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Volume XXVII 10 Pages This Week
The Beaufort News, Thursday, February . ' 1938
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Number 8
Tremendous Increase In Water Traffic
Beaufort Council On
Recreation Organized
STRONG DEFENSE
URGED BY BARDEN
IN LEGION TALK
He Believes Sentiment
Of Nation Is For
Prepardness
HATSELL PRESIDES AT
GET-TOGETHER DINNER
Congressman Graham A.
Barden told an interesting aud
ience gathered for a get-together
dinner in the main din
ing room of Hotel Fort Macon
at Morehead City, Tuesday
night, that he believed the
sentiments of this nation favor
ed a larger army and navy,
better equipped for protection
against enemy invasion
He was not advocating War,
but telling of measures which
must be taken by this nation
before its falls prey to enemy
invasion.
More than a hundred persons heard
his address following a Washington
Birthday banquet sponsored by Car
teret Post 99 of The American Leg
ion. Frequently during his spech
as he stressed certain points, his aud
ience gave an ovation. During his
talk in which he stressed several im
portant subjects, he made no men
tion of politics other than, "they
have a three months open season for
rabbits and other game, but it seems
to be an open season throughout the
year on Congressmen, and it seems
that there is always somebody cut
hunting them." The matter of the
proposed Veteran's Hospital for East
em Carolina was a subject he touch
ed lightly but with diplomacy. " I
would like to see the hospital built in
the place where it will do the most
good for the largest number of
World War veterans," he said. He
stated that he would present any of
fer from any community in his dis
trict to the Veterans Hospitaliza
. tion Board for approval and that he
would not fight the proposed loca
tion of any site selected or offered
(Continued on page four)
Lovvrintj The
WATER IRON! i
By AYCOCK BROWN
ON PAGE TWO of this edition
under the boxed caption "Comments
on Whale Killing" is reprinted two ed
itorials by Jonathan Daniels of The
News and Observer and one letter
from Harry Davis, (former Carteret
County) director of the State Mu
suem in Raleigh. The average pub
lic will agree with every word in
those editorials or the letter.
AND ON THE other hand every
one who knows Coastguardsman Dan
Yeomans of Cape Lookout, also
knows that he is a man of exceptional
good charcter and a person who
would not wilfully violate any law. It
is true that he killed the 50-foot
whale, (a fin-back, a hump-back or
a sulpher bottom. -it was never deter
mined definitely which) but he did
not do it with the thought that he
was violating a law and neither did
he shoot the big mammal wantonly.
He thought at the time that he was
killing the whale that it would bo
wanted by the Musucm for mounting,
and that the blubber would be wanted
by local fish factories for the oil that
could be obtained after trying it.
(Continued on page ten)
1 w
"It Una jokelfibenr ttim i man who it
all jokes."
FEBRUARY
J Delaware Sa-Lvel
Comal was opened to
traffic, 1927.
27- Henry W. Longfellow,
poet, born, 1807.
28 The charter for the
Baltimore ana umo
Railroad granted. 1327.
MARCH
1 Yellowstone established
. as a national park. 1872.
1 The famous "Missouri
Compromise Bill" passed,
. 1820
J-Coinage of three-cent
pieces authorized, 1851.
" 4-Coolidge dam in Arizona
It dedicated, 1930. fwn
nrir . tm
Ml V '
Tonnage Jumps From 643 In 1936 To 4,247 In
As a result of harbor improve
ments at Atlantic the water traffic
tonnage there in 1937 was almost
seven times what it was in 1936, ac
cording to information given Thy
Beaufort News this week by Major
Morehead
Show Big Increase During 1937
Principal Speaker At
Legion Banquet
Graham A. Barden
"I have never had chickens stolen
from me as long as I had a bulldog
in the backyard," said Congressman
Graham A. Barden when he gave his
views on prepardness of this nation,
during a speech to American Legion
naires at Fort Macon Hotel Tuesday
night. By that statement Congress
man Barden meant that he was in
favor of the United States building
up her armed fighting forces to the
highest possible degree not for
the purpose of dragging this country
into war but as a prepardness meas
ure to keep this nation out of war
and to give protection from enemy
invasion. His comments on prepard
ness and his entire speech went a
cross big with the hundred or more
guests gathered for the occassion.
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tx
A 'i, r 1 '
Carteret Cage Tourney Is
Underway At Newport Gym
Beaufort Girls, Morehead And
Newport Boys Victors In
First Skirmish of
Tournament
By J. W. STEWART
Carteret County's Annual Basket
ball Tournament got underway at
the Newport Gymnasium last night
and was witnessed by a capacity
crowd despite the unfavorable weath
The Beaufort Girls won the first
event by a 39 to 20 score over their
Atlantic rivals. Tl.ey had a good lead
fh rrn o-Viout the t ime. The score at
the half was Ltaufort 24, Atlantic
12. The Beaufort girls during the
first half put on the fastest game
that has been produced by them this
year or by any Beaufort team in
several seasons. Johnson was best
for Beaufort making 18 points with
Arrington her team mate making 15.
M. Robinson was best for Atlantic
with 9 points.
The Newport and Smyrna Boys
gave an exhibition that will be long
remembered. At the half Newport
was leading 8 to 5 and at the end of
the third quarter 14 to 13. During
the fourth quarter Smyrna forged
into the lead and held a three point
with ltS3 Jir. : .". :..'..vJte of play.
Newport then fur on a spurt ai.l
Ralph Millis, district engineer of the
U. S. Army Engineering Corps in
Wilmington. Playing an important
role in getting the improvements
was Capt. James R. Morris, Atlantic's
No. 1 citizen and Congressman Gra-
City Water
TAX PAYERS CAN
SAVE BY PAYING
Taypayers of Carteret County and
tho Town of Beaufort have an op
portunity to save money during the
next four days. Elsewhere in this
edition are advertisements which ex
plain how this can be done signed by
the respective tax collectors of Car
teret and Beaufort. If taxes are paid
before midnight, March 1, the tax
payer will escape paying a 2 per
cent penalty which will go on after
March 1. "Checks mailed . prior to
midnight, March 1st, will be accept
ed without additional penalty," said
E. O. Moore, county tax collector
and T. M. Thomas Jr., city tax col
lector.
Two Aces Made On
Gulf Stream Links
Two aces were chalked up on
127-yard Hole No. 1 at Gulf Stream
Golf Club last week. On Friday,
William (Piggie) Potter made a drive
from Tee No 1 and saw his ball sail
through the air and come to a stop
directly in the cup of Green No. 1
His was the first Hole-In-One regis
tered at Gulf Stream Golf Club
since the links were formally open
ed to players last Spring. On Satur
day W. D. (Bill) Skarren, who
makes a black-indented story for
the State papers everytime his name
is mentioned in connection with Golf
because he walks several miles each
morning delivering mail and several
mile's every afternoon playing on
Gulf Stream Links, was matched with
C. G. Owensby of the A end N. C.
Railroad in Morehead City. He made
Continued on page tour
had a one point lead when with 15
seconds of play a double foul was
made their try for point and a New
port player who hadn't made a foul
goal this season was to try for New
port's point. He made it and New
port won by a score of 20 to 19 E.
Garner was best for Newport with 9
points while Moore, Chadwick and
Willis shared honored for Smyrna
with 4 points each.
Beaufort and Morehead Boys
played the closest game of the ev
ening until the last three minu
tes of play. At the end of the 1st
quarter the score was 5 all; at thd
half Beaufort was leading 8 to 6 ;at
the end of third quarter the score
was 14 all. With three minutes of
play and the score 18 all Tom Dick
inson was taken out of the game on
fouls. Morehead then forged into an
eieht point lead. Griffin who had been
bottled up by Tom Dick made his
points after Tom's removal from the
game. Russell of Beaufort made one
of those freak plays when after ad
vancing to mid-court he suddenly
turned around and made a crip shot
in Morehead's goal giving that team
the two noints. The final score was
Morehead 26, Beaufort 18. Moore
of Morehead and Lennox of Beaufort
9 points.
1937 at Atlantic
ham A. Barden. Unable to get an
appropriation for dredging the har
bor to a depth of eight feet from
tho Rivers and Harbors Committee,
fhn work was accomplished through
o wpa nrnippt and cost about
$15,000.
Traffic To
Tonnage During 1936
Period For Nearby
Ports Is Given
TriNMAP.F. IN BEAUFORT
VALUED AT $905,814
Through the development of
MfVi rarnlina's newest and
only ocean port, the volume ot
water traffic at Morehead City
will be much greater during
1937 than in 1936. Under a
Washington dateline early tnia
week ir was indicated that dur
ing the 1936 period a total of
62,509 tons was registered at
Morehead City which was in
error, but the total tonnage for
1937, for which figures have
not yet been released, should
be aproximately 100,000 tons
or more.
After the Washington story ap
peared in afternoon papers The
Beaufort News wired Major Ralph
Millis, district engineer at Wilming
ton for comparative tonnage at oth
er nearby ports and harbors includ
ing Beaufort, Ocracoke and Atlantic.
The bieerest percentage of increase
will be shown at Atlantic, it is be
lieved, where the approximate tons
for 1936 was only 643 valued at
$15,360 as compared to 4,247 tons
in 1937 valued at 254,050, accord
ing to compiliation by the office of
Major Millis. When the harbor at
Atlantic was dredged to a depth of
eight feet with WPA funds, that
place become the base of a large
fleet of fishing boats which answers
for the tremendous increase.
The value of Morehead City's 1936
traffic was $940,994, chiefly from
coastwise and internal traffic. The
only imports that year was 1,870
tons of salt. According to the para
graph in the Washington story rel
ative to internal traffic accounted
for plus the imports, Morehead City
had a total of 23,190 tons valued at
$940,994. There were 9,113 vessels
of all types inbound and outbound,
but only one was a steam propelled
vessel. Other than 80 tugs and 80
(Continue 1 on page ten)
Recorder's Court
Duet o the fact that Tuesday fell
on Washington's Birthday this week,
a legal holiday, there was no session
of Recorder's Court. Last week it
was hinted that court might be held
on Friday, but Mrs. Bravaldo, deputy
clerk of superior coutr stated this
morning that the next session would
be on its regular day, next Tuesday.
Judge Webb is out of the county at
present visiting in "Texas.
Public Nuisance No. 1
James (Poke Johnson was hauled
into municipal court on Monday
charged with being a public nuisance.
Mayor Huntley sent him up to higher
courts and ordered him placed in the
county jail. The following day while
permitted to roam the jailyard for
sunshine and fresh air, Johnson vault
ed over the fence and went his way
into the colored section of town. A
short while later he was again taken
into custody and placed in jail with
out the privilege of roaming the jail
yard. He will probably be tried dur
Grady.
Pictures, Radio
Furnish Career
for This Writer
VIRGINIA VALET
Author ot "Star Dost"
Virginia Vale, author of
The
Beaufort News' popular "Star Dust'
column, is well qualified by experi
ence to write about movie and radio
favorites.
An avid follower of these two al
lied entertainment fields since child
hood, Miss Vale lost no time enter
ing the work of her choice. She
made her first trip to Hollywood
when D. W. Griffith was finishing
"The Birth of a Nation," Griffith him
self took the future writer about the
set, introducing her to stars who to
day are her best friends.
After two years as associate edi
tor of a movie magazine, Miss Vale
went to a newspaper syndicate to
write about the same field. Later the
New York Evening World summon
ed her to interview stars in a column
called "The Studio Cat." It was at
this time that she branched into ra
dio work.
The Beaufort News publishes Miss
Vale's column because of the ever
increasing popularity of both mov
ies and the radio, For many local
people "Star Dust" is a guide to
both motion pictures and radio pro
grams, establishing Miss Vale as a
forecaster whose predictions are us
ually very accurate. The first "Star
Dust" column will appear next week.
Only One Donation
Received Here For
Chinese Relief Fund
Only one donation has been receiv
ed by the Beaufort Chapter of the
American Red Cross for Chinese Re
lief Fund, it was stated this morn
ning by Mrs. M. E. Bloodgood chair
man. The donation amounted to
only one dollar.
The public is advised that contri
butions made to the Red Cross fund
is not to be turned over to the Chin
ese Government for the purpose of
helping them fight a war. Instead
the fund is to be used in the aid of
suffering women, children and citi
zens of China who have fallen prey
to the Japanese invasion. Condi
tions in China as a result of the Jap
anese invasion are undescriable.
Women and children have been slau
ghtered. There is need for food
clothing and medical aid, and that is
why the American Red Cross has
started a drive for funds. Monies
received wil be used to relieve suffer
ing humanity.
Snestad Due Friday
The Norwegian freighter Snestad
is due off Beaufort bar at 6 o'clock
Friday morning enrouteto Mo.-ehead
City Port Terminal with a cargo of
mahogany lumber from the Phillipine
Islands, consigned to Brown-Bled
soe Lumber Company, Greensboro.
Port Supervisor W. H. Smoak stated
that approximately 260,000 feet
would be discharged here and that it
would take about 12-hours to unload
same. It will be stored in the tran
sient shed and transshipped by rail
to Greensboro. This is the second im
port cargo to be received at North
Carolina's only ocean terminal. The
first cargo was 1,860 tons of salt
from Sfax, Tunisia, Africa. Fifteen
freighter, however, have taken ex
port cargoes from Morehead City to
foreign countries since the port wms
completed. ,.
L. D. Hayman To Head
Work For Boys
And Girls
SHOULD HAVE HELPFUL
EFFECT IN COMMUNIIX
What rjurports to be one of
the most helpful organizations
that has come into being in the
city of Beaufort, became a re
ality Monday evening at the
American region nut, iuuic
than twenty-five members of
the thirty odd representatives
of the civic, social, business
and religious organizations met
and became charter members
of the Beaufort Council On
Recreation.
The election of officers was taken
up, and Rev. L. D. Hayman was elect
ed President, Mrs. J. G. Allen, Vice
President. Miss Martha Carrow, Sec
retary, and Mr. Thomas Hood, Treas
urer. Mr. R. H. Hill was elected
chairman of the Court of Honor for
Boy Scouts. Committee on Consti
tution was appointed composed of C.
L. Skarren, Ralph Miller, and Gray
den Paul. Other afficers were elect
ed and the Council began business in
real earnest, .
The principle work with the Coun
cil will undertake is that of enter
prising the boy and girl work in tho
city; plannig for and executing a pro
gram for all children under the
scout age; and to devise ways and
means for carrying on activities for
those above scout age, including
adults.
The girl scout organization was
set up, with Mrs. Edith H. Steven3
leader and Miss Rosalie Chadwick
her assistant. The Troop Committee
was appointed by the leaders and are
Mrs. Robert King, Mrs. J. W. Mason,
(Continued on page, ten)
RUNNING
EIGHTS
By JOHN SIKES
IT IS MY pleasure, upon resum
ing this column this week, to report
upon some of those who have gone
out of the section for this and that. I
run across them in my weekly jaunts
around most of eastern North Caro
lina. In Kinston I met Sam Chadwick,
manager, I believe, of Strcud's
Drug Store. In Vanceboro I met Ivey
Guthdie, owner of Ivey Guthrie's
Drug Store. In Grifton I met Doc
Wall, owner of Doc Wall's Drug
Store. The section seems to be a
very good training ground for people
who want either to manage or own
Drug 'Stores. Better find out from
F. R. Bell or Joe House why this is
so. This reminds me that Troy John
son is leaving, or has left, for A
lanta to study pharmacy. Probably
I'll run across him some day as own
er of Troy Johnson's Drug Store in
Chinquapin or Jump and Run or
some such place. There is, too, a
(Continued on page ten)
TIDE TABLE
Information as . the tij
at Beaufort is giveu in th'
column. The figures arc appro
imately correct ar.d basi-d o-
tables furnished by the U.
Geodetic Survey. S"me allow
ances must be niudo for varia
tions in the wind end also with
respect to the lucahty, that u
whether near the inlet or at
the heads of tha estuaries.
High Low
Friday, Feb. 25
4:44 a, m. 11:00 a. m.
5:00 p. m.
Saturday, Feb. 26
5:34 a. m. 11:09 a. m.
5:48 p. m. 11:51 p. m.
Sunday, Feb. 27
6:17 a, m. 12:01 a. m.
6:31 p. m. 12:36 p. m.
Monday, Feb. 28
6:57 a. m. 12:45 a. m.
7:10 p. m. 1:16 p. m.
Tuesday, March 1
7:35 a. m. 1:27 a. m.
7:49 p. m. 1:52 p. m.
Wednesday, March 2
8:08 a. m. 2:$6 a. m.
8:28 p. m. 2:27 p. m.
Thursday, March 3
8:53 a. m. 2:46 a. m.
9:09 p. m. 3:02 p. m.