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Volume XXVIII 8 Pages This Week The Beaufort News, Thursday, January 5, 1939
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Number 1.
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Dr.H.F.Prytherch
Wins High Honors
For Science Paper
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DR. PRYTHERCH, direc
tor of the U. S. Fisheries Lab
oratory on Pivers Island here
has won still another honor
for his scientific paper on the
"Life Cycle of a Sporazoan
Parasite in the Oyster" it
was announced a few days
ago. This time he wins the
Inter-Academy Award, or a
prize of $100. A few months
i ago he won the Gold Medal
Award of the North Carolina
Academy of Science.
Although the announce
ment has not been formally
made, it is authoratively un
derstood that Dr. Prytherch
was notified of his new honor
a few days ago and his home
town newspaper The Beau
fort News, takes this oppor
tunity to 4reak the story
Dr. Prytherch is one of the
world's outstanding authori
ties on oyster culture. His
parasitic discoveries will
save the industries millions
of dollars each year.
Fisriing An3Ai
All Outdoors
By AYCOCK BROWN
JOHNNY MOCK. "All Out
doors' editor of the Pittsburgh
ress plans to come to North Car
olina for the fishing during the
Spring. In a letter to Bill Sharpe
he outlined his plan and in the re
ply, Bill gave him all the low down
about fishing from one end of the
State to the other. Copies of the
correspondence was sent W. B.
Keziah of Southpoit and your
columnist Frequently letters or
copies of letters which Bill sends
out from the State's advertising
division are sent Chamber of Coni-
'tjnerce secretaries who have shown
. him a spirit of cooperation in the
,( past. It is a good way to make
contacts for the particular section
I of the State one happens to be
promoting.
THE 1938 MIGRATORY wild
fowl open hunting season was de
clared by guides and sportsmen to
have been the best in years. The
(Continued on page 8)
What's the Answer?
BT EDWARD FINCH
MOW DID HALLOW E.'
TN ANCIENT times. Halloween, or
the Vigil of Saman, the god of
death, fell on the thirty-first of Oc
tober. On this night, Saman was
supposed to call together the souls
condemned during the past year and
assign them to the bodies of ani
mals. It was a time of fear and
apprehension and the pagans wore
VTudeous masks and lighted bonfires
to keep away the ghosts and witches
which were supposed to wander the
jearth freely on this night. At the
advent of Christianity, it became
the Vigil of All Saints day and lost
Its bogey meaning but the custom
, of celebrating the night in a ma
cabre manner still persists.
a Western Newspaper Union.
EN 139
Eight Months School
Term Picture Given
By Supt. J. G. Allen
Refers To Misconstruction Of Hoey's State
ment About Schools During Speech Here
Last May; Does Not Criticize But
Hopes To Clear Ideas About Car
teret County School Tax
Governor Clyde R. Hoey has been widely quoted a.s hav
ing said at th a Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Com
munity Center last May 16 that "North Carolina is paying
the entire cost of the eight months school term". To clear
up the rather wide-spread misconstruction of Governor
Hoey's statement, Supt. J. G. Allen has handed us for publi
cation his letter of December 16, to Governor Hoey on this
subject, together with the Governor's reply of December 22
thereto.
Anyone desiring a clearer picture of "the eight months school term
on the minimum basis" of State support referred to by the Governor
in his first paragraph or who questions the necessity for an adequate
County-wide tax for school purposes, could read with interest and prof
it the explanatory statement by Supt. Allen immediately following the
Governor's reply.
Allen's Letter to Hoey.
Dear Mr. Hoey:
The schools and citizenship of Carteret County were delighted and
honored at having you as their guest on May 16, 1938, as speaker be
fore the Chamber of Commerce at Community Center and to address
the graduating class of the Beaufort School.
Immediately following your address before the Chamber of Com
merce you were widely quoted and the quotation has persisted) as hav
ing said that "the state of North Carolina is now paying the entire
cost of the eight months school term".
As a result of this wide-spread quotation, the County Commis
sioners have been asked time and again why the schools should have
a county levy in any amount, much less 28c (mostly for current ex
pense), with the state bearing "the entire cost of the eight months
school term". The County Commissioners fully understand the need
of such a county levy but many of our citizens (apparently otherwise
well informed) seem not to.
The County Board of Education, the County Commissioners, and
I feel that a letter addressed by you to m onjthU subject for publica
tion ia the papers of this county would be timely and enlightening.
May I hear from you at your earliest convenience?
Hoey's Reply.
My dear Mr. Allen:
I have your letter of December 16, 1938, referring to the speech
that I made at the commencement exercises at Beaufort last May, at
which I stated that North Carolina was paying the entire cost of the
eight months school term. Of course what I meant by this was that
the State was paying the entire cost for the conduct of the eight months
school term on the minimum basis.
This did not mean the cost of maintenance of the buildings be
cause, as you know, that is the county's obligation, since the county
provides the buildings and likewise takes care of the up keep.
Naturally, it does not cover any supplements or additions which
the county wishes to make to the minimum requirements and standards
set by the State.
My statement was meant to convey the fact that the State paid the
expenses of maintaining the eight months school term, which expenses
cover administration, teacher salary, light, heat, fuel, transportation
and certain equipment. Whatever the county supplements would be
its own expense and naturally the county still has the responsibility
in providing the buildings and in keeping them in repair. I trust that
this answers fully your letter.
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aBUBBBSi
FACTS ABOUT MEASLES
aausGKaaraBsaHKara aaaasMss
The North Carolina State Board of Health bulletin by
the above title has been condensed and somewhat simpli
fied by Supt. J. G. Allen for publication in this paper in the
hope that the information will be put to serious use by phy
sicians, countv health officer, principals, teachers, parents,
and public in'curbing the epidemic of measles reported to
be raging in certain sections of the county and in prevent
ing the spread of this disease to other sections of the county.
SUMMARY OF REGULATIONS
(1) Symptoms. The onset of
of measles is usually from six to
eighteen days after exposure, most
commonly fourteen: The onset is
gradual, with Fever, Cold in the
Head, a Cough and Inflamed Eyes.
Approximately three days after
the beginning of these symptoms
the dusky red rash begins to ap
pear, first behind the ears or on
the neck, gradually extending to
the entire body, reaching its height
in about three days, at which time
the temperature is at the maxi
mum. In uncomplicated cases, as
a rule, recovery is complete within
seven days from onset. The dis
coloration of the rash may remain
for a greater length of ime.
(2) Complications. Measles not
Foreign trade experts of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture re
port that this season's foreing pur
chases of American cotton are the
smallest in 20 years and 41 per
cent less than a year ago.
infrequently U complicated, par
ticularly by pneumonia but also by
infections of the middle ear and
mastoid. The sinuses and the
glands of the neck are occasional
ly involved. Pneumonia and the
infections of the middle ear and
mastoid are the most serious com
plications. Measles may be quite
dangero-ts in children under three
years of age, because of the fre
quency of pneumonia, and quite
serious for older children, even
adults.
(3) Transmission.. The infec
tious material is abundant in the
secretions of the nose and throat
and i3 acquired through direct con
tact with someone ill of the dis
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Liberal consumption of dairy
products s in prospect for the
winter months, says John Arey, of
State College, in quoting a report
of the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.
Coastal Citizens Protest The Burning
Of Late 4-Masted Schooner G. A. Kohler
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COASTAL CITIZENS,
County immediately yoiced protest when it was announced
a few days ago that he old 4-masted schooner G. A. Koh
ler, now a derelict on the highwater mark north of Cape
Hatteras Lighthouse Vould be burned by a new owner who
purchased the wreck for $75. The new owner would burn
her with thought in view of salvaging iron and brass work,
bolts and such.. .The photo at right above shows the old
Kohler a few months; after she was wrecked during an Au
gust storm in 1933 and before the four masts were chopped
a . 1 . a a. js.a m .
away.. .At left above is a
which foundered on Ocracoke
(INews fhotos.)
Led Fight To Elect
D. L. Ward Speaker
REPRESENTATIVE Fred
R. Seely who returned to Ral
eigh on Sunday to be present
at the meet in sr of the General
Assembly, in the interest of
Carteret County, led the
fight to elect D. L. (Libby)
Ward (our next Governor)
to the imoortant office of
Soeaker of the House.
(News Photo)
BALD EAGLE IS
CAPTURED ALIVE
The Ferocious Bird Is
Caught On Davis
Island
Explorers in search of
specimens for zoological gar
dens go to the end of the
earth after birds and ani
mals and one of the hardest
to capture is the bald eagle,
most ferocious bird found in
America. But down on Davis Is
land last week Lemuel Davis, of
Raleigh, and his brother Grover
Davis of Davis, caught a bald ea
gle with a wing spread of over sev
en feet. This week the eagle is
either in the State Museum or the
zoological park in Raleigh.
But there was a trick in captur
ing the mighty bird. The two men
were motorboating in the vicinity
and saw the huge bird sitting on
the limb of a dead tree. As they
approached closer they saw that
the eagle was tangled up in a trap,
a steel trap which it had probably
stepped in on the banks of some
stream. The stake attached to
the trap's chain, and the chain had
gotten tangled around the tree.
It was a matter of only a short
while before the two Davises
chopped down the tree, placed the
eagle prisoner in a sack and a day
or two later when Lemuel returned
to Raleigh he carried the huge
bird with him to present to the
museum or zoological park. It is
one of the first cases on record
along the coast where a bald eagle
has been captured alive.
Receipts from American farm
marketings in the first V I months
of 1938 were estimated at $6,463,
000,000, or 13 per cent less than
the $7,440,000,000 reported for
the same period in 1937.
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especially those living in Dare
photo or the j-masted INomis
beach during a gale in 1935.
VOLUME XXVHI
With this edition The Beaufort
News enters its 28th year under
the present name. It was formerly
The Lookout. The Beaufort News
is the successor of newspapers of
various names which were first es
tablished in Beaufort over 100
years ago, and is the oldest period
ical along the North Carolina
coast.
FOUR SCHOOLS
CLOSE RESULT
OF EPIDEMIC
Measles Rage But
Not In Serious
Stage Yet
An epidemic of measles
was reported by school offi
cials and physicians in far
eastern Carteret as result ot
which the Atlantic, Cedar Is
land, Sealevel, and Stacy
schools remained closed in
stead of opening on January
2, as previously scheduled.
This means that about 400 of
Carteret's total school population
of r.ppi'oximati-ly 4.10 :j are not
'me!; in their c!aroois this week.
The schools which did not re-open
on Monday are expected to open
next Monday, January 9, depend
ing of course upon the situation
in the respective communities.
Elsewhere in this Issue will be
found "Facts About Measles", to
which the attention of the readers
of this paper is directed.
A hasty canvass of such physi
cians as were available Monday re
vealed a difference of opinion as
to the status of measles in and
near Beaufort, some claiming that
measles reached its peak two
weeks ago and is now subsiding,
while others claimed that the num
ber of cases is growing fast and,
unless checked, may soon approach
an epidemic.
Only three of the Morehead phy
sicians could be reached, these
physicians asserting uniformly that
the measles situation which threat
ened to be quite serious there
around October 1st, h-is gradu
ally but greatly improved, the
Camp Glenn section being the last
to feel the effects of this disease,
with the situation in that communi
ty quite improved.
R. L. Pruit, principal of the
Newport school, reported Monday
that he knew of no cases in the
Newport school community. E. L.
Gaskill, principal of the Smyrna
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ABC STORES TO
CLOSE AT 6 P.
M.
..Beaufort and Morehead City
ABC Stores will close at 6 o'clock
each week-day evening in the fu
ture and until further notice it
was announced this week. The
stores will remain open until 9
o'clock on Saturday evenings. It
was stated that the new system re
sulted from a decision among the
employees, and that the new rul
ing had no bearing on a recent re
quest of the Town Board of Com
missioners to try and get the ABC
Board to close the stores earlier
each evening.
i Agent Urges The
wrs Of Qarteret To
Save Woodlands From Fire
THOUSANDS OF
TOURISTS SEE
OLD FT. MACON
Caretakers Reports
That Over 15,000
Enter Gates
Over 15,000 persons en
tered historic Ft. Macon du
ring the past year, it was re
ported by Caretaker L. Hum
phrey this week. That is
probably about half the
number" of persons who ac
tually motored to the seaside
State Park of which the old
Fort is the main attraction.
At the rate of 10 cents per
person, (the admission charged)
approximately $1,500 has been ta
ken in during the year. Last sum
mer there was a movement under
way to remove the admission
charee but it never materialized.
The Department of Conservation
Board has also given consideration
to the possible construction of sev
eral cottages in the Park to be
rented out to tourists.
The old Fort is being kept in
excellent condition and Caretaker
Humphrey makes visits of tourists
going there for the first time more
interesting through his verbal da
scription of masonry and the his
tory of the establishment.
December Days
Were Moderate And
Mostly Clear Here
December days in Carteret were
moderate and mostly clear accord
ing to the monthly report of the
cooperative observers of the
weather located at U. S. Fisheries
Laboratory on Pivers Island. A
summary of the weather conditions
from day to day follows:
Dat. Max. Min. Av.
1 CO 40 55 clear
2 55 42 50 clear
3 61 45 CO rain
4 65 55 64 cloudy
5 66 56 53 clear
G 54 47 53 clear
7 GO 40 55 p cloudy
8 58 46 57 cloudy
9 60 51 54 clear
10 60 41 54 clear
11 58 39 36 clear
12 62 49 59 clear
13 58 46 50 clear
14 69 40 58 clear
15 58 40 46 dear
ie 53 38 50 clear
17 51 43 53 cloudy
18 58 45 54 clear
19 54 41 48 clear
20 50 35 46 clear
21 54 42 54 p cloudy
22 55 35 44 clear
23 53 31 50 clear
24 54 45 53 rain
25 59 37 53 clear
26 CO 42 57 cloudy
27 62 55 57 clear
28 58 30 40 clear
2D 50 29 47 cloudy
30 45 35 45 clear
31 54 36 48 clear
Late Schooner To
Be Destroyed For
Scrap Iron Bolts
The wreck of the schooner G. A
Kohler seven miles 'south of Ro
da.nthe, ai'.il which is still in good
condition, is to be burned up in
order to get the scrap iron bolts to
sell for junk. St. Clair Basnight
of Manteo, bought it this week of
Leonard Huoper of Sa'.vo for i "
and plans to take the iron bolt.
Norfolk.
When this is done, the Cape Hat
teras National Seashore win !o y
one of its most interesting land
marks. The Kohler, a fou-ir. as
ter, came ashore in August 1933.
during a terrific storm, and the
Captain, and his wife and crew
were saved through good work of
the Coast Guards. For more than
five years, the old wreck has been a
drawing card for tourists, many of
them having visited the Banks
country jus to see a ship ashore.
The masts have long since been
taken out of the vessel.
Many other wrecks have been
burned years ago for junk, bo the
Kohler is going the way of all
wrecks. Dare County Times.
Money That Should
Be Coming In Is
Going Up In
Smoke
Urging the citizens of the
rural sections of Carteret
County to protect their wood
lands from fire and explain
ing that in so doing it would
increase their income through such
proper management, County Agent
J. O. Anthony, this week wrote all
farmers the following letter:
Save Your Woodland
"The old adage "A dollar saved
is a dollar made" can certainly be
applied to our woodlands. A3
a good farmer you are interested
in saving a little money for a rainy
day, and at the same time increas
ing your cash income. Quite a
number of our farmers have been
increasing their income through
proper management of their wood
ands. However, we feel that a
great deal of money which should
be coming into Carteret farmers
has been going up in smoke. By
this we mean that if wood fires
were stopped in Carteret we would
greatly increase the income from
our woodlands.
"Woodlands of this county are
not fully stocked due to the wood
fires which have been burning
each year. I feel sure that if you
will walk through some of the
woodlands in this county you will
see that more trees could easily
be grown. The more trees there
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Covering The
Waterfront
By AYCOCK BROWN
REGARDLESS of how good
most of us think we might be, wo
are continually learning something
new. For instance I thought I
knew how to open clams until in
about 20 seconds over at James
Whitehurst's seafood market yes
terday Ralph Jones taught me an
entirely new technique. As a re
sult I can open clams in the future
without dissecting the meat. And
it is an easy trick. Incidentaly 1
have learned during the week that
in Roy Eubanks of The Photo
Shop, we of this coastal sectoin
have a photo finisher who can dj
with what he has to work with,
much better jobs than some of thrf
finishers up state turn out in shops
with much more elaborate equip
ment. I LEARNED OR was convinced
that Roy was good after sending
those Ocracoke filnw I shot, to a
firm upstate. I had used very
fast films and as I had hopes of
taking "LIFE TO A PARTY" on
Ocracoke I was very anxious to
have the films finished with fine
grain developer. That would have
given me the assurance that the
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TIDE TABLE
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J? Information as to the tidt
; at Beaufort is given in this
column. The rij.ru res are ap
proximately direct and are
H base i on tahi-s furnished by
the U. S. G:-..'..-tic Survey.
,': Some al!ov.-a.- . must be
A nuuie for vanal.ons in the
" wiiii a:v! rl.o with respect
Sj to the locality, that is wheth
; er near the inlet or at the t
head of the estuaries. It
HIGH LOW
Fridjj, Ja. 6
8:13 A. M. 1:59 A. M.
3:42 P. M. 2:45 P. M.
Saturday, Jan. 7
9:07 A. M. 2:51 A. M.
9:37 A .M. 3:32 P. M.
Sunday, Jan. 8
9:59 A. M. 3:43 A. M.
10:31 P. M. 4:22 P. M.
Monday, Jan. 9
10:51 A. M. 4:37 P. M.
5:12 P. M.
Tuesday, Jan. 10
11:24 A.M. 5:34 A.M.
11:41 P. M. 6:06 P. M.
Wednesday, Jan. 11
12:19 A. M. 6:35 A. M.
12:33 P. M. 7:03 P. M.
Thursday, Jan. 12
1:16 A.M. 7:40 A.M.
1:12 P. M. 8:01 P. M.
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