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VOLUME XXVIII; NO. 10.
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1940.
f BUSHED WEEKLY
Two Hearings Held Monday Relative To Proposed Bridget o Island
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ABERNETHY AND
SPENCE SEEKING
BARDEN'S SEAT
Third And First
Attempts Are
Announced
BARDEN ALSO UP
FOR RE-ELECTION
Charles L. Abernethy, Jr.,
son of former Congressman
L. Abernsthy, announced
in New Bern this week that
he again will seen me nomi
nation for the office of Rep
resentative from the Third
District, in opposition to the
incumbent, Representative
Graham A. Barden. Also in
the contest is Dr. Zeno B.
Spence, Goldsboro optome
trist. Barden Was First
To File For Office
Congressman Crakam A. Bar
den who at representative of the
Third District has been responsi
ble for many progressive improve
ments on the Carteret Coast, was
first of the trio of Third District
Congressional Candidates to file
for the office he now holds.
This will he the third time tha
Abernethy has sought the office I
following the retirement of hi--,
father, who represented this dis-j
triet in Congress for 11 years. He i
made a strong run two years ago.
Again definitely allied with la
bor and the old-age pension move
ment, Abernethy outlined a five
point program in announcing his
candidacy '.
High wages for Southern labor
on a parity with other sections;
continuance of efforts for old-age
pensions in a minimum of at least
$2 a day at the age of CO; govern
ment aid and subsidies for small
business through expansion of the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion; guaranteed living income for
farmers, fishermen and all groups
not protected under the Fair La
bor Standards Act by fixing a min
imum price for the products of
their labor; and a fairer distribu
tion of wealth.
Covering The
Waterfront
By AYCOCK BROWN
NATURE DID the trick for Core
Sound when the storm of Septem
ber 1933 cut Drum Inlet and other
outlets through Care Banks to the
ocean. . Now the residents of Broad
Creek want the government to cut
a similar outlet through Bogue
Banks at Rice Path, (two miles
west of Salter Path). It would im
prove the seafood products of the
Sound, especially the green clams
which have no market value to
speak of during the winter months.
And it could also serve navigation
interests, an important factor A. J.
Dixon, Lemmie Suiter and others
(Continued on Page 8)
ALMANAC
BIRTHDAY
OF Famous People
FOR MARCH
8. Stamp Act passed 1765.
9. Battle of Monitor and Merri-
mac 1862.
10. Mexican treaty ratified 1848.
11. Act to found Navy 1794.
12. U. S. Postoffice established
1789.
13. Standard Time adopted 1884.
14. Cotton Gin patented 1763.
H ISTORIC AL
Events In March
' FOR MARCH
8. Judge O. W. Holmes, 1841.
9. Isaac Hull, American Navy,
1775.
10.. Dudley Buck, organist, 1839.
11. A. P. Gorman, statesman,
1839.
12. Stewart Edward White au
thor, 1873.
13. Joseph II, Germany, 1741.
14. Thos. Marshall, Vice-Pres.
1854.
District Engineer
Held Hearing Here
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LT. COL. GEORGE W. Gillette,
District Engineer of the U. S. En
gineering Department at Wilming
ton held a hearing in the Court,
house here Monday for the purpose
of receiving pro and con state
ments from navigation interests
relative to the application of the
N. C. S. H. & P. W. Commission to
construct a bridge from Gaskill's
Point to Harkers Island. Quite a
large crowd gathered for the hear
ing but no one objected from a
navigation standpoint for the con
struction of bridge But from a
location standpoint there were
plenty of objections at a second
hearing before W. N. Spruiil.
HAMILTON TO
PRESIDE OVER
MARCH TERM
Seventy Cases Are
On Docket To
Be Tried
Carteret coast murders will
be in the spotlight when the
March term of Superior
Court convenes here next
Monday when Judge Luther
Hamilton of Morehead City,
presides in place of Judge
Walter J. Bone of Nashville,
Flags To Be Displayed
During Superior Court
Added dignity will be noted in
the Carteret Superior Court Room
during the March term beginning
on Monday with the display of a
United States flag and a flag of
North Carolina on either side of
the presiding jurist's bench. As
a result of a recent ruling by the
Superior Court Judges of the State
the flags will be displayed in all
North Carolina Courtrooms. Cus
todian of the flag will be Sheriff
C. G. Holland. Sheriff Holland
stated this week that a new ruling
also forbids the selection of "pro
fessional jurors," to hear' cases.
"Professional jurors" is a term
designated to those persons who
hang around the courtroom hoping
to be called to serve on jury.
who was originally sched
uled to occupy the bench.
On Monday of this week a total
of 70 cases were on the docket for
trial during the Term and it is
likely that before the session
comes to a close there will be sev
eral other cases docketed.
(Continued ."on Page 6)
Grace Claire Taylor
Honored At College
Grace Claire, the beautiful
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Taylor of Morehead City and
erand-dauffhter of the Charles S.
Wallaces, has been selected Queen
of the May at Greensboro College
for Women where she is a student.
Her picture, a double column cut,
made front page in Greensboro
Daily News last Sunday and the
Woman's Page of News and Ob
server this morning and would be
making Page 1 of The Beaufort
News this afternoon, except that
we hare not got a cut of her.
Hard Crab Season
Begins In County
The hard crab season got un
derway down at Marshallberg ear
ly this week and in one day a total
of 38,000 pounds wer? markete 1..
These crabs are taken by trot-liners
from Core Sound.
Pro And Con Arguments
Are Heard By Officials
What had been originally announced as one hearing be
fore the United States Engineering Department's district
officials to determine if navigation interests objected to
the construction of a bridge proposed by the State High
way and Public Works Commission to span the Straits and
connect Harkers Island with the mainland at Gaskill's
Point, turned out to be two hearings on Monday afternoon
in the Courthouse here. The second hearing was held at
the request of a mass of people, mostly residents of Harkers
Island and Beaufort, before Division Engineer W. N.
Spruiil of the S. II. and P. W. Commission, Kinston. Tho
two hearings made separate stories which follow:
U. S. E. D. Hearing IS. H. & P. W. Hearing
Lt. Colonel George W. Gillette,
District U. S. Army Engineer of
Wilmington, T. J. Hewitt, attached
to his office and R. C. MacMahon
arrived in Beaufort promptly at
2:30 o'clock for the purpose of
holding a hearing on the N. C. S.
H. & P. W. Commission's proposal
to bridge the Straits from Harkers
Island to Gaskill Point and determ
ine if there were any objections
from a navigation standpoint.
There were no objections. Af
ter explaining exactly what the U.
S. Army Engineers were holding
the hearing for, Col. Gillette asked
for written or oral statements.
The only written statement was
one from Cecil Nelson of Harkers
Island who outlined that the
bridge proposed, with a 35-foot
span would not be a hindrance to
pic-sent or proposed navigation in
lb a I area.
With no other written state
ments. Col. Gillette called on Ear!
Pa vis, who agreed with Nelson that
from, a navigation standpoint the
present proposal would not be ob
jectionable. Davis made a good
witness and his testimony was
worthwhile for the purpose of the
meeting. Clayton Guthrie and A.
T. Gardner also gave testimony.
When Jimmie Guthrie got on his
feet to explain to the people about
the misunderstanding on the part
(Continued on Page 8)
ounty Commissioners
Meeiiing Held Monday
Senior Class Play
At Beaufort School
Friday Night At 8
Every parent,, and every person
who nas known a growing boy or
girl will get a real thrill from see
ing "Hooray for Youth," a comedy
in three acts which will be present
ed by the Senior Class in Beaufort
School Auditorium on Friday night
at 8 o'clock. The Class play this
year is under the direction of Miss
Varina Way. A nominal charge
of admission will be made.
The cast of characters in the or
der of appearance follows:
Aunt Effie a spinster lady
Verona Daniels.
Curt Melton a young business
man William Skarren.
Hattie a maid-of-all work
Martha Langdale.
Austin Madison Blair Jr. (son
ny) sixteen John Davis.
Austin Madison Blair, Sr., (his
father) Douglas House.
Gracie Blair Sonny's nine-year
old sister Sue Murray Thomas.
Dot Blair fifteen, another sis
ter Roberta Shaw.
Loretta Blair eighteen, their
older sister Virgie Pake.
Rhoda Campbell Lorctta's
friend Jocelyn Stevens.
Elwood Dodge a very young
lawyer Howard Stubbs.
Nancy Turner friend of Sonny
and Dot Rita Davis.
Gerald Turner (Butch) friend
of Sonny and Dot David Hill.
Oscar Schultz (Ossie) friend
of Sonny and Dot Roy Ingram.
Trowbridge Peters (Stinky)
friend William Norris.
Marge Wilson friend of Sonny
and Dot Louise Guthrie.
Kewpie Stark friend of Sonny
and Dot Jess Pagels.
Viola Price a young book
keeper Marjorie Skinner.
AWARD MAIL CONTRACT
Kelly Willi of Harkers Island
ha been awarded Island-Beaufort
mail route operated by Cleveland
Davis for 30 year.
Pro and con arguments came
fast and furiously during the hear
ing before Mr. Spruiil. First on
the floor was Fisherman-Philosopher
Jimmie Guthrie of Harkers
Island who said he was glad to say
that he represented Harkers Is
land (previously Earl Davis said he
represented the people of the is
land). Excerpts from Guthrie's talk
follow: "Harkers Island stands
for a bridge if the State wants to
build one for Marker's Island. . . .
We want a bridge that will place
us near Beaufort, and today I know
of no better way than by Lenox
ville. We took five hundred votes
for that route, but they went
adrift. The next thing we heard
about it was that a compromise had
been made for a place over here at
Straits. Finally we heard again
that another compromise was in
the offing to have the bridge clear
on down to Marshallberg.
"I have thought since that last
compromise that if the State want
ed to build a bridge for Earl Da
vis and Julian Brown (they are
large property owners through
which a span to Marshallberg
would pass) that the -State, if it
could get the money ,' should go
ahead and build the bridge to Shell
Point.. I do. myself represent 500
voters on Harkers Island, and I
(Continued on page 8)
Highway And Tax
Matters Given
Attention
Bid for supplies to County
Homo was awarded City
Grocery. C. D. Jones Com
pany was the only other bid
der and the difference was
90 cents.
Reduction of $300 in taxable
valuation on home of R. F. White
hurst, Straits township, was allow
ed by the Board.
State Highway and Public
Works Commission was requested
to improve and maintain the old
Hancock road and impiove the
road to Mrs. Hilda Gillikin in
Smyrna Township.
The Commission was also asked
to widen the 9-foot road from
Newport to Route 2-1 to a v. idtli of
18 feet, and to place the shells
now in Broad Creek community on
the Broad Creek Community Road.
The County accepted $41.80 in
payment of all 1938-3!) taxes of
W. B. Norris.
A reduction of $."0 was allowed
on the homo of Troy Moiris in
Atlantic.
Williams and Wall were award
ed the contract for auditing the
(Continued on Page 8)
Barnacles And
Oysters Clung
To An Old Pipe
Roosevelt Willis of Stacy, out
clamming recently raked up an
old stubby briar pipe from the
bottom of Core Sound. Nothing
unusual in such a find, except this
pipe was covered with barnacles
and a full grown oyster was at
tached to the bowl. That made it
unusual, so much in fact that it
was brought to town .and .photo
graphed by Roy Eubank, at the
Photo Shop. Anyone interested
in seeing a picture of the oddity
have the privilege if they visit the
Photo Shop, where an 8 x 10 is on
display.
Main Building Of Huntley's New Development
New Firm Is Featuring "Profit Sharing Prices"
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PICTURED ABOVE U the main building of the new development at the intersection of Atlantic High
way and Core Creek Road on the outskirts of Beaufort. Operating under the trade name of "Huntley's"
the new firm includes in addition to the main building shown above, a canning and packing plant,
potato curing house and oil station. In the main building is a very complete line of hardware and build
ing supplies and many needs for everyone, especially farmers. George W. Huntley, founder of Hunt
ley's believes in advertising and his slogan is "Profit Sharing Prices." If you hare not visited the
new firm it is well worth your time to see the arrangement of the interior of this firm and the line that
is carried. (Aycock Brown Photo.)
DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE
LABORATORY ISSUES 1940
BULLETIN ON ON LOCAL UNIT
Hundred Grand To
Be Spent In 1940
On Bogue Island
John Crump, secretary-treasurer
of the newly formed Dunes
Club on Bouge Island between At
lantic Beach and Fort Macon State
Park stated today that the contract
for the club building has been let
to O. L. Shackteford of . Kinston.
The structure, to be located near
th surf will cost $11,000 and will
be in addition to a contract for
paving a driveway from Fort Mac
on to the property at a cost of ap
proximately $3,000. The latter
contract was awarded the E. S.
Waters Company of Beaufort.
With nearly $10,000 being spent
in the construction of Al Cooper's I
new Idle Hour Recreation Project
on the Atlantic Beach Parkway,
with proposals to build several new
homes on the resort, with the work
now underway on the Salter-Path
Road and the development of the j
new $50,000 free bathing beach j
in f-ort Macon state fark as a
state sponsored-WPA project, the
total amount to be expended on
Bogue Island, Carteret Coast's
fast growing resort across the
sound from Beaufort and More
head City will total more than
$100,000 before June 1.
Martin Candidate
For Lt-Governor
Visitor On Coast
L. A. Martin, (whose daughter
Mrs. S. J. Erwin is the wife of the
row pastor at the First Baptist
Church here) was a visitor on the
coast last week-end. He met many
politicians and well-wishers while
here. Mr. Martin is a Democrat and
i very likable sort of chap. He
hails from Davidson County and
his announcement card lists him as
i person "Faithful in Duty Fear
less in Action Steadfast in Pur
pose Seasoned in Judgment and
Experienced in Service."
Clam Within Clam
One of the oddities of the week
sent to the Editor was a clam
within a clam, sent to The Beau
fort News office by Mrs. Hal Wil
lis, of Davis. The bivalve, about ,
two inches in diameter was per- ;
feet in every respect, except an
sxtra shell had become attached to
the one containing the live clam.
It was caught by C. W. Styron of
Davis.
Townsend Club
Adds 36 Members
The Beaufort Townsend club
met Monday night with a large
crowd present and received 36
new members.
The club meets every Monday
night in the Court House, and has
now changed the hour of meeting
from 7:00 to 7:30 o'clock. The
public is always invited.
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Faculty Named For
Two Six Weeks
Sessions
Two terms of six weeks
each will be conducted at
Duke University Marine Lab
oratory on Piver's Island
here during the summre of
1940, it was announced this
week by Dr. A. S. Pearse, di
rector. While Dr. Pearse
will direct the activities at
the local unit of the great un
iversity, he has been granted
a leave of absence from his
duties during 1940 and will
spend only a short time j
here.
Staff of the Duke Marine l.alio-1
ratory this year will include Dr.
H. L. Blomquist, botany director
and the zoology courses will be
directed by Pv. F. G. Hall during
the first term and Dr. C. G. Book
!out during the second term. An
illustrated bulletin about the 1940
session has been issued and Beau
fort gains publicity through this
medium as several hundred are
distributed to advanced students of
botany and zoology throughout
this and foreign countries.
Excerpts from the current bul
letin follow:
During the Summer of 1940
Duke University will offer courses
in biology and opportunities for re
search at its Marine Laboratory
on Piver's Island at Beaufort, N.
C. Six buildings are now avail
able: dining hall bathhouse, labo
ratory, and three dormitories. In
1902 the United States Bureau of
Fisheries estabished a biological
station on Piver's Island because
"Beaufort. N. C, was found to be
a place especially well suited for
the study of marine fauna and flo-1
ra." Since then the biota has be
come well known through work to !
which many famous biologists j
have contributed (Gill, Stimpson, j
Coues, Yarrow, Brooks, Wilson,!
Mast, Iloyt, Lewis, Hay, etc.).
Piver's Island is only !.r0 yards ;
from the mainland and the historic j
town of Beaufort. In V.'IW :
bridge was built across to U. S. j
Highway 70, so that the island in 1
readily accessible by automobile. j
The station is equipped wit'i j
running salt and fresh wat-T ar. l
electricity. There are tanks and
r.quaria for keeping plants and an- j
(Continued on Peso 8)
Recorders Court
Rocoriiti's t'ouit on Tues-liv, j
the !at to be bold until week aft-v i
next (due to Superior Court next
week) was marked by a bnef ses-1
sion. There was not sufficient j
evidence to convict Bill Nal on j
prohibition charges and he was j
found not guilty. Dennis Jones. ,
named in the warrant with him wa.;
under 16 years of age, so he was
remanded to Juvenile Court. ''Phil
lip Parker and Charles Davis were
found guilty of prohibition viola
tion charges. They were placed
on two years suspended sentences
and ordered to not violate the law
during this period and pay the
casts f the Court.
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C of C Secretary
Has A Busy Week
The Beaufort C of C. secretary
has had a busy week. On the week
end he was busy drawing op a
brief in behalf of the persons of
Davis who want improvements for
their harbor. They only ask for five
feet and reasons why the harbor
and connecting channel should be
dredged this depth was outlined in
the brief, prepared from data fur
nished by Irvin W. Davis and the
citizens of the community. The
Chamber of Commerce contacted
the District Engineer on Tuesday
urging immediate attention to im
provements for a certain stretch
of the Merrimoh road. Several let
ters were received and answered
and the secretary has also beea
working on plans to bring two new
summer school units to Beaufort
during 1940. The Inlet Inn pier
and several waterway matters also
claimed hte attention of the secre
tary. Fishing And
All Outdoors
By AYCOCK BROWN
THE FIRST Channel Bass of
the season will be landed this week
end or during the coming week.
That is my prediction and the only
thing that will upset it is the weath
er, or the lack of anglers casting In
the surf. Last year the first bass of
the season was taken at Capo
Point, Hatteras. Then on the samo
day within a week anglers register
ed first catches at Oregon Inlet
and Drum Inlet. I hope someone
will be fishing down at Drum Inlet'
this week-end because I believi
the fish will be running and it is
(Continued o;i 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
mne for variations in the
w'n a-'d alsi with resp,'?'
to he WiVrv it is wheth
er nar th.- inlet t,, at the
head of the estuaries.
Friday March 8
7:33 A.M. 1:46 A.M.
8:03 P. M. 2:06 P. M.
Saturday, March 9
8:28 A.M. 2:23 A.M.
8:38 P. M. 2:38 P. M.
Sunday, March 10
9:02 A. M. 2:57 A. M.
9:13 P.M. 3:10 P.M.
Monday, March 11
9:35 A. M. 3:30 A. M.
9:51 P. M. 3:41 P. M.
Tuesday, March 12
10:09 A. M. 4:05 A.
10:25 P.M. 4:14 P.M.
Wednesday, March 13 '
10:45 A.M. 440 A. ML
11:02 P.M. 4:48 P.M.
Thursday, March 14
5:20 A. Mi
11:23 P.M. S:29P. M,
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