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BEAUFORT NEWS Gives Advertisers , Complete Carteret County Coverage j 7,500 PERSONS WILL READ THE BEAUFORT NEWS THIS WEEK 1 Carteret County's Oldest NewspaperEstablished 1912 Volume XXVIII 8 Pages This Week The Beaufort News, March 16, 1939. 5c Per Copy Number 11. C. L. Beam Succeeds Dr. C. W. Lewis As - Chamber Of Commerce President I s if Dr. C. W. Lewis DR. C. W. LEWIS WHO has devoted much time and work to Chamber of Commerce activities here for the past several years and started serving his second term as president of the organization tendered his resignation at a recent meeting and C. L. Beam, first-vice-president was inducted into office as head of the local civic group. Under Dr. Lewis' leadership the civic organization Jed an active movement for progress in Beaufort. ; Prsi dent Beam is cashier of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company and active in the business life of Beaufort and East Carteret County.- Reasons for Dr. Lewis' resigna tion were that he is planning, to leave Beaufort April 1, and take advanced professional training at a hospital in Greenville, S. C. News Photos.) Dredge "Henry Improving Hard Crabs Hard crabbers were mighty suc cessful down in the Marshallberg area last week according to reports here today. It was tstimated that approximately 1,000 barrels of hard crobs, averaging 100 pounds to barrel were marketed. That meant a total of 100,000 pounds were handled during the week. The current price for hard crobs is $1.40 per hundred pounds, it was stated here. I Covering The t Waterfront t Jt. I By AYCOCK BROWN THE GULL'S EYE View of Beau fort shows the ancient town as a place of beauty. The beauty you see below when you are flying a thousand feet above Beaufort is quite different from the pictur esque town you see as you drive alsng the streets. As Coach Sim mons and myself looked the town over from Dave Driskill's plane on Tuesday, we were both impressed with the Colonial architecture of the houses below, which stands out more prominently from the air than from the ground. It was like I imagine the homes on Cape Cod would look because the architec ture of the houses there, so I have been told, is quite similar to Beau fort houses. KOM THE A1K Beaufort is ff ranied with waterways. And the 'picture is beautiful. Without any effort or strain of eye-sight one lean see Cape Lookout as plainly ffrom a thousand feet above Beau- continued on Page 8) DEBUBKER By John Harrey Furbay, Ph.D. Copyright Pubtit Ltdgtr, Int. IRJSH POTATOES DID NOT ORDINATE IN IRELAND j The common potato originated in ' South America and was introduced to Europe by the Spaniards. The " li-inh v.crc among the first people i'r ar!pt it as a staple food, and it : ! become known as the "Irish : ! r?:?!!y should be called U. .... ' . ' ito." .-.... V 'if J lxU C. L. Beam Bacon" Is Barden Inlei Congressman Barden And Mjr. Gillette Responsible One Of Finest Mud Diggers Of U. S. E. D With the exception of The Chamber ol Commerce nere whose secretary has fre quently acted as contact man in matters pertaining to Bar den's Inlet and Washington, tVio arrival nf the U. S. Dredge "Henry Bacon" early Tuesday morning was a com nioto fliimrise to evervone. The government dredge was officially ordered from Wil mington to the Barden Inlet nroippt on Monday afternoon, a few minutes after Major Gillette was in contact with Colonel bnow and Congressman Barden in Wash ington by long-distance telephone. Although the six foot deep and Kft foot wide improvements made on the "Drain" last year proved its importance immediately upon completion, opening a safe all weather short cut from Core sound to the ocean, the southern end of the cut, which incidentaly has been officially named Barden's Inlet, began to shoal badly. This condi tion slowed up navigation through the cut recently, and on one or (Continued on page S) Father And Son Banquet Mar. 24 The Newport Chapter of Future Farmers of America will have their annual Father and Son banquet in the school gymnasium at Newport on Friday night, March 24. The event, one of the most impressive and outstanding presented each year is always well attended. An interesting program is always pre sented and delicious hot food is served hv the "future farmerettes' nf the Home-ek class. Director of Agricultural work on the Newport school is C. S. Long, who has made an outstanding record with his students. 4H COUNCIL TO MEET SATURDAY The Carteret County 4-H Coun cil composed of local leaders and officers of all 4-H Clubs of the County, is to meet Saturday morn ing, March 18, ten o'clock, in the Home Agent s office, Beaufort. The theme of the meeting is to be "Better Grooming" presented in the form of a teom demonstra tion to be given by Misses Jewell and Delphine Eubanks. Miss Myra Love Paul, County Recreational Leader, is to conduct the recrea tion of the meeting to be presided over by the President, Miss Fam- milee Willis of Harkers Island. 4-H Club boys and girls of the County are invited to attend this meeting. NOTICE TO OFFICE SEEKERS Of late, representatives of The Beaufort News have been asked why candidates for municipal of fices in the coming election have not filed. . . The Beaufort News has not encouraged early filing by candidates, primarily because in past elections this newspaper has frequently been the loser. By that we mean that while many of the candidates pay their advertis ing and printing obligations promptly there are others who do not. On our books today we have bills against successfully elected and defeated candidates who have failed to pay for their political ad vertising. . During the coming Mu nicipal Elections this newspaper will accept political advertising for publication only from candidates and political set-ups on the "pay in advance" basis. There is abso lutely nothing personal in the matter. It is merely a business proposition with us. the Beau- tort News has been stuck in every lection by office seeking politi cians. . . Kegardless or who tne can didate may be in the coming elec. ons if their advertising appears n The Beaufort News, it must be paid for, not only in advance, but before our composing room per sonnel sets the advertisement, in to type. . THE MANAGEMENT. LANDING FIELD IMPROVEMENTS TOBEfflNSOON Earl Taylor Will Build Anothei Run-Way Under the supervision of F,nrl Tavlnr. an additional runway will be constructed at the West Beaufort land inor filri at an earlv dates WnrV will nrohablv atart durine the current week. On Tuesday he worked out plans with Pilot Dave Driskill of the Roanoke Island Flvinir Service relative to the construction of the new run- wav. which wnen completed will permit the landing of planes under any wind conditions. A "wind sock" expected here this week will also be erected as a guide for planes using the field, to determ ine wind directions. As soon as the landing facilities have been completed, a charter plane service between Beaufort-Morehead-Atlantic Beach area and Manteo, via Outer Banks will be established. ROTARY CLUB HAD UNUSUAL MEET TUESDAY Oyster Roast And Coast Movies Presented Beaufort's Rotary Club had the most unusual meet ing in the history of the or ganization on Tuesday night. Instead of meeting in town as usual, the club members and their Rotary Anns went to Community Center and en joyed an oyster and weiner roast. Several out-of-town guests wee present, including Major George Gillette and U. S. Engineers Cobb and Snell. Also present were Ro. tarians Victor Meekins and Dave Driskill and Ben Dixon MacNeill of Manteo. The latter trio flew down from Manteo aboard a plane piloted by Driskill for the occasion. Rotarian Ernest E. Kilburn of the Morehead City Club was also a guest. He brought his movie pro jector over for the occasion and showed about 1,200 feet of color movies of the Carolina coast which Mr. MacNeill had brought down from Manteo. The visiting guests were introduced by Rotarian Ay- cock Brown. General Tyler Plans To Visit Beaufort General Tyler, assistant chief of U. S. Army Engineers who is no stranger on the North Carolina coast is planning to visit East Car teret county early in April, it was stated here this week. He will be accompanied to the coast by one of his former class mates. Beaufort Youth On Winning Team Wake Forest's Ace Debaters LX jW -"--"imiiwilmiiiiinmiirfl'TT"'' 1 PICTURED ABOVE are the members of the Wake Forest College 'debate squad who captured the debate championship and placed first in over two-thirds of the mens contests in the combination Southeastern and South Atlantic Forensic Tournament held at Salisbury last week Members of the squad are, from left to right bottom row: Gene VVorrel, Ralph Brumet, both of Bristol, Va.; Bob Goldberg,") Wilmington; second row: Professor Zon Robinson, coach; Adlai Hoyle, Chase City, Va., and Tom Davis, Beaufort. Davis Figures Heavily om In W. F. Davis Community Ask For Improved Harbor Facilities Citizens of Davis, most of whom maka a livlihood from the water uid as a result have to travel from hjir community by boat are anx ious to have a five-foot harbor (h-ei'sred, similar, but on a smaller scale, as the onewhich was built J two years ago ior Auanwc. Monday afternoon several cm- zens of the community met with Major Geoi-ge liiiieste, .U. S. is- i -1 . trlct Engineer of Wilmington, and Members of the team won first plans were formulated. Following Ple in over two-thirds of the the meeting Major Gillette sug-( thirteen contests in the mens di gested to Irvin W. Davis that he vision. Total victories include six wire Congressman Barden, outliu- lrsts three ties for firsts' and ing the type of project wanted. three second places. Five men The wire left early Tuesday morn- accompanied Professor Zon Rob ing, and answer was received from inBon. debate coach of Wake tor Congressman Barden during tha est on tne tr'P afternoon by Irvin Davis in which Each eaker on the team ghared it was stated that a Resolution jn the winni Tom Davis iSKmg tor me naroor project vouia De nresentea to u. a. ingi- i rearing authorities on Wednesday morning. f, VICTOR. MEEKINS SO MANY people who come to the coastland tell me they can't get it out of their blood, once they have lived here. Many of them remain, contented accepting lowered economic status. WHAT IS inere aoout ine coaot- land to remain a continual chal- lenge, to fire one with constantly renewing and suDsiaing resoiu- tions to do something worth while? BrnnsM hitrh craving, and makes one's imagination stir witn uru comfortable awakeningsT Some might say it is tne sunrise grass ciud. a piaie iuncn i w uc upon the ocean, when a crimson served by the Russell Creek club streak breaks forth into a fully at the noon hour, burnished day, or the sunset In the afternoon H. M. Ellis, Ex across the water when ' the gold tension Agricultural Enginerr, fades into purple, and the purple State College, is to conduct a sir,; fades into night. Some might blple home water system demonstr;-.- erinped by the le watching of sans ride off the ocean rim and the dreams they arouse m one s heart. BUT WHATEVER it be, wheth er one comes by water upon a j sleepy village sprawling listlessly where summer noons lay drowsy on the shore; or motors in to see the evening breeze flow across th.3 nodding pines and the shifting dunes; or whether he comes by air, and sees unfolded before him the panorama of a creamy, combing surf leaping gracefully upon the yellow sands; whoever he is, or she, the coastland will grip him. THE COASTLAND gets you although you know not even a soul who dwells therein. And these things that we mention gTab you and fire your blood, just as they have fired me from the days of childhood. (Continued on Page 2) Debating Victory Team Members Win First Place In Many Events (By Eugene Brissie) Wake Forest,. March 16. Tom Davis, of Beaufort, fig ured heavily in contributing ;o Wake Forest college's iweeping victory over a :ompetition in the combina tion Southeastern and South Atlantic Forensic Tourna- ment Which was held at Salisbury last week. gtudent rQm Campbell college and now a junior at Wake 'orest, took first place in both di isions of the after-dinner speak- (Continued on Page 8) WATER SYSTEM DEMONTRATION AT H-D MEETING Federation Members Urged To Attend On March 23 The Spring Council Meet- a ing Of the Federated Home Demonstration ClUbS Of Car- X i ""( X 1 - 1 1 11 lerei OOUniy IS 10 De neia 111 tne iiome Agent's UlllCe, Thursday, March 23, at 10 0'clock sharp. MlSS M ar - garet Clark, Home Agent, announced today. The morning session is to be do vou u uuue, pj-. recreational penoo. iea oy v ire- turn. Make The Head Save The, Heels." All men and women in- lJeW rea?rl YYOarr terested in this project are invited to attend the demonstration at Major George Gillette, U. S. Dls 1:30 P. M. ii-iet Eiu'inoei of Wilmington, was Miss Clark remarked that th; ; hsre on Monday to attend a meet Winter County Council attended j ing of Chamber of Commerce by 45 women was the best Council of the year; "Let s have a repre sentative from each Home Demon stration Club of the County on March 23," she urged. BEAUFORT TEACHERS AT STATE MEETING Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Miller and Miss Grace Lawrence left today for Raleigh, where Mr. Miller and Miss Lawrence will act as delegates at the State Educational Conven tion convening there for the next three days. Mrs. Miller will visit relatives near Henderson. CARTERET " e TOY'S CRIME WAVE C 'ED, COURT CH 5 "6 s- A. I r arm agent juuc Source Of Maryland Sweet Potato Slips I have had many inquiries re- . r .1 J cently bdoui maryiana uuiucu Sweet Potato slips and have final, ly located a place in Maryland where the slips can be bought, Farm Agent J. O. Anthony stat- ed today. He added: "As all ship pers of sweet potatoes know, the Maryland Golden commanded a premium on northern markets dur . i t ii i ing the It) jo season, ana i win oe glad to assist the farmers who are nterested in this variety in getting i co-operative order." First To Announce For Town Office JUST AS WE go to presi today Wiley Lewii, pictured above an txounced hU candidacy for the of fice of Chief of Police in the mu- nicinal elections of May. He IS the first candidate to announce for a municipal office. 4-Masted Schooner Cape Lookout Coastguardsmen reported that a 4-masted schooner, one of the first to be sighted by the station's crew in several years was beating up the coast about 20-miles off shore late Monday 'af ternoon. t Human Bones For f Road Surface (..j....r.5..j..:-.X---K"!,,t't"t' When you motor over the new u i .nJ R. on Cedar Island in Carteret Conn - ty, you are literally driving over the powdered bone, of one-time human bei lgs. The project called A k. in.nrBv.il with an oyster shell surface. Workmen shells from nearby I j u- Hoe and Shell Islands in Core Sound. At both places as the shell mounds were dug into, the bones - - . I of humans, sometimes almost com- plet skeletons were uncovered. The mounds had apparently been ' the burial place for Indians year. before the coastland was settled, Barge loads of shells and frag- Barge loads of shells and frag ments of bones were brought to r.j. i-l I . I k road Motor and cart tr.ffic over route soon pulverized the combination into a hard surface a road of powdered shells and hu man bones, perhaps the first of its wind in the world. )j-2s 'anS For , TVT " 1 1 1171 representatives, Town of Beaufort officials and navigation interests. The purpose of the meeting held in Postmaster W. H. Taylor's office was to discuss changes in plans for the proposed pier which will be constructed in front of the U. S. Postoffice building on Front Street Major Gillette agreed with local interests that their plans were worth considering and he will for ward a report to officials in Wash ington. Present at the meeting were Postmaster Taylor, Mayor George Huntley, W. V. B. Potter, Seth Gibbs, R. Hugh Hill and Ay cock Brown. ' IN SUPERIOR BEGAN , MONDAY Judge Frizzelle Is Sending Many To State Roads DAVE CLARK PROVING TO BE A CRIME-BUS I LK Considerable crime was curbed in Carteret County this week as result of the March Term of Superior Court which started on Mon day, presided over by Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow Hill. Under skillful prose cution by Solicitor Dave Clark, of Greenville, several thieves and house-breakers were sentenced to road terms. What promised to be a capital offence against Woodrow Wilson Dixon, talented artist and robber, was changed to a lesser charge. He did not have to face trial for burglary, although he pleaded guilty to entering the home of Capt. Charles Thomas here (whila the house was occupied) and re moving a lumberjack. The youth who has been in jail since the Christmas season plead guilty to the charge. Without legal repre sntation, Judge Paul Webb spoke in behalf of Dixon. Although early in the week Judge Frizzelle indicated that he might give uixon a 10-year suspended sentence up on condition that he stay out of the state for a period of 25 years, final disposition of the case had not been made as we go to press to day. Clifton McKinnlsh, charged with larceny involving the theft of ar ticles from a yacht in Morehead City, was sentenced to 12 months on the roads after he was found guilty. ' . Robert Willis and Fred Guthrie two young men f Morehead City were found guilty of stealing a (Continued from Page 8) -i-rtl Fishing And All Outdoors f By AYCOCK BROWN IT MAY BE due to the fact that the column is now reaching 15,000 readers each week, (since its recent adoption by Dare Coun ty Times) or, most likely it is be cause Raymond R. Camp, N. Y. Timesman, is giving us frequent plugging, but with each mail my postoffice box is crammed with letters from people all over the country wanting to know more and more about mid-Atlantic Coast fishing. No longer am I consid ered as a local source for inf or- mation about fishing. There was , the letter this week from Brooklyn wondering if I could tell them just what kind of fish could be taken ,o aouwi v , mg master wee.. nun me yaiv, in Toronto wanted to know if Central North Carolina coast of fered any inducements for ang (Continued on page 8) ujjjjjj. -1 , g TIDE TABLE X? h j t Information as to the tide at Beaufort is given in this column. The figures are ap proximately correct and are based on tables furnished by the U. S. Goodetic Survey. Some allow ances must be made for variations in the wind and also with respect to the locality, that is wheth er near the ir.let or at the head of the estuaries. it HIGH LOW Friday, March 17 5:52 AM. 11:39 AM C:04 PM. 12:06 PM. Saturday, March 18 6:32 AM. 12:26 AM. 6:43 PM. 12:48 PM. Sunday, March 19 7:10 AM. 1:07 AM. 7:22 PM. 1:25 PM. Monday March 20 7:47 AM. 1:45 AM. 7:58 PM. 1:59 PM. Tuesday, March 21 8:23 AM. 2:22 AM. 8:34 PM. 2:33 PM. Wednesday, March 22 8:59 AM. 2:56 AM. 9:12 PM. 3:05 PM. Thursday, March 23 9:35 AM. 3:34 AM. 9:52 PM. 3:40 PM.