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THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1930
The Beaufort News
,ublished every Thursday at Beaufort, Carteret County
North Carolina
Beaufort New Inc., Publisher
WILLIAM GILES ME BANE Pres. and Editor
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Entered as second class matter February 5, 1912 at the
Vostofnce in Beaufort, North Carolina, under the Act
of Mrch 3, 1879. ;
means that every one who has any thing to
pay taxes on should be required to do it. It
is not just to collect taxes from part of the peo
ple and let others escape. Those who do not
pay their taxes make the load that much heav-
ier for those who do.
Counting delinquent taxes for several years
back and this year's taxes the statement shows
a very large sum, about $380,000, due the
county. If the officials had this money in their
possession they could pay what is due the
schools, meet interest on bonds and meet other
obligations. Not having this money makes it
necessary for the county to borrow, if it can,
which on account of the interest charges gets
the county that much deeper in the hole. This
sort of thing cannot go on indefinitely. The
taxes must be collected or the county will go
into bankruptcy.
hellers From -Our
Readers
MEMBER NOKTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1930
The doctor up in Catawba county who vot
ed at Maiden and then sent another to his
former home at Morganton was let off with
the costs in the case. If the doctor did not
vote for the recorder at the recent election we
assume that he will do so the next time he
gets the chance.
NYE COMMITTEE WANTS INFORMATION j
The Xye committee of the U. S. Senate has
not lost interest apparently in the Simmons
Bailey contest. Recently report blanks have
been sent to newspapers all over the State i
both weekly and daily, the Beaufort News be- :
ing included in the number. These reports ;
ask for information as to advertising done for
the Senatorial candidates in the primary. The ;
object of course is to find out how much mon- ;
ey was spent by the respective candidates or I
their friends in their behalf. County chairmen
are also being interrogated as to expenditures. j
The renert is that far more money was spent
than was reported by Mr. Bailey's manager. )
The investigation may not oe the mere lor
mality that it first appeared to be after all.
ORGANIZED CHARITY IS BEST
Organizations are being formed now by
states, cities and communities to relieve dis
tress. Of course some cities maintain such or
ganizations all the time, as there is always
more or less poverty and suffering. In times
of unusual hardship such as the world is now
experiencing it is very necessary that what
ever charitable work is clone shall be done in
a systematic way. There should be no dupli
cation and waste of effort and money. Indis
criminate giving by individuals, no matter how
well intentioned, is not wise. There are plenty
of people who are always ready to take advan
tage of opportunities to get something for
nothing whether they desirve it or not. People
who are unable to help themselves are the
ones to look after first. Wilful idlers should
not be encouraged in their idleness. There
might well be some sort of organization in
Beaufort to care for the unfortunate and needy
this winter.
MORE PAVED ROADS NEEDED
It is said that in the United States there are
8,000,000 miles of roads and of these roads on
ly about ten per cent are maintained by the
states or Federal aid. The rest are kept up
by the counties and townships. So while there
are a good many miles of paved highways in
this country there are several million miles of
dirt roads. In North Carolina we have sev
eral thousand miles of hard surfaced roads
but we also have a vast number of miles of
dirt roads.
No doubt the time is far in the future, if it
ever comes at all, when all public roads will
be paved. At the same time there will be un
doubtedly a great increase in hard surfaced
roads in the next ten years. South Carolina
and Louisiana have large paving programs un
der way at present and so have some other
states and many counties and towns will do
paving very likely. -Since 1918 there has
been a great deal of road building in the Unit
ed States. It has been the life of the automo
bile business because bad roads and cars are
a poor combination.. The paved roads have
been a great help in moving farm products to
market quickly and cheaply. Of course those
farmers who live some distance from the high
ways do not get so much benefit from them as
those who live directly on them. This situa
tion should be relieved as soon as practicable.
All thickly settled communities should have
the advantages of paved roads as soon as pos
sible. We understand that the State will do
some paving next year and that it will have
considerable Federal aid. A few of the coun
ties may do some paving also. We are not in
favor of any big bond issues for roads at this
time but we do think the State should do as
much road building as possible next year. Be
sides providing permanent improvement it
would furnish employment to a great many
woi'kers.
Press Gleanings
It seems that there is plenty of money in the coun
try, but tlie trouble is that it doesn't get a move on it
self. Milwaukee Journal.
"L'ETAT C'EST MOI" j
The State was not "shocked" at the ap- !
pointment of Mr.McNinch to the Power Com- '
mission by President Hoover as asserted by
Congressman Lindsay Warren, but it is very
clear that Mr. Warren was badly shocked. Al
so Senator-elect Bailey, Judge Stacy, Gover
nor Gardner and others of high and low de- ;
gree of the anti-Simmons wing of the Demo- j
cratic party got a considerable jar. As for I
several hundred thousand Republicans and j
Simmons Democrats they were not "shocked"
at all. On the contrary some of them were
pleased and others amused at the situation
brought about by the appointment. It is well
enough to concede the fact that the coterie of
politicians of which Congressman Warren is a
member comes pretty near running the State
but he is hardly justified yet in exclaiming like
Louis the Fourteenth "The State it is I."
ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES
We umUr.-tand they've brought out a luggage ear
lier which clamps on the running board of the midget
car and holds a pack of cigarettes. Ohio State Journal.
SAFETY FIRST
Chicago society women left their most costly gems
at home when they attended the opening if the opera
season. They know their Chicago. Milwaukee Journal.
Now let's see how much food value there is in apple
sauce. Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.
WHERE WAS THE FOOLK1LLER
And the world's champion in the field of useless ef
fort, while we're on the subject, is the fellow who re
cently established an endurance record by playing min
iature golf for 146 hours Boston Globe.
AN UNSOUND SUGGESTION
Mr. Jouett Shouse made the suggestion some
days ago that Federal employes should be
put on a five hour a day basis. They would
get the same pay for working five hours they
now get for working eight. Cutting down
the working hours would mean of course the
employment of fully fifty per cent more peo
ple. The vast army of Federal employes
would be increased and of course their salar
ies would add millions to the expense of run
ning the Government which already costs a
bout four billions a year.
Mr. Jouett Shouse is a well known politic
ian. He is Mr. Raskob's assistant manager ;;t
Democratic headquarters in Washington. He
is said to be a smart politician and is given
considerable credit for the victories won by
the Democrats in the recent election. Mr.
Shouse is an intelligent man and knows of
course that if the Government adds a large a
mount to its expense account that it will have
to get the money somewhere to meet the in
creased liability. The Government's reve
nues come mainly from income taxes on indi
viduals and corporations, custom duties and
taxes on tobacco. Does Mr. Shouse desire to
increase these taxes and duties? Or was his
suggestion a mere political gesture which he
did not expect anybody to take seriously?
WHICH IS THE MEANEST
W. J. West asks the Franklin Press: "Which is the
meanest in the eyes of God, and for the sake of hu
man decency, a chicken thief, a horse thief or an ab
sentee ballot thief?"
The editor answers by saying that "theft is a very
unwholesome thing in any form, whether the p.tty
i nine oi stealing chickens the larger theft of a horse,
or the still viler crime of voting dead men in an elec
tion these three and the greatest of these is vote
dealing."
The Legislature should make absentee ballot stealing
impnssible. If it is necesasry to absolutely repeal the
law to end the absent: e ballot scandal, lit the surgeon's
knife be used. (Raleigh News & Observer.)
TAXES MUST BE COLLECTED
Nobody enjoys paying taxes but it is neces
sary for a good many of us to do it if we are
to maintain any sort of organized government.
It costs a lot of money to keep up schools,
roads, courthouse, jails, county homes and
pay officials who run these institutions. There
is no place to get the money except from the
people. In order to pay interest on bonds
and meet other obligations Carteret county
has to raise nearly ? iO'V.OO a year. This
McNINCH'S MAIN TEST
Strange thing-: do sometimes happen. Up until now.
the cause for the appoii tmcnt of Frank McNineh as a
membir of the Federal l ower Commission has not been
solved. It seems that none of his North Carolina po
litical friends backed him, and if any of his national
political friends had anything to do with the appoint
ment, it is not out yet. So far, nobody knows wheth
er the power trust wants him or not. It may prove of
real interest when the ball is unwound and the core
is exposed.
The political office holders, naturally, are barking
and growling for various and sundry reasons. The
fact that McNineh fought Smith draws firef rom the
pritanic oflce holders.
The fact that McNineh comes from Charlotte, the
hub of electricity, naturally furnishes ground for sus
picion. But the fight hasn't as yet been centralized.
A few politicians deplore the face, that McNineh might
possibly be suffering from a corporate taint and be
moan the fact that Mr. Hoover did not appoint John
II. Small, the c:;-congressman from this district, the
giand mogal of bin interest and the corporate god.
If McNineh is under the influence of the power trust,
then he cannot be a servant of the people, and should
ha defeated. That is the main test of his fitness.
(Williamston Enterprise.)
BIBLICAL PROPHESIES FULFILL
ED MR. McCAIN SAYS
Editor of the News:
I have a few word? to say this
week. I notice that you put to the
heading of my letter last week, peo
ple should "repeal" the prohibition
laws. I did not say that. I said that
I would give several reasons why we
couldn't have absolute prohibition
and I gave them reasons in my letter.
I am very sorry that it went abroad
that way. I want readers and friends
to know that I am in favor of strict
enforcement of all prohibition laws to
their fartherest extent. I hope no
one will think that I am upholding
the whi-key traffic when I am not.
so those that read my letter last
week could see by the way that I was
against it.
Now my readers I see in the be
ginning that the new commissioners
have got to borrow some money to
pay interest on county bonds. That is
making the county debt larger all
the time. If they keep on going it
will take all the tax that they collect
to pay interest on bonds and have
none left to pay school teachers. 1
understand that there will be no work
done on roads until after Christmas.
If not I think the dirt roads will be
in a bad fix where they are running!
school trucks all the time over th.ni.j
I want all of my readers to read
the !! chapter of second Timothy. I
am going to write it and comment on
it as I go along. It start- off this
way. "This know also that in the last
days perilous times shall come." My
rtaders those timts have come on us
now. "For men shall become lovers
of their own selves, covetou-, boast
ers, proud, blasphemers, disobedient
to parents, unthankful, unholy." My
friends you can look around and see
that is true. "Without natural affec
in, truce breakers, false accusers, in
content, fierce, despisers of those that
are good." You all know that is so
to a certain extent. "Traitors, hauty
highminded, lovers of pleasure more ;
than lovers of God." That is just as '
it takes one hundred cents to make a
dollar. "Have a form of Godliness, '
but denying the power thereof; from
such turn avay." Now you see we are
warned to keep out of the way. "For
of this sort are they which creep into
houses and lead captive silly women
laden with sins, led away with divers
lusts never learning and never able
to come to the knowledge of the :
truth." Now they don't want to come '
to the knowledge of the truth be- j
cause they love darkness rather than
light.. "Men of corrupt minds rep
robate concerning the truth, but they
shall proceed no further for their'
folly shall be manifested unto all ;
men as theirs also was." Now you ,
see by resisting truth and being' so '
unconcerned about the he says
their folly shall be manife.-ted unto '
all men as their was." But thou hast '
fully known my doctrines, manner of
life, purpose, faith, long suffering, '
charity, patience, persecutions, affec
tions which came unto me at Antioch, i
at , at Lystra: what perse-1
cutions I endured; but out of them all
the Lord delivered me.' i
Now my readers that is giving us
an example to go by for we people ;
that are serving the Lord to hold out
to the end and he will deliver us. '
"Yea and all that will live Godly in 1
Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution,, i
but evil men and seducers shall wax
worse and worse, deceiving and being
deceived. "That is so aint it? "But
continue thou in the things which
thou hast learned and hast been ans
wered of, knowing of whom thou hast
learned them and from a child thou
hast known the holy scriptures, which
are able to make thee wise unto sal
vation through faith which is in Christ
Jesus." All scripture is given by in
spiration of God and is profitable for
doctrine for reproof, for correction,
Ifor instruction in righteousness." You
I know that it fays in Titus "for the
grace of God that bringeth salvation
! hath offered to all men, teaching us
that denying ungodliness and world
; ly lusts. We should live soberly,
i righteously and godly in this present
I world. That shows that God desires
all to live right, that the man of
! God may be perfect, throughly fur
I nished un'o all good works. Christ
says seek and ye shall find, ask and ye
shall receive, knock and it shall be
open unto you but you must seek and
ask and knock right if it profits you
any for that saith. I know him and
keepeth not his commandments is a
liar and the truth is not in him. Now
you will find these words when once
the master of the house is risen up
and hath shut to the door and ye be
gin to stand without and to knock at
the door saying Lord, Lord, open un
to us: and he shall answer and say
unto you I know you not whence ye
are: then shall ye begin to say, we
have eaten and drank in thy presence
and thou hast taught in our streets,
but he shall say. "I tell you I know
yon not whence ye are; depart from
! me all ye workers of iniquity, then
; there shall be weeping and gnashing
i of t:eth." Now he tell us in the
Eible. "Woe unto you generation of
! vipers I have gathered ye under my
I wir.gs as a hen hnth gathered her
! bt ood and ye would not, we can't
reive two masters, why not Lts serve
j God and not man. It is the joy of
my life to serve my God. If I could
not s rve him I wouldn't want to live
any longer. Now I will close hopint'
my readers will get something good
out of this letter.
Yours very truly,
E. L. McCAIN.
Newport, N. C.
;.") in the same building, or the room
!in the south-west coiner on the low
er floor. Since this change has been
made there has been quite a bit of
confusion on the part of those wish
ing to get books by not knowing
'where the library is now located.
The heading intended for Mr. Mc
Cain's letter last week was "People
Should Respect the Prohibition Law"
Through an error the word repeal
was used instead of respect.
GANT MUST START
I TERM IMMEDIATELY
NEWPORT. P. T. A. WILL
HEAR INTERESTING SPEAKER
Newport, Dec. 10 Albert B. Os
borne, who was born in the interior
of India known as "Kipling's Jungles'
will speak at the Parent-Teachers
meeting at the Newport High School
on Friday night at 7 :'M P. M.
Mr. Osbirne is a teacher and the
son of a native of North Carolina, his
father was born in Buncombe county
and spent 00 ytars as a missionary in
India.
There will be no charge admission
and the public is urged to attend.
Four local children will appear in
native costumes.
CLUB LIBRARY MOVED
The library of the Community
I Club has been moved from the old
office just within the doorway of the
court-house annex to room number
Gretnsboro, Dec. 9 Judge W. A.
Devin today declined request of at
torneys for Mason W. Gant, given 10
years in state's prison yesterday for
having misappropriated public funds,
that he be permitted to delay start
ing service of his sentence until March
1, 1031.
The former clerk of Guilford su
perior court probably will be taken
to the penitentiary in Raleigh tomor
row. Gant had asked the delay in 'order
that he might assist in straightening
out the affairs of the clerk's office,
which he turned over to Wayland
Cooke when charges of fraud were
brought against him, and that he
might aid receivers for his property.
N. C. POTTERY ON SALE
The Literary and Art Club of More
head City is putting on a sale of
North Carolina pottery. The articles
are on sale at the Marine Hardware
Company's store. The public is in
vited to call and inspect the pottery.
Last Minute Decisions
When you leave your Christmas pur
chasing until the last minute, you are apt
to make a hurried decision and select
some gift that does not prove as satisfac
tory as you had hoped.
That is possibly because you find the
stock in the store reduced, the nicest things
sold- and nothing there that just suits you.
We want you to come and see our
Christmas line during the last shopping
days. Gift goods are our business the
year around. We don't have to sell out
before Christmas because we need a stock
after the holidays as well as before.
Yo;i will find a fine line of our kind of
goods on the day before Christmas as well
as when the holiday season opened.
Bracelet watches, for instance. We
can show you a wonderful variety now
and we are sure to have the one you want
to buy for Someone.
Our hours until Christmas are from
7:30 a. m. to 10 p. m.
B. A. BELL
Your Jeweler for Twenty-one Years
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tBANKING J
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Over $3,400.00 was distributed
this week to our
Christmas
Club Members
The 1931 Club opened Decem
ber 10th and will be open for en
rollment until January 1st. We
are looking- for all old members
and many new ones in the 1931
series.
Club Accounts are available in
any amounts from weekly pay
ments of 10c to $20.00 or more.
Make your initial deposit early
and get off to a good start for a
Happy Christmas in 1931.
Your Friend for Thirty Years
The Bank of Beaufort
Beaufort, N. C.