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Modern Seaplane Tender Launched In Camden. N. J. Ship, "Albemarle", Ke eallk Old Civil Uar Boat Of Same Name Launching of the modern U S 8 ? Albemarle, seaplane lender No 5 for the United States Navy by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden N J., on Saturday. July 13. atirrad memories of the older resi dents here of the first ship by that name, whcih did gallant duty in the defense of Plymouth under the com mand of Confederate naval officers In the War Between the States The first vessel to bear this name was the Confederate States ram Al bemarle." which was the first vessel in naval histoiy to be clad in a jac ket of froti for prcrrrtion agSIhsT the fire of enemy guns It was the fore runner of the steel hulls and heavy armor plate now-used to protect The vesels While the present "Albemarle" liad the advantages of modern engineer ing and plenty of materials to make it one of the best land most modern ships afloat, the first "Albemarle" was building on Roanoke River at Ed wards Perry, near Scotland Neck. N C.. early in 1864 when Federal armed forces endeavored to cut off the few supplies that found their way to the waterside for construction of the iron clad ram It was 158 feet in length with a 35 foot beam and had a draft of 8 feet It was clased as a screw steamer, ironclad, made of yellow pine fasten ed with iron and treenails and equip ped with two non-condensing engines, geared to the propellers by four gear wheels. The diameter of the cylinders was 18 inches .with a 19-inch stroke. There were two boilers, one furnace in each, two ellipitical flues and re turn vertical tubes. The battery con sisted of two guns and two 8-inch rif les When the Federals first captured Plymouth. General Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces in Virginia were puling toward Riclunond Naturally, large quantities of food were needed i for the army and for the horses, and j it w as necesary to have possesion of j Plymouth as a strategic point for moving supplies up the Roanoke Rl- ! ver When it was decided to try to re capture Plymouth, two North Caroli na officers were put in charge of the campaign. General Hoke on land and Commander Cooke on water. The Fe deral forces were under command of Brigadier GeneraI Wessrls on the land with the aid of four gunboats the' "Miami," "Southfleld," "Whitehead," j and "Ceres.' There were 3,500 troops in the Federal cq??i???"?i Huge fortifications in the shape of a parallellogram manned by guns surrounded by moats and palisades with breastworks pointing toward the Confederate forces who were up proaching from Tarboro?had been built by the Federals when they took over the town at UTe outbreak of hos tillties, because Plymouth at that time was a strategic port. While land forces of the Confeder ates were keeping the Federals busy defending the town, the ram Albe marie proceeded down Roanoke River without much resistance, passing'the _ big protecting guns ol the Federals near here. Engaging the U S. S Miami.' the Albemarle" put it to flight when its commander. C. W Flusher, was killed The "Southfleld." commanded by Roanoke River by the ram; the U. S. S. "Whitehead" was put to flight, as was also the "Ceres" ? "Saugas"). Af ter these engagements the town was recaptured by the Condederates. Se veral other engagement* took place later in Albemarle Sound for which the new .-hip is named. However after the numerous en A NEW ALBEMARLE" TAKES TO THE WATER This section is particularly interested In (lit* above photograph, whh-h shows the I'nited States Navy seaplane tender, "Albemarle," as she left the wa>s of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Cam den. N. J., at f?: 15 on the morning of Saturday, July 13, with Mrs. Lewis Compton. wife of the Acting Secretary of the Navy, as sponsor. The "Albemarle."" a sister ship ol the L\ S. S. "Curtiss," which was launched April 20. is the first I'nited States ship named for Albemarle Sound. North Carolina, although the distinction of being the first naval vessel so named was the Confederal! States ironclad ram "Albemarle," which played a prominent part in th* earlier history of Plymouth and was An ally sunk by t'nion forces in the Roanoke River J The new "Albe marle was authorized by act of Congress July 30, 1937, the contract for building signed on October 14. 1938. and the keel laid on June 12, 1939. No specifications of tin ship were made available by the Navy Depart ment or the contracting corporation. (Photo courtesy of New York Shipbuilding Corporation. I gagements. the "Albemarle." which i had withstood the guns of the Fed- i deral vessels, was sunk in Roanoke ri ver within sight of the business area of Plymouth by a gallant Union na val officer. Lieutenant W. H Gushing. ; who was dispatched there by author ities on this special mission Under | cover of darkness, he paddled out in u small boat to the raft of logs sur- j rounding the Confederate shin, push- j ed a torpedo over the side The re uiting explosion sank th ? first Iron-1 clad ship. ? ywo .^Miuiuiurx vrrvnri no Mm bemarle.'' Captains J, W. Cooke and J N Maffitt The complement in eluded a crew of 26 officers and 150 enlisted men. Descendants of the daring service meh of three-quarters of a century ago will join hands and fight Kid#* hy side to prevent penetration by ene mies from within and without. Military secrets posibly have pre vented eoliion knowledge of the di mensions of the now ship but there w:t. .i liUing ceremony at the time Hie new vessel was launched reeent !'? ? ween Mrs Lewis Comuton. wife of the acting Secretary of the Navy, sponsored the launching of the new ? Almebarle." Increases in wage rate paid per month and per day to hired farm la boi. both with and without board. \w ir n ported in all sections of the country except the East South Cen tral States. More than 782.000.000 baby chicks ?ne produced annually by the com-" inerciul hatcheries operating in the United States. iv|nirtK the II S lie partment of Agriculture. Judge H. 0. Peele Hears Eight Cases In Countv Court (Continued from page one) within the next two years. Charged with violating the liquor laws. Willie Hopkins pleaded not guilty of selling liquor but did ad mit he held in his possession illegal liquor. Adjudged guilty by the court, Hopkins was sentenced to the roads for a term of three months, the sentence to begin at the direction of the court at any time within the next two years. The defendant was fined $25 and taxed with the costs of the case, the court allowing him until the -first Monday in October to make settlement. The case charging Kalph Dugger with larceny and receiving was con tinued until next Monday for the defense attorney. Wheeler Rice, Williams ton Negro who almost starved his wife to death, was sentenced to the roads for term of thirty days in the case charg ing him with being druqk and dis orderly. Rice, pleading his own case. was to have gained his freedom on August 1, but Judge Peel reconsid ered and upheld the sentence im posed by Justice of the Peace J. L. Hassell in his court last Friday eve ning. Rice is elated to be tried at the completion 61 his present sentence lor alleged cruelty to his wife. Charged with larceny and receiv wig. W R. Powell pleaded not guil ty. At the conclusion of the state's evidence, a motion as of non-suit was accepted by the court. The case charging Annie Clyde Davis with violating the liquor laws was continued under prayer for judgment until next Monday. The defendant pleaded guilty in the case. Don't Wmr Sunfgla??t>M It's dangerous to yourself and oth ers to wear sunglasses to protect the eyes from headlight glare in night driving of an automobile, warns the Better Vision Institute. Good sun glasses, properly ground in accord ance with optical standards, are use ful in culimg down the sun at the beach and outdoors. In the daylight there is an excess of light from the sun and the eyes can well dispense with light excluded by sunglasses. In driving an automobile at night, however, the institute continues, such reduction in the light reaching the eyes is a serious matter, for it re duce* greatly the visibility of ob-1 jects and road hazards. Even ordi-j nary white glass when placed be fore the eyes reduces the brightness of objects eight or more per cent? a reduction sufficient to impair ser iously the keenness of vision of many persons. 'WE WOULDN'T HAVE THESE CLAMMY LITTLE BREAKFASTS IF WE HAD AN ( AddroM City mmd Pboo* No. Without obUfMiOO. Mod full i HwoOU Bum NmM. CBr EASY TERM? PIN J. C. NORRIS Strong Support Is Pledged Bonner Bv District Committee (Continued from page one) K Blount is being talked as a possi ble successor. W I. Bissette, of Grif ton, Pitt County's member of the | First Congressional Executive com mittee urged Pitt County citizens to | get together on one man," his ac tion indicating that Pitt was laying a claim to the seat and that Bonner would be opposed in the district's metropolitan area Bissette also in timated in a statement appearing in the Greenville Reflector Wednesday that if Pitt County offered more than do something if the people of Pitt would unite on one man, and added that if itt County offered more than une man it would reduce its chances for naming Mr. Warren's successor. Bwarttt- diafniiaM.d the unofficial poll! jf Mr Bonner's strength when he| aid that it did not mean a thing. Martin County temporarily, at least, withdrew from the contest yesterday after Elbert S. Peel, chair man of the county Democratic exec utive committee, stated he would not be interested in the Congressional post. No opposition to Mr. Bonner's can didacy was expressed locally, but ;juite a few citizens, removed from the political field stated that they believed a primary should be held, Jthers stated that the members of the Congressional committee had been named by the people and that they were willing to abide by the action of that group. The demand for a primary is grow ing. and while some point out that Beaufort has sent representatives to Congress for the past 42 years and that they thought it was time to >hift to some other county they deemed it best to let the people ?house. "We have no fight against Mr. Bonner, but we do think he thould be willing to go into a pri mary," Mr. Jasper Smith, of Pitt | bounty, was quoted as saying yes ierday. "If Mr. Bonner is nominated n that order, well and good, but it lardly seems fair in a Democracy for the hand picking of Mr. Warren's successor/' Mr. Smith added. Russian Says War May Soon Spread To United States! (Continued from page one) iwiftly, this country lags in its ef forts to meet emergencies that are HOW certain. and ? others of his ilk are continuing their I work apparently to.the great satis faction of Hitler and his barbarian followers in Europe The conscrip tion bill has been delayed, and a small minority in Congress continues to delay defense preparations. Pres ident Roosevelt has endorsed the"! conscription plan which now will include those men between the | ages of 21 and 31. While Russia was declared by ! Foreign Minister Molotov to be warming up to the Axis powers, re ports stated that Stalin was moving j 2'M) divisions along flu* Polish bor ders. The whole situation appears to j be in a muddle, with the German sympathizers forming the center of that muddle right here in the United States Halls of Congress. Weldon Manning Passes In Bethel Bethel Weldon Manning. 42. died 111 his home nt fi a. m. Tuesduv fol lowing a long illness. Graveside services were held at 3 p. m., Wednesday in the family cem etery, near Kobersonville, conduct ed by the Rev. M. Y. Self Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mar tha Stalls Manning; five sons, Ed ward, George A., Sam, William E. and Weldon Manning. Jr., all of Bethel: two brothers, Clarence Man ning, of Kobersonville, and Cecil Manning, of Williamslon; and three sisters, Mrs. Lum Bland, Mrs. Tom Stalls, and Mrs. Solon Jackson, all of Rubersonville. Scattered Rains Fall In Seetion; Mercury Dropi a Scattered showers, falling in small areas over the county yesterday, brought relief from the heat wave that had held this section in its grip for almost two weeks. The showers were of little consequence in break ing the long dry spell, but lower tem peratures followed. At noon today, the mercury stood at 80 as compared with a reading of 100 a few days ago. The harvest of commercial and market garden vegetable crops con tinues to move northward, and heavier supplies of fresh vegetables are coming into the large consuming centers from nearby areaa. Doug Has Her Future Planned Screen actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr, and wife, the former Mrs. Mar) Let Epling Hartford, took the proud mama and papa aa their brand ae? daughter, Daphne, is photographed in Hollywood for the first time. Sail Doug: "She will carry on the family tradition." Wants The ENTERPRISE WANT AD RATES One cent a word (this type) each insertion. 25c Minimum Charge 2c a word thin size Cash must accompany all or ders unless you have an open ac count with us. We reserve the right to revise or reject any copy. The ENTERPRISE PHONE 46 PICKED CP IN MY KIEI.D A white and black hog. Mark, two cuts in right ear and one in left ear. Weight about 200 pounds. Owner can get him by paying for this ad and fedding hog. Ceasar Purvis. jy30-2t Tribute Ls Paid To Lindsay C. 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