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VOLIX ' ' , . v - ' ' - feEAUFORT,N;C THURSDAY APRIL f29 J92Q ' , . - . . , NUMBER 17 '
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Mentally Unbalanced Mra.
Neva Spencer Of Lup-,
ton Commits Desper- -'
ate Deed'
9 Perhaps the most pitiful tfage--dy
.eYernacted in Carteret coun.
ty occurred yesterday" a Week
ago when Mrs. Neva SDencer of
Lupton attempted to take ' ber
own life and the lives of her
two children.- r - - " '
Mrs. Spencerwho was about
twenty five years of age, lived
in the little village of Lupton on Gilgo of Portsmouth. Three sis-
Hog islana in this county. A ters Mrs. Henry Smith, and Mrs.
little more than a year ago her Holloway Mason, of Beaufort and
husband died of influenza leav- Mrs. Milan Willis oi Portsmouth
ing th6 widow with a little son, are also living.
tdward, aged eight and a , little
Miss Fawn Rumley
; .DEATH NOTICES .
. Miss Lydia Gilgo ,
Miss ' Lydia Gilgo &ed Mon
day morning at the home of her
sister Mrs.. Holloway , Mason.
She was forty-' two years old.
Miss Gilgo was , a victim of
tuberculosis, j For about ; eigh
weeks she had been confined to
her bed. The body of. the - de
ceased was 1 taken to Cc'ar .Is
land Wednesday for burial. She
is survived bv four brothers,
Warren Gilgo of Davis, and
George, Monroe and nomas
LARGEST SEARCHLIGHT IN THE WORLD
The body of Miss Fawn Rum
ley who died in a sanatorium m
GreensDOTO-apesaay wao ncre
yesterday - for interment, Miss
Rumley was about seventy years
daughter Mildred, about, five
years old. Mrs. Spencer had
been very despondent since the
death of her husband and accord
ing to reports-had-showa-signs
of mental aberation.
Some four or five' weeks ago
t : i a I nf are and was a resident oi
nukA.mk k. k..- i:.t Keaufort oracticallv all ot Her
Mrs. Spencer accepted' it when 'jjfe-. Sj had .'iSSSf
it was offered her. This result- health for several monthsJ; uner-
ed very unfortunately for her. al services for the. deceased (Were
About a year and a half ago the conducted at Ann Street Metho-
postoffice at Lupton was robbed dist church by. Reverend H.A
of several hundred dollars worth Dav in the absence of the pastor
of stamps and money and this of the church. The nearest sur-
Jtm hnH rpmairwl n a rhaiw vivinff relative OI - MlSS Rumley
,;nr tum . Mre Cnanwr I is her sister Mrs. H. W. Fuller
. i. .v.. tu.t u n.iij I now Hvincr in Greensboro. 1 he
j.... - t;-i.' Interment: was made -in Ocean
nave 10 pay uus aencit wmcn w ir: " rAmfrv
course she.was not responsible v,ew cemetery
for at all and brooding over this - -ve , .- T
and her. other troubles real or . 5?n T C ar ner
imaginary she decided to end it JohnT. Garner, of this city
all by killing her children and died at his home here Monday
herself. w - - . ' evening. He was ; fifty years of
He had ben -a sufferer for
Spencerput some concentrated sw tmie with ky:trotble.t
lye in some soft dnnk or other Be tuneru was i conoucoa w
and gave it to the little boy and the Baptist church by Reverend
girl. She afterwards drank some Harry ' Day and the interment
of the concoction herself and was Jn Ocean View cemetery,
then went upstairs in the house The surviving relatives of the
where she lived and cut her deceased are his widow Mrs.
. throat. A short time later she rvtii Garner, two sons William
was found by her brother. Luth- anj Charlie, two daughters Mrs.
eruasKiuwno is me man earner, m B, Daniels, and Miss iner
At the time none of the unfor- four brothers. P. D- Wm. li
terate family were dead and 'so Nathan, and Alexander Garner
arrangement were made to car- and two sisters. Mj Joto: M.
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CHILD. LABOR IAWS
Superintendent : c Outlaw
Makes Statement As
To Employing
, . Children .
Chapter. 100, Public Laws of
nineteen hundred 'and nineteen,
provides that no child under? the
age of 14 years of age be hired
in any enterprise except it t be
shown tto 'thetJountyTSup'iriri
tendent of -Public i Welfare that
it is not injurious to -the health
of the child. 'When ; same has
been shown to him a certificate
will be issued which will make
it legal and no other procedure
on employment will be legal.
Mr. Outlaw has received a
visit from Hon:E. F.:.,CaYter, of
Raleigh who is Executive Officer
of the State Child Welfare .Com
mission, and they ; have jointly
looked over the conditions of
child. employment. Necessary
forms have been received and
BURIES BiDED
v !ThIa,.th Inrgest searchlight 'In Ui .world. Is . the' invention. 'Of Elmer - JL "
Sperry. - It has 1,280,000,000 beam candle power,, nml la mv powerful that Its
roya will light cigarettes and melt lead at distance o(l2 feet."-- y
Farl Duncan Smith
LtttlirEarl the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. lack Smith died at
the home of his rjarrnts Thurs-
head City.
' Edward did not like the taste
of the poison and drank only a
' little of it and so except that his
mouth was bmed he was not
senous.y injurra uiueMuarea monnz two 0'doclc The
drank all that war given her and waa five months and twenty
thoutrh everv effort was made to twodava old- He had been sick
iiv h lif she was so terribly with stomach trouble ior five
burned internally that she died weeks. Reverend 1L A. Day con
' Thursday .morning. The dis- ducted the funeral servicts acd
, traded mother recovered con- tne intennent was made in Ocean
sdousness after'receiving treat- yiew cemetery.
ment at the hospital ana was
able to talk a little. Her only
thought was for the children
mA aclxl .-hrthr thV had
aa r n eh nn nsd in- After an illness of onlv a week
to unsciousness tgam and on luhus Dudley .died Sunday morn-
FrUV h mwH awav line at one o clock at the hospital
Frwaysnepasseasway. - n.ArhMf. c.tv -.here he had
Supenntendentoi weiiare a. . . fortreatmtnt. Mr.1
rears of
is looking cut for little Mward. -- .r. Mrt JaiT Dudley
Application has been made to ofHcaufort Besides his parents
trt him Into the Free Will Bap- hi surviving relatives are t o
. A J Jl . . k . Mm
tist orphanage ai MwajTsrx nnu ulsters Mrs. Cecil Parian. Mas
Exercises Will Begin Next
Tuesdays Program Of ;
Much- Interest v -
The Commencement Exer-
- . r S a
cises ot tne tJeauion uraaea
School will be held In the Audit
orium on the niahts of May 4. 5.
6. fievth. me exerases wm De
iriven in the following order:
t j r i a 11. r
tata-Xinderella in. Flowetw-
Pnmarv DpnartmenL ' -.
WedrsdarPt' M; o'clock Re
atai or music uass. ;
Thursday P. M. 8o'cloeK-Kect
tation Contest Bv Ilich School
trirls-Drizes iriven by. Dr. F. R.
bell.
Friday P. M. 8 o'clock-Band
Concert. . .
The public is cordially invited
to attend all the aaove exercises.
There will be no graduating ex
ercises or , address, due to the
fact that the tenth grade will be
held over another year for elev
enth irade work. There will be
an exhibit ot tne scnooi worK in
the lower corridor and it is hop
ed tlut all patrons of the school.
especially, will iook over tne
work on display.
Julius Dudley Dead
K Beaufort Needs T
To finish its sewerage, sys-
tem. ' .'
To improve ' its ' streets;
"To build more sidewalks.
' To install new engine and
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To furnish day current
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To improve . the . harbor.
. To. fcuild a .new - hotel.
certificates for child employment
during vacation and before arid
after school hours in order, to
prevent the indictment of any
person for illegal employment.
, The law is riot designed to force
any hardship : upon employersrl
but primarily for the welfare ' of
the child and its future develop
ment: It . is sincerely hoped,
therefore, that much . real good
may be accomplished. .; :
Any person desinng to hire a
child under 14 years of age will
first apply to Rev. A. H. Outlaw,
of Morehead ' City and will be
given employer's' application
which will be -filled out by. the
employeyer togather with a- Par
ent's statement of age blank
which" must be pr jperty,, filled
out and signed by the parent or
guardian of the child to be em
ployed. : Both should be sent to
thi Stirxrintndnt of Wilfare.
Our annual Mothers Day pro- then a certificate of emolovment
gramme will be rendered on Sun- will be Issued will make it entirely
day afternoon May the 9th in legal Any person employing
Live Oak cemetery at 3:45 P. M, children under age without cer-
This cemetery is situated on tificate will be liable to be dealt
Mothers Day Programme
Candidates For State Offi
cers And Congress .
Are All In ':
x Saturday last was the final day.
for candidates to enter fheir -names
for the State, congressiou-
al and "Presidential primaries !
which are to be held in June.
For ' President the Democrats
have one entry,- that of Senator -
F. M. y Simmons. 'There are ,
three aspirants for' the Republi
can; endorsement for President
in this State. They are Judge.
Jeter C Pritchard of Asheville
who was endorsed not long ago .
by the Republican State conven
tion General Leonard Wood and
Senator Hiram Johnson.
for Uovernor there are thrpe
Democratic candidates, Ex-congressman
Robert N, Page, Lieut
enant Governor O. Max Gardner,"
and Cameron Morrison. The
Republicans have but one &snir- ;
ant for this office. -f lohn T. Pari
ker of Monroe was named by the
tteguoiiean-&tate con 'ention for
(Zfmarrtnr' nri1 Vi A mill .U ... t-
ty candidate at the polls. W.
Irving Tucker.is the party's can
didate for Lieutenant-Governor.
The rest of the ticket for State
officers was" filled out and will be
given in the News at a later date.
1 here are two Reoublican can
didates in the" third -district for
the Congressional i nomination, v
Richard L. Herrinsr was nomirsa-.
ted by the Republican conven
tion at Goldsboro and he is enter- i
ed in the - primaries and W.
Rouse of New Bern is an inde
pendent candidate for this place.
The Democrats have three can
didates in the field for congress. ,'
They are c L. Abernethy and
congressman Brinson . of New
Bern and Dr. R. Lcarr- of Dup
lin county. '.
The candidates for. the State
Senate in the seventh district
are Republicans A: R. Wilson of
Jones and W.G. Mebane ot Car
teret Democrats Luther Ham-
ilton of Carteret and G. V. Cow-1
per of Lenoir. .-, .- '
By the reason of the large nun
ber of candidates there will prob
ably be more interest shown in ;
the primarier this year th:n ever
belore.
Winners In' Essay Contest
he wiU soon be taken to that
stHution.
in
tinder the ausoiccs of the
Landowners' Association of Wil
mington an essay contest on
The Causes and iTevcmton oi
Malaria" was held throughout
the twenty-three countws of
Eastern North Carolina. Three
rizes were given in each county
or the first, second, and third
best essays. All three winners
in Carteret County were students
of the Beaufort Graded School,
namely: Stella Campbtil-lst prize
Estclle Yoflie, 2nd prize H,
Thelma Garner 3rd prize 12.
Corrects False , Report
I understand that reports are
Ann street between the Metho
dist and Baptist churches.
The programme as follows:
1st Three selections by the
Graded school band.
2nd. Star Spangled Banner by
every one.
3rd. Prayer and address by
UReverend R. F. Bum pas.
4th. Song- Nearer My God to
Thee."
5tb. Address by Reverend H.
A. Day.
with with by law, and will be
compelled to suffer' the conse
quences .
In Charge Of postoffice
A temporary appointment as
postmistress here has been offer'
ed to Miss 1 Lillian Pierce of
Beaufort and has been accepted
by her. At a later dale it is un
derstood that a civil service ex
animation will be held and some
6th, Quartette bv Messrs. Day, one given the place permanently.
Swann, Davis, and Paul.
. Will Mire' Wireless
Ola and a brother, Jas. Dudleyl being jri'SfSl'JiL"?1
Jr. Fuitrslsenictsof the de
ceased were, conducted at the
home Sunday afternoon by Rev
erend R. F. Bumpas; and Inter-
7th. Address by Mr T. C.
Wade of Morehead City.
8th. Quartette by Messrs. Day,
Davis, Swann, and Paul
9th. Song- Amerira. ;
10th. Music bvthe Band.
lith. Benediction by Reverend
II. A. Day.
Every one cordially invited to
attod and requested to wear a
flower for mothers sake.
Committee-Mrs. Thos. Dun
can, and Miss Lillian Duncan.
Senatorial Convention
I - ( nm fJnrfrtTV
kvm .Mir if th fxirriose oiliK,f
nxvlng the wireless station from
here to Camp Gknn. Lieuten
ant Sandiford was here Tuesday
looking over the jfround and
making necessary prtpart-tions.
Marriage Licenses
recently
hnn fu randidite for the Reg'
isttr of Deeds and that I will
come down before the pnmaries
are held. I wish to sav that tnis
rrrt ts - absolutelr false - and
that I am in the race ior kws
ttr tJ lm!i and expected to be
elerted.
. Mrs. llurbcrt Hancock and
daughter Miss Add Willi o
Smyrna re spenoinK .sevenj
dashere the guttt of
Monroe Gillik In
Marriage licenses
arr as follows:
F. M. Chftdwick of New Bern
arid Hazel Hawkins of Morehead
O. kCulpenerof Oriental and
Nannie Dowdy of Newport
F. R- GilhVin. ad Jcnnette
I iwrrnrr of Olwav
Mrs .! Olivia f Mur.dwtc and Irene E
Hall oi hewpoit
f 'Commissioner-
J. 9. Whltchurst
Candidate
A
Mr omurl Lilly whoe card
appears in this issue of the News
nas anrKKTra inai ncn, vir
didateforll KeDuUican nomi-
rutio.1 for County, Commission
er. Mr. Lilly l I well known
business man of Morehead City.
The name of jrsVWhUehurst
was Inadvertently omitted from
the political announcements ' in
last week s Issue of the News.
Mr. Whitehurst Is an active can
didate for the ' nomination for
Register of Deeds and expects
to be In at lie finish. ;
Ci4 Tll M4 Mh1
' Urn r ttirM If by t4
via
The Republicans of the seven
th district held a convention in
New Bern last Thursday for the
purpose of endorsing candidates
for State Senator. Those who
went from this county were
Ueutenart E. Walter Hill, judge
K. J. Respess, and A. L. .Wilson
ofNewoort The convention or
eanized by selecting Lieutenant
Iill for Chairman and J. L Phil
ips o Klnsion, Secretary. The
aame of A. R. Wilson ot Jones
county was presented as one oi
the candklates and that of W. G.
Mebane of Caiteret for the other.
Both were unanimously elected.
Tre convention made iti tem
porary organization permanent
and elected executive com
mittee as follows: Carteret K.
J. Respess, Craven, J. S. Basnight
Grren, D., W Patrick. Jones,
KfcCytdiin. Lenoir, J.'. T. lpe.
Onslow, A. L Jarnun.' Hrad
quarters for the district will be
opened here by Chairman llitl
and a vigorous fight will be
made.- :
Real Estate Transfers
The following transactions in 1
real estate has been recently re
corded: - ..
lulius Willis and wife to Thos.
G. Willis lot in Beaufort Heights,
con $00. v ; .
Geo. F. Duffy and wife to K. -
IL PriJgen ,400 acres in White
Oak towuship con $4500. , , . r
Bertie Salter and wife to
Maltby Taylor 5 acres in Hunt-
ing Quarter township con $50.
Bert S. Taylor and wife to C
W. Smith 25 acres tn Whice Oak
townshio om $1000.
T. B. Hall to N. H. Garner 271
aaes in Newport twnship :-
con$73v.
C F. anncn and wife to N.1I
Garner 1-4 acre In" Newport
township con $5. . -
W. J. Fodrie and V"e to Chas.
S. Chester 200 acres in Harlow e
township con $2000.
Chas. S Chester to Chas. S.
Reising half interest in 200 acers
tract in Harlowe township con.
S1UUU
H.ILHamlio and wife to C.
rCHowe. 3 tracts on Taylor's
Creek Beaufort - towi ship - 93 -
acres con, $10 &c 1
L F. McCabe and wife to Jas '
Watson 2 lots Ui Newport town
ship con $275. " . r
J. L. Edwards and wie to M.
Mann lot in Newport town?h':p '
con m. . . - , k , ,
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Mfwr ldllM. Tk4 tpar voull
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