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THFY riVF TTTrTIl i LIVES-YOULEKPf YOUR MONEY" $MM( Buy an Aflditicnal h; umuu nun a, IPIir3 A Tze Mos Widely Read Newspaper Along The Central Caroluoasl MMfYUUK BOY f5 " Additional Bond Today VOL. XXXI NO. 18. BEAUFORT. N. C, THURS., MAY 6, 1943. Prisoner of War c 1 X1 '!S&SI$ r 1 GEORGE TRUITT GUTHRIE, Pharmacist Mate, U.S.N., reported unofficially at killed in action, i being held as a prisoner of war in the Philippines. Mrs. W. E. Guth rie of Morehead City, formerly of Ann Street, Beaufort, hat just re ceived word from Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, Bureau of Navy Personnel, Washington that an of ficial cablegram received by the International Red Cross from To kio by way of Geneva brought the news of his imprisonment. SCHOOLS CLOSE MONDAY, MAY 10 Four Seniors To Give Addresses 100 YEAR OLD FRONDED PALMS ON WATER FRONT Other Improvements To Follow Soon In the old town of Beau fort, palms a hundred years old lift their fronts stirred by the gentle southwest breezes as they blow across the sound, and on moonlight nights cast magic lacy pat terns on the grass. If they could but speak, they would tell stories not of what they have seen as they look out over the sound at Beaufort, but what they saw at the. Lone Star Gardens in Thomas ville, Georgia. Citizens who went back from dinner last Monday along a fa miliar Front Street, were some what shocked, to say the least, as they went home to supper to see three twenty-five foot Sabal Pal mettoes growing along the walk in front of the Inlet Inn. ... Mr. George Willis, of the Lone Star Gardens who is superintend ing the landscaping at Cherry Point, is the man who was able to make 100 year old palms sewn to spring up in so short a time. Although Mr. Willis knows of no palms of this variety north of the Sprunt place in Wilmington, he thinks there is every reason to See PALMS Page S PUBLISHED WEEKLY. REV. W. Y. STEWART PREACHES SERMON Beaufort High School pu pils are busy with finals all this week. Friday evening at 8 o'clock, closing exercises will be initiated with Class Night in the school auditor ium. It always furnishes a rollicking good time for the boys and girls whose night it really is, and always draws a large audience of those who en Joy seeing their fun. The follow ing are those who will take part in the exercises: Salutatorian Jay Ky Beam. America Lou Waters. Uncle Sam Jimmy Jarman. Education Anne Ives. Group of Americans Seniors. Captain Donald Willis. Class Frophet Lucie Belle Rice. Testator Kathryn Sewell. ifistorinn Henry Davis. Class Poet Catherine Lape. Class Grumbler Margaret Rum ley. Class Sung Words by Cathe rine Lane. Giftorian Amanda Congleton. Valedictorian Lena Dot Ram sey. On Sunday morning at 11 o' clock will be the Baccalaureate Sermon by the Rev. W. Y. Stew art, of Core Creek Community Church, also in the school auditor ium. There will be special music by the Glee Club. The Senior Class Graduation exercises will be on Monday eve ning at 8 o'clock. Four members of the Senior Class have been selected as speak ers on the theme, "What We're Fighting For": Fighting for the U. S. Hen dricks House. For Freedom of Worship Dot Dill. For Freedom From Want Bill Lepp. For Freedom From Fear Edna Earle Willis. A special program of music will be given by the School Band and the Glee Club. After the addr sses there will be the annual prebentation of the American Legion Award by Ray mond Ball and the Awarding of Diplomas by Principal T. G. Leary. Marshals for all the exercises are chosen on the basis of scholas tic attainment. They are: Chief: Bobbie Dean Duncan. Class 1944: Joyce Springle, Joyce Hall, Gloria Faye Laughton. Class 1945: Spicer Norwood, Margaret Manson, Mary Lou Ma son. Seniors of 1943 are: Reginald Adams, Hazel Johnson, Floyd Springle, Arthur Barnhill, Catherine Lane, Lucille Springle, Jay Ky Beam, Bill Leep, James See SCHOOLS Page 10 STRAWBERRY CROP HURT NEW BERN Strawberry cropi in Craven county have been cut ' ut 50 per cent because of re cent cold weather, it is reported, while the peach crop is reported to b j practically ruined. He Made "Dick" Go piippHwim uwr ill III i HI mik V--" - tmailHiMMinl Soth Gibbs, second man to serve as Chief of the old Robert E. Lee Fire Company, and the only man who could make "Dick" go. BEAUFORT BOY LAUDED ABROAD Lt. John Morrison Honored For Work With Flying Tigers A release brings the news that Lt. John M. Morrison has distinguished himself in China as a member of Gen. C. L. Chenault's famed "Fly ing Tigers" for which he wa3 commended in an official communique which reads as follows: "As a participant on two consec utive dive-bombing and strafing missions you caused much destruc tion to enemy shipping and fuel installations. Your missions were well planned and well executed. This excellent offensive action carried out by you and other pi lots of the flight whose extremely accurate dive bombing and shoot ing caused a maximum of destruc tion with a minimum of expendi ture, reflects great credit on the efficiency of this command as a fighter unit. You are highly com mended for this work." The Morrisons came to Carteret from Bluefield, Va., and John en tered first year high school in the Morehead City School. Later they moved to Beaufort, and he grad uated from our High School in the Class of 1937. He attended Cita del, N. C. State, and Duke Univer sity. Morrison entered the Air Service before our entrance into the war graduating at Maxwell Field in September, 1941. He was assigned to duty in the Carribean until last fall at which time he was one of the hand picked flyers selected for service with the 14th Air Force in China. Crackers and wafers which are stored in metal containers near the range will keep fresh and crisp at all times. ROBERT E. LEE FIRE DEPARTMENT p ffihen A-A M ' MY 1-1 II : fSv - f 1 1 'vE3Ei d r 4 - t3Sr - " it! Beaufort Fire Department 36 Years Old Monday Ruins of the Roberson home destroyed by fire on April 10, 1908. In the foreground are the following members of the company, eight of whom are honorary members of the Fire Company today: Frank Longest, Walter Longest, "B" Robinson, John Skar ren, Jake Gibble, Will Skarren, Jesse Fulcher, Charles Hatsell, George Brooks, "Lon" Gardner, Harvey Ramsey, Dan Fowle, Wiley Taylor, I. N. Moore, Rudolph Dowdy, Frank Skarren, Jim Fuller, Henry Marshall, Theo. Adair, Dave Jones. FIREMEN'S BANQUET Sherwood Brockwell, of Raleigh, Deputy In surance Commissioner and Chief Fire Marshall for North Carolina will visit Beaufort next Mon day and be the principal speaker at the Firemen's Birthday Banquet in the evening. The Committee on Ar rangements for the Ban quet have been busy all week. Approximately a hundred members of the Department, their ladies, and invited guests will meet at the Fire House for the bar becue supper and addresses. W.Z.MCCABE DIES AT DUKE Was Member of Carteret Board of Commissioners W. Z. McCabe, aged 65 years, of Wildwood, died at Duke University Hospital on Wednesday after a long ill ness, and the body was brought back to Carteret last night for burial. Mr. McCabe was a member of the Wildwood Presbyterian Church and the Rev. Kenneth C. Sea wright will conduct the funeral services. As we go to pres, there b uncertainty as to whether the fun eral will be held on Saturday o Sunday. Mr. McCabe was the son of Thomas T. and Mary Elizabeth McCabe. He was a farmer and was born and spent all of his life at Wildwood. Since 1932, he has been an able member of our Boaid of County Commissioners. He is sur vived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Vir ginia McCabe two daughters, Mrs. Mary Virginia Davis whose mar riage to Robert L. Davis was sol emnized last Saturday, Mrs. Dor othy Dubay, Jacksonville, Flori da; three sons, Atlee E. McCabe, U. S. A., stationed at New Mexico, Kenneth T. McCabe, Wildwood, and C. Addison McCabe, U. S. N., stationed at the Section Base. Morehead City. There are also two sisters and three brothers surviving. BEAUFORT BOYS In The Service Pvt. Lonnie E. Rhue and Claude Glover, U. S. Army, both of Camp Polk, La., are home on a visit to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Rhue of Broad Street and Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Glover, of Pine Street. Paul Beachem, Jr., Ships Cook, 2nd CI., U.S.N., arrived on Mon day to spend several days leave with his parents. Paul is being transferred from a cruiser to a destroyer. He reports to his new post Sunday. Paul is wearing a bat showing he has seen action it! the African theatre. COMMISSIONERS DRAW JURORS FOR JUNE COURT City Grocery Has Co. Home Contract CEILINGS Ceilings announced by A. H. James, Community Service Chair man of the Ration Board follow: CABBAGE 4:35 per 100 lbs. received at nearest shipping point or picked up in bulk on the farm. 4.85 in 100 lb. bags or crates. 5.10 in 50 lb. bags or crates. 5.10 plus cost of handling if brought to stores for sale. Merchants are allowed a profit of 50 per cent for handling cab bages. POULTRY Farmers Receive: 25 cents per lb. hens on foot. 28 cents per lb. fryers on foot. Retailers Receive: 34 cents per lb. fryers on foot. 57 cents per lb." fryers dressed and drawn. 30 1-4 cents per lb. hens on foot. 49 cents per lb. dressed and drawn. Beaufort Rotes Hear Dr. Wright Rotarians at their regular meet ing on Tuesday evening heard Dr. John A. Wright of the UV S. Pub lic Health Department speak on Venereal Diseases. In the course of his remarks, he praised the work being, done by Dr. C. P. Sti.vick, of our County Health Department. He says that two charts, the work of Dr. Stevick, are in use all over the State in health work. Walter C. Willis, Charleston, S C, has been promoted fiom M.M. 2nd CI., U.S.C.G. to M.M. 1st CI. Hook and Ladder Constructed Under His Leadership Word has been received from "Somewhere in Africa" that Pres ton Mason, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mason, of Ann Street, has been promoted to Technician, oth grade (tool keeper). The notice of pro motion bears a recent date but i "as of June 1942. On April 28th, Gilbert Totter, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Potter, of Ann Street, was graduated from tith Class Officer Candidate School No. 1, Army Administration: Schools, N. Dak., State College, Fargo, and was commissionei 2nd Lieut, U.S.A. He was sent to a post in Pennsylvania. Word has been received thru the New York Post Office that Lieut. John Skarren, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. (Bill) Skarren, has arrived overseas. Mrs. Ann Stout, popular mem ber of our Carterjt Heal'h De partment, has resigned fivri her position here to enter the Army Nursing Corps. She left on Mon day for her home in Dunn to a wait orders. The Carteret County Board of Commissioners in their monthly meeting last Mon clay drew the following jury tor the June term ot super ior Court: H. L. Joslyn, Morehead City; Frank Taylor, Sea Level: Al va Fullcherfi Stacy; Howard Ful cher. Sea Level; Walter E. Lew is, Morehead City; I. W. Russell, Beaufort; George R. Lewis, More head City; R. B. King, Beaufort; j H. C. Whitehurst, Straits; W. R. Howard. Newport; I. F. Moore. 1 Marshallborg; Dannie Willis, Hark jers Island : Robert E. Kinji, Beuu Ifort; Otis Fulcher, Stacy; Charles IG. N. '.sen. G'.ouccsti-r; W. B. Al lien, Newport; Samuel Salter, Da I vis, Luther Lewis, Davi.-s; J. C. I Jiundine, Newpoit; Ed Simpsor.. Beaufort, Joe Davis, Harkevs Is land; Monroe Gaskiil, Roe; Will I". West, Wiidwood; R. E. L. Davis, Smyrna; D. M. Webb, Morehead City, Charles Webb Willis, More head City; Kilby Salter, Sea Level; Charles Nelson, Harkers Island; Arthur Lewis. Harkers Island; Geoige W. Gillikin, Beaufort, RFD Fred Lewis. Morehead City, Char lie Robinson, Atlantic; Sam W. Salter, Harkers Island; John A. Hill, Davis; Gordie Styron, Sea Level; Mark T. Royall, Marshall berg; Melvin Morris, Atlantic; Wiliard Piner, Marshallberg, A. R. Hartsfield, Bogue, Theodore Willis, Beaufort, R. F. D. Wil lir.m Tyler, Beaufort; Delton Da vis, Beaufort. In addit;ono drawing tee jury t'r.e monthly award of contract fot supplies for the County Home was made to the City Grocery and ? or 4 tax matters weret aken up. jiimrnirmumiLiuifLiuMrL U j J - Mv Julius Duncan, eleted Hre Chi January, 1940, resigned August, 1942, made more improvements in the Department for the length of kit service than any Chief the De partment ever had. Tke fine Aer ial Truck (Kock and Ladder was constructed und?r b's leadership. 12 Of Original Co. Honorary Members OLD MEMBERS REMINISCENT John Vanderveri is at Keesler Field, Miss., where he says he oft en runs into Royal Barbour, an other of our boys who is stations! there. Attending Meeting In New Bern Today District Conference of the Methodist Church convenes in all day session in New Bern today. There will also be meetings of the Woman's Society for Christian Service and of the Minister's Wives. Those attending from the Beaufort church are: Rev, and Mrs. W. Stanley Potter, Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Eure, Mrs. E. H. Potter, and Mrs. C. M. Jones. Town Board The Town Commissioners met in a short session on Monday ev ening. There were but few mat ters taken up. John Pake was ap pointed "Marker" for the munci pal election to be held on Tues day, and the Clerk, Murray Thom as, was instructed to see about a patrol wagon for the Police Department. WAACS A WAAC Recruiting unit will be at tko Beaufort Pott Office on May 20th, 2 1st, and 22nd, to re ceive application! and to interview women interested in joining the Women't Army Auxiliary Carpa. Application may be obtained at the local Pott Office or by writing the WAAC .Enrollment .Station, Fort Bragg, N. C. GRAYDON PAUL ELECTED MAYOR D. B. Willis Wins Over Dr. Ferebee Mr. Boggs To Be U. S. A. Chaplain Rev. Clyde S. Boggs has resign ed from his pastorate at Aurora to enter the U.S.A. as Chaplain. Mr. Boggs came to the N. C. Con ference from Kentucky and was assigned to Newport. After serv ing the Methodist Church there for four years, he was appointed to the Church at Aurora which he is serving for the second year. Mr. Boggs is an A.B. graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan College and a B. D. graduate of Duke Uni versity. He will enter the Chap lain's School at Harvard Univer- sity- .6 A Mayor, Chief of Police, and five Commissioners were elected to office on Tuesday without opposition. Graydon Paul, Mayor by appointment since the resignation of May or Huntley, November, 1941, is our elected Mayor for the next two years; Walter Longest, our Chief of Police, and the following are our Commissioners: C. M. Jones, G, W. Huntley, Bayard Taylor, John White, Clarence Guthrie. Votes cast for the several candidates are: Graydon Paul sJ. Waiter Longest 82. G. W. Huntley 80. C M. Jones 80, Bayard Taylor 79. John White 79. Clarence Guthrie 79. In Morehead City there was a clos'j contest between D. B W:ilis, the present Mayor, prd D '. C. G. Ferebee for the, of. ice of Mayor, with Willis winning by but 19 votes. The new Board of Aldermen selected from 10 candidates con testing are: David Battle Webb, W. P. Freeman, D. W. Freshwater. S. C. Holloway, John L. Crump. Following are votes cast for each candidate in the running: D. B. Willis 418. C. G. Ferebee 399. David Battle Webb 589. W. P. Freeman 510. S. C. Holloway 441. D. W. Freshwater 433. John L. Crump 411. Walter M. Lewis 381. E. C. Willis 375. John Baker 319. T. D. Lewis 274. J. B. Long 199. The Beaufort Fire Depart ment will celebrate its 36th birthday on May 10th. A number of the present-day firemen were not even born when in 1907 it was organiz ed as the Robert E. Lee Fire Department, yet 12 of the original members are today honorary members of the present company: Walter Longest, Jesse Fulcher, Hugh Jones, Char lie Hatsell, George Brooks, "Lon" Gardner, Wiley Taylor, I. N. Moore, Dave Jones, Seth Gibbs, Herman Howland, and Hugh Long est. Members who have since died or moved away were : Frank Long est, the first chief; "B" Robinson, John Skarren, Jack Gibble, Will Skarren, Harvey Ramsey, Dan Fowle, Rudolph Dowdy, Frank Skarren, Jim Fuller, Henry Marsh- all, Charles Skarren, Theo Adair. Jack Mades. The Fire Department came into being before we had the present Town Hall in the west end of which the Fire Company is comfortably housed today. In those days the Town Hall was in Winfield Chad wick's building on the east side of Craven Street the "lockup" be low and town offices above, and across the street on the Howland property was the frame building that housed the fire engine. When a fire broke out, every body ran about frantically yelling "Fuel'' Then to further spread he alarm the school bell and church bells rang. A few days before the new com pany was 11 months old, the call of "Fire!" at three o'clock in the morning brought the company to what the old "Lookout" described as "the most horrible fire in Eeau fort's history the Robinson house on the northwest corner of Ann and Turner Streets in which Miss Henrietta Roberson was burned to death. Quoting further frori the old Lookout, "The Robert E. Lee Fire Company and the Colored Fire Department arrived on the scene in short order. The new fire engine was connected to the fire plug on the corner, but as the wat er did not come promptly, the en gine was taken to the water front at the end of Turner Street, and the hose thrown overboard." Editorial comment in the same paper "Before this town had a fire engine, it had a bucket brigade which rendered efficient and val iant service. Since the purchase of the engine, the brigade has been discontinued. Result: The specta tors who arrive at the scene of a cont lagration betore the engine, stand idly around waiting for it to come. If the brigade was reorgan ized in many cases the fire could be extinguished during the brief space of time thus lost." The bucket brigade the passing of which the editor of the Lookout was regretting was the first fire See FIRE DEPT. Page 10 COURT OF HONOR JIM Norman Scrivener Of Wilson to Open Boys Scout Court net of fie ri. Dance The American Legion Auxiliary it sponsoring a dance to be given tonight at the Recreation Center. Admission will be 25 cents. The Carteret Dist Eov Scouts will re c of Honor Sunday fc: ir it., at Ann Street Method's: C'f.v '-. A .-sistant Scout Executive o v.rxa Scrivener, of Wilson, will be pres ent and formally open ti? Court Local ChpiT.if.-i Stanley Wood an: v ill reside. Cne hundred an: ?.'-.ety presen tations and promo i n a! awards are scheduled the laigtst ever made in the Carteret District. The public is invited to be pres ent as evidence of their interest in and willingness to support the fine work of the Scouts. Mr. Woodland says that in the Carteert District, there is today a larger percentage of boys over twelve years of are enlisted in the Boy Scouts than in any district in the Wilson Area, The French are said to add a pinch of salt to their coffee. Sucli a pinch should be added just before the coffee is served, and does add the last flavor touch to offe making in the taste of many people. I
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