THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 2 192S
HE fcfEAUf OKT 1EW5 ment and better times for all. king. The poor farmer has lived on Many good citizens of Carteret
Published every Thursday -phe theory that the peop'e V.'hc hope about as long as he can. There county have learned that it is a
at Beaufort, Carteret County are engaged in some sort of has been a time when the farmer had good place to live in, that it has at
North Carolina. business ought to be taxed to free range. If he failed n his crop tractions for outsiders who may go
the limit is socialistic and fool- he could have a beef to sell or a hog. further and fare not so well, and
Beaufort New Inc., PublUher jsn. Laws that cripple legiti- Now come the stock law and the poor they have proposed to improve the
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W. A. MACE President mate business enterprises Ultl- farmer had to get clear oi nis stocK " " f cessiuie, su ui
'TTxrr.vT viaP,a matelv hurt the wake earner, at a sacrifice was not satisfied at this, it will grow and be a better place to
J. P. BETTS .
Secretary Extremely high taxes are con- sends the dipping vats on the rest "ve in, and by increasing the rata
fiarntnrv and HUrnnrairinor tn thinking that it wnuld iret the rest nf bles provide a larger number to
those who have money to invest the stock all for the rich man and share the cost. Good roads are nec
Reducing the Federal tax rates against the poor man. Now the dip- essary in the program. I myself am
will help business men and ev- ping season is here and the people prepared to undertake a very im
erybody else. were dipping their cattle in reason- portant improvement which will
able eood terms then comes a man mean mU4-'n to Carteret County and
One Year I&.w BEAUFORTS and says you must dip all your work Eastern North Carolina when I can
Sl Months 1-00 OPPORTUNITY- teams. Then if you jump your cow, be assured that my investment will
Three Months 60 . . . ' horse or mule in the vat and cripple not be tied up by lack of suitable
WILLIAM GILES MEBANE
Editor and Treasurer.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
(In Advance)
Entered as second-class matter
xx c TuWk wuh.ii .m- communications, and there will be
ture nas given jseauiort were - ; , . a u- manv others to follow I have ad-
AiirmnrH hv tW tfcat mQn dress for you, compell you to do this, many others to follow. 1 have ad
it rio-ht. vocated lor years a good road the
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r.bruarv 5 1912 at he postoffice n augmented by those that man e ior you, compe,, yo
rU, r 8i "J V'JS. ought to furnish there is no dis- 1 ask the
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set of March 3, 1879,
puting the fact that this town Th comes no- " thi be J TZt a Z road s'
wnnlH o-rnw verv runiHlv Tno correct then we are under a king. V- 1 Deueve tnat a good road is
! T."?1;?; P S. mv dear friendi hen tht hm- edl in the western part of the,
THURSDAY APRIL 2 192S f 1 at P'jn iQ up are djpping fourteen days ,n g county where x understand little of
emn:!; "J0 wfr!rp? rpSrf ve" in the busy 8eason when he haP the CUnty'8 mney be"e SPent I
Beaufort ought to spend a a n Jfla f! ime to lose. Ticks were here the past, and that little practically
good Sized sum this year in up 8 u" nineteen hundred years ago and will wasted on ineffectual efforts on bad.
the state advertising. The time i J- aPa.rimeru be here as long as the world stands roads, not to make good roads. !
to do this is in the months ot """"" "f rY There are enough wild animals in our' I believe a bridge should be built
May and June. Such an expen te d fP8rn?fvVa""f county to keep ticks here. Run the between Morehead City and Beau
diture would keep the town sorts wouio i naturally ccme ounty to an expeMe to what a few fort If a3 part of a State Highway,
filled With Visitors all Summer K,f "x018,, ' V1'1 S; men shall say I again will say we are all the better. The bridge will bring
and of course bring in a sub- ronV reet wouia De almost under a k Jg there nQ redregg? business to both towns. It has always
Stantial amount Ot cash as well "iJ . Kripnri, it time to wake UD We had this result in other places: why
some much entertainment, amusement ana ---------- , t, op .
some mucn permanent res?. can be led a long ways but when men not there?
Vp-t nf t-a Mm .r.M i; .Q are driven that brings on more talk. ! At a time when all the rest of
i.e.iUs oi me town wouiu live . , , . , . , x u n i: i,: ,, j. ,(.
p- u iney nave oeen anven bdoui as lone wiw"" """"8 ui' "
h 1S as they can be driven. The next possibilities, why should Carteret
tuillg la nai T c aj uuj. bCAVo wn i
as give tne town
needed publicity.
RAYMOND DICKINSON,
APPROVES IMPROVEMENTS.
(Continued from front page)
BOND ISSUE WILL
INCREASE TAXES
aSHSBMSMHSBi
ition.
They are going to spend sev- ?n the other streets
fhniiajinH rlnllars houses and machine
... . . Aliornr rrv Ka I-v o f W nnnK
to build a lake in tne i;nimney - - J""' what we have and then every year! Very truly yours.
Rock section. Down here we " ' they put 0Ur nose closer to the grind ' HENRY K. FCRT.
XVZXuTZ didn't! ThrTisStt1 Tariicle of--, This RT?rld nd Phiiadelphia, Ma, 3U 1925
tnousana laites ana it uiuii i f uch ionfirer R,i,ie an(i Historv is re-i
cost a cent. The difference is wny -ueauiorx snouia -
that they will make a big fuss "ot gro!;r1Pl a mU9 resort;r " rYMON1
l-. x xx.!. i.-xxi- J town. WriO-Vitavillo Roali haa JtAlwuwi
8D0UI tneir mue lane auu wc -- ;"-"": Beaufort N C R F D
have nthing to say about our far more visitors than we do,Baulort' u
big one. If you have some- nu vet we nave more natural
thino- tn 911 the wav to do it is advantages. They have im-
to advertise it. proved what advantages they Editor Beaufort News:
nave ana ceautort has neglect-j I note with interest the letters you; Bear Jn min(j tnBt wj,je tne iegi8.
Australia undertook to oper- ed ners- The Pinehurst cli- receive from opponents of improve-lature ha9 given the commi3gi0ners
ate ships as a governmental en- &tf is no as good as Beau- ments in the county. I assume they (servants 0f the people) the people
terprise and like the United foTrt's and yet we find that a big are opposed to the improvements, as'are the ,OTereigB.!
States has lost a good deal of Winter resort ha3 been develop it cannot be expected that they will; .,The will of the people ig the best
money, some fifty millions so ed there. All through the west be provided without cost. The on-,aWtUt Si Grant
it is said. The Australians e part of the State they are ly way indicated for payment is by j ..The peopIe are the oniy sover.
have got enough of this expen- creating resort centers and taxation. Unfortunately many per-ieigns of any C0Untry"R. d. Owen,
sive venture and are going to while of course the mountains sons can hold a penny so close to their .iNo party cuiid fear to go be
drop it. There were some peo- are attractive they are not any eyes that they cannot see the dollar fore the peopie f0r their decisions"
pie last year who were anxious more so than the sea coast. Up within their reach.. Frugality, j Yates.
to have North Carolina try her there they are spending thous- thrift, economy and prudence arej 'Gentlemen of the Board of Corn
hand in the ship business but ands of dollars creating artific- virtues, but nearly every one calls!mi38ionel.3 will yoUi or wni yoa. not
fortunately good sense prevail- Idl laKes. uown nere nature penunousness a vice, lhere is an,heed the voice of the pe0ple?
Bargain Day
Saturday April 4th.
AT
Joseph House
Your Patronage Appreciated
Daytime 29
PHONE
DAY OR NIGHT
SERVICE
Night 81 J
ed. We assume there are few nas proviaea nunareas ot mne? old saying "Penny wise, pound fooi-
people now who regret the de- 01 Deautilul inland waterways ish" the pound being English money,
feat of the port and ship law. an(i the Atlantic ocean rolb in the adage an English one. No one
rrkV1 - ; sight of our front doors. Eath- dislikes debt more than I do, but
' t nrr vc ciwiTH ing. bating, cooling breezes debts can well be undertaken for a ; 'fefeilxJ"
The Charlotte Observer, one and delicious sea foods all in- good cause. Onr Liberty Bond i-'Scj
of the staunchest Democratic visitors to come here, sues were debts created for the safe-;p
ncnoiiaLc i --"rX" " " l.U:x ...ux A j .
that if the McAdoo-Smith con- :
test is renewed and that if eith- ed now more than any thing spen
f Vorv, cVnM v,oqh tbrt else, we ought not to keep have
need- the money was doubtless not well; 3
it and even wasted, what would Ian)
... f hoTYi eVinnlH hpad tht3 eise. vve ougnt not 10 Keep have been done to anyone wr.o taiK- sfn
Democratic ticket in 1928 that our attractiveness a secret; we ed against them because we already lysj
the result would be the con,.-'8nou tell the world about it. had U. S. bonds outstanding be-
rlete extinction of the Demo- We have assets that are capa- cause it would raise the tax rate? uq
cratic party. The Observer De being converted into cash The money had to be raised, bonds jgS
thinks that both McAdoo and DUl m oiaer 10 ao so we must naa to De issuea, tne taxes naa to oe
Smith should be relegated to advertise them. A thousand increased. There was no other way.
the rear in the interest of the dollars spent in the month of Money had to be raised to put
party The trouble about this April and May would bring dow tne improved streets in Morehecd
proposed arrangement though thousands here in June, July City and Beaufort. Bonds had to be
is that neither Smith nor Mc- and August. A little monev issued, which will have to be paid.
Adoo is the type that can be re- spent for advertising in the Fall It will cost more to live in Beaufort
legated very well. They are m"lna wouiu unrig enougn vis ana moreneaa Dut now many resi
Iwk a fro'fiil pharap. itors to fill our hotels all Win- dents will say it is not worth more?
ters and have no obiection at ter- . How much will be saved to the resi-
oii tn a fio-nt TViPv ara Triah int' 'cations point to the fact dents in cleanliness in the house,
extraction and if they didn't that Beaufort will have more less wear and tear on clothes and ve
love a fight they would not be than the usual number of visi- hides, in time saved? What is it
li'vin f 11 n tn thpir rarial in. tors here this Summer. The worth in increased convenience and
'tincts If the two gentlemen main reason for this is that the social intercourse? How much more
vre alive in li)28 it is a safe 8aps in route 10 between the is property improved in selling valu-s?
prediction that they will take cast and the mountains are be- How much more business comes to
s! verv active Dart in the selec- in filIed in one hy one- lt is the town whea 14 looks nic8?
t n i nf hp lipm.irratic nnmi- sald that the r ort Barnwell The benefits of improvement are
. aoa link will be completed by the not confined to the cities and towns.
middle of June. This will leave Last year Charles Russell told me at
1 OWFR tavcc . only the stretch between Beau- Swansboro that his strawberry crop
Chairman Gren of the 0I"t and Croatan unpaved as was a total loss because the roads
TTrmao Wnva Moan rnmmirtpp f&r a3 Goldsboro. Unless it is were so bad that he could not geti
" t fit r 4- C11 vm wi - w
Yours for the people's rights,
ONE OF THEM.
DOLLAR DAY
Come to Beaufort DOLLOR DAY and what you
save on your purchases, deposit in a Savings Account
in this bank.
It is always DOLLAR DAY at this bank. One
Dollar will open an account and One Dollar may be
added to your account as often as you may find it convenient.
FOUR PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS j
! Beaufort Banking Trust Co.
Shi
Home Furnishings
For Springtime
is quoted as having said recent-
a wet Summer motorists will them to market. I said to Mr. Rus-
v thtt tha novr rnnffrsw wnnlH nave no airacuiiy in coming sell that ne naa paia tor nis snare ot
make another reduction in Fed- this way. At present the road the cost of a good road but he did
cral taxes. Coming at a time ?rom Beaufort to New Bern is not have anything to show for it.
when many of the states, coun- in ood condition and the in other words the loss on one crop
ties and towns are advanceing journey can be made in an hour of strawberries was more than Mr.
their rates this news will be d iialf W1.th?u any trle: sell's " would have been for
very pleasing to the taxpayers ne ferry will help a good deal a good road from Swansboro to the
Of course there are many peo- this Summer and so in one way railroad, and he would have the road
pie who do not pay any income or anther it seems that we will f0r other years and other purposes,
taxes but there are hundreds have good many visitors, not The cost of a good road is saved in
of thousands who do and they more than onLe ten o , wha manv ways-in time-in cost8 o trans
are the one3 who are carrying we ouht to have though and portition, in convenience, in improv
on most of the business of the coul have if we made the nec- ed real estate values,
country essary effort to get them. j It is not to be presumed that every
The surplus in the treasury! niPKIWWW WR1TE"C.,N one ia W'0"K Wh 5 ? faVr Vk"
at the end of June will be a- DICKINSON WRITES AGAIN. provements, even if taxes must be
rn.in4 o hnnHrpH millinna an it. Editor of The News: raised. It has been noted that large
LIVING ROOM SUITS
Cane Backs
3
Beautiful Pieces
with
3 Beautiful Pillows
Nothing is more attractive than a
pretty Living Room and with these
Cane back suits yours will be more
than attractive.
PORCH SWINGS
PORCH CHAIRS
HAMMOCKS
You can surely get
just
what you need in this Mm
Porch Swing $5.00 up
Porch Chairs $2.75 up
Hammocks $4.00 up
I have come again if you will allow rivers all run past large cities, and
I me space in your paper. I see other it has been also noted that taxes are
letters in the paper hitting on the high in places that people seem desVr
right thing. I have come to the con-'ous of living in very often the
been ereatlV reduced and asiclusion tnat we are lvin8 under alhigher the tax the more people Mem
the surplus in the treasury is1"? and that we have to want to live there. We have
toariilv inr-renaino' thorp aeemsldo thing that we don't want to do high taxes in Philadelphia. I pay
fe said and by the end of June
1926 it is expected to go over
three hundred millions. As
Federal expendiutres have
to be no good reason why tax
es should not be redaced. The
money saved to corporations
and business people bytax re
duction will be invested in bus
iness enterprises most likely
and this means more eznploy-
and cant help ourselves. Ruled by a' almost $500 per year city taxes on an
few men and some times only one. 8 room house on a corner lot 43 x
Is there no redress for us? 115 ft. If I want good streets,
I hope that the honorable Board . schools, police protection, light and
of commissioners will consider thelwater, and all that goes up to make 1
bonds and let it corns to a vota of ,up the expense of making this a good
the people and not let one man be place to live in, I have to pay for it.1
CONGOLEUM RUGS
All Sizes
NOTE THESE REDUCED PRICES
HEAVY CHINA
MATTING RUGS
HEAVY CHINA
MATTING RUGS
9x12 $6.50
We Can Sure Please You With
Our Assortment of Rugs
CONGOLEUM
6x9 $9.00
9 x 12 $18.00
4 1-2x9$ 4:50
JAPANESE MATTING
RUGS
JAPANESE MATTING
RUGS
9 x 12 $5.00
Gaskill-Mace Company
Hardware
TWO STORES
Furniture
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