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VOLUME XXIV
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, APRU ( V. 35
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NUMBER 1
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AL DAVIS FACING
SERIOUS CHARGES
IN COUNTY COURT
It is Alleged That he Stole Mon
ey and Postoffice Check from
Creola Johnson; Trial Con
tinued and he Was Released
From Jail Under Bond of
$150 after Being Brought
From Onslow by Sheriff
Chadwick
ELSIE GIVEN 30 DAYS
FLASH!
Sheriff Chadwick went to Jackson
ville last week to bring one Al Davis
back to arteret county to face trial
for a charge of larceny. It is alleged
that he stole $47.30 in cash and $40.
00 in Postoffice check from . Creola
Johnson, former resident of this
county and converted same to his own
use. He was scheduled to be tried
Tuesday before Recorder Paul Webb,
but the case was continued and Da
vis was released under bond of $150.
The Sheriff of Onslow wrote, local
court officials that they wanted Da
vis when he was finished with in Car
teret. He is to face a liquor charge
there.
Marion Best of Wildwood charged
with puncturing some of his relatives
and in laws with shot from a gun fir
ed by him through the windshield of
an auto was found not guilty when no
evidence presented that he had ac
tually committed an assault with a
deadly weapon on J. E. Phillips, com
promiser in this case was with the
court costs when he preferred not to
testify.
Due to injury she received that has
her on crutches, the case against Mil
dred Best charged with assault with
a bed slat on her father in law was
continued until next Tuesday for
judgment. Elsie Bryan who has fea
tured in several court scrapes was
given 30 days in jail for interfer
ring with an officer.
As we go to press, News &
Observer Wires : "Liquor
Bill Passed House 53 to 50,
amended to require wet
vote of 51 counties in ref
erendum. Wade of Carter
et voted No.
HEADS BIG PROGRAM
Rattlesnake Bitten
Youth Is Recovering
Louis Hill, 15 year old son of Dan
Hill North River farmer is getting
along nicely today and seemed in a
cherry mood when a Beaufort News
reporter called by the hosptial. He
was bitten by a giant rattlesnake
Monday as he tried to remove a light-
wood knot from a dead log. The
snake escaped and at the moment
young Hill felt no pain. But he was
rushed to the hosptial and for two
days was in a serious condition. It
took three shots of anti-vennino ser
urn to save his life.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Allan H.
Dr. H. F. Prytherch
Dr. Prytherch will have charge of
a huge Oyster Pest Control Program
in Maryland and Florida and all
states between. He will continue as
director of the U. S. Bureau of Fish
eries on Piver's Island he-re but his
work will keep him on the road con
siderably. And by the way, when
this fellow comes back to town, he
will be in line for congratulations.
Many Political Wrangled t.
Beaufort and Morehead City
As Town Elections Approach
Beaufort
Morehead City
Morehead City's political pot is
...... T I "
May municipal elections in oeau- boiljng The Board of Aldermen are
fort promise to be hotly contested. I askmg for re-election to the office
So far in the line up there are three 'tW hnv. y.plH for the nasttwo years.
candidates out for mayor, two out for They want to compiete a program
chief of police and a new board of they have started for the progress of
aldermen in addition to those now their town. Only one new candidate
holding office. ;9 out for election on the alderman
N. H. Russell and C. H. Bushall board E. S Davis of the Carteret Ice
COMING TO SEE US
both have their hats in the ring for
election to office of mayor, while
company desires election to the board.
H. Sylvester Gibbs, present mayor,
Mayor Bayard Taylor is a candidate ! js a candidate for re-election to the
to succeed himself. Here are three 'office he has held for the past two
good men running for one office. One years. During his term of office he has
will be elected and that will leave by working with the present board of
two good men defeated. At this time
it is hard to get an idea who will
win. Mayor Taylor has pleased many
persons and he will poll many votes,
ANNUAL MAY DAY
NEXT WEDNESDAY
but both Mr. Bushall and Mr. Russell
are good men and whoever is elected,
of the trio. Beaufort will not suffer
for good leadership.
The most hotly, contested voting
will be for the board of aldermen.
The present board including James
Rumley, Dr. Clifford Lewis, D. W.
Glover, Seth Gibbs and Frank L.
King are seeking re-election on the
business paltform. They say that they
have run the affairs of the town in
a business like manner, that the town
debt has been reduced some $200,000
since they have been governing the
affairs of the town along with Mayor
Taylor and that if re-election they
will continue to work for the best
interests of Beaufort.
The new candidates for seats on
the board of aldermen include Wil-
FARMERS TO MEET
I HERE FRIDAY AND
! DISCUSS CANNERY
commissioners reduced the bonded in
debtedness of Morehead City some
$250,000. it was learned by Beau
fort Naurs rpnnrtpr spplcin? nnlitieal 'lA .ImunViua D&Itiels
sidelights a few days ago. I' Beaufort will be honored by a visit jhouse at which time present plans
. But Mavor Gibbs has a comoetitor frnm .thia dintineruished North Caro-.will be perfected. '
They Will Meet Friday Night
Court House With Chamber
of Corrimerce, Sponsors of
Proposed Plant and Com
plete Plans; Directors of
Commerce Group Had Im
portant Meeting Last Thurs
day night.
SMALL PLANT IS ASSURED
! Beaufort and the truck farmers of
! Carteret county will have a canning
plant. Plans for the establishment of
same was discussed at a call meeting
of the board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce last Thurs
day night. A joint meeting of all the
members of the Chamber of Com
merce and truck farmers through
out the county will be held tomorrow
(Friday April 26) night at the court-
Miss Mary Taylor Hinnant Will
be May Queen; rarent
Teachers Will Serve Lunch
es; M. City and Beaufort
Will Play Ball
The annual May Day festival will
be presented at Beaufort high school
next Wednesday and the entire coun
ty is invited to attend, according to
R. L. Fritz, superintendent. Features
of the festival will be the queen's
court, carnival, Irish play, Conserva
tion play, Maypole dance, depicting
the different seasons bf the year,
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter
and a Boy Scouts number. Music will
be furnished with all the above num
bers and pretty Miss Mary Tayloi
Hinnant will be crowned May Queen.
The Parent-Teachers association
will have a booth at the schoolhouse
where sandwiches, lunches and other
delicacies will be sold, according to
Mrs. C. R. Wheatly. This will make it
for the office of mayor. Melt S. Lee
for 28 years in the fish business in his
home town is seeking election to the
office of mayor. Supporters of Mr.
Lee say that he is well versed in lo
cal conditions, having had a wide
experience in most every kind of
business carried on in the town. Many
believe that he would give excellent
service as a mayor as he has a good
personality, is a good mixer and is
said to be wide a wake on what is
going on. Many believe that this big
hearted Melt Lee is just the man
needed at this time for the office of
mayor. Others believe the same thing
about Mayor Gibbs, so this particular
phrase of Morehead politics promises
'to be hotly contested.
Chief J. N. Willis present chief of
liam H. Potter, Dr. L. W. Moore, J police is a candidate for re-election
Richard D. Whitehurst, A. T. Gard-ito succeed himself. From all reports
linian soon. He has written tne em- At the meeting last weeK iiugn
tor of this newspaper that he wanted , Overstreet, county agent presented
to see renovated Fort Macon and proposed plans as worked out by him-
while on his present vacation will vis- self, G. W. Huntley and Dr. C. S.
to be the guest of Ay Maxwell. Their proposal was for a
it our town,
cock Brown.
BALL PLAYERS IN
VERY GOOD FORM
Beaufort High Has Lost Only
One Game so Far This Year;
Meet Morehead High May
Day
ner and Clarence Guthrie. Like the
present board the members of this
lineup are citizens of the highest type
and if they are elected the town will1
not suffer from lack of proper lead
ership. They are seeking election on a
cooperation platform and in their
"message to the people of Beaufort"
they have promised to exert every
he has made a good officer of the
law and he, will probably continue to
wear his badge and uniform after
election,. BiitCilef -Willis has a con-
tender for his office, ueorge J. Nel
son", former police chief in Morehead
City is out for election to the office.
The writer having an intimate know
ledge about ex-Chief Nelson's atti
tude towards having his name in the
plant with a maximum capacity of
) 1,000 cans daily to be financed by a
I preferred stock issue to the business
interests and non producers and a
common stock issue to the growers,
the preferred stock to be retired as
soon as earnings of plant justifies and
plant then to be operated on a stcict
ly cooperative business for the grow
ers. A committee composed of F. R.
Seeley, president of the commerce
body, W. H. Taylor and Paul Jones
was appointed to solicit subscriptions
for the preferred stock. Dr. Lewis,
J. P. Betts and J. H. Neal were ap-
Ey A. R. RICE
During the past week Beaufort
Hieh chalked up two victories over
Bridgeton, 8 to 2 and 3 to 0 to make pointed to select a place for meeting
their season's record seven wins and Friday night which will be at the
one loss. They have yet to be de-'courthouse and all members and
feated by a High School team, the Carteret truck growers are urged to
effort toward a better understanding paper will say no more about him,
between the constituents Of the city J having had more or less a controver-
lone setback coming at the hands of
Fort Macon CCC. Five of the seven
wins were by the shutout route
be present..
Cause of Eel Grass -
The first Bridgeton game was play-, K;- I J ti
ed in Kafer Park at New Bern, Fri- UlSappearanCe Laid
To Mr. Labyrinthula
Gillikin of Otway, April 21, a daugh- possible for those attending to have
ter. j lunch at the scene of activity with-
'out missing a single event.
During the afternoon Beaufort
high and Morehead City high will
hookup on the local grounds in what
promises to be a hotly contested base
ball game. .
TIDE TABLE
In form it ion ai ',a toe lion
it Beaufort is giveii in this o
jnffi. Tha figures aiv 'ico.-oi
imately correct nd lu.- ot
tabtfa furnished by the U. S
Geodetic Survey. Soma allow
ances must be made for van
tions in the wind and also witb
respect to the locality, that Is
whether near the Inlet or ail
the heude of the estuaries.
Covrini The
TEEl FUOJST
By AYCOCK BROWN
and those who represent the people
in office. They want to bring on a
better feeling of confidence between
the people. and the office holders and
a condition that is greatly needed so
they claim.
It is 18 more days until election
and many things can happen in that
length of time. Perhaps the candi
dates who seem strongest at this
particular time will be weaker at the
expiration of 18 days or visa versa.
Chief Walter Longest who has
served as Chief of Police for some
14 years is asking to be re-elected
to this important office. For awhile
he was the only candidate, but a few
days ago Sterling T. Ramsey an
nounced his candidacy, promising the
people of Beaufort to carry out his
office in straightforward manner if
elected. Chief Longest makes the
same promises.
That is the political dope to date.
sy in this same newspaper with him
back in 1928. (That is we will say
no more in this story take a look
at the Waterfront Coverage for fur
ther data).
day, with Roland Longest on the
mound for the victors. In winning
his fourth game of the spring he al
lowed just two hits and they both
came in the sixth intermingled with
an error to push over the two scores.
i Beaufort tallied one each in the third
and fifth, two in the fourth and four
in the eighth. The last barrage sent
The present administration: E W. jRowe t0 the showers and brought c
Hifh Tid Low Tide
Friday. April 28
m. 8:13 a. m.
m. 8:37 p. m.
Saturday, April 27
m. 9:12 a. m.
m. 9:45 p. m.
Sandar, April 28
3:45 a. m. 10:09 a. m.
4:21 p. m. 10:49 p. m.
Monday, April 29
m. 11:03 a
1:26
2:01
2:35
3:11
4:49
5:21
5:47
6:14
m.
p. m.
Tuesday, April 30
a. m. 11:48
p. m. 11:55
Wer.eaday, May 1
6:42 a. m. 12:43 a.
7:05 p. m. 12:45 p.
Thvrtday, May 2
m. 1:34 a.
m. 1:32 p.
a, m.
p. m.
m.
m.
THE YACHTS, DOZENS of them
each day are passing through the
drawbridges, and following the rob
ins north. Last Sunday the Seer,
owned by Henry Bellas Hess, a trim
craft equipped with sails and motor
and also a radio transmitter passed
through the Morehead " City draw.
Mr. Hellas Hees, (one of the mail or
der family by that name) was aboard.
He stopped off in Morehead City long
enough to go to the Cherry hotel
from which place he wired Easter
flowers to some one out in the far
west,
Morehead City Youth
Winner of Bike Race
Guthrie, Walter Hufham, E. C. Willis,
P. H. Geer and S. C, Holloway alder
men and H. S. Gibbs, mayor, have
besides the reduction of the town's
indebtedness, filed a public work's in
ventory of a program they intend to
carry out in connection with Dr. Her
man G. Baity, State Engineer for
Public Works projects totaling a cost
of $650,000 for city improvements.
These improvements and the respec
tive cost of each are: municipal pro
duce and seafood market at a cost of
$150,000; community center with
buildings and recreational pier at the
foot of 15th Street, between Evans
' (Continued on page eight)
' Courtney Webb rode 25 miles in 121
minutes at Edgewater Club last,
Monday ana won nrst prize in me
cycle race sponsored by Ben Jones,
local bike dealer. Cecil Peterson
covered the 25 laps in 124 1-2 min
. THROUGH STATE
Capital Keyholes
By BESS HINTON SILVER
Boyd to his rescue. Beaufort got ten
hits, including two each by Longest,
Brooks and G. Hassell, Longest and
Erooks hitting triples. Longest fanned
eleven and the losing twirlc-rs fan
ned ten.
The second Bridgeton game was
run off here Monday and was a pitch
ers battle de luxe. George Brooks and
Price-were the opposing moundsmen.
The former struck out thirteen and
the latter, fourteen. Beaufort count
ed its three runs in the sixth. Chad
wick walked, Potter beat outa bunt
and anvanced to third, Chadwick
scoring, as the catcher threw the ball
over his first baseman's head. Potter
tallied when C. Rice's fly was muffed
in left field and the latter crossed the
plate on F. Rice's three lagger.
(Continued on page four)
STRATEGY The boys around Ral
eigh who keep busy trying to figure
out what is going to happen in the gu
gernatorial campaign have been an
utes and thus won second prire while alyzing jthe latest statement of Con
DERRICKSON AND TAYLOR the
team now ' operating the Cherry
make a fellow feel at home when
he goes into their lobby. The hotel
Leland Peterson came out third cov
ering the race course (entrance drive
way to Edgewater Club) in 127 minutes.
MANY WON PRIZES IN C. D.
JONES GUESSING CONTEST
Walter Hunnings, J. C. Trexler,
Clarence Willis, W. W. Russell and j determining the nature of
has been completely renovated and ne
S. J. Scott each guessed the biggest
sack of four in the word weighed 310
ponds and as the correct weight was
310 3-4 it had to be divided between
gressman R. L. Doughton that he will
make another statement next Tues
day and tell the world if he is going
to be a candidate. Some ofthe dope
sters figure his statement was a trial
balloon aimed at measuring his
strength in this State. They express
the opinion that the reaction to his
last statement will be a big factor in
his an
nouncement on April 30.
NO DOUBT While Lieutenant
Governor A. H. Graham has made no
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Ralph Smitn ano wyona Nelson,
Morehead City.
Guy H. Lewis and Mary Lou
Murphy, Davis.
Henderson Davis and Mary J. Mar-
rill, Beaufort.
Mrs. Labyrinthula probably had
something to do with the shortage
too, but the idea of this story is to
tell our readers that the cause had
us all guessing, has been discovered.
Before Eel grass disappeared, migra
tory wildfowl, escallops and other
things in and above the waters which
depended on the ribbon-like plant for
subesubsistance were quite plentiful.
Today it is a different story.
According to the New Jersey Ag
ricultural Experimenting Station, the
culprit is a microsopic, single-celled,
parasite form of animal life known
as the Labyrinthula. The story of
the discovery is in the current edi
tion of Fishing Gazette.
Discovery is credited to Charlie E.
Renn, one of the station's microbio
logists, whose work was done in co
operation with the Woods Hole
Oceanographio Institution. He found
that this tiny parasite penetrates eel
grass leaves and produces the disease
in from four to 48 hours. Mr. Renn's
work disapproves earlier theories
that the disease was caused by the
shifting of the Gulf Stream, by drain
age or dredging projects, or by the
discharge of marine oils in bays and
inlets.
The investigations are being con
linued in hope of finding a solution
to the problem. And if such is found,
our wildfowl and escallops may be
come plentiful again.
It Looks Like A Qreat Season
For Qarterel Cabbage farmers
Cabbage are already moving from
Carteret county and at prevailing
prices this will be the biggest seas
on growers have ever experienced.
One grower has conservatively esti
mated that over 350,000 car loads
when persons up-state get salt water
minded this coming summer.
winners. W. J. Merrill and Willie ; formal announcement of his candi- of the vegetable will move to north
ern markets before six weeks have
they should get considerable business Dixon 312 each won 24 he d he hag
pounds f the famous Light White (ready decided to enter the contest
"Miss Gattis" Engineer
Is Seriously Injured
flour. Byrd Small and Oscar Noe each
T". ' 1 .
"rZ i r J TV i jessed 313 and won 12 pounds each.
, aLL'U AX11CI 1 11 11 UCIV III J1CHU1UI V
7:29
7:52
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
m.
m. j WHILE ON THE SUBJECT of
yachts passing through a word of
praise should go to the coast guards
' ' men in the stations and aboard the
Gurney P. Hood, Com. of Banks! patrol boats of the cutter fleet based
to L. B. Jenkins, 7 lots Morehead at Morehead City. It is a busy season
City, for $7,000. for them. Capt. Gus Larsen on 279
J F. Duncan, Trustee to Gurney rescued three boats in distress dur
J F. Duncan, Sub. Trustee to Gur- ing the past week, two were north
ney P. Hood, Com. of Banks, tract bound yachts, the Sally II of Prov
Bogue Banks, for $19,230.30. ' (Continued on page eight)
Ed. Whitehurst guessing 307 won
fourth prize- of Light White, a 12
jsound sack and three persaas, Mrs.
C. R. Wheatly, Oscar Noe and J. A.
Lupton won si xpound sacks.
Over 450 persons guessed in the
contest and over oni car load
Light White flour .s sold to
testants. Paul Jones, manager of C.
D. Jones company stated after the
contest that he gave much credit for
the success of the contest to his
Ecaufort News advertising.
for Governor. A lot of folks are in
viting Mr. Graham to make speeches
these days and it looks like he is mak
ing an effort to accomodate all com
ers. Of course, a man holding a legis
lative office is handicapped in Tun
ning a campaign but you can watch
the Graham smoke after the General
of ! Assembly adjourns.
con-
HOPEFUI Friends of Clyde R.
Hoey, Shelby Democratic leader, are
hopeful that- he will continue of a
mind to enter the race for Governor.
(Continued on page eight)
Henry Guthrie, 23-year-old resident
of Morehead City is in the hospital
there suffering from dislocated ver-
passed. And unless the bottom drops. , . , t,oslital attaches con.
out this crop alone will bring to gider condition cr;ticai. He wa3
Eastern Carteret growers between engineer aboard the p3casure boat,
quarter and a half million dollars. '.Misg Gattis which wrecked off
Last week the price was $4 per c ate Sunday and the
hundred. But this week on Tuesday ident resuUed when he dived over.
the markets in Philadelphia were
paying $5.50 per hundred, the high
est price growers here have ever re
ceived. It is a different' story this
year as compared to 1934 when many
acres of the vegetable had to be
plowed under due to no demand.
This year Mississippi cabbage were
drowned out and what is their lass
is our gain.
board in shallow water to try and
push the craft out of the breakers.
Capt. Gus Larsen, in charge of C.
G' Patrol Boat 279 from Morehead
base, rescued the 15 guests aboard
the Miss Gattis who had gone down
to the capes for a day's fishing. The
boat was towed into port today -badly
damaged as a result of the- wreck.