Thursday, March 31, 1938
THE BEAUFORT NEWS BEAUFORT, N. C.
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NEWPORT
Rev. C. S. Boggs and wife and
son left Monday morning for Farm
er, N. C., to visit relatives.
Mr. Wilbur Gamer entered the
hospital at Morehead City Monday
to undergo an operation for appen
dicitis. Mrs. Corrine Morton and Mrs.
Alvin Garner and daughter spent
Friday here visiting relatives.
Miss Louise Morton is here on a
visit to friends and relatives.
Mr. Elbert Mann, of Greensboro,
who recently was discharged from
the hospital there, is home for a few
days recuperating.
School Item
Following is the honor roll for
the sixth month of school :
First Grade: Murry T. Lewis, My
ron Lockey, Bettye Jean Edwards,
Cleo Garner, Judith Mann, Peggy
Man, Rachel Murdoch, Shirley Rhue,
Vernon Ray Skinner and Ethel Gar
ner. Second .Grade: Marjorie Sutton,
Thelma Inez Mann, Elva McCain,
Jean Mason, Janice Murdoch, Bet
tie Lee Higgins, Adeline Garner,
Frederick Williams, Howard Lock
ey and Gerald Mann.
Third Grade: Leonard Gould, Ja
son Mann, Vincent Rhue, Fae Has
kett, Carolyn Hunnings and Alber
ta Murdoch.
Fourth Grade: Virgil Lewis, Law
rence Pelletier, Dora Lucille Bell,
Janie Dowdy, Lillie Mae Graham,
Amanda Sanderson, Charlotte Mann
and Ramona Wilton.
Fifth Grade: Alson Higgins, Myrle
Mason and Fay Collins.
Sixth Grade: Nathan Garner, Ray
mond Heath, Charles Hill, Max Mc
Cain, Met'a Bell and Dorothy Gene
Garner.
Seventh Giade: Leon Mann, Jr.,
Mary Emily Mann and Kathryn Ed
wards. Ninth Grade: Billy Bell.
Eleventh Grade: Dorothy Bell,
Olene Garner, Patsy Perkins, Beu
lah Small and Naomi Williams.
paid New Bern a visit f riday.
Mr. Effron Smith and Edmond
Russell of Norfolk, Va., spent Fri
day night here with their wives.
Mrs. H. E. Russell and Mrs. E. S.
Smith were visitors in Washington
Saturday.
Mrs. Hubert Meadows and two
children, Bobbie and Donald Allen,
of Swansboro spent the week-end
here with Mrs. P. M. Russell.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Guthrie and
children Billy, Curtis and Francis of
Newport RFD, spent Sunday here
with Mrs. Guthrie's parents, Mr.
Mrs. P. M. Russell.
Mr. Joe Kirkman of Swansboro
was the guest of Miss Eva Mae
Weeks Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ross and
son Chestly, of Vanceboro spent
Sunday here with Mrs. Ross' parents
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. Colie Guthrie of
Broad Creek spent Sunday here with
Mis. Guthrie's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. P. M. Russell.
Mrs. P. M. Russell and Mrs. Hab
btu Russell are both sick at this
writing. We hope them a speedy re
covery. Mr. Robert Lee Littlejohn of Jack
sonville was the guest of Miss Lucy
Grey Smith Sunday.
Mr. Westley Guthrie Jr., left last
week for Savannah, Ga., where he
will meet one of the M. and M. T.
Co., ships that he works on.
Mr. and Mrs. Eston Miller and
Miss Beulah Stanly of New Bern
spent a while here with Mrs. Cora
Russell Sunday.
Mrs. Cora Russell and children,
Ira and June, Mr. and Mrs. Miller
and Miss Stanley spent Sunday visit
ing in the Eastern part of the coun
ty.
home of Mrs. Virgil Styron. Choco
late candy was served. The whole
community took a part, and every
one reported having the time of
their lives.
Rev. W. B. Sprinkle will hold his
regular apopintment at the Baptist
church the first Sunday in April.
The Ladies Aid of the Free Will
Baptist church met at the home of
Mrs. Allen Willis on Monday night.
Lester Babbitt left Sunday for
Mt. Airy where he will play League
Base Ball for the Summer. He was
accompanied by Claude Brown of
Marshallbreg.
Two car loads from our communi
ty attended the Free Will Baptsit
Woman's Auxiliary Convention last
Thursday. The Convention conven
ed with the church at Cash Corner
in Pamlico County.
Kermit Murphy who is in college
in South Carolina spent several
days here last week with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Murphy.
Mrs. Hilda Murphy was called to
the bedside of her mother at Straits
last week. She has not been able to
return yet.
Mr. Elmo Murphy who has been
working in Southport for "the Win
ter spent the week end here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Murphy.
Mrs. Allie and Evelyn Willis and
Mrs. Claudia Davis spent Monday in
Beaufort.
The Gladys Memorial class will
meet with Mrs. Alice Willis on Fri
day night. Misses Irene Willi, s,
Mable Davis and Mary Chapman
Davis are program committee and
they will render a very good pro
gram. Mrs. Charlie Hancock and her
son, Sterling, of Harkers Island
spent the week end here with her
daughter, Mrs. Ion Lewis.
Mr. Ion Lewis is in the coast
guard station at Fvt Macon spent a
few days here last wek with his
family.
Mrs. Orpha Willis is still on th..
sick list. She has been confined to
her bed for the past several weeks.
WIRE GRASS
Several of our farmers attended
the meeting held at the Court-house
in Beaufort Thursday night for the
truck growers.
Mrs. Martha Hunnings of Newport
spent Wednesday night with Mr3.
R. T. Dudley.
Mrs. M. M. Eubanks and children
visited her sister Mrs. James White
hurst in Beaufort Thursday night.
There were several from our com
munity who attended services at the
Christian church at Russell's Creek
Sunday morning.
Mr. Roy Eubanks of Beaufort
spent the week end with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Eubanks.
Those who attended the County
Council meeting held in the Home
Agents office in Beaufort Friday
were Mrs. W. B. Norris, Mrs. L. L.
Springle and Mrs. H. W. Styron.
The Womans Missionary Society
of Tuttles Grove Church held its reg
ular meeting at the home of Mrs. C.
T. Eubanks Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. W. B. Norris, president,
opening of the meeting with devo
tional exercises. The secretary being
absent there were no minutes read.
Roll was called with eight members
present. After the business session
the meeting closed to meet with Mrs.
W, G. Dudley in April.
BETTIE
RUSSELL CREEK
NORTH RIVER
WILLISTON
is em-
service
time
LOLA
Mr. W. S. Goodwin and Earl Dan
iels made a business trip to Beau
fort Saturday.
Mr. Luther Lupton who is em
ployed at South River is spending a
few days at home with his family.
Miss Mary E. Salter of Atlantic
spent the week end with Miss Irene
Cherry.
Mr. J. W. Goodwin as a visitor
at Roe Sunday.
Capt. and Mrs. A. W. Styron, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Goodwin and Mr.
and Mrs. D. J. Day were visitors at
Lenoxville Sunday.
Misses Lila Belle Smith, Verna
Daniels, Irene Cherry and Millie
Day were visitors at Roe Sunday.
Mr. Martee Lupton who is employ
ed at New Bern spent the week-end
at home with his family.
Mr. Clarence Lewis of Stacy was
in our community a short while Mon
day night.
Miss Esther Styron spent Sunday
at Roe the guest of Miss Blanch
Daniels.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Goodwin of
Roe spent Sunday here with Mr.
Goodwin parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Goodwin.
Mr. Henry Goodwin of Morehsad
City was in our community Monday.
Mr. Norwood Fulcher who
ployed in the Coast Guard
at Ocracoke is spending some
with his parents here.
Mrs. Grady Willis, the teacher
here gave a Tom Thumb wedding
program last Wednesday night. A
very large crowd attended and ev
ery one enjoyed it very much.
Miss Annie Willis gave a birthday
party at the home of Miss Edith
Taylor Saturday night. Every one
enjoyed it very much.
Mrs. Stacy Willis and children
Travis and Hilton spent the week
end at Straits with her sister, Mrs.
Thelma Chadwick.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gillikin and
daughters, Miss Hilda and Lucille of
Smyrna spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. H. T. Piner and Mrs. J. A.
Wade.
Mrs. Olive Willis is spending
some time at Straits with her daugh
ter Mrs. Thelma Chadwick.
Mrs. Rose B. Neely of Wilming
ton, Del., who is down here for a
STACY
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Peterson and
daughter spent Sunday here with Mr.
Peterson's sister Mrs. L. L. Willis.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray of
Russell Creek spent Sunday after
noon here with Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Blake.
Mrs. P. B. Beachem and Mrs.
Riley Beachem spent Sunday after
noon at Lenoxville with friends.
Mr. Jesse L. Willis of Washington
spent the week-end at home.
Mr. Jason Johnson was a visitor
at Lenoxville Sunday.
Mr. William Ipock of Wasihngton
spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Thelma Whitehurst of Beau
fort spent a few hours at home Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. John Chaplain cf
West Beaufort spent Sunday after
noon here with Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Blake.
H. D. CLUB MEETS
The Women's Home Demonstra
tion Club met March 22nd with Mrs.
I. T. Fodrie at 2 P. M.
The meeting came to order by
sineinc Dreaming. The minutes were
read and roll called, nine members
and one visitor were present.
The major project was "Low
Cost of Feeding the Family." Sever
al suggestions for Good Buying
Practices were given by our Home
Agent.
The club is now having a contest
"To Improve the Exterior of the
Home." The contest began January
1st and ends April 26th.
Several new games were played
and afterwards the hostesses served
chocolate cake and fruit salad
which everyone enjoyed immensely.
The meeting adjourned to meet
again April 26th with Mrs. C. A.
Merrill.
Rev. W. B. Sprinkle preached at
the Baptist church here Sunday af
ternoon. Miss Alma Willis of Davis spent
last Thursday night with Miss Bea
trice Pake.
Misses Theresa and Pauline Law
rence, Virgil Salter ' and Beatrice
Pake, Carl Willis, Billy Pake and
Harry Gillikin, members of the
senior class at Smyrna High School
attended the Junior-Senior Banquet
Friday night
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Mason and
Gaston Smith of Atlantic were vis
itors here Sunday aftrenoon.
Wm. Wells and McDonald Gillikin
of Southport, were here Sunday and
Monday.
Mrs. Ben Lawrence of Marshall
berg spent last week here with rel
atives. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Willis of
Davis spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Pake.
Oscar Peterson of Manteo and
William who is in the army at Fort
Hoyle, Md., spent several days here
after the funeral of their mother,
have returned to their work.
Mr. T. E. Peterson has moved in
with his daughter Mrs. Martin Law
rence.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and
baby of Atlantic spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Salter.
4-H County Council
On March 26, The 4-H County
Council met at the office of their
Leader Miss Clark.
The meeting was called to order
by Hilda Carraway. The group sang,
"We're On The Upward Trail" af
ter which we all repeated together
the club pledge.
Harkers Island, Camp Glenn, Mer
rimon, Core Creek and Beaufort
were represented. Seventeen of the
members were present.
Doris Johnson was elected recre
ation leader. The 4-H Club May Day
will be on May 21st. It will be an all
day session. The Ladies of the
Womens Club will have a flower
show. Each club will put on a stunt.
The club having the best stunt will
be awarded a prize.
The Harkers Island club put on a
team demonstration, "Stand up to
the World." The performers were
Doris Johnson and Bill Sparks.
We had an Easter egg hunt, play
ed games and sang songs. The Coun
cil will meet on April 23.
Hilda Carraway,
Reporter.
W. H. Liles of Wadesboro solved
a cultivation problem by cleaning up
woodland corners and blasting rock
outcrops to increase the efficiency
of fields on his Anson County farm.
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NOTICE
MERRIMON
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Perry and fam
ily have moved to Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Roy Carraway and little
son Roy Thomas who have been
spending some time with her moth-
A vicifina. w aicto, ,t, i,.,.! er near Beaulort returned nome
been ill but it much improved now.
Mrs. Lorina Piner is on the sick
list, we're wishing her a speedy recovery.
Mr. Nimon and Lonnie Gillikin
made a flying trip to Newport Sun
day morning.
LENOXVILLE
Rev. J. W. Alfand of Kenly spent
the week end here filling his regular
monthly appointment at the Free
Will Baptist Church.
Mr. Belvin Willis returned to his
home here Saturday after spending
the winter in Greenville, N. C
Miss Victoria Gaskill spent the
week-end at Lukens visiting rela
tives and friends.
Miss Letha Fulcher left Saturday
for Long Island, N. Y., to accept a
position as Supt. of a private ward
in a hospital there.
Mr. Calvin Mason of Davis visit
ed his father Mr. J. O. Mason Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Mason of Morehead
City spent the week-end with her
mother Mrs. Webster Mason.
Mr. Luther Lewis of Davis was a
visitor here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Connie Daniels and
daughter Geneva Carolyn and Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph W. Fulcher spent
the week end with Mr. Hubert Ful
cher and family of near Wilson.
Mr. Meardie Pittman of Cor
Banks C. G. Station spent the week
end at home.
Mr. Floyd Hunnings returned
home Saturday after having spent
the past few weeks in the hospital at
Norfolk.
Capt. and Mrs. A. W. Styron visit
ed relatives in our community 'Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Day of Lola
visited Mr. and Mrs, F. M. Goodwin
Sunday.
Miss Ellen Lupton went to New
Bern shopping Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Goodwin vis
ited relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. William Willis and children
visited her mother here Sunday.
Mrs. Roy Dickinson was a Sunday
visitor in our community.
Mr. Guy Lupton is spending this
week at his home here.
Mr. Jimmie Lupton has been on
the sick list the past few days.
Miss Grace Springle vistied her
grandmother Mrs. Lueretia Sadler
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Gillikin vis
ited her sister Mrs. Mack Hunnings
Sunday.
Mrs. Warren Willis and brother
Floyd Hunnings end cousin Larry
Hunnings visited relatives at Croa
tan the past week end.
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Spehherd and
little daughter Joyce Ann and Mrs.
"Hunk" Taylor and little daughter
Bonney Ray of Durham arrived here
Sunday morning and spent the day
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Martin and Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Wallace.
Miss Hilda Carraway attended the
4-H County Council meeting in Beau
fort Saturday.
We are very sorry that Mrs. J. W.
Adams is on the sick list. We hope
she will soon be better.
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Williams and
Mrs. Geo. Martin spent Saturday in
Beaufort.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pittman and
little daughter Gene Carroll spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Martin.
Mrs. P. F.' Carraway and sister
Mrs. H. D. Carraway spent awhile
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
H. B. Salter.
Quite a number of the young
people attended the Music Recital in
Beaufort Friday night.
Mr. Jimmie Lee Merrill held ser
vices at Live Oak Grove Church
Sunday morning and Sunday night.
Mrs. Beatrice Lovin of Raleigh and
Mrs. Fannie Olson of Beaufort vis
ited relatives here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. WMllie Dail and chil
dren of North River spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Russell.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Springle and
L. D. Springle Jr., attended the
Spring Recital given at Beaufort
High School Friday evening. L. D.
Jr., took part in the toy band.
Mrs. J. J. Skinner of Ernul is
spending a while in this community
visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Russell and
son George Miller attended the
Spring Recital given at Beaufort
High School Friday evening. George
Miller took part in the toy band.
Mr. and Mrs. WUlie Savage of
North River spent Sunday afternoon
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. John Worthington and daugh
ter Ruby, are spending a while with
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Worthington.
Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Fodrie spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Eslie Fodrie.
To Taxpayers
OF BEAUFORT TOWNSHIP
The Books will be opened at the
Court-house during the month of April
from 9 A. M. until 4 P. M. (Each day ex
cept Sundays). You are hereby urged to
visit the List Taker and make a full and
complete return of all property, Real and
Personal, as the Law prescribes. Names
of those failing to list during this period
will be presented to the Grand Jury, and
will be dealt with according to Law.
D. W. MORTON
Tax Supervisor Beaufort Township
CARTERET COUNTY .
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Mrs. Edmond I. Russell and Mrs.
Effron Smith and Miss Nina Taylor
DAVIS
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given last Tuesday night in honor of
Mrs. Will Dudley, who has just mov
ed into her new home. A very large
number were present and she receiv
ed some very beautiful and useful
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