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Cabbage Plants Set on Wright Farm the week-bef ore-Christ mas planting of cabbage proceeded as usual this month on the K. W. WHjsht f?rm, Beaufort, ft. M. Williams, county agriculture agent, said weather has been Meal for cabbage set ting. Plants this year are of good quality. He predicts, however, that total cabbage acreage In the coun ty will be less this coming year than last Acreage in 1K8 was about CM. Names of Beaufort, Carteret Originated with Nobility By P. C. SALISBURY i When the Assembly of the Colony of Carolina came to the naming of Carteret County, set off as a precinct in 1722, and the changing of the nam* of its one settlement, Fishtown," to that of Beaufort establishing it as a port of entry they drew upon the names of two prominent members of the nobility. The name of Sir George Car teret, one of the original eight ~rds Proprietors, was applied to the county, and that of Sir Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort to the settlement which became the tounty seat of the new precinct. Of the eight men, known in his tory as the Lords Proprietors, who granted extensive holdings in the Colony of Carolina by Charles II, Sir George Car credited with rendering to Bis King a service fat greater thah ?ny of the Proprietors. Naming of ? county in the new colony was a ?mall honor for his loyalty and dedication to both Charles I and Charles II. flora between 1809 and I6J7, Sir George Carteret was the son of Heifer de Carteret of St. Ouen in ine island of Jersey, and was bred to the sea. The civil war of Eng land coming on, Carteret held out !?j, . King and ,cted T*ry pre judicially to interests of the Par liament in Jersey, where he had grown to be a man of authority. He I* described as "the most generous man in kindness and the most dexterous man in business ever known." And besides his other parts of honesty and discretion, he was undoubtedly as good, if not the best seaman in England. After the Restoration, Sir George Car teret was made Treasurer of the Navy. The intention was to raise mm to the peerage before he died an old man in 1680. Besides his holdings In the Col ony of Carolina, Sir George Car teret and John, Lord Berkley, in received from James, Duke w. k m-, " ?T,nt to that P?rt of Ms holdings in America between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers. In honor of Sir George, the tract received the name of New Jersey. t li.'*.,0' to?* t0 ,0?0W the Car thr?u?h ,our generations and to its close for It brings into prominence the setting off of the famous Granville Line, a bone of contention in the affairs of the English government until after thfe close of the Revolution When ? .*k .r'"/Ulmed h* state. ?*'th the death of Sir George SSn ' One-eighth of the origihal pant was inherited by who ta iwi w?> (Mated Baron Carteret of Haunes He in turn passed the grant on ? !aB' /ohrt, whs from the side of the family re eelved the title, Earl of Granville All Proprietary of Carolina by Inheritance, John Carteret refused Maell his share of the Crown in ?* other holders were willing to do. After fifteen years of unrest among the early aettlers of the colony, as to rights and fili"" . the Cro"" i" l1*i, set off what has been known for over two hundred year, as the GranvUle Line. This line embraced a strip sixty ?Ues aouth of the Virginia border ?nd from the Atlantic Ocean West *atH to an unlimited boundary The line running east add west fused aouth of the town of Bath ?? ' fcfth of Sir John, the title I of Bail of Granville passed ta his ?w, Robert who died in 1776. The ^ title was then extinct. Hlitory toes Mt reveal the fact Henry 9omer*t. bSte* ?eanfort, ever held a claim as be Sf J" f Proprietors to share in the land grant of the altheugh he ia given credit hr soma present day * tlUe of Beaufort from the union at John slhaMui wlu> I Firemen Elect Officers Pictured above are the men who ?(U take office In the Morehead City Fire Department Jan. 1. They are, left to right. Chief Joe Ful cher, Assistant Chief Undfey Guthrie, Capt. Daffy Gathrie, Lt. Doycie Rice and Dan Swindell, Secretary-treasurer. The picture was taken liy fireman John Parker. - ->ii ford, taken from a castle in Anjou which belonged to John of Gaunt. There were four children of this union and it was from the daugh ter, Margaret, that Sir Henry de scended. Margaret Beaofort married Hum phrey, Earl of Stafford. Their ?t>n, Henry Beaufort, third Duke of Somerset left an illegitimate ton, Charles Somerset, who in 1842 was created Earl of Worcester by Hen ry VII. His grandson, Henry, the third marquis, was made Duke of Beaufort in 1682 and the present Duke of Beaufort is his direct de scendant. Thus can Carteret County and the town of Beaufort lay claim to royalty, if in name only. Largest of American Protestant Church denominations Is Methodist. Mrs. George G. Autry Win* Beaufort TV Set Mrs. George H. Autry, 104 Circle Dr., Hancock Park, Beaufort, has won one of the two tv sets Beaufort businessmen offered to Christmas shoppers. Mrs. Autry claimed her tv yes terday, according to Jim Wheatley. The shopper holding the number ?62988 may pick up the other tv by 3 p.m. Wednesday. If the set i? not claimed, another winner will be choaen. "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Rein deer," which became an interna tional best seller as a book, song and varied toys, was originally written by Robert L. May in 1939 as t Christmas give-away tor a mill order firm. nm fOCSdOKE 1 Dee. 22? Several Christmas pro gram ? will feature the week at Ocracoke, one at the Assembly of God Church on Tueaday night, ano ther at the United Methodist Church on Wednesday night, and there will be carol singing by the younger people for the shut-ins. On Friday night, Dec. 26, the high school atudents, by request, will repeat the program which they gave just before school closed, which features the OCRA color tv program, with many interesting and funny take-offs by the young people. After the program, there will be a square dance, and there will he another Square dance on New Year's Er?. A great many people are home (or the holidays: Dallas K. Wil liams, Millard Williams, Murray Spencer, Larry WUliaml, and Pot ter QarrisA, who Is now stationed at the Air Base at Portsmouth, N. M. Also visiting Mrs. Ruby Garrish and Mrs. Ethel Gaskins are Mr. and Mrs. James Garrish Jr. and children of Fort Benning, S. C. l arrelle Bidgett has arrived Crqm Fort Jackson at his grandmother's, Mrs. Mary Midgett, in Beaufort, and is expected here later in the week. Mr. and Mrs. Irvln Garrish and children are visiting their relatives here; Miss Virginia Howard is vis iting her brother, Taft Howard and family. Billy Wahab Taylor arrived to day for a visit with his grandpar ents. Mr. and Mrs. Z. S. Williams. Carolyn Garrish will be home for Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones and children will visit her parenta, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Mc Williams. Mr. and Mrs. I. F. O'Neal ar rived on Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Garrish. Mrs. Zilphle Bass of Kenly is visiting her daugh ter, Mrs. C. F. Boyette, at Wahab Village Hotel. A1 Smith Garrish, who was hos pitalized at Sea Level, following an automobile accident, is at the home of his sister, Mrs. Aldina Rush, of Beaufort, for Christmas. Mrs Theodore Rondthaler made a flying trip to Beaufort and More head City, spending Suhday night with Mrs. David Beveridge, and enjoying a day of Christmas shop ping. While there she had a brief visit with Mrs. Geneva O'Neal at More head City Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Spencer are visiting in Portsmouth, VI , and u> ire Mrs Wilbur RoMnson and her children Mrs. Elsie Tolson left on this mftrhihg's tnaltbbat to spend sev eral days in Morobead City with Mr. and Mrs. Stamey Davis. She made the trip to the mainland with Ethan Davit, Who il now stationed here It the dcMrtlte CdkM Guat-d Station. Mr ahd Mrs. R 1 Wahab left last Friday for NoHVlk to attend the ceremohy in connection with the swearing in of his son, R. S. Wahab Jr., now Judge of the 28th Judicial Clftiilt of Vltflnia. From there they will go to Belhavfen to spend Christmas with Mrs. Wa hab's father, J. N. Edwards. Mr. add Mrs. Benjamin O'Ntal and son, Douglas, loft Saturday for Richmond for a visit with her slstet-, Mrs. fcdward Pronobis and family. Ocracoke School will reopeil Jan. 5. Morahead City Fir*m?A Answer Fowr Alarms The Morehead City fire detri ment answered four alarma] on Christmas and the day following. False alarms were turned in from Wx 43 on Christmas night and froa box 32 the next night. Christmas morning firemen put out a small blaze al 1004'; Avery St. lite ite*t afternoon tnefr Were (tiled to 1703 Fisher St., Whera grass had been caught afire bjr boys tilaying with flrecrkckers. Hirt-e Was ho damage. Revokes Licenses The state driver license division has revolted the licenses of Henry w Merrill. Beaufort, and Robert B. Dudley, Morehead City. The action was taken after Merrill was convicted of driving drunk and Dudley was convicted of driving after his license had been revoked. mm SEW YEAR! ? ~ TUIIRSDAY, JAN. 1 , CX closed au dm ?urSDAY CLVJathr . ? I'll 1,011, \ I. SlIRBS! xSrit?^ ssA- ? ? mH u *""*? natub-tender cmx* LB NAttm-TEWEft NATVR-? ? ? * BONI-n LB. 69. SWIFTS WORTHMORE SLICED SHORT BIBS - 43c Plate * Brisket -"vinniiRn REEF ? ?? 49? { BUSH'S CANNED TURNIP 10* ! GREENS 2 s-~25? FRESH QUALITY-CONTROLLED GROUND BUSH'S CANNED PEAS BLACKEYES Miff -23. DO HHdK tl CAK DOUBTS 25c MWT& 23. oU HUM mown ir invi ? OILS S*" 19. piSs"~! ICAIgOOlH SPINACH UAbMDKH C0IN LIMAS 5 IUai 5 19c 9 *<>* 95* 5 *?? 95c MSCUTS !"? SS< ?Mnm riaH luoni PEAS 2 *?* 49c dumnit tv?W Hint 4 M. MiUMt doMo MUtroBj MINI 4 mri mn mn mr HI. 29c 144*. 37c u. 21c "? 29c DELICIOUS BLACKEYE DRIED , LOCALLY GROWN COLLJftRDS 2 . 19< U.S. NO. 1 WHITE nrtro COLONIAL STORE ? 33S FftbNT ST. ? BEAUFORT ? 1010 ARENDEIL 5T. ? MOREHEAD CITY
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