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VOL. XXXI NO. 13.
BEAUFORT. N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1943
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
RED CROSS WILL
CONTMJEDRIVE
Beaufort Chapter
Short of Quota
Red Cross reports to date
leave us over $1000 short of
our goal. Communities still
unheard from are Atlantic,
Williston, Stacy, Davis, Bet
tie, Smyrna, Harlowe, Rus
sell's Creek, Piver's Island,
North River and Beaufort
Colored Schools, and some
individual workers in town
have either made incomplete
or no reports.
Charman: W. S. Potter says the
drive will continue until everyone
has been solicited. Although unre
ported districts can scarcely be
deoended upon for $1000, he
hopes that in some way we will
be able to raise our quota before
we stop. He urges those who have
not been seen or feel they would
like to do more, to step up and
take the initiative in the matter.
The Red Cross is one of the big
"musts" if we are to stand behind
our boys. In 1917, we went con
siderably over our quota of $1500,
and there are a great many mOrj
of us to give in 1943!
Theatres to Help
Red Cross Drive
All over the country for the first
week in April, the theatres aie co
nneratinsr in the Red Cross Drive
bv showing a Red Cross short and
havine it folowed by a Red Cross
offering- taken by volunteer "ush
ers.." .
Miss Lena Duncan heads the
Theatre Committee in Beaufort.
The short wil be shown at the end
of the first show in the evening
and the offering will be taken be
tween the two shows.
There will be no ushers at the
Seabreeze this evening, but Miss
Duncan and Miss Margaret Willis
will act as "ushers" at the Beau
fort Theatre ; on Friday, Mrs. Reg
inald Moore and Miss Merry John
son will be "ushers" at the Beau
fort Theatre and the Boy Scouts
will be "ushers' at the Seabreeze.
Other volunteer "ushers" to
.serve at both theatres during the
week are: Miss Hildred Carraway,
Miss Frances Thomas, Miss Kath
erine Davis, Miss Marie Hill, Miss
Florence Norcom, Miss Thelma
Willis, and Miss Varina Way.
ARMY AND NAVY
EXAMS GIVEN
HERE TOMORROW
Newport Brothers In Armed Forces
Application blanks for qualify
ing tests to be given tomorrow,
Friday, April 2, at 9 o'clock, at
the Beaufort High School, for the
Army specialized training pro
gram and the Navy College train
ing program are available now at
the school.
Applications properly filled out
admit qualified high school seniors,
recent graduates, and college stu
dents to the tests. Each applicant
may indicate on his blank wheth
er he prefers the Army or Navy,
which includes the Marine Corps
and Coast Guard. Men already in
the service are not eligible.
Most boys accepted for either
of the two programs will become
commissioned officers in the Army
Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast
Guard. The Army and the Navy
will pay all expenses at the col
leges of students selected on the
basis of Friday's tests, which are
designed to test the aptitude and
general knowledge of the candi
dates. Since there will be no fur
ther tests for several months, all
students will have to take the ex
aminations on Friday to qualify
for this training.
Students selected for the Army
program must undergo further
screening during 13 weeks of ba
sic military training before '.hey
are qualified for college attend
ance. Students chosen for the Na
vy program, after selection by the
Officer of the Naval Officer Pro
curement will be detailed directly
to college.
A number of applications have
already been received, but it i3
still not too late to secure blanks.
The test will be conducted by
Principal Tom Leary after which
papers will be sent to Dr. E. W.
Knight, University of N. C. After
that all communications regarding
the test will be directly from Dr.
Knight.
K',y ' JS.
Three ions of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Garner, of Newport, are inthe nation's armed services. Lesl
ie M. Garner, left, is with the Na-vy in the Pacific War Zone; J. P. Garner, center, is also with the
Navy in the Pacific; Allen P. Garner, right, is with the Army at Ft.Benning, Ga., training for service
with the parachute troops.
Rat Extermination
Campaign Date Set
Tentative date set for the rat
exterminatoin campaign is the
week of April 12 subject to
change if shipment of poison to
be used here is delayed. Dr. Ste
vick says the Army is using such
quantities of the poison that sup
plies for use of civilians has been
curtained, but at present the sup
ply is expected for the schedued
date.
Because It Means
So Much to My Boy
W. E. Adair has just heard from
Julius in England. He has been
spending leave at the RED CROSS
Club in London. Because of the
satisfaction it gires him to feel
that the RED CROSS is reaching
out and doing things for his boy
that he is unable to Jo himself, he
spontaneously came forward with
another $25.00 check to add to
the RED CROSS fund. Incident
ally, Julius wrote of an Atlantic
boy who had signed out at the
Ckib just before he arrived.
Mr. Cannon Dies
Mon. At Bogue
Mr. John Cannon, aged 72,
passed away at his home west of
Broad Creek, Newport, RFD, Mon
day night at 11:30 after an illness
of several months.
Funeral services were held at
six o'clock on Tuesday afternoon
by Rev. Griffin, pastor of the Free
Will Baptist Chuch, and the body
was laird to est in the Canaday
Cemetery,, Newport, RFD.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Effie Cannon; six sons: Jessie W.
Henry, Johnnie, Charlie, Fred, all
of Newport, and Willie Cannon,
U.S.N. ; three daughters: Mrs.
Frank Anderson, Mrs. Junius Bell,
and Miss Effie Cannon. He is also
survived by two half brothers.
Messrs. C. T. and C. D. Cannon,
of Newport, RFD.
Mr. Cannon was a successful
farmer but retired a few years
ago because of poor health.
Junior-Senior Ball
On Friday Evennig
The juniors are planning to en
tertain the seniors of the Beau
fort High School at a bal from 8
to 12, Friday evennig, at the
school gym.
Invitations are "Little Abner"
style and the same note will be
carried out in the decorations.
Eighth grades dressed as "Little
Abner" characters will be present
and assist the juniors.
The receiving line will consist
of seniors officers: Robert Wuerz
President, Edna Earle Willis, Vice
President, J. Ky Beam, Secretary,
Jimmy Jarman, Treasurer; and
junior officers: Horace Loftin,
President, Robert Dennis, Vice
President, Joyce Hall, Secretary,
and Margaret Ann Paul, Treasur
er. The plan is for a Grand March
led by the presidents of tho two
classes and their partners after
which there will be the Virginia
Reel and social dancing. A special
program of musical entertainment
has also been planned by the jun
iors. Chaperones will be Supt. and
Mrs. J. G. Allen, Principal and
Mrs. Tom Leary, and the high
school faculty.
Long tables of sandwiches and
cookies and punch wil be at either
end of the big gym. Grade moth
ers have risen to the occasion as
always and will help with the
sandwiches on Friday. The parents
are always invited to come out and
see the boys and girls enjoy their
big party of the year and undoubt
edly many will attend.
The Social Committee of the
juniors in charge of arrangements
consists of Gloria Fay Lawton.
Elen Stafford, Billy Davis, and
Joyce Johnson. With them are
working Mrs. Grace Fodrie, Miss
Gladys Chadwick, and Mrs. Ruby
Simmons of the faculty. Every
thing seems to be set for a glam
orous evening for the senior guests
of honor to remember.
MASONS HAVE
GALA EVENING
Scottish Rite's
Dine And Play
Wednesday evening the Scot
tish Rite Masons had their big an
nual banquet and party to which
all Masons and their ladies were
invited. Some 250 or more attend
ed not only from Carteret County
but Craven, Onslow, Pamlico Coun
ties as wel and the group was aug
mented by Masons of all ranks
and from all over the country in
Army, Navy and Marine Corp? un
iforms who are stationed in the
nearby units.
Guests were invited tor seven
and an hour and a half was g-iven
over to the "seafood" banquet
served at the Banquet Hall, at
Smith's Fish Meal Company, West
Beaufort.
After the dinner, the party ad
journed to the Beaufort High
School Building. There the ladies
were invited into the gym for bin
go while the men heard the Hon.
R. L. Pugh and C. A. Seifert, of
New Bern, speak to them in the
auditoi'ium on matters of Masonic
interest.
This was folowed by dancing in
the gym. The big room was appro
priately decordated in red, white,
and blue, the 2nd C. A. Band, from
Ft. Macon, furnished music, and
the whole evennig was very gala.
Wm. H. Bailey, Harvey Smith,
and C. G. Holland were members
of the local committee on arrange
ments for the party.
LEANING ON DEFENSE
Pass us not, O gentle doctor,
Hear our humbe plea,
While our buddies they are dying
On the lad and on the sea.
Facing death within the jungles
With a smile upon their face,
While we draw our 80 weekly
From the Point and from the Base.
O, we suffer greatly, doctor,
And the pain is so intense
But the checks they seem to sooth
us
While we're leaning on defense.
COOCH
BEAUFORT BOYS
InThe Service
Leroy Mcintosh of Marshalberg
formerly employed at Scarboro-
Safrit Lumber Co., has now been
promoted to Coxswain, 3 class in
the U. S. Coast Guard. Leroy is
stationed at Norfolk, Va. His wife
'T" has an apartment there.
USO HAS PARTY
ON BIRTHDAY
Word has been received that
Cpl. Guy G. Lewis, Signal Corps,
son of Mr. Hardy Lewis, has ar
rived in North Africa. Guy enter
ed the Army April 1941. He train
ed at Camp Crowder, Mo., and
Camp Edwards, Mass.
H. T. Carraway
Gives Up Dairyng
After operating a dairy for 18
years on his farm a mile east of
Beaufort, H. T. Carraway is sell
ing out his dairy business next
Monday at auction. He says he is
having the same problem that oth
er dairies are contending with
OPA price regulation and high
prices of feed. Mr. Carraway wlil
devote his full time to farming go
ing in for cabbages and potatoes
in a big way to serve Washington,
Baltimore, and Philadelphia markets.
J. C. Hamilton of
Atlantic Died Mon.
John C. Hamilton, 38, of Atlan
tic, died Monday morning at Pot
ter's Emergency Hospital after an
illnes sof about three months with
a heart condition.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home at 3:30 Tuesday
afternoon by Rev. L. D. Hayman,
of the Methodist Church, and the
body was laid to rest in the Atlan
tic Cemetery.
Mr. Hamilton is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Ruth Hamilton; two
small children, Mildred Carroll in
the first grade at school, and John
C. Jr., in the fifth; his mother
Mrs. Henrietta Hamilton; and
four brothers, Charlie Hamilton,
Foy Hamilton, Ira Hamilton, and
George Hamilton. Pall bearer?
were Messrs. Carl Bell, Henry
Fulcher, Charlie Taylor, Clyde
Mason and Manly Fulcher.
County Represented
At N.C.E.A. Meeting
Supt J. G. Allen, Principal H.
L. Joslyn, of Moreehad City, Prin.
R. L. Pruitt, of Newport, and
Prin. S. B. Smithy, of Atlantic,
are in Raleigh representing Car
teret County at the three day N.
C. E. A. meeting in sesion at the
Hugh Morson High School. Clas3
room teachers appointed as dele
gates were unable to attend be
cause of the difficulty everywhere
in getting substitute teachers so
that the work of the schools could
go en in their absence.
E. E. (Dick) Duncan ordered to
rpeort to Ft. Bragg on the 17th
was accepted for the Army. He
returned to Raleigh for a week but
went back on the 24th to begin
Army life.
Staff Sgt. Y. Z. Mason arrived
Saturday from Porto Rico for his
first visit home in 14 months'. He
is the guest of his mother, Mrs.
Winnie Mason, and his sister, Mrs.
L. C. Davis, of Live Oak Street.
Sgt. Mason leaves S mday to enter
Officers Training School at Camp
Lee, Va.
Charles Davis who entered the
Navy six weeks ago completes his
"boot" training this week and is
expected home over the week-end.
Paul Chester Whitley, Cadet in
Naval Flying School, arrived Tues
day to spend three days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Whit
ley. He flew from Norman, Okla
homa, to Jacksonville, and came
up from there by train.
Pfc Frank Rice, son of S. A.
Rice, of Broad Street, has complet
ed a course in the Army Air Forc
es Technical Training School at
Amarillo Army Air Field, Amar
illo, Texas, and will be sent to
some air base for airplane maintenance.
Word has been received that
Sgt. William H. Bates, son of Mrs.
Chriss Hansen, of Moore Street,
has arrivel safely in Australia.
Bates entered the Army January,
1942, received his training at Ft.
Warren, Wyoming, Davis Monthan
Field, Arizona, Camp Edwards,
Mass., and Fort Ord., Calif. He is
with an Amphibian Regt., of the
Engineers.
Lt. McQuade ordered to Fort
Bragg folowing a recent furlorgh
here has now been transferred to
Camp Pickett, Va. For those
friends who have been asking for
his address, it is: Lt. T. H. Me
Quaid, Btry C, 171st F. .A. Br.
APO 45, Camp Pickett.
Carolyn Wheatly
1943 GSO Queen
The USO held open house
Sunday not only in Carteret
County but all over the U. S.
to celebrate the second anni
versary of the founding of
the organization. The Car
teret Club invited everyone
in the County to celebrate
with them between the
hours of 2 and 6.
Hundreds of friends accepted
the invitation and filed the build
ing to overflowing. While the CBS
from Ft. Macon gave a concert,
guests were given an opportunity
to observe the various services
rendered the men, and at 3 :40 our
Carolyn Wheatly was crowned
1943 GSO Queen by Margaret
Morris, last year's queen. Her
Court of Honor was composed of
Pauline Gillikin, Georgia Guthrie,
Mary Emily Mann, and Betsy Stall
ings.
Carolyn and the four other girls
were selected by a nominating
committee composed of Mrs. Ann
Stout (representing the GSO
girls), Miss Eddy, Mrs. Louise
Seamon, and four service men.
She was elected queen by ballot at
the dance on Tuesday night,
March 16th.
After the coronation interest
ing and educational demonstra
tions were given by nearby units
served by the Club: a elope or
der drill by the men from the Sec
tion Base; Judo drill by the Ma
rines from Cherry Point; wire com
munications drill by the F. A.
tank demonstrations by two tanks
from the tank compnay; gas drill
by the Infantry; a field kitchen
drill by the C. A. from Ft. Macon;
and a drill of machine guns being
set for action.
The second part of the program
was devoted to an hour of rededi
cation. R. L. McMillan of Raleigh,
State Director of Civilian Defense,
spoke on "America at War Again.!'
Vesper Smith, assistant regional
YMCA Supervisor also brought
greetings.
Stanley Woodland always a cap
able master of ceremonies, presid
ed, "Carty" Swartz and Miss
Frances Eddy accustomed to the
role of host and hostess proved
their ability again, new friends
were made for the club and old
freindships cemented.
Lionel Arthur, who has been in
the U. S. Navol Hospital since re
ceiving serious injury December
17th, left last Friday after spend
ing a tenday leave with his mother,
Mrs. Bettie Arthur.
Ben Arrintgon, Jr., arrived
from Pensacola, Fla., Saturday
morning to spend ten days with
his mother, Mrs. Teddie Arrington
of Ann Street.
Pvt. John D. Willis, who has
been in St. Petersburg, Fla., has
been assigned to the Army Air
Force Headquarters at Boiling
Field, Washington, D. C.
o
Pvt. Van Austin of Parris Is
land, S. C, spent the week end
here visiting his parents Mr. and
Mrs. Moses Austin. He left for
New River Marine base and will
take up radio there.
Albert Chappell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. Z. Chappell of Marsh
Street, enlisted in the Navy the
first of January. He received his
'boot" training at Jacksonville,
Fla., and since then has been in
the Naval Air Technical Training
Center there.
See SERVICE Page 5
Sweet Potato Prices
Will Be Supported
For County Growers
In an effort to assist growers in
meeting the 1943 production goal,
prices at which sweet potatoes will
be supported for Carteret. County
growers have been announced by
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, according to S. D. Edwards
Chairman of the County AAA
Committee. The prices, applicable
only to the 1943 crop, range from
$1.15 to $1.45 per bushel depend
ing on seasonal differences.
The 1943 national sweet pota
to goal recently was increased 32
per cent over the earlier goal,
which called for the same acreage
as planted in 1942. North Caroli
na's present goal is 72,000 acres,
and the goal for Carteret County
is 1113 acres.
Prices will be supported through
purchases by the Food Production
Administration at $1.15 per bush
el during the harvesting season
from August through November;
at $1.30 per bushel in December
and January; and at $1.45 per
bushel during February, March
and April, Chairman Edwards said
These prices apply to sweep pota
toes grading U. S. No. 1 and pack
ed in either bushel crates, baskets,
or hampers. U. S. No. 2 potatoes
containing 75 per cent or more
of U. S. No 1 quality will be sup
ported at 15 cents per bushel be
low the prices for U. S. No. I s.
wnen a purcnase program is
started in any area, Mr. Edwards
said, arrangements will be made
by the Food Distribution Adminis
tration to purchase the sweet po
tatoes from growers at the sched
uled support prices. Potatoes of
fered must be in standard contain
ers, either new or second hand,
but must be durable and clean.
Purchases will be made only in
carload lots, but any number of
growersmay pool their potatoes to
make up a car. All carlots offered
must be inspected by Federal
State inspectors at the expense of
the sellers. Loading places and
time of loading will be designat
ed by County USDA War Boards
and purchase agents of the FDA.
Chairman Edwards said pota
toes also will be purchased in 50
pound sacks, but at a discount of
10 cents below the designated
bushel prices. This differential
takes into consideration the light
er weight of the packed sacks and
the' lower packing costs.
The seasonal price spreads
should assure orderly marketing
of sweet potatoes throughout the
marketing season, and the an
nounced prices will apply to any
variety in any state which has an
established goal for sweet pota
toes. -
SCHOOL CLINIC
APRIL 5 AND 6
All First Graders
For September 1943
Asked To Attend
There will be a clinic at
the Beaufort School next
Monday and Tuesday, April
5 and 6, from 9 to 12 o'clock
for preschool children who
expect to enter school next
year those who will be 6
on or before October 1.
If your child's last name begin.!
with any letter from "A" through
"L" you are requested to bring
him to the clinic on Monday; if his
name begins with any letter from
"M" through "Z" you are asked to
bring him on Tuesday.
The spring preschool clinis has
become an institution. Its impor
tance is already recognized so
that little need be said about it.
The child will be the loser if for
any reason a mother fails to get
him to the clinic and that know
ledge insures the cooperation of
practically all mothers.
Dr. C. P. Stevick, Public Health
Doctor, wil be in charge, Dr. W.
L. Woodard will give dental exam
inations, and both will be assisted
by Miss Virginia Ribenbark, shcool
nurse. These specialiists will ex
amine each child, indicate prob
lems, and suggest means for cor
rection so that by the time fall
comes, the child can be at his best
physically to profit from the work
of the school. It is also the child's
first contact with teacher who will
have his care in the fall and gives
a chance to get acquainted with
her and the school so that when
September conies, he will fpel he
is coming back to an old friend
and familiar surroundings.
First Baseball
Another evidence of spring as
certain as the first robin More
head City and Beaufort High
Schools have their first baseball
game of the season at 3:30 Tues
day on the Beaufort ball ground.
Fifth Graders
Visit News
0
Twenty-nine members of Mrs.
James Rumley's fifth grade visited
the office of The Beaufort News
Tuesday afternoon to see "how it's
done." They looked over the shoul
der of the editor as this paragraph
was written, took it in to the lino
type man, saw it set up, and then
had a proof of it as it appears now
in the paper. The big press was
started up and about 25 copies of
last week's papers were run off to
show them how it worked.
Children Still
Buy For Defense
Miss Lessie Arrington's 4th
grade lead all the rest this Tues
day in the purchase of Defense
Stamps and Bonds, and Mrs. J. Y.
Lassiter's 8th grade came second
according to the School Stamp and
Bond Committee. The total sales
amounted to $215.90.
RATION
BRIEFS
Coffee
No. 26 now good for one pound
through April 25.
Fuel Oil
Period 5 coupons good.
Gasoline
No. 5 "A" coupons good for 3
gallons but must cover 4 months
period instead of two.
Shoes
No 17, Book I, good for one
pair through June 15.
Sugar
No. 12 good for 5 pounds thri'
May.
Meats, Etc.
Red "A" Stamps (book II)
good for 16 points worth of meat,
cheese, and butter.
Canned Foods
Blue "D", "E" and "F" Stamps
(book II) good for rationed can
ned, bottled and frozen foods
through April 30..
Court Martial of
Haynes Assailants
Bennett "Guilty
Court Martial for the two Army
men who attacked Mgr. John Hay
nes, of the local 5 and 10 Cent
Store has been in progress at Ft.
Macon since Wednesday noon. Pvt.
Harold Bennett, the soldier found
by means of his pass dropped in
the store, was the first man up.
The vedict was "Guilty," the sen
tence was not given out for pub
licity. The trial of the second man
will be continued to next week.
Haynes was assaulted by the
men on Saturday afternoon,
March 13, when they entered the
store apparently with the inten
tion of making trouble. In the
scuffle Haynes suffered two brok
en bones in his right hand and
cuts about the head necessitating
something like ten stitches.
More County Boys
Enter Our Army
The President sent "Greetings"
to 75 more Carteret boys and ask
ed them to report to Ft. Bragg last
Friday. They all went down by
bus from Morehead City, stopped
for lunch at Fayettevile, and
stayed at Ft. Bragg until Satur
day afternoon. That gave them at
least twenty-four hours of Army
life even if they never go back.
They made their own beds, turned
in at 9 o'clock, folowed Army dis
cipline as though they had been
sworn in. They "ate good,"' too,
according to reports no lack of
bacon, butter, sugar, coffe or meat.
The folowing men were accept
ed and report again tomorrow;
BEAUFORT
Woodrow L. Willis, Route 1.
Fonzo M. Simmons, Route 1.
William E. Garner.
Otis L. Garner. -. ,
John K. Vanderveer, Jr.
MOREHEAD CITY.
Archie L. Williams.
Zion M. Lewis.
Leoland J. Davis, Jr.
William M. Barts.
Alvin G. Willis.
Floyd E. Jones, Jr.
Lester D. Styron,
Gordon W. Ballou,
Zennie G. Men-ill.
Dallas T. Guthrie.
Ethan S. Davis, Jr.
Joseph Hall, Jr.
Floyd Thomas Willis.
David Thompson Gould.
NEWPORT
Joseph T. Lewis, Route 1.
Dewey G. Salter, Route 1.
Rudolph E. Guthrie.
ATLANTIC
Cly e Mason, Jr.
Melvin Luther Styron. Jr.
MARSHALLBERG
Elvin Thomas Hancock.
Wilbur Arnold Hi!!.
SALTER PATH
Robert L. Lawrence.
Abram Willis.
HARKERS ISLAND
Johnnie D. Guthrie.
GLOUCESTER
Oliver W. Chadwick, Jr.
WiNSTCN SALEM
Roy E. Sutherland.
FIRING NOTICE
The folowing notice of firing to
be held at Davis, N. C, is furnish
ed for the information and appro
priate action of all concerned:
50 caliber antiaircraft machine
guns.
Date: Monday and Tuesday.
April 5 and 6.
Hour: 24 PM.
Place: At Core Banks E. of
Davis
Danger Area: 2 mi. N. and S. of
Davis. S mi. E. of Core Banks. .
Entrance of surface craft ; In
this area is extremely dangerous.