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VOLUME XXVIII; NO. 22.
BEAUFORT, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1940
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
arden, Davis, And Gibbs Nominated C Saturday
News
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These Popular Incum bents Were
RE-NOMINATED TO THEIR OFFICES,
Congressman Barden
LARGEST MAJORITY given any candidate running on the County
Ticket in the Election lait Saturday wu that of Irvin W. Daris
whose opponent was Vivian Chadwick. He is shown in picture
above, alongside Congressman Graham A. Barden who had a majority
vote over his two opponents in Carteret county and over 8,00 major
ity in the Third District.
LARGE QUANTITIES OF FLOWERS
MOVING FROM CARTERET COAST
C0L.D. W. Morton
Does A Good Job
COL. D. W. MORTON, chairman
of the Carteret County Board of
Elections ha done a good job dur
ing recent weeks in running the
election affairs of the county.
Last week his picture appeared in
Greensboro Daily News as he ire
mated the State Ballots, made nec
essary by the disappearance ofl,
500 ballots in one of the counties.
Col. Morton' job is not finished,
because there will be a second pri
mary, but the bulk of the work he
has had charge of with Bayard
Tay-or, Tom Wade and Jim Wal
lace Mason, is now ever.
If the rest cure la properly car.
ried out, practically all cases of
early tuberculosis can be cured.
ALMANAC
BIRTHDAY
Of Famous People
MAY
31
Pope Pius XI, 1857
JUNE
Jaques Marquette, explorer,
1637.
Pope Pius X, 1835.
King George V, England, 1865
King George III, Eng. 1738.
Velasquez, artist, 1599.
Nathan Hale, patriot, 1755.
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3.
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5.
6.
HISTORICAL
EVENTS
MAY
31. Johnstown Flood 1889..
JUNE
1. Kentucky becomes state- 1792.
2. Maine adopts prohibition 1857
3. Jefferson Davis born 1808.
4. First house built in Oregon
1810.
5. Firsts Regiatration daj 1917
6. Congress introduced import
duties 1873.
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Irvin W. Davi3
Many People Visit
Gulf Stream
Gardens
Large quantities of flowers
are being shipped from the
commercial gardens ot Beau
fort and vicinity to markets
throughout the nation. So
heavy has the commercial
flower traffic been recently,
that it has been necessary
for the Beaufort and More
head City Railroad to add an
extra express car daily to
take cara of the shipments
This car has been practically
loaded, every day during the
past week.
From H. B. Avery's "Gulf
Stream Gardens", one day this
week were shipped 100 baskets of
flowers. These included gypso
phila matri-cara and corn flowers.
The Vanderveers of Beaufort are
also shipping quantities of gypso
phila and peonies. From the
Spence gardens at Crab Point,
gypsophila and other species of
flowers have been moving to mar
kets throughout the country.
Largest grower on the coast to
day is H. B. Avery who came to
Carteret several years ago after
being engaged in the mining busi
ness out in Ohio. Original name
of his farm was "Sunnysidei" but
this year he ha3 adopted a new
name: "Gulf Stream Gardens."
Askad why he had changed the
name of his flower farm Mr. Avery
replied: "After all, it is the Gulf
Stream and the temperate climate
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Government is Buying
An average of six car
loads are being purchased
each day by the Federal Sur
plus Commodities Corpora
tion which came into the
county early this week and
greatly relieved what was be
coming a bad situation for
growers. A total of 28 car
loads have been shipped this
week, including 10 which
were scheduled to roll today.
The opening price for cabbage
from the FSCC was $10 per ton
or 45 cents per hamper, (approxi
mately $12 per ton). Instruc
tions were received from the tem
parary district FSCC officials in
New Bern on Wednesday that no
more cabbage vould be taken in
bulk, due to the facf that it is dif
ficult for the government to dis
tribute them quickly in that fash,
ion.
All cabbage purchased in the
future by the Federal Surplus Cor
poration in Carteret must be pack
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CABBAGE
BROWN GETS
IMPORTANT
R, & H POST
Given Appointment
To Attend Both
Conventions
Aycock Brown, editor of
The Beaufort News and sec
retary-treasurer of N. C. Wa
terways Association has been
appointed by President Dew
ey Short of the National Riv-
rs and Harbor Committee
to appear before the Resolutions
Committee of tht Republican Na
tional Convention in Philadelphia
on June 24 and the Democratic:
National Convention in Chicago on
July 15.
W ith other committee members
of the nation Brown would present
on behalf of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress proposed
resolutions relating to river and
harborimprovement and harbor de
velopment, flood control, etc. J.
E. Boyd, of Wilmington Port Traf
fic Association has also been ap
pointed from North Carolina to
serve on this important committee.
The Beaufort News
Gave Real Service
Telephone B-44S.1, The Beau
fort News' number was kept busy
throughout Saturday night and
even on Sunday and Monday. This
vas brought about by persons
either phoning in election returns
or phoning in for them. Editor
Aycock Brown stayed on duty
most or Saturday night and on
Sunday, giving the returns as they
were requested by those interested
in knowing how the Election was
going. Long distance calls from
Charlotte, Raleigh, New Bern, Kin
ston, Greenville and every commn
nity in Carteret served ,by, .tele
phone certainly gave Carolina
Telephone and Telegraph Compa
ny some nice business via B-448-1,
which is becoming known along
the coast as the , number to di
when you want information, news
and service. Giving the Returns
was just another service Carteret's
oldest newspaper cheerfully gave
the residents of the central coast.
Landing Field Here
To Be Inspected By
CAA Officials Soon
A. B. McMuIlen, chief, of the
Civil Aeronautics Authority in
Washington has advised the Cham
ber of Commerce here that an in
spector of that organization would
soon come to Beaufort and inspect
th elocal landing field facilities.
The inspector will get technical da
ta on the landing facilities and
make recomendations for any im
provements if necessary. Follow
ing this inspection, Beaufort will
be listed on the air charts as hav
ing landing facilities.
Covering The
Waterfront
B, AYCOCK BROWN
THIS COLUM.V is written on
Wednesday night and biggest sur
prise for me today was a telegram
from Wesley McDonald in Wash
ington asking that I mail as soon
as available a copy of Thursday's
edition of The Beaufort News. I
have had people send special de
livery and airmail letters for tho
paper but this is the first time 1
have received a wire asking fur a
certain copy.
WESLEY McDANALD was 'or.
the coast last week-end. He cam
down from Washington, some fiv
or six hundred miles to vote. That
is a long way to bring one vote, but
while he was here, Wesley probably
got in a bit of fishing. He looked
me up on Saturday but was un
able to make a contact. It was
hard on anyone to make a contact
with me on Saturday until Sat
urday night when I came to the of
fice and did the work of two or
three peope, giving and receiving
Election Returns.
LAST SUNDAY morning about
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brton And
Inter Second Primary
Largest Vote Cast
For Register
Of Deeds
Hotly contested political
campaigns came to an end
last Saturday night when the
polls closed at 7 o'clock in
what turned out to be a very
active Primary Election. In
cumbent candidates re-nomi
nated for the offices they
now hold include Irvin W.
Davis, who led the ticket in
Carteret, Congressman Gra
ham A. Barden, who had a
majority over both of his op
ponents, Senator John Lar
kin of Trenton, who piled up
a tremendous vote in the
county and throughout the
Seventh District, Secretary
of State Thad Eure, State Au
ditor George Ross Pou. Agri
cultural Commissioner Kerr
Scott and Insurance Commis
sioner Dan Boney. Consider
able interest was shown in
the gubernatorial race also
and while J. Melville Broug
hton led this ticket in the
county, A. J. Maxwell and
Wilkins P. Horton trailed
close behind.
Register cf Deeds
With a total of 4,391 votes cast,
Irvin W. Davis the incumbent held
a majority of 1,181 over Vivian
Chadwick his opponent. Davis'
vote was 2,736 in the County.
Early Saturday evening when it
became apparent that the lead he
was chalking up as returns started
coming in, was going to renomi
nate him, Chadwick conceded the
election to Davis and congratulat
ed him on the splendid run he
had made. Chadwick received
1,053 votes in county.
Barden Re-nominated
Congressman Graham A. Bar
den, the incumbent, had a majority
of 313 over combined totals of his
two opponents, Charles L. Aber-
nethy, Jr., with 404 and Dr. Zeno
Spence's 1545 in Carteret. In the
District, Barden's majority was
over 8,000, slightly below the 10,.
000 majority two years ago when
he had only one opponent. Both
Abernethy and Dr. Spence did ex
tensive campaigning in Carteret
prior to the Election. Dr. Spence
was running on the Townsend
Ticket,". Charles L. Abernethy,
Jr., would have probably polled
more votes, had he not become in
volved in Election Charges of hav
ing official State Ballots a few
days before the Election.
Representative Race
H. Sylvester Gibbs, of Morehead
City, is the Democratic nominee
for State Representative from Car
teret County. With a total of 2,
379 votes, the Morehead City man
won with a majority of 631 ovei
his two opponents, Charles L. Skar
ren, Jr., with 1,144 and Julian,
Negroes Pinched
For Breaking In
Bus Station Here
Two Negroes, Archibald Wal
lace, aged about 17 and delivery
boy for a local grocery firm and
Thomas Hhodes, about the same
age were jailed last night on charg
es of breaking into and stealing
money and tickets from the Bus
Station here. Arrestad by Offic
er Norris and Chief Longest, about
$32 in cash of part of the total of
over $40 taken and the tickets
were recovered.
Wallace is said to have implicat
ed Rhodes last night, but today
?ave a different story which of
ficers believe will bring about the
release of Rhodes. Wallace said
today that Rhodes was not with
him. They were placed in the
county jail due to the nature of the
ease which is a felony, in that they
entered a building where a person
slept except the bus station man
ager who sleeps there was not in
when the robbery took place last
night. With i bus driver he bad
gone out for midnight lunch. Fol
lowing the report of the robbery,
the defendants were rounded up
about 2 o'clock this morning.
Bronghton
Brown's 51)4. This was a spirited
campaign.
Two Repubican candidates were
also running for the House of Rep
resentatives. Walter M. Lewis of
Morehead City with 140 votes more
than doubled the G4 which his op
ponent, N. H. Russell of Beaufort
had cast for him.
Gubernatorial Race
The gubernatorial race in Car
teret, as was the case throughout
most of the State seemed to be
largely beween three candidates,
Broughton, Maxwell and Horton.
In this county J. Melville Brough
ton led the ticket for governorship
with 1,560 votes. Next in line was
Wilkins P. Horton and a run-off
primary will be held to determine
which of these men become the
Democratic nominee and the next
governor of North Carolina. Mr.
Horton's vote was 1,205. A. J.
Maxwell did well in Carteret also
with a total of 1,085 votes. Ad
vertisements of appreciation by
Horton Manager Ben Gray and
Broughton Manager James Potter
appear elsewhere in this edition to
day. Votes of other candidates
for governor on Democratic tick
et follow: Gravely 90; Cooper
194; Grady 43 and Simmons 40
the later's small total getting a
doosc oi n votes in liogue pre
cinct.
On the Republican Gubernato
rial Ticket, George M. Pritchard
with a total of 100 votes led; Next
in line was Robert H. McNeill with
80 and then John R. Hoffman with
17.
Lieutenant Governor
Interest usually lags in the vot
ing for lieutenant governor. In
Carteret the four candidates run
ning for this office on Democratic
ticket had a total of 3,044 votes
cast for them in the following or
der: R. L. Harris, 1,143; W. Ers
kine Smith, 949; L. A. Martin, 703
and Dan Tompkins 189. Two Re
publican candidates for this office
received a total of 163 votes as
follows: Halsey B. Levitt, 77 and
J. Forest Witten 86.
Senatorial Race
Senator John Larkin, Jr., the in
cumbent, led the Seventh District
Senatorial race in thi3 County,
with a total of 2,577 votes. Closest
race was between the other two
candidates. With a majority of
140, K. A. Pittman with a total of
1,454 was high man over E. A.
Rasberry who received a total of
1,314 ballots marked for him.
Other Contests
Incumbents won in each of the
other contests on the State ticket
as follows:
With a majority of 2,164 votes
popular Thad Eure and his total of
2,770 votes made Walter J. Mur
phy's Carteret total of 467 look
?mall in comparison. Eure was
renominated in the State.
State Auditor George Ross Pou
is the Democratic nominee in
North Carolina for the office he
Fishing And
All Outdoors
By AYCOCK BROWN
BEST CATCH of the week along
the Carteret Coast was made by
Stewart Barnes, Grant Byerly and
Harry Donald of Greensboro, fish
ing in the Gulf Stream, or near its
western limits between Knuckle
and Whistling Buoys off Lookout
last Sunday from aboard the
cruiser "Corsair," Capt. Gordan
Day. This party landed thrte
amberjack and would have proba
bly taken several more except they
failed to use proper test line for
these hard-to-raise fish. For lures
the Greensboro anglers were using
feathers, spoons and squid. So
far this season all amberjack hon
ors go to Capt. Day and the Cor
sair. First of the season was land
ed by a party aboard his boat the
previous week. The fish taken on
last Sabbath weighed 20, 22, and
27 pounds.
GAME FISH are arriving late in
nearby waters this year. Although
many people have trolled for blues,
comparatively few of tfiese inter
esting fighters (on iight tackle)
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One Of These Two Will Be
NEXT GOVERNOR NORTH CAROLINA
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$gl t Ml K- V"
m ffi, iffntihjmrn Wrf i itimia sfcn fasiiiim i
Horton
O C A r F P Q HF (hit nawtiuiDar who
seeing their next North Carolina Governor. Broughton's lead ia th
State was not sufficient to give him the nomination. Maxwell pulled
out of the race. Horton will stick in the fight, and the Second or
Run-off Primary will be held on June 22 to determine the winner
for the gubernatorial office. In Cartert County last Saturday
Broughton's vote was 1,566 as compared to Horton's 1,205.'
Election Day
Mystery
A mass of something or other
about 10 inches in diameter and
9 feet long washed ashore on Cape
Lookout last Saturday and was re
ported to The Beaufort News and
Fisheries Laboratory by the Coast
Guard. The Coastguardsmen sta
ted that the object looked like a
giant roe, and Dr. Prytherch, after
getting the description said it was
possible that was the solution to
its identity. It was also suggested
that the mass of matter might b
ambergris, valuable substance
from sick whales which is used in
manufacture of perfume and other
products. Regardless of what it
was, so far the Beaufort News
claims it was one of those Elec
tion Day mysteries, which has not
been solved, since it came ashore
on Saturday when most people
were going to the polls to vote.
Republicans Meet
Here On Saturday
Chairman C. H. Bushall has call
ed a meeting of the Republican Ex
ecutive Committee to meet at the
Court House in Beaufort, Satur
day, June 1, at 2 o'clock. He
urges all Republicans of the Coun
ty to be present.
now holds and in Carteret on Sat
urday he received 2,631 as com
pared to Charles M. Miller's 467.
Kerr Scott, commissioner of ag
riculture had a majority of 1,180
over Wayland Spruill. Their re
spective votes in Carteret being 2,
005 and 885.
Dan Boney with 2,348 votes held
a lead of 1,856 over his opponent
William B. Oliver who received
only 492 votes in Carteret.
POTATOES
Opening Prices Good
Irish potato digging be
;,'an in Carteret County early
this week and while the
yield is about 25 per cent off
at present, the opening price
is considerably higher than
in 1939. The opening price
locally this week was $1.75
per 100 pound bag, as com
pared to $1.25 a year ago.
In bushel baskets the local
price is $1.05.
Several car loads have been
shipped during the week from
Beaufort. Two of the lariret
grading sheds, the one operated by
S. M. Jones Company and the oth
er by D. F. Merrill have started op
erations and working at capacity.
C. G. Gaskill, head of a local
brokerage firm stated that the
yield was off this year due to the
late start for vegetables brought
about by the severe winter. He
believes that if the harvest was
held off for another 10 days that
the yield would be about norma'.,
but with the prices so good, farm
ers are in most cases trying to get
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Broughton
look at the above pictures are
CARTERET 4-H
MEMBER GIVEN
REGAL HONORS
Erma Jarvis Given
Perfect Health
Rating
DISTRICT CONTEST AT
WILMINGTON TODAY
Miss Erma Jarvis of the
Smyrna 4-H Club who waa
crowned Carteret County 4
H Health Queen in Beaufort
on April 28, tied in the Dis
trict Contest with Craven
County Queen for first place
on Wednesday.
Today Miss Jarvis is in Wilming
ton where she is entered in tho
District contest which included
queens from Jones, Onslow, Cra
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SINGING CLASS
AT CORE CREEK
SUNDAY, JUNE 2
The Methodist Orphanage Sing
ing Class from Raleigh will spend
the week-end on the Carteret coaf,1-,
and next Sunday morning will sing
at Core Cfeek Community Church,
according to announcement that
has been made by Rev. W, Y. Stew
art, pastor. The public is urged
to attend the church on Sunday
morning and hear the taented
young singers.
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 Survy,
Some allowances must be
made for variations in the
wind and also with respect
to the locality, that is wheth
er near the inlet or at the
head of the estuaries.
HIGH LOW
Friday, May 31
3:44 A. M. 9:58 A. M.
4:14 P. M. 10:42 P.M.
Saturday, June 1.
4:37 A. M. 10:43 A. M.
5:01 P. M.
Sunday, June 2
5:26 A.M. 11:31A.M.
5:45 P.M. 11:30 P.M.
Monday, June 3
6:09 A.M. 12:19 A.M.
6:27 P. M. 12:14 P. M.
Tuesday, June 4
6:51A.M. 1:02 A.M.
7:07 P.M. 12:57 P.M.
Wednesday, June 5
7:33 A. M. 1:43 A. M.
7:48 P.M. 1:38 P.M.
Thursday, June 6
8:16 A. M. 2:23 A. M.
8:30 P. M. 2:181. M.