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VOLUME XV
TEN PAGES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY MAY 20, 1926
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 20
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STATE TREASURER'S REPORT SHOWS
FIRST CASHBALANCE IN YEARS
Governor McLean's Policy Has Resulted In Big Improvement.
State Has Spent $14,000,000 For Schools In Two Years.
Building And Loan Associations Grow Rapidly
CBy M. L. SHIPMAN)
Raleigh, N. C, May 17 Looking
forward to the first week in June
when the Democratic primary will
be held, Raleigh citizens this week
were interested in matters other than
politics. The showing of the State
Treasury, the recital of what has
been spent for education in North
Carolina, the actions of the Tobacco
farmers reorganizing under their
own power and several statements
coming from the Governor held in
terest. The promotion of B. R.
Lacy Jr. to the head of Union Theo
logical Seminary at Richmond was a
matter of pride to Raleigh folks and
great interest was displayed in the
statewide musical festival in the
Auditorium the last three days of the
week.
The statement of the Treasurer
and Auditor showing that there was
on hand approximately $3,000,000
with only two months of the fiscal
year, yet to run was a complete vin
dication of the McLean fiscal poli
cies. Mr. McLean has met during
the first 18 months of his office con
siderable oppositions in some quar.
ters to his method of financing but
has gone steadily ahead with his
plans. He claimed he wished to put
the State on a sound financial basis
an dthis has been done. July first
ends his first fiscal year, when his
policies were fully in effect, and the
Treasury shows an actual CASH bal
ance for the first time in a number of
years. Full credit must go to the
Governor for it was he who instituted
'' the present regime's financial poli -cies
and urges the legislature to in.
augurate them, though he was beset
by opponents of his methods.
The tremendous strides North
Carolina has made in , education dur-
' ing the last 48 years is well illus.
trated by the appropriations of 1878
, nnd those of this past biennium. In
1877.78 the State spent $8,000 on
education. In 1923-1924 and 1924.
1925 the State Bpent a total of $14,.
157,200, an increase of from about j
four thousand dollars a year to more
than seven miliions.
Governor Very Busy
Governor McLean has had a busy
week. He spent a portion of his time
in Washington seeing about the pro
posed radio station for the State
which is waiting on assignment of a
wave length by the Department of
Commerce. ' He returned in time to
address the T. P. A. at Goldsboro on
how they could help the State. He
wrote a story for the Electrical
World in North Carolina in which he
told of the wonderful progress made
by the State in recent years. He
sent Robert House to Williamsburg
to represent the State at the Sesqui
centennial of the Virginia Resolutions
et which President Coolidge spoke as
he was unable to be there himself.
He wrote a message claiming Daniel
Boone as North Carolina's "own"
which was read at the unveiling of a
Boone bust i.i the Hall of Fame,
New York. He fttended the trus
tees meeting ; of Union Theological'
Seminary at Richmond which named
B. R. Lacy Jr., as new president of
the institution. He returned to the
State late Friday in time to get down
to work Saturday and read with pleas
ure the report on the State Treasury
issued that day.
The tobacco growers of the Old
Belt in Western North Carolina and
Virginia, seeing that the end of the
Tri-State Co-operative Marketing
Association is near, have decided to
organize for themselves on a bisis of
a fifty percent sign-up of the next
year's crop and will be known as the
Old Belt Co-operative Marketing
Association. They plan to take ad
vantage of the experience of the Tri
Stateg and Profit by the mistakes'
that organization made which have
led to its trouble.
The Building and Loan Associa
tions of North Carolina had a banner
year last year with htree and a half
millions profit, an increase of half
a million over the previous year.
One feature was the increasing num
ber of negroes now investing in
building and loan shares. The child
welfare board was meeting Friday
and Saturday to plan its survey into
' industry with relation to women. The
plans probably will be announced in
the near future. The increasing of
fire insurance : rates by the South
eastern Underwriters is viewed with
regret and it is possible may bring
some protest from Insurance Com
missioner Wade who was out of the
city when the general increase was
announced in Atlanta. The Supreme
Court failed to pass; on the worth-(Contir-ucd
Am':page o;.e'
FISH ARE BITING WELL
SO THE SPORTSMEN SAY
Sportsmen who have been out re
cently say that fish are biting very
well now. Three ministers, Messrs.
C. C. Wheeler, L. B. Boney and E.
Frank Lee tried their luck yesterday
and brought back a fine lot of pig
fish, croakers, black fish and other
sorts. Mr. Wheeler caught the only
trout that was taken. Mr. T. J.
Mitchell and a friend from New Bern
were out Monday and Tuesday and
reported nice catches. A party of
gentlemen from Albemarle are out
on the water today and a number of
others have written that they will be
down in a few days for the purpose
of doing some fishing.
BOARD LOOKING
FOR SCHOOL SITE
May Sell Old Building. All
Members Of Faculty Are
Re-Elected
The smoke of battle o fthe stnool
election having about passed away the
board of trustees held a meeting Mon
day night for the purpose; of shaping
things up for erecting a new build
ing The problem of securing a suit,
able site is the first thing to be set
tled and then that of getting plans
for a building for the white pupils.
The building used for the colored
children is not adequate and it seems
to be the intention of the board to
do something about that also. - A
committee to see about securing a
site, composed of W. A. Mace and U.
E Swann has been appointed. -
The board discussed the matter of
selling the building and lot now used
as a schocl building for the white
children. It was decided to offer
this property for sale atthe price of
$50,000. If this is sold the money
is to be used in providing the new
buildings,' as far as it will 'go. With
the mo-.jey derived from the bond is
sue and the sale of the old building
it is thought thr-.t sufficient funds
will be available for such new build
ings as the town will nead for some
time to come.
The matter of electing a faculty
for the next school year was taken up
by the board. Superintendent R. L.
Fritz was re-elected , and all of the
ether members of the faculty were
re-elected also. The music depart
ment of the school will be increased
by offering instruction on wind and
string instruments. Mrs. I. H. Boggs
will have charge of this feature of
the music department. The school
does not assume any financial re
sponsibility in this matter however,
as the pupils pay for the instruction
which they receive.
SORTING OUT OLD RECORDS
OF A. & N. C. RAILROAD
Mr. George Green of New Bern
has been in Beaufort several days re
cently looking over old records be
longing to the Atlantic and North Car
olina Railroad. He is getting these
books and papers of many sorts
straightened out for the inspection
of a committee which will meet here
isome time in June. The committee
jis composed of A. D. O'Bryan, pres
ident of the road, former Congress
jman H. L. Godwin of Dunn, L. H.
Culler tf New Bern and Gjeorge
Green who represents the Finance
1 Committee. The old records of the
company are kept upstairs in the
building occupied, by the postoffice
and the custom house. t
BOAT SERVICE IMPROVED.
For some reason or other boat ser
vice between Beaufort and Norfolk
has not been entirely satisfactory to
shippers at this end of the line. It
seems that now due to the efforts of
Mr. W. H. Taylor, president of the
Chamber of Commerce the service
will be improved. Mr. Taylor re
ceived a letter a few days ago from
the Carolina Transportation Company
which stated that two boats a week
i will ply between Norfolk, Beaufort
and Morehead City. The service has
started already and the Company of
ficials state that a regular schedule
will be maintained.
Mr. V. D. Baker of Lumberton ar.
i rived last night and is stopping at
i.r.e Davis Housj.
FLOWER EXHIBITS
WERE VERY GOOD
Thirty Five Persons Made Ex.
hibits And Many of Them '
were Quite Beautiful
Flower lovers in Beaufort have
been a bit uneasy all during the
Spring months, lest the cold winds,
trost and even a freeze in April, kill
and retard the blooming of the early
Spring flowers. This uneasiness gave
way to a feeling of genuine satisfac
tion, on the part of those who raise
flowers, when on last Thursday af
ternoon May 13th. the annual Spring
flower show was held.
The exhibits were not as numerous
as perhaps they have been on some
former occasions but what they lack
ed in number and variety was more
than made up for the exquisite
beauty of those shown.
There were about thirty five people
in Beauofrt, who were sufficiently in
terested in flower growing, to take
the time and trouble to send some cf
their best speciments, for the en
couragement of all those who raise
flowers and a number of people, who
do not raise them, but, who are very
fond of them. Some of those who
sent flowers and plants had as many
as eight and ten entries and the total
number exhibited amounted to nine
ey eight.
One could scarcely refrain from
exclaiming over the rare beauty of
the scene on entering. The roses al
ways unusually lovely in Beaufort
seemed extrordinaryly beautiful this
year. Et ch seemed to be vying with
its neighbor in claiming the first rec
ognition. Resides 'the roses theite
were exquisite irises and sweet peas,
fragrant pinks, gorgeous nasturtiums
dainty varied flowers and larkspur
and variegated phlox besides a num
ber of geraniums, ferns, coleus and
begonias. '
Those who attend the flower shows
and derive such pleasure therefrom
must realize that they are made pos
sible only by careful planning, hard
work and generosity on the part Of
a few individuals. Mrs. A. D. O'Bry
an, who is vice chairman of the Gar
den Club and Mrs. Rupert Jernigan,
chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee of the Community Club
deserve great credit and praise for
their intiring efforts. To them is
due a great deal of credit for the
success of the occasion.
The business firms who so gener
ously aided in a material way by do
nating the sum of five dollars each
are as follows: Messrs. Geo. Huntley,
Geo. Brooks, J. F. Duncan, I. N.
Moore, Beaufort Banking & Trust
Co. and The Bank of Beaufort.
The judges Mesdames Fritz and
Johnson and Miss Nellie Jones are
especially thanked for their hard
work in deciding who should take
first and second prizes.
Besides those who received prizes
special mention should be made of
the exquisite roses exhibited by Mes
dames M. A. Hill, Mary Carrow, Rich
ard Felton, Will Skarren, Jennie Bell
and George Brooks.
The Garden Club is grateful to Mr.
C. A. Clawson, who so generously
gave the use of his building.
It is earnestly hoped by Mrs. G.
W. Lay, chairman of the Garden Club
and her co-workers, that all who are
interested in making Beauofrt a ver
itable flower garden will exhibit a
result of their efforts from year to
year.
The following is a list of those re
ceiving $3 in money as nrsi prize
and $2 in money as second prize.
Bett Single Rose
First Prize, Mrs. G. W. Lay; Sec
ond Prize, Mrs. Bayard aylor.
Beit Collection of Roses
First Prize, Mrs. G. W. Lay; Sec
ond Prize, Mrs. C. P. Dey.
Finest and Longest-stemmed Sweet
Pea.
First Prize, Mrs. Jos. House; Sec
ond Prize, Mrs. Jno. Wolfe.
Most Artistically Arranged Sweet
Pea.
First Prize, Mrs. Jno. Wolfe; Sec
ond Prize, Mrs. Jno. Wolfe.
Beit Garden Flower
First Prize, Mrs. Seth Gibbs; Sec
ond Prize Mrs. G. W. Lay.
Mart Artistically Arranged Flower
First Prize, Mrs. Sam Darling; Sec
ond Prize", Mrs. James Congleton.
Bet Potted Plant
. First Prize, Mrs. Martin Bloodgood;
Second Prize, Mrs. Mary Carrow.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Only one permit t owed has been
issued by Register of Deeds John W.
Hamilton since last week, that was
to Peter Black and Alma Hill More
head City.
Mrs. A. S. Marrow will arrive Fri
day from Alta Vista, Va. where she
has been visiting relatives.
REAL ESTATE SALES
CONTINUE QUITE ACTIVE
Realty transactions recorded at the
office of Register of Deeds John W.
Hamilton indicate that considerable
business is going on in the coun
ty. The list is as follows:
Jeremiah Mumford and wife to C.
A. Odier tract Beaufort Township
for $10.'
Eugene Yoemans and wife to
Walter Davis and wife 1-2 acre
Markers Island for $400.
E. A.' Paul to Samuel Salter 1
acre Davis, N. C. for $25.
Samuel Salter and wife to Jas. A.
Alligood 1-2 acre Davis for $600.
Kilby JSalter to Freeman Rose 2-1-2
acres Sea Level for $10.
Kilby Salter to L. H. Rose 5
acres Sea Level for $10.
Joseph Nelson and wife to James
Nelson 3 acres Atlantic for $5.
Ambrose Fulcher and wife to Wal
er Smith tract Atlantic for $50.
B .F. Small and wife to E. B.
Whitehurst et al 50 acres Hunting
Quarter' Township for $1500.
Drussila Fulcher et al to Maggie
Pirns 1 acre Hunting Quarter town
ship for $10.'
Ciceroi Lewis to Herbert Dickinson
1 acre Hunting Quarter township for
$60.
Morehead 'Bluffs to Mrs. M. E.
Buneought lot 6 and 7 block 30,
consideration $690,00.
A. L. Hamilton to Chas. C' Currier
50 x 100 ft. Morehead City for
$200
W. J. Harris et al to Edwin Joseph
4 ots Morehead City for $1800.
R. D. Hodges to A. J. Daniels Lew.
is 1 l.'i acres Morehead Citv for
100.
John D. Hall and wife to Charlie
A. Bell 168 acre Morehead Citv for
$10. .
Morehead Bluffs Inc. to E. M.
Howard lots 17, 18, 19, 20 block 50
Morehead Bluffs for $10
Leonard Arthur and wife to L- W.
Hassell 82 acres Newport for $10.
V. S. Baker and wife to North
American Land Co; 142 1-2 acres
near Jarratt's Bay Smprna township.)
iov $14Zff and other valuable consid
erations.' v"
E. B. Whitehurst et al to Pied
mont Furnace and Realty Co. 50
acres on Jarratt's Bay for $2000.
Piedmont Service and Realty Co.
to Piedmond Improvement Co. ,50
acres on Jarrett's Bay for $10 and
other valuable considerations.
SEVERAL CASES TRIED x
IN POLICE COURT MONDAY
The case of most interest tried by
Mayor Thomas Monday afternoon
was that of Will Oden, a negro
youth, charged with having stolen an
auto tire that belonged to Mr. Fill
man manager of the Holly Grove
dairy. Mr. Fillman indentified the
tire by means of certain marks and
the number it bore. The boy denied
strongly that he stole the tire. He
said that about two weeks ago he
bought a second hand car from Gil
bert Smith, a young white man who
lives on New Bern road, and that the !
tire was on the car when he bought i
it. He had Smith put on the stand I
as his witness but seemed greatly I
surprised when Smith said the tire!
was not on the car when he sold it. j
Two white boys undertook to testify
for the defendant but could not say
postively that the tire in question
was on the car when Oden bought it i
or not. The Mayor decided to let
the boy off with the costs amounting
to $4.60 and the tire was restored to
its owner.
Percy Marshall charged with an I
assault on R. M. Lewis pleaded
guilty and was assessed the costs Spaulding Rose were quoted recent
$3.90 or ten days on thes treets. j iy at $9 per barrel F. O. B. Hastings,
Pearl Oden, colored, charged with i Florida and the old ones selling at
slapping Mamie Forbes pleaded guilty
and was assesed the costs amounting
to $4.80. She was also the defend-;
ent in a case where she was charged
with an assault upon Lydia Forbes,
the mother of the girl mentioned a-
bove. This time she pleaded not
fc-uilty. Several witnesses were in -
troduced and there was considerable
argument by the defendant and wit
nesses. The Mayor decided that she
was guilty and required her to pay
the costs amounting to $5.70. She
then took out a warrant for Lydia
Forbes charging her with an assault.
This case is to be heard next Monday
afternoon.
REVIVAL SERVICES CONTINUE
AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH!
The meeting at the First Baptist
Church is still n progress with in- j
creasing interest. It ir not definite
ly known just how n. longer the
services will continue. )uring the
remainder of the merti j some of
the following subjects ill be dis-
cussed: "His Hour Struck." "On.iously hurt. A woman in the other
trial for his life." "A Robber in
Heaven. "Heavenly Recognition."
The subject for discussion tonight
will be "Hell." .
TWO AUTO TIRES STOLEN
LAST MONDAY NIGHT
An auto tire thief, or thieves, got
in some work here Monday night. A
tire was stolen off the rack on the
ear of Mr. Harold Maxwell and a
tire and wheel was taken from the
car of Dr. T. C. Britt. Mr. Maxwell
is a travelling salesman from New
Bern and was spending the night at
the Davis House. His car, as well
as several others, was left sanding
in the street in front of the iiouse.
Cars had been left there many times
before and had never been molested.
Dr. Britt's car was robbed while in
his garage at his home on Craven
street.
POULTRY SCHOOL
TO START MONDAY
Expert From Agricultural De
partment Will Be In Charge
of Series of Meetings
Arrangements are being made for
a series of poultry meetings in the
form of a poultry school, which will
be held at ten places within the coun
ty, next week.
Mr. Parrish from the Extension
Service, Raleigh will have charge of
these meetings and will bring to the
poultry producers in the county in
formation that will be interesting as
well as helpful at this time when
poultry is increasing rapidly in Car.
teret County.
Every means will be used to inter
est those who attend one or more of
these meetings, which are scheduled
as follows:
Monday May 24, 10 A. M. at the
home of Mr. W. E. Fodrie Newport,
3 P. M. at the farm of Professor
Joslyn Crab Point.
Tuesday May 25, 10 A. M. at the
home of Mr. J. Harry Davis, Harlowe,
3 P. M. at the home of. Mr. C. T. Eu
banks, Wire Grass. '
Wednesday May 26 10 A. M. ai
the- home of Mr. Walter Stewart,
Straits. 3. P.. M: atthe Borne' of Mr.
Irvin Willis Williston.
Thursday May 27 10 A. M. at the
home of Mr. B. S. Taylor Bogue, 3
P. M. at the home of Mr. J. H. Hibbs.
Bogue Sound Road.
Friday May 28 10 A. M. at the
home of Mr. E. F. Carraway Merri.
mon, 3 P. M. at the home of Mrs. B.
King, North River.
This is an unusual opportunity for
the poultry producers to get some
fiist hand information relative to all
phases of poultry, and I hope every
poultry raiser in the county will make
an effort to attend at least one of
these meetings.
Yours very truly,
HUGH OVERSTREET.
County Agent.
POTATO YIELD MAY
NOT PE VERY GOOD
According to information which
the News gets from potato growers
in this section, the potato crop is
not likely to be an average one this
year. The potato requires a good
deal of water to make it grow to a
large size and there has been very
little rain since the first of April.
Last year the crop was cut short by
a drought in May and it seems that
the same thing will happen this year.
Growers are hoping that while their
yield may be short that they will get
ifrood prices for what they do raise.
At present prices are high on both
j old and new potatoes. Florida
jabout that price wholesale. In 1924
I there was a tremendous crop of
white potatoes raised in the United
j States. Last year a smaller crop was
planted and the yield was not good.
As a consequence there is a shortage
'all over the country and prices are
. high,
HENRY JONES FINED
FOR RECKLESS DRIVING
An automobile accident that oc
cured on New Bern road Monday af-
ternoon resulted in the trial here
Wednesday of Henry Jones, a negro
man, on thee harge of reckless driv
ing. Justice of M.he Peace H. D.
INorcomi heard the case. It appeared
that Jones and ten other colored
i people were in a car coming from
New Bern to Beaufort and that he
ran into a car driven by Mrs. D. F.
Merrill which as going the same
way that he was. Mrs. Merrill and
her baby were in the car and were
shaken up considerably but not ser
car was hurt some but not badly and
"both cars were damaged to a consid.
j erable extent. Jones was fined $20
'for reckless driving.
MOVE FISH STAND
AND SIDE TRACK
WITHIN TEN DAYS
Board Rescinds Former Action
And Orders Changes Made.
More Paving Ordered
AGAINST FOOD INSPECTION
The special meeting of the "board of
town commisioners held Monday drew
a right large attendance. The
reason for this special interest in the ,
meeting was that the board took un
der consideration several matters of
a rather important natuire. The
questions of moving the fish receiv
ing stand on Broad street, of remov
ing the railroad sidetrack, of letting
a contract for a pier, of employing a
food inspector and of doing more pav
ing were all considered.
The first subject discussed was that
of moving the track and the fish
stand. All of the fish dealers in
town were present and while they did
not oppose the removal of the stand
very actively they showed much in
terest and expressed the fear that it
would hurt their business. Mr. J.
F. Duncan read two petitions, one
in favor and the other opposing the
removal of the stand. The latter was
the larger one and had many of the
business firms of the town on it. The
other had a number of property own
ers on Broad street on it, although
some owners had signed the other
petition and some had signed both.
Mr. C. R. Wheatly led the discus
sion for removal of the stand and the
tracks. He said in the first place
that the board had no right to give
permission to block up the street with
the fish stand and that it should be
put somewhere else. He also said
that the siding interfered wtih pav
ing the street. Mr. J. H. Potter Sr.
spoke a few words on the subject
but did not oppose the removal pos
tively and said he was. willing to a.
bide "by the decision . of the board. v
Mr. B. CWay stated that he was
afraid it would cut down the time for
loading fish and that) it was all they
could do now to get their fish load
ed by the time the train left. If the
time for loading should be moved up
an hour he wauld be compelled to
go out of business. Express agent
Seth Gibbs said it took an hour us
ually to get bills made and other work
done' to get fish off and it would be
very inconvenient if the stand should
be moved several blocks from the
station. There was some more dis
cussion and then, a motion was pass
ed that the fish stand and the tracks
be removed within ten days, with
the understanding that a track suf
ficient for the ice factory be left.
This to be done under the supervision
of the railroad engineer and the
city engineer.
Only one bid was received for build
ing the pier on Front street oppo
site the Inlet Inn, that of the Davis
Construction Company. The pier is
to be 100 feet by 300 feet and to be
built of wood. After some discus
sion a motion was passed to post
pone action and to advertise again
for bids and to ask for bids on creo
sote and concrete piles. The bids
are to be opened the first week in
June.
Dr. T. C. Britt came before the
board and asked for an appropria
tion of $800 to employ a milk and
food inspector, statin? that More-
head City had agreed to pay the
other half of the expense and that
the man would work for both towns.
Dr. H. A. i aylor or Kaleign stated
that the employment of a man of
this sort would be very valuable to
the health and business interests of
the town. The board very quickly
dicided to reject the proposition,
Commissioner Maxwell being the
only one who seemed to favor it.
Petitions to pave one block on
Mulberry street from Live Oak to
Hedrick street and one block on
Broad from Live Oak to Gordon
were received and acted on favor
ably. The matter of buying some
seats to be placed along the water
front on Front street came up and
caried a majojrity of one. It was
decided to buy a seat made mostly of
wood and that costs $2.25 each. The
board adjourned until the regular
meeting in June.
Mrs. M. B. Pollard and Miss Ruth
Robinson of the State Board of
Health and Messra Roy T. Giles and
W. T. McCanless of the State High,
way Commission were in town a few
hours last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Palmer Davis of
Dunn, and Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hicks,
and Mrs. C. W. Gibbs of.Erwin N.
C. were visitors in Beaufort today.