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VOLUME XIV.
EIGHT, PAGES THIS tVEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY OCT. 29 1S25.
PRICE Sc SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 44
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FEWER HOLIDAYS
RECOMMENDED BY
WACF f OMMITON Superior Court up to noon Thursday,
ITHILl VAlIIII!110OlUIVW89 Eiven. Court adjourned Fri-
Question of Holidays For State
Employes Still an Issue
In Raleigh
HIGHWAY ENGINEERS RESIGN
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Kaleign. W. U. UCtODer 26 The
contest between the Salary and Wage
Commjssion was the center of interest
in Raleigh during the past week. The
horrible tragedy at Rex Hosptal
which took the toll of a baby's life
by burning also was the object of
sympathetic interest. The Governor
Iliaue UUUiesses UUnne Lne WeeK to
the Wegro btate air at Raleigh and
the Railroad Trainmen at Charlotte)
and then departed for Washington
i.o appear Deiore xne ways ana
Means Committee of Congress and
oppose the inheritance taxes. The
will of J. B. Duke made public in
terested North Carolinians because
of the laree sums which were aHnVd
ux me laige sums wnitn were aanea
to Duke's endowment fund. The will
also made further provisions for char
itable and religious objectives in
North Carolina.
The Salary and Wage Commission
withdrew from its stand abolishing
six of the Vinlirl.nvs pstnhlicVio.1 hr tVip
T ptrUlatnro ,pn tKp 4tt r.o-
o.ni 0aa v,Q ; v,-i
4- j- u 4 41. r. 1 I
. , v, , , n-v n .did cut it down to three months,
bly had done. ,The Commission . got 1 , . . , ,
..... , . , v 1 The grand jury made its final re-
back at the employes however, by1 . : , , ,
... . .. ... . port and received the thanks of the
stating that it was considering cut- .... m, .
ting the annual holiday to six days
unless the department heads co-op-
e.atea wjm 11 in reaucing ine num-
. 1 . . ... . . .,
wjy-L j 1 ivgui nviiuajrst 111c 111a tkCI jo
etill at issue. The Commission had
a hearing on salaries and classifica
tions last week and decided 'to-give
rnnnirlprntinn to a fpui nnnnnla hut
denied the great majority. The
State Highway Commission estimates
it will lose 100 trained engineers
who had been promised salary in
creases but wWch were denied by the
Wage body.
The tragedy in which the ten hours
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. J.
Smith was burned to death aroused
Raleigh citizens; The , child was
placed in a receiving basket at Rex
"Hospital immediately after birth and
died a few hours later.
It was then
discovered : that a heating pad had
been left in the basket, and that
death had resulted from burns. The
Coroner's jury held that the cause of
death was negligence and careless
ness at the hospital but did not file
any criminal charges against any
one. Two nurses who had charge
of the child are under suspension at,
the hospital pending further investi-l
Ktion.
The Governor's address to the Ne-"and
gro State Fair applauded ,the great
progress accomplished by the race
'since the days of slavery. The Gov-
crnor however expressed the idea
that th further progress' of the negro
was dependent on the continuance of
a state governed by white men. The
Pair was said to be a wpnderful ex-
hibit and the negro officials deserv-
ing of much credit. ' -
Governor McLean travelled to
Charlotte the middle of the week
where he addressed the Railway'
Trainmen In session thei'e. The Gov
ernor lauded the progress made by desired to do so carried home with The ring was lost by a Mrs. Stronach According to reports in the daily Funds were appropriated to deepen . lock 2, West Beaufort, eonsidora
lubor and also commended the train- them some of the catch that they seven years ago. newspapers of today the contract foi it 10 feet, but after conferring with ' ion $850.
men for their devotion to duty hich made to show their friends. (J the Beaufort-Morehead City bridge t number of your citizens interested E. G. Gillikin and wife t oil. M.
he said had been the meHns of 1 ak-i On Tuesday evening a special sup- John Sparks of Iredell county still will be let on December 8th. Fifteen 1 n navigation, this office recommend- Gillikin parts of lots in Moreheud
ing the American railroads "one the per was served the vsitors by the refuses to bury the body of hia son projects are to be let for contract at f J that these funds be used to con- City, consideration $100.
wonders of the world." Friday Mr. Davs House, where they stopped. A who was killed in France during the that time if satisfactory bids are re- s ruct a bulkhead from Town Marsh W. A. Ballow and wife to W. II.
McLean appeared in Washington to
urge abolition of the Federal tax on
inheritanceces as unfair and an at
tempt on the Federal government's
part to take one of the state sources
of taxation. .He appeared with sev-
eral other governors to support the
stand in the matter taken by Secre-
tary Mellon and they appear to have
been successful for the committee
will recommend a bill about in-Jine
with what the Governors desired.
Duke't Will Probated
The will of James B. Duke takes R. E. Sentelle, Tarboro, C. W. E. ed to get him away and carried him lice Longest on the charge of selling specifically mentioned. The report on Morehead Bluffs, 80 acres in More
another opportunity of making this Pittman, Marion. I 1 to Greensboro for safe keeping until quart of whiskey and also having this examination has been forwarded head township, consideration $10.
great business man gond philanthro-1
pist secure for time to come in the
regard of his fellow men.- Mr. Duke
left another $17,000,000 to
Duke
University which alread will benefit
handsomely by the income from
$46 ,000.000 Duke foundat:on. T'iO
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SUPERIOR COURT ADJOURNED
LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
In last week's issue of the News
en nrrmint of the nrorppdinP'S of
day afternoon. One civil suit, that
of C. S. Maxwell against C. G. Goul-
den and others wag tried and the'jury
gave a verdict in favor" if the plain-
tiff. The defendant gave notice of
an appeal to the Supreme Court. This
aiiit wo a oKrktif o vn4- t Ion ft in Mar.
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nmon townsnip. jars. iNannie r..
c. v 1 4 j- "
ow" W"B ,VBU
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nv yea t.anaonment.
In addition to cases reported last
week a numbeof others on the
criminal docket were disposed of.
i hey were follows:
Jim Lynch, violating prohibition
loir foiloH In nnnonr fnr trial ami
forfeited a bond of $100.
Romie Mann, violating prohibition
kWj cai,cd and faied Capiag and
continued.
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IS. Y. lieorge, violating pronioi-
tion law, case continued. "
U. A. Lupton and A. K. wall,
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tnarKe lalHe V'ew, '"
jjpxl verm.
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Vj. 4 ruLiiin, ciiaige iiasjiin
charge passing
worthless check. Capias and continu
ed.
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fr. -1. .1 ...,-4u
o . juiiuvuii, tiidixcu w 1t.11 ouaiiu'
4 j 4! a
onment. Capias and continued
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in tne case 01 jonn c uong.eion,
10 was given a sentence of four
wh W8S PVen
months on the roads, Judge Bond re
tence but
"sed to take off all the sen
L'UUIL XUI 1LS WUIfl. A11C JU1J irwil
tated that all the county offices were
11 4i,,.4 . u ..,'1 ,OD
luuiiu wen nrin. tiiaw iijc j . 1 1
ganUary and that the coun.
ty home was well kept and inmates
well cared for. The jury recommend-
ed that a bath be installed for women
and hot water, syste nf for baths in
coun home.
SCHOOL MEN HOLD
iVTVTYTlT Y TmTlkTn
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rlllilUriJj UU 1 IllU
Educators Came To Beaufort
On Fishing Trip. Have En-
Joyable Visit "V '
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Several years ago County S'iperin-
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tsndent M. L. Wright conceived the
jjea of having a,number of educafio
nal workers come to Beaufort on a
ileasure trip. Invitations were sent
ut mostly to county superintendents!
n the eastern section and to several
n the State headquarters in Raleigh.
Those invited came, liked their ex-
perience and since then it has become
n annual affair. '
Sunday evening. the educators ar-l
rived for their outing and Monday
Tuesday were spent' by them
boating and fishing. On Monday the
weather was not favorable for ocean
fishing and the day was spent on the
inside With considerable success,
Tuesday was a fine day they got up
bright and early and embarked in the
motor boats of Capt. Tom G. and Ru-
ben Willis and went to Cape Lookout
Despite the fact that soipe of the
party had to stop fishng on account
of sea sickness' they had good luck
and-were pleased with their success.
They caught some nice trout,
sheep'shead and other sorts. All who
nock debate on evolution was pulled
ft at this supper and there was also
ome serious discussion of educatio-
al matters. Most of the visitors,
ame in motor crs and left for their
liomes Wednesday morning. Those
in the party were: State Superin-
tenden't A. T. Allen, P. E. Seagle,
John L. Harris of Raleigh, J. T. Jer -
ome, O. A. Hamilton of Goldsboro,
E. E. Sams, Kinston, R. H. Wright,
M. L. Wright, Ralph Deal, Greenville
C. M. Proctor, Durham, S. T. Emory
1 During the first week in October, 1
County Agent H. A. Edge delivered'
to Harnett County farmers one car-
load of explosives containing 30,000
founds and later he delivered 1,000
'tu'ids cf crimson cllrver seed fyi
ti.it
STATE NEWS
terns Of Interest From Various
Part of The State "
A report from Nashville is to the
effcct that Reverend A. L. Ormond
wjh gtart a gnit at an eariy d lte a.
gaingt w. B. Cole of Rockingham for
the kining of hi8 gon Will Ormond.
c.nB r.entiv 0(.r..iittH f thp
tharge of murder The suit will be
v i . i t i.
Drougnl ln waKe counly ana
I
qM will hp for S 1(1(1 000
iuu,uu.
A train load of 12 tank cars-of
recent,y carrie(J ffom
High pofat to Asheboro to relieve
, shortage of water thcre. 0n ac
count of thfi gevere drouth pre
vai,ed fof gevera, monthfs
A.hWo hnvp hn atlv
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inconvenienced. Recent rains may
lave helped some.
Up to last- Saturday 35,000,000
TioiinHs nf fnhnrrn Vidva Koon ant1 nn
the Wilson market. The tobacco has
averaged . little more than 12 cent,
a p0Und. Wilson is the largest to-
Dacco market in the State.
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A. W. Allison- a detective on the j
Durham police force was dismissed
3rom tne service a fed days ago fol-
,
Iiwing a brutal attack he is said to
have made ttDon tafco voune men who
"
were under arrest Scars and bruises
were xound on tne two youths made
by a ,eather belt and Piece of wood,
iney were cnargea witn stealing
ome parts from an automobile.
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Ben N. Duke has given $50,000
a Pineland Srhool in Summnn n n.
m,!. -,.V.l t :l j
.j. i . o ci smuui 4ui Kitin aim
v;e founded about 15 years ag0 The
school is said to be one of the best
managed in the Ft ate. Mr. Duke hui
xid 'larpe gift U raritras ' otherS
schools in North ("nr. Ima.
Police sergeant Ohason of Fay
etteville, who was shot and killed
last Thursday by a burglar, was the
tenth offinp. that, has hppn lrillpl thpn
since the year 1905.
James Hinton tried last week for
. 1 1 it tr.i .
",uluer 01 "arvey rwraan al
Leggett's, Edgecombe, county, plead
uU1y t0 manslaughter and got a
sentence of ten years in the peniten-
tlary-
A contract was let a few days ago
for the erection of a three story ho-
el building at Carolina Beach, a few
miles below Wilmington. Work on
I he hotel, which will cost about
$100,000 will start immediately so
as to be ready for next summer.
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The report has gone out from Ra-
leigh and elsewhere that A. M.
Scales of Greensboro will be a can-
didate for the Democratic nomina-
tion for Governor in 1928. Mr.
Scales will neither deny nor affirm
the report. It has been understood
heretofore that O. Max Gardner,
would get the nomination withou'
opposition. ' -
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I ' After reposing in a city sewer fo;
seven years in Wilson a valuable
Diamond ring, was recovered last
Thursday by Fletcher Bowling, col-1
ored, a city employe. Fletcher fixed
up a trap at the outlet of the sewer.
war. He has had a house built for
the1 body and keeps it in there, ror
long time he kept the body in his
own house. He also refuses to take
$10,000 insurance which the Govern-
inent will pay him any time if he
would take it.
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1 Preston Neely,'' a South Carolina
negro 23 years old, was arrested !n
Ashevitle Monday charged with rape
on a white woman there. A mob
tried to get his but the sheriff manag-
he can be tried.
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"Reduce the cost of production,
Money can Jbe made with cotton and
1 orn when it is produced cheaper
' hj,n the other fellow can do it."
' ov. A. W. McLean in State Fair Ad -
cress. ,
DEDUCING TAXES
NOW CHIEF TOPIC
Will Be A Considerable Cut In
Sur Taxes. Many Plans Be-.
ing Suggested.
Washington, D. C, October. Now
hat work has begun in real earnest
on tne enort to whip some sort of
a tentative tax measure into shape
I IV. t n - ! n
the opening of Congress in De-
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cember, Washington is in the throes
Wf VllllIlK VL VUUKlCOa 111 UC-
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uisvuodiuu ui iiiiaiiciui itrgjsitt-
tion, and all sorts of plans and
gchemeg are- being devised for the
purposes of reducing taxes in a way
that will satisfy the most people and
ftm ,eave the Xreagury in a pregent.
Me condition. .
I Certain Democratic statesmen feel
that all incomes below $5,000 should
4V4 -11 : , W-l r nnn .L...U
be exempt from taxation. The Sec
retary of the ; Treasury disagrees
with this theory. He says that the
tax on the smaller incomes will be
VOrv email Acnartiallit a-ftcw fkn viav
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i nminatea irom tne nation s annual
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recemts without, materia lv bpnpfit.
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tinflT anVOne.
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mere is bound to he a hie out in
the surtaxes. This is generally al-
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nutted and the countrv is rjrenared
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for it. believinsr as it does hat this
put will tiTYiinfo nrAnivd
m.-,.-
nes enterprise by encouraging cap -
ital. to shun tax-exempt securities
and invest in new enterprises.
One school of statesmen believes
,;that thi rest of the so-called war
taxes, on theater tickets, high-priced
1 jewelry, cameras, and, automobiles
should be elimihated while there are
Oiners wno IfliriK tnat tne automoDlie
tix should be retained at least so
mS as tne government each j-ear is
spending millions of dollars in road
building for the benefitvof the. auto -
mobile drivers.
Congressman Bacharach, of New
Jersey, has framed a compromise
measure which, he thinks, harmon
izes so far as possible the conflict
ing views on the subject of taxation.
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ne Deneves that taxes can be re-
AnpoA ,nn nnn nnn a tv, k
mity feature should be eliminated,
He would increase the exemption of
single persons to $2,000 and of mar-
ried persons to $3i5oo, at the same
time extending the age limit of de
pendent9 to twenty-one years. The
rormal tax on the first $4,000 above
exemptions would be one per cent,
on the second $4,000 two per cent
and on the third $4,000 four psr
cent. The tax on incomes above
$12,000 would be six per cent, with a
maximum surtax of twentv ner cent.!
He would repeal the tax on theater
tickets selling for not more than
$1.50, on club dues, automobiles, jew-
elry, etc., and would reduce the coi-
poration tax to ten per cent. Con-
gressman Bacharach said:
"I am opposed to the proposit;on
cf exempting all incomes up to $5,
000. I believe it makes one take a
greater interest in their government
f he or she has to pay some federal
tax, and under the rates , and with
the exemptions suggested above the
amount of tax on incomes up to
$5,000 would be very small and would
not be a burden or hardship to any
one." ,
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WILL LET BRIDGE
CONTRACT IN DECEMBER
ceived. Among them is project 203
which is the bridge referred to. The
matter has been deferred from time
to time for a good many months and
the news that the contract if finally
to be let was received with pleasure
by a great many people in Beaufort
and the county.
HELD FOR HIGHER COURT .
ON LIQUOR CHARGE time a number of your citizens gave 47, 37, 121, Morehead City consider
Kenneth Merrill', colored, was ar- their views as to the improvements ation $5.
ested Tuesday nignt Dy Lniei 01 1-0-
itMn his possession. He was tried
1 Tuesday afternoon by Mayor Thomas
and held for Superior Court under
two bonds of $125. each. Wright
Stanley, alleged to have bought liquor
'from Merrill, was tried on a drunk j
land disorderly charge and was fined'
$25 and costs.
r EW WHOLESALE GROCERY
FIRM WILL OPEN SOON
The Daniels Grocery Company is
he style of a new wholesale firm
that will be ready for business about
November first in Beaufort. Mr. A.
W. Daniels is the proprietor of the
concern and will occupy half of his
new building on Front street. He
wi carry a genera, ,ine of grocerie8
and wij, cater to th- in ,
fort and Carteret countv.
1 Thp r,lhor hoi n tli. Iton.'oL I
T v. Ml lniUCI3 UUJIU-
j u u j ,t tl I
mS has been engaged by the Stubbe
r,v, 1 4-4
whijmhj wi mow otaiv
business very soon. The Stubbs
Fruit Company is a successor to the
firm of R. H. Hill and Company and
will handle about the same line of
goods that this firm has been selling,
Messrs J. H. Stubbs and R. H. Hill
are the proprietors of the Stubbs
Fruit Company,
Fmil r'nmnon.r
POLICE COURT ITEMS.
Seveal persons faced Mayor Thorn-
w K A -Ci. - 1 1 ...j.L
-i..un wun
'j t' ..U" '"7'"
nue ni..K, c..UrKeu wun
hivina h.-n rirnnlr anti it urHorln
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ma naincuJ ion ti
.. - v j-h mu moioi 4
Jnnpe Pli vic nnlior Tnnoa onA TiVin
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KnnWlo rhariraA with
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et off with the costs in the case.
Ed-
varH Williams rnlnrp1 fn. ,licn,,10r.
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1j rnnHuH wan lt
i a ,i
cu "Kiac aim tne turns ainuuiu-
1 ng to $4.35. John Marshall driving
horse recklesslv. was fined $5 ond
costs. Roy Potter letting dog run
I t large, was let off with the costs a-
nounting to $3.45
MARRIAGE LICENSES
(in v one nprmit to wprl haa hppn
granted by Register-of Deeds Jno. W.
I i vvv..
Hamilton since last -week's issue of
I he eNws. This was to Roosevelt
JaviR "and Millie Willis of Harker
sland.
FINDS IN HAND
FOR RRFAKWATF!
1 Vil LPIlIirlllTT lliil
v
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engineers Awaiting aui oritv
From Chief E-igi'mer To
Start WorK
At the recent meeting of the Onam-
"ier of Commerce secretary J. p.
Petts was instructed to find out what
I he chances are for certain improve-
nents in Beaufort harbor. The
wo matters of most interest at pre
ent are the building of a breakwater
rom Town Marsh to Cart Island and
the improvement of the "Turning1
Basin." A letter from Assistant
Engineer Harry T. Paterson to Mr.
Betts says that funds for building the
breakwater are available and that no
report has been made yet on the
'Turning Basin." Mr. Paterson's let-
er is reproduced herewith:
New Born, N. C.
Oct. 26, 1925.
llr. J. P. Bettsf Secretary,
:hamber of Commerce,
Beaufort ,N. C.
1
I)ear Sil
I With reference to your inquiry of
the 24th., you are advised that n
Turning Basin has been dredged to
depth of 7 feet at the western end
of the channel in front of the town.
across Bird Shoal to Cart Isbnd.
This recommendation was approved
by the last Congress, the funds are
in hand, and we are only waiting for
authority from the Chief of Engin-
-neers before commencing this work.
1 The last Congress also authorized
a preliminary examination of Beau-
fort Harbor, jind a hearing was held
in your town on April 23rd., t which
needed, tne lurning Basin being
through the customary channels, but
have not yet, been advised of the
action of the reviewing authorities.
You will receive prompt notification
f s soon as this action is taken,
Very respectfully,
Harry T. Paterson,
Assistant Engineer,
BIG COTTON CROP
SEEMS PROBABLE
Favorable Weather For Pick
ing. Large Quantity Has
Been Ginned Already
Raleigh, October 26th. According
to hundreds of North Carolina far-:
jners reporting to the. State and
jUnited States Department of Agri-'
jralture on October 18th. this state's
cotton crop is expected to be 1,120--'
nnn t.-i 41.;. . ...
uuv uaica lijjs year Compared Wltll
825,000 produced last year and a past
five year average crop of 908 745
bales. 63.4 percent of 709 909
"bales of this crop had been ginned
to October 18th. and most gins have
been worked to capacity during the
t)ieknr season -Tj. i
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percent of the crop, had been ginned
to October 18th. '
A yield per acre of 251 pounds of
int is indicated by the condition
October 18th.,' and farmers are ex-
tfng an abandonment of about 2.0
P nt, due to a failure of the crop
in several localities on account of
weather damages
The crop indicated is 30,000 bales
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1st. At that time, farmers were in
I he midst of picking and yields vere
4.,,: i , . , , , j .
ad expected, lneir reports- this
reports
.
me tempered with
more certain
ty, and th ginnings since October
.5t.veie over 300,000 b les, making
tie total ginnings at this time more
han this state has f.inned to this
date before. Condition reports
f:om the Coastal counties were some
ower than in October 1st., and aver
aged for the Elate about 63 percent
f normal.
Many fr.: '.tiers in the Peidmont
counties W that their ctton is yield-
iig rruch better than , -they 'had
thoul.t possible "and several in the
ower Coastal counties state that
citon is still opening where it seem
d there' was no more to open. The
cold snaD that 0011 rrpd shout the
Jh-was accompanied by frost which
cid some damage to late opening
bolls as far south as Wilmington'.'
117-..1.I 1. 1 .
ei"er conauons nave oeen spien
did for picking. Prices for pickers,
were such that few complaints of
roll weevil damage are received
from counties in the northern
Costal section than elsewhere.
This
section has experienced a
more rainy season than any other
nd this has favored the weevil.
United States Crop
A probable production of 15,226,-
C00 bales is ndicated by reporters
n October 18th. This is 467 000
biles more than was ndicated bv thp
October 1st. report. Total ginnings
I o be the 18th. were 9,519,784 bales.
This is over 62 percent of the entire
crop. The probable vield will he .
bout 164.7 pounds per harvested acre.
An abandonment of 4.8 percent is
xpected. A supplementary report
will be sent out on October 27th.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Deeds recently recorded by Regis
ter of Deeds Jno. W. Hamilton are
as follows:
Julian Flucher and wife to White-
hurst and Brooks two tract of marsh
in Beaufort township, consideration
$10.
Beaufort Realty Corporation to
!Anna M. Richter lots 18 and 19 in
Ballow 10 lots n Morehead City, con-
sideration $300.
O. C. Willis and wife to Walter M.
Willis, 5 lots' in Morehead township,
consideration $100.
S. A. Duplanty and wife to Mrs.
Arrington Guthrie 1 lot in Morehead
City, consideration $168.15.
W. N. Jones and others to E. II.
Gorham and wife, 3 tracts in squares
Beaufort Realty Corporation to
T. D. Webb to Bertie Cherry, strip
1 foot wide in lot 12, block 9 More
lead City, consideration $10.
Tom Tarheel says he is writing to
State College this week for a list
( f bulletins that he wants to read
this wnter.