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VOLUME XXXI No 45
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
BEAUFORT. N. C, THURSDAY, NOV. 11, 1943
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
"1st Deed
of Valor"
-Sillh.-hllllft
"At nearly at I can figure, the
very first deed of valor in the war
between the United States and Ja
pan was performed by Lt. Comdr.
Clarence Earle Dickinson" wrote
Lowell Thomas in his new book
"These Men Shall Never Die."
Earle distinguished himself on that
day, during the days immediately
following, in the air raid against
the Gilbert and Marshall Islands,
and at Midway. His citation for
the latter job states that "he con
tributed in a large degree to the
decisive victory of our forces."
Earle Dickinson is not a Beaufort
boy but one in whom Beaufort is
rightly interested. The Dickinson's
lived in a house on Turner Street
between the Blythe Noe's and Mrs
Sally Shelton. Earl, Sr., and Mr.
Lawrence Haisell served in the
Spanish American War together
and returned together Mr. Dickin
son later moved ' to Wilmington.
He married there and Earl, Jr.,
and his sister Ferber were born
there both of whom have continued
to come back through the years to
visit friends here.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
BEAUFORT BOYS IN
THE SERVICE
Three Carteret boys have re
cently enlisted in the Navy and
been sent to Great Lakes Training
Station, Illinois, for their "boot"
training. They are Luther E. Tur
ner, son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. E.
Turner, Routel, Johnnie P. Yates,
son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Yates,
Route 1, and Albert W. Hardesty,
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Hardes
ty, Route 1, Newport.
Jesse M. Willis, son of William
R. Willis, of Morehead City, sta
tioned at Patterson Field, Ohio,
has been raised from first lieuten
ant to captain. His wife is Mrs.
Rochell Willis, of Atlantic.
J. Ky Beam left last weak for
Durham to begin his work at Duke
University as a member of the Na
vy V-12 group there. Ray Guthrie
son of Air. and Mrs. Agnew Outli
ne, of Morehead City, went up at
the same time, and they are room
ing together.
Traffic Violators
In Mayor's Court
Monday morning Mayor Paul
heard 18 more for violation.of the
one hour (between 8 am. and C
pm.) parking law effective on
Front Street between Turner and
Craven Streets and for disregard
of the "Stop" sign at the entrance
of Ann Street from Live Oak. All
paid the costs.
The other case on docket was
that of Sherman, a Virginia negro,
who was to have been given a pre
liminary hearing for the alleged
cutting of colored Lee Vann John
son and Sam Rhodes last Satur
day night. Lee Vann, who had to
have stitches taken in the vicinity
of her throat, was out yesterday
but Sam was still in Potter'.
Emergency Hospital and unable
to appear so the cas was contin
ued until next week.
Julian Hamilton is in the Naval
Aviation and Repair Shops at Pas
co, Washington.
Changed Schedules
Of Health Clinics
The following schedule given us
l)y Dr. Robert K. Oliver shows
slight changes made in. the sched
ule of Clinics that has been effec
tive for the past few weeks :
Clinics will be held by the Car
teret County Health Department
as follows:
Immunization Clinics
Carteret Co. Health Dept. Court
Annex, Beaufort, N. C. Tuesday
1 to 3 P. M. Saturday 9 to 11
A. M.
Venereal Disease Clinics
Carteret County Health Dept.,
Court House Annex, Beaufort, N
C Tuesday 1 to 3 P. M. Satur
day 9 to 11 A. M.
City Hall, Morehead City
Thursday1 7 to 8:30 P. M.
Well Baby Clinic
City Hall, Morehead City 1st
Thursday in each month White 1
to 2 P. M. Colored 2 to 3 P. M.
Dr. Oliver comes to us from
Memphis, Tenn., to take over Dr
Stevick's work in his absence. He
is a University of Tennessee mar
and member of the USPH Service.
At present he and Mrs. Oliver are
making their home with the Ger
ald Hill's.
JOYCE IMPROVING
Joyce Taylor, fifteen year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Taylor who was painfully burned
from her knees to her ankles in the
explosion that wrecked the inter
ior of the Taylor home last week
was moved to Potter's Emergency
Hospital at the end of the week
She is showing improvement and
is hoping to be allowed to go home
again this week-end.
Jack Taylor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wiley Taylor, in the Pacific
since October a year ago, has re
ceived his third promotion. He
entered as Apprentice Seaman and
is now Raaarman 3rd class which
makes him a petty officer. Jack
writes that he, Jackie Sewel!,
Carl Saddler, and Carlton Rhue
had a recent get-to-gether in the
Pacific.
Lt. Bob Humphrey, of Ft.
Bragg, spent the past week-end
with his mother, Mrs. J. W. Hum
phrey. '
Manly Styron, USCG, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Styron, of
Orange Street, has just complet
ed a three months assignment at
Manhattan Beach, N. Y., where he
has been doing instruction work.
He is back now in Baltimore in
the office of the Captain of the
Port coordinating personnel for
the Coast Guard Temporary Re
serve, Baltimore Division.
Lt. Comdr. W. S. Chadwick.
Trinidad had been made Senior
Regimantal Surgeon for a Sea Bee
Regiment in addition to his pre
vious responsibilities. CB'S are
stationed in Trinidad for the con
struction of a large hospital.
New Restaurant
Laboratory Work
For Home Making
Classes in B. H. S.
RATION
BRIEFS
GASOLIiX
No. A 6 coupons good for three
gallons of gas until Nov. 8.
A-8 coupons become good No
vember 9 and last through Febru
ary 8.
SHOES
No. 18, Book I, good indefinitely
for one pair.
No. 1 "Airplane" Stamp in
Book III good Nov. 1 for one pair.
SUGAR
Stamp No. 29 in Ration Book
IV good for five pounds of sugar
until January 15. This stamp i
marked "Sugar." -CANNED
GOODS
Blue X, Y, Z good through Nov.
20.
Green A, B, C, Book IV, good
through Dec. 20.
MEATS
Brown G, H. J, good to Dec. 4.
FUEL OIL
Period 1 coupon good through
Jan. 8. (All definite value coupons
(sometimes known as change mak
ing; coupons are good any time).
R. R. Barbour has been quietly
busy for the past two months
changing the space above the old
WPA Fisheries plant into what
promises to be something high
class in the way of an eating place.
A canopied entrance leads from
the street to broad, easy steps up
to the second floor of the build
ing. Here 4,000 feet of floor space
look out on the south on the wat
ers of the Sound,-on the north on
the broad Newport River. On the
east space has been set aside for
an office, two private dining rooms,
kitchens. Hardwood floors have
been laid, the walls tinted a pleas
ing green, florescent lighting intro
duced, steam heat 'added, and new
and modern equipment has been
installed to handle 200 people
comfortably. A lounge will be fur
nished on the south where friends
can meet friends. Opening date and
specialties offered will appear in
an early edition of the News.
Capt. Johnnie Way arrived on
Tuesday to spend five days leave
with his other, Mn, B. C. Way.
Captain Way has been on maneuv
ers in Arizona.
During the past six weeks class
es in Home Economics III oi the
Beaufort High School have been
learning about how to care for
small boys and girls in order to
help them become good citizens
and form a better country in
which to live.
Since young children are not
"small grown-ups", but are indi
viduals and initators ,Mrs. Ruby
Simmons, the teacher, emphasized
our responsibilities to them.
As a part of the study, a Recre
ational Nursery School was organ
ized which met each Saturday
morning for six weeks in the Town
Recreation Center.
Misse Rivenbark, of the County
Health Department, gave a most
helpful and enjoyable demonstra
tion on how to bathe a small ba
by. She stressed the importance of
the daily bath, the temperature of
the water and room, and the im
portance of giving special care to
the scalp and skin. She tcld the
group that olive oil is better than
powder for the baby's skin par
ticularly during hot weatheK
Miss Rivenbark left some book
lets on how to help keep the baby
well. Some suggestions given in
them are:
1. Have the baby vaccinated
for smallpox, when 3 months old.
2. Have baby immunized a
gainst whooping cough, whn 5
months old.
3. Have baby immunized a
gamst diphtheria, when 6 months
old.
4. Have baby immunized a
gainst typhoid, when 1 year old.
Your family doctor or the
County Health Department can
protect your baby against the dis
eases, if you will consult them.
C. G. Moves In
Community Building
The Community Center at Len
oxville which has been undergo
ing extensive changes since sum
mer in preparation for occupancy
by the USCG is now complete.
The building has been insulated,
steam heat installed, a machine
shop and warehouse room provid
ed, and barracks and mess to take
care of seventy-five men. Lt. N. H.
Church, Captain of the Port, has
a unit of seventy-five men already
housed there. Store room and gar
age space is also provided for the
Communications Department of
the CG under Warrani Officer Fer
nie B. Clemmons.
The Reliance last August dredg
ed making the water front suit
able for landing any of the Coast
Guard patrol boats and since theri
a dock has been constructed to
take care of them.
Beauty Queens
ifii
20,00 OCAP Hanger Buns
To Ground In An Hour
Four Planes Reported Destroyed; CAP Can
teen Also Total Loss; Fire Departments
Handicapped by Lack of Water
WARNING TO
Florence Rose (left) nnrl RMtri r!.L-;il
. .v- -.no.a lllglll
were winners in the Halloween Beauty Contest conduct
ed bv the Harkera Island HiaV. r-Knnl Cinv . k-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Iredell Rose and is in the 7th
vraae; oeaince is tne daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gas-
kui ana is in me utn graae.
Six unexploded depth charges
lie on the bottom in 17 feet of
water at the intersection of Neuse
River and Bay River off Maw-
Point. These depth charge are
fully armed and set to explode at
25 feet. They are highly dangerous
if moved or picked up by fisher
men's nets. The charted location is
Latitude 35 9,' Longitude 76 31.'
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Turkey Ceilings
NOV. and DEC.
YOUNG TURKEYS
To wholesaler:
Light Med.
Live 36.0 34.5
Dressed 44.0 42.0
Drawn 52.5 49.0
To retailers, Cafes, etc:
DEFENDERS of America, we salute you on this
Armistice Day, twenty-five years after ! The
cause of liberty, freedom, tolerance in short,
the cause of Democracy which is all those other
things will be well served by you today, as it was
by the soldiers who victoriously laid down their
arms in 1918.
THE BFAUFORT NEWS
1m T
Pvt. Edmund T. Smith, USA,
stationed at Camp Eaan, Calif.,
has been spending a furlough
with his mother, Mrs. Margaret
Smith.
JAYCEES
Alonzo Thomas Smith, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Allen Smith
of Cedar Street has been ordered
to report for active duty to the
Army Air Forces Basic Training
Center at Miami Beach on No
vember 15th. Thomas made appli
cation for Army Aviation Cadet
(air crew) in September and af
ter passing the several examina
tions required was sworn in on Oc
tober 1.
MRS. SUMMERS SPENCER ILL
Friends of Beaufort will regret
to learn of the serious illness of
Mrs. Summers Spencer of Ocra
coke who was admitted to More
head City hospital Monday with a
ruuptured appendix. After under
going an operation she is now do
ing satisfactory.
Jaycaes held their Novembei
meeting Monday evening of this
week at the Inlet Inn with a good
attendance. Walter S. Morris,
President, presided. Dinner was
served at seven after which a num
ber of business matters came up in
planning work for tne fall and
winter. As has long been the cus
tom, the men chipped in and ad
ded to a fund they have from
which to send cigarettes to mem
bers in the Service.
School Stamp
And Bond Sales
The school stamp and bond com
mittee reported a total sale of
$960 worth sold at the Beaufort
Graded School on Tuesday of this
week. Bonds accounted for $775,
Stamps for $185 of this. Miss Ed
ith Lewis' fifth grade led with
Mrs. John Brooks' seventh grad.
second.
Few Changes in
Meth. Churches
For New Year
Few changes were made in Car
teret pastorates at the Conference
of the Methodist Chuurch held in
Rocky Mount last week. Rev. W.
Potter was returned to Beaufori
for the fifth year, Rev. L. D. Hay
man to Atlantic for the fifth time
Rev. J. H. Miller to Morehea.
City for the fourth time, Rev. J.
R. Poe to Newport for the third
time, Rev. H. G. Cuthrless (Sup
ply) to Marshallberg for the sec
ond year, and Rev. Jerome Honey
cutt to Franklin Memorial and
Morehead Circuit for the second
year.
Mr. Harris was sent to Grimes
land. As a war emergency meas
ure Straits was added to Mr. Hay.
man's charge, and, for the r-ame
reason, the Markers Island Church
was added to Mr. Cuthrell's charge.
Rev. William Blades Parkins
(Supply) who has been servir x the
Hatteras Circuit in the Elizabeth
City District, was sent to Stumpy
Point in the same district.
Of old Beaufort pastors, Rev
C. B. Culbreth on leave last year
returned to active service and was
sent to Benson, Rev. E. B. Crrven,
was sent a third time to Garner;
Rev. C. T. Rogers was returned to
Wallace-Rose Hill, a third time;
Rev. R. F. Munns went to Laurin
burg for a second year. Mr. Rog
ers' son, is now Chaplain H. L.
Rogers, USA. Rev. Frank Cul
breth and Rev. J. II. McCrscken
are both retired.
WAR DRIVE
The following report has been
made for the United War Drive
canvass in Beaufort made by Zone
Chairm. n and Block Leaders of the
Citizens Service Corps?
Zone 1, Mrs. Robt. Tillett, Chmn.
Mrs. Robert Sanders $41.50
Mrs. Raymond Paul 11.50
Mrs. J. H. Johnson 13.00
Mrs. J. W. Humphrey 22.50
Mrs. Oglesby 15.50
Mrs. Tom Kelly 5.45
Mrs. C. B. Morning 11.00
Zone 2, Mrs. Blythe Noe, Chmn.
Incomplete 22.00
Zone 3, Mrs. G. W. Duncan, Chmn.
Incomplete 18. 5C
Zone 4, Mrs. Hilton Hill, Chmn.
Mrs. Hilton Hill, Mrs. Laurie
Moore 33.00
Mrs. D. F. Merrill, Mrs. Jul
ian Hamilton 38.90
Mrs. R. W. Safrit, Jr. 34.00
Mrs. A. C. Lewis 3.2.
Zone 5, Mrs. N. F. Eure, Chmn.
Mrs. Elbert Dudley, Mrs. Roy
Willis 25.00
Live 37.5
Dressed ..45.5
Drawn 54.0
To consumers:
Live 45.0
Dressed 53.0
Drawn 63.0
OLD TURKEYS
To wholesalers:
Live 34.0
Dressed 42.0
Drawn 50.0
36.0
43.5
50.5
43.0
51.0
59.0
32.5
40.0
47.0
Heavy
33.5
40.5
47.0
35.0
42.0
48.5
42.0
49.0
57.0
31.5
38.5
44.5
To retailers, Cafe, etc.
Live 35.5 34.0 33.0
Dressed 43.5 41.5 40.0
Drawn 51.5 48.5 46.0
To Consumers:
Live 43.0 41.0 40.0
Dressed 51.0 49.0 47.0
Drawn 60.0 57.0 54.0
Note: Hauling charge may be
added to above prices of live poul
try when sold to wholesalers if
transported over 30 miles.
Property Abroad
Must Be Listed
Citizens who own property in
foreign countries must file reports
of their foreign holdings with the
Treasury Department before De
cember 1.
It is necessary for the govern
ment to have as complete informa
tion as possible on the American
stake abroad to assist the military
authorities and the civilian gov
ernments on the fighting fronts
and to bring about sound solutions
of the post-war problems.
Report forms, known as TRF
500, may be obtained through com
mercial banks, or from the near
est Federal Reserve Bank. Dost-
master W. If. Taylor states. Penal
ties are provided for those who
wilfully fail to file reports.
Beaufort Loses Close
Games to Atlantic
In a fast basketball game last
Tuesday at Atlantic, B. H. S. boys
were defeated by a s..ore of 166 to
11. There was no spetcacular play
ing on either side. Scores were:
Beaufort: Atlantic:
G. Willis 3
B. Davis 8
At 11:25 Wednesday
morning alarm 3-3 called
the Fire Department to the
new Beaufori - Morehead
City Airport at West Beau
fort; at 11:50, the last wall
of the $20,000 hanger con
structed by the State and
completed for the CAP's dur
ing the past summer had fal
len. By 12:25, just an hour
after the call of "fire" there
was but a thin soiral of
smoke rising from the ruins
and four planes had been destroyed.
The new hanger contained the
control tower, six offices, and hang
er space for from 15 to 20 planes,
storage space for spare parts,
lockers, showers for mechanics.
The fire originated in the hanger
proper and spread through the
f ram building like tinder so that it
was evident from the beginning
that tha place was doomed. Three
of the planes lost were in the hang
er; one on the field caught from
flying embers. A second smaller
building formerly used as a pil
ot's lounge but more recently used
a a canteen caught from the fierce
ly burning hanger and was also a
total loss. A small building which
housed oil was dragged from the
zone of the fire by one of the bull
dozers belonging to the Cape Fear
Equipment Company. The flame
burned so intensely that the heat
could be felt out on Route 101.
The Beaufort Fire Department
responded at once but had only
the 300 gallons of water in the
booster tank and the intensity of
the heat soon made it necessary
to withdraw. Morehead City Fire
Department and the USN Fire
fighting equipment from the Sec-
w T) .- 1 J i.
w.i utuc hcic vii -iie givuuir out
the fire burned too quickly for any
of them to do anything about it.
A tank of water belonging to
the Cape Fear Equipment Com
pany, contractors for the work on
the new Airport, saved the build
ing occupied by the USA Engi-.
neers my making it possible to
keep a small stream of water play
ing on it.
The dense black smoke drew a'
crowd many of whom were under
the impression that it was Smith's
Fish Meal factory. Spectators kept
a wholesome distance from the
tu uctauac vx twu bttll. U II-
taining parofax gas toward which
flames could be seen eating theli
way. When they actually reached
them, however, there was no spec
tacular explosion; the gas merely
fed an intense flame that burned
around the tanks until it was ex
hausted. The rapidity with which the
blaze spread made it difficult to
save anything. There was a couDle
of piles observed over which those
interested sat faithfully watching
several desks, office chairs, filing
cabinets, a coffee maker, electric
refrigerator, crate of soft drinks,
chocolate bars just such a heter
egeneous collection as it usually
found in such piles.
1 TIDE TABLE
M Hayes
J. Willis
R. Hill
S. Mason
Graduates
17,800 Ration
Books Issued
There are 17,800 people in Car
teret County this month if the
number of Ration Books IV issued
is a true indication. This include
late registration on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week.
Pfc. Charles C. Edwards, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C.
Edwards of Atlantic has complet
ed a course in X-ray at the Army
School of Roentgenology, Univer
sity of Tennessee, Memphis, and is
on furlough at the home of his
parents.
v.
Charles is a graduate of the At
lantic High School. He entered
the Army a year ago last August
and is in the Medical Detachment.
When his furlough expires, he will
report to Ft. Bragg again.
CONTENTMENT
Contentment is true riches.
Dillwyn.
The girls "also played" wiih a
score of 22 to 14. Best phying
was that of J. Nelson of Atlantic
who chalked up 14 points. Scores:
Beaufortt Atlantir
R. Hill 8 R. Salter I
A. Peterson 2 T. Nelson 1.
M. Lynch 4 G. Salter 4
Tommorrow night (Friday) al
seven thirty, Atlanti. will play us
ri,jht here on our own home
ground. Be sure to come out ana
back up your team.
H. Loftin.
Information as to th. tide
at Beaufort is given in th'u
column. The figures are ap
proximately correct and are
based on tables furnished by
the U. S. GeodHic Survey.
Some allowances must be
made for variations in the
wind ar.d also with reject
to the locality, that is wheth
er near thj inlet or n :;.
head of the estuaries.
li
Recorder's Court
Recorder's Court on Tuesday
was concerned altogether with
traffic violators. Casese of CecE
Mason, of Morehead City, and Roy
Avery, of Beaufort, charged "with
reckless driving were cases carried
ovre from tLe week before. The
Court fornd them not guilty of
reckless driving but guilty of
speedir.., and they were taxed
witlvthe costs.
A number of new traffic viola
tions constituted the rest of the
work for the morning.
UGH
LOW
Friday, November 12
9:08 AM. 2:51 AM.
9:28 E'M. 3:34 PM.
Saturday, November 13
9:.r2 AM. . 3:32 AM.
10:12. PM. 4:16 PM.
Sunday, November 14
10:34 AM . 4:12 AM.
10:55 FM. .r " 4:53 PM.
Monday, November 15
M:15 AM. ..r:v ' 4:52 AM.
11:39 PM. y 5:40 PM.
Tuesday, November IS
11:57 AM. ' - 5:35
6:24 PM.
Wednesday, November 17
12:23 AM. :2l AM.
12:38 TM. 7:14 PM.
Thursday, November 18
1:08 AM. 7:16 AM.
1:20 PM. 8:11 PM.