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jThis Station Has Unique Distinction
NEGRO CREW OPERATE PEA ISLAND
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UP IN DARE COUNTY is located Pea Island Cout Guard Station which hat the distinction of be
ing the only Coast Guard station in the world which has a Negro crjw. At one time Capt. Will Irvin,
Beaufort Negro, now living in Washington, D. C, was officer in c'large of the station. At the pres
ent time Capt. Lloyd Scarborough, of Cape Hatteras, is officer in charge and his Boatswain Mate is
Frank Midget to, of Dare County, both are white men. (Cut used t'irough courtesy of Winston-Salem
Journal.)
Absentee Votes
Always subject for discussion
n Primaries or General Elections
are the Absentee oanois wuitn are
cast. In the General Election on
November 8, perhaps an all-time
high was noted in absentee votes
in Carteret County. A total of
347 out of county and 207 sick ab
sentee votes were cast. Of this
total of S54 absentee votes cast in
Carteret, 147 out of county and 73
tick absentees were placed in the
ballot boxes at Beaufort while 59
out of county and 77 sick absen
tees were cast in Morehead City
preceinct
Covering The
Waterfront
By AYCOCK BROWN
JACK LANG has a swell mem-
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dry. l.ast weeK ne was in nouse a
Drug Store drinking a dope with
Hill iiailey and saw a man out on
tho street. "Isn t that fellow s
name Gillikin." Jack asked. Bill
replied that it was. So out on the
street Jack went to shake hands
with Gillikin. They both recogniz
ed each other but neither could re
member where they had ever met
before. If Gillikin, I dont even
know his first name, can recall
where it was that he knew Jack
Lang I wish he would write and
tell me all about it.
JACK LANG is one of the best
known American Legionaires in
North Carolina. He is the State
Service Officer. He was here on
official business last Friday and
that night he was one of the prin
cipal speakers at the annual legion
banquet. His talk was interest
ing. He told of the benefits vet
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What's the Answer?
By EDWARD rmcH
iViHY DO vm i
FEEL SO GOOD
AFTER Y00
STRETCH?
'"pHE vein and arteries in your
body through which the heart is
constantly pumping blood are round.
When you stretch, you flatten those
arteries and veins so that the blood
cannot pass through them so easily.
Ill' order to overcome this the heart
sets to work to pump faster and
faster to force the blood through
the flattened passages. So at the
end ol a good hard stretch this fast
er pumping of blood puts new pep
into your veins and makes you con
scious of a feeling of well-being.
C Western Newspaper Union.
8 Pages This Week
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Portsmouth Coast
Guard Station May
Be Occupied Again
TARHEELS RATE
VERY GOOD IN
U.S. CONGRESS
Rep. Graham Barden
Ranks Well With
Assignments
Tarheel members of con
gress in many cases were
moved up on important com
mittees as a result of the elec
tions last week. And in ex
cellent standing as a com
mitteeman in Washington
during the next Congress is
Representative Graham A. Barden
of our Third District. His stand
ing at present on important com
mittees places him as the third
ranking Democrat on Education,
10th on Labor, third on library
and 11th on Rivers and Harbors.
No other North Carolina represen
tative is represented on so many
important committees.
The re-election of the state's
junior senator, Robert R. Reynolds
moved him from fifth to fourth
ranking Democrat on the banking
and currency committee and
eighth to seventh on the District of
Columbia committee, which han
dles legislation for the national
capital.
Reynolds also has been men
tioned for a possible vacancy on
the senate foreign affairs commit
tee. The committee standings of the
eight returning house members
will be as follows:
Lindsav C. Warren, of Washing
ton, chairman of accounts and sev
enth ranking Democrat on the
merchant marine committee.
Harold D. Cooley, of Nashville-,
12th ranking member on the agri
cultural committee.
John H. Kerr, of Warrenton,
chairman of elections committee
No. 2, third ranking Democrat on
census and second on immigration
and naturalization.
A. L. Bulwinkle, of Gastonia,
third ranking Democrat on inter
state and fdreign commerce com
mittee. Zebulon V. Weaver, of Asheville
third ranking Democrat on judi
ciary committee.
J. Bayard Clark, of Fayetteville
fourth ranking Democrat on the
rules committee, a gain of three
positions.
Robert L. Doughton, of Laurel
Springs, chairman of the import
ant ways and means committee,
which makes committee assign
ments. The three new members will
look to Doughton's committee for
their committee assignments.
Carteret County's Oldest Newspaper ..Established 1912
The Beaufort
C. G. STATION
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Was Not Included
In List To Be
Sold
Portsmouth Coast Guard
station de-commissioned sev
eral months ago leaving no
protection for boatmen and
navigation interests in the
dangerous and shoaly wa
ters in the immediate terri
tory may become commissioned
again. Those close to Coast
Guard officialdom have indicated
on more than one occasion since
the station was de-commissioned"
that Portsmouth may, become ac
tive again.
Another reason that Portsmouth
may become occupied by men of
the service again is because this
building was omitted from an As
sociated Press story a few days
ago which listed several of the in
active stations which would be dis
posed of by the Coast Guard. The
list of former station buildings to
be sold included Pcnnys Hill, Cur
rituck Beach, Kitty Hawk, Paul
Gamiel's Hill, Gull Shoal, Little
Kinnakeet, Creeds Hill and Du
rante. Of two or three stations
not included in the list but which
have been de-commissioned were
Portsmouth, Bodie Island and
Nags Head.
It has been the contention of
The Beaufort News since the sta
tions were made inactive that the
de-commissioning of Portsmouth
was an unwise move. The reason
for this contention is because The
Beaufort News editor is quite fa
miliar with the location of Ports
mouth station, familiar with the
dangerous waters nearby, and fa
miliar with the need on the part of
navigation interests and small boat
fishermen for the protection which
the Portsmouth station afforded.
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Magistrates and
Constables Were
Given Their Jobs
Magistrates and constables elec
ted during the General Election in
Carteret County were literally
handed their jobs on a silver pla
ter. They had no Republican op
position the four Democrats who
were elected.
In Morehead township, Walter
Hancock who was given a consid
erable majority over his Demo
cratic opponent in the primary,
was swept into office.
In Beaufort R. E. Chaplain was
elected without opposition as con
stable, and Magistrates S. J. Scott
and F. L. King were re-elected as
Justices of the Peace.
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News, Thursday, November 17, 1938.
WOODLAND IS
NOW MANAGER
OF FISHERIES
He Succeeds Zion
Mason As Head
Of Plant
Stanley Woodland is the
new manager of N. C. Fish
eries Incorporated in More
head City. He succeeds
Zion Mason who has held
the position since John Sikes
resigned several months ago.
announcement of the change
in management was made by Dr.
Herbert F. Prytherch, president of
the corporation, late Wednesday,
following a director's meeting.
It is understood that the change
became effective on Wednesday.
Dr. Prytherch stated that Mr.
Mason would continue to be en
gaged in commercial fisheries but
no longer connected with the Fish
eries corporpation.
In securing the services of Mr.
Woodland the directors believe
they have a general manager who
will prove to an asset to the corpor.
ation. As Morehead City is prl
manly responsible for the cor
poration being located in Carteret
it was only nautral that ' when a
change was desired in .the manage
ment a resident of that city would
be selected.
Mr. Woodland is very capable of
his new duties from an executive
standpoint. He has proven in
other connections that he is cap
able of managing an organization
where executive ability is desir
able. Until recently he was as
sistant to the president of A. and
N'. C. Railroad and at the present
time he is vice president of that
state-controlled corporation.
Mrs. M. B. Morgan, will con
tinue as secretary and treasurer
and office manager of N. C. Fish
eries, Inc.
Driving New Ford
Is Like Floating
Over The Highway
By Aycock Brown
I have seen and driven the
new Ford V-8 for 1939. It
is hard to describe the per
formance of these smart new
cars unless you have read
the story about the magic
.arput. If you have read the
story about the magic carpet you
will know what I mean when 1
say that the ride I took Tuesday
over smooth and bumpy roads in
Horace Loftin's De Luxe Tudor
Sedan was like floating over the
highways.
Every year when the new mod
els come out I write a story about
how the New Ford behaves when a
newspaperman is at the wheel. In
1936 I wrote such a story about
the 60's and was so much sold on
the story that I turned around and
bought one which I have been driv
ing terrif icly ever since. I am in
the mood now to buy one of the
De Luxe Tudor models because
they behave on the highway like
something on wheels which has
been educated not only in the
grades and high schools but in col
leges. The 1939 models are edu
cated pieces of machinery. They
run so smoothly that you are liable
to accidentally push on the starter
if you leave the motor running
while parked. That is because
you cannot hear the motor purr.
And it is the same way when you
push the speedometer up to 45
miles an hour you still hear only
that friendly purring.
There are all sorts of new fea
tures in the 1939 models. One of
the principal features is the hy
draulic brakes. Then the interi
or finish is worth mentioning and
talking about. The roominess
that the interior affords plus the
comforts you get while riding is
all something to talk about. When
I try out a new car I do not do my
riding on a paved road exclusive
ly. I get off the pavement onto
rough roads. If I can still ride
without being jolted to pieces
then I know I am riding in a real
automobile. And on the rough
est roads I could find on Tuesday
I drove the new De Luxe with the
same comfort that I am experienc
ing on this cushioned seat in front
of my typewriter on Thursday af
ternoon at 1 :30 o'clock.
Loftin is proud of the new mod
els. He urges everyone interest
ed to come and see and drive if
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Essay Winner I
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A FREE TRIP TO the Interna
tional Livestock Exposition in
Chicago next month haa been won
by Dan H. Purifoy, senior in ani
mal production at State College,
for his winning essay on the mar
keting of meat, dairy and poultry
product.. .Young Purifoy, who
comet from Bachelor, in Craven
County, also will receive a short
course in marketing at the Swift
and Company plat during his stay
in Chicago.. .The essay contest was
sponsored at State College by the
Swift firm.
Purifoy is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. K. Purifoy and is a gradu
ate of the Beaufort High School.
He has been an outstandig student
in the School of Agriculture and
is a member of Alpha Zeta, honor
ary agricultural fraternity.
Shoots Deer Almost
Within City Limits
A 200-pound buck was killed al
most within the corporate limits of
Beaufort early today by Tom Tos-
to and Tom Gibbs after Tosto's fa
mous deer-hound Jack had brought
the 4-pronger within gunfire
range. It was one of the finest
-f many bucks killed in the county
.his year. Deer in Carteret Coun
ty have been very plentiful .this
year. Tom Tosto and his dog
Jack have been responsible for the
killing of many of the deer. Or
dinarily the killing of a deer in the
county is not considered news, but
when one is killed practically with
in the limits of Beaufort that is
another thing and the Tosto buck
Wiled today was almost inside the
city limits. It was on the Gibbs
place adjacent to Beaufort when
killed.
New Case Worker
Assigned To Job
In Welfare Dept.
Miss Helen Harding, of Troy
has been assigned to work in Car
teret County with the Welfare De
partment as a case worker. She
is assisting Graham Ponger who
is also serving as case worker dur
ing the absence of Mrs. Ruth Rob
erts Shepherd, regular case work
er who is now taking a course in
social service at the University of
North Carolina. Mrs. Shepherd
will return to Carteret and her job
about December 15.
How Carteret Voted
On Amendments
When you went to the polls on
election day you had the privilege
of voting for or against two new
amendments to the North Carolina
Constitution. In Carteret and
throughout the State the amend
ments were adopted by this popu
lar vote as a result Sheriffs will
serve a four year term instead of
two and the State will establish a
Department of Justice.
In Carteret 1914 votes were
cast for the 4-year Sheriffs term
while 1108 voted against the pro
posal. A total of 1687 persons
in Carteret favored the establish
ment of a State Department of
Justice while 7G1 were against the
proposal.
County Officials
Leave For Chicago
Chairman W. P. Smith of the
Board of County Commissioners,
Irvin W. Davis, clerk to the board
and James Potter, county auditor,
left this week for Chicago where
they will sign the new Carteret
bonds involving the refinancing of
the county.
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General Schley To
Visit Eastern N. C.
LEGIONNAIRES
HAVE ANOTHER
FINEJ5ANQUET
Wicker, Lang And
Hamilton Were
Speakers
A delicious banquet fea
uring roast turkey prepared
by the Legion Auxiliary,
toast-mastering by Stanley
Woodland, a solo by Mrs. S.
W. Thompson, assisted by
Mrs. Graydon M. Paul at the
Eiano, a Service talk by Jack
ang, of Charlotte, an inter
esting talk by Judge Luther Ham
ilton and the main address by Rev.
Worth Wicker, one time rector of
St. Paul's church, and first com
mander of Carteret Post 99 mark
ed the annual Armistice Day ban
quet at the Legion Hut here Fri
day night.
During the course of events
Stanley Woodland called on each
person present to introduce them
selves and to give their identity if
any with the American Legion,
their branch of service during the
World War and anything else they
had to say. A quartet composed
of Elmore Davis, Dr. F. E. Hyde,
James Davis and Graydon Paul,
featured a number of World War
day popular songs. Rev. R. Cole
Lee, pastor the First Baptist
church in Morehead City who con
ducted the Armistice Memorial
services returned thanks over the
food and former war buddies as
sembled. At the conclusion of the
program Rev. Ben Gehring, pas
tor of the Beaufort Baptist church
delivered the benediction.
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Red Cross Workers
In Beaufort Going
After Their Quota
Red Cross workers in Beaufort,
a total of 24, have been very busy
since Armistice Day obtaining
memberships in the rnr.ual roll
call. There are 24 workers in
Beaufort and this does not in
clude the workers in other com
munities which comprise the Beau
fort Chapter or the donations
from classes in the various schools.
In Beaufort citizens are showing
splendid co-operation according
to Mrs. William Potter, associats
membership chairman.
Last year the Beaufort Chapter
raised a quota of $225. It is be
lieved that this amount will be
raised again this year and possibly
more. Citizens of Beaufort and
East Carteret readily realize the
work which the Red Cross does
during catastrophes because in the
past the organization has .aided
our people here in Beaufort Chap
ter territory during disasters.
IF YOU HAVE NOT JOINED
JOIN TODAY.
Whitehurst Seafood
Market First Along
Coast To Get An 'A'
The Seafood Market operated by
James G. Whitehurst here is the
first fish market in North Caroli
na to receive a Grade "A" rating
from the State Board of Health it
was announced here this week.
This does not mean that certain
oyster shucking houses have nor.
received such a high grade, but
simply that Whitehurst's place is
the first fish market to be graded
"A".
Since Whitehurst's Seafood
market opened last year business
has been good, because it offer?
the housewife a much more con
venient way to buy dressed fish,
and prepared shell-fish. The mar
ket, modern in every respect is
located on the waterfront at the
northern end of Orange Street.
Did A Good Job
D. W. Morton, chairman of the
Carteret Board of Elections has
been congratulated by members of
both parties for the excellent job
he has just eemleWd.
Nnmber 46,
Chief Of Engineers
To Inspect Local
Projects
Mninr Hpnpral Julian L.
Schley, Chief of Engineers,
United States Army, win vis-
ir tht Enstpm spption of the
State and inspect the North
Carolina engineers jjistnci.
the first of December, accord
inor tn an announcement
made by Major George Gil
lette, District engineer at
Wilmington.
The Chief of the United States
Engineering Department is expect
ed to board the Engineer yacht
FALCON at Old fomt (Jomiort,
Virginia, about December 1 and
proceed through the Inland Water
way to Wilmington. Stops will be
made at Manteo, Hatteras, ucra
coke, Belhaven, Beaufort and Wil
mington to inspect the various riv
er and harbor projects and other
activities in the North Carolina
District.
Arrangements are being made
by the Wilmington office to take
the General on inspection of nav
igation projects in this section, in
cluding the harbors at Morehead
City and Beaufort and the recent
ly completed channel from Back
Sound to Lookout Bight. General
Schley hopes to meet Congress
man Graham A. Barden while hero
in order to confer with him on
matters pertaining to navigation in
the Third Congressional District.
General Schley was a former
Governor General of the Panama
Canal Zone. He was appointed to
that office in 1932 by the President
and held it, with the exception of
a brief intermission when he wat
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Fishing And
i All Outdoors $
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BLAKELY POND our favorite
sporting news reporter of Davis
called this column on Wednesday
for his home in the Core Sound
hunting and fishing community to
advise that on the first day of the
hunting season several persons kill
ed their bag limit (10) blackheads
and that other parties who were
piscatorially inclined went fishing
over at Drum Inlet which is not
so very far from his home and
caught channel bass. With the
possible exception of Ocracoke and
Hatteras, Davis is probably the
only place along the Atlantic
coast where sportsmen with guns
and sportsmen with rod and reel
had success on November 15, 1933
the opening day for shooting mig
ratory waterfowl.
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j: at Beaufort is given in this
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is nrnvim.'iflv frronf nnH oro
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the 17. S. Geodetic Snrvev.
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H wind and also with respect
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er near the inlet or at the
j head of the estuaries.
HIGH LOW
Friday, Nov. 18
5:14 A. M.
5:28 P.M. 11:30 P.M.
Saturday, Nov. 19
6:03 A.M. 11:37 A.M.
6:16 P.M. 12:23 P.M.
Sunday, Nov. 20
6:49 A. M. 12:25 A. M.
7:00 P.M. 1:10 P.M.
Monday, Nov. 21
7:31A.M. 1:09 A.M.
7:43 P. M. 1:54 P. M,
Tuesday, Nov. 22
8:12 A.M. 1:50 A.M.
8:23 P. M. 2:34 P. M.
Wednesday, Nov. 23
8:52 A. M. 2:30 A. M.
9:04 P. M. 3:11 P. M.
Thursday, Nov. 24
9:30 A. M. 3:08 A. M.
9:46 P. M. 3:50 P. M.