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IU TLJlIc? CD) 1 lnll& iq). EAUF The best advertising msdium published in Carteret Co.l READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY WATCH Your label and pay your subscription VOLUME XV EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY SEPT. 30, 1926 PRICE Sc SINGLE COPY NUMBER 39 -- - -- v... iStit ----- - -- - SALARY AND WAGE COMMISSION - ALLOWS SOMESALARY ADVANCES Less Than Half of Applicants Get A Raise. Committee Makes . Drastic Report About Treatment of The Feeble Minded. Twenty Six Receivers For Tobacco Association (By M. L. SHIPMAN) Raleigh, N. C. September 27 A quiet week in which Raleigh citizens centered their attention on the Flori da disaster and awaited with concern news of North Carolinians in the storm stricken area passed last week. The meeting of the Salary and Wage Commission the opening of the Old Bright Tobacco Belt, the report on feeble-mindedness in the State and the opening of the State educational institutions attracted interest during the week. The Salary and Wage Commission met and handled approximately three ' hundred applications for increases in salaries by state employes. About 125 of these were (granted. Sectary Sink saying for the most part they were from $5 to $10 a month. One case, that of Dr. G. M. Cooper, was given special consideration. A salary of $4,800 was granted Dr. Cooper who is now acting secretary of $he Beard of Health, but who will shortly be supplanted by Dr. Charles O'H. Laughinghouse. Dr. Cooper will re main with the board and it was felt that his services were valuable enough to warrant the high salary though it was stated if he ever resign ed the chances were his successor would not get as high renumeration The Commission def erred action on institutional salaries. Secretary Sink has been working on this phase of the work for several months and it is an ticipated' it wil lbe disposed of this fall. The Old Bright Belt of Central Carolina opened during the week and followed the lead of the other two belts by having high prices for med ium grades of tobacco. The aver age was from 25 to 30 cents a pound . and growers were delighted. Gener- ; al prosperity is expected in the to bacco areas this fall as a result of th high prices paid for the weed. Report en Feeblemindedness The report on feblemindednesa in the State, submitted to the Governor by Dr. W. S. Rankin, head of a com mittee which investigated the matter, contained some revelations and dras tic recommendations. The Governor is expected to handle the subject in his recommendations to the General Assembly in January. The report included recommendations for a law allowing sterilization by the heads of any institutions handling such cases when it was felt it was. for , the good of the public. It also rec ommended effectively legislation for( physical and mental examination of school children, that Caswell Training School center its efforts on the most burdensome and troublesome cases, that inmates be colonized ac cording to their intelligence, that certain patients be paroled, that a survey be made covering twenty five years and looking to adequate ex pansion of the school, that the plant . be increased and that parents able to pay for their children at Caswell be required to so do. " North Carolina lost its supremacy in textile working hours last month to South Carolina but continued to lead Massachusetts The Tar Heel state showed 1,630,221,680 active spindle hours as compared with 1,639,539,883 for South Carolina. It has been revealed here that since the Tri State Tobacco Growers Co operative Marketing Association went into receivership that the number of receivers and attorneys for them ap pointed by various courts number 26 and each of these must be paid out of the receipts of the Association from members' tobacco. It begins -to look like the lawyers and receivers will get the lion's share of the mon ey received while the growers for whom they are working will "be left out in the cold." Superintendent of Education A. T; Allen estimated that the total enroll ment of the public schools of the State this year is about 835,000. The eight months school term which he is sponsoring, he says, will increase that enrollment. The increase this year is about 15,000 over last year. The average cost of keeping a pris oner at State's Prison each year Ls $358. . . Each year teams of boys selected from the classes in Vocational Agri culture in high schools throughout . the country contest for a trip to some national attraction. This , year the contest is' to be held at the "Natian- al Dairy Show," which meets in De troit October 6-13 and the following young North Carolinians have been selected to represent the State in that event: Rt Paramore of Vanceboro School, Craven county; Erne.4 Kin ney of Friendship School, Alamance county; and Murphy Royal of SI em burg School, Sampson county, with Houston Austin of Oakboro Schiol, Stanly county as alternate. This de sirable trip to Detroit for the deserv ing country boys is financed by con tributions from the Rotary clubs of North Carolina as one of their Boy's Work activities, a generous undertak ing for a worthy cause. Dr. G. M. Cooper, acting secretary of the State Board of Health reminds the people of the State that the sea son for diptheria rapidly approaches and warns parents to have their chil dren inoculated with antitoxine. It is said by health authorities that eight percent of all children stricken with the disease succumb to its effects. 323 cases out of a total of 4,095 re ported in 1924 having proven fatal. In 1925, 289 cases proved fatal out of a total of 3,437. Children between the ages of 18 months and six years are most liable to contract the dis ease. "Take the preventative" is the advise health authorities are pass ing along. The State Auditor finds that State Prison expenditures exceeded its in come during the last fiscal year by $82,336.70. The institution received from the State treasury during the year ending June 30, 1922, the sum of $510,859.91 and turned back $428 515.21, according to the audit re cently completed. These figures deal wflh cash only, it is said, the much discussed "accrual basis" of figuring things not having been resorted to as in the "late past" in reaching con clusions. , Returning from an extended trip through the South, Jahn A. Park of the Raleigh Times and president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers' Association, avows that he found many indications of prosperity all along the line of his 4,000 mile jour ney. He thinks the low price of cot ton has been offset by the large crop now estimated at 16,000,000 bales. This might be true but for the high cost of production, thinks U. B. Bla lock, business manager of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative Association. Raleigh was host to many pecan growers during the week who held a sectional meeting at the Sir Walter Hotel and- visited many orchards in this part of the State accompanied by members of the State Department of Agriculture, who are active boosters of pecan culture, and by R. W. Leiby, State Entomologist who imparted val uable information in regard to pecan pests and means of 'arresting" them. ' irra Prospects Good From a poor beginning, say experts of the Federal and State depart ments of Agriculture, "crop prospects are now generally good and better than usual, so far as production is concerned. Tobacqo and peanuts are bringing unusually good prices and most farm crops will probably reach or rise above the average market prices except cotton,- which is greatly influenced by the 'Cotton Belt States.' Total crop indicated for the State is 1,199,000 bales. Of the 19,697,832 automobiles reg istered in the United States during the first six months of the present year 1,562,492 are credited to the State of New York which takes the lead, and Nebraska with the smallest number, or 20,527. Texas led the South with 904,050 and Florida sec ond with 407,777. North Carolina takes third place in the South, report ing the registration of 371,353 cars. Total receipts for the entire country in registration fees, etc. is placed at $257,779,139, a majority of which was devote dto the construction and maintenance of public highways. " According to an opinion handed down by the Supreme Court recently local game laws in the following counties are unconstitutional; Bladen Brunswick, Chatam, Cumberland, Haywood, Henderson Hpde, McDow ell, Madison, Onslow, Pender, Per quimans Randolph, Sampson, Surry, .Transylvania, Tyrrell, Yancey, Robe son, Avery, Bertie,' Beaufort, Cabar rus, Caldwell Caswell, Catawba, Cher okee, Cleveland, - Dare, - Edgecomb, j Gates, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Jackson, Lee, Mitchell, Posquotank, Montgomery, Pamlico, Person, Ruth erford, Swain, Wataugq. Discrimi nation in fees is given as the resaon, Residents and non-residents must be "fed ou of the same spoon" in priv tiicge charges. MRS. ABERNETHY MUCH IMPROVED Wife of Congressman Hurt In Automobile Accident. Is Improving New Bern, Sept 28 The condition of Mrs. Charles L. Abernethy, Sr. j was reported as much better this af ternoon. Mrs. Abernethy was injur ed in an automobile accident near Kinston yesterday shortly after noon while enroute to Kenansville with her husband. Congressman Aberne thy, and his secretary,- Mrs. Marion OverbyAllen. She sustained a brok en collar bone and injury to an arm when the Buick sedan in which they were riding turned over as the result of a blow out on a rear wheel. Mrs. Allen was driving the car at the time. She said she was running about 35 miles an hour on a straight road. Mr. Abernethy called from the rear seat and told her of the blow out. When she applied the brakes the car skidded, turning over when the wheels struck soft dirt in the ad joining field. Mrs. Allen found herself in the rear of the car, which was lying on one side when it came , to a stand still. She climbed out a window and summoned aid and Mr. and Mrs. Abernethy were taken out through the windshield. Neither the congressman nor Mrs. Allen was seriously hurt. Mrs. Aber nethy was taken to a Kinston hospi tal and given treatment and ' was brought to her home last night. CHESNUTS GROWN HERE BY OTWAY CITIZEN Most people are under the impres sion that chesnuts will not grow suc cessfully in this part of the State. As a matter of fact they are not grown to any considerable extent. Mr. Andrew Gillikin of Otway has demonstrated though that it is pos sible to raise chesnuts in Carteret county. ' He has eight trees now-'a bout seven years old that have been bearing more or less for four years. This year they have a very good crop on them. The trees are of the Jap anese variety and were bought from a nursery company. MOONSHINE STILL CAPTURED. A 30 gallon copper still was cap tured Tuesday morning by Sheriff T. C. Wade and Deputy Sheriff R. E. Chaplain. Thes till was found about two miles back of -Williston. There was no liquor there or mash and ap paiently the outfit had not run for several weeks. The owner of the still has not been discovered as yet. First Meeting Held This of Parent The P. T. A. of the Beaufort High School held its first meeting for the school year 1926-'27 in the school auditorium Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 o'clock. The object of the meeting, as stat ed by the president, was to re-organize and to tell parents their part in helping the teachers. The following interesting and in structive program was given: "Home Study and How Parents may Help." Miss Lena Duncan. "Recreation as Part of Education Mr. M. S. Rose. "Our Plans This Year How Par ents uan Help - oupi. a. u. rnvi,. "How Health. Helps Study" Dr. Tr C. Britt. Mr. Fritz announced the goal of the year is "Standardization of the Elementary School." The president stated that plans for the Boys and Girls' Scout organiza tion were being perfected. Parents were urged to visit the school frequently and to know the teachers' personally. The president thanked parents and friends for their splendid attendance and requested that they co-operate in. every way to make this a most successful year. It was announced by the president that grade mothers and committees would be appointed later. The time and place of meeting will be the same as last year School Auditorium, third Tuesday night of each month at :30 o'clock. Folliwng is a list of grade mothers and committees appointed since the regular meeting. First Grade " Mrs. George Brooks; Mrs. J. P. Betts; Mrs. Fred King Sr.; Mrs. Ed. Hancock; , . Second Grade Mrs. R. B. Wheatly; Mrs. Edger ton. Two more more to be' appointed later. Third Grade SEA LEVEL MAN DECLARED INSANE Man Fifty Years Old Who Had Never Been To Beaufort Committed To Jail ; Lorenzo Salter of Sea Level, a demented white man about fifty years of age, was brought to town Tuesday by Sheriff Wade and Deputy Chap lain and committed to jail. This was said to be his first trip to Beaufort. He has been feeble mindel all of his life but recently his mental condition has grown worse. His father has been dead for many years but his mother who is old and blind is still living. It was suggested by County Health Officer Dr. T. C. Britt and Clerk of the Court L. W. Hassell some weeks ago, that he should be sent to the State Hospital but the old mother would not consent. JMr. Winfield Salter of Sea Level is broth er of the insane man and has sup ported him for a long time. An ap plication has been made to the State Hospital by Clerk Hassell and Dr. Britt to get the unfortunate man in that institution. Owing to the destruction by fire some months ago of the men's de partment of the hospital it is said to be somewhat crowded condition. However some patients have been sent from there to Morganton Hos pital which has given considerable relief to that situation. CARTERET COUNTY FAIR OCTOBER 14th.-15th. Preparations for the Carteret Coun ty Fair, which is to be held at New port October 14th and 15th, are go ing forward. One thousand prem ium lists were sent to all parts of the county Monday and it is expected thnt the exhibits this year will be larger and more representative than they have ever been. A large number of prizes will be given and they will be of, greater value than ever before. Those who are backing the fair feel that" there is a lot of good advertise ing in it for Carteret , county and they are hopeful therefore that the exhibits this year will be very num erous. Twenty concessions have been granted for various kinds of shovs and entertainments and the amusement feature of the fair this year will be the greatest ithas ever been. The attendance record is x rected to be broken this year if weather conditions are favorable. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Jordan return ed Wednesday from Washington, N. C. where they went to attend the fun eral of Mrs. W. W. Aldred, a sistre in law of Mrs. Jordan. Season - Teachers' Association Mrs. T. W. Brinson; Mrs. Claude Wheatly; Mrs. Leslie Davis. Fourth Grade Mrs. B. C. Way; Mrs. H. C. Jones; Mrs. H. M Hendrix. Fifth Grade Mrs. W. A. Mace; Mrs. S. H. Hay wood; Mrs. N. F. Eure Sixth Grade Mrs. Chas. Hatsell; Mrs. Sam Dar ling; Mrs. L. W. Hassell. Seventh Grade Mrs. S. A. Thomas; Mrs. T. C. Britt Mrs. W. E. Adair. Eighth Grade Mrs. Hardy Lewis; Mrs. G. W. Huntley; Mrs. A. D. O'Bryan. Ninth Grade Mrs. S. F. Hildebrand; Mrs. C. A. Clawson; Mrs. Maude Chadwick. Tenth Grade Mrs. C. K. Howe; Mrs. M. S. Snow den; Mrs. L. J. Noe. Eleventh Grade Mrs. Annie-Gaskill; Mrs. Lon Hill; Mrs. C. L. Duncan. -Grade Mothers are asked to meet at the school auditorium on the Thursday afternoon of each month just preceding the third Tuesday at 3:15. Publicity Committee Mrs. Leslie Davis, chairman, Miss Lucille Pond, Mrs. Will Potter. Way and Meana Mrs. A. D. O'Bryan, chairman, Mrs. N. F. Eure, Mrs. Chas. Skarren, Mrs. R. L Fritz, Miss.Lessie Arrington. Memberships - Miss Lillian Duncan, chairman, Mrs. Bayard Taylor, Mrs. Claude Wheatly, ' Miss Lena Duncan. Hospitality ;" Mrs. H. C. Jones, Chairman; Mrs. Chas. Hatsell; Miss Neva Chadwick. Program Mrs. U. E. Swann, chairman with the privilege of selecting her com mittee. Mrs. J. H. STUBBS, Secretary. NEW CAFE OPENS. Captain J. R. Wilis, a well known Beaufort boatman, is going into the restaurant business and will open up Saturday. He will open in the build ing on Turner street next to the Russell house which has been used for a cafe for a year or so. Captain Willis says he will make a specialty of sea food and has named his place the Sea Food Cafe. MISS LYDIA PARKIN PASSED AWAY TUESDAY No death has occurred in Beaufort in a long time that caused more gen uine regret than that of Mis? Lydia Parkin which occurred at noon Mon day the 27th. She was just eighteen years of age and until about two years ago when she contracted tuber culosis she had every reason, to ex pect a long and happy life."- At school she was very proficient in her studies and took a leading part in part in athletics. She had an attrac tive personality and had many friends in Beaufort among both the young and older people. During her long illness she was very patient despite her sufferings and was cheerful to the very end. Realizing that death was near, several weeks ago Miss Lydia planned for her funeral to the minut est details all of which were complied with. Miss Lydia was the daughter of the late Cecil Parkin and Mrs. Hattie Parkin, who survives ner. She also leaves three brothers, Roderick, Carl ton and Will Blades and two sisters Misses Janie' and Alberta. A large number of other relatives of the young lady live here in Beaufort. The funeral services occurred Tuesday afternon in Ann Street Methodist church and were conducted by the pastor Reverend E. Frank Lee. There were many beautiful floral designs. By request of the deceased Mr. M. Leslie Davis sang "The Old Rugged Cross" and the choir rendered "Face to Face." The interment was in Ocean View cemetery. COMMUNITY CLUB GIVES PARTY FOR TEACHERS Last Thursday evening the Commu nity Club gave a rook and bridge party in honor of the faculty of the Beaufort Public School and St Paul's The affair took place in the hall above the store of Mr. C. A. Clawson. The room was beautifully decorated with ivy and baskets of flowers. Punch and cake were served. Mrs. Hal Pot ter and Miss Margaret Jones won the ladies' prizes which were two pret ty handkerchiefs. Mr. A. D. O'Bryan captured the men's prize which was a pair of silk socks. . A consider able crowd attended , the party and had a very enjoyable evening. RED CROSS SOLICITS AID FOR STORM VICTIMS Responding to a call of President Coolidge the American Red Cross is engaged in raising funds all over the United States for the Florida storm victims. The Red Cross will not on ly collect the money but also will spend it and see that the relief work is done properly. The local chapter of the Red Cross is undertaking to raise a fund and Mrs. C. H. Bushafl has already secured $78 and sent if on to the headquarters. She standE ready to receive any more collections that may be given her and will for ward them to the proper authorities. There is a great deal of fsuffering in Florida. Thousands of people are in destitute circumstances. A good many people from Carteret county live in Florida. The News has no information as to whether they are in need of help or not. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds have been recorded at the office of the Register of Deeds in the past few days as follows: L. C. Carroll and wife to J. C. Taylor 20 acres Beaufort Township for consideration net shown. , Beaufort Cemetery Ass'n. to Hen ry Weeks, cemetery lot for $40. - Lillian Norwood etal to Ebin R. Harker 1-2 lot 139 Old town Beau fort for $10. - - W. B. Blades et al to Luther Ham ilton 4 lets Morehead City for $10. other valuable considerations. Bogue Development Corp. to Scott P. Parham 1 lot Morehead City for $100. Webster . Craig and wifeto Row land Real Estate Co. 1 lot Morehead City for $10. Morehead Bluffs to T. R. Cooper 2 lots Morehead Blubs for $4950. Bogue Development Corp. to B. T Cherry 2 half lots Morehead City for $230. A. H. Reynolds et ai io Jannie Hanley 1 lot Newport for $200. IKE RHODES HELD FOR UPPER COURT Charged With Deadly Assault Upon Len Harper. Other Warrant Dismissed The principal case tried in Police CoAirt Monday was that against Ike Rhodes, colored, charged with an as sault with a deadly weapon. Readers of the News will remember that some weeks ago Charlie (Goose- Chadwick was shot in the leg one Saturday night. He was caried t othe hospi tal where he remained for several weeks. Monday he appeared in court with his left leg gone which had been amputated above the knee. .There were two warrants against Rhodes one charging him with an as sault upon Chadwick and the -other charging an assault upon Len Harper. The first warrant was dismissed by Mayor Thomas and he was bound ov er to Superior Court under a $250 bond on the latter. The defendant was represented by attorney Walter Hill. In the first case the evidence of several witnesses examined was that Chadwick shot himself accident ally. He so stated the matter as did his wife and several others. Accord ing to the evidence Rhodes and Len Harper had a disputeabout whether ' some woman had been in the house or not and had exchanged some rough language. Rhodes went to his house , and got a single barreled, shot un and returned with it. Harper saw him coming and departed forthwith. Chadwick took the gun away from Rhodes, struck it twice on the side walk, broke the stock and the second time it fired and shot him in the If.g There was no evidence that Rhodes pointed the gun at anybody and all the witnesses told pretty much the same story. ......... ..t In the case where Marie McCotter was charged with an assault upon Minnie Collins judgment was sus pended upon payment of costs. The warrant against Jim Harris charg ed with beating his wife was with drawn upon payment of the. costs. A. C. Darling charged in two cases with having been, drunk and disor derly admitted that he had too much liquor aboard but denied the disor derly part. He was let off with the costs in one case and fined $50 and costs in the other. TO CURE CONSUMPTION MUST START IN TIME Santorium, September 25th. The North Carolina Sanatorium wants ev ery man, woman and child in North Carolina who has tuberculosis to find it out in time to be cured. By a con servative estimate there are now from fifteen thousand to twenty Jhcusand cases of active tuberculo sis in North Carolina. It is only when the disease is discovered in the early stages that it can be cured. It is a disease that in its early stages rarely makes one feel very sick. On ly one case out of every five is dis covered in the early stages. To find, and help the physicians to find tuberculosis early the North Carolina Sanatorium . employs two physicians, especially trained in the diagnosis of tuberculosis and con. ducts diagnostic clinics both at San atorium and traveling clinics. The Sanatorium clinic is open every day except Sunday and is free provided the patient or his doctor will write for an appointment. No red tape is necessary. A postal card saying "please give me a date for examina tion" ie sufficient. For the travel ing clinics the Sanatorium will glad ot arrange for a clinic in any county or city in which it is request ed to do so by the local physicians or the County Health Officer. If you would like to have a clinic get ymir Health Officer or your doctor to write us about it. ,,,, ' BANKS WILL NOT RUN t FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER Mr. Henry T. Banks of Lukens a nominee on the Democratic ticket f or county commission pr has declined to make the race. Mr. Banks sent in his resignation last week to county chairman Luther Hamilton. M Banks stated to a. News represen'a -tive that he did not want the nomi nation in the first place and that on account of his business affairs it was impossible for him to be a canJi. date. Mr. Banks received 1669 votes in the primary and was regarded as a strong candidate. It wil be the duty of the Democratic executive committee to appoint a successor to Mr. Banks which has not been done at this writing. Misses Irene and Elizabeth Garner of Newport are here on a visit to their sister Mrs. C. R. Wheatly.
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