SEAFOOD MART Y M .
Roe Shad $1.50 Buck. 73:
iC E.callop. $2.50 Gal.
Jacks 3 l-2c
Puppy Drum 4c lb.
Croakeri 2c Trout 5c
Six Thousand Potential
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VOLUME XXV
eight pages this week THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1936 PRICE 5c SINGLE O
NUMBER 9
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RAILROADS FACMlc--
i mi rtr mWUPToFour Cents Per
Back In The Days Of Sail
Three Men In DiS ed
FARM BUREAU MAY
Launch Are Resc g By
fSmcZH irf GET NEW MEMBERS
Kill UAiuAuL UlliPound For "Old Drum"
SEAFOOD
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Norfolk-Southern And A. & N.
C. Co-defendants In Suit For
25,300 Sought by Lupton
Administrators
One of the principal cases sched
uled for trail during the March term
of Superior court which starts on
March 9, will be the suit for damages
amounting to $25,300 brought against
the Xorfol-Southern and Atlantic &
North Carolina railroads by adminis
trate! s ot W . A. Lup.on estate, r.up
And we are not talking about the
kind of Old Drum that sells for 80
cents per pint. These old drum are
sometimes called channel bass, or red
drum and anglers from all over the
United States have come to the Car
olina coast to cast for this species.
The kind the anglers like to catch
big fellows, which usually sell for a-
bout one to one and a half cents per
pound are bringing four cents a
p::uml down on Ocracoke Island where
Cant. Will Willis is buyer for K. C.
Firherios, Inc., according to John
t ,n was k..iu av a '':-1 sike?, head fisher, of the government-
head City last summer when a rail VYeA () ,,aniMtiT;1 ,vith headquar
bus struck the car m which he was jn Moi.ehead cit
riding at the time. The $300 item of . Drum sod on ,o;al markpts
the total is for the cost of the auto-; Ms have brQUght as hiph a3
mobile which was demolished. The , thre and & haf centg per poun(L
complaint was filed last August ana.Theadult8of.thi cieson 0cracoke
Answers to the complaint have also haye nevef fe ht mQre than one to
been filed with the Cleik of Superior centa per pQUnd bu(. N c Fish.
CK)Ult' .i iL I eries buys them for the steaks. Those
There are 19 civil actions on the, steaks are frozen and packed in
court calendar scheduled for hearing pound packages and bring at whole.
on iuarcn ii anu 10 u a mice , ft , nniind. "Ou te a de-
i ,
Three men aboard a la rom
the dredge Comstock wer iued
early last Saturday mornir.c,t-V Japt.
Tom Barnett and a crew from Fort
Macon coast guard station, just be
fore the craft which was dragging
anchor and drifting helplessly reached
the breakers of Beaufort bar. The
rescue was made under very unfavor-
Representative Farmers of Car
teret Met in Office of Hugh
Overstreet Last Friday and
Heard Plan Discussed.
day criminal term. There are eight
cases on the motion docket. Hon.
Marshall T. Spears of Durham will be
(Continued on page eight)
BURNS ARE FATAL
TO LITTLE CHILD
Rebecca Anne Lewis. 2 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
Lewis who live near Newport, died
Sunday morning, the result of pneu
monia, which followed serious burns
about the face, right arm and body
received last Wednesday morning.
The child had gotten cut of bed and
while standing in front of a fire, the
night clothes she was wearing caught
in some manner. Seriously burned
she was rushed to the office of Dr.
Mason where first aid was rendered.
The following day he contracted
pneumonia and death came on Sunday.
mand is being created for these froz
en steaks," said Mr. Sikes "and we
are disposing of about 2,000 1-pound
packages per week, mostly to con
sumers in North Carolina."
No part of the adult species of
drum which might weigh from 25 to
50 pounds each is wasted, he stated.
The head and back bones will be used
for making pet food, for which there
is a big demand throughout the
country.
Icated that the men in the launch were
lenroute from Movehcad City to the
dredge or visa versa when the motor
i died out and the craft started drift-
Beaufort Harbor Forty Years Ago towards the inlet driven on by a
' 6 igale from the north and ebb tide.
Things have changed considerably since the above photograpph was i Flash light code signals notified the
made nearly a half century ago. The board walk in the above picture, lookout on duty in the observation
was where Front Strecvt, one of the prettiest waterfront drives in any , tower at Fort Macon of the predica-
North Carolina coastal town, is locat ed today. And the days of sail have ment the small craft was experienc
ing, ine tnree men in me mum."
threw an anchor overboard, but the
Despite unfavorable weather, a
number of Carteret farmers attended
'a meeting in the office of County
' ITo A rronf TTnrvh I vtivaf root Inaf"
able weather conditions as a raging y an
blizzard of sleet and snow handicap-
red the coast guardsmen in locating . . ' ' , ., ,
V ' . , , I American Farm Bureau and its work,
the drifting launch. .& in North Cai,olina afc
Details gained from Capt. Barnett i the present time in the interest of
'v-hnU in rharse of Fort Macon indi- organizing the Bureau in this State.
passed. Today the boats are motor driven and when on rare intervals
one carrying sail does come into our harbor, it attracts attention.
Property In Morehead
City Is Sold by Town
Morehead City has recently sold
the Town's interest in a number of
lots which have been off the tax
books since 1931. Morehead Devel
opment Corporation composed of to
bacco men in Farmville and Greenville
with Paul Cleland of Morehead City
were the buyers of the property.
They paid approximately $8,000 for
the auit-claim deed to the holdings,
Two Members of News
Staff 111 This Week
The Beaufort News has been short
of help during the present week due
to two of the employees being on the
sick list. Earl Mades, pressman, was
taken to Morehead City hospital on
Tuesday, suffering from an attack of
pneumonia. His condition today was
reported as fair. Miss Mary C. Fod
rie, office secretary has been confined
to her home in Morehead City the re
sult of influenza. Her condition is
much improved. Mr. Mades has been
an employee of the News for the past
10 years. Miss Fodrie has held her
position here for the past 18 months.
Both of these young people are very
important factors in getting out this
newspaper each week.
ATTEND HARBOR APPEAL
City Clerk Murray Thomas, Hugh
Hill. Hugh Davis and Wiley Taylor
H. S. Gibbs, Mayor of Morehead told j left today for Washington where they
the Beaufort News that while criti-lwill attend tne Rivers
cism had come from some quarters, i Hearing Friday in
many people are of the opinion that
it was a sort of lucky break for the
Town. It would have taken several
thousand dollars which Morehead Ctiy
does not have in her treasury to
have cleared up the -titles, and the
street assessments, town and county
taxes amounted to over $35,000. An
other deed filed recently shows that
Morehead City Properties, Inc.,
bought over 109 acres from James
Howard.
and Harbor
connection with
the local harbor, and other nearby
waterway projects.
Survey Party Here On
Field Work This Week
Covvvi na The
WATEKFiWXl
BT AYCOCK BROWN
Lieut. S. B. Grennell el' 'he U. S.
Coast Goedetic Survey and party
of assistants were in Carteret county
this week doing field work. The par
ty came here from Washinljon, N. C.
Lieut. Grinnell was at one time sta
tioned with the Coast Geodetic and
survey in Morehead City a few years, , ch jsa very gooj description
i, s iViio cniintv car-: 6'
ago. ineir wui u j ,
ried them to several stations m tne, NOTHING WILL attract attention
land rive a locality more publicity
YOU WILL PROBABLY be seeing
the photo of that seal which Capt.
Charlie Smith and his crew captured
over at Fort Macon, in newspapers
throughout the country within the
next few days. The Associated Press
Photo Service wired their representa
tive here to rush pictures of the lit
tle fellow that is making news, be
cause it was captured far from its
natural habitat. It is getting along
nicely in the pool on Piver's Island.
Brantley saw the seal, and said it
looked liked a "stream-iinea puppy
. . r ... W
Core Creek area whicn were esiau
lished a few years ago.
than good news photos. C. M. Graves
Civic Leaders Discuss
Educational Situation
With The Thought of Improving Local School
Conditions A Resolution Was Adopted; If
Realized Objectives Would Be Helpful
Our Students
tide and wind made it drag.
The launch was near the breakers
of Beaufort bar when it was finally
taken in tow by the coastguardsmen.
Had they arrived a short while lat
er, this probably would have been a
different story, but as things turned
out the coastguard chalked up anoth
er daring and difficult rescue to their
credit. The occupants of the launch
were not injured, although were suf
fering somewhat from exposure ac
He described the Farm Bureau as
an educational and public affairs or
ganization, which furnished an organ
ized group and the machinery through
which Extension Service of our Land
Grant College at Raleigh with its
county and home demonstration a-
gents may work in extending the ed
ucational and social program of that
institution to the farm people.
"It is constantly through the Farm.
Bureau news and otherwise giving
farm people information on economic,
legislative and other matters affect
ing agriculture, and is persistantly
(Continued on page eight)
FAIL TO CONDUCT
HEARING ON ROAD
to
Due to the illness of J. C. Nelms, a
key witness for the NorfoIk-iSouthern
cording to the coastguard report. In .the railroad I.C.C. hearing Which wa3
rant. Bavnett's crew and helning assigned for February 26, 1936 at
maKe tne rescue were ounmen n.. r.
Tillett, I. N. Lewis, Willie Nelson,
C. A. Gaskill, C. M. Willis and Con
nie Daniels,
The educational situation in Beau- a vocational training course for boys
fort is not as good as it could be and .and girls.
with the thought of improving condi- 5. We also recommend that we
tions the Beaufort School Betterment work towards a twelve grade school,
Association met lat Thursday night I in place of eleven grade school,
and discussed the matter and how it I 6. We also deplore the crowded
could be accomplished. The meeting conditions of our busses and earnestly
ended with a resolutoin adopted and h:pe t.at the same can be remedied
signed by representatives from vari- 'j th; proper authorities,
ous civic organizations. , The signatures to the foregoing
The resolution adopted contain.: resolution and the civic organization
six objectives. If those objectives be- which they represent follow: C. Lam
come a reality, and that is quite pos- bert Skarren, Jr., and Billie Mace,
sible if citizens will co-operate Beau-j Young Mens Club; W. H. Taylor and
fort would have an accredited school B. H. Noe, Chamber of Commerce;
that would be eligible, for any of the;M. Leslie Davi3 and Joseph House,
associations the institution should be j The Rotary Club; Mrs. M. Leslie Da
a member of, or in other word3 vis and Mrs. James Caffrey, Parent
Beaufort's school would be of highest i Teacher Association; Mrs. Blythe Noe,
standing. Mrs. W. L. Arrington and Mrs. U. E.
The six objectives follow: Swann, Community Club.
1. We favor a nine months school Ways and means to realize the fore
term and urge the citizens of Beau- , going objectives are now under con
fott to do all in their power to make Isideration by various civic leaders,
such possible. I Some seem to be of the opinion that
2. To lighten the teacher load and j local subscription on the part of cit
thus enable both teacher and pupil to
get better results.
3. To increase the teachers sal
aries so that we may be eligible for
membership in the Southern Associa
tion of iSchools.
4. Establish in our graded school
Climbs to Top
izens would make the objectives a
reality. Others think that a sounder
way to go about realizing the six ob
jects is to throw it into politics and
let the next representative to the
General Assembly from Carteret pass
legislation that would make it a law.
The Mastodon Fossils Turned
Out To Be Right Whale Bones
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New Bern, N. C, before Examiner
Pritchard, was cancelled. Notices to
this effect were fowrarded interested
parties by George B. McGinty, secre
tary, Interstate Commerce Commission.
A. & iN. C. Directors meeting in
Kinston early this week went on rec
ord as not approving the taking over
of the 3.17 miles of trackage between
Morehead City and Beaufort by that
organization. They would loan their
moral support to anyone who would!
operate this trackage however, it
was indicated.
Paul Grady To
Speak Tuesday
L. P. Kennedy
Senator Paul Grady, Smithfield atE
torney and candidate for Lieutenantn
Governor of North Carolina on thp
Democratic iticket is expected to b
the guest speaker at the Tuesday
night meeting of Beaufort Rotary
next Tuesday night. Tom Hood of the
First Citizens' Bank has charge of
the program Tuesday night and wilU
be responsible for Senator GradyV
appearance. During the General As
sembly of 1935 he was speaker of the;
State Senate and is widely known.!
for various activities at that time.
But Is Is Quite Likely That Someone Will Eventually Find A
Complete Skeleton of A Prehistoric Mastodon in This Sec
tion of the State, According to Information Given The
Beaufort News by H. H. Bri mley, Director of The Museum
In Raleigh.
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From sketches of tiic bones which
Mr. Dunn found buried in blue marl
nf the New York Times has on &P-; along the shore of Bogue Sound
i proval some photos of Morehead City near Edgewater Club a few days
port terminal. He may not use theni,!ag0 h. II. Brimley, director of the
ihnt. the chances are he will, because 'state Museum quickly identified
ithey are the first close up photos of samc as the scapula of a Right whale,
He started off his career when still
a youth as office boy in a railroad
office. During the years he has climb
ed the ladder serving in various rail
road positions and last week he was
made general superintendent of all
Norfolk-Southern operations. Mr.
Kennedy makes his home in Raleigh,
but spends much of his time in New
Bern. He knows just about every
Norfolk-Southern employee and they
all like their superintendent.
BASKET BALL TOURNEY
Will Start Selling
Bank Assets Monday
Four girls' and six boys'
teams will take part in the
Carteret County Basket Ball
tourney which will be held in
the new gymnasium here on
March 6, 7, 8. Biggest games
of the tourney will be Saturr
day night, March 8th. .
er.
"He who laughs at his own joke spoilt
all the sport of it for others "
FEBRUARY
"TtSA 26 Victoc Hugo, treat French
Kv.-.tA ion?
"Nazi Steel" piles tnat nave ueen
submitted to a newspaper in the Unit
ed States. Not so very long ago More-
ihead City got a publicity DreaK tney
wore not exDectme. Alien steei ioi
But Museum officials are anxious to
have a complete skeleton of a Masto
don and eventually it is quite likely
that someone will unearth in this
section the remains of one of the pre
PWA snopsored job sort of turn- j historic animals which looked some-
'.'urn. Arizona, destroyed
cy flood. 1691.
ed a spotlight on the Moreehad City
iport terminal. I don't claim to know
anything about steel, but alter seeing
the Nazi and American product, l
26 -Spanish explorer Pinion
discovers the Amaion
River IS00
MARCH
t Nebraska, tne Jtn ante,
ia admitted to the Union,
1867
what like an elephant. They roamed
the coastal plains a few million years
ago before the current and a former
ice age struck this area and the land
would say that the native product islWas tropical,
inferior in grade and quality to the i We hflve ft number of scattered
pilts which came from Germany. I pieces of Mastodon skeletons from
Eastern North
t French eoloniata fettle in
Miasiaaippi. 1699
$ Ponce de Leon sails, sr-k-in
the fountain of youth,
1511
4 Constitution becomes the
law of the land in the
United States. 1789. aria
JOHN SIKES told me how N. C.
! Fisheries is paying four cents a pound
for old drum, or channel bass as the
i northern anglers call them and that
'is the biggest price they have ever
brought along our coast. The steaks
are taken from the fish, packed in
one pound packages and then sold at
wholesale for about 20 cents a pound.
If a steady market can be maintained
for these old drum, the big ones t'.ir.t
visiting anglers usually bring to the
(Continued' on page four)
various localities in
Carolina, but the nearest we have ev
er come to securing a complete skel
eton has been from a find in Onslow
County, where we secured most of
the bones of a fore leg, one hind leg
and the skull. It has been our hope
for a number of years that sooner or
later the Museum would be able to
place on exhibition a complete skele
ton of this animal," wrote Curator
i Brimley.
After seeing the sketch forwarded
by the editor of The Beaufort News
of the bones Mr. Dunn found Mr.
Brimley wrote: ''From your sketch
of the bones, the scapula is undoubt
edly that of a whale, and u seems to
conform more nearly to the- scapula
of the Right than that of either a
Finback or Sperm. The other two
bones would seem to constitute the
numerous which articulates directly
with the scapula, but why one part
of it should be hard and the other
soft, I do not know."
, "The scapula of a Mastodon is en
tirely different in shape and would
not be nearly as large," he continued.
The bones Mr. Dunn found or the
.largest and fanshaped specimen meas
ured about 32 inches from tip to tip.
If anyone along the Outer coast
jshould find the bones of a whale or
anything they cannot identify, the
Depostiors and claimants of the
defunct Beaufort Banking and Trust :
Company were notified this week by
postal card that the remaining assets
of that institution will be sold ot pub
lic auotiun beiinning at 10 o'clock,
Mare'i 2, in the courtroom cf the
Court House at Eeaufort. ;
Depositors ar.d claimant" will be
permitted to ue 30 po.- cant of their
claims as if it were cash in bidding
on any of the assets offered for sale,
says W. A. Allen, liquidating agent,
who urges everyone having an inter
est to be present and protect same.
This bank closed on December 29,
1931.
TIDE TABLE
fr.omition as to tne tida
t. Beaufort. ia given in this col
mr. (1kui"s are appi-ii
imately correct ar.d based ot
tabhfs furnished by thfc tJ.-S.
Geodetic Survey. Some allow
ances must be mode for-Varia
tions in the wind and alsolwfll)
respect to the locality,' tbfet.:ls
whether near theKinJ,et .fflr.st
he heads of hg es,tparfesr
mem ha ""!
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Little Jimmie Willis
Is Improving Rapidly
High Tide Hrm-r J-ow. 'Tide
Friday, FJbt'., ?. -I
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Little Jimmie Willis, 3 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Willis, is
improving rapidly according to re-
editor of this newspaper will deter- 'jorts from his physician today. The
mine same through the help of Mr.
Brimley. That applies to farmers of
Carteret who might accidently plow
or dig up the skeleton ofa Mastodon
at some time.
Dr. Prytherch is planning to start
a whale exhibit a the U. S. Bureau
of Fisheries and would be grateful
for any bones or reminders of whal
ing days contributed.
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little fellow who is one of the most
noDular small boys in this town was.
struck bv a truck on Ann Street
Monday. Rushed to Potters Emerge-.,
cy Hospital it was determined that
he suffered concussions, a scarp''
wound and injury to his shoulder. I?
is believed that the little fellow W
now out of danger and he wlil prolwi
ably be moved from the hosptial tot
his home on Friday.
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