VOL XI
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, OCT. 5, 1922
NUMBER FORTY
NORTH CAROLINA'
r CROP CONDITIONS
Cora Average Will Be Good.
Cotton in The East is Poor,
Some Better in Piedmont
Section
! RALEIGH, N. C. Sept 30, 1922.,
WEATHER ; ; The -Weather during
the past week continued fair and dry,
wtth cool temperatures in the east
ern counties where the weather is
ideal for harvesting cotton and hay.
The weather was warmer in the cen
tral and western areas of the state.
CORN: Much corn it being harvest
ed and will average a food crop. The
condition is 83 per cent, as compar
ed with' the ten-year average. The
forcasted production of 49,105,000
bushels is not quite up to that of
last year, or the five-year average,
but the price is very good at 98 cento
per bushel. Silo filling is about com
pleted.' There is practically no dan
ger of frost hartnlng the late crop.
COTTON: Cotton in the Coastal
belt seems never to hav recovered
from the excssiv . rains of the sum-,
mer and the - insect depredations.
Here the best crops-will show , only
about a two-thirds yield, while the
averse will not be over 50 per cent.
Cotton in the Piedmont plateau
shows a better condition than that
of the east. Durham and Warren
counties show the best condition in
"the northern Piedmont counties, with
good quality and yields about 90 per
cent.. In the south-eentral, Lee
county shows a fair condition. In
the western belt cotton is fair with a
75 per cent condition in Polk county.-
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BAT AND PASTURES: This has
been a fine year for hay and grasses
in most of the Atlantic states, on act
count of the favorable weather con.
ditions and heavy rainfall. Increas
ed aerege in hay is reported from
-ing7up considerably on account of
dry weather.
TOBACCO: Tobacco is alt cared
and reports a
and ranges from 65' to 95 per cent.
Orange county reports a 100 per cent
j vsioa tar it la aWAvl miailvt TaKama
v4Vr ewavsa jaeaevj vwv"-v
prices are very favorable.
TRUCK: . Swfeet and Irish potatoes
show a good condition and yield, but
the prices are still somewhat low. It
is late for other- truck.
FRUIT: Apples, grapes and pears
show a good condition east of the
mountains. There will be a low pro.
duction of apples , this year in the
mountain area. ?
LIVESTOCK: IncAased interest is
being shown' in better breeding ef
livestock. There Is a slight Increase
in the number of hogs in Torsyth and
Scotland counties over last year. The
condition of hogs is better than that
of cattle on account' of the slight
growth of pastures due to the dry,
cool weather.
PROGRESS: The tobacco market is
very active, with good prices prevail
ing. Much cotton is ljeingharvest
ed with some, being sold?' .October
' 15 will find little cotton in the fields.
ORGANIZATION WORK:- Farmers
are becoming united fat (heir eflort
for the production of more and bet
ter livestock during the coming year.
The cooperative marketing interest
are. active, espcially in Halifax and
Forsyth 'counties. Farmers are, learn.'
ing more about how to detect and
fight the boll weevil and are' uniting
in their effort to fight this inseet next
LABOR: Labor, is scares in mpst
sections of the state, but farmers are
managing to get their crops harvested
is time. . Normal labor conditions are
reported in Orange, Pasquotank,
Sampson, Scotland, Surry and Polk
, counties,.. j,',?.? f ft, tt
j-, l ' Frank PerkeV f
I . Agricultural Statistician.
BUDDIE WANTS A HOME! .
Who will five Buddie a home? r
Buddie 'Is an, orphan boy , three
years old,' and Oh, how he longs for
a loving Mother and Daddy! ' He
has been placed ia sur cars sad we
wilf give him to the first good another
who applies. Writ! tit - one and
make Buddie happy, and your home a
KSAir. nome. , ,
V,f JOHN J, PH0EMX, j
' v fttmiau finaalnawi4lAn
; v G0 ;N. ;c. . '
BUILDING INDUSTRY WILL
BREAK ALL, RECORDS GREAT
v INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION
r WASHINGTON According to ' a
compilation of building construction
data, the total amount of . building
construction of all kinds for the year
up to September 1, to the sum of $2,
362.872.000 This is the larrest e-
mount of building construction ever
recorded for the first, eight months of
anv vear in history. It ia ereater bv
$7,000,000 than the total amount of I
building construction for - the 12
months of 1921. The most encour
aging feature was the fact that the
industrial plant construcion amounted-to
il per cent of the total, which
is evidence hat the manufacturing
world is preparing for a period of
good times and incresse in their Ca
pacity, which means an increase in
number of men employed and an in
crease in palrolls. This, in turn;
means increased purchase of all
kinds of commodities and food which
will react to the profit of the pro.
ducers and the business world. .
IMPROVING THE CORN CROP.
WASHINGTON Selected seed
corn was planted on 1,600,000 addi
tional acres in 1921 through the in
fluence of demonstrations by county
extension workers, according to re-'
ports to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, and 160.00Q
farmers selected seed corn' -for the
next year's use.
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RECORD OF DISCHARGES.
Register of Deeds Troy Morris has
received a book which la to be used
for entering records of those' who
were discharged from the .. United
Stats army or navy. This record willbs
a permanent one and will be of in
terest to future generations in years
to come. The cost Of having; these
entries will be about $1 each. All
former service men who wish to have
their, discharges entered upon i the
records, should see Register of
Deeds Morris as soon as they can.
NEW TEACHERS' HERE.
The latest addition to the faculty
of the Beaufort Public Schools is Mr.
J. R. Raper of Linwood, N. C. who
arrived here Sunday. Mr. Raper
will teach mathematics and science.
YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS
BROUGHT INTO COURT.)
Eight -Morehead City boys wereon
trial; in the Juvenile Court presided
over by Superior Court Clerk L. W.
Hassejl .on Tuesday as a result of a
JH ride which 'they took last week:
The, boys were Edward Purefoy age
8, Alton Piner age 10, George Piner
age 14, Milton Piner age 15, Ray.
mond Lewis age 14.! Maurice Lewis
age 11, Curtis Lewis age 8, Dan Cuth
rie9. Another boy who was with
the crowd ran away and has not yet
been captured.
jf The offence charged against the
boys was that they took Dr. Thomp
son's Ford coupe last Thursday and
ran away with it. Several days later
thVy were captured near Vanceboro
In Craven eounty. They had done
considerable travelling in Beaufort,
Craven and Carteret counties and fi
nally left the car in a swamp. The
steering gear and wind ahield were
broken and.it was otheryise damaged.
Mayor Wade of . Morehead Ciy re
ported .the affair on Monday to Judge
Hassell and on Tuesday County WeL
fare Officer J. Wallace Mason went
to Morehead City and brought the
I boys over for trial. iThe court heard
L.v. .... 1n.nrtnr tVi a Knva
Uia case w v'i -
put them under probation with the
understanding, that if they got into
any further scfapes they would be
brought to Eeaufort and put in jail
until Superior Court convenes.
TOWN COMMISSIONERS.
The Board of commissioners held
their regular sesioa at the City Hall
Monday, the Mayor and all members
being present , The. Mayor and City
Clerk were authorised "le borrow'
$2000 for a short time to pay interest
on bends. This, is to be repaid as
soon as the tax money begins to come
in. A number of bills were audited
and a. few Other routine matters trans
acted. :
NEW YEAR BOOK ;
NOWABOUT REAM
Swetary WallacEmphasi2
es Economic and Marketing :
:-.V-s s1de'of FsvrnT-Cv''
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WASHINGTON The 1921 "Year
book of the Department of Agricul
ture will come, f torn the' press in iwo
or three weeks. - This , Yearbook ' will
be entirely different from any prvi
ous issue of the Department, o Ag
riculture. The reason for the change
in the character of the Yearbook is
the belief of Secretary Wallace that
th great problems confronting farm
ers today are economic in character
and should be treated as suclu '
In the past, about, one-half of the
Yearbook' was -devoted to magazine
articles on numerous agricultural
subjects. These articles, have i not
been comprehensive and have dealt
with generalities. The other, half Of
the book has included, in general
statistical material presented in rath
er a formal manner. In the 1921
book, and in those to cojne, the specs
heretofore given out -studies on the
economic situation with respect to
our chief agricultural products.
. The 1921 book has to do with corn,
beef cattle, wheat and cotton. The
articles deal with. these crops. from
the standpoint of production, -mark,
eting end distribution and show their
relaive importance both as individu
al crops and to agriculture in gener
al. They have been prepared in a
concise and understandable form end
are well illustrated with ' charts,
graphs and photos. Much of -this
statistical maUrial.will appear, in di
gest form fnd be, supplemented by
the inclusion ofpro3uctitin data and
news tatistics on marketing and pro-
m, I,;-: - , '."r .'.;'v,
Another special feature of the book
will be a graphic summaryof Ameri
can agriculture as interpreted from
the census figures ef 1920. 1 'f " '
In making these changes ' in the
Yearbook, the Department of Agri
culture points out that farmers must
give more attention to cheaper pro
ducion and ,more improved methods
of, marketing and distribution, so
that the prices', the farmer receives
shall be more fairly relatd to .pro
duction costs.
The repOr of Secretary Wallace
will show the progress of agriculture
during 1921 with particular emphasis
on the economic phases. It will con-
tain a brief statement of the work
or the deparment and discussion of
the agricultural crisis of 1920-21.
Definite, plans for the 922, 1923
and 1924 Yearbooks have' just been
made, committees appointed arid' sub
ject matter decided upon by the com.
mittee in charge. ,
Together with the 1921 Yearbook,
the three to follow will complete a
four-years' series of articles, each of
which' will be specially prepared for
the Yearbook and will be a complete
treatment of the history and econ
omic status of the, subject The 1922
book will include the , subjects ' of
swine, dairy, hay and forage, small
grains and forestry. ' In 1923, fruits,
poultry, sheep and goats, potatoes and
truck, sugar and tobacco will be treat
ed. The 1924 booty will consider
subjects of horses snd mules, roads
and transportation, land utilization,
credit and insurance, land 'tenure,
country life and education.
All requests for the new Yearbook
should be sent to congressmen, who
have a fixed quota allowed them. The
Department of Agriculture itself is
limited to comparatively few copies
which are distributed to libraries, ag
ricultural schools snd other like in.
institutions. 1 It is therefore impossi
ble for the department to supply the
Yearbooks o the public. That can
be done through the members of Con-
cress. "
STRICKEN
SEAMAN
ASHORE.
BROUGHT
CapUin Thos. G. Willis and bis
brother Reuben came Into the harbor
Tuesday night about-midnight with
e sailor front the light ship off Cape
Lookout The man whose fiame , is
John Meyer was stricken with paraly
sis recently and a wireless message
summoned . kelp. He waa taken to
New Bern yesterday morning and was
pieced if a hospital there.
BEAUFORT HARBOR
r... . 11 J M4 (MA t
lmnrAvn,f. M.JL'eVnnA
.For TayleW CekCuT
k v ' - ' , '
LThe. session .-"if 'ririi: !..-?".
journed a few days ago' made a very
substantial appropriation for , inw
proVements to Beaufort Harbor, the.
sum of $24,000 having Veen specified
.for that purpose. r The request for
$30,000 for deepening and widening
Taylor's, Creek cut from teaufort
Harbor to Core Sound was not allow
ed.; However , $2000 was appropria
ted for. this purpose. ' ; '.-'.v-.,v..
As to how the $24,000 allowed for
the .harbor will be expended the News
has no information at present Many
citizens here hope that it will be us
ed for constructing a ses wall from
Town Marsk to Bird ShoaL It is be.
lieved that such a wall would prevent
sanL front filling up the hsrbor and
would greatly assist in keeplnfg the
channels open. Some work will be
done immediately on the channel at
Bulkhead Shoal. ' :, f
The information in regard to these
matters was furnished .the News by
Assistant Engineer Harry T. Patter
son and is reproduced herewith. -
:." y "" New Bern, N. C.
J"',. ' Sept 80, 1922.
Mr.W, G. Mebane,
Baufort, N. C,
Dearer:
In reply to your inquiry of the
26tb with 'reference to an appropria
tion of $30,000 for -the further, inv
provement of the Waterway from
Core Sound to Beaufort Harbor.
(Taylors Creek Cut), you are advised
that this was not made by the last
Congress. '.' ''':' ' ' .;, ' -
This work baa however been ap
proved by the Chief of Engineers and
there ft a good prospect for an ap
propriation in the eiext river and har
bor MIL
The last bill included the following
'items for works in your immediate
' . . .- . 3 - .
vicinity; Hsrbor t Beaulort? $Z4,-
000; Core Sound to Beaufort Harbor,
$2,500; Beaufort to Jacksonville,
$20,000.
The dredge Croatan will leave here
Monday, Oct. 2, to do some dredging
on the Bulkhead Shoal in Beaufort
Harbor.
Very respectfully,
' " Harry T. Patterson,
Assistant Engineer.
POLITICAL POT IS i
BEGINNING TO
BOlL
The political pot is beginnig to
boil pretty actively in Carteret .coun
ty now. Owing to the fact that the
county is closely divided between the
two political parties there is more
lntrest here in the' campaigns ' than
in those counties .where there is only
one side and the voters have practi
cally no choice.
The Democratic chieftains held a
meeting at the 'county courthouse
last Saturday for the puropse of rais
ing funds and devising plans to car.
ry the county. .The meeting waa a
private one but the News learna that
it was dclded to put on a vigorous
campaign and that speakers will be
sent to all parts of the county. It
is probable also that prominent men
from other parts of the State will be
sent here to battle for the Democra
cy. The Republicans sre not idle by any
means and are just as determined
to hold the county as the Democrats
are to capture it They began their
campaign Monday nigbt with speak
ings at Straits, Otway. and Bettie.
Tuesday night they hd "ipeakers at
Mill Creek, Venolia, Holly Springs
and Harlowe. Last night they were
at Stacy, Sea Level and Willlston.
Friday night Messrs E. W. Hill, C.
R, Wheatly and others sre billed to
anak at Uai-rintan flaturdav bliflrht
there will be apeaking at Atiantic byi
Mr. Hill snd others snd st Smyrna
Mr Wheatly and other candidates
will sppesr,
-. MARIflACE , LICENSES.
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Marriage licenses have been grant-1 Ordered by The Board that Nellie
ed thjs week by Begistr ef Deeds Msson, Stacy N. C. snd Mary F. WU
Troy Morris to Norwood L. Mathews, J lis Davis, N. C. bs relieved of one
Baleigk and Lola Chadwick, Gtoncee- half of their taxes. t .
ter.
Also to Cornle Gould, Newport
and Estolle Bill Morebesd Clrjfc '
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Beaufort, N. G .
(Oct. 2nd, 1922.
The Honorable Board of . County
immii0nea. t'thf. th 2nd Hav i
.Commissionesa met'thls the 2nd day
jof October 1922 theirregul meet-
ing place in the Court House at Beau
. w louowing mem-
bers , present ' to-wit : C. R. Wheatly,
Chairman; Geo. G. Taylor;. J. L. Ed
wards; Henry O Piner. and B. "F.
Sman - v ' ' , ' '
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Rev. J. E. Lewis -and a large num
ber of land owners from Sea. Level
came befor the Board and asked that
a . road be '.built through Sea Level
connecting the Stacy rosd with the
Atlantic road.. "i V'V'A'ri;-r7
; Ordered by he' Board that bids'
be asked, for, -lor the following nam
ed projects, to-wit; (1) Road, begin
ning at Gilbert Hamilton's " landing
and extending to the end of the shell
road leading from Atlantic 42)
Road beginnig at Lynch'l bridge and
extending to. Back Creek. (3) Road
beginning at T. F. Mann's on fork of
Newport River and extending to Hsr
roll Weeks -on "White Osk Road.y '
Mr Tom Wade appeared before the
Board and asked that an. error in the
listing of the personal property of
Geo. D. Willis be corrected, and that
the property be . listed : the 'same as
last year. The matter was referred to
Mr. W. L. Stancil for adjustmnt.
Mr. L, G 9immtons came before the
Board and asked thai a $1600 rnort.
gage be taken from his tax, list, said
mongage ue oio not own. x
. . IF I . . Mil. . L
ter was rererrea to tne Atwitor xor
adjsatment.
Mr. W. Rt" Powers came before the
Board and asked for a reduction in
the value of his real estate. Mr.
Powers was referred , to the State
Ta Commission.' y v''"' 'j i
: Report of the Public Health Offi
cer was ordered filed.'' '
Petition signed by citizens ot New.
port Township requesting that , ,
Shoe Branch Road be token over snd Ad tim of Mr Aul,Ung the :.
maintained by the County, was pre- diidualB , Miectin. j their sxhi-.
sentedand read tohe Board. Upon!...
motion duly mads and passer the road
waa accepted and" petition ordered
filed.' " ' ;-;-;'
Petition signed by citizens I Wil-
llston and other citizens east of
Beaufort requesting that ro b!eommunities where the disease has
built from W. &V Gillikln's store to tppeiired ye4r; art or have nsd
M. E. church was presented and tesdj., heru immunized', agAinst the
to the Board. The matter' waa de-lj - farmers around Bo-!
ferred to a later date,' and petition 'jj y,, worK M wen
ordered ftld. v,' ' l those around Wildwood. Severs!
r George 4Fulcher,- Bessjfort,: N. C, other cay nmvj comt in to my office
came before tbe Board and asked "rfop .jjitionai up the Bound and .
M trnrn thm nnor fund. , The matter t !l4 .L." trm. '
m . r ' r - .
m '4 - nf." w WT.l
...v... . :iasv wee mre; nnui, v, iivuvn,g ,
, Mr,' W. D. Swain came before the . a piner, A. D. Willis,', W E. Fod-
Board and asked that the, value of tee burdock, W ArMurdocl?,
his real esUte b equslized with th jrUKa Mu?(ioct Ceo.7;Taylor, A. 'S.
rsl estate surrounding him. The mat- T,yior B.,.Fk Cannon., C.W. Sinlth.t.
ter was referred to J. L. Edwards,', Guthrie,' Graham Duncan, W.
1 V LJ Wf.' Sfnt1' An. . . . n - , ... f
Vommissionrr
ditor for adjustment
Mr. Hermon Small
cames. before
the Board and asked that Mrs. 9. A. J
Herrington's taxes be reduced. The
Board noUfted Mr, Small that it bad
no jurisdiction in the matter.
No other buslneu appearing the
nnarA tank recess to meet again at.
2:00 P. M. . -
The Board reconvened at 2:15 P.
M. with all members present
NMr. W. G. Winberry came before
the Board with a petition signed by
citizens of Mill Creek requesting that
a change be made in the road at Mill
Creek. The matter was referred to
the County Engineer and petition or
dered filed. ' - , , ;
Ordered by the Board that H. W.
Noe and T. C. Willis, Smyrna, N. C.
be sppointed as expert tongers to aid
the State Fish Commissioner to ex.
amine certain bottoms to be leased
for oyster bottoms. .
Ordered by the Board that Dr. E.
B. Whitehurst of Msrshallberg. N. C.
be sppointed Vital Statistican for old
fimvrna ToWnahin. i -
Ordered by the Board that J.L.
Edwards and Henry Ot Piney. Com
missioners be appointed a committee
to set with the engineer in inspct-lng
and taking ovr the part of the road
now completed by Shull that has not
been Inspected. -
No other business appearing.-, the
Boatd adjottraed.' t
NEWPORT FAIR IS
MAKING PROGRESS
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Arranenents Being Made for
Community Fair Date Set
For November 3rd.
v . (By A. H. Harris.) . ' j
Mr. Fodrie, president of the New
port Commuity Fair Association, call.
ed a meeting of theofficers and com-
mitteea of the association last week, 7
Several representatives from ' the '
Womans Club, met with us and "as-
sisted in the work. . Prof. N. J. Sig.
mon, Secretary and Treasurer, stated I ,
how much moncv waa in thm treaanrv
snd immediately we got busy-and
worked out' the premiuni list ; Nu
merous cash prizes will be given. The
premuim list will be turned 'over to
the printer by the first of next week
and one copy of the book will be sent
to every man who gets mail on the
R. F. D. routes from Newport The '
remainder of the books will bs die-''
trlbuted all over the county. "Some-'
one suggested holding a baby show;
on the day ' of the Fair - and in my"
mind is a very good suggestiom Thla
was not xuiiy aeoraea, out via do in
time to make the announcement in'
the Premium ' List- Building com-'
mltees were sppointed. All of these -sre
Reliable mn and women who have ,
promised lis their hearty cooperation '
and ; we are positive they will put .'
their shoulder to the. wheel end help .'
ps to make the Newport Fair the best
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one held .In Eastern ' Carolina this4
Season. Thlscsn be eaafly dons snd .
fto'otteun sndl-
helpers of the association are striv
ing to reach, and naught be him who '
says this wo'nt be accomplished, ')
After quite lengthy discussion, it
wss decided to bold the fair Novem
ber Srd. .. This will allow the, farmers
plenty of time to select their products)
for exhibition, vl am planning to .
spend a good bit ef "my time in and
a titmt -A-,n.it- v.tMn
Hog cholers is about at a stand.
still nowalthough practically all my j
time for the last two weeks has-been '
devoted to this hog inoculation? werk.
t TMA4vtiai11ea awarw aha law naftaf atVAntirl
BiBV 11 Uiv my vi wvmvm ...--
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ip. smitn. L. u. xouon. &. i ioisoii,
Deck Smith, Arthur Smith, WF-J
Taylor, Ellice Smith, B. B. Coal, S.
T gmjj, u T.' Guthrie,:' Walter '
Smltn'( Lycurgui Humphrey,' D. T.j..
CannoIlf j, x. Chaplain, and Alex.T
Wade..;.- - . V 4 ' 1 1
Qne of the best and1 safest demon-;
strations ever conducted in this coun-'
ty Is one that, Mr. M. Hamilton, ,
farmer who lives on the North River .
road is beginning. Mr. Hamilton
is converting a portion of his farm .
m to a model hog farm, and is going .
to raise pure-bred Duroe Jersey hogs. -
He is conducting this demonstration
in' cooperation with the Beaufort .,
Chamber of Commerce, State Depart.'
ment of Agriculture and the United j.
States Deartment of Agriculture. He
has already made preparation for his '
permanent pasture and will seed the
same during next week. Sometime f
in the near future he xpeto to go up
the state and visit some of the best
hog breeders snd select his stock. '
It is probable that we will get Mr. '
W. W. Shay, Chief of Swine Exten. ;
lion, N. C Extension Service, to as- r
list Mr. Hamilton in the purchasinlg
of his breeding stock , V .'. , '.
Mr. L. C. Carroll, of Newport, a '
businese man and farmer is putting m
in one ecre ef permanent puture
thla year." His seed arrived last week ,
and he will begin seeding th plot the
first of the ensuing week. ' ' J
Mies Elisabeth sad Francis 8. Duf.
fy Jr., of New Bern spent the week.
end her with their cousins Miss Em-
maty and CWencs Pembertoa, , -