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AGE FOUR f The Beaufort News fnblished every Thursday at Bean fort, Carteret County, North Car. Beaufort New Inc., PublUher AYCOCK BROWN Editor Subscription Rate: (In Advance) One Year U-M Bix Months " three Months -50 rhe above prices are for the first, aecond and third zones. In the fourth tone the rate is 82.00 a year. Entered a3 second-class matter Feb ruary 5, 1912 at the postoffice in Beaufort, North Carolina, under the act of March 3. 1879. MEMBER N. C. PRESS ASSO. THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1936 A Worthwhile Movement Is Advocated Representatives of the Coun ty Medical Association appeal ed to the Beaufort Rotary Club at their meetii t' Tuesday night to give their support to wards getting a full-time health officer for Carteret county- They expanded on the deplorable health conditions the county is m. A lull time health officers' duties would be much more than a county phys ician. He would conduct reg ular clinics at various places in the county and condemn any unsanitary or unhealthful con dition, either personal or con gregationally . Parent Teach ers Associations throughout the county will be urged to use their influence with the coun ty commissioners to bring a full fledged health officer to the county. The costs to the county would not be over 10 per cent more than is paid the county physician at present and that salary would be sup plemented by funds from the State Board of Health, Feder al Funds and Rockefeller Foun da tion . . . And another thing the health officer would not be employed by any group of! politcians or will he be able to practice individually his services being for the charity , and welfare of the county. Important Job Is Shifted To Crowell " The future of Morehead City's port terminal develop ment was shifted to H. P. Crowell when the Port Com mission appointed him manag ing director of the organiza tion last Saturday. It is an im portant job, but a better man to fill the position would be hard to find. H- P. Crowell was front-paged considerably, awhile back as the "doctor ot sick railroads" from the State of Maine, who would try and put the A & N. C. railroad back on its feet again. As gen eral manager in charge and later president of the A & N. C, "Doctor" Crowell diagnos the ailments of the state con trolled carrier. There was a loss of over $50,000 during the first year of operation but during the past five months the Crowell-managed A & N. C, has reached a convalesc ing stage and according to a confidential report of the aud itor, operated in black figures. Since the completion of the terminal, progress at the port has been slow-not due to mis management, but because of an ill-manager. Maurice It. Beaman deserves a lot more credit than he will ever get for the part he played in establish ing the port. Buthe is a very sick man and a sick man can not run a port. But a "doc tor of sick railroads" especial ly when his railroad has a close connection with such a terminal can do more than any one else. That is why H. P. Crowell, the railroad man from Maine, who has made good in North Carolina railroad circles was appointed to the job and with the Morehead City port terminals under his manage ment our bets for success are placed in favor of the port. Career Of Worthwhile Woman Come To End The sudden death last Sun day morning of Nannie P Geffroy ended the worthwhile career of Beaufort's most fam ous woman citizen. Hundreds of persons, now successful cit izens of the world owe their early educational start to Nan nie P. Geffroy and her St. Paul's School. Carteret had fewer illiterates, as the result of St. Paul's School, than any other county in the State back in the days when North Carolina was noted through out the country for its adult il literacy. The St. Paul's School which Nannie P. Geffroy found ed and made famous was de scribed as the model institu tion with the proper curricu lum: by the late Charles Brant ley Aycock, father of the-pres-. ent educational system of North Carolina, as he stump ed the state in the interest of future education. At an age when most chil dren are still in elementary grades at school, Nannie P. Geffroy founded St. Paul's. That was 59 years ago. She was only 12. From an hum ble beginning, in a one room structure and one teacher she had employed, St. Paul's grew to large proportions. Her life was St. Paul's School. No child regardless of financial circum stances was ever turned away if that child really wanted an education. Many the times it was a difficult job, but she stuck to her aim in life and succeeded just as her dis tinguished great-uncle, the late Louis Pasteur stuck to his aim in life and succeeded- Press Qlcaninqs LOOKING AHEAD News item from Beaufort says a group of citizens representing the vaiious civic organizations ot the town in considering federal projects 1 for that section, agreed that " an ' un '.erground chamber of refuge to ' be used in case of air raids or gas ! attacks." was the thing they would i ask Uncle Sam to spend their por- i tion of the work relief money for. I It is further explained that "the j chamber would be of sufficient sizs I to take care of the entire population of the coastal area and would be similar to those in cities in Europe." Assuming that this committee is talking in all seriousness and not just merely marking time while they figure out a new place they want a bridge, we rise to make the point that in the face of present world conditions, this may not be the boon doggling that it seems cn first glance. Eventually we may have to take to our storm cellars to evade the sky devils, for although there's a lot of water 'twixt us and the ambi tious braggarts abroad, it's getting so the trip can be made in short, quick hops, and it is not impossible that some day we will be anticipat ing just this sort of thing. In the meantime that underground chamber could be used to cache the fishing tackle of over-eredulou-sports from the Piedmont, or maybe better be made a sort of depot from which the legalized liquor stores could the more conveniently obtain their stock. At any rate we here in the foot hills will not be worrying about un derground chambers yet awhile. Against air raids we can take to tha caves in the mountains here at our backdoor and the only gas attacks that pester us come only every two years when the politicians put on their war paint. So if Beaufort just must have her underground haven, and will prom ise not to say "bridge" again until the chamber has demonstrated its worthwhileness, we will even volun teer to run down and help build the hole. (Elkin Tribune.) LONG LIVE THE HORSE This newspaper welcomes the news that the Seventh Coast Guard Dis trict is ready to replace tractors with horses at two stations in the district and is likely to put Old Dob bin back into service in all the sta tions in this district ere long. There is something of stamina and strength and ruggedness about a sturdy horse that reminds one of the stalwart men who constitute the personnel of the Coast Guard sta tions on our coast. The horse seems, to fit into the picture of a thrilling rescue while a tractor seems out of place. A horse has always seemed a no ble creature to us and it was with a sense of genuine regret that we witnessed the replacement of dozens of horses with trucks and tractors in the Seventh District Coast Guaid stations a few years back. It is with pleasure, therefore, that we note that Old Dobbin si about to stage a comeback and at the expense of the motorized equipment which would have relegated him into obliv ion. Long live the horse! (Elizabeth City Daily Independent.) AND YET WE DO NOT FLY The Wright airplane which was flown a few hundred feet at Kill Devil Hill on the morning of Dec. 17, 1903, was powered wiah a one lung 12 h. p. engine, weighed only 745 lbs., carried a fuel load of only three gallons, and could carry only its pilot. Compare the fust Wright piano with a modern air transport weigh ing 18,200 lbs. powered with engines with 1,422 h. p. carrying a fuel load of 510 gallons, 15 passengers and a crew of three. The original Wright plane flew only a few feet and its top speed was 30 miles an hour. The modern plane flies 1,200 miles without re fueling and has a cruising speed of 215 miles an hour. Amazing progress in aeronautics has been made in the 30 years that have elapsed since the Wright broth ers made the first flight. But is is only a beginning. MAN HAS NEV ER LEARNED tO;,. ACTUALLY THE BEAUFORT NEWS THU FLY. But, being man, he will nevev rest until he does really fly. And long before that he will have perfect ed the gorified glider, that he use today, to a point of relative safety. (Elizabeth Daily Independent) BEAUFORT BOONDOGGLE Beaufort is a peaceful town of some 3,000 population on the jag ged North Carolina coast. Last year its serious un-employment was le lieved by WPA with allotments of funds for a sewing pioject, building repair projects and a community center with an auditorium, gull' course and tennis court. Biggest problem of Beaufort civic leaders who met last week was to find a project for which WI'A funds could be obtained in 1H37. After gravely considering their problem they an nounced that they had agreed on this boondoggle: a bomb-proof, gas proof subterranean chamber that will serve as a havea for the entire population if and when an enemy air fleet comes overhead intent on wip ing Beaufort off the map. TIME The Weekly News Magazine. OF A STRANGE TALE FROM BEAUFORT. v'iiat the Beaufort Asceiat-.M Piess dispatch set forth the other morning, as you may recall, is that ''Captain George Snow, skipper of a menhaden fishing boat( chanced upon the skeleton walking acioss the beach of the small island across the harbor from Beaufort." ''Quite the best of this season's skeleton tricks," com ments a valued commentator and customer, from another upland com munity; "maybe he means Ocracoke, in the vicinity of the Haunted House." Our own information has been that, conditions of vsiibility being anything like even, the likelihood of encountering strange sights, in mo tion or at rest, on the sands of Ocracoke, is several times as great as anywhere else, not excepting the Kinston area We will go further, or farther: if we went out for to look for a dream walking, or a booger, or a skeleton, or . . . . Proteui, rising from the tea Or hear old Triton blow has wreathed horn, We'd by preference first try Ocra coke, and around about the Haunted House. This is not, be it understood, by any means to low-rate Beaufort or Peanut shoal, or those environs; to us, man and boy, for several dec ades, a fascinating and favorite spot. Nor would we undertake to as sert that Captain Snow did not chance upon a skeleton walking in form and manner as chronicled, and in the place designated. But, any how, it is phenomenon that seems to merit more than passing attention. (Greensboro News). WILL MAKE MORE MOVIES OF DARE COUNTY SCENES Harold McCraken, the news reel camera man, whose motion pictures of Cape Hatteras and vici nity are now being shown in theatres throughout the United States, will be in Dare County again this month this time to take moving pictures of the thousands of greater snow geese in the sound on the Pea Island Club property. McCracken, whose movies have re ceived high praise in many large cities, will be joined by Frank Sticks: of Nags Head, who will accompany him on the Dare County trip this time in the making of pictures of these picturesque waterfowl which winter almost entirely in Dare Coun by waters. Dare County Times Ten to twelve cars of drain tile will be ordered cooperatively bv farmers of Duplin County this win ter to drain fertile fields which arc not producing maximum yields KEG O' NAILS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936 We wish to take this op portunity to thank each and everyone for helping to make this 1936 the most successful year since we began business thirteen '13' years ago, and we feel it most fitting to wish EV ERYONE A Merry Xmas And don't forget to call for your Calendar at Noe Hardware Company DIAL 420-1 RSDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1936 This Week's Obituaries MRS. ELIZA DAVIS Smyrna Mrs. Eliza Davis, 5i died here last Friday following a heart attack. Due to abnormal rains over the week-end funeral services wer not conducted until Monday. Be sides her husband Capt. George Davis she is survived by five children. THEODORE E. STYRON Theodore E. Styron age 55 died at his home here Wednesday after noon following a lengthy illness. He was owner of a local barber shop. His widow, Mrs. Rosa Mae Styron and two small children survive. Our Mail Box FRIENDLY LETTER Editor of The New:-: On behalf of those of us who arc in this office I want to thank you for the fine cooperation you have given us duiing 193G, and to express our good wishes for a happy holiday seas on. I am sure that all the exten sion workers and the research peo pie of the Experiment Station also join me in this word of appreciation. In fact, I do not believe I would be far wrong in extending also the thanks of the rural people of North Carolina. Surely they must have profited somewhat from the space you have so freely given to inform them about the latest facts from the agricultural headquarters of the State. As in the past, we have tried to serve as your reporters here at State College, sending you such news as we thought worth while, and A thousand times, you've heard it before, but we want to wish it, to you, once more A Merry Christmas, full of Cheer and Best Wishes for the coming year Seabreeze THEATRE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Friday & Sat. Dec. 25-26 Gene Autry, Smiley Burnett and The Lightning Crust Doughboys in "Oh Susanna" Show will start at 2:00 o'clock (both days) and run continu ously. Adm. 10-15-25c Monday, Tuesday & Wed. Dec. 28, 29, 30 Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers in "Swing Time" Adm. 10-15-25c COMING Big Star Productions including "The Great Ziegfield" n BEAUFORT, N. C. trying to prepare it in such shape that you could use it without incon venience. Robert K'uttz, of course, has done most of the actual writine this past year because I am kept busy with a multitude of things. But the whole office has a pride in the news items that we stmi. Note that almost always they aie cleanly mim eographed and are so folded that you may see the headings at a glance. These items are important to us and each week as we send them out we wonder whi.h (ir.es will proe ot pieaiest interest. We wonder also if the information in thtm will serve some farm family. We know, of course that our efforts are n.it per fect and for that reason we are doubly appreciative i." your fine spirit of cooperation. I hope that we may continue to enjoy your confidence and good-will and I assure you that this shall be our constant aim. For you, your family, your asso eates and your readers we wish you a Christmas filled with joy and hap piness. Sincerely, F. II. JETER. Editor. N. C. Extension Work, R:ilvigh, N. C. Dec. 17, V.'Zn. Plans For Legislative Conferences Underway RALEIGH, Dec! 23 Plans for the second of its biennial legislative conferences are rapidly being com pleted by the North Carolina League of Municipalities, Mayor George Iseley of Raleigh, president of the. League, announced today. -k-":-.x-w-.m: WHEN YOU THINK OF RETIREMENT AT EQUITABLE AND TOM Christmas VERYONE oAnd Many Thanks For Your Seasonal Patronage 'Visit Our Store Christmas Ere R. Felton & Son "EVERYTHING TO WEAR" Beaufort, The Personnel of DRUG Wishes Everyone A JOYOUS CHRISTM F. R. Bell, Your Patronage Phone 323-1 With members of the 1937 Gen eral Assembly as their guests at a banquet that evening, members of League will gather in Raleigh Janu ary 18 for an all-day conference to discuss legislative matters of prime interest to municipalities. Final approval will Le given the legislative program adopted by the League at its annual convention in Wilmington last July. Topping the day's events will be a banquet in Hotel Sir Walter with members of the General Assembly as honored guests. Governor-elect Clyde R. Hoey has tentatively ac cepted an invitation to serve as toastmaster. Mayor Iseley will pre side over the executive discussions duiing the day and open the banquet program that evening. Principal speaker will be Dr. T. V. Smith, member of the Illinois State Senate from Chicago and Pro fessor of Philosophy in the Univer sity of Chicago. His topic at the ban quet will be "A Philosophy of Skill in Politics," a subject for which Dr. Smith is particularly well-fitted be cause of ..; adnvrable experience as a politician and philosopher and his stellar qualities as an orator. Last year's banquet meeting of niu nicipal officials and legislators, in augurated by the North Carolina League of Municipalities, proved ex tremely successful in giving both groups better understandings of their varied problems. Department heads of the State gov eminent will join with the municipal officials and Assemblymen at the banquet, for which at least 300 guests are expected. SUBSCRIBE FOR i HE NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND i AGE 60 THINK OF POTTER Smyrna, N. C. 3 Cheer To North Carolina UU WBPMIMIUXm' MlfcMlliWI iiiUlf' STORE Druggist Appreciated Beaufort, N. C. OiCiiUiLi J AS
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