 50 percent of the population of the Orphanage is of Masonic parent age. The Home possesses valuable buildings, grounds and equipment and has had no operating u for several years. The annual budget of the Or- nhanage calls for an expenditure Little Competition In State Election For the first time in the memory of man that is an man whom we have Ques tioned and we have ques tioned some with long mem ories the County Demo cratic ticket will be unoppos- pH nt the nnlls next Tuesday. This accounts in part for the apathy and lacK oi pre-eieuuon eloquence to which we are accus tomed. The other good reason that we are missing our periodical ora tory is the fact that the State ticket is also unopposed except for the Senatorial race in which Morris would like to oust Bailey. Two amendments to the Constitu tion will also be voted on lues- day. One, little contested, is an amendment to divorce soacitonai from judicial districts; the other is the Proposed Educational Amend ment around which there has grown up considerable activity and which has prompted our oniy pie- election speaking here. The State ticket offers Josiali W. Bailey, Democrat, or Sam J. Morris, Republican, for U. S. Senator. Other unopposed Democratic candidates are: Walter P. Stacy, Chief Justice of Supreme Lourt, The total pounds collected by each school follows: iase cans ior a i-uki uuv.w.. -. -170 000.00. This rrovides Michael Schenck, Associate Justice Anticipating More Rationing 1 3 fNnte: Rav's address is Pfc Rav B. Garner. Co. B, 439th Sig. rns. Rn.. Aviation A.S.N. 341- 78770 A.P.O., care Post Master, See SERVICE Page 10 Prneticallv every home in Car tp.-pt r.niintv will be affected by the approaching fuel oil rationing program, it now appearing tnai the OPA considers kerosene a fnpl nil." Hence application will Wp tn he made by each home de siring kerosene in any qumtity. whether for oil range, not water Kp.itPiv nortable oil heater, OH lumps, kindling fires, or what not. Tire and gasoline rationing oe- ing what they are, the above means that each and every aenooi in the county, of whatever sue or race, will of necessity be called upon to assist the approximately 4,500 hoir eb of the county in iu ing app nations for domestic, in f;t,,tJ,.l or agricultural uses only. It now appears that appli cations for crude petroleum, Keru pp nther fuel oil for use in oil-burning equipment will be made through the dealers raiaer tv..puo-h the schools. Those consumers' appncauuns rletprmineH hv the OPA for rout ing through the schools, were scheduled for today, tomorrow, find Sntnrdav. hut have been post poned until application bianus are available. Regardless of the dates announced in the near future irom Washington or Raleigh, it is prob able that the County Rationing Board and the County Board of Education will further postpone the dates, for such part of the pro gram as will be carried out by the schools, if necessary in order to properly organize for orderly, in telligent assistance by the schools. Service Men To Be Allowed To Hunt On Resident License r.nmo Warden Leon Thomas us tn state through the News that men in the armed services will be allowed to hunt on Resident State License. The deer season is now on. Duck season opens on November 2; quail, rabbit and tur key season opens on Nov. 26. Quail hunting allowed only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur days. The dove season opens Dec. 31. All bag limits same as last year. Committee Named To Arrange Legion Armistice Banquet i?tr RnrliAur. Commander of 1VUJ the local Post of the American Legion today announced tni't ne had apDointed C. Z. Chappell, Ray mond Ball and Jacob MiUer to serve as a special committee 10 ar range for the Armistice night ban quet (Dutch) sponsored Dy uie iu ni Ppat nf the American Legion. He stated that local Legionnaires are looking forward with reai r,ipQOm-p nnH anticipation to tnia lJ, -H U w - w " - ninht which brings Lftgionnaires and veterans pernaps closer w each other on Armistice nignt tnau any other evening of the year. The above committee of three, tv,p rpmmnnnW said, will have charge of all details in connection with the banquet. It is hoped that the local Post succeed in its efforts to have every member of the Post present on this occasion and a large num ber of other elegible veterans oi the World War. pviriav pvpm'no-. October 30th, from 7 to 9, children of Beaufort and vicinity win oe offered an opportunity to romp and play and enjoy all the traditional nanove en games at a school sponsored masquerade party in the school gymnasium under the direction of the teachers. Guests will be greeted at the door by Mrs. J. Y. Lassiter and Mrs. J. L. Jenkins to whom they will pay an entrance fee o live cents. When the group is assemb le fnst.nmes will be judged ano ''"i - .- , . , a prize given for the best, in au dition, a number of features will be offered to add to the fun. There will be a fishing pond in charge of Miss Gladys Willis and Miss Edith Lewis; a grab bag un der the direction of Mrs. Cathe rine Millis and Mrs. Irma Quinn; Mrs. Edward Nelson and Misis Su san Rumley will preside o -er the apple bobbing; Miss Mu-jono Lewis and Miss Varina Way over the penir, pitching; Mrs. Effie Brlggs will tell fortunes; Mrs. John Brooks, Miss Lessie Arrip,? f cn, Miss Lena Duncan will present bingo; Miss Nellie Lewis and Miss Genevieve Metcalf nave ti,p nnnfotti: Mrs. brace toarie and Miss Eleanor Jones are dewgn- inir the Hall of Horror; Miss uer- (..., . Stvrnn nas tne Dean ii'icnn- K.L uuv. w .v - - Murtle Piver and Mrs. Pearl Olunt the goal throwins; and Mr3. Ruby Simmons and her nome economics department are ranu tim rpfreshments. Tim mirt.v offers a directed out let for the high spirits that always aom to flourish and reacn tneir highest peak on Hallowe'en night a pa, time is promised every ,n Ri-in.T VOUr children for their sakes and come yourselves to see the fun and relive memories ui past Hallowe'ens. Atlantic, 60,000; Beaufort, 127, 682; Bettie, 7,360; Camp uienn, 10,440 ; Cedar Island, 7,863 ; Davis, 5,282; Harkers Island, 70,100; Lukena, 3,010; Marshallberg, 8,--7on. Mnrphead Citv. 98.268; New port, 10,630; Otway, 16,250; Pprtsmnnth. 1.880: Sea Level 500; Smyrna, 61,460; South River, 500; Stacy, 1,540; White Oak, 4,510; wniisrtnn. 3.698. Colored: Beau fort 35,090; Merrimon, 270; More- head City 50,685; Newport, uu; M.tv Rlvpr r.00: Wildwood, 311. No report from Bogue and Stella. No report from white baiter racn school. ui V"-"' . . .uitr. Mnthiner. food, recreation SikCitvi) c- - heat, light, books, school supplies, health program, staff of trained workers, vocational uuums several departments, laundry, re pairs and upkeep to buildings, grounds and equipment, and ex nprienced case work for a family of 313 children. Q.,ir,tpnHpnt. C. K. Proctor announces that the sum of $10,- nnn no ; nooApA this vear ior op erating expenses in order to bal ance the budget. Mullet Catch Capt. John Nelson reports a big catch of roe mullets on Tuesday of this eek. Four menhadden boats two from Morehead City and two from Beaufort are said to nave totalled between a.uuy anu 80,000 pounds. According to heresay they brought from o to 6 3-4 cents a pound. Interest Shown In Salvation Army Revival Meetings Mrs. Charles Cooke of the Salvation Army will con tinue to hold revival services ai the Salvation Army Hall on Live Oak street through Sunday eve ning. : tu fpnlip renort good crowds and an encouraging response. The public is invited out to hear Mrs. Cooke and join in singing old gospel songs. Mrs. Cooke is a talented musician as wcu preacher and her special nusic contributes much to the services. Capt. and Mrs. E. V. tanner, o New Bern, are in town today and will have a part in the services th.s evening. Rotary Club At Inlet Inn The Oxford Orphanage is more o nViMont.hronv it is a.i in- tiiaii ...... 1-- . .t in thp lives of North vcatuituv ... - --- , r.lin., W. and ffirls who WOUld vaiwini j o pthprwise have a chance, it pays to the State and its citizen ship the high dividenas m cuuia . . i i...;nr.4 vnnnr neonle: It ter ailU uamcu j"b is an opportunity today for North Carolina citizens to express m substantial way their desire to help others. The orphanages of the State use the Thanksgiving season as an oc casion to appeal to the citizens of the State for much needed assis tance. The Superintendent of the Oxford Orphanage announces that the Home is open for visitors each day and hundreds of North Caro lina citizens visit this historic spot every year. c.nvpmp Court: Emery B. Den- . - ny, Associate Justice oi ouyicmc Court (term expiring Dec. 31. 1942) ; R. Hunt Parker, Judge su perior Court, 3rd District; Clawson L. Williams, JUUge ouireuui 4th District; W. C. Harris, Judge Superior Court, 7th District; J. H. Clement, Judge superior ioun. 11th District; F. Donald rniuips, Judse Superior Court, 13th Dis trict; Frank M. Armstrong, juugo Superior Court, 15th District; Jul ius A. Rousseau, juage uuum Court, 17th District; J. Will riess. Jr., Judge Superior Court, ima District; Zeb V. Mettles, juage su perior Court, 19th District; Felix See TICKET Page 10 Sugar Coupon No. 9 Sugar Coupon No. 9 will be good for 3 poundi of tugar beginning November I to December 15 mid night according to announcement of the local Rationing Board. Dr. Fulcher Improving Dr. Luther Fulcher who was se .:,.neitr ininred in an automobile accident Tuesday a week ago and is a patient in Morehead City Hos pital is showing consistent im provement. Mrs. Fulcher is this week moving into their new Lome on the west side of Route 70, High land Park. As soon as she is set tled, Dr. Fulcher hopes he will be able to be moved there. pponfnrt. Rotnrv Club rri at .-u,, Tnlnt Tnn Tuesday pvonift.? tor luv; iiv.w - , their regular Tuesday evening din ner meeting President Potter was back after a three weeks' absence from the club.- Th?re was no Vi gram but a good dinner and good felowship. MarK Keaey, own ex ecutive from Kinston, ur. uaru.-n J. Eure and Mr. I. K. nttman or Morehead City were guests of the club. After the Kotary meamg, . trn mpt. with Mr. Pittman, Dr. Eure and other County hcout officials to "discuss tne cominB Scoute drive. In Re; Those Rented Rooms Anr.np rpntincr rooms but who i-ont tn more than two ten ants need not file rooming house report but must file a regular rental report for houses and apart mpnta. accordins to information ,.a k P A. Lewis. Rent Con trol Examiner. He also stated that all questions under equipment and services must be answer. Approximately 60 percent of those tiling reports fail to answer there questions. ill be in his offict, which is over Western Auto store on Turner street, every nignt tor the purpose of answering ques tions pertaining to the filing of these reports. Tuberculosis Patients n,,..;n, thp tast ten years over 40 patients f rom this County have been discharged from the Sanator ium. Of this total ob have oeen white patients and the rest color ed, i Most of these people are no , completely well and are following ,p iwpf ni occupation. Many , OUlll- v. , have moved out of the county. J.G. Allen To Speak To Morehead Rotes tp F.iicational Amendment ,Wmh. hn nroven the most inter esting feature of the election to be held next Tuesday win oe um c.kiopt fur Hisnussion at the More- head City Rotary meeting tonight. Supt. J. G. Allen who nas given thoughtful study to the subject and definitely tavors its pa&smio is scheduled to present the matter to club members. Fuel Oil Dealers Please Note There are at present seven pa tients from Carteret County in the State Sanatorium. our oi u ec individuals have been admitted , the past year. Three are from Morehead, two from Beaufort, two from Newport arid one from Harkers Island. Practically all of the towns in the county are represented m the list of discharges for the ten year period. MUs Alma Davis, lecretary of the Rationing Board advises that word has been received from the Raleigh office that fuel oil dealer registration scheduled for October 27 and 28 has been postponed in definitely. TIDE TABLE I ; t information as to the tide at Beaufort is given in this column, i ne ii(u.vo -i-proximately correct and are based on tables furnished by the U. S. Geodetic Survey. So meallowances must Nj v made for variations in the t wind and also with respect to the locality, thai is wneti . er near the inlet or at the T head of the estuaries, V HWtTTVVTTTTT - HIGH LOW Friday, Oct. 30 ,., am 6:39 AM l .(19! PM I Saturday, Oct. I 1:34 AM I 1:48 PM Sunday, Nov. 2:29 AM 9-41 PM Monday, Nov. 2 AM PM 10:25 PM Tuesday, Nov. 3 AM 10:41 AM PM 11:1 PM xt Not. 4 r-11 AM 11:37 AM 5l!i PM Thursday, Nov. 6 6 :19 AM , ' 6:30 PM 1231 PM 7:3f PM 31 7:33 AM 8:35 PM ' 8:41 AM 9:31 PM 3:31 3:42 4:35 4:45