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I . -THEY GIVE THEIR LIVES YCU IZMS&ZB YOUR MONEY" Bnj an Atlditiccal Bond Kow II? The Most Widely Read Newspaper Along The Central Carolina ast BACK UP YOUR BOY Buy an Additional Bond Today VOL. XXXI N023 12 PAGES THIS WEEK BEAUFORT. N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1043 12 PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY. WORK TO BEGIN ON NEW AIRPORT COUNTY HOME TO HOUSE LABOR Houses Moved from Designated Area ' Unofficially, it is said Ihat work on the new Beau-fort-Morehead City Airport will begin next week. The houses to be moved .'from the area designated by the Engineering Department or the Airport have crossed several fields and beei put down on the east side of the old New Bern road opposite the recently vacated County Home. John Chaplain's, the larg est was the first and took the long est trip. It was moved from the Grahamville shore line to the first lot the other side of H. T. Cart way's. Denard Davis, of Davis, with the help1 of nine men, a horse, nHa windlass or capstan, rabed it up, put it on rollers, laid a track of boards and in something like eight days had it in its new setting. Berkley Piner's was moved next, and he is John's next door neigh bor on his right. On the same stretch Joe Buttrv's house has come to rest, then Henry Ed wards. Mr. Davis, moving special ist, has heen in the business for years. He claims the houses each See AIRPORT Page 8 Sgt. Jas. Atkinson Dies in Tennessee Last Saturday night Staff Sgt. James Atkinson, formerly ot beau fort, wa one of the 18 soldiers killed near Nashvill.e Turn., when a truck crashed through the u-il oi" a bridge and fell 50 feet tj the tracks below. Atkinson wast he son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Atkinso: . Some years ago his father was employed here by the old Carter et Lumber Company. He owned the home now the property of the Orville Gaskill's. James attended the Beaufort High School after which he worked with Mr. Tad i Davis and the Loftin Motor Com pany as auto mechanic. " " About two and a half years ago " he was married to Margaret Van Horn of Morehead City. He has an infant daughter, Palma Grace, born last January. Atkinson is survived by his wif? and daughter, both of whom are in Morehead City, by a brother Fran ca Atkinson of Statesville, and a sister, Mrs. Walter Reis, of Miami, and a half brother, Charlie Gor den, of Elizabeth City. The body was brought to More head City by train on Wednesday, and the funeral services are being Conducted this afternoon as we go to press. Dr. J. B. Bunn is in charge of the rites, and the body will be laid to rest, in Bayview Cemetery. Members of the Beau fort Fire Department of which he 'was a member for something like ix years went over on the Fire Truck for the funeral. Co. Board Allows Temporary Use of Bldg. to Relieve Acute Shortage The Board of County Com missioners met in regular session on Monday. But four members were present as no one has been appointed to till the vacancy due to the death of W. Z. McCabe. The Board voted to allow use nf the recently vacated County Home for 150 colored laborers t crhfc in to relieve the acute f farm heln. Thous -nds of dollars have been put into is in the County which will be lost as well as the urgently need ed foods unless something is done at once. In allowing the use of the Home for the - emergency, Commissioners state that Fred Lewis is to have an office in the building and be in charge, tare taker George Lewis will live there to see that the County property is cared for, and County Health Of ficer Stevick will look after health conditions. They also state that the emergency is of short duration and occupancy will be for six weeks at the most. Miss Lena Duncan and Rev. W. Y. Stewart appeared before the Board to appeal for support for the Carteret County Library. The Board decided to carry this mat ter over until the July meeting in order to investigate resources a vailable for the purpose. Four tax matters we: pr ed and approved. sent- Health Department Trains Workers Leaguers Picnic A truck load of members of the Intermediate League o f Ann Street Methodist Church spent Wednesday at the Beach under the chaperonage of Miss Gladys Chad vwiek, Counselor, assisted by Mrs. Winfield Daniels. They left about eleven o'clock with baskets and thermos jugs and all the aecouter ments necessary for a success day and upon return all reported a good tme. RATION BRIEFS COFFEE No. 24, Book I, good for one pound through June. GASOLINE No. 5 'A" coupons good for 3 gallons but must last till July 21. SHOES No. 17, Book I, good for one pairu ntil June 15, No. 18 valid for one pair June 1C. SUGAR No. 13, Book I, good for 5 lbs. through Aug. 15. Stamps No. 15 anl 16, Book I, good for 5 lbs. each for use in home canning through Oct. 31. Housew'es may apply at local board r supplementary sugar rations fr home canning if essen tial. CANNED GOODS Blue G. H, J, good through June 7 MEATS, ETC. Red .1 K and June. Recently grants from the U. S. Public Health Service and the Kellcgg Foundation have made a vailabfe a number, of fellowships for the training of workers in the field of Health Education. This week two of these workers joined the staff of the County Health Department for the sum mer. They are Miss Alice Griese mer of Reading, Pa. and Miss Lu cille Brownwell of Cambridge, New York. These young ladies have recent ly completed a period of training in the School of Public Health at the University of Norh Carolina at Chapel Hill. They will take part in the county-wide educational programs of the Health Department. The training reecived here will prepare these workers for posi tions in the near future in Coun ty and State Health Departments. A great demand for educatonial programs in the Health Field has recently developed throughout the country to help solve many of the war time Public Health Problems. Prytherch Tells National Group About N. C. Oysters Dr. and Mrs. H. F. Prythreh and Herbie and Catherine return ed to river's Island Saturday night following a trip to Philadel phia where Dr. Prytherch address ed the National Shell Fisheries Convention in Philadelphia on Oyster Farming in the State of North Carolina. Dr. Prytherch's mother and sister, Mrs. II. W. Prytherch and Miss Catherine Prytherch, of Binghamton, New York, met them in Philadelphia and returned with them for a short visit in Beaufirt. County Advertising In Today's Edition The 1942 delinquent tax list is being advertised beginning in this issue of The Beaufort News. The list was divided this year due to the shortage of labor and material. The Beaufort News was given the names of property owners East of Newport River and the names of those. West of Newport River are being advertised in the Morehead City paper. The list is much small er this years than in previous years due to the fact that there is more money in circulation and the increased efforts of County offic ials to collect these taxes by using their authority under the Stat? laws. MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD AT OCRACOKE $(mk? fee-;- Everything That Comes Out Of War Isn't Bad Says Judge Stevens: OFFICERS AND ENLISTED men of the Naval Section Base on Ocracoke Island took part in the memorial services conducted at Cunningham Cemetery on Sunday, May 30. In this cemetery on Ocracoke lie buried four members of the Royal Wavy who lost their lives in action during the current war off the east Coast. The cemetery was named in honor of Lieutenant Thomas Cunningham, one of those who was lost off the coast. Also in the burial ground are two unknown sailors, identified as British from the uniforms they were wearing and Stanley R. Craig, an A. B. sailor aboard one of His Majesty's Ships- The services were conducted by Lieutenant John 1 .Lall an a Naval Roman Catholic chaplain and Rev. William Dixon, pastor of the Methodist church at Ocracoke. The photo shows the four graves, marked by stone crosses, but does not show the hundred or more Naval personnel who took part in the services. A 16 man firing squad fired three volleys following the services and a Bugler blew taps as the services came to a close. Alfred E. Larson Back From Iceland Alfred Larson who has had some harrowing experiences In the Mer chant Marine is at the home of his sNtor, Mrs. O. C. Deal, of Kanna pulis, but as soon as he is f.t, he inU-ndst o get into things again. Alfred snent four years in Car teret before the war. He was with Mr. R. B. King for two, and with Mr. C. T. Eubanks on his farm on the New Bern road for two. Mr. Eubanks expresses himself as fond of the farm boy of Norwe gian blood; Larson's letters show that the friendship is mutual. His latest beginning, "Dear Folks" had in it a clipping from a Western Carolina paper giving the story of his experiences. Larson has been in the Merchant Marine for two years now. Last June hia ship was torpedoed in the Carriben and the crew reach ed an island in two jammed life boats after three days and three nights of heavy seas. June Court Short Term Slim Crowd Be careful not to pinch, bruise. L good through or break the skin on any fruit or rot will enter. LIBRARY Letter presented to the Board of County Commissioners by Miss Lena Duncan and Rev. W. Y. Stew art Monday morning in connection with a request for suport for the Couty Library). Beaufort, N. C, May 19, 1943. The Board of Commissioners, County of Carteret, Beaufort, North Carolina. , Gentlemen: In connection with the urgent and sincere appeal for aid being made to you for our Library, the writer wishes to offer a few points of information and general interest, area served, circulation, types of reading and volumes on hand. Your Library has reached it's present position of aid and pleas ure to citizens of Carteret not without considerable effort having been made in its behalf, and its sponsors have oft times faced what, to them, appeared insur mountable difficulties. However, they have resolutely carried on se cure in the knowledge that our Li brary was an educational and there fore a cultural necessity for our community. It has been truly a labor of love on the part of some of cur far-sighted, faithful, and deeply concerned citizens. Now, once again, we must ask for life giving help. Perhaps the following facts will prove of interest and of assist ance: We are providing a regular See LIBRARY Page 12 Nev Commander . v- v - T S r J Permits Required To Ship Potatoes 1 " ..V' . , RALEIGH, June 8 The War Food administration has taken control over shipment of potatoes from 36 Eastern North Carolina counties, C- Hillman Moody, head of the Food Distribution Adminis tration in North Carolina, has an nounced. The parpnte of the control is to enable the armed forces to obtain essential supplies and provide for equitable distribution of military purchases among both producing areas and individual growers and shippers. All shippers must obtain per mits before making shipments eith er by rail or truck. Offices to han dle permits have been set up by the FDA in Goldsboro and Wash intgon. Carteret is among the 36 North Carolina counties affected there are 54 others in other southeast ern states. MAJOR SCHERER DIES MONDAY OF HEART ATTACK BEAUFORT BOYS InThe Service Lt. and Mrs. Graham Herring of New Bern spent Sunday with Lt. Edward Potter who is living here while assigned to . Cherry Point. Funeral Conducted Wednesday Morn. Major George C. Scherer, retired Army officer, died last Mondav afternoon of a heart attack with which he was stricken on Friday while fishing with friends. Major Scherer came to Beaufort about five years ago and he and Mrs. Scherer have made their home in the old Ti.omas place at the west end of Front Street. He has for some years been a,?ent for the Jefferson Standard Life Insu rance Company of Greensboro. Funeral services were held from the home at eleven o'clock Wed nesday morning conducted by the Rev. J. H. Bynum, visiting rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, and the body was laid to rest in the Episcopal Cemetery. Pallbear ers were Messrs. Otis Willis, Will Arrinjion, Joseph House, Georga Huntley, Charlie Hatsell and Wil liam Skarren. Major Scherer is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Davis Scherer, member of oue of the old Beaufort families, and by an invalid sister in Norfolk. His second narrow escape came in November. He was aboard freighter bound northward Iceland for a Russian port when a German sub put three torpedoes into her. Eight men went down with the shin, 23 more were lost when a life boat capsized, Larson and his mates drifted 6 clays in another life boat afloat in an icy ea, They were taken up by a Brit ish vessel after drifting 500 miles north of Iceland. "The happiest moment of niy life was when they put me in a nice clean Americar. Army Hospital bed in Iceland." Gangrene had developed in Lar sen's frozen feet, and he has been in Reykjavik Hospital since. These experiences give Larson a Merchant Marine War Service Bar with two stars. ROBERT LE PAGE TO BE TRIED BY COURT-MARTIAL Coiut week but not many people mililng about as op ening hour approached on Monday. A score ot men sitting and standing outside the Court House and anoth er score doing the same thing in the cool recesses of the halls. In the Court room three colored women and a little boy exploring the rail ed section while waiting to draw the names for the Grand Jury. Finally the Sheriff came in with a pitcher of ice water for the Judge and the Clerk came in with an armful of books, but even then there was no surge up the stairs. Something less than 50 people in cluding court officials greeted thu Judge when he entered at 10:15 lnnk-inor mio-htv handsome in gray ai..,i!f a .i Inn. tVia rvnv in his hair I pun UIWVV,.Ug V... L L V II L Produce According to County Agent R. i M. Williams, we have reached the peak of bean shipments. Prices for the round beans have dropped to $1.50, the best ones are bring ing $1.7S Potato shipments are just begin ning. Next week will probably be the peak for them. The cabbage season is practical ly over except for a few of a late variety. Sgt. Wren Lawrence, o: ort Bragi?. spent the week end hetv ', with his wife, the former MJd:edi Salter. JOCOB MILLER, local Furni ture Dealer was elected Comman der of Curteret Post 99 American Legion on last Friday night. Mr. Miller has served as Finance Of ficer of the Post for a number of years. He will continue to fill this position also. C. Z. Chappell and Jerome Meacham were elected Vice Commanders. The other of ficers for the Post will be appoint ed by Commander Miller. Word was received last week 1 Cuss, USNR, is with our forces overseas. Lt. Robert Stamey expects to bfl in New Orleans for two weeks and Mrs. Stamey leaves Monday to join him there. Ben Bell has during the past rails, Montana. been transferred week to Great Jack Barnes, son of Mrs. R E. King, has beent ransferred to Headquarters, Drew Field, and advanced to Corporal. Clarence Guthrie, Pharmacist Mate, 1 class, spent the week end in Beaufort with his parents. He had an eight day furlough which he divided between the mountains and the coast. Stanley Weaver is still in Walter Reed Hospital. After a few more weeks he is looking forward to thirty days sick leave and a visit to his home and friends here. Mr. O'Berry Dies In Raleigh Sunday o A telegram was received here Sunday stating that Charles H. O'Berry, aged 77, died on that date at Rex Hospital, I.ak'igh Mr. O'Berry recently underwent a major operation for stomach trouble. A report had been receiv ed that he rallied from the opera- 1 thin, but apparently his improve ment was very temporary. Mr. O'Berry is survived by his niece, Mrs. C. F. Koonco, with whom he made his home. Funeral services were held in Raleigh Mon day afternoon from Brown's Fun eral Home conducted by the Rev. James McDowell Dick, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd. He was laid to rest in Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. O'Berry operated a grocery store at the corner of Turner and Cedar Streets here tor something like thirteen years during which time he made his home in the same place. In December 1942 because of advanced age and ill health he sold out to Mrs. L. F. Williams and went to Raleigh. Isaac Noe Guests Arrive by Bicycle Isaac and Allen Kuhn sons of Mr.a nd Mrs. Harvey Kuhn, arriv ed in Beaufort last Thursday af ternoon after a bicycle trip from Newton. They were three days and two nights on the road. The first night they spent at Siler City, the second at Goldsboro. Mrs. Kuhn was Elizabeth Noe of Beaufort and the boys have been the guests of their grandfather, Mr. Isaac Noe. They left for home Tuesdy morning but were easily persuad ed to ship their wheels and t: ave: back by bin. and a maroon tie. p .. Court opened at once. The Grand Jury was selected and Irvin W. Russell was sworn in as fore man. After a number of jurymen were excused and left there were exactly eighteen people in the iTia'il body of the room six of whom were members of tha petit jury, I Judge Stevens remarked upon' his pleasant visits here in times past but said he was making his first visit in an official capacity. He stopped to pay tribute to Judge .Hamilton, "as distinguished a judge as we have on the bench," Judge Frizzelle, who "served with honor to himself an dthe vicinity, Solicitor Dave Clark, and cam bers of the Carteret Bar "whom I have known and want to know bet ter." "There are many thV.g.? r could talk about but nothing can be more important than to call your atten tion to the national effort in the greatest conflict the world has ev er known." Coming from inland to the coast and finding lights dimmed, Judge Stevens said, brought a sense that in this conflict certain things are demanded of the civilian popula tion. "Before it all ends in a dos- ! itive neace. we are OTiinir tn hnvc L. , 0 a - . to make many real sacrifices." We can do it. We have a national debt of something like two hundred bil lion dollars now and we can give more if necessary we can give up our homes and the shirts off our backs. We have become accustom ed to super luxuries that people in contentinal Europe have never dreamed of: radios, refrigerating devices, automobiles, and much more and it is making, us flabby mentally, physically, and '.v iritual- See COURT Page 8 . mi Spoilage spreads in the forgot ten can or box. Frequent check ups save food. ST. PAUL'S The Rev. J. H. Bynum who con ducted services at St. Paul's Epis copal Church last Sunday will preach again at the eleven o'clock service this coming Sunday. Walter Willis Buried Monday Capt. Walter Willis, 7.1, Sunday afternoon at his h un Cedar Street after a br-r Funeral services were cond- from the home Monday m.vr'i'vr U by the Rev. J. N. Bynum, vi-r.n. !: rector of St. Paul's Episcop.i j;" Church. Burial was in the Episco j pal Cemetery. i " Mr. Willis is on j L'i-S. ! t,'d Information as to tile tide at Beaufort is given in this column. Tki' figures a:e ap proximately correct and aro h : ,1 on tables furnished by ti e U. S. Gt.! :i'x Sj: v. y S;me allowances must b made for varhtbr, in t wind ard nlso wi:! th to the looal.'.y. t !.;'. t i er near th? inlet rr head of the estuaries. t. l 8 heth 1. til J survived by his KIG wife and by three children, Jack Sewell, Louis Willis, Thomas Willis. Mr. Cordova Speaks Here Mrs. and At the general meeting ot the Woman's Society of Christian Ser vice held at the home of Mrs. Jack Neal on Monday afternoon of this week, Mrs. Laurie Moore gave the devotional program followed by a very fine talk on Latin America by Mr. D. Cordova, of Moiehead City. At the close of the meeting members of the Alma Potter Cir cle who were hostesses for the af ternoon served refreshing fruit punch and cake. H LOW Friday, June 11 Mi. !!:17 AM. PM. ):M TM. Saturday, June 12 AM. 10:07 AM. PM. 10:44 PM. Sunday, June 13 AM. 10:56 AM. PM. 11:40 PM. Monday, June 14 AM. 11:46 AM. 6:05 PM. Tuesday, 6:22 AM. 6:57 PM. j. .3v) 3:18 3:28 4:17 5:12 5:26 June 15 12:35 AM. 12:37 PM. Wednesday, June 16 7:15 AM. 1:27 AM. 7:45 PM. " 1:29 PM. Thursday, June 17 8:08 AM. 2:18 AM. 8:37 PM. 2:19 PM.