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J. 'V c THE HOME PAPER (READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TQ THE BQDY ) ' : .' i EVE 1 " nv frtntoontv VOL. XI THE BEAUFORT NEW3 THURSDAY, SEfj3rl922 ; NUMBER THIRTY SIX G v J -v.. it' V' ' - " it 1 i- .1' - h V "COTTON CROP IS Boll Weevil and Weather Con. I -;;: 'i-'- v - v.;;'1--- o - . ;; dtions in August Work In juy to Cotton. ; RALEIGH, N. C. Sept.- 4 The cotton crop of both North Carolina and the cotton belt shows the phenom enal decline of oven IS per cent du ring August, which resulted in a de creased forecast of 825,000 bales. Added to this, was an additional one per cent, decrease in acreage and 867,000 bales due to" abandoment since June 25 th when the regular a bandomcnt report is accounted for. These conditions forecast a crop of only 10,575,000 bales as compared with .the short crop of 7,954,000 bal es last year. Thus the crops of both this and last year will be but little more than- the single crop of 1914 when over 16,135,000 bales were pro duced. . JThe condition a year ago wwas 8 per 'cent less than on August 25 th this year, but the unusually favorable fall conditions and -lack of boll wee. vil resulted in very flne per acre yyields. The exceedingly continued wet conditions in the coastal belt and serious boll weevil damage in the southern half of the state ctyiiot, this year be so readily " - altered. In-' stead of the 776,000 bale crop of last year, ilmay be nearer to 700,-- 00 bales. V The present conditions of cotton according to the United States Crop Reporting Board's' release through the Cooperatives Crop' Reportinig Service for this state are for this and laBt year as follows: North Caroli na 65 and 62 per cent with. 78 for July 25th. The southern . belt has 57 as compared with 49 a year' ago and 71 a month ago.' The county condition and abando ment figures are, respectively, Cond. ''Alexander Anson Beaufort Bertie ' Bladen Bmnswwick Cabarus Camden Carteret CaUwba Chatham Chowan . . Cleveland Columbus Craven ' Cumberland , Currituck Davidson Davie , Duplin Durham Edgecombe Franklin. Oaston Gates Greene Halifax . Harnett Hertford ; Polk ' 1 Hyde - Iredell 76 5 .72 68 50 30 67 64 53 "83 91 . 65 75 28 50 63 68 83 - 84 i 54 85 6T . 70 !70 . 48 48 66 73 65 60 63 83 71 ' 63 79 68 65 64 71 74 , 68 50 46 it " 63 83 42 -70 . 66 89 '"65 tnf 1 ti t ' 59 U i O 2.7 2.2 1.7 15 1.4 . 4.0 7.0 1.6 3.0 .4 2.0 2.5 3.9 6.5 0 i.o 4.0 1.0 8.1 2.0 .4 5.7 6.1 .1 1M 4.0 ' 0 1.1 1.2 $ .4 3.0 2.0 2.0 10 - Johnson 'Lenoir Lincoln ' Martia ' ; Mecklenburg Montgomery Moore v Nash ... Northhamptoa New Hanover Onslow . Orangev i Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Pitt . " , Randolph ' Richmond . .:Rboti ; Rowaa Rutherford Sampsoa v Scetlanf . . J " Stanley ' , 4 6.7 3.0 B.5 4.4 8.T e. t V 10 1 0 . ' .4 4.2 iiotea . .VaaeeU-,-. Wake Warren , Wasbinfton 83 71 Mr'.' C Waysf to tt AUGUST WEATHER REPORT. -.Aagast V regarded as rather a wet month but ( nevertheless 7 there were' 19 clear days in it according to the report of weather observer Chai. Hatsell, The rainfall for the month 5.97 inches, was quite heavy. As the figures given below show, that there were several days when the tmperature rose to 87 degrees and one day the 22nd "it dropped to 61 degrees. Temperature figures fol low: ' ' i . V . 1. 2. 3. 4. 6l -7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. --..87 ..-.:.u.....-...87 ....... r. .83 . ' 86 ........ .T...87; -w 87 85 85 82 '8 il-.......8 79 - -...84 ;r :..85 - - 86 .....85 ...87 ... 87 83 ..82 ....... 80 : v.. ...84 85 75 '71 68 67 72 73 78 79 73 72 68 69 73 74 73 73 72 77 72 72 "65 61 66 -70 74 76 72 66 67 66 68 -.82 27. 41 84 28. 79 29. 79 3.0. .........I.. .84 31. .J.. -.84 for farmers to depend entirely upon cotton and that they must produce live stock and other crops. He desires to get fifteen individual memberships in ' Carteret county and wants the banks to assist his organization. He said that he hoped the county scom missioners would make an appropria tion for thi "purpose. Several of those present at the meetinig signi fied their wiillingness to join the or. - . ' ganiflation. i Its headquarters arelo- A 1 UJ UV11UUVIV BEAUFORT MAY HAVE REAL POSTOFF1CE BUILDING Special to Beaufort News WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept 5 Uncle Sam is going to invest in Beaufort real estate, as soon as the plan of Postmaster Geneial Work is authorised by Congress. It is i proposed that the government buy or build Its own postoffice. Presndent Harding has approved the plan. ' It is national in scope and when put into operation will save the geverament ' $500,000,000 in ten years. " , Postmaster General Work in his letter to President Harding explain ed that the. department now pays an annual rental for buildings whicjh house all of our post -offices, tout ing more than $12,000 000. These a n tUgures have been growing at a tre- . mendous rate, recently, as leases ex- 6 2 ;Piro owners aemana ana oranv ' I .J - 1 1 , n ea euDStanuu lacrcmses. It was also pointed oatlhat shame less speculation oh the part of those who try to prey on , the govern ment "will be absolutely stopped for all time. ' The Government can borrw mon ey at 4 per cent to boy or build post offices, which will be tax free, say, Work, Whereas, when leased,, the government pays rental high e- povgh to permit the lessor to bor. row money at 7 to 10 percent and still profit - 5,836 of Uncle Sam's post offices are in leased quarters. Only 1,200 are in homes owned by the fovern- ment. The parcel post and other adjust. nenta have resulted in earnings, which have more than doubled in the last 0 ten years and are constantly grow - . Administration .leaders in ' Con gress favor the plan and Treasury f flcials have expressed the opinion that It Is essential to economical manage ment of thi postal system, -i . LAWN PARTY." l.'C Twdy eickt Ser4eW 14, a lawa party will be given at the res idence of Mr. R, P. Gooding oa North River Road $ miles from Beaufort SCHOOLS TO OPEN HERE ON MONDAY The Fall Term of The Public School Will Begin With Good Attendance ; : The public schools of Beaufort both white and colored will open next Monday. The attendance ; at the has been increasing for some ' time and the expectation of those in charge is that it will be rood this term. There will probably be 500 white children , in attendance 400 in the eiementary grades and'lQO in the high, school. The colored, pupils will probably number 250 this year. The children frm Lenoxville a sui berb of Beauf o will' attend school in town this year and will be brought' here every day by boat. , This will' likely be the only instance in the State where children are carried to school -by water transportation. Chil dren who live outside of the Beaufort locdl tax district must secure orders from the county board of education before presenting themselves for reg- istration. Children who become six yars. of age during 192223 must be entered at the beginning of the term or kept out for the entire year. The faculty of the graded school has been elected with the exception of a man wwo is to teach Latin and science and direct athletics, This teacher will be supplied just as 'soon as possible. The list of teachers for the white school is as follows: First Grade, Miss Eva - Thomas, Beaufort, . First grade, division B. Miss Olga Long, Mebane, N. C. , ' Second grade, Miss Annie Morton Beaufort. ' . V ' "'. Third grade, Miss Annie Mae Gibbs Beaufort. Fourth grade, Miss Leseie Arrjng- ton," Beauf ori." t:- v : Fifth grad Miss Malta Clarke, Hickory, N. C. Sixth grade,' Miss Modlin, Aulan- der, N. C. Seventh grade Miss Barbara Ed wards, Rocky Mount, Hizh school . French Mrs. John Chadwick, HisWy and English, Miss Emily Loftin. Piano, Miss Annie Lee Webb, Capel Hill. Publie school music and band Miss Isabel Clark, Candor, N. C. Principal, Mr. C W. E. Pittman. STRAITS GLOUCESTER WIN. A hot game of baseball' was pull ed off at the local park Monday be tween teams representing Straits and Gloucester' schools and a team from the Teung.Mens' Christian Club' of Btfaufort) The Straits Gloucester combination won by the large score of 17 to 9. Beaufort used about a halfe doten pitchers in the effort to stop the avalanche of hits out was un able to do so. Willis and Moore con. tituted the battery for the winners. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Register of Deeds Troy Morris has recorded deeds as follows: : Robt H. Whitehorst and others to Baptist church at Marshallberg 1 acre consideration $10. Laura Fulford and others to H. D. Chadwick and wife 12 acres in Smyr na township. Ireland Morris and wife to D. T. Conglcton and wife to part lots 190 and 192 old town Beaufort, consider ation $50, Paul Ireland and wife to Lucretia Smith part lot 99 old .town Beaufort consideration $1700. H. L. Fodrie to Jas. E. Fodrie part lot 100 eld town, Beaufort, con. sideratioa 110. . . . . Esekiel Salter and wife to Geo. T. Woo lard, part lot (2 sew town, Beau- fort consideration $26. H. C. Edwards and wife to W. C ' rba Jr M Newport consideration $600. - N. W. Garner end wife to Swanoa Garner. 1 lot la" Newport considera tion $150. v , . ; S. L, PigoU. end wtfe to Laura Fulford and others 10 acres in Straits township,, consideration $2300. i" J. D. Phillips and wile to T. W. Helton 40 acres la Merrlmon town shiyp, consideration $2750. - . u. .j v r t ru k pu W.W 9 - . turned from e trip to Mrs. Pert for- CEDAR ISLANDERS ENTER A PROTEST School Election Dispute u Re ferred to Attorney-General . by Board Commissioners ' Beaufort, - N. C. Sept 4th 1922 i-iThe Honorable Bdard of ;fcpunty Commissioners met this the 4th day of September, 1922, at their regular meeting place in the Court House at Beaufort, N. C, with the following members present, to wit: C, R. Wheat Chairman; Geo G. Taylor J. L. Edwards; and Henry 0. Piner. B. P. Small absent. . "'V The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 'IThe returns from Cedar Island School tax Election were opened, can vassed and before the result, was de clared, Mr. Dorris Goodwin and oth ers and their Attorney, James W. Mason appeared before the Board and gave notice that they protested the returns on the grounds of lrreg. trity in the conduct of the election and the illegality 'as to the levy of fifty cents (50c) on the one hun dred dollars worth of property, which exceeds the statutory limitations; and for .any other irregularity or illegal- ily. :'., ' It is ordered by the Board, and agreed to by the . contestants that the Cedar Island Special School Tax Election be submitted upon statement J pf facts to he Attorney General of. North Carolina for his decision. It is ordered by the Board that, Sophronia Salter Sealevel, N. C, be relieved of her taxes for the year 1921. ' The following contract was read to the board and ordered spread upon $he minutes. Mr. Kernie Merrell came before the Board, and asked to be refunded taxes paid on a bouse that was burned four .years ago. It was ordered by the Board that Mr. Kernie Merrell be refunded the 1920 taxs paid on building burned prior to 1920- It was ordered by the Board that Samuel Lewis and Abram Willis , Morehead City, N. C, be relieved of their taxes lor we year No other business appearing tn Board took recess to meet again at 2:00 P. M. The Board-reconvened at 2:00 P. M. with the following members pres ent to-wit: C. R. Wheatly, .Chairman Geo. G. Taylor; J. L. Edwards and Henry O. Piner. B. F, Small absent. Mr. W. D. Clark a representauve of the North Carolina ueoiogicai Snrvev appeared before the Board and stated that we were loosing mil lions of dollars each year from fires in the forests, and suggested that ev ery means possible be taken to pre- vnt the fires. He estimated we cosi of fighting forest fires in this county at $1000.00, and requested tne uoara or County Commissioners .to appro priate $500.00. its half of the $1,000 estimated. The State ol worm pro line to pay the other half. The mat ter was deferred to a later date. Mr. Abner Willis appeared before the Board and asked for an opening in Oi Willlston Bridge to permit him to pass thrbugh in his boat Tne n.rd nromised Mr. Willis to take ihm matter into consideration. ThW foHowine food and lawlul men were arawn xor un Court 1922. . D. G. Bell, Morehead City, w. Cnnon D. Mann. Newport, N. C. Tocker Smith Marshallberg N. C. . . . . m i r Daniel J. Biyron, Claude Garner, Newport, N. C. tiik uiM.'f Atlantic N. C. P. D., Murphy, Marshallberg, N. C. Charles Adair, Beaufort, N. C E. ',W.Hardesty,' Newport, N. C TL F D. "-. Alex Foreman, Beatlort, . . J. Derwood Uanieis, Morehead City N. C. T. E. Gibbs, Beaufort, J ' i; I. Hall, Newport N. C. . Z. McCabe, WBdwooeV N. p. t Jessls Wae, Beaufort N. C. Leslie Davis, Barkers Island, N. C. t WOUa Nelaefti Barkers Jslsnd, N. C fWlllle Mason, AtJtie, N. O. 'Henry V. Harris, StacyrN. C -:.JL O.' Wiggins. Pelletief, N. C. c,..i.. MtniM. H nrbad City owuif . r i . K. C ' ' V'C Morris. Stella.' N. C t " D. M. McCain, Newport, N. C. BOARD OF EDUCATION i M v .i ATTENDS TO BUSINESS .The Board of Education met at the courthouse Monday all members present, - Quite a number, of matters were considered and acted upon tyj we, ooara. t ,-:j'tV-.f Tbe board appointed L. Cs Holland Thos. Piner.and J, M. Holland com mitteemen for Rocky Run school; in White Oak township, Elijah Hardes ty was appointed committeeman for district no. 32. ' .' ' ' , ' ''X? A delegation from the ' territory lying between Smyrna and Marshall burg came before the board and ask. ed that a school be esttablished in their neighborhood," No action was -taken on the matter. .. " , ; - Mrs. Sam Leffers of the v Straits district asked that a truck be furnish ed to bring pupils from the-Smyrna district to the Straits high school, No action was taken in view of the fact the board plans to have high school instruction at Smyrna. The board decided that it would put a high 'school instructor at Smyrna for the coming year. ; , v The following named committee, men for Crab Point school we're ap pointed by the board: -J. R. Laughton, C. T. Whitehead, Joe1 William. The contract for moving the Mill Creek schoolhouse was let to J., B. Hancock for $205. A resolution was passed authorizing the board of county com missioners to reduce the building and incidental ichool tax to 10 cents on the $100 Instead of 11 cents as it is now. ' ' ,. . 11 " 1 " - BAPTIST CHURCH NOTICE :. Reverend H. A. Day left Monday for Kinston and for some days will be engaged in a revival at New Hope Baptist church six miles from Kins ton. ! There will be' no morning ser. vices at the Baptist church in Beau fort on account of Mr. Day's absence. The B. Y. P. U. will, hold services however that evening. . ' ...,. CITY BOARD HELD MEETING ON ' ; ; ", MONDAY. v The regular meeting of the board 6f town commissioners was held at the City Hall Monday. .Those pres. ent were Mayor Bushall, . Commis sioners Duncan, Ford, Lewis snd Maxwell V " A resolution was passed repealing the proceedings of the special meet ing in regard to the county health officer. The estate of T. w.uick- inson was relieved from 4921 taxes. The Mayor was Instructed to write Eastern Coal arid Export Corporation in regard to coal contract. An r- der was passed to have, weeds on streets cut down. Bills of F. F. Lon gest, J T. Beveridgs and L. T.JJoe for installing certain sewer lines' last year were presented. A motion was passd that citiiens who put in sew ers should be reimbursed for their work provided ch sewers after In spection were found satisfactory.- John W. Wiills, Beaufort, N. C. ; R. G. Swlnson, Mansfield, N. C. H. B Salter, Merrimon, N. C, W. H. Stewart Gloucester, N. C. Leslie Hamilton, Stacy, N. C. Dave Salter, Tortsmouth, N. C Ulmont Rose, Sea Level N. C. A. D. Obrlan, Beaufort, N. C. Levy J. Goodwin Roe, N. C. Elmer D. Willis, Davis, N. C. J. T. GUlikln, Otwsy, N. C. Loren Mason Staey, N. C. ' The following: report of the com mittee appointed to Investigate the Open Grounds project, was sccept- ed and ordered spread upon tne nun ntea, . We, the Committee appointed to investigate the Open Grounds with request to equalising the value ofthe said lands, beg to report that In our opinion the lands that were valued at $100.00 end $30.00 per acre oe re duced 50 per cent. . B. r. oniii, J. I Edwards, Committee. By agreement with' the Board of Education, the following changes were ordered ssade U the 1922 tex Wry, by metion duly nude and ear. rUd. la. That the Building end In eidentaV Ttx levy for the General ScbooT fund be reduced from 11 c oa the $100.00 valuation' te 10 c oa the I100.00and that e levy oa the $JOO. valuatioa be made for the purpose of paying eae-fourta ef the County Pub . H0GCH0LERAlSlf County Agent Harris has Vac cinated Number of Hogs Re- 5 cently-Newport Fair Will be Held October 28th. r (By A. H. Harris) New cases of cholera are being die- . coyered in the couqty each week and it is advisable that all the farmers t have ' their hogs , immunized before ' . their herd . becomee-. infected. This treatment is a preventative and not a cure, hence the reason for having the herd treated before any individo- ' al contracts' the. disease." ' ''3:::' The medicine Is furnished by the . state at the actual cost of prodttc tion and that is the only cost of hav ing your hogs treated. The c,ounty a- f- gent does the work free of charge. If you desire to have your hogs immun- - ized write the county agent, Beaufort . N. C, giving the approximate weights, ' per individual and he wil order' the medecine ,and administer , same for , you 'upon' its arrivat V'-i'' s';0'p' t'" 'Mr.' AB. Powell, who lives on the r North. River road had his entire herd ' immunized againist cholera last week. . Other, farmers who have experien- ; ced the danger of this fatal malady which cost them .their years, supply of meat but are now following' a ' "SAFETY FIRST" 'plan,' have had their hogs immunized against cholera last week. Namely Mrs. J. T, "Simp- eon, . Messrs, J. S.' Whrtehurst, M. Hamilton, C.NA. Merrell, C. E. Dail, aadvA . Fbsrts."''.'-"'''1.''?-''; .Tvi 'Several other calls ha,Ve ce'me in , for this particular kind ' of work ' which 'will be attended to sometime - . this week or as soon as the medicine , arrives. fit T'"' Boll Weevils are doing serious dam age in the county now. ( Investigate ' ed the situation on Messrs,' J.C Merrill and J. B. 'Morton's farms, last week.; We found from one to five adult weevils in' practically every -cotton blossom throughout the field.- , After careful consideration we de elded that the crop was cut 'short ' , at least ftifty per cent by the boll - weevils, disregarding" the unfavor able season. In my estimation, it will not pay to produce cotton when we have to contend with .these pests. Sometime in the Bear future a sug- . gestivs crop rotation will be publish- t ed, In this paper that is practical to ' be followed under, boll weevil coon- ditlons.. ; ',' ' V -,- ' A meeting of the officers and com mittees' of the Newport Community Fair Association waa held at Newport Saturday afternoon.; Two members of the ladies lab were present and assured us that we. could depend on . their hearty cooperation. In our un dertaking. It is my Impression that the jeommittees will,; be composed largely of ladies. i 1 t3: J, -i , . I Mr. Fodrie, our president, appoint. , ed Prof. N. J. Sigmon-our secretary, acd treasurer, aa a committee of one,' to visit the business bosses at New port end the eighbcrug towns and sell advertising space la the premium list. As s:on as Prof; Slgmon makes ' his 'report, we expect to getting the book ready for the press. October 2Gtb, was set as the date for the Fair. . , ' MEMBERSHIPS DESIRED FOR BUSINESS ORGANIZATION Aa effort to secure members' for the Eastern Carolina Chamber -5 ex Commerce was. made here Tuesday night, when. N. G Bartlett, secretary manager of that 1 organisation ad , -dressed a small meeting at the coun ty court-house. Mr. Bartlctt explain ed that hll organisation's purpose was to develop end advertise eastern Carlina. Bis talk hers was largely about the necessity of diversified farming-. He showed that the . hoU boll weevil would make It Impossible PRINTER tT, STILL. WORM AT TRAD El IS BACHELOB ' ' ' "' - ' - f - WICHITA KAN. Hiram; f. . Bearse celebrated bis alnStf-severith birthday here by working at blis,tsde as a prlater V Bora In a log fabm la Seneca county, Qjio, ln 4S25 Ux. , Beam la still hale end hearty. Me . does not drink tea, toffee' ervmiox, kants, and Is a' bachelor. , Bs does at attribute his' longevity to any. thing Ih particulaBV' f:- $K' iij. WUmb v w '.;.'2i:wC.,..5 -f'forthebebefitefM.E.S.S-;.' .-..sae , , . . . . . ' ... ' ', i sser home, Lenoir. . kL L. Piner, Morehead City N. C Ik Health ndget. i A., :t mi