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Vh e B e auto rt News
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 192S
Published every Thursday
at Beaufort, Carteret
North Carolina.
convenient and next to a bridge larger than it is now. By srrad- should he accept the appointment i Have you lost something or found The proper culture
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j cigfu years ago uus ne .vi.ai.ei mem uuuei uiaiius a iraue stone auuui we uni ui uie yicacui. j turns ...........,, .... -
Itried to arouse some interest in could be established that would Clerk. (Morehead City Coaster.) ad m the News. Ihey
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
and proper
marketing of the. sweet potato crop
make Carteret county people
. it. j.u
cheat, rich. Here is an opportunity uil
'a ferry and has suggested that be immensely valuable to both!
Beaufort News inc., pubiuher this be done several times since growers and dealers. The I
W. A. MACE President then. We are heartily in favor quality of Carteret county po-j
J. F. DUNCAN Vice-Pres. ot a terry now and hope that tatoes is superb and this tact; The following real estate transfers -
j p. BETTS Secretary one can be established at an ought to be impressed upon the have been recorded by Register of
WILLIAM GILES ME BANE earb' date. We understand public. To do this it is neces- Deeds Jno. W. Hamilton since last
that some of the bridge advo- sary that the crop shall be Thrusday:
Editor and Treasurer. cates are opposed to the ferry carefully cured, graded, pack-i Brodie Willis and wife to Russell
" on the ground that it might in- ed and advertised. Some day w. Finer 30 acres in Smyrna Town-
SUBSCRIPTION RATES terfere with getting a bridge, this is all going to be done and ship, consideration $600.
(In Advance) We do not see it that way. If Whoever puts thd scheme Jordan Gillikin et al to J. M.
One Year $2 00 tne ferrv is well patronized, as through is going to make a lot Chadwick 81 acres in Smyrna Town
Si Months" V.""-.l'oo probably will be, that fact of money. It will beat oil ship, consideration $650.
Three Months""""!"!!- 50 wolI'd be an argument for the stock investments all hollow, j W. T. Riggan to Marion Chadwick
Driage. . I l 1-2 acres m Smyrna iownsh.p,
and will bring results.
should not be overlooked.
Entered as second-class matter
February 5, 1912 at the postoffice in
Beaufort, North Carolina, under the
act of March 3, 1879.
PUBLICITY FOR WHEELER
of
nto
I PRlfVX f T K ANTMA consideration $110.
. rllLtJkJ ULLflnlilUu W. Haskett to Iowa Haskett 3 lots
i TAXING BOTH ENDS. Newport consideration $1000.
Mon- . f. .,. . . . ... H. W. Small and wife to W. E.
. Now they want to tag both ends . , . . ,
tame . . , .. . . , Gainswood, tract in White Oak Town-
THURSDAY FEB. 5, 1925
are
r , that investigated Attorney-Gen ... . , . ..'
ritizpns of Reaufort if VOU -. r t,..- j .u--. that. As yet the
-... - Clal uuusiiui) auu men luur. urflithinir unt
e Sincere m wanting to See anther lean hv rnnnirnr rti, trip DreatmnS Dut
Foy 40 acres White Oak Township,
consideration $1000. j
Sheriff T. M. Thomas to Mannie I
Davis part lot 140 old town Beaufort;
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tunsiuerauuii nut suuwii. i
JV1. A. Hill to Minnie Davis part
lot 140 Beaufort consideration not , i
shown.
M. M. Davis et al to Jas. H. Davis
Senator Wheeler
fn ti n i V. " - m nm
some months ago by acting as ... . ,linniiM w. . . ship, consideration $250
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cnairman oi me committee . ... . . . . x. u. Holland ana wiie to w.i
ere is no tax on
ant no- tn spp .u 1 i j.l oreacning dui we are loOKing ior
rdiiiuig lu see annthpr lpan hv riinnino-nn tnp . .
vm.r tnu-n wnw von have a fine o;i:t L...:tu i u some Person t0 introduce a law pro-
onnortunitv at hand to demon- : nun. tn nf u. Vldm a llcense tax to han over
strate that fact. The new se- Hn;fv ThAinH fho stlr a ones nose, showing he had paid his,
Ties Of building and loan stock goin"g to get this time will not breathing tax-(Greenboro Patriot
is now on sale. Invest in a few give him much pleasure though !
shares and let your works show ;t ar,nears. He has been in ! A SORE SPOT-
your faith in your town. Buy- dicted in the Federal court in 1 The Governor is placing his finger et a, lot 77 Beaufort consideration
ing thes stock is not charity his own state and is now being on one sore spot the souree of not shown. r
niny ia q cpfa invflstment : l: j i Ai. - i much of the unnecpssarv pynensp nf , m . , n
timvi , i(, " ... . -v.....v jiivesngaieu uy me granu jury r jacoD i. riner to uerwooa r.
that will not only help build up jn Washington City. Not much state sovnment. Ey his count, WiIlis lot 10 block in Morehead City,
the town but will be the means js known as yet of the Govern- there are as many as 75 "dcPilc- consideration $100.
of your saving some money. ment's charge against Wheeler ments' comnssions bureaus and oth-, James Davia et al t0 Eari Davi3!
but it seems to have grown out er aSencies" at the governmental j.2 acre Marshallberg, consideration i
The resignation of Secretary of an action against an oil com- bellows- what's more, some of ?10- j
of State Charles E. Hughes pany concerning some western these overlaP others- th's mdicatingl jame3 Davis et al to Leonard Davis
from the President's cabinet re- lands. Wheeler was attorney two pays for one work- Thls is an:l-4 acre Marshallberg, consideration
moves one of the ablest men for this concern and the report ited feature in our system $10. j
from that body. Mr. Hughes is that he was guilty of some "1SBre.ana couny governments
will go out of office on the improper conduct At any rate wmcn mignc De rev,sea 10 3 iessen
fourth of March and retire to a Federal grand jury is going ,ne of the tax burden (Charlotte
private life. He has served to look into the matter and Mr. 0bservei"-)
the people as Governor of New Wheeler may have to face
Let Us
Supply Your Drug's
Pewviptiotix Filled By
Jlegisterl Di'Uijgist
Guthrie-Bell
Druggist
FOOT CUT BY CHISEL.
CONCRETE VAULT
Mr. Henry Norcom Jr. sustained
a right bad accident last Saturday
while working at the Davis House.
A chisel which accidentlly fell on hi:s
Dispatch jgfj f00 cu ciean through his shoe ;
As we have said before Beau-
York, as a member of the Su- some very unpleasant charges H0TEL STOCK
preme court and as Secretary in a Federal court. However; GOOD INVESTMENT
of State. In every one of these he will at least have an oppor-1 The Rockingham Post
positions he has discharged his tunity for a fair trial which is tells of the sale of The Rockingham an(j ;nto his foot. He is now able
duties with distinguished sue- more than can be said for the Hotel last week the purchase price to get around on crutches but does
cess. He will go down in his- hearing which he presided over having been approximately ninety not expect to be able to get back to
tory as one of the ablest of last Spring. thousand. "This," says the Post work for a week or so.
American statesman. . Dispatch, "would make the original;
HARD ON GOVERNORS. shares of stock net $145 per share A CARD OF THANKS.
Tr. : looks HVp thp fnfp or and is a striking contrast to the worth ; I wish to express mv heartfelt
fort's charter needs amending something or other, have been of this stock about tetl yoars ag0 thanks for the many acts of kindness
and we hope that somebody rather unkind ta Governors in when they couId searcelv be siyen shown us during the illness and death
will undertake to have this recent years. Several of them awav-" That PaPer then goes on to 0f our deceased father. M. C. Parker,
done very soon. The present have fallen by the wayside and say that te" years ag0 some of thel To those wno furnished flowers we
session of the General Assem- it may be that one or two more shares sold fr $10 and the owners are especially grateful,
bly is now half gone and if any mav ioin them bpforp much were lad to 8et that I Miss Rebecca Parker & Brothers.
thing is done it will have to be longer Two Democratic Gov-' Kere's a samP1(-' f the growth of j
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uone soon or remain un ione ernors, Ferguson of Texas and "usi;ie!S uurmg me past
for another two years. There Walton of Oklahoma were im- decade Ten vears as few hotels
may be several changes need- peached and removed from of- in the smaller towns were paying,
.ed but in our opinion there are fice McCray, a Republican Today the hotel business is good in
two of especial importance. Governor of Indiana, is now In almost anv town larse f sma11- The
'One of these is a provision for me Federal penitteptiaVy in man who noI(ls 8liares of stock in a
holding elections biennially in- Atlanta where he was'sent for hotel in a growing town, while he
stead of annually and the other usjnV the mails to defraud. may not realize lai'Se annual divi
is to empower the board of Jonathan M.' Davis who was deilda' has a sood thing in the way of
commisioners to employ a city the third Democrat ever eiect- an inve-tment- Eveiy day as the
manager. A competent man ecj Governor of Kan. a.-, is u:i- town in which a hotel b located
giving his whole time to the er indictment for selling rar- tr:nvs. the value of the tock that
city's affairs could save enough dons to prisoners. Small-Vila- ?rows wlth it. (Stanly News
to pay his salary and give us pubiiCan Governor of Llmoi3,,Eerald-)
a more efficient goverr.ment as was indicted on a criminal
well. charge concerning State funds. A millstone ABOUT HIS NECK
' He was acquitted but is now George H. Whitehurst, of Straits,
. .FEDERAL BUILDING being sued. Right here in North been offered the appointment as
:.. 'ft WANTED Carolina former Lientenant-, County Commissioner to fl.l the va-
seems to be seme pos-. Governor Cooper is now await-'" caused by the death of Com
Fibilitv that a public buildings ing trial in both Federal and ;n.i.ioner J- Wesley Smith, according
1 ill miv be passed at this ses- State courts. Last but not, to Clerk of Court L. W. Hassell, by
tion of Congress. If so we hope least our late Governor the Ho'i jwhom the power of appointing is
thLt Congressman Abernethy crable Cameron Morrison is in; Whitehurst, who was the regu
Will be able to g?L an appro- a peck of trouble because they jL-r Democratic nominee in the Novem
priation for Beaufort. Ic may say his administration went out er election, was defeated by a Re
rot be possible to get enough of office leaving a deficit of p-blican, T. B. Hall, when it became
this tims for z'.tz end building some six or eight million dol-ir.own shortly before the election
1 ut the foimsr should certainly inal is charged against Morri-that he was opposed to referring the'
! - se:ured. Goldsboro and inal is charged against Marri- jroaa-onage controversy to a vote ol
New Bern are the only towns son but deficits are not veryjtie people in order to ascertain the
:' the third district that have pleasant things to have around i vi-ill of the majority.
Feleral buildings. Beaufort, whether they are made inter.- In spite of the fact that Whitehurst
i the third town in the district tionally or unintentionally. kas defeated by over a thousand
in population and business vo.es and further, that the people gen
(light to come next. We un- BETTER THAN OIL STOCK. Orally feel that a successor to Smith
("erstand that Mount Olive, al- Without claiming any expert Should come from the west end of the
to in Wayne county as well as knowledge as to matters of fi-i county. Clerk Hassell excuses him
Coldsboro, already has a site nance, the News ventures the self in tending the appointment to
for a Federal building and may opinion that a fine opportunity ;Mr. Whitehurst by saying that he was
get an appropriation at this; awaits some one to establish a the regular nominee of the Democrat-
term Beaufort has decidedly .potato curing and storage ware.ic party.
When you need a burial vault you want
reinforced concrete with automatic lid
seal. They are ready made for your in
spection. W. S. ROBINSON
U U
r ZZ3
better claims for a Federal
building than Mount Olive and
if she gets one we certainly
ought to do likewise.
THE FERRY.
We suppose every) ,one, no
matter whether he is a bridg-
er or a roadster, will admit the
house in Beaufort. Cured It would take a person of very Iit
sweet potatoes bring a consid-jtle vision to realize what the defeat
erable higher price than the of the will of a majority of the people
uncured ones. A firm that may mean to the political future of
would buy potatoes in the Fall, Clerk of Court Hassell. Right think
cure and Store them, could ing men everywhere know that White
make big money selling them a ;hurst, as a member of the Board of
few months later on. Potato'es County Commissioners cannot change
'that could have been bought or undo anything that has been done
nooocci.v fnr Vioffor manna nf upupral months aero fnr fiftviabout the road-bridge matter. That
communication between Beau- cents a bushel are now fetch- j is settled. But the fact remains that
frot and Morehead City. As it ing over a dollar and the cured a majority of the voters selected
is now the two places are about 'ones are still higher. Ithree commissioners from the west
as widely separated as Beau- A firm that had the capital 'end of the county. In the appoint
fort and New Brn are- By j to buy the potatoes from thejment of a successor to one of these
land the distance is almost the ' growers, then cure them, grade. three no other section should be con
same. By water it costs con-'and pack them nicely, would sidered. We wonder whether he, the
siderably more to go to More- inever have any difficulty in findjcierk, would have been so "gracious"
head City from Beaufort than! ing a ready sale for them at in the appointment of a successor to
It does to go to New Bern by j good prices. Right now the either of the two Commissioners
rail. There are only two trains demand is greater than thejfrom the east end of the county?
a day between the two towns 'supply. Carteret county landsj The Coaster has no word of criti
and this method of travel is in-'are splendidly adapted to po-'cism to offer for Mr. Whitehurst.
envenient and wastful of time, tato growing. With proper! He is a gentleman of the first water,
A bridge ' between the two Marketing facilities the produc worthy and well qualified to hold any
towns of course would be very tion of the crop would be much position he might accept. However,
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