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7 ( The besadvertising indium published Li Carteret Co.( READING TO TjlE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TOE BODY 1 WATCH v pay your subscription I i PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 13 VOLUME KV EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORI NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 1 1926 ? r , - - - - i ' v- T M V? n ,4 i r PRISCN OFFICIALS CHARGED WITH SELLING PARDONS TO CONVICTS Consflerable Excitement Caused In Raleigh By Statement Made by Prison Chaplain W. S. Shacklette. Denio- cratic And Republican Convention Speakers Se- lected- Kugler Appointed Highway Commissioner (BY M. L. SHIPMAN) Raleigh, N. C. March 29th The airing of the scandal over selling pardons to prisoners, appointment of a new highwr.y commissioner for the first district, naming of a Dem ocratic keynnote speaker, organiza tion of the Education Commission and the controversy over the appoint ment of a new state service officer at Charlotte were the highlights in a busy week at the Capital. It was by far the busiest week in many months. This week also bids fair to be an in terestng one for the charges of traf fic in pardons will be thoroughly aired and the case of the growers seeking dissolution of the Tri-State Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association opened in Federal Court here today. The charges preferred by Prison Chaplain W. S. Shacklette that Pris on Superintendent G. R. Pou and Pardno Commissioner H. Hoyle Sink had been selling pardons, dropped on the Capital City like a bombshell. B. E. Everett of the Board of Trustees brought the matter to the attention of that body but Mr. Shacklette declared he had not charged Mr. Pou with selling clemency and refused to discuss the other charges until his lawyer was present. The Board ad journed until this Thursday when the -matter will be go.e into thor oughly. Mr. Pou characterized the charges as ridiculous and Mr. Sink said they were ahjtolu-tely false. Governor Mc Lean declared that neither wan had had anything to do with the pardon ' to W. W. Green, negro army officer of Greensboro. It was this pardon for which these two officials were charged with receiving $1,000. Key Note Speakers Naming of a Democratic key note - speaker in the person of W. C. Feim ster of Newton starts ' the political ship on its way a sailing. ' The Re publican keynoter will be Frank W. . Mondell and he will speak on April . 8 while the Democratic "thunderer" will talk to the natives on April 29. The selection seems to please the in cumbents of office well. Mr. Feims ter is known to be a thorough going Democrat and that's what's necessary to extol the virtues and minimize the faults of the majority party. The selection of Frank C. Kugler of aWshington as state highway commissioner from the First District succeeding VV. A. Hart, deceased, was a happy and excellent choice on the part of Governor McLean and has re- ceived favorable commendation on all sides. Mr. Kugler has been interest-J ed in the affairs of his community for a long time and brings to his" new duties a thorough knowledge of what should be done for roads. T he appointment of a new service officer at Charlotte to succeed Ser vice officer Noell aroused consider able interest in the Capital this week. Commissioner of Labor and Print ing Grist appointed Noell some time ago but now wishes to get rid of him, "for the good of the service"; and though he has regained his con he says while Noells friends claim for sciousness at times, he has not been "political reasons." A committee j able to remain so. Mr. Gaskill is composed of former service men waited on commissioner Grist daring the week and a compromise was Teached. The result is the State pays thef reight for Noell will be re tained for two months longer and will then resign and the new man starts to work at once. The State will thus pay two salaries for the job. The reason given is that the new man will have to acquaint himself with the work. The case against the Tobacco Co ops seeking its dissolution opened in Federal Court here today. The As sociation is fighting for its life and the case is" expected to last through out the week. Judge Meekins is presiding and an array of attorneys are present for both sides. The Education Commission appoint ed by Governor McLean with author ity of the legislature was organized lu'ing tha week with J. C. Carr of ft Jmingto" s chairman. The Com mission will consider the eductt cr.al system of North Carolina from ev ery angle and probably will not re port for several months. (Continued on page two) MAY BRIDGE BOGUE SOUND. In this itaue of the Newa there appears notice of an application for ' permission to build a bridge across liogum Sound. The board of county commissioners will be asked for this permission at their meeting on May' the 3rd. A charter has been granted to the At lantic Beach Bridge Corpora tion, W. A. Mace president, the purpose of the said corporation , being to build a bridge from the foot of 24th. street Morehead City to Bogue Banks. Plans are being prepared for the bridge and the News probably will give fuller details as to it in its next issue. Local eBaufort and More head City capitalists have ac quired an option on a large tract of land on the banks which it is understood they will devel op. NEW BERN MAY GET DEEPER WATERWAY Washington, D. C. Congressman Abernethy has secured the approval by the Rivers and Harbors committee of a project to improve Neuse River from the present Inland Waterway up to the wharves at New Bern to a depth of twelve feet at mean low water. The estimated cost of this improvement is $50,000.00 and $2, 000.00 annual for mintnance. The channel will be three hundred feet wide, and the project is sub ject to the condition that there shall be rail connection satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers to the wharves at New Bern. This, improvement means much to Eastern North Carolina at this time in view of the fact that New Bern has been made a distributing point for various products throughout East ern North Carolina. The products come to New Bern by boat and barge and are distributed from there by motor truck and rail throughout the various parts of the State. NORMAN GAS KILL STILL j IN CRITICAL CONDITION . j Mr Norman Gas-kill of Sea Level who was hurt in an auto accident Thursday a week ago, according to j reports is thought to be improving I some but is still in a critic-pl eondi- tor.. He is m the Highsmitn nospi tal in Fayetteville. Mr. Gaskill was struck by a passenger train on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, near Smithtield while driving his fish truck. The truck whs demolished and he was badly injured. A blow on his head rendered him unconscious regarded as one of the county s best citizens. He has been engaged in business at Sea Level for ' many years. He was for one term a mem ber of the board of county commis sioners. His misfortune has been greatly regretted by his many friends j in this section MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following permits to wed have been issued by Regster of Deeds Jno, W. Hamilton since last week; Harold Sommins and Julia Ken!;' Newport. Caton Waters and Lena Dudley, Peletier. William R. Willis and Mrs. Char lotte M. Phillips, Morehead Cty. K. W. Oscar and George Lillian Simmons, Morehead City. Walter J. Bryant and Alimisa Fish er, Moiehead City. LAND SELLING IS VERY ACTIVE NOW All Part Of The County Af fected By Bo4m In Real Estate More real estate had charged hands in Carterc county in the past few months perhaps than in any pre vious year of (is entire existence. The Register of j)eeds office is a busy place and is not able to keep up with the flood of papers that are filed for record. TJie News is publishing in this issue the greatest number of transfers that it has ever printed at one time. Thse transactions are go ing on in all parts ofthe county More head ity, Beaufort, Newport, Atlan tic and other places all show signs of real estate activity. The list up o Thursday morning follows: W. W. Willis to W. H. Wheatly one acre Morehead ownshp for about $100. Clvde Willis to A. I. Glass et al lot 14 block 13 Morehead City for $100 other valuable considerations. Owen G. Davis and wife to D. R. Willis lot 12 block 2 Bogue . Bluffs for $1500. James Willis and wife to D. B. Willis lots 9, 10 block 26 Morehead City for $500. . Duffy Wade and wife to Bogue Development Corp. lot 16 block 5 Morehead City for $2000. Carolina Coastal Estate to T. D. Warren 2 tracts Moiehead Township for consideration not shown. G. D. Canfield to W. T. Britton lots 5 block 110 Morehead City for $100. '! . - Asa G. Gaskinand wife to W. D. Gaskins 3-8 acres near Camp Glenn for $450. i Asa G. Gaskins and;wife to Allen Dudley 3-8 acres 'nea? Camp Glenn for $100."!"" ', :J - ' W. P. Freeman and wife to Har old Maxwell lot 5 block 6 Morehead Township for $375. Julius Lewis and wife to W. M. Webb sub division Eaton property shore no. 7 tract 3 for $650. D. S. Salter and wife to W. F, Sul tcn 2 1-2 acres near Broad Creek Morehead Township for $100. D. S. Salter and wife to E. S. Gaither 2 1-2 acres east side of Broad Creek Morehead City for $75. W.. B. Blades and wife to J. R. Taylor lot 2 block 34, lot 4 and 5 block 36, lots 1, 2, 3, and 5 block 38 Morehead Cit yfor $9,333.00. Lida P. Duffy to Dr. C. G. Fereby lot 11 west 1-2 lot 12 block 11 More head City for $1000. Dr.' C. G. Fereby and wife to J. C. Coper lot 11 west, 1-2 lot 12 block llfor $1000. C. T. Small and wife to A. R. Willis 700 acres More or less known as Winthrop place Merrimon town ship for $15000.. , Mary A. Johnson to B. P. Gray 20 acres Newport Township for about $1.00. B. P. Gray to Mary Ann Johnson 23 acres Newport Township for a bout $1.00. . J. B. Paul to James Wingate in town of Newport for $200. W. E. Gresson to A. J. Hollock et al 3 1-2 acres near Broad Creek Newport , Township for $10. other considerations. George Duncan and wife to Lottie Luleport lot 78 old Town Beaufort no consideration shown. W. B. Longest and wife to E. Frank Lee and wife lot 12 new town Beau fort for $5000. Jas. R. Hancock to Sallie G, Han cock lot Beaufort for $10 and other valuable consideration. S. A. Rice and wife to R. E. Chap lain part lot 46 old town for$100. and other considerations. R. E. Whitehurst Trustee to J. B. Paul south half of lot 132 old town for about $1050. Mary A. Clawson to C. A. Claw son Sr. right of way on Craven street for $10. Geo. J. Brooks et al to Geo. D, Dail plat on Front street for $500. and other considerations. W. S. Chadwick to Geo. J. Brooks Trustee part lot 17 old town Beaufort for $500. and other considerations C. L, Duncan and wife to Emmett Chaplain lot 113 new town for $200, Cape Lookout Development Corp, to Gebb Arthur lot 6 block 30 Har- kers Island township for $100. Chas. L. Taylor to Vernon Taylor 1 acre more or less in Sealevel for $i0. HIGHWAY FILL IS MAKING PROGRESS More Than. 1500 Feet Finished Last Tuesday And Going Ahead Rapidly I amounting to $3.90. Mark Wash Any one who has seen the work ini,ton charged with an assault on accomplished by the dredge Neverest can easily visualize without muchigtrucj5 ner and was given the option stretch of the imagination the boul- 0f a in nne or ten days on the streets evard that will one (!;;y lie between j j.je cnose the latter. Jim Chadwick Benuofrt and Moiehead City, With I the mind's eye one can easily see a j broad highway, 'electricUljl lighted over which a stream of limousines, sedans, Ford touring cars, busses, trucks and pedestrians will pour, j On Tuesdr.y afternoon Dr. Duncan, , who has the contract for the fill kindly carried Mr. A. J. Cooke pro- prietor of the Davis House and the;torg was that in Which Bernie Burr News man over to see the dredge at I wag accUsed o fhaving slandered Net work. The tetter two were greatly j t;e Davis. In telling about the case impressed with what they saw. A I t,e prosecuting witness got consd- stream of sand and mud at the rate I of 3000 cubic yards every twenty four hours is pouring out of the the defendant it she' had had a gun. pipes. On Tuesday 1500 lineal f eet j she also criticised her husband for of the fill had been constructed. A-jt having enough backbone to de bout 276 lineal feet has been the fend her. Several witnesses swore best run in one day. At the rate of tnat she was a woman of good char progress being made it will not be atter. After the evidence was heard more than a few weeks before a mile of the fill will be finished. After the dredge gets though it will be nec essnry to take a scraper and go over the work for the purpore of leveling it up and getting it ready for the con crete. The material excavated dries very rapidly and apparently it will not be a great while before the road way will be ready for the concrete. The News understands that when the briuge fill is done that the dredge will j maM meeting held last Friday even be put to work on a contract to fill j jng a committee of women has been a marsh for Mr. Sam Morgan. i selected to assist in the school cam- FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS AT RAILROAD CROSSING n Raleigh, March 26 Mumford Dexter of Wilmington, Mass, was in stantly killed, and his wfe fatally injured when their automobile was struck by a Seaboard limited train at grade crossing near Franklington, Frnklin county, this morning. Mis. Dexter died aboard the train while being rushed to Raleigh. Mrs. Thomas J. Wilson, of Boston, the third passenger in th car, was in jured, but her sondition is not se rious. She s in a local hospital. Eye witnesses were reported in ac-1 counts received here ar, saying that I Dexter, who was driving, apparently .i: . :u. v.: uiu not see me uncnun; iim. i ' The machine was struck squarely in'e,on. grand master of the. Masons of the middle and was demolished. j North Carolina, died at h Rose of The party was returning north af-! Shron home 1 0 dw;k thls mi0" ter spending the winter in Florida. "e s 59 Je of Datfe the The bodies of Dexter and his wife were brought t a Raleigh undertak me establishment. Relatives were id directed that notified by wire an they be sent ninth. Wm. R. Mas in to Christopher T. j States marshal and deputy collector Fulcher 1 acre in Atlantic for about : of revenue for long terms. He was $10. 'a leader of his party in the second Alonzo Fulcher and wife to C. T. j congressonal district. Although a Fulcher lot and house in 'Atlantic Republican, he was appointed to the for $10 and other consideration. ! state highway commission as one of W. B. Robinson and wife to Ernest its original members. Mason 1-3 lot Atlantic for $50. ; Mr. Cameron was in failing health J, A. Mason land wife to V- D. ! maiy months. Complications caused Baker 14 1-2 acres near JarrettVhs death. Friends here were ur aware Bay for about $1425. Hunting Quar-ithat his condition was critical, and ter Township. ! the report of his death reachng the Gilbert Willis jand wife to Doyle city during the forenoon brought Lewis lot 4 block: 17 Morehead City something of a shock to the com for about $800. jmunity. He was formerly a man of E. H. Gorhain and wife to B. P. j exceptionifj phyfiiqjV; and strength Way lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 9;He was a native of Green county. 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; Morehead ' His ancestors lived in Moore coun City for $100 and other valuable Jty. He was a member of the Metho considerations. , (list church at Sharon and active in J. H. Fulcher and wife to Z. M. support of it and neighborhood civic Willis lot 8 block Ho Moiehead City (affairs. lot 3 block 63 Morehead Cty for for about $400. 'j. S. Miller to Eliza P, $100 and other valuable considera-j The body of Mrs. Smith, who ap tions. ; peared to have been instantly killed, John A. Royall and wife to Alice j an dthe injured persons were found Hoffman tract on Bogue Sound f or : on a va, scattered about a high about $10. ! powered c;ir, which was said to have I. W. Duffy and wife to A. L. Ham-! tin ned a complete somersault, lwnd ilton lot 4 block 34 Morehead City ing right side up. for $1000. j Mss Huggins and Spear were Geo. R. Davis and wife to A. M. , brought to the hospital in this city. Davis 34 1-2 acres Smyrna Town-Both appeared to be seriously hurt, ship for about $50. j Surgeons said their injuries were not BAD AUTO ACCIDENT v j necessarily fatal. Mrs. Smith was NEAR KINSTON SATURDAY; said to have been a sister of Miss Kinston, March 24.i Mrs Mike j Huggins. Young Spear is a member Smith, Goldsboro young woman, was' of a prominent local family. There killed, and Miss Catherine Huggins, j was no eye witness to the accident, of Dover, and Preston Spear, of so far as authorities could learn. POLICE COURT HAD ONLY FOUR CASES MONDAY There were four cases set for trial in the court of Mayor Thomas Mon day afternoon, all of them involving colored people. George Davis-operat ing a car without license, pleaded guilty and was let off with the costs Rosa gelle Pigott admitted that he barged with taking some wood which Ernest Fenderson had piled up on tne shore near the Inlet Inn. admit- ted taking the wood but said he did not itnow it belonged to Fenderson. He was jet orj wjth the costs amount- jng to $4.80. A case that brought a large num ber of witnesses and several specta- erably excited. She pounded on the and she would have shot . Attorney Wheatlv for the defense and Attorney Hill for tb prosecution agreed that the evidence was not sufficient to ask that Burr be bound over. Whereupon the Mayor dismiss ed the warrant. WOMEN APPOINTED FOR SCHOOL CAMPAIGN jn resnonse to a reauest from the j paign. The list furnished the News is as follows : i "Mrs Harrv Parkin: Mrs. Clarence ! Guthrie: Mrs Claude Wheatly; Mrs. Frank King; Mrs. H. M. Hondrix; Mrs. Minnie Willis: Mrs. B. C. Way; Mrs. Ed. Potter; Mrs. Otis Moore; Miss Lessie Arlington; Mrs. W. II. Barbour; Miss Ella Davis; Mrs. S. H. Haywood; Mrs. G. W. Lay: Mis. D. W. Morton; Miss Lottie. Sandtfrs; Mrs. J. H. Stubbs; Mrs. Bayard ay lor; Mrs. Dave Whitehurst; Mrs. Ray Wheatly; Mrs. Chas. Smith; Mrs. Alex Garner; Mrs. Martin Bloodgood. JOHN E. CAMERON DIED LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON j , I Kinston. March 28 -John E. Cam- ! "l 8 .I,,,u" " i man in America had held so many ! Masonic honors, according to Grand j Lode officers- .For years he ;was prominent in ponucs, navmg , ! held the office of deputy United ! Kinston, were injured in an automo Hamilton i Kile accident near here tonip-ht. MUCH INTEREST AT MASS MEETING Simpson Field Site Chosen Ample Room For Building And Grounds- Committee Appointed The mass meeting to consider the school question held in the county court room Thursday evening was a harmonious) and enthusiastic occa sion. The attendance might have been larger but there was a right good sized crowd present any way. The meeting was called to order by Mayor T. M. Thomas Jr. who stated that i twas to supplement a meeting held two weeks -Ago before . Mr. J. F. Duncan offered a motion which prevailed, that all members of the school board should come on the ros trum and preside over the meeting. Chairman U. E. Swann then stated that arrangements had been made to put the school on the accredited list provided, certain conditions laid down by the State Department were com plied with. He said the local board had done all it rould to keep the school on the list and that it was now up to the people to put it there per manently. Mr. Duncan then made a report for the committee that went to Raleigh. He referred to and read a letter from Dr. J. H. Highsmith which said that something must be done before June the first. Building an annex is out of the question as that would not be satisfactory. The only solution he said is to erect a new building. - Mr. John J." Blair State Superin tendent of Schoolhouse Planning was the next speaker. Mr. Blair spoke of Beauof rt in a very complimentary manner referring to it is one of the beautiful towns of the State. He a id that beauty was a great asset to a town and that a handsome school ""ng wiui nne grounds wouia De , something to be proud of and would be a fine thing in every way for the town. He said that a bulding with 20 rooms was necessary and that the Simpson field site was a good one and could be made into a very attrac tive place. Ample room would be had there for building, bas ball field and a town park if desired. His speech seemed to make a very fav orable impression. Chairman Swam then asked all who would so to discuss the question. Those who responded were W. A. Mace, A. D. O'Brien, Clarence Guth rie, M. -Leslie Davis, Mrs. W. V. B. Pottef, Mrs. H. C Jones, G. W. Hunt ley, J. A. Hornaday Jr. C. R. Wheat ly, Mrs. Thos. Duncan. The concen sus of opinion as expressed by the various speakers was to the effect that a new school building is needed an dthat every effort should be made to pet it. Mr. J, F. Duncan asked that any who opposed the Simpson field site, proposed for the school, state their objection. Nobody Re sponded. A motion was offered by Mr. Huntley that the same committee that hadbeen in charge of the school matter be continued. The motion was put by the chair and carried. The chairman then suggested that a large committee named to push the campaign for the school. A list of names for this purpose was propos ed by Mr. Duncan and accepted. A motion was also passed asking the various women's organizations in town to join in the campaign for the school. A motion was passed author izing the chairman to add other names to the committee as he saw fit. The campaign committee is composed of the following: W. L. Stencil, Geo. J. Brooks, G. W. Huntley, W. G. Mebane, John H. Dill, Bonner Willis, Dr E. B. White huvst, Seth Gibbs, I. T. Noe, R. B. Wheatly, W. R. Longest, T. G. Willis, E. I.. Davis, L. J. Noe, C. S Maxwell, J. A. Hornaday Jr. Jack Parkin, D. W. Whitehurst, D. M. Jones, C. H. Pushall, A. T. Gordner, Leslie White hurst. John T. White, Dr? Geo. Davis W. T. Davis, D. M. DeNoyer, Gra :iam W. Duncan. S. D. Ford. CANTATA SUNDAY EVENING , An Easter cantata is to be given at the Ann Street Methodist church Sunday evening at the regular 7:30 services. The church choir will ren der the music and has been making considerable preparation thereof. If 'it f i'lmiiinlBtWW