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VOL. XXXI NO. 20.
BEAUFORT, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1943
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
ROTES ATTACK
PROBLEM OF.
SAFE SWIMMflG
FOR BEAUFRT
Transportaion To
Bird ShoajUnder
Consideration
Tuesday evening was hot
making the problem of a
proper swimning place for
Beaufort chidren a live one.
Beaufort Reparians attacked
it in the b-lsiness session of
their weekly meeting and
spent some time in discussing
wavs ani means of solving
it. Dr. Woodard opened the
discussion suggesting that
some immediate measure be
taken to provide safe swim
ming for children of the
town.
Thn nrohlem is this: The spread
of three diseases is believed pos
sible in the summer months from
swimming in the sewage contami
nated waters of our shore. Always
a menace, this ha9 become more so
with the increased population.
The three diseases are typhoid,
infectious jaundice, and infantile
paralysis. Cultures recently re
ported by the County Health De
partment support this belief. Ty
phoid has been long accepted even
by most layman as spread through
contaminated water; at the State
Medical Society Meeting last week
evidence was given to show that
sewage in one of the possible ways
for infantile paralysis to be trans
mitted; and Government and
County health officials recently
investigating the infectious jaun
dice in the County, believes that
the spirochete causing it can live
fnr a considerable time in waters
of the Sound. These statements
refer not to the Banks, but beaches
along the Beaufort shore line
Dr. Stevick, County Health Of
fiour Assures us that safe swim
ming can be had by transferring
it north of the breakwater, now
to make this snot available for ev
erybody is the problem. Rotarians
appointed a committee to worK on
this. Members are Dr. W. L.
Woodard, Graham Duncan, Gray
don Paul, and Dr. C. P. Stevick.
Snm nrotrress has been made.
There is a possibility of getting the
old sea Diane float taken over, and
it seems as if the ferry problem
may be solved.
Transferred
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Charles Roy Eubanks has been
transferred from Vichy Army Air
Field, Missouri, to the 23rd Recon
naissance Fighter Squadron, Mor
ris Field, Charlotte.
76 Enrolled In
Vacation School
The Vacation Bible School of
Ann Street Methodist Church
opened on Monday morning of
this week and will meet each day
from 9 until 11:30 throughout the
two week session. Seven teachers
Mrs. William Willis, Mrs. McKim
mon, Mrs. Charles Cheek, Mrs.
Ben Jones, Miss Carol Dean Bes-
sant, Miss Mary Louise Mason,
and the Rev. W. S. Potter are in
charge of the 76 children enrolled
in four departments: Beginners,
Primary, Intermediates, and Jun
ior. Religious instruction, hand
work, and recreation fill the morn
ing hours.
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tide
at Beaufort is given in this
column. The figures are ap
proximately correct and are
based on tables furnished by
the U. S. Geodetic Survey.
Some allowances must be
made for variations in th
wind and also with resnect
to the locality, that is w heth- h
er near the inlet or at the !!
head of the estuaries. fl
HIGH LOW
Friday, May 21
10:11 AM 4:14 AM
10:37 PM 4:15 PM
Saturday, May 22
11:03 AM 5:01 AM
11:28 PM 5:05 PM
Sunday, May 23
11:57 AM 5:54 AM
6:01 PM
Monday, May 24
12:22 AM 6:51 AM
12:52 PM 7:05 PM
Tuesday, May 25
1:18 AM 7:53 AM
1:51 PM 8:15 PM
Wednesday, May 26
2:18 AM 8:55 AM
2:54 PM 9:26PM
Thursday, May 27 ,
3:23 AM 9:56 AM
4:01 PM 10:32 PM
SCOUTS TO SEND
CIGARETTES TO
MEN OVERSEAS
Scout Cigarette
Campaign Starts
With Bft. Troop
Some Beaufort boy in North
Africa is in for something of
a shock soon. He's going to
receive a package of cigar
ettes ot a well known brand
carrying a picture of one of
the animals he used to see in
the circus and in the place of
the Revenue Stamp, the label:
JUDGE STEVENS
TO HOLD COURT
WEEK JUNE 7-12
Only One New
Criminal Case
To Be Tried
Have
A Smoke
on
Troop 51
Boy Scouts of
America
Beaufort, N. C.
We dont know who it will be
but with 1000 packages going out,
it could happen, ani we are trying
to will it, and then trying to im
agine the expression on his face
when he sees it.
Beaufort Scouts will be the first
troop in the country, 'according to
R H. Stevens, Chairman of the Or
ganization and Extension Commit
tee for the Carteret District, to
follow in the footsteps of some of
the groups of adults in taking ad
vantage of an offer which through
the cooperation of the Govern
men and the cigarette manufac
turer makes it possible to remem
ber the boys with economy, speed,
and the same assurance of delivery
given to supplies for the armed
forces.
The plan was the suggestion of
Mr. Stevens who has high ideas of
service for Scouts. He likes to see
them put their "good deed a day"
on a more mature level than they
have at times The project they ara
undertaking will cost them $50
which tbey can easily raise by so
liciting friendly adults, but part of
the idea of putting the thing on a
more mature level is for the boy's
to earn the money. More jobs are
available for boys now than for
many summers past. In talking
with Mr. Stevens hes ays he
hopes petpie will remember the
scouts when they have chores to do
and that they will pay them for it,
but only what the job is worth.
He wants this gift to the armed
forces of their country to be some
thing to which they have given
themselves. Mr Stevens thinks
boys can measure up to a much
more mature level than they do if
they are expected to do it, and he
has high expectations for them.
He wants scouting to be a seri
ous matter and the boys to go into
it not for what they will get out of
it but for what they can give. He
recalls the incident of the lad ap
plying for a Government job re
quiring three years of college
when he had but one. When it was
discovered that he was an Eagle
Scout, his Scout rank wa3 allow
ed in lieu of the two years of col
lege. That's the kind of standing
he covets for Scouts in Carteret.
Members of Troop 51 are start
ing the cigarette movement, but
there is nothing exclusive about
it. Nothing would make them hap
See BOY SCOUTS Page 10
Judge Henry L. Stevens,
of Warsaw, will preside at
the June Term of Carteret
County Superior Court to be
held for one week beginning
June 7. Court will convene
for one week only instead of
two as cus'tomary because
the absence of so many in the
Service and in defense work
will necessitate continuing
many cases because of the
absence of witnesses.
The case of Robert Le Page,
Battery K, Fort Macon, held for
entering the apartment of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Thompson, Arendei!
Street, Morehead City, and at
tacking Mrs. Thompson on the
night of May 11 is the only new
criminal case to be tried. Le Page
is being held in jail here awaiting
trial. If Le Page, reported to be
a well meaning fellow under the
influence of drink, had been able
to stay off his May spree, Carteret
would have made a record this
term with not one new criminal
case. Clerk L W. Hassell says that
this holds for his twenty years of
service and those with long mem
ories claim it would have been a
record for all time.
Judee Stevens' appearance will
be a matter of interest as he hf.s
never presided 'at a Carteret
Court. He has been slated for it
a number of times, but each time
there has been a change in sched
ules before Court actually conven
ed. He is well known for his ac
tivities as a member of the legal
profession, for his brilliance as a
speaker, and for his work as a
member of the American Legion
of which he was at one time State
Commander.
Following is the Calendar for
Court:
Monday, Tuesday, June 7th & 8th
CRIMINAL CASES
Wednesday, June 9th
No.
16. Wiggins vs Strickland
55. Mason vs Lawrence
122. Hoffman vs Phillips &
Matthias.
Defendant Phillips Protests
125. Crump vs Strickland
128. North State Brewery vs Bal
See JUDGE STEVENS Page 10
Late But Okay
Hundreds of copies of THE
BEAUFORT NEWS go out each
week to men in the Service. Some
are received, some are not. We are
always glad to have a word if they
are reaching a man ; and we also
want to know if they are not. The
story usually goes that they tome
irregularly in batches, but at least
some of them get through. A let
ter this week from Shelby Willis
with a Post Office address in care
of Postmaster, New Orleans, says:
"I wish that I could tell you
where I am and what I do, but that
is impossible. I am getting the pa
per okay, but it takes a long time
to get them where I am. The ont
I got today was dated April the
eighth."
DANCE
The American Legion Auxiliary
announces a dance at the Recre
ation Center, Broad and Pollock
Streets, Thursday night from 8 to
11. Admission 23 cents. Everyone
civilians and Service men invit
ed. The following Thursday, May
27, the Boy Scouts will sponsor a
dance at the same place admis
sion 23 cents.
CONSERVING
FOOD ON HOME
BEAUFORT BOYS
InThe Service
Cpl. George Brooks, Jr., has
been transferred from Camp For
rest, Tenn., to Camp Gordon, Ga.
WAAC's
This Friday and Saturday are
the days for the Recruiting Unit
of the WAAC's to visit Beaufort.
They will be at the Post Office
Building to receive applications
from women who wish to enlist in
this branch of the Service. There
are four in the Recruiting Unit:
Lt. Olga B. Taylor, San Francisco,
heads the party; Elvira ("Noni")
Jaramillo, also of California, ac
companies her; Eudora Stuaffer,
the first girl to join the WAAC's
from Athens, Ohio, drives the
Unit; and Yolando Oliaro, Wiscon
sin, is Recruiter.
This office is in the possession
of interesting personal description
and biographical material on each
member of the party but is afraid
to publish it for fear a mad rush
to date the girls might interfere
with the work of the group, but
it is very evident that the Unit rep.
resents four WAAC's who arr
versatile, gifted, highly educated,
ani have plenty of charm.
St. Paul's
There will be a visiting rector
here to hold regular services at St.
Paul's Episcopal Church next Sun
day morning at 1 1 o'clock.
On the Atlantic
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ROSCOE MILLER, seaman, first
class, U.S.N., son of Mr. and Mrs.
John N. Miller, of Broad Street,
enlisted in June, 1942, received his
training at Norfolk, and is now in
the Atlantic War Zone.
Lt. (e) Fairleierh S. Dickinson,
Jr., U.S.C.G., of Beaufort and
Rutherford. N. J., is serving a-
board a transport in the Pacific.
Pvt. N. Wilson Norwood, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Norwood of
Front Street, is home on fuilougii
from the Meteorology School at
the University, of Chicago. He
leaves on Friday returning by way
of Chapel Hill for a visit with
George.
Linwood Fulcher, U.S.C.G., Air
Station, Miami, has been spending
a ten day furlough with his moth
er, Mrs. Maggie Fulcher, of Stacy,
and with his wife and children at
Gales Creek. He returned this
week. Mrs. Fulcher and the chil
dren went back with him to make
their home in Florida.
Cpl. Billy Wells has been trans
ferred from Camp Blanding, Fla.,
to Tennessee for maneuvers.
Earl Dickinson Jr., and Willie
Hooker, both of Core Creek, grad
uated from our High School in
1939 and both enlisted in the Navy
on the same day December 12,
1939. Since then they have been
to many places and seen many
things, but never saw one another
until one day last month when they
met "Somewhere in the Pacific."
Earl writes, however, that hi sees
Harry Purifoy, U.S.N., who is al
so in the Pacific. Goldie Simmons,
son of Mrs. Lena Simmons, anoth
er Core Creek boy, is also seeing
action. He is with our forces in
North Africa.
Staff Sgt. Cecil Bell, son of Mr
and Mrs. Anson Bell, of Harlowe, is
with a Tank Corps seeing service
in North Africa.
Nutritional Group
Holding Schools
In All Communities
In Carteret County
The Carteret County Nu
tritional Committee is now
holding schools in all the
communities of our County
to give an opportunity to
learn the latest methods of
food preservation.
Since the rationing of our food
supplies has become a reality there
is little need to stress the import
ance of this work. It has' reached
the place where we must grow and
save our food.
This committee, which is mak
ing these schools possible, is com
prised of the following organiza
tions: The Civic Service Corps,
The Department of Public Instruc
tion, The Farm Security Adminis
tration, and The Extension Service.
The schedule of these schools is
as follows. All meet on War Time:
Demonstrator: Mrs. Jean D.
Morrison, Home Management Su
pervisor, Farm Security Administration.
Betty School House, May 18,
2:00 P. M.
Straits and Gloucester Straits
School House, May 20, 1:30 P.M
Otway School House, May 21,
2:00 P.M.
Stella At Mrs. Carl Coduin's,
May 25, 2:30 P.M.
Harlowe At Mrs. Emma Ogles
by's, May 26, 1:30 P.M.
Fork of Newport Mrs. F. C.
Garner's, June 1, 2:00 P.M.
Peletier To be announced la
ter, June 2, 2:00 P.M.
Big Deep Creek Mrs. Millis',
June 3, 2:00 P.M.
Cedar Point Mrs. Edward
Hurst's, June 7, 2 :00 P.M.
Holly Springs Mrs. Ivey Gar
ner's, June 8, 2:00 P.M.
Little Deep Creek Mrs. Claude
Garner's, June 9, 2:00 P.M.
Newport Rural Mrs. W. R.
Robert's, June 11, 2:00 P.M.
For Colored Families
Mansfield Roseanna Enrul's
Store, May 27, 2 :00 P.M.
North River School House,
May 28, 2:00 P.M.
Stella School House, May 31,
2:00 P.M.
Bogue School House, June 10,
2:00 P.M.
See FOOD Page 10
llipi
GUION GARNER, Chief Boats
wain's Mate, U.S.C.G., just back
from the Pacific, has seen a plenty
since he went away. He was on a
transport landing Marines at Tul
agi during operations there and
later did shore duty at Guadacanal
for two months carrying supplies
for the troops from cargo ships to
shore. He was evacuated by plane
to a hospital in the Southern Pa
cific because of malaria and arriv
ed here on Sunday for 30 days
leave with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Garner of Turner St.
See GARNER Page 10
Back From Solomons JAYCEES
WALTER MORRIS
NEW PRESIDENT
C. L. LEWIS
BURIED TODAY
Vote of Thanks
Given J. H. Potter,
Retiring President
Jaycees met Monday eve
ning over a broiled chicken
dinner at the Inlet Inn. Offi
cers for the coming year
were elected : Walter S. Mor
ris, President; Charles Has
sell, Vice President; W. A.
Mace, Secretary; and Ralph
Eudy, Treasurer. These new
officers will be installed at
the June meeting.
Other business was a unanimous
vote of thanks to retiring Presi-'
dent, James H. Potter III for hia
vision, fine spirit of cooperation,
and his leadership. Mr. Potter
was one of the leading spirits in
the organization of the club, ho
has been President for the two
years of its existence, and hia en
thusiasm has done much to keep
it going in spite of difficult days
and the loss of a large percentage
of the membership to our armed
forces
The meeting was so satisfactory
that members hope some arrange
ment can be made whereby the
club can continue to hold meetings
at the Inn.
A news release says that Royall
M. Barbour, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Barbour of Gordon Street, has
been promoted to private first
class and enrolled in Keesler'-i here
B-24 Liberator Mechanics School,
He was selected for training as a
result of high scores in the Army
mechanical aptitude tests. The
course is for 17 weeks.
Sgt. Frank Merrill, U.S.A., sta
tioned at Atlanta, ' Ga., returned
Sunday after visiting his family
on Orange Street since last Thursday.
Julius Adair who has become an
old resident of England now and
Lt. John H. Skarren who was re
cently ordered overseas have al
ready had a get together in England.
Neal Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Jones of Madrshallberg, has
just been transferred from Piney
Point, Md., to Edgewater, Md.
Story Hour
Friday afternoon from three to
four o'clock will be Story Hour at
the Carteret County Library. Miss
Myrtle Piver will tell the stories.
All children who like to hear good
stories are invited to attend.
CORRECTION
It was stated in this paper last
week that Mrs. Seth Gibbs would
resume her work with Dr. Fulcher
in June. She ha3 announced tha;
she intends to ?o back to private
duty and that she will not continue
to work for Dr. Fulcher.
James L. Guthrie
Is Laid To Rest
James L. Guthrie of the More
head City Street Department, who
committeed suicide last Monday
following a lor period of ill
health, was buried Tuesday after
noon from the home. Rev. J. R.
Miller conducted the service with
J. E. English in charge of the Ma
sonic rites at the cemetery. Death
came by firing a bullet through
his head.
Surviving are: Mrs. Guthrie, his
wife; a son, Herman Guthrie; a
daughter, Daisy Guthrie; five
brothers, David Guthrie, Henry
Guthrie, Denari Guthrie, Cicero
Guthrie, all of Morehead City, and
Luther Guthrie, of Harkers Island;
three sisters, Mrs. Martin Villi-,
of Morehead City, Mrs. W. T
Carrow, of New Bern, Mrs. Charles
Fulcher, of Stacy.
Military Funeral
For Victim Of
Monday Tragedy
Funeral services for Char
les L. Lewis, 21-year-old, sea
man second class, U.S.N.R.,
of Newport RrD 1, will be
conducted this afternoon
from the home of his mother,
Mrs. Etha Adams Lewis of
Broad Creek by Rev. Jerome
Honeycutt of the Franklin
Memorial Church and buria
will be in Broad Creek Cem
etery.
Lewis is survived by his mother
and several sisters and brothers. A
brother, Leon Lewis, U.S.A., was
home on a furlough terminating
the day of the accident. He receiv
ed an extention allowing him to
remain over for the funeral.
Lewis will be buried with mili
tary honors and pall bearers wiil
all be from among his comrades
at the Section Base.
Names Of Sailors
Killed In Blast
Are Revealed
Better Fire Protection
Is Needed For Forests
In Africa
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PFC. RAY B. GARNER, U.S.A.
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bishop
Garner and nephew of Mrs. Mattie
Bell, entered the Service in April,
1942, and is now serving in Nortli
Africa.
The first need of farm forestry
in North Carolina right now is
more efficient fire control and a
realization on the part of every
one just how much damage can re
sult from a wood's fire, says re
(gional Farm Forester H. E. Blan
chard of the N. C. State College
Extension Service. The Legisla
ture recognized the seriousness of
the situation when it voted to
make it a felony to maliciously set
a fire in woods.
Blanchard cites a case where
fire got into a growth of timber
that was on land that had not beer,
burned over for 35 years. He re
ports that not more than fifty per
cent of the saw timber will survive
the fire and that only about 10
percent of the young grow h v
left.
In another case, the land h:u!
ii"t been burned over in 22 ;isri.
I The timber was cut on a selective
i b:;si about five years ajo anil was
r.vll stocked with reproduction
' ti cer. at the time of the fire. Thea
j reproSuction trees are now prac
tically all killed and must be salv
r-ged for pulpwood. At the tjme of
his report, it was too early to tell
just how much damage had been
done to the sawtimber, but the
damage was great, he said.
On account of the large "tosses
experienced, the farmers owning
the woodlands declared that they
were going to burn off their woods
in the future to avoid any repeti
tion of such a hot fire. However,
the forester called their attention
to the fact that repeated fires in
the woods will kill out all thn
young growth, seriously damage
the larger timber, and that exper
ience proves that yearly burning
is poor policy. Better fire protec
tion is the answer.
Morehead City, May 19 Naval
authorities reported tonight that
six men were killed and 15 others
injured yesterday in an explosion
here.
All casualties, except one, were
members of the naval service.
The dead were listed as:
Earl L. Leatherman, machinists
mate, 2nd class, USNR, Wallbridgo
Ohio.
Charles L. Lewis, seaman 2nd
class, USNR, Newport, N. C.
Raymond T. Brown, seaman 2d
class USNR, Boston, Mass.
Edward F. Kirmayer, seaman
2d class, USN, Needham Heights,
Mass.
Names of the other two victims
were withheld pending notifica
tion of next of kin. f
All of the injured were report
ed in good conditions, with the
exception of Charles R. Fowler,
electrician's mate 2d class, USNR,
Lawrence, Kans., who was listed
as severely injured..
A board of inquiry was convened
to determine cause of the explosion.
Clarification
Someone, fearing a misinterpre
tation of our statement in last
week's commencement story re
garding the presentation of a gift
to Mr Fred Kir,g by Arthur Barn
hill of the senior class, asked us to
say that the gift was from all mem
bers of the High School Band.
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RATION
BRIEFS
The fighter eats two-thirds of
his food out of cans when on com
bat duty.
COFFEE
No. 23, Book I, good f r ono
pouni for 5 weeks beginning Apr.
2G.
FUEL OIL
Period ." coupons good to Sep
tember 30.
GASOLINE
No. 5 A coupons gvvd for three
gallons but must last to July 21.
SHOES
No. 17. Br.-.fc I, ::' ! frr cne
pair until June 15.
CANNED FOODS
Blue G. H, a-d I, Book II, gooj
through May.
MEATS. ETC.
Red E, F, G. H. Book II, good.
J good beginning Sunday.
SJGaR
No. 12, Bock I, good for 5
pounds through May.
Registration will be held on May
18, 19, and 20 for persons desiring
s..igar for upe in home preserving.
Any adult of a family may regis
ter for the entire family by pre
senting War Ration Book I belong
ing to thsse persons for whom they
are registering and by supplying
the following information: number
of quarts of fruit canned last year;
number of quarts of vegetables
canned last year; number of
quarts of fruits on hand; number
of quarts of vegetables on hand;
estimate of number of quarts of
fruit to be canned this year.