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READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY
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VOLUME X.
BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1921
NUMBER 9.
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AUTO DRIVERS
MUSTBECAREFUl
Board Adopts Stringent Ordi
nance Will Pave Court
House Square
The Board of Commissioners of the
town of Beaufort considered and dis
posed of several matters of more
than usual interest at the regular
meeting Tuesday night. Those pres
ent were Mayor Bushall, Commission
ers Mace, Potter and Whitehurst.
The question of protecting people
particularly children and -old people,
from the automobile menace was dis
cussed fully and an ordinance adopt
ed looking to that result. The or
dinance which goes into effect in ten
day, provides that drivers of cars and
trucks must come to a stop at the cor
ners of Ann and Liveoak, Ann and
Turner, Front and Craven, Turner
and Front streets.
The ordinance also makes Craven
a one-way street between Ann and
Front, traffic on that street being al
lowed to go from Front to Ana, but
not the other way.
A request from the Womans' Clab
and also from the Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce 'asking that
some action b taken that would pro
vent cattle and other animals from
running at largo in the town was pre
sented. After discussion a resolu
tion was passed amending the ordi
nance now in force by doubling the
Zees charged for impounding animals
The Community Club through its
W. Lay, requested
CHAMP ER OF COMMERCE
DIRECTORS MEET
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce held a meeting in their
rooms last night for the purpose of
perfecting their organization and
considering various matters. The
following were chosen as the officers
of the organization: M. C. Holland,
President; Julian Hamilton, Vice
President; S. Yoffle, Second Vice-
Presidnt; W. L Standi, Secretary;
G. W. Duncan. Treasurer. The fol
lowing were appointed Chairmen ofi
their respective committees: I. E.
Ramsey, Front Street committee; A.
F. Doane, Harbor Improvements;
Dr. C. S. "Maxwell, Hospital; G. W.
Huntley, Wharves and Freight Depot;
Dr. C. S. Swindell, Street Paving; J.
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A. Hornaday, Jr., Civic Improve
ments. Membership Teams, G. W.
Huntley, Captain first team; Dr. C. S.
Swindell, Captain second team. The
matter of organizing a hotel company
was discussed thoroughly and it was
agreed that'action would be started
at an early date. It was decided that
the regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors should be held on
the third Monday of each month.
COTTON SELLING
CAMPAIGN IS ON
Growers Start Signing Up Co
operative Selling Con
tracts
COMMUNITY CLUB MEETS
The Music Department of the
Community Club held its regular
monthly meeting on the fourth Thurs
day afternoon in February, at the
boms of the Vice-Chairman, Mrs. H.
M. Hendrix.
After a short business session pre
sided over by the Chairman Miss
Mary C. Wilhelm, the musical pro
gram was then rendered.
The subject for the afternoon was
Kreisler, the foremost violinist of the !
RALEIGH, March 1. The sign
up campaign for the Cotton Growers
Cooperative Marketing Association is
now on, and according to A. W
Swain, Sec-Treas. of the N. C. Di
vision of the American Cotton Asso
ciation, will continue until 100 per
cent of the cotton growers have
signed the marketing contracts.
A number of Wake County farmers
were waiting to sign the new coope
rative association contracts when
they came from the press, and Clar
ence Poe, of the Progressive Farmer,
signed the first one before the print
er's ink was dry.
A life long advocate of coopera
tive marketing for farm products,
Mr. Poe is acknowledged to be one of
the best informed men on coopera
tion among producers in the United
States. He has made a study of the
subject in Denmsrk snd other parts
of Europe, as wall as having followed
the growth of the movement in tbe
United States. He has every confi
dence in the success of the present, or,
commodity, plan of cooperative mar
keting of cotton, which ia based upon
the experience of successful coopera
tive marketing association of grow
ers on the Pacific Coast
Dr. B. W. Kilgore, Director of the
N. C. Agricultural Extension Service
and Experiment Station, signed the
second contract, while Dr. Joyner,
Presidnt of the N. C Tobacco Grow
er's Association, signed the third con-
MONTHLY REPORT OF
BEAUFORT GRADED SCHOOL
Enrollment Boys 195, girls, 205,
total 400. Average daily attendance
Boys 162, girls 177, total , 339.
Absences Boys 333, girls 360, total
683. Tardies Boys 166, girls 107,
total 263. Percent of enrollment f
attending daily Boys 94, girls 94.
total 94
The Honor Roll for the first seven
grades is as follows;
First Grade Ernest Ford, Louis
Hooper, Shelton Lupton, Majoria
Fodrie, Esther Lawrence, Lucy Grey
Norris, Thelma Norris, Lorena Olsen,
Annette Yoffie, Ethel Blake, James
Potter.
Second Grade Herman Austin,
FORTIFY ISLANDS
OFF WEST COAST
Congressman Advocate Strong
Fortifications For Pacific
Coast
WASHINGTON, March 1. (Spe
cial correspondence) Congressmen
John F. Miller, of Washington, is an
earnest advocate of stronger fortifi
cations for the Pacific Coast, He has
worked out a plan for protecting each
of the big cities of the coast through
the locating of guns on outlying is
lands. He would have Santa Catali-
James Dixon, Winfield Fodrie, Wren na Island the center of defense for
Guthrie, Raymond Paul, Virginia p.dn) Bay harW Q.f
Angeles. The island lies 19 miles off
Brickhouse, Nellie Gray Congleton,
Agnes Goodwin, Elizabeth Greenleaf,
Eleanor Jones, Verna May Springle,
Mattie Weeks, Mildred Willis.
Third Grade Evelyn Chadwick,
Mattie Day, Aleise Killingsworth,
Alvelta Skarren, Mildred Earl Willis,
Sallie Bell Willis, John Lewis Barber,
Joseph Dixon, Earl Schneider, Ern
est Snowden, Nat White, Jack Willis,
Callas Robinson.
Fourth Grade -Charlie Darling,
Clarence Guthrie, Frank King; Ruby
AusUrt,' Fannie Caffrey, Priscilla
Doane, Virginia Hows, Hazel No,
Clyde Norcom, Lillian Rice, Annis
Laura Rumley, Susan Rumley, Rita
Yoffie, Charlie Jones.
' . Fifth Grade Hattie Fulcher, Luel
k Goodwin, Madeline Gabriel, Lore
na Harper, Ruth iKIIingsworth, Mar
garet San ford, Helena Willis, Myrtle
Whitehurst, Minnie Yoffie, John Bar
bour, Frank Campbell, Albert Gas
kill, Clyde Ramsey.
Sixth Grade Lucile Brickhouse,
President Mrs. G.
inai a proposition or r . K. Bell to put world. Alter a Drier sicetcn or nis trapt A nllmher of leadinir Wak
garbage cans on the streets free of life by Mrs. Leslie Davis, two Victro-! County farmers have already signed Margaret Dill, Ruby Rich, Maude
cost to the town be accepted. The ; records by the famous musician up anfJ the campaitrn ia ,to be Parkin, Vivian Parsons, Glennie Paul.
p-rmUsion was granted. I were given as loiiows: ine uream launcbe(, ln a counties within
C R. Wheatly came before the .of Love," and "Chauson India," ( next few weekB.
board and stated that the County Song of India). Next came a vocal i '
Commissioners and the School Board !solo, "Kreisler's Cradle Song", which
were willing to pay half the costs of ;wss beautifully sung by Miss Wil
putting cement sidewalks around the helm. After several enjoyable pi
school and courthouse square if the ano selections by Mis Ethel Gaitloy
the coast and rises to a height of 2,
000 feet, making it an ideal site for
fortifications. Mr Miller points to
the Farallon Islands, ,28 miles west of
the Golden Gate, as the natural point
of defense for San Francisco. ( At
prsent there is nothing on them but
a single light house. The largest is
about three-fourths of a mils ln each
direction, and about 860 feet fn
height. According to the Congress
man, it could bo developed into an Im
pregnable fortress. The sea la so
scattered with islands at the entrance
to Paget Sound that Mr. Miller con
siders that a (loot offers the only pro
tection to the cities of Seattle and
Tacoma. He declares that the ex
posed position of these two cities to
naval attack would not be tolerated
for a moment if they were on the At
lantic Coast
Local News Items
A maleless operetta was given at
the Seabreeze Theatre Tuesday night
and despite this drawback was a great
success."Wild Rose" which was the
name of the operetta was given main
ly by the High School students snd
wss for the benefit of the school plsy
grounds.
All of the parts were feminine ex
cept one that ofa boy which was well
played by Miss Msy Belle Neal. The
singing, acting and costumes - were
good and the performance was thor
oughly enjoyed by the large audience
that packed the house. The folloy
ing young ladiees took part in the per
formance, Misses Mary C. Wilhelm,
Thelma Garner, Annie Neal Jones,
Nellie Jones, Daphne Paul Estell Caf
frey Georgia Neal, Alice Potter, The
resa Higgins, Lola Hu'dgins, Clyde
Neal, Mary Felton, Nellie Richardson,
Vera Longest Eva Thomas, Florence
Parkin, Maybelle Neal, Mary E. Nor- .
com, Lucy Lay, Annie Clyde Swell, .
Margaret Skarren, Lucy Beacham,
Estelle Yoffie, Pansy Gaitley, Lucille
Rice, Mrs. G. D. Potter Jr.
On last Thursday evening Mr. and
Mrs. N. W..Taylor celebrated the for
tieth anniversary of their marriage
by givin a reception which was attend
ed by s large number of their friends.
Besides many congratulations and
wishes for many years more of marri
ed life Mr. and Mrs. Tsylor were the
recipients of a large number of gifts
that testified the esteem in which
they are regarded
Explanation Wanted
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, es-
The location of the proposed fish
scrap and oil factory on Bogue Banks
near Fort Macon, mentioned in this
the
STATE NEWS
Mrs. John McNeil, 60, of Goodwin
was struck by a train and instantly
paper last week, is strongly opposed
tizens hers and in More
As a result of action tak-
killed. She was attempting to cross shows the number of boys 27; girls
ment on Honor Roll boys 17; girls 33,
total 25.
WEATHER REPORT SHOWS
FEBRUARY WAS MILD MONTH
Everybody knov:s fiat the weither "PPropi iution for exemption amount-
town woild pay the other half. This the hostess nerved delightful refresh- h , ks when ,h . j ..ruck her "2. total 79. Percentage of enroll- ''"WW", all
proposition looked good to the Board ments.
and so they accepted it and instruct- The music dpartment has planned
ed the Mnyor to see tbout getting the a number of instructive and pleasing
money needed for this and also to buy programs for the future Their aim
a new engine and dynamo. is to benefit and bring pleasure to our
A resolution was pi?ed providing community in a musical way.
for holding the election Nwhich is to All those who are lovers of mu
be the first Tuesday after the first sic or interested in this department,
Monday in May. The follow ing were, whether they have any especial tal
appUntcd to hold the election: Reg- ent in this line or not, are urged to
lstrar, . H. Ramsey; Judges, S. D. join this branch ol the Community . ji, to a decision reached by the doubting Thomases.
Delamar and D. J. Godwin. The Reg- Club. tobacco board of tiade of that city u report furri'hed the
istrar was authorized to employtwo The next meeting will be held on thi, .,,, that t;1e aiM co..
women to help at thepolls if needed, the fourth Thursday afternoon of tinue apjn x;mately three weeks long
The Ilonrd then took a recesn to tkis month March 2;th, U the h tiie jr
meet next Tuesday at eight o'clock, of Mr. Will Mace.
MRS. W.-A. MACE. Sec
a l r i- -caa- uuiairn ai ii.uuu.uuu.uuu. ana rson.
StZ rh.ZTZ: Guthrie! -tor Joseph Frelinghuy.en. of New b h "
t ci Jersev. at 12.000.000.000. tha amount nead 'v-
Kinrgaret n.anuy, viirut ainiywun, - . lui i,
Ruth Brickhouse. Elizabeth Rumley,, that the Treasury propose, to remit ! Jj 0 MoT
Lvdia Parkins Rufus White to i(wr interests in taxes on account ucei' the Genr"' "-mb,JI Jf
Ljdia tarKins, KUIUS wnue. ..... . Huv hv Senator Hamilton forhiddino-
thi Honor P.oll 01 oDsoience or property. " "As I ' . . . XL;. . . . "
understand it", stated Senator Fre-
owances are being
A summary of
STATE BANKS WIN THE
FIRST ROUND IN BATTLE
STOP I .LOOK! LISTEN!
MONROE, Feb. 2. The appVs- The Community Club tea r.ni wi.l
tion of the federal reaerve bank to be opened Saturday. March ;th.
remove the cae brought by the North fom 2 P. M. until ! P. M.. over Mar-
Carolina bank against it to restrain tin It Kings grocery Uorc
its returning checks dishonored, pay- he following
Chicken Slad.
Two mercantile establishments in
Kinston were damaged to the extent
of $200,000 in Kinston byjire one
night recently. It required several
hours for the firemen to get the blairr
under control.
this winter han been (,uite mild but it
The Rocky Mount !"if tobacco mar- it nevertheless a good thing .to give
ket will close Fridiy, March 18, ac- figure sometime for the beneit f
Accordirg to
News by Mr.
( has. HntM'!l who keeps fie record
fi.r the V. S. Weather Hureir.i. Keh
t Mai y made a very g mil show! ;u.
whether it i in nccoidi-ne with the
liMHiiid I n theory or not. Accord
it. ir n thf rep irt t eie v.ee
il.ljf. pilMiy ( ICUHV dllll " I ,ouii.
o:ie. The pi et fjntat .on
I'.or.th u ." and
granted by the Internal Revenue sec
tion to brewers, to distillers, and to
liquor dealers, which in some cases
amount to fivetimes the sum allowed
to individual corporations; in other
words, Congress will have to face an
any establishment ol tnls Kind in
that locality. It wss thought that the
bill would pass without any oposition.
i
I.. Outl ind. of T ir'.ioro.
a director of public h"
hu
ilth
Dr. C
re -igneil
in Ktijrecombe r u ity to aet-pt a vt
Mt!i tin- inter -allied relief coiiiinis
ion to Europe. Pr. Outlund wiil lie
cut to Serbia to take charp of hos
pitals there.
1 cle-ir
M Ciollll
for the
1-1(1 inches till of
ment of vrhlch bad been tendered in
accordance with the North Carolina
law, and refued, rnme up before
Judge J. His Riy in the Superior
court of I'nton county today, and af
ter argument of counsel the court de
clined to order the case removed to
the 1'nlted SUlea court on the ground
ne'iu will lie serveu ;
Sardwic
Hot Chocolate Coffee
Ice Cream and dike Cand.e
The public Is invited to attend.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Joe (i'.enn of Winston Salem, one
' of the owners (if Krown's War'-h.iuse
suffered a stroke of paralysis the pst
week at hi home and is reported to
be in a serious condition. He is a
young man being only 3H years of
age.
which rain ex-pt .1 rl nh't no
full o. c (1-y. The b.we-t that the
ti eri.ionieter recoiiied was 3r de
gree and tnis mi jrred mi two di)s,
the i:!.h a:d 2." lb. S. eral days
d.iri .g ti e i.o"t i the thermometer
leached the sixties and on lh" l"th
it recorded a ir.axt.i.iiiii of de
grees. The tempctature f.r tr.e
mo nth lay by day is gi.cn below.
i;ig to $2,000,000,000, to be returned
to ditillers. liquor dealers, and sa
loon keeper of this country." Mr.
Frehrghuysen called attention to the
fut that in mrt instances taxpayer
are compclle I to sue for a return of
taxe paid, but in the cases cited,
thrnuph a mere ruling "the Treaiury
in going to he looted" to the extent of
at leist f 2.00(1,000.(100. It is the
purpose of Senator Smoot to have
the Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue appear before the Finance Com
mittee of the Senate, and explain the
reaoi which governed him in grant
ing the remisrions.
Service laattimabla.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature which provides that the
commissioners of Beaufort shall hold
their meetings on the first Monday of
each month in the day time and that
they shall receive five dollars a day
for their services. If they do not at
tend and have no good excuse they
are subject to a line of fifty dollars.
The object of thin law is to induce a
regular atendance on the part of the
commissioner. It goes into effect
May the first.
The weather this week has been
very mild and more like May than
March. It has been so warm that
lires are halilly necessary except in
the evenings and early in the morning.
CLEAN UP WEEK
Congressman Cleveland II. Newton Th' (,vic I-P"rtment of the Com-
f Mi- uri. is . strong supporter of mu,1,l' ' ,ub n"1'1 ,U n,unlhy
the bill propping to rrtin Maj. Gen.
Crowder with tne rink of l euteiant
trenerai, in recognition of hi service
mcelii.g in the Old Topsail Club room
on Tnunday March 10th, at ::. I.
M. K.eiy member and olnera In-
Only a few real estate transfer
Beside owning and operating it
that it wa not a removable cause and bn recorded thi week by the own w,i,r work, electric plant, ice
retained JurMiction of the case. R ,tr of ""d- Thy "r plant, opora house and a railroad four
The restraining order heretofore r,low,: mile long, the little town of Warren-
granted remain In force In favor of Nel" H. Taylor and wife to C. ton wth les than 1.000 population is
all banks In North Carolina that have N- Msaon 1J acre in Marlowe town- ,1m, building a hotel to coat IUO.000
been, or may herafter become, parties h,P' conideratlon f 1 5. to be paid for by a bound Uane.
to said caoae. Counsel for the fed C harlie Lewi and wife to Fernle
eral reserve bank announced their In- Yeoman 11-24 of an acre on ilar- Approximately one hundred bouse
Untion of filing the record in the Island, consideration $25. are either for rent or tor sate in
United Stat district court for the' & Gorham and wife to Elbe Y.,AHeville according to the realtor of
western district of North Carolina. Wlahaar.lela s. 7, I, and 10 in'aaaaetae sard hrdletooiiicnifwjrpeUe
sitting at Charlotte. Thereupon the .square HI M or a ad City, eonidra-jtho snounUln eltf. Tbe caoao st-
eounasl for the North Carolina bankt tlon 11,000.
will file s asotion In the United State
crt U remand said c.se to the U. MCNRY INJUEtO
iUU eoort. .
The aseatJoai f the JsrWlctles sf C- H7 s yeung ntgre saea who
Ue Uslted Rutoa eoert Uoa raiaed is deaf sad dsssb was atrwrk oa the
win be feegbt to a nalaa. la the heod Meaday asoraleg by a Welti a
Maatlaie the roatrslalag srdsr re-' the bases of Leake Wsakraftoa, al-
ate Max. Mm. pate Max. Min
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as provost marshal general in th war t'i este-l in cleaning up and be-utify-
II. g our town are urgently re
quited to attend.
MRS. A. J. COOKE.
Rec'y ("ivlc Department.
CLEAN UP WEEK.
Some member have rrlticixed the
measure because it MeL to give re
ward to an officer who stayed in
Washington, while many who fought
in France are denied imllar recogni
tion Mr. Newton emphasiied the
fart' that It wa no fault of General The Civic Department of the Com
Crowder that he did not go overseas, munity Club has designated the week
After he had perfected the a" raft ma- beginning March the 14lh as clean
rhmeiy he went to the Secretary of up week. All cltiiens re urged to
War and begged to be put in com- cooperate In the effort to pat the ,
, mnd of a division, but he wa in-, town in a cleaa and attractive condi-
i formed that be could not be prd(Uon.
from bl work of raising sa araty.i
SOUND VIEW ITEMS
"Thla service did not appeal to the CELEBRATE
popular fancy," declares Repreaata
Ue Newton, "but It was a servtee
if ally as aeceeaary sad difficult a any
jaervkw rendered la Fraace; for with-
s1m la tores.
CotmeoJ for the banker of Nerta
Carolina were very antra gratiled
Ual (be Jadge bold the act f ftbr-
ary I, 1911. poasod for their irotoe
iso colored, aad saatataod a osrioss
lajary. A cat sversl Incboa Uag wss
saade la bis scstp sad bled prefaaeli,
le soeaM Ual Ue two asea ba boea
pranking wllk eocb ether sad that
trlbatod for this Is the ever sbaaging
aopalajeaa.
SUsley Kerlse of Aabevllle baa
broagkt ssltscalaal Ue Southern rail- Tbe road are getting so bad , 'eat Us daaft aa adeqaaU arsay coald
way la Ue sera of ID.OOO far tbe raa barely get to towa. but base aewjavt bar boea raised; and wlUoet sa
loas of aa eye. Il Is slleged that tbal the reanty ka besght a $lJi!eai Cea. Fersblng cesld aet bavs
while working la a a t as sol ea Ue Ford that aenie one will tears tbe achieved vecea,
saoaaUla between Ridgocreat sad Old eoaditiea of traveling la Ult seek of
rert wlU laaafkisat light Ue plah. Ue roaaty. MARtlACK LICENSES
tif saaUlaed perssaaent lajerie to1 Tbe frwaidnt elect will uke ku -
bia eye trova lying (rsgaien'ts. ot Friday. That la Ue bt tking, The fetlewtng hsve roceived atar-
SILVER WEDDING
tWn. to be a valid law for Ue state ) Wssblngtoa got angry snd asade Ue
ef North Carolina, and that Ue Inter !saaalt upon Henry. Washington
peeuUoa Uat Ue law rlghtfally be
long to Ue reerta ef NerU Carolina,
yet and I think every body ought to rkege Ikeaae roeeaUy
and not to Ue eeurta of Ue. Us lied
mate.
five negro prUontr rpd from celebrate that day.
Cumkerland roaaty Jail at Fayette We ha all sort of slacking
was put la jail and held there till tke villa Wednesday algbt by sawing every night.
ru!l of his stuck upon Ue route bole Urougb Ue top of Ue cell. The WlU so math rata I am afraid Uat
ooaldbeeoon. Laat night Henry a negro were awaiting for trial en tt will prvent many front planting and
reporid to bo gtUag aUng very well, minor charges, I there will be a small crop raUod.
RomII WlliUaaa (telTand Martha
Ward, MerebeSd City.
Robert Hell (col) asd, Alice Jenoa.
WUdwood.
hey Willis snd Bessie
Bees fort
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. tiacke cele
brated Ueir silver wedding Uat Set
srday even lag at Uelr be ate coraar
Taraer aad Asa atsoeta. OmJy tbe
iatssodlate wetabonf Uo.Uiaily
were prrnt A alee aOver gift by
their ckUdrea win be txaastaal ro-
In e'er ef Uelr bavlag roockod Ue
e.erterof a ceatary aiUe foot ka Uelr
Jeeraey tbroagb life tegsUer.
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HOUR Of WO. 3 H LP CHANCED
Tbe Saadoy bujkt servWes at Cut
Methodist, Boptlat aad EpiacopU
ckorvbos wOl bo h.ld at t JO P. M
Sadler. Instoad af 1 f M, Wginaing Suaday
I algbt March
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