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I fortorsecurity, too! ii ii ii 11 I inliii eaufo: 1 he Most Widely Read Newspaper Along The Central Carolina Coast VOLUME XXXIII No. 43 12 PAGES THIS WEEK BEAUFORT, N. C. THURSD AY, OCTOBER 26, 1944 12 PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY. BAPTIST ASSN. MEETS TODAY AND TOMORROW III HEW BERN M. L. Davis Serves As Moderator for Thirty-first year TIRE THIEVES GIVFIIROAD SENTENCES IN COUNTYCOURT Salter Guilty Of Disturbing Church Service CARTERET BOYS IN THE SERVICE The Atlantic Bautist Associa tion composed of Baptist Churches in Carteret, Craven, Jones, Ons low, and Pamlico Counties will convene with the First Baotist Church at New Bern Thursday and Friday, October 26 and 27. M. L. Davis, with a record attend ance for 36 years without an ab sence, will serve as Moderator for the 31st time. The First Baptist Church of Beaufort is sending to the meet ing the best financial report in its history. As the date of closing the vear's work was moved forward to September 30th, the report actu ally covers but eleven and a quar ter months of endeavor. Amount reported for Benevo lences: Missions, Hospital, Or phanage, Foreign Relief, and so forth, was $2260.65 ; amount spent at home: pastor's salary and all other local expenditures $3742.53 or a total of $6003.23. Besides the Church has raised durine the eleven months, $2679.01 for Build ing Fund, Emergency, General Fund, and Social Service, not in cluded in the amount reported. Most of this latter fund is invest ed in War Bonds. This means that, the church, with a membership of 356. has raised this year nearly $8700.00 besides substantial bal ances in General and Sunday School Treasuries. Women of the Church in W.M.S. and other organizations have rais ed $1095.97 which is included ir. the grand total. The Rev. M. O. Alexander, Pastor, came to the Church eight months ago. He with his talented wife are doing a splendid work. In addition to Mr. Davis. G. M. Paul, U. E. Swann, and B. J. May, will have part in the program this week, and the Rev. M. O. Al exander will preach the mission ary sermon. Ceiling Prices Hogs The following mlormation win clarify then umerous inquiries which have reached the countv a gent's office with' reference to the ceiling price of live hogs. The OPA and WFA have an i Announced that the ceiling price of live hogs will not be reduced from the present level prior to June 30, 1945. Ceiling prices are $14.75 per hundred weight Chicago ba sis for hogs weighing 240 pounds or less. The support price of i2.50 for good and choice hogs weighing 200 to 240 pounds will continue to be in effect until June 30th., 1945. 4. RATION 1 BRIEFS GASOLINE A-ll good through Nov. 8. SHOES No. 1 and 2 "Airplane" Stamps in Book III good indefinitely. A new shoe stamp will become good November 1. SUGAR Stamps No. 30, 31, 32 and 33 Book IV, good for 5 pounds of su gar indefinitely. No. 40 good for 5 lbs. canning sugar through Feb ruary 28, 1945. CANNED GOODS y Blue Stamps, Book IV, A-8 fnrough R5 good indefinitely. S-5 through W-5 good Nove'nber 1st. MEATS Red Stamps, Book IV. A-8 thru ' K-5 good indefinitely. L-5 through P-5 good October 29. j FUEL OIL Period 4 and 5 coupons now J valid for current season will re ! main valid throughout the coming i heating year. Period 1 coupons for next season are now valid. f NOTICE Every car owner must write i his license number and State in I advance on all gasoline coupons ' in his possession. Rent Control All persons renting, or offering for rent, any living quarters what- sovere must register each dwell ing until with rent control offke in their rent area. Persons who feel nat they are being overcharged for rents may submit compainui! 1 OPA. Complaint forms ari av llable at the local War Price and .ationing Board if your area does ot hav a rent control office. Thad Golden, Beaufort, William Willis, Morehead City, and Leon Ed Simpson, Camp Glenn, ali white were convicted in Record ers Court Tuesday. Golden and Willis were charged with larceny of tires from a truck belonging to the estate of Frank Simoson; Simpson (driver of the car) was charged with aiding and abetting. The men had the truck jacked up near Rainbow Inn on the Ciuse way and according to witnesses had removed the lugs preparatory to taking the tires when discover ed. Willis denied anv part in it; Golden said nthing; Simpson de clared he was drunk and knew nothing of what happened. Willis has a Court record dat ing back to 1933 with an offence on an average of every year from then on for the next six years; Golden was up in 1933 and again in 1943 when he stole cigarettes from the Gulf Station last Septem ber Simpson had no Court rec ord. Sentences: Simpson was giv en 4 months to be suspended on condition of good behavior and payment of costs of costs of $71.75. His license was also re voked. Golden and Willis were each given 6 months in jail to be assigned to work on the roads. Bertie Salter, white, Morehead City, with a penchant for disturb ing religious worship and one conviction for it in 1928 has been repeatedly disturbing service at the Pentecostal Church. He has been treated with Christian patience un til recently when he brought a knife into view when asked to stop talking. He denied any idea of hurting anyone, said he merely moved the knife from one Docket to another because he was uncom fortable. He said he was trying to get his wife to go home because he was sick. When all the evidence was in he was found guilty and given a four months sentence su3 pended on condition of good be havior and payment of costs. Jesse Cherry, colored, Beaufort's A-l recidivist was charged with forcible entry into the house of Clarence Mattews who lives across the street from him. Jesse's wife Carrie and he had another "little misunderstanding." She went over to Matthews house, Jesse went ov er "to get his clothes," learned his wife was upstairs, went up under protest, broke in Mrs. Matthews door. In the meantime Carrie had hoisted the window and she and the children had gone. Jesse claim ed he fell against the door and broke it accidentally. The Judge found him guilty and gave him a 90-day suspended sentence. Dallas Wallace, colored, former employee of the Beaufort Theatre, broke in the panel of the office door about two weeks ago, took n chisel and hammer and demolished the combination on the safe, but did not secure any money. Williard Gatlin, SBI, Raleigh, and Deputy Sheriff Murray Thomas investigat ed the case. Dallas' flashliaht left behind placed him under suspicion i-nd fingerprints confirmed the fact that he had been involved. Under questioning he admitted both the Theatre entrv and entry into Russell Manson's store on the same evening. Dallas has spent 18 months at the Morrison Industrial School for Negro Boys at Hoffman for theft of a bicycle. Ht is in the Car teret jail now waiting to be reen tered for violation of parole. Sherwood Henry Robinson, Sea man lc, Atlantic, now on leave, is attached to the Battleship Texas.. Her served abroad during the Nor mandy and Provence invasion in June and August. The Texas, Flag ship of the U. S. battleship divis ion, suffered a direct hit on her conning tower and had the hull penetrated with a 9.6 adimor piercing projectile. She is being refitted at the New iork Navy Yard, Brooklyn. Pvt. Robert Robinson. U.S.A. has been transferred from France to Belgium. Clinton Vickery, AMM 2nd Class, USN, is home for the first time in three years. He arrived Monday and will have until No vember 4th with his parents, the B. C. Vickerys of Live Oak Street Clinton is a Beaufort High School boy. He entered the Service in 1941 and has made numerous trips abroad to Algiers, Africa, Scicily. and other places in the European theatre, with Miami, Fla., as his home base. Ens. and Mrs. Bryan Springle, Gainesville, Ga., spent he week end here with the Leslie Springles and went on to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Vance Fulford, USN, is home this week from Camp Peary, Va-. for his boot leave. Jimmy Jarman, V-5 student at Newberry College, S. C, expects to spend the coming week-end here with his mother. Twin Cakes fo r Twin Girls . 5 t, .. ( Patricia and Priscilla. "Pat" and "Alex" to you, daughters of the Howard Lees and granddaughters of Rev. and Mrs. M. O. Alenander of Ann Street celebrated their second birthday on September twenty-third. Cpl. Leland Peterson. U.S.A. stationed at Calena. Kansas is home on furlough. Mrs. Peterson, his wife, who is making her home is Southport is here to be with him. They are visiting Cpl. Peterson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Pet erson of Pollock Street. Mrs. Mamie Gillikin, Highland Park, was notified Saturday that her son William Claude Gillikin, Private, USA, received a chest wound while serving in Southern France and is convalescing in a hospital there. Claude ("Split Timber") has served with the arm ed forces in Africa and Italv as well as in France. A brother. Dur wood Gillikin, was recently sent to Norfolk and is undergoing treat ment at the Naval Hospital there. Mrs. Charles Clifton. Ann Street, See SERVICE Page 8 ROTES HAVE GRAND PARTY Enjoy Fish Fry At Paul's Camp Capt. Thomas Awarded The Silver Star Capt. Charles R. Thomas, Inf., AUS, grandson of Charles R. Thomas, former Congressman from the 3rd District, and nep hew of the late Mrs. Nannie P. Geffroy has been awarded the SI li ver Star Medal for gallantry in ac tion against the enemy in France. Captain Thomas' citation lauds him for moving to the head of the rifle company he commanded and leading his unit into a savage on slaught against enemy positions. Beaufort Rotarians had a glori ous outdoor gathering Wednesday afternoon of this week at Gravden Paul's Hunting Lodge at the mouth of Core Creek with Mr. Paul as host. Members travelling ud in N. F. Eure's good ship TANGER and Dr. W. L. Woodard's boat arrived at three o'clock. Thev caught an abundance of fish, cleaned them, cooked them, and ate sumptuously then had fish to brine home. They got back at seven o'clock "in time for church." Seventeen memmbors were pres ent. Four missed it because thev were unable o get away. On his own statement, Grayden Paul did the cooking but he generously gives others credit for the anluou.s task of heating the water for the coffee. Superior Court Concludes With Liquor Cases The last afternoon of the Oc tober Term of Superior Court Oc tober 19, was given over to viola tors of the prohibition law. Willie Snooks and Roy Idleburg (both white) were given road sentences of 12 and 6 months respectively suspended on condition thev pay $100 and costs and be placed on probation. Bonner fiuthrie and Buckeye Jones (white) were given 6 and 4 months respectively; James Henry (colored) was giv en a 12-months suspended sen tence on condition he pay $100 and costs and be placed on pro bation; Lee Brock, LeRoy Wood, and Anderson Henderson, all col ored, were each given 6 months. Young "L. A." Willis, More head City 16 -year ol3 who enter ed the houseboat last month was given a "suspended . sentence, or, condition he pay costs and be placed on probation, and that his parents send him away to school, not correctional, but where he will be separated from present asso ciates, i NO FAIR "Episcopal Ladies Attend Meeting Ladies of St. Paul's Episcopal Church attended a one dav meet ing of the Woman's Auxiliary. Wilmington Convocation, of the Diocese of East Carolina at St. Gabriel's Church, Faison, on Wed nesday. Two cars went with the following delegates: Mrs. Paul Webb, Mrs. J. R. Morrill. Mrs. R. H. Dojvdy, of Morehead City; Mrs. Edgar Jones, Mrs. Joseph House, and Miss Lucy Holland of Beaufort. Orthopaedic Clinic The State Orthopaedic Clinic will be conducted by Dr. Hugh A. Thompson, of Ralegih, at the Pitt County Health Department Offi ces, 3rd and Green Streets. Green ville, on November 3 from 12:30 to 4:00 o'clock. The Clinic takes all tvnes of cripples, both whit2 and colored free of charge who are unable to afford private treatments. The Fair Association announc es that there will be no Fair this fall. Legionnaires secured a "mid way," made preliminary announce ments, everything was set, but the contract was cancelled because of the yo'io ban. When the ban was lifted anoth er "midway" was found to be avail able and contracted, but Tide Water Power Company with over loaded lines due to unprecedent ed demands in the Countv was unable, according to Legion of ficials, to furnish the necessary current to enable the "midway" to dazzle. The first company was equipped to furnish its . own lighting; the second company contacted could not. The Fair Association appreci ates the interest the public has shown, regret? the necessity for cancelling the week of popular en tertainment. With the promise from Tide Water that thev will have abundance of "juice" next year, members of the American Legion, sponsors of the Fair, feel they can promise a 1945 fair with assurance. FUNERAL FOR MRS. SKARREN AT 4 O'CLOCK Another Member of One of Our Old Families Passes MAYOR ASKS CITIZENS TO JOIN SALUTE TO U. S. NAVY Tour War Bond investment is Your investment in Amerieti - WHEREAS, October 27. 1944, has been set aside as a dav on which the nation is asked to honor our Navy, and WHEREAS, our Navy, with the mightiest fleet in the history of the world's navies has shown unpre cedented success in all parts of the world in this critical period in the life of our nation, THEREFORE, I, Bayard Tay lor, Mayor of the Town of Beau fort, hereby proclaim Friday, Oc tober twenty-seventh, as Navy Day and call upon the people of Beaufort to join in the nation wide tribute paid on that day to the Navy of the United States and its coordinated sea-going might, the Marine Corps, U. S. Coast Guard, and Naval Aviation, in which branches of the Service Beaufort and Carteret County, I am proud to say, are today 'nag nificiently represented. BAYARD TAYLOR. Mayor, Town of Beaufort. Company of H. I. Boys Cited More Honor For Capt. Skarren Capt. John H. Skarren as com mand pilot of an Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress recently re ceived the Distinguished Flying Cross as announced in this paper. This week an Army news release from England brings the news that he has been awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the DFC for "extraor dinary achievement" while on bombing attacks on German mili tary and industrial targets and in support of Allied ground forces. He also holds the Air Medal witn three Oak Leaf Clusters. Captain Skarren is back in this country. He has been spending leave in Chicago with his wife, Mrs. Lorraine Skarren. On Mon day they both arrived in Beaufort for a visit with Capt. Skarren's parents, the Bill Skarrens, Cpl Jamet Morton Willis, USA, o and Cpl. Elbert Lee Davis, son of both entered the Army on the sa months both boys were togetiier comnay was cited for outstanding fins aboard the freighter JOHN and 26. The citation reads in part: caught fire and there was immin explode. The officers and enlisted ship voluntarily and fought the and without rest or relief which to a point far below that expected" n of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Willis, HI, Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Davis, HI, me day in May, 1943, Within six in New Guinea. This month th.Mr nrformance of dutv in fiehwnff C. CALHOUN between AustuU 23 "The freighter John C. CJhoun ent danger that the cargo would men of Company,'C en' jred the fire with inadequate equipment action reduced the dauage by fire As we go to press, funeral ser vices for Mrs. Sue Phelps Skai-ren, Moore Street, are being conduct ed from Ann Street Methodist Church by her pastor, the Rev. W. Stanley Potter, after which the body will be laid to rest in Ocean View Cemetery. As Mrs. Skarren adjusted the; draft of her stove last Saturday morning she, in some way, receiv ed serious burns covering a large area on her back, side, and right arm. She was taken to Morehead City Hospital where she died on Tuesday from a heart attack. Mrs. Skarren was 76 years oi age and a native of Beaufort. She was the daughter of Matthias Phelps and Betsy Dill Phelps and widow of John Henry Skarren. Surviving are five sons: William D. Skarren, Beaufort, M. P.Skar ren, Beaufort, Lt. Norman Skar ren, USA, Pacific War Zone, Jack Skarren, Staten Island, Win field Skarren, New York City; one daughter: Mrs. Carl Sorensen, Jamaica, New York; four grand children: Capt. John H. Skarren, USA Air Corps recently returned from abroad, William Hubert Skarren, USMC, Pacific War Zone, Florence Skarren, Beaufort, Belva Sue Skarren, Beaufort; one sister: Miss Sallie Phelps, Beaufort; and one nephew: Raymond Ramsey. Washington, N. C. Those serving as pall bearers today are: Messrs. John Hill. T. M. Thomas, John D. Brooks, Chas. Hassell, Van Martin, John T. White, and Gerald Austin. FRANK RICE AWARDED DFC Home After 34 Missions Over Enemy Territory BIG HALLOWEEN PARTY AT BGS FRIDAY NIGHT "Bigger and Better" Carnival Promised The Halloween Carnival of the Beaufort School is scheduled for Friday night, October 27, from 7 to 9 o'clock. Mrs. D. W. Owens and Miss Gertrude Styron of the Publicity Committee announce all the attractions that have given fun in the past. There will be a grand parade with prizes for the funniest cos tumes ($1.00 for funniest eirl; $1.00 for funniest bay) ; forteiling by Mrs. Grayden Paul and Miss Marjorie Lewis; Penny Pitching under Mrs. Mildred Lawrence, Miss Varina Way, Mrs. Janie Gar ner, Mrs. Pearl Olund; Goal toss ing under Mrs. W. L. Woodard; Bingo with a fine array of prizes under Miss Lena Duncan and Mrs. Grace FcVfle; a grab bag with more good prizes under Miss Edith Lewis and Miss Catherine Gaskill; a House of Horrors designed by Miss Myrtle Piver anil Miss Mar jorie Humphrey; and a booth of good things to eat prepared by the Home Economics Department under Mrs. Ruby Simmons. Each grade also has a cake on which chances are being sold this week, and a drawing will be made Friday under the direction of Miss Daly Fulcher, Gate admission for all this is five cents. Adults are invited to come and see the fun. Ticket sales are in charge of Mrs. John Brooks and Miss Lessie Arring- ton. The Annual School Carnival meets a real need in that it gives a wholesome outlet for Halloween spirits and -all the proceeds go to make a better school. This year the General Commit tee in charge of the whole affair is composed of Miss Susan Rum loy, Mrs. Nellie Willis, and Miss Gladys Chadwick. TSgt. Frank Rice, USA, B-17 Flying Fortress Engineer and top gunner, son of Mr. Adrian Rice of Broad Street, arrived home last Friday to spend twenty days after completing thirty-four missions over enemy territory since he went abroad last April. According to an Army release received this week, Frank has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and a third Oak Leaf Clus ter to his Air Medal. The full story of all that he has experienc ed as indicated by his medals and the two stars on his European Theatre of operations ribbon can not yet be told, according to the news relive from the Air Service Command, because of the neces sity of safeguarding certain vital information, but we feel sure that he has seen a plenty. Frank is a Beaufort High School boy. He entered the Armv at Fort Bragg in 1942. Navy Program At The B. G. S. Students of the Beaufort High School assisted by the High School Glee Club and the High School Band will give a Navy Day Pro gram in the auditrium of the school Friday morning, October twenty-seventh at 10 o'clock. The program will include the showing; of a Navy film. INDUCTEES New Registration For Whisky Is Set RALEIGH The state's 23 wet counties will held a new registra tion for whisky ration books from Wednesday, November 1st, to Thursday, November 30, after which registration will close until Tuesday, January 2, 1945, the state alcoholic board of control announced today. Effective January 2, 1945, Tues day of each week i designated as the day for registration. Each applicant for a permit book will be required to present ration book four. The following hen havira al ready had their pre-induction ex aminations reported to Ft. Brag; today for duty: Noah Gillikhi. Jr.. Feaufort; Therman Lawren-v. Jr.. Beaufort; William Thomas Jones Newport, Route 2: Weslev Bro-.vn Pelletier; Bernice Collins Smith. saiter Path: George Washinati:. Piner, Beaufort, Route 1; Lincoln Ellsworth Piner, Williston; Ed ward L. Moore, Mrshaiiberg William Glenn Hardestv. Newport. Route 1. TIDE TABLE Information as to tha tide at Beaufort is given in 'hi.i column. The figures are ap proximately correct and .! based on tables furnished b the U. S. Geodnic Survey Some allowances must, bf made for var!:iti'H.s I it tie wind ard ;;'.so wit!: mvhc to the locality, that er near the inlet or at head of the estuaries. tiw SCRAP PAPER Don't forget Jaycee scrap paper collection Sunday at 1:30. The boys had another good collection ' last Sunaay. Don't let them down. If you want to be especially nice j and the weather is good, put the '( papers on the curb. Securely tied i they must be wherever they are placed. HIGH LO.. Friday, Oct. 27 Nary Day AM. 11:11 AM. PM. 11:48 PM. Saturday, Oct. 28 AM. PM. 12:17 PM. WAR BONDS 4:58 5:25 6:00 .6:24 6:54 7:16 7:46 8:08 8:36 8:57 9:24 9:44 10:12 10:31 Sunday, Oct. 29 AM. , 12:41 AM, PM. 1:14 PM. Monday, Oct. 30 AM. 1:30 AM. PM. 2:08 PM. Tuesday, Oct. 31 AM. : ' 2:19 AM. PM. 3:00 PM. Wednesday. Nov. 1 AM. 3:06 AM. PM. 3:49 PM. Thursday. Nov. 2 AM. 3:51 AM. PM. 4:38 PM. IFF ten id an if this step ittern ;tions uded. over I and Mt d. 91. 11 be tie pel ire n-lt IS
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