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BEAUFO EMS il Inl la Ths best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY WATCH Your la5&tl.Vibr1?$uur auosu iption VOLUME XIV SIXTEEN PAGES THIS WEEK . THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY DEC. 3 1925. PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 49 . if 5t STATE CAPITAL ITEMS OF INTEREST Governor Paroles Prisoners On Thanksgiving Day. Cooper Loses Appeal. (BY M. L. SHIPMON) Raleigh, N. C, November 30 Suspension of activities incident to Thanksgiving caused the Capitol to develop little news during the week but other matters absorbed atten tion and furnished the highMghts for the week usually furnished- by the doings of official North Carolina. Chief among these were the celebra tion of the holiday, the escape from State Prison of Otto Wood of Greens boro, the pardon list of the Governor as a Thanksgiving gift, the action instituted by the Department of Pub lic Welfare against N. C. Cranford in Stanly county, the decision of the Supreme Court in Jhe case against Thomas E. Cooper and the close of ! the football season with Carolina's annual battle against Virginia. Otto Wood, serving a sentence for murder from Greensboro, escaped from State Prison Tuesday by hiding in a piece of pipe culvert. The "pipe had been loaded into a freight car which left the prison immediately and he was not missed for some time. Later his suit of stripes was found near the railroad track. Despite every effort of authorities he has thus far eluded recapture. Once be fore the man escaped and changed automobiles three times by holding up people but was recaptured in Virginia. A reward of $250.00 has been offered for his recapture. He has a left hand cut off at the wrist. Governor McLean exercised cle mency on Thanksgiving by paroling fifteen prisoners. Some ' of these i had been in a number of years one , 'm.I being the oldest in point of service ''in trie pnson. Pr.e was stone bllrd, having become so while serving time. The Governor said in issuing ele-im-ricy list that those whose names were on it were the most part men who did not have money or influen tial friends to present their cases L'.J-cosiderat'y-T The decision of the Surpreme Court in upholding the lower court means that Thomas E. Cooper, for mer wealthy bank official of Raleigh and Wilmington must serve eight" . years on the New Hanover roads. At present Cooper is serving a sen tence in the Federal prison at At- ' lanta in connection with his eonvic: tion following failure of the Com mercial National Bank of Wilmington The state road sentence is because of his actions in connection with the failure of the Liberty Savings Bank "of Wilmington. The case has been hard fought, it having been before the courts nearly five years. Cooper will be free from Atlanta in a few months and will then have to serve the state sentence. His brother W B Cooper,1 former Lieutenant Gov ernor, is now appealing a sentence from the Federal prison His con viction was as an official of the Com mercial National Bank. Raleign took holiday over Thanks giving and the major part of the pop ulation went over to Chapel Hill to see Carolina and Virginia play to a 3-3 tie. By twing the Virginia -team Carolina wins third place in the Southern football ranking this year. The team had previously annexed the State championship. The crowd at Thursday's game, 18,000 was said to be probably the greatest ever gathered In the State for such an event. , N. C. Cranford, supervisor of the Stanly county prison camp, must face a jury having been indicted for as saults on prisoners resulting in death The case against CVanford was brought chiefly by pressure of Mrs. Kate Burr Johnston,7 Welfare Com missioner, who had investigated the matter. At least six deaths are charged against Cranford. He re signed his position the day he was indicted. Pardon Commissioner Sink, making isome observations about crime says that the youth of the State get mix ed up in crimes because of their hatred of. manual labor. He attri butes a great leal of crime to the men n6t wanting to work,- prefer ring dishonesty; R. O. Self of the Corporation Commission teMeves in ,Ae near fatute that trains t- r..M READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS This issue of the Newt car- ries a large volume of adver- tising. Perhaps there is more local advertising in it than er appeared in any regular ed. ition of a newspaper published in Carteret county. This is a sign of the times. A sign of the proiperity that is now making itself felt in this sec- tion and that many . people think will continue in an in- ct easing measure as the years go by. Beaufort merchants say they have the goods and tht right prices and they are asking their fellow citizens to do business with them. We trust the readers of the News wil scan these advertisements carefully and take advantage of the bargains offered by our enterprising mrechants. The best time to buy Christmas goods and seasonable mer- chandite is right now. BIG PORKER KILLED. The largest hog killed in these parts, that the News has heard of in some ime, was slaughtered Mon day by Mr. J. ' S. Whitehurst of Beaufort. The animal which was a cross between a Poland China and Berkshire weighed 800 pounds; He was about two years old. will operate between Raleigh, Dur ham and Greensboro, to accomodate an ever increasing traffic; a $25,000 fire last week destroyed the barn of the State Blind Institute here, five calves and one ow perishing; the Associated Charities sent out 170 baskets to needy persons in Raleigh on Thanksgiving; D. W. Sims, gen eral superintendent of the State Sun day School Association reports great increase in interest in Sunday School work; 1 The - Governor " lauded the James B. Duke at a memorial ser vice at Durham as one who had con tributed greatly to present and fu ture life of State; State Superinten dent Allen says all good schools will follow Byrn Mawr in permitting girls to smoke-school heads here say NAY to it: Doctor Cooper thinks birth control would reduce charity work, etc. It is announced by the Banking Department of the Corporation Com mission that the present resources of the State banks are more than eighteen million doiJars greater than they were a year ago which is taken to indicate a rapid growth of the State's financial institutions. Com bined resources of State and Nation al banks in the State at present, ac cording to the Commission, are, $494,698,915; an increase of twenty one million, "since this time last year' Prof. N. C. Newbold, director of the bureau of negro education, re ports that Steven C. Kirishnayya, of Madras, India is-here studying edu. cational methods. Also, Archdeacon Mathers, a Church of England edu cator in Eganda, East Africa has been here "taking lessons" Jn North Carolina's educational system. The latest foreign arrival on a sfmilar mission is Father Harry Buck, an Anglican church educator, whose work lies in Rhodesia. . The State is suing the Massachu setts Bonding and Surety Company for $5,000 on the bond of J. P Morgan, local manager of the State's cotton warehouse at Benson. The amount involved is $896.32 which the State stands to lose by the acts of Morgan, in the event the bonding company can not be held liable. The suit was brought by the office of the Attorney General and the Corpora tion Commission and names State Treasurer Lacy as plaintiff. ,Directdr I. O. Schaub, of the Ag lfou'lture E;)tens.;an of,' State Col. leee was elected chairmari of the extension section of the American Association of Land Grant Colleges during the session of that organiza tion held in Chicago last wek. This is considered a distance recognition of extension work in North Carolina and the associates of Director Schaub feel an especial pride in the signal honor that has come to" him, He is a native of Stokes county, this state, and is one of the youngest men in point of service in the United States. . Chairman Frank Page," of the State Highway Commission, has been tell- . R?,leigh civic clubs about some (Continued on personal, 3gei ..- 3 J-yvDadcasfina from m mm m m m m mm m (International Photo.) NOVEMBER RAINS Average Rainfall Considerably . Exceeded. Some Right Cold ; Days Too j According to U S. Weather Obser-, ver Charles Hatsell's report for ! November there was a rainfall of j 3.89 inches for November. This ex-I ceeds the average for the month I which is 2.35 inches.. There were j 18 clear days, 7 cloudy and 5 partly j cloudy ones. The lowest tempera ture was on the 27th when the mer-1 cury dropped to 29 degrees;' Five days during the month it rose to 72 j degrees. The record for 28 days is as followsr-- (ci-a! . Max. .62 .----J-65 66 .61 70 71 72 .71 72 58 72 .70 72 72 72 .65 -51 51 65 61 -51 63 -57 ... 45 58 . ..51 Min 55 55 51 47 53 51 58 63 44 70 44 3. - 4. 5. 6. - 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13 .. 14 15 16 ' 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 .- 24 25 26 ... 27 .. 28 - 60 ; 61 ! 51 j 51 48 37 i 35 41 52 48 41 1 40 1 291 34 48' WEST INDIAN STORM REACHES CAROLINA COAST .The West Indian storm tiiat did considerable damage to several Flor ida cities, reached the Carolina coast Tuesday afternoon and made things lively for about twenty four hours. The wfnd started here with a strong northeaster that brought all the fish boats back as fast as they could get in the harbor. The wind stayed in the northeast .all night and early in the morning hauled east and then southeast. There were two high tides but not so high as some that have beefl seen here before. No j water came up in Front street as j has been the case on some occasions, j So far as the News has heard no J damage of any consequence was done to boats or property on shore by the storm. The principal loss herea bouts was caused by stopping the fishermen from their work. SUCCESSFUL POTATO GROWING Speaking of raising potatoes Mr. M. C. Dickinson, a Beaufort town ship farmer, did pretty well this year. On a quarter of an acre of land he raised 16 barrels of white potatoes, which he sold for $72. He then planted sweets on the same plot and dug therferom 80 bushels which he sold 'for a dollar a bushel. This was done in less than nine months. Four hundred pounds of fertilizer was used on the two crops. . mnu (TTnderwood 4 Underwood Photo.) STATE NEWS I North Carolina The mansion of the late J. B. Duke in Charlotte, will be sold shortly at public auction. This is one of the finest residences in North Carolina. Mr. Duke also owned residences in New Jersey and New York. Two female inmates of the State Hospital at Raleigh ran away from tht institution Sunday night. They said they walked all night and hid in bushes when they sa,w cars coming. They reached their destination a bout eight miles below Smithfield Monday at noon. They were then taken back to Raleigh. - t - -n ; ; -"v- Two million dollars worth of high way contracts are to be let in Ra leigh next Tuesday. This will bring the State's investment in roads up to about $20,000,000 for the year. On December the 22nd. there will be another letting. At this time two large bridge contracts are supposed to be let. A somewhat unusually wedding oc cured in Winston-Salem last Satur day when Judge A. M. Stack and Mrs. M. B. Brittain were married. They are both middle aged people. In In their youth they were sweethearts but were seperated and each mar ried another. They met by accident not long ago and soon their former love affair was renewed. Charles Snyder of Greensboro was found dead on the railroad tracks in that City Saturday morning, his body having been cut into by a freight train. It appears that he had been struck on the head by some one and his body put on the track. Reverend J. W. Wellons of Elon College v. ill be 100 years old on Jan uary the first. He expects to preach his anniversary sermon at the college on that day. For his age Dr. Wel lons is in very good health. There are sixteen electric lines that supply power to rural homes in Cleveland county. It estimated that 25,000 people are served with elec tric. Raleigh doctors have raised their prices for visits from $3.00 to $5.00 for the first visit. Second visits will cost $v.00. Physical examination cost $5.00 each. Durham physicians have also raised their prices considre ably. A young woman in Winston-Salem broke off her engagement in order to work on a newspaper. She said that she desired to make a career for herself. A bronze tablet has been erected in New Bern to the memory of James Davis first State printer. It is claimed that Mr. Davis had the first printing press and published the first news paper in North .Carolina. Judge Isaac M. Meekins in Federal Court at Raleigh Monday warned prohibition officers against reckless shooting. He said they had no right to shoot at cars or at persons trying J to escape. ....' NEW ROAD STANDS TEST OF STORM ' The storm Tuesday and Wednes day produced rather high tides as the winds were easterly, and tested the new road out near North River. The fill over the marsh at Fuloher's Creek and the road for some distance beyond there all stood the test very well. Mr. C. K. Howe of the coun ty's engineering force and a News man drove out and inspected the road Wednesday afternoon and found it in very good shape. The old road was under water at Ful cher's Creek but the new part was all clear of water. In order to get the water away from the right of way along; the road some ditches need opening and some work on the shoulders needs to be done. It was a matter of only a few minutes drive from Beaufort to North River bridge Wednesday. If the road had been as it was six months ago it would have been impassible, during the storm. POPULATION INCREASES IN CARTERET COUNTC The News is in receipt of vital stsrtistics for Carteret county for the months of September and Octo ber. This information is furnished the News by Dr. F. M. Register, Di rector of the Bureau of Vital Statis tics, at Raleigh. Beaufort led the county in births. The report in full reads as follows: SEPTEMBER Town B. Still births 1 Beaufort M. City 12 10 1 2 1 2 5 7 1 2 2 2 J. Township Beaufort Barkers Island, Harlowe Hunting Quarter: Division of Drvis Stacey-Report no births & no Deaths Sea Level & Atlantic 8 1 1 Merrimon No Report. Morehead 6 - Newport 6 4 Portsmouth No registrar. Smyrna Report no births and no deaths Straps 1 - White Oak ' 2 3 TOTAL 51 28 OCTOBER B. D. Town Still Births 1 1 Beaufort 9 Morehead City 10 1 Newport 2 Township Beaufort Harkers Island 3 Harlowe 3 Hunting Quarter: Division of Davis 2 Stacey 2 Sea Level & Atlantic 4 Merrimon 7 Morehead 4 3 Newport 2 Portsmouth No registrar Smyrna 2 1 Straits 4 White Oak' 2 TOTAL 54 8 BURGLAR ATTEMPTS TO ENTER SADLER HOME Some person attempted to get in to the home of Mr. Thomas Sadler about four o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Sadler, who is mate on the Charles S. Wallace, had just left to go to sea with the boat. Mrs. Sad ler and her mother were awakened by a slight noise and saw a negro man trying to get through a window in Mrs. Sadler room. They made a noise and he fled. Mr. Sadler had a considerable sum of money in his possession the day before the oc curance and it is thought the man knew this and was tryingo steal the money. The burglar was not lecognized snd K -'re is no clue as to his identify. : ,f6(j' ' New York once received its water supply through a pine log water main and a log 14 inches in diameter from its first water main of 1799 was dug up in a perfect state of preservation on July 27, 1923. EASTERNERS PLAN INDUSTRIAL TOUR Will Visit Manufactu ring Towns In Piedmont Sec tion In January Kinston, N. C. Nov. 30th. The first real Industrial Tour ever at tempted, as a section in Eastern Carolina, is set to begin January 12, and run four days. This movement is being sponsored by the Eastern Carolina Chambtr of Commerce, with headquarters at Kinston. The pur pose of the tour, as stated by the officials of the organization, is to ac quaint the people of Eastern North Carolina with the great industrial section of Piedmont North Carolina. It will be an educational trip, pure and simple, according to the an nouncement coming out from head quarters. The trip will begin Tuesday morn ing January 12th, and will end Fri day afternoon or night. The towns to be visited wlli probably include Raleigh, Durham, Burlington; High Point; Greensboro; Winston Salem; Charlotte; Salisbury; Rockingham and other points of interest. East ern North Carolina is beninnig to think as never before in Industrial terms. It is the belief of those who have given the matter more or less thought, that there is room in East ern North Carolina is beginning to industries more than there are here. "While the industries are . moving Southward, we want to get our share" Secretary Bartlett stated re cently in a meeting at Benson. Two things we need now, Bartlett con tinued, aie Publicity and Power. Both are within our reach. The mere fact that capital is interested in developing our power resources, makes it easy to see that there are real possibilities ahead. This indus trial tour will give our people an opportunity, according to the officials of the sectional organization, to make investigations for themselves along industrial lines. Towns that are interested in making this trip may get all the information by writ ing to the Eastern Carolina Cham ber of Commerce. C. H. STEWART DIES SUDDENLY Many people in Beaufort and the county were greatly shocked when they heard that Mr. C. H. Stewart' of Gloucester had died suddenly in Edenton Sunday. Ht had been in Edenton for some days on a visit to his son Charles and was stricken while in church with a heart attack. Mr. Stewart's body was brought to Beaufort Monday night and then taken to Gloucester for burial the following day. Mr. Stewart is sur vived by two sons Charles and Walter and a daughter Mrs. D. W. Gwynn. The deceased was one of the most highly respected citizens of the county and his death is re garded as a distinct loss to this section. POLICE COURT ITEMS. Three cases were tried by Mayor Thomas in his court Monday after noon, Michael Whitley Jr., whose car turned over on Front street Satu--urday night, plead guilty to speed ing. Judgment was suspended on payment of costs. William Nixon, driver of Kafer's truck, a New Bern concern, was convicted of selling bread here without a license. He was required to get a license and judgment was suspended on payment of costs. Arthur Stewart riding a bicycle on sidewalk, was let off with the costs amounting to $3. SHRIMPERS DO WELL. The fatback fiishermen .tre not the only ones who have been making moneyy recently. Thes hrimpers have also been doing very well for the past week or so. Messrs. Bryan Arthur, Fred Hooper, Hoi Mascn; Rueben and Tom Grace Willis and others have made some nice catches of shrimp recently until the storm broke them up. The shrimp caught are the large ocean shrimp and they bring right good prices. Some of the boats that were out Monday made about $50 which was split be twtcn the two men in the boat.
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