North Carolina Newspapers

THE HOME PAPER. I READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY ) , .. rC EVERY; THURSDAY 1 VOL. XI THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY FEB. 9th, 1922. NUMBER SIX .4) . i COUNTV BONDS SOLD ... 'AT GOOD FIGURES. noT and some refunding bands offer- f ea Dy tne county commissioners mon-' day were sold at- a premium. The County Has Chance To Get bonds which are serial -bond and run up to forty years brought par and ac- cured interest and premium of f J120, The amount of bonds sold was $200, 000. They are six per cent bonds. The bill of costs -in the Dr The long looked for State Hisrh- ways in Carteret county mav'tle re- case amounting to nearly $1600 w,ag zed in the near future if unfore- brought to the attention of the board seen circumstances ao noi prevent. u..t ... u tu. There is a eood nrosnect that this uuv nu atuuu vvaa hach vit iv. uw j r it finaj settlement of the case is to be, natter which has .been talked of con- made at the June term of court. - The 'siderabiy Jor several years may be- LESSENED DEiMAND LOWERS PRICES FARMJIODUCTS Consumption In Home Marksts -. Rather than Exports Got- . ern Level of Farm Products. ; WASHINPTON, -No one who has been reading the news columns of the public press for the last 90 days can doubt that there is a tremendous drive organized for the purpose of convincing the farming interest of the United States that theic prosper , ity depends upon European markest. In view of this drive, it is espec ially ..fortunate that the public has been given Part One oMhe exhaust ive report of the joint congressional committee on agricultural inquiry. , In discussing the causes of the de cline in farm products, into which the report goes exhaustively, present ing tables which go back to 1890, the - following facts are set forth: 1st. The decline in prices of ag ricultural products in the years 1920 and 1921 was not due to overproduc-! ship came before the Board and asked tion.'as the crops of those years wpre Ithat the Turn Pike road be made pass not relatively greater in proportion to j aDie. Mr. Joe Carraway also asked STATE HIGHWAYS Two Fine Roads Connept : ing With State System. official minutes follow: ) Beaufort, N. C. 1 Feb. 6, 1922. . V ' The Honorable Board of jCounty Commissioners' met this the 6th day of February 1922, at theirs reular meeting place in the Court House in the Town of . Beaufort, North Caro lina : with the following members present, to-wit: C. R. Wheatly, Chair man; George G. , Taylor; Henry O. Finer and Frank B. Small. J. L. Ed wards absent. The minutes of the lasj meeting were read and approved. - Mr. C. L. Aberrtethy represent ing the citizens of Merrmori Town- the population of the United States than fhey had been in many preceed- ing years. that the road be made passable stat- iing that fte road at present was not : passable 2nd. The period of decline in j The Board ordered the work to be prices of certain dairy products, such . done on the Turn Pike road in Mer- as butter, cheese etc.,coincided witn the period of the greatest imports of dairy products. 3rd. The prices of all kinds of farm products vary almost in direct ratio to the domestic consumption of those products. ' Domestic consump tion, in turn, depends almost wholly and directly upon industrial employ ment. ' ' This' is emphasized at various places in the report and is clearly demon strated by the tables which the report contains. Speaking of the relation of prices to the domestic consump tion of farm products, the report says, foncefnin the nrice of wheat: "It is notable ia this connection that per capita consumption of wheat 4lfs shown a marked tendency to decrease in periods of industrial depression.", Farther on, In the same paragraph, the report says: "The table seems to indicate that domestic . consump-j tion is probably the largest fUttor in . determining the price. In general, J I rimon Township Mr. Win. H. Bell came before t'.ie Board and presented a petition sign ed by the people of Newport re- auestinsr that the road from Newport to the South-West of Newport be put in a condition that will permit traf f ic to pass over it The matter was deferred to a later date. ; Mr. A. D. Ennett came before the Board and asked that the valuation of his land be reduced. The matter was referred to the Board of Appris ers for an investigation. No other business the Board took recess to meet sgain at 2:00 P. M. The Board reconvened at 2:00 P. M., with all members present except j!r. J, L. Edwards. The representatives of (8) eight Ponding Companies came befare the Board and presented sealed bids for the $200,00 Issue of Tundlng Bonds. The Bids were opened and read by Ah.ivman nf tha Board in the pres- with a number of exceptions, the price ence 0 the prospective bidders, of wheat has decreased in years ofj "it was ordered by the Board thst lo- consumption nd increastd inUv. Bonds be awarded to The Title ....I. klih rnnTJTmntUjn." r .1.. nnA Trnut Coinninv. of I iw vi ' . f . i vinoi.ifivv M" - The table referred to, accompan- Cincinnati! .Ohio. t ,v r..wr ih.iwi that the domes-' t, ti f. Rnrlow of New Hem, tig w9 - - - at . ..nttA rnnffumntion of whwt Wp r1Hi tni& before th? VI v y jviwi w w. , - ... lower in. 1920 than any year , r d nd ..j, Ro,rd to cooper -i 4,C tolnf nnlv 4.6 bushel. L. nU of Ci avca county, itlVC "t m -" ;NIV Tia r - r-. Tablrf for 1921 ar not presented . p ;if0 County and Jones County in t:h tcnart. but. from data us.uea ; trvin ta eradicate the 15oll v.eevn, come a reality some time this year. Yesterday State Highway Commis sioner John E. Cameron came here from Raleigh, where he had been at tending a meeting of the commission, and discussed .with county chairman- C. R. Wheatly and several citizens here the road question in general and the roads leading into Morehead City and BeauforV from Craven county in particular. As-a result of the conference here Chairman Wheatly will call a meet ing cf the board of commissioners for next Wednesday to consider the highway question. Mr. 'Qameron stated yesterday that Carteret coun ty was the only county in his district, the second, which has not gotten any of the State road money from the fifty million dollar bond, issue, r fact this county has made no partic ular effort to eet any of this money while ether counties have been hot after it. If Carteret county wants any of these funds it -will have to act soon or it will be used elsewhere. Mr. Cameron stated that it was his desire to see two roads built from the Craven line into Carteret, one to the 'eastern half ending atBeaufort and .the other in-the western half taking in Newport and Morehead City. The two roads to be of hard surface materials and exactly alike, 00D SHOWING OF STATES PRODUCTS Stands First In Tobacco, Fifth In Cotton Well Up On Staple Crops.' ,.). Raleigh, N. C.' February, 7 1922 The severe 1921 Hrnnirht In th itn tral part and upper Piedmont area of the state seriously damaged all crops. It has resulted in relatively high prices for the most farm com modities in North ' Carolina.; Cotton alotie made. a good yield in view of the growing conditions. ! The tobac co prices, averaging over ! 25 cents were better than expected last spring. .While corn is the state's universal crop, our rank' is only 13th. in value bnd 21st in production " compared with the larger western states. The two states leading in both produc tion' and value -were Iowa, 44'4 mil lion, bushels at 133 million dollars, and Illinois 306 million bushels' at 116 million dollars. On . December 1st, 1921, corn was selling at an avratre of 42.3 cents per bushel fo.r the Uni ted States as compared with 78 cents in North Carolina. There were 24 states however, having a higher per acre value. The 2,552,000 acres of, corn harvested for grain in the state produced 49,252,000 bushels valued at $38,418,000 COUNTY COMMENCEMENT 7 ' ; .WILL BE IN MARCH There will be acountv commence merit. ih vpai Vn fha firaf fimss since ' 1916 " the - county schools will hold commencement execises accord ing to a decision of the Board of Ed- ucat'on here ' Monday. The affair promises to be a big one and consider able work will have to be done to get ready . or It. ' The Commencement will be held the latter part of March. wll be held the later part of March. The place for holding it was not de cided Monday. ... V . ' , . .The proceedings ofttie board Mon day were rather short and mostly of a routine nature. The ' boards of trustees from Davis ' and Stacy dis tricts came before the county board and asked that arrangements be made to start on their i buildings as 1 early aa possible.; The delegations were assured that the plans and specifica tions would be gotten as soon as pos sible and that contracts would be let about the" last of April. The old Carteret Lodge school building was sold by the board to Mr. Piner of Newport for the Bum of $100. The ; building has- been v ad vertised for sale for, some time and this was the only bid on it PROSPECTS BRIGHT REPUBLICANS SAY C O. P. Is Planning. For. A Vigorous And Successful ' Campaign. , According to the records of Weath er Observer Charles Hatsell as well as North Carolina Produced one tenthjto the impression of most folks Jan- 1 t At 1 ,1 - 1 It. I of the cotton crop and holds 5th rank in both production and value bf cot ton, getting ahead of both Oklahoma and South Carolina. This was due primarily to the ravages of the boll weevil M those states. Mississippi ranked seventh in 1920, but she mov ed up to third place for last year. North Carolina stands first in the per sera value of cotton among the main cotton, states, but California, Arizo na and Missouri were better. Tne Tn tret thpno roada it will be necesaarv I nJntn mnA vain in ttia load for Carteret county to pay half the ,ng states were Texas 2,200,000 bales cost of the Morehead City highway! $117,1 00,000' Mississippi 870,000 which will amount to about! 150,600 OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORT. uarv behaved rather badly in the mat ter of weather. . There were only nine 'clear days ' ine th month, the others were cloudy and partly cloudy. The prevailing winds were norther ly and there was a little snow. On the 21st ther was .08 of an inch of snow and on the 26th, .20 of an inch. The tota rainfall for the month was 5 1-4 inches. The coldest day was on the 2nd when the mercury dropped to 23 degrees above lero. ' The temper ature day by day is given herewith: Mr. Cameron thinks that if Carteret wil put this sum of money the High- $117,1 00,000 Mississippi 870,000 bales, $72,210,000: Georgia 840,000 bales; $69,720,000; Arkansas 800, 000 bales. SC9.230.000! North Cara way Commission will build the twona 800,000 bales with $65,600,000 roads at a cost of around $600,000. for the las crop, -the sixteen cot The roads will be 40 feet wide with a :tftn atatta have produced about e!ght hard surface track In the middle ten mnijon bales, which, at the Decem- feet wide. The State will pay all Ji,er pce of 1 6.2 cents per pound was expense of keeping the roads in goo3 ;worth 677 million" dollars. condition. , . This sates present wheat crop It the board of 'commissioners d. .g,owi a reduction, in acresge of one elA that tha rountv call afford to I -- K.lno th 1921 cron. and the pay $150,000 for $600,000 worth of !4 ,500,00 bushels produced last yew J A la . aa aAasi1tttirkff fl ' t a. i. ..I tUa Af i 11 m that efect and tubmit it t othe Sute1ert)p ,d Waa worth $6,180,000 St the j 16. . ... rA.mi..inn l rimran ! n i. t C 1 A 1 nv hua'il. 1 17. .11 1 1 r j wwiiiiiHwiiwt" . - - . ucnuiTr ,i ,w v. . . - . i"-. : ... thinks mch a preposition wou!d be'our in both production and vala13 accepted but advises that a dileara- js 2Cth compared with other wheat! 19. (....-. Tl,. .lit ItfaHln? in nro- 20. I.V . w -' " m m duction and value of this crop were 21. tion of citizens from the county at tend the meeting and boost the prop oniiion. Kanxaa 12S.696.000 buhe!s wtrth 22 If the SUte Commission dcci!e to $U9 fl87,000 and Nebraska 59,875,-j23. build the road, work will commence 000 bushels worth $49,696,000. The 24. in the ar v Srrinz and U wm De n.i;on. rroa wa 735 million oun- za. nt - .. . Max. ' Mln. 1. - -54 87 2 . .-43 ,2J S. 1 -4 24 4. -69 ; 47 5. ..63 60 6. ....59 43 1 ..45 89 g. 1 ...5.45 34 9, ...I.. -.55 86 10 7. 35 r ft JO ill. It 55 34 13. ,.'.-..i-45 28 14 . -.48 35 10 .. 53 34 66 42 ;;r..'.55 42 1 CO 40 65 45 if 1 in 1 J 49! An important meetine. from a Re. publican standpoint, was held in the city of Raleigh on Monday of this ' week, The gathering referred to was that of a sub committee of the Repub lican State Executive committee, The object of the conference was to con sider a number of matters thought . to be of importance to the organiza tion in the coming campaign and in general way. . ; f it :-:;t-:j v The members of the sub committee, ' " who were Ifational . Committeemaa JohnSM. Morehead,- State Chairman Chas. A. Reynolds, Secretary Gilliam Grissom, W. G.Bramham of Durham and W. G. Mebaa of Beaufort were' r ryresent. Several hours were con sumed in its deliberations by the com mittee and such questions as financ- the campaign for, this year, date for holding state convention, primar-. ies, registration of voters, campaign issues and the like were discussed. The State Executive Committee will be called together on the 8th of March and the convention will be held about thirty days later. The ; con vention, will probably endorse. candi- adtes for State offices, declare a plat form, elect a chairman and attend to other business. The News is reli ably informed that Chairman Rey nolds will not permit his name to b used for re-election and that Nation, al Committeeman Morehead will re sign his position and ask that a sue cessor be endorsed for the place. The voluntary withdrawal from active politics of the two of the most prom- 1 inent men in tha party will create a situation of great interest at the con- vention. Whom tha convention will nam as their successors is of course problematical but the opinion of many ia that W. G. Eramham will be chosen' state chairman and-that the mantle of national committeeman Morehead will fall on the shoulders of John J. Parker. ','' ' ' ' Those who attended the committer meeting say that the Republican par ty is in fine shape now and will put up ope of the most -vigorous fights in Its entire history this year. It is likely that a contest will be made in every county la the State In the be lief that the times are ripe for sucn an effort. Irj th report, oui, irom uum L,u trying to eraaicaie nm " i. m rar.jr "" national ttuh --- by the -v-iiotts government agtncies,'an(1 pron,0te the farming indontry in pushed until the roaJs are ftnished e)if mhich" at 92.7 cents was valued; 26. . . l nil. pmouinnt.: :. .i r . .vnllnil to the.uVi.k alii nrr.Kahlv be.npxt Fall : , mittinn i4nllara. There are 42 27. it k:i.Hj the per capita confumpt- !rcaeril. H also explained to the loa of wheitin T)t was, if anything, l the Dfed 0f appointing a om less t nA 1W20--' mittct of Ave mon from diiTerent too ContiiuiiCKto fll -tn rrptri'n tlo))( of the County who an pro-r.clufi.-i regarding the price of p..,,, farmers. jl also the need heat: of employing a farm demonrtratar. "Pcrhr th n11' BoUb' 'ct, Mwsrs. C. J. of x ,,er0' hon by tbi table is the tremendju; c e. Swsnn, and C. S. Msx drop in itt during 1920, notwlth- Wf of coufort, N. C csme befote standing n increase in exporta. It po.rd and stated that they eems probsble that this drop csn b 'thought It was the duty of Cie Board .... . .. whntlw ta tha fall. i.. . .nnimiiiM of five men Irg off of d.)mtio consumption andin tmpoT a farm demonstrator as beginning and continuance of Indus- Mf B.roW bad suggested, trial dcprcMion." , It wss ,rdtrd by the Board that Upon the mibject of the price and!. Beaufort Chamber of Commerce t kaf tha reoort says: i- on iV eammilUe. More- consunim" - ib(wii wm. of beef bears a very iv..j ru. rh.mber of Commerce one, V"M"'" " ----- - nna ,uM relation t wn "WVW ua people af Ktwport one and Ue " J j iu i . . - . . r I I . . ... kt Board ol uoaniy '-r Ur. Ravnond Ball. Worth HsrUwe N. C Mr. .John C WHUs. Smyms. w r U. W. P. Smith, Beaufort. Nl C. a4 Mr. 8. O. Ooatd, Newport, u r. are annotated ss ssembers 01 Uttotnmltuo. Tbo Merobead Cham iber of Commerce aas not elected -.-k:; nt , u, W. L. ttanciL Coantf Aadl- ter eamo befero Uo Board and aAod far parmUion to bay a safe for 0 AodrWs .oOco U ep va ft tn KMW, and eea Maa tiat Mr. Standi U aOowH .v. Mltn of koriat safe lamcW nt to seep Uo reeoraa pwmin U bis oBco. ' ' v Tl lolUwrlng fo4 o4 UwfaJ ta tro draw for Msrta 1122 Una at COKTlrtUtD OH fAOt-fMR 53 .....68 51 10 ......31 . 39 45 wiiiin juuiM - u( miiiiun ii,h,. --- - wme time Building the roads will ,tat growing wheat on the commcr- 28 ,J moan spending a lot of money in the cillj ' 29 42 county for labor and materials. ; i)u, primarily to the state's severe 30 f -43 drv conditions during the Ut s- 51. WILL riCHT THE BOLL WEEVIL. tlcr, wa rcduttlon In thj yU'd ; of oats tfom 22 bu.hels in 1920 to CARONER AFFOlNlfca A determined effort is to be mdc;jg u,, y-ar. Tlie production wal TOR. .... - L -II . : ... l . l.i. I. mil i . to re.in tne rayages o. wi oii ove- three minion oui-npia - - .. . j . A. . . i (v.. in 1920.1 M-Alonsa T. Caraner was Inform-. ana off tha nremlsea of others, .no vil in varwrrv uu h'w v. ..- or aitvea prr rrn. -- - . - ; - - . . . . . . j . ..! f ' .. ..... . . j.-.ku VrA. y.w rnlUrtur of Intern k..4 ammandad ordinance number Joining counuca. a oeirKauon .v.m thit notwinainaomg J"4""-" - ' - " . " . . " ... - . New Bern composed of H. E. Bar I .eVesC Inwoaso. Compared with al Revenue CIMam Crlasom that ha two section one as to eatLo so as to - .a a - J ' . !$ t 1 1. . ..uUaJ am rtaatMltir iVk I ' 1 I.Ja .kltra.tal thai timi iA M IA f LAIV IS OS llliail j niU wwtt pj jfviMv'. - r 0 - inviuue 'wt mnumat and decline rap- r . . ... Mly In periods of Industrisl depres- siua. t i i Tha report sIo shows the pr.ee of cation besrs try direct relation to Ua roUUvt fosiumpUon .ptr 1,000 ta habitants. Tba report aoes not U any way ... . Mrtlaan eaBchtmToao. It simply froseau Uo UWea and M Mrisea what tko tab) tadkato, Bot It la saoft op-ortaao that a report af seek omciaJ sad anlmpoacksblo ebs actor aUal4 H u4 ? tw. U a treinonJf Basnet and wen wrts"l U w,4 tk fsrssoi Ust kU Utartst oro de pandoat po CrpP,t . -aarS.U. wUa, la poUt of fort, as Uo rtp-rt bows. kU l"Urel ond praPr1f d-nd directly apaa Ass-rkaa s-af cotfTiHutooHrActrouii COMMISIONER GARDNER RESIGNS FROM B04RD. ' awaaa-aa fc At a meeting of the board of town enmmiuioners Monday Dr. C. S. Max- 48,ell was eleoted to fill the vacancy 39'cau'ed by the resig.iation of Commls 30kner Cardner. Commi.sbntr For J , 2fl ;r.ominated Dr C. S. Maxwell and as 28 ! there was no other name offered be 3; was u.nanlmou-dy fclected. Mayor 34'P.ushi.H and Coniniissloncr llunt'.ey 33 ' spoke in praise of the faith ful and 35 jnthubstlc service which Mr. Card-, 35 'ner had rendered as a member of the - . ' board. , COLLEC Mr. Richard Felton. came before the board and asked that some action bo taken to keep neighbor chick- low, Secretary of the Chamber of!otljcf ,utes, this low, secretary w v. omcr siaics, w" v-- - 1 - - - Commerce there. C, D. Hesth a prom- !proiuc,r, joth In production and 11 tor In the Federal Revenue Service. ,Mtct i0 days from data. i . j-i ,i : l i. i ,.if r.mrAnr U what ia known II I1 A ommitta from tko inent citlien and a delegation from the Chamber of Commerce In Beau fort, who were F. R. Seeley, U. E Swann and Dr. C, 8. Maxwell went before the board of County Commis sioners hero Mondsy and discussed plans for fighting the weettL As a roault thg. board suggests wo ap- Bolatmeat of a eossmitteo ta aaf af ta eaattar. two of the1 la value. Tehe naltonai crop waaijir. uranr , a (uiihi - ---- - t one billion bo.els st 823 ml Hon Zone Collector, that Is ho hss a dls- Commerce composed of F. R. .. eeley, dolUrs or about 46 per cent of the 1920 salue. Tobacco Is North Carolina s prin cipal money crop. In 1920 we pro duced 433 million pounds wnun at t$ cents per pound, an omouni mark Ulow tko cost of production season s . l. . . TWa avaraao IHII W ' - i Will jwmf appointed by tko boaH end two aack prk, of U CeiU po tko aweat by tko Beaufort and Mortkead Clty;4 po.ad crop at $71400 rvatalra af Cosaiaerca. It la aa derstoed that tko antlwooril fight will go for Im yesro longer. . Craven county kaa appropriated $10,000 to arrt aa tko work. artt tko 000. This ga 'nvICB'"j ly eirst raftk l ' mj lentacky V44 . UJiM nA frt,m 1IS.000 scree, valaed at r- . . .i. Tko total xor we i tnst noa. 1 StaU AgrkaltarsI 4prtaioot la U WM ,t7,M3,OO0 po ,rt ha tarried to came kN tko rt Ma- M aTtr.(. f go rent par poand or . a I . . a aJ t Hot under hi. charge, his dlstrVt bo- w. x. Mace, U. E. 8wana, W. P. mg Craven, Jones Pamlko and Carter Smith and C. 8. Maxwell csme before . m a . A A . . a a a . I aL.S k atawOS et counties, sir. uaraner mi w-Vh hoara ana assea. wa u.'..MnAa ' M.C Tnaadav morninf iuM ta attended. The hoard con- to receive Instructions and entfr upon arcd tko Biatter and decided to have kls new duties. a special meeting oa t eoruary w.. Htk and will have a representative CLUB ELECT OFFICE. '!0( the ongiaeering flraa of 3. B. Mc iCrary Compaay kra oa that data. At a, meeting af the OH Tepallj x reeelnUoa was passed aothoris club held Monday ovenlng, a report mg t Oty Troasaret to deposit the .a .v- .a.M ... tsara and' . aiir.fl t a aaarlal fund every 01 vam sihw a ... ,1110 -r officers elected for tko onsaing year, vntb to pay tatorertan iuk 1. 1. mJk Aiu mA (. 1 j t. w cnoo an the trin- I mm ! mi i"" r- ,Miaa r- pacta' to nuke good pro cms 4urlng;flpL Sca 'bills wtre aad Ud and day ta Merck ta glva aaMca an4 In fonaatUa as ta tha astt-weavU oaav pa If. .' AMBROSE V. SAFE TYm aSt AaikruM V tkat Uft . ... , - . - i . hero several works sgo and for a - I IIZ3.71I.OOO tor tha tire crop. 1 11 , aaJ tka cataa Of VM . aa anslety ha taraad safo and osnd at Geargelowu, S. C- Cop ula Ne4 Uwlo wss there last week aad aaw tko hoot jachertd In tko har bor, v tha year., Tka folWwiag were owev ed attcars: rrseidoat, G. W. Huntley .Vke. aremUast J. A. Hera a day Jr, Itaard . rr ol MatweD. T. B. v wi"'i gecWy, Otis Moore. . . i . ta .lUt.l.J 0a awktaff 1 mat t umrm bus iuiu aw afw which tko hoard took a re aatil nest Tuasaay. f Mlso Lena DUoa aad Net Lewis actor. Tha cerewsy was pr famed hy Mr. Uwta, The aewly 0. u- 'SSL, T. i. . " " u" J I