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VOLUME XXIV .
eight pages THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THUR t&Y, SEPTEMBER 5, 193S PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 37
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SPAN TO HARKERS
ISLAND IS ASKED
BY DELEGATION
Hard Surface Road From
Marshallberg to Ferry Dock
in Gloucester is Also Asked
in Addition to Bridge From
That Point to Island in Core
Sound.
OCTOBER JURORS DRAWN
Strait Communities Alio Asked That
Carteret County Apply For WPA
Mosquito Control and Play Ground
Projects and a Community Center
at Gloucester. Committee to Ad
just Taxes of A. and N. C. Rail
road Capt John Nelson and Capt Leo
rard Nelson, both employees of the j
North Carolina Fisheries Commission
and both residents of Gloucester were!
in the delegation which askel the
Board of Commissioners of Carteret
county at the meeting Monday to ex-
tend the hard surface road trom r .
Marshallberg to Barkers Island Fer- Hatteres Island used to ship seaweed
ry slip and to urge the State High- to iodine manufacturers and mattress
way and Public Works Commission : makers. But it is .doubtful: if they will
to join with PWA in constructing a j ship any more. Because the seaweed
bridge to the island. The mosquito, was eelgrass and eel grass has de
control project a playground and com appeared.
jnunity center project to be built in; ,TTTmiT ,n , j-
that section was also urged and the AND WITH THE eelgrass disap
r.i,Wr wr asked to snonsor peared the secallops and wildfowl and
to be built with WPA funds
County Attorney Luther Hamilton
and Chairman Bonner were appointed
a special committee to adjust the
"Taxes bt the Atlantic and North Car
. olina Railroad company. While he
.did not give the exact figures,. Tax
Collector Alvah Hamilton recently
advised the Beaufort News that thej
taxes owed Carteret by the rail com
pany totaled1 several thousand dollars,
possiDiy Deiween
seven and nine
thousand.
( Continued on page eight)
AUGUST LIQUOR
BUSINESS GOOD
Carteret ABC Stores .did a good
business during the first month of
operation taking in a total of $8,
390.70. Morehead City's store re
ceipts were the largest a total of $4,
458.95 being taken in, while at Beau
fort $3,807.40 was received. The
Newport store which did not open un
til late in the month received only
$124.35. Charles L. Skarren disburse
jnent officer, stated today that much
of the $25,000 stock purchased on
consignment would soon be return
ed as several brands purchased on this
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consignment, wuu.u Dv.. ---7
L,rd Calvert nd Old Drum which)" t P ' "
are advertised in the Beaufort News
have proven good sellers.
TIDE TABLE
Information a. to tre tine
t Beaufort is giren in this coi
amn. Tin figuras are approi
Imately correct and based or
tabltfs furnished by the U. S
Geodetic Survey. 8ome allow
nesa must b made lor Tana
tinna In the wind and also wltl
respect to the locality, that 1
whether near the Inlet or at
the heads of the estuaries.
High Tide
Friday.
12:55 a. m.
Low Tide
Sept. 6
7:07 a. m.
8:31 p. m.
1:37 p. m
Saturday, Sept 7
1:57 a. m.
2:45 n. m.
8:22 a. m.
9:35 p. m.
Sun 17, Sept. 8
3:09 a. m.
3:54 p. m.
Monday, Sept,
4:21 a. m.
9:35 a. m.
10:35 p. m.
9
10:43 a
m.
4:57 p. m.
Tuesday, Sept. 10
5.25 a. m. a
654 n m. H:46 p.
m.
m.
Wednesday, Sept. U
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Cover i nff The
WATER FROXT
By AYCOCK BROWN
THAT PICTURE ON the front
page last week and the accompany
ing story went across big with a great
many people. My friend Horace Ham
lin of Clearwater Florida, writes that
he wants the cut to run in the news-
. . i t ii .i
papers he is associated wun uown
there on the west coast. (Wonder how
Mr. Hamlin and his property down
there made out during the hurricane
this week). George Mercke and Mau-j
rice Elbe of Louisville, Ky., thought!
the story and illustration was so
good that they practically bought us.
out of extra copies to send to many
friends in many States. And I appre
ciate the nice compliment from a res
ident of Maine who subscribed recent
ly and said the first copy was worth
the price of the entire subscription.
DIVING FOR TURTLES is a trifflle
interesting at that, but many more
interesting things and industries have
taken place along our coast. Natives
"c.wu.. uBCu DC.,u
, Milage by the barrels to mainland i
Prts on Christmas and got a good
an industry. Down on Hatteras a
thriving industry once was the oper
ation of a porpoise factory. Porpoise
oil by the barrels was shipped from
there and the skins were tanned and
made into women's shoes and other
leather novelties. . Once whaling was
(Coninued on page eight)
pi Tim VDAIW D A VC?
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SAYS MR. BABS0N
Famous Statistitian In Discuss
ing The Untaxed Taxed
Says "Don't Kid Yourself"
Everybody Pays.
Babson Park, Mass. September 6,
The passage of the National Secur
ity Act is the most revolutionary step
which this Administration has taken.
Beside it, legislation such as the
Guffey Coal Act, the Public Utilities
Act., and the Banking Act of 1935 is
picayune. I feel, however, that those
who have pinned their faith on it
may be greatly disappointed. Its im
mediate result will be to encourage
the sale of labor-saving machinery, to
increase the number of permanently
' 1 j fn r(it,rH W-A in(.reas.
1 urce luiugl IV .CJiau
The really unfortunate point about
the drive for old-age pensions and un
employment insurance is that so many
voters believe that Utopia can
brought about by legislation. ne,
rm-A
short-sighted voters and their Con-River Newport River and an
gresmen forget that federal revenues , entrance to the seven seaS01d Top
are collected from the people not of Beaufor(. Inlet This route
from the United States mint. So atiwag chosen an(, final,y successfully
tnis lime, wnen millions vx uus u
girls are returning to schools and col
j leges. I want to make a personal sug
gestion: Urge the necessity of get
;ttng thorough grounding in three
I vitally important subjects history,
I government, and economics.
(ConnnuM on page seven)
WILL SELL SHIP'S
CARGO SATURDAY
Rough lumber and heavy timbers
salvaged from the wreck of the
schooner 'Womis' on Ocracoke beach
will be sold at Auction there Satur
day morning at 10 o'clock, Septem
ber 7, it was stated here today by
Capt. Gary Bragg. Capt. Bragg, a
native of Ocracoke was returning to
the island with a new boat recently
hnilfc at Morehead City.
He was anxious that all possible
customers for lumber know of the
sale at the 'vendues' one usually tinds
many bargains. Capt. Bragg assisted
in salvaging the lumber which will be
sold under the direction of the wreck
- go oi 4io,iuu w muiuoi
!n Ocracoke beach, Saturday morn-
ingf August 21 while enroute from
Georgetown, S. C., to New York.
REMEMBER THIS
Beaufort Scenes Following 1933 Hurricane
It was encouraging news to learn that as the hurricane moves this way
from Florida" today, the'grfnd.ls, decreasing in intensity, Southeast storm,
warnings are still displayed in Beauforfc however, ; and weather forecast-;
ers say we are in for .some dirty weathfrriless i:he pjithilof (the 'tropical?,
disturbance changes. The above scenes were made on Saturday morning,
September 16, 1933 after the hurricane played havoc in these parts.
The upper photo is the home of Capt. Jack Parkins of East Ann Street.
The lower photo shows the Home Economics Department of Beaufort's
High School after the roof had been blown from the building. (Eubanks
News Photos).
"I Know Him But He Is A
Stranger To Me," Said
John Bunyori Congleton
Th.t W. The Introduction Ci, J,"'1' bM ht' "lr""
en Mr. Hamlin, A Cruising i ijrj)at wa3 a cruising newspaper
Newarjanerman When He , mans introduction to Beaufort. The
First Landed in Beaufort; He
Acquired Ownership of
The Lookout" Changed the
Name to " The Beaufort
News" Which Became and
Still is Carteret County's
Leading Newspaper
The lawn was rough on Pamlico
Sound. A heavy gale from the east
'ard made the mouth of the Neuse
invitinc tn the skioper of an
j cruiser bound from a Long
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' r 1 1 J u U I -w Y t rt 'J I np
. 1 1 3 i. rinwifln
. . . . n from the NeuSe
navigated, after opening at least one
wooden drawbridge that was part of
a highway. Shortly, Beaufort came
in view, the railroad bridge and Piv-
ers Island showing up as dominating
features on the landscape which fad
ed away into a marine scape.
The anchor let go near the rail
road drawbridge. Just as the chain
cable quit rattling, alongside came a
skiff propelled by a lanky individual,
who came aboard without as much a3
sayng, "by your leave."
"What town is this?" the skipper
asked. "They calls it Boofort," repli
the uninvited broarder. "What do
they do here?" was the next ques
tion asked. "They jert mess around!
the water," was the response.
"Is there a bank in this man's
town?' was the follow up in search
for information. "Yas, Mr. Swann
runs a bank on Front Street and I'll
take you to him if you don's want
no clothes washed," the volunteer
guide declared
At the bank the storm-tossed mar -
iner who had discovered
Beaufort
asked about the possibility of get
ting some money on a New York
draft Cashier Swann asked John
Bunyon Congleton that proved to
be the name of our hero if he knew 'sons interested should apply to col -
tha man he accompanied. "Yas' T lege they expect to enter.
HURRICANE?
cruising newspaperman was Horace
H. Hamlin. The foregoing incident
happened quite some years ago. Mr.
Swann honored the draft and $50 in
cash was handed over to Mr. Hamlin.
His next movement was to mail
some letters at the postoffice then lo
cated where Dr. Chadwicks office now
is While in the lobby of the post-
office one of Beaufort's leading law-
(Continued on page eight)
HEADS YOUTH PROGRAM
i6
C. E. Mcintosh
Mr. Mcintosh is N. C. W. P. A,
Director of education and National
Youth Administration, in a recent
address delivered to University and
College officials in Greensboro he ex
plained ho wall North Carolina Ed
ucational institutions may select 12
1 per cent of their enrollment to share
I in Federal Aid offered. Or in other
words, a person who wants to go to
colege and whose parents are relief
clients may be allowed from $12 to
,$15 per month on their tuition. Per-
Predict Full Gale For
Carolina Coastal Area
But No Hurricane Wind
LOCAL CITIZENS
ASK COMMUNITY
CENTER PROJECT
District Administrator E. J. Hill
of New Bern Has Praised
The Proposed Project and
Given His Approval.
WILL GET ROAD FUNDS
Residents of Merrimon Section Are
Assured of a Better Road to be
Built With Funds to be Turned
Over to S. H. and P. W. C. By
W. P. A. Raleigh and Washington
Have Yet to Aprove Any Carter
et Projects
Two vitally important WPA
nroippts for Beaufort and eastern
' Carteret county have been presented
i"and aproved by District Administra
tor E J. Hill at New Bern. These
projects include a community center
proposed for Carteret county and to
be located on the water front near
'Lenoxville road section and the oth
er if approved will mean repairs long
sought for on the Merrimon road.
The Community center project
U'ouid.iover approximately forty
jes east ot tne mgn scnooi nU
the water. It would cost approximate
ly $70,000. It would be one of the
most beautiful spots planned for in
eastern Carolina and answer a great
need for Carteret County at large.
Mr. Hill and Roy J. Hart have in
spected the Merrimon road situation
and as considerable money is being
turned over by PWA to the S. H.
and P. W. C for constructing or re
building farm to market roads it is
believed that the project will be ap
proved. If such is the case it will be
of much benefit to persons living in
Merrimon section and will give them
an all weather road for the first
time in history. ,
tensity. Southeast storm warn
ings are displayed from Sav
annah to "Virginia Capes and
gales are expected on coast and
in vicinity oi center liUi JNU
HURRICANE' WINDS."
As we eo to press the Cape
Lookout barometer was 29.80
and fallinpr and the wind was
blowing about 40 miles an
hour. Weather forecasters pre-
diet wind will move to north-(Georgia moving rapidly north
west. I eastward with decreasing in-
ARTERET RECEIVED SMALL SHARE OF "
AAA RENTAL ANDBENEFIT PAYMENTS
Only $19,225.80 is Paid Farmers For Fiscal Year Ending
June 30, 1935; Adjoining Counties Get Much Larger A-
mounts.
Anglers Had Good
Luck At Ocracoke
George Mercke and Maurice Elbe
of Louisville, Ky., were perfectly
satisfteld with their fishing expedi
tion down at Ocracoke last week end
They landed five channel bass rang
ing from 10 to 43 pounds and in ad
dition caught some big weakfish (tide
runners) at Bluff Shoals light one
day. The tide runners weighed from
three to five pounds each. They also
caught 49 croackers (hard heads)
at Bluff Shoals the total weight be
ing 83 pounds. Mercke has fished at
, Ocracoke every year since 1930 and
ne no seCret of the fact that
think it the orpntest fishinar snot
along the Atlantic coast. Mercke and
Elbe were guided by Thurston Gas
kill. MARRIAGE LICENSES
J. B. Howard and Esteele Tootle,
Bogue, N C.
David S. Rabinaon, Jacksonville,
jN. C, and Reba Inez Willis Morehead
City, N. C.
Radio Operator at
Cape Lookout stated
7:30 o'clock tonight
that center of distur
bance between here and
Wilmington, at present
time.
Wise Merchants in Beau
fort Tonight Will Re
move Merchandise From
Lower Shelves as South
East Storms Bring Abnor
mal Tides. It Would be
Precautionary Measure.
BAROMETER FALLING FAST
Wind velocity at Cape Look
out, 7:50 o'clock tonight report
ed at 40 miles and increasing
steadily. Driving Rains Already
Here.
What remains of the hurri
cane which has clayed havoc
along the coast oi Florida is
scheduled to strike the Caro
lina coast tonight according to
authentic reports from Cape
Lookout Radio Compass Sta
tion iiist hefnrp. we an to nreaa.
ac-lrphe message which was wire-
jessed trom the rsavai uase at
Norfolk was as follows: "Re-
mams of Hurricane moving
Northeastward will pass out to
sea between Cape Hatteras and
Norfolk about four o'clock Fri
day morning. Maximum veloc
ity of wind not expected to be
over 40 knots per hour." That
means about 65 miles an hour.
According to charted path of
storm made in Beaufort News
office, we estimate that center
of disturbance will pass be
tween here and New Bern
shortly after 12 o'clock or a
bout flood tide, due at 12:55
A. M.
Shortly after noon today
THE BEAUFORT NEWS re
ceived the following advisory
on the storm from the U. S.
Weather Bureau, Jacksonville,
which is later than the daily
dispatch at Postoffice Entrance
It reads: "Hurricane which
passed up West Florida Coast
and through northern Florida
Wednesday was centered this
morning over southeastern
Farmers of Carteret County who
are cooperating in the agricultural
adjustment programs received a total
of $19,225.80 in rental and benefit
payments during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1935. This amount was
only a drop in the bucket compared
to what was received by fanners of
our neighboring counties, Craven and
Onslow.
Craven farmers received $163,964.-
87, while in Onslow $141,647.12 was
paid growers of farm produces. Pam
lico to the north of us received $52-
037.14. Robeson a tobacco and cot
ton county -received the largest a-
mount, the AAA rental and benefit
payments there amounting to $837
430.75. Swain and Graham, both
mountain counties received the small
est payments, each receiving only
$61.50.
These payments together with the
increase in prices paid to farmers
for their commodities have been re
flected in the larger income being
received by farmers, said Dean I. O.
Schaub, of State College.
From 1932 to 1934, he pointed out,
the total income of North Carolina
;farmers increased by appro rimately
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