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Carteret County's Oldest NewspaperEstablished 1912
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VOLUME XXVIII; NO. 47.
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1940.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
Christmas Present For Markers Island Citizens
WILL BE THIS FINE BRIDGE WHICH REPLACES FERRY
Prospects Are Brighter For
Early Approval Of REA
Project In Carteret County
They Were Chose fcieensAt
Harkers Island ."J.owe'en Carnival
il a i 1 iJ Wli
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NEARING COMPLETION and expected to open to traffic before Christmas is the
fine new bridge pictured above which connects Harkert Island with the mainland at
Straits. P. K. Ball, WPA supervisor in Carteret said today that the bridge when
completed will represent a cost of approximately $150,000. Of this sum approxi
mately $100,000 was used in the actual construction of bridge and $50,000 in the
draw-span. The bridge is a State Highway and Public Works Commission sponsor
ed WPA-project. Not only will the bridge provide direct connections to the island
from the mainland, but the road which is now being improved leading from U. S.
Route 70 near Otway will open up the fine farming section of the Straits. (Photo by
Aycock Brown, Cut used through Courtesy Greensboro Daily news.)
Invaders Could Capture
Fort Bragg, Flank Ports
Review Of Section Shows
NOTICE TO
:: REGISTRANTS
Follow instructions writ
ten on first page of Question-aire-
Questions must be an-
spered with ink or typewrit
er. All questions must be
answered. If not applicable
to the individual the word
NONE should be written in.
All cmestionaires must be
timed in affidavit form.
Any member of Advisory
Board, Local Draft Board,
Postmaster or Notary Public
may affirm signature of reg
istrant on Questionaire. Of
ficials or Notary Publics af
firming signature of appli
cant are not permitted to
charge for their services.
Carteret County
Local Draft Board.
COUNTY QUOTA
DECEMBER 5TH
ONLY TWO MEN
Recent Enlistments
To Take Care Of
First Draft
Two Carteret white men
and no Negroes will be in
cluded in the first Selective
Draft Quota for Carteret
County it was stated today
by officials of the Draft
Board. Incidentally, these
first two men have already
enlisted who will be desig
nated as Carterets first
draft quota, which means
that no one filling out early
Questionaires will be called
on December 5, although
if those called do not pass
physical tests, two will be
See QUOTA Page 8
ALMANAC
B I R T H D AY'S
Of Famous People
22 Georg-e Eliot, author, 1819.
23 Franklin Pierce, Pres. 1804.
24 Zachary Taylor, Pres. 1804.
25 Ethelbert Nevin composer 1862
27 Wm. Cowper, poet, 1731.
28 Anton Rubinstein, composer,
1829.
HISTORICAL
EVENTS
22. Gen. Schuyler born, 1733.
23. Battle of Chattanooga, 1863.
24. Battel of Lookout Mountain,
1863.
25. British Army left U. S. 1783
2C. First street railway in U. S.
1832.
Washington, D. C.
WALLACE TO PLAY STRONG
ROLE
For about 160 years, the vice pres
ident of the United States has been
either a pure figure-head or else a
trouble-maker in the family of his
chief, the President.
Tom Marshall, vice president un
der Woodrow Wilson, is remembered
only for his remark: "What this
country needs is a good flve-cent
cigar."
Charles G. Dawes, vice president
under Coolidge, became famous
when his alarm clock allegedly
failed to go oil and he arrived at
the Capitol too late to change a tie
vote.
Charley Curtis will only be re
membered because of his social war
to place his half-sister ahead off
ice Longworth at dinner. And Jck
Garner will go down in history be
cause of his private refrigerator and
his covert opposition to Roosevelt
None of these vice presidents was
an active worker for the head of
his adminlsirat'on:. .runny of them
See Merry-go-Round, Page 9
BOY SCOUTS
MAKE PLANS
FOR 1940-41
New Discipline And
Budget Plan Is
Adopted
Program for the coming
year for Troop No. 51 of the
Beaufort Boy Scouts was
planned this week at a meet
ing of the Scoutmaster and
the Troop officers. The
Troop has adopted a new
budget system and a new
system of discipline.
The Scouts are going to repair
toys which will be given to the
poor children. Any old toys you
might give would help this pro
gram. The present roll is as follows-
J. H. Potter IIP, Scoutmaster;
J. D. Biggs, Assistant Scoutmas
ter; Bobby Stephens, Semior Pa
trol Leader.
Sea Gull Patrol:
John Duncan, patrol leader;
David Caffrey, assistant patrol
leader; Walter Hamilton, Dalla.s
Blake, Arthur Barnhill, and Dan
iel Lipman.
Gulf Stream Patrol :
Frank Piner, patrol leader;
James Steed, assistant patrol lead
er; Carl Edwards, Vance Fulford,
Horace Loftin, and Thomas Ham
ilton. Amberjack Patrol:
Jack Allen, patrol Wader; Ed
win Dudley, assistant patrol lead
er; Ernest Guthrie, Bill Denoyer,
See SCOUTS Page 8
I
MMMijilMiliil
Need Of Protection
ForN. C. Coast
Is Evident
COAST OF CAROLINA IS
FRONT LINE OF DEFENSE
National attention is being
focussed upon the stragetic
development of the resources
of the country. Unques
tionably, the area between
the Appalachian and Rocky
Mountain chains (see insert
SEEMAP?ntopye
of Map, Page 2) may be call
ed "The Citadel of National
Defense." The mountain
barriers offer national ob
stacles and a major portion
of oui resources in iron, coal,
Dower, oil and grain come
within that area. The wa
terways of that area, tying
the Great Lakes with the
Gulf of Mexico by means of
the Mississippi river and its
tributaries have been devel
oped for the economical
transportation of the pro
ducts of this vast area. They
have also been planned and
developed in such a manner
as to.ajd national defense.
What of The Defense
Line of The Citadel?
If we have learned any lesson
from the present European War, it
is that we must revise our esti
mates about the defense of indus
trial sections of the country. No
longer is it sufficient to have a
few scacoast batteries along the
Middle Atlantic and New England
coast line. No longer is it suffi
cient to calculate that if San Fran
cisco, Boston, New York and Phil
a delphia are protected, the coun
try is safe and the rest be hanged.
Hitler exploded that theory, (if it
was ever a theory) in less than a
week. He hit where he was least
expected, which is, as we under
stood it, a military maxim at least
as old as Napoleon. And after
hitting with modern fighting ma
chines and revised tactics he cov
ered the distance from the point ol
penetration to the heart of his vic
tims before they could rally from
the surprise.
Carolina Coast Is
Unguarded-Vunerable
A look at the Map on Page 2 of
this edition will convince one that
the Carolina Coast line is one that
may be penetrated at most any
point with perfect impunity Tho3e
familiar with its waters know that
most any day in the year vessel
can come close inshore and make
landings along the beach or enter
(in landing boats) the numerous
inlets along our 300 or more miles
of unprotected coast line. Simul
taneous landings could be made at
many places between Cape Hatter
as, Cape Lookout, Cape Fear and
Charleston.
From our knowledge of existing
See INVADERS Page 8
Red Cross
Roll Call
MEMBERSHIP CALL
UP TO STANDARD
Early reports from several
of the districts in Beaufort
and from one of the eastern
communities of the county,
show that the Red Cross Roll
Call will come up to its usual
standard this year. The fif
teen volunteer workers have
all reported to the chairman,
E. C. McConnell, instances of
people being eager to assist
the great work of the Red
cross. .Final results of the
Roll Call will be announced
next week at the close of the
campaign.
WOOL RECEIVED FOR
RED CROSS WORKERS
The wool for sweaters for
Red Cross War and Refugee
work has been received by
the Beaufort Chapter. Those
wishing to begin knitting call
Mrs. F. E. Hyde or Mrs. E.
C. McConnell.
Auto Parking To
Be Discussed On
Friday Night-7:30
All persons interested in
relieving the auto parking
situation in downtown Beau
fort, especially the mer
chants on Front Street and
members of the Board of Di
rectors and city officials are
urged to attend a meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce
at the American Legion Hut
on Friday night at 7:30
o'clock, it was announced to
day. The meeting has been
cailed by Dr. W. L. Wood
ard, acting president of the
C of C in the absence of C.
L. Beam.
Covering The
Waterfront
By AYCOCK BROWN
SOMETIME WHEN you have
run out of places to go, take a tri;:
up to Newport News, Virginia and
visit the Mariners Museum. (Ad
mission Free) It is by far the
most interesting museum I have
ever visited, perhaps because my
hobby is collecting books, papeis
and nautical things. But the Ma
riner's Museum will interest any
one. Every conveivable type of
boat, or models of same are on di.s
play. In addition there are hun
dreds of figureheads, fiom early
American vessels, nautical instru
ments, anchors, small cannon,
whaling ship equipment, Indian ca
noes, South Sea Island and Orien
tal type vessels, pistols, and nick
nacks that have been made hy sail
ors of a bygone age during tl.c
days of wooden ships and iron men
and tall masted clippers.
I SPENT TWO hours in the mu
seum last Sunday afternoon and
could have stayed there all day and
still have been seeing new things.
But it was time to move on, so wt
drove the Washington Burgess
Route to U. S. Route 2 some miles
below Fredericksburg. We did
not have time to stop but we drove
through and saw the exterior of
many of the old Colonial homes
and buildings which have been re
stored by the Rockfeller millions
in Williamsburg. A good spot to
eat in Fredericjtsburg is the dining
room of the Stratford Hotel. The
service is good and so is the food.
I do not recomend the turkey din
ners advertised by a Greek-operated
restaurant in Suffolk,
which appeared to be the best
place to eat in town.
FRANKSGIVING Day is being;
observed in District of Columbia
and most every other State of the
Union today. We wait until next
week for our Thanksgiving. The
stores in Washington and Rich
mond have already displayed their
Christmas stocks and I noted that
in Washington in two or thre
stores I visited that there is very
See WATERFRONT Page 8
Barden Heads Local
Group In Behalf
Of Project
CONFERRED WITH REA
OFFICIALS ON MONDAY
Officials of the Rural
Electrification Admir.i.'tra
tion in Washington on Mon
day told a delegation of Car
teret and Craven citizens
headed by Congressman
Graham A. Barden, that with
the additional data which
had been provided and with
a clearer knowledge of the
situation in the territory to
be served, that the Carteret
Craven Cooperative appear
ed to be feasible and that in
all liklihood. the nroier.t
would be approved and mon
ies allocated within a neriod
of two or three weeks., r
This means that there is strong
posibillity that the Carteret-Craven
projects which is proposed to
serve Cedar Island. Merrimon.
Core Creek, Harlowe, Pelletier,
Stella, Broad .Creek, Newport.
Bachelor and just about every oth
er community in the territory, will
be under actual construction by
January 1. The movement to car
ry electric energy to the rural sec
tions of the territory to be served,
first started by The Chamber of
Commerce here has been carried
on by representatives of that or.
ganization, aided by County (and
the Cooperative's attorney) Alvah
H. Hamilton, County Agent Johr
Lassiter of Carteret, County Agent
L. G. Matthews of Craven, Mayor
George W. Huntlev and leading
See REA PROJECT Page 8
Beauf ort-M orehead
City Grid Classic
Biggest gridiron event in tbe
State i Duke.Carolina game;
in the Nation, the Army-Navy
game but here on the Carteret
Coast its the Beaufort-More-head
City clash between the
high school football teams. The
event this year is scheduled for
tomorrow afternoon (Friday,
November 22) at 3 o'clock at
the Morehead City athletic field.
BE THERE
Newest Men's Shop
In Carteret Opens
At Morehead City
"The Little Paragon," named
for a firm which his father the late
L. L. Leary operated for 36 years
as the Paragon Department Store
in Morehead City is being opened
this week-end by Bernard Leary on
Arendel Street. The firm, inci
dentally is located in the same
building or at the same location
which Mr. Leary (who died in
1932) started in business during-
'.he Nineties.
The Little Paragon will be Car
teret's only exclusive men's shop.
Featured will be men's apparel as
advertised in Esquire and Men's
Wear magazines. The owner is
well known for his activities in civ
ic circles in Morehead City. He is
a past president of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce and was
first president of the Coastal Fes
tival. During the past year he
has been living in Johnson City,
lennessee working in the men s
wear department of a store, for i
the express purpose of gaining the
experience which is taking him in
to a firm of his own.
Mnemonics Expert
Speaks To Several
Groups In Carteret
Henry J. Sutton of Baltimore, a
disciple of Mnemosyne, (the god
dess of memory) arrived in Beau-fort-Morehead
City recently ant'
has made a number of talks before
different public gatherings. He U
traveling southward aboard the
auxiliary yacht Vesta with Capt
Jayson C. Hayes and Mrs. Hayes
and others. Capt. Hayes, an ar
cheologist, explorer and herpetolc
gist has also made talks to civic
clubs and school groups here on
the Carteret coast.
While Mr. Sutton is an expert in
the science of mnemonics, (an art
of aiding or improving the memo
ry) he is also very familiar with
the aims and objects of the organ
ization foimed by Dr. Francia
See MNEMONICS Page 8
ONE OF THE gayest events of the year on Harkers Island is the
annual Hallowe'en Carnival sponsored by tbe Harkers Island High
School. At the Carnivals, a junior and senior queen are elected by
popular vote and the 1940 winners are pictured above. On the left
is little Miss Bertha Joy Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Da
vis. She is shown wearing her regal coronet. She was selected el
ementary .school queen. Attractive Miss Letha Pearl Brooks shown
at right was chosen high school queen on the island. Eubanks-New
Photos.)
Flames On Ferry Brought
Under Control Following
An Hour Of Stark Terror
New Yorkers Are Talking About:
Baron Oppenheim ot Germany,
who can't get back into the U. S.
from Mexico because he has no visa.
He's the bloke who got in the news
papers when that pretty dancer
jumped to her death from his apart
ment window . . . The defense post
in Washington that Robert Moses
can get if he wants it . . . The
$25,000 they gave Ben Hecht for one
week's work on "Foreign Corre
spondent" . . . Frances Farmer
and D. Flamm, the radio magnate
. . . Ursula Parrott, the novelist,
and her ex-groom, John Wildberg,
the producer.
The new plane program to make
it the United States of AIRmerica
. . . Valentina, who designed a
wardrobe for Norma Shearer to
wear in "Escape," being mighty
surprised to see the screen credit
ge to Adrian . . . The dismissal of
charges and complete exoneration of
W. B. Clelland in a Canadian court
when his wife, a former showgirl,
didn't apcear to press her complaint
See WINCHELL Page 9
Local Boy Scouts
To Mend Toys For
Needy Kids' Santa
Boy Scouts of Beaufort who are
in Troop 51 urge all generous per
sons to contribute toys tor tneir
Santa Claus Aid project started
this week. Toys should be left at
Biggs' Shoe Shop on Front Street
which is operated by Assistant
Scoutmaster J. D. Biggs. Broken
toys contributed will be mended
and made new by the Scouts. Each
Scout in the Troop of four Patrols
will assist in the work and at
Christmas time their efforts will
make many children who other
wise had not expected gifts from
Santa, a very happy one. RE
MEMBER! Leave toys at Biggs'
Shoe Shop the Scouts will do tbe
rest.
Four Boats Ground
At Taylor's Creek
Entrance Yesterday
Four menhaden vessels of the
Beaufort Fisheries fleet grounded
on a lump which has formed where
Taylor's Creek and Beaufort Har
bor join on Wednesday night.
Beaufort Fisheries operators noti
fied Aycock Brown, secretary of
Chamber of Commerce who in
turn sent a wire early today to
Colonel Earl 1. Brown at the U. S
Engineering Office in Wilming
to with thought in view that a
dredge be sent here immediately
to relieve the situation. The boats
were loaded with valuable cargoes
of menha&a wksn they greanded.
Earl Davis Writes
Realistic Story
About Blaze
By Earl Davis
The Harkers Island Ferry
limped into port on the island
side Tuesday night following
an hour of stark terror, caus
ed by flames ..which broke
out beneath deck. Limping
into port due to engine trou
ble was nothing new for the ,
ferry which will soon be re
placed by a beautiful WPA
constructed bridge leading
from Straits on the mainland
to the island. But it was on
ly luck on part of fire fight
ers that the ferrv did not
turn out to be a blackened
hull on Wednesday morning.
The distance the ferry travel
from shore to shore via the chan
nels it has to follow is about two
miles. About half way across or
a mile from shore the small pump
ing engine caught fire. All the
engines are under deck and soon
most of that space was nothing but
flames. The word "Fire!" doe
not sound good anywhere, especial-
See FERRY Page 8
Basketball Schedule
Addition
Through an oversight the last
game on the Harkers Island ftched
nle was omitted in the schedule as
found on the inside of the paper.
The following should be addedi
February 11.. Harkers Island v
Beaufort (T).
TIDE TABLE
Tnformation as t the tide
at Beaufort is given in this
column. The figures are ap
proximately correct and art
based on tables furnished by
the U. S. Geodetic Survs..
Some allowances must b
made for variation? in
wind ann also witn tospct
to the locality, that is wheth
er near the inlnt or at the
head of the es'.uaries.
Friday, Nov. 22
12:45 A.M. 7:13 A.M.
1:11 P. M. 7:54 P. M.
Saturday, Nov. 23
1:59 A. M. 8:21 A. M.
2:15 P. M. 8:54 P- M.
Sunday, Nov. 24
3:06 A. M. 9:27 A. M.
3:23 P. M. 9:51 P. M.
Monday, Nov. 25
4:13 A.M. 10:31A.M.
4:28 P.M. 10:47 P.M.
Tuesday, Nov. 26
5:11 A. M.
5:27 P.M. 11:32 P.M.
Wednesday, Nov. 27
6:05 A.M. 11:42 A.M.
6:23 P. M. 12:29 P. M.
Thursday, Nov. 28 '
6:57 A. M. 12:36 A. M.
7:14 P. M. 1:23 P. M.