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VOLUME XXVIII; NO. 31.
Woman's Club To Sponsor Drive
For Funds For New Library Here
Mar lin
Hunters
Back From Bimini
The "Tarheel" of Beaufort
trim big-game fishing cruis
er owned by Dick Dickinson,
of Rutherford, N. Jr. arrived
in port this morning from
Bimini, following a 6-weeks
fishing cruise in Bahama and
Cuban waters. Capt Leonard
Wirtz, their guide, contarted by a
Beaufort Newsman just before we
go to press reported that while
they landed no mako shark, the
principal objective, that Dickinson,
Borden Mace and Ed Becton did
land "two and a half blue mar
lin." When asked what he meant
by a half marrlin he replied the
fish weighed only 240 pounds,
which in the average language of
local anglers is no half fish at all
but something of a whopper.
Dickinson and Mace made a new
record when their fish, weighing
380 and 370 pounds were landed.
Their catch was a double header
that is they both had fish on at the
same time. This had never been
done before, according to Capt.
Wirtz, outstanding big-game fish
guide who knows blue marlin fish
ing. The hooks were baited with
bone fish and both Dickinson and
Mace were using Fin-Nor reels
when their remarkable catch was
made. Ed Becton of Rutherford,
N. J., brought the party's catch to
three.
The Tarheel will remain in
Beaufort for three or four days,
while the party aboard rests a bit
(Continued Ion page 5)
Fishing And
All Outdoors
Br AYCOCK BROWN
THE FIRST red snapper taken
by rod and reel this year and one
ef the first ever taken in this meth
od was landed last Sunday by Bob
Lang while fishing from aboard
the Betty-Kay with Capt. Jack Se
well, Leonard Safrit, and Davo
Murray, the First Citizens audi
tor. The snapper tipped the scales
at 35 pounds (unofficial) al
though some onlookers estimated
the weight at- 40 pounds. Snap
nprs lisunllv are found in the vicin
ity of the coral reefs where the
black fishermen go for sea bass.
They are beautiful fish and will
give the angler the same kind of
fight as an amberjack only a hard
er one. Bob was 30 minutes land
ing his fish. The party also land
ed a vast number of sea bass, 32
dolphin and several bonito.
FISHING' WITH Capt. Tom
Ive-son aboard the boat Alice,
Stuart Wetherington of New Bern
landed a 17-pound tuna among
other fish while in off shore wa
ters on Sunday. Marion Noe was
also in the party. Sheepshnad are
plentiful in nearby waters and the
gogglers have been having a swell
time in the warm clear waters dur
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ALMANAC
BIRTHDAY
Of Famous People
August
2 F. Marion Crawford, novelist,
1854.
3 Frederick William III, Prussia
1770.
4 Harry Lauder, comedian, 1870.
5 De Maupassant, author, 1850.
6 Lord Tennyson, poet, 1809.
7 Billie Burke, actress, 1886.
8 Gen. Nelson A. Miles, 1839.
HISTORICAL
EVENTS
August
2 Germany invades Belgium,
1914.
3 Columbus began first voyage
1492.
5 Battle of Mobile Bay 1864.
7 U. S. Canada peace bridge
dedicated 1827.
8 First locomotive run in U. S.
1829.
JMIF
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WPA Remodeling
Old Station
Building
Beaufort's Woman Club
has started an extensive
campaign to raise funds ne
cessary to purchase material
to be used in remodeling the
old Railroad Station Build
ing at the corner of Pollock
and Broad Street, according
to Mrs. W. L. Woodard, pres
ident. While the Town of Beaufort is
officially the sponsor of the pro
ject, and donor of the building
which is now being rebuilt to serve
as both a library and recreation
project, it was necessary to have
certain funds (not available from
the Town treasury) for the pur
pose of buying materials such as
lumber and equipment The Wo
man's Club has assumed that re
sponsibility and public spirited
citizens are being solicited for
cash contributions to purchase
these materials.
It has been reported that the
project will be completed within
four months from the time work
was started by the WPA. On the
east side or what was formerly the
white waiting room will be a read
ing room and library. A recrea
tion room will be converted from
the former colored waiting room.
Lof tin Motor Co.
Is Offering Big
Used Car Bargains
Elsewhere in this edition Lof tin
Motor Company is again advertis
ing the gigantic sale of used ca
bargains now underway at his
firm. The sale which began on
July 20, will continue through Au
gust 9.
It is the' first time in ihe'histoi?
of Carteret County that as many
as 50 used cars have been offered
at reductions ranging from $50 to
$150. The sale is attracting con
siderable attention throughout th
coastal section. If a person is
planning to buy a used car, they
would do well to see the bargains
offered by Loftin Motor Company
today before the better bargains
are snapped up. All cars are sold
on convenient payment plans.
The Heslips Are
Expert Anglers
When it comes to freshwater
fishing F. W. Heslip, pharmacist at
Joe House Drug Store is Carteret
County champion. He knows
more wrinkles about how and what
to do when casting for fresh wa
ter bass than any other person
along the coast. Last Sunday in
the South River section, fishing
with Mrs. Heslip, he landed his
limit of fish several time, but they
are the type of anglers who like to
give their fish a ul.ance to live sa
majority were released.
All fish were returned to the
water alive excepting three or
four large ones they brought to
town. They fished together Sun
day morning and during the af
ternoon they were joined by Jim
mie Crozier and other fishing en
thusiasts. In addition to bass
they landed a batch of bream.
ASKSATY.GEN'L,
TO INVESTIGATE
POTATO PRICES
Criminal Action Being
Sought Under Anti
Trust Laws
IWashington Special to Tho
Beafort News. Representa
tive Lindsay Warren has
called on Attorney General
Robert H. Jackson to inves
tigate the potato situation in
North Carolina and Virginia
with the view of bringing
criminal indictments under
the anti trust laws.
Mr. Warren described to the At
torney General the plight of pota
to growers over a long period of
years, the effort to help them by
legislation and described to him
the methods and practices in the
raising and marketing of the crop.
Representative Warren stated that
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Carteret County's Oldest NewspaperEstabl?: fa 1912
Dolphin Plentiful The
PARTY FISHED WITH TAPT SFWFi I
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PERHAPS THE largest catch of dolphin ever made from a local-owned fishing
cruiser is pictured above. Itjs the largest ever photographed at any rate and was
made by a party fishing withCapt. Jack Sewell aboard the cruiser "Betty-Kay" recent
ly. The anglers making the catch, pictured above, include J. E. Tanglesong, J. G.
Biggart, Rudolph Adkinson of Mullins, West Virginia, and Leonard Safrit, of Beau
fort. Capt Sewell stands alextreme right. (Eubanks-News Photo).
MAKING GOOD
AS DRUGGIST
New Bern Columnist
Writes About His
Foot Medicine
Troy Johnson, native of
Beaufort is making good as
a pharmacist in Duity Drug
Store in New Bern. Accord
ing to the column Random
Ref lectious-m the, Jew Barn
Tribune this local Toy has
discovered a relief for Athe-
lete's Foot. Johnson, local
folks will remember was on
lv- recently married here.
His wife is the former Miss
Selma Mason, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Zion Mason.
But about his new discovery:
The Times said the following;
"One of the most prevalent and
distressing ailments in the United
States, and probably in the world,
is that which is best known as ath
lete's foot and there are million.;
of sufferers from the same. Usu
ally when a man or woman is at
tacked by the germs of the disease
(Continued on Paee 8)
Only One Show At
Local Theatres On
Sundays' Matinees
Manager Robert G. Lang of The
Beaufort Theatre stated today
that starting next Sunday, August
4, there would be only one show
during the afternoon both at his
theatre and also the Sea Breeze.
Mr. Lang stated that the Sunday
matinees at both theatres would
start at 3 o'clock according to ar
rangements agreed upon by him
self and manager Paul of the Se
Breeze.
Farm Home Tour
Thurs. Aug. 8th
All Carteret farm families arc
invited and urged to participate in
the annual Farm-Home Tour of
Carteret County, was announced
today as we go to' press. The tour
will be made on August 8 (next
Thursday) and includes the fol
lowing itinery:
Meet at Morehead City cemetery
8:30 A. M. The demonstrations
will be: 8:45 boll weevil controi
and peanut dusting at T. C. Ogles
by farm, Crab Point; 9:15, brood
mares, C. T. Whotehead; 9:40,
timber stand improvement, R. P.
Oglesby; 10:10, poultry range
shelters; 10:40, poultry brooder
houses, soybean variety demon
stration; 11:20, modern kitchen;
11:45, vocational department,
Newport school; and then picnic on
teacherage grounds; 1:20, home
wiring and cucumber brining, J.
B. Garner; 1 :50, con demonstra
tion, L. L. Higgins; 2:15 Granville
wilt investigation, Y. Z. Simmons
and 3:30 tobacco top dressing, A.
J. Vinson. The foregoing an
nouncement was made by Margar
et Clark home agent and J. Y, Las
siter, farm agent
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1940.
Day This Catch Was
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mnWm
Warren Appointed
To High Office
REP. LINDSAY Warren of the
N. C. First District for 16 yoir.
has been appointed as Comptroller-General
of the United States.
His efficient secretary Herbert
Eonner will seek the office of First
District Congressman and has an
excellent opportunity to be elect
ed judging from the news in morn
ing papers. (News Photo.)
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By CHARLES RICE
The Beaufort Firemen kept on
winning by taking both games of a
two-game series with Lou'sbure;
Saturday's score was 0-4 and Sun
day's 918.
In Saturdays game the local
started to work on Earp, visitinu
pitcher for 3 runs in the 1st on 3
triples and a sipgle. Contituiinir
the assault in the second they
scored 2 more tim?3 on 4 singles.
From then on Holmes, rvlief hurl
er, though hit hard, held Eeaufoi'i
to one run.
Leader in Beaufort's attack w:i
N. Chadwiek with 2 triples and
single for 4.
Stone, Thompson and Wheeler
made two hits apiece to lead Louis
burg. Brooks, local pitcher allowed 10
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Valuable Coins Are
Stolen Last Sunday
If anyone happens to see a 50
cent piece made in 1818 or a 1925
Stone Mountain Memorial half
dollar, Graham Duncan, Jr., would
like to be notified. Last Sunday
afternoon someone entered his
home here at the corner of Crav
en and Ann Street and removed a
purse containing in addition to
the two coins mentioned above, &
total of $18 in cash. If anyone
happens t i see the ancient half
dollar or the more modern com
memorative 50 cent, the junior
Mr. Duncan would like to be no
tified pronto. The purse con
tained other identifications also, a
Social Security Card for one thing.
Made
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TARHEEL GIVEN
IMPORTANT JOB
IN WASHINGTON
Lindsay Warren Is
New Comp-Gen'l
Of The U. S.
Washington, July 31.
After a service of 16 years in
the house Representative
Lindsay Warren is shortly to
retire from congressional life
in so doing relinquishing the
chairmanship of the accoun
ts committee, to accept the
high and responsible post of
comptroller general of the
United States. Developments
of the day indicate that he
will be succeeded in the
house by his lifa long friend
and private secretary, Her
bert C. Bonner who of course
is familiar with the congres-
sinal duties of concern to the
first district and active in
American leeion affairs.
Mr. Warren will assume the du
ties now being discharged by R. W.
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Dickinson Youth
In Tractor Accident
Bill Dickinson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Dickinson of the Core
Creek Community was injured and
'uckily escaped with his life when
pinned beneath a tractor which
overturned while he was operating
it in the woods last Friday. He
was engaged in logging at trhe
time and a log caught the tractor
overturning it and pinned him be
icath. Luckily the log held the
tractor preventing a fatal acci
dent. He was taken to Morehead
City Hospital for treatment.
Felton Offering
Famous Footwear
At Summer Sale
Famous nationally advertised
brands of footwear is being offer
ed by the firm of Felton during his
current semi-annual sale. Such
brands as Fortune, Jarman e.ml
Churchill for men, Odette for wo
men and Buster Brown for chil
dren are being offered at verv low
nrices. Thrifty shoppers will see
what Felton is offering before
buying shoes this week-end.
TENNIS TOURNEY
BEGINS AUG. 15
The annual tourney of Beaufort
Tennis Club will begin here on
August. 15. All persons wishing to
enter are urged to register immed
iately with James Biggs at his Shoe
Repair Shop. The trophy last year
was won by Robert Robinson, ex
pert young tennis star of Beaufort
If he wins again this year it will
be his for keeps. The local tennis
team is playing tonight in Golds
boro with the tennis team of that
town. Last Sunday they were de
feated by the New Bern Club.
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FOR COAST GUARD AUG. 3
150th Anniversary
Of Service To
Be Observed
Manteo folks are getting
ready for a big time, begin
ning tomorrow. It will last
through Monday, celebrat
ing with three big days, the
150th anniversary of the
Coast Guard. Admiral R.
R. Waesche wired Victor
Meekins, chairman, that he
was sending Admiral L. C.
Covell, assistant command
ant, to attend the ceremonies
through the entire period.
Hundreds of Coast Guards' and
their friends are planning now to
pour into Maiiteo by early nexc
Saturday morning, meeting first at
the Manteo gymnasium, where
Coast Guard public relations rep
resentative Ralph Smith, is busily
assembling two huge truck loads
of material, costing many thous
ands of dollars, and forming a
large part of an exhibit formerly
planned to go to the San Francisco
world's fair. This exhibit will be
thrown open early Friday morning
August 3.
Senator J. W. Bailey, friend of
the Coast Guard this week signi
fied his intention of coming to the
cedebration. Many prominent state
officials and other citizens are to
be present during the entire period
Citizens of Manteo on Monday
held a meeting, preparatory to dec
orating the town, and making ar
rangements to take care of the
large number of visitors expected
to attend the event. Dare County
Times.
Dedication Of C. G.
Airport Postponed
Elizabeth City. Dedication of
the $2,000,000 Coast Guard Air
port here, previously scheduled for
August ?, has been postponed, un
til fall. " The 150th Anniversary
Celebration of the leginriing3 -of
the Coast Guard will, however, go
on as planned at Manteo August
3-6.
Only Four Cases
Before Recorder
Here On Tuesday
Judgment was suspended upon
payment of the costs by Bertie
Rice in Recorders Court here on
Tuesday. He was charged with
violating the fisheries rules.
After hearing the evidence in
the case of Earl Becton, charged
with violating the prohibition laws,
the defendant was found not guil
ty.
The case against Raymond Riggs
and E. H. Riggs charged with vio
lating the prohibition laws, has not
been closed although the defend
ants have been found guilty. The
case has been continued for judg
ment.
Bunch Of Tomatoes
Capt. Charles Case, retired rail
road conductor, who lives on Cra
ven Street here brought in a clus
ter of tomatoes he found in his
garden today. .. There were so
nany tomatoes in the cluster that
t resembled a bunch of grapes.
The tomatoes were small but ripe.
LEGION POST
HAS MEETING
IN MOREHEAD
Officials Elected
During Meeting
On Friday
Carteret County has a new
American Legion Post. It is
Number 46 of Morehead
City. At the organization
meeting conducted in the
Municipal Building there
last Friday night, 2z entnusi
astic Legionaires were pres
ent and thev elected their
officials. During the meet
ing there was no arguments
and no controversies arose.
Most of the Legionaires or Vet
erans present were members of
Carteret Post 99 until recently.
Carteret Post 99 was one of the
strongest small town Posts in the
State. But recently there have
been controversies in the local
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SPEND YOUR
VACATION AT
BEAUFORT
BY THE SEA
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
UtllO DElViiU
Coastal
Festival
Submarine Coming
A floodlighted water-parade
and the presence of two
units of the U. S. Navy will
be feature attractions of the
three-day North Carolina
Coastal Festival in Morehead
City, August 15-17.
Senator Robert R. Reynolds has
made arrangements to have on
hand the new 307-foot submarine
Tambor", which wa3 launched
last spring and is one of the latest
of her class. In addition, the U.
S. Destroyer "Barney" has beerf
promised as the government's con
tribution to the festivities. Coast
guard boats will also be included in
the naval maneuvers.
The three-day celebration will
reach its climax with a brilliant
water parade of floats, mystic sea
animals and a huge 60-foot sea
serpent.
In addition to lights on the indi
vidual floats, added brilliance will
be given by batteries of spot lighta
from the "Barney", ships of the
North Carolina fisheries patrol and
from private yachts.
The Queen will be selected from
representatives of various coastal
towns and will reign over the coro
national ball the last night.
Covering The
Waterfront
By AYCOCK BROWN
By PAUL KELLY :
Guest Columnist
Assistant Director.-Depaxlrtjentj
Conservation
ONE OF THE biggest picture
"spreads" on North Carolina car
ried by any of the larger maga
zines, is contained in the August
3 issue of The Saturday Evening
Pg.st which went on sale this af
ternoon, it was pointed out by Rob
ert L. Thompson, manager of the
news bureau of the advertising di
vision of the Department of Con
servation and Development.
THE STORY is entitled "Cape
Stormy", and was written by Ay
cock Brown of Beaufort, telling
about Cape Hatteras and Ocracoke)
and the colorful history of the
"outer banks." With the text are
almost three pages of color photo
graphs taken by Pinto, staff pho
tographers of The Post. In all
there are 23 color photographs,
two black-and-white photographs
and a map of the Ocracoke-Hatter-as
region in black-and-white.
ON THE FIRST page of the col-
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TIDE TABLE
Information as f 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 Survty.
Some allowances must be
made for variations in the
wind ana aiso nn respect
to the locality, thri is wheth
er near the inlet or at the
head of the estuaries.
Friday, August 2
6)9 A. M. 12:47 A. M.
6:58 P. M. 12:49 P. M.
Saturday, August 3
7:28 A.M. 1:34 A.M.
7:47 P. M. 1:39 P. M.
Sunday, August 4
8:17 A. M. 2:18 A.
8:36 P. M. 2:29 P.
M.
M.
Monday, August 5
9:07 A. M. 3:01 A. M.
9:23 P. M. 3:18 P. M.
Tuesday, August 6
9:57 A. M. 3:46 A. M.
10:15 P. M. 4:08 P. M.
Wednesday, August 7
10:49 A. M. 4:32 A. M.
11:04 P.M. 5:03 P.M.
Thursday, August 8
S:22 A. M.
Ilt42 P. M. 6:01 P. M-