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-7; I rS) n r n ft n n nr ... .:-.. . ., , 1 THE HOME PAPER ) ' -;'r. - ; ( READING TO THEMIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY ) "J "',.' ( -EVERY THURSDAY ) N '"v''',T,','w,w",'r k , .... ,.. .. T VOLUME X. - v ', " , ; BEAUFORT NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY APRIL 17, 1921 - NUMBER 15 HOUSING CONCERN SCHAP FACTORY JUDGE PRITCHARD SHARP DECLINE LAND OWNERS TO ISMOUBLE DIEDSUNDAY IMiAND VALUES BORROW MONEY BH0BACC0 CROP- irectors Of Chamber Of Com merce Are Planning House . Building Scheme. A well attended meeting ot the 'di rectors of the Chamber of Commerce was held in its headquarters last Fri day night. A number of matters per taining to- the welfare of Beaufort and vicinity were discussed. One of the most important was that of or ganizing a housing corporation to supply new houses on reasonable terms for those who desire them. A committee was appointed to look into the feasibility of the matter. The official minutes of the meeting are given below. The Board of 'Directors of the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, met at their office on Thursday night, April 7th, witWffe' following mem bers present: M. C. Holland, Presi dent; Dr. C. L. Swindell, P. R. See ley, G. W. Huntley, Sam Yoffie,"Dr. C. S. Maxwell, Seth Gibbs, , A..F. Doane, U. E. Swmn, I. E. Ramsey,' W. G. Mebane and W. L. Standi, r The meeting was, called to order by the President, who stated that the regular meeting of the Board of Dl- rectors was called at that time, ow ng to the fact that the Secretary would be out of town oh the date for the recular meeting. The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap proved. .The President . called for the report of the various committees. Mr. A."F. Doane, chairman of the Committee of Harbors, told the Board of the things he had planned for the benefit of the Beaufort har bor and the Inland Waterway Chan nel, which he hopes to see accom plished in the near future. Mr. G. W. Huntley, Chairman of the Committee on Freight Depots, re 7 ported that all improvements asked for had either been done, or were being done by the Railroad, which includes more trackage at the freight depot, which very greatly facilitates the loading and unloading of cars. Dr. C. S. Maxwell, Chairman of the Hospital Committee, stated that he was not yet in position to make a report. Dr. C. L. Swindell, Chairman of the Street paving Committee, reported that he had authorized a survey and Temporary: Receiver Appoint ed For Scrap And Oil Manu , facturing Company. :As a result of the depression that has existed in the fish scrap and oil business for the past year and half one of the factories here has been forced to the .wall. The firm of Doane and Bartlett .a concern that has been in business here for nearly twelve years went into the hands of a receiver last Saturday. Moore & Dunn attorneys of New- Bern filed a petition on behalf of the New Bern Iron Works and the New Eern Cot ton Oil and Fertilizer Company al leging that the company was indebt ed to them in the sum of $ 68,000 and asking that a receiver be appointed to examine into and settle -up the fish concern's affairs The hearing was conducted before Judge J.. Lloyd Horton who issued an order for a temporary receivership. W. A. Mace of Beaufort, was named temporary receiver. ... The assets of Doane and Bartlett are estimated to be around $90,000. The question as to whether the receivership shall be made perma nent or not will be decided on the 14th of April by Judge W. A.Devin who will- hear the matter. The years 1917 and 1918 were very profitable ones for the fish oil and scrap manufacturers. The year 1911 was particularly good as they caught a great many fish that year and prices were high and demand was good. In 1919 prices declined considerably and the catch of fish was not large. In 1920 the bottom seemed to drop out of the demand and prices went downto pre-war figures, oil that bad sold as high as $1.25 a gallon went Former Republican Leader Suc cumbs "After Long . Illness ' Had Distinguished Career ASHEVILLE, April 10. Federal Judge Jeter Conley Pritchard, of the United States circuit court for v the fourth district, died Iters this morn ing at 6 o'clock, following an illness of several months. Death of the fa mous Jurist was due directly to pneu monia, which developed Thursday and served to aggravate . his previous physical afflictions. He was in his 64th year. ':' For more than 48 hours previous to his death he had been unconscious and while medical experts exerted ev ery effort to save his life, the disease continued to fasten its grip. ' While his death was not unexpected this morning, it was a great shock to members of the family who had kept constant vigil at his bedside. The funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Baptist church of this city, of which the distinguished jurist had long been a leading member. The body will lie in state from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. Tuesday. Rev.. Dr. W, F. Powell, pastor of the church, will have charge of the services "and he will be assisted by several other well known divines. Pan for 10 Mimvtee ' ' " It is being planned here today to have all business fn the city stopped for 10 minutes as the funeral serv ices begin, in token of loving respect for the dead official. . r , . ' Messages have been pouring in here today from all sections of the United States expressing' sorrow at a a. t i aown w arouna so cenw ana noi Judg9 Pr, dMth, mucn oemana at tnat. ine prices ox oil and scrap at ths time are lav and with practically no demand, the bus iness is at a standstill. The areneral Judge Pritchard, son of Wn. H. Pritchard, was born in Jonesboro, Tenn.,-April 12, 1857, his father be- In of Irish and Welsh ancestry, and his mother. Elizabeth Browne. f decline in prices of land, and in tat no revival in the menhaden industry Irign nar-nt-M lease of California, Oregon, and Colo- Decline Attributed to Reduc tion In The Price of vCrops , WASHINGTON, April 9. The av erage price of plowland per acre in the United, States decreased about 7 per cent during the past year,, ac cording to a report just ssued by $he United States Department of Agri culture. The average value of plow land per acre on March 1 of this year was 183.78, as compared to $90.01 in 1920, and $74.31, in 1919. The statisticians of the department attrib ute the decline to the reduction in the prices of crops. ' SoutKem Lands Decline Heavily The report shows that the heaviest drop in the price of land is in the Southern States, where cotton is the principal crop. In some, sections of the States there has been a decline of 30 per cent in the price of plowland during the year. The average price of plowland in, Georgia this year is $36 per acre, while las year it was $46 a drop of about 22, per cent The average in South Carolina last year was ,$61, while this year it is $50 a drop of 1& per cent f ' Probably the greatest drop in any one State was in Kentucky, and is at tributed to the decline in the price of tobacco. In 1920 ths average price of plowland in this State was $70 per acre, while this year it Is $53. This is a decline of approximately 24 per cent Iowa is the State having the highest price of plowland per acre.' The re port shows that it is valued at $200 this year, ss compared with $219 last year a decline of about 9 per cent Illinois ranks second in the value of plowlands, according to the report, the price per acre being $157. In Alabama and Mississippi the average price of plowland per acre is $26. The Western States show the least Association Formed To Secure ' Loans From Government Land Bank Tremendous Crop Last Year Year Of Poor Quality. De . creased Acreage This Year ' before next fall. MUST SEND CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. Facing the problem of obtaining an ! r'do education during the trying days of there is a"slight year. Plowland reconstruction in the south, and fol- i w" valued at 13U per acre a year, lowing the death of his father at Mo- W this year the averagers $136. bile. Ala., his mother instilled into The report shows mat there was a County Superintendent of Welfare wj. ind -nd hrt tho ,tftn Dre! rapid increase in the price v A mass meeting of the farmers of Carteret county was held at the Court House in Beaufort on Saturday, April 9th for the purpose of organizing a Federal ' Farm Loan Association. The meeting was called to order by W. v L; Standi, . Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, who ex plained the object of the meeting. Mr, G. W. Duncan read to the meet ing several letters from the Federal Land Bank at Columbia,.- S. C, ex plaining in detail tbe workings of such association, and the '' benefits therefrom to the P farmers. - After discussing the mattery those present decided to form themselves into an Association to be known as Carteret County Rational Farm Loan Associ ation. The following were elected as a Board oz Directors, towit: G. W.' Huntley, S. C. Canipen, '3. T. Norris, A. B. Powell, and J. H. Fel ton. After the election of the Board of Directors, they ; immediately or ganized by electing Mr. G. W. Hunt ley President Mr. C. Campen, Vice-President and MrW. L. Stan di, Secretary-Treasurer. They then elected the following members of ths association as Appraisal Committee: D. W. Morton, W. W. Davis, andyC. F. Foreman. - ' - . . uA A canvas of those present at ths meeting resulted in ' , the - following members : H. W. Peterson, A. B. Powell, C. F. Foreman, C. K. Howe, G. W. Duncan, M. R. Springle, S. C. Campen, L. W.Thomas, D. W. Mor ton, J. T. NWris, J. H. Felton, L. H Smith, W. . W. Davis, J. R. Ball k Bro., W. E. Ball Ray Dickinson, R. C Morris, C. N. Hobbs, Ben W, Wil lis, G. W. Huntley, Joe Merrell, S. A. Brinson, Zeb. V. Casey, L. FUllngim. The Articles of - the Association were then signed up, and the Board of Directors proceeded to adopt the increase over By-Laws, and the meetinc adjourned in California lubiect to call of the President in the price of land A. H. Outlaw is going after parenyicepU of moraiit, j,y which he hasifrom 1H 19iJ0 whn th bighest ever been aroverned. Judre Pritch-' P was reached who do not make their children go to The decline dur- I ..L..1 - - Ik. 1 - n. I . . -. . it .1 - . i. . . Vm estimate on the work for Front street ardn yet , ni, Umt wniej j5 m,ies ""I " P" V" ' " - but that same had not yet been com- following persons were ,croM th mounUini of M,t Tennes. J Increase from 1919 to 1920. Land pleted. brought before Justice of the Peace l,ee and WMtern North CaroUna to P" re still higher than any year Dr. Swindell and Mr. Huntlev fori81- a o"and for VloUtlng the Mhool B-krwiIl.'wlier he srrived with i04precdinf 20. the membership Committee, reported , w I Willis, of BetUe; M. V. jcenU and notninr more the NO SUPERINTENDENT YET el, and Henderson. Respesa of Merri- ,iflUnc, through'toil in the print shop ! guilty and a fine of $25 and cpata ire- mon. The defendants were alt found that nothing had been done since the last meeting relative to a member ship drive, but they expected to put this on within a shorttime. The Secretary reported by in troducing correspondence, the prog ress attained, among which was, the following, U-wit: The Norfolk Southern railway had been aaked to But on sleeplnc car service froml Goldsboro to Beaufort The General testltaU the matter, and adviae atiaub l"" l" 'n VU- no-rtent throws. Con- - to U I" Old Topa.ll Taylor and LouU EllioU, of Sea Uv- , he wor, j, t bi, a a Wk .A i posed on them.. The judgment was suspended as to the fine with the un derstanding that the children would be sent to school in future. . - NOTICE! , . . . . by day, a desire to achieve fame prompted him by nigbt search such books as were obtainable. TVAVrt . LANG DISTaWCK IN A CANOE 1 Superintendent four are .. RALEIGH, N. C April 9 The ' North Carolina tobacco crop' made another step with its March sales . made by the 114 warehouses that op erated ) eft $ 81 markets. The total sales reported ; were 21,528,883 pounds, averaging $14.17 and about 85,000 pounds not reported. The a season's crop sold amounts to over 430,000,000 poundsaveraging about 21 cents. This surpasses the govern- , ment's estimate by almost fifty mil lion pounds and is ten million pounds more than was expected even a month . agot:.;',i;ii; jijtM .-.7 -v. . The Winstoh-Salem v market ' lead during March with 4,743,086 pounds told, averaging $13.61 per hundred , pounds, of which 3,891364 pounds were sold, by farmers.' Wilson was - second with 3,336,955 pounds aver- -. aging $15.'20 and of this 2,586,935 pounds , were first, hand sales. Rox boro averaged the, highest pries at '' $19.67 on 892,870 pounds. : ' Wilson made a record season's sale with 62,607,026 pounds, ' exceeding ths Winston-Salem market by over two million pounds; ' . i Only two-tenths of one per cent of ths sales have fsiled to be reported to date. The bordering markets con servatively estimate that 16,000,000 pounds of North Carolina's farmers' tobacco is sold in adjoining states in excess ot that brought, in and sold. -. The total producers' season's sales ' reported amount to about 414,000, 000 pounds. - " , The Nation's 1920 crop of 1,520, 000,000 pounds was being made and sold while 31 per cent was exported; 52 per cent of ths 190,000,000 pounds grown in 1919 was exported, and 28 per cent in 1918. The farm values of the United States tobacco crop in 1920 was $298,000,000, av eraging 19.8 cents; 1919 was $569, 000,000 at 38.9 cents and 1918 $403, 000,000 at an average of 28 cents. . The 1920 crop wss inferior in qual ity, and with the decreased exports the decline In price is reasonable. Exported cigars increased four per Cent and cigarettes decreased two per eent This means that a large stock of tobacco is on hand to compete with the 1921 crop. March prospective planting indi cates a forty per-tent decrease in acreage in North Carolina, but with in fertilizer prices and The County Bosrd of Education at its session Saturday did not select a County Superintendent but did con sider several applications. Mr. M. L. Wright of Chowan county, one of those applying came before the board and was given a hearing.- Out of a large number of names that were be fore the board for the position of I the decline now left i trad ual looseninc of financial condi- EaUrd Folitks la IMS Seven thousand miles would be a considerable voyage to take in any sort of a boat but to travel that dis tance In a canoe la tittle short of mer it was then that he received the at-1 velous and yet It is possible according tentlon of statesmen in North Caro lina and identifying himself with the party, began a career, 1 Beach, Florida. Mr. Good left Chi- to Mr. W. A. Good of New York who srrived here Monday from - Palm 1 ik. .r m.. r.n. i. . r ' - Mi (.lyinm.in. mniiauvH, W"CI iy mi ni (invi, VVjmfWV which were only stopped by his call-'down the MiMisaippI, across ths Gulf an early date just what could be done. J-"--' ' "'r . "ing Kr a reward for services rendered 0f Mexico and op th AUantk coast rv- y.A tmn n with ia!rnt,w requested to aUend the . . . . ,t ', . . . club room oa Monday; April the 18th, at four o'clock P. M, MRS. G. W. LAY, President humaaty. Entering politics he was elected to the North Carolina House of repre sentatives from Madison county in 1185 and again in 1887. Pursuing his method of boms study until mas- greeaman Brinson, the matter of Vil lage Delivery Service -for Beaufort and had the promise of the Depart ment to send an Inspector here In the near future for the purpose of investigating ths matter. The Sec. j the Community Cluh a copy of that. he obtained lav Ikeaes la 1887. retary also reported that he had tak. clause In our By-Laws which ' pro-1 Is 188 he was nominated as en sp with the Federal Farm Loanhiblts our orgaaltatlen frees taking publican candidate for lieutenant Board, the advisability of forming a 'part la any wsy In affairs political, governor of this state. 'He then be Federal Faraa Loan Association for land that the Secretary a bo offer U'caane the caucus nominee of hie por ter of Blackstone and legal procedure Ro to this point He wm be here tor a few days and then resume his journey to New York. Mr. Good Is traveling under the sutpices of lae well known win of Roe, Also to Lester LeFay. sportsman's periodical. Field and ette Hall and Fannie Taylor of New. They are M. L Wright of Chowan county; Robt W. Isley, Superinten dent of the Princeton school; Wm. C. Allen, school superintendent at Can ton and Alvah Hamilton, , A mem ber of the board stated to the News that a choice would , certainly be made Saturday or Tuesday when the board meets again. '' MARRIAGE LICENSES . . License to wed were recently is sued by Register of Deeds Morris to Duffy Day of Lola; and Dora Good Carteret county, and that he had the appear la person before a meeting of ,ty for the senate of ths United States necessary blinks is hand and called the Community Club when ever such and was re-elected to the legialetore meeting te be held Saturday, April, meeting Is held and be la notified of In 1891. ttk, for the purpose of organising 'the earns, sad etplala to its member I He was elected for a twe-year term this saaoclaUoa, ' .ship personally, ths reasons ef theto the United States senate la 1891, The Secretary then read te Us .Chamber of Commerce for refusing ( which be served, aad was elected to Board a Resolution which he bad Jest to great their reauest ' the ait year tone la ll7 which be walvod frasa the Recretarv of the! The Secretanr then surreatod toialae served. Beasfert Commsalty Club, request.; tbe Board the necessity et making! The establishment of Us farmer .sash register sf four hundred donars. Ing Ue Chamber ef Cosimerte te call arrangtmcato to secure amors aoaaea,alllaaee al Ulo time aad lie eelrUeeAkaeb Ueee le eireag aepicto as a ewe meeting of the clusens .of for tloaufort After seme diacuaaios Slresm and is writing a series of ar ticles for that publication. Mr. Cood waa Jprmerly a lieuten ant In Ue army aad saw service dur ing the wml. lie la uaed to out door life and likes It That the life agrees with kirn Is showa by his hale and hearty sppeirsncs. port TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER -COMES INTO THE HARBOR tions this decresse wUl perhaps prove to be too much decline. YACHTS COINC HOME A fleet of homeward bound yachts have passed Uroogh this port recent ly most of thern having Arrived Sat urday, 8unday and Monday. Among Ue pleasure craft was noted Ue ,'Dorinda, a very pretty boat that belongs to Henry Savage Ue well known author ef Ue ."Merry Wid ow' and oUer musical productions. The northwest gale that sprang op late Sunday afternoon made- It quite difficult for some of Us vessels to crM the bar. Ths big bouse boat MEvergtadeeM was about aa hour ne gotiating Ue passage but she finally made It One er two ef Ue boats got aground but no serious damage Toroede boat destroyer number II done and ea Tuesday Ue bldw . . . . . ..1 a . tt . - J .Ll saving intra vary an rvvn; wwir aorUwsrd journey. ' STORE ENTERED AND ROBBED aaaswamsej 4 Some time la it Friday n'ght Ulevee broke Into Ue iters ef Cleveland De- vie en Harker's Island and robbed Ue crossed Ue bar yesterday morning shout ten, o'clock aad dropped her anchor la the channel opposite Fort Maces. Eight' hydroplanes which were escorting Ue veaeei also lighted In the channel. The destroyer bad recently beadoa to wbere tne west u carry Borreury or t Urt b 8uu Ue .a aa atm a a ex. a , aWM I iae svy tewsre uenoy. ine e- advanUee ef tulasrUe N This issue of Ue News carries aa sdvertiaeasetst of 8. Coploa. A Sons Ue wtll knew department store ef Caerletua v. lUr TVU l ,tUV U lews as aa elllaaee at Ula time aad Its cwalrUoe Akaeevgb Ueeo le stag setfictos) as t-f- rUr . T1 sdv-rtlaing' medium to reach Carteret wlU Us populUt party brougbtabout I te who committed the crime saBclest - ""Z1 " t1 r,hange U U TpoS sTtaaU.. Md'-re en wbkb to make a. erreet 1 M vHaeaats fro. to time In L .JTceeeed to cWalg Uebaa net yet bee. found. It Is sry jtrsvel at ti to 46 miles aa beer. tWe ceU.sa. , Beaufort si whlchvall caadidatoe for. Dr. C S. Maswsll ' was appelated the coming municipal eUctloa might Cbslrmaa ef a commlUee to devUe eeclare Uemaeles ssd Us platform 'weya aad means af organising a aa which Uey proposed to ask Ue Heme Building Corporatioa for Beau-.aad the state went Republican. peoples support Ths Secretary ; fort The suggestion met wlU sa- Os April 1, 1903, be wss sppolated called the attention ef Ue Board to;Uuslastie approval ef Ue Board sad by Prealdeat Theodore ReeeevcH to eels ee la Ue By Lewi ef Ue Cham-!e considerable amount ef stock was'Uc Sepreme court beach ef Ue Die let of Commerce which prohibits H 'ssbacribod.' ., trkt ef Columbia. Upoe Ue deaU aa aa organisation taking any part) Tbe Board of Directors then ap-Uf Judge Blmoatoa.Ue Preatdeat ad la affairs, palitkal, -either National, peUud W, L Blantil aad Ceo. J.jvsaced Jedre PrlUhard to Ue jwdr guU, Coosty er MsnlclpaU' Thelrehs as dsUgsUs to tete Ualud ships f Us United Stales circuit coort roerd ImmediaUly paaaed the tot-j States Cood Roads meeting which Is j for ths fourth dUtrkt April 9, 104, lowing rseolutton by s enaalmose ,to be held la Creenabore e April IS .which poeltloa be held uabl his death, ate, to-witt, Moved, 'seconded end:tot3. , j As notional committeeman and as July paaaed, that Ue Secretory he Tnre s-irg no inrwr ooaineaa, ijfAi judge the Jurirt recetvee na reque-ted to send to Ue Provident eft the meeting aJjoumed at tactlea Into a cooperative campaign! seldom thai a crime ss setleee aa Ula n committee ea llarter s Isiaae. fH wae eremlueaUy atentioaed fev vlee-pceaident ef the Us I tad State, BOUND TO COURT Uonal note end la the campaign lot rla, all of Ashevllte. raosT rou some damage Brady CUlikla a tweaty-yeor-eld The cold wave that striKk bve white youth was tried Moeday before Sunday wss feilewed by a still cUd sad St Ue Repeblksn aatioasl con- IMayot Busholl ea Ue charge ef steal-i night Meaday that pvwdaced eoasUU veatioa was given a complimentary , mg chkheaa from Mrs. Frantic Smiu'ecaWe frost The Newe has not been veto. J He was held for Superior Court aa-'sbls to mora of esy ettonalve damage " He le survived by bis widow, a .dec a bead ef $101. The defendaat doae bat reports are that poUteee daughter, wife ef T tomes A. RoliaslUted that bo and Claude Harvey j were damaged somewhat ail wtU as three sexia, Dr. Arthur T, Solk ter aneUereuU, took Ue chkkene one etkac Uah crepsy W. P. SmiU bJt George M. , and Attsraey Melt Inlay j night and that Uey sold Uem to Ires la his potato field and managed frltehard end s ltor, Mr.J. T. Itar- Henry D. Smith who runs e grocery y Ule means to prevent hla erep 1 store oa Cedar street 'from being Isjured. I 4 ,
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