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VOLUME XV
TEN PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY MARCH 4, 1925
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 9
U Inlls
i OF WOMEN
IN INDUSTRY IS
BEING DISCUSSED
Governor McLean Hat Not De
cided to Order Investigation
of Conditions Yet
WHO KILLED YOUNG RODCERS?
(By M. L. SHIPMAN)
Raleigh, N. C. March 1 An
nouncement of "Bob" Reynolds can
didacy for the United States Senate
agaihpt Senator Le S. Overman, the
arguments for and against a survey
of women in industry in North Caro
Hnaf ihe sudden emergence into the
limelight again of the Rodgers kill
ing at Christmas and a number of
other matters absorbed the attention
of the Capital this week, administra
tion circles brought forth no out
standing news, the developments a
round the capital with the adminis
tration as a common center were
-sufficient to hold interest.
R. R. Reynolds, Asheville attor
ney, announced for the Senate to
succeed Lee Overman whose term ex
pires this year. Reynolds frankly
stated be wr.s soliciting votes and
would do his best if elected but
would take a lickng with good grace
if he had to. Since Overman will
make a run for the office, it appears
the major election of June will be
eontested.
The child Welfare Commission and
the State Federation of Labor divid
ed attention with Governor McLean
ths week in the proposed survey of
workng conditions of women in in
dustry. The Governor issued and
then reiterated twice a statement
that he would not order a survey of
the tttatus of women workers until
factR were presented to aim showing
that there were volation of law with
respect to their treatment. The
president of the State Federation of
Labor asked the Governor to order
survey and alleged "exploitation of
women in industry Mas at its height
in North Carolina." The Child Wel
fare Commission declared an investi
gation was not within its scope. At
the end of the week the status of
the matter was unchanged and the
prospect of a survey appeared dim
unless the Governor received, actual
facts involving specific cases on which
to base an order for a survey.
Three Women Siupected
"Who killed Preston Rodgers?"
a question which agitated Raleigh
during January may soon be ans
wered Or at least it again will be a
question uppermost n the minds of
the people. The Wake county grand
jury presented to the solicitor Satur
day a presentment against three
women who were present when the
boy was mysteriously killed at his
mother's home on December 31.
These three women had been acquit
ted of guilt by the coroner's jury but
it is understood new evidence was
presented to the grand jury on which
it based its presentment. Uundulr
the law the Solicitor will now draw
bills of indictment and present them
to the ftvand jury this week and it
will be up to that body to decide
whether the formal indictments will
le returned in which case the women
would go on trial at the term of crim
inal court which opened here this
week. The women named were Mrs.
Preston Rodgeis, the boy's mother;
Mrs. Bonnie Baste, a beauty shop
proprietor and Lolita Clarke, a eous
ia of the boy. The killing took place
after a "wild paity" at the home of
Mrs. Rodgers.
Chiefs of Police and sheriffs of
the State were criticized in the re
port of Deputy Warden Honeycutt
of State Prison made public during
the week. The deputy warden said
the law required the sheriffs and
chiefs to fingerpn'nt prisoners and
file fingerprints with the Prison Bu
reau of identification but only six
had kept the law.
Rex. L. Farmer of Wilson and Otis
W. Duke of Greensboro will not prac
tice law in North Carolina. The Su
preme Court barred them from prac
tice after they had passed the mental
examination. The ground for barr
ing them was that they were not of
sufficient good character for admis
sion tdlhe profession. The opinion
was the most far reaching of its kind
ever handed down for it set moral
limits within which prospective at
torneys mut hold themselves and it
(Continued on page f.vt)
MR. JOl.N A. ROYALL WILL
EUiLD RESIDENCE SOON
Mr. and Mis. John A. Royall form
tr residents of Beaufort artived Sun
day and are spending a few days
here stopping at the Davis House.
Mr. Royall formerly held extensive
interests in real estate in the county.
The property on Bogue Banks now
owned by Mrs. Hoffman and Mr. H.
K. Fort was sold to them by Mr.
Royall several years ago When he
sold the banks property he reserved
several islands in Bogue Sound and
be is going to erect a handsome
residence on one of these for the
use of his family. The Royalls are
well known and popular in this sec
tion and their fiends are pleased to
have them come back to Carteret
county.
BOARD SETTLES
FERRY QUESTION
Straits Route Adopted. Yeo
man And Son Get The Con
tract At $1400 per Year
The Harker's Island ferry question
was settled by the board of county
commissioners at their meeting Mon
day. Not however in accordance
with the wishes of the citizens of the
Island as expressed by their delega
tion which was present Monday.
Messrs Charles S. Davis, C. M. Gas
kill and Charles Hancock represented
the Islanders and requested that the
ferry route be via Crane Island to
Marshallberg. The board decided
that this route would be too costly
and otherwise impracticable so a mo
tion was passed that the route be
from Harker's Point to Guy Chad
wick' Point near Straits.
A contract for the operatioa of the
ferry was let to Eugene Yeoman and
Son of Harker's Island at a salary
of ft 400 pet ' year1. ,- A contract is
to be entered into and a bond of
$3500 will be required of the con
tractors for the faithful performance
of their agreement. The ferry is to
start within thirty days after the
contractors have been notified that
the docks are completed.
The board adopted a motion to the
effect that no. persons would be re
lieved of their taxes on real or per
sonal property except as provided by
law. A motion was passed to pay
the costs of the plumbing in the offices
of the County Health Department.
Mr. John Howard Mason of Stacy
was given permission to move a
house acioss the highway. Mr. F.
L. Bell of Wildwood asked that the
valuation of his farm be reduced.
Chairman Woodland is to investi
gate the matter and report later.
A motion was passed authorizing the
payment of $2.50 per day for 30
days to Mr. J. H. French for injuries
received while in the employ of the
county. A motion was passed in
stiucting the sheriff and clerk to get
prices on steel cells for the county
jail. On recommendation of Dr.
Dendinger of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture and appropriation of
$500 was made to condtK-t a cam
paign for freting the cattle in the
county from tuberculosis. A mo
tion was passed instructing the clerk
to notify the East Coast I-and Com
pany that the road built hy them was
not according to contract and there
fore could not be accepted at this
time. .A motion was passed adopting
the causeway from foot of Turner
street to the other end at West Beau
fort and authorizing the same to be
hard surfaced. A number of bills
were audited.
LECTURE ON MORMONISM.
On Sunday next a sermon on
"Mormonism" is to be delivered at
the First Baptist church by Mrs.
Lulu Loveland Shepard. The speak
er travels under the auspices of the
Nation Reform Association of Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania. She has spok
en in a great many cities and towns
throughout the country and is said
to be a very fluent and entertaining
talker.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following permits to wed have
been issued by Register of Deeds
Jno. W. Hamilton since last week:
Newton H. McCajn and Annie M.
Cannon, Newport
W. J. Felton, Newport and Lizzie
Vji, Eeaufort.
MOREHEAD CITY
ITEMS OF NEWS
(By Mrs. George Henderson)
Morehead City, N. C. Mar 3rd
DEATH OF MRS. DIXON
The funeral services were held ov
er the remains of Mrs. Joseph Dix
on last Friday at 3 o'clock on Bridgts
street conducted by the Reverend
Mr. Holden, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church asssiled by the
Reverend Mr. Crain.
Mrs. Dixon who has been ill for
the past several months was at the
hospital at Washington for treatment
when her death occurred last Wed
nesday, February 24th. She was 54
years old.
Besides her husband she leaves the
following children: Messrs. Bertie,
Guy, Arthur, John, Benjamine,
Ronald, Richard and one daughter
Miss Lucy. Three brothers Messrs.
John, Theodore, and Dave Salter,
four sisters: Miss Melissa Salter,
Mesdames. Sophronia Gilgo, Mary B.
Willis, and Sabra Robinson.
Entertain tor Bride Elect.
Mi's. Harvey Hamilton entertain
ed at cards last Wednesday after
noon from 4 to 6 o'clock at her
home on Arendell street, in honor of
Miss Margaret Thornton whose ap
proaching marriage to Mr. Paul
Gray Throgdon of Greensboro takes
place in New Bern on Saturday
March 6lh.
Bridge was the game played at
which there were six tables. The
hostess presented a lovely satin gift
book called "Our Wedding Day" as
souvenier of the oecassion. The
high score prize an embroidered
towel was won by Mrs. George Thomp
son. The low score prize, a black
trump holder was presented to Mrs.
E. A,- Council.
At the close of the game an ice
course was served which carried out
a color 'scheme of pink, the ices be
ing, pink hearts in the center of
which was perched a dainty cupid.
Pink sweet peas were used as sou
venirs. Stag Party
Mr. Harvey Hamilton was the gen
ial host Friday evening from 8 :30
to 10:30 at a stag party, the occa
sion being his birthday. The even
ing was pleasantly spent in playing
bridge and set back. During the
course of the game fruit punch was
served.
There were about 24 guests who
enjoyed Mr. Hamilton's hospitality.
Before departing a chicken salad
course was served.
The following New Bcrnians were
visitors here Sunday: Al Newberry,
W. M. Pinnix, Mr. and Mrs. George
Roberts and daughter, Mary, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Stith and Miss Mary
Stith, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Godfroy,
Mr and Mrs Marvin Lewis.
Messrs' T D. Warren, Dr. Parker
and Colonel Barker of New Bern
spent a few hours in the city last
Thursday.
Dr. George W. Tay of Beaufort
held the regular Lenten services
Thursday afternoon at 4 :30 at St.
Andrews Mission.
Mrs. George Henderson, Sr. Mrs.
John Dunn, and Mrs. W. H Cooke
of New Bern motored here last Fri
day and spent a few hours.
Mesdames. W. B. Elan ford and
N. W. Jones of New Bern spent the
day here last Saturday.
FIRE THREATENS HOME
OF CAPTAIN W. K. HINNANT
Quick work on the part of the lo
cal fire company probably prevented
the destruction of the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. K. Hinnant on Ann
street Wednesday morning at about
ten o'clock. The fire started on the
kitchen roof and probably was caus
ed from the flue. The blaze was get
ting a good start when the truck ar
rived but it was the work of but a
few minutes to put a stop to it. The
damage is estimated to be around
two hundred dollars.
Mr. A. S. Marrow of Scotland
Neck has accepted a position with
the Beaufort Drug C6.
NEW POWER PLANT
IS ABOUT READY
Equipment Is Throughly Mod
ern. Ample Power Now
For Be
Needs.
Beaufort's new power plant is now
about completed Bnd in a few days
it wjll be operating on regular sche
dule' Superintendent Hardy Lewis
says it is one of the best plants in
the State or for that matter in any
state, the size of the town considered.
Th building that houses the machin
ery is a good one and has room
enough to add another power unit
when the demands are sufficient to
justify the extra installation. A
concrete floor is to be added and some
painting and other details are to be
done before the building is finished.
The new power plants consists of
two units, one of 240 horse power
and the other 120 horse power. The
larger one is to be used at night and
the other in the day time. The
machinery was furnished by the Fairbanks-Morse
Company and a repre
sentative of the company Mr. E. W.
Vandyke is here installing the switch
boards. The engines burn crude oil
and it is thought that a big saving,
possibly one half, will be made by
stopping the use of coal as fuel. The
annual coal bill has been running a
round $10,000. Besides the saving
in coal the machinery will be easier
to operate as there will be no fur
naces to feed, fne oil is in a 16,000
gallon tank near the ,pl;;nt and is fed
by pipes to the engines. On Wed
nesday night the new equipment was
run for a few hours and was found
to be satisfactory. In a few days it
will be in operation and the old
equipment will be sold as soon as a
purchaser can be found.
The Water and Light Commission
is having meters put in all over town,
both electric and water meters.
Many are in use now and the others
will be installed as fast as possible.
The meter system means that much
electricity and water that are now
wasted will be conserved. As soon
as the building and other work is
finished Superintendent Lewis in
tends to clean up the grounds around
the plant and make attractive look
ing place of it. He says Beaufort
now has a power plant that will meet
her needs for many years to come.
FEBRUARY WEATHER WAS
A GENERAL MIXTURE
February weather in this section
was a mixture of wet and dry warm
vand cold. There were 17 clear days,
4 cloudy and 7 partly cloudy ones.
The wind( blew from the southwest
10 days, .the northeast 3 days, the
southeast
the north
days and
6 days, the east one day,
one day, the northwest 6
the west one day. The
total Tain fill for the month was 4.83
inches: tht1 average for the month is
3.86 inchts. The coldest wether
was on th 11th and 12th when the
mercury dropped to 27 above zero.
There were several days when the
thermometer recorded 60 or higher,
the warmest day was 65 on the 23rd.
Temperature figures for the month
are- as follows:
Max.
56
55
6(1
Min.
46
38
43
39
36
31
40
39
39
31
27
27
39
48
50
40
35
50
50
33
46
59
44
33
41
48
40
30
1
o
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10"
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
9K
i .58
50
....54
.... 63
62
5!l
51
47
50
51
57
60
58
5!)
60
..60
59
59
61
65
52'
61
61
59
' 52
26
27
28
Mr S. J. Weller of Kinston was
legistered at the Inlet Inn Wednesday.
POLICE COURT WAS
RATHER SHORT MONDAY
Echoes of a rather celebrate !
dance that took place in the eastern
part of town a week or so ago were
heard again in police court Monday
afternoon. The evidence suffcient
to convict any one was lacking
though. Raymond Spiingle pleaded
not guilty to the charge of drunk
and disorderly and Reuben White
huift did the same on the charge of
cuisirg and fighting. The cases
were dismissed. Floyd Robinson ad
mitted having been drunk in the court
on a previous Monday. Mayor
Thomas at 'first said he was going to
give him 30 days on the streets but
finally decided to cut it down to the
costs with the understanding that if
he got drunk again he would get the
30 days. There were no other cases.
TOWN ASSISTS
TREE PLANTING
Makes Appropriation For Set
ting Out Trees. Ladies Visit
The Board
All members of the city board and
the Mayor were present at the meet
ing Monday at the city hall. A
number of matters were considered
and acted upon by the board although
there was nothing of unusual impor
tance. A committee of ladies representing
the Community Club were present
and asked the board to appropriate
$50 for the purpose of planting trees
along the streets. There was some
discussion and the motion was adopt
ed. A motion was passed allowing the
County Board of Health to occupy
the second floor of the city hall. The
town is to have a partition made on
the east end. A motion was passed
to put a 'telephone in the residence
of "Chief of Police Longest. A mo
tion was passed that a warrant be
issued for the Norfolk Southern
Railroad for not fixing street cross
ings. The request of Mrs. Sallie Mason
that she be relieved of taxes on her
real estate was considered and not
granted. The boai .1 took the posi
tion that the property was her's only
life time and that the J. H. Mason
estate should pay the taxes. A mo
tion was pnssed allowing Jas. L. Tay
lor two thirds of the cost of an auto
mobile tire in place of one damaged
on one of the streets. Express a
gent Seth Gibbs asked to be allowed
to extend the wooden platform used
for express sixteen feet farther east.
The request was gi anted. H. M.
Marshall was relieved of his taxes
for 1924. A motion was passed in-
strrvting the city engineer to survey
and establish the corner of Moore
and Cedar streets. Attorney C. R.
Wheatly asked for a reduction on the
valuatoin of property owned by
Hamock and Huntly on Live Oak
street. This was on the ground that
when the new road was built it took
up a part of their land. Matter was
rpferied to the street committee. Dr.
George Davis asked to be allowed to
remove a tree in front of his place
as it is in the way of his driveway.
Referred to City Engineer Brooks.
A considerable number of bills were
audited.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The countv Board of Education
met as usual on the first Monday.
The board discussed school conditions
ar.d prospects a good deal but did not
transnct much business. Nie Deci
sion was reached in regard to having
a parade at county commencement.
The old school building at Wildwood
was' sold for $200 and some bills were
Sudited. . .......i.
1 PLANTING CREPE MYRTLES.
An effort to beautify the streets
tf Beaufort by planting crepe myr
tle trees has been made this week.
The work was done under the aus
pices of the civics department of the
Community Club. County Agent
Hugh Overstreet helped with the
job of planting the trees. The
shrubs cost 35 cents each and about
100 of them were planted.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Willis at their home on
Queen street Monday morning.
MUCH INTEREST
MANIFESTED NOW
IN REAL ESTATE
All Sorts of Rumors Are Going
The Rounds About Realty
Sales
REGISTER'S OFFICE BUSY
Interest in teal estate is mounting
higher and higher in Carteret coun
ty almost every day. All kinds of
stories are afloat about big deals be
ing made, options taken and offers
refused and all the ret of the sort
of talk that goes with real estate
booms. Some of the conservative
type of business men discount the
big talk considerably but all admit
that a good deal of property is chang
ing hands an dthat prices have ad
vanced and my go higher yet. Some
say that if prices are jumped up too
much that it will have a bad effect
on the real development of this sec
tion. They say that real investors,
not speculators, will hesitate to buy
if prices are unreasonably high and
that after all it is not the specula
tor but the real investor who estab
lishes values.
At the office of Register of Deeds
a lot of activity in looking up titles
and recording papers is going on.
Some transactions recently record
ed are as follows:
U. E. Swann and wife to J. L Ham
ilton et al 5 lots Hammocks proper
ty, consideration of $100
R. L. Atkins and wife to W. II
Rose and wife 1 lot Beaufort for a
bout $1500
' Alv;ih Hamilton and wife to A. S.
Groves et al lot 10 block 33 More
head City for $600
Thso. Lewis and wife to C. F.
Fieeman lot 5 block 107 Morehead
City, consideration not shown.
Florence Oglesby et alto Maude
Colburn, Camp Glenn 2 3-4 acres for
$325.
Mrs. Florence Oglesby to Molly
Colburn 1-2 acre Camp Glenn for a
bout $50.
E. H. Gorham and wife to C. S
Wallace et al lots 1, 2, 4, 5. 9, 10,
11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16 block 120
Morehead City for about $100.
T. D. Webb and wife to Charles B.
Lewis 1 lot Morehead City for about
$45.
Chas. B. Lewis and wife to Walter
P. Freeman 1 lot Morehead City for
about $500.
Eric Wallison to Alvah Hamilton
1 lot Morehead City for about $1597.
42.
Gilbert Willis and wife to J. L.
Roberts Jr. et al 1 lot Morehead
City for about $200.
G. S. Willis and wife to Lorena
Dowdy 3 lots Morehead City for a
bout $100.
Fenley Lewis ):tid wife to II. W. '
Hibbs 2 tracts Newport Township
for about $2000.
W. W. Roberts and wife to W. J.
Henderson 2 lots town of Newport
for about $325.
LARGE SCHOONER ARRIVES
CAPE LOOKOUT DISABLED
The four masted schooner Virginia
Dare of New York commanded by
Captain R. C. Torry came into Cape
Lookout Saturday with distress sig
nals flying. The vessel encounter
ed a bad southwest storm last Thurs
day night and while in the vicinity of
Cape Lookout she broke her rudder
and sprang p. leak. When boarded
by the Cape Lookout Coast Guard
crew she was found in a dangerous
condition and they put her on the
beach. The captain and crew were
all taken ashore without injury. The
vessel was loaded with garbage and
was bound from Carteret, N. J. u
Chaileston, S. C. At last reports
nothing hnd been done in the way of
salvaging the vessel or cargo.
VALUABLE FARM SOLD.
The farm owned until recently by
Mr. J. Nelson Smith near North Riv
er was sold under foreclosure pro- r
ceedings Saturday. It was bid in
for the Federal Land Bank at the
price of $10,750. There were be
tween seven and eight hundred acres
of land in the farm.
Mr. Harry Lipman of New Bern
was in town today stopping at the
D:,vis House.
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