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VOL. XXX NO. 10.
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURS., MARCH S, 1942.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
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Whether the sugar-rationing here
Isn't extremely mild compared to
Germany, where it's verboten to use
any sugar at all for sweetening cof
fee or tea . . . That the secret of
Winston Churchill's amazing energy
is the old Edison formula of grab
bing quickie snoozes through the day
... Whether motorists know if
they don't wear a hat while driving,
they suffer greater eyestrain ... If
it wouldn't be a good idea for both
Republicans and Democrats to adopt
this revised slogan: "Now is the
time for all good men to come to!"
1. . . That Mohammedans begin
each meal with salt. (Because they
believe it helps prevent most dis
eases.) . . . That, according to U. S.
health authorities, effective bombing
,of Japan's overcrowded cities would
probably touch off an epidemic of
the dread Asiatic cholera there . . .
That among the Betsileos of Mada
gascar, when a funeral is held for a
woman, the procession, before reach
ing the cemetery, goes back to her
liome for an hour. (The theory be
ing that women always forget some
thing when they leave home.) . . .
That if you want to get the maxi
'.mum taste from food, remember
these tips: Bitter things taste more
strongly on the rear of the tongue,
sweet things on the tip, sour things
on the sides, and salty things on
'both the tip and sides . . . That
bad tempers are now blamed on a
ahortage of vitamin Bl in the diet
.... Whether you've heard the one
about Count Ciano describing his
Berlin visit to his father-in-law, Mus
solini. "Hitler gave me a wonder
, ful dinner," Ciano related. "Every
thing was solid gold the plates, the
, knives, forks, spoons all solid gold"
. . "That's nice," commented II
Duce, holding out his hand. "Let me
, . see!"
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t A French underground paper re
cently related this grand fable. The
bishop of Bordeaux handed SO francs
to his secretary to five to a poor
woman who had requested alms.
The secretary . protested, "Mon
'J seigneur is perhaps unaware of the
7 fact that the woman is a Jewess
. . . a Jewess: exciaimea me
bishop. "Goodness me, that's alto-
l eether different Give her one hun-
; dred francs and thank her for her
; .confidence in Christian charity!"
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Highbrows complain about the
n-nv cti in ft rv iici hnpto tha l a ccif
I But it's a matter of record that, be-
cause popular bands started to swing
Tschaikowsky, the sale of that com-
t; poser's records in the classic man
i' ner hit an all-time high . . . We'd
like to see a celeb enter a joynt
some time without acting as if he
were playing the star role at a coro
ration . . , Our idea of paradise is
where everybody feels as good as a
headwaiter looks . . . What's be
come of Technocracy? . . . The
ditty, "I Don't Want to Walk Without
You, Baby," is a friend of the ears
when played in a slow tempo deco
rated with strings. When it comes
dressed in brass it's an enemy.
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The bad news the wireless has
been pouring out all week from the
South Pacific must put a pain in
' Goebbels' neck. How can he frigh-i-en
us with threats of disaster, he
must wonder, when our own com-1
mentators tell us the raw truth?'
The more we know the tougher it
gets for the Axis liars and scare
mongers . . . The Berlin radio
soaped the Yellow Aryans by an
nouncing that Wotan, the Heinie god,
and the Jap god are practically first
cousins. That kind of slights the Ital
ians, who must have become de
Aryaniied when the Greeks shot the
spots off them . . . The best of
, Jack Benny's stinginess gags was
his denial that he forced Dennis Day
to donate blood for a transfusion.
Claimed Benny: "I paid him $5 a
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jruu uijj vn ine radio, you re
bound to hear some member of the
theatrical profession aiding some
worthy war cause.
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' It actually happened not very
; long ago In Lindy's when pretty per
tons invaded the place and peddled
. defense stamps to the public . . .
Seated at a table in the corner,
lone, was a fellow the stamp sell
ers seemed to avoid-. . . The cus
tomers stole furtive glances at him,
but tried iiot to embarrass him.
He was not in the least disturbed
. . . Finishing his dinner, he went
Over to the cashier and paid his $2
check with a new $50 bill . . .
Sweeping up the $48 change, he
handed ii to one of the stamp-selling
ladies, tipped his hat and went
out . . . Apparently an American
t born Japanese.
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Harvard boya say they don't like
Bettx.GrablsXeronica.Lake or Ann
See WINCHELL Page 8
WAY TO SECURE
CERTIFICATE OF
BIRTH J5TATED
State Health Depart
ment Issues
Statement
Manv persons of Beaufort
and Carteret County have of
late been visiting the Court
House and the Recorder's of
fice in an effort to obtain
birth certificates which will
enable them to secure em
ployment in one or another
of the nearby defense proj
ects, or in Some other branch of
government service that requires
nroof of nationality. Those who
are twenty-nine years of age or
older are finding some difficulty
due to the fact that vital statistics
were not recorded here until 1913.
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, State
Health Officer, has issued the fol
lowing statement of necessary
steps to be taken by those, who
wish to. secure a-tielayed birth cer
tificate :
"In view of the emergency, the
rush for certified delayed birth
certificates now is unprecedented.
"The North Carolina law, as a
mended in 1941, provides that an
application for a delayed birth cer
tificate be made to the register of
deeds of the county in which the
applicant was born, and not to the
State Board of Health. If all ap
plicants would bear this in mind,
it would save much time now de
voted to unnecessary correspon
dence and would insure quicker
service.
"A delayed certificate is the
record of one who was born prior
to October, 1913. Please bear this
date in mind. If the applicant
needs instruction as to what proof
See Birth Certificate Page 8
The War Fund of the Beaufort
Chapter ARC has now reached a
total of $965.92. The chairman,
E. C. McConnell stated that while
the original goal of $1500.00 for
the chapter -was a long way off,
he felt confident that a minimum
goal of $1000.00 would be reached
within a few weeks and that he
wduld be quite pleased with that
amount.
Two contributions not acknowl
edged before are counted in the
present total. An "additional $20.
from Atlantic ($50.00 was receiv
ed from there in January) and
$10.00 from the North River Col
ored School and Community. The
names of those ntributing to this
sum are as follows:
Mr. Rogers Murray (senior and
junior), Mrs. Columbus Murrell,
Mr. Elisha Murray (senior and
junior), Mr. Robert Murray, Mr.
George Taylor, Mr. Malachi Mur
rell, Mr. Otto Johnson, Mr. Clifton
Smith, Mrs. Annie Nolan, Mrs.
Delzora Collins, and Mrs. Nettie
Tate.
High Wind, Tide
Excite Residents
On Monday Night
A full moon, high tide and a
southeast pale, estimated at 50
miles per hour at times, succeeded
in backing the waters of Bogue
Sound over the breakwaters along
Front street in Beaufort on Mon
day night.
The scene viewed by daylight
early Tuesday morning showed
sand, marsh grass, drift wood and
other debris littering the street
and lawns the length of the street
from Duncan's Green to the high
er ground east of the city line. The
high water line marked by debris
indicated that the water reached
a depth of 10 or 12 inches at spots.
The number of capsized skiffs and
fishing craft tied at docks and
buoys along the water front evi
denced the force of the winds and
tide.
Many oldtimers of the town
stated that the storm was as fierce
as any in their memory with the
exception of the hurricane which
swept the whole area nine years
ago. While the force of the wind
did not reach hurricane strength,
the steadiness and length of the
blow forced the waters from the
sound out toward the inlet to meet
the incoming tide and cause the
water to rush into the streets.
A shift of the wind from the
southeast quarter to the southwest
during the night was credited with
saving the city from further threat
of danger at flood tide on Tuesday
morning.
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Miss Mary Bowen Brook, pic
tured above hat been accepted a
trained nurte with the 17. S.
Navy. She it the daughter of
George J. Brooks Sr. and the late
Mn. Onnie Brookt. She received
her training at Christ Hospital in
Jersey City, N. J. having grad
uated in May, 1941. Miss Brooks
makes the fourth Carteret County
woman who has joined the U. S.
forces recently, the others being
Miss Sidney Thomas of Beaufort,
Miss Eunice Goodwin of Cedar Is
land, and Miss Maud Can-away of
Merrimon.
COMMISSIONERS
HOLD MEETING
C. D. Jones Company
Awarded County
Home Contract
The regular monthly meet
ing of the Board of Commis
sioners of Carteret County
was held on Monday of this
week in the Court House in
Beaufort. The contract for
suDDlies for the County
Home for the month of
March was awarded to C. D.
Jones and Co.
D. J. Willis of Davis made a re
quest to the board that his prop
erty valuation be adjusted by the
Board. On motion the Commis
sioners ordered that an investiga
tion be made of the property and
that a report be made at a later
meeting. A motion was also car
ried that the State Highway and
Public Works Commission be re
quested to make improvements to
the road on Cedar Island between
W. D. Daniel's residence and T.
M. Daniel's store.
The County was ordered by the
Board to accept $15.00 in full set
tlement of taxes for one-eighth in
terest of the Nancy Smith land at
Salter Path.
On the request of the Civilian
See COMMISSIONERS P 8
JOHN AUSTIN HOME
John Floyd Austin, R.C.A.F., is
visiting his parents in Beaufort
after graduating from the First
Bombing and Gunnery School in
Canada. Mr. Austin has recently
received this wings as pilot in the
Canadian Air Force as a result of
completing the regular 4 months
course in 2 months of intensive
training.
When he returns to his school in
Canada after his furlough with his
parents Austin will take up duties
as Instructor for m period of six
months.
Indies Naval Chief
Vice Adm. C. E. L. Hclfrich, of
royal Netherlands navy, now com
mander of allied naval forces in the
ABDA-Orient Pacific Indies. He suc
ceeds Adm. Thomas Hart, V. S. N.
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B&M RAILROAD
EXTENDS SPUR
Line Being Laid
To Van Sant
Property
Tha new spur of the Beau
fort and Morehead Railroad
which will extend from the
present terminus of the road
to the property of Van Sant,
Inc., has so far been laid to
the golf course of the Gulf
Stream Golf Club at the
Community Center. The
track crew has put down ties
and rails as far as the fairway of
the fourth hole and the work train
has used the new track to carry
materials for building the road on
to the property of the new indus
trial concern.
The grounds which will soon be
the site of the warehouses and
plants of Van Sant, Inc., along the
Lenoxville road are being cleared
of timber and stumps. Although
no building has been started for
the company, reliable sources
stated today that the contract for
building the plant will be awarded
within a few days and that con
struction will be started as soon as
materials are on hand.
When the new industry is estab
lished Beaufort will find itself in
a better financial position due to
the fact that year round employ
ment will be possible for a num
ber of people. Heretofore, most
of the population has been depen
dent on the seasonal occupation
of fishing which yields large re
turns at certain times of the year,
but requires using all that has
been put by in between seasons.
R. L. FRITZ JR.
SCHOOL BURNS
News was received by Mrs J.
W. Mason in a letter from the
Fritz' that the new School build
ing at Hudson, N. C. of which Mr.
Fritz was principal had been des
troyed by fire early this week.
This building was practically com
pleted and was built to replace the
old school building that was des
troyed by fire just fourteen
months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz
lived in Beaufort for several years
he having been principal of the
Beaufort schools from 1925 until
1935 when he left to take charge
of the school at Hudson. Mr. and
Mrs. Fritz spent part of their va
cation in Beaufort each year since
leaving.
Bill For Fishermen
Reported Favorably
Congressman Herbert C. Bon
ner, a member of thfi Merchant
Marine and Fisheries Committee,
announced today that the commit
tee has reported favorably a bill
which he sponsored providing war
risk insurance for fishermen and
fishing craft.
The Maritime Commission has
the authority under this legislation
to issue war risk policies at a
nominal rate to all engaged in this
industry along the coastal waters
of the United States and Alaska.
Legislative observers in the cap
ital pointed out the far reaching
scope of this legislation sUting
that this was the first time in the
nation's history a war risk insur
ance program had been establish
ed for the fishing industry.
The vital importance of this in
dustry in the war effort was em
phasized by Congressman Bonner.
Congress has recognized by this
bill the extreme risks incurred by
the fishermen to keep our armed
forces and our allies supplied with
this essential food and has in this
way attempted to encourage their
patriotic efforts.
To Show Movie Of
Sam Farmer's Cotton
A sound moving picture which
should be of much interest to all
cotton growers in Carteret is
"Sam Farmer's Cotton,' which will
be presented in C. S. Long's Ag
ricultural Department of the New
port school building, Newport, on
Friday, March 6, Eastern War
Time," at 8:00 P. M., under the
supervision of J. Y. Lassiter, Coun
ty agent, and C. S. Long, Agri
cultural teacher.
This picture points out certain
improved practices necessary for
the production of good cotton such
as seed selection and treatment,
proper planting and cultivation,
fertilization, picking, crop rotation
and the use of soil building crops
See COTTON Page 8
Reported Ashore On
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A FOUR MASTED SCHOONER like the one pictured above it re
ported to have gone ahore south of Cape Hatterai during the
outhweit gale that swept the coaat the first part of the week. Duo
to the strict censorship of news at this time it could not be learned
whether the ship was lost or not. The schooner pictured above is the
Edna M. Hoyt of Boston, Mass., which also went ashore in the ear
ly 1930s but was pulled off by U. S. C. C. cutters and towed into
Norfolk. She later got in a storm in the Bay of Biscay and was so
badly damaged that she was sold and the last reports from her was
that she was being used as a barge in Portugal.
CARTERET SENDS
FIFTEEN TO ARMY
Fifteen young men from Car
teret County left this week for
Fort Bragg where they will be in
ducted into military service with
the U. S. Army. Those leaving
were Robert A. Glover, Reginald
B. Moore, Bennie Gillikin, Norman
E. Willis, Gherman Garner, James
D. Garner, Clifton B. Glover, Guy
Gibbs Lewis, Earnest Wm. Quinn,
John Lewis Rouse, James Everett
Lawrence, John Judson Felton,
George W. Murdoch, Agnew J.
Gillikin and Hugh Styron.
The local draft board slated
that this would probably take care
of this month's quota, but that the
number to be called for examina
tion and induction in April would
be much larger. The board also
revealed that under present rules
men are inducted immediately
upon successfully passing the phy
sical examination.
Beaufort All-Stars
To Play Battery 4B'
The Beaufort All-Stars will
meet Battery "B", 244 Coast Ar
tillery basketball team tonight in
the Beaufort Graded school gym
nasium at 8 o'clock. The Beau
fort team played Battery "A" last
week and defeated them by a score
of 29 to 33.
The Army boys have been prac
ticing in the Morehead City gym
for some time and are expected to
offer stiff competition.
RED CROSS GIVEN
DISASTER DUTIES
In event of bombing or other
disaster caused by war, responsi
bility for operations has been di
vided between the Civilian Defense
See RED CROSS Page 8
On Job Soon
The U. S. destroyer, Shaw, which
the Japs announced had been de
stroyed in Pearl Harbor, will soon
be back in service. Equipped with
an emergency stub bow and a tem
porary bridge on the after end of
the ship, the Shaw arrived in a West
coast port for repairs. Within a few
weeks, navy officers said, a new
bow and bridge will be fitted to the
destroyer and she will be in service
again.
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WASTE PAPER
Scoutmaster C. R. Hassell has
requested that citizens who have
waste paper to be collected by the
Boy Scouts for national defense,
aid the boys to the extent of plac
ing the paper on their front porch
es or steps by 9 o'clock on Satur
day mornings. If there are any
who have waste paper accumulat
ed and wish it to be collected
please call 3036 and leave the
name and address.
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Thirty men from the service
unit stationed at Fort Macon were
entertained by the American Le
gion Auxiliary of Beaufort at the
Community House at Core Creek
Church last Thursday night. A de
licious dinner was served to the
men before the open fireplace of
the community building after
which the Rev. W. Y. Stewart gave
an inspiring talk.
Pfc. Joe Moore and Pvt. Ireland
both sang solos for the group and
Mr. L. B. Avison, director of the
USO for the county, and special
guest for the evening, sang a Ko
rean song and spoke briefly to the
assembly.
The Auxiliary committea in
charge of the dinner consisted of
Mrs. Ethel Davis, Mrs. Julian
Hamilton, Mrs. James Caffrey,
Mrs. George Brooks, Mrs. Vance
Fulford, Mrs. R. H. Hill and Mrs.
D. V. Merrill.
A group of twenty men from
the Infantry unit stationed in this
area were guests of the congrega
tion of the North River Methodist
See U. S. O. Page 8
Information Bureau
Established By The
War and Navy Depts.
The War and Navy Departments
announced jointly today that a
Prisoners of War Information Bu
reau and an Alien Enemy Infor
mation Bureau have been estab
lished in the offices of the Provost
Maishal General in the War De
partment. Among their duties will be the
collection and dissemination of in
formation from enemy nations
concerning Americans, either of
military or civilian status, who
have been captured or interned by
the enemy.
All requests for information
and correspondence relative to
Americans who have been captur
ed or interned by the enemy
should be addressed to: Informa
tion Bureau, American Section,
Office of the Provost Marshal
Gene'.jl, War Department, Wash
ington, D. C.
The two bureaus expect to ex
change information with enemy
countries through the Internation
al Red Cross committee at Gene
va, in pecordance with the Geneva
Prisoners of War Convention of
1929.
To date, very little information
is available on members of the
United States armed forces taken
prisoner or on civilians in the
hands of the enemy. However, the
machinery is in operation, and it is
hoped that information channels
will be opened up in satisfactory
fashion.
MARCH TERM OF
SUPERIOR COURT
BEGINS MONDAY
The Hon. J. J. Burney
Of Wilmington
To Preside
Judge J. J. Burney of Wil
mington will preside over the
March term of Superior
Court starting Monday,
March 9 in the county court
house in Beaufort. The first
days of the week will be giv
en over to hearing a light
docket of criminal cases.
The outstanding criminal action of
the court will be that of the State
vs Alton B. Willis on a charge of
manslaughter. This action grew
out of the highway accident of
last month on the New Bern road
just west of Morehead City which
cost the life of J. C. Bost, public
health official of Onslow County.
There are 14 divorce actions to
be acted on by the court at tkis
term. This large number of di
vorce cases to be tried has caused
quite a lot of comment through
out the county.
The latter part of the term will
be taken up with the several chril
cases listed below:
Hill vs Nelson.
Willis vs New Bern Oil and Fer
tilizer Co.
Mason vs Lawrence. ! ,
Tosto vs Wright.
Stroud vs Felton. ,
Willis Kate vs Willis J.
Motions
Beam vs Wright.
Piner vs Soloman.
Divorces
Lewis vs Lewis.
Parker vs Parker.
Stanley vs Stanley.
Garner vs Garner.
"Taylor vs Taylor,
.Lanier vs Lanier. ......
Salter vs Salter.
Brinson vs Brinson.
Nassef vs Nassef.
Lewis vs Lewis.
Merrill vs Merrill. . !
Frasier vs Frasier.
Wilson vs Wilson.
Ward vs Ward.
Recorders Court Acts
On Two Violations
Two cases involving traffic vio
lations were tried in Recorders
Court on Tuesday this week. The
first was that of William Monti
que who was charged with driving
without a chauffer's license. Pray
er for judgment was granted and
Montique was taxed with one-half
cost of the trial.
The second case, that of the
State vs Robert J. Queen, result
ed from an accident last Tuesday
night during the snow storm that
covered the coastal section. Queen
was charged with reckless driving
and damage to property of James
D. Rumley. Prayer for judgment
was continued on payment of the
cost of repairs to the Rumley car,
and on payment of the court costs.
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I TIDE TABLE f
Information as to the tide
at Beaufort is given in this
oolumn. The figures are ap
proximately correct and are
based on tables furnished by
the U. S. Geodetic Survey.
So meallowances must
made for variation in the
wind and also with respec'
to the locality, thai is w hetl
4- er near the inlet or at th-
: head of the estuaries.
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KIGH LOW
Friday, March 6
11:36 AM 5:25 AM
12:04 PM 5:4i- PM
Saturday, March 7
6:16 AM
12:23 PM 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 8
12:57 AM 7:14 AM
1:14 PM 7:27 PM
Monday, March 9
1:52 AM 8:21 AM
2:10 PM 8:33 PM
Tuesday, March 10
2:56 AM 9:30 AM
3:17 PM 9:43 PM
Wednesday, March 11
4:09 AM 10:?7 AM
4:35 PM 10:52 PM
Thursday, March 12
5:22 AM 11:41 AM
5:46 PM 11:57 PM