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State Library X AUF The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY 1 WATCH Your label and pay your subscription VOLUME XIV EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY NOV. 5 1925 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 45 ii HE. 1 SCHOOL TERM MAY BE A LIVE ISSUE IN LEGISLATURE Superintendent Allen Wants Eight Months. Speaker Pharr Seems Opposed ' TAX RECEIPTS OVER MILLION (NVMIHS T Jf a) Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 2. An un usually quiet week was passed at the Capital last week for this time of the year. Usually the fall months find business of all kinds picking up and the govrrnmental business picks up in corresponding degree. Specu lation continued rife over the report of the Salary" and Wage Commis sion. The report, is in but the em ployers are wondering if the commis sion is going to cut the annual va cation from two weeks to one week. The Commission has indicated that it will do this unless the number of legal holidays observed is cut to six. The Attorney General has ruled that the Commission has no right to eli minate any of the 12 days set aside by the General Assembly as legal holidays. The death of Mrs. Martha Jenkins at the Methodist Orphanage where for 24 years she was matron caused a wave of sorrow to sweep over the City in the last days of the week. Mrs. Jenkins was called "Mother" by hundreds of those who passed through the Orphanage- in the past 24 years and was beloved by many. She died after ten days illness with pneumonia. The state taxes, exclusive of the auto license taxes have passed the million dollar mark for any 1 one month. - This record was set up by the October taxes stated Commis sioner Doughton and was the first time the state has ever collected such an amount in one month. The fight is on for what the next Legislature will consider. Speaker Pharr of the house has come out in opposition to an eight months school term so long as the present school equalization fund law is in opera tion. He believes it unfair to a num ber of the counties and says it im poses an unjust tax burden on some. On the other hand Superintendent of Public Instruction Allen while ad mitting the defects of the equaliza tion law, says that the eight months school term should be approved by the Legislature and an amendment to the constitution submitted to the people. The matter i destined to come up before the 1927 general assembly. Considerable interest is displayed locally in the forthcoming trial of two negroes at Asheville charged with attacks on white women. At the same time 44 members of a mob which stormed the Buncombe county jail also will go on trial for this of fense. They were after one of the negroes. Governor McLean has or dered troops to be ready at Ashe ville at the truil in case anything takes place. Feeling in Asheville, where there have been four attacks on white women by negroes in re cent weeks is reported at high ten sion and Mr. McLean does not want to have any mob violence. He be lieves presence of troops will pre vent any. Governor McLean spoke at Dur ham last week before the State Fed eration of Women's Clubs Council and lauded the part of women in public life. He also reviewed for the women the things which he has accomplished, or set out to accom plish, in his administration. He was favorably received by the ladies and made an excellent impression. He also addressed the Durham Kiwan ians and lauded James B. Duke tnd the great opportunity he had given Durham by establishing the Duke Foundation and giving so much mon ey for Duke University and for a modern hospital and medical school. He predicted a great service to the State because of Duke's benefac tions. , Farmers are advised by Commis sioner of Agriculture Graham to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank through the savings and loan association organized under the state law. Mr. Graham fears that many Jramers will be untWe to pet (Corifidued cn p.re fo.ui) RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON CUT COURT ATTENDANCE Possibly on account of the rain the attendance in Police Court Mon day afternoon was not quite up to the usual standard; still there was a pretty fair crowd of defendants, witnesses and spectators present. Garfield Suggs, colored, charged with fighting, to-wit: hitting Guy Pafker also colored, admitted the charge but claimed some justifica tion for his act and said that he "just slapped him". Parker and other witnesses stated however that the slap knocked Guy down and he had to be helped into the house. Mayor Thomas thought the slap Was worth $25 and costs anyway. On Saturday night Chief of Police Longest saw a pine bottle of whis key protruding from the rear pocket of Charlie Stevens, colored, and hal ed him into court on the charge of having liquor in his possession. Charlie admitted thee harge and said he found the liquor on the street. He was held for Superior Court un der $100 bond. Jim Oden, colored, charged with assault and under a $50 bond failed to make an appearance nd was called out and forfeited his bond. Chief Longest went out then and rounded up Oden and brought him in. He admitted having struck Mr. Merck, a white man and offered no excuse for having done so. The . evidence was that he struck Merck two or three rather hard blows. The Mayor gave him the option of paying $50 or working 30 days on the streets. It was rathe, unusual circustance that no white persons were "tried at this session of the court. LARGE REALTY TRANSFER IN WHITE OAK TOWNSHIP One of the largest real estate trans actions that has, taken place in Car teret couBty lh some time was finishT e dthis week when a deed was record ed for the sale of the late Dr. Sanders property on Bogue Sound to Mr. Henry K. Fort of Philadelphia. , Mr. Fort's already large holdings in the county have thus been increased by 1395 acres. Deeds recorded by Reg ister of Deeds John W. Hamilton for the week are as follows: Daisy V. Koonce and husband to Henry K. Fort 1395 cares Whiteoak township $500 and other valuables consideration. Beaufort Realty Coiporation to Mrs. Anna N. Richter lots 18 and 19 block 2 West Beaufort, considera tion $850. Celia P. Blango to Forcue Mitchell lot Beaufort, consideration $100. J. H. Davis and wife to J. F. Dun can tract Beaufort Township, con sideration $500. M. D. Devane and wife to E. B. Whitehurst 20 1-47 acra tract 2 miles of Beaufort consideration $3100. J. B. Jones et al to D. M. Jones 1-3 lot 49 Beaufort, consideration $10. , Beaufort Realty Corp. to M. G. Berthea lots 26, 27, 28, 29; 30; West Beaufort consideration $G50. T. C. Wade sheriff to Lillie Bell Denoyer part lot 58 new town Beau fort consideration $111.76. S. A. Chalk assignee to Alvah L. Hamilton, 68 acres more or less Morehead City township, considera tion $2500. Mary F. Stroud to George Austin and wife lot 13 block 46 Morehead City, consideration $900. W. B. Rouse and wife to Edward Jones 12 acres Morehead township, consideration $290. ' Chas. S. Wallace and wife to U. H. Sloan lot 7 block 22 Morehead City, consideration $10. F. B. Whitehurst and wife to War ren Lewis 4 1-4 acres Marshallberg consideration $250. Sabra D. Willis et al to Warren Lewis 1 3-4 acres Marshallberg, con sideration $200. C. R. Wheatly and wife to East Coast Land Co. Carteret township 60 acres in open grounds, considera tion $10. T. C. Wade1, sheriff to Geo. S. Spear 20 acres open grounds Carter et township, consideration $11. T. C. Wade, sheriff to William A. Gale 40 acres in open ground, Carter et Township, consideration $14. More than 95 per cent of land and 91 percent of factories have been re Rtored in the French devastated re- fTIOTlE. REPORT AGAINST BEAUFORT HARBOR District Engineer Says Com merce Does Not Justify Ex penditures Involved At a conference held in Beaufort some months ago between citizens and U. S. Engineers certain improve ments to Beaufort Inlet and harbor were asked for. According to a let ter just received by the News the re port of the District Engineer was against the improvements. Major Kunt' letter follows: Wat' Department United States Engineer Office 308 Customhouse Wilmington, N. C. October 28, 1925. Sir: It having come to the notice of the undersigned that you have expressed an interest in the pending proposi tion for the improvement of Beaufort Harbor and Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, you are hereby informed that the report theron, authorized by the act of Congress approved March 3, 1925, has been made, and is unfavorable to the improvement. The principal grounds upon which the adverse conclusions are based are lack of sufficient commerce pres ent and prospective, to warrant the expenditure involved in the proposed improvement. You are further notified that all interested parties have the privilege of an appeal from this conclusion to the board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, a permanent body sit ting at Washington, D. C, to which all examination and survey reports of this character are refered. . Par ties desiring to do so may be heard on appeal by the Board either oral ly "or in. writing. Written communi cations should be addressed to the Board of Engineers for" Rivers and Harbors, Munitions Building, Wash ington,. D. C. and should be mailed in time to be in possession of the said Board within four weeks from the date of this communication. If, however, you have important data to communicate to the Board, which cannot be collected and put in shape for proper presentation within four weeks, the Board should be notified of this fact without delay and request made for an extension of the limit ing date for submitting information If oral hearings are desired, dates for the same may be arranged for by correspondence with the Board. Any further information needed may be obtained by application to this office, but attention is invited to the following regulations as to the manner in which such information may be furnished. "Where interested parties desire, data necessary for the preparation of their appeal to the Board of En gineers for Rivers and Harbors, it will begiven them verbally by the District Officer, or in his absence, by the senior Assistant Engineer con nected with the improvement. They will not be permitted to have access to the report without authority from the Chief of Engineers." You are requested to communi cate the foregoing to any persons known by you to be interested in the improvement and who, not being known to this office, do not receive a copy of this communication. Very respectfully, OSCAR O. KUENTZ, Maj(jr, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer. MART NELSON IS DEAD. Another inmate of the county home passes out. Tuesday Novem ber 3rd., Mart Nelson, an inmate of the County Home of Carteret died. The exact age of the deceased is un known to the writer, but it is a known fact that for years he was an active and hard working man. While he was unfortunate in not being able to add to his own credit the rainy day dollar, he most certainly succeed ed in helping others climb the lad der of success. He was agreeable at any and all times, and in perfect accord with the rules and regula tions of the home. Truly hoping and believing that God found favor in his heart. I was his frnend and servant to thel ast. ARMED MEN ROB LORENZO GASRHL Crooks Get $1300 From L. M. Gaskill, Former Beaufort Resident It seems that there are crooks in Miami, Florida as well as in other parts of the country. An article re printed below from a newspaper pub lished in Miami tells how Mr. Lo renzo Gaskill was robbed there re cently. Mr. Gaskill is originally from Sea Level and for a time lived in Beaufort and was in the employ of the Beaufort News. The story of the obbery is as follows: "Robbery of $1,300, chase by the victim of the bandit car and subse quent capture of a man whom police believe they have enmeshed in a net of circumstantial evidence were in cidents Tuesday afternoon that came in exciting chain between the maga zine store at 711 N. E. First ave. and the Davis hotel, on Eighth st. off N. Miami ave. L. M. Gaskill, who runs the mag azine distributing agency, was count ing $1,300 in cash into a cigar box. He was getting ready to put it in the bank. John Atkins, 35, who says he is from Newark, N. J. strolled in with a suitcase of suit cloth samples and tried to sell Mr. Gaskill a suit. "Dont bother me" the distributor said, "I'm getting ready to go to the bank see?" and he showed the mon ey. , Atkins left. Twenty minutes later, a masked man, pointing a bright nickleplated revolver, commanded "Hands up" and grabbed the cigar box, now closed and containing its contents. He jumped into a waiting car. Mr. Gaskill yelled and L D. Patterson, an employ, working in back of the glace called police, while the agency '(nan ran after the car. ' . ; He chased it around the cqrtier at N. E. First av. and Seventh st. west on Seventh st. and saw it dissappear around the Miami av. corner, headed north. The car, with motor running, was found parked in the open lot next to the Davis hotel. Police searched the hotel and found Atkins, who denied that he had taken his car out. A broken door in the rear of the room led them to think that someone had escaped there with the major part of the money $38, wrapped for the bank was hidden under the rear cush ion of the car. Police Chief H. Leslie Quigg, De tective Chief Guy Reeves, Detective Ed Melchen and Policeman Tom Naz- worth had answered the call. Chief Quigg made a personal examination of Atkin's effects and found some alleged "crooked" dice and other ar ticles that decided him in the opin ion that the room was headquarters for some of the bandits who have been operating lately in Miami. Phone calls were broadcast on all roads out of Miami with a descrip tion taken from a photograph in the room, which police think mayy be that of the confederate. Atkins is in the city jail, held for investigation." MRS. ALBERT I. LEWIS DIES AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS After a brief illness from a stroke of paralysis sustained last Saturday Mrs. Albert I. Lewis died today at ten minutes before noon. The end came at the home on Turner street in the presence of the members of the family. The funeral services will take place at Ann street Metho dist church of which Mrs. Lewis had long been a member and will be con ducted by the pastor Reverend E. Frank Lee. The order of the East ern Star will participate in the fun eral exercises. . The interment will be in the family burying ground at the home place on North River road. Mrs. Lewis was about sixty two years of age. Her maiden name was Caroline Virginia Wade. She is survived by her husband, two daugh ters Mrs. Annie L. Gaskill and Mrs. Minnie Willis, a son Luther Lewis of Hopewell, Vs., and several grand children and other relatives. She had many friends in Beaufort and vicinity who were deeply shocked to hear of her passing away. The Salvation Army has 3,000 officers in India. OCTOBER WEATHER WAS ABOUT AN AVERAGE October weather in Beauofrt and vicinity has been about normal. The first part of the month there were several days of quite warm weath er. On the 6th the mercury went up to 86 degrees und for several days it exceeded 80 degnees. Towards the latter part of the month there have been several days, that the tem perature went below 50 and fires were necessary. The lowest temper ature was 40 degrees on the 29th. The rainfall for the month was less than the average, having been 3.77 inches. The average for October is 4.68 inches. November is the dry est month of the year in Beaufort as a rule, the average rainfall for that month is 2.35 inches. According to Observer Charles Hatsell's report there were 16 clear days in October, 7 partly cloudy and 8 cloudy ones. The wind blew from the southwest 11 days, from the northwest 10 days, from the north east 7 days, fro mthe southeast 2 and the north 1 day. The tempera ture figures day by day are as fol lows: Max. Min. 1. ...82 66 2 81 68 3. 83 65 4. 84 64 5. 81 75 6. SG M t. . . ...hi -n 8 ...73 , 57 9. .76 t' 10. 48 11. 63 43 12. 79 52 13. 77 67 14. 81 61 15 80 72 16 82 70 17. ..81 75 18. ....81 66 19. -.- 79 69 20. . .75 45 21. . 67 . 43 22. '--.7' ""' 47 23. 65 41 24. ... .70 ' 52 25 r-- .73 '" 68 26 .V4 53 27. 67 51 28. 62 56 29. 62 40 30 -.04 41 31 160 46 NEWPORT TAKES FORWARD STEP Will Issue Bonds For Water, Lights And Sewer System The town of Newport has caught fhe spirit of progress that seems to be infecting Carteret county and is going to put in all sorts of modern improvements. Elsewhere in this is sue of the News there appears an ad vertisement of bond sales for the pur pose of installing water and sewer lines and lighting system in that town. Newport is situated on the paved highway that is now practical ly completed from Morehead City to Goldsboro. It will also have a paved highway running up Bogue Sound, several miles of which are al ready completed. Newport is in the center of one of the best farming sec tions in eastern Carolina. Some of I he finest tobacco thHt is grown in the State is raised in that territory. New port has one of the largest and best school buildings in Carteret county and more than four hundred pupils are on its rolls. Newport citizens say that they have great confidence in the future of their town and that the installation of sewerage, water and lights is a fundamental necessity for its development. It will require about $50,000 to put in the desired improvements. EDWARD THOMAS DIES. Information was received Wednes day by Mr. Sam A. Thomas of the death of his nephew Edward Gordon Thomas in a government hospital in Washington, D. C. at 8 o'clock that morning. The lad was fifteen years of age. He was born in Beaufort and was the' son of Captain and Mrs. Thomas Thomas who lived in Beau fort a few years ao There are two and a half million wives in India under ten years of age. BOARD ADOPTS A BOND RESOLUTION Will Sell $700,000 Worth Of Road Bonds. Canal Plan Submitted A resolution was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners at their meeting Monday which pro vides for the sale of $700,000 worth of road Improvement bonds. Some of the money has already Keen spent for road building and this was paid for with short term notes, wheih are to be taken up. The date for the sale of the bonds is Tuesday Decem ber the 15th. AH members of the board were present except Commis sioner Hall who was kept at home on account of sickness. Mrs. F. C. Salisbury of Morehead City came before the board and asked that Mrs. Arrington Guthrie be re lieved of the taxes on her property on the ground that she is a widow with several children to support and having no means other than her daily labor. After some discussion the board remitted the taxes. A proposition was made the board by Dr. C. L. Duncan to build a canal parallel with the highway bridee be tween Beaufort and Morehead City. The proposed canal is to be 75 feet wide with a depth of 8 fect at mean low water. I he board Dussed a mo tion to take the matter under consid eration. A motion w::s passed appointing commissioners Woodland; and Hunt ley a committee to ascertain from the State Highway Commission the a mount to be advanced by Carteret county for the construction of the highway bridge. A motion, was al so passed authorizing the chairman and clerk of the board to negotiate bhorl term notes for the amount re quired by the Highway Commission, for constructing the bridge. , ; Commissioners Woodland and Tay lor were appointed a committee to investigate the value of Dr. K. P. B. Bonner's and The Ocean Beach Com pany's property in Morehead town ship. Commissioner Whitehurst and Road Supervisor Davis were instruct ed to inspect the Marshallberg com munity road and put the same in a passable condition. L. W. Hassell, Judge of the Juvenile Court asked the board to i icrease his salary to $25 a month. The board took the matter under advisement. The following named persons were drawn as jurors for the December term of Superior Court. B. C. Taylor, Bogue; H. W. Good win, Roe; P. E. Snooks Morehead Cit; Chas. T. Styron, Lupton; Wil liam Gaskill, Sea Level ; W. D. Smith Marshallberg; C. E. Herrington, Newport; Leoan A. Mann, Newport; Ira T. Pelletier, Mansfield; H. C. Dickinson, Beaufort RFD; J. T. Nor ris, Beaufort, RFD; Iredell Lawrence Otway; John H. Morris Atlantic; Eugene Yoemans, Harkers Island; Linwood Styron, Davis; C. L. McCabe Wildwood; A. J. Longest, Beaufort RFD; Chas. L. Nelson, Morehead City. ANTOMOBILES MIX UP ON NORTH RIVER ROAD Two Ford cars were badly dam aged in a wreck on the new hard surfaced road just as it turns towards North River bridge, Sunday after noon. There were several occupants is the cars and one or two were cut and bruised. One car was driven, by Miss Lucy Garner of Beaufort and the other by Mr. Increase Willis of Williston. There was a collision be tween the cars but the News was not able to learn the particulars of the affair. SCHOOL BOARD MET MONDAY. Due to the rain or for some other cause there were no delegations pres ent when the County Board of Edu cation met Monday. All members of the board were present. A con siderable number of bills were audit ed and some discussion of school matters took place which was about all the business that was transcted. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Fletcher Styron and Annie Willis, Harkers Island.