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VOLUME XXVIII; NO. 23.
CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR
OREGON INLET AND OCRACOKE
WATERWAY PROJECTS IS GIVEN
Plans Interesting
Beach Program
A DIVERSIFIED program of
entertainment ha been planned
for Atlantic Beach during the cur
rent summer by -ohn Singleton,
general manager whose photo ap
pears above. He announced this
week that during the late summer
arrangements had been made for
weekly broadcasts direct from the
Casino over Radio Station WRAL
and the Carolina Mutual Broadcas.
tins system. This broadcast orig
inating in The Casino will feature
Freddy Johnson and his orchestra
and entertainers. Other import'
ant events for the season announ
ced by Mr. Singleton this week was
the Morehead City Beauty Pa
geant on Saturday night, June 15,
and the Morehead City Kiddie Pa
geant on Tuesday, June 18. Roy
alty selected at these pageants will
be featured in the 1940 edition of
the Coastal Festival, co-sponsored
by the Chamber of Commerce and
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
of the port city. On Saturday,
June 29, it is planned to present
a beauty contest with Beaufort en
trants, for the purpose of selecting
"Miss Beaufort" to represent the
town during the Coastal Festival.
Local Firemen To
Play Pirates Here
Sunday Afternoon
Beaufort's baseball team, spon
sored by the Beaufort Fire De
partment meets the Wilmington
Pirates at the High School Athlet
ic Field Diamond here next Sun
day afternoon.. .The game will be
called at 3:30 o'clock.-.Beaufort
has an excellent team this year and
so 'does Wilmington.. -The game
Sunday should be very interesting
to fans, and Beaufort people
should attend if for no other reas
on than to help theFire Depart
ment which never fails to help res
idents here when fires break out.
Subscribe to The Beaufort
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ALMANAC
BIRTHDAY
Of Famous People
JUNE
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
A. S. Burleson,
statesman,
1863.
Robert Stevenson, steam en
gine, 1772.
Hagenbeck, circus, 1884.
J. M. Payne, "Home Sweet
Home" 1791.
Jeanette Rankin, cong. wo
man, 1880.
R. H. Savage, author, 1846.
Gen. Winfield Scott, 1786.
12.
13.
HISTORICAL
EVENTS
JUNE
HISTORICAL EVENTS
7. Resolution of Independence,
1776.
8. Andrew Jackson died, 1845.
10. Wyo. granted women sufrage
1869.
11. Firskt lae steamer crossed
ocean, 1891.
12. Coolidge nominated, 1924.
13. Gen. Winfield Scott, 1786.
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Beaufort Harbor
Not Included
In Bill
Ocracoke and Oregon In
let waterway projects have
been included in a revised
Rivers and Harbors Bill ap
proved by the Army and Na
vy as important from defense
standpoint, and passed by
Congress early this week.
Beaufort harbor was not in
cluded in the revised bill, for
some reason or other, despite
the fact that the fleet of men
haden and other type fish
vessels which use the local
harbor as a base could vary
easily be converted into pa
trol boats, mine sweepers,
mine layers and other impor
tant war crafts for ocean and
inland water duty during
time of war.
The Chamber of Commerce hei.;
has contacted officials in Washing
ton and Wilmington with thought
in view of determining why Beau
fort was left out and if there is
any chance that tht harbor im
provements, so long sought for can
be realized at this time if neces
sary for defense purposes.
Beaufort harbor wsa included in
the Rivers and Harbors Bill passed
by Congress a year ago and by the
Senate a few weeks ago. Barden
and Warren of the Third and First
Districts played important roles in
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JUNE TERM OF
COURT BEGINS
HERE MONDAY
Judge Frizelle To
Preside During
First Week
Judge J. Paul Frizzelle will pre
side oyer the Criminal term of Su
perior Court which begins hero
next Monday. The June term con
tinues for two weeks. The first
week will be criminal session, and
a light docket will face the Snow
Hill jurist, it was stated by local
Court attaches.
Judge J. Walter Bone will pre
side over the second week of court
during the June term. The second
week will be devoted to civil ac
tions exclusively. The civil cal
endar contains a number of ac
tions.
Attention Legionaires
Commander Bailey of
Carteret County Post
No. 99 American Legion
urges all members to be
present at the Hut Fri
day night, as important
business is to be taken
up at this meeting.
Meeting is called for
7:30 P. M., Friday June
7th.
Clyde L, Walker,
Adjutant.
New Beaufort Inn
Dining Room Opens
Here Next Sunday
An advertisement elsewhere in
today's edition tells of the formal
opening of Mrs. S. E. Taylor's new
Beaufort Inn dining room. There
was such a demand for the deli
cious home cooked meals served at
the Beaufort Inn, that it was neces
sary to enlarge the facilities.
Therefore the old Beaufort News
building on Queen Street, adja
cent to the Seashore Bus Terminal
has been completely remodeled to
serve as dining room.
Many of the summer school stu
dents coming to Beaufort next
week will take their meals at Mrs.
Taylor's new dining room. Its
convenient location should appeal
to not only her regular boarders
but also to prospective boarders.
The rates are reasonable, and spec
ial rates are available to regular
weekly boarders or families.
Almost half of the old Beaufort
News building haa been converted
into A large and airy dining room.
It will be possible for persons eat
ing there to look out of the window
on the harbor and Beaufort Inlet
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Beaufort Mews
Carteret County's
World's Largest Channel Bass
Displayed At Carteret Hardware
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PERHAPS YOU have noticed the huge cast of a chan
nel bass in the show window of Carteret Hardware Compa
ny during the past few days. When you saw this big fish,
of the species which has during the past several years
brought piscatorial fame to North Carolina, perhaps you
did not know it, but it ii an exact replica of the largest channel basi
ever taken in any manner anywhere. The big fish waiought by
Jamie Styron, hown in the background of picture above. Even if
he did take the fish Tn a net, it is a world's official record. The fish
weighed 75 pounds. Largest of the species ever taken with rod and
reel weighed 74 pounds. It was landed by Charles D. Beckman at
Chincoteague, Va., on June 27, 1929. The above picture was made
shortly after the fish was landed by Styron. It was made especially
for Aycock Brown, fishing columnist and editor of The Beaufort News
by Fred R. Stedman, of Ocracoke and Greensboro.
The mounted specimen at Carteret Hardware Company was
loaned the firm by Dr. Prytherch, director of the U. S. Fisheries Lab
oratory on Pivers Island. It was mounted by NYA workers and the
life-like colors were applied by Miss Elizabeth Merwin. Thats about
all there is to say about the fish and the picture, except that ths
handsome Ocracoker in the baggy trousers and skull fitting chapeau
is David Gaskill, manager of The Pamlico Inn on the island, who in
vites you down for a vacation in an advertisement printed elsewhere in
today's edition. (Stedman Photo.)
TEMPORARY TRAIN SCHEDULE
SHIPPERS OF FARM PRODUCE
Fishing And
All Outdoors
By AYCOCK BROWN
SPANISH MACKEREL, Boni
to and Blues were in the news last
week-end and just about very
boat which left the wharves of
Morehead City and Beaufort re
turned to port with catches of the
three species mentioned. Most
numerous were the bonito and
mackerel. The few blues taken,
however, were above the average
in size for this time of theyear.
Tony Seamon of the cruiser Mon
nie M., in Morehead City told me
that several he landed weighed
two and a half pounds or more, and
that he claimed, was a possible in
dication that the season's run
might develop into Hatteras Blues
a giant species not seen on the
coast since the late Spring of 35.
Largest bluefish of the week-end
was a five and a half pounder lan
ded by an angler fishing with Capt.
John Dickinson aboard the Idle On
of Beaufort, off Cape Point a few
miles.
(Continued from page eight)
Oldest NewspaperEstablished 1912
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY,
Until After Truck
Harvest Mail To
Leave Earlier
Of tremendous benefit to
the shippers of farm produce
was the change in train
schedule out of Beaufort
which were announced on
the week-end by H. P. Ed
wards, President of the At
lantic and East Carolina Rail
road, and George J. Brooks,
president of the Beaufort
Morehead City Railroad, its
feeder line. The new sched
ules makes it possible for
farm produce shipped by rail
to leave here via fast express
and freight at 2 o'clock and
reach the New York markets
(principal produce exchan
ge) the following afternoon.
This 24 hour service for
freight from Beaufort to
New York will be in effect
for possibly two months.
In connection with the new and
fast service, railroad officials, sent
out the statement and announce
ment which follows:
You are hereby advised that
effective June 2nd, 1940, new
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JUNE 6, 1940.
COMMISSIONERS
HEARPLEAFOR
EROSION WORK
Portsmouth Village
May Be Saved
From Sea
North Carolina's Depart
ment of Conservation and
Development may arrange
for a beach erosion project
which will save the commun
ity of Portsmouth on the
northern tip of Core Banks
from the ever encroaching
waters of the Atlantic Ocean
The community, at one time
a considerable size town and
the site of much water com
merce, and during the Civil
War the location of a Feder
al hospital has only a small
population today. Twenty
votes were cast there last
week in the Primary Election
The total population is about
100 persons.
Despite the fact that the com
munity is small, it should certainly
leserve the consideration for
which has been asked. On Mon
day when all members of the Board
of Commissioners were present for
the June meeting, a resolution was
passed asking that the beach ero
sion project be established at
Portsmouth. The resolution was
duly forwarded to the Department
of Conservation and Development.
Other matters before the Board
on Monday were of a routine na
ture. Bids for County Home during
month of June were adarded City
Grocery.
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HOME DEMONSTRATION AND 4-H
CLUBS OF DISTRICT TO MEET
ON ATLANTIC
First Gladioli Of
Season In Bloom At
Copeland's Gardens
Bennie Copeland whose princi
pal business is shipping clams, be
(?an flower growing asw sideline at
his new home on the shores of
North River, just off N. C. Route
101 last year. His venture was a
success and this year he diversi
fied the species of flowers in his
garden. While he takes no claim
for being a professional flower
culturist, Copeland on a small scale
commercial basis has made good
.vith his gardens.
To him goes the distinction of
sutting the first blooming glad this
year. Several Maid of Orleans
gladioli, the most gorgeous of
white have (bloomed already and
many more species of this princi
pal commercial flower of Carteret
are reaching the "spike" or bud
ding stage at Copeland's place.
Copeland has shipped gypsophi
la, matri-cari, corn flowers and
other varieties of flowers already
this year and in bloom at his gar
dens this week is larkspur, matri
ari and gladioli. He is also ex
perimenting with nursery plants.
Persons interested in flowers and
nursery plants should visit Cope
!and's farm and see the success he
is making of a hobby.
Red Cross Drive
Here Attracting
Little Interest
The $20,000,000 Red Cross War
Relief Drive now under way in the
nation is attracting very little at
tention here in Beaufort. Beau
fort Chapter had a quota of $300
to raise for the Red Cross. So
far only a few dollars have actu
ally been turned in to the local
newspaper office or to Rev. W. Y.
Stewart who is serving as chair
man of the drive due to illness of
Mrs. M. E. Bloodgood regular
membership chairman. In plainer
English, Beaufort people are let
ting the Red Cross down. On the
other hand, however, should a
West Indian hurricane come next
Autumn and just about wipe
Beaufort Chapter territory off the
map, first to bring aid would be
the Red Cross. It has been prov
en in the past.
Vacation Special
The Beaufort News 14
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Summer School Capital Of
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fGULF STREAM
FISH COMING
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The Gulf Stream appa
rently moved into Beaufort
and Morehead City harbors
this week. . . This fact was re
vealed by the capture of
three species of fish which
are strictly innaDiianis oi
this great river of warm blue
water which moves north
ward off the coast about 20
miles from Beaufort Inlet du
ring summer months.
First fish was captured in the
net which is set at the bridge lead
ing from the causeway to Piver's
Island to collect specimens for the
new aquarium at the Department
of Interior's fisheries marine bio
logical laboratory. That was ear
ly Monday morning and Dr. H. F.
Prytherch identified the peculiar
specimen taken as a Sargassum
Fish. This fish, in case you hare
never seen one, not only has fins
for swimming but also hands and
feet for crawling over Gulf-weed.
The little fellow captured on Mon
day morning is in one of the
aquarium tanks at the Laboratory
and may be seen by visitors there,
iwimminv or crawlinar around in
the water.
Later Monday morning Capt
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BEACH JUNE 13TH
Assistant Director
Of Extension To
Make Address
John M. Goodman, of Ral
eigh, assistant director of ex
tension service at State Col-lee-e.
will be the main speak
er for the annual meeting of
both the home demonstration
clubs and the 4-H clubs of
this six-county district next
T'iiursday, June 13, at At
lantic Beach.
Miss Erma Jarvis, of Smyrna,
will be crowned 4-H health queen
of the entire southeastern district
and Archie White, of Cove City,
will be crowned health king. Thej
scored 98 points each in health
tests last week at Wilmington.
Mrs. Estelle T. Smith, district
home agent from Raleigh head
Quarters, will have charge, of
the coronation program. White's
brother, Earl, was last year's dis
trict king.
A large attendance of farm wo
men and 4-H clu'j members is ex
pected from all six counties of the
group. Beach and surf sports will
be enjoyed after the customary
picnic dinner. A special recrea
tional program is also planned for
the young people.
Manly White, Jr., 4-H president,
.-.ill preside over the 4-H meeting
n the beach casino, beginning at
10'30 A. M. After the singing of
'The Old North State" and the
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FSCC Bought All
Surplus Cabbage
Federal Surplus Commoditiea
Corporation ha jut completed
their assistance in moving surplus
cabbage from Carteret County, it
was stated today by County Agent
J. Y. Lassiter. Sixty-one carloads
of cabbage have been moved dur
ing the past eight days, or a -total
of 26,535 bushel and a half hem
pers which will bring the growers
approximately $12,040. This a
mount will be received by grow
ers within the next few days.
"These cabbage were moved
with much success, only a few
tons of over-ripe being ( turned
down due to too great a per cent
of decay," said the County Agent.
It is also interesting to note that
549 tons of ice was required for
refrigerating the cars in which the
cabbage moved. Nearly 100 car
loads of cabbage moved by rail this
year and approximately the same
amount or more moved by motor
truck.
SPEND YOUR
VACATION AT
BEAUFORT
BY THE SEA
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Students Arriving
This Week-end
For Courses
With the arrival of stud
ents this week-end for the
opening ot classes on Mon
day, June 10, Beaufort by
the Sea will become a cam
pus for five summer school
units. As we go to press to
day, the exact number of stu
dents who will come here to
take the courses offered in
art, marine biology, botany,
and modern dance could not
be determined, but before
Bob Moore's School
Of Majoretting And
Music Opening Here
J. Robert Moore, well known
throughout Eastern North Caro
lina for his ability to teach and
train drum and bugle corps mem
bers will open a school in Beaufort
late this month and continue sev
eral sessions of two weeks each
throughout the summer. The va
cation hooI which Director'
Moore will establish and operats
will be something new in North
Carolina and the nation. He will
feature the training of drum ma
jorettes. In Beaufort lost week-end Mr.
and Mrs. Moore made arrange
ments to house the students who
will attend his school at the Man
son House. Exact date of the
opening was not announced, but it
was indicated that it would ba
sometime around June 20. Mri.
Moore will be here to act as chap
erone and assistant to her husband
and chaperone for the students.
Mr. Moore expects about 20 stu
dents during each of the 2 weeka
sessions. Training in drum and
bugle corps work and majoretting
will be the principal subjects
taught, and class periods will con
tinue for about two hours each
day. The establishment of Mr.
Moore's school will bring the to
tal to six summer school units in
Beaufort this summer.
the summer has passed it is
expected that over 100 will
have enrolled.
From Woman's College Greens
boro, will come students to form
the art colony under the direction
of Gregory Ivy and marine biolo
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C. of C. To Meet
On Monday Night
A meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce will be held at Miller
Furniture Company on Monday
night, June 10, at 7:45 o'clock.
All directors are urged to be pres
ent and other members of the or
ganization are also extended an
invitation to be present. Some
important matters are to be dis
cussed, one having to do with the
proposed Gladiolus Festival.
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
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.
Friday, June 7
9:01 A. M. 3:02 A. M.
9:14 P. M. 2:59 P. M.
Saturday, June 8
9:46 A. M. 3:43 A. M.
10:00 P. M. 3:44 P. M.
Sunday, June 9
10:34 A. M. 4:27 A. M.
10:48 P. M. 4:33 P. M.
Monday, June 10 t
, 5:15 A.M.
11:23 P.M. 5:29 P.M.
Tuesday, June 1 1
11:38 A.M. 6:07 A.M.
12:15 P. M. 6:32 P. M.
Wednesday, June 12
12:31 A. M. 7:04 A. M.
1:12 P.M. 7:38 P.M.
Thursday, June 13
1:29 A.M. 8:02 A.M.
2:16 P. M. 8:45 P. M.