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NUMBER 50
VOLUME XIV
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY DEC 17 1925
R
A.
' PHILLIPS APPOINTED
Governor McLean Appoints Lexington Lawyer To Head De
partment of Conservation And Development- Asheville
Woman Asks Governor To Pardon Men Who Tried To
Lynch Negro And Also to Save Negro From Chair
(By M. L. SHIFMAN) i
Raleigh, December 14 The ap
pointment of a head for the Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment, the report of the Commis
sioner of Agriculture, the extraordi
nary plea of a woman for the Gover
nor to save the life of her assail
ant, and two conventions attracted
interest in ' Ralegih during the past
week Other news of interest was of
the capture of Otto Wood, the bids
on road contracts for the early part
of next year, the mistrial in the
suit against the Raleigh ice compan
ies and the word of the safe arrival
r.t Cuba of the crew of the Cotapaxi,
which was lost off the Florida coast.
Governor McLean appointed Wade
H. Phillips of Lexington, former
commander of the American Legion
to be head of the Department of
Conservation and Development. Mr.
Phillips is a lawyer and 46 years old.
Dr. Jasper Stuckey had been acting
as head. The department has had
three heads since the McLean admin
istration began last January.
" Commissioner of Agriculture Gra
ham made his aiVhual report to the
Board of Agriculture, showing prog
ress in the agricultural life of the
state and in solving its problems.
While the board meets every six
months the report really embraced
a period of a year. Mr. Graham finds
that there are a number of problems
still facing the farmers but hopes
they will be worked out by all hands
pulling together for the final success
ful result.
The plea of a woman assaulted by
Alvin Mansel negro of Asheville that
the Governor save the man from elec
erocution has aroused interest here.
In order to get the negro 8nd lynch
him, a mob attacked the Buncombe
county jail sopie time ago and sev
eral members of the mob were con
victed and sentenced. The woman
also pleads for them in her letter to
Mr. McLean. At the direction of
the Governor, Pardon Commissioner
Sink has written the woman to ac
certain the motive behind her unusu
al plea to save a negro who had com-
!t ,,-tst crime nossible a-
. l. tu,. -.,,..,.. feu nr. '
gainst her. The Governor has not
indicated what action he will take if ,
any Mansel is scheduled to die in I
the electric chair January 13 but an
appeal to the Supreme Court which i
es expected will automatically stay i
sentence.
The State Bottlers Association held
a large and interesting convention
in Raleigh during the week and a
number of visitors were attracted to
the Capital City. The Association
elected Frank L. Johnson of States
ville as its next president The
State Literary and Historical Soci
ety and kindred organizations also
held their convention, during the
week and a number of speakers of
note were here to address the ses
soins. Judge T. M Pittman was
named as the new president of the
organization. He isfrom Hender
son Otto Wood, Greensboro murderer
was returned to Slat Prison during
the week after having been re-captured
by Chief of Police Woodsides
of Mooresville. Chief Woodsides re
ceived a reward of $250 for the cap
ture. Wood had been been at large
for nearly two weeks and this was
bis second jail break since being sen.
tenced nearly two years ago.
The jury which handled the case
of the State against four Raleigh ice
companies in which a combination
in- restraint of trade was charged,
was unable to agree after 24 hours
deliberation and a mistrial was or
dered. This is the second trial, the
first having occurred in criminal
court when the ice companies were
acquitted. Attorney General Brum
mitt announces the State will press
for an early retrial of the issues.
During the week State Highway
Commission received low bids on 10
,prejects throughout the State totall
ing $2,075,000 which was much low
er than expected and estimated by
Commission officials. The low bids
will be certified and contracts award
( Continued on page four)
HEAD OF
SOUTHGfXTE COMPANY APPLY
TO KRECT A BUYING
A special meeting of the board of
city commissioners was held lust Fri
day night at 8 o'clock. The meet
ing was held by request of J. J.
Whitehurst representing the South
gate Packing Company for the pur
pose of making application to erect
a building .The proposed structure,
which is said will be a fish building,
will be erected on the plot of ground
on Front street known as the "cata
maran'' and is owned by the South
gate Company. The house will be
100 by 85 feet and will be iron on
a wooden frame, concrete floor, met
al rooff and brick front. The appli
cation according to rule goes over
for twenty days after which the board
will act on it.
GENERAL MIXUP
ON JERICHO ROAD
Participants In Free For All
Fight Sunday Afternoon To
Be Tried
A case which may prove to have
some sensational features is set for a
hearing before magistrate M. R.
Spiingle for Friday afternoon at
two o'clock at the county court
house. Warrants have been served
by Chief of Police W. R Longest on
M H Hodges and Luke Davis charg
ing them with an assault with a
deadly weapon upon Dick Chadwick,
It is reported that other warrants
will be served upon several other
parties who engaged in what seems
to have been a free for all fight Su
day afternoon in which it is alleged
that fists, sticks, a knife and the
pistol all figured.
The fight occurred on what is
known as the Jericho road, a short
distance from town and the North
River road. The News has heard
sol1e Elements in tegard to the af-
f8'1- Dut as the case has not been
tned wl11 alt r the testimony of
witnesses to disclose what took
P. 11 that e..des the prin
PrlnclP s " the ffy that several
bystanders became involved in it and
that there was a pretty lively time
for all concerned for a while. It
will be remembered by readers of
the Nws that two of th men mention
ed. Messrs Davis and Chadwick had
a fight last summer over at the ocean
beach. Attorney E. Walter Hill of
Eeaufort has been retained as coun
sel for Mr. Hodges and Attorney
Hugh Dorteh of Goldsboro will ap
pear for Mr. Davis. , Others involv
ed in the fight may be represented
by attorneys af the hearing. The
News understands that the following
have been subpoened as witnesses: T.
M. Thomas Jr, Ed. Chadwick, Dick
Chadwick, Sam Gibbs, Oscar Gainer;
Mrs Luke Davis.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER SE
CURED FOR EEAUFORT SCHOOL
Superintendent Figliz is already
beginning to make his preparations
for ,the commencement exercises of
Beaufort Pufilic School. Professor
Harold D. Meyer of the University of
North Carolina has been secured to
deliver the commncemnt addrss and
he is reputed to be a speaker of un
usual ability. Professor Meyer is
the head of the School of Public
Welfare at the university and it is
supposed that his subject will be
something in keeping with the wark
which he is doing. Superintendent
Fritz is. also now trying to secure a
noted minister to deliver the sermon
to the graduates. The date of the
eommncement has not ben definitely
determined as yet but it will prob
ably begin the 6th of June.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Leslie Rose and Christine Willis.
Hnrker's Island.
REAL ESTATE IS
SELLING FREELY
Hancock-Huntley Store Build
ing Sold, I E Ramsey Buys
Several Tracts
The activity in real estate which
has been going on in Carteret coun
ty for several months is not decreas
ing but on the contrary seems to be
gaining steadly. The largest deal
recorded by Register of Deeds John
W Hamilton this week is hat ofS.
P. Hancock and others to F. M
Simmons and others This sale is
for the three story wooden building
now occupied by the wholesale gro
cery firm of Hancock-Huntley Com
pany. This concern is going to e
rect a building in the eastern part of
town near the city power plant. An
other sale of real estate, deed for
which had not been recorded at this
writing, is that by A. W Daniels to
I. N. Moore. This sale isafor the
building and lot on Front street own
ed by Mr. Daniels. The following is
a list of transfers recently recorded:
S. P. Hancock et al to F. M. Sim
mons et al lot Beaufort for about
$5,000. and other considerations
(deed contained $20. stamps)
($20,000).
J. A. Randolph to I. E. Ramsey,
25 1-2 acres Beaufort Township for
about $150.
F. R. Seeley to I. E. Ramsey 1-4
acre, Beaufort Township fcr about
$75. '
J. W. Mason, Comm. to F. L.
Bank of Columbia 175 acres Beaufort
Township for about $3560.10.
M. P. Jerkins and wife to Lizzie
A. Lupton lot 123 old town, Beau
fort, consideration $300.
Paul R. Rhodes and wife to I. E.
Ramsey tract near Beaufort for
about $500.
Lewis Davis et al to I. E. Ramsey
two tracts near Beaufort for about
$200. "!
. G. V. Lareson and wife to John
W. Stewart 1-3 interest in tract in
Hunting Quarter township, for about
$100.
Lonnie Smith et al to John W.
Hamilton, Jr., 93 1-2 acres Hunting
Juarter township for $10 and other
considerations.
John W. Hamilton and wife to
R. B. Chadwick 93 1-2 acres for
$10. and other consideration.
C. H. Freeman and wife to Lon
nie O'Neal lot 1 block 61, Morehead
City for $430.
MENHADEN FISHERMEN ARE
STILL DOING WELL
Luck is still favoring the menhad
en fishermen or rather they have
been taking full advantage of their
opportunities. The biggest load of
fish that ever crossed Beaufort bar,
738,000 fish, was brought! in Monday
by Captain Buck Parkins in the
Parking, the largest boat in the fleet.
The same day the Balster, Captain
Jack Parkins in command, caught
518,000 fish. On Wednesday the'
Parkins got 650,000 more and Cap
tain Ned Lewis in the W. A. Mace
brought in 450,000. The News was
not able to get the figures on all of
the boats but understands that prac
tically all of them have done very
well this week. Iist week the big
gest catches for the week wtre made
by Captain Bonner Willis and Cap
tain Ned Lewis who got a little ov
er a million each. Although the
weather is thick and unfavorable all
of the boats went to sea this morn
ing to try their luck again. The
fishermen say the tmie to catch the
fat backs is while they are in this
vicinity. 1 a few weeks more they
will all be gone to parts unknown.
WRECKAGE DRIFTS ASHORE.
The patrolman of Fort Macon
Coast Guard Station discovered a
piece of wreckage on the ocean
beach Sunday night that seems to
have belonged to some vessel lost
in a recent storm. The wreckage
was a part of th hull of some vessel
and seemed to be new construction
It was about twelve feet long and
eight feet wide. There was nothing
on it to indicate what vessel it came
from.
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Ford and family
spent last Saturday afternoon in
Morehead City with relatives.
STATE NEWS
Items of Interest From Various
Parts of State
Announcement lias been made of
a gift of $750,000 to Kittrell College
Kittrell, N C. by B N Duke Mr
Duke had previously given large
sums to this college. The money
will be used for new buildings Kit
trell College is an individual school
for colored students and will be one
of the largest in the country.
A portrait of the Earl of Craven,
one of the Lords Proprietors is be
ing painted and will be placed in the
county court house in New Bern.
The portrait -will be paid for, by the
Craven county committee of the Co
lonial Dames of America. When
completed unveiling ceremonies will
take place.
William M. White a prominent cit
izens of Gastonia was killed Sunday
when struck by a car driven by
Marygell and Lemuel Johnson, col
ored, of King's Mountain. The man
and woman were held under bonds
of $5000 and $3000 each charged
with murder.
Stepping oft the running board of
a Ford car George McDowell 18
year old youth of Monroe, was struck
by another Ford car and killed last
Saturday. T A Norris of Charlotte
driver of the other car was arrested
and put in jail The young man kill
ed had started on a hunting trip.
Ten years after he had disappear
ed from his home at St. -Petersburg,
Florida, T D DeVaughn discovered
that he had inherited a fortune. De
Vaughn was found in High Point, N
C-where he had been living f orsev
eral months. By the death of his
wife, which occurred recently he in
herited( considerable property.
The population of the city of Gas
tonia increased in six years from 12,
871 to 20,594 according to a survey
made there recently. Gastonia is
the center of a big cotton manufac
turing district.
The Cannon Manufacturing Com
pany has decided to build another
large coton mill at Kannapolis. The
mill will have fifty thousand spindles
and will cost about two million dol
lars. The mill will be 600 feet long,
100 feet wide and three stories high
The opening of the Morrison
bridge across the Pee Dee river
near Rockingham took place Wednes
day. Former Governor Morrison
made the principal speech of the
day Thousands of people atended
the affair and had a big feast of bar-
be cue and other eatables. The
bridge is mde of concrete and cost
about $300,000.
George Franklin a gigantic black
smith of Charlotte was almost kill
ed a few days ago by his wife who
hit him several times with an ax. He
is stil alive at last reports His wife
is in jail. She says she hit her hus
band in self defense
The U. S Senate has confirmed the
nomination of John J Parker to be
a C"cuVt Court judge. Frank A
Linney nominated for U S district
attorney has been given a favorable
report by the committee, also Brown-
low Jackson for marshall of the west
ern district of North Carolina.
Tourist traffic in North Carolina
showed a big decrease in November
as compared with October. In the
sixth district 11,100 foreign cars
were counted in one day in October.
General traffic is about normal and
there has been an increase in truck
transportation.
B F. Liverman of Alliance commit
ted suicide Monday by -cutting his
throat with a razor He was about
45 years old and leaves a wife and
daughter. Ill health is thought to
have been the cause of the suicide
Automobiles accidents in North
Carolina during the month of No
vember took a toll of 46 lives, ac
cording to figures given out by the
State board of He dth. Fire in the
same month caused the death of 37
persons and accidental gun shots
killed 14 others.
SHCP NOV.
Besufcrt merchants this
year seem to have an unu
sually good stock of holiday
merchandise and they are di
playing and advertising it
more tban ever before. Some
of the window' displays on
Front street would do credit
to a much larger town. There
arc good stocks of groceries,
barware, furniture, ,Wdies
goods, men's goods, shoes,
jewelry, toys, confectionery,
perfumes and novelties of
many kinds. Readers of the
News would do well to peruse
th advertising columns of
this newspaper, make up their
lists of what they need and
do their purchasing immed
iately. It is not a good plan
to put off until the last mo
ment making your Christmas
purchases. Now is the time to.
do your shopping.
COUNTY BONDS
BRING PREMINM
Twenty Bidders For Bond Issue-
Use Proceeds For
Road Building
As advertised in the News the Si.le
of Carteret county road and bridge
bonds took place Tuesday at noon in
tie room of the board of county com
missioners. All members of the
board were present. The bond is
sue which was for $700,000, brought
a premium of $5,669. They were
bought by a syndicate composed of
Braun-Wosworth and Company and
Russell F. Hall of Toledo O. and
Pruden and Company and Morri"
Mathes and Company of Chicago.
The bonds bear interest at the rate
of 5 1-2 per cent and ars serial
bonds. The proceeds of the sale
have been used partly already for
building roads and the News under
stands that the remainder will be
used in the same way. About twen
ty bidJers were on hand for the
sale. It was foun dthat if the
bonds were issued hearing a five
er cent interest charge that they
could not be sold at par and so all
bids on that basis were rejected.
The board passed a motion to pay
F. C. Campen and S T Merrill the a
mount of damages recommended by
the State Highway Commission A
motion was passed to lend $19,
000 to the County Board of Educa
tion to build a teacherage in Atlan
tic, Harker's Island and Newport
MAIL YOUR PACKAGES.
The posloftice people in Beaufort,
and everywhere else in the United
States are urging people to send their
parcels post packags away at the
earliest possible moment. They say
that packages that are not sent until
h day or so before Christmas will
not reach their destination until af
ter Christmas. There will be no de
liveries of packages on Christmas
day. For the next week or ten
days the mails will be glutted with
an enormous quantity of packages,
postal cards and letters and the pos
tal authorities say they do not want
people to be disappointed about get
ting their mail. They ask you there,
fore to do your mailing early.
ORGAN RECITAL WILL
BE GIVEN NEW YEAR'S EVE
Dr. Hubert M. Poteat for years di
rector of the well known Wake For
est Glee Club will give an organ re
cital and concert here in Ann Street
Methodist church Thursday P M.
December 31st. This well known
musician comes on the invitation of
the local Music club. This will be
rare treat to Beaufort and we take
this means of inviiting everybody to
avail theinselves of this splendid op
portunity. As this is a community
affair and we have to pay for the
performance we shall take a silver
oxering at the door just to meet ex
pense,
MRS.' BUELL COOK, chm
Mr. Ernest Woolard who has been
in Southport and Wilmington for
the past several months is here visit
ing relatives.
MANY EXHIBITS
AT FLOWER SHOW
Prizes Given For Best Exhibits
Sixty Eight Entries Were
Made
The Fall Flower Show held by the
Community Club on November 12th
was most creditable to the flower
growers of Beaufort. They were
unusually beautiful and very fine
potted plants shown and the event
was a great success fro mevery stand
point. Thanks are due to those who
made the arrangements, to those who
took their flowers and plants and en
tered them for prizes, to the mer
chants who kindly provided prizes,
for the use of the room for the show,
and to the Ways and Means Com
mittee wwhose effective work added
a goodly sum to the club treasury.
It was very difficult for the judges
to award the prizes but after many
comparisons the following ladies
were the fortunate winners:
1 Finest Single Rose Mrs. A.
D O'Bryan
2 Finest Dahlia Mrs. Maude
Game:1.
3. Finest White Chrysanthemums
Mrs J. H Ives
F!.ne;,' ,Co1,ored Ch.r?anthemums
Mrs Dave Whitehurst.
5 Finest assortment of chrysan
themums Mrs. M. Leslie Davis
6 Most Artistic Arrangement of
Chrysanthemum? Mrs Bayard Tay
lor. 7. Finest G.irden Flowers Mrs.
E Hipgins (Marigolds)
8 Most Artistic Arrangement of
Garden 1 lovi ers Mrs. M Leslie
Davis.
9 Finest Blooming Potted Plant
Mrs D. W Whitehurst
10 Finest Fern Mrs Chas, Skar
ren 11 Finest Collection of Ferns
r.s Chas, Skarren
12 Finest Colens Mrs Dave
Whitehurst.
13 Finest Begonia Mrs F. R
Seeley
14 Finest Collection of Coleus
and Pegonias Mrs Chas. Hatsell
15 Finest Flower not listed white
carnation Mrs J. H Ives
There were 68 entries and several
beautiful vases of chrysanthemums
from Mrs U E Swann and Mrs B
Taylor and Mrs. Ives and Mrs, Dave
Whitehurst, not receiving prizes
Those giving prizes are as follows:
J. H. Patter Jr: The Neal Shome:
Beaufort Banking and Trust Com
pany; Esnk of Beaufort; Mr Hugh
Jones; Guthrie Drug Store; Beau
fort Bargain Store: W. H. Bailey;
B. A. Bell; D V Nelson; Duncan &
Willis Co; C V Hill.
ANNA B. LAY,
Chiiirman Garden Club
OIL COMPANY'S PLANT
IS ABOUT FINISHES)
The Standard Oil Company's fill
ing station at the foot of Turner
street is about completed and is al
ready in use. The plant consists of
four large tanks surrounded by a
brick wall and a one story brick
building, also the necessary apparatus
for supplying boats and ears with
gasoline and oil. The company has
had two nice light standards erected.
one on Front street and the other
on Turner street and the building
has a row of electric lights under
its eaves which gives- it an attractive
appearnce at night. The lot on
which the oil company built is one
of the best in Beaufort and the
News has heard a good many people
expresse themselves as regretting
that the company did not erect a
larger and more imposing structure.
HAVE PRINTING DONE NOW.
Persons who wish to have any job
printing done will please be kind
enough to get their orders in prompt
ly. The office will be closed nest
Friday and Saturday and those who
have any jobs that canot be pt st-
poned until the following week
should send them in at once. The
News -office will be open for business
as usual on Monday the 28th. and
the News will appear on its regular
day of publication that week.
Mr. R. E. Homesly of Raleigh was
a guest of the Inlet Inn Wednesday.
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