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VOLUME XXVIII; NO. 45.
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1940.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
COAST AIRWAYS
SEEKING C.A.A.
AUTHORIZATION
"Gulf Stream Route"
Would Bring Air
Service Here
Carolina Ooast Airways
"The Gulf Stream Route"
plans to establish scheduled
service between Beaufort via
Ocracoke, Hatteras,- Manteo
and Currituck Beach to Nor
folk. Vn., just as soon as the
Civil Aeronautics Authority
will Rrant authority for the
route, it was stated in a letter
received by Aycock Brown
this week from Stanley Wa
hab of Baltimore and Ocra
coke who is heading the pro
posed Airways. Dave Dris
kill who will serve as chief
pilot and operating official
of the new line stated in
Beaufort recently that the
CAA officials had given him
partial assurance that the
authority would be granted
the route.
In the meantime Martin Kellogg,
Manteo attorney who will serve an
general counsel for Carolina Coast
Airways has written the Chamber
of Commerce secretary here to de
termine if Beaufort and Morehead
City were interested enough in
bringing the southern terminus of
the air route to Carteret County to
See AIRWAYS Page 8
Clarence Meadows
Legion Post Will
Observe Armistice
Commander W. E. Bags of the
Clarence Meadows Pott 78 of the
American Legion announced this
week that the Post would sponsor
an Armistice Day celebration at
the SchooLhouse beginning at 2:30
o'clock next Monday (November
11). Speakers on the program have
not been announced. At 6:30
o'clock the Post will have a big
barbecue supper for all ex-service
man whether they are mem
bers of the American Legion or
not. All ex-service men are invit
ed to attend the barbecue.
Newspaperman Stuff
Charles Chapin, who was city edi
tor of the New York Evening World
at the beginning of the century,
never drank, and was intolerant of
others who imbibed . . . Johnny
Quinn, a young reporter who worked
under Chapin, indulged in an' occa
sional glass of beer, and Chapin
sternly lectured him about it . . .
Quinn became ill one day and died
shortly afterward, leaving a wife
and children. The boys on the
World, knowing the family wasn't
too well off, started a collection,
with each man giving what he could
afford. When they came to Chapin
for a contribution, he brusquely dis
missed them . . . "Don't expect
anything from me," he growled. "I
won't encourage young reporters
who drink beer to figure they can
depend on the staff to help their
families after they're dead" . . .
When all the contributions were in,
group of the boys took the money
to Qulnn's widow. She was touched
by, thgir generosity, and tears trjrk
See Winchell Page 2
ALMANAC
HISTORICAL
EVENTS
8. Gen. O. O. Howard, 1830.
9. Marie Dresler, actress, 1873.
10. Martin Luther, reformer 1843.
11. Maude Adams, actress, 1872.
12. Elizabeth C. Stanton, reform
er, 1815.
13. John Drew, actor, 1853.
14. H. C. Barnbee, comedian 1843
BIRTHDAY
Of Famous People
8. The "Trent" affair, 1861.
9. First settlement in Conn 1635
10. Americans capture Montreal,
1775.
' 11. Armistice Day.
' 12. Jos. G. Cannon died, 1926.
13. Garfield's assossin tried 1881.
14. Pike's Peak discovered, 1806.
His Address Will Be Care Of The
White House For Four More Years
DESPITE THE fact that his opponent chalked up the largest popu
lar vote ever given a Republican Candidate for the Presidency, Pres
ident Franklin D. Roosevelt won out in the nation on Tuesday and
thus, not only became President Elect of the United States, but the
first to be elected to the Nation' No. 1 office for a Third Term.
The latest Election data received by The Beaufort News showed that
President Roosevelt led in 39 States with 468 electorial votes; Wen
dell Willkie in nine with 63. With 114,244 of the Nation's
127,245 precincts counted, the total major party vote was 46,
162,796 of which Roosevelt polled 25,163,547 and Wilkie 20,999,
249. The Republicans gained four U. S. Senate seats and 15 Con
gressional seats, although the Democrats still have majority in both
Houses.
FISH CRAFT BOAT
BE ESTABLISHED ON ISLAND
Red Cross
Roll Call
Membership Drive
Begins Monday
Membership workers for
the Beaufort Chapter are
now being named for the an
nual Red Cross Roll Call
which will get underway in
RED CROSS SUPPLEMENT
Elsewhere in today's edition is
the Beaufort Newt section of The
American Red Cross which readers
are urged to study to determine
the great work that is being done
by this great humanitarian agen
cy. The Beaufort News urges
everyone to join The Red Cross
when workers call for their mem
bership. Carteret County should
not forget to help the Red Cross,
because in time of disaster, the
Red Cros always remembers Car
teret and sends aid.
Carteret County and thruout
the nation on next Monday,
See RED CROSS Page 8
Humber And Barden
To Address Legion
On Armistice Day
Adjutant John Thaxton of Car
teret Post 99 announced today
that Wo. L .Hatsell, member of
the program committee had receiv
ed acceptances from Robert Lee
Humber and Congressman Graham
A. Barden to speak during the an
nual Armistice Day Banquet which
will ba held at The Inlet Inn next
Monday night at 6:30 o'clock. In
addition to these two noted speak
ers varied proram has been plan
ned to accompany the turkey din
ner. While Congressman Barden is
no stranger to Carteret Legion
naires it will be the first time
that Robert Lee Humber of New
York and Paris, France has spok
en to the group. Mr. Humber is a
member of Paris Post No. of
the American Legion. He is a bril
liant speaker and his message
should be of tremendous interest
to the Legionnaires. Mr. Humber
who is at present in New York, liv
ed in Paris, France for many years
Soon however, he will move to Car
teret County and make his home
on Davis Island where he recently
purchased th ancestral home of
the Davis family.
WORKS TO
R. S. Wahab Taking
A New Industry
To Ocracoke
For the first time since the
Doxey family operated the
clam factory on Ocracoke,
the island will soon have
another established industry,
according to announcement
made by Stanley Wahab in
Baltimore this week. Be
ginning in about 30 days the
Fishcraft Boat Works will
begin operations on the is
land and the establishment is
expected to give steady- em
ployment to a minimum of
25 persons, who can qualify
See BOAT WORKS Page 8
I is 1 Id
PRECINCTS: S f g si o f S
i 1h h b i s y "a"
? W E c(J of", o K c O n m
w a c ua 8 $5 2 3
cO of oCi c--' o 2
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Stella 33 17 42 13 3 12 43 10 46 10
Pelletier 54 18 1 65 17 54 17 51 17 54 18
Bogue 36 ' 16 34 18 32 18 31 20 37 19
Broad Creek 80 20 76 19 78 18 43 51 64 35
Wildwood 92 50 98 43 07 43 97 43 91 50
Newport 189 209 191 191 192 183 171 196 174 218
Salter Path 89 2 86 5 89 2 86 5 86 5
Morehead City 998 275 971 232 980 233 848 408 750 521
Beaufort 877 316 88"7 278 900 300 871 280 888 283
Wire Grass 57 18 56 16 57 16 56 18 69 15
Harlowe ' 72 50 73 42 79 42 67 45 70 51
Merrimon 50 15 56 8 55 3 58 0 52 11
Lukens 38 0 40 0 38 0 38 0 40 0
Lone Pine 18 22 18 20 19 16 15 22 14 22
Bettie 76 9 77 8 77 8 73 8 72 10
Otway 62 18 61 18 62 18 55 24 58 21
Straits 111 39 114 33 116 30 110 30 99 43
Barkers Island 255 102 239 92 258 91 225 120 236 118
Marshallberg 105 148 112 136 118 133 96 147 98 152
Smyrna 44 10 43 10 42 10 41 10 41 12
Williston 12 112 19 105 22 102 15 101 29 93
Davis 77 161 82 159 83 150 76 147 116 136
Stacy 29 79 31 67 36 70 25 77 37 79
Sea Level 111 ?6 109 37 102 42 110 40 110 40
Atlantic 227 34 222 27 216 32 212 30 201 47
Cedar Island 61 10 54 6 68 4 46 6 73 5
Portsmouth 25 1 25 1 26 1 20 1 20 1
TOTALS: 3898 1787 3871 1610 3966 1666 3564 1859 3618 2010
DRAFT ADVICE
COMMITTEEMEN
ARE APPOINTED
Urge Importance Of
Questionaire
Filing
Chairman F. R. Bell in
naming associate members
of the Carteret County Selec
tive Service Advisory Board
associates today urged the
importance of all draftees
filling out their Questionaires
promptly and returning
THE NAME WILLIS
The name Willis pops up fre
quently in the Draft news of Car
teret County. James Willis of
Beaufort was number 1 in Car
County. Kenneth Willis of Mar
shallberg was Number 2. Mrs. Ha
zel Chadwick, secretary of the
Draft Board stated today that Wil
liam Headen Willis of Newport
RFD, whose serial number was 604
drew order number 604, and Wil
liam Reuben Willis of Beaufort
RFD, doubled his serial number of
300, receiving 600 as his order
number.
same to Draft Board Head
ciuarters in Morehead City.
If it is impossible for the
draftee to do this within the
five days allowed for the
DurDose. thev are instructed
to notify the Draft Board
through writing and explain
why.
Associate members in Beaufort
who will assist Chairman Bell are
Mrs. J. V. Caffrey and Mrs. L. A.
Oakley. Professor T. G. Long of
the Colored School is also an asso
See DRAFT Page 8
Salter Path May
Soon Have Daily
U. S. Mail Service
Several weeks ago the citizens
of Salter Path applied through pe
tition to the Postoffice Depart by
way of Congressman Graham A.
Barden for daily U. S. Mail ser
vice to replace the existing tri
weekly service. Although George
Smith, mail carier and prominent
citizen of the community has been
advised that the petition was pre
sented to the proper authorities,
no action had been announced un
til this week. On Tuesday night by
long-distance telephone Congress
man Barden advised the Beaufort
Chamber of Commerce which has
been aiding in securing the propos
ed service that he would take the
matter up again with the Postoffica
officials to determine if the service
wil be established.
How Carteret Voted Last Tuesday
Official Tabulation Will Be Published Next Week
NATL
STATE
emocrats Are Victorious In
The County, State And Nation
Governor Broughton
Has Big Majority
SEVENTY SIX of the State's to
tal precincts gave J. Melville
Broughton 480,085 votes as com
pared to 137,973 for Robert H.
McNeill, the Republican candidate
who lives in Statesville and Wash
ington and who is father of George
McNeill of Morehead City. There
fore Governor-Elect Broughton of
Raleigh, and a mighty good friend
to the North Carolina coast will
succeed Governor Hoey as State
citizen No. 1 and serve for a 4-year
period.
Three New Tanks To
Be Erected At Port
Terminal In M. City
Hatteras Oil Company has start
ed work on the erection of three
additional tanks at the Morehead
City Port Terminal. The three
tanks already erected there for the
storing of asphalt and bunker oil
have a total capacity of one mil
lion gallons. The three new tanks
will have a total capacity of two
million gallons bringing the grand
total to three million gallons when
the work is completed.
Two of the present tanks have a
capacity of 250,000 gallons each.
The third has a capacitl of a half
million gallons. One of the new
tanks will have a capacity of one
million gallons, while the other
two will be of half million gallon
capacity. Since the Hatteras Oi!
Company established its storage
plant at the Morehead City Port
Terminal several ships liave
brought in cargoes for storage and
many tank cars have been shipped.
COUNTY
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Big Majorities Are
Given Davis And
H. S. Gibbs
TOTAL VOTE IS
LESS THAN
200
IN 1936
Carteret County went
overwhelmingly Democratic
in the General Election on
Tuesday with winning candi
dates carrying majorities
ranging from 1,608 for Irvin
W. Davis,' register of deeds
to 2,300 for Congressman
Graham A. Barden. Davis
polled according to complete
but unofficial returns 3,618
votes as compared to 2,010
tor his Republican opponent,
Jesse M; Willis. Barden a
majority topped even that
received by President Koose
velt when he polled 3,966
votes as compared to 1,665
for Julian Gaskill, Goldsboro
Republican, who is a native
of Sea Level in Carteret.
Since the last national election
Carteret Democrats have gained
ground as a comparison of the
election returns for 1936 and 1940
show. In 1936 Roosevelt had a
majority of only 1954 over Landon
but four years later despite the
fact that he was seeking an un
precedented Third Term, with a
few Wilkiecrats voting against
him, his majority over Wilkie was
2,111 (In Carteret the total na
tional vote was 200 less than in
1936). Barden's majority over
Gaskill in 1936 was only 2,054 as
compared to the 2,300 majority in
1940. Governor Broughton's ma
jority of 2,260 over his opponent
Robert H. McNeill was the great
est ever given a Democratic candi
date in this county which was once
in the Republican ranks. Repre
sentative Gibbs' 1,705 majority
over Lewis was 241 more than
Seeley's majority over Republican
James W. Mason in 1936. In 1936
Irvin Davis had a majority of !,
527 over his opponent Waddell
Pridgen, as compared to 1,608 ma
jority over Willis four -years later.
It was a surprising election to
many. Even the Democrats got
larger majorities than they hoped
for, although such keen political
observers as Sheriff Holland,
See DEMOCRATS Page 8
Menhaden Fishing
Fleet Returns To
Beaufort Harbor
The menhaden fishing fleet of
the Fish Meal Company and the
Quinn Menhaden Company have
returned to the Carteret Coast to
base here during the current fish
ing season. Last Sunday there
were more than 20 of the vessels
crowded into the harbor, which did
not include a few that were moor
ed at local factories.
Before the current season has
passed the present fleet is expect
ed to increase to 40 or more ves
sels, and their total value is well
over a million dollars. Wit hthe ar
rival of the menhaden fleet Beau
fort's population increased sever
al hundred persons almost over
night. The activity brought about
by the operation of this fleet and
the local processing plants bring a
temporary boom and better timei
to Beaufort.
New Representaive
Man of Many Jobs
H. S. (Sy) Gibbs, Carteret's
-lew representative to the State
Legislature is a man of many jobs.
Dn Wednesday night when The
3eaufort News finally reached him
Ha was presiding over a meeting of
Carteret ABC Board of which he
:s chairman. He is also chairman
of the North Carolina Committee
7 or Coastal Defense Projects, a
member of the Morehead City
Port Commission, president of the
Morehead City Community Assist
ance League, president of the
Morehead City Rotary Club and a
director of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad.
He makes his living however,
from the real estate and insurance
business in which he is associated
with S. A. Chalk. In the Tuesday
election according to the unof
ficial returns from Carteret's 27
precincts he polled 2565 votes as
compared to 1859 for his Republi
can opponent Walter M. Lewis,
Morehead City merchant who is
outstanding for his wide know
ledge pf the commercial fishing in
dustry in Carteret County.
Davis' Prediction
Came True Tuesday
ON MONDAY before he left
Beaufort for his home in Davis.
The Beaufort News asked Demo
cratic Executive Committee Chair
man Irvin W. Davis, for his predic
tion of the Election on the follow
ing day. Chairman Davis predict
ed that in Carteret the Democratic
candidates on the ballots would
have a minimum majority of 1,-
500. His prediction came true
as matter of fact Chairman Davis
minimum majority was too small
for man of the Democratic candi
dates who were swept into office
by overwhelming majorities.
FLASH! Bayartf Taylor
of Beaufort was appointed
Ccunty Commissioner to suc
ceed late W. P. Smith, as we
go to press today.
Ml
DREW
O RQBEl
WASHINGTON . Little known fact
regarding Britain's attempt to aid
Greece was that this time, the Brit
ish wore not caught entirely nap
ping. Several weeks before the
Italian advance, they had smuggled
one division of Australian troops into
Greece, and they are now reported
to be holding the passes in the rug
ged mountains o Macedonia.
However, the total Australian
force is not much more than 20,000
men, a mere drop in the bucket
compared with Italy's 200,000 troops
now advancing from Albania.
Biggest help the British can give
the Greeks, of course, is at sea.
There have been no major engage
ments between the British and Ital
ian fleets chiefly because the Ital
ians have kept pretty well out of
sight. But now, with the necessity
of sending a constant stream of sup
plies to a large army, the Italians,
are sure to run into some major
engagements with the British.
Unquestionably, if the Greek
should fall, jt would be Jugoslavia's?
See Merry-go-round Pge Z
TIDE TABLE
information as t' 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 b'
made for variation? in t.lv
wind ami also witi: i-muc.
to the locality, thai is wheth
er near the inlet or at the
head of the estuaries.
Friday, Nov. 8
2:55 A. M. 9:19 A. M.
3:22 P. M. 9:44 P. M.
Saturday, Nov. 9
3:58 A.M. 10:15 A.M.
4:21 P. M. 10:31 P. M.
f'.r.day, Nov. 10
4:52 A. M.
5:08 P.M. 11:07 P.M.
Monday, Nov. 1 1
5:33 A.M. 11:16 A.M.
5:51P.M. 11:55 P.M.
Tuesday, Nov. 12
6:13 A.M. 11;59 A. M.
6:30 P. M. 12:38 P. M.
Wednesday, Nov. 13
6:51 A. M. 12:48 A. M.
7:07 P.M. 1:18 P.M.
Thursday, Nor. 14
7:27 A.M. 1:15 A.M.
7:43 P. M. 1:56 P. M.