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t: 5: :: I Important Notice To Mariners The Following Notice Has Been Issued By The U. S. j) Army: "The United States Army will conduct firing j practice with sea-coast guns on Saturday, January 3, I 1941, between the hours of 8 A. M. to 12 noon, and from jj 1 P. M. until 5 P. M. in the Beaufort Inlet Area. All craft are warned to stay clear of the water area bound- ed by the following lines: On the East Cape Lookout Lighthouse to Latitude 34 degrees, 30 minutes; On the South-Latitude 34 degrees, 30 minutes: On the West Longitude 77 degrees, 00 minutes to Bogue Banks. :1 We Wish Health And Happiness To Each Of Our Readers During 1 942 To America, Our Allies And Military Forces Fighting For Democracy, We Wish A Victorious NEW YEAR :n:::::s:K:::::::::::::::s::r.:::::::::::n::y::nn;:Kj;5j;;Kj V r 41 BUY frjL ' -it a ill ii I Af II m II I H - II II II II Y7 1 The Most Widely Read Newspaper Along The Central Carolina FPEFENSE y Miff SAVINGS m V " VOL. XXX NO. 1. BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1942. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. AIR RAID WARNING POST SET UP HERE COMPLETED Reported Missing At Pearl Harbor IS Jv-Vs 3U - 8 W 1 t Beaufort Residents Are Cooperating Very Nicely ACTIVE DUTY HAS BEEN STOPPED TEMPORARILY MR. AND MRS. W. Z. Mc Cabe of Wildwood have been notified by the Navy De partment that their son, Ed win Bonner McCabe, is miss ing from his post .of .duty while in the service of his country. McCabe, who was a water tender, first class, was born October 29, 19W. He eraduated from Newport High School in 1933 and join ed the Navy in Uctober or that year. He was attached to the fleet in the Pacific. Mr. McCabe, his father, is a member of the Borad of County Commissioners. Charles E. Owens Charles E. Owens, Sr., 73, died Thursday morning, Dec. 25, at 4:10a. m. at his home on Broad See OWENS Page 4 Fourteen Air Raid Warn ing Observation Po?ts in Carteret which for the past several nights had been man ned by civilian volunteers w e r e ordered suspended temporarily on M o n d a y night, it was announced hero Tuesday morning by Chief Observation Warden Hugh Finer, finer is Chief Warden for the lo cal post, designated as Lynn 44. It does not mean that the civilian manned posts are being discontin ued, it was stated. Instead it is just a matter of waiting until com manding officials of the Third In terceptor Command issue orders again for observers to be on the "alert" and to return to duty. Chief Observation Warden Fin er has completed an excellent or ganization of men to stand watch es at the post on the clubhouse at Community Center. Ninety eight local civilians have volunteered willingly to stand the watches at night, when ordered to do so. Two ii.Ci. are on duty of two hours each from 5 o'clock in the afternoon un til 7 o'clock in the morning. Each person has been notified how they fit into the schedule, whom they serve with and the time and day or night of the week. The list follows: Monday James Sanders, J. Y. Allen; 0. B. Willis, Jack Chadwick; Roy Eu banks, Ralph Eudy; Ramie Davis, Clarence Guthrie; Claude Guthrie, W. H. Potter; Ralph Hassell, J. G. Gilbert; S. G. Nelson, T. P. Allen. Tuesday Guy Dickinson, Mack Wade; C. D. Hill, Gerald Hill; Leslie Moore, Martin Willis; Julius Adair, Perry Reavis; Jim heatley, Dick Fel ton ; James H. Potter, Walter Mor ns; Earl Mason, J. E. Dudley. Wednesday J. Y. Lassiter, James D. Potter; Jack Neal, Crip Jones; C. M. Jones, Howard Eudy; George East See AIR RAID Page 8 Man About Town: After his conviction in Brooklyn Federal Court, Gestapo agent Carl Reuper (one of the 14 convicted Nazi agents) grunted: "We will be res cued soon by the German army when they take over." The FBI Is now accepting applica tions from lawyers and expert ac countants (between the ages of 23 and 35) to enlarge its field of G men. Must be physically fit and ready for duty anywhere. Apply by mail to J. Edgar Hoover, the De partment of Justice, Washington, D. C. Roma Vincent, who weighs 265, told pals at LaMartinique the other night that he was thinking of joining the navy. "As what?" taunted a wag, "an anchor?" Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. has been called to the colors ... He is spe cially assigned with the army and is down in the Pacific area. Van derbilt was a private with the AEF and was gassed. He is a Major in Army Intelligence. v One of New York's more famous playboys was paying his estranged wife $1,000 weekly not to divorce him so he could beat the draft . . . She agreed while he paid . . . Last week he stopped paying and en listed. See WINCHELL Page 7 World Federation Anniversary Meet Held On Saturday The first anniversary meeting of a Federation of the World, the movement launched on Davis Is land in Carteret County one year ago, was held in tha Laboratory Building of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Station on Pivers Island last Saturday. About 20 citizens, each of whom attended the initial meeting were present. Mr. Humber gave a report of the progress made by World Fed eration since its founding. The movement has gained momentum throughout the nation. The North Carolina General Assembly of 1941 adopted a resolution approv ing the movement, and a similar Bill was scheduled to be introduc ed in the United States Congress on Monday, December 8, but on that date there was a current sit uation of much more immediate importance that was presented. Following his report, those pres ent were guests of the Humbers at an informal buffet supper in the Lab's Mess Hall. Mrs. Humber and Mrs. M. L. Davis had charge of the supper. (Ed. Note: A complete report of the meeting for publication in The Beaufort News at an early date has been promised by Mr. Humber.) HISTORIC FORT MACON GARRISONED AGAIN. SrSrEttzZ Army. It is the first time the famous old structure, which cost nearly a half million dollars to complete after 12 years of construction 105 years ago, has been occupied by troops since the Spanish-American War. Un garrisoned after that War, Fort Macon was slowly going to ruin until it was partially restored during the mid-1 930s by CCC, and became the main point of interest of Fort Macon State Park, maintained by the Department of Conservation and Development. iiiwiii.ii ii im.-ii un ,. m i m, , i m ' ' i i m i M n n n i, , , ul u u M H u u 1 t- . n - -jk- -'( -111 s ' i A ' I rnnn Aomin flrriinv , i. OLD FORT MA r.i. iVr"'" 1 1l " Above photo shows interior of Fort Macon as it looked shortly after the CCC boys had partially restored the structure, and before U was recently occupied again (perhaps for the duration) by U. S. Army troops. Photo at Left): This is a view of the moat and main entrance of Fort Macon, located on Beaufort Inlet, one mile south of the old port of Beaufort, which it was built to protect 105 years ago. (Beaufort News Photos by Bill Sharpe and Roy Eubanks). COVERING THE WATERFRONT By AYCOCK BROWN ELSEWHERE IN today's edi tion there is a message from Pa trolman John Laws relative to slowing up to 20 miles per hour when crossing guarded bridges. Traveling at that rate of speed over Newport River Wednesday afternoon, an employee of the county who must have been mak ing 30 or 40 miles per hour passed me. It seems like anyone on a pub lic payroll would ba the first to observe a law ... A word to the wise may be sufficient: "Slow to 20 Miles per Hour," that is what the sign means ami those troops guarding the bridge are not carry ing pop-guns. They mean business and some speeder may make the discovery too late to save his tires which can be deflated in a jiffy with a steel-jacket from those Ar my rifles some body is liable to get hurt in the bargain. And it won't be the soldier unless he is run down by a careless motorist It HAS HAPPENED E L S E See WATERFRONT, Page 8 IDENTIFICATION OF BOAT CREWS NOW NECESSARY Effective January 1, it will be necessary for all owner operators of boats and the crew members to carry an identification card. This is a new war time ruling and persons failing to have iden tification cards as issued by au thorities of the Coast Guard and Customs will be subject to arrest. It was learned from an author iaative source, as we go to press today that while the law is now ef fective, that leniency will probab ly be shown during the next few days during which time crew mem bers, operators and owners may have an opportunity to fill out ap plications for the identification cards. It will be necessary for the hold er of each card to be finger-printed, photographed, plus much ques tioning. Wrhile the nearest place to obtain cards at present is the Coast Guard Air Base at Eliza beth City, Coast Guard officials stated today that they had recom See IDENTIFICATION Pg 8 Warns Motorists wmm t i Started In 1824 It Was Completed During 1836 NAMED FOR SENATOR NATHANIEL MACON STATE HIGHWAY Pa trolman John Laws in a let ter to The Beaufort News this week urged motorists to reduce speed at guarded bridges on the Carteret Coast and elsewhere in North Car See WARNINGS Page 8 By AYCOCK BROWN Guns will be fired again in the vicinity of Fort Macon on Saturday, January 3, ac cording to an official an nouncement of the United States Army which is pub lished above the masthead in bold type. Firing of sea coast guns again in this vi cinity on the date mentioned will be merely for practice purposes, however the troops now occupying old Fort Macon will be getting the training necessary for the protec tion of Beaufort Inlet against any eventuality which may occur dur ing the present national emerg ency. The practice firing on Saturday will be the first time that tig guns have barked in the immediate vi cinity of Beaufort Inlet since the Spanuh-Ameriean War. A small detachment of troops occupying Fort Macon at that time had as heavy artillery, two Parrott rifles and two 10-inch mortars. The re placements for those guns may be seen on the ocean side of the fort. The location cf the present fort has been for over two centuries the site of different fortifications for the protection of Beaufort and Morehead City from invasion from the sea. As early as 1712, during Colonial days, there is mention of forts near this location for pro tection against the raids of the Spaniards. The region hereabouts since ear liest Colonial days has been asso See FORT MACON Page 8 TIRE RATIONING BOARD NAMED FOR CARTERET Hassell and Bonner Name Webb, Hill And Taylor RATIONING EFFECTIVE AFTER JANUARY 5TH W. H. Taylor, postmaster here, Wm. M. Webb, promi nent Morehead Citv business man, and C. M. (Kid) Hill, farmer - merchant of New port, have been named as the tire rationing board in Car teret County, it has been an nounced by L. W. Hassell, clerk of Superior Court. Clerk Hassell and County Commissioner Chair man Dr. K. P, B. Bonner named the Board for this Coastal county. While assurances have come from several informed quarters that no immediate privation was likely to occur, the Federal tire rationing effective after January 5 is expected to prevent consider ably over 85 percent of the na tion's motor vehicle users is likely to be felt keenly within a few months. Motorists are being advised to "save their rubber" by minimum tire use, driving at less than 40 miles an hour and having worn tires retreaded or recapped. Keep ing plenty of air in tires, and not permitting them to become slack will also save rubber, a local high way patrolman stated today. LICENSE SALES Between 1,900 and 2,000 N. C. license tags for cars and trucks had been sold by the Carolina Mo tor Club Branch office up until the time we eo to Dress today, it was announced by Mrs. Vernon Guth rie, the orhce s manager. Washington, D. C. MONEY CONTROL Money capital is headed (or early, far-reaching controls by the U. S. government. Those controls will be much different from those employed in World War I. So far, practically every other phase of U. S. economy has been marshalled to the defense of the na tion. But because there has been no immediate shortage of money as such, ' capital has been left alone. This will bs chansod in ths near fu ture. A significant hint of what is m the offing as contained in a re cent little-noticed speech in Detroit by Ganson Purcell, crack young member of the Securities and Ex change commission. Tiiis is the out line of the control program under consideration in inner dsfense cir cles: Thrrj will ba no private capital issues committees in various cities as in the last war. Instead, there will be a single ir.ter-departmental committee composed of treasury, SEC, RFC, Federal Reserve and other U. S. financial officials. "T Object of this committee will be not to prevent the investment of capital in stocks and bonds of non defense projects (because priorities lists make such investments use less), but to "patrol" the financial practices of corporations so as to direct as much of their earnings as possible into the defense program. See MERRY-GO-ROUND P7
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