Beaufort News
VOLUME XXVIII; NO. 49.
Co tion Referendum To
Be Held
Dr. Koch Will Read
A Christmas Carol
Here December 17
DR. FREDERICK H. Koch's
reading of Charles Dicken's
immortal " A Christmas
Carol" here on the night of
December 17th will be vast
ly more than the recitation of
a well loved story. It will be
the first time that the fa
mous playmaker who has
long been known as Ameri
ca's top ranking "one-man
theatre" has read "A Christ
mas Carol" on the Carteret
Coast. The program will be
presented in the Beaufort
High School Auditorium un
der the co-sponsorship of the
Carteret Home Demonstra
tion and Four-H Clubs-
Dr. Koch, who is founder and
director of The Carolina Playmak
er at the University of North Car
olina, hat been interested in de-
See DR. KOCH Page 8
ROBOT PLANE SCORES HITS
WASHINGTON. No military se
cret is more closely guarded than a
sensational new robot airplane now
being tried out secretly by the navy
In both Hawaii and Langley field.
Va.
Navy experts have been working
for more than 10 years to develop a
reliable "pilotless" plane operated
by radio control. Observers who
have witnessed some of the latest
tests, pronounce the device as near
miraculous. A robot bomber takes
off, discharges Its bombs over a dis
tant target, returns to base and
lands without being touched by
human hand.
The distance of the target Is cal
culated In advance, and when the
robot reaches it a device automat
ically releases the bombs. Nat
urally the aiming is largely a mat
ter of chance, but In the tests a num
ber of direct hits were scored. The
cruising radius of the robots is lim
ited only by fuel supply and the
radio frequency range.
See Merry-Go-Round Page 7
ALMANAC
HISTORICAL
EVENTS
December
Lincoln's last message
to
Congress 1864.
U.S. Declares war on Austria
1917.
First written message to Con
gress 1801.
Peace treaty with Spain '98.
Edward VIII abdicates, 1938
Wireless telegraph across At
10
11
12
lantic 1901. -
I R THD A Y
Of Famous People
December
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
E. H. Sothern, actor, 1859.
Rudolph Friml, composer, '81
Joel Ch. Harris, author, "48.
Meredith Nicholson, author
1868. 1
D. Appleton, publisher, 1785
Guy Empey, "Over The Top"
1883.
Arthur Brisbane, writer, '64.
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On Saturday
County Agent Lists
Polling Places
In Carteret
Cotton growers of Carteret
County, North Carolina and
other States in the Nation
where the lint crop is pro
duced will go to the polls on
Saturday to decide in a ref
erendum whether to have
cotton marketing auotas in
effect on the 1941 crop.
Quotas have been in effecc
for the past three years, in
cluding 1940.
Cotton Referendum
Polls In Carteret
County Agent J. Y. Latsiter hat
announced that the polling places
for the 1941 Cotton Referendum
on December 7, will be as follows:
Newport Township Town Hall,
Newport.
White Oak Township Buck's
Corner.
Beaufort, Morehead, Harlowe,
Smyrna, Hunting- Quarter, Merri
mon and Straits Townships Beau
fort Court House Annex.
In Carteret County where the
farmers, have voted for cotton
quotas during each of the three
years, the income from the crop
has increased from $1,700 in 1939
to over $20,000 in 1940, County
Agent J. Y. Lassiter states. Car
teret Farmers favored the cotton
quota in 1940 by a vote of 95 per
cent, it was added.
E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive of
ficer of N. C. State College, urges
every farmer who produced cot
ton this year to go to his com
munity polling place and express
his opinion. "A large majority of
cotton growers voting will mean
that the referendum outcome rep
resents the true opinion of pro
ducers as a whole," he declared.
The nation-wide vote in facor of
cotton marketing quotas for 1940
was 877,297 for quota and 84,-
975 against quotas, or 91.2 per
cent of those voting in favor of
quotas. North Carolina gave 1940
quotas a 50,737 to 5,767 vote
(89.8 per cent) vote of approval.
TWO CARTERET
YOUTHS LEAVE
FOR FT. BRAGG
First From County
In Draft Were
Volunteers
In impressive and history
making ceremonies, Carteret
County's Selective Draft
Board gave final instructions
to the first two young men to
ever be inducted in the arm
ed forces of the. United States
during peacetime drafting at
City Hall in Morehead City
on Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Herbert deFuniak
28, and Otis Eugene Wood
cock, 21, both of whom had
volunteered, filled the re
quirments of Carteret's first
quota.
They left by bus ror Fort Bragg
on Wednesday morning at 7
o'clock and were scheduled to be
included in the radio program
shortly after noon which would fea
More Questionairei
Sent To Draftees
As we go to press today a total
of 250 qnestionalres had been for
warded to that many of Carteret's
2,198 persons between, the ages
of 21 and 36 who are registered
with the Selective Draft Board.
Chairman Carl G. Gaskill again
urges all registrants to us ink
(NO PENCIL) in filling out their
questionaires and if there Is "any
doubt in anyone's mind as to how
the forms should be. filled out they
are urged to contact their local
Advisory Board member or F. R.
Bell, chairman of the Local Draft
Advisory Board in Carteret.
ture Governor Hoey and hign
Army officials in the first peace
time induction program.
Secretary S. A. Chalk of the
Draft Board acted as spokesman
for Chairman Carl Gaskill and
Members W. H. Bell and, as he gave
the young men their bus tickets,
meal tickets and general instruc
tions he also spoke of the honor it
was to be the first selected to serve
their country in this peacetime se
lective draft. As he talked,
deFuniak and Woodcock along
See TWO YOUTHS Page 8
Carteret County's Oldest NewspaperEstablis??Z 1912
FINAL REPORT
OF RED CROSS
CALL IS GIVEN
Beaufort Chapter
Has Total Of
$261.15
The final report of the An
nual Red Cross Membership
Roll Call conducted by the
Beaufort Chapter shows a to
tal of $261.15 collected.
This sum is made up of 235
one dollar annual member
ships: $25 in contributions
over one dollar; $1.15 in con
tributions under one dollar.
The annua! memberships were
divded as follows: Beaufort 177:
Red Cross Chapter
Has Wool For Sweeaters
The Local Red Cross chapter has
a large quae '.ity of wool yarn for
sweaters for English and Finnish
war refugeei . Women wishing to
knit sweatets call Mrs. E. C. Mc-
Connell or A rs. F. E. Hyde for mn
terial and instructions
Atlantic, 33; Davis, 4; Williston
9 ; Cedar I iland, 12 ; Contribu.
tions over o ne dollar were : Rose's
Five and Tn, $5; First-Citizens
Bank, $5; Sifrit Lumber Co., $15.
Of the amcunt collected $133.58
stays in the local chapter treasury;
$117.57 for National Headquar
ters work; $5 for Junior Red Cross
Enrollment of Atlantic Sscool.
In additio l to the Volunteer
Workers na.ned last week work
ing in Beaufort the following
worked in t'.ieir respective com
munities: At antic, Mrs. J. A.
Batson; David, Mrs. Stetson Mur
phy; Williston, Mrs. Lessie Pake;
Cedar Island, Mrs. Mattie Styron
The chairm in of the Beaufort
Chapter, Dr. jj1. E. Hyde, and the
Roll Call chairman, Rev. E. C. Mc-
Connell, both expressed satisfac
tion with the Roll Call this year,
and wish to thank the Volunteers
for their work and the people of
the participating communities for
their support.
Automobile Strikes
Morris Child Here
Mitchell R. Morris four and half
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
lace Morris was taken to Morehead
City Hospital this afternoon to be
treated for injuries received when
struck by an automobile. A j W
go to press Highway Patrolmen
who investigated the accident
could not be reached1 to determine
who was driver of the car which
struck the child. Unofficial de
tails indicated that the accident
was unavoidable. Mr. and Mrs,
Morris formerly of Atlantic, live
in Davis House Apartments bere.
He is employed at A. B. C. store,
No. 1.
Local Merchants
Begin Christmas
Advertising Here
Many local merchants placed
Christmas advertising in The Beau
fort News this week and those who
wish to get the additional Yule
tide business that newspaper ads
always brings are urged to contact
The Beaufort News office early
next week as the size of the paper
will increase from eight to 10 or
more pages, ine ueauiort News
has complete Christmas advertis
ing service for its patrons.
New Christmas advertisers this
week include Martin's a firm fea
turing a variety of Christmas
gifts; Carteret Hardware Company
which is offering suitable gifts for
sportsmen and wheel toys for
youngsters and Miller Furniture
Company wjth jts line of General
Electric Christmas goods; Bailey
Jewelry Stores and Leonards in
Morehead City.
Earlier advertisers include East
man Furniture Company, featuring
toys and gifts for the home; Bella
Drug Store and House Drug Store,
both with many new Christmas
suggestions for every member of
the family; The Vogue, with its
women wear and accessories for
women; Photo Shop with its su
perb photography; Ben's Bicycle
Shop and Western Auto Associate
Store, wheeled goods.
HI Y MEETS
Hi y met at the school Mon
day at Activity Period. After thl
meeting was called to order and all
business attended to, we then bad
a program on "Personality" After
the program we clased the meet,
ing. ,
BEAUFORT, N. C. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1940. '
Senator Bailey Is
Going After Ship
Building Projects
Senator Josiab W. Bailey has ad
vised The Beaufort News that a
list of all potential boat builders
and assistants.data compiled by
the Chamber of Commerce in Beau
fort, has been placed in the hands
of proper officials in Washington
which may result in ship building
projects coming to this section.
During the past week at least two
encouraging news stories out of
Senator Bailey's officee have in
dicated that ship building may
soon begin on the North Carolina
coast and Carteret will more than
likely be in for a slice of the
work.
Show Boat Will
Be In Beaufort
Week Of Dec. 9th
Captain Milford Seymore, own
er of the Original Floating Thea
tre is bringing his Show Boat into
port on Monday,' December 9 fot
a full week's engagement at The
Inlet Inn Pier, be telephoned The
Beaufort News on Monday. Ex
cepting amateur productions, the
Show Boat players known along
the waterways from New York to
Florida for genuine stage enter
tainment, are the only profession
al group which come to Beaufort.
Opening production on Monday
night will be "The Gossip" featur
ing Peggy Lennox, one time cine
ma actress during the old days of
silent films. Ernest Chandler,
top-notch black face commedian is
another feature of the Original
Floating Theatre on its present
tour. Skipper Seymore announc
ed that this year the prices for
both the main show and the con
cert would be lower than in the
past. The Original Floating The
atre was founded by James Adams
and Edna Ferber made it famous
when she lived aboard to get inspi
rations for her famous book and
stageplay "Show Boat."
Anti-Aircraft Base
For Eastern Carolina
Although The Beaufort News
predicted it two months ago, it was
not until this week that formal an
nouncement was made in connec
tion with the Government's plan to
build an anti-aircraft base be
tween Jacksonville and Wilming
ton.. .The project calls for an ex
penditure of $9,000,000 which will
provide facilities for over 20,000
men. Congressman Barden and
Bayard Clark officially announced
that the project would be construc
ted. It will be ready on or about
March 15, 1941.
Defense Projects
Increase Lumber
Business Locally
-Scarboro-Safrit Lumber Com
pany started oprating two shifts
dail this week in its efforts to keep
up with the increased business
brought about by orders for lum
ber that is being used in defens
projects. .Approximately 100 per
sons are employed at the mill on
Lenoxville Road and twice that
number are employed in the woods
cutting timber for the plant
Most of the lumber is going to Fort
Bragg, North Carolina's current
boom-city.
Boats And Nets Are
Lost During Squall
Just as we go to press today
Harvey Smith of the Fish Meal
Company reported that two purse
boats, nets and a catch of fish were
lost during a sudden squall near
the breakers abreast Rice Path,
several miles west of Beaufort In.
let. The equipment was part of
the fishing gear of the "Parkins"
menhaden vessel owned by the
Fish Meal Company. Capt. Dave
Davis, master of Parkins indicated
that lost equipment may be salv
aged when weather abates. Value
of loss according to Smith approx
imately is $4,000. Beaufort Sta
tion Coast Guardsmen have of
fered assistance if needed.
Dr. Hyde And Miss
Clark On Program
PTA Study Group
The Study Group of the Parent-
Teachers Association will meet at
the home of Mrs. Horace Loftin on
Wednesday afternoon Decembei
11 at 4 o'clock. Dr. F. E. Hyde
will talk to the group on nutrition
al diseases and Miss Clark, Home
Agent, will demonstrate the pack
ing of an ideal school lunch box
All members of the study group
are urged to be present
ANNUAL SEAL
SALE BEGINS
IN CARTERET
Schools To Share
In Christmas
Seal Sale
Mrs. J. G. Allen will asrain
have charge of the Christmas
Seal Sale m Carteret County
wim me exception 01 more
head City. Seals have gone
out to all schools over the
county. Each school retains
75 per cent of seal sale mon
ey for .health work in local
school 25 per cent is re
turned to State headquarters
SEAL SALE GOAL
$195 IN COUNTY
Mrs. J. G. Allen reported today
that every indication points to a
most successful Christmas Seal
Campaign. Already Smyrna High
School, has requested 1,000 addi
tional seats having sold their first
consignment. The goal for Car
teret County (including Morehead
City which is a unit within itself
in the campaign) is $195 and the
sale will not end until Chrustmas.
in Winston-Salem for State
and National use.
Dr. P. P. McCain, the President
of the National Tuberculosis As
sociation and Superintendent of
the North Carolina Sanatorium
and Western North Carolina San
a torium, sends the following mes
sage to all North Carolinians :
Preparation for the defense of
pur Country against those who
would destroy our liberty and our
democracy is rightfully engaging
the attention of our whole Nation.
Christmas Gift!
Give The Beaufort News. $1.50
Per Year in N. C. Va. and S. C.
CARTERET BOARD RE-APPOINTS
JOB-HOLDERS TO THEIR JOBS
Busy Session Held
Here On Monday
Morning
TAX
LISTERS FOR
1941 ARE NAMED
Carteret County Commis
sioners at the December
meeting on Monday reorgan
ized for the coming term 01
two vears. Dr. K. P. Bon
ner was re-elected chairman.
James G. Potter was appoin
ted county auditor, Dr. L. W.
Moore was re-appointed
health officer, John Johnson
was re-oppointed caretaker,
and Miss Nan Wade was re
appointed janitress. Capt.
George Lewis was re-appom-
COUNTY OFFERS U. S.
EVERY COOPERATION
Carteret Commissioners on Mon
day adopted a resolution at the re
quest of Beaufort and Morehead
City Chambers of Commerce rel
ative to securing defense projects
along the Carteret Coast. The
County Board's resolution asked
for nothing but .emphasized .the
fact that Carteret wished to offer
every cooperation to any agency of
Federal Government which may
have under consideration the es
tablishment of any particular unit
in a county which has a coast line
that takes up approximately one
third of the 300 mile coast line of
North Carolina. The resolution
will be forwarded various Federal
departments and representatives
in Congress from Carteret. Repre
senting the Morehead City Cham
ber of Commerce were Clyde
Jones and R. H. Dunn) represent
ing Beaufort were Dr. W. L.
Woodard and Aycock Brown.
ted superintendent of the
Carteret County home. Mem
bers present at the meeting
besides the chairman were
Bayard Taylor, W. Z. Mc
Cabe.Raymond K. Davis and
Senior Class Of Beaufort
School To Present Annual
Class Play Friday Night
Accompanies Naval
Group To Coast
CONGRESSMAN Graham A.
Barden accompanied a party of
three Navy officers to the Carter
et Coast Wednesday to inspect a
possible sight for a proposed base
for Iighter-than-air craft. The
Navy's official party included
Capt. Charles E. Rosendahl, (hero
of the Shanadoah disaster), Com
mander D. N. Logan and Lieuten
ant A. T. Flaherty and in Carteret
they inspected two or three avail
able sites west of Morehead City
and two in the vicinity of Beau
fort. Requirements for the base
include a tract of land 620 acres
in size and near a railroad. Sites
throughout Eastern North Caroli
na have been inspected during the
week and a flight over the area is
also planned by Capt. Rosendahl.
In Morehead City a committee
composed of Dr. Ben F. Royall,
Representative H. S. Gibbs, Mayor
D. B. Willis, Chamber of Com
merce President L E. Pittqian, and
Secretary J. L. Crump showed the
party certain tracts. In Beaufort
Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Aycock Brown and Mayor George
W. Huntley was the committee
who accompanied the party to two
available sites. Briefs on sites in
spected must be in Washington by
Saturday.
Cleveland Davis.
Business disposed of during the
meeting included the following
matters: Bids to County Home
for the first time in many months
went to D. Penders store in Beau
fort. The WPA was requested through
resolution to build a road in Len
oxville community.
The report of Commissioner
Taylor on the Clawson and Horna
dy property was accepted by the
Board. The report of Commis
sioner McCabe on the L. A. Ennett
estate was accepted.
The State Highway and Public
Works Commission was requested
by the Board to have road built
from the highway on Cedar Island
to Sandy Point a distance of about.
250 yards.
A resolution authorizing the
Tide Water Power Company to
transfer certain electric lines in
West Beaufort from Fourth Ave
nue to Third Avenue was passed.
The existing lines have proven a
hazard to airplanes landing and
taking off on the runway of the
landing field trere and Tide Water
has agreed to remove the lines
which have proven an obstruction
in this connection.
The State Highway and Public
Works Commission was requested
to take over a road from Weeki
Neck to Breezy Point in White Oak
Township.
Appoint Tax Listers
The appointment for list takers
for 1941 Tax Listing, was made by
the board as follows: Theodore
Salter, Portsmouth; Mrs. Duffy
Day, Cedar Island; Grady Willis,
for Sea Level and Atlantic ; H. H.
Davis for Stacy and Davis; George
W. Davis, for Williston and Smyr
na; Irvin Moore for Marshallberg;
Gilbert B. Whitehurst for Straits
Township; Peter Carraway for
Merrimon; J. H. Ball for Harlowe;
John D. Brook and W. G. Dudley
for Beaufort; Charles V. Webb for
Morehead Township; M. Cornell
Garner, Newport Township; Sam
See JOB HOLDERS Page 8
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Title Of Production
This Year "Belle
Of Barcelona"
A very famous and gay
musical comedy "The Belle
of Barcelona" will be pre
sented in Beaufort Hio-h
School Auditorium on Friday
night, December 6, at 8:3U
o'clock by the Senior Class of
the local consolidated school
This production, the annual
class play, is under the di-
rection of Mrs. Charles Has
sell and i3 said to be one of
the finest ever presented
here.
The scenes of "Belle of Barce
lona" are laid in gay old Spain du
ring the fiesta regime. There la
a handsome American Naval offi
cer and a beautiful Spanish seno-
rita meet and fall in love amid the
laughing, dancing and singing of
the Spanish senors and senoritas.
in their brilliant costumes. A
funny Irishman and a prim English'
governess afford the comedy with,
their love scenes, along with the
Spanish toreador and his fiancee.
The unusual talents of the class
are displayed in the solos, duets,
choruses, and dances throughout
the three acts. The dances are di
rected by Miss Ruth Lewis and
Mrs. Frances Hussey of New Bern.
The admission will be fifteen
and thirty cents.
MERCHANTS
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resentative to help you draw up
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New York Heartbeat
Memos of a Midnighter: Farmer
Paul Whiteman gave farmer Frank
Norris of Time's staff a nice Aber
deen angus bull and farmer Norris
is mighty appreciative . '. . Ex-Senator
McNaboe says if that item
about keeping the wackiest company
referred to him (which it didn't) he
can prove it's inaccurate, etc . . . j
Eddie Cantor, whose flickers (except'
"40 Mothers") never grossed less
than two million dollars, is 3,000
miles from H"wood, where they are
producing a dozen musicals. No
wonder the bankers who back some
of those movie firms are getting
grayer . . . Reader's Digest will
soon have another competitor . . .;
Geo. Miller of the Jolson show is:
looking for the press agent of Kelly's
Stables for erroneously coupling him
with Martha Raye via nightly phone,
calls there.
f
Sounds in the Night: At the Circle
Club: "Don't ever get the reputa
tion of being 'a good guy' on Broad
See WINCHELL Page 2
TIDE TABLE
Tnformation 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 Survty,
Some allowances must be
made for variations in the
wind and also with respect
to the locality, thajt is wheth
er near the inlet or at the
head of the estuaries.
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HIGH LOW
Friday, Dec. 6
1:10 AM. . IM AM.
1:31 PM. 8:05 PM.
Saturday, Dec. 7
2:07 AM. 8:36 AM
2:27 PH. 8:56 PM.
Sunday, Dec. 8
3:08 AM. 9:32 AM.
3:26 PM. 9:44 PM.
Monday, Dec. 9
4:05 AM. , 10:27 AM.
4:22 PM. 10:31 PM.
Tuesday, Dec. 10
4:55 AM. .
5:10 PM. 11:18 PM.
Wednesday, Dec. 11
5:37 AM. 11:17 AM.
5:55 PM. 12:07 PM.
Thursday, Dm. 13
6:19 AM. 12:00 M.
6:87 PM. 12:51PM.
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