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VOLUME XXX NO. 17.
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, APR. 23, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
Sugai Rationing For
Trade Begins Tuesday
Civilian Defense In
Beaufort Is Mobilized
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MACK CLARK
The eld adage was "Procrastina
tion Is the Thief of Time." The
new version is "Procrastinate, and
You Do Without." By that, we
simply mean that if you have put
off buying that new gadget for the
kitchen or the bathroom, you
won't be able to in a few weeks.
This week we looked around the
house instead of around town to
see in what ways the war was go
ing to affect us. We started in the
kitchen and went to the back bed
room making a list of what we
wanted but probably wouldn't
get
KITCHEN . . . The ideal kit
chen contains matches, all-metal
units of cupboards, sink, stove,
refrigerator, etc. Well, they're
out 'for the duration' as well as
electric beaters and those gaily
painted garbage cans with the
hinged lids that look so pretty un
der the sink.
PARLOR . . . We had planned
on a new metal wastebasket for
under the desk, but it looks as
though the old one will have to do.
; j . timn frt orn with
ilQ a new iiuyi vv e
that comfortable chair where we
road and snooze would be good,
too. And the old radio could do
with a new one, but we guess Bob
Will have a repair job on his hands
See AROUND TOWN pg 8
Registration Places
Have Been Named
For the information of men be
tween the ages of 45-65 who are
required to register on Monday,
April 27, the following Registra
tion places have been selected:
Beaufort Court House Annex.
Morehead City City Hall.
Roe and Lola Bernice Goodwin
Store, Mrs. Dora Day btore.
Atlantic Winston Hill Store.
Williston Elmer Willis Store.
Sea Level H. C. Taylor Store.
Beaufort RFD Cleveland Gil
likin Store.
Harlowe Lionel Conner Store.
Davis Styron Bros. Store.
Smyrna Post Office.
Harkers Island Carl Lewis
Store and Henry Davis Store.
Portsmouth Post Office.
Newport City Hall.
Bogue Mrs. Essie Smith, reg
istrar. Mars-hallberg Fred Gillikin,
registrar.
The Civic organizations of
Beaufort and Morehead City will
have charge of the registering in
those two places. The time for
registering is from 7 a. m. to 9
p. m.
First Grading Of Entire
County Dairies Completed
Announcement Of
Grades Required
By New Local
Ordinances
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
ANNOUNCES MEASURE
"As a result of the passage
of the United States Public
Health Service Stand a r d
Milk Ordinance in the three
incorporated towns of Car
teret County, the County
Health Department has been
supervising the production
and sale of all milk in the
.County," Dr. C. P. Stevick, Car
teret County Health Officer an
nounced Wednesday.
' Dr. Stevick stated that More
head City has had a city ordinance
which controlled the sale and
standards of milk, but the new
government ordinance now af
fects the other two incorporated
towns (Beaufort and Newport) of
Carteret County.
"'The dairy farms have receiv
ed numerous inspections," Dr.
Stevick added. "Deficiencies in
equipment, and improper methods
have been pointed out to the farm
operators. Assistance in correct
ing these defects has been given
by the Carteret County Health
See DAIRIES Page 8
County Commercial
Establishments Will
File For Allotments
CONSUMERS WILL
REGISTER LATER
The wholesalers, retailers,
public institutions, industrial
users, hotels, cafes, and food
service establishments of
Carteret County, of what
ever race, will register for
their sugar allotments Tues
day and Wednesday, April
28 and 29 between the hours
of 1:30 p. m. and 5:30 p. m. at
their nearest white high school, it
was announced Wednesday. In
structions will be published in
next week's paper governing a sep
arate and later registration of con
sumers (individual families).
Where To Apply
The "trade" or--institutions or
establishments referred to above,
situated in the cbmmunities listed
below, will apply for Sugar Pur
chase Certificates at the respec
tive high schools in strict accord
ance with the following designated
centers:
Atlantic High School Atlantic,
Cedar Island, Sea Level, Stacy,
and Portsmouth.
Beaufort High School Beau
fort, Harlowe, Lenoxville, Long
Pine, Lukens, Merrimon, North
River, South River, and Wire
Grass.
Harkers Island High School
Harkers Island only.
Morehead City High School
Morehead City, Atlantic Beach,
Camp Glenn, Fort Macon, and Sal
ter Path.
Newport High School New
port, Wildwood and Mill Creek.
Smyrna High School Smyrna,
Bettie, Davis, Gloucester, Marsh
allberg, Otvray, Straits, and Wil
liston. White Oak Retailers, etc., in
the Bogue, Broad Creek, Pelletier
and Stella communities will please
note that they are to register at
See SUGAR Page 8
EGG PLANTS?
There' a story going around
town about a local citizen who de
cided to buy tome fertilizer for
his victiffy garden.
At the store someone got two
bags mixed up and this local gard
ner found himself standing be
tween the two rows that he had
planted.
Then he made the discovery
that he had been using egg mash
by mistake. The other customer
who got the other bag is probably
home wondering what will happen
to his chickens after feeding them
fertilizer. This victory garden
ought to. grow egg plants this year.
Promoted
WINF1ELD S. (Scott) Chadwick,
(above), of Beaufort, and for iix
year, a resident of Bayamon.
Puerto Rico, hat been promoted to
the rank of First Lieutenant in
the Quartermaster Corps. He is a
graduate of Oak Ridge Military
Academy and the New Bern High
school. He is a number of the
Elks Club and Ponce Yacht Club
and resides at Losey Field with his
wife and three children. He is the
son of W. W. (Cooch) Chadwick
of Beaufort.
READY FOR ACTION This local Civilian Defense Worker who seems to be flanked
by two Sergeant Yorks is none other than Miss Marguerite Dickinson. On the left is
Fire Chief Julius Duncan Jr., and the third member is our Mayor, G. M. Paul. The trio
were found in the fire station tying on the bullet proof helmets to be used in case of air
raids. Miss Dickinson recently completed her first-aid course at the Core Creek Com
munity Center. (Photo by Sam Hood).
British Sailors
Guests Of Rotary
Seaman Jim Whittington, of
London, England, and Seaman
Jack Newman, of Devon, England,
were the honored guests at the
Tuesday night weekly meeting of
the Rotary Club held in the Inlet
Inn. The British seamen were in
vited by Perry Reavis.
Other guests were Tracy W,i;ker
of Clinton, and Sam Hood, editor
of The Beaufort News.
' Bobby Stevens, Senior Patrol
Leader of the Beaufort Boy Scoute
spoke to the group on the Scout
Camporee held last weekend at
Roanoke Rapids.
After the meeting, Thomas G.
Leary, Beaufort High School
principal, introduced Walton Ham
ilton, a student, wearing the green
and white uniform of the Beaufort
High School band. Mr. Leary and
Mayor Paul reviewed the cam
paign being sponsored by the band
association to fully equip the play
ers with uniforms. Members of
the Rotary club donated a total of
$21.54.
Nine members of the club
bought dollar memberships. Dr.
J. 0. Baxter donated $2; and Dr.
W. L. Woodard and Jake Miller
jointly gave $10.54, or the exact
amount to fully equip a band mem
ber with a uniform.
LEGION HUT
POPULAR WITH
SERVICE MEN
Carteret Post No. 99
Provides Recre
ation For Arm
ed Forces
Since the lormal opening
last Friday night ot the new
lv renovated American Le
srion Hut. it has been the
scene' where many soldiers,
sailors and marines have had
a place to write letters, rest
and engage in varied recre
ation. Two hundred citizens gathered
there last Friday evening to in
spect the $800 renovation and to
welcome service men visiting
Beaufort to a place of recreation.
Citizens aiding in the success of
last Friday night's opening were
Mrs. R. H. Hill, in charge of re
freshments; and Mrs. Lillie Bell
DeNoyer, in charge of decora
tions. Thirty service men attend
ed. The Hut is open on Saturday
and Sunday from 10 a. m. to 10
p. m. and on the week days f;om
2 p. m. till 10 p. m.
On Saturday morning members
of the WPA Recreation Project
gathered to discuss plans for op
crating the Hut. Those prtsent
from Beaufort were Mrs. Vera H.
Stubbs, Carteret County Superin
tendent of WPA Aecreation; Mrs.
Bernice Jarman, Director of the
See LEGION HUT Page 8
See "Colorful North Carolina'"
in Technicolor at the Sea Breeae
next Wednesday and Thursday.
NEW EDITOR
TAKES OVER
NEW DUTIES
Raleigh Newspaper
man Succeeds Ay
cock Brown On
Beaufort News
William L. HatseJL puMi3her . of
the Beaufort News, announced this
week the appointment of . Sam
Hood, Raleigh newspaperman to
succeed Aycock Brown as editor.
The latter resigned February 1 to
work for the Navy Department.
In a press conference alone on
the dock Sunday morning News
man Hood told the seagulls that
he was born in Morehead City (in
1917) but never saw the ocean
until he was 11 years old. "This
Believe It Or Not" can be easily
explained, lie said, "since I mov
ed away when not quite two years
old, and I was not old enough to
swim the sound."
After moving to Tarboro, Eliza
beth City and Goldsboro, Hood
moved to Raleigh in 1931. There
he attended high school and North
Carolina State College. Transfer
ring to the University at Chapel
HilT, he left there in 193'),
After leaving Chapel Hill, Hood
was city editor on the Rocky
Mount Evening Telegram. Later
he did free-lance photo-reporting.
In October 1940 he was made
staff photographer on the Raleigh
Times. He resigned this position
when war was declared in order to
enlist, but was rejected from the
Army, Navy and Marin Corps due
to asthma.
Photo-Reporter Hood claims one
distinction of having the national
title in hitch-hiking. He told one
of the Lams Fuscus (sea gull)
that his record totals 50,000 miles
of thumbing in 38 states on an
average of a little more than a
half-cent per mile.
The other day he hitchhiked his
first maiden voyage on a boat that
was sailing her maiden voyage
Standing on the dock he thumbed
a ride on the Sulu, a 46 foot sail
boat, owned by B. A. Thompson
of Kinston.
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Many Forest Fires
Raging In County
Beauforts Fire Department was
called out Wednesday afternoon
when a forest fire threatened Scar-boro-Safrit
Lumber yard and a
number of dwellings just outside
the city limits. The firemen were
able to check this end of the fire
by stretching hose from Live Oak
street. It was called out again a
bout noon today when this fire had
crossed Lenoxville road and was
r In the vicinity of the Seth Gibbs
place. Other homes in this section
where they are fighting fire as we
go to press are Tom Potter, Geo.
Brooks and W. O. Noe and his two
sons William and Earl Noe homes.
This particular fire has been
burning since Sunday where it
got started in what is known as the
Jerico road section back of the
Gibbs farm, and the heavy North
winds which we have had for the
past few days has swept it down in
the Lenoxville road section. There
is another big fire and the Laurel
road section as well as several oth
ers in various parts of the county.
J. W. HUMPHREY
PASSES HERE
Funeral Rites Held
Tuesday From
Late Home
John William Humphrey, 5G,
passed away around 7:30 Monday
morning at his home on Front
street, following an illness of over
six months.
Funeral rites were conducted by
Rev. W. S. Potter Tuesday from
the home at 3 p. m. and interment
was in Ocean View cemetery.
The deceased, wh) for 16 years
operated a dairy fatm just outside
town moved to this city last May
and has been located with his fam
ily at the Front ttlrret home since
that time.
Since moving to this section
from Clarks where he formerly liv
ed, he had made many friends
who will mourn his death.
Surviving are 'his widow, Mi'3
Eva Pittman and four children,
Mrs. Llewellyn Phillips of More
head City, Robert, Margie and
Jack Humphrey, Beaufort, one
grandchi'.d, a sister, Mrs. Clara !
E'oscue of New Bern and a broth
er, J. L. Humphrey of Clarks.
NOTICE !
TO AIR RAID WARDENS AND
TRANSPORTATION COM.
All Air Raid Wardens and mem
bers of the Transportation Com
mittee are requested to meet at
the City Hall at 2:30 Sunday aft
ernoon. All wardens are expected
to have all the information as Out
lined in the meeting on Monday
night, that is, the names and nun
ber of persons living in each house
on his beat.
Something New
Has Been Added
Although we raised the sub
scription price to 2.00 per year
outside of Carteret County, on
April 1, we have added four
pages of features to The Beau
fort News since the price in
crease. These features consists
of three columns of Weekly
News analysis, three columns of
war pictures, five columns of
comics, Walter Winchell col
umn, Washington Merry - Go
Round, a continued story,
household news, Sunday School
Lesson and other short fea
tures. Instead of the usual reg
ular eight page paper our coun
ty subscribers are getting these
extra features at no additional
cost and our out-of-county sub
scribers are getting these extra
features plus home news at
slight increase of lc per week.
Observation Post
To Start Saturday
On 24 Hour Basis
The Observation Post at Com
munity Center will begin a 24
hour watch beginning Saturday,
April 25. All volunteers who have
cards are expected to take the
watch as stated thereon. The la
dies will have charge of the day
light watch. Any volunteer who
finds that he or she will be unable
to serve are requested to get in
touch with Dr. W. L. Woodard.
RUBBER & BRASS
Salvage Chairman James B.
Vogler requested in a letter to
Salvage Chairman Charles Hassell
that "the main thing to gather
now is used rubber."-
Vogler listed those items to be
on the watch for included: old
tires, inner-tubes, hot water bot
tles, rubber bath mats, rain coats
made of rubber, rubber jar rings
and other similar products made
of rubber.
Assistant Scoutmaster Bobby
Stevens also requested for citi
zens to be on the lookout for old
razor blade cartridges made of
brass.
The Salvage Board, Hassell stat
ed, is now connected with the
WPA and a program will be work
ed out shortly whereby WPA
trucks will collect all salvage ma
terial upon request.
TURKEY DINNER
The ladies of Ann Street Meth
odist Church will serve their week
ly turkey dinner on Front Street
from 11:30 to 1:30 on Saturday,
April 25th. You will want to eat
there.
Local Rationing Board
Issues B - List Tires
Commissioned
F. BQRDEN MACE received his
commission as Ensign in the U. S.
Naval Reserve on April 14th and
reported for duty April 16th. He
is in Training Film Unit of the
Photographic Section Flight Divi
sion Bureau of Aeronautics of the
United States Navy Department,
Washington, D. C.
Ensign Mace graduated from
See MACE Page 8
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Mass Meeting At City
Hall Monday Eve
ning Completes
Organization
MAYOR PAUL SAYS
PREPARE FOR WORST
Mayor G. M. Paul told the
100 citizens who gathered
for the civilian defense
meeting at the City Hall last
Monday night that "somt
time this week there will be a
daylight alert alarm" which
will last for about a half
hour and will test the effic
iency of local organization.
"Five blasts on the air raid si
ren," Mayor Paul said, "will sound
the alarm. The all-clear signal
will be one straight blast." He
told the 100 citizens that the Japs
are already planning their repris
als for the bombing of Tokyo and
"we don't know what is to hap
pen. But we should be organized
to do our best."
The entire meeting was devoted
to familiarizing the civilian de
fense leaders with their duties and
also with the slashing of red tape
and misunderstanding that would
hinder the carrying out of an effi
cient alarm.
Mayor Paul, who is also Chair
man of the Defense Council, was
aided at the meeting by J. D. Pot
ter, Defense Co-Ordinator. Chief
Air Raid Warden Tom Kelly nam
ed the wardens: W. L. Hatsell,
assistant; C. L. Beam, assistant;
R. H. Hill, assistant; Joseph
House, Alonzo Thomas, Elmore
Davis, C. Z. Chappell, Jacob Mil
See DEFENSE Page 8
Revival Services At
Baptist Church Ends
The revival services which be
gan at the Baptist Church Sunday,
April 12, came to a close last
night. The meetings were con
ducted by Dr. F. A. Bowers of
Kannapolis.
"To my mind," said Rev. S. J.
Erwin, pastor of the local church,
"it was the most spiritual of any
series during my time on the field.
Many hearts have been revived,
and others ihave been regenerated
to the Glory of Christ."
Fourteen presented themselves
for Baptism and membership in
the Church, with two coming by
letter. The total awaiting Baptism
at this time is 18.
"The support given by the
Church as a whole is worthy of
praise," said Rev. Erwin. "We are
remembering the words of Paul
to the Philppians: 'I press on to
ward the mark of the high calling
of God in Christ Jesus.' May this
be our rallying-cry during the
days ahead as 'we look unto Jesus
the Author and Finisher f
Faith'."
The following is a list of tires
issued by the Local T:re Rationing
Board last week.
The retreaded and recapped
tires were in the B-.ist.
C. P. Yates, Defense Worker,
r()r Ann St., Beaufort, N. C.
John H. MeClung, Dii'enss
Worker, 505 Ann S:., Beaufort,
N. C.
W. A. Cooper, EUct icin. De
fense Work, Newport, N. C.
i 'Onneth Willb, Defense Work-
er, Williston, N. C.
I Ralph Owen Jones, Defense
; Worker. Beaufort, N. C.
i Roy McCall, Defense Worker,
Morehead City, N. C.
I New Truck Tires Issued April
; 15th List A
i Scarbon - Safrit Lumber Co.,
War Work, Dafense Orders, Beau
fort, N. C.
Scarboro - Safrit Lumber Co.,
War Work, Defense Orders, Beau
fort, N. C.
Theodore Burton Smith, Whole
sale Seafood Dealer, Davis, N. C.
Tidewater Power Co., Work
necessary to Defense, Morehead
City, N. C.
E. W. Meadows, Farmer, New
port, N. C.
J. T. Graham, Farmer, Newport,
N. C.
K. W. Wright, Farmer, Beau
fort RFD, N. C.
See TIRES Page 8