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'VOL.IX J ' . r ; ' ' " c' ' ' " BEAUFORT, N.C, THURSUAX ' APSIL .1920 . ' 1 , NUMBER 14 . '
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HOTEL
' Work ' Going Fo ward On
Hotel At Atlantic :
" View Beach L- -
After more or lss discussion
of the matter for several years
a Summer hotel on the- ocean
beach will soon be a reality, V.
A. Bedsworth 7 of Morehead
City who has ru the bath house
Real Estate Transfers
; .y, - - . : - i --.;:.
. The following deeds have' been
recently recorded, t
E. A. Council, and wife to A.
L. Willis lots 2 and 16 in square
5, Morehead City con.$2700.
C. P. Dev to Ja. R. Glover lot
25 by 110O feet in Pine st. Beau
fort con. $800. ,'t
J. A. Styron to L. H, Smith: 5
acers in Beaufort township, con.
$10. - . .
' pVpral vears i? rhft nrimp mvprlKmstracts in. Smyrna" town-
in thp lindprta inp. Wnrir start, snia 1 acre ana 0 i- - acers cun
ed some weeks aeo and has no v $50.
r.rnrfffWfl fsr nniirh tn ahnw C. L. Duncan and Wife to J. 1,
what the Diace will look like in orns,l tract?; , ot
HYDROPLANING OVER THE' HIGHEST ALPS
when finished.
l he ? Duiiding wm comprise
fifty bed rooms, large dancing
. hall, bath rooms for men and
wonen, dining room and kitch-
. en. It will be lighted throughout
with electric'tv and will be ' a
very comfortable Summer hotel.
It laces the ocean and in tact r is
only a few feet, from the water
and the guests will get all the
view and sea breeze that they I
may desire. , , .
in, the; rearot the hotel is
Bogue Soundnd trom its watef s
an abundance of sea food such
the A. Thomas $500&c.
C: R. Wheatlv and J. F. Dim-
can Corns, to Texas Oil Co. w
feet on South side of Front st
con. S33UU. - : . -: -
Chas. S. Bryan and others to
D. W. Morton 300 acers in ' Har
lowe township con. $500. t - . J
Jno. Cannon and wife to Jesse
Oannon tract in Newport , con.
$400.
E. P. Wade and wife to L E
Wade lot 12 in square 76 More-
headxon. $1500.?,: tk i.'ur ,
Fred Willis and wife to Carter
ret Lumber Co. lots , 5b and - 57
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.: UyUroplininj: over ', tli VeUeDBPe."Sw lfWrlni.' One' can 'climb luio
hydro on. the St. IorUx lake and to few mlbut'c b circling btgh. above tbo
blsbfst jea lte the range. "' v'' r! '.v.',- .'.v ' vf
THE ; DEMOCRATS : MEET
Small .Convention Praises
Democratic Leaders
Hamilton ' Endorsed
' ? For Senate
as soft shell crabs, clams, shrimp Beautort Heights, con. $iu&c cj
- scollops and fish canape had. AJ c. R.. Wheatly and7- F Dun-
nne pt.Doats wiU Kep consiani Corns, to , E WiHis 40
communication with Morehead acres of A. Thomas estate. Gal
City and Beaufort thus enabling Hants' Pointcoa $387 i ?
the people at the beach to go to r S. D. Ford and wife to Willie
the towns ana tne people m me Guthrie lot 43 by 100 feet in
" .ITi." "TA rr"ruJ The county, uemocratic, con
cvaurcjnui.. ' v, . ij. iuc auu WUC Ul I . ;fts n- 2 tyM
T i iL.I I T I . . . 1 - ' J V. TCUUUH lltlUIW " -"V
us year inc nuicis i bmuwu lreiana ioi on craven ana rinc t,.,o-loef cim
?nH MrtrViari p.itv wr rmwded I ef o - Raoufnrt vm , . Court-house here last baturday.
with visitors all the Summer, in ' K. R, Hardesty and wifeto A rather.smaU tendance twas
fact they were compelled to turn Joe Rose 1 1-2 acres in Harlowe present and a good many pre-
downt many j applications 1 for township, con. $75. . cincts were not represented at
k 1 IJLAJ la. .All la ICdl UK Y QIV VA" I LP II UWlrMA I I Il1irnr All. ' UUU1UV VliatlUMUl II Al
pecting an the ousiness iney can j in Newport townf hip, coa Webb, called the convention . to
handle and already people, are 550. , . . . . .. . order and asked Luther Harm!
.-beginning to engage accommoaa- Athony M: Boyd to Wm. ton to nreside. R. T. Wade was
5!S . i?Yi"r Xr Henry Brown lots 11 12. 13. in made Secretary, Mr.Hamihon
establishments in the two towns, square 152 Morehead con. $175. made a speech in which he attack
T hnt.i will Mn to ac Mary Lynch to Grady White- ed Senator Lodge axl other Re-
. commodate the visitors who like hurst 10 acres in Straits town- publican leaders for their attitude
to come down here but cannot ship, cori. $150. ..' , ' .' on the League of Nations. He
begin to accronmodate all One Claude Garner and ' wife to J. praised President Wilson, the
or two inwre new hotels could n narncr80 acres in Newport Democratic administration and
m. n 1 1 1 in ni nnKi irwi . i
IUIC 1CVU1U W4 iir isUHA.tain
cjomodations are offered the r. k. uuuaw ana wue w ocui congress, ineconveniionaoopi
r, ,jn mm. Thr H. Willis house kxs 1 and 1 in i resolutions which eulogized
is no tinr Summer climate on square 69, Morehead, con; $1900. 1 Senators Simmons and Overman
the Atlantic coast or better bath- .Thoa. Collins snd wife" to and Congressman Brinson Res-
Annie UHiinsw acres in tJcau-1 olittions were also oassed endors-
fort township con. $10 &c inff ur. Hamilton for the : State
W.f.and I. It. UaviS 10 1 . ct nA .qtarv Wad for the
A.Uzzell and L. F. GranUiam, position 0f State Fire Insurance
tract m Hunting yuaner town- Commissioner. A motion was
1 hrA I &hiP' 350 crc, 000 750, : ' made by A. D. O Bryan to. allow
uurteret Lodge 10 dauoeuar-i every uemocrai wm sucnocu
Wlth vt.wto securinff first hvrfiOacrw in Newuort town- tne Male convemion in naieign
ing beaches than this region af
fords. As to fishing and sailing.
on account of its extensive in
land waters' it stands without a
peer. - i
Methodist Bazaar.
I
' The ! Ladles" Aid j Society of
AnnSt Methodist " Church will
have a bazaar in the unoccupied
store on Front . St next: door to
Richard - Feltort on 'Thursday
April 15th ' -r'-'
They will have delightful re
freshments including ice 'creaai
cake, Scandy, choqolate, coffee
and chicken salad , They will al
so have for sale garments , and
fancy article! "
The public is cordially invited
to attend. i
Mir, G. W. Duncan, ,1
NeW Candidates Announce
A Surprise Party
Last Friday evening a surprise
partywas givea in honor of Miss
Grace Garner's fourteenth birth
day. As ptatmed Miss Myrtle
Simpson called for Miss, Grace
to goor, a walk about fifteen
minute9 before- time for the
guests to arrive. At seven 0 clock
the two gins returned home, and
found much to Grace's surprise
twenty of her ' friends 1 gathered
at her-; home;: j; Immediately ' the
fun : commenced. 4 All kinds of
games were indulged in. also , a
number of contests,1-which re
sulted in Miss Eleanofi Ramsey,
andr Messrs., Pntchard Lewis.
Clarence and Roosevelt' White-
hurst being the brize-winners.
At; about : ; nine o'clock, .the
guests,, were, ushered into the
dinmg room by Misses Elizabeth
Simpson Mattie and . Kuth Gar-
a A T If f -
ner and Annie narreu. : wno
served them ice-cream, cake and
ruit.1 After a few more games
were indulged m; the guests de
nartedfeir their homes, each ae
daring theyv had had the . best
Ime ot their whole, lives. ..v
I Although the guests rere re
quested not to bring any presents
Imany f them, insisted , upon
doing so. hence Miss brace ; re
ceived a humbet of ' clever and
attractive piesents,- .On, leaving
the hostess presented each guest
with a little souvenir of the oc
V Those, present were:-? Misses
Mvrtle Simoson. t Allie ' Harrell,
Eleanor Ramsey,' Susie Martin,
Irene Garner. . Pearl; and Lillie
Whitehurst; 1 Lualle; Scott, and
Grace Garner. Messrs. Pritch-
: Will -.BUILD- BRIDGES
County- v Commissioners
'Decide On , Uoad And , ;
. Bridge Matters At ,
' Two'Days Session ,
Pressure of business' made it
necessary for the Board of Coun- '
y Commissioners to hold a , two
days session here this " weak. A
ull attendance, of the board was;
present at .both meetings . Men-
day nd Tuesday.-
On Monday tve usual routine
auditing, bills', correcting errors
in tax matters and the like - was
attended to. The valuation ot
Ihe property cf uCs. iB -Hibhs -
wa3 reduced 33 j; 1-3 per cent. . ;
Corrections were made in' Mrs. - 1
Mamie Barker's and L.B Good- : 1 -win's
taxes! -I r'J: '
Monday afternoon there was
a hearing on the matter of build- r ' f
ing the .proposed hard surface " " l
rt-d to-the Craven county line. .:'
A report was made! of the mat- '
ter by Attorney; J.:' F. Duncan. . ' ' '
who ivith Chairman Wallace bad ) -been
to Raleigh recently to see ' V
thcState Highway; Commission.'
The matter wa9 then opened, for . i.i
discussion and talks jn, favor bt fl vl
the Newport route, were made by ? ' , i
A: L Wilson,. Cicero Garner, W.
W. Roberts; R. T. Wade, and A. - V!
D,0Bryan.;' C.R.. Wheatly, ar- ' .'
gued against the Newport route" "
and W, T.'Davis spoke of the ,
' This issue of the -News carries
the cards of L W. Hassell and J. present
R.Jinnett both
ninir for fhe Democratic
E.nnett
Vr V JViwt
nAiwI f Af ffAa in tm icf Ain fwrf
rlarkers island asked the board
to'do some road Wok'on' the Is-,
land. ,A.D. Ennett spoke hi fa- ;
vor of load work in -the ; West.,'
The ( hard surface 'road( matter
was postponed till the ' next day, ;
to be considered in executive ses-
About thirty five teachers , dcci(Jed Newport
lasi oaiuruay at uki tf mnA ; tnr m Ka
t
Roosevelt and Herbert . White
hurst, Clarence Whitehurst, Gil
bert Clancy. Clyde Ramsey, Mur
ray Newkirk, Ralph Noe, ' and
Akxizo Simpson." -
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-fr,
Teachers Meeting
1
of whom are run- meeting held in the aunty room H5ghway Commission to build ' : t
nocraticrnina. &S"d J- the.road by the .Hark.we route .
Mr. V?...--- otherwise to abandon the scheme
linnhMhnartinff RffistMnterest ox ine Keaaing ciroe - . . . , ,
- 1 - . . !. L.iJiruiucir.
worn ana was similar 10 one nciu 1
tf rWr1 fnr mon than a vir
and M'. Hassell has also done wk?
coniWerable work around the
court house. They are there
fore very well known to the peo
ple of the county and have a good
many friends who will support
them In the primary.
Planning For Merchant
.Marine
The most important matter con
sidered by the board next to the
hard road question was that of
building bridges. A bid was
made by Guthrie Brothers for
Mitt Roy all Goes
Commissioners
Mtet .
today to go as a delegate. Mr.
Webb opposed this motion and
it was defeated by a majority of
one, afterwards a long list of del
egates were appointed. In addi-
Resolutions of Ketpcct
securing
hand information regarding au- ship con. $1600.
tomobile and general foreign
t Autnmohill lOwO
Chamber of Commerce, S. A
Miles sailed on the Mauretama -.u, Town rvmmi.tion to this, each precinct chair
on Tuesday for t trip to include a hort meeting in nun in the county was given au-
England. France and Italy, Mr. Qty Hall . Tuesday night thority to appoint other delegates.
Je wm rrvrcscm i-rhos orrsent were Mayor liu- ; ne unnswi-Aoemeiny ugnt u
' w.twnf, Anr 7- nat the North River bridge at $21,900
corrwpondence)-An American This bi does notbclude the ap-
merchant marine of 12.000.000 W"1 w. "K UJS
. X.ui t .,r- tv. nm. i creosote pilmg.. The bid will
ShiDoinff Board to the Senate action on the North River bridge
To the officers,, and Brethern CnmmlttM on Commerce. The was d erred till the meeting on
of Carteret Lodge no. ?, knights committee, under the le'defship Thursday the 15th of this mouth,
of Harmony.,' . ft ctnr WmiW L. lor, of Abiatobiild a bridge over
Your committee on resolutions Wa&hinirton. is now drafting leg- ISmvrna Creek and one over I low
and respect on the death uf our jetton to build and maintain thL land's" Creek was made Sy Chas.
wonny-pTOneT r. . m is. vslt amrt.mt . tonnaffe. It el Hancock and W. T. uaTts, The
whurftoccuredKiiiiston NjU . , brice oj one was S700 and the
on Monday Marcn ist? 1. LrJir'-: other was $150. These bids
C at the meetings of the Bureau
Permanent Interallie des Con
struct curs Automobiles of which
the American organixation is
member. ' ' -.'
With Mr. Miles is Mrs. Miks,
.and M Us Virginia Royall
After tteTviing these iorelgn
meetings In the interest - Mb
American Manufacturers of Au
tomobitel who are seeking t low-
er Import tarriff into Fortign
Countries, the party will make
aa Automobile tor of England,
. France. Pelgium and I Iwand.
They expect to be in Europe for
six montt.s.
... . . .
Marvnckford who cried so
when ah ml 'a 'divorce few
wirkt asm from her first husb
and hxa found, consolation. She
Valiant Commlaalon Doane.1 not get into the convention al
tw an. Potter and Whitehurst. though tome thought that the
hilt. wn audited and or. OTin an resolution was in some
dercd paid and a ftw other mat- way connected with this matter.
ten attended to. Agent Sethi .
Gibbs appeared for the N. & S.I ' Marritt Licenses
Diltiradirvl auMtaht allowed!
. r v,ii;1 Tro marriage licenses have
fish, the same to have a roof and .t7T fwi. f "fe'Tr
to be 12 by 30 feet in dimensions. Wy vr,e to Whetlef Uwrence
This was referred to the ttiret andrfvdU' of Otwav
roufVs to South Arnerican port?.
were accepted and a bond requir
ed.
committee. An order vat pass
ed to charge the Graded School
251,400 fsltons of, water during
mx months. Two female palm
ists wrote and asked ia regard to
license taxes. TheCk:'iw in
structed to write them Cut cct
would be J2S0 paid in. advance.
snd to Jas, F. Garner and Elea
nors Willis of Morehead pty. ,
- found it la the person 01 iwiui T lr. in r-uj-w lotjay
'tkM
T tfc'M f-r all 15
4 4 trgi
tions:
1. iuai we ine memcers w the west indies ana ine .Larrvr. w t-u -- t.i
tuum ih, , V'lbean. I he lOiai SniDOini in IDC r.m KnnH KnnerintenAnit.
Rrotrbutwe-bow tuUnifStve WOrW today is .40,(XjO.OU) dea rimissloiien Lewis and Gilli-
K a vf MZmA avkA VniMa tun I Tl a mmm-v1mJ Lm a! I - .
1 ST f. kin were jiiStructed. to buy a
Vium tn: M VlllUk. SIS I"IIBC H)CIlllUH UIC )JI UX Mill ..rl, I,,- rfvw4 WOTK. I fe.
m10 ? will place about 30. per centof of Superintendent of County
called him to dwell in the House I rh. WQrtv. rommercLil shiDDinff Wtr aii. rvitiaw ttlA
not nd" with hands.- eternal m the hands of the United Sutes. uA approved. Sheriff Thomas
in the Heavens . " I The eructnnt Droco&ed by thelreDortuf fixes amounting to ll.
2. That we extend to the fam- rnmij!e an Commerr will UiS.17 colkcttxi was approved
... . . .1 . I . 1 t.-U t .
ily and friends ;o(. cur. deceased for the; disposal of the "-v .fcS;- iL"
Brother our ramej .ympatny entire, shipphoari cwfiertlfcw
1M men mvui w ki, iwirnQ pOviie OWRCrS DUl r CXJCTiU I
meM them to him Who doetn control will be maintained in on
all thine? well". .' ' ' , dei that high prices may be se-
3. That a cony of thee reso- cured.- VesseUouTYicg AnSeri-
lutkms be spread upon our mm- Cia ' maiu ill be kubsidlicd.
O ! tmpwtm Siaa.
' Yb MMlttM IM l
!vf i.r4 m m . a
utes,acopy sent to. his family jj bill row being drafted also SJMS wl tr.-H -.n
Ma Ia SKA 1tAllfA rVaW I a a : . . I
and one to the Beaufort News
for publication.
Pnternatly SubmUted.
; CC Guthrie
.V , M-tDivis, .
E. C. Whitelrtirst.
-IUH. W9 wt llMt."
i I.
provides for the creation or ai
construction fund to be. expend-
10 ouua snips pi a lyyc arpruvcut fiW , m '4 i.
bt the Shtrwrur . Board. Snio it a
buiidert will be rrquired to make
k .a. ft a .J. tft
Committee in Initial paymeotuf 25 per cen!,u-,,,, Nrrt.
Beaufort,!. C tO21921.'outbe.CosXjirw e..';.
TCiKxn inwiu; ;. (convention.
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