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ft BEAUFORT NEW4 DUCKS! DUCKS! MIGRATORY WILDFOWL HUNTING SEASON IS NOW ON BIG GAME HUNTERS TRY YOUR LUCK IN CARTERET FOR DEER & BEAR 77ze Mosf Widely Read Newspaper Along The Central Carolina Coast VOL. XXIX NO. 45 BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 1941. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. 1 iGraydon M. Paul Is Likely Succeed Mayor Huntley Jleorge W. Huntley Resigns As Mayor I t Jf GEORGE W. Huntley, resigned as mayor of the Town of Beaufort on Monday night. The resignation takes effect on December 1. He gave as his reasons for resigning. I the increased duties (due to the national emergency) that faces a rjsjnayor, such as attending frequent j meetings of public nature, and his ' increasing personal business which includse the operation of Hunt ley's, hit hardware and farmer's supply firm, his real estate inter ests and his farming activities. It is up to the Town Board of Com missioners to appoint his succes sor and Mayor Pro-tem Graydon M. Paul has been named as the one most likely to get the job of filling out the unexpired term. LIBRARY ADDS BERLIN DIARY Other Late Volumes ' Also Placed On Rental Shelf i William L. Shirer's famous best seller "Berlin Diary," has been added to the rental ' shelf of the Carteret County Library in Beaufort, along 1 with several other late and oouiar dooks, u was an- lounced today by Miss Sara f. Ru mley. One ot the most talked about books current ly, however, is the Shirer account j of his experiences as a foreign correspondent. The text of this splendidly and easy to read book reveals many of the secrets which not only led up to, but which is making this World War No. 2, the most outstanding and See LIBRARY Page 8 Washington, D. C. CANAL DEFENSE PLAN UPSET It isn't going to be announced, but Nazi propaganda in South Amer ica has upset U. S. plans for an im portant new base defending the Pan ama canal. Plans had been care fully laid for commercial develop ment of an island oil the coast of Ecuador, to be followed by naval installations. But genial Jesse Jones innocently let the cat out of the bag, nd the uermans aia me rest. It The island is known as Alber- marle, in the Galapagos group, ly ing southwest of Panama, a perfect location for watching Japanese ma neuvers near the Pacific entrance of the canal. To inspect it Roosevelt went fishing there three years ago, when the U. S. S. Houston took him on a Pacific cruise. Roosevelt had heard about the Galapagos since childhood. His great-uncle, Capt Amasa Delano, put in at the islands on his voyages to China. And his mother, as a young girl, stopped there on a voy age to China. The President personally was re sponsible for the strategy of form ing an American trading company to develop Albermarle. He knew the sensitive Latins, knew that a direct (proposal for building a U. S. naval base would arouse the old enemies of "Yankee imperialism," and that the only safe way was to set up a eomDany for the development of flsh- JP Inff and cattle, thus bring the navv 5ee MtKKl-uu-nuunu r i Mayor Huntley Has Resigned As Of December 1 HE HAS HELD PUBLIC OFFICES SINCE 1917 Mayor George W. Hunt lev, serving his third term in office, tendered his resigna tion on Monday night, effec tive as of December 1st. While it is entirely up to the Board of Town Commission ers within whose power it is to appoint a successor to fill out the unexpired term, it is more likely that Mayor Pro tem Graydon M. Paul, who has frequently represented Mayor Huntley at public functions, will get the job. The salary of Mayor is $50 monthly. Mayor Huntley has held public offices since 1917. He served during World War as Carteret County Fuel Administrator, later being elected and serving as mem ber of Board of Town Commis sioners for four years. Then he was elected a member of the Board of County Commissioners, serving as its chairman. Following his tenure of office as member of the county board he served as member of the Board of Education and then became Mayor of Beaufort. He gave as reasons for resign ing, his mounting personal busi ness and also the increasing atten tion which must be given to the job of Mayor. Feeling that he could not give the personal busi ness proper attention while serv ing as Mayor, nor the Mayor's of fice proper attention due to hv personal business were given as reasons. Although he owns considerable property within the town limits where he makes his home, Mayor Huntley was engaged in farming for many years and recently has been operating Huntley's, a large hardware and farmers store at in See MAYOR Page 8 BAILEY GETS EXPLANATION FROM GENERAL Personal Training Of Observers Is Now Planned Following criticism of the civilian air-raid observation posts by vai-ious high rank ing U. S. Army officers prompted William H. Bailey, prominent American Legion naire and organizer of the warning posts in Carteret to address a letter recently to Brigadier General W. R. Franks, in command of the 3rd Intercep tor Command at Tampa. In his reply General Franks made cer tain remarks which explained that the criticism was not directed to wards the posts which were or ganized, but had been handicap ped by those which had been plan See BAILEY Page 8 B. H. S. GOES TO TOWN DURING SECOND HALF Defeats Warsaw High 26 To 0 In Game On Friday SCHEDULED TO PLAY VANCEBORO TODAY By A. R. RICE Beaufort turned a lethar gic scoreless first half into a scoring orgy in the second to humble Warsaw 26 to 0 here last Friday. The locals un leashed their attack out of a clear sky with such ferocity and suddenness that it left the opposition and fans, alike, stunned. The third quarter was young when Talbot Dunn on fourth down and on Warsaw's 18 fought, twisted and rushed his way thru the entire Warsaw team to go over standing up and with a man hanging on him. It appeared sev eral times that they had him, but on each occasion he shook clear See B. H. S. Page 8 RED CROSS Mayor's Proclamation I, G. W. Huntley, Mayor of Beaufort, proclaim the period of the 1941 American Red Cro An nua! Roll Call, from November 11 Red Croat Story Page Two to November 30, a time during which the public spirited people of this commun ity, both men and women, boys and girls, should make ev ery effort to su p p o r t and strengthen the Red Cross by enrolling thru RED CROSS our local chapter as members of the Red Cross, or by renewing their memberships in it; and I fur ther proclaim that it is the sense of all of us who are residents of Beaufort and East Carteret that our membership enrollment in the Red Cross must be larger than ever this year, in order to enable this great national organization of ours to meet whatever demands may be made upon it. G. W. Huntley, Mayor. HEARST STORY ON HOW TO PAY NEW U.S. TAXES March 15 Is Direful Deadline Day You Must Pay Off Editor's Note: Because it is a timely subject, and because it will effect just about every wage earner everywhere In the Unit ed States, we are publishing a story "How To Pay New U. S. Taxes" which appeared a few days ago in Baltimore News Post, one of the Hearst papers. Written in an easy to under stand manner, it may be wise for the reader to clip this story and read it over and over again be tween now and next March 15. (A.B.) HERE'S THE NEWS Here's the bad news, folks! Nineteen forty-two is com ing closer and closer and with it are coming those new income-tax schedules that Congress slapped on us this summer to help pay the all out defense bills. March 15, that direful deadline day, may seem to be only a tiny dot on the far horizon right now but you'll be surprised how fast it'll creep up on you. PAYMENTS SHOWN There's still time to get yourself into something approaching sound financial shape ,so far as your tax See HEARST STORY Page 7 Ordinances Passed By Carteret County Board Of Health At a recent meeting the Carteret County Board of Health passed several ordinances which will be of considerable importance at tde See ORDINANCES Page 4 COVERING THE WATERFRONT Bj AYCOCK BROWN BEFORE WE GOT there folks on the mainland warned George Huntley and myself that we would be "eaten up" with mosquitoes down on Cedar Island last Friday. Therefore when we reached Atlan tic, George bought some insect spray and a spray-gun. We were going prepared. Stopping briefly at Thoroughfare Bridge a batch of mosquitoes flew into the car. We did a bit of spraying then and there and when we reached the beautiful grove near -the church on the island where the people had assembled and the arrangements for the speaking had been made, we each took another spraying and got out of the car expecting to see clouds of mosquitoes. BUT THERE WAS not a mos quito in the neighborhood. The neighborhood was crowded with the good people of Lola and Roc, and there were plenty of politic ians milling around, but no mos quitoes. I just concluded that Capt. Gus Styron who had been See WATERFRONT Page 3 Prominent Persons Who Took Part In Cedar Island Homecoming Celebration ' ' ' .WE It - ? V . v - c " . BISHOP DARST CONFIRMS NINE .PERSM&HERE World Day Prayer For Peace Here On Armistice ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY ST. PAUL'S RECTOR The Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst, Bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina, made his annual visit to St. Paul's Church on' Sunday, Nov. 2. During the 11 o'clock service BishoD Darst preached to a large congregation and Con firmed seven persons pre sented bv the rector of St. Paul's, the Rev. E. C. McConnell. Following the church service Bishop Darst confirmed two per sons in private due to sickness. Thoe confirmed at the church were Mrs. George Brooks, Mrs. Carl Rice, William Rice, William DeN'oyer, Elizabeth Mace, Dorothy Dill and Bessie Joyce Norcom. Those confirmed at home were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ramsey. The Rev. Mr. Connell made the announcement today that Tues day, Armistice Day, would be ob served by St. Paul's Church by participating in the World Day of Trayer for Peace. The Church will open from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. for any who wish to use the clay for peace prayers. There will be a chart marked off in fifteen minute periods covering the hours from 8:30 to 5:30 which I will be placed in the vestibule of j the Church on Sunday morning. Members of the congregation will be asked to sign for one or more of the periods so that there will be someone in the Church through out the entire day making a con tinuous offering of prayer. Spec ial prayer leaflets and devotional material will be placed in the Church. Mechanical Baby It is a marvelous creation. See its lifelike actions at C. D. Jones Company. Local Bank To Have Holiday On Tuesday First Citizens Bank and Trust Company will observe a holiday on Tuesdav. November 11. The oc casion is Armistice Day which is observed as a National Holiday by all public institutions throughout the United States. Bank patrons are urged to complete their busi ness on Monday or wait until Wed n.dav morning, November 12, when the bank will be open again for business. CAPT. A. W. (Gus) Styron, retir ed (J. S. Coastguardsman and Ce dar Island's most prominent citi zen, who maintains a home in Lola community and another at Lenox ville, is the man who thought up the idea for the very successful home coming event there last Fri day. He is pictured at left. (Bot tom Photo) Judge Luther Hamil ton, in center, helped Capt. Styron arrange the event, introduced Gov ernor J. M. Broughton pictured at right, eating delicious Pamlico Sound oysters. In his very inter esting speech, Governor Brough ton paid tribute to Capt. Styron and his neighbors, and also Capt. J. R. Morris, at left, whom he de scribed as an outstanding citizen of East Carolina. (Eubanks-News Photos). Island Newspaper Is Given National Recognition Today . Ocracoke Island Beacon, pub Iistied on the unusual island 30 miles off the North Carolina coast by Aycock Brown, its editor-owner (and printed in Beaufort News Printshop) received national pub licity this morning in Washington Merry-Go-Round, America's most widely read column which is writ ten by Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen. They said: ' " With exception of New Eng land, the most easterly newspaper in the United States is the Ocra coke Island Beacon 30 miles off the North Carolina coast in the Cape Hatteras region. The island was once the home of famous editor ambassador and naval secretary Josephus Daniels." (Ed. Note: Some day we be lieve the Merry-Go-Rounders will say: "Ocracoke Island Beacon is one of the most interesting news papers published in America." A.B.). VICTORY SUNDAY AT ANN ST. METHODIST CHURCH Sunday will be known as Vic tory Sunday at Ann Street Meth odist church. The church will fin ish paying all financial obligations of the budget in full that day. Let us make it a great day of Victory. TIDE TABLE x Information as to the tide at Beaufort is given in this column. The figures are ap- ? proximately correct and are t based on tables furnished by the U. S. Geodetic Survey. T So reallowances must be made for variations in the wind and also with respec t to the locality, that is whetti f er near the inlet or at the j head of the estuaries. HIGH LOW Friday, Nov. 7 9:56 AM 3:36 AM 10:17 PM 4:19 PM Saturday, Nov. 8 10:31 AM 4:11 AM 10:58 PM 4:57 PM Sunday, Nov. 9 - 4:50 AM 11:12 PM 5:42 PM Monday, Nov. 10 11:39 AM 5:37 AM 11:55 PM 6:35 PM Tuesday, Nov. 11 12:30 AM 6:35 AM 12:45 PM 7:29 PM Wednesday, Nov. 12 1:28 AM 7:41 AM 1:42 PM 8:26 PM Thursday, Nov. 13 2:30 AJf 8:47 AM 2:46 PM 9:22 PM Governor Broughton Was Honored Guest at Cedar Island Homecoming Capt. A. W. Styron In Charge Of Event Did Good Job JUDGE HAMILTON HAD ROLE IN CELEBRATION Due to carefully laid plans of Capt. A. W. Styron, prom inent resident of Lenoxville and Lola community on Ce dar Island, the first annual homecoming event at the lat ter place of last Friday was a tremendous success. With Judge Luther Hamilton of Morehead City acting as chairman the many prominent guests present' several of them being State and county officials were introduced. He introduced the principal guest of honor, Governor J. M. Broughton. Prior to the speaking, Morehead City's band and the Boy Scouts of Beaufort paraded. Long rows of tables were filled with a variety of good island foods, and after the speaking from a platform erected under the direction of Rev. Louis Hayman and Capt. Styron to an audience on tempor ary seats built for the occasion, every person and every visitor ate one of the largest meals ever served in East Carolina. In addi tion to picnic spread there was baked clams and roasted oysters. Of such significance was the event News and Observer in Ra leigh carried the story in its Sat urday edition, which follows: CEDAR ISLANDERS GREET GOVERNOR And Broughton's Glad to Meet One Group Who're Not Asking for Favors CEDAR ISLAND, Oct. 31. Speaking to several hundred, per sons, most of them residents of the towns of Lola and Roe, the two communities on this island, Gover nor J. M. Broughto.n today . ex pressed keen appreciation for his invitation to the first annual homecoming. Early in his very interesting talk, the Chief Executive, who was making his first official visit here, told how he was so impressed with the people, because they had in vited him to his far East commun ity of North Carolina without tell See CEDAR ISLAND Page 8 C Of C Directors To Meet Tuesday President Graydon M. Paul, of the (Sr) Chamber of Commerce has called a meeting of the Board of Directors to be held in the of fices of C of C Secretary Graham W. Duncan on Tuesday night, No vember 11, at 7:30 oclock. All di rectors and members wishing to do so are urged to attend. SENATOR LARKIN TO ADDRESS JR. C OF C MONDAY Jaycees To Receive Their Charter On November 10th Senator John Larkin of Trenton, who has fully re covered from the bullet wound he received from a gun in the hands of the late secretary of the Eastern Car olina Chamber of Commerce, will be the principal speaker at the Junior Chamber o: Commerce charter night banquet here on Monday. The banquet will be held in the Parish House of St. Paul's Church. Also expected to attend the meeting will be a national direc tor of the Junior Chamber of Commerce who has planned to fly down from Winston-Salem, and several Jaycees from other East ern Carolina towwns. The speech by Larkin should be of much interest. He is not only an expert when it comes to mak ing an address, but he is also tops ai a humorist, and those attending the Charter Night Dinner are sure to enjoy his remarks. Every local Jaycee and a num ber of invited guests are expected to attend, it was stated today by James Potter, III, president of the organization,. Mayor Pro - teni Graydon M. Paul will deliver the speech of welcome. Former Local Boy Is Prize Winner WARREN R. Mouiton Jr., for. merly of Beaufort, but now a resi dent of Fort Hancock, N. J., won first prize recently at the school there for writing the best essay on "Fire Prevention" which was a contest sponsored by the local Fire Department of that city. Warren is the very attractive son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren R. Moui ton. Mr. Mouiton is in the U. S. Coast Guard Service. CARTERET GIRLS HONORED AT SERVICE DANCE Barrage Balloonists Group Were Hosts At Jacksonville WPA Recreation Group Made Arrangements In response to a request from the WPA Recreation supervisor of Onslow Coun ty local WPA Recreation leaders invited a number of Carteret County girls to at tend a dance for Service men at Jacksonville on Tuesday night The event, first in a sereis of similar dances and. social events was a big success. Leaving the Recreation Centers in Beaufort and Morehead City some fifty girls and chaperones arrived at the Womans Club building in Jacksonville at eight o'clock where they were met by Recreation su pervisors and Captaia Farrar with seventy five men of the Barrage Balloon Battallion of Camp Davis. The building was beautifully deco rated in patriotic colors; music See GIRLS Page 5 Man About Town: How British! Lord Louis Mount batten, the ex-Captain of the Illus trious, will saon be mailing front page news again, but that's a naval secret. He was telling us about the sinking of the Hood by the Bismarck and the way the Bismarck was chased, trapped and destroyed. Mountbatten suggested that the complete exciting sea saga be given to the newspapers to cheer lovers of freedom. "Heavens, no!" ejaculated the Admiral. "No more publicity. The incident has had too much of a press as it is!" Observation: Eddy Duchin say he's surprised that none of the iso lationist editors headlined it this way: "American Destroyer Rama Nazi Torpedo!" We've Met Her: A lovely blonde walked into a night spot, nose in air. Someone cracked: "She's sure putting on the dog since she's been to the Coast." "You mean," Dick Todd elaborat ed, "she's gone Hollywoof!" I Don't Believe It: Rosemary Lane met a panhandler who asked for a nickel feracuppacawfee and her name and address! - "Why my name and address?" "Oh, don't get me wrong," he re plied, "I want my secretary to drop you a note of thanks." ( See WINCH ELL Page 7