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BEAUFORT, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1940
fVOLUME XXVIII; NO. 21
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Atlantic Beach Planning
Summer Program For 1940
Commander Rose To
Speak At Memorial
Services On Sunday
COMMANDED June Rose of
the American Legion will
come to Beaufort next bun
day to make the principal
address at the annual Me
morial Day. Services of Car-
Vickers To Preach
Memorial Sermon
. .Rev. Mr. Vickers, pastor of the
First Methodist Church in More
head City, will preach the Memo,
rial Day Sermon at 11 o'clock.
Commander Bailey urge all mem
ber of Carteret Post in Beaufort
i and throuKhoBl-Carteret County
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Covering The
Waterfront
By AYCOCK BROWN
TO APPRECIATE the fine com
munities of East Carteret County
you have got to get off the pave
ment and drive through the set
tlements' dirt roads. I discover
ed this about Sea Level some time
ago and last Sunday I made similar
discoveries down at Davis, home
town of Irvin W. Davis our regis
ter of deeds, Minor Davis, well
known fishing and hunting guide,
Ammie Willis (ditto) and a whole
batch of swell people. Outside of
the fact that I found the people, or
gome of them taking their politics
too seriously, everything in Davis
is okay. Over on the shore I saw
the shallow harbor, which the peo
ple want dredged to a depth of five
or more feet. And tha vork is
badly needed.
' NO ONE (politically speaking)
has promised the people there har
bor improvements. But that Da
vis will be included in the Core
Souid project seems to be a sure
thing. Since I am not running for
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ALMANAC
BIRTHDAY!
Of Famous People
MAY
Rev. H. E. Fosdick, 1878.
Ralph Emerson, essayist, 1803
Al Jolson, actor, 1886.
John K. Bangs, humorist,
1862.
Dionne- Quintuplets, 1934.
Patrick Henry, statesman,
1736.
Peter The Great, Russia, 1672
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HISTORICAL
EVENTS
MAY
24
First Steamship crossed At
lantic, 1819.
Call 90,000 vol. Spanish
American war, 1898.
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Mnrsp teleerraoh first used
1844.
Noah Webster died 1843.
Wisconsin became state 1848
Decoration Day.
Kirby And Band To
Play For Dance .
Sat. Night
Although the Atlantic
Beach bath houses will be of
ficially opened Saturday,
June 1, for daily use during
the summer season, they will
be opened Sunday for the
pre-season crowds, accord
ing to announcement by John
H. Singleton, general mana.-
ger, who reports that every
thing is in readiness for an
anticipated record summer
season.
A pre-season dance will be hew
Saturday night in the casino, with
music by Randy Kirby and his or
chestra, the public being invited.
The annual all-county junior-senior
prom for Carteret county high
schools was held recently in the
casino, through courtesy of the
beach management.
Varied entertainment programs
are being planned for June, July
and August, including roller skat-
ing, amateur ngnis anu uaiums-
In addition, there will be special
attractions from time to time, De-
sides the usual beach and surf
sports and midway amusements.
Mr. Singleton succeeds E. G.
Petry as Atlantic Beach manager.
For the past two years he has man
aged Atlantic Beach hotel, until
this spring owned by the Manufac
turers Trust Company, New York,
but recently purchased by the Der
rickson hotel interests. Mr. Sin
gleton is familiar with the beach
management in every detail. ' Fo
several'years he has also operated
the Biltmore Apartments at Palm
Beach, Fla.
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f Market Train
To Leave Here
t Daily At 2 P. M.
Beaufort and Morehead City
railroad official announced today
that through ipecial arrangementi
with connecting carrier, a fat
freight train hauling refrigerator
car loaded with vegetable woufd
be available immediately. It mean
that produce hipper can end car J
load hipment by rail trom Beau
fort at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
and have am,e on New York mar
kets the following afternoon, 26
hour later at 4 P. M.
Powerful locomotive of the At
lantic and Eat Carolina railroad
will pull the train which will make
connection in Goldsboro with fat
through freight, bound north.
The Goldboro connection muit be
made by 7 P. M. Thi new erv
ice hould increase railroad patron
age. The ervice is about the
ame in price and time at similar
commodities (hipped by truck.
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Tarpon Is Taken
On Nearby Beach
James Newman Willis, mayor of
Atlantic Beach, reported yester
day that a small tarpon had been
landed by commercial fishermen
hauling their net in the surf at the
resort. The fih, first of it spe
cie reported in Carteret thi ye",
wa about three feet long and
weighed about 20 pounds.
Director E. P. Flint
Organizes Beaufort
Community Band
Director E. P. Flint, who has
taught more youngsters how to
play musical instruments here in
Beaufort on the WPA Music Pro
ject he has headed, than any other
person has taken a real forward
step since school closed. He has
organized a community bund of 21
pieces, and as the schools and col
leges turn out up state, more mu
sicians will be added, as several
who play are now away from town
at school.
Beaufort Community Band won
the praise of nearly 200 persons
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Gypsophila Time At H. B. Avery's
GULF STREAM GARDENS BEAUFORT
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IT IS GYPSOPHILA time at H. B. Avery's Gulf Stream
Gardens here. Gulf Stream Gardens is the new name of
Sunnyside Flower Farms. Asked why he changed the
name, Mr. Avery who is shown in center of above picture
said: "After all we are growing flowers here because of
the fine climate made possible by the nearby Gulf Stream."
Mr. Avery came to Carteret from Ohio and pas made a
success in commercial flower culture. The above picture
shows him, and Mrs. West Taylor (Miss Ellen Dickinson
when the Dhoto was made last
Norcom of Beaufort holding huge bouquets of gypsophi
la, much of which is moving by railway express from Beau
fort to distant flower marts at
Aycock Brown)
Fisheries Vessel
"Pelican" Ties Up
At Local Station
Completing an extensive investi
gation of the Atlantic Coast
shrimp fishery, Milton J. Lindner
in charge and William . Ander
son, assistant aquatic biologist,
attached to the New Orleans fish
eries station have issued report
on the present status of this im
portant industry and are complet
ing the report in Louisianna on
data collected. Information rela
tive to the shrimp fishery was col
lected on zig-zag cruise between
the beach and the 100-fathoin
curve between Mexic.0 and Cape
Hatteras.
The vessel from which the m-
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ATTENTION
Attention of readers of this newspaper is called
to the telegram we print below. It expresses the
urgent need for Red Cross funds to relieve the suf
fering millions in Europe, including women and
children refugees. This drive for funds is unllk3
many which have occurred since World War Days.
Not only should every individual give, but each
civic club, the municipal governments and the
County should contribute. Carteret County should
not forget that when our people were in need back
in September 1933, the American Red Cross came
to their aid and spent thousands for relief of our
suffering neighbors. Now is the time to show our
appreciation and give until it hurts and until we
have gone over the top with Beaufort Chapter's
$300 quota :
READ THIS TELEGRAM
Washington, D. C, May 21.
American Red Cross.
Beaufort Chapter:
With several million men locked in mor
tal combat on French and Belgian soil the re
lief needs of Belgian and French people are
reaching staggering proportions. Already
five million pitiful refugees are clogging ev
ery road into central and southern France
trying to escape bombing and strafing from
airplanes. Our representatives in France re
port thoueands dying by roadsides of wounds
fright and hunger. American Red Cross must
rush relief of every kind if these innocent peo
ple are to be saved. We are expediting mil
lions of dollars in money and supplies but we
need more and bigger contributions to carry
on. Cannot urge upon you too strongly need
for prompt action if we are to befriend these
sorely ttfied victims of brutal warfare. We
count upon you to reach and oversubscribe
your goal within shorteit possible time. Ev
ery day's delay means hundreds may die be
cause we have not brought them aid in this,
their saddest hour.
NORMAN H. DAVIS, National Chairman.
Contributions may be left at The Beaufort News
office or given to Rev. W. Y. Stewart who is acting
chairman in the absence of Dr. Hyde and during
the illness of membership chairman, Mrs. Blood-good.
3
year) and Miss Florence
this season. (Photo by
Rotary To Help
Buy A Projector
For Farm Clubs
Beaufort Rotary Club on Tues
day night agreed to help purchase
a moving picture projector iu un
used by the farm and home clubs
of Carteret County. The proposi
tion was put before the club by
Rotarian John- Lassiter and after
some .discussion;lt .was. agreed by
all present that the Club help buy
the machine. It will mean that
the 4-H and Home Demonstration
clubs, as well as the farmers at
their meetings will have an oppor
tunity to learn through visual edu
cation.
Charles S. Wallace, Morehead
Citv Rotarian was guest of the
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READERS
ESTIMATED THAT
3,000 TONS OF
CABBAGE READY
Six Hundred Acres
In County To Be
Harvested
BARDEN SEEKS FSCC
HELP FOR GROWERS
Representative Graham A.
Barden notified The, Beau
fort News that he was keep
ing in close, touch with Fed
eral Surplus Commodities
Corporation officials i n
Washington and urging that
without further investigation
they move into Carteret
County immediately and
take over, the surplus cab
bage crop. County Agent
John Y. Lassiter estimates
that approximately 3,000
Firm Plans To Buy
White Cabbage
Juit as we go to press today,
County Agent John Lasiter stated
that a Mt. Airy kraut packing
firm s representative had been in
Carteret and was making plan to
buy white cabbage (those which
would go to ruin if not cut within
48 hour) at $6 per ton. Plan
were to set up a buying market at
Cleve Gillikin's Packing shed.
Many farmers who would other
wise lose part of their crop may
sain by selling white cabbage at
$6.
tons on approximately 600
acres must move and move
immediately or the growers
will tace serious losses.
Word from Barden has raised
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DEMAND FOR
BABY BONDS
Many Bonds Sold By
Beaufort-M. City
Postoffices
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau announced to
day that the total sales of
Savings Bonds thru March
31, 1940, aggregated in ma
turity value, more than $3,
860,273,475, and that pur
chases have been made by
approximately 1,987,347 in
vestors. The total represents av
erage purchases of $2,495,325 for
each business day since March 1,
1P35, when these bonds were first
placed on sale. Deducting bonds
redeemed, the maturity value of
Savings Bonds outstandi'.g on
March 31, 1940, was approximate
ly $3,495,57,3, COO.
The total maturity value of pur
chases for the calendar year 1939
was $1,104,060,000, an average
purchase for each business day of
last your of $3,667,975.
United States Savings Bonds are
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POPPY DAY TO
BE OBSERVED
Poppy Day will be observed in
Beaufort and throughout the Nn-'
tion on May 25th, the Saturday be
fore Memorial Day. On that day all
Americans will be asked to wea?
memorial poppies in tribute to V
World War dead and to aid the
living victims of the war.
The little red memorial flower.,
made by disabled World War vet
rans, will be distribute 5 here by
women and girls of Post 99 Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, under the
direction of Mrs. Hardy Lewis,
chairman of the Poppy Day committee-
Pee Watson
SUICIDE
Pete Watson, well known resi
dent of West Carteret, committed
suicide this afternoon, according
to Coroner Dill's report reaching
this newspaper after wo had gone
to press.
Official
Ballots Found
P
ossession Dy
Lucas In Wayne On
He Is Mixed Up In
Election Charges
tVi ' Tit
CHARLES L. Abernethy, Jr., pic
tured above became involved in I
Third District Election Charge
early thi week when tate ballot
were found in hi possession.
IT IS THE DUTY OF EVERY
CITIZEN TO VOTE.
A record vote for a Prima
ry Election in Carteret Coun
ty is expected on Saturday,
May 25, when citizens go to
the polls to vote for their
favorite candidates for coun
ty, state and national offi
ces. The polls will open at 7
o'clock and close at Sun
down. The Beaufort News office
will receive returns in the
County races and persons in
terested may call 448-1 tor
any information they might
be interested in relative to
county election.
OF WPA GIVES
VIEW OF WORK
Dinner At Hut On
Sunday Night
Success
Professional and Service
Division of WPA started off
their "Open House Week
with a dinner at the Ameri
can Legion Hut Monday
right, served by the ladies of
the American Legion Auxili
ary. .
Aycock Brown was master ot
erpmonies, and delayed the start
ing of the program due to inabili
y to select which of his swanky
mits and ties he should wear.
Rev. W. Y. Stewart made a most
impressive talk to the one hundred
.sixty employees and invited guests
oresent.
Grayden Paul kept those present
full of pep by leading in the sing
ing of songs of the good old days.
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RE A Engineer Is
Coming Next Week
John Lassiter, county agent and
Aycock Brown, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce have been
advised by Dudley Bagley, NCREA
Chairman, that the NCREA engi
neer would come to Carteret next
week to start the preliminary sur
vey for extending lines to procti
cally every community in the
county. With one or two excep
tions the required number of mem
bers necessary for the work to be
gin have been obtained, according
to Mr. Lassiter.
In His
Chairman
otate
Monday
New Ballots Being
Distributed In
District
Chairman W. A. Lucas of
the State Board of Elections
conferred with election offi
cials in New Bern this morn
ing, reported no irregulari
ties with the Craven Board,
and lett town with the state
ment that he was still mighty
New Ballots Are
Distributed
New state ballots received here
were being distributed today an
der the supervision of D. W. Mor
ton, chairman of the Carteret
Board of Elections. Sheriff Hol
land and Deputy Murray Thomas
accompanied officials taking the
ballots to the precinct official.
The new state ballots replaced
those which had previously been
sent out.
anxious to know who actual
ly took the ballots which
were found in the car of
Charles L. Abernethy, Jr.,
in Goldsboro early this week.
This news was reported to
The Beaufort Naws by con-
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Fishing And
All Outdoors
By AYCOCK BROWN
ADDED TO MY tackle kit dur
ing the past few days are three
lures I am anxious to give a trial,.
Personally if I was a fish I think I
would strike either of these lures
and that explains why I am anx
ious to try them out.
CLYDE JONES of the hardware
firm in Morehead City gave me the
first of these lures, an artificial
shrimp which looks more like a
shrimp, than a shrimp looks like
itself. Even the feelers are there,
two rubber band like contraptions
extending on either side of the
head from just back of the eyes.
Two sets of gang hooks, (3 to
gang) are attached, the first from
beneath the shoulders, the second
from the tail. The hooks are
about 3-0s which should maka
them the proper size for these trout
you have been catching or plan
ning to catch in the vicinity ot
highway and railway bridges, or
out near the breakwater. I am
predicting that on a flood tide just
after sunset, all you will have to
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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 Survfy,
Some allowances must be
made for variations in the
wind and also with respect
to the locality, that is wheth
er near the inlft or at the
head of the estuaries.
HIGH
10:13
10:36
10:59
LOW
Friday, May 24
M. 4:09 AM.
PM. 4:15 PM.
Saturday, May 25
AM. 4:56 AM.
5:05 PM.
Sunday, May 26
4,M. 5:44 AM.
PM. 6:01 PM.
Monday, May 27
AM 6:36 AM.
PM. 6:59 PM.
Tuesday, May 28
AM 7:29 AM.
PM. 8:00 PM.
Wednesday, May 29
AM. 8:21 AM.
PM. 8:57 PM.
Thursday, May 30
AM. 9:10 AM.
PM. 9:51 PM.
11:23
11:40
12:10
12:35
12:57
1:26
1:49
2:22
2:46
3:20