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WAR BONDS
THE
The Most Widely Read Newspaper Along The Central Lna Coast
VOLUME XXXIII No. 25
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
BEAUFORT, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1944
12 PAGES THL. WEEK
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
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CARTERET SHORT
OF ICE OVER
PAST WEEK-END
"Ice Lines" Make
Their Appearance
Fish Boats Kept In
FIRST TOBACCO
BEING CURED
Official weather recording nade
at Pivers Island Sunday, Juno 18,
show a maximum temperature on
that day which reached an all time
high for Beaufort of 101.5 de
grees. For the 2S years of the ex
istence of the station prior to
1930, the U. S. Weather Bureau
gives 97 degrees as tops and since
then on one occasion according to
Dr. Prytherch, it has reached 100
degrees.
Carteret County ice companies
with a total maximum daily pro
duction of 56.5 tons or 1,130,000
pounds ran short and in Beaufort
people were waiting in long que
ues with autos, bicycles, carts, ba
by carriages and such hoping for
a piece, and stories were abroad of
fabulous prices paid for ice re
sold by middle men.
Carteret Ice Company of More
head City did no retailing Sunday
but have been and are still run
ning short. They produce a 300
pound cake every twelve minute3
which is sold before it is out, and
all day long two and three truck?
stand outside waiting for ice. In
Mr. Dave Gould and Mr. B. J.
Mann of Newport are curing the
first bain of tobacco of the 1944
season. It's premature due to the
drought which has threatened to
dry it up, so the quality is not
what could have been expected
with two or three weeks of nor
mal weather before curing. Mr.
G. C. Garner of Newport expects
to begin curing next week for the
same ieason, and if another se
ries of rainless days stretches out
ahead others will soon follow.
Not only has tobacco been hard
hit by the dry weather but corn
is suffering. Cotton is coming thru
it better according to County A
gnt R. M. Williams. Farmers,
however, have been unable to get
their sweet potatoes out.
Tomatoes have reached their
peak and prices are off. On Wed
nesday they dropped to $2 and $3
from a high of $4 and $4.50.
AMERICAN HEROES
BY LEFF
AIRPORT HWY.
Work is going forward on the
new Highway from West Beaufort
to the New Bern Koad and con
necting with the West Beaufort
bridge. A big shovel, three big Eu
clid tractor wagons, and two Le
Tourneau pans are at work this
week grading and leveling. E. P
Koonce, of Jacksonville, State
Highway Department engineer,
says he expects the present con-
Atlantic fishing boats are said to tract to be accomplished within
W hm rallpH in In Rpaufort. ten days. It calls for a mile and a
Wounded when struck by antitank and artillery fire, Staff Sgt. George
W. Mullett, Indianapolis, dismounted from his tank to assist a wounded
crew member. Unable to stand because of his wound, he directed his
vehicle to cover, crawled back to safety under heavy machine gun fire.
He lives and wears a Silver Star. W who art protected mutt buy more
War Bond than aver before!
I V. S. Trnuurj Dtparlmtnt
Given Air Medal
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Carteret Fish Company, S. W. Da
vis, and M. T. Noe Sea Food Com
pany kept their boats in. The
same was true for Morehead City.
Drug stores in both towns iiave
suffered and on Sunday, the More
head City Hospital ran short al
though since then they have been
given priority.
The hottest day on record fol
lowing sustained hot weather has
been the immediate cau3e. Norm
ally the plants might have been
able to build up a reserve for
such an emergency but at Beau
fort besides ice for fish, refrigera
tor cars of truck have been iced at
10 tons to the car. Fish have pre
vented reserves at the other plants
as well as contracts with branch
es of the Service to say nothing of
the scores of small homes and im
provised apartments which have
been constructed the majority of
which are dependent on commer
cial ice.
Carteret Ice Company, More-
head City, has finally had an ap
plication for a new 10-ton plant
approved by the Government and
are starting to work on it at once
although it promises little relief
for this summer. The peak of the
present famine is over and plants
are beginning to build up reserves
but with conditions as they are
there will probably be "ice lines"
recurring at intervals throughout
the summer.
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RATION
BRIEFS
GASOLINE
A-10 good through Aug. 8.
SHOES
No. 1 and 2 "Airplane" Stamps
in Book III good indefinitely.
SUGAR
Stamps No. 30, 31 and 32, Book
IV, good for 5 pounds of sugar in
definitely. No. 40 good for 5 lbs.
canning sugar through February
28, 1945.
CANNED GOODS
Blue Stamps, Book IV, A-8
through V-8 good indefinitely.
MEATS
Red Stamps, Book IV, A-8
through W-8 good indefinitely.
FUEL OIL
Period 4 and 5 coupons good
through September. New Period
coupons for 1944-45 may be used
as soon as received.
NOTICE
Every car owner must write
his license number and State in
advance on all gasoline coupons
in his possession.
Rent Control
All persons renting, or offering
for rent, any living quarters what
soever must register each dwell
ing unit with rent control office in
their rent area.
tenth of highway with stone base.
A contract for hard surfacing it
will probably follow before the
road is turned over for general
use.
CARTERET BOYS IN
THE SERVICE
Separated from his parent unit
in Africa by several hundreds of
miles TSgt. T. A. Richards, Jr.,
is with a signal detachment of 54
enlisted men and one officer doing
communications work for the Al
lied Armies' Headquarters in It
aly. Known as the cable splicing
platoon, this group has been re
sponsible for the transmission of
war messages of great tactical im
portance.
When first landing in Italy fol
lowing the fall of Naples, accord'
ing to a War Department release,
these men were charged with the
problem of finding breaks in cab
les severed by retreating Germans.
As no blue prints were available,
the lines had to be literally hunt
ed out. The men operate teletype
machines over which messages of
administrative and tactical im
portance are transmitted.
BEAUFORT OES
GIVEN CHARTER
TUES. EVENING
Local Chapter One
Year Old This Mo.
Tom Smith, USA Air Corps, has
been transferred from Rome, Ga.,
to Kessler Field, Miss.
Mr. and Mrs. Guion Garner
have returned from New York
where they went on their honey
moon. Garner, Chief Boatswain
Mate, USCG, is in command of
Portsmouth Beach Patrol Station.
Otis Mades, BM -c of Charles
ton, S. C, spent Tuesday here
with his wife and family. He re
turned Tuesday night.
J. Ky Beam, Duke University,
arived home on Tuesday for a few
days leave following the close of
his semester there.
Logan Whitehurst, C 3-c, USN,
son of Mrs. Thelma Whitehurst
who makes her home with Mrs.
Willie Loftin, Front Street, has
writtten of his safe arrival in England.
Cox. Charles Davis, USN, has
been sentt o the Naval Training
Station, Newport, R. I.
FUNERAL TOMORROW
FOR EDWARD L. BELL
Edward I Bell, son of the lata
C. T. and Mary Dudley Bell, died
this mornnig at his home in Wild
wood following a long illness. Mr.
Bell was 49 years of age. Funeral
services will be conducted Friday
afternoon at Gales Creek Ceme
tery by the Rev. W. E. Anderson,
Morehead City, Free Will Baptist
pastor.
Mr. Bell is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Izora Garner Bell, and by
three sisters: Mrs. Harry Cavstens,
Comden, New Jersey; Mrs. Harold
Thompson, Rocky Mount; and Mrs.
S. T. Mizelie, Mantee, Florida.
Beaufort Chapter of the Order
of the Eastern Star, one year old
this month, was granted a charter
at the 39th Grand Chapter Ses
sion in Raleigh the first of last
week, and on Tuesday evening of
this week State officers were in
Beaufort for constituting the chap
ter and for the election and install
ation of officers.
Worthy Matron Mildred Holland
presented Worthy Grand Matron
Blanche Twiford, of Elizabeth
City, and Worthy Grand Patron
Wade N. Jenkins, of Fayetteville,
who constituted the chapter after
which the following officers were
elected and installed: Worthy
Matron, Mrs. Mildred Holland;
Worthy Patron, Mr. Tom Potter;
Associate Matron, Mrs. Elizabeth
Woodard; Associate Patron, Dr.
W. L. Woodard; Secretary, Miss
Mildred Whitehurst; Treasurer,
Miss Annie Gaskill; Conductress,
Mrs. Lily Fulcher; Associate Con
ductress, Mrs. Pearl Bailey; Chap
lain, Mrs. Ottis Jefferson; Marsh
all, Mrs. Hazel Simpson; Five
Star Points: Mrs. Grace Wether
intgon (Grace), Mrs. Pearl Hall
(Ruth) Mrs. Violet Noe (Esther),
Miss Ethel Whitehurst (Martha),
Mrs. Nettie Taylor (Electa).
Following the election the gav
el was turned over to the Worthy
Grand Matron for installation. Af
ter the business session, the As
sociate Matron presented the Wor
thy Grand Matron and Worthy
Grand Patron with gifts from the
Chapter, the Associate Patron pre
sented the District Deputy Grand
Matron with a gift, and Richard
Whitehurst presented the Worthy
Matron and Worthy Patrons with
gifts from the Beaufort Chapter.
At the close of all business of
the evening guests and members
were served punch, cake, nuts, and
mints from a beautifully appoint
ed lace covered table centered
with a star of evergreens and
flowers.
Officers and out-;jf-town guests
included: Mrs. Blanche Twiford,
Elizabeth City, Mr. and Mrs. Wade
N. Jenkins, Fayetteville, Mrs.
Maude B. Foy, Kinston, Mrs.
Stroud, Kinston, Mrs. Yettie Stad
ieum, Kinston, Mrs. Florence Lew
is, Greenville, Mrs. Laura Will
iams, New Bern, Mrs. Joe Orring
er, New Bern, Mrs. Genevieve My
ers, Tarboro, Mrs. Florence Lew
is, Greenville, Dr. and Mrs. Frank
i Duke, Washington, Mr. and Mrs.
Amnions, Washington, Mr. and
Mrs. Pou, Washington, and some
ten or twelve members of the
Morehead City Chapter.
GOLD IN BLUE
WATERS OFF
CARTERETCO.
Menhadden Industry
Biggest Single
Business in Co.
. .SSgt. William A. Neal, Jr., of
New Bern, son of Mr. and Mr. W.
A. Neal, has been awarded the Air
Medal for "meritorious achieve
ment" on bombing attacks on ene
my Europe. The citation reads in
part: "The courage, coolness, and
skill displayed by this enlisted man
upon these occasions reflect great
credit upon himself and the Arm
ed Forces of the United States."
Neal is radio operator on a B-17
Flying Fortress. His mother was
the former Miss Annie Jinnette,
Beaufrrt, and his grandfather was
Mr. J. R. Jinnette, formerly assist
ant Register of Deeds for Carteret.
GSO NIGHT AT
COUNTYJJSO
All Carteret GSO's
Invited to Attend
COUNTY COURT
Friday night, July 7th will be
recognition night for all Carteret
County G.S.O. girls. On this night
the USO plans to have a service at
which the girls will receive awards
for their contribution to the work
of the Club. Since there are sev
eral new girls who have not beer
members long enough to earn an
award, Miss Johnson announces
that a gold and blue G.S.O. pin will
be given out to every girl who
wishes to take part in the service.
Those in charge urge all G.S.O.
girls in Carteret County to come
out as this is to be their special
night.
The service is to take place iii
the Social Hall, at nine o'clock
and formal dress for the girls is
compulsory. All other plans will be
announced later. Ask the key girl
in your group for any details. Pins
may be purchased either from the
leader of your group, Miss John
son, or one of the Senior Hostesses.
ARMY "TEAM"
TO PUT ON
VARIETY SHOW
AT USOTUES.
Sponsored by M. C.
Chapter of OES to
Stimulate Sale
of War Bonds
SMITH PLANT LARGEST
IN STATE OF N. C.
LOST IN CRASH
Lieut. Stephen L. Mitchell, 22,
son of Mr. and Mrs, S. L. Mitchell,
Martinsville, Virginia, formerly of
New Bern was killed in the crash
of a Navy plane in Virginia last
Saturday. Mitchell was a grandson
of the late Thomas J. Mitchell, of
New Bern, and of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul W. Lincke of Rocky Mount,
but formerly of Front Street,
Beaufort. Lieut. Mitchell received
his commission in the USNR Air
Corps two years ago.
A little over a hundred years
ago when Beaufort town was al
ready a hundred years old, there
was less than 600 inhabitants here
Today during the fishing season
when the Smith and Quinn factor
ies are operating, we have a com
munity that large living across the
Creek in West Beaufort.
We talked with Mr. Smith this
morning about that community
and his plant, the larger of the
two the one that skirts the Beau
fort side.
Mr. Harvey Smith is the son
manager of the Beaufort factory
which is but one of nine owned
and operated by Mr. J. Howard
Smith of Port Monmouth, N. J.,
where the parent plant the
largest of its kind in the world is
located. This plant is eighty-seven
years old, but Mr. Smith has own
ed and operated it but forty long
enough however, to raise his boys
in the menhadden tradition so that
all of his plants are now managed
by himself and his three sons.
The Beaufort plant "under our
nose" is the one of chief interest
to us. Its suposed to be one of the
smaller ones but at that is the
largest in North Carolina and has
a group of buildings covering two
and a half acres the largest of
which is the 100x250 foot ware
house in which tracks of the Smith
spur of the Beaufort & Morenead
Railorad run; the most striking of
which is the lovely brick and clap
board Smith home against the
background of grey factory build
ings; and the best know;', of which
is the modern dining hail which
from time to time takes on a
Country Club aspect when ;t is
thrown open for dancinaj to visit
in,' members of the Masonic Or
der, for other celebrations, or
when Mrs. Smith wishes to enter
tain a very large group of friends
for luncheon. Mr. Smith bought
the plant in 1927, but it was an old
plant then that had been operat
ed by the Levering Brothers of
Baltimore.
The Fish Meal Company, known
locally as Smith's, operates from
10 to 18 boats during the season
(November to February 1) de
pending upon the labor situation.
Each boat is manned by a captain,
a mate, and a crew of around 20
men approximately 50 per cent
of which are local and 50 per cent
imported. During the peak of the
season six or seven hundred men
are employed on the boats and in
the plant 25 per cent of whom
are white, the rest colortd. The
factory supplies equipment for
fishermen; the crew, the food; and
by agreement all sell to Smith.
Menhadden fishermen grow up
i". the business not just of fishing
but of menhadden fishing which
is highly specialized branch. Talk
to a veteran fisherman for a few
minutes and you will find that he
has knowledge of which you never
dreamed and uses a terminology
hat might as well be Russian as
far as you are concerned. It's a lu
crative business, too, for those who
See MENHADDEN Page 4
Judge Webb had an unusually
small docket on Tuesday morning.
Had he not made a few digressions
to talk about matters he had or;
his heart, Court would scarcely
have occupied more than half
hour.
The case of Ljicile Hardesty,
colored, Beaufort, charged with
fighting at Cole's Store, Pine and
Marsh Streets, was dismissed as it
had already been tried in Mayors
Court, the defedant found guilty,
and had paid costs of $7.00.
Except for minor traffic viola
tions the only other case was that
of Atlee McCabe, white, Wild
wood, charged with reckless driv
ing. McCabe ran into the slowed
down car of Lt. Moraz near Camp
Branch, Route 70, beyond More
head City, doing considerable dam
age to both cars. When all evi
dence was in the charge was chang
ed to speeding of which the de
fendant was found guilty and paid
costs of $11.50. The damages had
already been adjusted by the two
men.
Druggists to Sell
Enough Bonds to
Finance 3 Planes
Druggists of North Carolina
pledged themselves tc sell enough
E-bonds durinsr the 5th War Loan
Drive to finance three ambulance
planes for use in combat areas
375,000.
Mr. Joseph House has been nam
ed Chairman of the Committee for
Carteret to press this sub-drive of
our County as part of the big drive
to sell a total of $388,000 worth
locally and is calling on all the
druggists of the County to get be
hind the movement and make a
special effort to put this across.
Bonds bought in the ambulance
drive will also be credited to the
Carteret County quota.
Softball Flashes
By
Leslie "Governor" Daris Jr.
BEAUFORT COMES FROM BE
HIND TO DEFEAT MOREHEAD
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On Wednesday afternoon of
this week two mighty fine soft ball
teams came together to battle it
out to see who was the best.
Morehead started the fireworks
when the first man up knocked a
home run. The last half of the
first saw Beaufort tie the score
and then make another run to put
them out in front 2 1..
First top of second for More
was three up and thre down.
Beaufort determined to hold
their lead made four more runs in
the last of the second.
In the beginning of the thiid
Morehead trailing 6 1 made four
runs to get just one behind Beau
fort to make the score 6 5. Beau
fort in last of third thought More
head was too close for comfort so
Beaufort made one run to make
the score 7 5. In the first of
fourth Morehead made 3 runs to
go out in front 8 7. In the
fifth both teams were three up and
three down.
Beginning of sixth Morehead
leading 8 7 added 4 runs t stay
out in front by score of 12 7.
Beaufort behind five runs knew
it was time to go to work and scor
ed nine runs to put them out in
front by score of 17 12.
In the first of the seventh More
head tried to overcome the lead
against them but were able ti get
only one run. So this was the end
of another fine game and I usk ev-
J erybody to come out and see the
boys play. Next game will be on
Monday.
Firing Notice
1. Firing is scheduled seaward
from Bogue Banks as follows:
Automate Small Arms
Bogue Banks:
June 23 8:00 AM. to 4:43 PM.
June 24 8:00 AM. to 12:GCM.
Danger Area to Gun fire:
Area bounded on the North by
Bogue Banks, on the East by
76 46' W, on the west by 77 00'
W, on the South by 34" 35' N.
All concerned are cautioned to re
frain from entering into this area
during periods of fire as indicated
above.
Augustine D. Littleton,
Capt., 116th Cav Ren. Sq.
Comdg. BISA.
Something big is coming to
Carteret.
Time: Tuesday evening at 8:15.
Place: Carteret County USO,
Morehead City.
Army presents: "Furlough Fun'
a War Bond Variety show sponsor
ed by Morehead City Chapter o
the N. C. Order of the Eastern
Star, Miss Cora Joslyn, Chairman
of committee in charge. In Beau
fort, the committee will be assist
ed by members of the Girl Scouts.
Admission: Purchase of one
bond.
Ticket Sales: Bonds will be so
licited by Girl Scouts. Each re
ceipt given by one of them will ad
mit one. To prevent a long waiting
line at the box office on Tuesday,
when convenient those expecting
to attend are asked to purchase
beforehand either from the girl
or one of the issuing offices. For
the sake of those, however, who d
not find this convenient, Mr. I, E.
Pittman, Chairman for the Coun
ty, will be present with members
of his staff to sell bonds as pat
rons enter.
The "team" putting on the show
is said by those who have seen
the boys in action to be tops. Mist
Gertrude Carraway, New Bern,
Regional Chairman of Woman's
Work, saw them last year at the
New Bern drive at which $100,
000 worth of bonds were sold in a
single evening. She says they have
no trouble in drawing a big house
and put on a show that is seldom
excelled on Broadway.
This is Carterets first opportuni
ty to see what the boys can do,
and it is predicted thatt he USO
Club auditorium will probably op
en its doors to the biggest crowd
to date.
MRS. EDGAR JONES
HELPING IN LIBRARY
Mrs. Edgar Jones is with the
Carteret County Library this sum
mer cataloging books of the Li
brary. She began work with Mrs.
Rudolph Dowdy on the 15th of the
month. Mrs. Jones is a graduate
Librarian of Syracuse University,
New York. Miss Julius Amu. of
Raleigh, State Supervisor of liural
Libraries is here this week in con
ference with both Mrs. Jones and
Mrs. Dowdy.
INDUCTEES
DINING ROOM CLOSES
The dining room of the Beai-fort
Inn w il! clobti Saturday for an in
definite period. Mrs. C. E. Stew
art who has been operating it with
her sister, Mrs. Eugene Carrow,
said today that they are closing be
cause of Mrs. Carrow's ill health
and hei doctor's orders that she
plan for more rest for a while.
The Inn has been serving two
meals a day to a large number of
people. Some of the Service boys,
according to Mrs. Stewart, have
been with them a long time. She
said this morning that they have
The following men left on Weu
nesday for Ft. Bragg to ent.n' the
Army: Harvey Darnell Davis.
Marshallberg, Enut Weslev
Trott, Stella, Theodore N. .vutth,
Gloucester, Leo Thomas Gaskins,
Merrimon, and Suthey Gliiak
Rhue, of Beaufort.
Fifteen other men went ur for
pre-induction examinations: .(esse
Edward Piner, Davis, Vernon Wes
ley Hill, MarshaBher?, Elijah Har
ris Lewis, Beaufort, James llellen
Smith, Morehead City, Samuel L.
Hughes, Morehead City, Norris Au
brey Hill, Marshallberg, William
Earl Guthrie, Beaufort, Ashton D.
Bruton, Jr., Newport Route 1,
Garret Gillikin, Beaufort Route 1.
Leslie Fulford, Harkers Island.
Fred Hobson Lane, Beaufort, Dal
ton Willis, Beaufort, Berea Mc
Kinley Rice, Jr., Morehead City,
Clyde Earl Gaskins, Morehead
City, James Franklin Hardesty,
Newport.
Coroner's Report on
Pvt. Matakowski's
Death Incomplete
Coroner A. H. James reports
that investigation into the death of
Pvt. Matakowsky, of Baltimore,
on June 12th is still incomplete.
Two cars, one driven by S 1-0
Flowers, USCG, Bogue Inlet Sta
tion, the other by J. T. Johnson,
Morehead City, ran together three
miles the other side of Bogue at
12:15 on the night of June 12 as
Johnson was travelling toward
Swansboro and Flowers east Mat
akowski who was riding on the
back seat of Flowers' car wa3
thrown out and instantly l illed.
Mr. Johnson was taken to tho
Jacksonville Hospital where he is
still held, and Flowers and his wife
received head injuries but not of
a severe nature. Both cars were
completely sideswiped on the sides
that came in contact,
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Patrolman Craig and Mr. Jamea
started an investigation at onca
but no action has beent aken oth
er than to release Flowers.
enjoyed the contacts they have
made in their work and hope some
day to be able to reopen.
Use Beaufort Newt
Want Ads For Results
TIDE TABLE
Information as to tiie tide
ut Beaufort is given in this
column. The figures are ap
proximately correct and are
based on tables furnishei by
t':.e U. S. Geodetic Su-ve?
Some allowances nu-v
made for varitio.- i; t .j
wind ar.d aiso v.i:h respect
to the locality, that is wheth
er r-. Mn ;niet or at tj,e
head of the estuaries.
HIGH
10:57
11:14
11:41
11:56
LOW
12:27
12:38
1:14
1:22
2:03
2:12
2:54
3:05
3:46
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Friday, June 23
AM. 5:03 AM.
PM. 5:03 PM.
Saturday, June 24
AM. 5:43 AM.
I'M. 5:40 PM.
Sunday, June 25
6:24 AM.
PM. 6:32 PM.
Monday, June 26
AM. 7:05 AM.
PM. 7:20 PM.
Tuesday, June 27
AM. 7:49 AM.
PM. 8:13 PM.
Wednesday, June 28
AM. 8:35 AM.
PM. 9:08 PM.
Thursday, June 29
AM. 9:23 AM.
PM. 10:06 PM,