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Beaufort Ne ws Largest Circulation In Carteret County HE The People's Newspaper A I 1 I I II I The best advertising m-dium published in Carteret Co. I READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY J 2 ATCH Your label and pay your subscription VOLUME XVI 16 PAGES TWO SECTIONS THE BEAUFQk f NEWS THU RSDAY MAY 26, 1927 PRICE Sc SI LE COPY NUMBER 21 City Board Advocates A Bridge Celebration Committee Appointed To Start Ball Rolling New Bern And Morehead City Asked To Co-operate. Auditor Makes Report. CITY BOARD 30 Pt. Caps & lower i A short meeting of the board of I town, commissioners was held at the city hall Saturday morning. The ob ject of this was to hear from the firm that has been engaged in auditing the town's books. Mr. Russ of the firm of Russ, Dix on and Carter came before the board and made a statement in regard to the audit. Former treasurer W. L. Standi was present and stated that he was ready to turn over his ac counts and settle up with the town. Mr. Russ stated that his report was ready but not type-written and that, it embraced only receipts and expen ditures. That he had checked up the cash account but had not done any thing with the general fund or other matters. Mr. Russ said that if the board desired him to do so that he would complete the audit and that it would take him four or five days to do it. The board discussed the matter and decided that it wanted a complete audit and that it would be best to have the auditors who started the work to finish it. The audit will cost around $2000. A motion offered by Commissioner Whitehurst was passed authorizing the audit to be finished. It seemed to be the sense of the board's opinion that a complete state ment of the town's affairs would be furnished the public at the earliest possible moment. The matter of having a big cele bration when the bridge is completed was discussed and a resolution was passed appointing a committee for ar ranging affairs. The committee was instructed to take the matter up with the city boards of New IBern and Morehead City and ask their coop eration. Mr. Floyd Loftin asked the board to open up Hammock street. The matter was referred to the street committee. The fixing of salaries of city officials was deferred to the reg ular meeting in June. In the mean time the old salaries remain in effect. The bridgeesolution reads as fol lows: RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, in a short time the bridge conecting the Town of Beau fort and Morehead City will soon be completed, and Whereas, the completion of the bridge will mean a new era for our town and section, and Whereas, it i fitting that our town and comunity should recognize this event as of great importance to us, BE IT THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Beau fort, in meeting assembled this the 21st. day of May, 1927, That a committee of twenty-five be appointed to take in hand the mat ter of a proper celebration on the completion and opening of the Beau-fort-Morehead City Bridge, and that the city officials of the Towns, of Morehead City and New Bern and the. Commissioners of Carteret Coun ty, be advised of these resolutions with the request that they join with us in the celebration and appoint sim ilar committees, with power to act to make this celebration a success, Be It Further Resolved; that $ 500.00, be and the same is hereby appropriated to be used or as much thereof as may be necessary to defray the neces sary expenses incident to said cele bration. Be It Further, Resolved that the Mayor of Beau fort be a member of the Committee of Twenty-five and that the other members are as follows: ' D. M.- Jones, Chairman, Hugh Hill, C. T. Chadwick, Holoway Mason, E. H. Potter, J. J. Whitehurst, W. G. Mebane, C. R. Wheatly, W. H. Tay lor, W. A. Mace, George J. Brooks, R. B. Wheatly, E. W. Hill,, M. Leslie Davis, John A Hornaday, U. E. Swann Mrs. C: P. Dey, Mrs. Bayard Taylor, Mrs. C. H. Bushall, Mrs. Willie Willis Mrs. W. V, B. Potter, Mrs. A. T.J Gardner, Mrs. H. M. Hendrix, Mrs. f L. J. Noe and Mrs. Martin Blood-1 good. That the foregoing committee have authority to name . sub-committees I from their own number -or elsewhere i to do specific things in the premises, j BIRTH OF INFANT. Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Jerni gp.n (Wednesday) at their home on Ann street a daughter. Make the second application of fer ti'izers to cotton just after the cot ton has been chopped. FRONT STREET IMPROVES LOOKS New Business Places Add Much To Town's Good Looks. Others To Come A great improvement in the ap pearance of the business district on Front street has taken place in re cent months. New store rooms and other places of business have been opened up all to the betterment of the street's looks. Two new thoroughly modern bar ber shops have opened up in the same block. Styron's opened week before last and Miller's the past week. These shops are equipped like those in the larger towns and cities. Styron's shop is located in the C. L. Duncan building and Miller's in the Denoy- er building which has just been com pleted. A new dry goods and notions store opened up this week. It is that of E. D. Martin and Company and is in one of the Duncan store rooms which has been remodeled and made into a very attractive shop. This firm is composed of Mr. Ed. Martin and his wfe, formerly Miss Julia Rumley. Both have had wide business exper ience and are well known to the pub lic. Mr. W. H. Bailey who has been in the jewelry business in Beaufort for some time is also in new quarters.. He has moved into the Denoyer building in a store room specially de signed for him. His shop is very conveniently arranged and is quite pleasing in appearance. In a very short time now the firms of W. P. Smith and Richard Felton will move into their new . places of business which are now almost completed. It is rumored that several more new buildings will be started on Front street in the near future. Only Two Cases Tried In Police Court Friday Police court last Friday afternoon was a light affair. Only two defen dants faced Mayor Jones. James O. Harris, one of the defendants was held under bond for Superior Court Harris was tried e"n two charges, possessing and selling liquor. At torney E. Walter Hill appeared for him. G. H. Lupton testified in one case that he bought two coco cola bottles of whiskey from Harris and paid him $1 for the same. Several witnesses said that Harris treated them to drinks. Mayor Jones decid ed that there was probable cause and held Harris under two bonds of $250 each. Herbert Smith charged with hav ing been drunk and also with an as sault upon J. C. Pratt was convict ed in both instances. He was fined $2 and costs in one case and $5 and costs in 'the other. Mayor Jones has an nounced that he will be as lenient as possible with first offenders but that those who come before him a second or third time may as well pre pare themselves to receive pretty stiff sentences. READ THIS SURE There are two books which every intelligent person should have access to at all times anil should own if possible. The first is the Bible and the other is a good dictionary. For any one who may have a deficiency in this respect the News is able to supply at present -the diction ary. . On Bother page, of this. "issue is a largo display adver tisement which tells of tbo low ' price' at which an excellent dic tionary' may be had, either for cash or in connection with a subscription to the News. The - book may be seen by any one at the News office. The offer the 'News is making is a remark ably good one and any person who needs a first-class diction ary of the English language should not let this chance slip. Mr. George Hatsell and George Jr. of Tampa, Fla. motored here yester day and are visiting the former's brother Mr. Chas. Hatsell. Agreement Between J Town And Inlet Inn Inc. At the meeting of the board of , city commissioners held last Saturi day the board decided to have pubJ lished the agreement made a year ago between the town and the Inlet Inn, Incorporated. This relate to! the dock built on the hotel property by the city. The agreement reads: North Carolina, Carteret County, Memorandum of agreement, made this the 3rd day of May 1926,, be tween Town of Beaufort and Inlet Inn, incorporated, a Corporation un der North Carolina laws. Whereas Inlet Inn, Inc.. owns the property at intersection of Front and Pollock streets- in Beaufort; and water front thereto adjacent to South side of Front street, as well as 66 feet on west, therefore; and where as the Town of Beaufort desires td construct a pier or wharf for uses other than commercial that is for tourists and yachts, and vessels not engaged in commercial traffic or fish ing; Whereas the Town of Beaufort de sires to locate the pier or wharf on Inlet Inn property, and Inlet Inn Inc. is willing that said pier or wharf be 30 located subject only to restric tions herein contained. Now, therefore the parties hereto mutually agree as follows: 1. Inlet Inn, Inc, grants to Town of Ecaufort privilege to construct said dock or wharf and to maintain same, as non-commercial dock oi pier on its premises, at the cost of Town of Beaufort for a term of yearn so long as same may be maintained as required and directed by the Dock Commission herein provided for, subr ject only to the mutual reservations and restrictions herein set out. 2. Town of Beaufort agrees to build dock or pier in accordance with plans and specifications attached: to adopt and provide ordinances as here inafter prescribed for dock commis sion's control and guidance. 3. It is mutually agreed; that no commercial boat or craft shall tie to or moor at said dock ; no fishing craft shall use said dock, nor other com mercial, craft tie to dock or moor at it, no loafing shall be allowed on said dock or pier. 4. Dock Commission hereby ap pointed is: Mayor of Beaufort, C. R. Wheatly, proprietor of Inlet Inn, the Inlet Inn Inc., property. Witness the hands and seals of parties hereto interchangeably fixed this May 3, 1026. INLET INN INC.,. By W. A. Mace, Town of Beaufort, N. C. TOWN OF BEAUFORT, N. C. I.y T. M. THOMAS, JR., Mayor Attest: George J. "Brooks, Secretary. Attest: M. A. Hill, City Clerk. Newport Citizen Dies From Heart Attack Newport, May 25 Stricken with a sudden heart attack MrrP. P. Garner, one of the leading citizens of this town and community, died Thursday cfternoon. He lived only about twenty minutes after he was taken ill. He was buried Sunday after noon. Mr. Garner was 63 years and six months old. He was the son of the late David W. and Nancy Mann Gar ner. In 1888 he was married to Miss Izora Herrington who survives him. Of this union were born the follow-' ing children all of whom survive; Miss Nina Garner of Burlington, D. Ira Garner, Thomas Roy Garner, Misses Elizabeth and Irene Garner of Newport and Mrs. C. R. Wheatly of Beaufort. Mr. Garner also leaves a brother T. R. Garner of Salemburg and two sisters . Mrs. F. J. Hardson of New Bern and Mrs. J. E. Perkins of Newport. Mr. Garner for about 25 years was a deacon in the Meth odist church here and superintendent of the Sunday School. He was a charter member of the Woodmen of the World lodge and the Charitable Brotherhood. He was a merchant and was highly esteemed as a citizen and business man. ' Mr. and Mrs.. H. W Hibbs of St Petersburg, Florida arrived jcently and will spend the summerat their home on Bogue Sound. Last Friday evening a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. D. Ira Garner.. A TEA WILL BE GIVEN TUESDAY May 21st from 4 P. M. to 9 over C. A. Clawson's store, by the Junior chapter U. D. . for the benefit of plac ing markers at the graves of the Confederate veterans in the cemeter ies in Beaufort. A liberal patronage is solicited. Everything good to eat. Come to see us. MRS. H. D. NORCOM, Chairman. COMMENCEMENT IS NOW IN PROGRESS Senior Class Exercises Tonight. ,. Large Crowds Are Attend ing And En joy in f Com mencement The finals of the Beaufort. Graded School are in progress this week and will conclude with the graduating ex ercises tomorrow (Friday) evening. Dr. N. W. Walker, Dean of the School of Education of the Univer sity of N. C, who was to have deliv ered the address to the graduates will not be here. Superintendent R. L. Fritz received a telegram from him yesterday saying that it was impos sible for him to come. However he is sending in his place Mr. Francis F. Bradshaw Dean of Students who will make trie address. As a matter of fact the school com mencement really began last Friday evening with the piano recital of Miss Anna Skarren. A crowd that filled the auditorium was present to hear the recital and by their liberal ap plause showed their appreciation of it. Miss Skarren was ably assisted by a chorus composed of Misses Hel en Hendrix, Birchie Felton, Anne O'Bryan, Sara Hill, Annie Laurie Rumley, Gertrude Hancock, Alvetta Skarren, Virginia Howe , Hazel Noe, Lillian Springle. The sermon to the graduating class was delivered Sunday morning by the Reverend Richard Bagby of Washing ton, N. C. at Ann Street Methodist church. A large congregation heard Mr. Bagby's sermon which contained much profound truth expressed in a very attractive way. Several per s6ns expressed themselves as thinking it the best sermon of the kind they had ever heard. , Declamation-Recitation Contest The Declamation-Recitation Con test was held Monday nighgt at the. school auditorium. Much enthusiasm was shown by the large audience due to the well rendered selections. Those who contested in the Decla mation Contest were: Ray Willson Raymond Pauly Roy Eubanks, a and Charles Howe. The first two of these were from the A section of the eighth grade. In order to represent their class and make a better showing for the school, they selected their declamations just one day before the contest, delivering them with amaz ing brilliancy. These two young stu dents are to be congratulated on their goou scnuui sjmiii, unu men ouuuj. ine gins wuu .tu ... ...c tion contest were: Helen Hendrix and Aliese Killingsworth. Both of these young .ladies gave difficult readings with an easy manner and showed good training. Miss Hendrix and Mr. Eubanks won : respectively the recitation and decla-! mation contests. Mr. Eubank's name ' will be engraved on a loving cup that is to remain in the school. Miss Hen-1 drix received a five dolla- gold-piece. ! "Mr. Bob" Makes Big Hit i The senior play, "Mr. Bob" given at the school auditorium Tuesday night, met with genera) approval from the large audience. The entire cast was selected from the senior class ; and showed good talent as well as ex-! cellent training. j The characters were: Phillip Rayon Albert Gaskill. Jenkins Butler William Way. Rebecca Luke A Maiden Lady Mary E. 'Weeks. Katherine Rogers her niece Lu ella Goodwin. Marion Bryant Clyde Duncan. Patty A Maid Helen Hendrix. The three comedians Helen Hen drix. James Wheatly. and William Way caused screams of laughter to trie prolonged dry spell tne crop throughout the play. The other j this year will be short. The yield characters in their roles were very in a few instances, where the lands good, ' have been, moist, is fairly good. Upon The receipts amounted to around ! the whole though the yield seems to eighty dollars. This money will goibe about half what it ought to be. for the senior's farewell gift to the This is the case not only in Carteret school, a dictionary and somep lay- county but in South Carolina and the ground equipment I Elizabeth City and Aurora districts. The play was directed by Miss Pond Naturally prices are high. The News the senior room teacher. heard of one large sale where $7 a Seaior Class Exercises Tonight j barrel was paid for primes. As a This evening the senior class exer-, rule primes are bringing between cises, .which -are always interesting six and seven dollars and the low will take place beginning at eight ! grades have been selling in some in o'clock. A large crowd is expected, i stances as low as $3 a barrel. will be concluded with shaw's address to the, class. Mr. Brad - graduating The world's largest man, North Carolina claims, was Miles Darden.jthe formal opening of the new look. who rived in that state from 1789 to 1857. It is said he was seven feet six inches tall and weighed more thin one thousand pounds. Despite his circus qualifications, he lived a quiet, uneventful life. The United Sattes uses two-fifths ment of Conservation and Develop of all the wood consumed in the ment, will accept the tower on the world. state's behalf. Judge Walter Neal Passed Away Monday ' Laurinburg, May 23 Judge Wal ter H. Neal, died today at 12 o'clock at his residence on Church street. For some months he had been in a sani tarium, and was brought home Sun day morning. Judge Neal was about 68 years old. and until last fall was actively en gaged in the practice of law. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and shortly thereafter located at Laurin burg, where he soon established a well-paying practice. In 1901 he was appointed by Governor Aycock the judge of what was then the Eighth Judicial district, and continued to hold this position until he resigned in 1908. He was vice-president of the First National Bank, and held many positions of trust and honor, rnd was highly esteemed throughout the State. He was chairman of the State Board of Elections when he died. The funeral will be at 5 o'clock tomorrow, and interment will be at the Laurinburg cemetery. He is survived by his wife, who was, before mariage, Miss Emma Gill, and by two children Miss Annie Louise Neal and Mr. Thomas G. Neal. Judge Neal was well known in Beaufort having visited relatives here a number of times. He was a broth er of Mr. Jack Neal who died two years ago. Misses Maybelle, Geor gia and Mr. Wade Neal of Beaufort went to Laurinburg to attend the fun eral of their -uncle. Carriage licenses. The following have been issued I permits to wed by Register of Deeds I R. W. Wallace since last week: i Fred Guthrie and WilmH V.. Rus sell, Bogue, N. C. Guy W. Willis and Lula M. Ful cher, Williston, N. C. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Realty transfers for the week re corded at the office of the Register of Deeds are as follows: Beaufort Realty Corp. to T. M. Eaman, 2 lots West Beaufort for 500. John Robinson, Trustee to Beau fort Grocery Co. part lot Beaufort for $10. Beaufort Realty Corp, to C. Walk- I er Hodges, 2 lots West Beaufort for g2500 R(.anfnri i,, and wife to for Uriah Mason, 1 acre Sea Level $25. Wm. Eailey Jones et als comrs. to W. L. Brogden,5 lots Morehead Citv for $1000. W. B. Blades and wife et al to J. F. Patterson, 1 lot Morehead City for $250. J. F. Patterson et al to Grace M. Blades 1 lot Morehead City for $250. M. G. Lewis and wife to Chas. G. Willis, right-of-way, Marshallberg for $10. u . , rOtatO Harvest INOW Going Ahead Rapidly The annual Irish potato harvest started in bright and early Monday and while most of the growers have not started digging yet a good many have done so. Including what was shipped this morning 21 cars have left Beaufort. The harvesting will increase now rapidly and next week if weather conditions are good gathering the crop will be in full swing. Owing , NEW LOOKOUT TOWER BUILT ON MT. MITCHELL RALEIGH, N. C, May 25 (INS) j Friday, June 17 has been set for out tower atop of Mt. Mitchell, State Forester J. S. Holmes announced to day. Col. C. J. Harris, of Dillsboro, don or of the tower, will make a brief presentation. Mayor Wade H. Phil lips, director of the State Depart- LINDBERG CROSSES ATLANTIC OCEAN WITHOUT STOP Young Flyer Astonishes The World With His Wonder ful Flight GETS A BIG OVATION PARIS, May 21 All France to day welcomed the coming of Captain Lindberg "The Flying Fool." The youthful aerial Lochinvar rode into Paris at 10:22 on western winds. The weather off the coast of France was slightly cloudy but there was a heavy west wind which speeded the flight of "The Spirit of St. Louis," and put Lindberg in Paris ahead of his schedule. A crowd of some 20,000 French and Americans had gathered at Le Bourget awaiting Lindbergh's arriv al. On his arrival, Lindbergh vas giv en a reception such as no American has received since the days when the first American doughboys set foot on French soil. This "Flying Fool" has stirred the imagination of the French people who are somewhat confused over his nickname, but regard his venture as one of the most courage ous and sporting attempts in the whole history of aviation. Le Bourget was too far from the center of Paris for any great mass reception, but everyone who owns a car or a bicycle was at the flying field to be there when the "Flying Fool" arrived. The great searchlight at Le Bour get was alight, sweeping the skies shortly after sundown. v,The crowds before the Paris news paper bulletins increased as the day wore m. Veneral comment was that Linergh was taking a tremen dous chancy. The French are some what at a losS to understand this man who flies alone nd is nicknamed "The Flying Fool.i"HsTo the French mind this nickname doeY convey the coloquial meaning of admiraijon which it has in the United States, buK an impression more literal, Perfect Landing After circling the field three times Lindbergh made a beautiful landing his land gear touched the ground lightly and he finished the epochal flight as he had started it like a n aster airman. The first peep that Paris had of Lindbergh was characteristic the crowds saw merely a grinning young ster. Throwing open the tiny door of his plane the cabin which 'had been a death chamber for a day and a half the young airman pulled off his helmet, as though glad to be rid of it and then burst into his character istic grinning smile. The crowd seized Lindbergh be fore he had an opportunity to say anything and he seemed to be willing not to talk. 20,000 Present Twenty thousand enthusiasts had broken the iron gates and battered down 200 yards of iron fencing, dash ed past the French guards and swept across half a mile of field to bestow their welcome on the young conquer or of the air. Flag waving crowds surged about him and the official reception which had been planned went by the boards. From the huge throng there went up shouts of enthusiasm such as are rarely heard in France. "It's he," came the cry. "Ameri ca forever," shouted some one, and this became the cry of triumph as hundreds of voices shrilled "America Forever " even the French hi their enthusiasm forgetting any arti Americanism they may ever have cherished and joining in the paen of praise. The milling crowds at times be came dangerousA and women were pushed and fain d in the throngs. STATE PAYS OL, DEBT TO FORMk t TREASURER RALEIGH, N. C. May 21 (INS) North Carolina has now paid a debt that was held against it for 31 years. State Auditor Baxter Durham has stamped his okey'on a coucher for $12,060.04, payable to Ex-State Treasurer, W. W. Worth of Guilford County. The voucher represented reim bursement for the defalcation f a clerk in the ex-treasurer's office dur ing the Russell administration, which Worth made good. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eugene Reedy formerly of Miami, Fla., ar rived in Beaufort today for a short stay. Mr. Reedy is conected with the John B. Gallagher Company of New York, a realty firm.
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