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TO 17 17 ... m ? o k u i r3 ww . v mm. UBS saw LUME XXXIII No. 3 7 he Most Widely Read Newspaper Along The Central Carolina Coast , RFAIIFfiRT 1M C... THURSDAY. JAN. 20 1Ud in o a tc tuic wccii' Tl 10 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 PAGES THIS WEEK FROM JUNGLE TO AIR FIELD IN RECORD TIME x - - .- fX : Ik "f 1 J )& Official U. S. Navy Photograph SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC Working with assembly line precision, ground men load bombs into a TBF at a secret coral island air field one of the jumping off places for the current South Pacific Allied offensive. Fourteen days before this bomber field (shown in photo above) was completed there was nothing on this spot fiut cocoanut palms and jungle. Cord-wood fashion, bundles of steel anding mat are unloaded from ship to beach to air field and many sections have planes rolling on them by nightfall of the same day. This sudden transition is made possible by the use of steel mats, many of which are made by United States Gypsum company, which has converted for the duration from the production of metal lath for gypsum plaster walls and ceilings of buildings to landing mat, ex panded metal and steel gratings used widely in ships, airplanes and Cthe.T-vi.tal war equipment. LOCAL SCHOOL BUYS $9,346 MR. VHITEHURST BURIED MONDAY Native of Beaufort .pied Last Saturday Vfter Long Illness nir) William, "Uncle Hill," Vhitehuvst, 72, died Saturday af ernoon after a long illness at the ome of his sister, Mrs. Mattie ice,' of Ann Street. He wss tho ton of Mrs. Ella and Mr. Richard rVhitehurst. I Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon from the Beau fort Baptist Church by the Rev. R. T Willis, Jr., and the body was bid to rest in Ocean View Ceme tery. Mr, Whitehurst Is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Gady Ben nett. Mrs. Martin Bennett, and Mrs. B. R. Art, all of Wilmington; two sons: Harry Whitehurst and Morman Whitehurst, both of Beau iort; nine grandchildren; two sis ters: Mrs. Laura Trip, of Wilming ton, Mrs. Mattie Rice, of Beaufort ; and one brother: Mr. "Tuck' "Whitehurst, of Beaufort. Those serving as Pa" oaarers , were Messrs. Alec Mason, Harry i Parkin, Fred Mason, Steve Mason, Robert Lewis, Thede Piner, Geo Parkins. Gradings of Food Handling Places by Health Department North Carolina State law re quires that each Local Health De partment inspect and grade each food handling establishment with in its iurisdiction once each quar ter. The following is a list of grades posted in such cstblish mcnts in Carteert during the last quarter of 1943. Tabulations from Health Dept. follow : Cafe and Hotel Grade Beaufort IN PASTYEAR Sec. of Treasury Sends Citations For Work Done The Beaufort School is in re ceipt of four U. S. Treasury De partment Citations for equipment ''bought" by the school for our armed forces through the purchase of bonds and stamps during 1943. The first of these reads: U. S. Treasury Department This citation is awarded to the Beaufort School for Service to the War Saving Program through the successful completion of "Schools-at- War" Campaign to pay for one Triple Threat Jeep through the purchase of War Bonds and Stamps. Given under my hand and seal, December, 1943. Henry Morgenthau, Jr , Secretary of the Treasury. This Triple Threat jeep repre sents $6,255.00 worth of bonds and stamps; the three other cita tions are for 2 Famous jeeps, rep resenting $1165.00 worth each; and for one Junior Tripple Threat jeep representing $500.00. This makes a total of over $9,000.00 worth for the year and leaves $261.00 with which to start the new year. As part of the 4th War Drive just opening, the school has pledg ed itself to buy a bond for pvery teacher and child enrolled in the school which will be something like $20,000.00 more added to what they have already invested. Two Children Hurt Jn Bus Accident Still in Hospital Two of the children injured in the Harlowe school bus accident fare still confined in the local Hos q pital. Eloise Jarman will be in until a cast is put on her broken hip. She will probably be ablet o go back to school in a couple of weeks after it is on. E. G. Taylor who suffered a broken collar bone is to have a brace after which he wi'i be discharged. Thomas Taylor is al ready out and back at school. The bus accident occurred on January 11 a mile beyond the (Core Creek Bridge on Route 101 when the loaded bus left the r Highway and; overturned. To the People of this Community YOU CAN AFFORD IT You can afford to buy Extra War Bonds during this Fourth War Loan Drive. Everyone in this community knows incomes are higher than ever before that both workers and farmers have more cash than ever be fore. Every one knows that more t tta n one member of hundreds of families are income earners and everyone knows that increases in wages and sal aries have far outstripped rising prices, and increased taxes. You can afford to buy Extra War Bonds. As a matter of fact, you can't afford NOT to Buy Extra War Bonds. If you spend your money for needless, scarce goods, you are increasing prices ... if you want to help win the war you can't afford NOT to buy War Bonds. If you want to help that boy in the service, you can't af ford NOT to buy Extra Bonds and if you want a gilt-edged in vestment for your own future security, you can't afford NOT to buy Extra War Bonds. Don't just do the expected buy All the Bonds you can. ' THE EDITOR. Rating Grade Inlet Inn Hotel 91.0 A Inlet Inn Cafe 90.0 A Owen's Lunch 75.5 C Seafood Cafe 75.0 C Coffee Shop 70.0 C Quick Lunch 80.0 B Gatlin's Cafe 70.5 C Morehead City Ft. Macon Hotel 90.0 A Stanley's Cafe 90.0 A Morehead Villa Hotel 85.0 B Sanitary Mkt. Cafe 82.5 B Green Cafe 80.00 B Sanders Oyster Bar 78.0 C Morehead Villa Hotel Kitchen 77.0 C Blue Ribbon Cafe 76.5 C Davis Cafe 74.5 C Carolina Lunch 73.5 C Busy Bee Lunch .71.5 C Rainbow Inn 71.5 C Busy Bee Cafe No grades posted M. City Cafe No grades posted Dudley's Cozy Nook 75.0 C Blue Bird Cafe 74.5 C Atlantic Beach Beach Cafe 85.0 B Casino Oyster Bar 74.0 C Meat Market Grade Beaufort C. D. Jones Mrkt 90.0 A Owens Bros. Mrkt. 82.5 B Hardesty's Mrkt. 82.5 B S & P Mrkt. 81.0 B Peterson's Mrkt 75.0 C City Grocery No grade posted Morehead City M. City Grocery 91.5 A Ream's Mrkt. 90.5 A Piner's Mrkt. 90.5 A Robinson's Mrkt. 90.5 A Phillip's Mrkt. 84.0 . B Freeman's Mrkt. 83.5 B A & P Mkt. 83.5 B Cherry's Mkt. 81.0 B Pender's Mrkt. 81.0 B Guthrie's Mrkt. 75.5 C Peter Block 72.0 C Mrkt. 77.5 C Mrkt. 76.0 C North Harlowe Connor's Mkt. 74.0 C Smyrna Chadwick's Mrkt. No grade posted Survey of Prices Miss Elsie Nelson of the Ration Board announces that members of the Home Economics Department of the Newport, Morehead City, and Beaufort High Schools under the direction of Mrs. Clarence Guthiie, Mrs. D. Cordova, and Mrs. Ruby Simmons are making a survey of ceiling prices in their communities and will report viola tions to the Ration Board. In the last Community Survey, Carteret merchants gave excellent coopera tion and Miss Nelson asks that they be just as helpful now to the high school girls volunteering their services. FRANK WALKER P. M. GENERAL TO SPEAK AT JACKSON DINNER Democrats to Have Fund Raising Party At Sir Walter on Monday, Jan. 31st. The North Carolina Jackson Din ner will be held this year on Jan uary 31 at Sir Walter Hotfil in Raleigh. These dinners are held ev ery year for the purpose of rais ing funds for the national Demo cratic party, but they are more important in the years when the state has to elect a governor and the national presidential cam paign is under way. Postmaster General Frank C. Walker, chairman of the national Democratic committee, has accept ed the invitation to speak at the dinner in Raleigh. He will be intro duced by Senator Josiah W. Bail ey. State Senator Joe Blytha of Charlotte again heads the state campaign. This is his fourth consecutive year in this capacity and ho has promised to make it the most mem orable of them all. Tickets for the dinner are not for sala but are allo cated to counties on basis of con tributions, each $25 entitling the county to one seat at thet able. The quota for Carteret county is $150., and Mr. Irvin W. Davis, county Democratic chairman, says he anticipates no difficulty in rais ing the quota. This will entitle Carteret to six seats. Mr. Davis, as County Chairman, plans to at tend. Names of other members of the group will not be available un til later. Meeting At Inlet Inn Wednesday To Organize For Fourth War Loan Drive CARTERET BOYS IN THE SERVICE Paul Chester Whitley, USNR, stationed at New York has return ed to his post following a visit with his parents, the M. R. Whit ley's of Core Creek, and his sis ter, Mrs. C. T. Lewis, of Pollock Street. "The G. and W." Mayor's Court Mayor's Court on Monday morn ing of this week followed a famil iar pattern: four cases of drunk enness and disorderly conduct were heard one white and three color ed. All paid fines. Colored Inductees The folowing colored cit'zens were called upon to report to Fort Bragg last Friday as prospective members of our armed forces : Beaufort: Frank H. Johnson, Claude Howard Davis, Marathon Martin Jones, Corney Chad wick, Thermon Bailey, John Merrill, Compton H. Stewart, Isaac Jones Madden, James Freddie Johnson, Charles Whtiford Collins, Samuel Collins (Route 1). Morehead Cityi Oscar Bell, Ow en Guion Henderson, Amos Jones, James Arthur Hester, Samuel Wesley Dudley, Sam Macon. Har- owe: Monroe Godette. Newport: Samuel Lee Johnson. School Stamp And Bond Sale Mrs. J. W. Humphrey, Mrs. N. F. Eure, and Mrs. J. K. Vander veer of the School Stamp and Bond Committee report sales amounting to $190 for stamps and $450 for bonds made on Tuesday of this week. Mrs. John Brooks 7th grade again headed the list for investing the largest amount. Flag Dedication Ser. Held at Stumpy Pt. The young people of the "Youth Fellowship" of the Methodist Church, Stumpy, Point, N. C, will Dedicate the Christian and Amer ican Flags in Honor of the men from this community who are now serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America, and to 'Myron Hooper" who has giv en his life so freely. 491. F1p(? Procession: Boy Scouts: Call to Worship: Pastor. Dedication of Flags: Pastor. Hymn: 489. Prayer: Pastor. Special Music: Choir. Offering: Sermon: "The Thorns Which I Have Reaped Are of The Tree I Planted; They Have Torn Me And I Have Bled." Taps: Scout Carrol Payne, Hymn: 497. Memorial To Myron Hooper: Pastor. Taps: Scout, Carrol Payne. The Benediction : Pastor. W. B. Parkin, Pastor. The production of certified seed potatoes was up 42 per cent in 1943. Thi3 represents more than 6 per cent of all potatoes produced. Aviation Student John Vander veer has been transferred from Nashville, Tenn., to the Aviation Center at Newport Arkansas. He reports that he located Glenn Adair through the Service column of the NEWS and had a pleasant visit with him. Robert Herring, Technician with the Naval Air Force, stationed at Washington, D. C, spent the past week-end here with his family. Odel Merrill, USA, of Camp McCain, Miss., is expected Satur day to spend a 16-day furlough with his parents, the David Mer rill's of Ann Street. -UBLISHED WEEKLY. In Philadelphia Cpl. James Potter III, of Bragg, is expected home for week-end. Ft. the Ben Arrington, USNR, is expect ed to arrive tomorrow from Pcnsa cola, Fla., to spend two weeks with his mother on Ann Street. William Willis, of Beaufort, and Sam Guthrie, of Morehead City, have been working behind clouded windows for several weeks now in the Davis Building, corner Craven and Front Streets. Given a look inside yesterday we saw what they had been doing. Repainted a gleaming white, cabinets have been built on both sides designed to hold innumerable ladies suits and dresses, and they are almost ready to install the stock of ladies popular priced ready to wear they recently bought, in New York. It's the plan of these men to open their ladies' shop there by the first of the month with, they say proudly, no old or winter stock but everything new and in tune with spring, Mr. Willis is not new in the mer chrndise world. He his been asso ciated with Lipman both here and in Morehead City for the past fourteen years; Mr. Guthrie, was associated with the Post Office in Morehead Cnty and with textile manufacturers in Danville. Thej plan to announce next week their date of opening and their offering in detail. EGG PRICES These are the egg prices for Carteret County: RETAIL Grade A large 59c Grade A medium 54c Grade A small 49c Grade B large 55c Grade B medium - 50c Grade B small 46c Grade C large .49c Grade C medium 44c Grade C small 40c WHOLESALE Grade A large 50.2 Grade A medium 46.2 Grade A small 42.2 Grade B large 47.2 Grade B medium 43.2 Grade B small 39.2 Grade C large 42.2 Grade C medium 38.2 Grade C small 34.2 Ungraded eggs take large Grade C price. Add 2c extra per dozen for carton OPA, Jan. 17, 1944. ROTES Rotarians held oheir regular din ner meeting Tuesday evening at the Inlet Inn with good attendance reported but no visitors. Dr. W. L. Woodard spoke in an interesting manner on socialized medicine, and the group enjoyed general discussion of many things over Mrs. Pierson's chicken dinner fol lowed by ice cream and home-made cake. Lt. Howard Stubbs has been transferred from Oakland tc the QM Depot at Tracy, Calif. Mrs. Stubbs and his young daughter Sharon are with him at his new post. George J. Brooks, Jr., of Turn er Street, is attending Michigan State College for a course of Army Air Force instruction lasting five months piror to appointment as Aviation Cadett Army Air Forces His course will include botn ele mentary flying and academic cours es. Thomas E. Beachein, son of Mr, and Mrs. Paul Beachem, Beaufort, RFD, is enrolled in the U. S. Mari time Service Training Station at St. Petersburg, Fla. Upon comple tion of basic training, Thomas hopes to enter the U. S. Maritime Service Radio School where he will receive special training to become a Marine Radio Operator. Cpl. Joseph Windley leaves Sun day for Indian Town Gap, Penna., after spending twelve days leave with his parents, the B. E. Wind ley's of Craven Street. Fairleigh Dickinson, Jr., return ed to. the States last week after a long period of service in the Pac ific. Following a 30 day leave in New Jersey with his parents, he will be assigned to St. Augu3tine, Fla., where he will instruct com missioned officers in communica tions. Win, J. Hepler, MoMM 1 c, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hepler, of Morehead City and brother of Mrs. Arthur Davis, of Beaufort, has re ceived a letter of commendation from his commanding officer for outstanding performance of duty in the July, 1943, Invasion of Scic ily and during the period following the invasion when continuous trips were made with troors and supplies between Bizerte and Sic iy. He helped land the initial as sault troops on enemy shores in the face of enemy fire without the loss of a single man. See SERVICE Page 5 Gertrude Carraway Of New Bern Spoke On Techniques in Home Canvassing Morehead City, Newport, Smyrna, and Beaufort were all represented in a meeting of something like forty vol unteer workers ministers, business men at the Inlet Inn yesterday called by Miv. J. G. Allen County Chairman of the Womans Division to plan for the 4th War Loan Drive for which Carteret has been assigned a quota of $330,000 worth with a quo ta of $231,800 worth of "E" or "the people's bonds." Miss Gertrude Carraway, of New Bern, District Chairman of the 10th Zone of the Woman's Division, which includes Carteret, was chief speaker. The goal, as she explained it is to get people to buy EXTRA BONDS in addition to those they are already buying. She discussed the importance of the approach in such a door to I door canvass as is planned for the next few weeks. A number ot objections made by prospective buyers were brought up and discussed. One was the ans wer often heard, "Yeah, buy them just to make a show and then re deem them the way most of them do." Mr. Pittman, of the Morehead Bank savs with conviction that he doubts if 3 per cent of the Car teret bonds are redeemed as com pared with the national figure of 6 per cent. Such redemptions as have come to his attention have been for the most part either by people trying to buy homes or ser vice men transferred who need the money to move their families. Following Miss Carraways talk, Mrs. Allen turned the meeting ov er to Mrs. David Merrill, Mrs. Tad Davis, and Mrs. Julian Hamilton who have worked out details for the Beaufort canvass. The follow' ing ladies have accepted the re sponsibility for the districts indicated: From Bridge to west side of Turner: Mrs. Robert Tillett, Mrs, M. L. Davis. From east side Turner to west side of Craven: Business houses, Mrs. Tom Potter and Mrs. Hardy Lewis, Jr.; block section, Mrs. John Steed, Mrs. Blythe Noe, Mrs. Harry Saunders. This includes Court House block. From east Craven to west of Queen through to Broad: Mrs. Julian Hamilton, Mrs. Arthur Cloves. From east of Queen to west of Pollock: Mrs. E. L. Davis, Mrs. Bill Ipock. From east of Pollock to west of Marsh: Mrs. W. Y. Stewart, Mrs. U. E. Swann. From east of Marsh to west of Live Oak: Mrs. Will Arrington, Mrs. Dave Merrill. From east of Live Oak to west of Gordon: Mrs. Phil Thomas, Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. Gerald Dickin son. East of Gordon, including Front Street Extension: Mrs. Gerald Hill Mrs. Laurie Moore, Mrs. William Willis. Ann Street Extension: Mrs. Robert Safrit, Jr., Mrs. Mary Quidley Lewis. East side of Turner from Ced ar to W. Beaufort Bridge: Mrs. Charlie Mason. Highland Park: Mrs. Carl Tax- ton, Mis. Street Worthington. East end of Highway 70: Gibbs ville Mrs. Roy Willis, Mrs. Ben Gibbs. East end of Highway 101; Mrs. Earl Taylor. Ensign Grayden M. Paul, USNR, having completed hi course with Pratt and Whitney, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned to Phil adelphia for several weeks after which there seems reason to think he will be transferred to the West Coast. PRESIDENTS BALL JANUARY 28TH. AT THEJJSO Mayor Paul Heads Carteret Campaign For Paralysis Fund DANCE There will be a dance at the Rec reation Center this evening, Jan uary 20. Both square and round dancing. Civilian and Service men both invited. Admission 25 cents. Rose 5 and 10 To Help Drive John Haynes, Manager of the local Rose 5 and 10 Cent Storo has received a letter stating that Rose will participate in the Carter et 4th War Bond Drive by invest. ing $5,500.00 in bonds in this County. The Infantile Paralysis Cam- . . TV T- 1 H - paign is on again, ur. itaipn Mc Donald is Chairman for the State ; Mayor Grayden M. Paul for Car teret County; and our quota is $516.00. Monday evening Mayor Paul called a meeting of members of Civilian Defense at the Town Hall to organize for the annual fund raising appeal culminating in the Annual President's Birthday Ball at the USO, Morehead City, Fri day evening, January 28th, with music by either the Fort Macon or the Cherry Point Band. A Morehead City Committee has agreed to assume responsibility for the Ball ; a Beaufort Committee , for appeals made through other channels. Mr. "Carty" Swartz, very appropriately, heads the Dance Committee composed of Mrs. John Lashley, Mrs. Robert Taylor, Mrs. Clarence Taylor, Mrs. Robert Harrell, and Mrs. D. Cor dova, all of Morehead City. The Personal Solicitation Com mittee will work through the mails by mailing out letters of appeal with return contribution envelopes to a selected group of civic 'nind ed people of the County very much as the TB Seals were handled. Dr. Robert K. Oliver, County Health Officer, will head this committee and members of his staff will erve with him. m Mrs. Ruby Simmons will be Chairman of the March of Dimes Committee which wil be handled through the schools of the county; Mrs. Tom Potter will be Chairman of Ticket Sales for Beaufort; Mrs. J. G. Allen for the eastern part of the County; and the Ball Commit tee will be in charge of iicket sales for Morehead City and New port. Tickets go on sale at the end of this week. Mrs. J. G. Allen will be chairman of the group collect ing at the theatres. Smyrna Defeats Morehead Cagers In Double Header Schools-At-War 0 The Beaufort Colored School (300 enrollment) under the lead ership of T. R. Long has already sold during the current school year $620.00 worth of Defense Starrps. Now they have courage- ously pledged themselves to buy $5,000 worth between now and February 15 as their effort in the Fourth War Loan Drive. In the first County game oi the season Smyrna defeats Morehead with another victory. The girls game proved to be very exciting and first half Smyr na girls led with a score of 13-12. In the last half Smyrna rallied for. a total victory of 30-25. The Smyrna boys took an early lead with Norris Hill making six points fn one minute. In the first quarter Smyrna led wit1., a score of 9-0. In the second quarter Morehead scored 4 points. At half score was 13 to 4. The Smyrna team stayed ahead and won with a score of 10 to 19 in favor of visitors. RATION BRIEFS GASOLINE A-8 coupons good through Feb ruary 8. SHOES No. 18, Book I, good indefinitely for one pair. No. 1 "Airplane" Stamp in Book III good for ono pair. SUGAR Stamp No. 30, Book IV, good or 5 pounds of sugar through March 31. CANNED GOODS G. H, J, Book IV, good through Feb. 20. MEATS Brown R, S, T, U, good through Jan. 29. V good Jan. 23. FUEL OIL Period 2 coupons good through Jan. 24, Period 3 coupons good through Feb. 21.