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VOLUME XV
8 PAGES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY FEB. 4 1926
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
ER 5
GOOD DEMAND FOR
NORTH CAROLINA
BONDSLASTWEEK
Governor McLean "d Treas
urer Lacy Sold Twenty Mil
lion on Good Terms
NUNN APPOINTED JUDGE
(By M. L. 9HIPMAN)
Raleigh, February 1 A quiet
week was passed in Raleigh with the
Governor, always the chief center of
activity, in New York signing State
bonds previously sold. The week
brought the resignation of a Super
ior Court judge, the statement of the
Tri-State Tobacco Growers Co-opera
tive Association defending its poli
cies which were criticized by the
Federal Trade Commission, the ex
amination of applicants to practice
law and the convening of the Su
preme Court for the Spring term.
Governor McLean spent the week
in New York with Treasurer Lacy,
the aged treasurer having recovered
from a sickness of two weeks ago
which physicians had expected to
prove fatal. The Governor announc
ed a good market for North Caro
lina bonds at a new high price of
4.30 percent. The two officials ob
tained $20,125,000 for bonds and
arranged for an additional $10,300,
000.
Upon his return Mr. McLean was
faced with the appointment of a suc
cessor of the Superior Court bench
to Albion Dunn who resigned during
the week to re-enter private practice.
Mr McLean appointed Romulus A.
Nunn of New Bern and the new ju
rist entered upon his duties toaday
in Craven county.
The Tri-State Tobacco Growers
Co-operative Association" criticized
the recent report of the Federal
Trade Commission on its activities
as being all in favor of the Ameri
can and Imperial Tobacco Companies
and against the Co-ops. yIt said the
.good points of the dealings of the
two concerns were stressed while
those tending to show unlawful col
lision we is not mentioned while the
bad features of the Association were
stressed and the good features pass
ed over without mention. The state
ment also said Congress directed
the two tobacco companies to investi
gate for alleged unfair dealings with
the co-ops and instead the Trade
body investigated the internal affairs
of the Association and branded it as
being mismanaged. The statement al
so defends the redrying policy of the
Association which it said saved mon
ey for the growers by getting tobacco
redryed lower than outside despite
the fact certain officials of the co
ops made personal profits on the re
drying. '
The Supreme Court announced the
names of those whopassed the law
examinations and then adjourned the
fall term while the spring term was
opened this week. Among those who
successfully passed the bar examina
tion were Richard Albritton of Hen
dersonville, Brodie E. Hood of Golds
boro, Ossie L. Horton of Apex, Dav
id F. Hallman :of Raleigh, A. Telfair
Horton Jr. of Raleigh, Thomas P.
Jimison of Charlotte, Clifton D.
Moss of Enfield, Carl W. Pridgen Jr.
of Lumberton, Robert W. Proctor of
Lumberton, Albert M. Rice of Lum
berton and John W. Sledge of Loi s
burg. The Raleigh ice companies, w- ,( .
fought ice price reductions in cou.t
during the summer and fall, announc
ed a voluntary redu m from 80
cents a hundred p- s to 60 cents.
The State Highw' commission an
nounced that bids would be received
ar the paving of 136.7 miles of highways-
in various sections on Febru
ary 8. The N. C. Y. M. C. A held an
Interesting and instructive conven
tion during the week at Raleigh with
representatives from all over the
state present. Raleigh had more than
3 inches of snow during the week,
the second such fall this year which
has been marked by unusual severe
weather. The temperature has held
below freezing on two occasions for
two or three days, which is unusual.
The bonded interest on North Car
olina obligations has first call on the
collections from the auto and gas
taxes, fnys the attorney r,P',!l
while op"-d pine is give" ! t.'-e
(Continued cn uago five)
GROUND HOG DAY.
Ground Hog day in Beaufort was
a very pretty one and according to
common belief there will be bad
weather hereabouts for forty days.
It was fair and warm and the people
enjoyed it whether the ground hog
did "r not. A mocking biid in a
tree iur the News office unaware of
the ground hog superstition sang all
day as if certain that Spring was near
at hand. Wednesdy morning came
in with heavy rain which lasted most
all day and there were good many
folks who were ready to say, "I told
you so." Today though the sun is
shining and his hogship is about for
gotten. OFFICERS TAKE
STILL AND MAN
Sheriff Wade And Deputy
Chaolain Make Successful
Raid Tuesday Night
Tuesday night at about 11 o'clock
Sheriff T. C. Wade and Deputy Sher
iff Emmett Chaplain made a raid
that resulted in the capture of a man,
a big copper still nd other parapha
nalia. The man captured was Aleck
Taylor commonly known as "Zeke'
Taylor. The still was located on a
neck of land between Karlowe Creek
r.nd Oyster Creek.
The two officers secreted them
selves in the woods near the still and
at a favorable "opportunity swooped
down upon it. As they were coming
through the woods one of the men at
the still heard them and hollered that
they had better make themselves
known. Deputy Chaplain responded
with a low whistle which was accepted
as sufficient evidence of their good
intentions and the officers advanced
near enough to see two white men
and a negro. Sheriff ' Wade , made
for one of them but a hogshead of
mash was in the way and so when
he grabbed at his man he missed him.
Deputy Chaplain captured Taylor
and he and the still were brought to
town. The negro ran like a scared
rabbit and escaped. A quantity of
materials for "making booze was
found and two or three gallonsof
liquor, j. he officers went back to
the ftill to see if the men would re
turn and found that in their absence
someone had been there and removed
the whiskey. Taylor gave a bond
and was released. He is to have a
preliminary hearing Fridy before
Justice H. D. Norepm.
CAMP GLENN STATION
WILL BE REMOVED
Radio owners have been bothered
very frequently by reason of inter
ference from the Camp Glenn naval
radio station. They will be relieved
to leiirn that the station is to be
moved to Cape Lookout. A letter
from Congressman Abernethy to Mr.
J. V. Duncan of Beaufort in refer
ence to the matter is given herewith:
Hon. Julius F. Duncan,
Beaufort, N. C.
My Dear Jule:
With further reference to your
letter of January 15th. and January
22nd.' with reference to interference
at Camp Glenn station, 1 have just
had a talk with Mr. Stewart, who is
Lieutenant Commander Fenn's office,
of the Navy Department in charge of
radio stations.
Mr. Stewart advises me that it is
the plan of the Navy Department to
abandon the Morehead City Station
and replace it with one at Cape Look
out. It is my understanding that
Morehead City at present has a spark
Fystem which gives interference. Mr.
Stewart says that at Lookout there
will be- a 200 Watt Tube transmitter,
and that this will eliminate the inter
ference that they are now having
down there. The Department expects
to have Cape Lookout in commission
about the first of June. a"t which
time the Morehead City station will
be abandoned.'
If I can be of further service to
you in this or any other matter,
please dont hesitate to call on me.
With assurances of my kindest re
gards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
CHARLES L. ABERNETHY '
Washington, D. C. Jan. 30th, 1926.
The desteridents of Confucius are I
well known in v China today.
S. D. DELAMAR PASSES AWAY
Selden Dawson Delamar, one of
Beaufort's oldest and best known
citizens, died at his home on Marsh
street Monday at about five o'clock.
Mr. Delamar was 72 years of age.
He was born and raised in Beaufort
and had a large circle of friends and
acquaintances in the town and coun
ty. His ancestors were of the Hu
guenot stock and were among the
first white settlers that came to this
section more than two hundred years
ago. Mr. Delamar is survived by
his widow Mrs. Cora Delamar and
ten children. The sons are W. T.
Delamar of Raleigh who holds a
highly responsible position there with
the Internal Revenue Department;
F. A. and Ei S. Delamai' of Durham,
S. ft Delamar Jr, of Wilmington,
Joseph TVI. Delamar of Norfolk and
Charles. E. Delamar of Beaufort. The
daughters surviving Mr. Delamar are
Mrs. Walter Moore of Beaufort, Mrs.
Ivey Guthrie of Beaufort, pisses
Mary Belle, and Cora Delamar of
Raleigh.
The funeral services of the'de'
ceased, conducted by Reverend E.
Frank Lee, took place at the home
on Marsh street Tuesday morning at
11 o'clock and the interment was in
Ocean View cemetery. A large num
ber of friends attended the services.
POLICE COURTITEMS.
Soveial cases were tried by Mayor
Thomas in his court Monday after
noon. Sam Oden was tried on the
charges of being drunk and disorder
ly and resisting an officer. He was
found guilty and sentenced tor pay a
$50 fine or work on the streets in the
first case. In the latter case he was
bound over to Superior Court.
Nelson Williams for riding a bicy
cle on the sidewalk was let off with
the costs. Pearl Oden and William
Thomas Oden' for interfering :awith
an officer were fined $10 and costA.
Nancy Debix, 15 years old," was
charged with striking Sam Jordon
with a bottle and convicted. Her
father agreed to pay Jordons doc
tor bill and the costs.
GRAND JURORS OFFER
SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS
The report of the gupnd jury made
last week was a sfollows:
North Carolina, Carteret. County,
In the Superior Court, January Term
1926.
To the Superior Court of Carteret
County,
Hon. Albion Dunn, Judge Presiding:
We, the Grand Jury drawn for the
January Term of Superior Court,
1926, of Carteret County, North Car
olina, beg leave to make the follow
ing report: '
Eleven hills of indictment present
t d to us were acted upon, true bills
being returned in each instance.
We have made an inspection of the
vaiious County Offices and find them
in good shape. We recommend that
eight or ten Record Books in the
Register of Deeds office be bound.
Two steel cells are needed in the
County Jail and an out house for
storing supplies, etc., is much need
ed. The leak in the roof of the
Court House should be looked after,
without further delay, and we rec
ommend that this matter be given
serious consideration by the Board
of County Commissioners at their
next meeting.
We visited the County Home and
found it reasonably clean and well
kept. A matter of importance which
should be given consideration, we
feel, is that of making use of the
land at the county home for purpos
es of raising food stuff or feed and
the raising of stock. The land in
our opinion needs draining. By do
ing this it could be planted and made
profitable. Some arrangement should
be made for the raising of stock, or
hogs, which would provide for the
needs ofthe inmates.
To the Presiding Judge and the
other officers of the Court who have
assisted us in our endeavor we ten
der our thanks.
Respectfully submitted,
R. T. WADE,
Foreman.
CONSTRUCTION IN WINSTON
WINSTON-SALEM, Jan. 31.
Construction started in Winston-
Salem during the month of Janu
ary represented al total cost of $672,
929, according t& the report of M.
K. Holjes, building inspector, com
piled this morning.
STATE NEWS
Items of Interest From Various
Parts of State
With the consent and approval of
the Governor of Tennessee, Gover
nor McLean has commissioned Adjutant-General
J. Van B. Meets Brigadier-General
of the 60 brigade of
the 30th. national guard division.
This brigade is composed of the 120th
infantry of Tennessee.
John G. Dawson Democratic State
Chairmari is considering dates for
the state executive committee meet
ing which will set the time for a
state convention. Chairman Daw
son says the meeting will take place
in Raleigh and that it may be six or
seven weeks before it happens.
Lawrence Tritt of Transylvania
county, convicted of killing William
Norris of that county, was brought
to Raleigh Monday to begin serving
a 30 years sentence. An effort was
made to lynch him but the officers
succeeded Tn getting away from the
men who were after him.
A contract for the erection of an
18 story office building in Winston
Salem was awarded Monday to a
Cleveland, Ohio concern. The build
ing is to be completed by December
the first and it is said will be the
largest and finest structure of the
kind in the State.
In a shooting scrap at a still in
Johnston county last Wednesday
Alford Adams was shot with a load
of buck shot by his son-in-law Albert
Anderson. The shooting grew out
of a drunken dispute. Adams was
carried to a hospital and it is thought
he will recover. ' Anderson escaped
but was captured a few days later
and-, ptot ill jail. ---.v.
Total new construction in North Ca
olina last year is estimated at $125,-
000,000 by the Department of Con
servation and Development. The esti
mate is made on a basis of reports
from 247 towns and cities in the
State.
While oiling a motor in a cotton
mill at Kannapolis Monday Wright
Waller caught his arm in the machin
ery and was electrocuted dying in
stantly. He is survived by his wid
ow and five children.
Ten jurors were accepted Wednes
day in the trial of Major Wade V.
Bowman at Newton. Major Bow
man is charge with having committ
ed a rape upon the person of a 12
year old girl. He is a prominent
man and the case is attracting a
great deal of attention.
MAY GO
TO
WEST POINT
Charles R. Hassell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. W. Hassell of Beaufort, has
a chance to attend the West Point
military academy, having been ap
pointed an alternate for a vacancy
by Congressman Charles L. Aber
nethy. The young man will leave
March the first for Fort McPherson
to stand physical examination. His
appointment will be contingent on
the failure of the regular appointee
Haywood White to pass the examina
tion at that time.
RAISING PECANS IN BEAUFORT
That pecans will grow successfully
in Beaufort has been throughly de
monstrated by Mr. W. P. Smith. A
tree which he set out in 1918 bore
a few nuts last year and this season
several pounds of fine ones have been
gathered from it. The yield is ex
pected to increase for several years.
The tree also makes fine shade.
CLUB HAS ANNUAL MEETING
The Old Topsail Club held its an
nual meeting in the club looms Tues
day evening. The following officers
were elected: R. R. Wheatly, presi
dent; John W. Hamilton, vice-president;
Elmore Davis, secretary treas
urer. The board of governors elected
are the officials ex-officio and D. W.
Morton, W. J. Clark and Calvin
Jones. The club recently moved
from the Beaufort Drug Company to
its old quarters in the H. L. Potter
building on Front street. Consider
able improvements are planned to be
maae during the year.
ECG'JE BEACH WILL SOON
RECEIVE LARGE PUBLICITY
The News has learned that Mr. H.
K. Fort's claims for Bogue Beach,
published in last week's issue of the
paper, soon will receive wide public
ity. Richard H. Edmonds, editor of
the Manufacturers Record of Balti
more, says that he will publish Mr.
Fort's letter in an early issue. He
also says " I am glad to know that
North Carolina has such a magnifi
cent beach and hope your letter will
start a discussion of the subject."
The Record has a large circultaiton
among manufacturers, bankers, mer
chants and other business men.
MAN DROWNED IN
SMYRNA CREEK
J. M. Spruill Travelling Sales
man Meets With Fatal Acci
dent Monday Afternoon
J. M. Spruiir of Elizabeth City
who drove off Smyrna Creek bridge
Monday afternoon and was drowned
was the first fatality of the kind that
has occurred in the county since au
tomobiles came into common use.
Several persons have driven off
bridges in the county but none have
lost their lives until this accident
happened.
Mr. Arthur Mason of Beaufort was
the first person to see the Spruill
car, a Ford runabout, turned upside
down in the creek. He. went back
to Davis and reported the accident
and got up a crowd of men who came
back and righted the car. Mr. Spruill's
dead body was found inside of it.
Dr. F. E. Hyde of Beaufort was with
the crowd and made every effort to
resuscitate the unfortunate man but
it was too late to do any thing for
him. There was a slight bruise on
h!s forehead and one on his hand prob
ably caused by the fall. The rail
ing on the bridge showed that the
car had struck it about thirty feet be
fore it ran off and some, think the
man must have fainted and in that
way lost control of the car. He had
visited several stores where he had
complained of not feeling well and
had bought some aspirin tablets at
one of them.
Mr. Spruill had been visiting this
section for several years and was
known and liked by many people who
knew him. He traveled for a drug
company in Elizabeth City. He was
about thirty tive years old and leaves
a widow and several children. His
body was carried to- Elizabeth City
Tuesday for burial.
JANUARY VMS A
VERY RAINY MONTH
.According to Weather Observer
Charles Hatsell's report 7.25 inches
of rain fell in Beaufort during the
month of January. The average
for the month from the year 1896
to 1920 was 3.53 inches so the rain
fall for the past month was more than
double the average. There were 12
clear days, 9 cloudy and 10 partly
cloudy ones. There were 7 days on
which the thermometer went to freez
ing or below. The coldest day was
the first when the mercury recorded
26 above zero. The temperature
figures for the month are as follows:
Max. Min.
1 49 26
2. 55 37
3 ..54 ' 34
4 55 43
5 57 48
6 r 58 49
7 . 55 40
8 ...57 35
9 62 32
10 47 32
11 50 29
12 54 ' 35
13 53 34
14 - 49 29
15 35
16 52 34
17 62 36
18 - 60 51
1!) . 63 43
20 - .67 41
21 -.62 50
22 - 62 40
23 -45 ' 30
24 50 34
25 50 35
26 - -40 31
27 53 32
28 53 43
29 54 27
30 54 30
31 59 49
COUNTY BONDS
RESOLD MONDAY
AT A PREMIUM
Board Decides To Employ
County Home Demonstra
tion Agent
FERRY MATTER POSTPONED
Several matters of considerable
importance were acted upon by the
county board of commissioners Mon
day. All members of the board
were present.
The $700,000 bond issue, which
was sold some weeks ago but which
sale was not closed by reason of the
fact that there was a legal technical
ity in the way, was sold again. The
purchasers were Braun, Bosworth and
Co. Pruden and Co. and Morris,
Mather & Company. The bid for the
bonds was $706,669.00 and any inter
est accrued on the bonds to the date
of the delivery. The bonds bear
a rate of 5 1-2 percent interest.
The board accepted a proposition
fro mthe North Carolina Extension
Service to put on a whole time Coun
ty Demonstration Agent. Miss Fur
guson representing this branch of
the State government came before
the board and made a proposition to
furnish a woman for this work if the
county would agree to pay $600 a
year towards the work. The remain
der of the expense is borne by Fed
eral and State aid.
The Harker's Island ferry matter
came up for consideration and after
considerable discussion action on it
was postponed until the next regular
meeting. Citizens interested in the
matter will be given an opportunity
to state their views before the board
between 11 and 12 o'clock. A num
ber of people from Harker's Island
weie present Monday and showed con
siderable interest in the question.
Eids on the ferry were made by Chas.
Hancock, Eugene Yoemans and
Sons, S. W. Davia and Bros.
A motion was passed instructing
the Sheriff to deliver James O. Har
ris to Road Supervisor M. A. Norris
to serve out sentence also George
Moore. The pvisoners are to give
bonds of $1000 for Harris and $500
for Moore. They are to pay their
own board and other personal expen
ses while working on, the roads.
Captain John Nelson and Mr. J. R.
Morris asked the board to have
loule of road changed beginning at
Hull Bell's store, running to Marsh
allberg, thence through Gloucester
to Straits. Matter left open until next
meeting. A motion was passed in
structing Road Supervisor H. H.
Davis to put the road running from
Davis to Sam Styron's oyster house
in good condition. A motion was
passed that all tax certificates for
delinquent taxes held by the county
be sold tc any one wanting to buy
them.
Jurors for the March term of court
wercc hosen as follows:
James Dudley, Beaufort; Elwood
F. Davis, Davis; Willie Mason, Atlan
tic; H. C. Jones, Beaufort; Leonard
D. Lewis, Marshallberg; John A.'
Wallace, Merrimon; W. H. Moore,
Harkers Island; D. W. Sabiston,
Beaufort; Geo. E. Snooks, Morehead
City; J. L. Willis, Atlantic; Harvey
Hamilton, Atlantic; F. E. Mason,
Leroy C. Davis, Marshallberg; W. O.
Buck, Newport; M. F. Nelson, More-
head Ctiy; Linnie Davis, Davis; Peter
F. Carraway, MerHmon; Calvin Tay
lor, Sealevel; C. T. Cannon, Newport.;
Carl Lewis, Marshallberg; L. H. Tay
lor, Se Level; Clarence Taylor,
Morehead Ctiy; C. H. Bennett, More
head City; Leslie D. Lewis, Beaufort;
A. W. Fulford, Gloucester; S. F.
Harris, Marshallberg; Earl Wado,
Davis; Isaac Taylor, Sea Level; Wiilr
is Lewis, Stacy; Asa Lawrence Beau- A
fort RFD; C. A. Bell, Newport
Howard Fulcher, Sea Level; Chas.
F. Wheatly, Beaufort; Will E. Wheat
ly, Beaufort; W. F. Taylor, BoRue;
W E. Smith, Newport. RFD.
GUARD UNDER CHARGES
KINSTON, Jan. 31. Charges of
releasing convicts without authority,
immoral conduct, etc., have been
lodged against "Simmie" Dudley
forhmer stockade guard here. Dud
ley is under bail pending a hearing
in the county court) as, a result of a
"party" staged by seven convicts
here on a recent night.