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forfcsty.too! 21 i ili'i4 Beauforiews 7 he Most Widely Read Newspaper Along The Central Carolina Coast 10 PAGES THIS WEEK VOLUME XXXIII No. 33 Hon. Clyde R. Hoey With Methodists For Anniversary Service BEAUFORT, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1944 10 PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY. ANN STREET METHODIST CHURCH CARTERET BOYS IN THE SERVICE Mrs. Ray Taylor have i,een notified that their son, bsrt. Warren H. Taylor was operated on in France July 22, taken by plane t , Fngland where his condition is nported satisfactory. They -have another son, James W. Taylor C13M who is serving overseas. Cpl. James Potter, III, Fort Bragg, will be home to spend the week-end with his family. Tech. Sgt. William Neal." Jr., . m- Mrs. W. A. Neal, son oi " , tv, New Bern, and grand son of the j X J. R. Jinnette of Be ( ,a . . . f Deeds, of Assistant ivegioi." - -Carteret County, has been award ed Tsocond Oak Leaf Cluster for the Air Medal. Neal is-a radio op erator, a veteran of 19 combat Sons on a B-17 Flyin Fort ress. Pvt. Thomas A. Smith is spend ing ten days with hi parents the A T. Smiths of Cedar Street. Thomas is stationed at San Saa Mascos, Texas. James L. Merrell, son of S. T. Merrell, has been promoted to technician, third grade iscan geant), Headquarters Fourth Ar my, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, an nounced this week. Merrell was employed by the S. M. Jones Co New Bern for three years pinr to entering the Army. (".apt. and Mrs. J. O. Barbour, Jr.,' of Washington, D. C, spent the past week-end with the J. U. Barbours here. On Monday Mi. . and Mis. Barbour, Sr., drove them to Rocky Mount as they were en route home. Richard H. Chad wick, L&NK, re turned to Camp Peary, Va., last Saturday following "boot" leave here with his family. Chief Radioman R. Neal Willi. USN, who has been serving m the Pacific aboard a destroyer is home on leave. Sgt Shelby Willis, returned to Tuesday to Fort Knox, Ky. after spending leave here with bis par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bumie Willis. Sgt. Roy Eubanks, USA, station ed in Florida, is noma on leave. John Duncan, USNR, son of Mr. Graham Duncan, is Camp Peary, Va., for his boot leave. ' ' Prt. Charles C. Guthrie, son of Mrs. Lula Guthrie, Harkers Island, is serving with our men in Italy. s Guthrie has been abroad for twen- . monts but first served in Africa. Church Celebrates 166th Birthday Ann Street Methodist Church has again set apart a day on which to celebrate the anniversary of their church and think on those who for more than centurv ami a half have carried on the work there. A former Governor of North Carolina and present Democratic candidate for the United fctate Senate, Hon. Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, is to be the speaker at the 11 o'clock service. Mr. Hoey paid a visit to Beau fort as Governor of the State in 1938 at which time we had a kind of "Hoey Day." Mr. Hoey met with 200 of our people at a Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Communi ty Center at which time he was guest speaker, he addressed the Class of 1938 on the evening of their graduation, personally pre sented treir diplomas, and later in the evening he and his daughter, then Miss Isabel Hoey, met the people of the town informally at a reception in the home of the C. L. Beams. 1 POLIO CONTROL RULES DO HOT PROHIBIT USE OF CO. LIBRARY 26 New Children's Books Recently Added to Shelves Phillips And Matthias Absolved From Fraud In Hoffman Case Ann Street Methodist Church a, it stands today. It was remod elled in 1897 under the energetic leadership of the Rev. D. H. lut tle and dedicated by the Rev. R. F. Bumpass under whom the work was begun. Dr. John C. K.lgo, President of Trinity College, later a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and the Rev. N. M Juiney, a former pastor, were also present for the dedication. Miss Nelson Given Norfolk USO Post e aie indebted to Clerk o! 248 Ballots Mailed To Carteret Men Serving Abroad s RATION BRIEFS GASOLINE Nov. 8. 1 I SHOES 2 "Airplane" Stamps in Book HI good indefinitely. SUGAR SUmps No. 30,31 and 32, Book IV, good for 5 pounds of sugar m- Sn7su7ar through February fl 28. 1945. Stamp a K""" f' ' cinnfd COODS ' ..... , Rnk IV. A-8 1 ; through Z-8 and A-5 througn F-5 V eood indefinitely. I MEATS f. oj ct.,mn Book IV. A-8 thru Z-8, A-5 through D-o good uidef- iriitelv. ki FUEL OIL f J Period 4 and 5 coupons good through &epw:muti. u.s i ber unused coupons may be ex- changed at Ration Board for new 1944-45 heating season cuui NOTICE ' Fverv car owner must write i kia license numDer anu advance on all gasoline coupons i in his possession. j f Rent Control ' ail t,prsons renting, or offering 4 4 1 for rent, any living quarters wnat- sovere must reguiter each dxell HX ing until with rent control office m P.' ? arpa. Persons who leel h Hhat they are being overcharged ' If or rents may submit compamts j "to OPA. Complaint forms ar av s f .:i..vu tvip local War Price and .1 I IS.itioninr Board if your area loes not have a rem conu-ui v. Hon. Clyde R. Hoey On the occasion of his former visit, Mr. Hoey proved himself t.) i ..i.,,,nt anp iker with a oe an nui)uvu. i message for his audience. He writes, "I am looking forward with interest and pleasure to speak ing at the 166 th anniversary of the Methodist Church in Beau fort." He can be assured that it will be a welcome privilege to our people to hear him again. In spite of restrictions barring those under 18, it is expected that there will be' a brge crowd to worship with the Methodists on Sunday and hear his message. The public is cordially invited to the service. The Loftin Motor company invites those attenling narV their cars on their prop erty on Craven Street back of the Church. Out of town guests are invifoj tn visit the old cemetery the churci which 01 K .VWW---0 dates back more than halt a cen tury before we declared our inde pendence from England. Carteret Man Dies In Brandywine, Md. Court L.'W. llaell for the few.s that Mi:.s Selma Nel.-on, daughter of Mr.. Ehk- XfNon of Marshall- berg, because of the excellence or u,.y wf.il; inultr Civil Service in. the city of Norfolk and because of her. aaiveable personality, na.s ietn named Junior Hostess of the Nor folk USO. Miss Nelson is a grad uate of the Smyrna High School and took a post graduate course in iha fominercial Department of the Morehead City High School. She has many friends throustiouc tne County who will be happy to hear of her success. Covering Carteret Mr. Abner Mason died in Brandy .m Marvland. on August 4, ai ter a' long illness. He was the son nt Lhner and Mollie Mason and a native of Carteret County. He farmed here for many yearj be fore moving to Brandywine with his family. Burial was in Brandy wine on Monday, the 7th. Mr. Mason is survived by h's wife, Annie Potter Mason: five daughters: Mary, Lilla, Mertie, vilio and Ina. all OI wnom are married and live in or near Wash- j ington, D. C; two sons: Neal ann Charles of Washington; ano a number of grandchildren. He leaves one brother in Carteret: Mr. Luther Mason of Harlowe: and two half brothers: Raymond and George Ball of Harlowe. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ball and Jean were with him at the time of his death. Tnhn Hprhin is not like that firm of paint manufacturers that professes to "cover tne earth but he has covered sixty mouses in Car teret this summer whicn souna onmot-hintr of a record. ovmw...B Mr. Herbin, representing me Capital Roofing Company, Ral eigh, claims he has covered be tween three and four hundred houses in the County irom more head City to Atlantic since his first visit here five years ago. We called attention to the fact that some of the new roofs failed the test of the August first storm, u, Uprhin declares that none of his were damaged and throws out the challenge to find one any the worst for the high winds on that date. The Board of EWtiun:- reports 248 ballots already sent oan to Carteret men serving their coun try abroad with expectations ol nerhaps 400 or more yet to come. Each week the number of appli cants have increased. This week 75 were received and it is thought that the number has not yet reach ed the peak. Ballots that have been sent out have sone largely on requests of families of men although a few- have come direct. These all go out with self addressed envelopes re quiring no return postage. Fami lies of men who have not taken this step to insure the representa tion of their boys or husbands in the November election should do so at once. Dr. Oliver says that so long as the children do not "gang up at the Library," he sees no reason whv thev should not enjoy tht books without restriction at this time when they are limited in their activities because of I'olio reguia tions. in thp licht of this statement, .TH Vmnnv to announce for Mrs. Rudolph Dowdy, Librarian, that the following new cnnaren s dooks have been added to the shelves of the Carteret County Library, cor H Broad Streets Adelborg Clean Teter and the Children of Grubbylea. Berry Hearthstone in the Wil derness. Rrnnaon It rasshonner Book. T?,.tro Tohnnv Crow's Garden Brooke Johnny Crow's New Garden. Brooke Johnny Crow's Party. Brooke Tailor and Crow. Craik So Fat and Mew Mew. r.orn Fvervbodv's Weather. Greenaway Under the Window Heyward Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes. Hogan Bear Twins. Lawson Watchwords of Liberty- . . Mallette enderley. Mayo Henry Clay. O'Brien Return of Silver Chief Pease Ship Without A Crew. pt.ase Thunderbolt House. Kohinson Bi? Boy. Weber Meet The Malones. yn;tt. When Esther Was A Little Girl. Ruiton Choo Choo. Garner Little Cat Lost. Daugerty Abraham Lincoln. Pntt-pr The Fairy Caravan. Molesworth The Cuckoo Clock Some new books of interest to adults are : Ewen Story of George Gersh Morgan First Principles of Ra dio Communications. Webster's Biographical Dic tionary. Zim Man in the Air. Baily Boot. Glick Three Times I Bow. Compromise Reached Wednesday at 6 p. m. Case Never Reached Jury MRS. HOFFMAN HAS LIFE TIME RIGHT IN HER HOME Issue in the Case 1. In he acquisition of the ti tle thp real estate in Question na th. defendant Llewellyn Phil lips guilty of any fraud, actual or legal, as alleged in the compiami! Answer No. 5 T)iH tne nlaintiff. Alice Hoff man siirn and execute the release referred to in the answer of the defendant Phillips? Answer Yes. 3. Is plaintiff's action vs de fondant Phillios barred by the Statute of Limitations as alleged? Answer Yes. 4. In the acauisition of the ti Ho to the real estate in question ,qo ihp defendant. John Matthias ffuiltv of anv fraud legal or actual as alleged in the complaint: Answer No 5. In the acquisition of the ti tle to the real estate in question was the defendant, The Alden Cor poration and R. N. Larnmer or either oShem guilty of any fraud, legal or actual, as alleged in the complaint. Answer No. fi. Is the defendant, The Alden ) Corporation, the owner in fee sim until 1938. She said she commis sioned Phillips to look after her property in Carteret advancing money to protect her inter ests. She says she returned to find that' he had not done so. but Phillips claimed everything done with the knowledge and consent of Mrs. Hoffman and produced ov er a hundred pounds of evidence and exhibits to prove it. In May 1942, Mrs. Hoffman and Phillips had an agreement in writing re leasing one another from all claims and recordine appreciation of Phillips services as attorney to Mrs. Hoffman. On the advice of a relative. Mrs. Hoffman contacted John Matthias, a second cousin, to act as her a- gent for the preservation of the property. He conferred witn ner here, in 1939, prepared an instru ment in which the property was to be held in her name but in trust for the three Roosevelt children (Grace, Quentin, and Theodore, III). She did not read the instru ment assuming it to be as she de sired. Later she wrote Matthias on matters pertaining to the property but answers were unsatisfactory and she decided he was not acting in accord with her interests. Hon. F. M. Wooten, Sr., Green ville, was engaged as attorney and Wooten's investigation showed ti tle of lands conveyed to Matthias as trustee from Phillips. Matthias, it was alleged that the investiga tion showed, had absolute author ity to manage and dispose of tho property as he saw fit according .. . ... 1 I 1 1- 1 1 1 i , . 1. . -J. L 1 U ..1. 1 1 t- pie of all tne tine DOin legal i w me instrument tnat nan ucen equitable of the premises doscrib- j drawn up and by it Mrs. Hoffman ed in the complaint Answer Yes. An Old Number Trick No ballots have been returned as yet but they will undoubtedly besrin to come in soon. Returned hallnta will he imnounded until election day when they will be de livered to their proper precincts unopened. Funeral For Tobe Willis Held Sundav Crip Jones, Army Transport Service, Newport News, is spend ing this week here with his fam ily. Word has, been received bv Mrs. Fulcher, Straits, of the safe arrival abroad of her husband. Lt. (jg) Clayton Fulcher, tfour War Bond I&icstment Is Your Investment in America Real Estate TR ANSFERS White 0k Township Fred Winberry et ux to D. B. Wade, 1 tract, $10. T. E. Vinson et ux to Kate M. Glancey, 1-2 lot 208, $500. TownshiD John E. Yates to Malissa Mon roe, lot C, tlk. 148, $10. Adrian D. Willis, et ux to Gor don & Willis, 1-2 acre, $10. E. A. Roebuck et al to L. Vance Butts, 1-7 acre, $1,000. Inez White Gold to N. L. White hurst, lots 3, 4, 12, 13, blk. 117 $5,000. Beaufort Township H. E. King et ux to Dr. Z. B. Spencs, 1 tract, $10. Minnie D. Huntley, et vir to W. A. Cole. 2 acres, $100. Mmrskallbersf Wilkie Finer et ux to bamuei W. Harris, 1-2 acre, $10. DAVIS Blanche H. Davis, et nl to Ab ram Davis, 3 acre?, $10. MARCH OF TIME Comdr. Ernest Snowden, USN, is in New York City todav and will speak over the March of Time Radio program from there tonight. Rprtip fTobel Willis. 70. died suddenly of a heart attack Friday morning, August 11, at 10:J) in his grocery store at the corner of Orange and Broad Streets in the presence of several customers. Mr. Willis retired about ten years ago as Boast ains mate. first -1:ii,s. L'SCG. He served at Ball Head (near Southport), Ft. Mac on Station. Boirue Inlet, and the Morehead City Base. He was bur ied with military honors on Sun day afternoon at four o'clock. Beaufort Baptist Church conduct j ed the service from the home on Moore Street and the body was laid to rest in Ocean View Ceme tery. Pallbearers were Coast guardsmen from nearby stations. . t Mr. W litis was a native oi ieau fort, the son of Georje and Eliza Weeks Willis. He is survived bv his wife, Mrs. Effie Hill Willis: two daughters: Mrs. Cecil Brooks and Mrs. Walter Moore, Jr.; and one Mm: W. L. Willis of Atlanta, Geor gia. Apparent widespread credence is being .jiven to current abraca j.,k n-Wh indicates that, due tc come strange coincidence of arith metic, the war will end this Set I tember 7th at 2 o'clock. Take the number 3,888, one half of which 1Q44 the oresent year, une- half of 1944972 breaks down to the ninth month, seventh day, and second hour. One is told to consider all the war leaders Mr. Churchill, for in stance. He was born in 1874. is 70. w hoen British leader for foui voars. takinor office in 1940. Those figures, added together, total the "mystical" 3,888. President Roosevelt was born in 1882, is 02, has been in office for 11 years, being elected in USA 'em nn. Acain. the total is s8 And ua it eoes precisely with the rest: Hitler, born 1889, r,r, in office 11 years, took office 1933; total 3,888. Stalin, born io7o r.r, in office 20 years, took ,.flR.p 1921: total 3.888. Even To- jo though row out in Japan was born 1184, 60, in office .1 vomi-k. took office 1941. total, 3.8SS. . ..... .mi Why the strange repitition oi' 3,888? Well, try it on a friend. Ask him to jot tlown the year ci bi.-th ; add age in years at time o. birthday this year; list the num ber of years, thath ave passed since the occurrence of some siit nirVant event in his life the A iivilliniit. oroun of attorneys gathered in Beaufort to partici- iviiw in the Hoffman trial this week which was heard in special session of Superior Court over which Judge Henry Stevens, Jr., Warsaw, presided the first spec ial session since that of Auc.ust, 1931, in which the case of Carter et County vs sundry persons was heard. Lawyers representing both sides equalled the number of ju rors, and Clerk of the Court L. W. Hassell says it was the most im nressive arrav (fathered in the c - ... nuarter of a century that he nas aorveH as Clerk of Court. Specta tors on the opening day could be counted on the hand ol a man wno had lost several fineers. a It was 3:30 on Monaay Deiore nreliminaries were over and the inrv rarefullv sifted SO as to b. nccentable to both sides. The fol lowing men finally served all out two of wh m are from east or the Newport River: G. M. Paul, Beau fort: Charles Nelson, Harkers is land; George T. Lewis, Beaufort; .Irome Fulcher. Stacy; Raymond Nelson. Atlantic: Roland baiter, Beaufort; W. J. Merrill, Beaulort; John B. Dixon. Beaurort; tsoraen AHam. NewDort: John Wesley Will'm. Morehead City. Mrs. Alice Hoffman, invalid oc togenarian aunt of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., came to Carteret during the last war (1917) and ac quired an option on properties on Rncrn Banks ( between Atlantic Beach and Salter Path) and farm, properties on the mainland bordti ing the Sound totalling 2800 acres valued at around $100,000 from John Royall, Boston. She was do! scribed in the option as "ii tit iyen of the U. S. residing in Par is, France." The property wa.! lat er conveyed to her. She built an imposing house with gree". shingled exterior overlooking the Sound, a home for an ovetseer. and various outbuildings al! of which is referred to locally as the Mnffman F.state. On the Sound had been "reduced from a large landowner to a pauper as far as her Carteret County property was concerned with no legal or techni cal right to have a home there (on Boo-iie Banks) contrarv to the wishes or desires of the said John . Marshall Matthias." Tuesdav morninc the wheel chair of Mrs. Hoffman was placed on the stand and she testified for several hours. The impression she gave was of a woman remarkably UUIK1 Z vjt nrwfrvpd far hfr vpnr And in full possession of all her faculties. She was dressed in black withou re lief except for long string pearls. uver ner moaisn diuck nai was a veil that partly covered her face. For the greater part of the time she sat in stoic dignity occasion ally shaking her head in approval or disapproval of something that was said. As time dragged, she once or twice looked at a little goM watch suspended by a black cord a round her neck, but for the most part she watched and listened im passively or answered briefly and often egnimatically questions put to her. When court recessed at noon she was taken bodily down the stairs and into her waiting grey Packard. In the afternoon Mrs. Hoffman again appeared with Miss Gabri- elle but before Court reopened withdrew for conference which held her until court recessed at See COURT Pae 4 TIDE TABLE Information as to the tide at Beaufort is given in this column. The figures a"e ap proximately correct and are based on tables furnished by the U. S. GeodHic Survey. Some allowances must be made for vriatii.r.s in tie wind and also with rovect o the locality, that is wheth er near the inlet or at the head of the estuaries. School Opening The State Board of Education is' holding a special session in Raleigh this afternoon to consider adop tion of f uniform opening date for the schools of the State. Governor Broughton and the State Heaith Department recommend delay at least j til September 18. Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, State Health Officer, is also asking consideration of de ferment of opening dates for the See SCHOOL OPENING Page 8 ertv between the house ai.u i.m ocean she left i rugged beauty. She lived quietl with her French companion, Mii' Gabrielle, known to intimates u "Gabby," did a lit tle farming, -nd cultivated a lev. choice friends on the mainland niricant event in i . , i vear he graduated from collie, ! ride of the house she planted a jear ne g"u , earden. the pro?- year he was married. Finally, he "should add the number of veais that 'na-e passed since that occur rence. Without knowing any of the figures he has put down, you can tell him, strangely enough, that h.. 3.8S8! Try it on yourself, atuiauy, the vear of birth plus age tnic year will total 1944. Twice li1 44 3.P88! Break this down as you wish One half of 3,S?8 brings us back to 1944; one-half of 1944 gives 972 9th month, 7 th day, 2nJ hour. ! HIGH Friday, Aug. 8:48 AM. 9:04 PM. Saturday, Auf j 9:26 AM. 9:40 PM. j Sunday, Aug. 1 10:03 AM. In lhe present complaint (filed May li42 ) Mrs. Hoffman and Banks. Inc.. (incorporated Nov. 6, 194), charged Llewellyn Phillips, Morehead City, and jonn fothia r trustee). Columbus, Ohio, with mismanaging her af-T-.d niiked that such of her ! property as has passed out of her Thursday, Aug 12:01 AM. States in 1934 and lived in France 12:30 PM. LO.' 18 2:50 AM. 2:5 PM. 19 3:27" AM. 3:3 4 PM. 20 4:01 AM. 4:11 PK. 21 4:34 AM. 4:43 PM. 10:14 FM Monday, Aug 10:39 AM. in -so PM. Tueadajr. Aug. 22 11:14 AM. 5:07 AM. 11:24 PM. 5:2? fM. Wedneday, Aug. 23 11:52 AM. ?f'l M number trick-not I hands be declared in Bogue Bar.kf to the taken more seriously than Inc. United :.w. wr Christian ' Mrs. Hoffman left the United Science Monitor. 5:40 AM. 6:05 PM 24 6:14 AM. 6:47 PM