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VOLUME XV
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY MARCH 25 1926
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 12
EWS'
INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS
HAVE BEEN VERY LARGE
Leaders Think That State's Deficit Will Be Wiped Out And
That More Road Bonds Can Be Issued '
REAL ESTATE
SCHOOL MEETING
BEAUFORT'S ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
WILL BE STARTED NEXT MONTH
A Fund of About $3000 Has Been Raited To Boost The Town.
W ill Advertise In Leading Dailies
SELLING WELL
TOMORROW NIGHT
(By M. L. SHIFMAN)
, RALEIGH, N. C. March 22 The
swelling income collections, the meet
ing of the North Carolina Education
Association, and other matters filled
up a rather quiet week in Raleigh.
Nothing of importance occurred in
political circles though the pot is be
ginning to seeth and soon there may
be something stirring.
The North Carolina Education
Association held an important session j
at the Capital. The most important
matter handled was the unanimous
adoption of a legislative report to
urge the eight months school term
and to the politicians. Mr. Graham
expressed the hope that by the end
of the 192.7 legislature the Governor
and other political leaders ancythe
legislature would be whole-heartedly
behind the project. Secretary of
State Everett speaking at a meeting
at the same time the teachers were
in session announced that he favored
the eight months school term.'
The revenue collections during the
past week justifield the prediction of
Governor McLean that when they
came in they would entirely wipe
out the deficit of more than a million
d( liars existing in the State General
Fund. More than four million dol
lars in income taxes has poured in to
Commissioner Doughton's office and
there are still large sums to be add
ed. If the State can operate within
the surplus of about two million dol
lars created by the income taxes for
the next three months then Governor
McLean will end his first fiscal, year
with a balanced budget one of the
major' aims and there may be a
slight surplus. Commissioner Dough
ton is gleeful over the collections and
the Governor is greatly gratified.
Other leaders alsov are pleased and
more than a half dozen have express
ed the opinion that the State is fi
nancially sound and with the gradual
ly increasing road taxes it is said
that the legislature will be safe in
issung more bonds for road-building.
Three deaths occurred in the state
during the week, taking away men
who had been excellent citizens.
William Hart, state highway com
missioner and .president of the State
Fair died suddenly last Friday, at
his home in Tarboro. He was a
wealthy man and had contributed
largely to the upbuilding of his sec
tion of the State. Judge G. H.
Brown, for 16 years a member of the
Supreme Court and prior to that
time a Superior Court Judge died af
ter a long life devoted to the service
of North Carolina. Also former
Corporation Commissioner E. C.
Beddingfield passed away at the age
of sixty-four. He was well and fav
orably known over the' entire State.
Hoyle Sink of the Salary and Wage
Commission has announced that that
body will meet at Raleigh on March
24, this week, but only routine mat
ters will be considered.
Governor McLean fired a gun in
the political battle of this coming
summer with the appointment of the
State Board of Elections which will
have supervisory powers over the
elections. Judge Walter H. Neal of
Laurinburg was re-appointed chair
man of the Board while the other
members appointed are William E.
Breese of Brevard, T. Boddie Ward
of Wilson, Clarence Call of Wilkes
boro, and R. W. Herring of Fayette
ville. The Women's Missionary Council
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South Completed its meeting here
1 with the adoption of resolutions urg
ing that the prohibition law be en
forced and pledging themselves to
work against any move for modifica
tion of the law.
If the farmer wants a fair return
for his products then the economic
situation under which he lives must
bee hanged, declared Miss Elizabeth
Kelly speaking before the State Par
ent Teacher Council meeting here.
Governor Gunter of Colorado call
ed on Governor McLean during the
week. .Interest was manifested here
In the meeting of the State Auto
motive Trade Association at Wins-
. ton Salem and a number of dealers of
this city attended the sessions. W. G.
Womble, rate clerk of the Corpora
(Continuod on page five-
HARKER'S ISLAND FERRY
WILL BEGIN IN JULY
Captain Eugene Yeoinans of Har-
jker's Island was in town Monday and
paid the News office a visit. He says
the contract for the Hark er's Island
ferry boat has been let to Whitehurst
and Rice of Beaufort and that he ex
pects to be operating the ferry by
July the first. The vessel will have
a capacity for carrying eight cars and
in the cabin there will be room for
twenty passengers. The cost of the
boat including engine will be arounJ
$2500. Captain Yoemans says that
on the day the ferry service begins
Harker's Island is going to have a
big celebration. It is expected that
people who have never been on the
Island befc" will be there that lay
pnd a big crowd is looked for.
'PEEPING TOM" CASE
DRAWS BIG CROWD
A considerable number of alleged
offenders faced Mayor Thomas in
police court last Monday afternoon
and a large number of spectators
were also present. The case that ex
cited the most interest was that of
Tuttle Robinson who was c harged
with having violated, the "Peeping
Tom" act. Robinson was arrested
last Friday night near the residence
of City School Superintendent R. L.
Fritz. Two young ladies who were
alone in the house heard some prowl
ing around thereand became frighten
ed and left the house. They met
several boys a short distance away
to whom they told of the occurence.
The boys went back to the vicinity
and found Robinson in a car -that
was parked near there, . He denied
that he Was guilty of the -t peepine
charge but the Mayor decided to hold
him for Superior Court under a $200
bond which he gave.
Lee Wigfall charged with having
whiskey in his possession for pur
pose of sale was bound over to Su
perior Court under a $300 bond.
Charles Chadwick otherwise known
as "Pickle Dick" on a charge of
drunkne&s was let off under sus
pended judgment on payment of
costs. Rosa Belle Pigott on a sim
ilr charge received the same sea
tenee. John Robinson against, whom
there were three cases charging
drunkness had judgment suspended
in two of them. In the other case
he was fined $50 and costs or alter
native of 30 days "on the streets. Ed
Lynch letting dog run at large,
judgment suspended on payment of
costs. Willie Walton same charge,
drew the same sentence. Edgar
Simmons having a fight with Alvin
Congleton, judgment suspended on
payment of costs. Cases against
Alvin Congleton fighting, and George
Davis driving car without lcense
continued to next Monday. ,
YOUNG MAN IS KILLED
IN SODATOL EXPLOSION
Mt. Olive, March 2ft Saturday
morning about 10 o'clock in a field
about one-half mile from Calypso,
three miles south of here, Frank
Kornnegayf a young white man about
25 years of age, was instantly killed
when several sticks of sodatol that
he had in a bucket exploded. He and
Deams Sloan were blowing stumps
with the explosive.
Sloan was making preparations for
the placing of the sticks of sodatol
and Kornegay was placing and light
ing them. He had just placed one
under stump when those in the
bucket, from some unknown cause,
exploded, blowing off the top of his
head, shattering his right arm to the
elbow, blowing away his right leg
from near the hip to the ankle, and
puncturing his abdomen. He was
blown about 20 feet from where he
was standing at the time of the ex
plosion. He was unmarried but is
survived by his parents and several
brothers and sisters.
Messrs W.'L. Rawlings, T. H.
j Holmes, R. M. Powell and John
j Slaughter of Goldsboro were visitors
jhere today stopping at the Davis
'Hous.
Selling All Over The County
And Especially In More
head City
Real estate activity in Carteret
county shows no signs of diminish
ing. Marty deeds are being record
ed and besides this first payments
and options are being taken on a
great deal of property. One or two
large deals are now said to be brew
ing which will come to light in a short
time. The following deeds have
been recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds in the past few
days:
G. A. Liipton and wife to M. P.
Jerkins part lot 123 old town, Beau
fort for $315.
C." K. Howe and wife to Lillian
W. Hendrix 40 acres Cape Lookout
for about $10.
Eunice E. Roe et al to John F.
Hamilton tract Hunting Quarter
township for about $100.
C. S. Willis and wife to Leonda B.
Mason one acre in Atlantic for about
$100. - '
La Pelletier and wife to A. B.
Willis 1 1-2 acres Morehead Town
ship for about $1200.
Lorena Dowdy Hasbert to Mrs. K.
E. Spencer 4 lots in Morehead City
for about $100.
W. P. Freeman anu wife to H. C;
Waldrop 1 lot in Morehead City for
about $4000.
Cecila F. Willis and husband to
Waldrop and wife 5 lots in Morehead
Mrs. K. E. Spencer 2 lots Morehead
G. A. Caton and wife to H. C.
City fo ?bout $160.
City for about $4000.
E. H. Gorham and wife to'W. P
Freeman 2 lots Morehead for about
$3000
Vi, O. Biggs nd wife to W. D. La-
Rogue 2. lots Morehead City for about
Charlie Keg and wife to Henry
Monroe 2. lots Morehead City, no
consideration shown.
Cora Davis to Julia Dudley and
husband 1 lot Morehead City fur
$1.00.
R. M. Weeks et al to Geo. M. . Hil
ton 150 acies White Oak township
for consideration $100.
NEW, REAL ESTATE FIRM
LOCATES IN BEAUFORT
The real estale boom which struck
Carteret county some weeks ago 's
bringing in real estate dealers to both
Keauofrt and Morehead City. The
latent to arrive in Beaufort is the
North American Land Company. Dr.
W. M. McKeny and Mr. S. A. Eure
of Ayden are the principal members
of ths firm. They have secured
quarters in one of the W, S. Chad
wick buildings on the south side of
Front street and will open up offices
there. The new firm has acquired
a fine tract of 140 acres on Jarrott's
Bay near Smyrna and are thinking
of using it for the purpose of estab
lishing a colony of Summer residents
there. In addition to developing re
port property the firm also does an
auction business in town lots and
farm lands. One or the other of the
concern will be in Beaufort constant
ly from now on.
GOLDEN WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
A golden anniversary was cele
brated Sunday March 21, 1926 at
the home of Mr. and . Mrs. Joseph
Dickinson.
They were married March 21, 1876
at the home of her grand mother,
Mrs. R. D Springle, by the Reverend
J. L. Guthrie, The anniversary was
celebrated by a big dinner. The guests
consisted of her children, Mr. and
Mrs. K. A. Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. H
V Styron, Mr and Mrs John Dickin
son and Lews Dickinson, also their
Brand children and great grand chil
dren. There was about seventy-five
in all. All report a happy day, and
wishing the old couple many more
happy years.
Written by her grand-daughter,
Miss Annie Styron of Beaufort, N. C.
Miss Annie Morton of the N. C.
Teachers' College spent the week
end here with her mother Mrs. D. W.
corton.
Citizens Called Together To
-Consider School Matter
Letter From Dr
Hifhsmith Another mass meeting to consider
the school question is to be held to
morrow (Friday) evening. The call
for the meeting ha been issued by
Mayor Thomas. It will take place
in the county court room at 7:30
o'clock and the school situation in all
its phases will be discussed at that
tme. Mr. John J. Blair of the
State Department of Education is
expected to be present and take part
in the discussion.
The matter of restoring the High
School to the State's accredited list
seems to have been settled tempor
arily at least. As stated in the
News last week a committee of cit
izens went to. Raleigh and had a
conference with the officials about
the matter and obtained a promise
that the school would be restored un
der certain conditions. Since then
a letter has been received from Dr.
J. J. Highsmith which explans the
situation. The letter is as follows:
March, 17, 1926
Mr. J. F. Duncan
Mr. C. R. Wheatly
Mr. W. H. Trylor
Mr. E. U. Swann
Mr, W. A, Mace
Mr. A. D. O'Brian
Beaufort, N. C.
Gentlemen:
Agreeable to suggestion I take
pleasure in stating the conclusion
arrived at in the conference which
was held with Mr. Blair and me this
morning. The following agreement
was reached :
.If' satisfactory arrangement is
mt.de to provide adequately for the
Beaufort High School by June 1,
1926, the high school will be placed
upon the accredited list for the ses
siytr 11)25-26 snd to remain on the
accredited listthereafier so long as
the requirements are met. Satis
factory arrangement for the high
school menns that the necessary
financial arrangement .must be made
for, building and equipment. It
means also that whatever financial
arrangement is necessary whether by
loansf bonds or otherwise will be
made with the voting of a sufficient
tax rate to guarantee that plans a
greed upon will he executed.
This agreement provides that Mr.
U. E. Swann, W. A. Mace and A. D.
O'Brien representing the Board of
Trustees of the Beaufort Graded
School, W. H. Taylor, Chairman of
the County Board of Education of
Carteret County and C. R. Wheatly
and J. F, Duncan, appointed at a
mass meeting recently held in Beau
fort, together with Mr, John J. Blair
State Director of School House Thin
nings, shall determine what provision
shall be made in order to carry out
the intent and purpose of this agree
ment. The plans) shall have been
definitely set forth and agreed upon
by June 1, 1920, in order that the
joaufort High School may be given
accredited rating'.
With ever good wish for the larg
est measure of success in your un
dertaking and with a desire to render
svery possible assistance, I am,
Cordially yours,
J. Henry Highsmith
State High Scjhool Supervisor,
GROUP COMMENCEMENTS
DRAWING LARGE CROWDS
The group center commencements
of the Carteret county public schools
are going ahead according to sche
dule. The first one was held in At
lantic Monday and was a big success
from every standpoint. The atten
dance was large, the contests were
inteiesting and the (exhibits of work
iy the pupils were! creditable. At
Smyrna on Wednesday a crowd es
timated at a thousand or more was
present. The smne program that ob
tained at Atlantic wascarried through
with much 8U'-ee.. The winners in
the various contests that are being
held wH .cuipe' to Beaufoit for the
final' commencement on the 9th. of
April. A commencement is to be
held at the' Newport School on Fri
day and at White Oak on next Tues
day, where the same program that
took place at Atlantic and Smyrna
will be carried through.
ADVERTISING EASTERN CARO
LINA. CONTRACT HAS
BEEN LET
The Eastern Carolina Chamber of
Commerce has awarded contract to
the Greensboro Advertising Company
of Greensboro, N. C. to advertise the
entire Eastern Section of the State,
comprising forty-six (46) counties.
This advertising will be in the
nature of Newspaper, Trade Journals
and Booklets for follow-up work.
Representatives of the Greensboro
Advertising Company will soon be in
ths section gathering ndustrial and
agricultural data to be used in this j
advertising campaign. Weekly bul
letins will be issued in all news
papers for theduration of this cam
paign.
W. F. ROBERTSON
WEST BEAUFORT IMPROVE
MENTS. A consignment of red maples has
been received this week and are be
ing planted along the streets of West
Beaufort. Mr. C. W. Hodges who
owns several lots there has had some
shrubbery and trees planted on them.
PERMITS TO WED.
Marriage licenses issued recently
are as follows:
John Parmly, Conway, S. C. and
Sylvester Chatam, Beaufort.
Ernest Smith, Reidsville, Va. and
Neva B. Gaskill, Beaufort.
N. W. Potter, New York and Paul
ine Newberry, Newport, N. C.
NICE OFFICE FITTED UP.
The second floor of the Bank of
Beaufort building has been fitted up
for office purposes and will be oc
cupied by Messrs. J. F. Duncan, C, R.
Wheatly and George J. Brwks.cTt.e
rooms are well arranged nd will be
very convenient and comfortable
particularly in summer when the
south winds are blowing. Mr. Dun
can is already occupying his new
rooms and the others will move in a
few days.
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING
The. Parent-Teacher's Association
held its regular meeting , at the
graded school of the evening of
March 16. at 7:30.
The meeting was called to order t : . . ,
1.1. -i i w n , I That is to say arrangements have
by the president Mrs. U. E. SwaT.n . , - . , ,
' , . , .. , . been made for the use of a broad-
after which the audienue poened mi . .. ,
. . . . feasting station for one hour to put
singing America. j , . ,
! on a Beaufort program Bilhe Burke,
The subject for the evening was j travelling representative of the Tow
"Health ' Habits.'' The program Lr-Binford Electrical Supply Corn
committee consisted of Mrs. Hugh j p.,nv 0f Richmond, Va. was in town
Overstreet. chairman; Mrs. J. H. Wednesday and offered the service
Stubbs and Miss Swann. The pro
gram as follows:
Reading "Keeping the Child
Healthy" read by Mrs. Haywood.
Health Drill Children from Miss
Everett's room.
Reading "What) the Parent-
Teacher's Associations are doing for
the children" read by Mrs. Swann.
Health Song Children from third
grade.
Address by Dr. Britt, County
Health Officer. The business meet
ing followed the program.
It was voted that our Association
join the state and national P. T. A.
It was also voted to purchase gcales
for the school to aid Dr. Britt in
his work. Donations were asked to
help pay for the scales and the au-
Miss Arrington's class got the two
dollar attendance prize.
The April meeting will be the last
meeting for the school year and at
fhat meeting officers will be elected
for the coming year.
The subject for the April meeting
will be "P.ctter Homes.
The pro-
srram committee will be Mrs. Edd on or not. He reports a great deal
Potter, chrirman; Mrs. Chas. Hatsel ! of game in the waters of that sec
ond Miss Rrummitt. tion but did not hear of any viola
Mrs. S. F Hildebrand, J tions of Lie law. He says that the
Cliairmin of Publicity Com. citizens generally speaking think
: that the game should have some p 'O-
Messrs. William St. Onge and Earl tection and are in favor of obeying
Robinson of Westerly, Rhode Island, the law.
arrived last week oh a visit to the
family of Mayor T. M. Thomas Jr.
Mr, U. E. Swann went to New
Bern Wednesday on a business trip.
For the first time in its history the
town of Beaufort is going to put on
an advertising campaign. Up to ano
including Wednesday a total of
$2755 had been secured for adver- ,
tising purposes and . as several pos
sible contributors had not been seen
it was thought by those n charge that
atotal of $3000 would finally be got
ten. A meeting of the board of town
commissioners was held at the city
hall last Friday evening at wheh
time the advertsing campaign was
definitely launched. Mayor Thomas
and 'commissioners, Noe, Maxwell,
Smith and Whitehurst were present,
Mr. E. G. Stallings an advertising man
from Wilmington was present and
submitted figures as to the cost of
advertising in several of the leading
daily newspapers of the State and
for having some booklets printed.
Messrs. J. F. Duncan, G. J. Brooks,
A. D. O'Brien and C. R Wheatly
were present and took part in the dis
cussion that took place. Jt was finally
decided that the town .ought to do
some advertising and that the board
should pay part of the expense; the
rest of the money to be raised by vol
untary subscriptions. On motion of
Commissioner Smith an order was
passed to appropriate $1500 for the
purpose of advertising the town. A
committee to handle the matter was
appointed composed of G. J, Brooks,
C. S. Maxwell, A. D. O'Brien and
W. L. Stancil, The clerk was in
merce to help raise the funds. At
structed to ask the Chamber of Com
a meeting of the board of directors
of this organization held Monday it
was decided to turn over some funds
cady secured and also to help
:siVe wore. . 1 ' . .-.,
Secretary J. P. Betts, R. W. Jerm'
gan and R. B. Wheatly were appoint
ed a committee to help solicit funds.
It is understood that the newspaper"
advertising will start early in April
and that .it will, .include newspapers
published in Raleigh, Greensboro,
Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Dur
ham, Several thousand booklets will
be printed for general distribution
also.
BEAUFORT WILL BROADCAST
ON TENTH OF MAY
It seems that the town of Beaufort
will soon have an op lortunity of
frttTiinir in tVlp hiV ncfnn'nwi.iilltr
of a Richmond broadcasting station to
the town. The date set is the 10th.
of May. Mr. Burke had a talk with
Mr. E. D. Doyle and some others and
his proposition was accepted. There
is no charge for the use of the sta
tion. Beaufort will have to get up
a program of music, speaking or
whatever it may be. The details of
the matter have not been worked
out as yet and when this has been
done the News will give further in
formation about it. It is understood
that New Bern and Morehead City
are also going to put on programs
on the same night as Beaufort. The
Richmond station is said to be a very
good one and that it covers a large
territory.
GAME WARDEN GODWIN
MAKES INSPECTION TRIP
Game Warden D. J. Godwin made
a t-ip through Core Sound last week
for the purpose of seeing whether
any violations of the law were going
A lot of people drive as fast as if
they were going to the doctor. And
some of them are. but don't know it.
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