Try The Gu!f Stream FishI
ng Off Cape Lookout For ial Sport
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VOLUME XXIV
EIGHT pages this week THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1935
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 21
IJIP1 Ik it YiHiirir
gjoapnm
Were GaugSit on
o Gulf Stream
F. M. Sifnimons of Edgewater
Club and Party Cruise A
bout 40 Miles Seaward of
Beaufort Inlet
FAILED TO CATCH MARLIN
But Fast and Furious Sport is
Offered Those who Go to
Blue Water After Dolphin
And Amberjack
By AYCOCK. BROWN
We hoped to make the initial catch
of Marlin Swordfish in the Gulf
Stream off Cape Lookout, Monday,
but failed. We had real sport with
dolphin, amberjack, Hatteras Blues,
flying fish and porpoises though and
brought back proof that game fish are
out there, just waiting to be tempt
ed by an angler's lure.
Coach Simmons of Edgewater
Club chartered the two masted schoon
cr "Luther M. Werner," of Philadel
phia for the cruise to the Gulf. She
had stopped over in Morchead City
enroute to her home port a few days
previous. Guests on the cruise be
(Continued on page four)
TREMAINE DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT
Paul Tremaine and his orchestra
will furnish syncopation for terps
chicoreans in Atlantic Beach Casino,
Saturday night, June 8. It is not
his first time there, as those who
dance will recall, he came to Atlan
tic Beach two years ago from the
June German in Rocky Mount. He
comes Saturday night after playing
for the State finals in Raleigh, and
that is recommendation enough, those
collegians do not have music for the
final hops unless it is read unadulterat
ed rhythm. Tremaine and his bands
men have been on many national
hook-up broadcasts and his orchestra
is considered one of the smartest in
America.
Whiteman Coming
I On the week-end of June 15th and
June 16th, Paul Whiteman, interna
tionally known maestro will bring his
orchestra and entertain
ersers t o Atlantic
Beach Casino. On Sat
urday night they will
play for a dance and
on the Sabbath after
noon will present a con
k v. cert which will feature
- --7 not only music by his
whiter orchestra but enter
tainment by a competent group of
artists. You will read more about
this multi-chinned maestro in next
week's edition of the BeauJrt News.
TIDE TABLE
Information at to toe tlda
it Beaufort is given in this o.
irnn. Tha figures are appo
imately correct and based oh
tnUe'n furnished by the U. S.
Geodetic Survey. Some allow-
moes must be made lor vana
ciona in the wind and also with
respect to the locality, that 1
whether near the Inlet or at
he heads of the eatuariea.
High Tide
Low Tide
Friday, June 7
11:50 a. m
6:28 a. m.
6:47 p. m.
12:24 p. m
S
12:31 a. m
1:11 p. m
SaturL jr, June 8
7:17a. m.
7:45 p. m.
SuneLr, June 9
1:18 a. m
2:03 p. m
8:03 a. m.
8:40 p. in.
Monday, June 10
2:09 a. m
2:58 p. m
. 8:49 a. m.
9:33 p. m.
Tuesday, June 11
3:06 a. m. 9:36 a.m
3:53 p. m. 10:26 p. m
Wednesday, June 12
4:06 a. m
10:24 a. m.
1 m
V
4:44 p. m.
Thursday, June 13
4j58 a. m. 11:18 a. m.
C:30 p. m. 11:14 p. m.
eriacji
onday
LEGION SPEAKER
Eubanks-News Phoo
Lt. Gov. A. H. Graham
Quite a large crowd were present
on the Courthouse Green last sun
day afternoon to hear "Sandy" Gra
ham deliver th- Memorial Day atl
iluss under auspices of Carteret
Post 9'J of the American Legion
and the Auxiliary. He was intro
duced by Hon. Luther Hamilton of
Morchead i:y. Cammonder Tom Kel
ly rnd Adjutant William Hatsell had
charge of the exercices. Sandy might
be our next governor. He is a can
didate for the chief executive's post
you know.
Text of Graham's Address on page
seven.
Covvrinq The
WATER FROST
By AYCOCK BROWN
TLiS SECTION OF the coast has
something to offer Gulf Stream ang
lers. Net on'y are the dolphin and
amber;.".;:!; out there rnd ready to
tak; you;- i-i--, but the Gulf Stream
is r..u.o.- B;uufo;t Inlet thsn either
OcracLU.' cr Hatteras Inlets. The
Strcun: Is :.:a.er Cape Hatteras than
any.-.i.orc -be along the coast per
haps, but that is not Hatteras Inlet,
where boats carrying parties have to
leave from. From Hatteras Inlet to
Diamond Lightship is approximately
30 miles. From Beaufort Inlet
i (sea buoy) to the tide rip and blue
water is only 17 1-2 miles. You
are in the Gulf before you lose sight
of Cape Lookout light.
I CAPT. JACK WEYGANT of the
'charter boat Amigo which is mak
ing wharfage at Edgewater Club
this summer would have gone across
' big aboard a whaling ship in the old
har. He knows how to handle a
harpoon. He harpooned two por
poises Monday as they raced along
beneath the bowsprit of the Luther
M. Werner. He is incidently the
best Gulf Stream fishing guide I
have ever seen. Now that is not
casting any reflections on our local
guides . . . they know their stuff . . .
hut havp never crone in for a big
way in guiding Gulf Streamers.
CAPT. ARTHUR M1DYETTE who
sailed out to the Stream with us was
tellinw the storv about porpoises.
"It is a belief among old time sail
ors," he said, "that when a person
talis overboard and drowns at sea
that a porpoise or a herd of them
will push the body to shore.
THE STEWARD ABOARD a gov-
rViment vessel on which I was a deck
hand not so many years ago used to
watch the gulls flying above the
scraps he threw overboard. "Those
, (Continued on page- five)
ah
CAPT. GASKILL OF
OCRACOKE PASSES
Sailed on Many Voyages With
Capt. John Beveridge Later
Retired From Sea and Estab
lished Thriving Hotel Bus
iness. Following an illness of several
months, Capt. William D. Gaskill, 66,
widely known proprietor and sports
man's guide., died at his home on
Ocracoke island at 7 o'clock this
morning. Funeral services will be
conducted on the island late this af
ternoon and burial will be made in
the family cemetery there, with the
pastors of the two Methodist church
es conducting the last rites.
Capt. Bill, (the name he was known
by throughout the country) was born
on May 30, 1869, the son of Benja
min deCater and Sarah Owen Gaskill.
Although born on Ocracoke island, his
mother was not a native of the island.
Her home was in Washington, N. C.
and she was the niece of Mrs. Mary
Dimrock, the first woman surgeon in
America.
He spent all of his early life at
sea, serving in many capacities,
sometimes as sailor sometimes as
mate but usually as steward. His
services as steward gave him training
that later in life made him famous
;.s an epicurean. He sailed before
the mast or in the galley aboard
three ships hailing from Beaufort un
der the command of Capt. John Bev
eridge. They were: the T. M.
Thomas, Unity R. Dyer and the
George A. Howes. Many voyages
were made by Capt. Bill aboard the
Cora of Washington, under command
of Capt. Willam Thomas. She was
in the West Indies trade. r- 4
Quitting the sea he settled on
Ocracoke island wh'ere he " became
one of the most widely known sports
men's guides along the Atlantic
coast. On March 10, 1897 he mar
ried Miss Annie Fulcher of Ocra
coke. Together they established the
Pamlico Inn perhaps the most famous
island resort hospital along the North
Carolina coast.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Annie B.
Gaskill, three daughters, Mrs. W. L.
I'atman, Greensboro, Mrs. James Pat
terson, Greenville and Mrs. Emory
Dowell, Halethorpe, Md., and three
sons, David, Thurston and Jim Baugh
am Gaskill of Ocracoke service. Two
sisters, Mrs. Eliza Thomas, and Mrs.
Charles Scarborough, and two broth
ers, J. Lum Gaskill and Benjamin
Gaskill, each residents of Ocracoke
also survive.
Jack Greer Speakeasy
Operator Ordered To
Check Out of County
Jack Greer, operator of the 'speak
easy on wheels' out in 'Red Light'
Bluffs section plead nolo contendere
when tried before Judge Paul Webb
Tuesday on the charge of violating
the prohibition law. Judge Webb
gave no judgment in court, but it is
understood from Lawrence Hassell
that if Greer pays the fine imposed
and gets out of the county for two
vears he will be allowed to go free.
Pete Davis, colored wno was riv-
n fv.- iveok to a-et married in still
lacks $1.50 of having amount neces-1
sary to purchase license. His bride '
to be appeared in court with him and
the Judge was again lenient and gave
Pete an opportunity to get the nec-
essary monies together to carry out
the nuptials. !
rw;i Mason chanted with scrap-
ping automobiles too near the high- burn bill, now in the United States
way appeared in court and stated that Senate out in the open. Some of the
he had or would build screens a- companies are running adveiisements
round the junk pile, which was satis- in the State newspapers giving the
factory with the Court. public their side of the case. Pri-
Garland Fulcher, charged with vately some power officials express
failing to support his illigitimate the opinion that there is so much of
child ( a girl) was found not guilty, the undersirable in the measure to
The prosecuting witness was Eula put unprecedented control of local
May Robinson. business in the hands of the Federal
Moses Wilson, was given ninety Power Commission thta the public
days on the courthouse green ( tend- can be trusted to decide against the
ing flowers and mowing and such) Rayburn bill. Be that as it may,
for assault with a deadly weapon on Tar Heel members of Congress have
his son and for knocking down his reported that their mail has been fill
wife Sarah Jane. jed with protests against the power
'control bill.
MANY POTATOE MOVE I
Sc'th Gibbs, station agent here NEUTRAL? As things are now
stated today that over 175 solid car shaping up it appears the Ehringhaus
loads of potatoes had moved out of administration will be neutral in the
Beaufort this year and about 50 car coming gubernatorial primary. In
loads of cabbage. This does not m- liist charges were hurled that the
elude farm products that have been Gardner forces favored Ehringhaus
shipped by boat or trucks. The cur- over his opponent R. T. Fountain,
rent price on potatoes today is $1.65 This time Lieutenant Governor A. H.
per barrel, according to George W. Graham and Clyde R. Hoey, of Shel
Huntley one of the larger shippers, or by, brother-in-law of former Gover
about five cents less than one week nor Gardner, are considered the chief
ago. . .U il (Continued on five)
'COUNTY BOARD IN
MEET ON MONDAY
Starting June 17, Commission-
Will Sit As Board of Equal
ization and Review; Routine
Business Features Meet
The board of county commissioners
will sit as a Board of Equalization
and Review on Monday, June 17 from
10 A. M. until 12 noon for White Oak
and Newport Townships and from 2
P. M. until adjournment for More
head township; on Tuesday, June 18,
10 A. M. until noon, Harlowe and
Merrimon townships and from 2 P.
M. until adjournment Beaufort town
ship; and on Wednesday June 19,
from 10 A. M. until noon Straits,
Smyrna and Harkers Island town
ships and from 2 P. M. until adjourn
ment, Hunting Quarter, Cedar Island
and Portsmouth townships. The an
nouncement of the above dates for
equalization and review came Mon
day following the regular monthly
meeting of the board of commission
ers. Other matters disposed of during
the meeting follow:
Upon motion it is ordered, that
bid of Freeman Brothers for supplies
for County Home month of June,
1935 be accepted.
Upon motion it is ordered, that
Chairman Bonner and Attorney Lu-!
ther Hamilton, be appointed a com- j
littee to take up with State Highway !
nd Public Works Commission the .
matter of constructing bridge across
! Old Canal, near Ball Brothers farm
and on road continuing on toward
Bachelor,
: Upon motion duly made and car
ried State Highway and Public Works
Commission is urged to construct
brfchyesori Open Ground road.
Upon motion it is ordered, that
John Dudley, be allowed $4.00 per
month from the poor fund.
Upon motion it is ordered, that
communicate with R. Eugene Brown,
director of Division of State Institu-
tions, State Board of Charities and
I Public Welfare and request sugges
I tions as to means of remedying the
situation in Carteret County Jail with
respect to fire hazards.
Upon motion it is ordered that,
! report of W. Z. McCabe, with ref er
jencet o valuation of B. B. Garner
i land, be accepted.
Upon motion it is ordered, that
committee report with refrence to
valuations of Serpell Lnad and Tim
ber Corporation, be accepted.
(Continued on page eight)
THROUGH STATE
Capital Keyholes
By BESS HINTON SILVER
AMUSING Along about this time
of the year preceding State-wide pri
maries, candidates for the big posts
begin to visit Washington t0 ascer
tain how they stand with the boys
from the home State who have prov
ed their vote-getting ability. So far,
not a single one has returned discour
aged. The lads who get to Congress
must be good at polities and must be
.better t0 stay there. They know
better than t0 give office-seekers the
impression that his Congressman is
not his friend. It's the old army
game of science and skill but it still
works.
SCRAPPING North Carolina pow
er industries are going after the Ray-
Slayer Of Bert
Tried By Judge M. V. Barnhill In
Superior Court
BATHING BEAUT
Ready For A Plunge
: 1 llT: i
Take the nymph-like figure above, aiu heel, and other sections of his
for instance. We can duplicate that ' anatomy. He died in the Morchead
photo any day in the week at the ! city Hospital of 'meningitis of the
Inlet Inn or Davis House piers, nowspine as a result of being shot in the
that summer has started in earnest. ( back' on Thursday night March 28, a
This weather makes people swim-,week after the shooting. Nancy De
minded and many are getting into the ; brix was out of commission for sev
water. The temperature of the Ural weeks and came near losing a
Ocean's water beyond the Inlet to- eg where the buckshot had lodged,
day was 77 and that is almost luke She is up and about again now though
warm.
Ocracoke Yacht Swings
To Port And Wins Race
In Maryland Recently
Harvey Wahab, Ocracoker who
can trace his ancestry back to 17C7
and one Ahab vahab a shipwrecKeu Wick 0r his deputy and jailor E. M.
Arabian sailor, put it over on the chaplain. That in itself is a story
skippers of several cruisers in Mary- that will be coming out in an edition
land Yacht club race a few days ago, j0f the Beaufort News soon. George's
by swinging to the port instead of the 'case will be the principle one on the
starboard, and reaching the starting criminal docket. Judge M. V. Barn
place first, and wining a Chronium .hill will preside and Solicitor Dave
Plate Nautical Clock as a trophy.
Harvey passed through Beaufort
his week, returning to the island af
ter accompanying his brother Stanley
Wahab to Baltimore aboard his Ocra
coke built cruiser-yacht Waha. Stan
ley lives in Baltimore but spends
much of his time on Ocracoke Island
visiting his mother Mrs. Martha Ann
Wahab or taking care of his resort
properties, Wahab Village. He was
down at Ocracoke recently mapping
out plans for the construction of a
dance pavilion and amusement center
on the Highwater mark near the surf
which will be completed within a
few weeks.
The trip by yacht from Ocracoke
to Baltimore was made in 36 hours.
One day while there the Maryland
Yacht Club staged a race. All cruis
ers entered, sailed down the race
course leisurely until a cannon fired.
The firing of the cannn was a signal
for all crafts to swing around and
return to the starting place at top
speed. Here was where Harvey at the
wheel used strategy. Instead of
swinging around to the starboard, this j
Ocracoker swung to the port, (any-
one familiar with boats knows that a
port turning can be made quicker
than a starboard swing) and getting
this start his 10 mile an hour craft
! reached the starting place first, f ar
ahead of other cruisers with alleged
speed of 18 miles an hour.
BIG CROWD AT
PONY PENNING
Persons from as far away as Rox
boro, Smithfield, Va., and Jackson
ville, Florida were present Tuesday at
the Cape Lookout pony penning.
Some 40 adult steeds and about 15
colts were penned during the day in
the corral a mile and a half from
Lookout Light. This was the first
penning of the year. Another will be
held in August. Special boats car
ried persons interested in ponies and
the penning from nearby mainland
points.
A cattle penning at Cape lookout
was scheduled for today. Later there
will be a sheep penning. 'The ponies,
the cattle and the sheep roam the
sand dunes and marshes of Shackle
ford and Core Banks in a semi-wild
condition, very much like the old
days of the West.' Quite a number
of Carteret folks attended the pen
ning Tuesday.
Thomas Will Be
Here Next Week
George Kirby Ran Amuck
With A Shot Gun and Per
forated His Sweetheart and
Rival with Buckshot
RIVAL DIED WEEK LATER
Coroner's Jury Verdict Said
First Degree Murder; If Con
victed This Charge He Will
Probably be Sentenced to
Death
George Kirby, spurned colored lov
er, who ran amuck on March 21 and
perforated Bert Thomas and Nancy
Debrix with buckshot from a 12
guage shot gun in the Out Back
section of Beaufort will be tried for
his life next week in the June term of
Superior Curt. That is he will be
tried for his life unless the verdict of
murder in the first degree as found
by the coroner's jury is not changed
to manslaughter or second degree
murder when he is brought to trial.
Bert Thomas was shot in the back
and will probably be one of the
principle witnesses at the trial. Dr.
Chadwick, her physician, told the
Beaufort News yesterday that Nancy
was last treated about two weeks
ago.
George is in the county jail await
ing trial. We tried to get a photo
of him for publication but were not
granted the privilege by Sheriff Chad-
Clark will do the prosecuting. Fol-
'lowing the criminal docket the re-
mainder of the two week's term will
be taken up with the civil cases. The
calendar for civil actions follow:
(Continued on page eight)
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Betts,
Morehead City hospital June 3, a
son, John Porter Jr.
NEWS' CIRCULATION
INCREASES WEEKLY
Our circulation is on the increase.
With over 1,000 copies printed this
week The Beaufort News has 5,000
wtential readers. The majority of
these readers are in the Beaufort
Morehead City trading area. But we
have a considerable circjlation out
side of Carteret county. Local post
al officials will verify the fact that
the Beaufort News goes to many
towns and cities throughout the
countrv. We are civing the above
j information for the benefit of our
advertisers.
Now for the benefit of our readers
and subscribers. Take the fellow in
the above sketch. He is on his vaca
tion and is reading his home-town
newspaper. We would be extremely
happy to let The Beaufort Mews ac
company you . on your own vacation.
If you are a subscriber already just
idroo us a card telling- us where vcu
are going and we will send the paper
each week while you are away. And
maybe you have a friend or relative
who would be interested in getting
The Beaufort News each week some
one interested in stories of small
town life with salt water settings . . .
We will place them on the mailing
list for three months for only 50
cents.
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