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Gladiolus Festival
June 23-24-25
Three Big Days
Art Exhibition
Community Center
Opening June 17
Carteret County's Oldest NewspaperEstablished 1912
VOLUME XXVII NO. 25.
BEAUFORT. N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1939
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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LITTLE BOY MARKS GRAVE OF PET
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WHEN A LITTLE BOY loses his pet dog it brings abouf a situa
tion which is touching to even the most hard-hearted person. When
ayone loses a pet dog, as a matter of fact, it will cast a pall of
gloom over the entire household in which the pet lived. Recently
in Beaufort many people have lost their dogs, and according to
reports, they were poisoned by some person or persons unknown.
If the person who has been responsible for the death of the dogs
will look at the above picture, they will probably think twice before
poisoning the next one. The picture shows the grave of "Billy"
the late Setter owned by John Duncan, son of Graham W. Duncan,
the prominent real estate and insurance broker here. Reading the
epitaph is Horace Loftin Jr.. (BEAUFORT NEWS PHOTO by
Aycock.
Fishing And
All Outdoors
Br AYCOCK BROWN
OFFICIALS IN charge of the
first annual State Surf Casting
tournament sponsored by the
Governor's Hospitality Committee
of the Department of Conserva
tion and Development very wisely
extended the time limit on the con
test which will run through Sep
tember 30 instead of ending on
July 1, as originally planned. The
fish which can be entered in this
contest are Channel Bass (Drum
and Bluefish. Any angler who
has fished the surf for either of
these species will tell you that July
1 is too early in the season to end
the tournament. It might have
been a good idea, as a matter of
fact to have continued the contest
through October or until Novem
ber 15.
SOME OF the finest catches of
channel bass ever taken along the
North Carolina coast have been
reeled in during the mid-autumn
month of October, and some big
fellows have been taken from the
surf, when frost was hitting the
highlands of the State every day
in November. Frost is one thing
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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
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, June 16
6:53 A.M. 1:05 A. M.
7:14 P. M. 1:03 P. M.
Saturday, June 17
7:44 A.M. 1:53 A. M.
8:03 P. M. 1:51 P. M.
Sunday, June 18
8:36 A.M. 2:39 A.M.
8:55 P. M. 2:40 P. M
Monday, June 19
9:28 A. M. 3:25 A. M.
9:46 P. M. 3:31 P. M.
Tuesday, June 20
10:21 A. M. 4:13 A. M.
10:39 P. M. 4:25 P. M.
Wednesday, June 21
5:05 A. M.
11:15 P.M. 5:23 P.M.
Thursday, June 22
11:31 A. M. 5:58 A.M.
12:10 P.M. 6:26 P.M.
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Man's Best Friend"
-By Senator Vest"
Editor's Note: In view of the
fact that many persons have lost
their pet dogs recently, The Beau
fort News prints today the famous
jury speech of Seator Vest. He
once represented in court, a man
wohse dog was shot without prov
acation and who sued for $200
damages. The speech to the jury
has gone down as one o fthe judi
cial classics.
It follows:
"Gentlemen of the Jury: The
best friend a man has in this world
may turn against hi mand become
his enemy. His so nor daughter
that he has reared with loving
care may prove ungrateful. Those
who are nearest and dearest to us,
those whom we trust with our
happiness and our good name,
may become traitors to their faith.
The moey that a man has, he may
lose. It flies away from him, per
haps when he needs it the most. A
man's reputation may be sacrificed
in a moment of ill-considered ac
tion. The people who are prone to
fall on their knees to do us honor
when success is with us may be
the first to throw the stone of
malice when failure settles its
cloud upon our heads. The one ab
solutely unselfish friend that a
man can have in this selfish world,
the one that never deserts him
and the one htat nuver proves un
grateful or treacherous, is his dog.
"Gentlemen of the Jury, a man's
dog stands by him in prosperity
and in poverty, in health and in
sickness. He will sleep on the
cold ground, where the wintry
winds blow and the snow drives
fiercely, if only he may be near
his master's side. He will kiss the
hand that has no food to offer, he
will lick the wounds and sores that
come in encounters with the rough
ness of the world. He guards the
sleep of his pauper master as if he
were a prince. When all other
friends desert he remains. When
riches take wings and reputation
falls to pieces, he is as constant in
his love as the sun in its journey
through the heavens. If fortune
drives the master forth an out
cast in the world, friendless and
homeless, the faithful dog asks no
higher privilege than that of ac
companying him to guard against
danger, to fight against his ene
mies, and when the last scene of
all comes, and death takes the
master in its embrace and his
body is laid away in the cold
ground, no matter if all other
friends pursue their way, there by
his graveside will the noble dog be
found, his head between his paws,
his eyes sad but open in alert
watchfulness, faithful and true ev
en to death."
The jury, after two minutes de
liberation, awarded the plaintiff,
Senator Vest's client, damages of
$500. ,
Many Events
Gladiolus
Auction Mart
Gives Tomato
Growers Luck
With tomato picking start
ed this week the Beaufort
Auction Market opened on
Tuesday and prices increas
ed from an average of ninety
cents and one dollar per
bushel to an average of
$1.50 to $1.60 for the day
and a high of $2.20. Four
buyers were present on opening
day and their desire to have to
matoes for their packing sheds
caused an immediate spurt in the
market. On Wednesday, a rainy
day, prffces continued good with an
average of $1.40 to $1.55 with a
top price of $2. It all goes to
show that through the operation of
the Beaufort Auction Market, the
producers are gettig a break.
Close observers oi the market
and tomato growing generally are
convinced that Carteret farmers
can get better prices for their to
matoes than ever before if they
will stick together, sell only
through the Auction Market, and
not sell to transient trucks or buy
ers. Incidentaly the farmer who
sells through the market is assured
that if the buyer pays by check,
that the check is good. Buyers on
the Beaufort market this year are
paying for the privilege to buy.
The Chamber of Commerce, spon
soring the Auction Market deter
mines definitely the financial stat
us of a buyer before the privilege
is granted. In charge of the
Chamber of Commerce Auction
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G. W. Huntley Ships
First Car Load Of
Tomatoes By Rail
;
George W. Huntley who started
packing tomatoes this year before
any other grower started harvest
ing, also shipped the first solid car
load to leave Beaufort by rail this
season. His car load moved on
Wednesday and was consigned to
a produce firm in New York. Oth
er car loads were expected to
move today and before another
week passes, with favorable weath
er for picking and packing, there
will be several such consignments
leaving by rail over the Beaufort
and Morehead City Railroad tracks
to connecting lines each day. With
the largest acreage in the history
of Carteret devoted to tomatoes
this year, it is likely that rail ship
ments which are always heavy,
will reach a new high before the
season is over.
FEATURE OF FESTIVAL.
Moore, director of music in the Wayne Capital will be one or the outstanding fea
tures of the Gladiolus Festival Parade in Beaufort on Friday, June 23. This group
of youngsters form one of the outstanding drum and bugle corps in America. Not
one but five beautiful drum-majorettes lead the group while they drill.
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Fest
Colorful Program
Will Continue
3 Full Days
First Annual Gladiolus
Festival of Beaufort will be
gin next Friday (June 23)
with a parade that will fea
ture local and visiting musi
cal organizations, a kiddie
parade, and floats of local
firms and communities of
Carteret. The complete pro
gram, subject to last minute
changes follow;
Friday, Jane 23
11 o'clock: Parade on Front
Street. (Streets will be cleared of
traffic 15 minutes earlier.)
1:30 o'clock: Inlet Inn pock.
Minature Aquacade, featuring a
team of 12 champion swimmers
and divers of Goldsboro Swimming
Association.
9 A. M. til 6 P. M. visits to U.
S. Fisheries Marine Laboratory,
Museum, Aquarium and Diamond
Back Terrapin Hatchery.
10 till 12 and 2 to 5 P. M. Beau
fort Exhibition of Art, Community
Center.
9 P. M. Atlantic Beach Casino:
Beauty pageant with up to 25 con
testants for selection of "Miss
Beaufort" to represent town at
2nd Annual Coastal Festival.
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AQUACADE
Twelve members of the
Goldsboro Swimming Associ
ation will stage a minature
aquacade during the first
Annual Gladiolus Festival in
Beaufort, Friday afternoon,
June 23rd at 1 :30 o'clock.
The water pageant will take
place at Inlet Inn wharf.
Goldsboro swimmers have won
national recognition since their or
ganization three years ago. They
are holders of the Carolinas A. A.
U. championship, the High School
team has won the State High
School title at Duke University for
the past three years. Swimmers
of the organization have appeared
in meets and exhibitions in the fol
lowing out of the state cities:
Richmond, Va., New York City,
Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pitts
burg, Pa.; Harrison, N. J., Atlanta,
Ga. and Sumpter, S. C.
Among the swimmers in the
group the following are expected
to participate in the exhibition
here: Elizabeth Hawley, Lessie
Pratte Mallard, Prince Nufer,
Shirley Lancaster, Hortense Liles,
Marie Crone, and Betty Michaux.
Ed. Shumate, Bill Nufer, Herman
Pate, Buddy Crone, S. Simmons,
and Ben Ward.
The Goldsboro Junior Drum and Bugle
Corp under the direction of J. Robert
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SUPERIOR.
CO U R T
Judge Williams Has
Tried Many Cases
On Docket
Many cases have been
tried before Judge Clawson
Williams who is presiding
over the June Term ot bupe
nor Court here this week.
Next week, second of the
tearm will be devoted to
hearing civil actions. Some
of the defendants found sruil
ty have been sent to prison.
LeRoy Guthrie, arrested on
charges of operating gambling de
vices (slot machies) posted a $500
bond for his appearance at the
October term of superior court of
this county. Early in the week in
his charge to the grand jury,
Judge Williams outlawed all types
of slot machines which did not
give a nickle worth of something
for nickle placed in the slot. As
a result nothing but music boxes
are left in the county the avia
tion, skating, baseball, numbers
and other games of socalled "skill"
were annihilated in a hurry, and
some people are wondering if the
nickle music is worth more than
one or two cents per record.
For forgery, Andrew Abney was
sent to State Prison for a period
of not less than two nor more than
four years. ' i. .
Dan Merrill was given six
months on the road for resisting
an officer.
Henry Ricks drew two years on
roads when convicted of charges
of abandonment.
John Tillery drew a 0-months
suspended sentence for seduction
upon payment of the costs, which
were not paid so judgment was
that a ni si sci fa be issued for him.
If she remains of good behavior
and stays sober, Alice Fisher will
not have to serve a 12 months sus.
pended sentence for breaking and
entering.
The second degree murder char.
ge against J. W. Watson, a case
which has been on the docket for
sometime or before the Supreme
court was nol prossed with leave
ART EXHIBITION
OPENS SATURDAY
Beaufort Exhibition of Art op
ens in Community Center building,
two miles east of Beaufort on Sat
urday, June 17. It will continue
through August IS. Miss Frances
Morgan is manager of the Exhi
bition and she has been busy this
week hanging the paintings which
have arrived from all parts of the
United States.
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DOWN HERE IN Coastal Carteret its cabbages and
'queens,' as the above photo proves. The cabbage com
bined weighed a total of 16 pounds. They were grown on
the farm of Manley Springle, near Beaufort. The queens
(and that gag-line was borrowed from Alice in Wonder
land remember?) are Miss Hattie Styron and Miss Ruth
Lewis. Both are Soil Conservation Association employees
in theoffice of Farm Agent J. O. Anthony, (Beaufort News
Photo by Aycock.)
BAILEY TO SECURE BIG SUM
FOR WATERWAYS IN STATE
Between $2,500,000 and $3,000,000 Expect
ed to Be Provided For Improvements
-Commerce Committee, With
Tar Heel As Chairman
To Report Measure
Washington. June 15. The senate'eommerce committee
of which Senator J. W. Bailey, of North Carolina, is chair
man, expects to be in a position to report out the river and
harbor bill next week. The appropriations for North Car
olina will probably total between $2,500,000 and $3,000,
000, and provide for a variety of improvements in sea-going
water-ways.
Some of the contemplated im-
provements had previously receiv
ed the approval of the house com
mittee, but a number of the more
important projects have been ten
tatively sanctioned by the senata
committee and, with respect to riv
ers and harbors, may be regarded
as the first fruits in a big way
of Senator Bailey's efforts as
chairman of this most important
senatorial body.
While navigation has received
constant attention, flood control
has not been neglected. Last year
the Tar river channel was cleaned
out as a flood control measure, and
the same thing is to be done this
year wivh respect to the Neuse riv
er. It was also recalled today
that one of the accomplishments of
last year, in which Senator Bailey
took the initiative, was that of
making permanent the Drum in
let. Projects Planned.
As approved by the engineers,
and favorably passed upon by the
senate committee, the following
improvements have ben planne:!
for the current year: Pamlico
Sound to Arm, N. C, $16,500;
thoroughfare Baygacedar Bay
Channel, N. C, $20,000; Beaufort
Harbor, N. C, $54,000; Manteo to
Oregon Inlet, N. C, $43,000; Sil
ver Lake Harbor, N. C, $60,000;
Cape Fear river, N. C, at and be-
Barden and Warren
Active- On Project
Taking the leading roles
in setting the proposed wa
terway projects listed in this
story underway, were Rep
resentative Graham A. Bar
den for his District and Rep
resentative Lindsey Warren
in his District. Both fought
hard to get the improve
ments approved by Congress.
low Wilmington, and to insure a
depth of 32 feet and an nlarged
harbor, $790,000; Cape har riv
er to St. John's river int.ucoastal
waterway, anchorage basin near
Myrtle Beach, S. C, $11,000; in
land waterway from Norfolk, Va.,
to Beaufort, N. C, $39,000; Cho
wan river. N. C. and Blackwater
rivdr, Va., $135,000; channel from
Girls
LARGE CABBAGE-
Pamlico Sound to Rodanthe, N. C,
$5,000; channel from Edenton bay
into Pembroke Creek, N. C. $9,
500; Rollinson Channel, N. C, $27,
000; Swan Quarter bay waterway,
N. C, $22,500; Cape Fear river
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Now
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IN THREE HOURS Dave Dris
kill could have taken me to Ber
muda, in his airplane. But then
Beaufort is as far as I chose to
travel at one stretch in a plane, so
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Then
I go by car to Western North
Carolina. In the same length of
time I couli have driven to the
shores of Lake Erie, or Newport,
Rhode Island, Columbus, Ohio,
Knoxville, Tennessee, Atlanta,
Georgia, or Jacksonville, Florida.
IF AND BUT. I was going to
see my wife who with the two
boys is visiting her parents in Ire
dell County, so last Tuesday I set
forth, taking with me Capt. Her
man Smith, seafaring man, but
who refused to drive a foot in the
mountains. And that is how I
happened to be in the mountains
and out to Murphy, where I have
been before.
AND I WOULD say to anyona
who wishes to travel, he should
travel in North Carolina awhile
before going to many other places.
North Carolina is a great state.
It is about 700 miles across it. Its
interests are diversified. Its west
ern end more remote from Ral
eigh, than it is from the Capitals
of Georgia, South Carolina, Ken
tucky, Tennesse and West Vir
ginia; its industry and commercfl
as completely distinct from that of
eastern Carolina as is that of New
York or Arkansas. And the peo
ple of its distant west are of dif
ferent stock and outlook, altho
hospitable and progressive.
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