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OVER 7,750 People Read The Beaufort News EACH WEEK THF Beaufort N SPEND YOUR VACATIOiN AT BEAUFORT BY THE SEA VOLUME XXVIII; NO. 20. WORLD TELEGRAM'S TRULLINGER SURF CASTS Each of the three candi dates for Congress have been in the County during the past week. Congressman Barden was here early this week and will return to make a speech on Markers Island on Saturday night. Charles L. Abernethy, rJ., candidate for the same office made a talk on Markers Is land last Saturday night. Some time ago Dr. Zeno Spence made a talk on the Is land. Dr. Spence was in the county again last Saturday with his music and major ettes. The race for Con gress is creating a bit of ex citement along the coast. The race for county and State offices are also creating excitement. It is too late to register for voting and Saturday is Chal lenge Day for those who wish to challenge the right of any person to cast ballots for their favorite candidate Pri mary Election Day, May 25. SQUIRE EARL MASON MARRIES TWO MORE COUPLES Two couples were united in marriage recently by Earl Mason Justice of the Peace. They were: they were: Gaston Hill of Sea Level, X. C. to Miss Daphne Hardy of Merri mon, X. C. Samuel Salter of Barkers Island X .C. to Miss Mary Wallace Rob inson of Atlantic, X. C. Beaufort Is A Thrifty City f i X The power of advertising again made itself manifest in the crowd of thrifty shoppers who thronged the Marton Co. store all day Wed nesday. In response to a new se ries of dynamic low prices featur ed in a circular printed by this paper, the crowds came to Beau fort and the Martin store was filled with eager shoppers throughout the entire day. The Martin Co. is an aid institu tion on which has always carried the better lines of merchandise and in this their last great sale th thrifty people of Beaufort quickly recognizing an opportunity to make savings that are really worth while... The integrity of a mer chant has much to do with the val ue of his sales and in Mr. Martin we find a man who through all the vean of his business career has stood the test of time. In his deal ings with the public his record is one of which he can justly b proud. We, too, are proud for we alone have carried all of the ad vertising which has produced the volume of business. Where shop pers throng, there must be bar gains. ALMANAC B I R T H D AY Of Famous People MAY King Alfonso XIII, Spain 1886. Emperor Nicholas, Russia, , 1868. Samuel G. Blythe, author, 1868. J. S. Mills, economist, 1806. Glenn Curtis, Hydro-aeroplane, 1878. A. Conan Doyle, author, 1850 Douglas Fairbanks, actor, 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 23. 183. HISTORICAL EVENTS MAY 19. Trinity Sunday. 20. Lindbergh starts for Paris, 1927. 21. U. S. Red Cross founded 1881. 22. Last Civil War skirmish, 1865 23. .Corpus Christi. on Lj M New Jersey Anglers Using Lead Squid Catch 14 Drum MINOR DAVIS IS GUIDE FOR PARTY Ray Trullinger, fishing ed itor of the New York World Telegram joined a group of New Jersey anglers down at Davis this week and the par ty did some swell and fancy fishing in the surf of Core Banks between Cape Look out and Drum Inlet. Minor Davis, their guide, and a good one at that, was in town Sunday morning telling how these Jerseyites were catch ing channel bass (14 Satur day night) with baitless hooks. Guide Davis said it was the first time that he had ever seen any one take channel bass by that method, but to the anglers from the North it was nothing new. The hooks, 9-0s were embedded in block tin, lead or chronium plated squids. The squids were about six inches in length, bent slightly by the ang lers so that as they were reeled in through the breakers, they would resemble surf minnows on which channel bass feed. The system, explained Guide Davis, was for the fishermen to cast their lures out beyond the breakers and start reeling toward shore. This is a continuous grind, but the piscato rial men from New Jersey were well rewarded for their efforts. Of the 14 fish taken, none weigh ed less than 20 pounds and two of (Continued on Page 10) Salvation Army To Establish Outpost Envoy E. V. Farmer of the Sal vation Army in New Bein indicat ed that an Outpost would soon be established in Beaufort, if present plans carry. Each week the Le gion Hut is packed when the Army comes to town. On Monday night Major and Mrs. Evans appeared here with Envoy Farmer and they were elated over meeting. Serv ices next week and from now on will be held each Tuesday night in the Hut. at 7:30 o'clock, it was sta ted. Local Citizens Are Ashamed of Ancient Live Oak Cemetery It is generally conceded here that just about everyone in Beau fort is ashamed of old historic Live Oak Cemetery, but so far, no one has done very much about it. There have been a variety of sola tions about what should be done with this quaint and beautiful old spot but none have been carried out successfully. Best solution believed by many would be to build a high fence around the prop erty, make an historic shrine out of the place, clean up the graves and replace fallen tombs, and then if necessary, charge tourists admit tance The latter proposal may not set well with some of the older citi zens and families who have loved ones buried there but it seems the only practical solution. That it would be a money maker for the promoter of same, and a project that would be self supporting, is assured. Ten times as many peo ple would visit the cemetery if it was walled in and a charge of ad mission was made. Capt. Charles Hatsell, member of an old Beau fort family said that he visited the cemetery last week and a number of out of town tourists were also there. He admitted that he felt ashamed of the condition the placo in, and said that if the Town's duty was not to keep the place cleaned up, that he would be glad to make a contribution and start a fund to have the work done. Would anyone tlse contribute? N'otify the editor. D. F. Merrill Opens Store In Washington Elsewhere in this edition is the advertisement of D. F. Merrill, an nouncing the opening of a Western Auto Associate Store in Washing ton, N. O. His business associate is C. C. Nelson of New Bern. Mr. Merrill has many friends in Carter et County who are wishing him ev ery success with his new business. Carteret County's Oldest Newspaper,,Established 1912 BEAUFORT, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1940 To Speak On Island Saturday Night FIRST BILL HE Introduced when he went to Congress was for improvements of the "Drain" which connects Back Bay with Cape Lookout. This "baby bill" of Congressman Graham A. Bar den was duly passed and the im provements have become a reality. Today this big ditch through Shackleford Banks provides an all weather route for the people of Markers Island in going to and from the sea. Later Congressman Barden fought for and finally se cured an REA project for Markers Island. The people of Harkers Island, considering the two major im provements he has brought about for the people, should be deeply (Continued on page ten) Skating Nights Are Announced For This Week-end In Casino John Singleton. General man ager of Atlantic Beach has an nounced that the Casino would be opened on Friday and Saturday nights of this week to skaters. As a skating rink during the week day nights last summer, the Casino be came a very popular spot. The skates used are rubber wheeled which prevents the usual racket prevalent in skating rinks. There will be an instructor present to teach beginners how to skate. Mr, Singleton also announced that starting Wednesday, June 5, and each week thereafter during the summer months Amateur box ing bouts under AAU will be pre sented in the Casino. Plunk Moor ing of Goldsbnro, is promoter of the fights and he plans to present golden gloves in the bouts. PROJECT WEEK Public Invited To Visit County WPA Units WPA, Professional & Ser vice Division, is having open house next week. Feeling the need of making the Pub lic "Project Minded", the leaders in WPA have plan ned this Open House week in order that the public might visit and observe for .them selves the work that H 1'A is accomplishing in the various communities and the benefits that the communities are re ceiving from the local pro- WPA SUPPER MONDAY Aycock Brown will be mas ter of ceremonies at a supper in The Legion Hut on Mon day night when a large group of Carteret WPA. and other officials gather. Many of the leaders will make short talks about their proj ects. Music for the occasion will be furnished by the Beaufort Band, under the di rection of Manager E. P. Flint. He is head of the local WPA Music Project. jects. Under the P. & S. Di vision there are thirteen pro jects. Not all of these are continuous, but are seasonal such as the Matron Service and the Lunch Room. Fol lowing are the projects in op eration at the present time, their location and the hours which the public may visit these projects during Open House week. Sewing Room Beaufort, Court House Annex, 8:30-4:30. Atlantic, Building formerly oc (Continued on page ten) r - T7K 1 ? y s ' & : v I, REA PROJECTS FOR CARTERET SEEM ASSURED Committee Coming Here Tonight To Report Many of the rural com munities proposed to be serv ed by the enlarged Harkers Island Electric Cooperative in Carteret have secured the necessary quota of three members to the mile and committee from those sec tions where the necessary quota is still lacking will be urged to complete their cam paign for members following a meeting here tonight. That the proposed REA project will be tstablished, thus taking pow er to sections of Carteret which held no remote hopes of ever be ing served until a few weeks ago, seems assured, according to Coun ty Agent J. Y. Lassiter, who has worked hard towards getting the necessary members, aided by Home Agent Margaret Clark and the community workers. A meeting of the community workers will be held at the Farm Agents office here tonight to give final reports and to be urged to complete the work of getting new members in the sections to be served not later than this week-end. That will mean that NCREA Engi neer Grainger will probably be sent into the County sometime next week to begin the. survey. Fol lowing the compilation of his sur vey, the project which is proposed (Continued on Page 10) Broughton Speech Heard By Many HCN. J. M. BROUGHTON, a lead ing contender for the offica of governor of North Carolina iradU the commencement address down at Smyrna High School last FWdiy night. The spaech wis ' w;ii r?. ceived by a packed house. r,i.. Broughton is no stranger in Car teret County. He haa many per sonal friends on the coast and many persons who are hoping he will be elected chief executive of the State. His county manager, James D. Potter, and other promi nent party leaders were present at the speaking on Friday. Only eth er gubernatorial candidate in Car teret during the week was Hon. Tom Cooper of Wilmington, who spoke several times from aboard his Sound truck. Atlantic Beach Hotel Opened For 9T - ?W IfQSW? w&FW?,? Hmtwm ' - b- A- tat tLJ&ik Jul XkiLa ATLANTIC BEACH HOTEL, now owned by the Derricksons who operate hotels at Norfolk and Portsmouth, was formally opened on Wednesday night. Walter L. Derrickson, who is well known on the Carteret Coast where he has operated hotels both in Beaufort and Morehead City in the past, is resident manager of the hostelry. The hotel during the remainder of May and June will operate on commer cial rates, which are very reasonable. James Bryant has been named day clerk at the hotel and Frank Bullock will serve as night clerk. Both are experienced men behind the desk of hotels. Davis Re-Elected Dem. Chairman IRVIN W. DAVIS, register of deeds and a candidate to succeed himself to that office, was re-elec. ted chairman of the Democratic executive Committee at the Coun ty Convention held here last Sat urday. The convention attracted t large number of Democrats. Many of the candidates seeking flection on their various platforms to local and state offices were present. Speakers on the program were Alvah Hamilton, Fred R. Seely, W. M. Webb, Charles L. Skarren, Jr., and the keynote address was made by Judge Luther Hamilton. Chairman Davis presided and made a short talk at the opening of the convention. Two Government Dredges Digging In Port Channel Two vessels of the United States Engineering Department are now ..ngaged in deepening the channel leading from Morehead City's ocean port to the open sea beyond Beaufort Inlet. They are the pipe line dredge "Henry L. Bacon," and the hopper dredge '"Comstock" The Comstock arrived on May 1, from Miami, Fla., where she had been engaged in similar mainte nance work. Maintenance of the Morehead City ocean port channel facilities was brought about when t was announced that at least two il tankers will begin trading in and out of Mori head City, bringing Asphalt products to the new Hat teras Oil Company's terminals at an early date. Approximately $50,01)0 is being expended on the maintenance work. Channel Bass Are Still Making News Along Outer Banks Elsewhere in this edition is a jtory about the big catch of chan r.ei bass made on Core Banks somewhere between Cape Lookout and Drum Inlet by the New Jer ley anglers last Saturday night. Ti.'5 catch was a record in Carteret crcm number of fish caught stand- rc'r.t. Eiggest channel bass tak ar. so far this season, however, was 'anded at Hatteras Inlet on Ocra- c.j.': Island by Lloyd Moore of Wil-n-.;;igton, las week. While fishing v '.th Thurston Gaskill, popular is-r-id guide, he hooked and landed n channel bass weighing 49 1-2 P"unis and that is something y tN writing about. Formally Season Wednesday v V- e Sea Pla Landing Float Puts Beaufort On Aviation Charts THE PRESIDENT LAUGHED Y- When a President of the United States laughs during these troubled times it is worthy of note and that is what President Franklin D. Roosevelt did last week when he received a mounted swell toad from Aycock Brown, a member of the official committee to invite the chief executive to North Carolina waters for a fishing trip, who could not go to Washington. Sen ator Bailey had asked the Beau fort newspaperman to be on the commttee representing Fishing and AH Outdoors" of the entire coast. Brown arrived from Ocracoke and Hatterat on Tuesday and found instructions to join the committee in Washington on the following day to appear at the White House . Weekly newspa per editors cannot leave their pa pers on Wednesdays and Thurs days very conveniently so Brown had to remain at home while the remainder of the committee made the trip. Also on the official committee were Capt. John Nelson, commissioner of Fisheries and Dr. B. F. Royal, prominent Morehead City citizen, both of whom were unable to make the trip due to oth er pressing matters. . .Brown, however, sent the Pres ident a gift and from General Watson, White House secretary came this note: The President wanted me to thank you very much for the mounted swell toad that you sent him. He appreciated it, and has laughed quite a lot at the appear, ance of the little fellow". The toad fish was mounted in plaster of Paris at the U. S. Fisheries Laboratory in Beaufort by Dr. H. F. Prytherch. It was painted by Miss Elizabeth Merwin. And its odd appearance made the president laugh. Fish mounted is an NYA project at the laboratory. Bluefish Showing Up Late This Year Bluefish, terrific fighters when taken on light tackle are late in showing up along the coast this year. No catches of blues have been reported by the rod and reel anglers along the Carteret Coast and it is the same story from other sections. A few have been land ed at Southport, according to a weekly dispatch sent out by W. B. Keziah. A few people have come to Carteret to be on hand with their rod and reel, should the fish show up. Throughout the coun try there are hundreds of other anglers waiting to hear the cheer ing news that the Blues have ar rived. So far they have not ar rived. Beaufort Gains In Population, Census Figures Revealing Although the Town of Beau- fiv t's nonulation decrased between '20 and 1930, the decade just en i?d shows an increase for the town ieures compiled by Census Taker 'Veil Longest are revealing. Th ;i:?0 census gave the town a popu- ilion of 2,!!i7. The 1940 census or persons living within the cur- WERE YOU MISSED? There is a possibility that the Census Taker missed you in his rounds. If you live in Beaufort and have not yet heen called on by ;he Census Taker, he will call on you if you will notify The Beau fort News. It is your civic duty to be listed it adds prestige for our town if we can show a substan tial increase in population. porate limits will be over 3,300 he stated, an increase of over 300. Greater Beaufort, or the total for town and its immediate suburban area, namely: West Beaufort, Sa frit's Milltown, Highland Park. Lenoxville and Ocean Breeze Park will increase the total population to approximately 5,000 persons, believes Mr. Longest. The popu lation of Beaufort will always be small, because the limits of the town take in such a comparatively small area, about one-half the area of Morehead City. Subscribe to The News $1.50 yr. PUBLISHED WEEKLY Several Hundred At Dedication On Saturday JOHN LANG MADE AN IMPRESSIVE ADDRESS Coast Guard, Navy and CAA Officials Made Talks During Exercises Several hundred people assembled on the east lawn of the U. S. Fisheries proper ty on Pivers Island late Sat urday afternoon to hear the various speakers taking part in the dedication exercises of the new NYA-built, CAA-ap- provea seaplane landing float. While the float may not look very pretentious to the casual passerby, its com pletion means two very im portant things for Beaufort, namely that Beaufort will be placed on the air trail maps along the coast for seaplanes and that seaplanes of all types going up and down the coast will find a safe moor ing where they can purchase fuel, or moor their planes for overnight stops or longer if they desire. In the past few seaplanes have stopped at Beaufort to refuel, because of no safe accessable pier to which they could approach closely without endangering the plane. Mayor" George W. Huntley gree ted the audience assembled for the exercises and after a few words of welcome he turned the microphone over to Aycock Brown who served as master of ceremonies. A loud sneaking apparatus had been loan ed for the occasion by Robert G. Lang of the Beaufort Theatre, this microphone and the stand (Continued on Page 10) Red Cross Calling For Funds To Help Invaded Hollanders Beaufort's Red Cross Chapter has been given a minimum of $300 to be raised through public sub scription for the relief of helpless men, women and children in the invaded low countries of Holland, Belgium and Luxumbourg.. . Rev. W. Y. Stewart has accepted chair manship of the drive due to the illness of Mrs. M. . E. .Bloodgood who in the past has served a chairman of several successful Red! Cross drives. Norman H. Davis, head of the National Red Cross has urged local Red Cross officials to mobilize entire leadership of Chap ter and community in order that the local quota may be raised, with out delay. The national quota is ten million dollars. The money raised will help relieve suffering in a nation where men, women and children are suffering due to a sit uation they did not bring upon themselves. Contributions may be left at The Beaufort News office for the Chairman of the local chapter. 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 Survpy. Some allowances must be made for variations in the wind and also with respect to the locality, t! ;it is wlmfb. er near the inlet or at tne head of the estuaries. Friday, May 17 M. 10:22 A. M. 4:03 A. 4:42 P. M. Saturday, May 18 5:06 A. M. 11:06 A. M. 5:39 P. M. 11:19 P. M. Sunday, May 19 , 6:00 A.M. 12:03 A.M. 6:32 P. M. 12:13 P. M. Monday, May 20 6:53 A.M. 12:53 A.M. 7:22 P.M. 1:05 P.M. Tuesrjay, May 21 7:43 A.M. 1:48 A.M. 8:11 P. M. 1:54 P. 11. Wednesday, May 22 8:33 A. M. 2:36 A. M. 9:01 P. M. 2:42 P. M. Thursday, May 23 9:23 A. M. 3:23 A. 4. 9:48 P. M. 3:28 P. M.