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VOLUME XV
8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY FEB. 25 1926.
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER EIGHT
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STATE DEFICIT
OVER A MILLION
FEBRUARY FIRST
Governor Thinks By July First
That State Will Be Running
Even
PRESIDENT CHASE MAY LEAVE
(By U. L SHIPMAN)
Raleigh, February 22 The mount
ins; state deficit, the interest in the
situation at Chapel Hill where Dr.
H. W. Chase may resign the presi
dency of the University for a better
offer in -Oregon, and the selection
of foot ball coaches at Wake Forest
and Carolina were among the matters
which chiefly held the attention in
the Capital City during the week.
For several weeks now there has been
a conspicuous lull in political circles,
perhaps due to the fact that the
master of Governor McLean is
keeping down turmoil and perhaps
the calm before the storm of elec
tions scheduled for this summer and
the political activity of next fall
which always precedes a session of
the General Assembly.
The financial statement of the
month showed that on February 1,
1926, the state had a deficit of $1,
083,34.26 in the general fund. This
was an increase of about three hun
dred thousand over the previous
month but Governor McLean is not
worrying. He is confident that by
the end of the first fiscal year July
1 1926 the state will be operating
on an even basis. He believes the
heavy income tax payments and other
taxes due during March will offset
the deficit In fcbis connection it is
interesting to note that R. A. Dough
ton head of the revenue department
has a drive for an early collection
of income tax payments which are
due by the fifteenth of March. Mr.
Doughton points out there is no use
to delay because of prospective ac
tion by Congress because the action
of that body will affect only federal
and not state income taxes.
Dr. H. W. Chase, president of the
University of North Carolina is con
sidering an offer to head the Univer
aity of Oregon, A reported higher
salary and a larger school are the
inducements. The trustees of tke
University through their board of
directors or executive committee,
nave expressed their approval of his
administration and have urged him
not to leave. The full board will
meet early in March to canvass the
situation and hear the rport of a
committee appointed to confer with
Dr. Chase.
The Commercial Printing Company
of which M. L. Shipman is president,
had a disastrous early morning fire
during the week, the plant valued
at $125,000 being just about des
troyed. Insurance amounts to $65,
000. The plant will be rebuilt and
in the meantime temporary offices
have been opened in the Odd Fel
lows Building and through the cour
tesy of other Raleigh Printers the
work is being handled.
Selection of Baldwin Sas recom
mended coach for Wake Forest by
the Athletic committee was made du
ring the week. It is likely that the
.college will confirm the recommenda
tion, Coach Baldwin formerly coach
ed Duke University. Over at Caro
lina several are being considered for
the post of coach and a selection is
to' be made this week.
Railroads are responsible for the
e-ctions of their employes who tote
guns, the Supreme Court rules and
are liable for damages if their em
ployes use said pistols on others. The
court handed down this decision in
a case affirming a verdict against
the railroad for the widow of a man
killed by an employe of the road.
The North Carolina Mutual Build
ing and Loan Association has failed
but will be able to pay off about 80
to 90 cents on the dollar. Trying to
operate on a state-wide basis with
heavy overhead expenses is said to
have caused the crash. 1
Employers need not report to the
United States Government on sal
aries of less than $1,500 for single
men and $3,500 for married men
which they paid during 1925 the
Revenue Bureau, rifles. Tlts will
save employers of large numbers of
'men considerable time and trouble.
A flag on every school house, that
(Concmued on page five)
DUKE GIVES $25,000 TO
BUIES CREEK ACADEMY
BUIES' CREEK, Feb. 19. Rev.
J A. Campbell, principal of Buie s
Creek academy, today received a
check for $25,000 from Benjair.in N.
Duke, of New York nd Durham,
with a letter from Mr. Duke's sec
retary, A. H. Smds, staving that Mr
Duke wished the money to be used
in equipping the academy with water
works and sewerage.
The academy has been without
these facilities and the gift of Mr.
Duke will mean the nvjiivng of a
need that has long been keenly felt
DREDGING STARTS
SHORTLY ON FILL
Work Expected To Begin Not
Later Than March 10th. On
Bridge Fill
Indications point to the fact that
dirt will soon be flying on the fill
for the big Beaufort-Morehead City
bridge. Dr. C. L. Duncan of Beau
fort, who was awarded the contract
for the fill, has recently returned
from Baltimore where his dredge is
being built and says that she will
leave that city next Tuesday for
Beaufort. The dredge is being built
by the Ellicott Machine Company and
is a large and powerful one and cap
able of moving material veiy rapidly.
A car load of pipe for the dredging
operations has already been shipped
and is expected here very soon. The
pontoons, a fuel scow and skiffs were
built here in Beaufort and will be
ready when the dredge arrives.
If weather conditions are favorable
it is thought that the dredge should
arrive in Beaufort in four or five
days after she leaves Baltimore. Dr,
Duncan expects to begin work not
later than the tenth of March. Cap
tain Richard Lewis of Marker's Is
land will be in charge of the dredge
and wilt have a crew of 18 men. r It
is thought that the filling can be done
in about three of four months. The
Sanford and Brooks Company are at
work at their plant on the west side
of the river. They are making re
inforced concrete piles which will be
used very largely in the bridge struc
tare. It will not be more than a few
months now before the bridge will
begin to assume a definite form and
by the last of summer a great deal
of work will have been done on it.
FULL DOCKET MONDAY.
AT POLICE COURT
A full docket and a large crowd of
folks were on hand when Mayor
Thomas opened court Monday after
noon. The crowd and the defendants
were about equally divided between
the white and colored races.
A dance that took place in the
eastern part of town last Thursday
night, and some disorderly incidents
alleged to have taken place as an
outcome of the affair, brought seve
ral defendants into court. However
the evidence against them was not
strong enough to convict and some
cases were dismissed and others con
tinued. Raymond Springle charge with
drunk and disorderly, case dismissed.
Aleck Mason, fighting and dis
orderly conduct, case dismissed.
John Marshall drunk and disorder
ly, pleaded not guilty. Convicted
and sentenced to 30 days work on the
streets.
Carl Gabriel drunk and disorder
ly, 10 days work on 'streets.
Cases charging drunk and disorder
ly against Grady Perkins, Reuben
Whitehurst, Claude Glover, Floyd
Robinson, Hubert Springle, and
Raymond Springle were continued.
George Fulford pleaded guilty to
having been drunk and was fined $10
and costs.
Ed. Collins, negro youth, charged
with transporting and selling liquor
admitted having liquor in his posses
sion but denied selling. He was held
for Superior Court $500 bond.
Tom Davis colored, charged. with
having been drunk and fighting his
wife, was convicted and given 30
days work on the streets.
More than 7000 persons have re
ceived aid from the associated Chari
ties of Charlotte according to their
annual report. Over $17,000 in
cash and donations has been distri
buted among the poor.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following real estate transfers
have been issued by Register of
Deeds Jno. M. Hamilton since last
Thursday:
Beauofrt Banking and Trust Co.
to Mrs. H. M. Hendrix 26 acres,
I'.eaufort Township for about 1250.
W. L. Stancil Trustee to Beaufort
Kealty Corp. 80 acres more or less
known as Hall land, Beaufort town
ship, consideration $1.00.
J. F. Duncan com. to W. L. Stancil
trustee 80 acres Beaufort Township
known as Hall land for consideration
$8000.
Bank of Beaufort to Fred Mosher
part lot 50 old town for, considera
tion of $2475.
J. R. Morris etal to E. K. Morris
SO a res in Atlantic for about $10.
J. C. Pratt and wife to Bogue Dev
elopment Corp lot no. 19 Morehead
City for $100.
Craven Motor Co. to C. H. Free
man lot 16 Block 113 Morehead City
for $100.
W. J. Hales and wife to Chas. H.
Freeman lot 9 Block 63 Morehead
City for $100.
Gilbert E. Davis and wife to W.
P. Freeman et al lot 4 and 12 block
143 lot 4 block 107 Morehead City
for about $3000.
Luther Hamilton et al to R. N.
Kiel lot 7 Block 44 Morehead City
for about $1000.
N. R. Webb et ux to Pearl L. Brin
son lot 14 and 15 block 107 for
about $10.
Duffy Wade and wife to Luther
Hamilton Trustee lot 6 block 80,
Morehead City for about $3000.
J. D. Phillips and wife to Alex
Lewis lot 14 block 63, Morehead
City for consideration of $100.
Arthur Midgett and wife to E. H.
Gotham lot 10 block 71 Morehead
City for about $100.
W. E. Taylor and wife to Arthur
Smith 12 acres White Oak ownship
for consideration of $1.00.
ALL SIGNS POINT TO
CONTINUED PROSPERITY
Washington, D. C. February 2otn
New records were established in
many trade and industrial lines in
1925, according to a report just made
public by the Federal Reserve
Board on economic conditions
throughout the country. And these
new records of prosperity were es
tablished under such conditions that
there is every promise that there will
be continued stability nad progress
throughout the present year.
The board especially emphasized
the fact that although there was gen
eral great activity throughout the
year the fluctuation in price levels,
in the whosesale lines was less than
in Hny year since 1913. At the end
of the year, despite the heavy move
ments during the year, the stocks in
the hands of wholesalers and retail
ers were but four per cent greater
than at the end of 1924. The amount
of building during 1925 was twenty
five per cent greater than in 1924,
but the cost of building was no high
er and the prices of building materi
als remained about the same
"Similarly," the board said "not
withstanding the increased output of
automobiles, which was considerably
larger than in any previous year,
automobile prices were lower at the
end of 1925 than a year earlier.
"The large increase in the volume
of productive' activity in 1925, es
pecially in manufacturing and build
ing, was thus not accompanied by a
ripe in prices and indicates a high
dVgree of elasticity in the produc
tive power of industry, which has en
abled it to supply an increased de
mand for its products at a relatively
constant level of prices.
The board stated that nearly all
the important industries were more
active in 1925 than in 1924 with the
largest growth in the building in
dustry and in the production of com
modities required in the .construc
tion and equipment of new buildings.
"Demand for goods by consumers
it stated, "both urban and rural, was
sustained throughout the year and
was reflected in a large volume of dis-
tibution of commodities, both at
wholesale an dretail."
Mr and Mrs. W. J. Clark Sr. of
Greenville arrived yesterday and are
visiting their son Mr W. J. Clark Jr.
on Front street.
New York City has more than a
hundred languages and over a thous
and dialects.
STATE NEWS
Items of Interest From Various
Parts of State
Formal announcement of the can
didacy of Robert R. Reynolds of
Asheville for U. S. Senator was an
nounced a few days ago. Mr. Rey
nolds will run against Senator Over
man for the Democratic nomination.
He was a candidate for Lieutenant
governor during the last campaign.
On the night of the 18th. fire des
troyed the plant of the Liberty Chair
Company at Liberty, N. C. The
loss is estimated at $200,000 and
was only partly covered by insurance.
Liberty has no fire protection.
The influenza epidemic in Greens
boro is said to have decreased. At
its worst it was estimated that there
were 1000 cases daily. There have
been very few deaths.
At Hendersonville last week the
jury acquitted Buford Nelson a
young white man of killing Ralph
Gibbs another young fellow. The
two had been drinking together and
Gibbs was killed. Nelson claimed
that the shooting was accidental.
Last Friday the three masted
Dutch schooner Pioneer, was towed
into Southport by the tug Blanch.
The vessel had lost one mast, rigging
was blown away and sails were torn
into shreds. She was loaded with
fertilizer and was bound for Norfolk.
Reports from Moore county say
that sentiment in favor of Al Smith
for President is growing. Four Dem
ocratic leaders there say they will
support him if he is nominated.
A suit has been started in Franklin
county seeking to put the Tobacco
Growern' Cooperative Association in
the hands of a receiver. Wiley M
Person, lawyer who has.been fight
ing the association for several years
is the main man in the suit and has
secured the names of twenty five
farmers to act as plaintiffs.
Chief of Police O. P. Hobgood of
Oxford committed suicide Monday
He went to the cemetery and shot
himself in the temple. He had join
ed the Baptist church the night be
fore. Ill health is supposed to have
been the cause of the suicide.
Mayor C. E. Houston of Monroe
cut his throat at his home Sunday.
He was taken to a hospital and died
shortly thereafter. He is said to
have been in poor health for some
time and had worried a good deal
about his business affairs.
A novel dobate will take place in
Greensboro Jn March the 2nd. on
the question of abolishing capital
punishment. ,Two preachers and
two lawyers (will do the debating.
There will be'a preacher and a law
yer on each side. It will be held in
the court house and open to the pub
lic. Students from the University,
State College and Wake Forest hold
a meeting in Greensboro last week
called "Youth Week." Problems
which are of interest to young peo
ple were discussed. About 100
students were present.
Last Saturday G. M. Jackson a well
known farmer of Wake county killed
his wife, his daughter Miss F.ldora
and then shot himself. He was 76
years old and a well to do man.
Temporary insanity is thought to
have been the cause of the man's
terrible deed.
It turns out that Holmes Morris
of Monroe who has been missing for
several days is not dead according
to sheriff Clifford Fowler. His car
had been found with bullet holes in
it and his hat also damaged and it
was thought he had been murdered.
The sheriff says that Morris has de
serted his wife and two children and
run off with another woman.
Using an acetylene torch to cut a
hole in the back of a safe robbers
stole from the Bank of Stokes coun
ty at King about $8000 in cash and
a considerable lot of stocks and
bonds; They cannot use the latter
though. The job is supposed to have
been done by experienced safe crack
HANCOCK-HUNTLEY COMPANY
MOVES TO NEW QUARTERS
The wholesale grocery firm of
Hancock-Huntley Company have com
menced moving their stock into their
new building located out near the
northern end of Live Oak street. The
building is finished except for paint
ing and some work in the interior.
It was built by Mr. John Chaplain
and his force of workmen. The
structure is quite a large one, 48 by
120 feet, one story high. A large
stock of goods can be carried in it
without trouble. It is located near
the same firm's potato curing house
which is of the same size. The two
buildings have or will have, a rail
road siding at their rear doors. The
ercetion of these two houses makes
a decided improvement in the appear
ance of things in that section of
town.
The building on Front street which
the Hancock-Huntley Company has
occupied for several years has been
seJd to Messrs F. M. Simmons and
W. D. Adams of Charlotte. W7hat
they intend to do with the property
has not yet been disclosed but the im
pression is that they bought it for
an investment and not for any par
ticular use.
HEALTH OFFICER
BEGINS HIS WORK
Dr. J. H. Britt Came Sunday.
Will Have Office In
City Hali
After a lap-: of several years
Carteret county again has a health
officer. The board of commissioners
that preceded the present one dis
continued the office as a measure of
economy and the new board took no
action on the matter until a few
months ago. Dr. T. C. Britt, orgina
ly of Lumberton lately of Wilming
ton, arrived Sunday and is getting
things ready to begin active work.
Dr. Britt was recommended to the
county Board of Health by the State
Board of Health and comes highly
endorsed. The county Board of
Health is composed of J. E. Woodland
chairman of the Board of Commis.
sioners, J. H. Woikman, County
School Superintendent, Mayor T. M.
Thomas Jr., of Beaufort, Dr. B. F.
Royall of Morehead City and Dr. C
S Maxwell of Beaufort. The coun
ty's health budget is six thousand
dollars a year. Of this amount 30
percent is paid by the State, 20 per
cent by the Rockefeller Foundation
and 50 percent by the county.
Dr. Britt is a graduate of the Jef
ferson Medical School of Philadel
phia which is recognized as one of
the best medical colleges in the
United States. He has had a year
ind half experience in tuberculosis
work and for a year or so has been
ssistant health officer of New Han
over county and the city of Wilming
ton. He is a comparatively young
man; is married and has two chil
dren. The Britt family live in the
Rice house on Craven street. Dr.
Britt's office will be up stairs in the
city hall building. About the first
work that Dr. Britt expects to do will
be among the school children of the
county. He will make physical ex
aminations, give vaccinations and so
on. He will also later on take up
the study of conditions as regards
tuberculosis malaria and hookworm.
Anti-hookworm and malaria cam
paigns may be started during the
year.
PLAN ELIMINATION OF
GRADE CROSSING MENACE
High Point, Feb.19 The city en
gineer has been requested by the
mayor to draw plans for the elimina
tion of railway crossings in the city
limits of High Point, and these plans
are to be submitted to the Southern
Railway company. Henry W. Miller,
vice-president of the Southern, has
caused plans 'to be drawn, embodying
'.he views of the railway company on
eliminating crossings, but several
city officials think these plans do not
entirely cover the situation.
Mr. Miller's plans, which are on
display at the local chamber of com
merce, provide for the establishment
of one large overhead bridge and sev
eral underpasses or tunnels. The cost
ofthe project is estimated at about
$350,000.
MOREHEAD CITY
LETS CONTRACT
FOR CITY HALL
New Structure To Cost Around
$40,000. Building To Be
- Tile and Stucco
WILL HAVE NEW WHITE WAY
Morehead City, N. C. Feb. 25th
The sealed bids for the new city
hall were publicly opened Tuesday
evening at the meeting of the town
commissioners and the general con
tract was awarded to Jones Bros, of
Wilson, N. .. The electric con
tract to J. H. Thompson of Wilson
and the heating and plumbing to E.
L. Davis of Beaufort, N. C.
The site for the building is locat
ed on the corner of Evans and Eighth
Streets, a block from the city dock.
The land was recently purchased
from Charles S. Wallace for $11,500.
It wil be a tile and stucco structure
and is estimated to cost $40,000. It
will contain a mayor's court room,
tax collector's office, jail and store
room for the city's equipment. And
it will also house the fire apparatus,
part of which will be a new La France
motor truck of the latest model. The
city already has one fire truck.
The grading of Morehead Bluffs
started Wednesday morning February
24th. with a large number of mules
and workmen. Mr. Piatt has contract
or grading. Contracts amounting
to $100,000 have been awarded by
the Morehead Bluffs Inc. to J. F.
Mulligan and Company of Cleveland,
N. C.
Bids advertising for the second
'white way" will be opened this
week. This way will intersect at
21st. street, the one which extends
'o the Atlantic Hotel on Arendell
Street.-. -
The indoor .circus put . on by
Mansfield and Balbeanie was held at
the school auditorium Tuesday even
ing under the auspices of the Social
Service department of the Womans'
Club. A street parade was held at
3:30 Tuesday afternoon headed by
the Morehead City Band. The pro
ceeds of this entertainment will be
used to furnish glasses to school
children needin gthem.
The construction work on the elec
tric light and power plant is progress
ing rapidly and Mr. Guthrie, contrac
tor, states that it will be completed
about April 1st. The structure is
being entirely rebuilt and will be
much larger than the old one and
the cost of erecting it will be about
$8,000. It has recently been equip
ped with two mammoth oil engines
of the Fairbanks and Morse type
one of 360 H. P. and the other of
240 H. P. The large engine and
generator from the old equipment of
the power plant has been sold to.
Mr. Allie, Cook of New Bern. This
machinery was shipped to the western
part of the state, where it will be in
stalled in a cotton mill.
The following ladies left Satur
day for a trip to Florida: Mesdames
D. G. Bell, R. W. Taylor, R. W
Taylor Jr, J. C. Taylor and Miss Mil
dred Wallace.
On Monday a number of ladies
left for a tour of Florida cities,
featuring Hollywood and Coral
Gables. In the party wiere: Mes
dames. S. S. Wilis, F. S Hodge, Hen
ry Goodwin and Misses Carita Wade
and Isabelle Cecil.
Mr. W. F. Dowdy of New Bern
will open up a furniture store in this
city within the next few days to be
operated by Mr. R. H. Dowdy who
formerly conducted a furniture store
on the corner of Arendell and 8th.
Streets. The new store is opposite
the Charles Hotel building recently
occupied by George Willis.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by Register of
Deeds Jno. W. Hamilton since last
week : ,
Alton Robinson, Morehead City
and Drusilla Swain, Morehead City.
Pilgrims to the number of 1,250,
000 visited Rome during Holy Year