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VOLUME XV
STATE TREASURER
SHOWS A SURPLUS
IN MARCH REPORT
At End of Fiscal Year State
' May Have Cash Balance
on Hand
ACCIDENTS TAKE MANY LIVES
(By M. L. SHIPMAN)
Raleigh, N. C. April 19 The agi
tation for more safeguards against
fires in state institutions, the report
of the treasury of the state show
ing a surplus in line with the Gover
nor's predictions, and other matters
interested residents of the Capital
City during the week.
The report of the state treasurer
and auditor showing a cash balance
in the general fund of the state of
$3,217,386 as of March 1 31, was
a triumph for Governor McLean,
Last year when the Governor took
office he pledged a balanced budget
with income controlling expenditures
if the Legislature gave him the pow
er to make it effective. The legisla
ture gave him the power but during
the last three months of 1925 the
treasury showed an increasing deficit.
Mr. McLean was not worried, howev
er, and predicted the income collec
tions would safely carry the state
past. There remains now but about
three months of the present fiscal
year and there is a surplus in the
treasury ofthree and a quarter mil
lions. If the rate of expenditure
of the past several months is not ex
ceded, the State will have sufficient
funds to end the fiscal year even and
and possibly with a surplus. The
Governor is reported to be tremen
dously pleased with the Bhowing, as
he has a right to be for it is the
successful carrying out of his "cash
basis of financing as opposed to the
Morrison plan of "accrual" financ
ing. The agitation for safeguards
for the wards of the state in hospit
als and other institutions grew dur
ing the week because of the fire at
State Hospital which fortunately did
not cause any loss in life. A demand
for sprinkler systems, fire walls and
other safeguards has been made and
the matter doubtless will go before
the next General Assembly. It ap
pears, from the statement of Fire
Marshall Brockwell, that a number
of state buildings should be safe-j
guarded and he is hoping the state
will act before some tire oi tne pro-
portions of that of ten days ago
takes a tremendous toll in life. He
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believes in "newer saie uuu buuj.
The ever increasing toll that acci
dents and the like are taking of hu
man life in North Carolina is illus
trated in the report of the State
Board of Health for March when 112
lost their lives. 46 of these being
by fire. Homicides, drownings, acci -
dents and suicide and fire and other
causes take a large toll every month
and officials are issuing these figures
in the hope the people will be moreipon a coore(j youth charged with an
careful. Iasault with a deadly weapon upon
Wiley M, Person has announced
bis candidacy for Judge of this dis -
triet to succeed Judge Thomas H.
Calvert. Colonel Person said when
Judge Calvert decided the tri-state
tobacco Co-op suit against him that
he would see the Judge had opposi
tion and he makes good the promise.
Ferson is a great antagonist of co
operative marketing.
W. B. Cooper, former lieutenant
governor of North Carolina will get
a new trial as a result of a decision
handed down by the court of appeals
at Richmond. Cooper is under in
dictment for misusing funds of the
Commercial National Bank of Wil
mington which failed some time ago.
While the Governor is still seeking
a wave length for a state broadcast
ing station, Will Wynne of the
Wynne Radio Station here is still
ready for the Executive to use his
wave length and believes it will fit
the bill. The Governor appears
doubtful. George Ross, of the Dept.
of Agriculture has resigned as a di
rector of the Tri-State Tobacco
Growers Co-operative Association.
The Governor has not appointed a
successor. Almost a quarter billion
of life insurance was writte nin North
Carolina last year, and is an evidence
that the people are protecting theii
families as never before. This was
an insurance of fifty one million over
(Continued on page two-
TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK
HOGS EAT MAN,
The body of Mr. Irving Davis
of Smyrna partly eaten by hogs
was discovered by horrified
neighbors Wednesday morning.
It appeared that Mr. Davis who
was a single man and lived a-
lone had been out to his pen to
feed the hogs and probably had
1 an attack of some kind. When
found by some neighbors the
hogs had practically eaten his
head off and one of his arms
and had the body not been found
they would have probably de-
stroyed it entirely. Mr. Davis
was probably seventy years of
age or more. The remains were
taken in charge . by neighbors
and buried yesterday.
ATLANTIC TEAM
MEETS SUCCESS
Affirmative Team of Carteret
School Gets to Semi-finals
in State Debate
Chapel Hill, April 10 The affirma
tive team representing the Atlantic
High School in the State Triangular
debates met with unusual success
here Thursday night by winning in
its section over seven other affirma
tive teams. It debated in the semi
finals Friday morning and lost to Wil
son which in trun was defeated by
Winston-Salem. The Atlanic school
was represented by Eric C. Gaskill
and Miss Ruth Hamilton on the affir
mative and John Styron and Miss Eva
Gaskill on the negative. Mrs. Daphne
Hill accompanied the teams as
coach.
The contests' this year were state
wide. Among the schools taking
part were Hayesville in the far west,
Grassy Creek in the northwestern
section, Atlantic in the East, and La
bor from the far southeastern sec
tion. The visitors for the debates,
tennis and track stents totalled ap
proximately 1000 of whom 268 were
debaters. The others were athletes,
coaches, teachers, and enthusiastic
supporters. The debaters were plac
ed in fourteen sections with about
eight teams on each side to the sec
tion. The Atlantic affirmative team
was selected as best in one of; these
sections and -was entitled to debate
in the nemi-finals aeainst schools
.... Wi,RO- Snehv and Henderson.
We viBitor8 trom Atlantic were
j entertained by tj,e Carteret County
CJ . Hh banauet in the v j. C.
A. Clarence Hall, president of the
club, welcomed the debaters and
Loftin Garner and others made short
talks.
ONLY ONE CASE TRIED
IN MAYOR'S COURT
Mayor Thomas had a very light
docket in his court Monday afternoon,
1 L A Taylor for allowing a dog to
jrun at iargC was assessed the costs
j. the case am0unting to $3.45. The
onIy triaj wag tnat 0f R0Si,ie Ander-
.pete Dav;g as0 colored. It appear-
jed for tne evidence that Rossie and
i pete naj a few words and that the
former went and got a single bar-
I reej snot gun, which was unloaded,
j jor tne purpose so he said of scar-
ing Pete. He evidently succeeded
for Pete promptly took to his heels
and lift the scene of action. Rospie's
grandmother took the gun away from
him and put it away. The Mayor
gave Rossie the option of paying the
costs in the case, amounting to about
$7 or working 10 days on the streets.
He chose the latter and the Mayor de
cided to cut this down to five days
if the boy worked hard.
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
WEDNESDAY
An automobile accident that might
have been a very serious one occurr
ed early Wednesday morning on the
Laurel road when the Nash roadster
of Dr. E. B. Whitehurst turned over,
Dr. Whitehurst and Charles Clawson
Jr. who were in the car were shaken
up considerably but not dangerously
hurt. Mr. Clawson got a bad cut on
his neck from broken glass and Dr.
Whitehurst had one arm hurt a little.
The car was badly damaged and had
;o be towed in town and carried to
haul's shop for repairs.
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 22 1926
BUSINESS GOOD
IN REAL ESTATE
Many Deeds Recorded. One
Large Tract Near Beaufort
Sold For Sub-Division
Heavy trading in real estate in
Carteret County continues as shown
by deeds recorded by Register of
Deeds John W. Hamilton. There
are of course a good many transac
tions that have taken place but have
not yet been recorded. One of the
most important deals recently made
perhaps is that where W. P. Smith
and others of Beaufort acquired a
tract of 43 1-2 acres from J. R. Han
cock and his brother S. P. Hancock.
This is a fine piece of property lo
cated right at the eastern corporate
limits of Beaufort and the report is
that it is to be sub-divided and sold
for town lots, The list for the weel:
is as follows:
F. R. Bell to Lillian W. Hendrir:
lot 4 and 9 Mammock property for
$10, Beaufort township.
H. M. Hendrix and wife to Mrs.
G. W. Huntley lots 8, 3, Hammocks
property, Beaufort township, for '
$100. and other valuable considera
tions.
James R. Hancock et al to W. P.
Smith et al 43 1-2 acres near Beau
fort for $1200, Beaufort township.
S, P. Hancock and wife to W. P.
Smith et al 43 1-2 acres' near Beau
fort, Beaufort township for $10.
Laura Scott et al to G. W. Hunt
ley 2 lots Hedrick town for $100,
Beaufort township.
Madison Jerkins to R. E. Chaplain
24 acres Beaufort township for $10.
Dora H. Jerkins to R. E. Chaplin
2 lots near Beaufort 40 and 45 for
$10.
Isabel T. Noe and wife to Cather
ine Bccton et al 1 lot Beaufort for
$650.
P. E. Hyde and wife to C. S,
Maxwell and wife 1-2 interest in 2
lots Beaufort for $1000.
Mrs. Thos. McGee to Frank E.
Hyde lot 6 Mannock property Beau
fort for $10.
Mary S. Hassell to J. R. Hancock
et al 1-20 interest J. W. Woodland
Beaufort Township for $100,
Harry Moore and wife to J. R.
Hancock 1-20 interest J. W. Wood
land, Beaufort Township $100.
Edgar Joyner and wife to Adrian
Davis S half of lot 44 Beaufort for
$150.
Daniel Morris and wife to Free
man Morris and wife tract in Atlantic
for $10 and other valuable consid
erations. Freeman Morris to Myrtle Nelson
1 1-8 acres in Atlantic for $700.
R. A. Cherry and wife to B. A.
Shaft lot 13 block 137 Morehead
City for $5000.
Bogue Development Corp. to R. J,
Grass et al lot 7 block 39 Morehead
City for $10.
Bogue Development Corp. to Leo
H. Henry lot 1 block 25 Morehead
City for $100.
(Continued on page five)
fARTERET f 0IINTY
GIVEN FOR MONTH OF KEBKUAKY
Record Show. That There Were Four Times As Many Births
As Deaths
The bureau of vital statistics of
tnrnlkA Tbo Mra with statistics
Carteret county citizens in and from
rVhruarv. From this it appears that
7 deaths which made a substantial
The figures follow:
Town
Beaufort
Morehead City
Newport
Townships
Beaufort
Harkers Island
Harlowe
Hunting Quarter, Division
Davis
Stacey
Seal Level
Merrimon
Morehead
Newport
Portsmouth
Smyrna
Straits
White Oak
Total
Total
Deaths
2
LlTiLK DAMAGE
DONE BY FROST
Potato Outlook Seems Fairly
Good. New Potatoes Are
Selling High
There was a slight frost in this
part of the country Tuesday morning
and it was feared by many that con
siderable injury would be done to
potatoes and other truck crop. The
News has been informed by several
who have investigated the matter
that very little damage was done to
any of the crops. In a few places
there was enough frost to do some
damage but as a general thing it a
mounted to very little.
The outlook for the white pota
to crop now seems to be fairly good.
It is considered unlikely that the
crop will be as early as it was last
year, but if weather conditions are
favorable shipments should be going
forward about the first of June. Of
course no one knows what prices po
tatoes will bring in June but indica
tions now are that they will be high.
Wholesale dealers have been offer
ing local growers $5 a barrel for the
"new crop and some have sold at this
price. Other truckers are holding
out for better prices which they
think they will get in June. Florida
Bliss Triumph have been quoted in
large city markets recently at $4.50
to $5.25 in bushel crates. Old po
tatoes are selling at around $10 a
barrel. On account of wet weather
at planting time some truckers in this
section report that they have a poor
stand. Others however were more
fortunate and have a pretty good
stand, 75 per cent and better. Mr,
Louis Dudley has a good looking crop,
so have Messrs. Sol. Willis, W. P,
Smith, Dr. C. S. Maxwell, Dr. E. B.
Whitehurst and a good many others.
Mr. W. I. Willis of Williston says
that his potatoes came up finely and
are starting off in good shape, The
general impression seems to be that
ill crop in Carteret county this year
will not be a tremendous one by any
means but that if weather conditions
are favorable from now until the
crop is harvested that it should be
a very considerable one. In the
meantime sweet potatoes are still be
ing shipped in good sized quantities
and are bringing good prices.
LAWYERS CHANGE OFFICES.
There has been some shifting a-
round among Beaufort lawyers re
cently Attorney E. Walter Hill who
has had his offices for some time in
the Duncan building has moved into
the N. W. Taylor building where he
has taken the quarters formerly oc
cupied by Attorney C. R. Wheatly
Mr. Wheatly has moved across the
street into the Bank of Beauofrt
Kn;!,Iirio- where commodious offices
have been fitted up for him, Attor
nel J. F. Duncan and County Engi
neer George J. Brooks.
Tokio, Japan, is nearer the western
'extremity of Alaska than is Seattle,
i Washington..
VITAL STATISTICS
In County
the State Board of Health has kindly
1 I 1 A -v t
as to the arrivals ana uepanu.t ...
this vale of tears for the month of
there were a total oi Dinns ami
balance on the right side of the ledger.
Births
Stillbirths
11
3
0
1
No report
2
1
No report No registrar
1
2
2
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PRICE 5c SINC tttrar'
State
CARTERET STUDENTS
MAKE HONOR ROLL
Chapel Hill, N. C. April 19th.-Car-
tent county students at the universi
ty of North Carolina who made the
honor roll for the Winter quarter
were Miss Aleeze Lefferts of Glouc
ester and George T. Parkin of Beau
fort. The honor roll requires an av
erage grade of 92 per cent on all
subjects. Only 221 students made
the honor roll from a student body of
2200, so this is a distinct honor.
HEALTH PICTURES
ARE BEING SHOWN
State Board of Health Is Giv
ing Interesting and Instruc
tive Picture Show
The city public school auditorium
was packed Monday evening witii
those who had come out to witness
the moving picture show put on by
the State and county health depart
ments. The audience was composed
mainly of children but there was a
sprinkling of grown people there al
so. The pictures proved to be both
entertaining and instructive and held
the atttention of the audience through
out the performance which lasted an
hour and a half.
Dr. M. L, Townsend of the State
Board of Health was introduced to
;the audience by County Health Of
ficer Dr. T. C. Britt and explained
the object of the pictures. He also
talked while the pictures were being
thrown on the screen, explaining
them in an interesting manner. Mr.
B. Wilson of the State Board of
Health was also present. The pic
ture machine was operated by
Sappenfield. These films are sent
out by the State Board of Health and
are one of the instruments the board
uses in its efforts to prevent the
spread of diseases among the people.
The schedule calls for ten days ex
hibition in Carteret county. The pic
tures were shown in Beaufort Mon
day night, Morehead City Tuesday
night, and Newport Wednesday night.
Tonight (Thursday) they will be
produced at White Oak, Friday at
Morehead City colored school, Mon
day at Smyrna, Tuesday at Harker's
Island, Wednesday at Atlantic, Thurs
day at Davis and will be shown for
the last time Friday night at the
Beaufort colored school, There will
be no charge to see any of these ex
hibitions and the public is cordially
invited to attend them.
-FIREMEN PUT OUT BLAZE
IN WOODEN BUILDINGS
Fire last Saturday afternoon
threatened to destroy a row of wood
en buildings belonging to Mr. W. S.
Chadwick on the south side of Front
street. The fire started in the roof
apparently from a flu and did some
damage to the rooms occupied by
Austin's pressing club and that used
as the offices of the North American
Land Company. The hie company
arrived soon after the alarm was
given and put the fire out in a few
minutes. The furniture and fixtures
in the two rooms were damaged to
slight extent.
BANK STATEMENTS INDICATE
PROSPERITY IN CARTERET
This issue of the News carries the
financial statements of the Bank of
Beaufort, the Beaufort Banking and
Trust Company and the Bank of
Newport. The business of the coun
ty is largly reflected in the state
ments of these well known institu
tions. The steady increase in de
posits and growth in every way of
hese banks is regarded by business
men as not only creditable to the
banks themselves but an indication
of the development that is taking
place in Carteret County. Readers
of the News should find the state
ments well worth reading.
ORPHANS GIVE CONCERT
The singing class of the Oxford
Orphanage paid its annual visit to
Beaufort Monday and gave a concert
herethat night. The auditorium of
.he public school building was crowd
ed with an interested audience that
witnessed the performance. The pro
gram was composed of songs, recita
tions and drills and was throughly
enjoyed and liberally applauded by
r.he audience.
NUMBER 16
BY COLLEGE CLUB
Excellent Program Will be Put
on by Wake Forest Students
This Evening
The Wake Forest glee club is to
give a concert tonight here under
the auspices of the Community Club.
The concert will be given in the aud
itorium of the public school building.
The club is now on its Spring tour
having opened last Thursday in Ben
son. Tomorrow evening it will give
an entertainment in Morehead City.
The ladies of the Community Club are
giving the young men a reception and
dance tonight which will be held on
the top floor of the Beaufort Drug
Company building.
Director Carl J. Whelan has work
ed over the program for the con
certs to be given on the trip and many
new features have been added since
the last trip of the organization
which was made during the Fall
semester to the western part of the
state.
One of the chief features this
Spring is the eleven piece jazz or
chestra which appears for several
numbers in both parts of the program
This attraction never fails to make
a hit and Professor Whelan had ad
ded several popular numbers for en
cores since the last tour. Included
in the orchestra are three saxaphones
two violins, two trumpets, tenor, ban
jo, bass viol, drums and piano.
The quartette composed of Messrs.
Haworth, Skinner, Martin and Tew
also take an active part in the pro
gram, appearing in both parts for
several numbers including both pop
ular numbers and numbers special
ly arranged for harmony. This fea
ture is perhaps equalled by the duet
with Messrs. Bell and Morton who-
appear in the last part of the pro
gram for several comic and harmony
numbers.
Possibly the most entertaining:
part of the entire program is the
comedy skit played in the last part
by Messrs. Hamrick, Haworth and
Skinner. This trip takes fiftten min
utes of the program in a skit worked
out by themselves which includes
jokes, and comic musical interpreta
tions which ends with an imitation
of a Hawaiian string orchestra with
out any instruments,
Other features of the program for
the Spring itinerary are violin and
vocal solos and many numbers by a
chorus of 26 male voices.
The following men compose the
glee club this Spring:
C. J. Whelan, Director, Princeton
University; I. O. Brady, Bus. Mgr.,
Benson.; D. S. Haworth, Jr., Knox
ville, Tenn.; J. G. Morton, Knoxville,
Tenn.; A, R. Davant, Greensboro;
J. D. Hamrick, Forest City; H. E.
Copple Monroe; L. E. Skinner, Jr.,
Elizabeth City; J. W. Finer, More
head City; J. O. Eakes, Rocky Mount;
B. M. Bell, Raleigh; R. L, Henry;
Ante Virginia; B. L. Snipes, Knox
ville, Tenn; Zeno Martin, Elkin; C.
C. Moore, Gastonia; R. L. Vaughan,
Nashville; C. L. Skarren, Beaufort.
E. H. Herring, Sanford; C. R, Tew,
Raleigh; O. A. Whiteside, Henderson
ville; LeRoy Martin, Elkin, F. H.
Brooks, Jr., Smithfield; B. B. Mason,
Greensboro; N. Satterfield Greens
boro; J. L. Carlton, Winston-Salem;
W. Davis Jr Mr. Airy.
ODD FELLOWS ANNIVERSARY
WILL BE HELD SUNDAY
On Sunday April 25th, 1926, the
107th. anniversary of American
Odd-Fellowship wil lbe c jerved by
Concordia Lodge No. 11, I. O. O. F.,
and its invited guests, at Ann Street
Methodist Church, at 2:30 P. M.
It is expected that Calumet Encamp
ment No. 4, Eureka Lodge No. 7, and
Eureka Lodge of New Bern, N. C,
will be represented, also Unity Lodge
No. 156 of Morehead City, N. C, and
Miriam Rebekah Lodge No, 141, of
Beaufort, N. C. will attend in a body.
Besides the regular exercises there
will be an address by W. L. Whitley
of Plymouth, N. C, who is at pres
ent Grand Warden of the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina. Mr. Whit
ley is an able and pleasing speaker,
and the public generally and frater
nally, are cordially invited to be
present and hear him.