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VOLUME XXXIII Wo. 35
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BEAUFORT, N. C THURSD AY, AUGUST 31, 1944 " lTpAGiU THIS WEEK
ROTES TO PLAN
VIHVRIGHTDAY
CELEBRATION
Perfect Attendance
Club Has Another
Rotarians at a dinner session at
the Inlet Inn Tuesday evening- dis
cussed a proper Winwright Day
Celebration for this bicentennial
of James Winwright's first gift to
the cause of education in North
Carolina.
The Rev. Stanley Potter pre
sented the matter which was r
ireived with interest. Committee's
Mere appointed and first steps tak
n to organize for putting such a
celebration across. Hon. Clyde R
Hoey on his recent visit suggest
ed asking help of the State Histor
ical Society and it was decided to
appeal to the Society for sugges
tions and support.
N. F. Eure, Vice President and
program leader for the evening,
gave a report on the recent Ro
tary assembly in Goldsboro.
Present at the meeting were all
the Rotarians from Beaufort. Karl
Ginter of Charlotte, and George
Roberts Wallace, Will Webb, and
Clyde Jones, of Morehead City as
guests.
COUNTY COURT
.Durwood Swain and Leonard
Carroll (white), Newport, were
heard and found guilty Tuesday
in Recorder's Court on the charge
of drunk and disorderly conduct.
Both men have br-en given sus
pended sentences before but made
emphatic promises of good behav
ior in the future if suspended a
gain. Each was given a 30-day sen
tence suspended upon good be
havior for two yeai-s and payment
f costs of $24.05 each.
Jesse and Carrie Cherrv (col
ored) Beaufort, were changed with
ssle of non tax paid liquor. Law
rence Sutton (colored) who enme
here last fall from Virginia testi
fied that he bought a half pint of
"white whiskey" from Jesse last
Sunday morning for $1.50 and had
also bought from him several
weeks ago. Lawrence became in
formant after he was under arrest
for drunkenness and questioned by
Chief Longest. Both defendants
were found guilty. Jesse was giver,
a six months suspended sentence
and Carrie a 30-day suspended
sentence conditioned on good be
havior and no further violations.
The two paid consolidated costs of
sometmng over $30.
B. H. Dye (white), Bogue
Sound, charged with drunken drif
mg was continued from the week
before and was continued again on
Tuesday for State's witness.
Willie Jones (colored) More
head City took a battery from Tom
Mills and was charged with tem
porary larceny. He was found
guilty and paid costs of $23.45.
Other cases were minor traf
fic violations handled in the Clark's
office.
RATION
BRIEFS
GASOLINE
A-ll good through Nov. 8.
SHOES
No. 1 and 2 "Airplane" Stamps
in Book III good indefinitely.
SUGAR
Stamps No. 30, 31 and 32, Book
IV, good for t pounds of sugar in
definitely. No. 40 good for 6 lbs.
canning sugar through February
28, 1945. Stamp 33 good Sept. 1.
CANNED GOODS
Blue Stamps, Book IV, A-8
through Z-8 and A-5 througti F-5
good indefinitely.
MEATS
Red Stamps, Book IV, A-8 thru
Z-8, A-5 through D-5 good indef
initely. FUEL OIL
Period 4 and 5 coupons good
through September. During Octo
ber unused coupons may be ex
changed at Ration Board for new
1944-45 heating season coupons.
NOTICE
Every car owner must write
his license number and State in
advance on all gasoline coupons
in his possession.
Rent Control
All persons renting, or offering
for rent, any living quarters what
sovere must register each dwell
ing until with rent control office in
their rent area. Persons who feel
that tbey are being overcharged
for rents may submit complaints
to OPA. Complaint forms ari av
ailable at the local War Price and
Rationing Board if your arja does
not have a rent control office.
NEW PRINCIPALS
FOR SCHOOLS
AT ATLANTIC
AND HARKERS I.
All Schools Plan
To Open Sept. 18
County SuDt. J. G. Allen sent
the following message to the prin
cipals and teachers of the county
today:
"Providence and the Carteret
County Board of Health permit
tinif and unlpss -nn hear fuither
from me, the schools of Carteret!
County, of whatever size and race,
will open Mon., Sept. 18, 1944.
As of today there are no krown
case of infantile paralysis in this
county. It is my hope, that circum
stances will occasion no further
delay in the opening of our schools
and that the disease will not ap
pear in proportions reouiring the
closing of the schools."
Only two changes have been
made in consolidated principals:
Fred Abernethy, of Iron Station,
N. C, succeeds S. B. Smithey as
principal of the Atlantic School,
and W. S. Nicholson, of Guilford
College, N. C, succeeds W. P.
Moore as principal of the Harkers
Island School. Mr. Abernethy is
well and favorably known not on
ly in Atlantic, where he was a
popular teacher coach 1938-41,
also throughout the county. His
ability, sportsmanship, and good
nature have been evident to all
those with whom he has come in
contact. Since leaving Atlantic,
Mr. Abernethy has had administra
tive experience in good schools
and the people of Atlantic look
forward enthusiastically to the
year 1944-45 under his leadership.
Mi. Nicholson is a graduate of
Duke University, received his Mas
teis from Boston University, has
had a wide variety of teaching
and related experience, and will
be well received by the people of
Haikers Island, among whom he
has already made friend during a
recent brief vacation on the Is
land. ADMISSIONS
No change hat been made in
the age for admission of be
ginners in the public schools
and in compliance with Supt.
Allen's request we quote Sec
tion 22 o fthe 1943 School
Law; "Children to be entitled
to enrollment in the public
schools for the school year
one thousand nine hundred
tbirty-niae-forty, and each
year thereafter, must be six
years of age on or before Oc
tober first of the year in which
they enroll, and mast enroll
during the first month of the
school year."
Parents are urged to see
that all children of school ago
are in the county on Sept. 4,
or two -weeks prior to the op
ening of the schools, and that
they remain in the county
until the opening so that
there will be no question as
to their enrollment on the op
ening date. Citizens coming
from polio infested areas will
be asked to furnish proof
that thev have met the reai.
dence requirement.
Supt. Allen slated thtt the fol
lowisg vacancies remain to be fill
ed: Atlantic English-French;
Beaufort 4th grade, 6th grade,
8th .garde ; Cedar Island all
grades; Harkers Island Home
Economics and Science; Lukenn
all grades; Morohead Citv 6th
grade; Smyrna 6-7 combina
tion; White Oak 2-3 combina
tion, 5-6 combination: Beaufort
(colored) 7th grade; Merrimcn
(colored) trades 1-6: Moreh.nr
City (colored) 7th grade. Ask
ed if he thought the positions
would be filled by the 18th, he re
plied "Maybe I wish I knew."
PUBLISHED WEEKLY",
Three Willis Brother in Coast Guard
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DUKE uA'JDOOR ISAIMT PAIII'I
SUMMER SCHuvi UNDERGOING
UWtUIUtS. RFfjh,Vli0N
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Marine University
On Piver's Island
Completes 7th Year
Extensive Repairs
Being M ade to 87
Year Old Structure
Three son. of Mrs. Lucy G. Willi, f Harker. Island are serving in the Coast Guard: BM lc Guy
MMMr'ltt Se"!! ,wo'"" Unowm train ng at St. Augustine, FI..; Chief
Motor MM Carl W.H... center, ha. been in the Coast Guard for 18 year, and ha. recently returned af-
IVrJS ! 7tye" ' !he1P",nc W" Zone' Chif BM David Willis, right, ha. had 19 year, in the
aerv.ee, and has recently been transferred to a Coast Guard cutter. Mrs. Willi, also ha. five grand-
mlVlsrrT"? Da!dDG- W,,,U' USCC- EiU-d, David Willi., USN, and Walter C.
W.1 ,, USCG, both ,n the Pacific; Charles C. Guthrie, USA, serving i Italy; and Willard Willi re
cently inducted in the Army at Ft. Bragg.
LEGION HONOR
ROLL OF COUNTY
BOYS COMPLETE
2263 Names Appear
25 Have Gold Stars
Special Services
On Day of Peace
The day peace is declared with
Germany, Ann Street Methodist
Church will be open all day for
prayer, and at eight o'clock in the
evening there will be a special ser
vice of Thanksgiving.
Orthopaedic Clinic
The State Orthopaedic Clinic
will be held Friday, September 1,
from 12:30 to 4 P. M. at Pitt
County Health Department Offic
es, Third and Greene Streets,
Greenville. This Clinic take " all
types of cripples, both white and
colored, free of charge who are
unable to afford private treat
ments.
The Carteret County Honor
Roll of Legion Post 46 of More
head City was completed late yes
terday and names of 2263 County
Soys serving in the USCG, USMC,
USN, and USA, have been enter
ed there. Twenty-five of these
are starred to indicate that they
have made the supreme sacrifice;
BEAUFORT: James W. Gihikin.
Charles Shackell Rice, Ciaudu
Glover, Royal M. Ba'bour, Frank
Robinson, Hugh Allen Jones;
BEAUFORT, RFD: Charles Wal
lace Dudley, Hubert Whitley;
CEDAR ISLAND: Adrian Daniels;
DAVIS: Elijah Glover Willis. Jr.;
HARKERS ISLAND: Livingston
W. Brooks, Jennis Jones. Walto;
Moore; MOREHEAD CITY: James.
Campbell, Douglas H. Dowdy, Har
old D. Elliott, Sidney H. Goiham,
Ben F. Royal, Thomas Clitford
Wade, Robert H. Willis. T. G.
Vickers, James Atkinson; NEW
PORT: Charles Lincoln Lewis.
Quinton Theodore Haskett: WILD
wood: Bonner McCabe.
The Memorial on the Citv Hall
grounds is of brick and cement
standing over nine feet hirh with
a concrete walk leading from the
sidewalk. The arched front has
semiround columns on the face
and bears the shield of the United
States with a golden eagle above.
Names are inscribed on paper cov
ered for protection with plate glass
but in such a way that new names
may be added from time to time
Judge Luther Hamilton, Col. C
D. Gamble, Casey Mann, and C. R
Davant of the Legion Committee
in charge of the proiect racoernizi!
the fact that there are ommissions
and perhaps errors, but they have
made the memorial as thorough
and accurate as information avail
able now has made Dossible. It re.n
resents considerable work on thpiv
part and is something that could
not very well have been nprnm
plished at some later date. P.nnlr
of the County will undoubtedly re
ceive h wren grateful apprecia
tion. Judge Hamilton who
ally assumed responsibility for col
lecting the uata asked us to py
press appreciation on th nrt nf
tne committee and for h m nv.nn
ally of the fine coooeraHon ha
ceived in this undertaking.
CARTERET BOYS IN
THE SERVICE
Tommie Avery, A. R. T. lc,
USN, son of the Noah Averys re
turned to the States this summer
after serving in the South Pacific
where he took part in the Marshall
and Gilbert Islands campaigns.
Since vacationing at home he has
been in San Diego, Calif., for ad
vanced radar training.
Pvt. Johnnie Willis, son of Mrs.
Rachael Gillikin of Fulford Street
is serving in France following ten
months spent in England.
1st Lt. Moretz and pilots of his
Thunderbolt fighter group recent
ly celebrated its first anniversary
in combat in the European theatre.
They say they have flown nearly
10,000,000 miles or a distance
equal to 20 trips to the moon
and back. It was one of the orisi
nal fighter units sitt to England
in the Eighth AAF Fighter Com
mand. The outfit has scored more
than 200 victories over the Gei
inan Air Force according to an
Army news release. Lt. Moretz is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Titus Moi
etz fo Hickory. His wife the daugn
ter of Mrs. Iva Bailey and grand
daughter of Mr. W. L. Paul is mak
ing her home with him during her
husband's absence.
Robert Davis, Cox., USN, sta
tioned at New York while he
awaits completion of his ship,
spent last week at Davis return
ing to his base over the week-end.
Pvt. Frank N. Pinner, USA, has
been transferred from Ft. Custer,
Mich., to Ft. Leonard Wood. Missouri.
THE GOVERNOR
INSPECTS II. R.
OYSTER FARM
Broughton Reviews
Work of Project
Created as Result
of His Support of
Fisheries Program
Governor Broughton with Mrs.
Broughton and a party made his
first official inspection of the North
River Demonstration Oyster Farm
on Tuesday of this week.
The Farm, the first of its kind
in the country, was created follow
ing a special conference with the
Governor back in 1941 and was
made possible as a result of his in
terest in developing and expanding
the fisheries resources of the State.
It is a project on which the N. C.
Department of Conservation and
the U. S. Fisheries and Wild Life
Service are cooperating.
The seventh season of summer
school at Duke Marine University.
Piver's Island, under thed irection
of Dr. A. S. Pearse, came to a close
this week.
The six weeks course of instruc
tion for graduates and undergrad
uates ended August 8th. For the
three weeks since, graduate stu
dents have been looking into the
private lives and habits of the blue
crab, the razor clam, wharf crabs,
and barnacles gathering materia!
in preparation of theses on these I
subjects for advanced degrees.
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Informal manner in which class
es assemble for study in Duke Ma
rine University. A group preparing
to go out collecting specimens in
the boats tied to th Duke pier
which looks across to Front Street,
Beaufotr.
Except for Katie Lou Jones of
Beaufort, ECTC; Laura Couch,
The Farm, about four miles out j aamDle", Floricfa: all ' the summer
students were members of the reg
ular Duke University student body.
Undergraduates dismissed three
weeks ago are enjoying a vaca-
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
and Parrish House are undergoing
complete renovation. The church
structure which was erected in
1857 87 years ago this summer
stands practically as it was wher
completed under the leadership of
the organizer of the Parrish and
first Rector, the Rev. D. D. Van
Antwerp. The building has Wn nM;,.j
.VMtm
irom time to time, but no changes
have been made except for the ad
dition of the memorial innii.
The T. A. Loving Company h but
tressing the building with four
concrete pillars on each side to
give additional support to the roof
after which it will be covered with"
asbestos shingles and be repainted,
A concrete wall is also to be built
around the Cemetery at the back
of the church. The Parrish House
has already received a coat of
white paint.
Something like between $8,000
and $10,000 worth of improve
ments are underway which will
probably require another two
months for completion.
Jobs For Civilians !
At Fort Bragg Now '
Airplanes Trucked
Thru Town Disrupt
Lights and Phones
Two airplanes brought through
Beaufort from the Atlantic Air
fiield by truck enroute to Cherrv
Point last Friday caused some ex
citement about 2:50 in the after
noon. At Ann and Marsh Streets
one of them caught in a cable of
the telephone company taking
down two poles of the Tide Water
Power Company and breaking off
two others causing a short circuit
that cut off telephone and electric
service in the eastern end of town
for the afternoon. An emergency
fire alarm was turned in when the
spluttering wires fell. Manager
George Stovall of the Tide Water
Power Company arrived in unbe
lievably short time and took charge
of the situation. A group of chil
dren pressing near to see the
planes made the incident exceed-
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hurt.
Pfc W. M. Norcom. Jr.. son of
the W. M. Norcoms of Columbia,
has been awarded the Purple Heart
for an injury received on the 28th
of Vine in the invasion of France.
Norcom is still hospitalized in
England but writes Eis family re
assuringly. He savs he w
wounded by a German carrying a
white flaar in one hand anH o-ra.
grenade in the other. Norcou
praises the Red Cress for services
rendered him and other wo nude .1
men in the hospital. Pfc Non-im is
a grandson of "Miss Carrie" Nor
com.
on the North River Road consists
of a watch house anl field labora
tory at the shore line around which
are 80 acres used for experimental
purposes on which Hully Willii.
resident caretaker, works with
Vance Fulford of the Laboratory
in taking care of experimental
plantings.
About the farm 500 acres of
bottoms have been leased bv citi
zens of the state, and two corpora
tions are experimenting there to
determine the best way to proceed
with practical oyster farming in
the state.
On Tuesday, ovsters were brought
into the r irsc (Jitizen of the State
j from the various beds and sampled
by members of the party all of
whom were enthusiastic about the
quality.
The Governor has been an active
supporter of the project from the
beginning. His enthusiasm was
undiminished by his experience
this week. He expressed his inten
tion of coming down again in seas
on, reviewing the operations, and
sampling more oysters
tion. irraduates who left this week
went from here to Durham to con
tinue work without interruption.
POLIO
Billy Arrington. USN I.itH..
Creek, spent the past week end
herew ith his family.
Word was received Tuesilav hv
the W. T. Glovers. West Beaufort.
that their son, Pvt. RjLert A. Glov
er, USA, is serving in France.
Edward Nelson. USNR. is in tiiP
Navy Hospital, Norfolk, undergo
ing treatment.
Sgt. George Snooks has notified
relatives here of his safe arrival in
England. George was stationed at
Camp McCain, Miss., before going
across.
Cases of infantile naralvsis
continue to be reported although
the number of new cases is smaii
er each day than a few weeks ago.
The total for the State has now
reached 638 as compared with 070
in the 1935 epidemic.
No cases have developed in Car
teret and Onslow reporting but
one case is still the onlv ailiiircnl
county affected. New Hanover
now has six and Wayne but the
two reported some time aeo.
Dr. R. K. Oliver, County Health
Utncer, reports excellent coopera
tion in the observance of the no'uo
control regulations throughout,
the County.
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Fort Bragg, the largst Fild Ar
tillry post in th country, is engag
ed in preparing men and equip
ment for overseas shipment. Civ
ilians are urgently needed to re
pair and prepare tanks, tractors,
trucks, jeeps, and other notorized
equipment so that General Eisen
hower and General MacArthur will
have the tools with which to defeat
our enemies. Every civilian at
Fort Bragg is directly helping to
oung ine day ot vit-tory closer.
The Civil Service Commission
announces that there are many
good jobs available at Fort Bragir
immediately. Anyone not engaged
in war work at his highest skiil
should apply at once to the near
est office of the United States Em
ployment Service or write to the
Civil Service Commission, Bid?.,
310, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
MR. C. H. BUSHALL
MOVES HIS OFFICE
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Nancy Barber holds a pair of kings
With Dr. Pearse and the last stu
dent gone, the Island moves aa-ain
at fall and winter tempo with on
ly the H. F. Prytherchs, the Harold
Humms, tne John Peat sons, and
the James Noes to eairy on.
The office of Mr. C. H. Rnhll
Real Estate and Insurance, was
moved this week from the one
story building at 108 Turner
Street to the second floor of the
building on the opposite side of
the street occupier) h tha pita
offices.
NEW SIGN
The G and W. Dress Shoo erect
ed a new neon sign to their shop
this week addir.r brishtnesn to
Beaufort's Great White Way.
Crip Jones, Arrav Transport
Service, Newport . News, arrives
tomorrow for a week with hi.
family.
Jack Taylor, USN. son of t.h
Wiley Taylors, has been attend
ing school at Adak Island, the Aleu
tians, since his leave here in May.
He recently completed his course.
flew back to Seattle, and is now at
Treasure Island, Calif. He has
reason to believe that he mav hp
allowed to come home again be
fore he receives his new assign
ment. These months since Mav ai-r
the first in which Carl Saddler and
Jack has been separated since the:
See SERVICE Page 4
Elon Opening
Opening date for Elon College
has been moved from September
6 to September 18 in cooperation
with the N. C. State Board of
Health. The regular orientation
program, planned for September
6, will start at 8:00 o'clock on the
18th. Eight actual school days lost
will be made up on holidays dur
ing the regular college year.
your War Bond
Mf vestment is
Your Investment
In America
Small Valuables
May be Sent to
Servicemen by
Registered Mail
Small articles of intrinsic valus
may now be sent by registered
mail to servicemen and women at
APO addresses outside the conti
nental United States, says Major
Robert H. McCormick, Fourth
Service Command assistant postal
officer. New postal instructions re
quire that registered articles
weigh no more than eight ounces
and that thej be specifically re
quested by the addressees. Valu
able or important papers may also
be sent overseas bv registered
mail.
The registration service is in
tended principally to cover" watch.
es, eye glasses, fountain pens, and
otner items not readily available
overseas. Request' from addressees
are required to ' the volume of
registrations .. . ' limits imnoa-
ed by the aviw. t, oversea postal
personnel. Men .,, being asked to
hold their requ i for. registered
mailings to a mi; . -,.um.
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TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tido
at Beaufort is given in thi.i
column. The figures are ap
proximately correct and arj
based on tables furnished by
the U. S. Geodetic Survey
Some allowances mui bi
made for variations in Ir.a
wind and also with respect
to the locality, that is heth
er near the inlet or at the
head of the estuaries.
HIGH
Friday, Sept.
7:34 AM.
7:59 PM.
Saturday, Sapt
8:25 AM.
8:49 PM.
Sunday, Sept.
9:15 AM.
9:38
Monday, Sept.
10:05 AM.
10:27 PM.
Tuesday, Sept. 5
10:55 AM. "4:42 AM.
11:16 PM. 5:14 PM.
Wednesday, Sept. 6
11:45 AM. 5:30 AM.
6:07 PM.
1:34 AM.
1:43 PM.
2
2:23 AM.
2:37 PM.
3
3:11 AM.
3:30 PM.
4
3:56 AM.
4:21 PM.
. . Thartday, Sept. 7
12:38 PM. 7:03 AM.