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lEAUTO RT ot ad Jvertising medium published in Carteret Co. READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE EODY WATCH Your label and pay your subscription VOLUME XIV THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 16, 192 NUMBER FIFTEEN Xjj jjia 1 f? O El I' i 1 IV '. ( f I '4 POU APPOINTMENT MADE LAST WEEK MUCH DISCUSSED State Penitentiary Lost $75,000 a Year While Pou Was Superintendent WARDEN BUSES EE DROPPED (By M. L. SHIPMAN) Raleigh, N. C, April 13 The out standing event of the past week at the capital was the re-appointment of George Ross Pou as Superintendent of State Prise? the reactions to the re-appointment. These were varied. During the week, Governor McLean took action looking to speedy trial of the Needleman case in Martin County, while the Attorney-General announced the appointment of an as sistant. Solicitor Evans discussed vice in Raleigh, while National Com mander Drain, of the American Le gion, visited the city and made ad dresses. The State Fair Hospital di rectors met and the- head of the newly created Roman Catholic Dio cese of Raleigh was named. George Ross Pou was re-appointed as Superintendent of State Prison af ter a fight had been made on him in which it was charged that he had wasted the State's funds, and, from a business standpoint, was unfitted to head the institution. While Gover nor McLean did not himself appoint Mr. Pou the Prison Board does not take action without his consent and approval before naming a' superin tendent, so it amounted to the same thing. In re-appointing Pou, the Board dropped Sam J. Busbee who has been on the Prison Staff for many years, combined the offices of warden and physician, gave the job to Dr. J. H. Norman and re-elected Hugh A. Love as prison chief clerk and assist ant superintendent. The prison of ficials were all given increases in sclarji, but' in'. the future will have to furnish their own board nnd house furnishings, these having been fur nished by the State in the past. It is estimated that $4,000 a year will be sayed in this manner. The chief reaction to the re-appointment of Pou has been unfavor able to Governor McLean. Though the Board, when taking its action, stated that nothing wrong with the affairs of the prison had been found during an investigation it made, still no effort is made to get around the fact that Pou's administration during the last four years cost the State $75,000 approximately each year, thr.t being the annual deficit .of the Prison under his management. Op pasers of his re-appointment natur ally stress the fact that for 25 years' before Pou took office the 'Prison had been a -self supporting. insi'.ituuon. The question is being asked repeated ly how Governor McLean will square "this appointment with his announced intention-of placing the State on a . sound business basis. Pou can hard ly be regarded as a business man, says the opposition, on the basis of his record and it is well known that his appointment by Governor Morrison four years ago was a political move, for he is not known to have any par ticularly good record behind him which would warrant his being given political preferment. The general . opinion here seems to be that politics and economy in state government clashed for the first times since the McLean administration opened and politics won out. It is generally believed that Pou's support of McLean in the piimary was the determination factor in his appointment. Warden Busbee, who hap served the State for thirty years, was dropped was the political sac rifice and he issued a statement af ter the action had been taken declar ing that the vote he cast for Eailey in the primary cost him his job at State Prison. Whether this be true or otherwise, Givernor McLean's ac tion disappointed some of his strong est supporters. The case of Joseph A. Needleman, charged with an attack on a young t,irlf and those of the crowd of men who took him from the Martin Coun ty jail and mutilated him will be tried ct a special term cf court in William eton on May 4. Fifteen men are un ( Continued cn page five) ELEVEN BOUND OVER FOR NOT DIPPING STOCK j Twelve persons charged with fail ure to obey the tick eradication lav were placed on trial before magis trate M. R. Springle Saturday after noon. Of these eleven were bound over to Superior Court under bonds of $50 each. One defendant D. R. Jones was discharged for lack of evi dence. Most of the other defendants admitted that they did not dip all of their stock, but had tried to do so. On one cf the dipping days there was a considerable storm raging and they said it was impossible to get the cattle and horses to the vats. Those bound over are as follows: B. C. Way, Jas. I. Davis, Everett Whitehurst, Geo. A. Lewis, W. C. Willis, Tyre Moore, Abram Moore, Willie Harris, Andrew Davis, Tucker Harris. A considerable number of warrants have been issued for other persons and their trial is set for next Satur day afternoon. The men in charge of the tick eradication campaign are making a vigorous effort to get the stock dipped. Owing to natural dis advantages such as large areas of forests, swamps and the banks it is difficult for the owners to round up their cattle and horses for the dip pings. The county has spent between $20,000. and $25,000 for building the vats. It is thought that if all of the animals are dipped regularly that the ticks can be destroyed .this year. STEWART AND SON MUST DIE Governor Refuses to Interfere With Sentence Passed Upon Murderers of Officers RALEIGH, N. C. April 15 C. W. Stewart and his son, Elmer Stewart, must die in the electric chair within a few minutes of each other, Friday morning, April 17. Convicted of the murder of Leon George and Sam Lil ly, prohibition agents in Brunswick county, September, 1924, the father and son were sentenced by J"'lge Henry A. Grady to pay the extieme penalty, despite the jury's recom mendation for mercy. The murder was particularly bru tal, the men arming when they heard the agents were in the vicinity, hunt ing them down and opening fire with out warning. Bullet after bullet was pumped into the bodies of the dying men and the guns of the slayers then turned upon the dog which ac companied the officers. It is said the Stewarts ultimately confessed after their conviction. ! The. sentence affirmed by the su preme court, a last appeal was made by the Stewarts to Governor A. W. McLean. - Finding no ground for the mercy begged, and upon recommen dation' of his pardon commissioner. Governor McLe.m last night refused to. interfere with the execution, com mending Judge Grady upon his im position of the death penalty under the circumstances.' WATERWAY HEARING TO i BE HELD IN BEAUFORT ' Major Oscar 0. Kuentz of the U. S. War Department informs the News that a public hearing is to be held in the county court house on Thurs- iday, April 23rd at 10 o'clock, another the same day at 2 P. M. and still an other at 3 P. M. The first hearing is in icgard to Beaufort harbor and ; inlet, the second is North River and jthe third is the Inland Waterway channel from Gallant's to Bulkhead Shoal. All persons who are interest ed in the prrposed improvements to these waterways are invited to attend 'these meetings and submit their views preferably in writing. FLORIDA POTATOES. Florida Spaulding Rose potatoes ihave been selling recently at $6 a ! barrel F. O. B. Hastings, Florida. In jthe leading northern markets they ihave been bringing $7.50 to $8.50 a . barrel. There figures are furniehed iby the U. S. Department of Agricul ture. E-IRTH OF SON. A son was born Wednesday in the Morehcad City hospital to Mr. and Mrs. W infield Daniels. MORE BONDS MEAN I INCREASED TAXES Dr. Mason Again Vigorously Attacks Proposed Issue of ! Bonds Editor of the News: There has come to my hand a ototrv.ni. ouncLicii ouucii um i jif ii uuuuuu oi uo s statement sneet, ana saia to O .-1.1 -.l.i - A 1 1 ! 1 have been written and handed out by Mr. Woodland, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, pur- porting to show that the proposed $700,000.00 Bond issue could be paid off in full in 40 years without any increase of taxes on the public. Thus endeaving to deceive the Strang- hng tax payers of fiejcounty into be- leiving that an additional bond issue ox iuu,uuu woum De no additional wa uuiuui ujjuu iiicui. v.iiul siiiy nonsense! Is there a man or woman in Carteret county who could be de- ceived by such absurd reasoning as this statement contains? If so let them try shouldering a two bushel sack of corn, and then let some one put another sack of corn on top of tnat, and see it they can carry the two just as easily as the one. But here is that wonderful statement: "Have been spending annually for Joseph Needleman in Martin county the last two years for maintenance recently. About thirty men are un of roads. $67,000.00 der arrest charged with being impli- i Tniuroct tjj $700,000) would be for ' nr.toon a-fVo vaqIc ota bujlt ' .$12,000.00 Total $50,000.00 Leaving $17,000 out of what, we vo crHino (r,n nH tn tmniu ,,n paying off the Bonds, which we have the penitentiary, for manslaughter, ed for ten days. However the News reduced, depending upon the prices 40 years to pay them; $680,000.00, They Were convicted of driving a car was informed yesterday by County received. Cucumbers amount to a lor enough to pay the Bonds off. .' while drunk and killing Miss Eve'yn Auditor Stancil that the meeting for nig crop, as it is estimated that over Now isn't this fine! And we have it Rowe on February the 9th. next Tuesday had been called off an l 5-000 acres will be planted for ship in writing from the Hon. Chairman. ' that the board would not meet until ment-Mt. Olive being the principal of the Board of County Commission- At Chapel Hill last Friday evening the .first Monday in May. Presum- center. . . -, v ers. Notice that the success of this the Wilson high serial debating team ably the bids for the bonds will bt The apple outlook is good at this wonder workmg theory, as set forth, ieftifted the Winston-Salem team tmd opened at that time. The bonds a date- Cool weather for the past two in the statement, depends largely on won the Aycock Memorial cup. This advertised are to be serial and bear weeks has retarded the apple bloom ho f thfl mm,.nt nniH nnnm.llv; was the thirteenth annual debate. The a rate of 5 1-2 percent interest. ng m the mountains, making most for upkeep of roads.the larger that amount, the sooner the bonds could Carolina should ratify the port ter- week, a meeting of the board of The condition for the State averag be cashed in. Suppose for instance, mirvuia and water ti asportation act.' county commissioners took place las', ed 84 percent of a normal forecast. the amount paid for up keep was twelve times as much as it is or $804,000 then deducting for interest, and new up keep cost, as per state- ment, $50,000, and we have left, not $17,000, but $745,000! enough i to take up the bonds the first year, and have $54,000 left! Fine! What is to hinder any of us from being as son made their appearance Monday man Woodland who voted in iavor ot Anis area is using tne most modern rich as Henry Ford? How clear and at about midday when a dozen or the board's issuing the bonds without practices in fruit production, pack simple is this get rich-quick plan to more young people took a plunge a referendum. When news of the Ha: and shipping. Their success has all who cannot see or figure! from the Inlet Inn wharf. There board's action became public thee made it necessary for the Georgia To test the plan that those who are was some little shrinking from the was considerable discussion of it on peach growers to raise their stand contending that the additional bonds first contact with the waves but the streets of Beaufort and else- ards. issue of $700,000 would not : make once in the bathers appeared to be where. There were some who an-1 The rate of farm wages is much the taxes any higher or put a greater bui- having a fine ; time. Warm, clear proved of the board"s action and same as usuhI, averaging for the den upon the people. I will suggest'. weather.. for several days has warm- others who criticised it very vigorous- state $28.00 per month with board, that they try out the plan for thenVed up the water considerbly but of ly. On Saturday interest in the 540 00 without and $1.50 per day to selves as individuals; thus not ex- course .it' has not yet reached its bond matter was stttl further increas- EveraEe hired farm labor at the pres experimenting in the name of the Summer temperature cd by the news that Commissioner ent tjme w.ith and ?L90 wjthout county, and risking the property of The temperature of the crean Taylor had sent in his resignation as board. The labor supply continues the taxpayers against their will. If water along Carteret county's const a member of the board and had also to snow fl snoi.tage aR compared with the plan works well for them, then line rarely ever gets very low. Com- requested that his vote be changed. tne farm jabor need and denlanj. ,we may consent to try it. These parisons of temperatures here and The anti bridge and smti bond folks , 'men all like easy, and big money; so. those of New. Jersey, Massachusetts were much elated at this news and NEWPORT RIVER 'co to it eentlement. Issue your and Maine wi'uld show a very great the bridge-bend advocates correspond IMPROVEMENTS notes (bonus) to tne amount 01 .. ... . j 1 . a . i $700,000 or more if you can put up ample security, make, the time of final payment 30 'or 40 years, pay- ing interest and sinking fund nnr.u- ally; and let us know after a few years have passed if you feel any weight of the burden; And to make the case entirely parallel, you should put the morey you borrow into building fine and imposing mansions and beautifying improvements, which will be for passers-by to look at and admire, and for general convenience, but not to bring you in one cent of revenue, but rather to add more and lasting expense. 1 Let us look again at this mislead - ling statement given out by our chairman. Assuming that his state- ment as to the amount paid for an- nual up keep is correct, let us ask where does this $67,000 come from and who tiavs this, and alEO the in-1 terest and sinking fund on bonds al- ready outstanding? and the money to ed King" given in Ann street Meth pay other county obligations? Do'odist church Sunday evening was not the people know that they pay all the bills, and that their taxes in- (Continued on page two ) Wine sold for three cents a quart in the early Roman Empire days. u STATE NEWS Items Of Interest rrom Various : A party of gentlemen frani Dur v Parts cf North Carolina ham motored to Beaufort yesterday j congregation estimated at 3j,- 000 persons assembled at the Mcr- They had bought fourteen lots be 'ayian church yard in Salem Sunday fore they came and after inspecting morning. This service which is at- tended by thousands every year com PH..; p;i,-. T,i.v.. I w ;.i j j-.ianuy ikui;uiu.iier jfciu- ' A f... ,1 lo,. eu ior ire itin time. L T. . 7, , .TomP. Jamison, the former pres.ci. er recently convicted in Charlotte po- lice court of having whiskey in a suit case and sentenced to 60 days on the roads was re-tried Tuesday jaod let off with a fine of $500 instead of the road sentence. Former Gov- crnor Morrison made a strong appeal to the court for Jimison. , , uvuuaiMi wa ivjucu uisluul- ly and his brother John badly shock- ed when their car turned ever on the Wilkesboro-Statesville highway. The men were pinned down under under the car and Otto Johnson's neck was broken. . , I t !. uovernor McLean has called a special term of court to try the men accused of attacking and mutilating mtoM in tho affair Suvafui liovnl made statements to the Solicitor a - limit tho m-imo . - Judge A. M. Stack last Saturday sentenced Robert Michael and Wil- fong Trott, two young white men, to s term of not. less t.hnn 10 venrs in question was "Resolved that North Wilson representing the negative side. (Continued on page five) BATKiiKS FiND fxEAS".. X ii TAKING EASTER SWIM The first bathers of the 1925 sea- i-fl. . .. T I- A a l:..l.T uiiierence. 111 oruer iu itiiiiuic information as to water temperature Mr. H. K. Fort arranged with the coast guurd men at Boguc Inlet sta- tion to keep some records for him. The information thus obtained is in- teresting. Records made duririg Oc- tober November and December show- ed as follows: October highest temperature on 3rd. 82.4 C.tober lowest tempt rnture 01 23rd November highest temperature on 8th 69.80 November lowest temperature on 30th - 59. ! December highest temperature . - on 5th 62.S December lowest temperature on 30th 59. CANTATA WAS EXCELLENT I The cantata "The Thorned Crown- heard by an audience that complete-. ly filled the building. Many express 'ions of praise were heard when the j musical was over. The various parts were all well rendered and showed work and good trci-iing, DURHAM MEN BUY WEST EEAUFORT LOTS and before leaving made a considc i consuieiH- ble investment m West Beaufort lots, the property took on six more mak - ing twenty in all. They expiesstd Ui i.inemseives as oeing very lavorauiy i , ..... ..... , , .impressed witn twnat tney saw ana . . - wel satisfied with their investments. Mr- R E- Moore who h3S chai'e fcf the West Beaufort subdivision had prepared a nice sea food dinner for the visitors and they seemed to great- y enjoy the dinner and the cuting. Those in the party were Messrs. Ca -1 Daniels, John B. Pierce, A. A. Br.- ham, Steve Changaris, J. H. Ezz.ll and C. E. Roane. West Beaufort 'people are expecting a great many of those wno have nought lots to visit tne place during tne next montn or g0. I ! RAART TVFF!v! LIiillLf 111 Y 1 1X3 BIDS ON BONDS Date of Bond Sale Advertued For Tuesday But Postpon ed Meeting In last week's issue of the More head City Coaster an advertisement signed J. E. Woodland Chairman .ip Peared whieh called for bids on $T' 000 road and bridge bonds. The b.ds were to be opened at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday. According to law it seems that bonds have to be advertH- As was stated in the News last Thursday at which time the bond is- sue came up. Two members of the board Messrs Hall and Whitehurst favored leaving the question to the people, that is they favored a refer- endum on it. Commissioners Hunt- ley and Taylor opposed the referen- dum and the tie was broken by chair- lrwrlv r.Rt (lnlun However the tables "t?-j ...... v soon turned. Sunday afternoon it The Newg nas u.ctjved from Major was learned by grape vine telegraph 0scar Q Kwnlz a notice to lhe el. that Commissioner Taylor had rescind fect tha(. a pubj(, nearinp. w-,n he ed his action and would not resign held jn the t()wn of Kt.wm,rt on from the board. It is also under- Apvi 24th at A M The onject (,f stood that he will stick to his vote tl)e noal.jng, js t() consider the matter on the bonds. .of improvements to Newport river, ' A report has been in circulation Partk,s who are interested in the for a day or so on the streets of matter are asked to be present and Beaufort that a meeting of persons to put tlu,jr fflcts 0. arKUmt.nts in opposed to the bond issue will be VVI.itin!e R0 thr,t they may have due -' --i. -- J u in 1 St.wbt. -y ............ at about 1 1 o'clock. A well known ; gentleman irom tne nunowe tec.uii : .has ir.Icrmd the -News tnat a large .crowd from his neighborhood will be 'on hand for the meeting. No official ... 1 1 ! 1 U 4.;., can nas ueen issueu v to u -. u this writing and the News does not know what procedure will be under- taken to stop tne issue 01 tne piopos- ed bonds. It seems certain though that a vigorous effort will be made toi i r x ii... 4.1. 1 I deat the issue of the bond.s ON THE HONOR ROLL. ! In the list of students who got on the honor roll at the University of, by Register of Deeds Jno. W. Ham- N. C. last month the name of G. T. ilton since last week, it was to A. W. Parkin appears. There were 210:Jarrett University, N. C, and Emma students who wen this honor. (Lewis, Newport. FARM PROSPECTS ARE ENCOURAGING n;ij v.q- a.,j ci.. c : r :.. v j cl Potatoes Look Well ' ( Crop ilennrtjno. Service) RaieiKh N. C. April 13th That the sllr:,:hine follows the rain is be- jn proven thus far this f.VW W.MO ACi 1,1110 VCOl. 1 tJ U " 1 no I was a nitrhtmare to farmers. Excpnt. wheat, rye and large fruits, crops in vnrth rwT5n ,,,. loi,. ;i Bre last year Even the falJ wag un favorable to' the planting of small grains and preparation "of the soil .due to beaed harvests and dry con d;tiong Xm3 niil(j w;nte). and a ly ring "have permitted armerB to be prePilred for their spring planting far a"head of the ugua f(J tjg of the vear F -t are very good so is truck. This does r ot mean that these crops are assur ed, as there is still time for disas trous weather damage before these crops are made. The early Irish potatd, situation in No.th Carolina indicates a slight decrease in acreage from last year. The condition of 93 percent of a full P Prom'se 18 ry encouraging so far as the growth is concerned to wards making heavy yields. The strawberry outlook is for about 1500 cars for shipments centering around -naaoourne and Kose Hill. Some damage by the strawberry weevil is beg realized The utlok s for nuuu" " V" 'ess i"uuuu'ra than last year Lettuce shipments tbia year should produce about 1300 cars but tn,s number may be greatly apples safe from frost on April 1st. Peaches, at 90 percent condition, ap- Pear to be best in the Sand Hills ter- ritory where most shipments are made Considerable damage by cold weath- er to peaches was reported from the mountain counties. Something like 2500 cars are expected to be shipped from the Sand Hills section this yea'r. cjnsidi itii n. POLICE COURT ITEMS. , MayPr Thpmas had a docket on Mondav : very light only two trial. Dave casef! be- get for Pottep (colored) charged with disor. dery con(Juct wag made to pay the costg f nd put under suspended judg. Dlent Mary Giukina (coiored) was h d fth disorderi conduct also J and received the same sentence. MARRIAGE LICENSE. Only one license to wed was issued