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RE 41 TPORT FWS THE 'i ATTEND SOME CHURCH ON EASTER SUNDAY For Important News of the Coast Read The Beaufort News Each Week Carteret County's Oldest Newspaper Established 19$ VOLUME XXIX; NO. 15. BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1941. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Go To Church Sunday EASTER SERVICES Friendly Commander Huntley Announces For Re-election TOWN POLITICS Cest Speaker At PTA Meeting 5- Welcome Onslow Of Camp Davis He Will Preach At Sunrise Service f I in REV. W. Y. STtWART, pastor of Cora Creek Community Church -mill preach at the second annual Sunrise Services beginning at 5:13 o'clock oa Easter morn. A splen did program of sacred band music singing by the choristers, piano se lections and solos will be featured during the services. The Rev Mr. Stewart will preach the sermon and after the services everyone is invited to a love feast in the com munity house. (Eubanks Photo.) HILDA TAYLOR PICTURE USED IN RED BOOK Native Of Beaufort Now Successful Artist Model SHE WILL REIGN OVER 1941 COASTAL FESTIVAL A picture of Miss Hilda Taylor, formerly of Wilming ton, who was named "Miss Wilmington" in a beauty contest conducted last year in connection with the annual Wrightsville Beach Water Carnival, appears on the cov er ot the lull length novel "Theatre" by Somerset Mau srham in the May issue of Red Book magazine. Miss Taylor is now a successful Connover model of New York City. She is the daughter of Mrs. E. L. Taylor and is a native of Beau fort. As Miss Wrightsville Beach at Coastal Festival Beauty Pageant last year she won first honors and was named "Miss Coastal Festi val" and will reign over the Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored event here during 1941. First Davis Inductee Wardie Murphy, Jr., left Mon day morning for Fort Bragg to en ter the U. S. Army. He was the first young man from Davis com munity to answer his country's call. New York Heartbeat: Memos of a Midnighter: H. I. Phillips' book of his best colyums and stuff will be christened: "On White or Rye." Harpers will pub lish shortly. The dedication, "To My Portable Typewriter, U. S. Route No. 1, Hedy Lamarr, the Tri borough Bridge Authority, and to all victims of serious writing every where" . . . The wags say that Broadway producers looking for rich backers now introduce Jock Whitney as: "Meet John Dough" . . . The used car market is being flooded by drafted youths who won't be able to use their jalopies for a year . . . Kurt Sell, the DNB corre spondent in Washington, called Ber lin and transmitted the President's speech from the advance release. When he finished phoning he was told the long-distance charges were $105 which "includes . the DE FENSE tax!" The Big Parade: Katharine Cor nell, the living definition of an Ac tress . . . Arthur Treacher and Boris Karlo. H'wno ii See WINCHELL, Page 2 Core Creek Church Announces Program ForEaster Sunrise The most unusual Easter Sun rise service ever presented in Eas tern North Carolina is planned for Core Creek Community Church next Sunday morning, according to Rev. W. Y. Stewart, pastor who announced the program today, Starting at 5:15 o'clock just prior to sunrise the outdoor serv ices will begin with the selection "Holy, Holy, Holy," by the Beau fort WPA Music Project Band un der the direction of Fred King. At this point in the program the Risen!" and the Congregation wnl pastor will acclaim : "The Lord is respond: "The Lord is Risen In deed." Another Band selection "Love Divine" will be followed by the Litany in which the pastor and congregation will share in deliver ing and two more- band selections and prayer by the pastor will con clude the outdoor services. From the open air services the congregation will move inside the beautiful church where the pro gram will be presented as follows: Prelude, Ruth Lewis, pianist; Pro cessional; All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name! by the choir; Prayer by the pastor; Hymn, Christ the Lord is Risen today, by Congrega tion; Responsive reading; Gloria; Prayer by pastor; Hymn, Rejoice the Lord is King, by congregation ; Scripture reading; Solo, There is a Green Hill Far Away, By Mrs. Charles Hassell; Sermon; Reces sional; The Day of Resurrection by choir; Benediction. Following the services there will be a Love Feast of doughnuts and coffee in the Community House. Sunrise Service At Methodist Church The .Annual Sunrise Easter Ser vice at the Ann Street Methodist Church, will be held in the old.ci etery next to the Church. This is the oldest cemetery in the State. The service will be held at 5:07 A. M. An organ prelude wil be given before the service. All will meet in front of the church. The famous Moravian Service will be used. You are urged to be present. You are welcome. Holy Communion Service at the church Tonight at 7 P. M. You are invited. CANTATA SUNDAY NIGHT The Annual Easter Cantata "Redemption's Song" will be giv. en by the choir of 25 voices at Ann Street. Methodist Church on Sun day evening at 7:30. It will be giv en under the direction of James Wheatly and- Mrs. Virginia Has sell. You will want to enjoy and worship in this evening of music. You are welcome. Bring your Self-Denial Easter Offering to the church Sunday. Let us all deny ourselves some thing for the church at this East er time. Beaufort Baptists Invite you to join with them in the commemoration of The Ressur rection of Our Lord Jesus Christ at all the hours set apart for worship on Easter Sunday. Sunrise serv ices will begin promptly at 5:25. At this hour we will seek the joy to be found in The Observance of The Lord's Supper. This will be a fine time for us to remember again the unfortunates of our community with the offering to be taken at this service. The 11:00 o'clock hour will be given over to the choir for its presentation of music appropriate for the occasion Recalling again the musical pro gram presented at Christmas time we believe you will especially en joy this service. Mrs. G. M. Paul is doing excellent work with our choir. At the evening hour the pastor will deliver a persuasive message on the subject "Live From the Dead". A most cordial wel come awaints you, your friends, and your neighbors. Come and join with us. Holy Week-Easter Services at St. Paul's St. Paul's Church, Beaufort, will observe the last days of Holy Week with the following services. Maundy Thursday celebration of the Holy Communion at 7:30 p. m. marking the institution of the Lord's Supper. On Good Friday there will be Morning Prayer at 10:30 a. m. the Litany at 12:00 M. See Easter Service, Page 8 : ' . V ' ' "Si ' ':' t ' ' 3 - COLONEL James B. Crawford, commanding officer of Camp Da vis, is pictured above. Today (Thursday) marks the arrival of the first troops to occupy the Coast Artillery Anti Aircraft Firing Cen ter which will be under Col. Craw ford's command. These troops number 250 men from Fort Bragg and will be followed by 500 more on next Monday from the same Army Post. They will start into operation the various Camp Davis facilities, take over additional quarters as finished by the Con structing Quartermaster and pre pare for the arrival of additional troops from many Army posts throughout the nation. Col. Crawford is a veteran of 34 years in the U. S. Army's CAC, and he is an outstanding and friendly offi cer. Cut courtesy Star News.) Camp Davis! V Army Officially ... ..Xaking Qver Sections By Aycock Brown Camp Davis, Apr. 9. The Army officially began taking over certain completed build ings here on Monday, includ ing regimental battalion sec tions for both white and Ne gro troops, warehouses, part of 800-bed hospital, the tele phone and radio buildings, and certain ordinance shops. The first building in the bat talion sections have been pre pared for the initial recep tion of troops on Thursday. The first troop arrivals, known as Station Complement will in clude 250 men on Thursday and on Monday, April 14, 500 additional men will arrive. Their duties will be to set into operation the various utilities and make further prepa rations for the arrival of addition al cadres. Over 100 car loads of supplies have arrived at Camp Davis to be used in taking care of the initial cadres. The station complement of troops arriving on Thursday will have charge of checking these supplies out to the various build ings. Certain offices operating in Wilmington at present time will be transferred to Camp Davis on April 10. Camp Davis, commanded by Col. James B. Crawford is one of the newest Anti-aircraft CAC Firing Centers in America, is planning to take care of the first of 20,000 troops, who will arrive this week and then regularly as the CQM turns over the completed sections and buildings to the CAC. Local Fishery Lab Terrapin Farm Film Will Be Shown Here As a special added attraction at The Beaufort Theatre and in ob servance of National Wildlife Res toration Week, "Saving the Terra, pin" a local film, taken by Tye Sanders of Universal News Reel two summers ago will be shown on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The film shows various phases of the terrapin propagation at Piver's Island and also several local people whom you probably know, but have never seen on the screen. Tests conducted at the Ohio Ex periment Station in 1939 and 1940 showed that baby chick mortalii.7 rate were considerably lower where sun lamps were used as a substitute for cod liver oil. COUNTY BOARD MET MONDAY East Carolina C. of C. Matter Is Given Consideration Secretary N. C. Barkley of the East Carolina Chamber of Commerce has requested the Carteret Board ot Com missioners to appoint a com mittee to work with the Farm Produce Purchase Centers being created at certain a reas for buying food for mili tary camps consumption. This was one of the matters discussed at the monthly meeting Monday. Bids fr supplies to the County Home for the current month were awarded to C. D. Jones Company. The State Highway and Public works Commission were requested to take over and maintain a road in Highland Park from Route 70 to Lenoxville Highway, near Sa frit Lumber Company. . . The report of Commissioner McCabe on the property values of R. C. Morris and Claude Garner, were accepted by the Board. The County accepted , $150 in full settlement for John Bert Pittman taxes on property known as Pittman Hill in Morehead Town ship. Commissioner McCabe was ap pointed a Committee of one to in vestigate the property values of the G. G. Taylor Estate in White Oak Township. The Administrative Budget for the Welfare Department for the fiscal year 1941-42 was adopted. The reports of Bayard laylor, supervisor of tax listing, for Beau fort and Morehead Townships, was accepted. Eastern Carolines Best Customer EASTERN North Carolina's best customer currently is A. J. Fox, of Raleigh, purchasing agent and as. sistant project supervisor for the contractors at Camp Davis. Since that project was started less than four months ago, he has spent the large sum necessary to purchase the materials which has been used in (he construction of a 20,000 man Coast Artillery Anti Aircraft Firing Center project. (Aycock Brown Photo.) Covering The Waterfront By AYCOCK BROWN WHAT caused the disappear ance of the Lake Erie cisco? Do Gulf shrimp live but one year? How does stream polution affect our fisherries? Can the yield of THE ANSWER to these, as f V as a host of other scientific puz zles, are constantly being sought by aquatic biologists of the Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Depart ment of the Interior, according to Dr. H. F. Prytherch, Service Lab oratory Director, in charge of the Fisheries Biological Station at Beaufort. LIKE OTHER Service employ ees throughout the country, Dr. Prytherch is taking time during his official duties this week to call public attention to National Wild life Restoration Week which is now (April 14 to 19) being celebrated throughout the nation under the sponsorship of the National Wild life Federation. See WATERFRONT, Pge. S Present Board Also Seeking Board Jobs Again LONGEST ANNOUNCES FOR PLICE CHIEF Mayor George W. Huntley will be a candidate to suc ceed himself as Mayor of the Town of Beaufort in the Mu nicipal election scheduled for May 6. His announce ment to this effect and the reasons why he is running f or the office, after he had defi nitely decided not to be a candidate, is outlined fully in his formal announcement appearing elsewhere in this edition today under the cap tion "Political Notices". Only opponent of Huntley to announce to date is C. H. Bushall. Candidate Bushall is chairman of the Republican Executive Commit tee in Carteret County, and while it is frequently alleged that parti san politics have no bearing on a municipal election, Huntley makes no secret in his formal announce ment that the reason he is a candi date to succeed himself, is because Mr. Bushall is head of a minority group. Appoint Election Officials At a meeting of the Town Board on Monday night Election Officials were named. John D. Brooks was named Registrar, Bayard Taylor was appointed Judge of Election, and Mrs. James D. Rumley was ap pointed poll-holder to represent the minority group. Mrs. Eliza beth Woodard was appointed mark er by the Board at the request of Candidate Bushall. A letter from Mr. Bushall to the Mayor and Town Board follows: "The undersigned a candidate .'jj-for tiie offipe of Mayor at the elec 1 tion to 'be held on lie 6th day of May, 1941, respectfully request that your Honorable Body do ap point Mrs. James D. Rumley a poll holder, or Judge of Election and that you appoint Mrs. Elizabeth Woodard as a marker in the said election." Signed, (C. H. Bushall.) Other candidates will have the privilege of naming their markers, upon approval of the Town Board. Board Members Announce The present administration's group of Commissioners are for mally announcing for re-election this week. These candidates who are running to succeed themselves in office and who would serve with Mayor Huntley if he is re-elected, as they have in the past, include: Graydon M. Paul, Mayor Protem; Ed Potter, J. F. White, C. Z. Chap pell and Clarence Guthrie. The minority group had not named any candidates for the town board as this story is written on Wednesday at noon. Longest To Seek Re-Election Elsewhere in today's edition Chief of Police Walter R. Longest who has served as head of police officially and chief engineer and trouble shooter for the water and sewer department unofficially for the past 21 years makes formal an nouncement today that he will be a candidate to succeed himself. So far no other candidate for the office of chief of police has an nounced. OPEN HOUSE AT FISHERIES LAB An invitation to inspect the world's largest diamond back ter rapin hatchery, operated by the Federal Government at Beaufort is I rhSllvt a, alanlaJ t frltA itanavsl mli "Zirwuaitl V" toration Week, which will be ob- served from April 14-19 through out the country, sponsired by the National Wildlife Federation, it was announced by Dr. H. F. Pry therch, director of the biological laboratory of the Fish and Wild life Service, United States Depart ment of the Interior, which ope rates the hatchery. Yams Many sweet potatoe growers of Greene County are buyirjr certi fied potato slips to improve the quality of their crop, says J. W. Grant, assistant farm agent of the Extension Service. I' JUNE ROSE, immediate past commander of the American Le gion in North Carolina, Superin tendent nf the Public Schools of Greenville and Legislative Chair man for the Parent Teachers Asso ciation is scheduled to be guest speaker at the meeting of the Pa rent Teacher's Meeting here on nest Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock. His subject will be Democracy and Schools. To say that June Rose is a brilliant speaker is putting it mildly, he is exceptionally dynamic, and those who attend the PTA meeeting next Tuesday and hear him speak will be glad they went. INDIANA FIRM IS LOW BIDDER FOR REA JOB Bids were opened at a public letting for the con struction of a rural distribu tion system by the Carteret Craven Electric Membership Corp., of Beaufort, at 10 A. M.April 8. The project con sists of 15 miles of primary lines to serve 425 member consumers in Carteret, Crav en and Onslow counties. A low bid of $99,314.21 was submitted by the Miller-Baxter Co., Inc.if Ir.cjianapolts, Indiana, This flgurb covers the entire cost of construction of the project, with the lines ready for energization The Board of Directors of the Co operative passed a resolution that a contract be executed with the Miller-Baxter Co., and submitted to the REA Administrator for fi nal approval. White Lightning Haul Biggest In Several Months Jack Chadwick, Herbert Baum, and Mildred Baum were each found guilty of possession of liquor and a total of 12 months suspended sentences, and court costs of $135 was ordered by Judge Webb. Mil dred Baum, the brains of the boot legging enterprise, also got 12 months. She had 22 half gallon jars of whiskey, hidden beneath a trap door beneath her kitchen stove. James Johnson, Mary Debrix, Eleanor Debrix and Freddie Rob inson were co-defendants on char ges of possession of untaxed liquor Johnson and Robinson were found not guilty. The women were giv en 3 months suspended sentences and court costs of $30. George Perry, charged with non support was found guilty. Sen tence was suspended upon condi tion he make certain provisions foi his children by next Tuesday, oth erwise he will have to go to prison for six months. Sheriff C. G. Holland, Chief of Police Walter R. Longest and Dep uty T. Murray Thomas madi; the raids on last week-end which re sulted in the liquor offenders be ing hauled into court. The total amount of non-tax-paid "white lightning" these officers captured amounted to over 50 half-gallon jars plus the seven defendants. MARRIAGE LICENSES White Clarence Walden Fodrie New port, N. C, to Ora Belle Smith, Kannapolis, N. C. Irvin Smith, Salter Path, N. C, to Eunice Marie Frost, Salter Path, N. C. Harrison Guthrie, Morehead City, N. C, to Theda Guthrie Morehead City, N. C. Colored Kely J. Carter, North Harlowe, N. C, to Luvada Falls, North Har lowe, N. C. North Carolina ranked fourth in the Nation in 1940 in cash income from the sale of crops, reports the State Department of Agriculture. The Beaufort News pro poses to run special stories in its next edition urging the farmers and fishermen of lower Onslow County who must evacuate their homes to make way for the U. S. Ma rine base to consider coming to Carteret County and Beaufort to live. The 'ad vantages which Beaufort and, its trading area has to offer will be outlined in the vari ous stories, to be written by the Home and Farm Agent, and staff members of The Beaufort News. A minimum of 500 extra copies of this particular edition will be published and distributed in lower Onslow territory. These extra copies will be paid for by Mayor George W. Huntley and the Town Board of Commissioners. Mrs. Leary and Child Injured In Fall Mrs. Thomas Leary, wife of the Beaufort School principal and In fant son Thomas G. Leary, Jr., (age 3 months) were painfully but not critically injured last Thurs day afternoon when they fell down the steps at Huntley Apartments where they reside. Miss Mabel Brinson, sister of Mrs. Leary who was here visiting at the time ani other residents in the apartment rendered immediate aid and a phy. sician was celled. Examinations and x-rays showed that Mrs. Lea- ry's injuries were torn ligaments and fractured collar bone, while the infant is suffering from sev eral bruises and shock. Spraying Powell Satterthwaite, president of the Coneto 4-H Club is making extra money by spraying his neigh bors' home orchards, reports P. H. Jameson, assistant farm agent of Edgecombe County. Abernethy Trial In Progress Today; Goldsboro, April 10 Charles L. Abernethy Jr., son of a former Congressman and himself three times a candidate for Congress, went on trial in Wayne County Su perior Court here yesterday oa charges of illegal possesion and use of official ballots printed for use in the Democratic primary of May 25, 1940, in which he unsuc fully opposed Congressman Gra ham A. Barden. The State today placed in evi dence 509 official ballots in th possession of Abernethy, and wit nesses attributed to the defendant statements that he had a total of 1,500 ballots and intended to usa them by having his workers mark them before they were voted, with each voter replacing the ballot by giving the election worker the un marked ballot received from elec tion officials. SUBSCRIBE TO FORT NEWS. THE BEAU- mo liu-DONHD 4 Mil ?ufl w Pearson O ROBE, if.V trrtfiiainre Washington, I). C. BIGGEST CROP 5UV1NG PLAN T.l During debate op. th- lease-lend bill. Senator Murray nt Munt-ina came up to the vice pres:dL':'.t'3 dais and whispered in Kenry Wallace's ear. The bill, he said, ought to con tain a provision whereby Britain would buy or borrow farm products as well as armaments Vice President Wallace replied that he thought so, too, but had not felt it necessary to "spell it out" in the bill. However, he mentioned the matter to Senate Floor Leader Barkley, who offered an amendment to the lease-lend bill. This was the simple mechanic whereby the biggest farm purchase! plan since the last war was startedJ Most people don't realize it, butt the lease-lend act makes the United States not only the arsenal for Great Britain, but also her granary, pack ing house and slaughter house. A total of $1,300,000,000 has been allocated out of the seven billions, for British defense all of which will bring sorely needed help to the farmer. So while industrial region have prospered in this war, toe farmer-So. fr has not See Merry-go-Round, Prge 2 V
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