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VOLUME XXXIII No. 18
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
BEAUFORT, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1944
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12 PAGES THIS WEEK
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
R. H. HILL, JR.
TELLS ABOUT A
DAY OF A PILOT
IN THE OTIC
Hill Was A Member
Of Famous Squadron
Setting a Record
As A Fighter Group
HEW HOME FOR
LOCAL CO-OP
Directors Vote to
Join Other Co-ops
In Safety Program
At the monthly meeting of the
Board of Directors . of the local
REA last Thursday evening, our
Co-op decided to join the 27 other
Co-ops of the state in sponsoring
a safety program.
'.When the 40 members of the
Class of 1936 walked down the
aislt of the Beaufort High Scliool
not one person had the prophetic
sift .to foretell that we were look
ing, at ;two future Air Medal Win-1
ners, one winner of an Oak Leaf
Cluster, ; and two DFC winners
all in. the Pacific War Zone. If we
had . known it we would have prob
ably '.looked longer at the gangling
youths iin .their first academic
gowns.
Lt. ifjg) Hubert Hill, USNR,
third caf r the :roup to return has
.just, finished, a 30-day furlough at
home land goaie to Jacksnville,
Fia.,tto: trainmen for a new squad
ion then buck to the Pacific.
"How does a iday 30 out there in
thePaerfic?"
"Besrins with '.briefing' of t'.ie
days work. Tie -Squadron Com
mander finds o.ut;the mission for
the day.'We gather: round while he
tells us how. many ikmibers are go
ing out, how. many lighters, the al
titude, the bases, to .be hit, and so
on. We are all tense quiet except
?n-,ttf5aVv. talking. Before take-
Lody with whom we Trtemftr:
yesterday didn't come back
night, we thought about it during
the night, dreamed about it, won
dered who would be misting to
day." "At take off, the fighter pilot is
too busy with mechanics of the
plane to be scared. He is pilot,
navigator, gunner all in one. But
he is nervous again as he neara the
target. Jap planes can be expected
any second. Fighters split into
groups of two, weave back and
forth above the bombers. A last
minute check of the plane, your
heart pounds madly. 'Boogies' (un
' idified planes) shouted over the ra
dio. Black dots like a swarm of
bees are seen. Planes increase
speed, black puffs of ack-ack burst
nearby, but you are interested in
the enemy above. Now they dive
on you. You see a friend in trouble
a zero on his tail. You head for
him. Your wingman has just driven
a Jap away who was trying to
shoot you. All about are diving,
turning, twisting planes, parachut
es floating down, planes falling in
flames, the blinding flash of phos-
porus shells."
"The bombers drop their loads,
below you glimpse sinking ships,
buildings ablaze, clouds of dust
and smoke. The bombers leave.
You begin to breathe normally
drenched with prespiration, you
bite off a stick of cfcewlng gum and
start the long ride home."
"The crowd that left grimly in
the morning becomes all talk,
shouting, back slapping, full of ad
ventures of the day. They teli
stories, rib one another, drop voic
es as they talk about the chap who
didn't get back. They smoke, talk
about the mail, speculate r.s to
when they will go home, do a lit
tle griping about the food, they
are close to one another a friend
saved your life today, you saved
his yesterday. They eat no fresh
vegetables nor meats everything
out of a can spam, beef tongue,
dried eggs, vienna sausage (doesn't
See HILL Page 8
AMERICAN HEROES
BY LEFF
A man, technically a member of
the State College faculty, will be
employed to give his full time to
visiting the Co-ops of the state in
the interest particularly o the
men at work on the lines. He is ex
pected to spend approximately
two weeks of the year here and to
give demonstrations from time to
time at central points at which
representatives from a number of
Co-ops can meet at the same time.
There has been but one slight ac
cident in our local REA project,
but there have been more serious
ones elsewhere in the state.
The Board also authorized Man
ager R. M. McGirt to move the of
fices into the building vacated by
the Western Auto Associate Store
on the west side of Turner Street.
The new building 13 not only larg
er but offers better ventilation
than the one at 124 Turner. Line
materials and office equipment will
be moved at once, and the Co-op
expects to be ready to do business
at the new stand after the fifteen
th of the month.
Torpedoed it niglil, turn' of ine Merchant Marine abandoned their
fast-sinking ship. Frederick: K. Zittn Cadet-Midshipman, left: Bis lifeboat,
climbed hand over hand'up lhe falls-& free 250-pound fireman. Unable
to loosen the ropes, he cut them' free, rfien towed the entangled? man until
they were picked up by a 'lifeboat.. His-is heroism beyond the-Km tf duty.
That extra War Bond yoit'lmy inny sa lifel
V. S. Treasury Department
LEGION FAIR
AND CARNIVAL
BACK 00. 2-7
Prell's World Fair
Shows Booked With
Zacchini the Human
Cannonball
4TH DECORATION
FOR SNOWDEN
Legion of Merit
And Gold Star
Awarded Apr. 10
sraOkTRRELtF
ADDRESSED CO.
DEMOCRATS SAT.
Delegates Chosen
For Convention In
Raleigh Today
CARTERET BOYS IN
THE SERVICE
Robert Goodinsr. son of Mr. ahtl!
Mrs. R. P. Gooding, is serving a
shipfitter third class with the Seu
beei in Noith Africa.
K k T I 0 II
BRIEFS
GASOLINE
A-9 Coupons good through May 8.
A-10 good May 9 through Aug. 8.
SHOES
No. 1 and 2 "Airplane" Stamps
in Book III good indefinitely.
SUGAR
Stamps No. 30 and 31, Book IV,
good for 5 pounds of sugar indef
initely. No. 40 goo3 for 5 lbs. can
ning sugar through February 28,
1945.
CANNED GOODS
Blue Stamps, Book IV, A-8
through Q-8 good indefinitely.
MEATS
Red Stamps, Book IV, A-8
through Q-8 good indefinitely.
FUEL OIL
Period 4 and 5 coupons good
through August.
NOTICE
Every car owner must write
, his license number and State in
advance on all gasoline qoupona
, in his possession,
Judges of the Superior Court
01 North Carolina were well rep
resented at the County Democrat
ic Convention at the Court House
last Saturday. Judge Luther Ham
ilton, of Morehead City, scheduled
to speak merely introduced Judge
J. Paul Frizelle, of Snow Hill, who
delivered the address of the morn
ing. Both speakers were solidly be
hind the Administration, put them
selves definitely on record ii: fav
or of Roosevelt for a Fourth Term,
and there was no doubt about the
fact that the whole body was in ac
cord with them.
Register of Deeds Irvin W. Davis,
Davis, was f,ain elected Chairman
of the County Executive Commit
tee, Mrs. Clayton Fulcher, of At
lantic was made Vice President,
and James B. Long, of Morehead
City, was made Secretary to the
County Executive Committee.
The ruling of one delegate to
the State Convention in Raleigh
for each 150 Democrats casting
votes in the 1940 gubernatorial
election permitted Carteret the
fololwing 26 delegates represent
ing all parts of the County at the
meeting in Raleigh this afternoon :
BEAUFORT: L. W. Hassell, Jas.
D. Potter, C. G. Holland, John
Johnson, Mrs. C. G. Holland, Mrs.
James D. Potter; MOREHEAD
CITY: Alvah L. Hamilton, Judge
Luther Hamilton, W. M. Webb,
Judge Paul Webb, Charles V.
Webb, II. S. Gibbs, Mrs. Sam Ad-
ler, James B. Long; NEWPORT;
Wm. H. Bell; DAVIS: Irvin W.
Davis, C. H. Davis; ATLANTIC:
Clayton Fulcher; SEA LEVEL:
A. B. Taylor, Wallace G. Styron;
STACY: William Fulcher; MAR
SHALLBERG: E. O. Moore;
GLOUCESTER: Capt. John A.
Nelson, Charles G. Nelson, Ernest.
Nelson; HARKERS ISLAND: Til-
ton Davis.
Pfc Linwood Goodwin, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dorris Goodwin, Roe,
has notified his parents of his safe
arrival with the Army Air Forces
in Italy. Goodwin entered Lhe Ar
my April, 1943.
ANOTHER DRIVE
110 MONEY ASKED
Share Your Clothes
With the Russians
1 1 lit Otaic I' l'"1 -
lUon, NCEA, and the NC Congress
of Faf nts and Teachers are spon
soring aSampaign to gather cloth
ing for our brave Russian Allies.
The American Legion Carnival
and Fair a pre-blackout, pre-dim-out
institution will be back a?ain
October 2-7. Members of the
Post 99 Rave booked Prell's World
Fair Shows for the Fair and Carni
val to be given on the school
grounds along lines followed, be
fore it was- suspended two years
ago.
Twenty -one rides and shows are
promised including the free daily
breath taking thriller of Zacchini
"The Human Cannon Ball' shot
from ai Huge cannon 200 feet ovei
a twira ferris wheel his first ap
pearaasre tn uarteret.. L,egifrtt
naire Tom Kelly, General Manager
of tlie Fair, says it's something to
look, forward to for the next six
moaths.
Exhibits will be displayed in
the school gym as in previous
yars. Classes and premiums will
be the same as in 1941 and be
cause of the paper and labor short
age, no new premium books will be
printed. Premium books wil be de
posited in the offices of the County
Agent, Home Demonstration A-
sent, AAA, and FSA.
Legion officers of the 1944
Fair Association are R. Hugh Hill,
President; Raymond Ball, Vice
President; William Hatsell, Secre
tary; Jake Miller, Treasurer.
SSgt. Frank Rice, son of Mr.
Adrian Rice of Broad Street has
arrived safely in England. Pvt.
Charles S. Rice, another son, who
has been stationed at Palm Springs,
Calif., is being transferred to
Camp Grant, 111.
Lance Smith C. Mo.M.M., USCG
who has been stationed at the of
fice of the Captain-of the Port,
Morehead City, and at Lenoxville
Barracks for the past twenty
months has been transferred to
Duluth, Minn.
Julian Hamilton, Jr., A.M.M.,
USNR, of the Air Base at Pasco,
Wash., arrived Monday evening to
spend a 15-day leave with his par
ents on Ann Street.
Informal Tea To
Open Floral Shop
The public is invited to a tea
Friday afternoon, May 5th, from
2 to 5 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
John Gladstone Jones, 210 Orange
Street. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. James
Noe, joint hostesses, will intro
duce the people of Beaufort to our
latest business, The Beaufort r lor
al Shop, a venture in which they
are cooperating.
Entrance to the new shop will be
on the south side of the house
and will be indicated by a sign.
The ladies say they will be equip
ped to take care of any floral
needs: corsages, growing plants,
cut flowers, basket arangements,
novelty growing things for the
sick room or window shelves, and
floral designs,
Sgt. John B. Holt, owner of
Holt's Rainbow Inn, has been
serving abroad with an addross in
care of the PM, New Orleans. He
is home now on his first furlough
since he entered the Army two
years ago. Mrs. Holt is hera with
him.
James Steed, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Steed of Queen Street
has entered the Navy and reports
to Raleigh on Monday for assignment.
Together
A little over two weeks from to
day and Henry F. Mcintosh S 1-c,
Robert W. McCabe, S 1-c, and Ed
win Lewis, S l-c, an oi carcerei
will have served together in the
Naval Reserve for a year.
Mcintosh is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fernie B. Mcintosh, of Marsh
allberg; McCabe is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. McCabe, of New
port, and Lewis is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sterling Lewis, of Hark-
ers Island. The boys entered the
Navy May 21, 1943, and received
their boot training at Bain'oridge.
They have recently returned to
their base at the New Orleans
Armed Guard Center after spend
ing eight months at sea as mem
bers of the naval gun crew of a
merchant ship. The voyage to Eng
land, Italy, Africa, and Scicily was
made without encountering enemy
action.
The boys ar awaiting similar
assignments on merchant vessels.
There will be no house to house
canvass, but the Committee, of
which Mrs. J. G. Allen is Chair
man, plans to give everyone an op
portunity to contribute through
either of two channels: (1) School
children will bring the clothing to
the school. If you have no child of
your own, your neighbor's "child
will be glad to do it. 2) The Girl
Scouts are providing two contain
ers one to be placed in the en
trance of the Beaufort Theatre,
the other in the entrance of the
Seabreeze Theatre all next week
into which clothing may be drop
ped.
There is an acute need in Rus
sia for all kinds of clothing and
shoes for men, women, and chil
dren. Any garment that is clean.
and in good condition, of any size
may be given. Dresses, skirts, bloua
es, jackets, topcoats, suits, shirts,
trousers, vests, overcoat.s capes,
caps, shoes all needed in as large
quantities and as quickly as pos
sible. Do not. send underwear,
hose, or hats.
Schools are concentrating on the
project tomorrow, May 5th and on
that day the members of the Cas
ual Club will be at the build'ng to
sort and pack the clothing brought
in. If not convenient to send to the
school on the 5th send it later as
the drive will last through next
week. The Committee, however,
will appreciate cooperation in get
ting as much as possible in on Fri
day. After collection, County
schools will send clothing to. the
Beaufort Town Hall for packing.
Comdr. Ernest Snowden, USN,
was again decorated on April
tenth when the Commander of Car
riers, Pacific Fleet, in the name of
the President ofthe United States
warded him the Legion of Merit
and Gold Star in lieu of a second
Distinguished Flying Cross for
service in line of duty as Air Group
Commander in combat action a
gainst the Japanese Empire the
specific action of which cannot
be published for security reasons.
Ernest, our most decorated Beau
fort boy, already has the follow
ing decorations and service cam
paign medals: the Navy Cross, Dis
tinguished Flying Cross, American
Defense Ribbon with Star, Ameri
can, Eurepean, and Pacific- Ribbons.
Comdr. Snowden is Command
er of Air Group 16 which has won
fame in the South and Central
Pacific. He has been on continuous
sea dutv since December, 1941. He
is now flying the Navy neiicat
fighter plane which has proven it
self in action to be one of the best
fighting planes that has como out
of the war.
Comdr. Snowden writes that he
is cherishing a hope of getting
back to Beaufort this summer but
savs there's a lot to be done out
there.
School Stamp and
Bond Sale
The School Stamp and Bond
Committee report sales totalling
$835.45 on Tuesday of this week
with Mrs. John Brooks' 7th Grade
leading and Miss Marjorie Lewis'
2nd Grade taking second.
May Quotas
Passenger Cars
Grade I '. 23C
Tubes 264
Trucks
Small (750's) 84
Large (825's or larger) 18
Tubes 80
Gas
Allotment 'Hardship gas' 118 gals.
Sgt. Weaver Home
After 27 Months
Word has been received of the
safe arrival of Lt. Hugh Jones in
England. '
Sgt. James May, USA, Elgin
Field, Fla., son of Mr. and Mrs.
B. J. May, is making his second vis
it to Beaufort since his parents
have been here.
Lt. W. L. Rudder, USN, son of
Mrs. W. S. Chadwick, has landed
safely at some port in the Pacific.
SSgt. Irownie Weaver, USA
Air Corps, was in town Monday
and Tuesday wearing a Southwest
Pacific Campaign Ribbon with
three stars signifying participa
tion in three major battles and
the blue Presidential Citation
Brownie has beer, out of the
United States for 27 months dur
ing 16 of which he was based in
Australia; the rest of the time in
New Guinea. He is engineer gun
ner, has spent 700 hours in the air
on a B-26 Maurauder and a B
Mitchell, and has been on 51 mis
sions. He is not home on furlough
but delayed route to Atlantic City
where he will be reassigned to some
place in the states for instruction
al purposes.
Brownie is looking very much
as he did when he graduated from
the Beaufort High School four
years ago this month. He has luck
ily escaped wounds, says he knows
what it is to have his plane hit by
antiaircraft fire, but has never
been forced down.
. New Guinea was nothing but
grim duty but on the subject of
southern Australia and Sidney
where he spent his leave. Brownie
becomes very enthusiastic. After
saying pleasant things he finished
with "They are just like people in
the South here "as though he had
said the last word of praise pos
sible "Don't even have much
Word has been received of the British accent In the South," he
See SERVICE Page 5 J4iel.
TRAFFIC AND
LIQUOR CASES
OCCUPY COURT
ON TUESDAY
Docket Cleared In
Morning Session
Tuesday morning Judge Webb
heard cases of Eric Hill, white,
USNR, and Lemuel Golden,, Stacj
Seashore Bus Driver, continued for
three weeks.
Hill ran into the bus of Gold
en's near Gillikin's Store, Letty,
about 9 P. M. April 8 as it stood
parsed. Dy tne roaasiae and was
charged with reckless driving;
Golden was charged with stopping
oit the Highway without flares. In
the collision, both cars were dam
aged. Golden claimed he was out of
gas, couldn't got the top off his
flares, went to the store for a
wrench and to phone. In his ab
sence the accident occurred. Both
men had counsel, and the cases
were long drawn out. Judgment m
both was, "Not Guilty."
Fred C. Cannon,, white, New
port, was heard for driving a car
last Sunday with an expired Vir
ginia license. Cannon was having
ownership trouble and was in com
munication with the Virginia Mo
tor Vehicle Department in an ef
fort to clear it up. The Judge gave
him time to straighten the matter
out.
Lee Garner, Newport, white,
was accused of possession of non
tax paid liquor last Sunday and
Lee Brock, Newport, colored, was
accused of possession for sale and
transportation. A Patrolman re
hearsed the pantomine which he
had watched. Garner and a friend
approached Brock, money was ex
changed, Brock went, off, came
back, and the Patrolmen found the
men cups In hand one with his fill
ed, the other, luckily, had not pour
ed his. Garner plead guilty. Claims
to be but a "week-end drinker."
He was given fatherly advice which
See COURT Page 8
RATION BOARD ,
OFFICES AFIRE
EARLY TUESDAY
Prompt Response of
Dept. Prevented
Disastrous Fire
Night Policeman Louis Willis
discovered fire in the office of the
County Ration Board early Tues
day morning just in time to pre
vent a disastrous fire in the bus
iness section of town.
The Beaufort Fire Department
responded to the call at once,
found the building full ef smoke,
fought their way in, and found the
desk of Miss Alma Davis, Secre
tary of the Board, ablaze.
Because of the hazardous loca
tion of the fire, water was poured
in in great quantities. The blaze
was extinguished in something like
nan nour with no damage from
the fire except the total destruc
tion of the one desk. Damage to
other equipment such as the ad
ding machine and typewriters was
irom waier. urgm ot tne lire
unknown.
Fortunately records were in the
steel files and were uninjured, the
telephone had to be replaced at
once, walls were smoked, and tht
floor flooded with water. The office
was closed all day Tuesday while
members of the staff devoted them
selves to getting things in shape
again; on Wednesday morning the
ofnee was open for business as usual.
TV0 OFFICERS
CALLED BEFORE
TOWN BOARD
Recent Bus Station
Scrap Investigated
By Board Monday
The Board of Town Commission
ers in their regular monthly meet
ing on Monday went into the Bua
Station scrap of several weeks ago
in which Officer Louis Willis was
involved and also the report that
Officer Peterson had arrested a
man who was doing nothing.
Both men were summoned for
their stories.
Willis said that his trouble start
ed when he arrested a drunk at the
Ration Board. Later he locked up
two Marines near the Bus Station
who were drinking and disturbing
the peace, and later in the night
he went into the Bus Station to get
a cool drink. It was then that the
wife of one of the bus drivers told
her husband, "That's the man who
slapped me this afternoon."
Officer Willis denied ever seeing
the woman before but saiu ho
could have bumped into her when
he was bringing the man out oi
the Ration Board Office. An argu
ment fololwed, he said he tried to
reason, but a tussle followed. Of
ficer Louis Wilis put the blame for
most of the street talk on Night
Watchman Dave Willis who makes
his hadquarters at the Bus Sta
tion. When asked about pulling
watchman Willis' nose he made no
comment, just smiled. He denied
that he himself had been drinking..
Officer Peterson was questioned
as to the report that he had arrest
ed a man who not doing anything.
Peterson said that he was driving
the town wagon down Live Oak
Street one evening recently. A
man caled to him to "Turn around
and carry me to . Atlantic."
said he could see him thru the.
car mirror and "he was '""acting
drunk" so he turned around, went
back, and told him to get in the
wagon. On the way to the lark up
the man said that that he was not
drunk but his wooden leg is what
made him stagger, although he did
admit he had had a beer of two.
Peterson said he let him go.
No action was taken by the
Board in either case.
The Board ordered the Clerk
to make application to the WPB
to buy a new truck for the street
Dept. as the two which they have
are about worn out.
The Board authorized the town
attorney to draw up a deed to The
Beaufort Boy and Girl Scout
Council for a lot on Pollock street
on which they intend to build a
club house.
Naval Recruiting
Recruiter Harry Gatton of the
New Bern Naval Recruiting Sta
tion is located in the Moixhead
City Post Office Building .ach
Friday to interview 17-year-old i
young men and ladies 20-So for the J
Waves.
The tempo of enlistments is in - i
creasing, according to Recruiter I
Gatton, and more enlistments are
expected with the impending grad
uation of high schools seniors.
Orthopadic Clinic
The State Orthopaedic Clinic
will be held Friday, May 5th at
the Pitt County Health Depart
ment, corner 3rd and Greene
Streets, Greenville, from 12:30 to
4 P. M.
The Clinic takes all types of
cripples, white and colored, free
of charge who are unabel to afford
private treatments. It is conduct
ed by Dr. Hugh A. Thompson, or
thopaedist, Raleigh.
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tide
at Beaufort is given in this
column. The figures are ap
proximately correct and ara
based on tables furnished by
the U. S. Geodetic Survey.
Some allowances must, bp
made lor variations ;:i
wind ard also wi re
.the locality, that a v.;
fr npar the inlet or
head of the estuaries.
e
v. '.;eth
at th-i
HIGH LO
Rev. W. Y. Stewart
Back In Pulpit
Sunday Morning
Rev. W. Y. Stewart who has
been convalescing at his home fol
lowing his recent illness gives us
the good news that he is all right
again and expects to fill his pulpit
at Core Creek Community Church
again on Sunday.
Mr. Stewart asks us to say he is
grateful to all those who lent a
hand at the time of his automobile
accident and those whose kindness
es have f olowed him in the days
since then both during his hospit
alization and since his discharge.!
Friday, May 5
7:12 AM. 1:14 AM.
7:34 PM. 1:22 PM.
Saturday, May 6
7:53 AM. 1:53 AM.
8:11 PM. 1:58 PM.
Sunday, May 7
8 :32 AM. 2 :33. AM. '
8:47 PM. - 2:35 PM.
Monday, May 8
9:10 AM. 3:12 AM.
9:25 PM. V 8:11 J-
Tuesday, May 4
9:49 AM. 3:52 AM.,
10:04 PM. 8r47,PM.
Wednesday, May 10 " '
10:29 AM. 4:32 AM.
10:46 PM. 4:29 P.M.
Thursday, May 11
11:12 AM. . - 5:16 AM.
11:32 PM. ' 5:12 PM.