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Volume XXVII 8 Pages This Week The Beaufort News, Thursday, MarcnjH, 1938
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Number 11
FUTURE FARMERS
OF NEWPORT HAD
EXCELLENT MEET
It's All In The Life Of A Coastguardsman
Robert Pasteur
Representative Barden
Principal Speaker
On Program
"It is an inspiring sight to
look into the faces of such a
fine group of young Ameri
cans, proud of their heritage
and ambition for the future,
each one willing and ready
to assume his share in the
leadership of his community,
State and Nation," Congress
man Graham A. Barden told
Future Farmers of America at
their annual Father and Son
Banquet in Newport last Fri
day night. Other speakers on
the program were D. L. Ward
of New Bern and T. E. Browne,
director of Vocational Educa
tion, Ralegih.
The banquet, prepared by the fu
ture farmerettes" who make up the
home economics class of Newport
School was one of the most delicious
ever served in Carteret county. The
plates with steaming hot food ap
pealed to every guest present. So
often guests at banquets are given
food which is not even luke-warm
but the 'future farmerettes' served
no food like that on Friday night.
"We have used the fine vocational
education school at Newport as an
example in lighting for funds for ed
ucation of this type," Ward of Crav
en, chairman of the Legislative Ap
propriations Committee told those
present.
"There are over 300 such voca
tional educational classes in North
Carolina, and Newport is included
amonfc the best 10 of all of them,"
Mr. Browne stated.
"There is evidence that each of
you is proud of the fact that he- lives
in America instead of a country
dominated over by a dictator such
as Hitler of Germany, who has ex
tracted practically every vestige of
liberty from the German people and
who tonight is attempting to place
under his heel a neighboring coun
try," Congressman Barden told the
group and added, "In that land a
young man must be content with fol
lowing, and an attempt to become a
leader might cost him his head."
Praise from all the speakers was
piled on C. S. Long, Newport's agri
cultural speaker who has brought his
vocational class to the forefront in
North Carolina. Several of the stu
dents in the class made impromptu
and fine talks. Guests on the pro
gram caled on to make a few re
marks were C. M. (Kid) Hill and
Carlisle Bell, W. H. Taylor, Aycock
Brown and Instructor C. S. Long.
Senior Play Is The
Best In Many Years
The annual high school play, "Am
I Intruding?" was presented by mem
bers of the senior class of Beaufort
High School last Friday night and
was declared by those present to be
the best in many years. Total re
ceipts were given as $55.00, to be
used to purchase a gift for the
school, the gift to be decided upon
later. Miss Lena Duncan, director
of the play, suggested that the Beau
fort play be given in Morehead City
and the Morehead City play to be
given here as the dates conflicted.
"A man's wisdom makelh his fact to
shine."
MARCH
19 The Mexicans andTxan
engaged In battle near
ffifa Goliad. Tai, I836-
20 Now capltot ai Auanra,
Ga carting $1,000,000.
completed, 1890.
11 Georgia's one delegate to
the Continental congress
elected, 177S.
22 Gov Holden of North
Carolina impeached and
removed from office, 1871.
"23 Lieut. A. G. Hamilton
9
made paracrine iup 01
24.000 feet. 1921.
24 Mayor breaks ground for
rapid transit tunnel at
City Hall. New York, 1900.
JS-GosnoId with twenty
colonists sauea on an 9
plonng expediuoa
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sol tf,CWtVTlCkt They Have Returned
H b4r S X)m From Porto Rico
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Carteret Farmers
Favor Crop Control
LIQUOR RAIDS!
Officers Arrested 10
Persons In County
Wednesday Night
One of the biggest liquor
raids ever staged in Carteret
county took place last night
when 10 allegedly 'big-time
boot-leggers were arrested by
local officers assisted by State
ABC Enforcement Officers
from Raleigh. Those arrested
who could not furnish bonds
for their release were jailed
and today the Carteret Grand
Jury found true bills in the cas
es. Most of the defendants ar
rested have at one time or an
other been mixed up in the il
legal liquor business before.
West of Morehead City where
bootleg liquor is said to flow freely
most of the time Charley Brewer,
Cal Whaley, Rob Whaley, Ed Sharpu
and Dave Bell were arrested. In New
port the invading officers arrested
Sam Prescott. Here in Beaufort
Pearlie Oden, Beals Sparrow, Ran
som Jones and Otis Fenner were tak
en into custody.
Officers making the raids included
Em. Chaplain, George Nelson, Clar
ence Pelletier, Phil Thomas and .a
Mr. Griffith anda Mr. Renner from
up-state and said to be State ABC
Enforcement officers or dectectives.
Divorces
Five divorce cases have come be
fore Judge Luther Hamilton so far
this week. Margaret O. Oglesby
was granted an absolute divorce
from her husband Earl R. Oglesby.
Ada L. Willis was granted a bed
and board divorce from her husband
Cluyde E. Willis. It was alleged
that the defendant had offered such
indignities to make the plaintiff's
who were on the cruise returned
Prentice C. Longest was granted a
divorce from his wife Louise Rober
son Longest on grounds of separation
for more than two years.
Edna M. Kilpatrick was granted a
divorce from her husband Donald
Kilpatrick, on grounds of adultry.
Otis Edwards was granted a divor
ce from Rose Edward on grounds of
two years seperation.
of
the
just
to
The
of
I life
Big Majorities Were
Given In This And
Other Counties
Carteret county farmers
cast a total of 715 ballots in
the cotton and tobacco referen
da last Saturday and gave a
big majority for crop control.
While there had been no doubt
about the outcome in Carteret,
or the nation either, as for that
matter, unexpectedly large
numbers of farmers turned out
to cast a ballot for what they
believed meant success or fail
ure for them during the cur
rent year. As a result of the
outcome of the referenda,
Carteret's Farm Agent, J. O.
Anthony, is making, every ef
fort to get in touch with every
owner of cultivated land in
the county immediately, to
place the new legislation in i
operation.
Out of 239 persons casting bal
lots in the cotton referendum in Car
teret, 222 favored control. In the
voting on tobacco control, 389 farm
ers favored control and 87 voted a-
gainst the measure. Tabulated votes
of the various voting precincts in
the county will be found elsewhere
in this edition.
The Farm Agent's office released
statement on Wednesday, relative
to the outcome of the referendum.
The statement follows:
"Following the referendum on
cotton and tobacco held last week
which puts control on cotton and to
bacco, the County Agent's office is
making every effort to get in touch
within the next week with every own
er of cultivated land in the county.
(Continued on page eight)
How Carteret Voted
For Crop Control
Township Cotton Tobacco
Yes No Yes No
Beaufort 39 5 12 1
Straits,
Hunting Quarter
& Smyrna 27 0 3 1
Harlowe 14 0 19 2
Merrimon 27 2 4 0
Morehead 38 3 63 13
Newport 33 1 170 29
White Oak 50 6 116 41
TOTALS 222 17 389 87
For the first time in the history
the U. S. Coast Guard, surf-
men from the land stations along
North Carolina coast have
completed a sea duty cruise
Porto Rico. One surfman from
each station was chosen to make
the cruise, which included plenty
of hard work, but also a bit of
pleasure, judging from the two
scenes at left, one in San Juan
harbor, the other in the city itself.
cruise was made aboard the
new C. G. Cutter Bibb. One of
the Bibb's life boats is shown a
bove and that Coast Guardsman
at extreme left is Lum Gaskill, of
Ociacoke, a member of the crew
the cutter. North Carolinians
burdensome and intolerable.
to their homes and stations last
week with many interesting talf
to tell about their trip.
REPUBLICANS ARE
BECOMING ACTIVE
Executive Committee
Met At Courthouse
Here Saturday
Carteret County Republi
cans wT. have their Conven
tion on April 23, 1938 at 2
o'clock in the Courthouse here,
it was decided by members of
the Executive Committee
which met last Saturday. Chair
man C. H. Bushall of the Exe
cutive Committer presided at
the meeting and notations on
what transpired was recorded
by Republican Secretary A. L.
Wilson ol JNewport.
During the Executive meeting
motions were made and carried that
any Carteret Republican attending
the State Convention in Charlotte
this week would automatically be
come a delegate from this county,
Several persons prominent in the
party including C. R. Wheatly, A. L.
Wilson and others were planning to
attend the State convention.
C. R. Wheatly made a motion
which carried that delegates to the
state, congressional, judicial and
senatorial conventions be named.
About 25 persons attended the
Executive meeting on Saturday.
Among those present were several of
Carteret's prominent citizens, who
are prominent Republicans.
Grand Jury Report-
Carteret's Grand Jury passed
upon 29 bills of indictment, found
26 true bills and three not true
bills, according to the report given
Judge Hamilton just as we go to
press today by D. W. Morton, fore
man. Complete text of the Grand
Jury report and subsequent resolu
tions will be printed in next week's
edition of The Beaufort News.
FARMERS M4SS MEETING
Big Meeting Planned For Purpose Of
formulating Rules For Operation
Of Auction Mart This Year
A big mass meeting of all farmers and interested citizens
will be held at the Courthouse here next Thursday night,
(March 24) at 7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of formulating
rules for the operation of the Auction Market. This meeting
is being called by the Beaufort Business Association in coop
eration with the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club and Coun
ty Agricultural Agent. All farmers and business men and
others interested are urged to be present.
HP
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Conjured?
Craziest sounding testimony of
fered in Superior Court here this
week was that given by Johnnie
Marshall on Wednesday who acted
as self-lawyer before the jury in the
case charging him with assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
He did not make a very good 'de
fense attorney' for himself though
because it took the jury only two or
three minutes to return a verdict of
guilty. Marshall was charged with
striking and seriously injuring Ralph
Hassell with a cue-stick in a local
poolroom Saturday night. He gave
several reasons for his act, all of
which sounded unearthly. He tried
to convince the jury that he was jus
tified in his act because he had been
'conjured' by one of the Hassell
boys. Marshall in jail will probably
be sentenced late today.
Presiding Over Busy
Carteret Court
Judge Luther Hamilton
Judge Luther Hamilton came
back to his native county this week
to preside over one of the busiest
terms of court in the history of Car
teret. He has impressed everyone at
tending couit with the efficient ma.i
ner in which he has handled the sit
uation. His charge to the grand jury
on Monday was one of the best ever
delivered in a Carteret county court
house. Today he is presiding at the
first first-degree murder trial to take
place in Carteret in many years.
Judge Hamilton is a native of At
lantic, a resident of Morehead City
and was appointed Special Superior
Court Judge by Governor Hoey sev
eral months ago. (Cut used through
courtesy Twin-City Times).
Grand Jury Gives
Mann Boy Freedom
..LaRose Mann, 14-year old New
port youth charged with manslaugh
ter in connection with the killing of
his father the late Romie Mann, wis
given his freedom by the Cart.iret
Grand Jury who reviewed the case
this week. The grand jury found
not a true bill' in the case which at
tracted considerable attention when
the shooting took place be-a-jj- ill-
boy was ordered placed unicr bciH
on manslaughter charges, after a
coroner's jury had found the shoot
ing justifiable. Sentiment in th
Newport section was with the youth,
who shot and instantly killed hir
father because he was beaming his
mother.
ire
ror L
He Is Charged WitK
Killing His Wife
Verna Pasteur
LONG TERMS GIVEN
TWO OTHER KILLERS
Robert Pasteur, former op
erator of the Friendly Cafe, in
the colored section of Beaufort
went on trial here this morning
for his life. He is charged with
the premeditated murder of
his estranged wife, the late
Verna Sparrow Pasteur whom
he shot on the cold night of
December 6, and who alleged
ly died as a result of that shoot
ing on Tuesday, February 15.
The case is being tried before
Judge Luther Hamilton, who is
the first Carteret county super
ior court jurist to preside over
a term of court in this county.
It is the first first-degree mur
der trial in Carteret courts in
many years.
Solicitor Dave Clark of Greenville
is prosecuting the defendant. He is
assisted by C. R, Wheatly, employ
ed by parents of the deceased as
private prosecution. Sitting next to
these attorneys is George Sparrow,
father of the deceased Verna Pas
teur. Defending the life of Robert
Pasteur is A. D. Ward and William
WTard of New Bern and E. Walter
.Hill of Beaufort. Sitting adjacent to
these attorneys is Robert, his moth
er and two brothers. Playing a part
in the testimony before the court
this morning was a December editi
tion of Romantic Magazine, which
(Continued on page eight)
L I ti MI T S
By JOHN SIKES
WHILE I AM fully aware that
nothing concerning the somewhat
fabulous career of Joseph Louis, the
pugilist bears sufficient local interest
to cause customers to come banging;
on the doors of the Messrs. Hatsell
and Brown, who publish this news
paper, with dollars in their hands
and demanding latest copies, of The
Beaufort News containing agenda on
the career of the fighter, current de
velopments in the prize fighting in
dustry have given me, at least, reas
on for pause and ponder. (The Beau
fort News hereby offers three wick
less Running Lights and four leaden
life preservers to the first philologue
with a red Van Dyke who can parse
that sentence.)
AS I SAY, recent developments in
and about the fight industry have
given me cause for some research.
Louis is allowed by such magazines
Continued on page four
TIDE TABLE
Information n the tid
at Beaufort i' givei, in th'
column. The figures are appro
imately correct and basod or,
tables furnished by the U.
Geodetic Survey. Some allow
ances must be noH' v-r'g.
tions in the wind rr.'i i' with
respect to the locality, that is
whether near the ir.let or at
the heads of the estuaries.
Kijh Lo
Friday, March 18
9:37 a. m. 3:32 p. n
9:63 a. m. 3:45 p. r
Saturday, March 19
iu:i7 a. m. 4:14 a.
10:45 p. m. 4:21 p,
Sunday, March 20
10:56 a. m. 4:56 a,
m.
.n.
m.
4:63
P. m.
Monday, March 21
11:26 a. m. 5:40 a. m.
11:36 p. m. 5:47 p. m.
Tuesday, March 22
12:07 a. m. 6:29 a. m.
12:17 p. m. 6:40 p. m.
Wednesday, March 23
12:53 a. m. 7:24 a. m.
1:08 p. m. 7:37 p. ra.
Thursday, March 24
1:47 a. m. 8:23 a. m.
2:07 p. m. 8:38 p. m.