North Carolina Newspapers

RT M 3)E i in ii - m4 EwS i 11 if Ayr U Inl ' , - i ."! ' Th. V-st advertmnz medium Dublished in Carteret Co. I READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY WATCH SUkw ,y your tubsaiption 1 L. st .irt VOLUME XIV 8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY MAY 14 1S25 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER TWENTY NEEDLEMAN CASE ENDED WEDNESDAY Defendants Convicted. Twenty One Pleaded Guilty of Being Accessories- WILLIAMSTON, May 12. The final chapter in the Martin county , . . ...... mob cases will be written here to- ve Dten out several times recently are that it will continue for a Ion? pi.ize 0f $5000 was won by Henry the crop set seems to be about nor- HYDE LAND VALUES DECREASE morrow when Judge N. A. Sincliar an! hve hal very good luck. Last time , to come. Street work, which Hartz A crowd estimated at from a' ' will pass sentence on Henry Dennis Saturday accompanied by E. L. Har- has been in progress all winter, i forty to fifty thousand saw the races. 1 "At any rate the outlook for (By M. L. SHIPMAN) Griffin, Julian Bullock and F. W. din also o Salisbury, they went out still going on. The dredging outfit peaches this year appears to be more Raleigh May 11 Governor Mc- Sparrow, Sr., convicted this evening to the Thistleroy wreck near Cape belonging to C. W. Hodges, of Nor- Tj,e Caswell Training School at promising than last," says George Lean's announced determination to of performing an operation on Jos- Lookout and made a fine catch of folk and New Bern, arrived Monday kinston had a visit last Sunday from Roes, Chief of the State Division of hold expenses of the State within its eph A. Needleman, tobacco salesman, trut an1 sheep's head. They took and is at work. Mr. Hodges has a a arge number of eugenists, psychia- Markets. "'Georgia will probably income was demonstrated in a prac on .Sunday morning, March 29. At eght sheep'shead that weighed from contract for extensive operations. All trists, criminolbists and others. These ship between 8,000 and 10,000 cars: tical manner last week when he is the same time 21 other defendants, e'nt to ten pounds each and a fine iow places along the f,hore line of scientists had been holding a con- Lut, the crop in the mountain sec sued a statement to all department who have previously pleaded guilty lot of trout one of which weighed West Beaufort subdivision will be mention in Raleigh for several" days tion of Georgia which competes with heads regarding trimming their bud to being accessories to the fact, will eiEht Pounds. Their fun was broken filled and made suitable for drive and went to Kinston on the invita- that from the North Carolina Sand- gets. The Governor was on solid be sentenced. UP though when a school of por- ways, parks and biulding purposes. tion of Dr. McNairy the superinten- hills appears to be light. South Car- ground for he spoke facts. Outlin- Tom Lilly, one of the alleged ac- cessories, lies at the point of death as the result of a self inflicted gun w nA 4 f.v,Qo,i t T. Smithwick, another alleged ac cessory, is ill with pneumonia. Those pleaded guilty to the ac- cessory charge, and who will be sen- tenced tomorrow are- itiiceu tomorrow are. Edgar Johnson, rjn,..j Johnson James H G Zy Sm th GZ" Si ri. son, Tom Harrell, L. A. Croom, Louis 4,; a d a ittArf r. rence Gur illv Sher viffln Hh kin, Clarence Gurkin, Clarence kin. Allen Griffiin. Ben Lilly. wood Roberson, John A. Griffin, Hub- ert Griffin, E. C. Stone, John Gurkin and Rov Grnv and Koy Gray. Solicitor Don Gillian announc inigght that the state will move d tonieeht that the state will move dis- missal of the indictment charging 00 Needleman with attacking a young Martin county girl, upon wnich ne was to have been brought to trial ti-non tho nvnconf rfispc wprp rnn. ........ .... r . t, . I'lurlpfl. It was on this charcre that be was hpino- held in the countv iail here when he was seized by the mob. Men Get Long Sentence. Williamston, May ldth Dennis .... Griffin got thirty years in the penit- entiary for his part in the attack on JNeedleman Other ringleaders the two bparrows and Julian bullock, Bullock, "I" " got not more than ten and not less than six vears. Claro Heath cot from two to three years and Elder C. E. Stone got the same. Johnnie Gurkin for giving information on the others got off with eighteen months. Several other defendants who had but little to do with the crime were let off with fines of $500 each. Two defendants are very sick and could not be tried. The charge of rape against Needleman has been dismiss ed. NEW SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IS EXPERIENCED MAN As stated in last week's issue of the News the county board of educ-t- tion after a rather lengthy sesion Thursday elected Mr. J. H. Work- man superintendent of rural schools. His salary was fixed at $3,000 and his expenses are allowed. , Miss Ruth Townsend was unanimously elect- ed rural school supervisor for the Coming year at the salary provided in the State salary schedule. For several years Mr. Workman has had charge of the rural schools' of Green county. He is a graduate Nr-rtb Crolina and has had the benefit of special in- struction for teachers at Columbia at Greensboro in its 82nd. annu .1 Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Noe on Marsh elnc coast- A sense ot nlltloni'' xc chairman of the meeting. The invo- Court for violating the Harrison an University. The county board h:id session and preparations are in the gt this city, there occurred a quiet sponsibility for the fisheries shouki cation wag gjven by Reverend E. ti-narcotic law. They were arrested some forty or more applications for making for an interesting and pro- ,arrjatre, the contracting parties be- be cultivated, Mr. Hoover states, and Frank Lee and the benediction was recently in the Bull city when a dive the position; of county superinten- fitable meeting. John D. Berry, the jng Miss Mabel D. Noe, daughter of he Points out in his letter that in thir- pj-onouncci by Reverend L. B. Boncy. was started thereand in other North dent. Last Thursday the contest nar- Grand Secretary, is advised that Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Noe, and Mr. tv yeaf8 the yield of shad al'"!sr The exercises began with a selec- Carolina cities to clean out the evil, rowed down to five names and after members of the Order in the "con- Edwin Lee Becton of North Harlowe. Atlantic coaBt has been duceo. tjon by gt Paul-S biin(1 in front f Much interest has attached during considerable discussion and six bal- venUor. city" are bestirring them- The marriage vows were spolSn by seventy-five per cent, that of stur- the buiidjng after which the members the week in Raleigh to the trial of the lots Mr. Workman was chosen. He selves in perfecting plans for the KeV- E Frank Lee, pastor of the geon eighty-eight per cent, and th..t Fort Macon chapter and children mob which removed Joreph Needle will neter upon his new duties July gathering of their brethern on Tues- brjde The ceremony was witnessed of lobster slxty-six per cent. Th;s of the Confederacy preceeded by man from the Martin county jail and the first. day, May 19th. The Grand Secre- by a gmall number 0f near relatives has meant an increase in the PV1C'U Veteran N. F. Carrow carrying a mutilated him. The trial in progress tary is busy, too, getting ready for and intimate friends of Mr. and Mrs. shad o 50 Per cent of stureeon 800 Confederate banner marched up at Williamston has excited nation MOVED INTO NEW HOME the event and the end of the week Becton a"d of lobster 900 per cent. stairs to the hail. There was more wide interest and the indictment of Mr. and Mrs. James V. Caffrey mnvPfl into their attractive new home on Ann street last Saturday. The on Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock j pve white men who were convict- ed by any one state alone and anv made by Congressman Charles L. ; per men returning here from the trial house which is of the bungalow type' for a business session at which time ed m the recent term of Federal court 'extension of Federal authority is Abernethy who spoke of the valor of for the week end reported that the is very pretty and thoroughly modern reports of the committee on creden- at New Bern 0f illicit distilling are most undersirable. Therefore, it is Confederate soldiers and their fidel- State had a strong case against the and comfortable in every respect, i. tials will be submitted, the Grand serving their sentences in the Carter-'for our purpose to disou.s such pro- ity to the principles for which they men and that probably Judge Sin- Lodge Degree conferred, standing et county jail. They drew sentences visions as might be mads for co- fought. After the exercises at the'clair, who is known to be "hard boil Judge Walter H. Neal of Laurin- committees appointed, reports of 0f from three to four months each, ordinated state action to these ends, echool building the parade formed ed" in such cases would have an op burg and Mr. Ben Neal of Savannah, grand officers received, petitions anc, Tj,e men are John Davis, Perry Tin- I believe it is possible to work out and marched to Live Oak cemetery portunity of sending a number of the Georgia spent several days here this resolutions presented and miscell- daii( William Jnnea, Ned Thigpen end some basis of interstate action that where wreathes were deposited on mob members to the Pen for long . u. .iir,o. f'uneous matters considered. Till MpeWins should serve to preserve these fish-the graves 0 fthe dead soldiers. terms. ivnii uii a.t.uub ui viic 11.111.00 w their brother Mr. Jack Neal. .SPORTSMEN HAVE SOME i VERY GOOD LUCK Sportsmen from up the State who have come down on fishing trips re-1 cently have been meeting with con- ftiderahle success. For the most part , the weather has been very fine and j the fish have been biting pretty well. I Messrs. A. H. Graf and P. B. Beard ' ,i...,.n , . c.,i:,.u...... .cmu i,cii Ui ibk.j jioises arrived and put the trout to flight. POPULAR CITIZEN DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS. A. :n U,l l,fl f nut T ail unless .na uau aoicu lu 1 more than six months Mr. John Hughes Neal died last night at elev- B. . en o'clocK at his home on Ann street. He would have been fifty four years old at his next birthday. All the mem- bers of the immediate family were present as also were 'his brothers, Mr. Ben Neal of Savannah, Ga. and JU()ge Walter H. Neal of Laurinburg. A nephew Mr. David Bell of Wash- "epnew mr. yav.a um v.asn- mgton nas also oeen nere ior several days. The funeral services took ' ... ....... need place tms a"ernoon at Ann sxreel " ' 7 . " V , .. !,xln ln valuc 01 a" trPs- tions of the State. Seven other pro 1LCU tw.v,.i;. v.v. n-v.ir.v, tlx. rio. street built by the company and are boro has secured several conventions - -j .v.: . - . " - . ...... I a.rna a ma m H.i I Vin p.tr ..QU werp condurtpd bv the nastor Rever- end E. Frank Lee. The interment . . . Qtv,ofal. n as he was known to every one, had . . . V.i. n o ln.nmri. tip pnrrinppr- in thp " . . . .. R . - . service of the Norfolk and Southern railroad and the' old Atlantic and North Carolina road. He was a . highly valued employee of the com- pany and was known and liked by a great many people, In early life he married Migs Qllie Bell of Morehead cjtv who with four daughters and c.itv who with four daughters and uity wno wan lour daughters anu two sons and two grandchildren sur- J " .:... tu i,!i.i..- f, rn cil Xl.uitt Misses May Belle, Georgia an(j Clyde, Jack Jr., and Wade. Be- sidea the relatives mentioned, two sis - ters Mrs. John H. Bell of Washington D c. and Miss Lizzio Ner.l a" so sur-J vive. POLICE COURT ITEMS. Several persons were tried by May- or Thomas in his court Monday after- noon. George Fulford for being drunk and disorderly was assessed $50 and costs or given the option of 30 day on thes treets. Aleck gnljth charged with the same offence drew the same sentence. Roland Swa;ni disorderly conduct was let off with the costs, amounting to $5.15. ni, aar,0,, ar.A T.ntno- Fnlfnrd. disorderly conduct, to-wit throwing eRga at each otherj pay eogt 0r work 10 days on the streets. ' ODD FELLOWS MEET IN GREENSBORO SOON j Raleigh, N. C, May 12. A week I hence the Grand Lodee Independent . Order of Odd Fellows will assemble will find his office fully prepared to. give an account for itself. 1 The Grand Lodge will assembly . . .. ... WEST BEAUFORT GOING AHEAD j Building Operations Going On! And Manv Lot. Beinir 1 Sold Much activity is in evidence . west Beaufort now and indications It is planned to have a drive way running entirely around the proper- . and the orther peach producing sec- tion the allowances made for their ty which will be fine for motorists j The ann-Jai convention of the tions which ship about the same support during the year, the Gover I Some building has started at West North Carolina master plumbers' as- time as North Carolina will also have nr called attention to the fact that Beaufort and reports are that before the Summer is gone a very considera- Die number 01 nouses Will have been . i . , . r. rwr I erected. ..enactor ueorge vvoo. - ard build.ng a house for Mrs. Anna iw p;vto, f TOi. q0i tk " back of her lot. This house will be ( ocupied by Mrs. Richter's family this summer and a much larger and nanasomer one win De duih aner- wards Mr- S- - Huffman of Winston- Salem has built a temporary struc- ture on his lot and is occupying it. Mr - - - - ; - " """ I",'" "I 1 ' Salem for several weeks, have been ; nr.fnt.vinc the timiM nn rwip! M n,. Wo . Rq ' ' V .j . v. . v ' ' - V r - T . t. .. . . U ., Ml lk 10 yivuuuiv uini. win become permanent residents. Twn Par, ,nflHa nf E:v inph watpr ma-n8 haye been bought and as goon .. . . as it arrives work will begin laying . . . . , it. This nine is to he connected with . r . . V . . " the water system of Beaufort. Pole. for electric lights have been erected on Beaufort Boulevard and will be .......-.. cor.ectea witn the iJeaiuoit powr plant The company is planning tc erect a number of residences during the summer which they will offer for" sale. More than a thousand lots sale. More than a thousand lots urn.. .m.u.sanu io have already been sold in West Beau- fnvt on.1 culp. ova hoiTin- n.n,lD n- day. A considerable number of .ale. has been made to Beaufort people . j SLANDER CASE COMPROMISED. I The slander case involving certain Sea Level folks, referred to in the News last week, was compromised Friday morning. By the terms- the settlement the costs in the case were divided between Mr. Wash Gas- kill and Mr. Spencer Lassiter. A statement signed by the detendant? was made which set forth the fact that tney Knew nothing derogatory to the character of Miss Flora Gas- kill the prosecuting witness. Several of the defendants were not present for trial Friday having been unable to aDDear in court. The defendants were Mrs. Tama Jackson, Malancic Hamilton, Polly Lassiter, Sarah A Gaskill, Lorena Taylor. Attorney E. W. Hill and C. R. Wheatlv amieared fo rthe prosecution and J. F. Dun- can for the e- QUIET MARRRIAGE OCCURED. On Wednesday evening May the 13th, at 8 o'clock, at the home of FEDERAL PRISONERS HERE. ! STATE NEWS ems Of Interest From Various Parts cf Ncrth Carolina The $10,000 prize at the Clinr- lotte automobile races Monday wis Elbertas and Hales are weak from Income Not So Large As Ex won by Earl Cooper. Tommy Milton teing hurt by Bacteiiosis last sea- pected And Departments in whn mnn fir nrl.n Inst v! finish. Son and now have a lieht set of fruit. Must Economize e, third and KOt$2500. The second dent 0f the" school. pociation was held last week at Shel- by. The convention will meet in Gndshoro next vear. I he asSOCia- - - ... . tiondecidedtoaavert.se tne tact that all work done by its members will v a j- uc uuneu uua a s'"" ' On last Thursday three negro children were burned to death at their nome near rair.mom. ine oiaesi was six years old. Jerry Stackhouse, their father, and his wife were at work in the fields when the fire oc- ' ' Ri- ,ot.ir,. nw 1,rtp. r.nVU. - . T, Tvo00., Pt.. l.r IICAb Cli XIIC . tl . 1 1 . . . . . . a ' i '. a. . l tecuve Associauoii is iu nice, m.ir and three or four other organizations fcave decided to go there tt c: l i. .-. neniy oingie.oii, a yUu..K ...v from Craven countv. was electrocut- ji - PrJ at. tbp State tienitentiarv ast Fri- " Zl'J' eve'aI mont"si "g0&ingl ", , dflrpn nnn rnnnpn npnrv i. iai ii . "v;- .r . A- ui -BS'-t. - 1 At the,r ' missioners 01 craven touruy so... . $375,000 woith of bonds at a piei.u- !OrjC AAA f . - a rM.uiiii- urn of $18,900. The bonds wer. old to Prov)de fund8 to retire olJ,NEW ""nVN iS debts. Charged with murder committed six years ago Furman Bailey was given a preliminary hearing at Ox- ford last week. Kailey had been nv- rr ,1 ing in Texas since the murder wa? pomittp,i hnt was found and brousrht - . .---- Vrt7, -. riSH MUST BE CONSERVED; PR1TF RApnrv ADVANCES PRICE RAPIDLY ADVANwL- Washint.ion. n C.. May G.)V- ernors of the coast states from M-.nc ' Tflvao novo ho on lnviTPfl nv SPf'TP- . T.ta i.nvp hopn invjfpd hv Secre tary Hoover to a conference to be he,d . Washington on May 22 ta ... ..: . ; - . BlnTlff thp Atlantic and Gulf coflst ' . The catcn of certam klnds ot..tne coast. ! The catch of certain kinds of the 1 1 1 1 & 1 . ill more niareetaoie nsn im ..uvwnui.ng meniorial day wa8 observed in Beau-action as to whether the drive will every year, it is said, and something fort Qn gunday the 10th with appr0. be a permanent proposition or mere must be done to conserve the sup- priat(j ceremonies The exercises ly another gesture such as is very ply. The secretary points out that were unJer the dim.tion of the Fort often made for the control of the a great deal has been accomplished Macon chapter a D c and .lgocia, evil by cooperation and consewauon in the salmon industry along tne 1 a- "Means of rehabilitating these fisheries must be found," Mr. Hoover said. "The problem cannot be solv- - eries. H CROP LARGE THIS YEAR Ralekh. X. C. Indications arc that thele -viu ije crop flf between 2,200 and 2,400 cars of peaches fo. shipment from North Carolina this season. In a number of orchard!-., W'th early Iruit and Georgia btl.es, olina will ship from 200 to 250 cars a light crop." Mr. Ross states that the North Carnlinn rron is nc-mn in Ktrnnc. i --- " - !- .... . hands with two w.dely known market- jng agencies handling the selling. i . xne Division of Markets will this . . 1 W . A a 1 . i owner 'of timber and to supp,y him with price quotations on aH for. year atieuiui. lu siaii. a niarnet lur est products, thus aiding in the ef- fective selling of this important farm product. The forest crop has been called the State.g most neglected n. c. pea; During the week the State High- larm Proau' lnougn according to the United States Census, it stood ..v ! , - u'y " Mupn.en.s con- . .. 1 ar and profitable, During 1 thp nast. week, nparlv 50.000 tiounds of was gold in caHots at saving to the farmers cooperating of about five cents per pound over local ice During the week of April ' 0- . :n v i,;,i ,., ir,.i uc "Pi-u .u.. -Anson, Richmond, Bladen, Robeson, Scotland, Sampson Hoke and Cum- "berland counties. ' -J Mr. Ross . states, that, cooperative buvintr b vfarmers' organizations is nw 0.rn,;na. i nr,r.lar.itw ,. .h bv .Pcent nu,,.h:..PS of f,rti!i,er t , . . PtlVillU IU LIiUt LctlVltlU IJdl L. savirlp. t0 those taking part b SWOP.N INTO OFFICE rrl l.j 1 1 : : held a meetinK Monday night and i lie v-iu uui.nu ui vuiiuiiibaiuiici became the new board in a very few - - mjnutes, nnv. ,... office and are now ready fo busines xiik.v wcie an cwuni x::lu , .v. XUT tllC I1CAL trtU VCfllS, The only other business transacted was the passage of a motion asking all cit- izens to co-operate in observing all State, national and local laws. Citi- 1 1 1 . u zens were als0 asked to have a gen- eral clening up of their premisis. The , : tmMaA tn ua printed and distributed for the pur- ? : al l-l pose 01 iniorming uie iiuunc u.ui these matters. ( C .....I. ; victs wtttt ti.u suimuai i According to custom Confederate h d - ,h audjtorium of the Graded gthooli Mr tj, e. Swann acted as music by the band and a beautiful solo "Mother Dear" by Miss Lucille Pond. The address of the day was MUST HOLD DOWN : STATE EXPENSES ing to each department and institu- the State s income was falling behind an"clPatea conecxions ana tnat as di rector oi me Dugei, n was neces- , . , RflTV Tft PVPITUP trip TlOWPr VPst.P.1 in flkp thp ' fH ' souare "V" t0 maKe ltie exPenaiuies i with the income. His announcement means that unless income of the .... 1 i n.- ""ZTT ZourtZ e2 "k fLtn department and institution will be th fi" . j , , .JL 1 cut approximately seven percent, for year from July 1, 1925, to Commission let contracts for ih(Lt , t)rol-eets in variou, 8ec. tmrteen road projects in various sec- Jects will be held in abeyance ior tne present until lower bids are obtain- J ' f f . f the Mattamuskeet Lake drainage pro- ject in Hyde county was emphasized durinff the week when tie Depart- uuung lh wctiv neii i..e uvpai. . . ... tt , rnent 01 commerce m nyae county issue a statement showing that farm lands in the county has decreased in value $900,000 from 1920 through 1924. "This is believed to have been largely caused by the overflow of T,nWp Mattamnskpt and the floodine- of some of the most fertile land in n ti'C k.. tvT, n. vuuuov. icvciiuy uccu bt to a mid-west concern by which it is hoped to reclaim this land for agriculture by properly draining the area. . . Gutzon Borglum come back into .u- r..i 1. i.- i- v. . . . " . l" at iii-ieuiji college 111 wmcn ne as serted North Carolina must take sidus n nr L in trie o&une iviouniain controversy, .UrtJ u 11c uraii iuc u wiiat lit: iietu uuue anu viewed his split with the Monumental Association leading to his being dis- misged M the ame tjme a gtate mpmhor nf thp AsS()piatinn st,lt.pH that .n... r 1 . 1 iegaiuie 111 nuw iiiulu iiv-isuuai Rvml,athv there mie-ht be in North Carolina fo. Mr Borglum it Was nee- head ad ai(, in oompletion o the 1 . . 1 .... U, .. v, 1.,-, memorial to the Confederacy which is being carved on Stone Mountain. The Raleigh police started a drive a-ainst vlce dunr'g the vveek when a iist of women engaged in immoral practices was obtained and they were told to "get out". There is no indi- Six physicians of Dnrham will go on trial here on May 23 in Federal j 28 men marks the, first time in th? i'histciy of the Sttte that a mob has been indie; ted en masse. 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