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VOL. XXX NO. 35.
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, AUG. 27, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
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CARTERET SCHOOLS TO
OPEN SEPTEMBER 10
BEAUFORT BOYS
In The Sei vice
Skarren Commissioned 2nd. Lieut.
Norman C. Skarren, of Beaufort
has been commissioned to rank 2nd
Lieutenant, after a three month's
training course at Ft. Benning,
Fla. He previously held the rank
' of Technical Sergeant. He is the
son of Mrs. Sue Skarren, and has
served in the United States Army
for the past 10 years.
Edward Potter, Ensign, U. S. N.
, . who ha3 been spepnding his first
leave home since he left last Sep
tember, leaves over the week-end
? for Fort Worth Texas where he is
I to enter the American Airlines
; Transport Schools for a six weeks
r course.
Nat Thomas son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Thomas has been in town
since Sunday. Nat is Seaman 1st
CL U . S. N.,He leaves on Friday
to report at Portland Maine.
A Coast Guard Cutter brought
James Hunnings and William
(Buddie) Thomas to town .'or a
few days this week after which
they are to report for duty in
Southern waters.
o
Maurice Wilkie Willis, Pvt. U. S.
A., son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wil
lis of Cedar Street, has completed
eleven weeks of basic training at
Fort Eustis Ba., and has been trans
ferred to Chicago 111., where he
wil enter a radio school.
John B. (Jackie) Sewell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sewell. left
for Raleigh Friday to join the
Navy. From there he expects to be
sent to Chicago for his training.
W. B. (Bill) who is already in the
Navv has been sent to the East
Coast for duty.
Jack Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Wiley Taylor, and Carl Sadler, son
of Mr. an Mrs. Thomas Sadler, en
listed in the Navy at Raleigh last
Friday. When Mrs. Taylor heard,
Jack and the other boys were on a
pullman enroute to an unknown
destination for training. One boy
had peeped at the tickets and dis
covered it to be Chicago prob
ably Jackie Sewell who was with
them and sent word that he would
be sent to Chicago for training. He
just couldn't have resisted if he
thought it possible to find out.
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F. R. BELL'S BROTHER IN ENG.
Word has been received that
Charles H. Bell, Captain, U.S.A.,
and brother of F. R. Bell, of Beau
fort, is with our troops in England.
Capt. Bell is originally from Wash
ington, N. C, but enlisted from
Sanford.
Dear William;
Thought I would drop you a line
and let you know that I'm still get
ting the old reliable and much wel-
See SERVICE Page 10
AROUND
Town
With
MACK CLARK
P. S.
By request we are adding a post
script to last week's column. You
remember, the one about certain
mental quirks of taxi drivers? Well
there are others taking advantage
of the restrictions on night driv
ing various and sundry soldi
iers and sailors joy riding in jeeps.
We're all for the men in the ser
vices. They deserve all the good
times they can have. But since the
military has imposed the regula
tions, the civilians have a right to
expect them to abide by them.
Have you tried to hire a cook or
a maid lately? Have you had any
success? No? We think we have
the answer.
Around town, around this part
of the state, and in other areas
(so we are told) the cooks and
maids and house servants have a
dopted a slogan "Every White
Woman in Her Own Kitchen by
Christmas."
While the place of women in
general is a debatable question
whether she belongs in the home,
See AROUND TOWN Pa iO
Little Change
In Enrollment
Expected In Bft.
Al schools of Carteret County,
of whatever size and race, includ
ing White Oak School are sche
duled to open at 9 :00 a. m. E. W. T
Thursday, September 10.
Lose A Teacher
The Smyrna School District has
been allotted one less teacher this
year than last year. The Smyrna
schol committee will meet with the
County Board of Education Wed
nesday, September 2 at 10:00 a.m.
to determine which of the follow
ing schools wil lose a teacher: Bet
tie, Davis, Marshallbeng or Willis-
ton.
Age For Beginners
State School officials have pro
tested the policy of the Carteret
County Board of Education in ad
mitting beginners who become six
(6) years of age on or before Nov
30 of the year in which they enroll
instead of on or before Oct. 1, as
provided by the law. State officials
are asking reconsideration of this
matter by the County Board of
Education at its next meeting and
emphasize that compliance with
the October 1 dating "is vital from
the standpoints of law and instruct
ion." State officials attribute
many cases of retardation or non-
promotion to the admission of pu
pils to the school at too tender an
age.
Smallpox Vaccination
County Health Nurses wil visit
each and every school of Carteret
County during the first month of
the approaching session for a close
check-up on compliance with the
repeatedly published regulation of
the County Board of Health re
quiring of all school pupils of what
ever age or grade, as a pre
requisite for attendance during
1942-43. Most parents have al
ready met this important require
ment during the summer months in
order to prevent loss of time by
the children from school and the
loss of a teacher by their school
due to reduced attendance.
Teachers - Enrollment
Except for the loss of a teacher
in the Smyrna District, the gaining
of a teacher for the Morehead City
School, and the addition of teach
ers to the Newport School Faculty
to care for some 60-75 pupils ex
pected at the Newport School from
Cherry Point, the teacher-enrollment
picture is expected to prove
approximately the same as at the
close of the schools last May.
Looking Backward
One hundred and ninety-five
years ago today, the Spanish flag
was flying over Beaufort. Span
ish Privateers after having hover
ed around our waters from June,
took possession of the town on
Aug. 26, 1747.
The Spanish vessels were large
ly manned by negroes and mulat
toes. Major Enoch Ward gather
ed SS militia in an attempt to re
pel them. The alarm continued
until September 10 although the
Spainards may have left before
then.
The following bill rendered by
William Moore on Sept. 6 suggests
that they were gone then:
To 1500 nt. Beef supply'd
in time of Spanish Invasion
To maintenance and im
prisoning 10 Spanish negroes
12 days at 10 p. day . . . .
To gun burst in time of ac
tion Cost
75
60
80
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NOBODY CLAIMS
JACK-POT MONEY
Nobody won the big money at
the Beaufort Theatre last night.
At nine o'clock amid a moment of
tense stillness, the name of Leon
ard Innes was drawn from the
cage. No one claimed it. The
management announced that the
jack-pot would be $210.00 next
week, then there wfes the relaxed
rustle of aspirants for the $200.00
who accepted their disappointment
and slipped out.
At one time the Navy owned so
many homing pigeons that there
was an official Pigeon Quarter
master rating.
Only 1 1 more days to be vac-'
ctnated for smallpox before
school starts.
GOV.BROUGHTON
GIVES ADDRESS
FOR METHODISTS
The Governor
Calls On Church
To Rededicate
Itself To Task
A church filled to the cor
ners of the Sunday School
room heard Governor J. Mel
ville Broughton speak at the
164th Birthday Anniversary
of Ann Street Methodist
Church last Sunday morn
ing. There was also a large
unseen audience as the serv
ices were broadcast over Ra
dio Station WHIT, New
Bern.
The exercises were opened with
"O Give Thanks Unto the Lord"
by the choir, and just before the
address they gave a beautiful ar
rangement of the old favorite,
"Blessed Assurance."
In his introduction, Governor
Broughton called attention to the
Significance of the fact that to
See BROUGHTON Page 10
New Vocational
Home Ec. Teacher
Takes Up Duties
Miss Ruby Simmons, our new
Vocational Home Economics
teacher, took up her duties on
August 17.
Miss Simmons is from Newport,
a graduate oi Newport mgn
school. She attended E.C.T.C. and
W.C.U.N.C. and holds an A.B. de
gree in Home Economics and
Science. Since graduation she has
spent two summers in study. For
the past five years she has been
Home Economics teacher at Smy
rna. Miss Simmons took time out last
week to attend the Conference of
Home Economics teachers at W.
C. U. N. C. presided over by State
Superintendent Catherine T. Den
nis of Raleigh. She said it gave a
splendid opportunity for exchange
of ideas and discussion of prob
lems that is going to be valuable
to her in her new work.
Miss Simmons is spending her
time until school starts visiting;
homes and organizing her Depart
ment ready to go ahead effective
ly on the tenth. She is already well
acquainted in the County and the
outlook is promising for a good
year. She comes to us with the de
sire to serve the community and
will be glad to be called upon to
help in any undertaking which
calls for her specialized training.
While in Beaufort, Miss Sim
mons will make her home with the
James Cannadys on Front street.
Write the V-Mail Way
Hasten Delivery And
Save Valuable Space
Another miracle of this war
V-mail letters photographed on
microfilm by automatic machines
over here, sent abroad, reproduced
by other automatic machines, and
delivered to the boys with greater
promptness than the ordinary let
ter. We are urged to cooperate with
the War, Navy, and Post Office
Departments by using V-mail in
corresponding with out boys over
seas in order to insure more
prompt delivery and decrease in
volume. Micro-film letters (97 to
the pound instead of 40) leave
space for vital military materials.
They are given priority over all
other mail including airmail.
V-mail letter sheets may be se
cured at the Post Office and will
soon be available in all store sell
in!? stationary. Complete simple
directions are printed on each
sheet and the writer mails the let
ter in the usual manner.
WOOLARDS NEWSSTAND
UNDER NEW MANAGER
Woolard's Newsstand- located
on Front street next to Mathis
Cafe, which has been operated by
George T. Woolard for the past
six or seven years is now being
managed by Mr. Wm. Ellis a for
mer resident oT Beaufort. Mr.
Woolard stated that due to his
eyesight and the increase in hij
business that he just could not
handle it by himself. Mr. Ellis
asks your continued patronage.
In 1918 Marines fought against
the Germans at Bellcau Wood end
Chateau Thierry.
Mayor's
Proclamation
Labor Day, the first Monday in
September has been set apart
since 1882 as a day on which to
honor working men as a class. This
year as never before it is our privi
lege and obligation to honor this
group whose achievements are
usually unsung but whose industry
and loyalty is today essential for
our very existence. Theref jre, I,
Mayor of Beaufort, proclaim
September 7th as a holiday. City
and County officess will be closed
the bank and Post Office, and I
hope all business will cease for the
day in so far as closing; will not
jeopardize our National safety.
I further wish to ask that some
fitting celebration be planned by
the public spirited citizens of the
town for this occasion.
August 26, 1942
Grayden M. Paul
Mayor
No Boards To Meet
Here On Labor Day
As Monday, September 7, is
Labor Day and a national holiday,
regular monthly meetings of the
county and town commissioners
will not be held until later. The
County Board will meet on Tues
day, September 8. The Town Com
missioners will meet on Monday,
September 14.
Marsh Hen Season
Opens Next Tuesday-
Marsh Hen hunting season opens
net Tuesday (September 1) and
will continue until January 1
The bag limit this year is 10. The
marshes of the Carteret coast are
favorite places for stalking this
elusive game bird of the tidal flats.
Status Of
Sugar Coupons
Coupon No. 8 Good for five
pounds August 23 through October
31.
Special certificates' issued at
Rationing Office for sugar for
canning and preserving 1 lb. per
person for preserves and jellies; 1
lb. for every 4 quarts of canned
products.
Get Your Change
In Defense Stamps
We are glad to comply with a
request to carry a lint of stores
where Defense Stamps may be
pu-chased:
House Drug Store.
Seabreeze Theatre.
C. D. Jones and Company.
If there are omissions on this
list, we shall be glad to make cor
rections. COUNTY LIBRARY
STEPPING ALONG
Not Two Years
Old Library Is
Ten Times Its
Size When Opened
Our very young Carteret
County Library opened in
November, 1940, less than
two years ago, is already
bursting its buttons or zip
pers (as the modern version
may be). Seen it this sum
mer? Two hundred and
eighty feet of shelving has
been added to take care of the six
thousand and more new volumn.es
that have been added to the orig
inal 700 that rattled around trying
to make the old shelves look full.
These volumnes include a fine col
lection loaned to us by virtue of
the fact that we are in a Defense
Area. The collection is not one
of worn out diseased looking books
but books that are crisp and new
and current.
Have you read: Flight to Arras,
by Exupery; Moon is Down, by
Steinbeck; Elmer Squee, by
Brooks; Drivin' Women, by Chev
alier; Rock and the Wind, by Viv
ien. They are all 1942 books, in
the Library, and good.
Back of 1942 there's Miss Sue
and the Sheriff, by Dean House of
the University of North Carolina;
Quietly My Captain Waits, by Ea
ton; Random Harvest, by Hilton;
Windswept, by Chase; Kings Row,
by Bclleman; How Green Was My
Valley; The Bride of Glory (the
book which furnished the story for
bhe picture, Lady Hamilton) ;
They Came To the River, by Mc
Kay (wholesome and clean enough
See LIBRARY Page 10
FIRE TUESDAY
AT WEST BFT.
FISH FACTORY
Stubborn Fire
And Dense Smoke
Damages Plant
A fire alarm called all three
trucks of our Fire Department to
Smith's Fish Meal Factory, West
Beaufort, at 5:00 p. m. Tuer.day
and kept the firemen busy for
nearly two hours. The fire seem
ed to have been caused by spon
taneous combustion in used bur
lay bags stored in the fish scrap
shed. Had our trucks not been
equipped with booster tanks for
pressure, it is the general opinion
that there would hare been a fire
of serious projortions. As it was a
smoldering fire burned for nearly
two hours with dense smoke an ! an
unfortunate smell.
The bags valued at approxi
mately $1000.00 were a total loss.
The factory is not operating and it
is impossible to contact those in
authority, but it is said that the
loss is covered by insurance.
Mrs. Correll Speaks
To Bft. Methodists
On "Church Music"
Mrs J. S. Correll of Raleigh and
Morehead City, Past President of
the State Federation of Music
Clubs, will give an address on
"Church Music" at Ann Street
Methodist Church on Sunday eve
ning at 8:00 o'clock. The occasion
will be the rededication of the pipe
organ which has been rebuilt dur
ing the past year.
Mrs. Correll is well known here
as she spends her summers in her
cottage on Arendell Street in
Morehead City. She is an excellent
musician herself but her chief in
terest at present is in promoting
appreciation of music. Her sub
ject is one that will be of interest
to Beaufort people.
Prior to the service, Miss Ruth
Lewis at the organ will give a
twenty minute prelude and the
choir will render special music.
The organ to be rededicated
was a gift to the church in 1918
from Charles P. Dey as a memorial
to his wife. It has been in constant
use since then until last year when
it had to be removed for complete
rebuilding.
Front Street
Disfigured Cedars
The pest found on the cedar
trees and shrubs along Front
street have been identified by
County Agent Lassiter as (Thyi'i
dopteryx ephemeraeformis) com
monly called The Bagworm which
is the caterpillar of a moth, the
male of which has wings but the
female is wingless and never
leaves the bag in which she lays
her eggs. This insect feeds upon
deciduous and evergreen trees and
shrubs often to the extent of tem
porarily disfiguring them. Mr.
Lassiter says the bug worm may be
controlled by picking and destroy
ing the bags during the i H, win
ter and early spring when tney
contain the eggs for next year's
generation. Also pick the bag
worms or thoroughly spray or dust
with arsenate of lead during the
summer.
Judge Cranmer
Dies Suddenly
At Southport
Judge E. H. Cranmer, 71, retir
ed Superior Court Judge, died sud
denly at his home in Southport last
Sunday. Judge Cranmer has often
held Court here in the years rrone
by and has many Beaufort friends
who will regret to hear of his pass
ing. His last court here was in
March, 1937, the year befoie he
retired.
Malarial Control
Presented To Rotes
Tuesday evening at their regu
lar Inlet Inn dinner meeting, the
Beaufort Rotarians saw a thirty
minute moving picture on Ma
larial control shown by Dr. C. P.
Stevick, County Health Officer.
This picture loaned to the County
for a short time only has been wide
ly shown and always meets with an
interested response.
George Stoval, Tide Water
Power official of Morehead City,
was a guest of the Club.
Assailant 0! Elijah Levis
Delivered To Police M
Kinston By Fathei-In-Law
RECORD MULLET
CATCH
Capt. David John Willis
and crew of Salter Path
caught 17,600 pounds of
mullets Wednesday in one
haul on the Salter Path
beach. This is the first
catch brough in over the
new Salter Path road.
They were taken to Clyde
I 'otter's Fish House, in
Morehead City, where
they brought $1,058.00.
Volunteers Needed
J 'or Spotting Planes
From Beaufort Tower
Approximately 4,320 man hours
cf volunteer airplane spotting
have been contributed by some
thing like 120 Beaufort people
vithin the past four months, ac
cording to the civic-minded Wood
urds who have assumed the respon
! ibility of keeping our watch tower
manned. This has been no small
job, yet although there are volun
teer workers who have taken their
tasks lightly, the men and women,
or the most part, who have volun-
t -ered both as regular and substi-
tite watchers have handled it in
a thoroughly mature ana respon-
s ble manner.
Now at the end of the summer,
teachers are taking up their work,
students re-entering school which
with the constant exodus of men
into the army and defense work
will mean a reorganization of the
schedule, and the Woodards are
sending out an SOS for new vol
unteers. If you can fit into the
regular schedule or if your duties
permit substitute work at given
hours, register with Mrs. W. L.
Woodard (Phone 334-6). There is
no such thing as having too many
registered, for with the instabil
ity of everything today, there will
be frequent vacancies arising.
One (more thing to help things
run more smoothly this fall: If
for any reason you cannot watch,
find a reliable substitute and in
struct him or her in what to do
without taking the matter up with
the Woodards except in an emerg
ency when no one can be found,
Very official looking blue felt
arm bands have been sent for ob
servers on duty. There are only
a few. Unless more are sent some
plan will have to be worked out
whereby these can be shared and
used as needed. Identification
See SPOTTERS Page 10
More Tuberculosis
Found By Clinic
Dr. W. M. Peck of the Nrth
Carolina Sanatorium held a flu
oroscopic clinic on August 17, 18
and 19 for the purpose of examin
ing tuberculosis contacts and those
having suggestive symptoms.
A list of persons who have been
exposed to tuberculosis is kept by
the Health Department. By pe
riodic examination any new cases
in this group are found at an early
stage and are easily cured.
If the entire population could be
followed in this manner deaths
from tuberculosis would be practi
cally unknown.
During the recent clinic 158
patients were examined, 125 white
and 33 colored. Five new active
and four latent cases were found.
Assistance in obtaining Sanator
ium care and in home treatment
will be provided by the Health
Department for those new cases.
These seven new cases now
brings the total number of cases
in the County, including: both cur
ed and active, to 40. About five
persons not included in this list
have duad with tuberculosis m b.ie
past 11 m on Mis.
Buy Feed
John I. Eagles, assistant farm
agent, says Martin County live
stock farmers are being forced to
buy feed for their hogs, especially
corn, due to the dry weather this
.summer.
Thirty-five farmers are enrolled
in the Fall Garden Contest being
sponsored by the Lions Club of
Fuquay Springs, says J. D. Thomp
son, assistant farm agent in Wake
County.
Lije Lewis Stabbed
By "Marines" Is In
Kinston Hospital
Last Monday nisrht Elijah
Lewis and a companion from
Dover were stopped by two
men in the uniform of U. S.
Marines who were tryincr to
thumb a ride. They asked to
go to some obscure little
place nearby, but when they
reached there changed their
minds and decided to go to
Kinston. When Mr. Lewis
refused on the ground that he was
not going to Kinston, they took
out knives and started a fight. Mr.
Lewis' companion fled, but he was
stabbed in the back and shoulder
and his head badly beaten up.
Mr. Taylor, father-in-law of Mr.
Lewis and operator of a filling sta
tion near Dover, was notified of
the circumstances, put Mr. Lewis
in his car, and started to Kinston
to the hospital. The "Marines",
still in the neighborhood and un
aware that Mr. Taylor knew of the
episode, tried to bum a ride with
him. They were picked up, put in
the front seat, and in the dark
ness little dreaming that the injur
ed man was riding with them, they
even bragged mildly of their deed.
They were astounded when Mr.
Taylor turned them over to the
Kinston authorities and they found
that Mr. Lewis had been a com
panion on the ride. The two men
were given over to the Craven
County authorities and are now in
the County jail awaiting trial.
Mr. Lewis is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Lewis of Gordon street
and brother of Mt. Bonzelle Lewis
of Turner street The family vis
ited him in Kinston yesterday. He
was still suffering considerably;
from loss of blood and shock. The
full extent of his injuries have not
been determined.
Bishop Darst Coming
To St. Paul's Church
Sunday, October 11
The Rev. E. C. McConnell, rec
tor of St. Paul's Church, has re
ceived word that Bishop Darst will
make his annual visitation to the
parish on October 11.
The main purpose of the visita
tion will be to administer Confir
mation to the class of candidates
for this year. The confirmation ser
vice wil be at eleven o'clock Sun
day, October 11. Bishop Darst will
also present a message to the con
gregation at that time.
Mr. McConnell announced last
Sunday that the classes of instruc
tion for confirmation would start
Sunday, August 30. Classes wil!
be held'in the church at 4:00 P.M.
On board Navy ships an attend
ant stand guards constantly over a
coffee pot to see that it is kept
hot.
j 5 $5 $55 $? $?
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1 ILJLu 1 ftULt
f Information as to the tide
X at Beaufort is given '.n this
column. The figures a.-e ap-
X proximately correct and are
X based on tables furnished by
? thi? U. S. Geodetic Survey.
f. So meallowances must i
f made for variations in the
X wind and also with respec-
t to the locality, thai is whetl
;- er near the inlet or at lh- J
' head of the estuaries. .5.
HIGH LOW
Friday, Aug. 28
10:42 AM
11 :05 I'M
4:23 AM
4:48 PM
Siturday, Aug. 29
: !:: 7 AM
11:47 PM
Sunday, Aug.
5 :00
AM
PM
5:35
30
5:40 AM
6:22 PM
12:11 PM
Monday, Aug. 31
12:30 AM 6:31 AM
12:54 PM 7:14 PM
Tuesday, Sept. 1
1:12 AM 7:13 AM
1:38 PM 8:12 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 2
1:58 AM 8:12 AM
2:27 PM 9:11 PM
Thursday, Sept. 3
2:53 AM 9:09 AM
3:25 PM 10:09 PM