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PAGS TWO THE BEAUFORT NEWS BEAUFORT, N. U. Thursday, August 19, 2L History Of Beautort By RTllrHill, Jr. "KNUCKLERS" KING lit Installment T'. e tnvn of Eeaufori occupies :i peninsula nearly four miles land and two miles wide. The peninsula is guir. ur.ded by water except for one narrow neck of land. Beaufort faods the h.autiful Core and Bogue sounis and U only one mile distant from thv open sea. Tt is located within sight of the Atlantic ocean directly in front of Beaufort Inlet. Beaufort is almost on the ext.-er.i-.' pastern noint of North Carolina, ly ing in 3 t digrees north latitude and 76 decrees west longitude. It is only 20 miles from the Gulf Stream, be ing closer to the Gulf Stream than any mainland point north of Flori da. Th;s assures Beaufort of an ex tremely mild climate. The average winter temperature is 47.5 degrees; summer 78, 4 degrees and autumn, 69.5 degrees. Frost and snow are rare, and the summer is cooled by ocean breeaes. Beaufort is connected to western iNorth Carolina by U. S. Highway No. 70 which extend over 600 miles across the State th ugh New Bern, Kinston, Goldsboro, Ralegih, Durham, Greensboro, High Point, Salisbury, 'Statesville, Hickory and Ashevilk anu thence across the continent to Los Angeles on the Pacific coast. Beaufort is connected to Morehead City, nearest twon on the west, a distance of three miles, by a bridge and causeway which cost $750,000 at the time of its construction. The actual bridge work is 3,000 feet long, and the causeway between the two draw bridges is 5,100 feet. Said was thrown upon the marshes by government dredges, and the causeway was paved across this. The foundation consists of 427 un treated piles driven in clusters to form a foundation undei the tVu.-; bridges. Two hundred an J 85 ;). ij,:st concrete piles, ranging in L';k:'i : from 25 to 65 feet, were also dr: ::-:', to complete the foundation. In piar I foundation r.nd the bridge itself, ; 1,200,033 pjunds o; reinfo.vm? stel was u3-i to hiid t-:.;jr 1,860 cu bic yards cf .one-.-ete. The machinery usai to raise the two draw bridges weighed 06,000 pounds. This bridge was bui'.t by the Stita Highway Commission and was very important in establishing better transportation and communication with other parts of the country. The territory now included in Car teret County, of which Beaufort is the cou.ity seat, was originally part of tie present precinct of Bath, w hich was one of the orginal divisions of the territory as made by the Lords Proprietors soon after assuming au thority over the Carolinas in 1763. Carteret county derived its name from Sir George Carteret, one of the Lords Proprietors. It was formed as a separate county in 1722, and in the the same year Btajl'o.t was made a port of entry. Beaufort v.-u- named for Henry Sommerset, Lu.;e ui Beaufort, an other of the Lords Proprietors, and inl723, it was incorporated by the G:neral Assembly. In 1690, a band of French immi grants came down from Virginia to a tract of the wilderness called Caro lina. They settled around the Roanek River and the Albemarle Sound. Eighteen yeais later in 1708, a band of these men set out to explore the country to the south of them to find better homes. They traveled for three years, stopping many times a long the shores of Pamlico Sound and leaving a good many of their num ber. Finally the remnant arrived at what they thouarht to be (and is now) "The Garien Spot of The World." They called this settlement, which afterwards became Beaufort, 'Fishev tov.n.' They were followed by the Svvc-'ei. Gi-r.ians an i English from other c i.' : nn i tv.anv cam? direct :;om Ensx.-.d. 3 se$ CANTOt Wiliiam KIoss, thirteen, of Crca'c: Canton, Ohio, grins r Madly after being crowned national marble champ after playing off a tie for the title with Andrew Tanana, thirteen, of Throop, Pa. The Canton bey I ni the best nverat in the lottr.tf.r-.cnu winning 40 cf 57 games. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NEWS ttlnaei) Governor Hoey Was Impressed When Governor Clyde R. Hoey met with the !50 4-H club members attend!'1'- the recent shurt course at State College, he was deeply impress eel wit leir tine appearance, vigor ous physical condition, their excel len' bthavior, and their attention to their conferences and class rooir. woi-k. Mr. Hoey is een here in the front center of the short course g; up W ithered n.-.i. t . Memorial Tc'.ver on t'vs State Codege Campus. A; -on? th ; 'vith him in the front - v " " nn o lf ,0 "QO,'1 a?s: :a of J ;h S.u'. :; ElizS, ty, : c R. leg. -din .( Dei ing pta v WCf of t'v !ub 1 -1 le:-: R Coats n - f'jn:;:, tent o: GjVw'rr.o? Hoey; MLsj T id--!! ..-I Clevelan 1 Coun- : ; i; rm chib group" L. : U-ader at Stats Col- T. C. f. S.i-ith, assiftant i t:;t-r. 'on, Washington. . S h 1 1 othetj stand r d v.n th; line do not ap- h.; p ctu !. The short course v t- : - charge to be one t . v h.'.d during the 25 ' : ' "'-;s State. BUTTERFLY B U iV S Are Delicious give them A Trial FRESH EVERY DAY Wetts Bakery BEAUFORT Soil Deficiencies Lower Crop Yields RALEIGH, Aug. 18 Plant food deficiencies in North Carolina soils are curtailing they ields of cotton and tobocco, according to C. B. Wil liams, head of the agronomy depart ment at State College. Where the crops are suffering from "potato hunger" or "sand drown," he said, production could be increased up to 50 per cent in cases by adding a small amount of potash or magnesia. "Potash hunger" in tobacco is laa'vs. The spoats later turn brown, then drop out, giving the leaves a ragged appearance. "Sand drown," caused by a luck of magnesia, causes cotton leaves to turn red and later drop off. In to bacco the lower leaves are light ureen, then become almost white be tween the chief veins. While it is too late this year to apply potash or magnesia in time to correct the deficiency, Professor Williams said, growers should take careful note of fienlds where the trouble occurs and plan to add potash or magnesia or both, as needed, to their fertilizer next spring. Where these deficiency troubles have occurred, he went o. they a.o almost certain to appearagam untU the necessary plant food, have been placed in the soil. tw. ,fiv.w mall amounts of potash and magnesia Msf correct the trouble cost V" -orUnn with th heavvl mcreases- Voi4 in yields that can be obtains- PrnftMjanr Williams added n4.1 it growers are in doubt as to what trouble is affecting their crops, they may consult their county farm a gents, or send specimens of affected plants to the agronomy department at State College, Ralegih. RIDE A COOL WAVE ! Th seal swims North to beat the heat But here's how you can beat his feat: When heat waves get you, simply call For CALVERT COLLINS cool and tall I v..,, iniMiiJ?iftn iii jmmmimitamA J I f 4 4 '' - . 1 1 WHAT DO OU OOVISC I WV POR A HOT 0AV IIKE I t((,.. S yw'S, Of OROt ? U V iririwfeiSMiirll ---ISi SUCOtST A CALVERT "COOIKS SlR-evtRYOWE JSAVS THfTRf JUST THE . ATHINC ON HOT DAYS ' Ou taut riomt rMisl CAtVCRT COLUNS DOES I TM( TRICK.' 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CALVERT'S -VfcCIAk" BLtnutu anMT-n ruur nratgm wniiKiM in inn pngun mn I wr & aaaaaajka, wMakavi n mta aautm aplrtla. X9 2 aaar aM unaaM awaat li-i yaaa Dr. Ward Elected Head of Osteopaths 1 1 f,:i...iv: - i ? i tS.JMicA, 1 : I , WM!rm.. .tar... I V m O. H. Johnson, M. D. SPECIALIST Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat CLASSES FITTED OtHcr Honrei Mereheaa City 9 to 12 A. M. Beaufort 2 to 5 P. M. RouASl Dressed i , 1 - n .JsisDi sss&t :.HnSHMMHMMMH''H'H, W"! C. H. BUSHALL Fire, Health, Accident, Automobile Insurance Real Estate Bought Sold Rented Will Writ Your Bond RELIABLE COMPANIES. GOOD SERVICE iM Hill Bldg. Buufort, N. C 'ST. DU1 415-1 Dr. Edward A. Ward (right), of Saginaw, Mich., was elected presidenl of the American Osteopathic association representing 10,000 physicians, surgeons and specialists at the association's annual convention in Chi cago recently. With him is Dr. Arthur E. Allen (left), of Minneapolis, Minn., who was chosen president-elect, to take office at the 1938 conven tion, which will be held about mid-year. The office of president-elecl la a new one ' 7 Dr. Clifford W. Lewis Offic. Tel. 442-1 Ret. 347-1 Office Hours: 0 a. ra to 12 M. & 2 to 5 p. ra. NIGHT BY APPOINTMMEN1 BEAUFORT, N. C. B And uilding Supplies carooroaifra Lumber Company BEAUFORT N. C J rC3a
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