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VOLUME X.
BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 19,1921
NUMBER 20
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INCOME TAX LAWS
WILL BECHANGED
Difficulty Of Understanding i
Them It Pointed. Out By
' Senator Smooth
' WASHINGTON, May 17. That
there are not a thousand men among
the millions of citizens of the United
States who can make out an average
income tax statement and do it right
was the assertion of Senator Reed
Smeot at a recent hearing before the
Finance Committee of the Senate
His assertion was approved by the
nodding of heads of many business
men who were present and who had
been through the nerve-racking ex
perience "of trying to comply with
the requirements of the income and
excess profits tax laws.
The immediate subject under con
sideration was the proposed sales tax
which Senator Smoot is fathering in
the Senate. A witness before the
Committee hid been explaining the
simplicity of the sales tax as com
pared with the present income and
excess profits tax and a lowering of
the higher rates of surtax, but a re
tention of the income tax in a sim
plified form. If revenue be needed
to take the place of part of that cut
off by repeal of the excess profits tax
he advocated a sales tax as the most
easily collected and least burden
some and annoying to the people
It was in that connection that Sen
ator Smoot interrupted the witness
to remark the small number of peo
ple who are able to understand the
intricate provisions of the income
tax law, and his comment was ap
proved by a tax expert who asserted
that if the facts concerning a busi
ness of average complexity be placed
in the handss of the two experts of
; the income tax division in the gov
ernment service and they be required
to make up income tax statements,
working separately, they would not
OLD- OFFICIALS
ME RE-ELECTED
New City Board Held It First
Meeting Friday an Per
fected Organization
A double barrelled meeting'of the
board of town commissioners was
held at the City Hall : last Friday
night. The old board" made its fare
well bow to the public and the new
one came on the municipal stage':
Commissioners Mace,' Potter and
WhHehurst of the old administra
tion were present and the entire new
board composed of commissioners
Duncan, Ford, Huntley, Lewis and
Gardner were on hand. . Mayor Bu-
shall presided over both meetings.
The departing administration held
its meeting at eight o'clock and soon
finished its work. A number of bills
were read and approved after which
a resolution was passed thanjking the
Mayor, policemen and other officials
for their faithful services during the
past two years. Mayor Bushall al
so expressed his thanks to the board
for courteous treatment extended to
him as did Chief of Police Longest
After these pleasantries the board
adjourned sine die and the new one'
took charge.
The first act of the boird was to
pass a motion going into executive
session. The spectators present re
tired to the police station and await
ed developments. In ten or fifteen
minutes the doors were opened and
the onlookers informed of what had
taken place. This, was to the effect
that M. A. Hill, the present clerk had
been reelected as were policemen
Longest and Styron. The salaries
of the officers hitherto $90 a month
NEED PREACHERS '
METHODIST SAY
Christian Education Movement
Will Try To Supply Minis
ters and Missionaries .
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 14-
The Southern Methodist Church is
short .000 preachers and is calling
for hundreds of volunteers to be
come missionaries and trained church
workers in order that the needs of
the local church and-the mission field
may be supplied, it is announced by
the Christian education movement of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. , '' -
In addition to the shortage of min
isters and missionaries, it is said, that
the educational institutions of the
church are badly crippled on account'
of insufficient funds to make neces
sary improvenements in buildings
and equipment and to assist worthy
students to obtain educational ad
vantages. Leaders here say that it is in or
der to meet this situation that the
Christian education movement was
organised. This movement has the
right of way through the . Church
over all other causes. For the past
year a program of cultivation and ed
ucation has been in progress. Lead
ing men In both Church and State
have devoted much time to speaking
in behalf of the movement, and local
churchmen have kept the cause ac
tively before the people in their com
munities.
The climax of the Christian edu
cation movement will be reached
May 29-June 5 when a simultaneous
drive for funds will be made through
iiere:s modern
BABESIN WOODS
Hyde County Youngsters "Go
To Sea" In Loose) Craft Lost
For two Days In Woods.
GRADED SCHOOLS 'BEAUFORT PEOPLE
FINAL EXERCISES UKE CHAUTAUQUA
KINSTON, N. C, May 13. Harry
Long and Hayes Farrish Creary, six
and five years of age respectively,
were modern babes in the woods re
cently when . they were lost nearly
two days in the wilds of Hyde Coun
ty. The boys were playing in a small
boat on a stream near Belhaven
when the craft drifted ' away from
the shore, -They were, unperceived,
and their errant ship continued on a
wild voyage that might have been the
Hittle fellows' last After hours of
aimless drifting across the wide ex
panse of water at. Belhaven the boat
touched the Hyde coynty shore, and
the youngsters, exhausted and fright
ened, slept curled up In the bottom.
When day broke they got ashore and
started on foot for home.'
The town was aroused and search
ing parties looked everywhere for
the lost adventurers.' Scores of men
beat up the country, but failed to
find young long Long and ,- Creary.
Boats and automobiles were pressed
into service. The fact that they had
been seen playing in the boat before
It started adrift led to anxious spec
station. Bloodhounds were brought
to the scene, but the dogs had no
chance because of the water.
With no sense of direction the
tired and hungry boys tramped in
search of a house. Shortly after
noon of the second day they came up
with a m i who uquired what they
were doing in the woods. Th-y told
him of .heir predicament and he
out the Church. The amount sought
were fixed at $75. The salaries of : jg $33,000,000. It is said that this took them to his home. They were
the Clerk, the electric light superin-1 amount will put 91 schools and col- near Montgomery, a long way from
Undent and other employes will be wes on B permanent.foundation and ! Belhaven. The rescuerer telephoned
settled at the regular meeting inwii provide a million-dollar aid fund 'to the town and then started with
June. I to assist worthy students who wish to j them in a boat. They were greeted
Commissioner Gardner offered a.enter the ministry and other forms at the river front by a large number
motion which, was passed to employ
every v iihcii u v n w w . . r. - , . , . i nanuiwuic o
,ard.. Each offl- of New Bern, for $550 for attorney's ,Uend ,d don,te M many yk advertisement writing contest. Three ,
to Be an expert, 1 fees which he claims are due him. ! iW- in order to gUrt , circu. prizes in gold are to be given to the
o.d to be com- Permanent committee, appointed ,ati ,ib f Beaufort. .P"0" und" ,Xe" '" been unu.u
reach the same results from identi
cally the same facts. ' W. L. Stancil to audit the town's
This is a pretty fair illustration of 'books. A motion also offered by
the uncertainties of the present in- Commissioner Gardner that G. W.
come tax law. There are thousands Duncan be nude City Attorney was
of income tax cases appealed to the j passed. Mayor Bushall informed
Department here in Washington, and the board that a suit had been started
these so through the hands of vari- against the town by W. D. Mclver,
ous officials and boards,
cial is supposed
Each board is suppose
posed of experts. Yet each time a! by the Mayor were announced as fol
case goes from one official to another lows:
there is likelihood om change in I Finance: Duncan, Gardner, Ford,
some ruling or interpretation or a p- Streets: Gardner, Huntley, Lewis,
plication of the laws and regulations : Buildings and Cemetery: Lewis,
Of all things in government that are Gardner, Huntley. Electric Light j
Indefinite and uncertain, th appli- and Water: Huntley, Ford and Dun-,
cation of the income tax and excess Can. Health: Ford, "Duncan and'
profits taxes is probably the most Jwis.
indefinite and uncertain. Where? .
two experts of the internal bureau; SERVICES AT ST. PAUL'S
have opportunity to go over each
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owners wora, or wenre mr7 ,., , Walter R
of Christian service.
COMMUNITY CLUB NEWS.
of rejoicing relatives and friends.
AD WRITING CONTEST
Large Audiences Witness Fine
Programs By Public School
Pupils
A musical recital and an operetta
last Friday evening brought to a
successful close the commencement
exercises of Beaufort Graded School
A large audience was present on that
occasion as well as on every evening
during the commencement. In the
recitation contest on Wednesday
evening the first prize a gold medal
was Won by Blanche Barbour and the
second a silver pencil by Estelle
Caffrey These prizes were-? given
by F. R. Bell. .
The exercises on Thursday evening
were particularly interesting as at
that time the members of the senior
class received their diplomas and
said their farewells to the school.
The program rendered was highly
ereedltable to the class and brought
forth much applause. It was as follows:1
1. Class Song.
Salutatory .... Leslie Bice
Essay "History f Beaufort'1
Thelma Garner, s , , r
Class Poem ....Georgia Wade
Class History-. Lucy Beacham
Essay "Immigration' Theresa
HOL '
Duet, Quartette.. -"Rigoletto
Nellie Jones, Thelma . Garner
Class Creed Bettie Gibbs
Prophecy - Lucy Lay
tt Will and Testament, Es
telle Yoffie.
Toast . - Harlow Chapln
Valedictory, Richard Rice
Presentation -of- Class Picture
Halsey Paul.
Presentation, of Class Diplomas
Superintendent Ferguson present
ed the diplomas to the class In brief
well chosen remarks. A picture gtv
en by the class to the school was pre
sented by Halsey Paul and accepted
on the part of the trustees by Mr. J.
h pnttr. Mrs. Thomas Duncan
rave a picture- to the school in mem
ory of her granddaughter little Grace
Eure. The children ox
Series of Entertainments Have
Given Pleasure To
Many. . , .
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Mr. Sam
A .ItAuta. will Ka riviVl Xllf -
oi.u u t o-. m 1 F. R. Bell, a well known druggist
day, May 24th at the Tea Room from i , t. J, .
; ' ' of Eeaufort, in this issue of the News
6 iu i . . i ... . t ionic
Every citizen of Beaufort is urged "in. ""'handsome 8 by 14 foot United States
nrollment and attenaance
past session of the school has
tins lihrarv fnr Heaufort. r....- - . - nniiull Men ano 11 f""
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TthiUa..-L etao shrdlu
'A few days ago Beaufort was in
oculated with the Chautauqua virus
and there is no disputing the fact
that It is , taking . splendidly. Th
weather has not been very propitious
but despite that hindrance the at
tendance at each session has been
large except on Monday when a vio- i
lent rain storm kept a good many
away. From many expressions of
opinion which the News has heard it
appears that the patrons of the Chao
tauqua are well pleased with the va
rious programs that nave been pro.
vided by the management, . . , . ' ' ' 1
The features that seem to have
given the greatest 'pleasure were the
Mendelssohn Orchestral Club, Wal-
fred Lindptrom's lecture, the Irish
Minstrels, Dr. Bradford's lecture and
the comedy "Nothing But the Truth"
Not that the other attractions were
not good also but the ones mentioned
were jarticular!y praised by the pub
lic. ... ,- 1 ' - -'.
This is the bust dsy of the Chau
tauqua here and there will be two
sessions as usual, one at three o'clock '
consisting of the Junior Chautauqua -
pagent and Wallace Havelock the
Juggler. In the evening the attrac
tion will be the Dunbar male quartet
and bell ringers which will bring the
Chautauqua to a close. ' '
It appears n now that the Swarth-
more Chautauqua will - return to
Beaufort next year. Already ar-.
rangementa are under way and if an
engagement can be made for Some
time after the 15th of June it will
return., The guarantors think that
if the Chautauqua comes in June It
will do a larger business than in May
and so they stipulate In the contract,
that it must come in that month.
Already quite a number of persons
have signed the contract which will
make it possible to bring this great
institution to Beaufort. If ' ' the
Chautauqua comes next year it will
Tea and cake will be served free.
MRS. J. V. CAFFREY,
Cor. Secy.
ORPHANACE CONCERT GOOD
Iwho write the be.it productions.
Besides living the prizes to
young folks this contest offers an op
portunity to practice ad writing.
Advertising is a great businer-s now.
adays and persona who are good at
composing catchy ads maW? good
salaries. So this conteU is in a way
Full details of the con-
Yoffie presented the school with a ,bt a seven dsy instead of five day af
fair and Beaufort will be in the same
circuit with New Berni Wilmington
and Raieigh. The price of the sea
son tickets will be $2.50 the ssme
they were (this yar.
,'garded as having been orie of
best sessions in lis nisvui j.
the
Noe,
and
Arch-
Secre-
The tinging claas of -the Oxford
orphanage played to an audience educational.
(tht packed the Graded School audi- teJlt are given on page five
torium here Monday evening and1
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gave a program mai was nigmy
! praised by those who heard it. Al
though the weather was unfavorable
and th ChauUuqua ws In progress
NEW DRY COODS STORE
OPENS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. N. Macon Moore,
formerly of Soothport, arrived here
RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
Whereas we the guarantors of the
Beaufort ChauUuqua, desiring to
secure for the citizenship of this
town and community a clean, whole-
NORTH RIVER NEWS.
A. M.. and 7:30 P. M.
There will be a meeting of the Oon-
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
conference, they quite often agree, I wilminrinn.
out n unuuupveu., ir- ... - Ufy of the Biltnop and Executive the same night the people went to I
nan ooien employee, o. vnr uu , - q th Dioc of Caro- w... th DUDii. 0f the orphanage and
were given, one at a time, the U-k ol w Re(tor and prMch ,um of $217.40 was re,
going mrougn uie ooos. o. . - ' t St P,u,.. church on Sunday next.!from the sale of tickets.
ness concern ana mating up - r,e wm be held as usual at!
statement on meir own juognn
and compuUtiona, it would be re-;
markablo if any two reached the Uon immediately after the
same conclusion. It Is not funria--j
tng, uiereiore, ww
vidual, who spends bis time making
the money U pay the wages of bis
employee and to make a suceeae ef
hie bualneaa, cannot as a rule deter
mine his Us liability U hie own eat-
tofaetien er to the satisfaction ef the
government ezperU.
kn. hr in the future. Mr. Moore
will engsgt in the dry good busi
ness and is opening up a stock of
goods in the Chadwlck buildine next
idoor to the Bank of Beauiori. mr.
Mr. and Mrs.1 Lloyd Springle andjvioore is a rative of Carteret county
children 6f Russell Creek, were ln;nj Uvrd tn Beaufort during his
this neighborhood Sunday night. Uouth. For a number of years ne
few d sgo wiU mke 5l,irlaome and Instructive entertainment
and
CORE CREEK ITEMS
The FUmmUI Prefvaas
The cutting ef national tiptndl.
turea, the redaction ef aatieaal Us
es, the readJsstsseat ef those Usee
that reasala to forabb reveaua.
tae taking ef the Uriff rsUs to the
petal ef preUctioa to Asserkaa h-
duetry, the re feeding ef eeWUadlag
(awes af Liberty Beads, Victory
NeUa, War 8evhgs Bumps, sad
XreMsry CerufUetos- Into a sHge.b
rue bj leag tons beads, the eellea
Ilea ef the toUrest and prm1e!
the tea biniea-doller debt ewed U
tae Ustud Eutos by tkt siUe
thees are U priaelpal features ef a
laaaclal eregrasi the realUatiea ef
vbka b depeaded a pea to rebabUI
Uto Asserks' less-try, sad Isf tee
feeadaUea for snelber Vwg perUd
f preeperity.
kisses Vera Sabtoton and Vivian
Dickinson spent Sunday with Lena
Dickinson. t
Mr.. Frank Dill who la employed on
the dredge "Faber" la spending a
few days at home.
Miss Beuleh Dickinson Is spending
the week at Beaufort with reUtivee.
Mrs. J. D. Rmall tpentSatorday
afternoon with Mrs. S. r. Din.
Mr. WUl .Mardea and Rockce
Gooding wbe are en the dredge spent
la weekend at Core Creek.
Mr, aad Mrs. M. K. Whitley speat
Batarday afUrseesK la .sUefora
bsslaess, . . - - '. .
- We 'are- bavUg leto- el rala aw
and the fanaers are worrying ever
thtlr eeUto ereps..' - -
Oe.tast Meadsf.algbt May Ita,
Uere .was a.sarpriae blrtaday party
given at the bease'ef Mr. and Mrs.
D. W. gabtsUa la aeaer ef MaaUr
Wllbar sad Brldrva XabJstoa. Quito
e Msabe'r ef yesrjr rsepla.ere' pree-
eat and every eae eecuree toey see
pat a wry pleasant evealag.
TU aVaaafeet Ke trUe to U
Uea, eevty, MJUUe ad Ui,IJ.
Yee aaa g4 It f ee twe fn by a-
Deeds recently filed with the Reg-,M Us, Thelma Wade.
UUr of Deeda are aa follows: I M D n-w.n who is working
Jaa. W. Robinson and wife to Wm.'on train from Spencer to Greyis-
Whereas by reason of the unsel
fish and public spirited action of a
number of the ladle of the town of
Beaufort we have been(able to bring
the Swarthmoro ChauUuqua here
and " -
Whereas the sale of the tkkeU
T . ,.l . l : - -1 tk-t
t..ii. I . . t.m connected Wlin a rnunw .ta maka Lha Unauuuaua a iucwm
days Ust week in Besufort. jrune a chain of stores, Wt recently been done almost entirely by the
w:.. B..k. I ... . U Ir.rr.ii . ne nu oeen in uumiivm ... ---r iaom w,
spent the last week-end here with
Teab rW abode, she rWU
!UL..teUiriU fee (be aVeaafevt
Howe aev, 19 fee a Iw year ea-
Nelson. 2 acres la hunUng Quarter
township, consideration W.
Anson N. Sunly to Fulton Sun-
ly 1-2 lot No. 179 old town, Beat-
fort, consideration $10.
E. H. Gorham aad wife to Julia
Ann Pigott lot 110 In square .9.
Morekead City, consideration f 10.
J. H. Tripp, Guardian, to Mare-
head City Baptiat eburck let I In
block 72. Merebead City, censidere
Uoa $2,009. J
BeaJ. F. Clllikla to W. B, Cmikta
19 acres la StralU townsbla, eoasM-
eratiea $10. ;'
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UNIVERSITY .PUtYEM.CCW
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Dr. and Mrs. 0. W. Uy end Mu
Lacy Lay went to New Bern
Friday to witness a dramstk preduev
lie by Uaiversltr stodeiU. ' Three
playleto were presated eae ef vbJeb
was writtoa by Ml Elizabeth Ley-
and to eaUUed MWbea WlUbee Ride"
Aaeiker es "I a Dttea's . KiUbia
waa written ky Mies' Ellee Lay to
eellaWratieN with Wilaea Bust
anelber UaUerslty stsdenL The
verdWt ef all wbe bate seen Ue pr
formeMeee by the Ualveraity player
Is that they are very bright and en
tertaining,
boro, spent a few days here with bis
famDy.
Reland Salter spent Ust Sunday
at Bettie.
Mrs. Odia Warren and M Us Helen
Hill spent Ust Wednesday at Kus
setl Creek the guerte of Mrs. Jo
French,
Mtasra. Martin Willie, Culoa Bar
bour and Cbarlea Clifton, ef Beas-
fert, were visitors here Sunday sight
, Charles Smith, ef Beaufort speat
Sunday here with Nelaea Arthur.
Mr. aad Mr. Jee tuatos, ef
Beaufort were the gvU ef Mr. aad
Mrs. Jeff Slsapaoa Saaday sight
Mr. Moore has a number of relatives
in the ceunty and a great many
friend wbe are glad to have him and
bis family as reeldenU here again.
BAY VIEW ITEMS
BEAUFOeVT TEAM LOSES,
.
The wlaalng streak ef the Bees
fart ball teass casae to aa esd last
Salarday wbea Martaallbarg aaewed
these aader.wlta a seerd ef 19 to s
a MsnaaUbarg's . greeada, The
game waa a rather keeely pUyed eae
betb sides saaklag a Wat elgUv
re re a piece. ArrsagesaeaU will
probably be spade fer the tee toaas
to play again sa aad It Is under
toed that geasee with ether town
will aU be sdayed la the near fu
ture. .
Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Smith were the
gueU of Mr. and Mr. J. T. Graham
Sunday.
Mr. John Wade spent the night
with Mr. J. F. Small Saturday.
Mies Gladys Smith was the guest
ef MUs LeU Crakes Sunday.
Mr. sad Mrs. O. W. Street were
Ue guest ef bar paieaU Mr. sad Mrs.
S. 8. Cesser.
Mr. Leea Fedrie ef Ruaaels Creek,
wss the guest ef Mara Nettle Cul
pepper Susdsy.
Bern to Mr. aad Mrs, Hareld Row-
at) a m Mf ItW , .
Mlaaee Vtotet.ndr tied " Fedrie
speat Saaday ajlik'WIa . Uu Cra
aaaa. - - '
Misses RsbylWrle aad Laeale
Bardeety were tae gees ef Miss Ma
rle Orsbsss Baadsy.-- .
Mr. Ira Culpepper was the gaeet
ef Mia Alice eae Baeeaf.
MUs Maggie Meaae speat Ue aek
at Rami Creek the gwest ef Mtaae
Vlelet aad Ltod fedrie.
For to Mr. sad Mr, A. L. Win
berry S daughter May tad, mother
snd baby bU delt fine.
Resolved that we hereby eztond
our sincere thanks for their untiring
efforts and assure them ef eur sp
prectotion ef their cooperation with
us In bringing to a eceeasf ul cv4M
aioa the attempt to secure the Chsu
Uuqua for our people.
N. F. EURE, cy. ,
W. G. MEBANE,
M. C. HOLLAND, Pres.
H, M. HENDRIX.
Committy
NOTICE
5!
The bealtb departaseat ef tae
Community Oub wW have Ha rega- 1
lar meeting May 19tb ta Ue u
Tepaail Qab reesae a Tbarsday af.
totaeea at St. AB aMer are
requested. If feasible, to be areses
e that day anddato. '
: MRS. J. R. MOORE,
BacreUry
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'BEAUFOUT NEEDS
A MODERN HOTEL,
e FAYED sTTREUTS. ; ' .
f OMIXETXD 8EWERACE.
BETTER LIGHT SERVICE
A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
ADVERTISING THE TOWN
THROUCH BLEEJTNG CAR
SERVICE.
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