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NUMBER FIFTEEN
VOLUME XIV
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY APRIL S 1S25 se
TF1F
State Will Practice
Economy In Salaries
CITIZENS DEMAND SALESMEN VISIT
Salary And Wage Commission Will Investigate The Matter
cf Wages of State Employes. Some Already Reduc
ed. Governor Makes Appointments. Federal Tax
Receipts Larger Than, Last Year
REFERENDUM ON
BOND QUESTION
Many Petitioners Want Elec
tion But Board Did Not
Grant Request
WEST BEAUFORT
Much Progress Being Made In
New Sub Division. Many Lots
Sold
BROOKS CHOSEN ENGINEER
An enthusiastic meeting of sales
men and others interested in the real
estate development known as West
Reaufort was held on the cnnmai.v's
j The ever blooming road question property Tuesday. About twenty
. ivas aneu again last Monday wnen fiye pe,.song were prm,nt The par.
Beaufort News Bureau member of that tribunal to supervise sl" county commissioners ty came t0 Beaufort from Morehead
Raleigh, N. C
(BY M. L. SHIPMAN. )
the Plue Sky Law transferred from i hr.d its monthly meeting. The city by boat and m,re nipt at the
bids for
COUNTY BOARD MEETS
A special meeting cf the
board of county commusio
ers was held this afternoon.
At it wai jut about the time
the New goes to press it wa
impossible to get full details
of the matter... However the
News learned that a vote was
taken on the question of leav
ing the proposed bond issue
to the people ar.d that it re
sulted in a tie vote; . -Hall and
Whitehurst voted for a refer
endum and Huntley and Tay
lor voted against the refer
endum Chairman Woodland
with Commissioners Huntley
and Taylor.
' TWO THOUSAND IN
SCHOOL PARADE
: AT COMMENCEMENT
Schools From All Parts of
i County Made Splendid Show-
i ing. Many Contests Held
SMYRNA WON PARADE PRIZE
When the county commencement
exercises came to a clo?e in More
head City Friday afternoon it
might have been apropriately de
scribed as "The end of a perfect
day." The weather was all that
could be desired, bright, dazzling sun
shine, just cool enough to make the
marchers step briskly and to exhil
arate the spectators. Morehead
City's fine, newly paved streets had
their first test by a big public gath-
J. R. Morris Is New Chairman.'! and they measured up to the
Have Not Selected New Su- m"rk- Arendell street, one of the
ni.mti.ln' Y longest, broadest and straightest in
NEW MEMBER ON
EDUCATION BOARD
i . . t
the Insurance Department by act ot ooara "a auverusen lor oins ior dock and taken for R rjde Qver Beau,
the last Legislature. Commissioner county road negmeenng and this fnvt nT1.i Von tn wcf -a.,.,, rvc
Raleigh, N. C. April 6 The "Old Maxwel will reeeive no additional may have been the occasion of the wer? farnished by Captain G. J.
Ship of State" is still rocking, with 'compensation and appeals from his revival of interest in the road mat- Erooks C. K Howe Miss Alice Bar
the billows no less threatening than rulings may be made to the fun ter. At any rate a considerable her D M Jones and Halsev Paul
they were a week ago, in so far as .Commission. The law regulating crowd was on hand for the meeting Many of the visitors bad never been
salaries and "perquisites" are con- ;bond saeg wa? materjaiiy strength- Monday. to Beaufort before and were greatly
cerned. The salary and wage com- ene( by the ate Generai Assembly The board convened at 11 o'clock impressed with what they saw.
mission has been named, accepted !and promotjon schemes of question- with all members present and short- j when the party reached West
service, and will soon be prying into able merit are ikey to experience ly thereafter Chairman Woodland 'ctutl)rt they found tbat M,.f B E
the affairs of State departments and greater difficulty in passing the cen- announced that bidders for the en- Hooi.e ard hig aSjt,tauts had prepar
institutions with the view to using gon grneering would be heard at 1:30 P. td a cUir.pti0us repast for them and
the pruning knife in situations which j M. He also stated that at 12 o'clock thev seemed to erieatlv er.iov
seem to warrant that course. If the , Of the increased powers vested ,n the board woud hear petitioners in A o had jn eUy
Commission spends any great length the Governor by he General Assem- Iffard to the propose( $700)000
of time in Raleigh and undertakes to ;bly just adjourned is the right to ap- bond igsue The board then went fa
delve to the bottom of living condi- point the full membership of all into short executive session after ' and ftt the same
tions it may learn that no appreci- .parus ol suae iiimiuuuuls u.c ,.... which jt adjourrled to the couvt roonl t;me r k Qf terg t QUt
able number of State employees are f all incumbents terminating auto- upstairs to hear the petitioners. of the water were being roast ed fcr
receiving more than necessity re-jmatically w.th the expiration of the , A crowd of perhaps 150 persons their delegation, teaming bowls
quires. There are probably inequal- period of incumbency ending this frQm Bea1afort) the Harlowe section, of clam chowder clam fritters fried
ities which should be adjusted, but j year. The following appointments Merrimorij Newport and a few other oysters soft cr'abs fried fish and
indiscriminate slashing in the salaries jWere announced by His Excellency p,nceg were pregent at the meet5ng. drinkableg of variou,3
of departmental helpers is not. an-.during the week; State School tor Dr c N um who WM the first compriijfed the mfinu After thg
ticipated on an extensive scale. . jthe Blind and Deal; m. jonnson, gpeakerj presented several petitions uncn bad been serveed Mr L M
The Salary and Wage commission, iLumberton to succeed J. F. c" which he said had about 894 names on Howard, sales manager for"the"com
composed of Julian Price, of Greens-jhon, Raleigh; R. L. McMilhan Ra - them askjng the bond igsue matter
boro chairman; George A. Holder- eigh to succeed J. T. Rowland RaUjbe submitted to a vote of the people. Ehowed thenl over a arKe part of the
ness, Tarboro; S. L. Rogers, Frank- ejgh-E. H. Biooks, Smithhdd, to jConimiioner Huntley arose and property. He pointed "out the im
lin; Robert N. Page, Bisco and Ab- succeed C. W. Horne Clayton; C M. said be had beard various reportg a. mentg that had been m
erdeen, and P. H. Hanse Jr., Wins- Jilson, Wilson s Mills to succeed C. ;bout the bond mattr and be wighed wouMbe mad(J an(J gaye fi eg ag
ton-Salem, is due to start on the task M. Wilson; J R. Baggett, Ellington, to make bis pogition clear He Fai(J
assigned to it on call of the Cover- to succeed R. S Busbee Raleigh; tbat rQad maintenance was costing Thg c hag !aid out and
nor. The Commission is represent-;W. N. Keener, Durham to succeed the county a large gum of money fa mf0Q0 linea, feet of
ative of the business interests of the Joseph E. Pogue Raleigh. $67,000 was spent last year, most of 6treets. It has done a lot of dredg-
State and the members thereof are j North Carolina College for Ne- Iwhich was for maintenance . Hard jng and fjijing m work and has just
said to have had experience in em- groes; N. W. Walker, Chapel Hill; surface roads would be chepp??, contracted with a firm for a largo
plying and handling labor. Anyway p. H. Wilson , Wake Forest; Q. K, board planning to build seme of this quantity of dredging which will
the "destiny" of workers in and a- Nimocks, Fayetteville; Luther 'M. type, something had to -be done. starV about the first of May. A broad
round the capitol is in the keeping of Carlton, Roxboro; E. P. W'harton ( Would build roads east, west and to- trjVeway is being built on the shore
the five men picked by the Gover- Greensboro; W. P. Lawrence, Elon wards New Bern. He said the State j;ne ar0und the property and a large
nor to decide whether the State is College; Dr. J. B. Wright, Raleigh;; Highway Commission seemed to be force 0f nlen jg now at Workon var
paying too much for "services render j. c. Clifford, Dunn. in favor of building a bridge between jous jobs Several pretty parks and
ed." i State reacner s uonege ior re- ueautort and Morehead City,
Commissioner Doughton, cf the groes; A. D. Folger Dobson; Gordon Mr. Harry Davis spoke briefly in add greatly to the beauty of the town
Department of Revenue , did not Hackett, North Wilkesboro; J. V. favCr of paving the Beaufort- Har- A number of persons who have
await the arrival of the Salary and Humphreys, Danbury; D. B. Mc lowe road. He said the State had bsught lots expect to start building
Wage Commission to inaugurate a Cray, Asheboro, N. C. Newbold, Ral- obligated itself to finish this road operations this Summer. A good
r 4-V,.. V.. I. n-f tVio oicrh ariA wViv nrf lufr tViam cm aht!i JiTlfl . . . i . . i . A i tit. i.
wage renin in t"ai, - many purcnasers nave visiieu nesi . L . c u-erptr retlv eninveH
State Government. His firts official; Fayetteville State Normal School; do it? Reverend J. M. Carraway of Eeaufol.t and have expresed them- T '"J"""' Bcal at - , f hh wH tMVen
. ,t. i,:i ' , . i c vri eoii noi . . the Commencement exercises. . A noon recess lor lunch was taken
act alter lamng over me auiomuunc George ft., uramnam to succttu o. saVes as i)enig wen pieaseu witn i , . . . . . , . ,
k.o f tv,o stot npv,r,rt- i,r n c.n. j r n. on this ouesticn ." Are vou afraid ,u.,:. v.,.. t : u ' The Superintendent was instru:te.i
ment results in a 20 percent reouc- (y Kenlv; Archie Graham, Clinton; ot tne people: iiad a reierenaum in tion of the management to sell
tion in the salaries of employees in- m. Broadus Glover, Bailey; Dr. Alian November and ought to have one t ie lots by next january,
herited from the transfer and a cor- McLean, Wagra. now. Too many bonds in county any Among those who visited West
xespnding reduction in the personnel , Elizabeth City, State Normal way. He was vigorously applauded. Beaufort Tuesday on the inspection
A saving around $45,000 annually School, Elizabeth City; H. G. Cramer, Mr. Carraway was followed by Mr. trip were w H Parrish, Raleigh;
in overhead expenses is announced Elizabeth City; C. A. Cooke, Eliza- W. P. Smith of Beaufort in a speech R T Kehoe,' New Bern; W. B. Guer
already and the Salary Commission beth City; Clyde McCallum, Hertford that strongly favored paying the New ran Greensboro ;Bul Parker, New
may "go one better" before it gets rjr e. J. Griffin, Edenton; Rev-. S. Bern road. He said tha agreement Bej.n'. George Dale, New Bern; A. T.
through. The places of J. E. Saw-a. Cotton, Washington. wa made four years ago to build gcbisieri Richmond; Ham Charlotte,
yer, foimer supervisor of the bu. eau. School of Deaf and State Hospital two roads, that the county' had paid j B Robjnson Winston-Salem j II.
and A. L. Fleming, chief clerk, who at Morganton; tr. Howard Ronthal- $150,000 with this understanding. A; Crear, Asheville; Williamson, EI
voluntarily retired when the bill pass- er, Winston-Salem; W. W. Neal, Mar- He said the State had built the More- kin. R; c pratt( wjnston-Salein; T.
ed authorizing the transfer to the ion. w. C. Dowd, Sr. Charlotte; and head City road, now let theni finish w Doutherty, Norfolk; C. E. Roane,
Department of Revenue have not Mrs. I. P. Jeter of Morganton. All the other one. Dr. Mason got the Du,.naro; Hodges, Greensboro; Price,
been filled by Commissionr Doughton. were reappointed except Mr. Dowd floor again and said that commission- Raeigh; George Lingsheim, Raleigh;
The two were receiving $9,600 a wbo succeeds W. R. Whitson of Ashe- er Huntley did not speak to the point; j g Miller, New Bern; T. D. Waiien
year. The services oi an even ooz- v,ne. mat me question was a rweieuuu.ii w B Bjadeg q Lane, New Ecm;
the State is a fine place for a parade.
A new board of education is now The procession of 2000 or more pu
in charge of the county's rural P's and teachers, in their white, blue,
schools. The members of the old wn r other sort of costumes, with
board, composed of R. T. Wade, W. waving br.nners and bands playing
H Taylor and W. I. Willis were milde a fine spectacle. The parade
present Monday for their last ses- was about a half a mile in length and
sion. The new board composed of ws greatly enjoyed by the large nura
J. R. Morris, W. H. Taylor and er of spectators that saw it.
Charles Webb were duly sworn into ! After the parade a crowd that
office. J. R. Morris was chosen Packed Morehead City's large school
chairman. A very considerable num- auditorium assembled and listened to
ber of applications for the position of a fine address by Dr. J. Henry High
County Superintendent to succeed smith of Raleigh on the subject "The
M. L. Wright who leaves July the Equalization of Educational Oppor
first have been received. The board tunity." Superintendent Wright in
has not acted on this matter yet but troduced Dr. Highsmith, after mak
may do so at its next meeting which Z several announcements and th.nk
is called for Monday April the 20th. ng the people of Morehead City for
I The Superintendent was instruct- their hospitality. The speaker spoke
ed to take up a matter of drainage in very complimentary terms of Mr.
with the Norfolk and Southern rail--Wright's work in Cartel et -.J ex
road near the Camp Glenn School pressed the hope that ther ftJjuld be
biuhling and see whether or not the no let up in educational progress. He
company con be induced to make showed that the rural children do
proper drainage. of the swamp be- not have equal advantages with town
tweep the railroad and the school and city children and' 'contended that"
building. they should have an eight months;
I The following committeemen were school term and just as good teachers
appointed for the Newport district: as the other children have. His
TW P f"1 CmiVi T, A Mann n Iim speech was a strong plea for educa-
circles have been laid out and will ' ' ' respectively tional advantages for the country
of S. Gould, Alexander Graham, and child. Preceding Dr. Highsmith's
D. N. McCain. address pupils from the Morehead
The Superintendent was authoriz- City high school rendered several or-
ed to make arrangements for lumber chestral and vocal selections that
at which ample justice was done to
ojulf;ca fnr hAa fnr tVi npvt the contests of lunch baskets as well
aU . .. T Ci l- ,1 r .-inn.!,. ,irt,i,-In Kit Kuctnll.
tllC lOe OCIIOUI uouua iuiuichcu n.tau-
lants and lunch stands. A free lunch
consisting of barbecue, pies and
en have been dispensed with and the; state Hospital at Morganton; J. H. on the proposed bond issue. He M Howard Norfolk.
117 employees remaining have sub- Beall Lenoir; R. R. Clark, States- said the board had great power butj
mitted to reductions in compensa- ville; J. R. Boyd, Waynesville, John that the people have still more, let REVIVAL SERVICES START AT
tion aggregating in amount to $18,- m. Scott, Charlotte, and O. M. Mull, them decide the question. At this ANN &J METHODIST CHURCH '
000. Shelby. Messrs. Boyd and Scott sue- time Superior Court Clerk L. W. SUNAY "
Commissioner Doughton also an- cee(i themselves while the other three Hassell got the floor and aiked all. -rounced
that he has effected a sav- aie appointed to succeed P. R. Benn-';who favored a referendum to vote, j Rev. E. Frank Lie. paster of Ann
ing of $21,000 in securing a new etti e. p. Wharton and the late Mrs. 'aye, there was a roar of ayes; when, St. Methodist church, has st-cuii-d
contract for the distribution through b. E. Stafford. he called fcr the nays there was no the services of Rev. J. Vincent
branch offices of the 1925 license! Trustees of the University and of response. Mr. W. W. Lewis spoks Knight, pastor of the Methodist
plates. Branch offices operated hVthe State College of Agriculture and briefly, saying that the people were church at Edenton, N. C, in assist-,
cooperation with the Carolina Motor Engineering are elected by the Leg-loaded down with taxes and could ing him in a 10 days revival service. .
dub and the Winston-Salem Automo- igiature in joint-session of the two 'not stand any more and bonds ou?:M Mr. Knight will not arrive before
bile Association will enable the JJ'- branches, the Governor being chair- net to be issued, ur. jwason spone jwonuay, uui me wivun v.. o--i
reeulr.r meeting on
Building.
TRY YOUR HAND
AT WINNING PRIZE
What would be a good slo-
gan for Carteret county? If
you can answer that question
satisfactorily you can get
twenty five dollars. Mr. Hen-
ry K. Fort thinks such a slo-
gan would be worth $25 and
he is offering that amount as
a prize. The competition is
is open to anybody any where.
Slogans rr.usl be sent to the
Beaufort News on or before
July the 3rd. Mr. Fort has
. gotten up a slogan himself for
j. North Carolina and says that
: if anybody can beat that ore
he will give another $25 to the
person who does it. His slo-
gan is "North Carolina Next."
Put on your thinking cap and
see what you can do. It is
better than a cross word puzzle.
drinks was served to a large number
of people by the local Coco Cola
branch. In the afternoo nthe various
contests and baseball game between
Beaufort and Morehead City high
schools took place. A great many
viewed the exhibits mr.de by the var-
iuus schools and witnessed, the con-
tests. The lrze winners were as
follows:
' Bat appearance in parade Smyrna.
Second best appearance in parade
Atlantic. . .
Third best appearance in parade,
Ila.ker's IsknH.
I Best exhi'or school cf 10 teachers.
c- mine Morehead City.
Lest exhibit school of 4 to y teach
" trs Smyrna.
Beet exhibit school of 3 teachers
" it less Marshallberg.
Winners of Contestants from Pri-
mary Dept.
tyory Telling Beaufort David
Jones.
Sieging games Beaufort,
i Story Reproduction -Morehead
partment 1, dispose of license plates man ex-officio of each of these boards
at a cost to the State of $1.18 each. The revised plan of selecting direc
all told, or an actual saving on the tois of the various State institutions
basis cf last year's sales of $21,085,- broadens the scope of executive su
33. Agencies have been established pervisi on and is expected to result
in sixty towns and cities of the jn greater economy and efficiency in
State for the sale of licenses under 'plant operations."
the revised agreement with the Car- R, Otis Self, clerk of the Corpora
olina Motor Club and Winston Sal- tion Commission who has the routine
em Automobile Association, which are of handling the bus laws in' connec
, equipped for despatching business tion with his other duties, has had
on a big scale. 'his salary advanced from thirty six
The work of Governor McLean j to fifty five hundred dollars. His
the past week has been largely de- assistant, J. A. Eland, also of the
tail, so far as the public is aware, igtaff cf the Commission, is to receive
He announced the epponintment of a boost in compensation commensu
several governing boards of institu- rate with the added duties imposed
tions and designated Corporation upon him. The plan inaugurated for
Commissioner A. J. Maxwell as the (Continued on page four)
MRS. HARRY A. DAY
DIED YESTERDAY
City Margaret Wells.
MORNlNGi Dramatization Beaufort.
Rural Schools
Information was received here yes-; Story Tt-Hbg Atlantic MeMn
against saying he would not discuss ally begin on Sunday morning, be
the bonds but insisted that the peo- ing conducted by the pastor. j
pie be given a chance to vote on the j A Special Easter Cantata will be
r-iioctinn fVimmisisinnei" Huntlev rendered on Sunday nicht at 7:30 by'
said there were a good many rumors the choir of Ann St. church and a terday that Mrs. Harry Day, wife of Robinson.
going around and that he merely silver offering will be taken to as- the former pastor of the First Baptist, Story Reproduction Marshallberg
wanted to explain the position of the sist thee hoir in meeting the obliga- church, had died yesterday morning Velna Lewis. ... -board.
The board then recessed un- tions incurred for the special Easter at 2 o'clock in Louisville, Kentucky. Dramatization MarshaUberg. . ,
l ... ... i . a 1 'H Jf r C -
til 1:30 when it met again and went music. She had been desperately m ior ev- amgmg uameg oniyrna. ; , ;,
into executive session for the pur-' There wil be a baptismal service eral day with pneumonia. er miliary songs ;viarBnauorK..
pose of considering the engineering, at the church at the morning service husband and little aaugnwr uoroiny ,gn scnooi p
Eids were received from R. R. Eagle, just at the beginning so that mothers survive ner. . airs, urayaon ui, neciwuonw
Wm. S. Iwill not have to keep their children sister oi.Mr. uay was caneu w w , r vecianuuiva ewpus .""
m ; ! 1 L 4V,t.m fnf V,nctlo CCVt-U'ttl UPpIcK ftP-fl Slid Mr. Tiflrfield V
r.ngineer- so lung ueiui c jti roc., v-j, .i- - . -r- , .
Remington and Vosbury,
Morton, Gornell-Lup)toi
ing Co., R. D. Gladding, George J. 'baptism. Opportunity will be given Paul lett here: baturday ior ueuis-,
Brooks.' The board accepted the bid 1 all, the adults as well as the children .ville. Mr. end Mrs. Day lived inj
of G. J. Brooks which was for four'for accepting this sacrement. i Beaufort several years and had a;
tift tiublic is ereat many friends here who arel
UK-1 Lrilb VI tiiC LVDb VA. Ci law I . . jw ' ' - -
( Continued on page five)
tcrrdially invited.
deeply grieved at her death.
Chorus--Morehead City.
Chorus Newport Rural. ,;
Grammar Grade Chorus. 1
Beaufort City.'
, . ( Continued on paje five)