' f. -
5a Ti "
NNEQ f . MAKE
j EVERY
w PAY DAY
- ff BOND DAY
epe,
2 Ami 1 j
354-1 1 i
THE
aufo:
For Victory,
Pledge
U. S. DEFENSE
BONDS
The Most Widely Read Newspaper Along The Central Carolina
CTME
!Phot
2 let-
!!
M.p
'D.
!
GLUME XXX NO. 20.
1 ti 7
C;m Out Accident
On Ann
Fatal
To Preside Over
Conventon Sat.
IRWIN W. DAVIS
THE COURTHOUSE in Beaufort
will be the scene of the Carteret
County Democratic Convention to
j bm keld at 11 o'clock Saturday
when the County Democrats meet
to elect delegates to the State
Convention to be held in Raleigh
the following Saturday, Irwin W.
Davis, chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee stated this
week. The keynote speaker will be
Judge Luther Hamilton, Chairman
Darts stated.
Brockwell Says
East Coast Will
. Be Bombed In '42
WILSON, Mar 13. Sherwood
Ertkckwell, State fire marshal,
predicted here last Friday night
at a lecture before Wilson County
'sir-raid, fire and police wardens
tftat the "Axis" will bomb the
eastern shores of the United
Skates before November 1."
In predicting the bombing of
the United States' eastern shores,
Brockwell declared that "the Axis
can't go through another winter of
war, and will do everything pos
sible to win the war."
Brockwell discussed vario u s
phases of civilian defense and
tressed handling of incendiary
bombs. He predicted that North
Carolina was certain to be one of
the states to be attacked when the
Axis start.
Core Creek To Hear
Methodist Singers
. The Methodist Orphanage Sing
ing Class from Raleigh, under the
direction of Mrs. Rives, will sing
at the 11 o'clock service of the
Core Creek Community Church
Inc., Sunday, Rev. W. Y. Stewart
announced Tuesday.
The Methodist Orphanage sup
erintendent, Dr. A. S. Barnes, will
travel here with the group.
i
.(.
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tide
at Beaufort is given in this
column. The fisures are ap
proximately correct and are
based on tables furnished by
the U. S. Geodetic Survey.
So meallowances must Sa
made for variations in the
wind and also with respect
to the locality, that is whetfc
er near the inlet or at the
X Iiead of the estuaries.
HIGH LOW
Friday, May 15
i 9:21 AM 3:19 AM
; 9:33 PM 3:16 PM
' Saturday, May 16
' 9:58 AM 3:54" AM
5 10:09 PM 3:50 PM
Sunday, May 17
10:36 AM 4:29 AM
10:46 PM 4:26 PM
Monday, May 18
11:15 AM 5:05 AM
11:25 PM 5:02 PM
Tuesday, May 19 -?
11:55 AM 5:40 AM
12:03 PM 5:40 PM
Wednesday, May 20
6:21 AM
12:34 PM 6:24 PM
Thursday, May 21
12:44 AM 7:08 AM
1:18 PM 7:19 PM
r
Street
Is
To
Cyclist
Edward Hunning Dies
Of Fractured Skull
After Running In
to Automobile
DRIVER OF CAR NOT
HELD RESPONSIBLE
A realistic warning to the
dangers of traveling during
the new dim-out restrictions
comes from the fatal acci
dent of Edward Hunning, 11
year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hunning who reside
at the corner of Broad and
Fulford streets, which occur
red about 8:30 Wednesday
night at the corner of Ann
and Marsh streets.
Hunning died Thursday morn
ing at 9:50 o'clock in the More
head City hospital of a -fractured
skull, broken collar bone and
bruises.
Frank Rice, of Beaufort, driver
of the car that turned off Ann
street into Marsh, will not be held
blame for the accident. A state
ment from State Highway Patrol
man John Laws said: "No criminal
negligence was found on the part
of Rice."
C. Z. Chappell, of Beaufort,
who was an eye witness to the
tragedy, stated that in his opinion:
"Rice is not the blame because the
boy ran in front of him."
Chappell, a county commis
sioner ,who was standing on the
corner stated that he and Mrs.
Chappell were walking down Ann
street. His wife saw two cars ap
proaching and said: "Stop, we
don't want to get run over." Mr.
Chappell described the traffic
conditions as: The car driven by
Rice was going down Ann street
east and turned into Marsh street
towards north. Coming in the op
posite direction on Marsh street
was a car driven by Elbert Dudley
going south.
"Just that instant," stated Chap
pell, "the boy dashed off the side
walk into the car." Young Hun
ning, who was riding a bicycle on
the sidewalk, was going at such a
speed, Chappell continued, that
the momentum carried him light
into the car driven by Rice, who
was riding with Paul Davis from
Davis.
"Rice stopped the car instant
ly," said Chappell, "but Hunning's
bicycle hit the front fender and
his head hit the car-light. He turn
ed over like an acrobat and bounc
ed like a rubber ball six or seven
feet into the air."
Chappell said that the child was
placed in Elbert Dudley's automo
bile and carried to Potter's Emerg
ency hospital. Finding no physic
ian present, Hunning was taken to
Dr. F. E. Hyde, who stated that
the boy suffered from a fractured
skull, a broken collar bone and
bruises.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Iredell Salter
Dies Suddenly In
Morehead City
W. Iredell Salter, 51-year-old
Morehead City chief of police,
died suddenly from a cerebral
hemorrhage at his home on
Bridges street last Friday night
around 11 o'clock. He had been
ill for several weeks, having re
cently returned from Duke hos
pital where he received treat
ment. Funeral services were conduct
ed from the late home Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Burial wa3
in the local cemetery.
Chief Salter was born at Bettie
September 29, 1891, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Salter. He
moved to Morehead City 29 years
ago and had served as a member
of the Morehead City police force
for 14 years, three years as chief.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Durlie Salter, his father, Win
field Salter, and the following
children: Mrs. R. E. Olson, More
head City; Mrs. Redman French,
New Bern; Mendell Salter, U. S.
Navy; Julia, Fern, Charleen,
Prentice, Prudy and Harry Salter
of Morehead City; five brothers,
Gray Hugh Salter, Lynn, Mass.;
Doxie T. Salter, Bath River, Mass. ;
Justin Salter, Milton, Pa.; Carl
ton Salter, Knoxville, Tenn.; Har
ry Salter, Seymoure, Mass.; two
sisters: Mrs. Floyd Edens, Darby,
Pa.; Mrs. Leonard Miller, Ashe-
ville.
Four Brothers in
r ' i" p
t " if . si , 1
s&Kf -
0r ' ill '
k Ik iS I
- aCl -
FOUR SONS OF MR. AND MRS. J. A. Newton of Cash Cor
ner and Cape Lookout Lighthouse Station are serving in
the armed forces of the United States. Two of the brothers
are on the same ship in the Pacific and were at Pearl Har
bor during the Japanese attack on December 7. They are Joseph L.
Newton (top left) 18, and Vernon Newton (top right) 23; Charles H.
Newton (bottom left) 25, enlisted in the Naval Reserve April 22 and
is now in training at Newport, R. I. Walter E. Newton, 32, is with
the Army stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. Their father is with the light
house service at Cape Lookout. (Cut courtesy News & Observer).
DEFENSE POST
SPOTTERS GET
A TIME TABLE
Chief Air Raid Spot
ter Woodard An
nounced Revamp
ed Schedule
Dr. W. L. Woodard, Chief
Air Raid Spotter, announced
Wednesday the new revamp
ed schedule for spotters sta
tioned at the Community
Center.
"This schedule becomes effec
tive Monday at 7 P. M.," Dr.
Woodard said. "It is purely vol
untary. The defense authorities
demand that the Post have a 24
hour watch for planes. A reserve
list will be posted at the Post to
fill in. Boy Scout3 will watch
from 5 to 7 evenings. The ladies
will watch from 7 A. M. to 5 P. M.
doily. The notice that appears in
The Beaufort News will be the
only information medium used."
Monday P. M. 7 t 10 James
Sanders and J. Y. Allen; 10 to 1
A. M. Jack Chadwick and John
Jones Jr.
Tuesday A. M. 1 to 4 A. M.
Roy Eubanks and Ralph Eudy; -4
to 7 A. M. Raleigh Gillikin and
Neal Sabiston.
Tuesday P. M. 7 to 10 Albert
Chappell and Butch Austin 10 to
1 A. M. Otis Willis and C. D.
See SPOTTERS Back Page
Fred Warring
Dedicates Song
To Fort Macon
The Fort Macon Coat Guard
Station has received a wire from
headquarters of Fred Waring's
Pleasure Time program saying
that on Wednesdady night, May 13
at 7 o'clock a song was dedicated
to Fort Macon Coast Guard Sta
tion. The dedication of the song was
requested by some of the surviv
ors whse lives have been' saved by
the bravery of the Fort Macon
Coast Guardsmen, according to
the telegram.
Laboi
Despite having to pay the high
est wages in years, farmers are
reported to be hiring more help
this spring than last, reports the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1942
Armed Service
r
POPPY DAY WILL
BE OBSERVED ON
SAT., MAY 23RD.
American Legion
Auxiliary Sponsors
Annual Memorral
Sales
"This year we will have on
Saturday, May 23, our first
War Time Poppy Day,"
stated Mrs. Ethel W. Davis,
president of the local unit of
the American Legion Auxil
iary. "Poppy Day," she continued,
"can help awaken America to the
grim reality of war; for our pop
py is the memorial to our World
War dead and speaks of that ter
tible reality death in battle."
"With our poppy sale proceeds
we have taken care of the disabled
World War Veteran and his family.
This year by action of the Legion
we are including the disabled vet
eran of this "war of the world"
and his family. Surely this year
we will have the finest Poppy Day
in all our history," Mrs. Davis con
tinued. "Our quota for North Carolina
is 150,000, as you know they have
been made in Fayetteville at the
United States Veterans' Facility,
by the disabled patients. The
Wards fairly bloomed with these
See POPPY DAY Back Page
Bus Service For
Merrimon-North
River To Begin
At the request of the Carteret
County Health Department Gilli
kin's Bus Service will inaugurate
weekly trip on Friday, May 22,
from Merrimon and North River
to the Court House Annex, and re
turn. The bus will leave Merrimon at
10:00 A. M., and reach North Riv
er between 10:30 and 11:00 to ar
rive in Beaufort around noon. The
return trip will leave the Court
house at 2:00 P. M.
The fare is to be around 50 cents
round trip, or less, depending on
the number of passengers. If a
sufficient number of patrons are
secured the service will be perma
nent. This service was requested by
the Health Department to aid the
large number of Clinic patients
that receive treatment every Friday.
REV. McC0NNELL
LISTS CHANGES
IN WORLD ORDER
Informs Graduates Of
Economic, Political
And Socal Forces
Rev. E. C. McConnell told
the Beaufort High School
graduates last Sunday at the
baccalaureate services held
in the high school auditor
ium at 11 :15 o'clock that "it
is obvious that the world in
which you will live and grow
old will be different from
the world in which your par
ents lived in and will grow
old. You do not have to look
into a crystal ball; just look at the
headlines in the paper."
Rev. McConnell outlined the
three changing forces: The eco
nomic, political and social that at
the present have divided into two
sides in the battling death grip.
He traced civilization from its ori
gin of tribes into nations and then
into imperalism, "which is the
domination of many by one."
"We now have the two great
combines of nations. One wants
to go back to imperialism; the
other is striving onward to free
dom." In outlining the distinctions or
"guiding motive" between the.e
two opposing combines, Rev. Mc
Connell stated that imperialism
uses money as an end rather than
a means. Socially it produced
much sham which made opportun
ities open to those of class wealth,
family position, and the color of
their skin rather than upon the
sole merits of their ability.
"The ideal environment," Rev,
McConnell concluded, "is that so
ciety which cares more for the
health and welfare of the people
rather than the exploitation of
our resources. We have tried the
other ways and you can see that
they are not working. But this is
the practical dream or vision of a
perfect society and can be attain
ed only through Christianity."
See WORLD ORDER Back P
"There's Gold In
Them Thar Gills"
A fishing trip by some Cherry
Point defense workers can now
start them singing: "There's Gold
In Them Thar Gills."
These defense workers went on
a fishing trip the other day and
caught a S pound sea mullet
When dressing the fish, they found
inside a different type of Jonah,
namely an initialed gold ring.
It is believed that the fish con
sumed the ring when it nibbled off
a diget from an ocean casualty.
Davis Named Head
Of Forensic Group
John Dixon Davis, of Beaufort,
son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Leslie Da
vis, has been named president of
the Euzelian Literary Society and
also of the Pi Kappa Delta, honor
ary forensic society, at Wake For
est College.
Davis recently won recognition
in the three-day Strawberry Leaf
Speech Contest at Winthrop Col
lege in Rock Hill, S. C. Wake For
est College speakers took three
out of 11 first places. Davis placed
first in response to the occasion of
after dinner speeches.
List Of Donors
To Beaufort High
School Band Fund
Miss Myrtle Piner $1., Mrs.
Mary C. Willis $1., Miss Lessie
Arrington $1., Miss Edith Lewis
$1., Miss Lena Duncan $1., Mrs.
Helen Hatsell $1., Miss Louise
Hudgins $1., Miss Susan Rumley
$1., Miss Emma Jean Daniels $1.,
Mrs. Erma Quinn $1., Mrs. Flor
ence Brooks SI., Mrs. Grace Fod
rie $1., Junior Chamber of Com
merce $3., Scarboro-Safrit Lum
ber Co. $10., Mr. E. C. McCon
nell $1., Mrs. Iva Bailey $1.
Mrs. M. L. Davis 25c, Miss
Daphne Paul 50c, Mrs. Ethel Da
vis 25c, Mr. C. G. Gaskill $1., Mr.
G. W. Huntley $1., Mr. Alex Er
ickson 25c, Mr. James Caffrey Jr.
$1., Mrs. James Caffrey $1., Mrs.
C. S. Maxwell $1., Mr. James
Biggs $1., Mrs. J. S. Steed $1-.
Mrs. Guy Hudgins 25c, Mrs. Han
sen Peterson 25c, Mrs. W. S. Chad
wick $1., Mrs. Jack Windley 50c,
Mrs. A. V. Pearson, Mr. Bobbie
Stephens $10.54 (price of one uni
form), Dr. W. L. Woodard, Mr.
Jake Miller $10.54 (price of one
See BAND Back Page
2
Rankin Warns Against
1 Too Much Optimism In
Conducting War Effort
SPEAKER
i,
i
i
V$$tmm rM
DR. ROBERT S. RANKIN,
Professor of Political Science
at Duke University, who
made the graduation ad
dress at the Beaufort High
School this week.
NAVY RELIEF
BEGINS DRIVE
IN BEAUFORT
Money To Be Used In
Aiding Dependents
Of Casualties
Plans are being launched
here for a drive to secure
funds for the Navy Relief, it
was disclosed Thursday by
Local Chairman James H.
Davis. He stated that a com
mittee composed of himself,
Perry Reavis, Bob Sanders
and James H. Potter III met
recently to make plans for
deciding the medium to be
used in making the drive a
success.
What Is Naval Relief
The Navy Relief Society was in
corporated in 1904, with its main
offices in the Navy Department in
Washington. During all these
years it has lived mainly on its
own income and the generosity of
the officers and men of the service.
The purpose of the Society is
this: no widow, no orphaned chil
dren, no mother or other member
of the Navy Man's family shall suf
fer hardship if it can be prevent
ed. The Society gives immediate
financial aid to the family when
necessary after a Navy man dies
from any cause; gives help in
emergency operations and medical
treatment in the family; provides
continued aid to the Navy man's
dependents who need care, and
helps in the education of depen
dent young, giving them a right
start in life. The Society operates
through outright grants, by regu
lar payments while need contin
ues, and by loans without interest.
The Navy Relief Society is the
enlisted man's anchor to wind
ward. It is organized by the Navy
and within the Navy to look after
the Navy's own. The Society is
made up entirely of Navy person
nel ami their wives.
Use Of Funds
The fund of $5,000,000 to be
raised nationally will be spent in
See NAVY Back Page
JAYCEES ELECT
NEW OFFICERS
At their monthy meeting Mon
day night, in the Beaufort library,
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
re-elected James H. Potter, III
president.
The other officers elected were :
Charles Hassell, secretary; Gra
ham Duncan Jr., treasurer; Wil
liam H. Potter, first vice-president;
and Jim Wheatly, second
vice-president.
The board of directors elected
include: John Ratcliffe, Leslie
Moore, Charles Davis, J. Y. Lassi-
ter, and Perry Reavis.
During the meeting, the Jaycees
decided to buy a plaque and have
engraved on it those members who
have been called to the armed for
ces. Members who are in the arm
ed forces are Julius Adair, Cla-
rence Guthrie, and John Butler.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
Speaks To Beaufort
Graduates On "Illu
sions and Realties"
DIPLOMAS GIVEN TO
FORTY-SEVEN SENIORS
The graduation address by
Dr. Robert S. Rankin of tho
Duke University faculty
boiled down to telegram
size length stated that the
war cannot be won by writ
ing popular songs, evading
issues and in general, engag
ing in wishful thinking.
Dr. Rankin's debunking was
aimed at such commercial ditties
as "Slap A Jap Off The Map."
"We haven't done it yet," he
said, "even though I think we
will."
Elaborating on his topic "Illu
sions and Realties," Dr. Rankin
stated that "in spite of the fact
that we are living in a marvelous
age, and that we have so many
tools and gadgets, there are many
who think that hard work is nec
essary." Illusions
He reviewed the advancement
that civilization has made in med
icine, transportation and in devel
oping the gastronomic are. "But,"
he added, "these machine ae il
lusions have put us into a fairy
land of un-realities, such as: 'Ev
erything will come out all right,'
we needn's worry always mak
ing a home run in the last half of
the ninth inning."
In citing cases of escapism bred
by the complex mechanism of the
machine age, Dr. Rankin pointed
out how the general public loses
itself in the comic strips and fan
tasy employed by the animated
cartoon. He mentioned Superman
which inspired a certain youth to
step out of his second story win
dow in an attempt to conquer
space, ' .-hi.mSm-mII
The second illusion pointed out
by Dr. Rankin was "Only Saps
Work.' He mentioned the popular
belief, to wit: that, it is a sign a
man is a dumbell if he work.?. Al
so, the preference for soft jobs so
that "somebody else can do the
dirty work."
Age Of Smear
"The third illusion," stated
Rankin quoting the title of a re
cent magazine article is, "The Age
of Smear." Those who engage in
such practices, he said, are those
who laugh at other people who try
to do good. "The slogan of this
'smear age' is 'Oh Yeah." He cited
the past decade and especially the
'20's' when the sophisticated thing
to do was to debunk civic clubs,
the church end fraternal organiza
tions. "The fourth illusion is that we
can get away from fundamentals.
Religion is so easy going that by
our actions the average persons
cannot tell if we have a religion."
Dr Rankin concluded Viis ad
See RANKIN Back Page
AROUND
Town
With
MACK CLARK
Night Driving
We tried this new night driving
regulation the other night using
just parking lights for illumina
tion and not driving oer fifteen
miles per hour when you are w'.th'n
five miles of the oeeun. Well,
hat fifteen m p h. part is kinda
. .ip.'rfiurous. When you can't see
nore than six feet in front of your
car you run a terrific risk of bang
ing right into the rear of some car
parked along the curb. We think
we will keep ours off the street
after dark. And we will be extra
careful when crossing the streets,
too.
O. K. Governor
And while we're on the subject
of driving, we would like to sec
ond Governor Broughton's action
in terming the gas-rationing limi
tation to the eastern seaboard as
unjust. We have lived under the
impression that in a democracy all
people share hardships as well as
prosperity. If that is true, then
the people inland should be ra
tioned also. In fact we think, per
sonally, that the people inland
should be cut more than we are.
We on the eastern seaboard have
See AROUND TOWN Bck P,