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buy war bonds Ton? Ill li EEAUFOR mm ' ' EW V J JLSJ V V The Most Widely Read Newspaper Along The Cen Carolina Coast VOLUME XXXIII No. 31 10 PAGES THIS WEEK BEAUFORT, N. C THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1944 10 P.GES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY. BFT. BOY GIVEN DISTINGUISHED MERIT BADGE Sgt. Garner With Veteran B-24 AAF Liberator Group Master Sergeant Willard H. Garner, whose wife lives at Route 1, Beaufort, is a member of a vet eran USAAF B-24 Liberator Group which has received a Pres idential Citation for the historic low level attack on oil refineries at Ploesti, Rumania, on August 1, 1943, according to a release just received from Headquarters, Med iterranean Allied Air Forces. For his work as a crew chief in this group at the time of the raid, he is entitled to wear the Distinguished Merit Badge. Sergeaant Garner entered the of the group for over twenty-one months, has hit the enemy hard from bases all the way from the hot sands of the Middle East to newly prepared bases in Italy. They have dealt over 250 crushing blows to targets in Africa, Italy, Sicily, France, Germany, Austria, and many of the Balkan countries. Sefgeant Garner entered the service in February, 1942, and has spent twenty-three months on for eign duty. In addition to the Dis tinguished Merit Badge, he Has received the Good Conduct Medal for exemplary behavior, fidelity, and efficiency. Fire Damages Home On Live Oak Street Early Wednesday Fire at 4:00 A. M. 'Wednesday morning burned the roof fron' a 6 room two story house on Live Oal; Street owned by Mr. Tommy Willis of Ann Street and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lewis and their five children. The btaze started upstairs from a kerosene lamp which was over turned by one of the children and exploded. Alarm 45 was turred in but by the time the Fire Depart ment could reach the scene, the house was in a blaze fanned by a wind that although not at that time of storm proportions mad control j difficult. It is said that everything up stairs was practically a total loss from (ire and water; some of the furnishings from the first door were saved. Rescue Worker VMS :? ft At The Throttle Tt Donald G. Willis, boatswain's mate first class, USCG, Harkers Island, has been assisting; in res cue work in the English Channel. Willis' Coast Guard cutter partic ipated in a specially organized res cue flotilla which, since D Day, has saved the lives of 900 men. (Cut courtesy U. S. Cost Guard) Ballots Go Out To Service Men Hon. C. R. Hoev Here August 20 Hon. Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby, Democratic nominee for the Unit-m-A St Srnalc. will be the speak er at the eleven o'clock service at Ann Street Methodist Church on Sunday morning, August 20. The occasion wil be the celebration of the 166th Anniversary of the Church. Requests for ballots for the fall election are coming in now at the rate of about twenty-five a week. Already 300 have been made as compared with 160 odd sent out in the May Pnramy. The election Board of which F. R. Seeley is Chairman began mailing these out this week. It is again urged that families notify the Board at once of any change in address of those for whom bal lots vrere requested in May ar.d get requests for ballots in quickly as it will require weeks to reach those in the far corners of the earth. The State Board is expecting at least 1000 Service ballots to be cast in the County in November. There are between 2100 and 2200 Carteret boys in Service around the world. Only an estimated 1900 to 2000 are of voting age but fif ty per cent of these are expected to exercise their franchise. CONSERVATION DIST. AUG. 14 Carteret, Craven, Onslow, Pamlico, And Jones Counties To Be Included Attending 4-Dav Refresher Course Mrs. George Henderson left Tuesday for Raleigh to attend a 4 day refresher course dealing with problems of Public Welfare. The State has been divided into four parts for the special course, and Mrs. Henderson is among the 23 county welfare heads meeting from Group 4. The course given as part of the State Department's program of Staff development. MAJOR BALLANCE LOSES SON WHOM HE HAS NEVER SEEN Bruce Michael Ballance the 28 dav old son of Major and Mrs. M F. Ballance, of Marshallberg, died at Dr. Sidbury's Hospital, Wil mington, last Friday, July 28th, at .three o clock. The body was taken to Kitty Hawk. Mrs. Ballance's home, oi! .Saturday for burial. Major Bal lance is serving with our armed forces in England. 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 6 pounds of sugar in definitely. No. 40 good for 6 lbs. canning sugar through February 28, 1945. CANNED GOODS Blue Stamps, Book IV, A-8 through Z-8 and A-5 through F-5 good indefinitely. MEATS Red Stamps, Book IV, A-8 through Z-8. A-5, B-5, C-5 good in definitely. FUEL OIL Period 4 and 5 coupons good through September. During Octo ber unused coupons may be" ex changed at Ration Board for new 1944-45 heating season coupons. 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 wiiat sovere must register each d well ing until with rent control off.ee in their rent area. Persons who ieel that they are being overcharged for rents may submit compUints to OPA. Complaint forms an av ailable at the local War Price and Rationing Board if your area does not have a rent control office. . Gerald W. Williamson, machin ist mate first class, USCG, Sea LeveL is at the throttle of an as sault transport with a fleet of transports in the Allied invasion drive in the Far Pacific. (Cut courtesy U. S. Cost Guard) In England - r i 1 CARTERET BOYS IN THE SERVICE Orthopaedic Clinic The State Orthopaedic Clinic will be held in Greenville August 4 from 12:30 to 4 P. M. This Clinic takes all types of cripples, both white and colored, free of charge who are unable to afford private treatments. The clinic is held at the Pitt County Health Offices on the corner of 3rd and Greene Streets, Greenville. COUNTY SHORT OF TEACHERS FOR 1944-45 . Schools Plan To Open August 31st The Schools of Carteret Coun ty were scheduled in May to open Thursday, August 31, and it is hoped that the infantile paralysis situation will prove such as not to necesitate postponement. However, as this announcement goes to press there appears the possibility that the infantile paralysis situatioi may make postponement of the opening advisable. Unconfirmed re ports are that the White Oak and Swansboro schools plan normally to open Thursday, August 17. Superintendent Allen stated yes terday that there has bene con siderable teacher turn-over in many of the larger schools daring the present summer and, notwith standing extraordinary diligence on the part of school officials thru- out the summer, one to four vacant cies still exist in the larger schools, with no applications from quali fied teachers on hand or in sight. According to Mr. Allen the one-two- and three-teacher white schools are fairly well fixed for teachers except the Cedar Island and Lukens schools, for which no interested applicant has as yet been found. The personnel of the colored schools remains practicaly intact, Mr. Allen stated. Four colored teachers average 2 years college training; all others employed av erage four years of college train ing. The shortage among white teachers is so acute, however, that many white classrooms will remain closed unless teachers with little more than high school gradu ation are employed. Recorder's Court All cases on Recorders Court Docket for Tuesday of this week were continued until August 8th for lack of presecuting witnesses. F ive meetings were held in Car teret county iast week the purpose of explaining to farmers steps in volved in organizing A Soil Con servation District and the advan tages ot services that the farmei might expect from the organiza. tion. Assistance will be made avail able to farmers including detailed plans covering effective crop vota tion, di awing plans. Farm ditches and large drainage ways), woods land management, plans including selective cutting, reforestation, thinning, and forest fire control. Establishment of permanent pas ture, permanent hay, and other sound soil improvements and con servation practices. Assistance is made availauie to farmers through organized Soil Conservation Districts. Any local, State or Federal agency may en ter into an agreement with the district to furnish needed assist ance. The State Soil Conservation Committee on June 27, 1944 ap proved petitions from Carteret, Craven, Onslow, Pamlico, and Jones Counties including the names of one hundred and twenty five prominent landowners to or ganize the Lower Neuse Soil Con servation District. The Lower Neuse Soil Conser vation District, when organized, will be a legal subdivision of the State, a public body, corporate, and politic. The District is organiz ed by referendum of landowners in the proposed territory. All Soil Conservation Districts are govern ed by a board of five Supervisors two of whom are appointed for a term of one and two years respect ively, and three elected by the qual ified voters in the District for a term of three years each. It is the primary function ofthe Board of Supervisors to direct the affairs of the District, to develop programs; and work plans, and execute indi vidual and group farm conserva tion plans. There are no taxes or assess ments against farmers or their lands for assistance given to them by soil conservation workers plac ed in the conservation district. No farmer has to accept any part of the Soil Conservation Program. The services are simply available, and it is purely voluntary with the farmer whether or not he agrees to carry out - good conservation practices. There are eighteen (18) Soil Conservation Districts in North Carolina covering over 70 per cent of the State. Farmers in all of the counties are well pleased with the services which they are receiving through organized Soil Conserva tion Districts. A referendum will be held in Carteret County the week of August 14th to determine whether or not Carteret County will become a part of the Lower Neuse Soil Conservation District; and all landowners ere urged to inform themselves on the move ment and if it is their desire, to vote for Carteret Countj to be come a part of the District. In connection with this work there has been no opposition to; the movement. If a district is or ganized as contemplated, farmers will be placed in a stronger posi tion to develop their own agricul tural programs and to get assist ance in solving the problems in the j District. Pelham T. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Jones, Marshalberg, has graduated from the Naval Training School for midshipmen at Abbott Hall Northwestern Uni versity, Chicago, and been :om missioned an Ensign in the USNR. He is to see action with the fleet as deck officer. Harry Paul, USN, son of the Grayden Pauls has returned to Chi cago following leave spent with hia parents. Pharmacist Mate 3 c Stahle H. Leonard, Jr., USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Leonard of Front Street is stationed at Jacksonville, Fla. David W. Leonard, his younger brother, is apprentice seaman, USN stationed at San Diego, Calif. Lt. Francis Borden Mace has re turned from it "shake down cruise" and is on a new carrier in Brook lyn awaiting orders. William Thomas, will visit with his parents, the Sam Thomases of Ann Street until Saturday when he returns to Charleston. William was recently advanced from QM 3rd Class to QM 2nd class, USCG. Cpl. Elijah H. Springle, USA son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Snrin gle of Fulford Street is serving with our armed forces in England. Cpl. Springle entered the Army at Fort Bragg two years ago last April. He trained at Savannah, Ga., and left for New York in May following a, furlough at home with his parents and his aunt, Mrs. John Hall, also of Fulford Street. PROMINENT H. I. CITIZEN PASSES Mr. Fulford Member Of Harker Family D. F. C. AWARDED NEWCOMER HERE On Saturday, July twenty -ninth in a ceremony at Peterfield Point, New River, Captain George C. Stamets of Craven Street was a- wardej the Distinguished Flying Cross ior extraordinary achievc men while serving as a pilot at tached to a Marine torpedo bomb ing squadron operating in the Sol omon Islands. Captain and Mrs. Stamets come from Dallas, Texas. They have been occupying the apartment va cated by the Walter Morrises a- bout four months ago. STORM SPENDS ITSELF BEFORE REACHING COAST OF CARTERET Slight Damage Only In This Section MARINE FROM ATLANTIC FIELD ELECTROCUTED Accident Occurred Sunday Morning Bet. Here and Morehead Cpl. Robert E. Lewis, USMC. son of R. E. Lewis, Sr., of New port, is home on a 30-day fur lough after serving in the South Pacific for over two years with the First Marine Division which won the Presidential Citation for achievements in the Gaudalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and New Britain campaigns. Prior to entering the Service, Robert was employed by his uncle, Clifford Lewis, Pollock Street, proprietor of the Ideal Cleaners. 4 Julius Willis, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Willis of Livo Oak Street was in the invasion of France serving on an LST. Sgt. Leland B. Piner, USA, son of Mrs. Leland F. Piner, Davis, was slightly woundad in action in France on June 8 and has been a warded the Purple Heart. He is better and expects to be back in action soon. Sgt. Piner is the fath er of an eleven months old son, Braxton Lee, whom he has never seen. Mason Gaskill Fulford, aged 80 years and 6 months, died early last Friday morning at his home on Harkers Island and was buried late in the afternoon of tba same day. The funeral was held from the res idence by Rev. David Davis of the Pentecostal Church, and the body was laid to rest in the community burying ground. Mr. Fulford was a native oi Harkers Island anda descendent on his mothers' side of the Hark ers for whom the Island was nam ed. He was born and raised in the home in which he died and his fath er before him was born and rais ed on the same piece of land on which the Fulford home stands. Mr. Mason until his letirement in recent years operated a grocery store on the Iiland and was a lead er in the political life of the com munity. Mr. Mason is survived by his wife: Mrs. Leah FrtVces Fulford; four sons: Roy Fulford, Owen Ful ford, Jimmy Fulford, and Archie Fulford, all of Harkers Island ; one daughter: Mrs. C. T. Hooper, of Harkers Island; and one sister: Mrs. Charles S. Davisfi of Harkers Island. The storm that played havoc a- round Wilmington and nearby beaches Tuesday afternoon and night doing $2,000,000 worth of damage and proving the most de structive of a century was very evident locally but no great dam age resulted, a "small craft warn ing" floated over Beaufort in the afternoon, and heavy rain and east wind struck us before five o'clock. During the hours from then until midnight heavy rain fell making veritable rivers of the streets. Ann between Marsh and Pollock looked like "high toide" as some one ad ded and "no feesh." Robert William Watson, second lieutenant, USMC, stationed at the Atlantic Air Field was electrocut ed Sunday morning at 10:30 be tween here and Morehead City, near the Port Terminal. First aid was administered and he was rush ed to Morehead City Hosptial but he was dead when he was received there. The body was taken to his home in Minneapolis. Minn., on Tues day accompanied by a military es cort. Coroner A. H. James who inves tigated the tragedy said that a radio truck of the USMC was parked beneath high tension wires of the Tide Water Power Com pany so that the long antenna con tacted a 2300 volt wire. Lieuten ant Watson walked over to speak to the driver, touched the truck, and death came instantly. AAA Notice Herbert Walls Killed in France Henry Walls of Marsh Street received a telegram on Saturday stating that his brother, Pfc. Her bert E. Walls, USA, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Walls, was kill ed in France on July 3. Herbert Walls was a native of Old Fort. He was educated in the public school there and was a State Inspector of construction work prior to entry into the Army last summer. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Lessinbee Walls, four brothers, and two sisters. Clemmy Chadwick, captain, ATS, Newport News, and Ralph Chad wick, Coxswain, USCG, New Lon don, Conn., have been spending ten days with their mother, Mrs. Alice Chadwick, and their ulster, Mrs. James Davis, of Straits. La fayette Chadwick, E. M. first class, USCG, youngest son of Mrs. Chad wick is in transport service. Word has been received that Sgt. E. E. (Dick) Duncan, USA, is in Normandy. Pvt. Edmund Smith left Sunday for Camp McCoy, Wis., after spend ing his furlough with his mother, Mrs. John Smith of Live Oak Street. Cpl. Weldon Salter, son of Mrs. Sabra D. Salter and the late J. L. Salter of Sea Level, was one of the Quartermaster soldiers in the Air Service Command in Britain re cently commended by Lt. General Carl Spaatz for his pa'rt in supply ing the Air Service Command Troops with food, clothing, and organizational equipment used in the battle of France. Carteret County Farmers have nothing to lose and all to gain thru the organization of the Lower Neuse Soil Conservation District says County Agent R. M. Williams. 'NOT "PRANKING" Life i3 never dull these da'S what with a storm Tuesday night and planes almost grazing the roofs on Wednesday night. The latter came up for consid erable discussion on street corners and porches today. We ar still grimly on the side of anything that forwards the War and aeiord nig to reliable information this does. It will likely occur later and later in the evening throughout the week, but the boys will not be "pranking." The Beaufort Airfield is being used for an Advanced" Combat Training Center in connection with the Cherry Point Base. That means that advanced flyers will use it for experimental work. The training chdule of each squadron calls fora certain number of hours of night flying and landnigs and when the squadron working at pres ent completes this schedule, there may be others who will repeat the procedure but we are assured that it is all something that is nec essary to the end for which we are all working. CUT FIRE WOOD TO SAVE COAL. Every extra cord of fire wood American farmers supply for fuel can save from one-half to a tonof coal, WPB advises. Coal supplies this year will be short and vitally needed by essential war industries. Between 6:30 and 7:30 (high tide) the water came up to the ! breakwater and waves were '.ash ing angrily in the wind, but no great amount of water came over Around 6:00 o'clock the signal station here received word that a 90-mile gale had struck Wilming ton and was headed this way. A red lantern went up on the tower for the first time in a number of years annauncing "storm of vio lence with southeast winds." Owners of boats large and small braved the wind in oilskins scurring about tying up their ooats or taking them to more protected spots. As the ga increased, piec es of broken piers floated in "the cut" and were carried along with the current, but thosew ho were here in 1933 and ' during other storms were inclined to treat It all lightly and reminisced of days when water came from the ocean sweeping in half way to Ann St., and great trees lay across the. sts-tets. At every lull a line of cars would appear as the curious drove along Front Street to view the water. The wind continued well into the night fortunately dying down considerably before the fire at 4:00 A. M. in a closely built section of Live Oak Street. The much advertised "Hillbilly Jamboree" sheduled to show for one night in Morehead City under the sponsorship of Legion Post 46 put up their "mammoth water proof tent," but the wind took it down before night came damaging it to such an extent that it will be days before it can be put in shape for use. Meantme an engagement, in Jacksonville made it necessary for them to move on with the prom lse to give the Legionnaires an other date. Tide Water Power linesmen were out until midnight Tuesday and all day Wednesday straighten ng our difficulties in Beaufort, Newport, Morehead City, Atlantic Beach but on'.y here and there were people without lights. Failing trees in the yard oi the Methodi.-t Parsonage here broke one w ire that drew repairmen early Wn' nesday, spluttering live v.-he.-on Front Street and at the corner of Broad and Turner also mew crowds Tuesday night and caused apprehension until they were tak en care of. Atlantic Beach reports little dam age. Lights out i.: one place only, two families left to go to friends in Morehead City, roofs here and there flapped, the unanchoretl life guard stands tumbled over and ov er, and water came up and across the boardwalk in spots. Lt. W. H. Lewark, USCG, Fori Macon reports high wind but es tniated that it scarcely exceeded 45 miles in velocity in the section around the Coast Guard Station. He says no boats were reported in distress in this area and no dam age to Coast Guard Stations. The West Beaufort Airport re ported a wind of 54 miles around 6:00 P. M. they have no record of velocity for the hours ufter See STORM Page 10 Farmers of Carteret County may earn a practice payment of $1.50 per acre under the 1945 AAA farm program for establish ing winter cover from seedings this fall of wheat, oats, barley, rye, or mixtures of these grains, says S. D. Edwards, chairman of the County AAA Committee To qualify for this payment, a' protective winter cover must be provided and the crop must not be harvested for grain. However, it may be pastured, cut for hay, turned under as a green nunure crop, or left -on the land as a "go down" crop next spring. The seed bed should be well prepared and the seed sown sufficiently eariy to permit plants to withstand winter freezes. Announcement of this practice is made at this time by the Reg ional AAA Office in Washington in order that farmers have sufficient time to make plans for a fall seed ings of winter cover crops. In addition to serving as a curb on erosion, the forage from these crops should be especially valu able to farmers who have increas ed their livestock numbers to meet increased wartime demands for meat and dairy products. Rare Bird Is Found In Beaufort Dr. C. S. Brimley, State Depart ment of Agriculture entomologist, said that a nest of Painted Bunt ings has been found in Beaufort. Dr. Brimley declared that, al though it has been known for some time that this bird sometimes ranged as far north as Beaufort, this is the first account the Depart ment has received of the Painted Bunting's attempt to raise a family in North Carolina. The nest and young were found by John Coffey and Tom Zapf, Raleigh school boys. TIDE TABLE Information as to the tide ut Beaufort is given in this column. The figures are ap proximately correct and are based on tables furnished by the U. S. Geodetic Survey Some allowances mus; In made for variations U t"v wind and atao with respect to the locality, that is wheth er near the inlet or at the head of the estuaries. HIGH LOi Friday, Aug. 4 8:43 AM. 2:46 9:06 PM. 2:50 Saturday, Aug. S 9:34 AM. 3:3 9:57 PM. 3:42 Sunday, Aug. 6 10:25 AM. - . 4:20 10:. 6 PM. 4:35 Monday, Aug. 7 11:15 AM. 5:08 11:37 PM. 5:28 Tuetday, Aug. 8 5:56 12:07 PM. 6:24 Wednesday, Aug. 9 AM. 6:45 PM. 7:22 Thurdy, Aug. 10 AM. 7:38 PM. 8:25 12:28 1:03 1:23 2:02 AM. PM. AM. PM. AM. PM. AM. PM. PM. TM. AM. PM. AM. PM. i!
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