I I I II I EE c5 mm The best adTerthbff medium published in Carteret Co. I READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY WATCtTVour label and pay your subscription VOL. XI THE BEAUFORT NEWSTHURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1922 NUMBER FORTY EIGHT : v. V i ' a a .. . . : I. r r V . It;. ELECTION RESULT ABOUT ASUSUAL 'Off Year" Election Generally Show; Reversal of ) Presi- : dential Elections WASHINGTON The Republiocn majority in the present House is 169. The Republican majority in the next House will be 15. This recalls a similar reversal un -der the Wilson administration. The 1912 elections which mde Mr. Wil son a President by a minority vote of the country gave to. the Demo crats a majority in the House of 1G3. In 1914, although the opposition to the Democratic party was --till badly divided, the Democratic majoricy was reduced to. 29. ' Small majorities are the rule in the House and Senate. The ebb and flow of the political tide naturally af fects the Senate less, because the six year tenure of office enables its mem bers to bridge over the temporary un heavals that so often completely change the political complexion of the lower house. An, example of that is afl'orded by the period of years covering both ad ministrations of Cleveland and the administration of Harrison. During this period the House swung from ne party to the other but the Sen. ate remaned Republican, although its Republican majority' was cut to a narrow margin of two for the terms beginning 1887 and 1889. Surprising as it may seem, t he Uni ted. States Senate was Republican every term from the Civil War to the term which began in 1915, with the exemption of one term which beganin 1893. In that year the Senate stood 44 Democrats, 38 Republicans and 3 independent. The Democratic Setr ate of that term was swept into pow er with the second election of Cleve land in 1892. The Republican land slide in 1894, however, restored a Republican majority, the Senate which cenvened March 4. 1895 stand, ing 42 Republicans to 39 Democrats The present Republican majority of 24 is larger than ever in the history of the Senate, with the exception of five terms beginning 1901 and end ed in 1901, elected McKinley ed in 1901, elected at the same time McKinley was elected the second time, had a Republican majority of 27 with three, independent The next two Senates had Republican ma. jorities of 26. The largest Republi can majority ever obtained in the Senate was 30 under the Roosevelt administration. .The barometer of political majori ties itLthe House is vefy- interesting. U iCjfes the common belief that ma jorities as a rule are very large, the year Garfield was elected the Repub licans carried the House by 22. The off 'ya following hU election they lost the House, the Democrats carP rying it by a majority of 81. Cleve land's election in 1884 gave the Dem ocrats a majority of 44 in the House. The ' o J. i-jf ol'owing reduced that majority to 17. Benjamine Harrison defeated Cleve land in the campaign of 1888, one of the most closely contested campaigns in the history of American politics, the result being in doubt for two days. , T closeness of the contest was reflected in the make-up of the House, the Republicans having a ma jority of only 8. The off-year in the middle of, Harrison's term was most disastrous to the Republicans. The Democrats had a landslide in the Con gressional elections, carrying the House by a majority of 147. This in one of four times since the Civil war that either party has had a ma jority of over 100 in the House. This Democratic majority was reduced to 01 in the Presidential election of 1892 when Cleveland was again victorious. Itt 1894 occured what went down in h.rtory as the rest Republican land slide. It gaya the Republican! con trol of this House by a margin of 44. This marked the beginning of sixteen years of continuous' control of the House by the Republican aarty. Us high tid' durlntf this period, was the Srtt CtfBgreM under Roosevelt, had a Republican majority of 114. The yeat f McKlaley first election rw the Republicans carry the Hdnse ty 72 The yeir.of his second elec tfen saw-iem cany It by 47. Tho etT.yeart following each of bis tloc tior. r. salt th Republican Mtjomj ap t. 1. i M ' tin i SUPERIOR COURT WILL CONVENE HERE MONDAY A one week's term of7 Superior Court will convene here next Monday This term of court will be for the trial of civil cases only and Judge Calvert will preside over it. The list of cases on the calendar is giv en herewith. CALENDAR DECEMBER TERM, 1922. Hob. T. H. Calvert, Judg Monday, Doccmbor 4. No. Ill State ex rel Hardesty vs Pear- sail. 1. Pellletier vs Barker Admnr. 15. Newby et al. vs Elfenbein, et al 17. Newby et al vs Elfenbein et al. M8. Newby et all vs Stephens, A. H. Tuesday, Dec. S 12. 25. 27. 36. 41 42. 44. 49. Cash vs Willis. Southgate vs Elfenbein et al. Cupples vs Sea Food Co, Dixon vs Express Co.' Ward et al vs Williams et al. Wniia vs Woodland. Austin vs Railroad. Davis vs'Calfield. . Wednesday, Doc. 6. 62. Willis vs Gillikin. 57. Packing Co. vs Jones. 66. Bell vs Oglesby. 68. Mason vs Fulcher. 69. Interstate Equipment Co vs Gal lants Fish Co. Thorsday Doc. 7. 70. 71. 73. 78. 81. 95. Way vs Sea Food Co. Way vs Sea Food, Co. Hancock-Huntley vs Southgate Gillikin vs Williams. Duncan vs Taylor, Lee vs Morris.' Friday, Doc. 4 101. Piner Bros, vs Pridgen. 103. Carteret Lumber Co. vs Rhodes A Underwood. 110. Tillery vs Rhodes & Drrderwood. 114. Bell vs Grantham. . 116. Butler Bros, va Stanley Bros. Saturday ,Doc, 9. Motions 24. JeBler et al vs Newby, et al. 30. McCain vs'Shull. 8J. 'Cherry vs Cherry. 51. Stove Co. va Bedaworth. 127. Bell.vs Carteret Lodge. L. W. HASSELL, Clerk, TIME FOR ACTION. Beaufort citizens will be called up on shortly to register their wishes in regard to adequate school facilities when on December 19th they will have an opportunity of voting for or against a school bond issue of $80, 000. Opposition to this bond issue is al ready manifest and there will doubt less be more to spring up between now and the date of the election but interested onlookers "across the river' and in other parts of this progressive county will look to the unselfish pat riots of Beaufort to do their duty to wards Carteret's future citizens and roll up a big majority in favor of im- 'proved school facilities for the school children of the Capitol of Carteret. Everyone knows they need it More- head City Coaster. STORMY WEATHER. The worst weather this section has experienced In many monthv arriv ed Monday and stayed over Tuesday. The thermometer dropped down Monday night to about the freezing point Tuesday morning a few flakes of snow were seen. Owing to the high winds that prevailed fishing was prac tlcallv stopped until yesterday when as the weather had improved great ly all of the boats went to sea. of Roosevelt's administration saw a slump, of 00 in. the Republican majori ty.. Taft's election carried the House by a Republican majority ...of 39. Thus we see that during the betire 16 years durtngwwhlcn the pepuMLi cans held control of the House,, the ... M . I I ll greater portion or taat penou me ne. publicans had a majority of under 10; """bales are being produced" in cow- weroiar qofltlite iit' California. : " THANKSGIVING. This is the day on which, by a lone established custom, the people of the United States of America are expected to give thanks to the Almighty for blessings granted them during the year bow about to end. Let us follow that practice today not merely because it ia the custom but for the better -reason that it is our duty aal pleasure to sio so. Some say without thought that they have but little cause to be thankful, but upon reflection there are few indeed who can truthfully make this assertion. Nearly all have at least the neceaar ies of life and seme have1 con. siderably more. Most of us have health which is a treas ure in itself. Some are in the bloom of youth and " they should be thankful for the op portunities which the future is reserving for them. Some are et the midway mile stone en life's pathway and they may well give thanks for the battles fought and wen and the strength to endure that still is theirs. Seme are stancU ing where the shadows stretch way behind them and happy they well may he in the exper iences that have been theirs, the .' friendships they have made, the gooel will they have won and the reflections that the journey's end will bring the .greatest reward of all. So let us give thanks today, earnestly, sincerely and hap pily. PIG AND POULTRY , CLUBS ARE ORGANIZED The entire last week has been spent organizing pig and poultry clubs in the county.. Along with Mr. S. JL, Kirby State Club Leader, we held twenty three 'school meetings in the county and at the present time have got one hundred and forty seven club members. I shall obtain a pure bred registered' pig or two settings of pure breid eggs and they will feed and care for the stock as prescribed by the State Department of Agri culture. This - is educational work for the little folka and In addition will prove to the club boys and girls and also their parents that when' ordinary intelligence is applied to the produc tion of poultry and swine, favorable results may be expected. I am in hopes that the club project in Car teret County will be an incentive for the quantity and quality of stock on the average farm in this county to be increased. PARENTS, If you have a child that is between ten and eighteen years of age who has'nt already join ed one of these clubs, see that he or she gets their name on the roll with in the next week. Signed: A. H. HARRIS, County Agent. FINE YACTH COMES IN. Two of the handsomest yachts that have been in local waters this sea son arrived in the harbor yesterday. One at they was the Conewago and is owned by John Wanamaker the merchant prince of Philadelphia and New York. The other -boat the Le onie, belongs to Murray Guggenheim one of the well known family of cop. per mine owners by that name. The Conewago is constructed largely of mahogany and the Leonie of teak wood and they are equipped with ev ery convenience and luxury that any one could desire. The News man was told that the cost, of such a craft as either of these would not be less than $100,000 and probably more. jj The former Kaiser William's mem oirs, handsomely bound in cloth, are selling for seven cents a copy in Ber. lin. The books are a good quality of linen paper with substantial covers. Plana to can some of your meat when killing time eomes. It may be a life saver some day when eom- pany .drbpe In. ; " ..There are tkimiaee ef orphan ckUdr"nr'Narth Chretien who are entirely dependent npsn the pyhMc fr their support. Co T not forgt tlem en Tkanki'i Wiag dy. SUBSIDY BILL FOR MERCHANT MARINE Bill Now Under Way Through Congress, is Fully Ex- ' plained Below WASHINGTON The princi p a 1 features of the "Merchant Marine Act" as the proposed ship subsidy bill is officially entitled are as follows? Sale of present government-owned merchant ships to citizens of the United States, the complete payment of the purchase price not to be de t ' i i . t - - xerreu longer man -io years Irom date of sale and the unpaid balances bearing interest a a rate not less than 4 per cent per annum. These sales are to be conipetetive sales af. te'r due advertisements, except speci fically ordered otherwise by the Ship. ping Board upon an affirmative vote of not less than five members and If such vote and a full statement of the reasons authorizing such sale are made a matter of record. Loans to American citizens desir ing to construct new ships. These loans are made up to two-thirds of the value of new construction. They are to run not longer than 15 years and are made at a low rate of 2 per cent. They are to be made out of a revolving fund of $125,000,000 which is created out of the funds of the Shipping Board Exemption from federal taxes Of certain Income from operation of American merchant vessels under the proposed Act-provided the income go exempted is used for the construc tion of additional American merchant snips. i An exemption from federal in come tax of 5 per cent of the amount of any freight charges paid by ship, pers in this country to American merchant vessels operating - under this Act This proviso takes the place of the preferential tariff of rebate provided for in the Jones bill but which was declared to be a viola- tion of international treaties and therefore untenable. All passenger vessels carrying United States mail shall be paid- for upon the same basis and rate that the United States pays foreign vessels for carrying mail. This proviso re. peals an existing law which provides that all American ships shall carry United States maQ free of charge. This change was made because the passenger vessels which carry mail are the clas of vessels which will suf fer a financial loss by reason of pro. hibition laws of this country. It is believed that paying them cash for carrying the United States Mails will to a large degree offset any loss of revenue they suffer because of the operation of the prohibition laws. Requirements that 50 per cent of emigration to the United States shall be carried in American vessels. All army and navy transport in merchant vessels of American regis try. Government officials to travel and government supplies to be carried in American vessels. Payment of direct compensation Onehalf of 1 per cent for each gross ton each one hundred nautical miles traveled by vessels with speed under 12 knots an hour; higher compensa tion for greater speed, with author, iation for compensation up to 1 cent per ton per hundred nautical miles for vessels traveling over certain officially designated rouiro. Funds for the payment of direct compensation to be derived from ton- nape duties and dues, estimated at S4.000.000 a year; 10 per cent oi all customs receipts; present pay ment for transportation of riin, and recoveries from excess earnings of compensated shipping. Compensation is limited to a 10 per cent profit to the operator,. When net earnings go above 10 per cent one-half of the excess profits would be returned to the government and be covered into I the compensation fund. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Ella and Frank D. White to Abner I. Willis had wife, Block no 92, lot no. in Morehead township, 'town of Morehead City, consideration .$!,- 300. Ruby Daniels rt at Smith 'A acres en icuth to .Joseph end e Cedar ULi, ceus'uVatien, $5. COMMISSIONERS HELD ; t SHORT MEETING MOND A Y Beaufdrt, N. C.' Nov. 27th. 1922. The honorable Board of County Cbmmi&eioners reconvened this the 27th day of November 1922, at their regular meeting place in the town of Beaufort with the following members present, to-wit: O. R. Wheatly, Chairman; Geo. G. Taylor; J. L Ed wards; Henry 0 Piner and B. F. Small. The report of the Committee ap pointed to inspect the road from Sal ter's Creek Bridge to Gilbert Hamil ton's landing was presented and read to the board. Upon motion' duly made and carried the road was ac cepted and his resort ordered filH The matter with reference to Thur.T man fimith an inmate of the County Home was referred back to the WeL fare department to be taken up with the incoming Board. Ordered by the Board that E. W. Hill, County Attorney be paid a- fee of 1100.00 for service in suits now pending. The following bills were ordered paid. No other business appearing the Board adjourned. MRS. MARGARET CHARLOTTE. New Bern, N. C., Nov 23 Mrs. Margaret Manson Charlotte, formerly of New Bern,, died in Greenville, S. C., Sunday morning in the 86th year of her age. Mrs. Charlotte was born in Beau fortN. C., where most of her young life was spent. She was the wife of the late George W. Charlotte, of New Bern. From their onion there was one son, John Mason Charlotte, with whom she has Hved since 190. Be sides this son and five grandchildren she leaves a host of relatives in North Carolina to mourn their ' loss. Mrs. H. C. Armstrong, a niece and Mr. George C. Robbins a nephew, of New Bern. A SURPRISE MARRIAGE. Mr. Julian Hamilton and Miss Cathrine Norcom greatly surprised many, of, their friends here by get ting married this morning. The marriage occured at about ten 6 clock at the residence of Reverend Harry A. Day who performed the ceremony. The newly wedded cou ple then left for Atlantic the form er home of the groom. Mrs. Hamil. ton is a native of Washington but for several years, has lived a good part of the time with relatives here and has been in school here. Mr, Hamilton is assistant cashier of the Beaufort Banking and Trust Com pany and is highly regarded as a bus iness man and citizen of the com. munity. LECTURE ON CANCER. A fairly good sized crowd, in spite of threatening weather were present Tuesday afternoon to hear Dr.'D. W. Wynkoop's lecture on Cancer. Close attention was paid the speaker and many expressed themselves as hav. ing been greatly edified by the dis course. In order that many who did not attend the lecture may have an opportunity of learning something about this important matter it is published in full on another page of this addition of the News. PROGRAM FOR TOM WEDDING. THUMB Doflrs open on December 7th at 7:00 o'clook at Sea Breeze. At 7:10 selection on the violin by Miss Mary Martin. 7:45 song by well trained voices, after which wedding will take place. After the Wedding Ceremony, the Mother and Father of the bride will give reception to the bridal party on the stage. Refreshments will be served after which a good night song will be sung by the Tom Thumb. Don't miss this attractive affair. Come and bring your friends.' Admission to all 2i Mrs. Tbos. Duncan. MARRIAGE LICENSES. 7.. W. C. Peterson; Beaufort, N. to Agnes Willis Davis N.-C. raul F. Bell Kinston N C. to Emma Rebecca Sanders Ocean N. C. 'J JSTer'th Wto ' Stelta?, NjC to Gladys Pclletier SUlla N. C. BIDS ASKED FOR STATE HIGHWAY BY COMMISSION State Highway Commission Re moves all Doubt by Letting . Contract at Early Date BEAUFORT TO CRAVEN COUNTY LINE It seems that at last the question of bringing Route 10 of the Central Highway to Beaufort Is about to be settled. All controversy on the sub ject has been ended by the announce, ment on the part of the State High, way Commission that bids for the pro. ject. would be received at, 10 o'clock on the morning of 'December the 14th in the city of Raleigh, ' ' - The Highway Commission's Announ cement says that the project .which is known officially as "State project ' No. I" is approximately 14.14 miles in length. The bid will he for grub, blng, clearing, excavating, filling and and doing some concrete work in the way of culverts. ; The contract for hard surfacing apparently is hot to. De let at this time. It seems to be that like the Morehead City road the grading is to be done before the con. ' tract is made for the hard surface. It is not known therefore; what type of construction will be fujajy' adopt ed. For some weeks there has been con siderable discussion in Beaufort and Morehead City as to the ad visibility building a bridge between the . two towns. Some have contended that a bridge would be worth more to the towns and the county at Ir.rge than , a road from Beaufort to the. Craven line; The majority ef people in Beaufort however, appear ' to think the road is more desirable than a ' bridge. There are also a good many who would like to see both road and bridge constructed, the cost - ef building a first class bridge and also a hard surfaced road would run up to high figures and the opinion ef most people here Is that, both will mot be constructed for some time to. According to reports ' the State Highway. Commission will ask the: General Assembly when it meets ',lni . January to authorise the issue of $15,000,000 mora : of road, bonds. About three-fourths or more of the. $50,000,000 issue has been let in con, tracts and more money is needed to finish the program of road building as originally designed. Under the plans as adopted Carteret county will get about twenty eight miles of State Highway and the county is paying $150,000 of the cost of construction. WILL FURNISH FARMERS BETTER COTTON SEED Raleigh, Nov.'25--Whi,.e there has been np let up in the delivery of cot. ton to the North Carolina cotton co. operatives, the management announ ces that plans, are already being made to enable, members to grow tetter cotton next year Arrangements ,, have--, ban made through Dr. R. , Y,' Winters, cotton seed specialists with the State Ex periment Station, to buy ten thous and bushels' of improved seed, which will be sold to members of the As sociation. These seed will be dig. tributed so as to secure the best' re-' suits am) is a part of the general campaign to improve the cotton grow, ing business in North Carolina Notice to members that a second advance would be made December 15 on all cotton delivered up to De cember 1 helped , to boost delievesies the latter part of the month; but there is still much Cotton io be de livered to members, it is stated. " - Since getting established in per manent quarters the cotton coopera-. tives have settled down to steady grinding,' and promise quicker ser vice to 'members. ' The griding de partment got 30,000 bales behind i. liveries, but It is not gradually catch, ing up and bye December 15. the peak of the movement for the season will hare been passed., . .- . . Just back from Washington, whers he attended a meeting 0' extension directors from all the states, Dr. B. W. Kilgore, director for the public in the cotton association, announ. ces that the thought uppermost In the mind of jthe country today is eoV; ; !,. operative ! here to stay.. V'. ' .4--, ' ; i - v t. .ft V" 1 - I 7 .1 v. f .7 i .. : ; . : . '-V v. 3 1 ' -V t : sV tk.i i 4 W -aUf s A!i J

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