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Volume JXXVII 10 Pages This Week The Beaufort News, Thursday, Febru X0, 1938
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Number 6
FULL TIME FEE
TRUCK OPERATOR
TO BE EMPLOYED
Town. Board Could Not
Furnish Funds For
New Hospital
Julius Duncan, secretary of
the Beaufort Fire Department
and one of the most interested
members and hardest workers
of the organization appeared
before the Town Board of
Commissioners o n Monday
night, and requested that a full
time fire truck driver be em
ployed. While the request was
not definitely settled during
the meeting, members of the
board voiced their approval,
and it was indicated that ways
and means to employ a full
time operator are being work
ed out at this time.
Secretary Duncan put up a force
ful plea on behalf of the Fire De
partment's need for such a driver,
"He cited instances, without directing
criticism on any individual where
fires have occurred recently in Beaa
fort, when the need of a driver was
very great, on the spur of the mo
ment.
A delegation appeared before the
Board seeking funds to be used by
the sponsors in the erection of a hos
pital to be built with WPA funds at
Community Center. It was later
shown that the Board could not leg
ally give such monies.
Congressman Barden Will Be
Speaker At Legion s Banquet
Covering The
WATER FRONT
By AYC0CK BROWN
JUDGE T. D. BRYSON, dean of
the School of Law at Duke Universi
ty was in Beaufort this week, and
ftrnnned hv the office to see me. He
always drops by the office or my res
idence when he comes to the coast
which is frequently during the sum
mer months when fish are running,
Judge Bryson had rather be on the
coast fishing than be in a college
class room teaching law and as for
that matter who hadn't?
WHILE WE WERE talking in
came Capt. Harvey Willis, the most
prominent citizen of Salter Path. I
introduced him to Judge Bryson and
rieht oft, he started talking about
fishing. Dr. Prytherch who was also
in the office with us asked Capt.
Willis about the many tarpon which
are caught off Salter Path during the
autumn. (These tarpon are caught in
nets.) That attracted the attention
of Judge Bryson and next autumn
when the tarpon start chasing little
mullets along the surf at Salter Path
Capt. Willis will have a fishing guest.
His guest will be Judge Bryson, who
has landed some of the largest chan
nel bass ever taken from the surf a
Jong North Carolina's coast, who
next autumn armed with heavy tack
le will be trying to land with rod
and reel some of those tarpon Capt.
Willis was talking about.
JUDGE BRYSON, until he became
connected with the Law School of
Duke was a Superior Court jurist. He
is a native of Bryson City, one of
North Carolina's far west towns.
Down at Ocracoke about 1931 he
landed a "7 pound chanel bass while
fishing with his friend Nathan Spen
ccr. The 67-pounder was the record
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Photo Shows Him During Recent Conference
Representative Grahan A. Barden, shown standing in the above photo
with Speaker W. B. Bankhead and Floor Leader Sam Rayburn seated,
will be the guest speake at an American Legion banquet and get-together
to be held in the main dining room of Hotel Fort Macon on Tues
day night, February 22. In addition to Legionnaires of Carteret Post No.
99, their wives and invited guests will also be present for the occasion.
The accompanying photo of the Third District Congressman is his . latest
and was made by a photo rrapher at the national capital recently, . who
found him in an important conference with Speaker Bankhead and
Floor Leader Rayburn. With much of the work of Congress in its regu
lar sessions halted by de ate on controversial matters, conference on
procedure and dispositio i of important matters have become of added
importance.
MRS. WHILST
IS LAD) TvMiEST
She Was Oldest Member Of
The Local First Baptist
Church
To the church which she loved so
devptdely and attended so regularly
for more than three score years, the
remains of Mrs. Sally Whitehurst
was borne last Friday afternoon for
the last rites, which were attended
by a full congregation of friends and
relatives of the deceased. The fun
eral'services were conducted from
the first Baptist church at 2:30 by
the pastor, Rev. B. F. Gehring, as
sisted by Rev. Louis Hayman, pastor
of the Ann Street Methodist Church,
and the Rev. E. C. McConnell, rec
tor of St. Paul's Episcopal church.
The choir sang "Rock of Ages" at
the church, and "Face to Face" at
the graveside in Ocean View Ceme
tery. At the church service a quar
tette composed of Messrs. U. E.
Swann, Graydon Paul, Elmore Davis
and M. Leslie Davis sang "That Beau
tiful Land," a favorite song sung by
the favorite quartette of the deceas
ed. "The Holy City" was the solo
sung by Mrs. John Brooks.
"Miss Sally," as the deceased was
affectionately known to her legion of
friends, was born in Beaufort De
cember 12, 1856, the daughter of
Abram and Zyphia Ann Gabriel Con
gleton, and was christened Sarah
James. She became the bride of
James Haywood Whitehurst at the
age of sixteen, on Sept. 19, 1872,
and to this union was born fourteen
(Cbntinued on page four)
Board Cou
elp ' Delegation
$50 REW ARD
The Town of Beaufort will
pay a reward of $50 to any per
son or persons, furnishing evi
dence sufficient to convict, any
person or persons turning in or
causing to be turned in a False
Fire Alarm. This decision
was reached by the Board of
Town Commissioners at their
regular monthly meeting Mon
day night. Since January 1,
1938, a total of 17 false alarms
have been turned in here, it
was stated by an official of the
Fire Department. The notice
of the reward offered is being
given much publicity, through
advertisements in this news
paper and by circulars so no
fool can say, "I did not know it
was against the law." Persons
convicted, if an adultg faces up
two years in prison if a minor
child, a sentence to a Reform
atory School. The last person
convicted in Carteret county
for turning in a false alarm in
Beaufort was sentenced to six
months in State Prison and as
signed to work the roads, by a
Superior Court jurists.
Rev. Ben F, Gehrinq
Permanent Pastor
Will
Of
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In County
1 o apeak
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Dr. Charles E. Barker
Dr. Charles E. Barker will address
gatherings at the Morehead City and
Beaufort Schools Friday, and on Fri
day night will be guest speaker at a
joint meeting of the Beaufort and
Morehead City Rotary Clubs in
Morehead City. Rotary Anns are
invited to accompany their Rotarians
to the speaking. Dr. Barker is one
of the outstanding lecturers of the
United States, and has made address
es in Carteret county before under
the auspices of the Beaufort Rotary
Club. Moreheal City Rotary spon
sors his appearance bere tomorrow,
"It become nut a hits maker to In a law
breaker."
FEBRUARY
12 Original manuscript of
art Washington's Farewell
TP Addres sold lor $2,300,
u 1850.
11 "American Society tor th
Promotion ol Temper
- ance" organized, 1826.
Jit foseph Ruffner dug the
first salt well, 1769.
"IS Women permitted to prac
tice law before the
Supreme Court, 1879.
-18-Samoset visited Plymouth
colony with greeting,
U A "Welcome Englishmen,'1
rft 1621.
i 17 General Hardee burned
( and evacuated Charles-
5 toal865.
18 Jefferson Davis Inauau
. rated president of the
,.l ?!. Confederate states, 1861.
Three More Negroes
Killed In County
Three Negroes, students ofe Tren
ton school were killed near the in
tersection of Wildwood Road and U.
S. Route 70 between Morehead City
and Newport about 11 o'clock Mon
day night, as a result of a car-track
crash. Those killed were: James
IS, driver of a 1934 Ford
coach the party was riding in, May
belle Green, age 16 and Mattie
Green age 17. Four other occupants,
Leila Pollock, Lilly Foy, Annie
Green and Dephine Williams, suffer
ed cuts and abrasions but neither
were seriously injured. The Ford
coach was bound west and a heavy
fish truck owned by T. H. Taylor
and driven by Euill Taylor of Sea
Level was bound east when the
crash occurred. Neither of the Tay
lors were injured. Clerk of Court L.
W. Hassell appointed George Dill of
Morehead City acting coroner to in
vestigate the crash. The verdict of
the coroner's inquest was that driv
ers of the truck were not to blame.
The accident was said to have been
unavoidable. The Negroes bad play
ed basket ball in Morehead City
earlier in the evening. The Trenton
He I Unanimously Called By
Members of Beaufort
Baptist Church
Rev. Benjamin Franklin Gehring,
who has supplied as pastor of the
Beaufort Baptist Church since the
resignation of Rev. J. V. Morgan
about three months ago, was unani
mously called as permanent pastor at
a business meeting of the Church
held last Sunday, folowing the Even
ing Worship. The appointment of
Rev. Mr. Gehring as pastor of Beau
fort's Baptist Church came at the
close of a great day in the history of
the local church.
With the exception of two Sun
days, at one of which there were 20
visitors, the attendance at the Bible
School was the largest in several
years. There was a large congre
gation at the Morning Worship hour
with 22 in the choir led by Mrs. G.
M. Paul. Again during the Even
ing Worship there was a full house,
when a Junior Choir of 25 voices un
der the direction of Miss Haynes led
the musical part of the program.
Principal R. E. Miller sang a solo.
During the day, nine new members
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Paily Luncheon Guests Of PTA
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Group Sought Funds
For Erection Of
Hospital
OTHER MATTERS OF
ROUTINE BUSINESS
Carteret County Commis
sioners, or the majority of them
seemed to approve the expen
diture of $3,000, the amount
necessary as the sponsor's
share in the erection of a hos
pital at Beaufort Community;
Center when a delegation ap-
E eared before them on Monday
ut the legability of contribut
ing such monies for a hospital
to be sponsored by a muncipal
ity, from the county treasury
had to be determined. County
Attorney Alvah Hamilton infor
med the board later in the day
that the county could not legal
ly spend such monies in such
a manner, so the matter was
closed insofar as getting aid
from the county was concern
ed. Although the matter was not dis
cussed generally at the meeting there
was some talk about the sum of $1
000 which several months ago was
given by the county to aid in the con
struction of Regal Shirt Company's
factory building in Morehead City
and the sum of $800 which had been
Continued on page four
They Are Given Health Building Food
The above photo shows under
nourished youngsters at Beaufort
Graded School who are given health
buildine food each dav as a result
(of activities on the part of the Par
ent Teachers Association. A total of
56 children are fed daily. Funds for
the operation of the lunchroom
Public Nuisance No. 1
Is Jailed Again
were derived from the Red Heart
sales last autumn and the Tubercular
Seal sale at Christmas time. While
the lunchroom is sponsored by the
Parent Teachers Association, two
WPA workers and one NYA worker
assist in its actual operation. (Eu
banks- News Photo. )
girls' team won 26-4.
boys' team lost 11-18 ,
(Continued n- ?
The Trenton
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James (Poke) Johnson, one leg
ged Negro World War veteran,
known hereabouts as Public Nui
sance No. 1, graduated from a course
of engineering at a State Prison
camp last week Me returned to
Beaufort on Saturday and Sunday
morning he was in jail again. Poke
found things at the county jail much
more comfortable than the old days
when he was frequently incarcerat
ed there for drunkenness and disord
ly conduct generally. Poke is a
pretty good sort of fellow when he
is not drinking, .which is seldom. He
is also Beaufort's champion or near
pan-handler . Several months ago
Poke martriculated at a prison camp
after he had been convicted in Sup
erior Court here. Probably he would
not have gotten back in jail soquick
ly upon his return to Beaufort if ha
had not told Curtis Oden, "You
wore to a Damn lie and Damn you I
am going to kill you." That is what
the warrant alleges he said: Natur
ally Curtis Oden who has handled
many a colored corpse himself (he is
in the undertaking business) does
not want to become a corpse himself
. . so that is why Poke will be tried
in Recorder's court next week. A
bond of $250.00 will release him un
til that time, if can can find a bonds
man . . and then he will either be
placed under a peace bond or maybe
he will be sent back to bis Prison
Camp alma mater for post graduate
Carteret Drinks Up
$80,325.60 During
Eight Month Period
While the total value of liquor con
sumed in North Carolina amounted
to about $5,000,000 during the last
8-months of 1937, Carteret county
drank up $89,325.60 as its share. The
latter figure represents the gross
sales in Carteret during this period
according to a story appearing in The
News and Observer early this week.
Liquor is sold legally in 27 coun
ties of the State. It is sold illegally
in the other 73 counties, by boot
leggers. Durham county led during
the 8-months period of 1937 with
total sales of $609,322.87, with Wake
next with $411,482.05. The exact
total sales in the State, according
to News and Observer's story, was
$4,446,641.36. Of this amoutn $317,
646,78 was the amoutn paid in taxes.
These taxee came from 27 counties
in which liquor is sold legally from
73 counties where it is sold illegally
the State collected no taxes.
TOM MILLS IS AGENT
FOR STANDARD OIL CO.
Tom Mills, president and general
manager of Sound Chevrolet Com
pany is now agent for the Standard
Oil Company for the area which in
cludes Morehead City, Newport and
Swansboro. This new business en
terprise is in addition to his Sound
Chevrolet Co., connections which he
still holds. Sound Chevrolet, incident
ally has just moved into a new home
on west Arendell street. Standard
Oil Company in Morehead City owns
a bulk plant and marine station and
t7o 3srvice station.?.
Late Tzenny Chandris'
Skipper Returns From
Graveyard of Atlantic
Capt George Coupopandelis, mas
ter of the late Greek S. S. Tzenny
Chandris returned to Morehead City
last Sunday to visit his friend-1
George Memakis, Louis Sarantis, and
Theodore Economan, prominent and
widely known restauranteurs. His
visit marked the return to a port
from which he had sailed in commaiu
of the S. S. Tzenny Chandris, laden
with scrap iron, bound for Rotter
dam, on November 11, 1937, a voy-j
age which 36 hours later or early on !
the morning of Saturday, ,,v:r.bw'r !
13, resulted in tragedy.
Capt. Coupopandelis is now j-..ip-
per or the Adelfoi thand.-is siv.c.
ship of the late Tzenny Ch;iiin.i.
She sailed on Wednesday f.'or.: vVY.--
mington, laden with a cargo of so.ap
iron, bound for Rotterdam in the
Netherlands. He toid a Beaufort
Newsman that he wanted to 3oe his
friends in Morehead City again, and
the port from which he sailed on a
fateful voyage, before he cleared the
river port of Wilmington on a similiar
ship and for a similiar destination
which will take him and his ship by
way of the Graveyard of the Atlan
tic. Sailing from Morehead City the
late Tzenny Chandris fought a south
east gale, was blown from her course
and subsequently sank about 30
miles northeast of Diamond Light
ship on the morning of November
13. Three of his crew of 29 were
lost, two or three others rescued,
later died. An oil tanker, a Coast
Guard cutter and Navy planes res
cued the unfortunate crew who were
tossed into the shark infested waters
when the Tzenny Chandris was bur
ied in the 'graveyard of the Atlantic.'
J RUNNING
LIGHTS
I By JOHN SIKES
e
THE VAGRANT thoughts incarce
rated in this section this week can
be tossed into one cell labelled Thi-Is-A-Small-World-After-All.
NEARLY NINE years ago I find
it more and more disturbing to pon
der about How-Time-Does-Fly I
walked out on Forbes Field, the home
baseball park of the Pittsburgh Pir
ates. I was a Sports Writer on the
Pittsburgh Press. The New York
Giants were the visiting team. I
went out to get a story on Southern
players in the Big Leagues. The first
two gentlemen, clad in the gray flan
nels and stick-candy effect sox of
Giants, I stopped to talk to were Bill
Terry and Pat Crawford. John Mc
Graw was still living then and, nat
urally, was still manager of the
Giants. He had just told me that Pat
Crawford was one of the finest nat
ural ball-players he'd ever seen. And
McGraw had seen a lot. Bill Terry
was firstlbaseman for the Giants.
Pat was doing general utility work.
As I recall he played second base
that day.
BEFORE 1 STOPPED to talk with
Bill and Pat I was dawdling around
the Pirate dugout, talking to Jewel
Ens, who was managing the Pirates
at that time.
"YONDER'S ONE of your fellovv
(Continued on page eight)
TIDE TABLE
Information as the
at Beaufort is givei. in th:
column. The figures are approx
imately correct and based on
tables furnished l.y the U. 3.
Geodetic Survey. Sume allow
ances must be n.side for varia
tions in the wind and also with
respect to the locality, that if
whether near the ir.!et or a
the heads of th.- estuaries.
High Low
Friday, Feb. 11
5:05 a. m.
5:28 p. m. 11:33 p. m.
Saturday, Feb. 12
6:03 a. m. 11:39 a. m.
6:27 p. m. 11:30 p. m.
Sunday, Feb. 13
6:57 a. m. 12:39 a. m.
7:21 p. m. 1:21 p. m.
Monday, Feb. 14
7:48 a. m. 1:34 a. m.
8:11 p. m. 2:07 p. m.
Tuesday, Feb. 15
8:36 a. m. 2:25 a. m.
8:59 p. m. 2:53 p. m.
Wednesday, Feb. 16
9:21 a. m. 3:09 a. m.
8:47 p. m. 3:33 p. .m
Thursday, Feb. 17
10:05 a. m. 8:56 a. in.
10:33 p. m, 4:15 p. m.