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8 Pages This Week The Beaufort News, Thursday, February 16, 1939.
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Organizing
To Be Affiliated
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Association
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Clubs For Beaufort
And Morehead City
fieaufort and Morehead
flitv and Carteret County in
general is assured of a new
form of sport and recreation
as the result ot a meeting ai
tha American Legion Hut
here on Monday night when
about 50 persons lormea or
took preliminary steps in forming
National Rifle Association LIuds.
RoRnonsible for the meeting and
! taking a leading role in the organ
ization plans for the clubs which
Will include adult members was
Joe DuBois, well known American
Jjegionaire, who recently formed
similar clubs among members of
the Sons of the American Legion,
which includes boys.
"Prominent citizens of both
Morehead City and Beaufort were
present at the meeting. Proof of
hjs was shown in the election of
Officers of the two clubs formed.
Mayor George W. Huntley was
elected president of the Beaufort
Club while Mayor S. H. Gibbs was
elected president of the Morehead
City Club.
, 'Other officers elected were:
Beaufort; B. H. Noo, vice-president;
James Willis, secretary and
publicist; C. L. Beam, treasurer
afid Leslie Mason, executive offi
cer. The officers of the More
head City Club elected included
besides Mayor Gibbs, the follow
ing: Dr. J. F. Giddens, vice-president;
Joe DuBois, secretary; I. E.
PJttman, treasurer and Bob Dunn,
executive officer. The duty of
the executive officer will be to
have charge of the rifles, ammuni
tion and other equipment of the
(Continued on page 8)
" Fishing And
All Outdoors
By AYCOCK BROWN
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PRANK WEBB, ace-publicist
r Buick sent a proof sheet from
le current edition of Buick Mag
zine carrying a story titled
Hold Your Breath Here's A
few Sport." As a result of that
;ory Beaufort and Cape Lookout
'ill get international publicity,
ecause Buick Magazine, goes to
00,000 Buick owners throughout
heorld. The story deals with the
ew sport of goggle fishing. Ac
4 company ing photographs show Ma
Jor, Farrell, who introduced tne
sport here last summer, the Major
and Capt. Vance tultord, with a
large catch of Sheepshead and
Tautogs which had been speared
by the gogglers down at Cape
Lookout and a photo of your col
umnist fitting a pair of goggles on
Miss Lucille Thomas, just before
sho tried her hand as a piscatorial
gladiatress.
EXCERPTS from the splendidly
written story (which incidentally
was sent out by Bill Sharpe of the
State Advertising Division) fol
( Continued on Page 8)
2 DEBUNKER
By John Harrey Furbay, Ph.D.
Copyright hy I'ubUc Uiltr, Inc.
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THERE WE HE
N0KNI$HTS
OF THE ROUND TABLE
INKINiA.THUIl'S TIME.
Although many historians are
doubtful whether such a person as
Arthur ever lived, others concede
that there may have been a British
chieftain by that name, but state
that his "existence and deeds have
very little to do with the origin of
the cycle of romances to which his
name is given." He is supposed to
by e lived in the Sixth century and
to have been killed at the battle of
Camlan. Authentic history, how
ever, does not have any record of
his actual existence much less the
existence of his legendary court and
"Knights of the Roundtable."
WNU Service.
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Citizens Here
Rifle Clubs
Commercial Truck
Base Payments Are
Available In 1939
"Commercial Truck" bases can
be established in 1939 and a pay
ment earned for all farms that can
show an average of several acres
for the past three years, according
to information released to growers
of Carteret today by Farm Agent
J. O. Anthony.. . But, it will be
necessary for the farmers to sup
ply a more accurate truck record
than in the past when it was not
necessary to get acreage of vari
ous crops, especially double and
tripple cropping.
Blanks are available which car
ry spaces to be filled out by grow
ers of Irish and sweet potatoes,
cabbage, tomatoes, beans and
melons and other crops. Truck
farmers are urged to visit the
Farm Agent's office in the Feder
al Building here immediately and
supply the data necessary for ob
taining the payments, or fill out
blanks which have been sent them.
MOLAR OF A
MAMMOTH
Charley Salter of Bettie Read
Recent Beaufort News Sto
ry About Fossils And
Then Brought Editor
Huge Tooth Found
In Adams Creek
In 1909
A prehistoric tooth, which
Editor Aycock Brown be
lieves or assumes is the mo
lar of a Mammoth, was
brought to The Beaufort
News office this week by
Charley Salter of Bettie. Mr.
Salter said that he had
owned it since .19 09 ..when, it came
from the pipes of the old Dredge
No. 9, which was cutting the
Adams Creek Canal at the time
He brought the tooth to the edi
tor, as a result of reading recent
articles in The Beaufort News rel
ative to Carteret fossils.
Shown to several people who
could not at first identify the
fragment of.bone, the general con
census was that the object was not
a tooth at all but instead a piece
of petrified wood. But when the
roots of the molar and the nerve
casements were shown, everyone
was convinced that it was a tooth
and a mighty tooth. It measures
about five inches wide and three
inches from base to point where
the roots have been broken off.
The editor assumed that it was
(Continued on paga 8)
Beaufort Wins
Bowling Trophy
Heaurort s Bowling I earn won
the championship match of the In
ter-City Tourney with Morehead
City at the Idle Hour on Atlantic
Beach. As a result Beaufort will
retain thee up which was won last
year i nthe tournament. Beaufort
also won the tournament and as a
result will be guests of the More-
head City team at a banquet and
dance later this month.
Interest Grows
For Art School
Much interest is being created
in the WCUNC art colony and
course in advanced landscape
painting to be conducted here in
June under the direction of Prof,
fessor Gregory Ivy, of Woman's
College. Aycock Brown, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce re
ceived a letter this week from a
prospective student in Macon,
Georgia, asking for information
about room and board during the
session.
NYA Building To
Be Used By NYA
In the story appearing last week
relative to the proposed NYA
building which will be constructed
here under the sponsorship of
Carteret County, it was indicated
that the structure would be used
primarily by students and then by
NYA workers. Mrs. Rosa Merrill,
NYA supervisor, stated that this
was in error. The building which
will house a carpenter 'hop will be
used for NYA workers during their
regular work periods of 70 hours
per month.
Citizens Want Changes Made In Plans For Wharf
Proposed Pier For Federal Building iMakes News
WHEN THE U. S. Engi
neering office sent out the
usual Public Notice form ad
vising that plans for the pro
posed Federal Building pier
in Beaufort were completed
and asked opinions of navi
gation interests relative to
building of same, local citi
zens were quick to voice ob
jections. Under the propsed
plans the pier would extend
90 feet beyond the harbor
EDITORIAL ON
PARKWAY IDEA
GETS COMMENT
Huntley Says Board
Wanted To Have
Park Created
An editorial appearing in
The Beaufort News .last
week relative to views on
creatine through a Legisla
tive Act a park on the south
side of Front Street, and es
pecially that area adjoining
Front Street extension which
will eventually extend to
Community Center attracted
some attention at any rate,
although no one to date has
taken a lead in doing any
thing about the proposal.
Mayor George Huntley stated
that it was a very constructive
thought, which this newspaper had
turned over to the Town Officials
for results. As Mayor, he said:
"May we graciously return the
idea to you with the information
that tile present town officials did
hand to Representative Seeley two
years ago a roughly drafted bill,
that would have reserved all prop
erty east of Queen Street and
South of Front Extension to Com
munity Center.
It seems that at the time there
were some parties who opposed
the measure which if created
would have at least saved the wa
terfront as a place of beauty dur-:
ing the years to come. No action
was taken on the activities of the
Town Board to have the park cre
ated and limited to recreational
and educational use.
In the opinion of Mayor Hunt
ley, if Community Center is to be
attractive, that the approaches
thereto must also be attractive,
and if Beaufort is to expect fur
ther development of the W. C. U.
N. C. Biological School, that Beau
fort in turn must protect adjacent
waters, shores and marshes for
scientific research.
Mayor Huntley further stated
that the waterfront idea is fine,
a drive to Community Center im
proved along public park lines
(Continued from Page 8)
Sensational Sale
At Felton's Here
Attention of readers is directed
to page three of this edition on
which appears a half page adver
tisement of Felton's outlining the
most sensational shoe sale ever
conducted by any firm in Carteret
County, The sale which will start
Saturday, February IS, and con
tinue for 10 days, will feature
shoes for every member of the
family at drastically reduced pri
ces. Included in the items for sale
are the famous Jarman, Churchill
d Fortune shoes for men, Od
ettes, Air-Step and Personality
brands for women and Buster
Brown shoes for children. Turn
to Page 3 and see Felton's ad.
line, or that distance from
the present location of Inlet
Inn pier and other local
wharfs adjacent to harbor
line. Major George Gillette
is expected here this week
end to confer with local nav
igation interests relative to
the pier which would be lo
cated in front of the new
Post Office and Federal buil
ding pictured above. Fol
lowing the conference with
Local Navigation Interests
Oppose Plans For Local Pier
C. of C. Directors
Meet At Millers
On Monday Night
Chamber of Commerce of
ficials and any members who
. care to attend are argeI to be
present on Monday night at
the regular monthly meeting
to be held at Miller's Furni.
ture Company on Turner
Street, it was stated today by
Dr. C. W. Lewis, president of
the organization. Several
matters of importance are to
discussed. Directors will al
so be notified of the meeting
on Monday by card from the
Secretary.
Three Cases Tried
In Recorders Court
Only three cases were tried in
Recorder's Court here this week.
D. A. Willis, charged with stealing
gasoline and supplies from a boat
in Morehead City was given a four
months road sentence. Charged
with forcible trespass, as the re
sult of a check, Lee Powell of
Morehead City was found guilty
and sentenced to four months on
the roads. In the case of Theodore
Lawrence, charged with non-support,
Judge Webb decided to make
a decision later, in tne meantime
an effort will be made to deter
mine what if anything Lawrence
can give towards support of his
wife and two children. At present
he is employed only at intervals.
Western Union Line
Blown Down By Wind
Several Western Union Tele
graph poles between Beaufort and
Morehead City were blown down
during a wind-squall Wednesday
afternoon. As a result the service
here was disrupted to such an ex
tent that B. C. Vickery, local man
ager, had to accept messages via
long distance telephone from New
Bern. Mr. Vickery stated that
more of the company's lines were
blown down during the storm in
the vicinity of New Bern.
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Get Places In
"Superlatives
? State House of Representa-ij
ptives pages, attendants, mes-t
sengers and others who assist?
Sjthe lawmakers selected their?!
jlist of "superlatives" Thursday!!
and chose Rep. D. L. Ward, of Jt
hCraven county, speaker of the
IjHouse, the "best all round." j
Rep. Fred . Seeley, of Car-jj
jjterea county, was chosen the
j"most capable" member of theH
SHouse.
Major Gillette, his sugges
lions will be forwarded Con
gressman Barden who stated
in a telegram to Aycock
Brown, Chamber of Com
merce Secretary on Friday,
that he would co-operate in
every way towards having
necessary changes made to
serve the interests of citizens
and navigation generally.
(Eubanks-News Photo.)
Major Gillette Is
Expected Here
Friday
He and Barden To Help
Straighten Out Matter
Because it is believed that
if the plans were carried out
as outlined in the Public No
tice received from the U. S.
Armv Engineering Office
in Wilmington this week that
it would not only probably
hamper navigation here at
present but prevent propos
HEARING FRIDAY
Major George Gillette advised
tho Chamber of Commerce today
that T. J. Hewitt of his office
would be here Friday morning at
11 o'clock for the purpose of dis
cussing the proposed pier situation
with all persons interested. Those
inerested are asked to be at post
office at 11 o'clock to offer con
structive suggestions.
3d improvement to the local
harbor, which is now being
asked, local interests have
opposed the construction of
the federal Building pier.
It is understood from the Public
Notice that the pier would extend
some 91 feet farther south than
the nearby Inlet Inn pier and oth
er wharves here which extend to
directly adjacent the harbor lines.
Local interests have contacted
Congressman Graham A. Barden
and Major George Gillette with
the thought in view of getting
their help in having the present
plans changed. Major Gillette is
expected here this week-end to
confer with local navigation inter
ests and offer helpful suggestions.
Plans for the proposed wharf
which would have cost approxi
mately $7,000, indicated that it
would be 12 feet wide over all,
8 feet between hand rails and with
decking at elevation fi.94 fept
above mean low water. The pro
posed wharf would have been lo
cated approximately 100 feet east
of the eastward end of the 200
foot channel in front of Town, and
would extend 221 feet from th.'
face of the sea wall and 90 feet
channelward of the established I
harbor lines, with a 24 foot ell !
proposed for the outer end.
Congressman Barden, notified
of local opposition, by Beaufort I
Fisheries, Inc., and the Chamber of
Commerce, in a lengthy wire to
Secretary Aycock Brown, stated:
"I suggest that you call Major
Gillette who is a man of unusually
good practical common sense, go
over the plans with him and then
make suggestions to me." Citi
zens of Beaufort and interested
parties may rest assured that Con
gressman Barden will use his val
ued influence with the Procure
ment Division in getting the plans
changed to suit everyone concerned.
Core - Cr $ - Harlowe Citizens
Determin fj To
Pjr o j e c Fo r
a
Local Teachei Sees
Her Famous Brother
Return From Chile
Miss Rachel Haynes, member of
the faculty of Beaufort Graded
School went to Langley Field, Vs.,
this week to see her famous broth
er Major Caleb Haynes, command
er of the super-flying fortress
which made the mercy trip to Chile
with Red Cross supplies for earth
quake victims make a perfect and
safe landing following the perilous
flight which made him and his
crew of 10, international news.
Other members of the Haynes
family, whose home address is Mt.
Airy, were also present and fol
lowing the landing a sort of family
reunion was held in Newport News.
For his feat of taking medical sup
plies to the earthquake victims, a
flight of nearly 5,000 miles dur
ing adverse weather conditions,
Major Haynes received from Sec
retary of War Woodriug in Wash
ington, later this week, the Flying
Cross for Distinguished Service,
highest honor that can be conferr
ed upon an American aviator.
ATLANTIC TO
BE SCENE OF
CAGE TOURNEY
Site Selected Here
During Meeting
Of Coaches
STARTS FEBRUARY 22
The Council of Carteret
County Athletic Coaches met
in Superintendent J. G. Al
len's office Monday evening
February b, tor the purpose
of formulating plans for the
Annual Carteret County bas
ket Ball Tournament, which
is to be held in Atlantic, February
22, 23, 24, the first game starting
at 7:30. This decision was reach
ed by a unanimous vote of the
coaches on the principle of rota
tion that has been the custom of
the past four years.
All council transactions were
negotiated with speed and smooth
ness under the able direction of
Chairman Richards and Secretary
Townsend, with the exception of
the schedule, which following a
lengthy discussion, was adopted
on the principle followed in pre
ceding years. This schedule is as
follows:
February 22, 7:30
Atlantic vs Beaufort Girls,-7:30
Morehead vs Newport Girls. .8:30
Beaufort vs Morehead Boys-9:33
February 23, 7:30
Smyrna vs winner of Atlantic
Smyrna vs winner of Atlantic-
Beaufort Girls 7:30
Newport vs winner of Beau-
fort-Morehead Boys 8:30
Atlantic vs Smyrna Boys 9:30
February 24, 7:30
Girls Finals 7:30
Boys Finals 8.30
Other topics such as referees,
trophies, disposal of financial pro
ceeds, admission, and advertise-
(Continued on page 5)
Relief For Parking
Situation In Sight
It won't be long now until the
parking situation on Front Street
will be relieved considerably, ac
cording to a wire received from
Congressman Graham A. Barden
by Aycock Brown on Tuesday.
The Wire fo!!ovs:
"ProsSdant just approved
project for improving Front
Street in Beaufort involving
four thousand and forty-six
dollars."
Mayor George W. Huntley who
has been seeking relief for Beau
fort's downtown parking situation
since he went into office told the
Editor a few days ago that the
Raleigh office of the WPA had
approved a project for widening
Front Street from Queen to just
east of the new Federal building.
The increase will be eight feet.
When the work is completed, the
new improved and widened area
will be used for long time parking,
while in the downtown business
area limits of 10 to' 20 minutes
will be enforced
Secure An REA
Their Territo ry
Preliminary Plans
Discussed Here
Friday Night
Stand Ready To Form
Co-op And Get Power
A group of citizens of the
Core Creek and Harlowe
section met in The Beaufort
News office last Friday night
with Farm Agent J. O. An
thony, Mayor George Hunt
ley and Chamber of Com
merce Secretary Aycock
Brown to discuss the possi
bilities of getting electric en
ergy taken to that rich rural
area through an REA project.
Representative citizens of the area
which would be served who at
tended the meeting included Ray
mond and George Ball, Dave Mer
rill, Lionell Connor, R. W. Ward,
Ivy Taylor, R. F. Mason, Earl
Campen and W. W. Russell.
Mayor Huntley was appointed
chairman of the meeting and Ay
cock Brown was appointed perma
nent secretary and contact man
for the group, which are makingr
at the present time a survey of
potential subscribers of electric
ity int he section which would be
served. Farm Agent Anthony
was instructed to contact the state
office of REA through the State
Extension service and Secretary
Brown was instructed to contact
Washington.
Representative Graham A. Bar
den of the 3rd Congressional Dis
trict has been contacted and he
(Continued on Page 8)
Covering The
Waterfront
By AYCOCK BROWN
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SOME UNFINISHED matters
for the Town authorities to look
into: Erect a "ONE WAY
STREET" sign at the intersection
of Craven and Ann. Too many peo
ple, mostly strangers, are driving
into Craven from Ann on a one
way route. A simple and inexpen
sive sign would solve the prob
lem: Attend to that parking mat
ter on Turner Street near th:i
Courthouse Annex. If cars were
allowed to park on only one-side
of the street, and town officiais
said they would attend to the sit
uation, it would be possible for
trucks which frequently pass that
way having more room and a saf
er route to follow. It seems that
something, I don't know what,
could be done about "Live Oak
Lake" that flooded area after ev
ery rain just north of the railroad
track on Live Oak Street.
I WAS TOLD that the drinking
fountains in the corridor at the
public school were scrubbed daily
by the janitor, so I guess it wan
(Continued on page 8)
St22JSI!iit ...t
I TIDE TABLE
H Information as to the tide
J at Beaufort is given in this
jj column. The figures are ap-
proximately correct and are
; based on tables furnished by
h the U. S. Geodetic Survey.
:5 Some allowances must be
2 made for variations in the
wind and also with respect
to the locality, that is wheth-
er near the inlet or at the
head of the estuaries.
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Fei. 17
7:03 AM. 12:52 AM.
7:14 PM. 1:24 PM.
Saturday, Feb. IS
7:40 AM. 1:33 AM.
7:51 PM. 2:00 PM.
Sunday, Feb. 19
8:16 AM. 2:10 AM.
828 PM. 2:32 PM.
Monday, Feb. 20
8:51 AM. 2:43 AM.
9:3 PM. 3:05 PM.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
9:26 AM. 3:18 AM.
9:39 PM. 3:36 PM.
Wednesday, Feb. 22
10:00 AM. 3:53 AM.
10:16 PM. 4:09 PM.
Thursday, Feb. 23
10:35 AM. 4:32 AM.
10:56 PM. 4:45 PM.
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