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THE BEAUFORT NEWS THU RSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1929
The Beaufort News
,ublished every Thursday at Beaufort, Carteret County
North Carolina
Beaufort Newt Inc., Publisher
' WILLIAM GILES MEBANE Pres. and Editor
fitter war by the Bolshevist leaders j
2 Greek Catholic church which was
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been a b
unon the
the state church under the rule of the Czars
and which is the religion of probably three
fourths of the Russians now. In their way
the Russians have been a devout people. To
many of them the attitude of the Red govern
ment tovards religion is very objectionable.
If all people did unto others as they would
! have others do unto them it is hardly possible
that there would be any labor troubles, or any
'sort of troubles for that matter. The prin
ciples of the Christian religion are very fine
and if all would follow them the world would
be a much better place in which to live. The
trouble is that comparatively few live accord
ing to these principles. It would not be wise
though to turn the job of civil government
over to any church. This would not be a so
lution of the labor problem or any other prob
lem of importance.
- Letters From -Our
Readers
CAPTAIN DAY WRITES
The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs
&OME PEOPLt THINK THtV HAVfc
A BET Til? SCHEME THAN SAVING
MONEY.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1929
Reports have been broadcast that $100
counterfeit bills are being circulated. So far
we have escaped any danger, from this source.
Editor of The News:
I see in last week's issue of your
paper that I am charged with as
saulting Cicero and Dennis Goodwin,
Euerene Koontz and Melvin Styron,
of Cedar Island, with a shot gun.
This is a mistake. They were tres
ri. I told my man-
la,, Cleveland Daniels, to go to
them and get their names. He posi
tively refused, saying he was afraid
i they' would kill him. So 1 had to go.
Thev attacked me with knives and
j tried to kill me. I had to right them
off with my gun. It 1 had not n(.
my gun with me, I would not be liv-
irni today.
J. J. DAY.
Dtctmber 17, 1929.
CONSOLIDATION OF JAILS
MIGHT BE GOOD THING
There has been some talk to the effect that
the counties of Pasquotank. Perquimans, Cur
rituck, Chowan and Camden might unite and
build a district jail. It seems to be the plan
to maintain a farm in connection with the jail
to be worked by the prisoners. It is claimed
that such an institution could be maintained
more cheaply than five separate jails can be
kept up and a lot of people, who are prob
ably idle most of the time and a source of ex
pense to their counties, could be made to work
and earn their own support. The scheme
seems rather attractive. It would require
some study to work out the details but that
can be done and it certainly seems worthy of
investigation. It is probable that there are
other groups of counties in the State that
might make similar arrangements. Then too
it might be possible to consolidate county
homes and to maintain district hospitals ad
vantageously. There is considerable food
for thought in these questions.
APPRECIATION EXPRESSED
ditor of The News:
I would like to say
sr.is
: veirard to tne sooa t'uu;e ui
POTATO PLANTING TIME
IS DRAWING NEAR
In about sixty days from now Carteret
county truckers will begin planting their ear
ly potato crop. Planting usually starts as
soon in February as the weather conditions
permit and is finished early in March. Wheth
er a larger crop will be planted this year than
last cannot well be foretold. It appears that
there will be an increase in the potato crop as
a whole. At least figures sent out by the U.
S. Agricultural Department indicate an in
creased acreage of about twelve per cent in
the early potato crop. " Old potatoes are sell
ing high and this naturally makes the trucker
think he can get a good price next May ox
June. Back in 1928 a whale of a crop was
raised and every body that raised any pota
toes lost money. It is to be hoped that no
such mistake will be made this year. It is
better to be safe than sorry.
tew
head City. On Sunday before Tnanks-'
giving. Dr. Ben Royal and family
! came over to the County Home with
I a very r.ice basket of fiuit for the .
i old folks. On the day of Thanks-
giving the Sunday School of the M. j
, E. Church South of Morehead City!
Icame also with lots of good things to
'eat. On Saturday, the 14th of this
month, the Junior Class of the same
i Sunday School came over accom-
.iv.iry and Mr.
Munns of Beau-
tort
with their Christ;::
p.n.aram.
BUSINESS CONSOLIDATION
A great deal of newspaper consolidation
has been going on throughout the country and
in many cases to the benefit ot their respec
tive communities as well as to those who own
the publications. Other line of business have
been doing some consolidating too and the
Hendersonville Times-News says properly so.
The Times-News in discussing this phase of
consolidation says:
Business men in more lines than newspaper pub
lishing, however, are fa?t coming to the concluusion
that in many towns and cities business is over-done.
For example, there is probably not a town or city in
the Carolinas in which there are not several lines of
retail business in which too many people are engaged.
In plain language, these towns and cities have too
main- retail stores and places of business; and the re
sult is so much division of the natural volume of bus- , panied by Mis. Sa
ines that few or none of the business houses do : Slaughter; also Mr
enough business to enable them to show fair profits.
Some of them, perhaps, actually lose on their opera
tions year by yiar.
There has been for years a tenancy to consolida
tion in "big business "' circles. This produced in years
gone by what were known as '-trust;" and "trusts"
and their promoters and owners were roundly scored ,
and cordially hatd by the masses of the people. Many j Dec. 17,
of the business combinations ot other days deserve an
" aimlied to them. An old
fashion ui "trust" would not smell sweeter or be more i Editor of the News:
honest today than in years past. What The Times- j i wish to say a little this week for
News is talking about is not the formation of business I my readers. My friends there are
trusts, but changes and consolidations made along reas- ; people that will violate the laws of
onahle and approved lines, which will result in the im- the state, nation and county no mat-
provement, stabilization and increased prosperity of ter what you do with them. I un-
' . j derstand that some of the game hunt-
DUPiness- . iers who work pretty much in the
In every town and city in the Carolinas, if half of 'week taj.e advantage of the Sabbath
the retail business houses quit, the other half would to g0 hunting, that is what I hear,
prosper, make money, and be in position to render ancj use some of the county trucks to
their communities real service. As it now is, half of j go in. Now my readers I didn't see
them are fighting with their backs to the wall to keep I this myself but I suppose it is true
beaufort, .. C.
D-C 13, li'29.
Dear Santa Claus, -1
am a little girl six years old, and
They ha
lots of good things to eat
a very nice time togeth
er. The old folks .-.:: e did enjoy the
evening.
We thank you.
W. W. SCOTT,
- of County Home.
! and we had
Come again.
Keep
29.
LAW BREAKING DISCUSSES
out of bankruptcy; they can't pay their bills, and they
can't give their customers first class service for lack
of capital and a volume of business that will make
this possible.
Let Us Serve You
We are now in our new quar
ters and are prepared to give
the Best Service in Carteret
County. Five chairs, your next
Sanitary Methods Easy
Shaves
Hair Cuts 30c
Tonics 20c
Opposite Eubanks' Lunch Room
am in the first ,;rarie. Ivvant you to
bring me Xmas a black-board, a pair
of skates, a sewing machine, pair of
boots, umbrella rain hat. and some
confectioneries. Don't forget my
; coufin in Durham.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
1 Helen Pittman.
Dr. W. S. Chadwick ::
Medicine & Surgery
Office Hours:
. to 12 and by Appointment
i irr'(. e in Potters Emergency
Hospital X
Office Phone 46 Res. 41-L Y
K
Feminine David Harum
PITILESS PUBLICITY IS NEEDED
Newspaper publicity in public affairs is un
doubtedly a contributory cause of good gov
ernment. Padded pay rolls and other species
of graft will not stand up very well under the
white light of publicity. When the public is
allowed to scrutinize the receipts and disburse
ments of a town, county or state government a
check is thereby put on corrupt practices.
The former treasurer of a North Carolina
county is said to be a defaulter to the extent
of several hundred thousand dollars. The
sheriff of the same county is also said to be
badly in arrears. It is not at t,ll likely that
the books of these officials have been audited
at regular intervals and detailed statements
published for the information of the public.
Had such statements been published monthly
or quarterly the county would have saved large
sums of money and the officials in question
might have been saved great humiliation. No
doubt there are many other counties in North
Carolina, and other states too, whose books if
carefully audited would reveal some unpleas
ant secrets. Every one that has not had an
audit made in the last four or five years should
have it done and the result made public in
some newspaper. The people should know
what becomes of their money.
Press Gleanings
The woman doesn't always pay and pay. Sometimes
she charges and charges. Arizona Producer.
Strong-minded wives make the be-t husbands Paris
Mercury.
People who live in glass houses should be grateful
to the inventor of curtains. Chicago News.
Short skirts boosted fashion hose sales $30,000,000
last year, to say nothing of the increased business en
joyed by oculists. Joplin News-Herald.
A bride who knows how to cook is becoming as rare
as a car you have to crank Cincinnati Enquirer.
TELEVISION HOOK NEEDED
If only radio had some device to ht the bum per
former know when you tune him out Akron (O.) Beacon-Journal.
If you never saw a bird establishing herself in the
nest, watch a woman settling down at her desk in the
morning preparing to work. Toledo Elade.
The surest means of preserving peace will be to con-
! duct all future wars on the pay-as-you-enter plan.
Columbus Dispatch.
THE LABOR PROBLEM AS SEEN
BY A FORMER POPE
In the year 1891 Pope Leo XIII wrote an
"Encyclical Letter" on the subject of "The
Condition of Labor" which was distributed
among the church dignitaries. Bishop Wil
liam J. Hafey of Raleigh has had the booklet
reprinted and has favored the News with a
copy.
We suppose Pope Leo's dissertation express
ed his attitude and that of the Catholic church
on the relationship of capital and labor. As
might naturally be expected it is conservative
in tone. Perhaps the most strikinfi part of
the article is the strong stand it takes against
Socialism. Pope Ldo argued . very strongly
for the rights of private property. He con
tended that nearly every one desires to own
property of some sort and that the Socialist
doctrine is contrary to the instincts of human
nature. At the same time the article admits
that there are many wrong conditions that
ought' to be righted.' He says that "no prac
tical solution of this questipn will ever be found
without the assistance of Religion and tne)
Church." He meant presumably his own.
church. , ,
In 'Russia, where Socialism is undergoing its
greatest test, it is claimed by the political
leaders that religion hinders rather than helps
m tne solution ot labor troubles
THE YO-YO
The mystery has been solved. For the past decade
there has been much speculation as ti what the human
mind was longing for; it was easy to see that tha
mind was craving something, because it was coming
and going, here and th ore and every vhere, apparently
floating in blank space like ssmeth ng of the lighter
atoms, seeking to settb somewhere. It was not until
the Yo-Yo was discovered, however, that the human
mind shouted , "Eureka," and float: 1 on in a state of
perfect satisfaction and sweet pe..'e. (Williamston
Enterprise).
THE LAW OF COMPENSATION
Frequently you hear men complaining because they
are required to do tasks which are not included in their
regular duties, tasks for which they think others are
getting the credit.
This is a mistake that too many workers make.
Don't be afraid of anyone taking credit that be
longs to you. In the first place, they can't do it for
long, and in the second place unearned credit is dan
gerous. A man may win promotion on the reputation for
accomplishing things which he is unable to do but he
won't hold the job very long. This i9 where you will
fit in and get both the job and the credit.
It is well to remember that there is a law of com
pensation which operates just as infallibly as the law
of gravitation, and that victory goes at last where it
ought to go, and this is just as true of individuals in
There has industrial plants as of nations. Industry and Labor.
if it be so I would break the laws of
God without being any expense to
the taxpayers of the county.I would
break them on my own expense.
Now some people say a person
should be clear of his faults before
he finds fault with others. I don't
clam that I am clear but I want to
walk so that others can see by my
good works that others may be con
strained to serve their Heavenly
Fathtr better. That is the way 1
want to live and if God being my
helper I mean to strive on to that
end. I want to keep the beam out
of my eyes the best I can so I can
see more clearly the mote in my
brother's eye.
My friends I see that there is right
smart confusion between the lawyers
about the suit but let's hope that the
right side will win out. They ten
me that the North River bridge is
much better, they have evened up
the plank to one thickness so you '
know that's much bttter. So let's'
keep on improving. j
I ste that A. D. Ward on behalf of;
Mr. W. L. Stancil asked that the;
county produce records of tax sales
from 1917 to 1927 inclusive. The;
present board has nothing to do with j
that when Mr. htancil had that in
charge the most of them years he
should have left it on record so they
could have found it straight. Mr.
Flint when asked about the matter
said he had never seen any such a
book. Now you see where it stands.
I hope when this present board gets
out I want them to leave a record of
the county's expenditures what time
they served.
Now I see that some of the farmers
are killing a good lot of fine meat
for next year, that is mighty good
to have in these hard times. Some
say it is the hardest times they ever y
saw but eating bread is soon forgot- i jfl
ten. I am in my 1 years of age
and 1 can say I have seen harder j fl
times than this in my life. I know ''
that jobs are scarce and money hard Ji
to get but many of us ought to have
thought of this 10 or 15 years ago j
when every thing was selling high. :
But I see there are lots of people i
studying about getting whiskey fori
Christmas whether they get bread orj
not. Now you know that the Bible)
says that wine is a mocker and strong j
drink is raging and whosoever is de-1
ceived thereby is not wise, and it was
also that it says also that no drunk
ard can enter the kingdom of heav-
en so if the people keep on like some
are doing there will be many that ;
will fall short of heaven and there
are many that will do and say things
and lie about it and they didn't do'
it and the Bible says that no liar
shall enter the kingdom of God. So
you see there aint much of a chance
for us if we don't give up all sin!
and do better while on this earth.
From your best friend for all that
is right and nothing wrong.
E. L. McCAIN.
Newport, N. C.
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orating, hrtdge building, aviation and taxi driving, there Is one ultra-modern
girl In San Francisc who has made a success nf an old. old trade. She is
Miss Blanche Spillninn, petite Belgian miss, who has succeeded at horse
trading. She is shown here nt work in her stable shinina up o saddle.
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