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vumMt. AAvn iw. i BbAUrUKT, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939. PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Gladiolus Festival Will Be Presetted In Beaufort Staling June 23
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939.
NEWS
W.AU rl SK
She Will Preside
At State Meet
2 , -
President Annie D. Fore
man will leave for Raleigh
Tuesday morning, June 5,
where she will preside over
the Annual Older Youth
Conference, at North Caroli
na State College. The state
wide meeting will be attend
ed by delegates from each
county having an organized Ser
vice Club. The program is cen
tered around the farm and home
life, and the theme is "Toward a
More Abundant Country Life."
There will be a broadcast each
day over W.P.T.F. at 1 -.45 o'clock.
Miss Foreman announced to-day
that special activities of the con
ference will be a "Get Acquaint
ed" party on Tuesday evening; or
gan recital by Dr. Stanley Smith,
Wednesday evening; picnic supper
at Pullen Park and talent night at
College gym, Thursday evening;
(Continued on page 8)
Fishing And
All Outdoors
By AYCOCK BROWN
BEST CATCH OF the week was
made down at Hatteras Inlet by
Foreman Jim Pace and three of
his employees who are working on
the new boathouse and launchway
at the Coast Guard station there.
The catch made near the station
consisted of 38 channel bass which
tipped the scales at over 1,000
pounds. The smallest weighed 20
pounds.
ORDINARILY a sportsman
would say that it was a waste of
fish to catch so many of these
copper colored beauties, without
releasing the majority of them.
But such was not the case. Ev.
eryone of those fish were eaten
and it is not unsportsmanlike to
make big catches, if the fish will
serve as food, instead of just a
show. News of the catch was tel
ephoned the State News Bureau
by Tom Eaton, of Hatteras who
is ever on the alert to give his sec
tion a boost and this week the
story is being printed widely in
newspepers throughout the coun
try. (Continued on Page 3)
It! DEBUFJKER
By John Harvey Furbay, PhJD.
Cvpvrvitl I PiMt Ltivr, .
WHISKY
IS NOT AN
ANTIDOTE
SAJAKE-6IT6
Experiments on rats have shown
that these animals, after being bit
ten by venomous snakes, succumb
sooner to the poison when given
whisky. In all cases, the whisky
treated rats died quicker. Some
were given the liquor before being
bitten, and some afterward, while
others were given the liquor both
before and after. None of these
lived as long as the rata which had
no liquor at all. Snake venom, phy
sicians point out, weakens the heart
and lowers Uie blood pressure; and
liquor does the same thing thus
making matters worse rather than
better.
WNU Service.
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Legionaires OF District
Endorse Bailey For Vice
Commander In N. Carolina
Beaufort Sponsoring
Beauty Show In The
Casino Fri. June 23
Beaufort Chamber of Commerce
will sponsor an all-Beaufort beau
ty pageant in The Casino on At
lantic Beach, Friday night, June
23. While it is not known at this
time how many entries will be in
the pageant, it is believed that a
minimum of 25 will be represented
Purpose of the beauty show, is to
select a representative for .the
title "Miss Beaufort" at the sec
ond annual Coastal Festival, spon
sored by Morehead City Junior
Cramber of Commerce and sched
uled to be held during lae July.
It is also likely that a queen and
attendant will be selected to rep
rsent Beaufort at the Wilson To
bacco Festival. The beauty show
will also come on the first night
of the First Annual Gladiolus Fes
tival, to be presented in Beaufort.
Edgar Swann and Aycock Brown
are committeemen to help work
out plans. Several of the contes
tants have already accepted invita
tions to enter the beauty show
which will present contestants first
in bathing suits and then in even
ing frocks.
MUCH INTEREST
IN UNION MEETS
Dr. Banister Brings
Forceful Sermons
To Beaufort
The Beaufort Churches
that are sponsoring the un
ion revival meetings and
many members of other
churches in an out of the the
city have shown a remark
able spirit of cooperation
and Christion fraternity in
this series of meetings. All
this has been heartening to the
pastors and church workers as
well as to the visiting helpers.
Such Christian cooperation also
has had a very splendid influence
upon the entire community. On
every hand there are expressions
of appreciation of these meetings
and of Mrs. Barnes and Dr. Ban
ister for their fine leadership.
Hearts have thrilled and been
mellowed and have purposed to
live better lives under the ministry
of these good workers. Many
have said, "this is the greatest
preaching Beaufort has had for
many years."
Rev. Ben Gehring, who supplied
Dr. Banister's pulpit at Oxford
last Sunday, reports that the Ox
ford Baptist Church has a magnif
(Continued on page 8)
FREE CONCERT
IN THE CASINO
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
A free concert will be presented
in The Casino on Atlantic Beach
next Sunday afternoon between 4
and 5 o'clock by the Royal Arcan
ium Band of New Bern, it was an
nounced today by Manager E. G.
Petry. Everyone in Beaufort and
Morehead City and Carteret Coun
ty are extended an invitation by
the management of Atlantic
Beach to attend this concert. The
Royal Arcanium Band is one of the
best in Eastern Carolina and the
concert is expected to be an event
really worth hearing. In addition
to the Royal Arcanium Band Con
cert, there will be many other at
tractions on the Beach and Board
walk Sunday.
Waterway Hearing
Set For June 10th
The U. S. Engineering officials
from the District office in Wilming
ton will have a hearing in the
schoolhouse at Smyrna next Satur
day morning for thep urpose of
discussing improvements for the
Pamlico Sound-Beaufort water
way. All persons interested in the
proposed improvements, especial
ly those who are classed as 'nav
igation interests' areu rged to at
tend the meeting for the purpose
of presenting oral or written evidence.
Announcement Made
At Dist. Meeting
Here Sunday
PENNELLS GIVEN
GOOD TIME HERE
William H. Bailey, adju
tant of Carteret Post 99 and
most active Legion worker
on the central coast was en
dorsed by his 3rd District
Buddies for the office of
vice-commander in this State
Announcement of the en
dorsement was made during the
Third District meeting in the Hut
here. At the same time it was
announced that R. C.Godwin was
being endorsed as State Service
Officer for the Legion. The Dis
trict meeting followed an active
Memorial Day program for Carter
et Post, at which Commander Bur
gin Pennell was the guest of hon
or, At the annual Memorial Day
exercises on the Courthouse Green
an impressive program was pre
sented, featuring the address by
Commander Pennell, music by the
High School band under the direc
tion of Everett Flint, and the wel
coming of guests by Legionaire
Stanley Woodland.
Commander Pennell and Mrs.
Pennell arrived on the coast Sat
urday and during the afternoon
were guests of honor on a cruise
aboard the Hatteras. The cruise
terminated at Cape Lookout where
supper was served on board by the
ladies of the Auxiliary. Sunday
morning Carteret Post members
attended church services en masse
at St- , Paul's -Episcopal Church
where the rector, Rev. E. C. Mc
Connell preached memorial serv
ices. A feature of the District Meet
ing on Sunday night at the Legion
Hut was a fish fry. The meeting
was presided over by District Com
mander R. C. Godwin.
During the meeting, Legionaire
Joe DuBois, leader of the Rifle
Team was presented a gift by Jo
seph House, Jr., on behalf of the
team members. Commander Pen
nell presented Sons of Legion with
medals for marksmanship. Re
ports from third district delegates
were read.
Daily Penalty Of
$25 On Those Who
Fail To Pay Taxes
Deputy Revenue Collector N. F.
Rowe wired from New Bern today
stating that all persons failing to
pay their Schedule "B" taxes on
or before June 1, would be subject
to a penalty of $25 daily until
same has been paid. This looks
bad for all delinquents.
Two Weeks Term of
Court Starts Here
Monday, June 12
Judge Clawson Williams of Elis
abeth City is scheduled to preside
over the two-weeks term of Su
perior Court here beginning on
Monday, June 12. The first week
of the session will be devoted to
the trial of criminal, the second
being devoted to hearing of civil
actions. There is a possibility that
one charge of murder in first de
gree will be on the docket, a case
involving a Negro named Wash
ington, whose victim in an assault
case died following his sentence
in prison. The calendar follows:
Recorder's Court
Will Be HelcTHere
.On Friday June 2
Recorder's court which was
postponed from Tuesday the reg
ular day due to it being Memorial
Day, and a legal holiday, will be
held on Friday with Judge Paul
Webb presiding. There are several
cases on the docket. Of particu
lar interest is the attempted rape
case involving Luke Johnson and
Caroline Smith, Negro residents
of this county.
F.
.1. Signs C,G,
etirement
Enlisted men of the U. S. Coast Guard finally got a break
a few days ago when President Franklin D. Roosevelt sign
ed the 20-year retirement bill. Before the measure be
came enacted into law, enlisted personnel of this great
peace time service, served 30 years before they were eligi
ble for retirement.
After Three Years Retirement Bill Passes.
In Picture Senate Sub
In the photo is shown two Tarheels, Congressman Graham A. Barden
third from right and Senator Bob Reynolds, fourth from right, study
ing the bill at a sub-committee hearing two years ago. Also making a
valiant fight to get the measure into law was Congressman Lindsey
Warren of the N. C. First District and Congressman Bland of Vir
ginia. In the photo, far in the background in dark suit, sitting next
to Reynold's Secretary Wes McDonald, is the man who has put up a
bigger fight for the passage of the bill than any other man in the
Coast Guard Senjjce. He is Gus Larsen, Chief Boatswain Mate, for
merly in command of a 75-footer at Advance Base A in Morehead City
now attached to the .Dionrie at Norfolk. (News Photo.)
Mrs Snowden Ships
First Car Load Of
Potatoes By Train
Mrs. M. S. Snowden, Carteret's
most successful woman farmer
shipped the first freight-car load
of potatoes from the coast on
Wednesday. It was the first of
the season to leave Carteret in
this manner although truck ship
ments have been heavy for sever
al days.. -It is difficult to give an
estimate on the total number of
potatoes shipped from Carteret
each year, as many shipments are
made by motor truck on which no
central record is kept. Over 200
freight car loads moved by rail
out of Beaufort in 1938.
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VICTOrC MEEK1NS
Did you ever see your father dy
ing slowly before your eyes? Did
you ever watch him month after
month suffer bitter agony, and
truly, nobly and uncomplainingly
bear his cross in stoic silence? Did
you ever sit and try to hold back
the tears as you watched the ten
der, loving, patient friend of child
hood, to whom you could take all
your troubles, a rock of strength
to lean upon in times of joy and
stress, lean back and with a weary
sigh welcome death an3 close his
tired eyes forever?
Few people ever see their pa
rents die under such circumstanc
es. Most old men of the coast-
land live so long that they have
seen all their dreams come true
and depart in peace like one who
at the end of a long day's work,
gather his family about him for
the evening benisons and surrend
ers gratefully to peaceful slum
ber. Like many others, I watched my
father die the hard way; that is, I
saw him finally die but most of
the time I was agay from home
trying to get bread and meat for
the family for whom he had strug
gled valiantly. When most men to
day would be called young, he was
caught with a cancer. Epithelio
ma of the mouth, along an inner
gum.
(Continued on page Six)
Committee Studies Bill.
Music Maker For
Pre-Season Dance
In Casino June 10
JIM FETTIS and his orchestra
featuring Miss Joan Barrie, who
has not only an attractive voice
and personality, but who also pre
sents her songs in the manner of
a real showman will make the mu
sic for a pre-season dance in At
lantic Beach Casino on Saturday
night June 10. While it will be
the first dance of the summer, it
will not be the official opening for
the season of The Casino, famous
ball room near the surf on the
beach.
Rated as the best of the Phila
delphia orchestras, Jim Fettis and
his Orchestra has been enjoying a
National Reputation as a result of
his many broadcasts over WCAU
and the Columbia Broadcasting
System that originated from THE
ANCHORAGE, exclusive night
club in Fairmount Park, Philadel
phia Fettis' show, rhythmic and
unusual arrangements were heard
over 52 stations from Coast-to-Coast.
Lucky Lucille Salter
Wins $90 Jackpot At
The Beaufort Theatre
Mist Lucille Salter of Beaufort,
R. F. D., won the $90 jackpot at
Beaufort Theartr'i Prize Night on
Wednesday. She wi in the au
dience when Announcer Aycock
Brown called her name, and came
forward to the front of the packed
theatre to claim her prize. JACK
POT next week ttart. off at $20,
and if no one win it will increase
five dollar each week until there
V
U a winner.
Beam Presided At Booster
Meeting Held Friday Night
Up To The Minute
PRODUCE NEWS
POTATOES
Thursday morning's rain
is doing the Irish potatoes no
good, but unless the down
pour continues throughout
the day or longer no materi
al harm will be done, in the
opinion of Carl G. Gaskill, of
the C. G. Gaskill Brokerage
Company, who keeps a close
watch on localproducemat
ters.
Irish potatoes were quoted at
$1.30 today as compared to $1.25
in our last edition, and this in
crease, due to completed diggings
in other growing states, brought
a cheerful note to local spudsmen.
It is estimated that approximately
40 per cent of the crop has been
harvested in Carteret County to
date, with digging going forward
rapidly as the weather permits.
The grading sheds of D. F. Merrill,
S. M. Jones and George W. Hunt
ley in Beaufort, and similar sheds
in the Otway section present very
busy scenes. The Ball Brothers
have not started digging yet on
their farm in the Horlowe section.
TOMATOES
Beaufort News representative,
Aycock Brown saw the first ma
ture green tomatoes of the season
at the main office Beaufort Farms
Inc., early today. Beaufort Farms
Inc., with approximately 12S acres
in tomatoes, got off to an earlier
start than most of the growers in
the county. Ray esposita, local
director of Beaufort Farms Inc.,
and M. Trombetta & Sons, stated
that he planned to start packing
tomatoes not later than Monday of
next week and possibly Friday of
this week of weather conditions
are tavoraDie.
It is likely that George Huntley
D. F. Merrill and S. M. Jones will
also start packing tomatoes before
the coming week has passed. Many
Carteret acres are devoted to the
growing of tomatoes this year.
Peak of the harvesting season will
be reached about mid-June.
Beans and Beets
The bottom dropped out in some
market centers for beans during
the past week. Lowest prices
were registered in Pittsburg where
over supply resulted in prices as
low in prices as 40 cents in some
instances. The general market for
beans is 50-60 per basket, accord
ing to M. Trombetta & Sons, local
representative. In the Philadelphia
New York and Boston areas the
current price ranges from 75 to
one dollar.
Approximately 5000 baskets of
beans have been shipped from
Carteret this year, it is estimated
with shipments continuing daily.
Approximately 2,000 baskets have
been shipped from Beaufoit Farms
Inc.. the remainder being purchas
ed by M. Trombetta and Sons,
from Carteret bean grower.
The beet market has been hold
ing at a fair price. K. W. Wright
and Beaufort Farms are the prin
cipal growers. Between one thous
and and 1,500 crates have been
shipped today. Beet prices have
averaged from ?1.25 to ?1.50 per
three dozsn trays, it was reported.
Legion Meet Is
Postponed until
Friday, June 3rd
Adjutant Wm. H. Bailey of Car
teret Fost 99, American Legion,
stated this morning that by order
of Commander I. E.Pittman, of
the Post, the regular Post meeting
scheduled for Friday night, June 2,
will be held on June 9. The rea
son for this postponement in the
meeting is because many of the
prominent Morehead City Legion
aires have children who will play
very important roles in the High
School Graduation Exercises on
that night. The meeting on June
9 will be for the purpose of elect
ing new officers and delegates
for the coming year.
Finance Committee
Seek Funds For
Promotion
Plans and a tentative pro
gram for Beaufort's first An
nual Gladiolus Festival were
discussed by a group of citi
zens, most of them members
of the board of directors of
the Chamber of Commerce,
at a supper meeting in the In
let Inn dining room last Fri
day night. Date for the fes
tival which has been given
national advertising already
was set for June 23-24 and
possibly June 25.
Chamber of Commerce Presi
dent C. L. Beam presided at the
suppermeeting and after outlining
friefly the purpose of the gather,
ing, turned the meeting over to
Secretary Aycock Brown who gave
what could be termed a tentative
program for the event, which will
be built up around the Gladiolus
idea but will result in a colorful
two or three day late June Mardi
Gras for this picturesque and his
torical coastal town.
The tentative program as out
lined would be on the lines which
follow:
Friday, June 23: Street Pa
rade along Front, from Duncan
Green to Ocean View Park. In
addition to floats portraying the
various business firms and indus
tries of this section, there will be
bands from different towns, drum
and bugle corps, beauty queens,
a kiddie and pet parade. Prizes
will be offered for various entries.
(Continued on Page 8)
Covering The
Waterfront
By AYCOCK BROWN
ONE OF THE taxpaying citi
zens of Beaufort suggested that I
write something about the dead
limbs on the beautiful elms which
line our streets. Some of the
trees are in bad shape, and dead
limbs should be removed. What
is really needed is a bit of tree
surgery for the elms. If they are
not doctored, it will be only a
matter of a few years until most
of the trees will have to be cut
down and once they are removed,
picturesque streets of our town
will take on a barren appearance.
Efforts were being made at one
time to have a WPA tree surgery
project here. Am wondering if
efforts are still being made to
bring this about and what if any
progress has been accomplished.
It was reported here Tuesday that
a dead tree fell down on Queen
Street, and that children wero
playing in the vicinity (they could
have been struck)) and wires,
(electric) were torn down. That
(Continued from Page 8)
TIDE TABLE
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. Geodetic Survey.
Some allowances must be
male 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
Friiay, June 2
8:08 AM. 2:16 AM.
8:o3 FM. 2:16 PM.
Saturday, June 3
8:51 AM. 2:56 AM.
9:14 PM. 2:57 PM.
Sunday, June 4
9:34 AM. 3:35 AM.
9:54 PM. 3:38 PM.
Monday, June 5
10:15 AM. 4:14 AM,
10:34 PM. 4:20 PM.
Tuesday, June 6
10:57 AM. 4:54 AM.
5:03 PM,
Wednesday, Juno 7
11:14 AM. 5:36 AM.
11:38 PM. 5:52 PM"
Thursday, Jon 8
11:55 AM. 6:21 All.
12:22 PM. 6:47 PM.