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VOLUME XXXI No. 35
10 PAGES THIS WEEK
BEAUFORT. N. C, THURSDAY, AUG. 26, 1943
10 PAGES THIS WEEK
In Florida
JULIAN RAY MURPHY, RM 3c,
USN, i the 19 year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Manly Murphy of Davis.
Murpiiy enlisted in January, 1943.
He received his "boot training"
in Jacksonville, Fla., after which
he was stationed at Oaytona
Beach, and from there he went to
Crescent City, Fla., on a target
boat. He is now in Miami awaiting
further orders.
BEACH BRIDGE
BEAUFORT BOYS IN
THE SERVICE
Lucian Whitmore has been pro
moted from 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt. U.
S. Army Air Forces. He is station
ed at Myrtle Beach, S. C. Mrs.
Whitmore (Mary Sue Rudder) is
with him there. Both spenc last
week end in Beaufort as the guests
of the M. W. Herrin's.
Wilson Norwood who is with
the U. S. Air Corps in training in
Chicago arrived Monday morning
and has been here with his family
this week. He leave today for
Winston-Salem where he will be
until Saturday.
David Hill, Camp Cooke, Calif,
has transferred from the Engi
neers to the 6th Armored Division
Headquarters where he is draughs
man in the the General's office.
Lt. Comdr. W. S. Chadwick
writes from Trinidad that he is
seeing old friends there. Among
them he recently ran into Ensign
Robert Hill, USN Pilot at the Of
ficers' Club.
Probably Closed
Two hours at Mid
day on Saturday
The Beach Bridge damag
ed last Thursday morning
when the tug, J. Alvin Clark,
of the Wood Towing Com
pany of Norfolk, with three
barges smash'ed into it is
repaired and is now op
en for traffic. We have been
told that it will be closed for
two hours in the middle of
the day Saturday but ex
cept for those hours beach
traffic will be open over the
whole week-end.
The bridge was closed from the
time of the accident through Sun
day but was open Monday after
noon for light traffic. Even dur
ing the days when the bridge was
closed the State Highway Depart
ment brought a repair boat into
service which transferred passen
gers from the Sunset Shores end
of the draw to the Beach side. By
a coincidence, Gillikin's bus was
caught on the Beach side and
their buses operated even when
the bridge disrupted other traf
fic by using one bus on this side
and transferring passengers to the
bus stranded on the Beach side of
the draw.
The accident happened at an
hour when many Beach house
wives were shopping in Morehead
City so a number of cars were
caught on this side. An ice truck,
several delivery trucks, and a num
ber of private cars were stranded
on the Beach. The Coast Guard
brought these over on barges
landing the Beaufort cars at the
Inlet Inn Dock and the Morehead
City cars at 7th and Shepherd
Streets
In spite of everything the Eeach
drew a fair attendance over Sun
day of those who do not like to
forego their holiday there augu
mented by tohes curious to see
how the thing was worked
The promise has been made
the bridge will be open all
this coming Sunday.
out.
that
day
Fishing Rules
Passed at Com.
Meeting Aug. 16
John Bunyan
In Trouble
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
John Bunyan Congleton who
piecigea nim.-'eii to .ood ber.avior
for the rest of his life in the May
or's Court of August lth, now less
than three weeks later languishes
in the County Jail where he will
stay until next Tuesday when he
will be heard in Recorder's Court
cn the charge of assault with a
deadly weapon to wit a bottle
John, needless to say had been
drinking. He showed up at Davis'
Fish House towards evening, made
trouble with Pete Hyman (color
ed), hit him over the head with
the bottle, and Chief Longest took
him off to jail.
US COAST GUARD
HOSPITAL ANNEX
Dr. Berger Asks
Community to Help
Furnish Room For
Convalescent Men
SKY ARMOR
A - " - r rMH . vJ
Williams Issues
Call To Gardeners
IsciaBtrsu. - Ail
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rm tfULKeia are wnat tne wen dressed air crews are
wearing this season and for the duration. TSgt J. W. Fawcett, of
East Orange, N. J. (leit) and Sgt. E. L. Frederick, of Norwalk, Conn
demonstrate the sleeveless light but strong armor. Made in two
sections, the jackets cover back and front from neck to waist rnd can
supine u mutiny in an emergency, u. S. Army Air Force crews
are now being provided with the protection while on operations, r
Pvt. Glenn Adair who entered
the Army in April of this year
when the enlisted reserves were
called to active duty has been
transferred from his infantry in
telligence unit to the Army Air
Corps as an Aviation Cadet. Pe is
stationed at Gull Port, Miss.
Donald Willis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Willis is here on hi3
"boot leave" after which he re
ports to Bainbridge, Maryland
for his new assignment. Donald is
a member of the 1943 B. II.
class.
Rotes
The meeting of te Commercial
Fisheries Committee of the State
Department of Conservation and
Development held in Morehead
-.ity August 16th and 17th for
public heanngs on matters per
taining to commercial fishing was
attended by some 75 representing
tne nsning industry from Manteo,
wann s Harbor, Columbia, and all
tne territory with this interest,
j. uc lunuwing new rules and
regulations were passed affecting
me industry :
COMMERCIAL FISHING
Rule No. 1 (Amended) Com.
mercial Fishing Waters
Cashie River below Sans Sonri
Landing Northeast Cape Fear Riv
er below Highway bridge No. 53
scuppernong River below Kirt
o. ureek.
Rule No. 46 (Amended) It
shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to fish for or
catch any food fish
m any purse
Beaufort Rotary Club had dif- leme ln any of tha waters of the
ficulty with their set program this,. a.te extendil18r to the extreme
week, but they were fortunate in ,lm,ts of the state's jurisdiction in
having Robert W. Taylor of tho?nd over such watr-"; or to bring
TayJor Fisheries and President otm0 the State' sel1 or offer for
the Morehead City Club ns a . ' any foo1 fish taken by Purse
guest Mr. Taylor talked to clubT'!?8 ,outsi(,e of said limits. It
members informally but most a". 0 oe unlawful for any per-
Dr. H. Berger, Chief Med
ical Officer of the new Coast
Guard Dispensary, announc
es that the Annex of the
Morehead City Hospital was
taken over by the Coast
Guard on Monday of this
week and will be used for
hospitalization o f Coast
Guard personnel.
Nine men, already patients in
the hospital, were moved over at
once. A graduate nurse is to be
on duty in the Annex continuous
ly assisted by Coast Guard enlist
ed men.
In connection with this announce
ment, Dr. Berger, names a new
opportunity for service which he
hopes will meet with a response
from people of Beaufort and
Morehead City.
Service men convalence in hos
pitals longer than civilians be
cause they are discharged only
when ready for active duty. That
period of pampering at home
while they "get to be themselves
again is something they know
nothing about. All this makes
some kind of recreation room nec
essary tor them atter they are
able to get up a bit. Dr. Berger
has set apart a room in the new
building for such a purpose but at
present it lacks equipment neces
sary to make it comfortable and
suitable for the purpose furni
ture, games, books, and such.
Anyone able to contribute, should
call Dr. Berger himself at B-530-1.
He will tell you if your offering
will be useful or will make sugges
tions about what is needed.
COUNTY SCHOOLS
FORTUNATE WITH
FEW VACANCIES
Recorder's Court
o
In Recorder's Court Tuesday,
Judge Paul Webb found th three
game violators, Guy Hamilton, of
New Bern, and George Goulding
and blijah Hamilton from the
eastern part of the County, guil
ty, and the case was appealed to
Superior Court.
Other cases were the usual run
of traffic violators.
-,J.i so,1i fin" or corporation to huv.
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their usual evening of good fellow- . 1 or nave in Pseon food fish
e dinner table. 01 nny kind caUKht m a purse
neipiuny ana the men
ship around the
The regular Atlantic Clippers
have a range of 3200 miles at 105
mph.
RATION
BRIEFS
GASOLINE
No. 6 "A" coupons good for
three gallons of gas until Nov. 21.
SHOES
No. 18, Book I, good for one
pair through October 31.
SUGAR
No. 14 Book I, good for 5 lbs.
through October Stamps No. 15
and 16 good for 5 pounds each
through Oct. for use in home can
ning. Housewives may apply to
ration board for more if necessary.
CANNED GOODS
R, S, T, good through Sept. 20.
MEATS, ETC.
T, U, V, W, good until Aug. 31.
X good until October 3.
Y good from Aug. 29 to Oct. 3.
See FISH COM. Page 10
Rat Poison Ready
Preparation of the latest sup
ply of rat poison is being carried
out today, August 26, and it will
be ready for distribution Friday
by the Carteret County Health
Department.
All those individuals who have
placed orders will be able to obtain
their supply at the time and place
listed below:
Morehead City Area Morehead
City Fire House 1:00 to 5:00 PM.
Beaufort Area Health De
partment Office 11:00 to 12:00
AM. and 1:00 to 5:00 PM.
Harlowe Mr. L. N. Conner's
Store, 1:30 to 2:00 PM.
Marshallberg Mr. Denard
Lewis' Store 3:00 to 3:30 PM.
The price will be 25c per pound
to be paid on delivery.
A sufficient amount of poison
will be ready Friday to supply the
needs of quite a few individuals
who might M; la p:w
Panel Appoints
Price Checkers
A meeting of the Price Pani'l of
the War Price and Rationing
Board was held in the Board office
yesterday afternoon at four o'clock
The meeting centered on effect
ive methods of curbing high prices
and overcharging in various stores.
The group appointed assistants in
the various communities to check
prices in the stores and to report
these to the price clerk of the Ra
tion Board.
These assistants will begin their
work immediately, reporting to
the local price clerk, who in turn
will report any irregularities to
Raleigh for further investigation.
Miss ELSIE NELSON
Price Clerk, Carteret County
War Price and Rationing Board.
ute orders.
The State Board of Healtn is
assisting in the organization of
Typhus Fever Control Program in
many parts of the state. The Engi
neer for this Division, Mr. E. L.
Hinton, is here this week to assist
in the local program. The County
Health Department plans to con
tinue its work to prevent the
spread of Typhus Fever into this
area from the many eastern Caro
lina counties where it now exists.
This disease is spread by rat fleas
nnd can ha nrpvPrlted by a wide-
Ship Shape" For
Opening Sept. 2nd.
Says Supt. Allen
For the session beginning
Sept. 2 next Thursday),
prospects for the Carteret
Schools are as good as or
better than last year. Supt.
Allen says that the acute
shortage of teachers ha?
greatly multiplied the efforts
of school officials to secure
desirable teachers, but that
most of the schools and the
county as a whole are in a
favorable position compar
ed to reports received from
many other counties in the
the state.
Bettie lost one teacher, Camp
Glenn gained one teacher, Smyrna
lost a high school teacher but
gained an elementary teacher, and
a teacher has not been allotted
for the Portsmouth School (having
only 3 pupils) otherwise each
school has been allotted the same
number of teachers as for last
year. There are only 5 vacancies
in the county, all in 4 of the larg
er schools, to be filled before the
opening.
Only change in a consolidated
principalship is that of Harkers
Island, where W. P. Moore, of
Snow Hill, succeeds J. P. Tyndall,
who resigned last May to accept
the principalship of his home
school, Arapahoe. The people of
Havkers Island and the school of
ficials of the county regret the
loss of Mr.Tyndall and Mrs. Tyn
dall, who taught seventh grade,
but these same people welcomn Mr.
Moore as an experienced school
man highly recommended by A.
B. Alderman, Superintendant of
the Greene County Schools nnd a
recent candidate for State Super
intendent.
In spite of their increasing age,
and in spite of the fact that half
of the 26 buses in use would have
been discarded by now under nor
mal conditions, Supt. Allen states
I that to date they have been able
o secure without undue difficul
ty or delay the necessary repair
parts and that the buses s'lould ha
in fairly good mechanical condi
tion tor the year's grind. Due to
sntrance of pupils 17 years of agc-
or older into the armed forces or
defense work, lack of drivei-3 for
several buses is presenting a prob
lem to some of the principals, but
it is believed that these problems
will be solved in time for the Bus
Drivers' School, to be held under
the direction of Geo. W. Smith,
representative of the State High
way Safety Division, in Beaufort
beginning Monday, August 30.
Summer repairs to buildings art
behind schedule due to shortage of
lumber, and labor and wage con
ditions. Otherwise, under direc
tion of their principals, schools
having janitors should be in "ship
shape" for the opening. Most of
the year's supplies, including a
major portion of replacement
textbooks, are either on hand or
enroute. The winter's supply of
coal for all schools using stoves
was placed at each school in July
and delivery of steam coal for the
other schools is scheduled to be
gin at once.
"FLYING TIGER
JOHN MORRISON
H0N0REDAGAIN
Receives D. F. C,
Air Medal, and
Made A Captain
The nose wheel is an auxiliary
landing wheel placed under the
nose of an airplane having tricycle
John Morrison, son of Mrs.
John Morrison of "Ann Street,
was a hand picked flyer se
lected last fall for General
Claire L. Chenault's "Fly.
ing iigers. ne was cited in
JJC' i
an oiiiciai communique in
March "for outstanding ex
execution of a mission" and
this summer has been recip
lent of the Air Medal and
the Distinguished Flying
oross tne only two speci
fic decorations for feats of
heroism and meritorious service
in the air. In addition to all thus
he was raised to the rank of Cap
tain on July first. John has been
continually in action since last fall.
Official recognition has been tak
en of one Jap "Zero" brought
down and he undoubtedly has oth
ers to his credit A.ll this should
make him good "copy" but as some
one has said, "You'd never get a
thing out of him. He would just
say, 'To Hell with it, and that
would be all."
Mrs. Morrison of Short Hills,
New Jersey, who has been hero
visiting John's mother for tha
past week is also modest about
John's honors and smilingly says
all she knows sha sees in the pa
pers. She celebrated her first
wedding anniversary in Beaufort
yesterday while John was probably
up in the air over China or
Japan carrying on under the
"Flymgl Tiger" insignia a tig
er wearing an Uncle Sam hat and
as he says "tearing the hell out of
a Jap fli'i? which appears to mean
taking the sun out of the center.
Captain Morrison is a Beaufort
High School graduate, Class of
1937. He attended Citadel and
Duke University anl then enter
ed the Army Air Corps graduat
ing from the Maxwell Field Ad
vanced Flying School in Septem-1
ber 1941. He was first assigned to j
the Carribean. It was there that
he showed his affection for his old
home State by painting out the
name he found on his airplane and roasters
rechrixtemng it "White Lightning" Henrs (all
with a painted jug half full of N.
C. Moonshine on it lest ignorant
persons mistake his meaning.
K. M. Williams, County Agent,
praises the victory Gardeners of
the spring: "More gardens, larger
ijardens, and better uuaity garden:
were produced during the spring
and summer months than during
and preceding year. Most house
wives grasped the importance of
saving the surplus, and as a result
pantry spaces are filled."
But this is no time to sit back
and bask in our serin? success.
instead, it is a testing time for
truly earnest Victory Gardener?.
for now without the stimulus of
tne singing birdlets and little
spring flowerlets peeping out, and
the first call of the out of doors,
we are asked to get o it in the Aug
ust sun and busy ourselves with
winter gardens. Beets, carrots,
collards and cabbage from plants,
kale tendergreens, onion sets,
spinach (winter variety), turnips.
and rutabagas are all due to go in
now.
Mr. Wililams says, "There :s a
grownig scarcity of fruits and
vegetables to be purchased, and I
during the fall and winter months
this condition will gradually be
come worse. There will continue
to be an increased demand en the
part of the people of our Nation
to feed our armed forces, our Al
lies, and the nations which we
conquer. In view of tH3, It is hop
ed that every farm and urban fam
ily in Carteret will produce a fall
and winter garden. Thi3 is a busy
season of the year with most of
us, but there is no spot of ground
on the farm or time spent in any
way that will pay a larger divi
dend than that of a home garden,
and fresh vegetables from the gar
den this fall and winter will save
rationing points."
CAP'S ROUNDING
OUT YEAR HERE
Transformation In
West Bft. Airport
During Their Stay
o
BASE SUFFERS LOSS
OF THREE MEN AND
10 PLANES IN YEAR
Mayor's Court
In addition to the regular run
of drunks, Mayor Paul had one
dimout violator summoned before
him on Monday of this week. He
plead no ignorance of the law, but
claimed that his lenses had been
properly covered with a substance
that had come off without his
knowledge. He was discharged
after paying the costs.
Mullets
With the first "mullet shift"
last week end, a good many mul
lets were caughf but no record
hauls made. Capt. John Nelson
says the disruption of beach traf
fic affected even this as Salter
Path fishermen couldn't get by.
From the
Ration Board
POULTRY
Sale at the Farm to Wholesaler
or Haulers
Dressed &
LIVE DRAFN
Broilers, fryers
roasters, lb. 29c 47e
Hens (all
weigts) 25 41
Roosters, (all
weights) lb. 21 35
Sales to Retail Stores or
Institutional
Broilers, fryers,
roasters 30 49
Hens (all
weights) lb. 26 42
Roosters (all
weight) lb. 22 Vz 3 6 Va
Sales Direct to
Broilers, fryers
Consumers
Dance
There will be dance tonight at
the Beaufort Recreation Center,
corner of Broad and Pollock Street
sponsored by the Recreation Com
mittee. Service men and civilians
invited. Admission 25cents.
Average elevation of the earth's
surface above sea level is 2300 ft.
14
Packages Should Begin to go to
-crd Fcrc- overseas.
it
weights) lb.
Roosters (all
weights)
3G
32
59
51
It
EGGS
Grade A Eggs: .507 at shiiipinj:
point, .046 allowed for freight,
.094 retailers profit, to consume
.Co. Assorted County Eggs Or
graded eggs in Carteret as n
grading place in the County) .414
on yard at home, .022 hauling
charges, .074 retailers profit, .51
to consumer.
Merrimon Meeting
The Merrimon Revival postpon
ed from this week will be conduct
ed next week beginning, August
29th. Rev. R. F. Huneycutt, of
Trinity, father of Rev. Jerome
Huneycutt, will be the speaker
each evening and Rev. Jerome
Huneycutt will be in charge of the
music.
Rev. R. F. Huneycutt will also
speak at Tuttle't Grove Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock.
A year ago the CAP'S mov.
ed into West Beaufort Air
Field at the request of the
government at a time when
ships were being sunk right
and left off our coast. For
twelve months they have
patrolled an area to the
north and south of Beaufort
from a low field most often
muddy to the point of dan
ger, ine year has been a
costly one to the unit. Of
the hundred men stationed
here, three of the number
lost their lives in line of du
ty. One was drowned last
November, and two vere
killed in the crash of last
June, and ten planes have
been lost.
After twelve months, however,
they leave behind, a transformed
Airport. At present there is a 50x
1200 surfaced taxi strip, three run
ways 150 x 4000 feet (under con
struction), a small $7,000 CAP,
built hanger, -and a splendid $20,
000 State constructed hanger and
office building complete with con
trol tower. The latter building is
well constructed and designed to
stand our strongest winds. The
offices are sound proofed with
ceiltex wall so the roar of motors
in the adjacent hanger is not
heard. There are five offices and a
large waiting room all with fluor
escent lighting. Opening from the
office section is a hanger accom
odating from 15 to 20 planes with ..
storage space for spare parts,
lockers, showers for mechanics,
all over a solid six inch cement
floor. .
Major Frank Dawson, Com
manding Officer of the Base has
not spent the winter or summer irt
a swivel chair. He has been taking
regular patrols each week that he
has been here. He is justly proud '
ot the Ueaufort-Morehead City
Airport which he feels is in a way
his child. He says Governor
Broughton recently expressed the
matter pretty well while congrat
ulating him on his accomplish
ment: "You're like a chap who has
courted a girl, won her, given her
a ring, now another fellow comes
along and takes her away." Here
Major Dawson stopped to correct
a current false impression: The
new Airport is no Navy field. It
is an auxiliary landing field built
by the Civil Aeronautics Authority
for the use of all branches of tha
Service unless at some future time
some unit of the armed forces
moves in to change this. The pub
lic could even use it, expect that
that would be unlikely as to get
flight clearance, a private plane
would have to be on official bus
iness to-day.
The only approach to the field
is from Highway 101 over a new
100 foot wide road now under
under construction, and only those .
with business inside are admitted.
See HOSPITAL ANNEX Page 10
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tide
at Beaufort is given in thi.i
3 column. The figures a.'e ap
tj proximately correct and are
M based on tables furnished by
XX the U. S. Geodetic Survey.
ti Some allowances must be
made for variations in the
t wind and also wi'h res wn
tt to the locality, t!rt is ,i
2 er nea:- th inlet !! ,.it th.;
head of the estuaries.
HIGH
LOW
If you are driving your auto
mobile seldom nowadays, have the
crankcase drained and refilled at
-st four to six times & yv.
Friday, Aag. 27
6:51 AM. 12:57 AM.
7:09 PM. 12:55 PM.
Saturday, Auj. 23
7:35 AM. 1:40 PM.
7:49 PM. 1:41 PM.
Sunday, Aug. 29
8:14 AM. 2:19 AM.
8:27 PM. 2:23 PM.
Monday, Aug. 30
8:52' AM. 2:54 AM.
9:03 PM. 3:02 PM.
Tuesday, Aug, Ji
9:29 AM. 8:27 AM".
9:39 PM. 3:39 PM.
Wednesday, Sept. 1
10:05 AM. 3:59 AM.
10:15 PM. 4:14 PM.
Thursday, Sept. 2
10:42 AM. 4:30 AM.
10:50 PM. 5:50 PM.