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VOL. XI THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, NOV 23 1922 NUMBER FORTY SEVEN
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NIGHT SCHOOLS
HAVE STARTED IN
CARTERET COUNTY
Miss Richardson Director
Adult Illiteracy Campaign
Makes Report
of
AIM TO ABOLISH ILLITERACY
At the request of ttie News .Miss
Richardson offers in this issue a re-,"" tnelr re8ular meting in au
Dort which is intended to inform th1"8' 1922 i toT an against the re
public of the nature of her work.
The report follows:
.statistics. Bureau of census,
Washlngton, D;..C. for 1910 showed
291,497 illiterates over ten years of
age in North Carolina. 107,563 of
this number were men of voting age.
In, 1919 and 1920 there were 8,342
enrolled in schools for adults through
out of the State. Of the 8,
342, 4,280 were white and 4,062
were colored . Sixty-two counties
offered school work to these adults.
The reported population of Carteret
County in 1920 was 15,384. Of this
number 1,121 were reported illiter
ate. Tthe State Department upon
request issued the following statis
tics for Carteret County on June 24,
1922:
Percentage of illiterates over 21
years old 10.2 per cent.
Percentage of (white) illiterates
10 years old and over 7.8 per cent.
Percentage of ' (col) illiterates
from 10 years to 20 years, inclusive
2.1 per cent.
Total number of white illiterates
of voting age 102.
. Illiterates according to the Fed-
era Bureau of census means "un- Mrs B. S. Gillikin, Otway, N. C.
able to write.' jhy letter asked that she be relieved
The three underlying purposes of .of her taxes for 1921 Upon investi
Schools for adults are: gation the Board found that her con-
1. To help adult beginners to dition justified her request; therefore
master the simple tools learning and the Board ordered that she be reliev
to inspire them with the will to do.ed.
so that the tasks of life may not be By rejuest of Mr. K. R. Hardesty
impossible for them, and finally that the Board ordered that Mr. D G.
no problems in their daily lives may
be top difficult for them to solve in
telligently. 2. To improve the home enviro-
ment of the children and to secure
for there direction and cooperation and conduct of Thurman Smith,
in worth-while things. N Upon motion duly made and carried
The average age of the pupils be-the Board ordered a copy sent to
ing twenty-eight years, most of them Thurman Smith and also ordered that
have young children. We believe j Thurman Smith appear before the
that these parents exert a stronger Board at the next meeting,
influence over them than all the oth-1 Ordered by the Board that Com
er influences coTnbined. If we can missioner Edwards and Piner be ap
make the worth-while Ihing the fam-1 pointed a committee to go with En
iliar thing to the parent, a better en-'giheer Brooks to inspect the remain
viroment and a more normal growth der of the road from Stacy to Gil
wil be assured the child. The thing bert Hamilton's landing. .
that we are ignorant of, we instinct- No other business appearing the
ively distrust. - Eoard took recess toroeet again at
3. To secure better food-prepara- 1 :30 P. M.
tion, health conditions and haSits of . The Board of Commissioners re
thrift, through cooperation with city, ' convened at 1:30 P M. with all
county, state, and federal agencies. members present
In connection with apeclally p'repared Dr. R. S. Primrose appeared be
texbook, which are themselves sim- fore the Board and asked that his
plified civicsrfjAulletins with reciptajbill in the case of State vs Sharp be
for preparing -Tlealth conditions, and 'paid. The matter was referred to
thrift bulletins are used for reading
material.. With the strong support
of the poitoffice officials, clerks, and
carriers, a Postal Contest was held
in which one hundred and. twenty-five
pupils did efficient work in prepar
ing a package, a letter and an envel
ope for mailing. One contest is plan
ned for each quarter on health, with
the county and state agencies; on
food, with various Home Economics
" agencies ; nd thrift!, with the co
operation of the banks. One of tho
readers is based entirely on the Bible,
Rmmm ef Sckeoli for AdulU
The enswers to the question, "How
did you happen to miss your chance ?'
are almost without exception the
same, "I had to pull fodder, or pick
cotton, or work in the tobacco fields.
They did not have school but three
months and the school was sov far
away and there was not any law to
make ns go. ' So we worked. The
least ones, who. couldn't do anything
else, toted water to the men in the
field."
A typical letter;
"When I was growing up they had
Jost four months school. I went the
first month and then had to stop 'to
poll fodder and couldn't go back- till
the crop was all in. So I got Just a
bout s month and s half in all ev
ery year for three years thai I went."
A speech made by i popU a
costest: . . . X1' ".
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COMMISSIONERS ORDER
NEW TOWNSHIP MADE
Beaufort ,N. C.
Nov. 13th, '1922
The Honorsle Board of County
Commissioners reconvened this the
13day of November, 1922, at their
regular meeting place in the town of
Beaufort, N. C., with the following
members prestnt, to-wit: C. R.
Wheatly Chairman; Geo. G. Taylor;
Henry O. Piner; J. L. Edwards and
B F Small.
Petitions presented to the Board
establishing of old Straits township
lines, were brought forward and du
ly considered. Petition for reestab-
, 1,smng om traits townsmp lines was
signed by nine (9) free holders of
Beaufort, Smyrna and the proposed
Straits townshjpi Petfciorag;'nst
reestablishing old Straits lines was
signed by one hundred and fifty
(150) citizens of Otway and Bettie.
Upon motion duly made and carried,
it was ordered by the Board that
the township lines remain as . they
are.
Mr. John Gillikin came before the
Board and asked that $600.00 be
paid to him for damage if the road
was built across his farm.
Dr. Outland, County Health Offi
cer came before the Board and asked
for an annex at the County Home in
which to take care of the inmates
while sick. The matter was defer
red to a later date.
The following report was adopt
ed and ordered spread upon the min
utes, (Settlement with, the Sheriff)
The following report of the Grand
Jury was ordered spread upon the
minutes
1 Bell be relieved of his taxes for 1921.
The report of the Welfare Officer
and the Health Officer of Carteret
county was presented and read to
the Board referring to the condition
the County Attorney.
A petition properly signed was pre
sented to the Board requesting that
a new. township be established to be
known and designated jas Marshall
berg Township. Said Ttownship to
have the following metes and courses
and bounds, viz: Bcginnig at Great!
Marsh Point, running thence a West
wardly course to the angle of the
Marshallberg Road; thence with the
angle of said road a Westwardly
course to the Straits Road; thence
with the Straits Road to the Old
Straits township line; thence with
said line to the waters of the Straits;
thence eastwardly with the various
courses of shore to the beginning.
' Upon motion- duly made and car
ried Marshallberg township was es
tablished. Petition war ordered fil
d. . Moved, seconded and carried that
all bids for building roads filed since
last Monday be rejected. .
The following bids were opened
and read to the Board.
tiaaetttk Davie (Bid
Road from Gilbert Hamilton's land
ing to ths shell road leading from At
lantic per lineal yard 13.20.
Road from, Lynch's Bridge to Back
Creek per lineal yard 43.90. :,
'Millis Road per lineal yard J3.Q6
' cmfwy cmfw mm '
W, J. 1. Skmtt (Bid)'
Road from Gilbert Hamilton land
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OIL AND SCRAP :
FACTORY BURNED
In Th Midst of The Busy Sea
son Fire Destroys Valua
ble Plant of C- P. De
Fire which is thought was due to
spontaneous combustion Sunday morn
ing destroyed the fish scrap and oil
factory owned by C. P. Dey of Bean
fort and located some twomiles east
of town. The fire was first discov
ered at about two o'clock' in the
morning. The factory had been in
operation an tne wee ana a gooa
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many hsh having come in baturday
the men were busy until 11 o'clock
Saturday night fhen they shut down
and left the plant.
The firse started in the scrap
house and by the time it was discov
ered had spread so that it was im
possible to stop rt with the limited
means at hand for fighting a fire
The buliding that housed the ma
chinery and most of the machinery
was destroyed. The oil was ribf in
jured and a good part of the scrap
on hand is unhurt. No particular
damage was done to the boilers and
if the plant is rebuilt 4hey can be
used. Several of Mr. Dey's boats
were not at the factory and thase
that were there were saved from the
flames. The loss on the plant is es
timated at about $25,000 and there
was no insurance on it. Owing to
the high rate of insurance on the
plant Mr. Dey did carry any policy
on it at all.
Mr. Dey has not fully determined
what he will do but thinks he will re
build the plant in time for next sea
son's work. In the meantime his
boats will continue fishing and will
sell their catches to the other manu
facturers, several of them having vol
unteered to take whatever fish may be
caught.
MOONSHINE STILL DESTROYED.
A boose making outfit was' put out
of business last Friday when sheriff
Thomas raided and destroyed ,a 60
gallon' till and about 600 gallons
beer. The owner or owners or the
whiskey making plant were absent
at the. time of the sheriflYs visit. The
outfit was located about eight miles
from Beaufort in a piece of woods
near the Edward Chadwick home
place.
AFTER SHOOTING TWO
MAN MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Charlie Feguson a negro who lives
about eight miles from Beaufort
in the colored settlement on the
North River road, got on a rampage
last Friday and shot two people be
fore he quit. His first victim was
Nancy Nelson a colored woman and
the next was Isaac Felton an old
and well known colored citizen of
that community. The woman J was
shot in the left shoulder and the man
in the left hip. Neither was doin
in the left hip. Neither was danger
ously injured.
After the shooting and before of
ficers could arrive Ferguson made his
escape. At this writing it has not
been possible to learn what the man's
motives were for 'committing his
criminal acts.
FISHING GOOD NOW.
The menhaden run is still on and
the fishermen hope it will last for
several weeks .yet. The Beaufort
Fish Scrap and Oil Company's boats,
five in number brought in 1,600,000
yesterday. The largest catch of the
day was made by Captain Harry Par
kins of the Blades. This vessel's
catch was 490,000. The Wallace
Fisheries' boat W. M. Webb, Capt.
Bonner Willis got 410,000 which is
about the full capacity of the vessel.
The fishermen went around Cape
Lookout yesterday after the Ash and
found ernormous schools of them
there, A good many sharks were al
so on hand and did considerable dam
age to the seins.
NEW RESIDENT ARRIVES.
Mr. Warren S. Higpins recently of
Clarkirille, Tennessee but s native ef
New York, has boCgfct the Ewell
place on Front street snd is now a
resident of Beaufort'. Mr. Higgins
is 'laving considerable improvements
made to the residence, ''
BOARD IS WORKING
TO GET ASSEMBLY
Chamber Oof Commerce Direc
tors Appoint Committee to
Get Options on Sites
these two decorations and I am anx
At the regular monthly meeting of ouj to cooperate with the farmers
the directors of the Chamber of Com- in ths COunty and secure markets
merce held Monday evening the mat-1 Where they can sell all they can
ter mostdiscussed was that of v the ( harvest and ship. As soon as X
Baptist Seaside Assembly. The com- iearn anything in regard -to the
mittee tnat went to Uoldsboro some
days ago for the purpose of making
a bid for the Assemblymade its re-
port and geemed to think that Beau
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fort has a good chance to secure the
new enterprise. It will not be pos
sible for the Baptists to erect their
building in time for next Summer and
they will make temporary arrange
ments here or at Morehead City for
their next meeting. The following
named were appointed 6n a committee
at the meeting Monday night to se
cure options on sites: U. E. Swann,
F. R. Seeley, C. S. Maxwell, J. A.
Hornaday Jr., W. H. Taylor. A
committee to draft suitable resolu
tions in regard to locating the As
sembly in Beaufort was appointed as
follows: W. L. Stancil, M. L. Wright,
W. G. Mebane.
A matter that was discussed con
siderably was that of the proposed
State highway. The phase discuss
ed was the suggestion made recent
ly that abridge between Beaufort and
Morehead City be built instead of
the road to the Craven ceunty line.
The opinion of the board was unan
imously in favor of the road ond a
committee composed ef C. S. Max
well, W. P. Smith and U. E. Swann
was appointed to draw up suitable
resolutions setting forth the board's
position as regards the matter.
Secretary Stancil reported that it
was very difficult to collect dues from
many of the members and that ex
penses of Naval Day and other inci
dentals had about cleaned up the
treasury. An effort will be made to
collect dues on the first of the month.
The board took under consideration
k.nmat at tltA annual maatinar in
the of a big dlnner m
January.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
I. E. Ramsey Assignee to D. W.
Morton Part of lot 34 in new town
of Beaufort, Beaufort township con
sideration, $3,610.00.
D. W. Morton and wife to W. S.
Higgins part of lot 34 in New town
of Beaufort, Beaufort township, con
sideration $3,900.00.
Fannie Leeper Smith et al to Jno.
I. Glover et al. in town of Morehead,
Morehead township, consideration,
$300.
Geo. T. Duffy and wife to Dock
Simpson, Morehead township, near
Mansfield between N. S. RR. and
public road, consideration $175.
Dock and Lillie Swinson to Anna
between N. S. R. R and public road,
consideration $175.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Register of Deeds Troys Morris has
issued the following permits to wed:
Nov, 18, David Lewis and Georgia
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Hamilton, Harkers Itland, N. C.
Nov. 18, John Lewis and
Helen
Hancock, Harkers Island
Nov. 20, Herbert W. Thoronton
and Elizabeth Webb, Morehead City,
. Nov. 22, Kirby Salter Davis, and
Flora Gillikin, Atlantic.
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED.
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vu uj, - r
a Uaw at UaMiva hnma nil I
Marsh street. Mrs. C. S. Maxwell
other' invited euest. . A. they en-
tered the beautifully decorated n very-gr.tiiy.ng to n.s m.ny,now up ,uch , difflcult
home, there was the guests; and not,"""1? "J0?"1";,,? ' Proposition. I. it. economy or good
until each guest received her place PcU b"v k to m0.un.t , business sense to simply do what
card did th. truth become known.,'0' .Jut " "ot ' dicidd f.was don. before. I e provid. for our
Upon learning that it was th. twent- h M k hi hom? l" J I presort needs? InWher year or
ieth anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. ' - VntltSitW0 w wou,d 1 sama ta.bk
Msxwell, esch one present offered Oteen hospvtal U a great instltut on nd Umpor, proTWon
congratulation, and good wishes and th tY the" tkt would hav. to be made. - Ws belieT.
then found her appointed place at the nr btst oi ttntion nd rvlce- 'when we Uy aside our prejudice.
tables set for rook. ..''
After a delicious salad, course was
served, during which the' wirless tel-
ephone X urn is bed music, tne guests
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extended the charming hdsters" many
happy returns of the day" and de-
happy
parted.
MAKE MONEY BY
SELLING CHRISTMAS TREES
In the forests and swamps of Car
teret County there are hundreds of
car loads of the finest holly and mis
tletoe that I have ever teen, but very
little is being shipped out. There
is a great demand at this time for
nrico naid for th rommnHifv. T will
have it published in the county pa
pers. Here is a chance for some
one to make some easy money and if
there is anyone interested in this un
derstanding, get in touch with me
and I will give you the full particu
lars.
I visited a large portion of the
schools in the county last week and
explained to the children the club
project which has already been
launched.; There1 was quite a bit of
interest shown tfnd I believe that a
within the age lirait will take' an ac
tive part in the work and strive to
put the project across.. Mr. S, J.
Kirby, Assistant State Demonstration
Agent, will be with me two days
next week and assist me to make the
final drive over one end of the coun
ty. We hold our first' meeting at
Newport school and then work from
there to the Eastern end of the coun
ty. The other end of the county will
be worked sometime this month.
Dr. C. C. Hunt, U. S. Dep of Ag
riculture, was in the" county last
week, observing the hog cholera sit
uation. One outbreak was found
on Mr. Joel S. Smith's farm. We
immediately inoculated the herd a
gainst the disease and urged that all
Mr. Smith's neighbors take the same
precautions.
A. H. HARRIS
county Agent,
DISTRICT FOREST WARDEN
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
Chapel Hill, Nov 20 Col. Joseph
Hyde Pratt, Director of the North
Carolna Geological and Economic
Survev announces th addition tn tb
force of the Forestry Division of the
Survey of Mr. Fred B. Merrill, who
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will at once assume the duties of
District Forest Warden. Kis employ
ment is made possible through co
operation with the U. S. Forest Ser-
vice under the Weeks Law. Mr. Mer-
rill is a former resident of New York
State and a graduatof Cornell
versity; his graduate work was in Sil-
viculture and Mensuration. He made Yur as low as iz,uuu,ouu.vu lor tne
an excellent record in the warjerv- district, theerate of tax will not have
ing. overseas. He has had a num-!to be more than from 25 to 28 cents,
ber of years experience with the U.jCan our PePle ffora ,or ,maU
S. Forest Service (District7) along
practical lines of forest
manage.
ment and Other field work ,
During the past two or three years
the Director of the Survey nas been ucaiea m more iwzm
pushing vigrously the development t,M ,
of a State wide forest fire wardens! Some of those who are opposing
organization as a means of quickly this measure are making rash, state
reducing throughout North Carolina ments as to the cost of making ad
the great destruction of forest growth ,ditions to the present builJing. At
by fire. It is hoped that with the the present time the school needs not
growing of this organization much less than seven additional room and
damage will be prevented and that adequate auditorium is also bad-
th 1,1. f Wnrih p.fntin will I ly needed. We do not believe there
more f unv realize the damage to our
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forests and District Warden will be
to work up cooperation with counties,
inspect and supervise the work of
ithe wmrdens, etc., in Eastern North
Carolini
ROLAND EELL HERE ON VISIT.
vMr. F. R. Bell a former citizen of
Eeaufort but who has been an inmate
of the Government hospital for World
, .4 nf - o.,l
TV mi vrirsaiiB vvvvii ava n
tw0 "i.vedhf.r? Monda? 0B,B
ur "is h
The BmiImI we u ym
12 ! a year, fall ef IterMig
. a . . a. . fm . I
ceaaiy am wh e sewa w. m
il4atki it earrUe mmj
feataree aad U far Uae tkaa tmmt
eaate a
waek.
PARENTS URGED ;
TO GIVE SUPPORT
TO BOND ISSUE
Chairman of. Board of School
Trustees Put the Matterup
To The Public
BETTER FACILITIES w
ABSOLUTELY NEEDED
' Tho Mania nnhllahaa haramit U a 1a
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ter ragarding the school situation iir
Beaufort written by Chairman of the!
Board of Trustees U. E. Swann: y
To the Patrons and Friends of ,
Beaufort Graded School: V
Several weeks ago the Board of
irusiees invuea car, j, j. ciair, 01-
olina, to come to Beaufort and advise!
wnn us in regara 10 our neeus in
mv nr miiiflini, nn n annmnuiif m.
October 28th Mr. Blair spent the day -here
studying our situation. At a
meeting of the trustees jn the after-
noon of this date, he outlined, as he
saw it, the most sensible proposition
tfW All eIHAAl A 4a AAMaiflaei
He reemmends a ten room school
building with a large auditorium. He
stated that he thou?, a site could be.
obtained and the building built and
equipped for less than $80,000.00
but to be on the safe side this amount
should be made available. -'
' It is the purpose of the trustees,
11 the election is favorable, to have ,
a ten room building with auditorium
erected and equipped as cheaply as
good material and workmanship a
can. be bought. If it can be done for
I $40,000.00, not one cent more will
be spent. V
The only purpose the trustees had
in asking for an election was to give
ttia naAnla 'in nnnttitnirw f a fWAirtdi
i deqiMte echool facilities for their
children.' If the parents do not want
their children educated so they can
compete with children of other towns
land ections and so express them-
1 "lv by tinr against additional
! facilities, the responsibility must
then " on the "parents snd not on
. the Board of Trustees. , ,
There is ho doubt in my mind that
the building can be built and equip-
Ped or much ,es ttn the amount
mentioned, but even if the entire a-
mount should be necessary, the bonds
will be taued maturing serially and
on tne present property valuation a
tax rate of not more than 20 to 22
Uni-jcents will be necessary and even if
.the valuation should be cut down next
additional cost, to let tneir cmiaren
grow up with an unbalanced educa--
ton to K out into the world to com-
pete with children who have been ed-
-
man or woman in the town who
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now oeueves mat w. Vx
'in should have been located where
t is? Is it economy or good buis-
ns sense to add to a building so
situated even though the necessary
number of rooms for present needs
could be erected there? The cost
of adding the necessary number of
rooms to the present building will
cost very little less (if any) than a
suitable separate building and when
the . rooms are added we 'vould not
have a satisfactory school plant. If
a commodious and suitable building
had been built at the time the present
building was erected, we would not
and our politics and really consider
th. needs snd th. welfare of onr
children, Beaufort people will arise
in their pride and do what we really
know w. should do.
It is usually the case is .lections
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