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VOLUME XV
. , TEN PAGES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 15 1926
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 15
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY
Carteret County Club Department' of Rural Social Economics
Have Assembled Interesting Facts About Condition
Of The County '
The results of the first social and
economic survey of a tide-water
county in either North Carolina,
- South Carolina, or Virginia have
gone to the press and will shortly be
issued by the Extension Division of
the Unversity of North Carolna. The
survey was made by Mr. Clifford
Lewis, Mr. Henry C. Lay, and Miss
Aleeze Lefferts, members of the Car
teret County Clubj an organization
of thirty members composed exclu
sively of Carteret County people who
are students at the University The
survey was made under the personal
supervision of Mr, Edgar T. Thomp
son of the Rural Social Economics
Department, who has had charge of
numerous county surveys, with the
. active assistance of other members
of the Club. Due to its unusual na
ture as being the first of a tide-water
county in three States, the Universi
ty Extension Division has offered to
publish the survey free of charge
and it wll shortly be issued by them
in the form of a bulletin.
The purpose of this and similar
surveys got out by the Department
of the University is to collect and
make available exact knowledge con
cerning conditions and the economic
resources of the County. The bulle
tin s intended mainly for home con
sumption and its purpose is to tell
Carteret County folks about them
selves and their own possibilities
rather than to spread anything in the
nature of propaganda to o'.her coun
ties. The students who did the work
are familiar with condtions in the
County at first hand, they have don
extensive traveling and studying in
the County, and they have had the
library facilities of the University at
their command at all times.
The bulletin will contain a carefully-drawn
map of the County, sev
eral photographs of places of interest
in the County, and several tables of
statistics that should prove of. value
to any one planning to locate a bus
iness here. The chapter headings in
the bulletin are: County History,
Facts About the Folks, Agriculture
and its Practices, Taxation and
Wealth, Natural Resources, Indus
tries, Food and Feed Problems,
Schools, Some Evidences of Prog
ress, and Solutions of the Problems
of the County. Each chapter tells
the facts under its head clearly and
simply without going into too great
detail, while accuracy is the chief
consideration. The chapter on schools
for example, will give the facts about
the total wealth of the County invest
ed in schools, the daily attendance in
the schools, the cost per day of main
taining the schools, the investment
' per capita in schools, and the com
parative wealth in schools and auto
mobiles. The bulletins may be ob
tained when they are ready by ap
plication to the Extension Division
of the University.
The Chapter of Food and Feed
Problems follow:
Shortage
In 1920 the feed and food consum
ed in Carteret County amounted to
$1,899,304.50 more than the farmers
produced. ' In other words the total
amount of food and feed needed in
1920 was valued at $2,638,787.60
whereas the total produced was only
$739,422, During the same year our
cotton and tobacco crops amounted
to $972,914. It can easily be seen
that our cash crops are not paying
for our imported food and feed, and
that Carteret County's farms are
failing to produce enough to feed
our people . and animals. It is im
portant to note that Carteret County
produces large quantities of "fish and
that it forms a large part of our diet.
Fish was not included in any of these
figures because of the lack of statis
tics, i
Wby Our Farmers Fall Behind
he farmers of Carteret County fail
ed to the exifent of $1,899,364.50 in
supplying the food and feed needed,
mainly for four reasons. . ;
1. Lack of ready cash markets.
Too often we hear farmers say that
if they grew food crops that they
could not be sold that there is no
demand for them- The merchant
claims the Western meats' and pro-
(Continued on page two)
ATLANTIC HIGH
WINS DEBATING
Eastern School' Will Send
Debating Team To
Chapel Hill
Atlantic High School will send two
debate teams to Chapel Hill during
High School Week, April. 15, 16 and
j 17, to take part in the finals of
the state-wide triangular debating
I contests, by virtue of having won
I both its debates against Morehead
City and Newport. The debates were
held on neutrc.l ground the night of
April 2, Atlantic and Morehead City
debating in Newport, Newport and
Atlantic in Morehead City, etc. Each
school furnishes two teams on the
query: Resolved, That the State
should levy an ad valorem tax on
property to help support an eight
months school. This is the third
time that Carteret County has been
represented in the finals at Chapel
Hill, Beaufort sending representa
tives four years, ago, and Morehead
City, last year, t
FORT BUYS MORE LAND.
Mr. Henry K. Fort has lecently
shown his faith in Carteret county
realty by the acquisition of another
tract on Bogue Banks. This was the
purchase of 300 acres on Bogue
Banks from Mr. John A. Royall. Mr,
Fort now has several thousand acres
of land in the county some of which
is on the main land but most of it
on Bogue Banks The recent pur
chase of 300 acres consists of lands
lying around Hoop Pole creek and
between the estate of Mrs. Hoffman
an dthat recently bought by the At
lantic Beach Corporation from Mr.
W. S. Chadwick. c.
ORPHANAGE SINGING
CLASS COMING
The Masonic Orphanage Singing
Class from Oxford will be in Beau
fort on next Tuesday evening April
20th., and will give a concert in the
Graded School Auditorium- at 8
o'clock. Those who have heretofore
attended these concerts know that
the usual good entertainment will
be rendered. .
STACY BOY WINS VICTORY
FOR U. N. C. BALL TEAM
(Special to the News)
Chapel Hill, April 12 Edgar L.
. Fulcher of Stacy, N. C. made his de
but as a mound artist on April 6th.
when he pitched his first game of eol-Ipo-o
bnpeba'l aeainst the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg.
Vn. He won hi game by a score of
13 to 4, It being one of the two
victories marked up by the Universi
ty of North Carolina on its northern
invasion of Maryland and Virginia
j during the Easter holidays.
Mr.. Fulcher) is a Sophmore at the
I University and a native of Carteret
county. He graduated in iyz4 from
St. Paul's School where he played
baseball and he wos on the squad of
the Freshman team last year.
FLORIDA REAL ESTATE MEN
UNCOVER LOT OF SKELETONS
While doing some work on a real
estate subdivision near Punta Gorda,
Florida, workmen discovered a nnm
ber of skeletons. The property be
longs to Messrs. Steve and Clay
Chadwick, former Carteret county
men, who are getting ready to put
it on the market. A recent issue of
the Punta Gorda Herald tells of the
occurance and says that a large quan
tity of bones of men, women and
children were dug up. It appears
that they had been buried in a trench
four or five feet deep and about fif
ty feet long. Trees had grown up
over the spot indicating that the
bodies were interred there many
years ago. Nobody knew of the bur
ial place and it is a mystery which
has caused a good deal of comment.
PRISON CHAPLAIN
TALKED TOO MUCH
GOT DISCHARGED
Reverend W- S- Shacklette
Says The Matter Hat Not
Ended Yet
(By M. L. SH1PMAN
Raleigh, N. C. April 12 The fur
ther probe of. State Prison affairs
with its subsequent developments and
the news from the Republican state
Convention over at Durham were the
important matters which interested
the Capital City last week. It was,
on the whole, a quiet week. The
Governor also issued his pardon rec
ord for the year and gave out his
views on what the Governor's Con
ference should consider.
The immediate development of the
Prison' investigation, in which char
gesof trafficking in pardons were pis
sented against H. Hoyle Sink, pardon
commissioner by Rev. W. S. Shack
lette, prison chaplain was that
Shacklette lost his job, being sum
marily fired by the Prison Board.
This came after he had submitted a
sealed letter to Governor McLean
purporting to contain the basis of
his charges and which the Governor
was requested to open only after he
agreed to certain conditions , laid
down by Shacklette. The Governor
responded by saying he would open
the letter only when submitted with
out any restrictions to him as Gov
ernor and that ended the probe of
charges. As the matter stands, the
charges still stand against Mr. Sink,
though the Governor has expressed
his confidence in that official. The
day 'after this meeting the Prison
Board met and dismissed Shacklette
for the "good of the prison" and the
chaplain issued a statement declar
ing the matter had not ended when
the public knew all it would under
stand.
The selection of Brownlow Jack
son' of Hendersdnville as Republican
state chairman seems to have a fair
amount of aproval in Democratic cir
cles. Jackson is known and is liked
by Democrats and is regarded as a
high type man. . The convention, as
usual, snowed under Marion Butler,
whtf, while living in Washington, D
C. stil seems to think he is the Re
publican leader of North Caroline.
The younger men'of the party of the
type of Jackson and W. G. Bramham
still are in control.
The next Governor's conference
will be at Cheyenne, Wyoming and
Governor McLean hopes it will con
sider a number of matters close to
his heart. Among these are financ
ing highway systems, business meth
ods in government and uniform traf
fic laws between states. He also
urges consideration of matters with
in a state but ' which affect other
states and yet do not come under
Federal control and he expects to
submit a considerable number of such
items to the conference.
Fifteen hundred prisoners sought
executive clemency since April 1,
1925., it is shown in a report made
by the Governor on his clemency ac
tions. Of this number 270 paroles
were granted, nine pardons, 15 com
mutations and 17 reprieves with 168
still pending. The balance of 1,122
were acted upon unfavorably by the
Governor. The present administra
tion is handling clemency matters
through the pardon commissioner,
an office established last General As
sembly. In this way the Governor
is allowed more time for other mat
ters and irJ the case of Governor Mc
Lean he is devoting it, to close su
pervision over the financial affairs
of the State and to handling matters
on a business basic.
The license bureau of the Revenue
Department is scheduled to occupy
a new building this year but unless
the handsome structure is completed
before June first. Commissioner
Doughton says the move into new
quaiters will be delayed. Mr. Dough
ton will not move into new quarters
while the license rush is at its peak
in June and July. The buliding is
at the southwest corner of the capi
tol and is a handsome structure in
keeping with other capital buildings
k. J.. Anderton an official of the
Fisheries Products Products Com
pany whose failure cost North Caro
lina investors many 'millions will not
(Continued on page seven)
REALTY SALES
CONTINUE GOOD
Beaufort Take The Lead
Sales Recorded- Good
Business Expected
In
In this week's real estate transac
tions Becufort seems to have the
lead. The largest deal recorded was
that of A. W. Daniels and wife to I.
N. Moore. This is for the lot and
houses on Front street used for bus
iness purposes and which was sold
for $8,000. Another sale of consid
erable importance recorded is that
of 150 acres on Bogue Sound in New
port township by W. S. Bell to George
N. Hutton of Hickory, N. C. A
good many sales of lots by develop
ment prompters are going on accord
ing to reports but many of these have
not been recorded because as a rule
such sales are made on the install
ment plan. With the coming of sum
mer great activity is expected. The
list of deeds recorded is as follows:
Emma W. Taylor and others to
Geo. C. Moulton and wife lot Beau
fort for $700.
W. W. Lewis and; wife to Geo. C.
Moulton and wife part lot 193 old
town of Beauofrt for $100.
Katherine B. Salter to Floyd F.
Loftin pt. lot 52 new town, Beau
fort for $2000.
R. E. Chaplain and wife to M.
Leslie Davis trustee 1 lot Beaufort
for $100.
J. H. Potter Sr. to F. E. Wilson t
part lot Beaufort for $25.
A. W. Daniels and wife to I. N.
Moore 1 lot, Beaufort for $8000. (
John S. Parker and wife to J. J.
and W. S. Whitehurst 1-2 lot Beau-
J. A. Newby and wife to L H.
Dudley 5 7-i00 acres, Beaufort town
ship for $200.
A. M. Fulcher and wife to Thurman
Mason 1 3-4 acres in Atlantic foi
$50.
Right Rev. J. W. Hafey to J. G.
Ball 6 lots Morehead City for $100
Cells A. Wade and husband ' to
Wade and Chalk 1 lot Morehead City
for $3000.
J. F. Piver to L. D. Willis lot 16
block 70 Morehead City for $800.
D. B. Willis and wife to J. T. Piv
er lot 16 block 70 Morehead City
for $350.
Luther Hamilton to F. C. Darst &
Tucker lot 4 block 82 Morehead
City for $500.
C. M. Garner and wife to L. B.
Hollings 50 acres Newport township
for $10.
W. F. Bell et al to George N. Hut
ton et al 150 acres Newport township
for $1000.
J. S. Miller and wife to Bcttie W.
Smith and husband tract Newport
township for $10. ,
G. R. Lawrence to C. P. Gillikin
6 3-5 acres Otway for $500.
NEWPORT SCHOOL TAKES BANNER
FOR ELEMENTARY GRADES
County Commencement, Enjoying Favorable Weather. Draws
Huge Crowd From All Parts of the County; Contests
and Exhibits Considered Good
Friday morning dawned fair am
warm as if in expectation of thf
crowds which early began to pour in
from all parts of the county to ob
serve and take part in the 1926
County Commencement for rural
and city schools. All day the Court
House Square and adjoining grounds
were decked in holiday attire as the
visitors surged from the school au
ditorium to the court house and from
exhibit rooms to the playground. The
high school quartette singing, the
grammar exhibits of hand work,1 the
reciting and declamation at night, in
deed all the contests, were rendered
so well that the judges were frequent
ly heard to say that they wished they
could award more than' one first
prize. Newport was awarded the
handsome Green banner for the most
points won by the elementary grades
of any school. The banner was pre
sented by Mr. M. Leslie Davis with
an appropriate speech Friday night
in the court house. In the exclusive
contests between the city schools of
Morehead City and Beaufort, More
head City won a total of 65 points
and Beaufort 51. ,
The proceedings were led off by
the community singing, conducted by
Mr. H. L. Joslyn in an excellent bass
! STATE HOSPITAL BADLY DAMAGED
BY FIRE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
With Curses, Prayers, Song And Sermons On Their Lips Insane
Inmates Were Removed To Places of Safety.
No Lives Lost
MORE HEAD C1TY:S
NEW DEVELOPMENT
Contract Let For Paving Sub
division Known as Sunset
Shores
(Special to the News)
Morehead City April 14 Sun Set
Shores development, a tract of land
owned by E. H. Gorham of this city
has closed a contract with the Sim
mons Construction Corporation for
asphalt streets, sidewalks, water
works and sewers which extends the
pavement from the corporate limits
of Morehead City to Camp Glenn.
The city expects to extend the cor
porate limits to take in this new de
velopment. In doing this Arendell
Street will be moved to the camp and
Evans street, also will extend there.
The proposed bridge to the beach
is to cross the sound at Sun Set
Shores and permission for the con
struction of the bridge will be immed
iately requested of the War Depart
ment, with the work to follow at
Once.
REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN
Registration books for the Beaufort
school bond election are now open,
in fact they were opened last Satur
day. Mr. C. H. Bushall is the reg
istrar and. can be found in his office
almost any day.-- On - Saturday he
will be at the city hall from nine in
the morning until six in the even
ing. Up to Wednesday afternoon
ifty persons had registered for the
election.
COUNTY EDUCATION BOARD
HAD A MEETING MONDAY
A meeting of the County Board
of Education was held here Monday
in the office of the Superintendent.
All members were present. School
committeemen for the entire county
were appointed. The board adopt
ed a motion to sell the old school
building at Bogue as it is no long
er in use. The children -now attend
the new White Oak consolidated
'school. The matter of building
a teacherage at Harkers Island, At
lantic and Newport was discussed
but no action was taken. Estimates
will be gotten on the cost of Eueh
buildings. A meeting of the county
committeemen will be called soon to
consider the feasibility of an eight
mopts school term. .
ioce from the steps of the school
louse. The crowd was not in a
nood for singing, but the chorus re
iponded and he almost succeeded in
inimating the crowd to activity by
has rendered of "Way Down Upon
The Swannie River." Dr. G. W. Lay
pronounced the invocation and Su
perintendent J. H. Workman made a
number of announcements.
While being serenaded at inter
vals by the St. Paul and Morehead
City Bands, which remained on duty
most of the day, thee rowd began to
scatter and then reassemble in the
j Court House, where the elementary
' reciting and declaming were to take
place, in the school auditorium, where
j they would listen to the story telling,
or on the grounds, where' some un
official tennis matches were being
staged. :
Mr. workman introduced a new ,
wrinkle in the County Commence-!
I ment this year with his idea of hav
ing the contests between Groups! as
well as between schools. , Group I
included the grades between 1 and
3, Group II 4 and 5, Group HI 6 and
7, and Gioup IV the high schools.
The reading contests, in Groups I
and II . showed the progress of the
children in being able to grasp the
(Continued on page ten)
(By M. L. SHIPMAN-
Raleigh, April 12 The entire west
wing of the State Hospital for the
insane at Dix Hill here was destroy
ed by fire on Saturday afternoon,
despite the efforts of Raleigh and
Durham firemen to head off the blaze .
which is thought to have started on
the roof about noon. The loss esti
mated by Insurance Commissioner
Stacey Wade is between $350,00 and
$400,000 is fully covered by insur
ance placed by Mr. Wade's depart
ment. The amount of insurance
is $445,000 and Governor McLean
proposes to supplement this sum
with enough to replace the old struc
ture with a fire proof building.
The building destroyed was used
to house the male occupants of the
institution, all of whom were res
cued without mishap and will be car
ed for temporarily at the State's
Prison. A total of 1,500 patients
were receiving treatment at the in
stitution and handling them so well
in their demented condition, is con
ceded to have been a remarkable
feat While the transfer was being
made there were curses, prayers,
songs and sermons. A pitiful sight
as well as a pitiful plight, never to
be forgotten by those who assisted
in marching the unfortunates to safe
ty. The work of rebuilding is to be
started at once. Also, it is propos
ed to install a sprinkler system in
the east wing for the better protec
tion of the female inmates. The
Insurance Department recommended
this" course for the entire plant to
the last Legislature, but was told it
could not be done for the lack of
funds. . m-
Candidate File Notices 4
Robert R. (Our Bob) Reynolds,
of Asheville, has filed notice of his
candidacy for the United States Sen
ate to succeed Senator Lee S. Over
man and paid the 50-dollar fee to
the State Board of Elections. Others
to file are: Felix E. Alley, of Waynes
ville, who is a candidate against
Congressman Zebulon Weaver in the
Tenth District; and Congressman
John H. Kerr to succeed himself in
the Second District. Judge R. A,
Nunn, of New Bern; P. A. McEiroy,
of Marshall; and Garland E. Mid
yette, of Jackson, file as their own
successors.
BROGDON MADE GOOD ADDRESS
Mr. L. C. Brogdon, State Super
visor of Elementary Schools, deliver
ed an address to all the seventh grade
graduates of the County last Fri-day,
Mr. Brogden has devoted a good deal
of his life toward working for high
standards in those grades which aim
to fill the high schools. His speech
was interesting and he held at every
moment the rapt attention of the
boys and. girls to whom he was talk
ing as well as the attention of a
large crowd which remained to hear
him.
They key-note of Mr. BrogdeVs
address was the necesssity of continu
ing education after leaving grammar
school and high school. "Go to State
College," he said "and learn how to
raise ten bushels of com where pyr
chance your father could raise only
five; and master the technique of im
proved machinery and advance nielh
ods which will enable you to raise
two bales of cotton where perchnnce
your father could raise only one."
He continually stressed the fact that
the boys and girls before him had
only begun to climb the ladder of
education. "When you finish gram
mar school you have finished the first
round in the ladder of education,
high school puts you. over the second
round, college or university training
the third, and then you are are ready
to enter the greatest scholo of all,
from which there is no graduation,
and that is LIFE."
A cyndrical seal inscribed by Sum
erians in Mesopotania indicates t vit
the unicorn of heraldy originally was
a rhinoceros.
Tennis Was played in the Middle
Ages in Europe. At that time the
ball was struck with the palm of the
hand.