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THEY GIVE THEIR LIVESYOU LEND YOUR MONEY" Bnf an Additional Bond Now J, 11 ill ImLd AUFO The Most Widely Read Newspaper Along The Central Carolina st BACK UP YOUR BOY Buy an Additional Bond Today VOL. XXXI NO. 17. BEAUFORT, N. C, THURS., APRIL 29, 1943. STATE COMDR. OF. AM. LEGION 'HERE FRIDAY 3rd Dis. Meeting And Dinner at Hut At. the meeting of the Third Di3 trict of the American Legion last Fridav Eveninc at the Hut. half a hundred Legionnaires from New Bern, Swansboro, Bayboro, More head City and Beaufort heard Amos Maynard, State Commander Greensboro, who was the principle speaker of the evening. R. E. Stev ens, Department Membership Chairman, Goldsboro, and Frank M. Sasser, State Sen-ice Officer, i Fayetteville, were also present and spoke brielly. In the business session, the group endorsed T E. Kelly f the Beaufort Post, for Post Depart- I ment Vice Commander, 2nd Divi sion; Aaron Aarons, of the New Bern Post, for 3rd District Vice Commander; and W. E. Banks of the Swansboro Post for 3rd Dis trict Vice Commander. All of these are subject to the election held at the State Convention. Members of the Legion Auxi liary served a delicious baked chicken dinner topped off with pie and coffee. Toastmaster for the occasion was District Commander Baker Morris of the Morehead City Post. Not a Candidate '.:' '' ! . ; . !:;:: t . O. MAX GARDNER I have decided not to become a candidate for United States Senate in 1944. In justice to my friends and to the general public I feel it my duty to make this announce ment without delay. My decision is final. If I entered the campaign I would make a vigorous, driving See GARDNER Page 10 BEAUFORT HOLDS 1"- UNCONTESTED ELECTION TUES. Jones And Taylor To Be New Members Of Town Board Barnes Convicted Of Drunken Driving ' Thomas L. Barnes, of Pines, driver of the car that crashed in to the car driven by Mr. Ed Fulch er, of Stacy, father of Dr. Luther Fulcher, last Friday evening in front of the Baptist Church was tried Tuesday in Recorder's Court on the charge of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating drink. He submit ted and was required to surrender his driver's license and pay all costs amounting to $69.95. The accident occurred at 8:30 and quickly attracted a crowd. Barnes car overturned throwing two women passenger in -the street In the excitement the am bulance wa3 called and one was picked up and sent to the hospital but upon examination no one was 'found to be injured. Barnes was arrested by Sheriff Holland, plac ed under bond for appearance at Tuesday's Court. VILLA FIRE Fire Alarm 33 between 8 and 9 last Monday morning called the Fire Department to the Morehead Villa several miles west of More head City. The Beaufort Fire De partment was the only one re sponding to the call. They found grease had caught in the exhaust over the range which passes be tween the walls to the roof. It was extinguished with the hose belonging to the hotel. Just be fore noon, the company was called again when grease higher up in the same exhaust was found to be on fire. Total damage was slight it has been estimated at less than $100. Election day has edged up on us, the date for candidates to file with the Registrar has passed, and there is still no excitement. A may or, five commissioners, and a Chief of Police are to be elected, but not even one office is contested. Commissioner C. Z. ChapucH's seat has been vacant since he re signed from the Board to become a member of the County Board and E. H. Potter will not run a gain. C. M. Jones and B?iyard Taylor have filed for these two vacancies. Morehead City on the contrary is having consiueraDie activity with two candidates for the office of Mayor and 11 for the five mem ber Board of Aldermen. John L. Crump is the most recent candi date to announce his candidacy for the Board. This is the first uncontested Municipal Election ever held in Beaufort. The administration must be very efficient as no opposing ticket was put in the field. BEAUFORT BOYS In The Service Duncan Sellers, son of Mr, and Mrs, William Sellers of Norfolk, has completed his course as pilot and has been commissioned as 2nd Lt., U. S, Army Air Corps, Guy Styron, son of H. B. Sty ron of Front Street haa been pro moted to Boatswain's mate, first class. He is serving in the Pacific. Last week Ben Bell, son of Mrs. B. A. Bell was transferred from Keesler Field, Miss., to Pawling, N. Y., for specialized training A letter from James Mason written not quite a year after gra duation from high school brings the news that he is somewhere in the Pacific the days are hot, the nights comfortable, and he is bursting with news he is not allow ed to write 10 Weeks Sale Of Bonds In School Totals $8,786.85 This week's school stamp and bond sale brought in $758.60. Miss Lessie Arrington's 4th Grade bought $220.85 worth; Miss Gladys Chadwick's room, $203; Miss Gertrude Styron's 7th, $111. 70; and Mrs James Rumley's 5th, $108. Other grades were repre sented but bought less than those named. This brings the total sold in the schools during the past 10 weeks to $8,786.85. Music Recital Mrs. Jerome Meachem's recital of her music pupils Wednesday af ternoon is a further reminder that closing days of school are near. As sisted by the High School Band an mdembers of the Glee Club, the following pupils gave a splen did demonstration of the very care f ul and efficient work Mrs. Meach am has been donig in the Music Department of our schools during the school year just drawing to a close: Shelia K. Smith, Patricia Sadler, Florence Connor, Patsy Miller, Peggy Piver, Pauline Barn hill, Jean Ball, Mary Davis, Bes sie Caffrey, Virginia Taylor, Neva Dail, Charles Pitts, Iris Davis, Hel en Paul, Rosalie Chadwick, G. Ann Norris, Mary F. Paul, Shirley Lip man, Joyce Biggs, Daniel Lipman, Betty Lou Merrill, and Joyce Johnson. JIM WHEATLEY HAS NEW JOB Jim Wheatley has severed his connection with Felton's Depart ment Store to become manager of Hill's Men's Clothing Store in Morehead City. He took up his new duties on Monday of this week. Mr. Wheatley has been a popular member of the staff at Felton's for some years past and has proven his ability along the line which he is ' undertaking. Hill's, in operation but something like a year in Morehead City is, nevertheless, a branch of the old established New Bern clothiers of the same name. Today's Floral Tribute- Editor's Note: The following taken from the Washington, D. C. Times Herald refers to an old Straits boy who left Carteret 30 years ago. He is a cousin of George Lewis, superintendent of the County Home. Thirty-five years ago, Riley V. Lewis came up from Florida, by wav of Norfolk, Va., to the De partment of Interior. He has nev er been able to get away since and is now the Chief of the Tract Book Division of the General Land Of-fice. The highly technical nature of his work is greater proof of his efficiency, and his well earned ad vance is heartily approved by his fellow employes. Consideration for those with whom he works is an outstanding trait, and he can always be de pended upon to "go to bat' for any of them at any time. This coupled with the fact that "Holi day Time" is more service time for him than for his staff mem bers and he will take an employe's place to permit him time off with little persuasion, plainly mirrors the man. Away from the office, Mr. Lew is is a true home lover, husband and father. He has two sons and one son-in-law in the service, is a member of the G.L.O. No. 153. American Federation of Employ es, and for relaxation he turns to that diversion of so many great men, fishing. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Corporal and Mrs. Chas. Shoe maker announce the birth of a daughter, Marjorie Raye, April 22, at Potter's Emergency Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Asdenti of Harkers Island announce the birth of a son Friday, April 23, at Pot ter's Emergency Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Gaskill of Sea Level announce the birth of a son Sunday, April 25, at Potter's Emergency Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Murphy an nounce the birth of a daughter Wednesday, April 28, at Potter's Emergency Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dudley an nounce the birth of a daughter Wednesday, April 28, at Potter's Emergency Hospital DR. FULCHER BACK Luther Fulcher who has in Richmond undergoing Dr, been treatment returned home on Mon day. John Vandervere, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Vandervere, has been sent from Fort Bragj to Keesler Flying Fielld, Mis3 for specialized training. CARTERET OVER TOP IN WAR LOAN Quota of $209,800 Overscribed; New Goal of $300,000 Set Carteret !( well over the top In the Second War Loan Drire. Fig ures given out by the Federal Re serve as of April 22 show but $170 707.50 of the $209800 quota bought, but additional sales re ported by the issunig offices in the County show that the goal has al ready been more than reached. Newport, hitherto unreported, re ports $4,106.25 as of April 28th. With the sale of the past week ex ceeding expectations Chairman I. E. Pittman and Mrs. J. G. Allen, Chairman of the Woman's Drive announce that they are now work ing to reach a new goal of $300, 000 worth for Carteret County. . Scholarship Plan I To Boost Wartime Harvest Launched School Tuberculosis Survey Is Completed Last week the last remaining group of tuberculin positive high school students were fluoroscoped by the County Health Department. Starting in January tuberculin testing was carried out on the high school students throughout the en tire County. In the white schools 25 percent of the students were found posi- tive, and in the colored schools 50 percent were positive. Through the use of funds pro vided by the County Tuberculosis Association transportation was provided for the students to come 'to the Health Department Office in Beaufort where Fluoroscopic examinations 'were made. When a youth was found to have some questionable lesion in his lung an X-Ray film was made at the More head City Hospital, and mailed to the North Carolina Santorium for interpretation. The X-Ray films were also pro vided by the County Tuberculosis Association from its fund raised during the Annual Christmaa Seal Sales. Approximately 3 percent of the students were found to have tome form of tuberculosis lesion. Sev eral of these had been previously diagnosed. The county nurses visited the new cases at home where the source of infection was investigat ed, and plans discussed with the family for securing treatment if necessary, or for repeated exami nations if no treatment was needed. Sgt. Maurice (Wilkie) Willis has been transferred from Camp McCoy to Tennessee. His father has asked us to carry his address for the sake of friends who have asked for it. Sgt. Maurice Willis, 3430790, Bat. C. C. A. A. A. Bn. 405, A. P. O. 402, cfo Postmaster, Nashville, Tenn. Charles W. Robinson, U. S. N. R. son of Capt. and Mrs. Charlie Rob inson, of Gordon street, has been transferred from the Cook and Ba ker's School at Farragut, Idaho, to Receiving Ship Sation at Treasure Island, San Francisco, Cal. RATION BRIEFS PUBLISHED WEEKLY. in indi:v t rvj fx J SJ- v LASSITERS LEAVING J. Y. Lassiter leaves to take up new work in Raleigh on May first. He will be Extension Horticultur ist, North Carolina State College Extension Service and will work with commercial vegetables in eastern Carolina. He will be suc ceeded by R. M. Williams who has been Assistant County Agent of Craven County for a little over a year. Prior to that time he was Assistant County Agent in Blad en County for four years and taught vocational agriculture in Clarkton for three years. Mr. Williams, his wife, little daughter of five and baby son of 14 months are due to arrive to carry on as soon as Mr. Lassiter leaves. The Lassiters have been with us for several years. During the past school year, Mrs. Lassiter has helped out in the emergency grow ing out of a shortage of teachers in our schools. They have two very charming young pre-school daughters, Billy Frances and Dot tie. The whole family will be much missed here. HUMBERS HERE FOR EASTER Robert L. Humber and family of Greenville and New York spent the Easter weekend here and at their home on Davis Island. From here he went to Raleigh to confer with a representative of Life Magazine who is planning a pictoral story of the background and beginning of the World Federation to the a chievement of which Mr. Humber is " devoting his full time and thought. COFFEE No. 23, Book I, good for one pound for 5 weeks beginning Apr, 26. - FUEL OIL ' - Period 5 coupons good to Sep tember 30. GASOLINE No. 5 A coupons good for 3 gal lons but must last to July 21. SHOES No. 17, Book I, good for one pair until June 15. SUGAR No. 12, Book I, good for 5 lbs. through May. CANNED FOODS Blue D, E, F, G, H, and I stamps, Book II, good. D, E, and F expire April 30. MEATS, ETC. Red A, B, C, D, and E siamps, Book II, good. A, B, C, D, expire April 30. E good through Msy. F valid May 2, G valid May 9, H valid May 16, and J valid May 23. RR SPUR READY IN TWO WEEKS Extensive Repairs Being Made To Handle Heavy Loads Work on the new spur of the Beaufort and Morenoad City Railroad is proceeding rapidly with needs of the Fish Factory, Airport, and produce season stimulating it. On Lenoxville Road just beyond Gaskill's, crews of men are working on both sides of the highway. Ties are not laid on the north; no rails have been laid on either side, but twenty -five men are on the job and at the rate things are going within two weeks they will be ready for the "golden spike" to join the two parts. On the north side of Town Creek to the westward the route which the track was originally to take has been changed. Gallant's Point is to be filled in and the track brought nearer to the shore. In anticipation of all the expan sion under consideration,' the Rail road of which Stanley Woodland is president, C. R Wheatley secre tary and treasurer and A. T. Leary manager, will not only push this spur to completion, but is also pushing a program of repairs. The track between the two bridges on the fill' between here and Morehead City is being entire ly rebuilt This has been accomp lished from Gallant's Channel to the Rainbow Inn and will be com pleted as soon as ties are available. See RAILROAD Page 10 Carteret County farm youngsters were invited to day to compete m a ?t,000 wartime food production and marketing contest spon sored by the National Junior Vegetable Growers Associa tion. Registration blanks and details regarding the program in this county may be obtained from J. Y. Lassiter of Beaufort, farm demonstration agent, according to L. R. Harrill of Raleigh, state 4-H Cub leaders.. "One objective of the program is to help offset critical shortages of adult farm labor by stimulat ing actual production of food by workers under draft age," Harrill explained. "The second objective is to help acquaint farm young sters with efficient methods of marketing, because supplying the nation with food in war or peace depends on moving food rapidly and economically to the right place, at the right time and in the right condition." Entries from this county will compete for a $500 grand national award, a Southern states regional award of $200 and ten sectional awards of $100 each from a schol aiship fund provided by the A & P Tea Company, Harrill said. The fund also provides two $25 war bonds as prizes for high ranking North Carolina participants, he added. Awards in the 1943 program, to be made this fall, will be based on grades achieved in a five-unit extension course in production and marketing and a report on pro ject work completed during the year, Harrill said. Carteret County registrations must be completed within the next ten days, he said Registration cards may be turned in to farm demon stration agents or to any member of the Southern states regional contest committee including G. L. Herrington, chairman, extension service, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; L. P. Wat son, extension horticultural spec ialist, North Carolina State Col lege, State College, North Caro ina, and R. O. Monosmith, exten sion horticultural specialist, Miss issippi State College, State Col lege, Mississippi. Pvt. WILBUR RHUE, U.S.A., .on of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Rhue, of Broad Street, i with our armed forces in India. His wife, the for mer Gladys Willis, of Williston, and his little daughter, are making their home in Williston during his absence. PURPLE HEART- BROCKWELL OF RALEIGH TO SPEAK MAY 10 Bft. Fire Company Celebrating 36th Year of Service Lewis F. Williams, Cedar St., has just been awarded the Medal of the Purple Heart by the yuar master General for wounds receiv- ed in action while serving in France on July 23, 1918 as Ser geant, Bat. B., 6th Field Artillery. The Purple Heart is given to oi ficers and men honorably wound ed in action. The medal is a pur ple heart framed in bronze on which is a relief of George Wash ington in militai'y uniform. Above is the shield of Washington's Coat of Arms between small sprays of leaves in green enamel. The words "For Military Merit" and Mr. Wil liams' name appear on the reverse side. Mr. Williams has been a long time receiving it, but he is justly proud of it. He and Mrs. Williams have a grocery store, corner Ann and Turner streets. Sherwood Brockwell, of Raleigh, for many years Dep uty Insurance Commissioner and Chief Fire Marshall of North Carolina, is to be the principal speaker at the big1 fireman's celebration and barbecue supper scheduled for the evening of May 10th, the 36th birthday of our Beaufort Volunteer Fire Company christened The Robert E. Eee Fire Company. Members of the Department, their ladies, and other invited guests will be present to hear him. The Committee on arrangements com posed of Charles Hassell, Hubert Fodrie, William Lewis, and Char les Britton are still working on the program, details of which wal be ready for publication next week. The Town Board in session April 7th at the request of a Committee from the Department granted $50 with which to help finance a suit able celebration. SMYRNA RALLY Newport School Finals May 7th NEWPORT, April 27. Com mencement exercises at the New port High School will begin with the sermon by the Rev. J. R. Poe. pastor of the Newport Methodist Church, Newport, at 11a. m. Sun day, May 2. The eighth grade exercises will be May 7, at 10 a. m. with the Rev. C. J. Honeycutt of Morehead City as speaker. The graduation exercises for eleventh grade will be held at 8:30 p. m. Friday, May 7. This year there will be no speaker for this occasion. The money that would have been spent to secure a speak er will be turned into War Bond3 for school. The class will be in charge of the exercises. Immed iately following the exercises, di mately 22 seniors, plomas will be awarded to approxi- Marshalls for this year will be: Myrle Mason, chief; Eleanor Ma son, Rachel Garner, Alton Higgins, Charlotte Mann, Sally Garner and Dora L. Bell. Marshalls were chos en according to scholarship. The first four from junior class and the last three from sophomore class. Seniors and A. B. Adhem Smyrna made a noble showing at their big Bond Rally last Sat urday evening. Choice prizes giv en by members of the community brought bond sales up to $7,620. Mrs. Allen, Chairman, then threw out a call to those who came pre pared to buy but who had been outbid, to purches bonds anyway, This call brought another $1,255; stamps and corsages added anoth er $138; and $4.50 from the cake walk brought the total for the evening to $9,017.50. A woolen blanket given by Jake Miller, of Miller Furniture Company, and bought by Louis Smith, topped the list, bringing $1000. Two cartons of cigarettes given by Mr. Ira Chadwick and Mrs. E. T. Lawrence bought by Berkley Simpson, came second, bringing in $500. Other contributions, donors, and the lucky purchasers follow: Make-up kit, Margaret's Beauty Shop, John Hamilton, $200. Shirt and tie, Elmore Davis, Berkley Simpson, $50. Flower jar, Bell's Jewelry Store, Mrs. M. L. Davis, $75. Bag Flour, Willis Brothers, Mrs. Blanche Davis, $25. Pound Coffee, O. W. Lewis, Lloyd Pigott, $25. Victory Garden, Mrs. Hilda Gil likin, Irving Davis, $150. Five tickets to Seabreeze The atre, Raymond Paul, C'.uytwi Wade, $25. Permanent Wave, Ar.n S:ve: Beauty Shop, Mrs. Louis Smith. $100. 1 ;x cigars, G?ov.'e Dm v!s, Wil' Pake, $125. Two cartons ciguvttjs, Cleve land Gillikin, Lloyd Pigott, $403. Five pounds sugar, Mrs. Jim Davis, Amy Muse, $125. Refreshment set, Bailey's Jew elry Store, Lucy Pake, $200. Five gallons gas, Will Pake, Berkley Simpson, $50. Six light bulbs, Barbour's Ma chine Shop, Irvin Davis, $25. Corned beef, Will Pake, Dr L. W Moore, $25. Four towels, Felton's Store, Lucy Pake, $150. Beaufort News, W. L Hatsell, Lloyd Pigott, $100. $2.50 worth dry cleaning, Johnson-Saunders, Dr. L. W. Moore, $100. Pair hose, Mrs. Harry Chad wide, Johrt Hamilton, $100. Shampoo and finger wave, Mrs. Chas. Nelson, Mrs. Truman Davis, $50. Week's pass Beaufort Theatre, Mgr. Leonard Register, Dr. L. W. Moore, $100.' See SMYRNA RALLY Page 10 Seniors have been buying bonds so conservatively this year that to date they have not been mention ed in our reports, but by way of going out on a high note they came up with a total of $725.50 last week putting them in the class with About Ben Adhem they led all the rest. Total sales for the day amounted to $2,440.55 a record also. The report failed to make last week's News as bonds were sold on Thursday instead of Tues day because Standard Tests were being given in the grammar grades on Tuesday. Other grades buying more than a $100 worth were: Mrs. Jones' 6th, $527.05; Miss Gertrude Styron's 7th, $502.00; Mrs. Pearl Olund's 2nd, Mrs. Clar. ence Millis' 2nd, Miss Gladys Chad wick's 10th, and Miss Edith Lewis' 5th. Atlantic School Music Class Recital The first of the Finals for the Atlantic School began on Monday evening of this week with the re cital of the Music Class under di rection of Mrs. L. D. Hayman, the teacher of this group of school children. The next event on the program will be the commence ment sermon on Sunday afternoon, May 2, with The Reverend John H. Bunn, pastor of the First Bap tist Church of Morehead City, m the preacher. Following this, there will be the usual work of the school through the week ending with the Commencement program on Fri day evening. A more detailed ar rangement of the finals will ba furnished the press at a later date. TiniT TARIP I Information as to the tide at Beaufort is given in thb column. The figures a.e ap proximately correct and arc based on tables furr.ihd hy U. S. Geodetic Sirv-jy : tr.e I Some allowance-? must made for varhinr.s in wind and also i :'t ;' to the loca'.ity, thi- ;s f- er near the inle' -; :.. head of the estuaries. i be HIGH LOW 5:54 6:21 Friday, AM PM PM 12:11 Saturday, May 1 6:51 AM 12:46 AM 7:13 PM 1:03 PM Sunday, May 2 7:41 AM 1:33 AM. 8:02 PM 1:49 PM Monday, May 3 8:26 AM 2:27 AM 8:46 PM , 2:33 PM Tueiday, May 4 9:09 AM 3:96 AM 2:27 PM 3:14 PM Wednesday, May S 9:54 AM 3:53 AM 10:09 PM 3:53 PM Thursday, May 6 10:33 AM 4:32 AM 10:49 PM 4:34 PM
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