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VOLUME XXV
SIX PACES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1936 PRICE 5c Stt COPY
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tlantic Harbor
HE HAS MADE A FINE RECORD
roves
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Channel
To Cost Approximately
$20,000; Work By
WPA
BARDEN RESPONSIBLE
FOR THIS PROJECT
The comptroller general"s
office on Tuesday alocated
$10,000 for dredging a chan
nel from Atlantic to the Inland
Waterway as a WPA project,
Rep. Graham A. Earden an
nounced. The third district Congressman
strove immediately to have the pro
ject started as soon ns possible and
contacted George W. Coan, Jr.,
State administrator in Raleigh, who
said he expected to be informed of
its allocation today.
Representative Barden quoted him
as saying, "We will proceed with
project operations as fast as pos
sible." The project calls for 26 men
working 45 days digging a channel
from the shore to the waterway
and is considered one of the most
important in the county. Dredging
will be accomplished by either gov
ernment or private dredges.
'' :'The Congressman has been ex
tremely interested in work in that
section and it was his untiring ef
forts which got its approval as a
WPA project after it had been om
itted from the rivers and harbors
bill.
Although the $110,000 project
for New river at Jacksonville has
been approved, it is being held up
pending efforts of the government
to escape liability in case of dam
age to oyster beds in damage oper
ations, it was said.
Fishing And
ALL OUTDOORS
By AYCOCK BROWN
The loiiowing excerpis were cup
ped from the News and Observer
and have to do with Penguins and
Pelicans. The excerpts first appear
ed under Views and Observations in
the loiiowing order:
Saturday, Aug 20 . . .
"I notice an article from Eliza
beth City some time ago that five
penguins were seen on our coast a
sight very rare in our waters," said
Dr. James E. Patrick of Banama.
"In the interest of ornithology, I
would add that my family saw a
small flock of six penguins at Swans
boro on June 17 of this year.
"Our boatman, Mr. Tolson of
Swansboro, will verify this observa
tion. Of course, we did not know
what they were as they flew along
near the water a lew hundred ieet
na-nv Mr. Tolson had seen them in
Florida and remarked upon their be
ing very rare m this section. We now
wonder if those seen in a group of
five near Elizabeth City later were
not the same birds with one short.
Sunday, Aug. 30
"For the sake of science or some
thing, refer to the last paragraph of
(Continued on page six)
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FARROW HEIRS TO
LAY A CLAIM TO
BURIED TREASURE
Many People At Avon Will
Claim Share of Any Gold
Treasure Hunters May
Dig Up
That the treasure hunter's who
are preparing to dig for the reputed
buried wealth of Pharaoh Farrow,
wealthy merchant of Kinnekeet, will
not recover any money without hav
ing to divvy up their spoils is indicat
ed by statements made this week by
heirs of the late miser.
There are dozens of people at
Avon who are direct descendants
of the famed Pharaoh of Kinnekeet.
They have dreamed for years of find
ing the reputed chest of gold. Many
have been the dreams that have
been spun by some of these descend
ants about what they would do with
the cash if it ever came to light.
There have been new automobiles
envisioned, long trips, fine clothes,
improvements to homes, and count
less other things dear to the human
heart.
And now that there is a prospect
of some of this monay being dug up,
they say they will demand their
share. If all the heirs put in their
bid, it will take a lot of money to go
arount. Many of them express a will
ingness to help do the actual work of
digging, but they will expect their
pay. (Dare County Times.)
Thrill Show to be on
Midway Carteret Fair
Acclaimed to be the most thrill
ing outdoor attraction on exhibition
today, is none other than Speedy
Merrills "Wall of Death" where one
is given more real thrills in twenty
minutes than the average person
will get in a lifetime. Speedy Mer
rill assisted by Miss Hazel Russell,
Americas foremost lady rider, and
Art Spencer will give a performance
on a straight wall that will long be
remembered. This is the only show in
America today, where three riders,
with three motorcycles put pn a race
on a track just 12 1-2 feet high and
just as straight as the side of a
barn. They actually race, pass
each other, criss cross in this small
space defying death at each turn,
These three daredevils were acclaim
ed by the Pennsylvania Motor Patrol
Stunt Team, as the greatest thrill
show ever witnessed by them. Miss
Hazel Russell has the honor of being
the only lady rider ever to perform
on a straight wall before the crown
Heads of Europe, and carries a medal
presented to her while- exhibiting in
England. If you see nothing else on
your trip to the Fair this year, you
will be more than repaid for the time
spent at the Fair. And do not for
get that there will be a mile long
Gladway of Amusements this year,
with everthing clean moral and refin
ed, something for everyone to see
and enjoy.
COASTGUARD GET
NEW TOUGH TASK
Coast Guard iStations of the Sev
enth District has begun to receive
another general order which will give
them a difficult task to perform.
They will shortly begin boarding all
classes of vessels in the sounds and
keys along the coast to inspect them
for proper equipment, and numbers
which the laws require them to carry
as measures of safety and identifi
cation. Ever since the drowning of a man
in a fishing party at Oregon Inlet
early in the season, there has been
a tightening up of the inspection
work. It is a duty that falls within
the scope of Coast Guard activities,
and a strong letter from headquar
ters this week is demanding all sta
tions to take drastic action.
A heavy penalty isp rovided for
A heavy penalty is provided for
boat Captains who fail to carry the
proper equipment. (Dare County
Times).
Sixty supervisors are at work in
Johnston County checking compli
ance in the Soil Conservation program.
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A Million and A Quarter
J. W. Smith of Beaufort probably
holds a world record insofar as bus
driving is concerned. He has driven
over one million and a quarter
miles without an accident, without
injury to himself and passengers or
without being involved in any acci
dent in which others were injured.
He has done all of his driving dur
ing the past 17 year3, orithe high
ways of North Carolina. Not only
will he tell you about this record but
Migratory Habits Of Blue
Crabs Sought By Tagging
For the purpose of determining
the coast-wise migratory of blue
crabs as well as movements of crabs
in a given body of water and to
gather other basic biological infoi
rr.ation relative to the habits of
these crustaceans, Dr. R. V. Truitt
of the Chesapeake Biological Labor
atory supervised the marking of
2,000 crabs in North Carolina wa
ters during the latter part of Aug
ust. Assisting him and co-operating
in the work was the TJ. S. Bureau of
Two Lads Land 700 lb. Shark
ill?5 hi sii y v
"Caught in net it attacked
Last week James Mitchell-Hedges,
son of F. A. Mitchell-Hedges, the ex
plorer and big gamelfisherman, with
his friend Raymond McHenry, both
boys being thirteen years of age, had
an adventure which came within an
ace of being a tragedy. Towing a
row-boat behind them, they waded
from the island of Hatteras into the
shallow water of Pamlico Sound
where they had tied a set-net in wa
Miles and No Accident
will show letters from former em
ployees to prove his record.
Today he is employed by Seashore
Transportation Company, owned by
James M. West of New Bern, which
incidentally is one of the largest
privately owned bus line3 in Amerv
ca today. Smith leaves Beaufort
each day at 1$ o'clock returning
on the late bus at night. He is 35
years old, married and ha3 two chil
(Continued on page six)
Fisheries Laboratory in Beaufort
and the N. C. Dept. of Conservation
and Development.
Due to the scarcity of crabs in
North Carolina waters at the time
the Chesepeake Biological official
was here, oniy 2,000 of a proposed
5,000 were tagged. Of the total nura
ber, 750 were tagged inthe Roanoke
Island area; 400 at Atlantic; 400 at
Marshallberg and Otway; 200 at
Beaufort (in the general vicinity of
(Continued on page six)
boat ripped planking
ter that recahed only to their waists,
about a hundred yards offshore. Ar
riving at the net they began to pick
out a few small fish, and at that
moment a triangular fin cut through
the water straight towards them
they jumned into their little boat
just in time to avoid a big shark.
The creature, enraged, lashed round
with its tail, missing them by inch-
continued on page six)
Local Bank Sale
RED AND JAKE TO
FIGHT ON FRIDAY
Harkers Island "Poopeye" Is
Scheduled To Meet 'Knockout'
Austin
Battling Red Lewis of Richmond
who ha3 made the gate receipts swell
more than any other fighter pre
sented by Addison "Kayo" Warren
in the Casino this year will meet Dur
ham's Jake Denning in the 10 round
main event Friday night and it
should be the scrappiest battle of
the season. Lewis was decisioned by
Jake Denning a few weeks ago in the
punchingest bout of the season and
this is a return engagement, one in
which many are confident the Rich
monder will come out the victor.
Even Red is more confident of win
ning this time than he wa3 in their
first engagement.
Incidently the fights Friday night,
eleventh boxing show of the summer
season staged by Warren, will con
clude the seaside bouts which have
broueht national publicity to Atlan
tic Beach. Associated Press dis-
ed at New York, Chicago, Los Ange
les, San Francisco and other cities
throughout the country. Add Warren
Boxing shows sponsored by the
Beach Management have helped make
the most popular and profitable sea
son in the history of Carteret's now
famous seaside resort, ,
(Continued on page e :?ht)
Hatteras Doctor Said
To Be Ready To Sell
Dr. Harry W. Kenfiola, well known
physician of Hatteras, who recently
built a beautiful home costing about
$14,000, and who has enjoyed a lu
crative practice there during the past
few years, Is said to have announc
ed his intention of retiring from
practice and is ottering ms Deauuiui
home for sale at a sacrifice, accord
ing to members of the crew of
Creeds Hill Coast Guard Station.
The reason is Said to be due to
ill health of the doctor, who is now
away for hospital treatment.
The business of traveling up and
down the sandy stretches of the
coast where there are no roads to
aid the sick is a difficult task for a
young man with an iron constitu
tion. It is no wonder that the doc
tor broke his health dewn. (Dare
County Times).
U. S. Fisheries Boat
No. 58 Working Here
The U. S. Fisheries Boat No. 58
has been working in nearby waters
for the past several days. It is a
48 foot craft equipped for shrimp
trawling. William Anderson of the
U. S. Fisheries is in charge of the
vessel which trawls fof shrimp from
the Carolina coast to southern
Florida for the purpose of tagging
them, ine work nas been carneu on
for the past six year3.
Coast Guard Bring
Injured Man Ashore
Morehead City hosptial officials
said today that the condition of
Capt. T. O. Jansen, master jt the
S. S. Britton is very favorable. He
was suffering from injuries receiv
ed at sea when the Coast Guard
Boat Travis met tho oil tanker oft
shore a few days ago and removed
him to Morehead City hospital. The
Britton was bound from Brooklyr
to Galveston, Texas and continued
on her way after tho removal of
the master.
DRUM INLET HEARING
A IIC J I U 11, Ul L 1 Vy i I V. (11 T. . 'l
mington announced this week that J
public hearing would be held in the
store of J. R. Morris, Atlantic on
September 16 to cover all phases of
a matter pertaining to the determi
nation of whether or not a :tfood con
trol project i3 feasible for a preliim-
nary examination of Dru n Inlst
All interested parties ar- irged to
be in attendance at the meeting
which is scheduled to begin at 11
O'clock A. M.
This Sale Ends Liquida
tion of Two Closed
Banks Here
B. A. Hoft, Trustee, at present a
resident of Beaufort bought the re
maining assets of The Bank of
Beaufort when ooffered for - saie
Monday by Hugh Davis, liquidating
agent of the State Banking Depart
ment. Judge N. A. Sinclair, in Green
ville Tuesday approved the sale
The price was $1,875.
This is the second final sale of
local defunct institutions during a
period of one week. The assets were
offered first individually but the
price was so small that it was unnec
essary to start adding the total. The
collective bid started at $250.
More persons attended this sale
than the Beaufort Banking and Trust
Company sale a week before. Bid
ding was brisk for awhile.
The Bank of Beaufort closed on
September 19, 1931 and was immedi
ately taken over by the State Bank
ing Department. The Perkins Farm
on North River is the most valuable
asset listed, it was stated.
ELECTRIC CHAIR FACES
ITS LAST JOBS SOON
RALEIGH, Sept. 2 North Caro
lina's 26 year old electric chair i
scheduled to be used three times
Friday. Then it may become an obso
lete death machine.
Unless Governor Ehringhaus in
tervenes, J. B. (BucV. Garden, of
Durham; Georgo AIjsco.i, of Chapel
Hill, and John Presslcy, of Gaston
county, will go to their deaths the
"quick way." '-' l !;4t:
All other persons on death row
have been sentenced to be executed
by lethal gas. A law passed by the
1935 general assembly provided that
capital crimes committed after Jun
1, 1935, would be punishable by
death from gas.
Vow i inq The 1
WATERFRONT
By AYCOCK BROWN
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THE MARINESCAPE one sees
from the upper deck of the Old Da
vis House excells any seenes your
Waterfront eolumnist has ever seen,
including Ocracoke and the moun
tains of Western Carolina. Off hand
and since I have never been that
far North I believe I would prefer
the marinescape of the Maine coast
in preference to anything else and
my second vacation will take me
there and to Nova Scotia. My first
vacation will take me aboard a com
bination ship on a tramp cruise to
the islands of the West Indies. Both
of these vacations I have in mind
might be far in the offing, but those
are my plans. In the meantime I
must be satisfied with a short con
valesing period on the upper deck of
(Continued on page two)
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tide
at Beaufort is given in this
column. The figures are approx
imately correct and based on
tables furnished by the U. S.
Geodetic Survey. Some allow
ances must be made for varia
tions in the wind ond also with
respect to the locality, that ia
whether near the inlet or at
the heads of ths estuaries.
High Low
Friday, Sept. 4
10:03 a. m. 3:44 a. m.
10:25 p. m. 4:27 p. m.
Saturday, Sept. 5
10:54 a. m. 4:30 a. m.
5:23 p. m.
Sunday, Sept. 6
11:17 a. m. 5:23 a. m.
11:46 p. m. 6:24 p. m.
Monday, Sept. 7
12:10 a. m. 6:22 a. nu
12:44 p. m. 7:30 p. m.
Tuesday, Sept. 8
1:08 a. m. 7:28 a. m.
1:50 p. m. 8:35 p. m.
Wednesday, Sept. 9
2:22 a. m. 8:36 a. m,
3:09 p. m. 9:40 p. m.
Thursday, Sep -. 10
3 :49 a. m. 9 :43 a. m
4:26 p. m. 10:39 p. m.