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MJP011T fe arolina, The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY ) ' WATCH Your label and pay your subscription PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 17 VOLUME XV TEN PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 29, 1926. Tiuilf 11 ol& 1 i f I i STMUmiTQOIETlASTlVEER EXCEPT SOME POLITICAL DISCUSSION There Are Many Candidates For Nominations For Judge And Solicitor. Senator Overman Decides To Open Head quarters In Raleigh. State Democratic Conven tion Today (By M. L. SHIPMAN) Rakife-h, Afril 26 The"under sur face" political murmuring, evidenc ed tht filing of candidates for office and the holding of tne county con ventiors, was about t' o most impor tant event at the capital curing the week. The political reporters were kept busy investigating various phas-j cs of t" o coming politic 1 battles and these will soon be aired in print. On the surface, the week was about as quiet as any experienced at the Cap ital City ard was excellent for early fishirg. The fever of spring was in the air, and business suffered corres pondingly. The expiratirn of the time limit, Saturday night, for filing for office to be run in the primaries this sum mer, found a I'rgc number of cor.-j tested offices, chiefly among the so-1 licitors and juddges and those state j senatorial candidates which are re quired to be filed at Raleigh. With the top offices nly a few contests were in sight and these chiefly be tween Democrats and Republicans rather than within the Democratic party. Senator Overman apparently changed his mind about not maintain ing an organization to fight the can didacy of Bob Reynolds for during the week he opened an office in Ral eigh. Reynolds meanwhile, is cam paigning the State. For Senator, the filings showed Overman and Reynolds would be op posed on the Republican side by Johnson J. Haynes on the Republican ticket. There are several contests slated between the Democrata and Republicans for congress while the Supreme Court will name a chief justice and three Associate Justices. Chief Justice Stacy will be opposed by former Congressman James J. Britt of Asheville. Tbe only other ' Republican filing for a place oh the Court is Herbert F. Seawell of Carth age. Corporation Commissioner Al len J. Maxwell will be opposed by J. J. Jenkins (R) of Chatham . A num ber of contests are indicated in the races for Superior Court Judges, Solicitors and State Senators. State Forestry week was celebrated throughout the State last week. The' Governor and officials of the Depart ment of Conservation and Develop ment issued a number of statements dwelling on various phases of forest conservation. The value of the for ests from a number of angles was stressed by the articles which were published each day in the papers of the State, The Tobacco Co-ops will attempt a new form of organization by signing up the Old or Bright Belt growers into a separate organiation. The Tri-State organiation is taking no part in the new organization work as it is prohibited from any activities of this kind by court order. If the new organization is affected the Tri State organization automatically will fade from the picture as this will cut off the great proportion of growers of Virginia and North Carolina and the South Carolina already have severed themselves from tbe Asso ciation. The recent frost is estimated to have done from 25 to 75 percent damage to the peach crops of the Sand Hills. The Democrats held county meet ings last Saturday to name delegates to the State Convention. The State Democratic Convention will be held this week at Raleigh on Thursday. W. C. Feimster of New ton will deliver the keynote address. Nothing startling is expected to de velop at the meeting as everything is very quiet. A new state executive committee is to be named and the present chairman John G. Dawson, has no oposition for re-election. R. B. House, secretary of the State Historical Commission resigned dur ing the week to become executive secretary of the University of North Carolina, Mr. House has made a name for himself as the officer of the Commission and it will be hard to re place him. The damage suit of Rev. A. L. Ormond against W. B. Cole, growing out of the latter's killing of Bill Ormond has been set for trial in June. Former Governor Frank 0. Lowden of Illinois delivered three ad dresses in the State during the week pleading for the suport of co-operative marketing' as the "best bet" of the farmers. Bob Reynolds has re plied t othe questionaire of the State Federation of Labor and Feder ntion has announced its support of the Reynolds candidacy. The organ ization of the "committee of One Hundred' in Charlotte to fight under (Continued on page twe) ADVERTISING THE STATE, In its issue of April the 24th. the New York Sun carried some fourteen pages of pictures and descriptive matter concerning North Carolina. The pictures and articles cover the State from the mountains to the sea. Advertising space in the Sun was tak en by a considerable number of cit ies and firms. There are articles a bout Beaufort and Morehead City in it and also several pictures and display advertisements. The New York Sun is one of the leading news papers in the United States and the publicity given North Carolina in it is generally regarded as very valu able. SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS MEET Three Day Convention To Be Held In New Bern Begin ning May 7th. Raleigh, April 26 Beginning on Friday night, May 7, the Eastern Section of the Annual Convention of the North Carolina Sunday School Association will be held in the Cen tenaiy Methodist Church, at New Bern. General Sessions of the Con vention will be held on Friday night, May 7, and on Saturday and Sunday mornings and nights May 8 and 9. The afternoons of these last two days will be given over to departmental conferences. An out-of-State Sunday School specialist will be in charge of ach of the -jdepartmentar conferences. Directing the work of the conferences for workers with children in the Sun day School will be Miss Mabel Lee Cooper, New rk, Field Worker in the Denartnient of Relisrious Educa tion. National Council of the Protes tant Episcopal Church. The Con ferences for workers in the Inter mediate, Senior and Young People's Departments will be conducted by Miss Cynthia Pearl Maus, St. Louis, Mo., Young People's Division Super intendent for the Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church. Dr. Owen C. Brown, Philadelphia, Pa, Editor in Chief of Sunday School Publications of the Northern Baptist Church, will be the specialist in the conferences for workers in Adult Bible classes, While Sunday School Superintendents and other general executive officers will have confer ences conducted by Mr. Robert B. Davids, Chicago, 111., Director of Or ganization and Promotion for the International Council of Religious Education. DEFENDANTS IN COURT FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT Disorderly conduct was the main isFue tried in the Mayor's court Mon day afternoon. Four colored defen dants were tried on this charge one of whom was acquitted. Lovie Dav is, a man, Sudie Gibbs and Carrie Best had some sort of a dispute about an inner tube the reason for which was not very clear, It appeared though that somebody hit Lovie over the head with a lamp hard enough to hurt considerably but It did not break either the lamp or Lovie's head. Mayor Thomas decided to let Lovie and Sudie off with the costs or ten days. The warrant against Carrie Best was dismissed. William Rhodes, a young colored man on a charge of disorderly con duct at the passenger station last Sunday afternoon got a sentence of 30 days on the streets. The evi dence was that he had been drinking and that he came over to where chief of police Longest was standing and made some offensive and threatening remarks. The officer arrested him and as Rhodes offered some resis tance hit him once with his billy. After this he was taken to the sta tion house and louked uiji. Odeil Mason a young white man from Core Sound Lodge was charged with reck less driving and driving with cutout open. He admitted the latter charge but denied the former. The mayor thought the evidence was sufficient to convict but let him off with the costs in each case. I A lie Jiuiliur;! ui pci BUIts ltd tliy, county, state and national payrols i has increased 60 per cent in the past i iv.xlve years. Tl. - r ..!.. COUNTY BOARD RECEIVES PRAISE Democratic County Convention Endorses Acs of County Commissioners Pursuant to a call of the chairman the Democratic county convention was held in the county court room last Saturday at noon. A fairly good sized crowd was in attendance, The principal object of the meeting was to select delegates to the State convention in Raleigh which is in session there today. County Chairman Luther Hamilton presided over the convention and Mr. F. S. Salisbury acted as secretary. Sheriff T. C. Wade was in the chair for a short time while Chairman Ham ilton was out in conference with the resolutions committee. The committee was composed of J. R. Morris, A. D. O'Bryan and Dr. B. F. Royall, The committee's report which was adopted endorsed the candidacy of Charles S. Wallace for the State Senate, that of M. Leslie Davis for Solicitor and that of Congressman Abernethy to succeed himself. It commended the administration of the county's affairs by the present board of commissio ners and also that of Governor Mc Lean. Solicitor Jesse Davis was praised for the efficient manner in which he had performed his duties. Dr. C. N. Mason did nol approve of that part of the report which com mended the board of commissioners and offered a substitute for it. The substitute was defeated by a large majority. Mr. M. S, Lee, who is a candidate for the nomination for the House of Representatives of the Gen eral Assembly was present. No ac tion was taken on his candidacy how ever or on that of any candidate for a county office as Carteret county is under the legalized primary law. No delegates to the State convention were named but a motion was pass ed which makes any Democrat who may attend the convention an author ized delegate. .. ., t ' . MANY DEEDS RECORDED IN PAST FEW DAYS The. real estate business still con tinues active in Carteret county. While the transactions recorded re cently by Register of Deeds John W. Hamilton have not been large ones they have been numerous. It is re ported that quite a number of deals have been made which have not yet been offered for record. The busi ness recently recorded is as follows: Jas. M. Qeyton et al to D. M. De noyer lots 218, 213. Old Town Beau fort, N. C. for $10 and other consid eration. M. P. Jerkins and wife to Nettie Ticket lot 123, Old Town, Beaufort for $1,00 love and affection. Geo. Davis to J. F. Duncan 48 acres, Cart Island, Beaufort Town ship for $600. . F. E. Hyde et al to Mrs. G. W. Huntley lot 5 Hammocks property for $2500. Beaufort. J. Ci- Chadwick and wife to J. E. Pickett 1-2 lot 26 Hendrix Farm Beaufort $10 and O, V. C. Geo. Rose and wife to J. S. Par kins et al 1-4 acre Cape Lookout for $100. Harkers Island Township. Cape Lookout Dev. Co. to J. C. Hears lot Cape Lookout for $50. Frances Willis and wife to Annie H. Robinson 7 acres Atlantic for $10. O. V. C. Elijah Gaskill and wife to Silas Gaskill track Hunting Quarter Town ship $12.00 Morehead Bluffs to O. W. Hane lots 25, 26, 27 "Bldg. Morehead Bluffs for $10 O. V. C. M. L. Piver and wife to A,, I. Grass et al lots 4 and 5 Block 30 Morehead City for $100. O. V. C. W. B. Rowe and wife to Bogue De elopment Corp. lots 7, 8, 9 Morehead City for $200. John K. Willis and wife to Bogue Di velopment Corp. lot 28 Morehead City, consideration not shown. C, J. Gillikin to J. M. Willis lots 6, 7, 8, Block 100 Morehead City for $100 other other valuable considera tions. ' C. R. Wheatly Comm. to C. T. Gil likin lots 6, 7, 8, Block 100 More- head for $2500. Bogue Development Corp. to Stall ings and Haft lots 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, Block 33 Morehead City for $100. S. B. Mann and wife to Bogue Development Corp. lot 4 Morehead City for $100. A. H. Wallace and others to Chas, S. Wallace Jr. 2-3 interest in lot 9 block 10. Morehead City for $1.00. John T. Hollister Jr. etal to J. E Wallace Trustee 15 lots Morehead City for $500. Lcuis K. Swain and wife to J. E. Wallace, Trustee 3 lots Morehead A MONUMENT FOR C. S. A. SOLDIERS TO BE UNVEILED Interesting Exercises To Be Held on Memorial Day May 10th- . JUDCE CRADY WILL SPEAK ) After several years ot hard work and hopes deferred the Daughters of the Confederacy of Carteret county are now about to realize their am bition of erecting a Confederate monument On May the 10th. a handsome bronze figure will be un veiled on the county courthouse grounds in honor of the Confederate soldiers - of Cafiteret county. The statue will rest on a granite base which is now about finished. The monument will cost $3000 and of this amount $2000 is in sight in cash and pledges. The ladies in charge of the undertakings hope to raise the remainder in a very short time and hope that many persons who have not yet contributed any thing to the monument fund will do so. Prior to the unveiling, exercises will be held in the county courthouse ! at which time an interesting program will be given. This will be announc ed in detail in next week's issue of the News. The principal address on this occasion will be made by Judge H. A. Grady of Clinton. Congress man Abernethy is expected to be present and to speak also. The mon ument is' to be unveiled by Rosa Lee Chadwick, a grandaughter of W, S. Chadwick a member of Company G. of the 10th. N, C. regiment and David Pool. Clawson, grandson of Captain James Pool of Company H. 10th. S. C. regiment. The Confederate' Monument The Daughters of Fort ' Macon Chapter U. D. C. wilLunveil the mon ument on May 10th. 'erected in mem ory of Carteret's sons who so brave ly gave- their service during the war between the states and they extend to all Fraternities, Lodges and to the whole county in general a hearty in vitation to come and be with us on that day. We want you, This mon ument is for your loved ones. It is for your children in the years to come. For them to explain to the coming generations, why we have so earnestly endeavored to placei this monument in our county square, that all generations can point to it as the memorial of Carteret's boys who fought, who fell, who died for us. The years of '61 to '65 to us are sacred. Shall we not perpetuate this memory? Shall we not pass it on? Lest they forget," Then kind friends of our county, loyal citizens of our land come and give us your support. U. D. C. COMMITTEE. ODD FELLOW'S ANNIVERSARY HELD LAST SUNDAY ,Sunday, April 25th., was a Red Letter Day for Odd Fellowship in Beaufort. Representatives from New Bern, Morehead City and Ply mouth took part in celebrating the 107th., anniversary of American Odd Fellowship. Concorda Lodge No. 11 with its in vited guest? assembled at the rice! room at 2 P. M. A procession was formed consisting of more than one hundred militant Odd Fellows and Rebekahs which proceeded to the Ann Street Methodist Church where the prescribed Anniversary Ceremony was held, after which a very inspir ing address was delivered by W. L. Whitley of Plymouth, N. C who is at present Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, and who in 1927 will succeed to the Grand Mastership of the State. Af ter the exercises at the Church were concluded the procession returned to the lodge room where refreshments were served and a very pleasant so cial hour was enjoyed by all present. LITLE MISS BROOKS HAS PARTY Miss Mary T.owen Brooks enter tained very charmingly on her fith. birthday yesterday afternoon at her home on Pollock streets Various games were played and each one ha "free rides" on the li.erry-go-round The hostess mother assisted by Mrs. Claude Felton and Miss Ayleen Rog ers served delicious refreshments. City for $500. Geo, R. Oglesby to Julius Nelson and wife 1 1-10 acres near More head City for $100. W. A. Ball and wife to A. B. Morris, Trustee lot 11 Block 26, Morehead City for $500. A. E. Gray and wife to J. L. Ed- wards lot Newport for $2000. GRADES OF POTATOES AS FIXED BY U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Four Different Grades Are Provided. Explanation Given As To Meaning of Different Grades DEATH OF YOUNG GIRL. A very sudden and sad death oc curred Thursday morning the 22nd. when little Sunie Bell Willis, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommie G. Willis died at their home on Ann street, The child was taken with a congestive chill Monday night and passed away on the following Thurs day. The funeral services were con ducted at the home by Reverend L. B. Boney Friday and the interment was in Ocean View cemetery. FARM CENSUS IS USEFUL AGENCY Information Obtained Is Valu able For Selling Crops And Other Purposes (By Frank Parker, State Agricul turtl Statistician.) Raleigh, N. C. April 28th. A lit tle known and unappreciated agency j has been at work all about us affect ing our daily welfare. It affects every county and even reaches each farm in the remote sections. This feature contributing to the State's progress was begun as a war meas ure and has gradually grown until at present it offers an ideal basis for aiding the farmers, through several educational agencies in the state. I This is the Mate rarm Census col- lected through the tax listers each summer and summarized by the De partment of Agriculture. Some regard this census as prob- ably better and more practical than j the united states census wmcn is . jWche8 j 7.8 incbeg in diameter taken at fivef and ten year intervals. but meeting- all ine other requir Then, too, the results are more us-; mentg of u, S, No, I. tble and current by coming out in In or(jer to allow for variations in printed county units a few months , ckent to pr0per grading and handling nfter collection and before the next not more tnan 25 per cent, by weight yearn crops are planted. Thus it ' of any Jot may VHry irom the pre. offers basic information to safeguard 1 icribe(1 8ize, but not exceed one. the next crop acreage, and is avail- j fifth of tms tolerance shall be allow able at a time when private concerns ; e(j f or potatoes under 1 1-2 inches in cannot take undue advantage of the diameter. In addition, not more farmers previous or future crop in- than 6 per centj by weight, may be formation. Furthev valuable coun-! below the remaining requirements of ty usage is under way. this g.ade, but not to exceed one- This state census was begun in I lhi,.d 0f this 6 per cent tolerance 1918 on a voluntary basis. It wasi,,)! be allowed for potatoes affect made a law in 1921. Today it is re-1 ed by goft rot. garded as the best basic source of j ij. s. n0- 2 farm information being colected. At j rj, g, jsj0. 2 shall consist of pota fiist farmers feared that it would toes of similar varietal characteris ruin 4thpm and liaise th'-iir taxes. tit8 whjcn are free from freezing They know better now. The County jnjury and soft rot and from ser Farm Agents are today using it to j ious damage caused by sunburn, cuts aid in finding excess producers of , scab blig-ht, dry rot, disease, insects, nvesiocK, crops, irucs. ana nuu. inisjor nu.(;hanical or other means. information aids them in selling the surplus crops and offers a basis for safer diversification and better sell ing of products. Agricultural economics is the new est and best basis for applying bus-1 inf,t not more than 5 per cent, by iness methods to farming. No profes j Weight, of any lot may be below the ion has any more hazardous means ; preficribe() sjze, and, in addition, not of gaining results and profits than j more tnan 6 per centi by weight, may has farming. Modern business re-,be beiow the remaining requirments quires a knowledge of stocks (inven-;of this grade, but not to exceed one tories), cost of production, competi- j tb;rd 0f this 6 per cent tolerance iJioni-auic iJiuuutis nuu nic ok-i ods. Farmers are coming to those slowly. North Carolina is taking the lead in southern states and is the only one that has an annual farm census. The statistical office of the Department of Agriculture ranks with the best in the United States in other respects also, The one hundred agricultural vo cational schools in thiss tale are us ing the f al m census results in several practical ways. Best of all, this of fers an opportunity for community study and application, rather than by having to use foreign and ancient farm data which otherwise wiuld be the case. Most northern and western states also get annual farm census infor mation just as North Carolina does. )ur farmers should feel pride in this tdvantage and aid in it by being pre- lai edt o report completely when ask- "d for this by the tax lister. Having o values shown, they cannot be tax able. These confidential records go nto special books and are sent di ectly to the Commissioner of Agri culture at Raleigh. They are not j'ublic records. This safeguards their 'eliable nature and continuance as ndividual crop acreage inventories. An annual hospital fee of $15 entitling them to medical treatment, -inemtinns. and hospital room ser- vice, is paid by citizens oi i-ongview, 1 Washington. l . . . ... e t i - - In the year 1922 the United States Department of Agriculture adopted certain standards for grading white potatoes. They are called "U S. No. I" and U. S. No. I Small," U. S. No. 2," "U. S. Fancy No. I" A de scription of these different standards is given below. The Department re cently sent out a letter in which per sons who are interested in the mat ter are asked to give their opinions of the grades .now in use. If any readers of the News wish to do so they can write to H. W, Samson, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Wash ington, D. C. and tell him what if any changes they think ought to be made in the method of grading potatoes. The description of theg rades follow: U. S. NO. I U. S. No. I shall consist of pota toes of similar varietal characteris tics which are not badly misshapen, which are free from freezing injury and soft rot, and from damage caus ed by dirt or other foreign matter, sunburn, second growth, growth ! cracks, hollow-heart, cuts, scab, blight dry rot, disease, insects, or mechani cal or other means. The diameter of potatoes of round -varieties shall be not less than 1 7-8 inches and of potatoes of long varie ties 1 3-4 inches. In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and hand ling, not more than 5 per cent, by weight, of any lot may be below the prescribed size, and, in addition, not more than 6 per cent, by weight, may be below the remaining requir- ments 0f this grade, but not to ex eefid ,,nethhd of this 6 ner cent tole- rance shall be allowed for potatoes affected by soft rot. - tdflf U. S. No. I Small U. S. No. I Small shall consist of potatoes ranging in size from 1-1-2 The diameter of potatoes of this grade shall be not less than 1 1-2 inches. In order to allow for variations in cident to proper grading and hand- Bhall be allowed lor potatoes aneci- U. S. Fancy No. 1 U. S, Fancy No. 1 shall consist of potatoes of one variety which are mature, bright, well shaped, free from freezing injury, soft rot, dirt of other foreign matter, sunburn, second growth, growth cracks, hollow heart, cuts, scab, blight, dry rot, di sease, insect or mechanical injury and other defects. The range in size shall be stated in terms of minimum and maximum diameters or weight following the grade name, but in no case shall the diameter be less than 2 inches. In order to allow for variations in cident to proper grading and hand ling, not more than 5 per cent, by weight, or any lot may vary from the i . - . j j i .i . range and size siaveu nu, m nuu- t-0 not more than 6 per cent, by j wejKht, ef any lot may be below tlie remaining requirments of this grado, but not to exceed one-third of thio 6 per cent tolerance shall be allowed for potatoes affected by soft rot. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS As used in these grades: "Mature" means that the outer skin (epidermis) does not loosen or "feather" readily during the ordinary methods of handling. "Bright" means free from dirt or other foreign matter, damage or dis coloration from any cause, so that the outer skin (epidermis) has the attrac'.ive color normal for the var (Continued on page four) ft 1 1