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VOLUME XIV
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 30, 1925
NUMBER EIGHTEEN
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HIGHWAY BOARD
FAVORS BRIDGE
ERIDGE ADVOCATES WILL
BE HERE MONDAY
CONFERENCE WILL
SPEED UP COURTS
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Pass Resolution To Change
Contract. Cost of Bridge Es
timated at $565,000.
Unless all signs fail there will be J
a large crowd of people on hand J
Monday when the board of county 1 '
commissioners meets. The long Lawyers And Judges Will Try
i The follwing realalty transactions
i rc i i c r have been recorded by Register oi
Items Of Interest from Various , , tI . a ,.'
Deeds Jno. W. Hamilton since last,
Parts of North Carolina
drawn out road and bridge question
.will be the attraction that will
brinsr folks to town. Theie have
According to information given ,been Beveral meetings before called
To Reform Court
Procedure
(By M. L. SIIIPMAN)
I kti.mv mice itriirub wic iiuj .n
Carolinians who applied for adnvs
sion in the army in January at Camp
Bragg were rejected physically un-
week: I
' Cape Lookout Development Co., to i
L. K. Hall lot 7 block I'l Cape Look
out, consideration $90.
HAVE NOT FIXED
SALARIES YET OF
STATE EMPLOYEES
the News by some of those who were
present, the State Highway Commis
sion at its meeting Tuesday decided
to build a bridge between Beaufort
and Morehead City. That is to say
a motion was passed unanimously by
the board which agreed to change
the contract Carteret county now has
from a paved road to the Craven
county line to a bridge instead. De
tails of the new contract will be de-
James F. Willis to Allen
Wage Commission Had Meet-
I tng But Did Not Have
Davis, ; Necessary Information
by the anti bridge forces, but this i
fit TUJ.. ...... i .. 1 i . . , . . m . 1 .
Raleigh April 27th On Monday 1,18 Bllc",c'"' WB '"" u tract m Hunting yuarter iownsnip,
time it seems that those who favor the Governor appointed a lawyer I('utenant W. b. Kryan in the course consideiation $50. MAIN T UtailUINi AbPwtU
ha kiMvo !, r,oor i . i . of an address to students at Wake!
T ."T T r v ; V 7 ' n'm " 01 lM lWe ly i T Forest college recenMv A c'fzen'. I J- M- Rose et al to Sabra D" Salter-1
A circular has been distributed in 'districts to sit in the Judicial Con-rest colle?e ecenly. A c.fczen . nw, TWi.hinf I
the eastern part of the county call- ferenee created by act of the recent y Ting S.0nth 1 onsiderationlO. i Raleigh, April 27-In a week that
ing for those who want paved road Tifiintm-p Thp annnntpes. re z amP araeg aunng tr.e montn oi . j:ji jii jqqi.
to tne east ana oridge between ueau- j c. B. Eringhaus, Elizabeth City;
(By M. L. SHIPMAN)
fort and Morehead City to be present gecond H. C. Connor, Wilson;
and let the board know where they Third R. C. Dunn, Enfield; Fourth
stand. The report is that a large George X. Freeman Goldsboro;
number of eastern people will be on Fifth J. D. . James, Greenville; mrecury reached
Ruby Fulcher et al to Clyde Willis, opments r state affairs were con-
tract Hunting Quarter Township, cernedf the Salary and Wage Corn
Last Friday was the hottest April consideration Love and Affection. mission met in Raleigh and organiz
day in Charlotte in 47 years. The! Sarah C. Arendell to L. B. West ed; the State Highway Commission
cmeci later ana unairman rage and ,hand Monday. Those who oppose Sixth G. V. Cowper, Kinston; Sev- the same day it was 94 in Greensboro 'sideration $1500. than three and a half millions to be
""",M,l"7' " jthe bridge and opose the bona issue enth Jt Crawford Biggs, Raleigh ji ami was hot all over the central
"cu '"aK we"" w" "'"ihave already announced their inten- Eighth J. O. Carr, Wilmington; part of the State, in fact every where
board of commissioners of Carteret tion of being present Mondy with Ninth J. Bayard Clark, Fayettville; except on the coast and in the moun
county . 'petitions and so it seems that if both Tenth W. J. Brogden, Durham; tains. Wednesday there was a big
nle aii! i.oum.y mulmioii wub gldes come that there will be a large Eleventh B. S. Womble, Winston- drop in the temperature and fires
taken up by the board Tuesday after-lcrowd present.
noon ana aiscussea Dy commission-!
ers, Hart, Cameron, Hill and Chair-. nnTO 11 k frVTT
man Page. The Chairman spoke I j K(hL bALlOKY
strongly in iavor oi malting tne
change in the contract asked by Car
teret board of commissioners. An
estimate of $565,000 was given as
Salem ; Twelth W. P. Bynum, were necessary,
(republican), Greensboro; Thir. ;
teenth H. F. Seawell, (republican),!
OPERATING NOW
the probable cost of a concrete bridge 'Carteret Lumber Company's North Wilkesboro;
Afpordincr to renorts the bocks of
y-i at . n ! 1 117" 47
tannage; r ourteenui vnaiieB yv. PY.Kupr:ff Mapv nf JnVinBr.nn nmin.'V.-j m.. : j.; emon
nril ii t r. l ii T?-ti neau VlLy tuusjuaaifuu iuuw.
Tillett Jr., Charlotte; Fifteenth- ty ghow he fa ba(Jy ,n m. t L R
Prl" H ;Ca' &aly; with the county. The reports are 'et al n acre8 White Oak Township,
Sixteenth-Clyde R, Hoey, Shelby; deficit may reach $100,000 :consideration $85.50.' '
klCVCIllCCIllH UUUUSUU W lajlthJ
L. A. Hart et al to L. B. West lot let the first week in May; a move got
11 Morehead City, consideration under way to abolish capital punish
$1000. ment in North Carolina and the Gov-
John G. Jones et al to C. R. crnort sPoke opposition to its a
Wheatly tract Morhead City Town- bolishment, and a date was axed for
ship, consideration $100. the first meeting of the new State
J. C. Long et al t, U G. Bell lets Board of Equilization. The Gover-
10, pt. lot 8, and lot 6 block 75 More- "ur B'BU '
A delegation from Craven county
also appeared before the commission
and asked that route 30 in Craven
county be paved as soon as possible.
Tract May Be An Indus
trial Center
TVUi il.
b heme tnnnp.
n , . I IT!
U. Jb. Huagms. Marion; iMine
teenth J. C. Merrimon, Asheville;
Twentieth James W, Fierguson
or more. An audit of his books ia
Fourteen negro prisoners came
very nepr escaping from jail in Char-
A deal was closed last week be- wavnpKVillp
This is the road between New Bern tween the Carteret Lumber Com- . ... . ..... . lotte last Sunday morning at about
j Tirji i Tij ' The conference will, m addition to , J ,
and WJlmington. Tlfe commission pany and the Major-Loomis Com- , , , . - T ;4 o'clock. They had cut a hole
i i u -ii- j. . . . r , , these, be composed of the Chief Jus-i . '
went on record as being willing to pany of Hertford, N. C. whereby the associate 'ustices of the Su- tnrou8h a D1'lck wall and were about
pave route 30 as soon as funds are latter acquired the saw mill equip- r , , , . ', - to escape when a falling brick made
several members of Boards of vari
ous institutions. Three of these be
ing republicans; and expressed' his
high estimate of the value to the
state of the National Guard.
The Salary and Wage Commission
came and saw, but w;nt away with
out conquering. The members found
available. The amount of State 'ment of the former company. This
preme
Superior Court. The Chief Justice
a noise nd alrmed a police officer.
funds allocated to Carteret county trade does not include the buildings .'; ., ' , . . . ., None of the prisoners escaped
. i i i -n- j ii , ml , . T . will preside and the clerk of the Su-, r
t flip poficnt rwpnfv milium Hrulnr TVft TVyTo-i,. T nnwilo 1 .
i ivki.v .......u uu.. iiui UUllCIOi 4 11C iiiajui -iwuiuia
bond issue is not sufficient to build Company sustained a fire about ten
LOCAL WATERWAY
NHh i IllVl I that the Governor had laid a ground
lMJLUSU AXkJVUkJUm' work for them to begin with but that
the State employees had not supplied
Engineers Hear Citizens Set the skeleton to the building which
Forth Arguments For Im- they will erect and name "economy"
proved Channels at the expense of the salaried help of
the State. The Governor had pre-
As stated in the News last week viously distributed to every state em
a hearing on proposed waterway im- ployee a questionaire to be filled out
preme Court will be the secretary.
Tlin njnf-yn-na ia AVVAtPll trt YYT- I PrOBlflprtf T? W fit flTl O flf tllP n..in nl.ina 1 o of TVllll'Sfl V t?4-U nfoilil cvnlatlflHnn rtf thp
... li iliil . . , , . A I1C LU111C1C1IVC Id t A Htvvtu . liv I . ....... ' ... UtUVCllICIlt.0 L V ' 1 1 imin, luut i . ' " " ' J w 11.(1 UCtflllCU . .1 jvmi.w.iv.i. wi w
n hnrltrp unif IT nTlTlPHrfl thSir Thp nniin- I nrr -.r.A r. via vinir i4ahinUiTin 1 1 i
... , . , . , ' : r 7 i i . . ii vide machinery for the administra- Farmers' Union says tnat ha favors At the morning session the discus-WOrk done and the salary received.
ri urill nova tn nn' on'O a fivncirmi'tiri 11 4-1 i Hinnf ik -f-nnnn nin.wi nint 4-n
ty will have to advance a considerable their plant. A force of men went to
tive organization of the State judi- the cooperative plan oi marketing sion was relative to the deepening of The employes were instructed to fill
. I. i..;jnn ;n t,..Mi Tl.,. T?. .1 i c i 1 ii.: i it
u xt I , V 7 T- 7 B T' cial system for the purpose of ex. farm products. He urges all farm- the water on the bar, or Beaufort these out and return them in time
eigh News & Observer of yesterday chinery which the company has ... . . i ini , ,fi,. onA nn ., x iJ u..i . .v.k
in reporting the meeting of the bought and are getting it ready to
Highway Commission, had the follow- ship to Hertford. Mr. R. M. Fowler . ., .. ,. . . . , , . iJ-":,. -.
. . . .. . j, . . . ,. Another object Is to enable the Su-'l, big feuccess.
bV DC Jr . ui, tlUXU IS I1CIC DUCl lllVCUUlug
"Thei Carteret county board of the work and experts to finish it in
commissioners presented a request to two or three weeks,
the commission to abrogate a con-( Wfcile the Carteret Lumber Corn
tract made by the old board of com- par)y is not do;ng any gawing now
missioners which gave the comniis- it is stili 5n the iumber business and
sion ?150,UOU lor the paving ot is operating a planning mill. Be-
routes 10 and 101 in the county sideg the iumber business the corn
About $ 103,000 of this sum has been pany is manufacturing potato barrels
spent. The reason for the abroga- and expects to develop a very con
tion of the contract was that at the siderable business in this line. The
last general election the county by manufacture of fish boxes may also
a majority of 1,009 voted in favor be taken up at some time in the fu
of a bridge between Morehead City ture. The company owns five large
and Beaufort in preference to the dvy jing which could be easily con
paving of, route 10. The county verted into manufacturing plants.'
hopes that upon the abrugation of Tt js possible that one of them may
?lhe contract the highwaJ commis- V ,-.n,1 fn- n rnnr,irr f;,oti,rv and
sion wiil use the unspent $47,000 on another one for a sweet potato stor- to P' event North Carolina from ali
the bridge. The delegation w:,s affe house. It is hoped to find some "B herself with other progressiv
composed of J. E. Woodland, chair- for the other buildings and it may slatas. uhkh ''e .putting fan-, jus!
man of the board of commissioners be that in the next twelve months a EIl(i business-like methods into tn
Luther Hamilton, county attorney, , considerable manufacturing center administration - of the government.
J. F. Duncan, Claud Wheatly and V. niay be in operation in this vicinity,
B. Blades. The
land
FLOWER SHOW SOON.
pediting trials and bringing about ers to join in such associations and inlet, to 30 feet and providing a f0r the meeting but a scant number
needed reforms in court procedure, help to make cooperative marketing channel of the same depth to pier were , ready. The qaestionaires',E '
' one. The list of speakers who dis- gems of the inquisitorial art. What
preme and Superior Court judges toj cussed this matter was given in the the director of the budget did not
become better acquainted. i The Ku Klux Klan seems to have News of last Thursday. ask the poor state employes to an-
Governor Defendi Commi.tion been an issue in the recent Fayett-, At the afternoon session the first swer could scarcely be imaged. The
Governor McLean started the pres- eville mayoralty campaign. J. R. subject considered was that of deep- instructions on filling out the docu
ent week with a statement in defense Harrison said that his opponent J. H. ening the channel in North river to ment cover four pages to the paper's
of the Salarv and Wace Cornmis- Cook was backed by that org;.niza- five feet. A delegation from the east two the last word in red tape.
sion he recently appointed on author- tion. Cook made no statement but side of the river was present and jt wag SUggested about the capital
the
be un-
e sal-
effort to discredit it." The Governor Bert Robinson oi Lenoir county likin, Messrs. tr. w. nunuey, v. a,.jes 0f the teachers ot State mstitu-
declares that he believes the peep!" had a nairow escape from death la-f Staneil and M. Leslie Davis also p:-e- t;ons The point is made, however,
of the State will "give the very able Saturday while cleaning out well He sented facts bearing on the subject. tj,at the boards of trustees of thes
gentleman who constitute .the Com- sank in quicksand and was unable r The other subject discussed was that institutions may have something to
mission their united support and Lira.- get out. A rope was put under his of deepening the channel from G.'I- say about the matter. They, at
render futile the attempt of a f ?v. shoulders but his rescuers could nut hint's Point to the Fort Macon bulk- ieat, are not holding political jobs
pull him out. It was necessary t ' head channel to a depth oi twe-iv and the IVX ;t jg generally believed,
do a lot of digging before he coul-J feet which is the depth of the inland g;vt,s them the right to regulate
be saved. waterway. Those who spoke and teachers' salaries Any great amount
urged the importance of this work 0 ftanipering with the institutions
While backing has car out of t. were Captain G. J. Brooks, Messrs. cotltr0Hed by the various boards is
garage A. P. Ritchie of Gastonia rr.n W. A. Mace, C. P. Dey, Seth Gibhs jely to be resented by the men corn
over and killed his eight year old son and W. G. Mebane. The speakcis p0!Sjnfc them, who are not dependent
sion he recently appointed on author- tion. uook made no statemeiu ovi siae oi xne river was pisem. nu.i It wag SUggestea aoout tne ca
ity of the General Assembly, calling was elected by a considerable majo;-- urged that this be done. They were tbat the Wage Commission, in
on the people to uphold that body ity. Messrs. Andrew Gillikin, Watson performance of what must be
acainst what he terms a "systematic Lawrence, O. W. Lewis, Warren Gil- pleasant duties, would go into the
who are acting by ulterior motive-
He 'does not believe the Commission
n i j . ?i . . j - n .i. Tl.a lir rt-f .in thp run. einivuH thp rhnuMilrv WTrilcn Ja:T? .........lie fi-.-nvi niTV.rrli7'a tf.l-iin
n.minsnv nwns a 1'ilpP tl-ict Will arDlTiai'liy 1'eUUCe ail Sdianes, lUWiunj. ii.e v v. ..... - . Vll tll,,.,., ii.,. v
company owns a uuge uuti ,.,.... v ,., tiv,l n.l w.Vion Vip fpll off was boats have in neeotiatinsr the cnai- t , Hvolilma,! Thn v.isrlnni of
and a rine water.no.H ana vnc- .... ..... .... ... n.. i ti r,. 1 ,.,ot Vi.,n, .Br tffi,. . i ... .; ..i. u;.,
.. j , work without retrard to the eiemer.tr run over oy me iruut wueci. i n- n aim urc ta .,0...... - lacwung uwuits u::l u.- ia utms
piopeny fcu"'tu 10 d. """"" f M .Mlit, BnA hn,..r of eri hut. a few minutes. under. The size of the bouts and out,,tioned. but Mr. Rogers, elected
.1... ..W.4- 1 VtiniT llj. . Ur Ul AMCl " "1
ill' UII U UlnLl H. U. IL llltl 1 tJC llllb . 1 1 i
the volume oi Dusiness is cuiimumi.
service. It is admitted that "there ,
secretary to the Cornmis: ion, is in-
The ladies of the Garden Club are a EOod sized industrial town will de
; i. fl..- .I,...,, or. a i ii -- ii.- . i'. - are manv
:ir Z: Z I : : ; ,VelP tnCre m W,e n ltW and scientific workers whose salaries Charlotte Monday, to the Federal and there is a great necessity for the ter is clearly within the purview of
m it i. wj tM .11 l.n .rtnvn n mRKTruiwu cannot be fixed as . a class. "Ine- penitentiary for selling narcotic improvements that body
t't (o fv tu ,.:, idii; co- ,. mrr- Dualities" appear to be the object drugs. Among the number was a On Friday Major O. O. Kuentz and Several Republican. Appointed
UCl L Lti LUiii ;ctc oi nit fi'fwd " ' i .1 1 H l I .1 lr. a i vw L 1 IX. " - . .
begin nt once getting ready for it. I
Full details as t othe show can be
obtained from Mrs. A. D
who is the vice-chairman of the or
ganization.
Revival services at the First Bap-
technical, professional,' Twenty prisoners were taken from ly increasing, the speaker slated, cIin ed to the opinion that the mat-
sought and which it is proposed to dentist and a doctor. Most of the District Engineer H. 1. 1 atterson The Governor has kept his word m
enrroct prisoners are dope fiends themselves, went to Newport first for a hearing dc.c'ding some weeks ago that mem-
n'Rripn : " " ""f Corporation LommissioiK r .wax- J.ny were oeiu m jan jw uu ncnin.n, "i mis. ui n:e i.umimj i" nw...
, , ...m, . lii ..i ii.. u i . i . i i i.-i.. j 1...1.1 .......i:.. . . . . tv ' i i
list tnurcn win ue neiu snoruy ue- . reniW (lkii'na1p(l Eluf weeks and t:ieir health i.s s :M to ne jwortneaa v.uy ana nriu a im-eiu no. I)e ipnored in omciai appouu-
F ...
ginnnig on Wednesday May the Gih. g. Commissioner by Governor Mc- better now than when th?y v.er.t in. there. Morehead City citizens lent.s. Republicans, he said, were
The preaching will be done by Ksv- L , Bt)nointed Ren-esentative stressed the importance of a 0 Ion cxt.U(cd from membership on the
I. M. Bailey of Onslow, as assistant Henry J:. Vainer oi i.exiagioa, channel irom tne Dar to pier one ami uU(get Lomniission Decause ne ccn-
'gelist from the state of Georgia. He . ., .ur,,.v:sion 0f this work. Mr. publisher and moving picture theatre a!o asked certain harbor improve- sjdpred the Democratic party rcspon-
. . erend F. L. Marlow who is an evan-
tu.. i.. ,.i..i... i
poSlOlllLC CltlKS U11U taincis , l!A rommm,lI,J , ,,!, .. '. . . . , ... ., ..,.... ;..U ff a t TU InUmatinn HpvivpH (!t f.. 41... . 1 ..1i thp
are beginning to take their vacations i-'""1-; "6'7 Bailey will receive a ralary oi oxvner uiea - - b,u i..r v -
now and Mr L A Whitehurst is sub- er of gre e3rnestness and Power- 500. He will act as attorney and short illness with pneumonia. Mr. all of these hearings goes to Wash- State. In naming board members
stituting for them This week Mr jAn invitation is extended to all courge for the entire department, Varner who was 55 years old had ington and if favorable action is tsk- duling the week three republicans
Eucene Carrow is off du'v Each !ckurch peop,e a"d the publk ge"er" in addition to aiding Commissioner been prominent in newspaper circles en by the engineering department wore cognized; they are: ex-Judge
- !!.. i Unni thaoo .a'TiiTa cpr.rli.pc .... ... ... . . t y i.... t o r. ...ill Krt ocL-prl trt mrik'P npc- T7 m:,ull. b nract 1va
Kiy lu tiuiciiu n.coc iv..... oi..vo. JjJaxVi-ejJ jn handling iilUe SKy pi'OO- lOr yeaiS. lie was 1UI a nine uuai-c vuiiicsa mil ao..." n,. . xiniueiianc, one i uu"'
:lel,ls The appointee is considered Commissioner of Lubor and Printing essary appropriation for doing the Lindsay Patterson, Winston-Salem
MAKES EOAT MODEL. i. ,, ' c,uaifled for the duties as he and had held other public offices. He work. and ex-Judge W. S. O'B. Robinson,
. . ,.i.j . . . ml.... I'.. TT.....J
started out as a poor ooy accumuiateu , uoiasDoro. iney go on uie ii.,ji-
CROWD3 ENJOY COMEDY. tal for the Colon d Insane at Golds
boro, Teachers College for Negroes
one of the employees gets fifteen
days holiday during the year.
is undertaking.
LIOUOR OUTFIT CAPTURED.
On Monday afternoon Sheriff T. I A well executed model of the big j Willie Stewart, son of C. W. Stew- a large estate,
C. Wade and deputy sheriff Emmett , menhuden boat the Parkin was on art wtio died in tne electric cnair
Chaplain captured a moonshine whis- 'exhibition Monday in the C. D. Jones here last week, has been given his,
kev outfit in the woods between Core erocery store. The model about liberty by Governor McLean. He
SURVEYING COUNTY RCADS
The production "Flapper Grand- at Winston-Salem an dthe State His
ma" given under the auspices of the pital at Raleigh. Editor Santford
from Parent-Teachers' Association Monday Martin, of the Winston-Salem Jour-
i, i tj Til u.. ot ipnwtVi is rfirrpct in ev- was servine" a fifteen months sentence ! Acting under instructions
IICCU anu uauwnt .'i-iv. x nc null iH l 1 ictfc ii" 1 . ' P. - ------ ----- .. : . .w.,.l.ij . , . . . . . - ,1
was about a forty gallon capacity .ery detail and is a very pretty boat, on the roads of New Hanover coun- .the board ot county commissioners and iuesoay iu - a., is appomteu a w r -
affair. Some ten or twelve barrels 'it was made by Captain Herbert ty for fighting and resisting arrest. engineers are making preliminary success. Two large audiences that State School for the Blind and Deaf,
at mash were destroyed and the j Parkin. The model wad presented The Governor freed the young man! surveys of certain roads that it is saw it were highly entertained and Raleigh. He is a Democrat of the
At a dis-, to Mr. W. B. Blades and is now in so that he might aid the stricken : proposed to pave. nr. is., nowe tne association gov uouu, iUU .K.,jetn,n iPe.
' ... .... ......... . P . 1 1. 1. rt. -1 .. il... .... ,. ,1 HT U . i m .in i Via T. ! ...... it lpanp.l Vinllcp nf '
New Bern. j family and in the hope of aiding mm wno nas cnarge 01 me worn. na tv..i- t.,a. c w i.i. ""w ...jr ...
I in becoming a useful citizen. pleted a survey of the road lrom is to De used to equ.p tne scnooi n- iuiwwnee, m so xar as ooaru mcin-
Beaufort to the North River bridge, brary. ine show is on the order oi,berstiip
still was brought to town.
tance of perhaps half a mile from
the still several kegs were found, in
one of which there were three or
four gallons of liquor. Nothing is
concerned. The new
A mina... in P.r. lif AVT1 ifl hflS 2.500. I
i " 1 J . .... . , - .' . 1 J.. 1 1 V DaiiUii PnliAvlann
COO gallons of dry and sweet wines: Nearly 32,000,000 copies of daily ;Tnis weeK tney are worKing on a a musical comeuy. . c.s iuut i Civ...
known as to who the owner of the aging in casks awaiting a change papers are printed for every week, road running out of Newport and bit of fun m it and some catchy ( Canton ; Mrs. Giles Cover, Andrews,
still may be.
in the dry law.
day in the yar.
other surveys are to follow.
( songs and dances.
(Continued on page six)
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