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Carteret County's Oldest NewspaperEstablished 1912 ;;
VOLUME XXVII NO. 51.
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1939.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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EXCELLENT RESPONSE SHOWN
IN ANNUAL RED CROSS ROLL
CALL BY BEAUFORT CHAPTER
New York Hunters Kill Big Bear Near Newport
He Believes Pulp Plant
May Be Located On Coas
CI Hia 6
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Hi
S.S.Vapper Reached
Destination Safely
Capt. Willis States
Capt. Ira Willis of Morehead
r: Pnvt Terminal stated a few
J, ago that the Etonian S. S
Vapper which sailed on October 17
for Portland, Maine, to complete
cargo of crap iron consigned to a
R-iti.V. nort had reached her des
tination safely. He said his in.
ormation came from agents of the
firm shipping metal. The "Vap
per" arrived in Morehead City on
Seotember 8, and loading opera
tions were delayed several weeks
while matter of determining whe
ther under charter, vessel would be
reauired to transport commodity
which at time was classed as
sort of "semi-contraband" cargo.
Menhaden Movies
In Series Which
Army Is Filming
The menhaden industry will be
included in a series ol movies
which are being made by Colonel
George Gillette of the U. S. Engi
neering office in Wilmington. This
and every other form of fishing
along with other industries which
can be tied in with the U. S. Army
Engineering activities will be in
cluded in the series. Hamilton
Hicks, civilian attache of the Dis
tract Engineering office in Wil
mington is shooting the pictures or
most of them with a 16-mm Victor
camera.
Hicks was in Beaufort early this
week getting preliminary shots of
the menhaden industry. On Wed
nesday he boardeil the J. H. Whit
hurst, one of the boats in the fleet
of the Fish Meal Company and
hoped to get the purse seining se
quence. Due to unfavorable wea
ther however, the fleet had to re
turn to port without making any
catches.
On Tuesday night at Rotary,
Hicks was the guest speaker. He
outlined the idea conceived by
Colonel Gillette to show industry
activities of the State in movies.
One can easily understand why an
Army Board in Washington would
be more familiar with a coastal
project, if they can see activities
in vicinity of that project flashed
to them on the screen. Hicks will
return to Beaufort this week-end
to complete the menhaden pictures.
NOTICE !
The Welfare Department of
the Womans Club has a list of
families that will need help
for Christmas. Any organi
zation or individual wishing to
help will please call Mrs. D. S.
Clawson, Mrs. Pritchard Lew
, is or Mrs. Ed Potter.
Covering The
Waterfront
By AYCOCK BROWN
OVER IN Fiance during the
other war, Major George Gillette
walked into his tent one day and
saw his adjutant MCapt. George
Brooks) doing gome extensive fig
uring on a piece of paper. "What
in the world are you doing
George?" asked the Major. "Ma
jor, I have it all figured out When
I return to Beaufort I am going to
build a railroad to Atlantic. That
section of Carteret County is the
richest territory in the world and
all it needs is a railroad," George
replied.
IT IS- FUNNY how things turn
out. George Brooks returned
home and while he did not build a
railroad to Atlantic, he helped
build the highway which furnished
outlet for the rich communities of
the "Lost Province" east of North
River. And it is also interesting
to note that while the- railroad
planned by George as he sat in that
tent on a battlefield in France was
-save? built, !s -tsds'y-rwMunt ot.
the Beaufort and Morehead City
railroad which serves Beaufort
and East and North Carteret, al
though the tracks extend no far
ther than this town.
COLONEL : Gillette told me
(Continued on Page 8)
Total Of $315.02
Raised To Date
By Chapter
Excellent response to the
1940 Red Cross Roll Call has
been shown in the territory
covered by the Beaufort
Chapter this year according
to a report given today by
Mrs. M. E. Bloodgood, seci'e
tary of the Beaufort Chapter
A total of $315.02 had been
received up until the time we
go to press today with some
of the Eastern communities
in the Chapter, still to re
port. The total number of members
for the year 1940 now stands at
195, a large majority being secur
ed by the American Legion Com
mittee of Beaufort appointed by
Legion Post Commander Wm. H.
Bailey at the request of Rev. W.
Y. Stewart, who was leader in the
drive locally.
Mrs. Bloodgood reported that
there were several $3 and $5 mem
berships, and one $40. Contribu
tions of less than a dollar amount
ed to $9.92. Fifty cents of each
membership and half of the total
contributions will be sent to Na
tional Red Cross Headquarters.
Again showing excellent re
sponse inspite of general econom
ic conditions in the section, was the
$11.77 from the communities - of
Lola and Roe on Cedar Island. On
Harkers Island workers have not
yet reported but Earl Davis who
lead the drive there estimated that
approximately $50 would be raised.
Mrs. Bloodgood stated that in
response to an appeal from Nation
al Headquarters, of . Bed Cross that
the local Chapter was sending a
check for $25 to be used for War
Aggression Relief in Finland. She
further stated that .additional con
tributions for this special Finnish
relief will be gladly received and
forwarded to headquarters. The
Finnish appeal follows:
(Continued on page 8)
Beaufort-Morehead
Cage Event Friday
After taking a licking on Tues
day night when they played in
Morehead City, Beaufort's basket
ball team hopes to return the com
pliment in a double-header en
gagement between the Ocean Port
ers scheduled to take place in the
local gym on Friday night at 7:30
o'clock.. -On .Tuesday Morehead's
boys' and girls' won from the lo
cals. Davis and McQuade are
hoping it will be a different story
in the return bout tomorrow night.
PLAN TO HAVE
CARTERET FAIR
AGAIN IN 1940
School Board Will
Rent Grounds To
Fair Group
The Board of Trustees of
Beaufort School District in
regular monthly meeting at
the Public School Principal's
office on Monday night vot
ed to rent the Athletic Field
to the Carteret Fair Associa
tion, Inc., of , Carteret Post
99, American Legion for the
purpose of presenting an an
nual Fair again sometime du
ring the month of October, 1940.
Only five members of the Board
were present' at the meeting, but
each voted in favor of renting the
Athletic Field as has been done
since the first fair was held here.
R. Hugh Hill and T. E. Kelly of
the Carteret Fair Association ap
peared before the Board request
ing that the property be rented
again. The Board made certain
provisions relative to the type of
midway attractions to be presented
namely, that a minimum number of
"giri-showsJbs per.niitid ftpl that
the games not be of the "clip
joint" types. To this arrange
ment, the fair officials readily
agreed, and every co-operation be
tween the school board and fair
association will be made to pre-
. (Continued on Page 8)
FRED A. BENZ, of New York State fired three times at the bear in the above picture,
but the huge black monarch which tipped the scales at 175 pounds, kept charging. That
was when his hunting companion, John Walrath stopped the beast with a shot from his
32-40 calebre rifle. The kill was made at the hunting camp of A. J. Slaughter, widely
known sportsman's guide of much avordupois who is shown at extreme left in picture.
Others on the hunt include the Croatan Forest Ranger at right and another Mr. Slaugh
ter standing next to him. Benz and Walrath who had bagged their limit of waterfowl
at Davis and quail the following day are standing next to the slain bear. (Photo by
Roy Eubanks.)
Instruments For
School Band May
Be Bought Soon
Instruments costing approxima
tely $500 may be bought for Beau
fort School Band at an early date,
if plans of TomLeary, principal,
school board members and interes.
ted citizens here is carried out.
Principal Leary says .'that with the
purchase of instruments costing
approximately $500, ; Beaufort
School, can without further ex
pense soon have band of up to 25
pieces which will be a credit to
this town.
Interest Increases
In Boy Scout Work
Here; Sell 500 Seals
Eleven boys were present at the
Scout meeting last Friday night
which was held at the home of G.
W. Duncan at the corner of Ann
and Craven Streets. Interest in
the newly formed Boy Scout organ
ization here which is sponsored by
the Rotary Club and is headed by
Scoutmaster James Potter III, as
sisted by James Biggs is on the in
crease.
On Friday night (tomorrow) at
7:30 o'clock the Scouts will meet
at The Inlet Inn. At the meeting
last week four boys passed their
lenderfoot tests leaving only two
of the group of 11 to now pass this
test, the first in Scoutdom.
Immediately following the or
ganization week before last, the
Boy Scouts took on an assignment
to sell a quota of Christmas Seals.
They quickly sold $5 worth. At
the Rotary meeting Tuesday night
Rotary Scout Committee Chairman
VV. L. Woodard, reported that he
attended the meeting of Friday
night and the group of five each
paid their dues of $1 each which is
necessary before they are official
ly accepted for the post.
Girls Want Jobs.
Several members, of the Home
Economics class at Beaufort Gra
ded school are available as part
time nurses for children whose pa
rents wish to spend an evening
away from home, . The girls are
being taught pre-nursing courses
and each are in higher grades and
are reliable, according to Principal
Leary who may be contacted by
persons wishing to give the girls
part time employment.
The Beaufort News .
As Christmas Gift
Gift Subscriptions to The Beau
fort News will be appreciated
throughout the year. Attractive
card from you to person who will
receive it. Subscription Rates
$1.50 and $2 annually.
Forest Planting
For Idle Acres
Carteret County farmers have
an opportunity to realize a real
substantial profit from abandoned
waste lands if they will follow the
instructions outlined in letters
mailed this week by Farm Agent
John Lassiter and start a refores-,
tation. program. , In addition to
realizing a profit from the trees
which will be planted, farmers will
also be making idle acres, (possibly
in state of erosion) producing
acres.
Tree, seedlings are available at
the State Forest Nurseries at low
cost... A veriety of tree seedlings
are available. It takes about 1,.
000 to reforest one acre. In ad
dition to building up his idle
acres, a special allotment payment
of $30 per farm has been set up
in the plans the Agricultural Con
servation Program is offering for
1940. All farmers are urged to
read the letters relative to refor
estation and to see County Agent
Lassiter for further information
relative to same.
NEW SCREEN AT
THE SEA BREEZE
Sunday Shows Will
Be Presented At
Theatre Soon
BIG ATTRACTIONS
ARE ON SCHEDULE
A new Silver "Da-Lite"
Seamless Screen has just
been installed at the Sea
Ereeze Theatre here, provid
ing this amusement house
with latest improvements,
(new projection equipment
was installed a few weeks
ago) for presentine one of
the best line-up of pictures
ever offered in Carteret County, it
was announced today by Raymond
Paul, manager. This new equip-ment(-
along with the announce
ment that starting on Sunday,
(Christmas Eve) two matinees and
one night show will be presented,
places The Sea Breeze on a par
with other theatres in Beaufort
at Morehead City insofar as pre
sentation of pictures is concerned.
, Lineup of pictures for the week
beginning Friday (tomorrow) De
cember 15, include: "Spoilers of
the Range," with Charles Starrett
and Iris Meredith and "Every
thing's On Ice", featuring Irene
Ware, Champion Juvenile Ice
skater. This double feature pro-
"'ill ho nrpgptlaH nrt VriAnn
and Saturday. On Saturday morn
ing the Special Kiddie Show will be
presented as usual,
"Lady of the Tropics" featuring
Robert Taylor and Heddy Lamarr
(Continued '.-on Paje 8)
Santa Claus Will
Appear Personally
Here On Saturday
Santa Claus will make a person
al appearance at The Beaufort
Theatre here on Saturday, it was
announced today by Robert G.
Lang, manager. He will be intro
duced from the stage and all kid
dies who wish to see the jolly old
fellow are urged to be In attend
ance at 1 o'clock. - '
New Members For
Rotary Club Here
John Dill and Dave Merrill have
been accepted as members of the
Beaufort Rotary Club and the
name of Rev. Stanley Potter has
been turned over to the classi
fication committee to determine if
he is eligible for membership. Ro
tarian Dill's classification will be
"clothing merchant". Dave Mer
rill's classification will be "Agri
cultuvist."
Robert Hill Wins
Wrestling Bout In
Fraternity Tourney
In the elimination wrestling
tournament between fraternities
at the Univeisity of North Caro
lina in Chapel Hill a few days aero,
Robert H. Hill, PIKA, son of Mr.
anJ Mrs. R. Hugh Hill, won over
Hs opponent, Bennett, of Kappa
Sinua, it was reported here this
week. Hill and Bennett were in
the 145-pound class.
GULF STREAM
CLIMATE
The highest temperature record
ed for the month was 82 degrees,
the lowest being 40.
Max.
1 -64
2. 65
3. 62
4 - 59
5. 59
6. 59
7 - 64
8 67
9 64
10. 69
11. 74
12. 82
13. -65
14 68
15 68
16 70
17 -70
18 70
19 65
20 60
21 55
22 34
23 53
24 -tr
Min.
43
45
48 .
45 j
47
9 1
40
55
46
41
57
49
48
41
43
45
51
48
55
53
46
44
42
25
26
27
28
29
30
... -.-49
49
40
40
33
40
40
44
55
5
.,-64
.63
Six Firms Bid On
Post Office Wharf
Construction Job
Six firms placed bids on the
Government wharf due to be con
structed in front of the Post Office
a id Federal building here. When
proposals were opened on Decem
ber 5, it was revealed that Eure
Brothers with headquarters on
Craven Street in Beaufort ' were
low bidders. Their bid was $9,
875. If approved by the Federal
Works Commission, the job accord
ing to contract is supposed to be
finished within 90 days from De
cember 5
Others bidding on the job and
the amounts follow: . O. L. Shack
e ord, Kinston, $10,940; Salmons
Dredging Co., Charleston, S. C,
$11,173; Tidewater Construction
Company, Norfolk, Va., $11,320;
E. L. Davis, Beaufort, $11,330 and
Smith Brothers, Galesville, Md.,
$11,380.
Barden, Gillette,
Brown And Davis
Talk Waterways
Several waterway and other pro
jects over which the War Depart
ment has jurisdiction were dis
cussed here on Monday Night
aboard the U. S. Engineering ves
sel J'Kitty Hawk". Present at the
conference . were Colonel George
Gillette and Mr. Hewitt of the U.
S. District Engineering Office of
Wilmington, Congressman Graham
A. Barden, of New Bern; Irvin W.
Davis, Register of Deeds and
Chairman of the Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee in Carteret
.County and Ay cock Brown, secre
tary The Chamber jof Commerce.
, Projects in East Carteret, name
ly - the proposed harbor at Davis
and a similar harbor at Sea Level
which have not yet been approved
for construction by the War De
partment, will be included in the
projects already approved in the
River and Harbors Bill, if efforts
on the part of Colonel Gillette,
Congressman Barden and the lo
cal representatives present are suc
cessful. The matter of military
highways, something never before
established in the United States
except on government property
was also discussed, along with the
possibility of having same estab
lished in stragetie areas.
On Tuesday, Colonel Gillette
and his aides visited dredging ope
rations now underway on projects
in Carteret. Congressman Bard
en returned to New Bern follow
ing the conference.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
LUNCH ROOM TO
OPEN MONDAY
Balanced Non-Profit
Luncheons To Be
Served
Beaufort Public School's
lunch room will be open by
next Monday, according to
present plans and it should
prove by far the best ar-
rangement of its kind ever
attempted here. Sponsored
by the WPA, the lunch room
nrmef t will not nnlv nrove ot
benefit to every pupil attending;
school, providing balanced lunch
eons at low non-profit costs, but
through special arrangement with
the Federal government, a certain
number of under-nourished chil
dren will be given food they need.
Mrs. Lillian A. Macon, project
supervisor of the WPA has been in
Beaufort recently conferring with
Principal T. G. Leary who has been
pushing the project to a I'ealiza
tfej'ii: Also aiding in the supervi
sion of the vSrtablishment of the
Lunch Room pret has been Mrs.
W. G. Standi, Am Supervisor of
this WPA District and Miss Sara
visor of woitwa Projects.
Establishment off the Lunch
Room, Which, is located in ' fine
quarters th&t have been remodeled
and made perfect for the purpose
Continued on Page 4).
Beam Re-elected As
C. of C. President
. For 1940
Complete Text Of
Edward's Address
- On Page 9; Sec: II
H. P. Edwards, the marl
from Sanford who' startled
many people when he leased
the A. and N. C. Railroad at
a rental of $60,000 per year,
while the carrier had been
operating mostly in the red
during past years was . the.
principal speaker at the an
nual membership meeting"
and banquet of the Beaufort
Chamber of Commerce lasfe
Thursday. Although many people
were of the opinion that Edwards
could not make a success of opera
tion of the road which extends
from Goldsboro to Morehead City,
where it connects with the Beau
fort and Morehead City railroad he
is doing a great job and to this,
everyone agrees. So far he has
paid rentals, not only on time, but
in advance. -
During his brief and to the point
address he told of his plans for op
eration and also of developments
in the form of industries he hopes
to establish along the route. Ona
industry in particular which ho
hopes to bring to -the Carteret
Coast is a pulp plant.
In addition to . President.- Ed
wards, Ed Buchan, vice president
of the A. and E. C. R. R. was also
present at the meeting. Guests at
the banquet also included Col. J. F.
Duncan, attorney for the B. and M.
Railroad who introduced President
Edwards, George Brooks, presi-
Continued on Page 3)
Brighter Outlook
For Carteret REA
. Project Is Given
A brighter outlook for the Car
teret REA project which is pro
posed to serve Core Creek and Har
lowe was given here last Thursday
night following a tentative survey
by Dudley Bagley, chairman of
the . NCREA .Authority. Witfc
County Farm Agent John Lassiter,
Chairman Bagley visited the see
tion in which the project is sought
and interviewed several persona !
the territory. . Following the Cham
ber of Commerce meeting on
Thursday night, Chairman Bagley
in a conference with Mayor Ceorgo
Huntley and C. of C. Secretary Ay
cock Brown, outlined plans which
he believe will mean early ap
proval and construction of the
project. In the embryonic stage,
the new plans, will not be made
public until further developments
have been made.
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tide
at Beaufoi-t is (jivt-n in this
column. The figures :ue ap
proximate cor e.'t ,!(" are
based on tables furivs-'ed hv
the U. S. Geodetic Mirvev
Fome Bl!ov:inrr"i t it b--ma
'ie for va i'tio'i- n th.
wind ai il als- witi- i-ei
to the loc-il'tv -hut i- wi
er n"'ir ill ' r :r i
HIGH
Friday,
AM.
11:02
AM.
PM.
Saturday, Dec.
11:23 AM.
11:41 PM. .
Sunday, Dec.
12:06 AM.
12:22 PM.
Monday, Dec.
12:54 AM.
1:08 PM.
Tuesday, Dec.
1:45 AM.
Wdns4y
2:42 AM. 9:16 AM.
2:58 PM. 9:24 PM.
Thursday, Dee. XI.
8:41 AM. 10:13 AM.
3:58 PM. ' 10:18 PM,