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OVER 7,500 People Read The Beaufort News EACH WEEK VOLUML XXVlll; IMU. u. BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1940. Core Creek, And Other Sections Of Carteret To Barden Explains His Views On Wage Hour Amendments Morton Chairman Election Board CARTERET COUNTY Board of Elections met last Saturday for the purpose of qualifying. The Clerk of Superior Court, L. W. Hassell administered the oaths, af ter which the Board organized by electing D. W. Morton chairman and T. C. Wade secretary. Third man on the Board will be James VV. Mason, the Republican mem ber. The appointments for the foregoing offices came through ti e State Board of Elections and was announced last week. The Board adjourned to their office in the Courthouse Annex and made a careful check of the Registration Books. The books were found in good condition. Af ter discussing the matter, the Board deemed it unnecessary to have a new registration and adop ted a resolution which gives the Board power to re-list all' proo eligible for voting. Automobile Crash Results In Death Of Charles Powers Charles Powers, 50-year-old Morehead City painter died in the hospital there on Saturday night, about three hours after he was struck by an automobile on North River Road, four miles east of Beaufort. Sam H. Thomas, 53, driver of the 1940 Ford which crashed into the parked car of Powers said that he was blinded by lights of an approaching automo bile. Lloyd Smith, companion of Powers, resident of Beaufort RFD, suffered a broken leg and was talc en to Ja.nes Walker Memorial Hos pital in Wilmington for treatment. . .Coroner George Dill called a ju ry composed of three Beaufort and three Morehead City residents to view body of Powers on Sunday. At the inquest on Monday, Thom as was ordered held for Carteret Superior Court grand jury. He is being held under bond of $1,000. ANAC BIRTHDAY Of Famous People FOR MARCH John Tyler, President 1790. John B. Stanfield, statesman 1S55. Franz Joseph Hayden, com poser, 1732. APRIL1 Mary Mil seMinter, actress, 1902. Raehmaniinoff, composer, 1873. Reg. DeKoven, "Robin Hood" 1861. Than Stevens, statesman 1792 29. 30. 31. 2. HISTORICAL Events In March 29. 30. 31. 1. 2. 3. 4. First settlement in Delaware 1638. Ether first used 1812. Low Sunday. APRIL Battle of Five Forks 1865. U. S. Mint established 1792. Richmond evacuated. Chili and Peru at war 1870. LiiA2L TP F TO .1 JnlL Chesnutt Also On FFA Program On Friday HIGH PRAISE GIVEN I TEACHER C. S. LONG' Explanation of his view.; on the Wage Hour Amend ments now in the nation's spotlight, as they would af fect agriculture interests with special emphssis why he was bucking John L. Lewis and the CIO, was outlined in an address by Representative Graham A. Barden (XC-D) of the Third Congressional District at the annual Fathers-Sons banquet of Newport Vocational Agriculture Class Friday night. He was the main speaker on a program which included a brief talk on rural vocational work and its progress by N. B. Ches nutt, District Agricultural Education,, and remarks by a number of other 'invited guests attending the event sponsored by North Caroli- na's most outstanding Future Farmer Chapter. I "1 am not in favor of "cheap" la j bnr, but until agriculture gets on ! its feet it cannot stand more hur j dens," declared Representative ; Harden. And that, in a nutshell ! was his explanation of why John L. Lewis and the ( 10 were alter his scalp politically, because he has not favored a wage-hour scale which would seriously affect the (Continued on page 8) COINCIDENCE Easter Day, three years ago, young Edward Taylor Arrington, on of Mr.' and Mrs. Julian Arring ton and nephew of I. E. Ramsey, left Beaufort to join the Navy. At the time of his departure, his father, a volunteer fireman was fighting flames at the Robinson home here. Last Sunday on Eas ter Day. Aviation M. S. 2c Edward Taylor Arrington,, attached to the Naval Aviation base at Coco Sola, Canal Zone, returned home to vis it his parents. Upon his arrival on the Carteret Coast his father was busily engaged fighting flames which were threatening to wipe out Newport's business section . .' . And that, my readers, was a coinci dence. CAPT. BEVERIDGE DIES FOLLOWING Retired Mariner To Be Buried Sunday Capt. John Beveridge, 76, highly respected and much loved citizen of Beaufort died in Morehead City Hos pital this morning at 11 o'clock as result of hypoten tion complications. He was taken there in a serious con dition several days ago. Fu neral services will be con ducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Ann Street Meth odist Church. Commitment services will be in charge of the local Masonic Lodge members. A retired master of sailing ships, Capt. Beveridge had for the past several years been actively engag ed in a local tug-boat and towing business and he also operated a woodyard and coal business for a number of years. Back in the days of sail, vessels under the command of Capt. Beveridge' traded between North Carolina ports and the West Indies and those along the New England coast. Many persons here and along the coast, adults today, some successful business men ship ped before the mast with Capt. Beveridge during the days of wind jammers. Capt. Beveridge was married three times. His first wife was Miss Mollie Liddon of Washington, N. C; his second wife, Miss Beu lah Fodrie of Beaufort, and from that union one son, John T. Bev eridze. Jr.. of Florida survives; his third wife and surviving widow (Continued on Page 8) Carteret County's Oldest Newspaper. Officials See New Resort Work Started Free Bathing Beach At Fort Macon State Park AN UNCARTERET COAST-like scene, (because four of the persons in the picture are wearing overcoats) is that above which shows local and state officials reviewing plans for Fort Macon State Park Free Bathing Beach, now under construction a few miles east of Atlantic Beach and across the harbor from Beaufort. Shown in the picture from left to right are: Dr. K. P. B. Bonner, Chmn. Carteret Board Com.; State Park Supt. Tom Morse; State Advertising Committeeman Santford Martin; Coleman Roberts, Charlotte; Director Bruce Etheridge of Dept. of Conservation and Development and Mayor George W. Huntley, of Beaufort. (Cut courtesy Greensboro Daily News). BSA AT ROTARY MEETING TUES. Discuss Plans To Create Council In Carteret BARDEN ALSO GUEST OF CLUB ON TUESDAY By Edgar Swann "According to the 1930 census there are approxi mately 1200 boys in Carteret Couny, and of this number only 48 are enrolled in the Bov Scout troops of Beaufort and Morehead City," Dr. Mavnard Fletcher, President of the East Crolina Scout Council, told Beaufort Rota rians at their regular meet ing Tuesday night. "Such a condition presents a chal lenge to all civic-minded per sons interested in the welfare of our youngest citizens". Dr. Fletcher, prominent Rota rian of Washington, N. C, and Re gional Scout Executive John J. Sigwald of Wilson presented an interesting program dealing with organized Boy Scout work in Eas tern North Carolina. Mr. Sigwald explained the functions of the East Carolina Council which is a divi sion of the national organisation, and showed the benefits local units derive from membership in this group. At present there are 21 coun ties actively cooperating with the Council, and in each case, accord (Continued cr. Page 4) Town May Be Unable To Get Refund From Taylor Creek Funds " Representative Graham A. Bar den of the Third Congressional DUtrct has notified interested parties here that the matter of getting a refund frcm the govern ment for the amount the Town of Beaufort put up when Taylor's Creek was dredged out, back in 1914, does not look at all encour aging. He further stated that he was working with General Julian Schley, Chief of U. S. Army Engi neers on the matter. Aycock Brown, editor of The Beaufort News who was a guberna torial appointed delegate to the National Rivers and Harbors Con gress in Washington recently serv ed as special envoy from the Town of Beaufort to contact proper of ficials there relative to the possi bility of getting a refund of $10, 000 and the interest on the bonds, this being the Town's share of project. Brown conferred with Congressman Barden and Army Engineers about matter. ffc" f t Cotton Farmers To Meet Here Tonight County Agent John Y. Las iter has mailed letters to cotton farmers throughout Carteret County, urging them to attend a meeting in the Courthouse here tonight (Thursday, March 28) at 8 o'clock. Thejmrpose of the meeting is to stimulate in terest in tha production of cotton ' during the current year. It is interesting to note that with 330 cotton farmer" in Carteret in 1939. only 52 actually planted cotton. Ap proximately 1,000 acres less of tobacco being grown in County this year as compared to 1939, ample acreage for cotton allotments is left. At the meeting tonight J. L. Nicholson, AAA field offi cer will discuss the import ance of planting cotton al lotments in 1940 Famous Ace Here Capt. Bob Fogg, CAA seaplane terminal inspector landed his Fair child pontoon eauippad cabin plane in the harbor here yesterday and with Mrs. Rosa Merrill and Hugh Evans of National Youth Adminis tration, Dr. H. F. Prytherch and C. of C. Secretary Aycock Brown, inspected the NYA seaplane float now under construction on Piver'j Island. Hp was highly pleased with the float to be placed in ope ration early in April. Second Annual To Be Presented Covering The Waterfront By AYCOCK BROWN SENATOR BAILEY'S letter to Director Bruce Etheridge of the Department of Conservation and Development which was printed as a news story under a Washington dateline, in the News and Observer last week was not trying to throw any reflection on North Carolina's only ocean port which has a depth of 30 feet and is located in More head City, and neither was it try ing to thrown and reflection on the State's only deep water river port at Wilmington. The story as you will rememher was about a pro jected fishing trip planned for President in the Gulf Stream be tween Diamond and Frying Pan Shoals off North Carolina and at the channel bass fishing grounds the famous places at Ocracoke, (Continued on Page 8) .Established 1912 ED HARDING ON NCEA PROGRAM Food, Fellowship And Filosophy For April 5 Meet An evenincr of food, friend ship, filosophy, and fun will! be enjoyed bv the Countv Unit of he N. C. E. A. and the School Masters Club when these organizations maet jointly a a dinner meeting in the dining room of the First Methodist Church of More head Citv Friday evening, Aprils, at 7:30 o'clock. Edmund H. Harding, noted hu morist and musician of Washing ton, N. C., a sure-fire entertainer will be the principal and only speaker and is the best guarantee of a most enjoyable evening for those attending, invitations includ ing also School Committeemen and members of the Boards of Trustees Education, and Commissioners. The meeting is planned as a crown ing ot. tne year s work with an evening of entertainment and de lightful fellowship to be enjoyed by all officially responsible for the school program in this county. Mr. Harding will use as his sub ject, "The Gospel According To You", alternating continuously be tween the serious vein and the hu- j morous as he emphasizes with I many pointed but wholesome jokes 1 (Continued on Page 8) Glad iolus Festival During Late June Committee Chairman Were Appointed Monday Night Another Gladiolus Festi val, under the sponsorship of the Chamber of Commerce, will be presented in Beaufort during late June for the pri mary purpose of gloriying the gladiolus and tomato growing industry carried on in the fertile soil of East Car- SPRING BANQUET Spring banquet and general meeting of the Chamber of Com merce will be held at the Inlet Inn on Friday night, April 12, it was decided by the Board of Directors on Tuesday night. Tickets will go on sale next week-end. Complete details will be announced next week. teret County. Primary pur- Eose of the event also, will e to attract thousands this PUBLISHED WEEKLY H&$ REA Project $9 NCREA Engineer Begins Survey Within 2-Weeks Another Summer School Unit To Be In Beaufort Another summer school unit will be established in Beaufort during the summer of 1940, if present plans of the Physical Education Department of Woman's College, U. N. C. are carried out. In a let ter to Aycock Brown, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Jean Brownlee, physical-ed dance in structor stated that Miss Mary C. Coleman is director of the new unit which would include work in technique and composition in the Modern Dance. Facilities for class room periods will be provided in Community Center Auditorium building, and the course which will bring a number of students to the coast will continue for four weeks. Miss Helen O'Bryan of Beaufort a student at WCUNC and a mem ber of the class is expected on the coast for Spring Vacation this week-end at which time she will confer with the Chamber of Com merce Secretary in connection with the plans. Jean Brownlee will be here during early April to look over the properties where the classes will be held and discuss plans further. This will be four collegiate summer school units at Beaufort during 1940. A school of Music here with 50 or more stu dents is also proposed by Bob Moore, of Goldsboro. DIM LIGHTS It is a violation of the traffic laws to pass an automobile at night without dimming your lights. Just what can happen when your lights blind someone else in an approach ing car, or visa versa, was brought home to people on the Carteret coast last Saturday night, when it was alleged that the driver of a car which crashed into a parked automobile on North River road, killed one and seriously injured another, was blinded by anther au tmobile. The same thing can hap pen to you, and if you happen to be arrested for failing to dim lights by a State Highway Patrol officer, don't try and get excused for being a first offender. Take yur med icine it will be a fine of $10 and costs. FIRE DAMAGE AT NEWPORT OVER $10,000 Beaufort and M. City Firemen Answer Call For Aid The Town of Newport, "gataway to Coastal 'Carer ef" sufered heavy loss bvfire which started just before noon on Easter Day and burned a gash through the business section on the eist side of U. S. Route 70. Wl lam H. Bell, prominent citi zen of the town stated fiat the damage would r.mour.t to several thousand dollars. The fire oriin-iled in the d ug stoie and service station liuil.lin owned by Mrs. Blanch Edwards, destroying the adjoining building, (neJ by Mrs. Elizabeth EJ.v.irds which served formerly as a gr cerv store, the livery stable of I.. C. Carroll, popularly called Cai ber et's leading mule merchant for 30 years and the Harrison buUJ;.iv, a brick front structure near'iy. The mules in Carroll's stables were released and n.n were 1ot. With no local fire depr-.rtmcnV.. general alarms were sounded n j Beaufort and Morehead City and the equipment and volunteer fire men from these two towns, and al so a unit from New Bern arrived on the scene probably saving the business section from complete de struction, and prevented the fire from spreading. With no water system the More head City engine ran hose from Newport river a quarter of mile away. Traffic on the highway was temporarily halted as the fire truck and hose blocked bridge. Corpor al Clay and Patrolman Laws direct continued oa Page 8) ANGLERS! FISHING BEGINS ON CARTERET COAST THIS WEEK-END Bagley And Barden Attend Meeting On Tuesday CORE CREEK-HARLOWE ASSURED OF PROJECT Dudley Bagley, chairman of the North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority and Representative Graham A. Barden of the Third Con gressional District meeting here on Tuesday at the office of County Agent John Y. Las siter discussed and completed plans for an REA project which will not only include Core Creek-Harlowe sections but possiblly a selection of Straits, North River and Lau rel Road, Mill Creek territo ry in Newport section and possibly to Bogue Sound, Bachelor and Merrimon. It is possible too, to include Cedar Island in the new pro ject. Cheering news to the Harlowe Core Creek residents was the fact that they will have electricity, something they have sought for years, and something the Chamber of Commerce of Beaufort has been pushing hard in their behalf for the past several months. Incident ally if every section of the county, not served by electricity now is in cluded in the project it will not slow up the plans for extending lines into Harlowe and Core Creek sections on Route 101. As a matter of fact, Chairman Bagley said: "It is entirely possi ble and probable that electric cur rent will be provided for these res (Continued on Page 8) NYA Craftsmen Are . Making First . Float For Seaplanes Here In addition to having temporary or emergency facilities for land planes when summer and the flights to coast by air begin, Beau fort this year will have a govern ment approved float for sea-pl;mes. NYA craftsmen under the direc tion of I. E. Alligood are now em ployed on the town-sponsored pro ject which will prvide the float. It is being constructed on Pi ver's Island between the Fisheries properties and Duke Laboratories. Mrs. Rosa Merrill, Carteret NYA supervisor takes especial pride in the float, as it the first one to br constructed in North Carolina. The float is costing the sponsor only a small amount, and yet it will meet CAA specifications and will be listed at Beaufort as a base for seaplanes on aviation maps. It will be located across the har bor adjacent to Pivers Island, thus being away from boat traffic i" the harbor and also located so that it will not be used as a boat moor ing. 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 b made for variation in t wind ami also with respect to the loeol'tv t:-' '' " er n-.' . ,,. ;n. . r..u 1. 1 l.- est uanes. ;,IGH Fridr 12:19 A. M. 12:39 P. M. LOW M.-rch 29 6:46 A. M. 7:01 P. M. Saturday, March 30 ':'5. M. 7:49 A. M. 1:37 P. M. 3:25 P. M. Sunday, March 31. 2:19 A. M. 8:52 A. M. 2:45 P. M. 9:11 P. M. Monday April 1 3:29 A.M. 9:49 A.M. 3:52 P.M. 10:11P.M. Tuesday, April 2 4:33 A.M. 10:42 A.M. 4:51 P. M. - Wednesday, April 3 5:24 A.M. 11:07 A.M. 5:38 P.M. 11:31P.M. Thursday, April 4 ':07 A.M. 11:58 A, M. 6:19 P.M. 12:15 P.M.
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