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BEAUFORT. N. C, THURSDAY, MAR. 12, 1942
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America Can Be Licked:
That's oot a slogan thought up by
this hysterical alarmist. It's a quote
from Adm. William M. Standley,
new ambassador to Russia. It
makes him an hysterical alarmist,
too, which ought to make him a use
ful man to the gov't New York had
to have the war dumped on the door
step before it realized the shooting
had started. The burning of the Nor
imandie woke the New Yorkers up.
They let out the usual yell for
scalps, but that was better than no
yelling at all They began to won
der what was going on. Well, what
was? Lethargy's another of our
crimes, Admiral Standley warns.
Have a look at the country away
from the coasts and you'll agree.
The big idea there is, "The bombers
can't reach us." To them, the only
part of the U.S.A. at war is the
part in danger of Invasion. What
makes those ostriches think the
Nazis or Japs will hug the beaches?
;They love to travel.
Tbe fsait-fin&ers wh keep
hollering that we don't knew
' enoofh about Pearl Harbor
; don't even listen when yon men
! Uon what the navy did later at
the Gilbert and Marshall U
. lands. Macassar strait and Java.
That Isn't the kind of news they
' like to monger.
Man About A'cw York:
The United States did not create
the pioneer spirit; the pioneer spirit
created the United States. That
spirit has never failed our people.
It was in the gun-pits at Gettys
burg, it was in the trenches in
France, and it is in the foxholes of
the Philippines.
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The world picture is black today,
but it was black in 1778, when Phil
adelphia and New York were in the
hands of an enemy. It was blacker
still when the capital was burned
in 1814.
There were only 5,000.000 Ameri
cans then. But they taught Europe
that though it could invade Ameri
can territory it could never invade
the American Spirit; that their ar
tillery could crack an American fort,
but never the unity of the Republic.
The American people have won ev
ery war because they have contin
ued to fight the enemy, not to ques
tion their own leadership. Five mil
lion Americans stood off the world
because deep defeat could not di
vide them.
That tradition is worth more
than all the gold in Fort Knox.
Our schools can truthfully teach
that there were no boarders at
Valley Forge and the captain of
the U. S. S. Constitution never
had to ration Loyalty.
Today the tides of Manila Bay are
ebbing and flowing, but not the pa
triotism of the surrounded Ameri
cans. Tokyo hopes they will soon
run out of ammunition. Because
even Tokyo admits that MacArthur's
men will never run out of courage.
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The stiletto mob didn't waste a
second hopping on the R.A.F. when
the Nazzy ships slid through Dover
strait. All right, it was a blow that
hurt. Hitler got his ships home.
But who tied them up for months?
The R.A.F. . . . Who fought off
the invasion of England, and
changed Germany's whole plan of
the war? The Huns are on the Rus
sian front today, taking a bloody
beating, because the R.A.F. sent
them there. But one setback is sup
posed to rub out all their glories.
The toughest outfit of the war, with a
record full of glory, is being cruci
fied for losing one skirmish. The
idea is not being promoted here,
however, that everybody has to shut
up. Blunders must not be excused,
or inefficiency and plundering con
cealed. The chief thing is to no
tice who's doing the loudest yelling,
and check back on his record. Lots
of the mouthpieces aren't speaking
In America's interest. You don't
have to be slant-eyed to be a good
Jap, or to have an accent to deliv
a message from Berlin. Sure, Amer
ica can be licked. But fevvensakes,
don't let's lick ourselves.
This little anecdote about a prime
minister and a reporter tells more
about the stupid, short-sighted think
ing that was almost fatal to democ-'
racies than all the intellectual es
says ever written . . . Stanley Bald
win told a reporter: "I want it to
be said of me that I never sent a
single Englishman to die on a for
eign battlefield" . . . "But, Prime
Minister," he was reminded, "don't
you see you are piling up trouble
that will kill a million Englishmen
in the next war?" . . . "That,"
said Baldwin calmly, "is a problem
for my successor."
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See WINCHELL Page 8
BEAUFORT USO
COMMITTEE
FUNCTIONS
Many Service Men
Entertained
The Beaufort USO hospi
tality committee of which
Mrs.'R. K. Davis is chairman
has been functioning very
well for several months and
has secured home entertain
ment for hundreds of Service
Men during that time. There
is need, however, for more
people to take service men into
their homes for weekend lodging.
Any persons in Beaufort or
nearby communities who wish to
have weekend guests should get in
touch with one of the following
committee members: Mrs. M. L.
Davis, Mrs. I. N. Moore, Mrs. Tom
Gibbs, Mrs. James Potter III, Mrs.
J. G. Allen, Mrs. U. E. Swann,
Mrs. C. G. Holland, Mrs. W. Y.
Stewart, or Mrs. Bayard Taylor.
A list of those who have already
given hospitality is printed below.
If your name does not appear, call
Mrs. Jas. Rumtey' arid you wi!l be
given recognition later.
Hospitality Committee
Mrs. M. L. Davis, Mrs. Minnie
Garner, Mrs. Gerald Hill, Mrs.
Monroe Gillikin, Mrs. F. R. Bell.
Mrs. Otis Jefferson, Mrs. R. G.
Sanders, Mrs. J. O. Barbour, Mrs
V. L. Woodard, Mrs. Jethro Quid
ley, Mrs. C. G. Holland, Mrs. John
Brooks, Mrs. E. C. McConnell,
Beaufort Inn, Mrs. S. E. Taylor,
Mrs. D. M. DeNoyer, Mrs. H. F.
Prytherch, Mrs. R. K. Davis, Mrs.
See U. S. O. Page 8
Strange Sight
A sight very few people ever ex
pected to see around Los Angeles
Is this a danger sign near an un
exploded shell or bomb, which was
fired during an early morning air
raid alarm and blackout. The army
later discovered an unexploded anti
aircraft shell buried In the yard of
a private home. Keeping away traf
fic and the curious are Motorcycle
Officer B. H. McClean and Lieut.
E. D. Dillard, U. S. army.
Large Army Plane
Sighted Near Here
Mr. and Mrs. K. W, Wright who
live about four miles from Beau
fort on the old New Bern road re
ported that they saw a large army
plane last Thursday afternoon ap
parently in trouble. The plane
seemed to be losing altitude, and
they stated that they could smell
burning oil as if the plane's mo
tors were running hot.
Headed toward Morehead City
the plane changed its course in the
direction of Wilmington. It is be
lieved here that the plane is the
one Langley Field, Va., has re
ported missing, and that it might
have fallen in the ocean or at some
inaccessible point on the coast.
American Legion Hut
Is Being Repaired
The American Legion Hut on
Turner street is being ceiled and
other improvements are being
made in preparation for the use
as a club house and recreation cen
ter for service men. When they
are on leave they can go there and
write letters, read, and arrange
ments will be made to furnish them
with hot coffee if they desire
same. Any one .having an extra
piece of furniture, such as chairs,
desks or tables, are asked to do
nate them to help furnish the
building.
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THE 6,776-TON TANKER Gulftrade of the Gulf Oil Corporation wt torpedoed early Tue.day
morning three and one-half miles off the New Jersey coast by a submarine, which is about 60 miles
south of New York City. Eighteen men of the crew were missing, and other survivors said they believed
they were in two life boats which capsized as they were being launched. Among those rescued includ
ed Windell Malposs and Jess! B. Farrow, both of Wilmington, N. C. The Culftrade, whoso home
port was Philadelphia, was the 76th ship reported attacked by submarines in North American waters.
The tanker pictured above is the Cities Service Denver which caught firo from aa explosion and sank
with a loss of 21 of her crew, 85 miles south of Cape Lookout last March. A tanker which has been
torpedoed would resemble the onethat is pictured above.
C OF C BANQUET
MONDAY NIGHT
New Officers To Be
Elected
The Beaufort Chamber of
Commerce will meet Mon
day night, March 16, at 7 :30
o'clock at the Inlet Inn for
the annual election banquet.
Besides electing new officers
for the organization the
members will discuss the
place of the Chamber in na
tional defense preparations.
Wives of the members are re
quested to attend the dinner.
Mrs. W. I. Loftin, secretary of
the Chamber, will take the oppor
tunity of the meeting to organize
one or more classes to receive Red
Cross First Aid instruction. Mrs.
Loftin has just completed the In
structors Course.
The price of the dinner will be
sixty-five cents, but as no tickets
will be sold all who plan to attend
should call either Mrs. Loftin or
Mrs. Pearson at the Inn for their
reservations not later than Satur
day of this week.
Election Of GSO
Queen To Feature
USO Formal Dance
The major activity of the USO
Clubhouse for this week will be the
all-county formal dance starting
at 7:30 on Saturday night. Dur
ing the evening all service men
and GSO girls on the dance floor
will be given an opportunity to
vote for the Queen of the GSO.
The qualifications for the honor
of being chosen queen are leader
ship, service and loyalty to the
program and principles of the or
ganization. And while the contest
will not be primarily to determine
the most beautiful or most popular
girl, most of the men will probab
ly consider these first and other
qualities second.
The girl elected Saturday night
will be the center of formalities to
take place during the Open House
program to be held in the USO
building Sunday afternoon. The
seven girls who receive the next
highest number of votes for the
place of queen will be designated
as the Court of Honor to the
Queen and will have places in the
coronation ceremony on Sunday.
Missionary Will
Address WMU At
Marshallberg
The Carteret County W.M.U.
will meet with the Marshallberg
Baptist Church group on Thursday
March 19 at 10:30 a. m. Mrs.
George McNeil of Morehead City
will present Mrs. Phil White of
Hertford, N. C. Mrs. White and
the late Mr. Phil White served on
the foreign mission of the South
ern Baptist Church at Kweiteh,
Honan, China, for 17 years. Mrs.
White is a graduate of Chowan
College and is a splendid speaker.
Reports of the State meeting of
the W.M.U. now in session will be
given. The local church women
will serve a 25c plate luncheon.
Over 200,000 defense workers
now wear the Navy "E" awarded
for efficiency in naval ordnance
plants.
SCENE ALONG ATLANTIC COAST
AROUND TOWN
With
MACK CLARK
We saw something the other day
that amused us but made us won
der why we hadn't thought about
it ourself. It's an excellent way
to get a private parking space on
Front street right in the middle
of the restricted zone and yet a
void getting a ticket for overtime
parking.
All you have to do is keep n lit
tle wet rag in your car, and every
time the police make a chalk mark
on the tire just take the rag and
wipe the mark off. .This way you
can park for hours and those tell
tale marks won't bother you or
anyone else. (Of course your con
science might prick a little bit, but
what Is that compared to paying a
two" dollar fine in police 'court.
The people of the communitv
have sort of taken the boys of the
service as adopted sons. Overnight
lodging, dinners, small gifts and
other favors have been given to
sailors, soldiers and marines by
the majority of families around
here. The people are sincere in
their desire to make life pleasant
for the boys, for many families
have sons who are away from
home on the same mission as those
wiho come to Beaufort.
We only hope that the few who
insist on drunkenness and rowdy
ism on Saturday nights will not
spoil the good impression that the
majority of Service Men have
made for themselves so far.
LIBRARY HOURS
The Carteret County Public Li
brary will be open two nights a
week for the present, in addition
to the daytime hours. These nights
will be Thursday and Friday of
each week from 7 to 9 o'clock.
Five In Local Hospitals As
Result Of Highway Crash
Residents Of Harkers
Island Injured
AUTO AND LOG TRUCK
CRASH ON ROUTE 70
Five persons from Harkers
Island were severely injured
in an automobile accident
that occurred at eight o'
clock Wednesday morning at
the intersection of highway
70 and the road trom the
Harkers Island bridge.
The car, driven by Dan Yeoman,
crashed into a log truck driven by
Vernon Lee Hancock and forced
it off the road into the five foot
ditch alongside the highway. The
driver of the automobile and four
passengers all received injuries.
Vannie Styron is in a critical con
dition in the Morehead City hos
pital and is suffering from a back
injury that has paralyzed him
from his hips down. Florence Yeo
man is also in the Morehead City
hospital recovering from lacera
tions. Both were said to be in a
satisfactory condition this morn
ing. Dan Yeoman and Mrs. Dessie
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GUESTS ATTEND
JAYCEESUPPER
Capt. Walt Dunkle
Tells Of Com
pass Club
The Beaufort Jaycees met
for their regular monthly
supper meeting at the Inlet
Inn on Monday, March 9.
Honor guest for the meeting
was Captain Walt Dunkle of
Morehead City, founder of
the nationally known Com
pass Club. Captain Walt
spoke to the club on the purposes
and organization of the club and
told of several awards made re
cently to outstanding national fig
ures. Foremost among those being
enrolled in the Compass Club re
cently were President Roosevelt
and General McArthur. The Pres
ident's award was made in recog
nition of the Warm Springs Infan
tile Paralysis work, and McAr
thur's came as recognition for the
heroic defense of the Philippines.
Mayor Graydon Paul was an in
See JAYCEE SUPPER P 8
Memorial Services
For Harkers Island
War Casualty Sun.
Memorial services for Liveng
ston Brooks, U. S. Coast Guard,
atertender Second Class, who
was killed in action on Jan. 29,
1942, will be .held at the Mormon
Church on Harkers Island on Sun
day, March 29.
Although two months have pass
ed since the Brooks boy was re
ported as a war casualty, no word
has been received as to the recov
ery of the body. Friends of the
boy's parents are urged to attend
the services.
Guthrie are in the Potter's Emerg
ency hospital being treated for
bruises and lacerations. The fifth
passenger, Clayton Guthrie Jr., is
also in the Beaufort institution be
ing treated for a broken hip and
lacerations caused by broken
glass. These victims of the crash
were reported as having passed as
comfdrtable a night as could be ex
pected. Hancock, driver of the truck
who came to Beaufort from Har
lowe a short while ago, as well as
three colored men riding on the
truck, were not injured. Then
names are David Hodge, Joe Teel
and LeRoy Belango.
Sheriff Holland and Deputy
Murray Thomas left to investigate
the accident as soon as news was
received. They were joined by
Corporal Clay of the State High
way Patrol and the officers saw
to having the injured taken to
hospitals.
It is reported that Tillman Jar
vis was an eye witness to the crash
and made the statement that the
automobile failed to make the re
quired stop before entering the
highway from the side road.
Superior Court Sends Two
To State Industrial Home
MRS. DAVIS TELLS
WOMAN'S CLUB OF
HAWAIIAN LIFE
Mrs. Ernest Davis, wife of
Lieutenant Commander Da
vis, USX, spoke to the Book
Department of the Woman's
Club which met at the home
of Miss Mildred Jones on
Tuesday afternoon, March
10. The subject of Mrs. Da
vis' talk was Honolulu where
she has lived at two different
times in the past years. Moving
pictures of scenes and life on the
Hiwaiian Islands were shown by
Mr. Geo. Eastman who projected
the films in place of Mr. William
Potter.
Mrs. Davis gave a description of
Honolulu as she knew it less than
a year ago. The picture gathered
by members of the club was one of
flowers, leis, blue waters, sunshine
and pineapples and of houses built
without window panes for a cli
mate that knows no cold weather.
She also told of the Japanese liv
ing in the islands and characteriz
ed them as a race not easily assim
ilated by other races. The Japanese
there have taken every advantage
offered and have sent their chil
dren to the government high
school and the Hawaiian Univer
sity. In telling of the schools on
the islands Mrs. Davis said that
private institutions wore establish
See MRS. DAVIS Page 8
He's Guard for Strong
Naval Cage Team
Aviation Cadet Edward H. Pot
ter Jr., son of Mrs. E. H. Potter
of 107 Marsh street, Beaufort, N.
C, is a member of the basketball
team from the Naval Air Station
at Pensacola, Fla., which is enter
red in the National AAU tourna
ment at Denver, Colo., according
to an announcement by that sta
tion's public relations office.
Potter, a 6 foot one and one-half
See POTTER Page 8
Draft Board Prepares
Nos. For Registrants
The Carteret County Selective
Service Boad has made final pre
parations for the third National
Lottery or drawing 3t numbers
for drafting men already leg'ster
ed for military service.
The registration cards of a5ou
1,000 men in this county have
been shuffled and each one given
a number. The list of numbers
will be posted sometime Thuisday
at the city hall in Morehead city,
at the court house in Beaufort,
and at the office of the Beaufort
News.
Gen.. Lewis B. Hershey, nation
al selective' service director, an
nounced to the press today thnt
the actual drawing will take place
in Washington at 0:15 p. m. on
March 17. The famous goldfish
bowl will again come into use. The
first two numbers will be drawn
by Secretary of War Stimson and
Secretary of Navy Knox.
MARKERS IS. MAN FOUND
Ira Guthrie, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Cailyle Guthrie, of Harkers Island
has been found after being lost
for two days. Guthrie was found
last Sunday in a small row boat
about 30 miles from home and had
been living on nothing but oysters
during the two days.
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Morehead City Girls
Sentenced For
Immorality
GRAND JURY REPORTS
ON COUNTY PROPERTY
The March term of Super
ior Court meeting at the
court house in Beaufort this
week with Judge Luther
Hamilton of Morehead City
presiding has nearly finish
ed the docket of criminal
and civil cases as we go to
press.
Outstanding action of the court
on criminal cases dealt with charg
es of prostitution, public nuisance
and vagrancy against Lucile aad
Halcyon Smith of Morehead City.
Judgment in the case read that the
court on investigation finding the
nature of the charges warranted
it has committed the two girla to
the State Home and Industrial
School for Women until suck time
as the authorities see fit to dis
charge them.
Alton B. Willis, facing a man
slaughter charge in connection
with the death of J. C. Bost, kill
ed in an accident several weeks
ago on the Morehead City-New
Bern highway, failed to appear for
trial on time and has been com
mitted to jail until bond is secar
ed. The report of the grand jury
given by the foreman, J. A. Chap
lain, stated that the property of
the county was in good and clean
condition as a whole. The Colored
school in Morehead City and the
White Oak school are in need of
minor repairs.
Several road sentences were im
posed : Mathon Jones, found guilty
See COURT Page 8
Summer Schools
Seek Term Here
Seaside Summer School units of
WCUNC, Greensboro, will return
to Beaufort during summer of
1942, if the students who will be
in attendance can be assured of
living quarters.
Miss Jean Brownlee, director of
the School of Modern Dance, one
of the three WCUNC units which
have been coming to Beaufort
each year, stated in a letter this
week, that not only her group, but
that also the art class under di
rection of Gregory Ivy, and the
marine biology group under the
direction of Dr. Shaftesbury, plan
ned to return.
The matter of securing living
quarters for the students has been
brought to the attention of Mrs.
W. I. Loftin of the Chamber of
Commerce. She will make an ef
fort to see that quarters can be
obtained for the students, and ad
vise Miss Brownlee. .
It is understood that the facili
ties of Community Center. Build
ing will be available for the art
and dance students. The biology
group have their own laboratory
building.
TIDE TABLE
Information as to 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 Survey.
So ineallowances must "
made for variations in tc
wind and also with respet"
f to the locality, that t. wheti
v er near the inlet or at th- f
V head of the estuaries. Jj
HIGH LOW
Friday, March 13
6:25 AM
:47 PM 12:40 PM
Saturday, March 14
:20 AM 12:58 AM
:34 PM 1:33 PM
Sunday, March 15
8:09
AM 1:51 AM
8:20 PM 2:18 PM
Monday, March 16
8:54 AM 2:39 AM
9:09 PM 3:01 PM
Tueiday, March 17
9:36 AM 3:22 AM
9:51 PM 3:39 PM
Wednesday, March IS
10:17 AM 3:02 AM
10:31 PM 4:16 PM
Thursday, March 19
10:56 AM 4:42 AM
11:12 PM, 4:52 PM.