T ell The World About The Sports Fishing Along Our Carteret Coast
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Volume XXVI
Eight Pages The Beaufort News, Thursday, August 5th, 1937
5 J ' Copy
Number 31
"New Owners Now
Operating R. R.
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1 lie Kjdliic no a iiv
A and N. C.
SUNDAY TRAINS ARE
COMING HERE AGAIN
The Beaufort-Morehead City R. R.
Company took over operation of
the 3.17 miles of trackage which
gives this town and the back coun
try to the east and north railroad
service on Sunday morning August
1. On the same day, Sunday passen
ger train service which was discon
tinued some time ago was re-instated.
Claude R. Wheatly one of the
stock-holders in the new railroad or
ganization and also a director stat
ed that James Fodrie who has been
employed by the Norfolk Southern
freight station here for several years
would be, for the time being, agent
of the local B-M. C. R. R. So far
there has been no change in the Ex
press set-up here.
Just what changes will be made in
the express set-up id not known. It
is known that at certain seasons the
express shipments from here are
heavy and whether the job at the lo
cal station, or whether the agency
will be transferred to Morehead City
could not be determined.
Mr. Lee Winslow of Williamston
was a business visitor here early
this week.
Tomato growers of Duplin County
have just closed an unsucessfuV sea
son. Dry weather during the grow
ing season was given as the cause for
the poor crop.
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WATEil FilOM
By AYCOCK BROWN
THREE DISTINCT types of scrap
metal are being exported from the
Morehead City terminal, although to
the average person it mlht all look
alike as they see it in the piles a
round the transient shads. Best class
is No. 1 material which includes boil
er plates and steel rails. Most of the
No. 1 metal has been shipped to Ja
pan as has also the No. 2 product
which includes automobile wheals,
chasis parts et cetera. We can all
cheerfully assume that the scrap
metal going to Japan will be used in
construction work and for the mak
ing of toys which will be displayed
on American chain store counters a
round Christmas time? Only a pessi
mist would assume that the metal fol
lowing its slow trip to the 'land of
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111 VIASHIHGION
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TAKING
V PLAC3
1 y 1 f y
The economic map of the country
looks much better than it did a year
ago. Improvement has been more
rapid in some sections than in
others. But the general level of
business, industry and agriculture is
higher than it was when the Congress
convened last January for what has
been one of the longest sessions of
the last fifteen years.
Evidence of the widespread im
provement in our national economic
structure is found in the uncertainty
surrounding the legislative course to
be followed before Congress ad
journs. There are many precedents
for the present situation. In times
of emergency, when there is great
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Railroad Directors
Have Meeting Today
Directors of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad are
having their annual meeting on
Atlantic Beach today. President
H. P. Crowell of the railroad
stated this morning that the
probable course of business dur
ing the day would be election
of officers and a new ottorney,
possible changes in the by-laws
and financial reports. A tre
mendous increase from opera
tion has been noted during the
fit it five months of this year as
compared with the first five
months of 1936. For several
months the 'Old Mullet Line' has
been operating in black figures,
due to the new business result
ing from the establishment of
Morehead City Port Terminal.
C. D. Jones Company
Has Largest Melon
The largest watermelon brought
to Beaufort so far this season was
an 85-pounder which was displayed
at C. D. Jones Company early this
week. The melon season is now at
its peak. In Newport Sunday road
side dealers were selling large ones
weighing up to 40 pounds at two for
25 cents. Cantaloupes from the
same dealer averaging 50-percent
ripes wre selling at 25 cents per
dozen. The huge melon displayed at
C. D. Jones Company was raised on
a Russell's Creek farm. The name of
the farm owner was not obtained. If
any farmer wants publicity through
these columns, any large melon re
ported will be given a write-up.
Carteret Fair Booklet
To Be Published Soon;
Fair To Begin Oct. 1 1
The American Legion sponsored Car
teret Fair Catalog and Premium lis;
is scheduled to be published at an
early date, it was stated today by an
official of the corporation. The Prem
ium List is being revised for the
fair this year, so that premiums for
products of Carteret county will be
large enough to encourage exhibitors
to save their best for exhibition, it
was stated.
The advertising for this booklet
has been placed in the hands of the
American Legion Auxiliary and they
are now busily engaged in selling
space. Mrs. William H. Bailey is in
charge of ad sales. It is necessary
to sell these ads to finance the pub
lication of the booklet, and advertis
ers last year found it a good medium.
The criculation of the booklet will be
1,500 or more.
Mutiny On
The iVlari?
When a ship's chew refuses to
follow the orders of their skipper on
fKa spas it is called mutiny.
Whether this is true in the case of a
vessel moored to a pier while in port
is not known, but it is definitely
known that the Spaish crew aboard
the S. S. Mari of Bilbao, do not :av
nr the idea of sailine under any flag
.vont a Snaniah flaz. when the an-
cient vessel clears Morehead City
Port Terminal with a cargo of scrap
bound for Glasgow, Scotland, some
time in the near or distant luture.
The Spanish vessel was sold a few
rn the Phoenix S. S. Com-
t A nf T.nndon. Since the
yaiijr -
t nf sale was made there
has been talk around the terminal
waterfront about the Spanish crew's
views on the transaction. Capt Luis
Aquia, master of the vessel, has gone
to Washintgon to see tne representa
tives of his government and get ad
,Vp nei-ordinar to reports early to
day. Mutiny on the high seas was
nno a primp nunishable by death
Whether that holds good in this mod
ern day and in a neutral American
port is not known. It is not known
even, whether the Spaniards have
mutinied yet or not w a an wa
terfront gossip. 1..
BEAUFORT COMMUNITY CENTER
rWftjtf:vy J-: .v. ,
Carteret WPA Offices
Carteret county WPA business will
be conducted from an office located
in the left wing of the above Com
munity Center Building in the future.
The office was moved from the Court
house Annex a few days ago. It was
necessary that the offices be moved
because requirements now for WPA
projects are that the local adminis-
JACK NEAL WILL
SUCCEED RUMLEY
Stated Late Today That He
Would Accept Post On
Beaufort Board
Jack Neal, prominent young Beau
fort business man will succeed Capt.
James Rumley as a member of the
Town Board of Commissioners. He
advised The Beaufort News, just as
we were going to press today that
he would accept the post made va
cant by the resignation ' ef Capt.
Rumley who has served for ix years,
but has resigned, due to the fact
that he no longer lives within the
corporate limit.
Mayor George W. Huntley stated
last night that Jack Neal was the un
inimous selection of the present
board which is composed of L. C Da
vis, Graydon Paul, E. H. Potter, and
John White. If Mr. Neal is given
the assurance that the Town Board
will operate on a business like basis
instead of political machine, he will
more than likely accept the post. The
present set-up of commissioners have
definitely stated that they expected
to operate on business lines and for
the betterment of Beaufort instead
of on a political basis. Jack Neal
was selected for the post because he
has proven that he is a keen business
man, the type of citizen who is best
suited to fill the post. No other per
son has been under consediration for
the post, left vacant by the resigna
tion of Mr. Rumley.
Opportunity to Give
Books and Magazines
. Several WPA Reading rooms and
library projects are being started in
communities of Carteret county at
the present time. If you have old
books or magazines which you would
like to donate for this purpose, same
will be called for if Miss Sara Rum
ley, supervisor of the project is no
tified. If unable to reach Miss Rum
ley by telephone, your message, that
you have donations of books and mag
azines to make, will be received and
delivered through the Beaufort New3
office.
"CAST YOUR NET ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE BOAT"
Being The Views of the Fishermen In The Controversy
Over Beam Trawling and Purse Seining '
By EARL DAVIS
There has been quite a bit of con
troversy for the last few days over
the subject of beam trawling and
purse-seining food fish on the North
Carolina coast. There are no people
more interested in the outcome of
that act of the Conservation Board
than are the people of Harkers Is
land. These folks have lived from
fishing since it was settled. They are
not able to go into the fishing game
in a big way nor more than are the
other communities of most of our
state. They feel they are aware of
part of what is the trouble with fish
ing as it is done down this way.
In Above Building
j trative personnel be located nearest
thep rincipal project. Principal WPA
projects in Carteret at present are
Gulf Stream Golf Club and East
Front Street Extension. Carteret
WPA officials having offices in the a
bove building are Tom Kelly and
Philip Ball. Administrative Annex
building.
HAMILTON PRAISED
IN DUPLIN COUNTY
Bar Association Passes Resolu
tion Praising Cartreet
Jurist
Luther Hamilton, Carteret county's
gift to North Carolina's Superior
Court judicial line-up is getting along
excellentlly, with his new job as
Special Judge. In every county where
he has presided over terms of court
since his appointment earlier this
summer by Governor Clyde Ruark
Hoey, he has been praised for the
dignity and dispatch he has shown
in disposing of cases. Most recent
praise from the Bar of Duplin coun
ty. In Resolution form and signed
by officials of the Bar the following
permanent record was adopted:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Honorable Lu
ther Hamilton, Special Judge
of the Superior Court, was as
signed to hold the July Crim
inal Term of Duplin Superior
Court;
AND WHEREAS, Judge
Hamilton has presided with
learning, dignity and dispatch
and many cases disposed of, the
work of the Court performed in
a highly satisfactory manner.
And whereas the Bar feels that
the marked ability of Judge
Hamilton should be called to
the attention of the public and
the press.
Now, therefore, be it resolv
ed that the Bar of Duplin Coun
ty do now go on record highly
commending Judge Hamilton
and expressing its appreciation .
to him for the manner in which
he has conducted this term and
at the same time thanking The
Governor for having assigned
him to hold said term.
Let a copy of this resolution
be sent to The Governor, one
to the press and one to be spread
on the minutes of this court.
Unanimously passed by the
Bar on this the 30th day of
July, 1937.
L. A. BEASLEY,
Chairman of the Bar.
R. D. JOHNSON,
Secretary of Bar.
Having been told for years past that
the way to get representation in
the Fisheries Board was to go there
in a goodly number, they did so at
the meeting just past. They intend
ed no violence and have never done
that way about any act of the Board
no matter how much it was against
them. It is their belief that a lot of
people have the wrong idea concern
ing ocean fishing and those ideas may
be the small fishermen's downfall,
Beam trawling is a successful meth
od for a few folks but terrible for
the small boats.
Coity Board.
Adopt Budget
Highlights Of
Board Meeting
Chairman will not receive
$600 per annum as set up in
tentative budget.
Plan discontinuance of. Re
corder's Court, if that court
fails to make expenses after a
reasonable time.
Cleveland Davis tells board
what Harkers Islanders are not
getting from Welfare Depart
ment. Board will investigate.
Motion made awarding: Twin
City Times the publication of
delinquent taxes two or three
weeks after Chairman W. P.
Smith had already turned same
over to the Morehead City
Daily and after they had good
part of list set up.
J. O. Anthony, probably a
distant descendant of the fam
. ous Mark, appointed as perma
nent County Farm Agent.
Many beer licenses awarded.
Several applications turned
dowa chiefly the applications
of certain Morehead Bluffers.
B. A. Bell Jr., Mastered
The Art of Shorthand
One of the smartest youngsters in
Beaufort is B. A. Bell Jr. Many
people hereabouts know of his ability
as an amateur photographer. Not
only does he take photos, but he also
develop -and finishes same and
some of the enlargements he has
made have been just as good as a
professionals. Photography was his
principal hobby until this summer. A
friend from New York, visiting in
Beaufort, offered to teach him short
hand. And now B. A. Bell Jr., can
not only take shorthand as fast as
you dictate, but he can read the var
ious symbols which when translated
mean words and sentences. He has
mastered the art of shorthand in less
than two months, and that is better
than many older students have done.
Ben Bell is the 14-year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Bell, owners of
the long established jewelry firm here
which operates under the trade name
"B. A. BELL."
J. E. Carpenter Saved
A Little Boy's Life
J. E. Carpenter, automobile dealer
of Durham who owns a summer place
in Beaufort might not admit it, but
he is a hero. The other day Mr. Car
penter was in a boat at his pier near
Huntley apartments. Nearby were
several children swimming around in
the water, some of them occassionally
holding on to the stern on the boat.
Suddenly Mr. Carpenter gazed at the
water and saw a little fellow slowly
coming to the surface with a glassy
stare in his eyes. The youngster
was Towwy Lewis age about 5 years.
Mr. Carpenter, who admits that he
has not done very much swimming
during his life, and none during the
past 30 years immediately jumped
overboard and finally towed t'.ie
little fellow ashoreL. One of his
playmates said that he had gone down
for the second time when the resouj
was made.
Formal Opening Of
Red Star On Aug. 9
The Red Star Service station at
the corner of Front and Orange
Streets will be formally opened on
Monday, August 9. This new Service
station, featuring Texaco products is
under the management of J. O. Bar
bour, Jr. His operators are Gray
Hassell and David Beveridge, two of
the most popular young men ' of
Beaufort. On Monday the first 10
customers served will receive compli
mentary theatre tickets. Each per
son served on Monday will be eligible
for winning one of three prizes offer
ed and mentioned elsewhere in this
edition in quarter page advertise
ment If anyone is in doubt about
the high class service at this new
service station, they should drive up
and see how quickly their windshield
is given a cleaning.
Tax Rate For Current
YearWiUBe$1.80
If Johnson Okays
SMITH WILL GET NO
$600 YEARLY SALARY
By J. W. STEWART
The County Board of Commission
ers met on Monday and Tuesday of
this week. The most important
event of their meeting was the final
adoption of the tentative budget as
set up at their last meeting and the
setting of the tax rate at $1.80. Both
of these will have to have the official
sanction of C. W. Johnson, head of
the local government commission.
There were a few changes in the bud
get as set up at the last meeting.
The amount of $600 listed for the
salary of the chairman of the coun
ty commissioners was stricken out,
since the board was informed by the
county attorney that the salary of the
chairman and the other commission
ers was fixed by special statute and
thus could not be changed except by
On this matter only three member
made in the allotment for clerical
help in the off'res of the Register
of Deeds and the Clerk of Superior
Court, each office being allowed!
$85 per month for all clerical help,
were in favor of his salary, the other
two members were for a lower figure.
George Lewis, keeps,- of the County
Home had his salary raised to $85 a
month. The salary of the tax col
lectors assistant could not be raised
as it was set by a special statute, ;
The commissioners likewise gave St
notice to the Judge and Soltcltof "of
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fishing And
ALL OUTDOORS
By AYCOCK BROWN
CERO ARE RUNNING in Cape
Lookout Bight according to the re
ports of fishing guides here. Capt.
John Dickinson, master of the crui
ser "Idle-On" reported that one
party ho had out this week landed
Seven Cero in less than 30 minutes.
In his party (they were from Penn
sylvania) were two or three young
sters and the Cero they landed were
almost as long as their captors. Of
course there was considerable dif
ference in the weight.
DOWN IN FLORIDA they are called
"Kingfish." In some sections they
are known as horse mackerel. If
trolling near a harbor is your fav
orite type of angling, Cero are the
fish you should seek. They havev
plenty of fight and when you hav
landed a 20-pounder you have not
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TIDE TABLE
Information as t- the tide
at Beaufort is given in this
column. The figures are appro
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 and also with
respect to the locality, that is
whether near the inlet or at
the heads of the estuaries,
High
7:47
8:11
8:38
9:00
9:25
9:41
10:10
10:22
10:52
11:01
Low
a. nr.
p. nr.
a. m.
p. mv
a. vcU
p. mv
a. m.
p. mv
a. mv
p. mv
a. mv
p. mv
a. mv,
a. mv
p. nx
Friday, Aug.
m.
m.
Saturday, Aug,
m.
m.
6
1:46
1:58
7
2:30
2:47
Sunday, Aug. 8
m.
m.
Monday, Aug
m.
m.
Tuesday, Aug.
3:13
3:34
9
3:35
4:21
10
4:37
5:08
m.
m.
Wednesday, Aug
11
5:21
6:01
9:05
11:35 a. m.
11:40 a. m.
Thursday, Aug. 12
11:40 a. m. 6:05"
12:16 p. m. 6:51