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I $ 43. t 3E r1- MAKE EVERY PAY DAY BOND DAY THIP fin & 1? TlfV The Most Widely Read Newspaper ow Tie Central Carolina Coasts y Rememfter Bofoon A Dime Out of Every Dollar in U.S. War Bonds 4 M, VOL. XXXI. NO. 3. BEAUFORT. N. C, THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1M43. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. BEAUFORT BOYS In The Service Pvt. Van Austin who enlisted in the Marine Corps early this month has been sent to Parris Is land, S. C, Platoon 17, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks. I Sgt. and Mrs. John Stevens ar rived Monday evening to spend ten days leave here. Sgt. Stevens i3 Rationed at Kesler Field, Miss. Clarence Guthrie, Pharmacist 1st CI., was last Thursday trans Parris Island to U. S. Naval Recruiting Station, Norfolk. : Charles C. Guthrie, Pvt. 1st. CI., U S. Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vannie Guthrie of Harkers Island, entered the Army in February 1942 and for the past two months has been with our troops in North Africa. n4 Pvt. Wilbur Rhue, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Rhue of 508 Broad has been transferred front Camp Shelby, Miss., to the West Coast. Wilbur entered the Army at Ft. Bragg last September. His first transfer was to Camp Lee, Va., and from there to Camp Shelby. BEAUFORT POST OF AM. LEGION GIVEN AWARD Local Chapter Has 2nd Highest Rating In State At the morning session of the regular annual statewide Legion rost Uliicers tomer ence in Burlington on Mon day morning, the eighteenth, the Beaufort Post (Carteret Post 99) ot the American re gion was awarded the Na tional Certificate of Meritor ious Service. Ut the awara, J. M. Caldwell, Department Adjutant wrote the local Adjutant, T. E. Kelly as fol lows: , . "We are pleased to advise you that Carteret Post No. 99 last year obtained the second highest rating in the Department as a result of maintaining such a weii-Daiancea, efficient Americanism and Post Activities program as specified by the National Americanism Com mission in their annual American ism and Post Activities report for 1942." MENHADEN FLEET ON BEAUFORT WATER FRONT (1 1 0 Harry Hendrix is here! Harry, son of Mrs. Lillian Hendrix, re turns home for the first time in 5 years. He is now Radio Technic ian, 2nd CI., U.S.N., and has been stationed at San Diego, California. He is snendinsr ten days leave here enroute to Washington, D. C, for 8 weeks of advanced training m radio work. m -vfj..v if.. -! , y SANDERS BOY KILLED TUESDAY Struck By Truck Just About Dusk Ml 4 14 4v:!(AM wM&Xi Sgt. George Snooks i : j 1 ;.fn (Iia vast war effort. Now it looks as if industries arc ocuig urawu mine . " i. n- n Menhaden fishermen may have an important part in feeding our Allies as well as ourselves. . Joseph Windley arrived Tuesday from California to spend ten days leave with his parents, Mr. and See SERVICE Page 10 4 U. McC0NNELL'SG0 TUES. MORNING Mr. McConnell To Be U.S.A. Chaplain Rev. E. C. McConnell noti fied his vestry last Sunday morning that he has been or dered to report to Harvard University on January 29th where he will enter a course 6f specialized training pre paratory to becoming a Chaplain in the U. S. Army. i The McConnell's came to Beau- , fort from the Church of the Good Shepherd at Wilmington six years ago the first of last December to succeed Rev. Lawrence enwicK ai rector of St. Paul's Church. 5 'hey have won the affection not nly of their parishioneers but of the town, and everyone will re gret to see them go. They leave n the morning of the 26th for lYilliamsport, Pennsylvania. Mrs. JlcConnell and Carolyn Ann, who eaves the second grade in our school, will remain there as it is the home of both her mother and Mr. McConnell's. After a brief visit with his family, Mr. McCon nell will report to the University at Cambridge. Looldng Backvaid From BEAUFORT NEWS 1922 Committees from Beaufort and Morehead City met on Tuesday and laid plans to get a bridge a cross the Newport River. Mr. Lu ther Hamilton, of Morehead City, called the meeting to order. Mr. J. F. Duncan, of Beaufort, acted as chairman, and Mr. Jas. B. Long acted a- secretary. After the speaking was conclud ed, a motion was passed by all present that a committee should go before the Board of County Commissioners and ask that a res olution favoring the bridge be passed. A committee composed of C. S. Wallace, W. T. Davis, N. W. Taylor, Luther Hamilton, C. L. Duncan, G. W. Huntley, and J. F. Duncan was appointed. Pittman'c Entertain Mr. and Mrs. C. W. E. Pittman on Monday gave a very unique and enjoyable entertainment com ' plimentary to the faculty of the graded school. Those who attend ed the party transformed tnem selves into pupils instead of teach ers and by their behavior showed plainly that they had not forgotten Sea LOOKING Page 10 Meth. Young People Organize For 1943 A p-roun interested in the young npnnle's fellowship and worship work of the Methodist Church met Monday evening at the Parsonage to organize and discuss plans foi the new year. Mis Lucille Thomas has accept ed the responsibility of Counselor and the following officers were elected: President, James Steed; Vice President, Billy Davis; secre tary and Treasurer, Bertha Ful ford; Reporter, John Duncan. Four Committees were also named. They were Worship: Carol Bes sant, William Earle Guthrie, Don ald Willis. Missions: Margaret Ann Paul, Jimmy Jarman, Fay Lawton. Citizenship: J. Ky Beam, Bettv Ruth Hussey. Recreation: Ernest Guthrie. Dora Uean jeiier-i son, Joyce Johnson. New Mem bers: Kathenne Sewell, Lou Wat ers, Hendrix House. To increase interest and attend ance the group decided to divide into two teams girls against the boys. The former team is to be led by Dora Dean Jefferson; the latter by William Vance Fulford. After three months the losing team has agreed to entertain the winners. "Come For Supper, WeMl Open k Can of ftlenhaden" Beaufort Rotarians Hear Major Dawson Rotarians last night had an in teresting talk from Major Frank Dawson of the CAP's who is in charge of the group of North Carolina boys stationed here for patrol work from the West Beau fort Airfield. He told of the work being done, the dangers encount prpH in natroliner over the ocean in small planes. He also discussed the proposed airport, his interest in it, and his feeling of assurance that it is to be. Lt. Howard, CAP, in charge of operations, was also a guest of the Club. A All local Rotarians -except one were present and George Stovall of the Morehead City club was a guest. As usual the group enjoyed one of Mrs. Pierson's good dinners this time steak and strawberry shortcake. Give Us 6 Mos. And We May Be Doing This PILOT PLANT IN OPERATION IN FLORIDA Dr. Stevick Back From Study Of Health Problems Dr. C. P. Stevick, County Health Officer, returned last weekend twn week course of study in War Time Public Health Work given by the State Board of Healti in Raleigh. Oakley Resigns From Tidewater L. A. (Jack) Oakley has resign ed from his position with the Tide water Power Company in More head City to accept a position with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Mr. Oakley came to Beaufort three years ago last June with the sales department of Tidewater. He and Mrs. Oakley make their home on the corner of Live Oak and Front streets. Church Parking The nrivileee of drivintr to wor ship for the last two Sundays has made an appreciable increase in the number of cars parked around the churches. H. C. Loftin observ ing that some had trouble in get ting a suitable parking place has kindly invited churchgoers to use the concrete yard in front of the Loftin Motor Company place just off Ann on Craven. Post Office Open All Day Saturday The Post Office Department has lengthened the work week to 48 hours which accounts for the fact that there are those who have been surprised to drop into the Post Of fice on a Saturday afternoon re cently and find "business as us ual." It is in keeninir with the ac tion of the various Government DeDarments and industries in their efforts to use manpower to the maximum and release as many employees as possible for the war effort. Menhaden fish is our big gest "money crop." In 1938, the annual catch for North Carolina was approximately 15U,UUU,UUU pounas lor which the fishermen were paid $450,000. Of these 150. 000,000 were caught by Car tprpr. fishermen. That's pret ty enough to be let Alone.,-but we have a war on witn neeu for canned protein foods that we are told is more important just now than requirements for canned vegetables. The demand is boti'. for ourselves and for the people whom we have to feed. Tn this search for canned pro tein food, it was found that with out hurting the established scrap and fish oil industry, a now mflus tw can be developed to solve the problem. Here it is: The flesh of the menhaden swimming in dis schools all about contain vitamins and essential elements for th tood of man. (Don't interrupt th-i nar rative with "Ugh, oil! Ugh. bones"). First experiments were See MENHADEN Many prominent leaders in the Public Health Field maile up tne teaching staff. Dr. Carl V. Rey-stnt-o Health Officer, and Dr. Milton J. Rosenau, Director of the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina were the outstanding leaders from this state. Representatives of the United States Public Health Service from Washington, D. C. took part in the instruction. Dr. W. K. Sharp, Jr., nut.rirk Director, crave an out ;tanH ing .contribution, Mjss Bertha L. . r' Hf n.. Aiiwarac, iNursing wiisuunui,, ul. J. R. Heller Of the States Relations Division, and Mr. E. S, Tisdale, Sanitary Engineer, also look part Sse STEVICK Kenneth Sanders, young est son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Sanders, of Orange street, was struck by a "Navy Bus" TuesHav eveninc ahout 6:30 as he was riding his bicycle i i t yv near tne corner oi urange and Front streets and died of a broken neck before he reached the Hospital. Kenneth was 16 years of age and a member of the Junior class of the Beaufort High School. He was born in Smithfield but his familv moved to Clayton and spent some time there before coming to Beaufort about three years ago. He was a member of Ann btreet Methodist Church and the funeral will be from the Church at 4 p.m. on Friday, conducted by the Rev. Stanley Potter. The remains will be taken to the Church at one o' clock and lie in state until the hour of the funeral. Pall bearers have been selected from among his classmates. The body will be laid to rest in Ocean View Cemetery. Ker.neth had been employed by Rose's 5 and 10 cent store during out of school hours for the past year and the store will close its doors during the hour of the serv ice. Kenneth is survived by his par ents and seven brothers and sis ters: Mrs. Frank Hodge of Winston-Salem; James Robert San ders, U.S.A., Ft. Bragg; Leonard Sanders, U.S.A., California; liib son Sanders, U.S.A., Alabama; Marjorie, Kathleen, and Alice San ders of Beaufort. Mrs. Hodges ar rived Wednesday morning, James Robert during the day on Wednes day, Gibson hopes to arrive be tween now and tomorrow after noon. Leonard will not be able to reach here until Sunday. 4 wjw Sgt. GEO. SNOOKS i stationed at Camp Phillips, Kansas. He is tne son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Snooks, corner Broad and Queen streets, and nephew of Mrs. Warrea B. Smith with whom he has mad hia home. He has been home recently on leave. THREE DIE IN M. C. TRAGEDY Explosion On Sun. Fatal To Willis' Douglas Dowdy's Condition Grave The condition of Douglas Dow dy, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Dowdy of Morehead City, who has been in the Naval Hospital, Nor folk, far some weeks, is said by members of the family to be very grave. His mother and wife, the former Miss Rosalie Avery, are at his bedside. Quantity Of Fish In 1942 Drops Capt. John A. Nelson, State Fisheries Commissioner, in his an nual report says that there has been a falling off in quantity of all fish caue-ht bv North Carolina fish ermen except shrimp. Shrimping increased by 329,450 pounas. Utn er figures for the fatate are: 41, 723 bushels of oysters marketed. 20,336 bushels of clams, 10,172 dozens of- soft crabs, 1,062,020 pounds of shrimp, and 3,928,032 pounds of hard crabs. Coffee Shop The revised and reclaimed Math is Cafe which Mrs. J. S. Steed and Mrs. Gerald Dickinson promise to have open to the public next week is to have a fresh name as well as freik oaint. It will be known as The Coffee Shop. While you wait for the ODening, press your nose against the window pane and see what they are doing inside Local Men Lead District Two local men made the head lines when the New Bern staff of the Home Security Life Insurance Company lead the Washington district for the year of 1942. B. H. Noe was made superin tendent of the New Bjrn staff July 1 and Hubert Fodrn.' jjined the company as agent Sit. 12. Fodrie leads his staff for the quar ter just ended. B. II. Xoe's stuff finished the year in th'.rd place with the entire coinpny for the year of 1942. Colored Students See Printing Processes Wednesday afternoon the 5th r.ml 6th .rrados of the Beaufort ! Colored School visited the l-lanc ' of the BEAUFORT NEWS, saw ! ti e linotype machine and presses ! -it work and learned from W. L. Hatse'l something of the printing business. The 23 members of the 5th grade, under Miss C. L. Haynes are making a study of "The Story of Printing' and the 21 sixth grade pupils, under Miss W. E. Thomas, have been learning how books and papers are printed. The visit to the printery was made in an at tempt to make these studies more meaningful in keeping with the progressive trend to relate book work to life. The bus which struck Kenneth was what is called locally a "Navy Bus," because operating under a Navy License to carry employees back and forth to nearby Govern ment units. It was owned by J. Ray Edmondson of New Kiver and driven by Woodrow Melton who was the only witness found to date. There will be a hearing of the case Friday. ROY LANEY AT DUKE HOSPITAL Farewell Service At eleven o'clock Sunday morn ing the Rector, the Rev. E. C. Mc Connell, will conduct his final ser vice in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. This service will be the Holy Com munion and a farewell to his people. Roy Laney who was admitted at Duke Hospital last week continues i ill. There has not been any change Tin his condition. Word was re ceived here this week that he j would likely undergo an operation the latter part of this week. THREE BROTHERS IN ARMED SERVICE , : sd.,..,.. . J hmmmm, 4' Mrs. Sara Ann Congleton Passes Funeral services were held for Mrs. Sara Ann Congleton Monday afternoon at the home of her son, W. H. Congleton. Mrs. Congleton died early Sun day evening at Potter's Emergency Hospital where she had been taken last week for treatment and care. Mrs. Congleton was a member of Ann Street Methodist Church. Services were conducted by Rev. W. Stanley Potter and Rev. E. C. McConnell. M. L. Davis sang "Old Rugged Cross" and the body was laid to rest in Ocean View Ceme tery. Pall bearers were: John Hill, Russell Manson, Murray Thomas, William Hatsell, Claude Wheatly, and Lawrence Hassell. Mrs. Congleton was born in Beaufort 89 years and 6 months ago the daughter of John and Sara J. Fiazier. Her father was one of the old Quakers here. He lived in a house just south of the Library where he conducted a shoe s'.op. Mrs. Congleton is survived by two sons, W. H. and John C; two daughters, Mrs. Sam Darling and Mrs. Alex Erickson: one s'ster. Mrs. Celia Dudley; and many nieces and nephews. Five people having room9 in a house on Shackleford street, Morehead City, were seriously burned and the in terior of the house gutted Sunday morning by an ex plosion before the Fire De partment had time to re spond. When help arrived they found but the charred remains of Bobby Rae, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Willis. The mother and a fourteen month's old son, Regi j nald Haywood, still alive, were taken to the Morehead City Hos nital hut died before the day was over. The father and a brother, Floyd Willis, were also taken to the Morehead City Hospital. Flovd's condition is good, but tne father's is still grave. Evidence is not complete Be cause of the serious condition of the witnesses, but it is said that the family were preparing to cook breakfast on Sunday morning, found no kerosene, and one oi the men filled the tank with gasoline. Whether this is true or not there were five gallons of gasoline stored in the kitchen near the stove ana a violent explosion scattered burn ing gasoline over the room and the occupants so quickly and ef fectively that there was no hope of saving them. Funeral services were held for Bobby Rae Sunday and for Mrs. Willis and Reginald Haywood on Monday. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williams Jr., announce the birth of a son, Don ald Lee, Jan. 10, at Morehead City Hospital. Mrs, Williams was the former Evie Cuthrell of Morehead City. TIDE TABLE f Three ons of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Garner of Newport, R.F.D., are in the armed services and all of them have seen action in the war zones. Pvt. H. P. Garner (left) is with the Army in Africa Floyd A. Garner (center) Chief Machinist Mate is with the Navy in the Atlantic, based at Boston; Cpl. A. Gay lord Garner (right) is with the Army at San udi i. I 1 Q iU . . CUoJ vairnUv Nftvv man. has rrancisco. n. r . lias ncen m mc uunuiij a "jf - j been in 12 years; Gaylord entered the Army 14 months ago. (Cut Courtety New. & Obwrver Mrs. Moore Improves Following Operation Mrs. I. N. Moore who was od- erated on at James Walker Me morial Hospital, Wilmington, last Friday is beginning to show lm nrovement after a weekend during which her condition was serious. Mr. Moore went down on Monday and returned Tuesday evening. He was able to look in on ber and af ter talkig with those who have the case in charge, he came away feel ing encouraged. Information as to the tide I at Beaufort is given in this T column. The figures are ap- X proximately coirect and are X based on tables furnished by ? the U. S. Geodetic Survey. X So meallowances must Si 4 made for variations in tht wind and also with respect to the locality, that is whett fr er near the inlet or at the head of the estuaries. HIGH LOW Friday; Jan. 22 9-48 M 3:33 AM 10":C8 PM 4:12 PM Saturday, Jan. 23 10:23 AM 4:09 AM 10:46 PM 4:43 PM Sunday, Jan 24 10:59 AM 4:45 AM 11:22 PM 5:18 PM Monday, aJn. 25 11:35 AM 5:23 AM 12:01 PM 5:54 PM Tuesday, Jan. 26 6:05 AM 12:14 PM 6:33 PJ Wednesday, Jan. 27 12:45 AM 6:53 Alt 12:54 PM 7:19 PM Thutday, Jan. 28 1:32 AM 7:50 AM 1:40 PM 8:14 PI i
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