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VOLUME XXIV
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, API -"- , 1935 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
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SENATOR REYNOLDS LAUDS AMERICAN
ARMY AS GUARDIAN OF PEACE IN A
WORLD THAT IS ROCKED WITH CHAOS
North Carolina Solon Said Adequate and Well Manned Mer
chant Marines Second Line of Defense for our Navy and
Commercial Aviation is Second Line of Defense for our
Fighting Forces of the Air. Recommends Government aid
to Distressed Ship-owners and Commercial Aviation
PITTSBURG, Pa., April G The
American Army was lauded as the
"Guardian of peace, liberty, and
freedom of thought in a world rocked
with chaos" in an addres3 here to
night by United States Senator Rob
ert R. Reynolds of North Carolina.
The address was the climax of the
annual nation-wide Army Day celebra
tion held under the auspices of as
sociated patriotic groups.
Senator Reynolds who is a member
of the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee and an acknowledged expert
on legislation, made a plea here to
night for united public support of na
tional defense "As the greatest de
terrent of another disastrous war."
The ceremonies which were broad
cast over a coast-to-coast radio net
work were held in Soldiers and Sail
ors' Memorial Hall under the spon
sorship of the American Legion, Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, The National
Guard and Officers Reserve Corps.
In commenting on the need for ad
equate national defense on land, sea
and in the air. Senator Reynolds
speaking on "Peace Insurance" made
specific recommendations for direct
subsidy to distressed ship-owners and
to commercial aviation.
"An adequate and well-manned
merchant marine is the second line of
defense for our Navy and commer
cial aviation is the second line of
defense for our fighting forces of the
air," the North Carolina solon said
Discussing the present political
tension in Europe, Senator Reynolds
said that while there was but one
Sarajevo in 1914 "today smoke curls
ominously up from a dozen Saraje
vos of the Old World and all lovers
of peace fear that any day some
ruthless act or some inflamatory inci
dent may lead to another disastrous
war."
"We must stay out of Europe,"
Senator Reynolds said, "We want to
live in peace and amity with all the
nations of the world. But to achieve
this goal we must have an adequate 1
national defense. The Army, to which j
we pay homage today, is an integral
part of that great system of national
peace insurance."
"With all this trouble in the Old
World, with all this upheaval about
us, America remains the last strong
hold wherein freedom of thought, of
expression of speech, of worship and
of occupation are inviolate. Too
often we fail to appreciate the bless
ings of liberty and freedom until
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THESE ATHLETES
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Smyrna High School Track Team
Reading from left to right the young athletes in the above picture
are: First row; Virginia Willis, Hariet Willis, Hazel Davis, Mabel Muh
phy; second row. Esther Brown, Annie Mae Salter, Rosa Mae Willis,
Louise Piner and Dorothy Willis; third row, Herman Watson, Vernon Lew
is and Quentin Lewis; fourth row, L N Pigott, boys' coach, Delance
Willis, Tasman Pigott, Braxton Piner and W. C. Eagles, Girk' coach. .
Recent FHd Day honors went to,
this group. Vben entered with five
other schoc'u in Carteret they chalk
ed upa scoi j of 50 out of 99 points,
thus bringir. victory to their school
for the fourth year. Carteret Field
days were started just four years ago.
So far no school has won except
Smyrna high school. If they keep tlii.i.and second prize winers in the relay
ecord up ever year the name Carter
et Field Day might well be changed to
SMYRNA FIELD DAY.
The youngsters deserve the credit jents goes to W. C. Eagles, coach for
and points they get because Smyrna j the girls and L. N. Pigott, the boys'
has a fine group of athletes who work j coach. This is the first of a series of
fcard for the honors they bring their I photographs the Beaufort .News will
school. Outstanding in the above run of Carteret county athelotes.
(roup were Piner and Watson in the!
SPANKING BREEZE
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Sailing Days Begin
Fairleigh S. (Dick) Dickinson did
considerable sailing with a moth type
boat here, a few days ago. He came
down to Beaufort from N. Y. Military
school at Cornwall, N. Y., where he is
a cadet, to spend his spring vacation.
He was accompanied by his father
Col. Fairlegih S. Dickinson of Ruther
ford, N. J., who is a native of Car
teret county. (Col. Dickinson, by the
way was once a sailor before the
mast. He is going to tell us the story
sometime.) In the above photo, which
was taken with a tiny camera from
which an enlargement was made by
our staff photograther) Dick was at
the tiller and Miss Betsy Fields,
daughter of Mrs. Malcolm Lewis was
standing 'before the mast.'
ONLY THREE DEFENDANTS
TRIED IN TAYLOR'S COURT
Among those present at Police
Court Monday night were three de
fendants. Each was charged with
i drunkenness. John Wolfe, white,
iwas given 10 days or a fine of $5.
porter Shirley, white Kentuckian,
was fined $2.50 or 5 days. Annie
Collins, Negress was given 5 days or
la fine of $2.50.
MADE RECORD
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high jump, taking first and second
with five feet four and five feet three.
Delance Willis won the broad jump.
His official record is nineteen feet,
j four inches and Watson has second
(honors for the county with a record
of seventeen feet eight inches. Miss
j Salter and Miss Murphy were first
races for girls.
Much credit for their trainnig and
ability to be winners in athletic ev-
Hill Family Ate
Fish Last Night
Thanks to a Gull
That in itself sounds like a dumb
and newsless headline. But there is a
story attached to the fish served on
the table at the C. V. Hills Wednes
day evening. Yesterday morning Mr.
Hill decided that he wanted fish for
supper. He tried at the markets to
secure fish but there were none avail
able. (That in itself is a story, con
sidering the fact that our town is
the county seat of the fish producing
est section of the- North Carolina
coast.)
He had just about given up the
idea of having fish for supper, when
he strolled to the back door of his
store on front street, gazed skyward.
saw an approaching gull about to go
into a tailspm from carrying such a
heavy load. The heavy load turned
out to be a fish. The gul dropped the
fish. Mr. Hill retrieved it. Examined
it and discovered that it was just as
fresh as any he could obtain from
the market. It weighed two and a
half pounds. He dressed it, corned it
and you may have heard of man
feeding a gull a fish, but here was a
case in a million. A gull turned the
tables and brought the fish to man.
THROUGH STATE
Capital Keyholes
By BESS HINTON SILVER
TOUCHY As the length of the
General Assembly grows members
are beginning to display evidence of
developing "nerves." Arising to
points of personal privilege to "bawl
put" some member of some newspa
per editor, are becoming numerous as
they have a habit of doing in sessions
that run into the payless period be
yond the constitutional 60 days. Fin
ger-pointing and fist-shaking will soon
be the order of the days if the boys
don't get their troubles ironed out
and go back home.
LITTLE CHANCE A private poll
iof the Legislature reveals that the
batch of bills sent down from Wash
ington by Secretary Ickes designated
to put cities and counties in the bus
iness of generating and selling power
have little chance of passage. Two
measures, drawn by the State Rural
Electrification Commission, are much
more modest and have the backing of
the Ehringhaus administration. How
ever, if they get by it will be a close
squeeze.
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Few Cases Before
Recorder Recently
He may not have been talking for
publication but a court official told
a Beaufort News reporter this week
that business was poor that is poor
insofar as cases being tried by the
county recorder. He based as his
opinion for slack business, pre-election
days. And there might be some
thing to that.
Mary Louise Fulford, Negress, af
ter proving to the satisfaction of
comt oflh'ials that she was ksss than
16 years of age, was not tried by the
recorder on a charge of assault with
a deadly weapon, to-wit: a knifo on
the person of Mabel Bailey another
Negress. The case was turned over
to Juvenile Judge Hassell for dispos
al. And last week the only case before
the recorder was that of Cal Whaley
charged with assault with deadly
weapon, to wit: an automobile crank.
Prayer for judgment and continuance
was the verdict in this case although
he was ordered to pay the costs of
the court.
HERE IS CHANCE TO GET SOMETHING
FOR NOTHING; FLOWERS, DISHES, BIG
SACK OF FLOUR AND $5 ARE OFFERED
This is open season for contests in
Carteret. If you care to make a hen
pecked husband out of your next
door neighbor, all you have to do is
to pay a penny and drop a ballet in
a box. If you want to win a sack of
flour, enough to keep Betts' Bakery
running for quite a few loaves, go to
Jones' store and guess the weight of
the 'largest sack of flour in the
world which is on display in the win
dow there. If you want to make $5
easy, write a suitable slogan for the
Chamber of Commerce of Beaufort.
If your slogan is accepted you win
the five bucks and you will see your
slogan emblazoned on road signs sta
tionary, advertising matter and what
not.'
If you are interested in flowers
Maggots and Flies in
Mash Found at Liquor
Distillery Near Here
Of course the raiders had been
tipped off. Who ever heard of an of-
ificer of the law capturing a liquor
'still unless they had been tipped off
las to its location. This one was found
about five miles down an abandoned
tram-way of the Carteret Lumber
company out North River way.
And what an outfit. No wonder
Bayard and Paul have a lot of disor
derly drunkards coming before them
jfor trial. A fifty gallon gasoline or
crude oil drum was the kettle. For
good liquor it should have been cop
per. It was not. There was no cop
per about the outfit, not even the
, worm leading through the cooling
I vats were made of copper. Nearby
Iwere a couple of vats containing
mash soured mash and the stuff was
alive with maggots while overhead
swarmed green flies.
The whole outfit was a disgrace to
the liquor making profession. There
seems to be no longer honor among
moonshiners, if that is the best out
fit they can have for turning out
stuff which is probably sold around
Beaufort at 50 cents per pint. Sher
iff E. M. Chaplain assisted by Chief
Walter Longest and ex-Sheriff T.
Murray Thomas Jr., made the raid.
They destroyed the outfit and let it
jlay where they found it. Poor mag
Igots and green flies.
B. H. S. MOUNDERS
WIN FROM M. H. S.
Triumph number four for the year
was added Wednesday at the expense
of Morehead City at the latter place,
5 to 2 to continue a perfect record of
wins. And again another box artist
gave a demonstration of power. Geo.
Brooks was the tosser and in the
seven inning affair struck out four
teen and yielded three singles. Two
of these came in the 2nd and, to
gether with a base on balls, loaded
the sacks with none out. Brooks non
chalantly twisted his cap brim, ad
justed his trousers and proceeded to
fan three in order. Not content, he
repeated the "three strikes and out"
performance on his foes the next in
ning and capped the climax by fan
ning three more the following frame
to run his string to nine consecutive
outs via the strikeouts route. I noth
er words, during this interim every
man on the Morehead team went
down swinging.
The losers' two tallies were unearn
ed and came during a momentary
lapse in the defense of the winners.
Three errors allowed the runs. This
ended Beaufort's consecutive runless
innings for the opposition, a total
which had reached 27 1-3 innings.
Beaufort collected only five hits
off Wade, but he was very hospit
able, giving eleven free tickets to first
and with a costly bobble, fielders
choice and sacrifice, the five markers
yere manufactured. Twelve men were
left stranded on the base paths. '
To date, C. Rice is leading the bat
ters with a .500 average to be follow
ed by Longest with .333 and G. Has
se!l with .308.
Jacksonville plays here tomorrow,
(Friday) ; Snow Hill Tuesday of next
weck and Friday the 19th Bridgeton
j here.
FERRY SCHEDULES CHANGE
AT MARKER'S ISLAND
Roy J. Unit, district engineer for
the state hUhwiiy and public works
Icomniission, h;i'i announced changes
jin the schedule of the llarkers Islund
'ferry. The new pchcdule, to begin
icxt Sunday, follows:
I Leave llarkers Island 8 a. m.;
12 noon; and 5:30 p. m.
Leave Gloucester 9 a. m.j 1 p. m.
'and 6 p. m.
WATERFRONT NEXT WEEK
and want to win a corsage or potted
plant attend the flower show and drop
was taken with a tiny cmera from
Morehead City Floral headquarters
on Friday night. If you want a set of
Monax wear dishes, attend the mov
ies (if you are a female of the spec
ies) at Wade's theater in Morehead
City Friday.' You get a dish along
with the ticket you buy. In closing
this squib about something for noth
ing let us remind you again: C. D.
Jones for a bisr sack of flour: mail
J slogan to Chamber of Commerce for
$5; attend Morehead City flower
show for a corsage or potted plant
and go to Wade's for monax wear.
Vote for the hen-pecked husband at
Bell's, House's Owens Bros. etc.
New President of Fireman Group
Installed at Meeting Held Here
Last Tuesday Night Many Attend
WOMAN EVANGELIST
Miss Carolyn A. Hosford of Spring
field, Mass., will have charge of the
services at the Ann Street Methodist
church beginning next Sunday at 11
A. M. Miss Hosford is well fitted
and prepared for the work she is do
ing. An ordained minister of the Gos
pel and an accomplished musician,
both vocal and instrumental, and a
talented worker with young people as
well as with older folks. She is deep
ly spiritual, recognizing her help
must come from the Holy 'Spirit upon
whom she leans for all support. She
comes to us as a God sent leader, not
to do our part in this big undertaking
of saving our town. She will do her
part. Miss Hosford does not come as
a stranger, for she has been working
in the South for a number of years.
The present pastor has had the pleas
ure of having her with him ina num
ber of very fine meetings. I am sure
all will enjoy her stay and work in
our midst.
Let us begin with the first service
Sunday (next) April 14th, and not
miss a service. Much depends on this
meeting.
C. T. Rogers.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lenwood
Gillikin of Otway, April 11, a son.
BEAUFORT SKEETERS LOSE
Final score received at we go to
presi Kintton 3SO, Beaufort 333.
ANCIENT FORT
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Fort Macon As It Looks Today
When th:s historic old structure w.t deeded to the State of North Car
olina by the Federal government in 1 924 it wu overgrown with ea-oat,
marth grasiei, poison ivy and other foilage, not to mention rattlesnakes,
mosquitoes and such. But those days are gone and today thanks to Uncle
Sam who came to the rescue with a group of energetic CCC boys work
ing under the capable leadership of U. S. Army officers, Foresters and
Landscape artists the entiro picture of the old structure is changed.
Not only has the mosquito breed
ing moat been filled with sand and
the foilage removed but two or three
rooms which were used as quarters
for men during the days Fort Macon
was garrisoned have been repaired. A
beautiful winding road leads from
Atlantic Beach highway along the
edge of marshes, through youpon and
cedar thickets, around and over sand
dunes direct to the walls of the struc-1
ture. And a large parking area has'
been provided for the automobiles;
that will bring hundreds and thous-!
ands of visitors to view the location
that has played rolc-s in one war or
another for the past 100 years.
To be exact, Fort Macon was com
pleted in 1836. That was 12 years
from the time work began, a great
part of which was done by jNegro
slaves hired or rented out by their
masters ff ewners. The cost of Fort
Macon originally was about $463,700.
It was named in honor of Senator
R. E. Joyner of Farmville, form
er Secretary of Association
is now President Succeeding
Alferd A. Kafer, Jr., of New
Bern; Vernon Guthrie is
Vice President
Approximately 200 persons from
various towns attended the Eastern
Carolina Fireman's association meet
ing here Tuesday night. The business
session followed an elaborate ban
quet served in the American Legion
Hut served by the Legion Auxiliary
and Community Club.
Installation of officers featured the
business session. R. E. Joyner of
Farmville, succeeded Alfred A. Kaf
er Jr., of New Bern as president of
the association. Mr. Kafer did not at
tend the meeting. Vernon Guthrie of
Morehead City is the new vice presi
dent of the organization.
Interesting talks were presented by
local and visitnig representatives of
the association. Mayor Bayard Taylor
gave a short talk of welcome to
the delegates. Judge Walter Hill and
Claude R. Wheatly also made short
talks.
President Joyner also addressed
the members along with other talks
by visiting delegates. Every town in
the District had delegates at the
meet.
The Firemen's Association of East
ern Carolina was organized several
years ago following the disastrous
conflagration that almost wiped out
New Bern. Beaufort has 35 members.
It is perhaps the most fraternal of
all civic fraternal organizations. Be
fore the association was formed if a
small blaze grew large and out of
control of local departments, there
was nothing that could be done a
bout it. Now if a town has a blaze
that gets out of control, the depart'
ment from a nearby town, or several
towns will come to the assistance.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Burl Dennis and Dorothy Kirk,
Beaufort.
Cecil R. Brinson and Edith E.
Whitley, Morehead City.
Edwin Guthrie and Laura F. Smtih,
Salter Path.
Henry Mobley and Beulah William
Morehead City.
SAVED BY CCC
Nathanial Macon who was instrumen
tal in getting the appropriation for
the construction of the fort. It was
built to protect "Old Topsail" later
to become Beaufort Inlet from the
depradation of enemy forces and pir
ates. And Fort Macon replaced a fac
ine type of fort that had been built
during Governor Dobb's administra
tion back 1756 or thereabouts.
In 1803 the State of North Caro
lina ceded to the United States part
of the present site of the fortification
and then in 1826 conveyed 405 more
acres for the sum of $1,287. In 1861
it was seized by the Confederates, in
1862 it was seized by the Yankees,
during the Spanish American War it
was garrisoned by Negro troops, in
1924 it was given back to North
Carolina and then several months
ago it was 'seized' by the CCC and
they have done a good job of reno
vation and their job is tbout finished.