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BEAUFO I nmwiimw 1 1 f 1 i U 'Stale Librtry X The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co.( READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY 1 WATCH Your label and pay your subscription EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY MAY 6, 1926 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 18 VOLUME XV 11 o& l S -v r STATE MWiTR ATIf LARGELY ATTENDED LAST WEEK Many Prominent Men Present. No Action Taken OjEjfl MrmtK. School Term or Australian Ballot Law. Electon oard Hi. CertTfia List of Candidate. For Primarie. (Bv M. L. SHIPMAN) BaISgS N. C May 3-The State Democratic Convention, the Sha! certification of the roH. of candidates for the primary tni. .urn mer and a variety of lesser affairs occupied the attention and time of officials in Raleigh th.s week. The Convention was the outstanding fea ture of the week. Thursday, in strength more thani ..I 4-V.a ioip ! nan ttincr a new recoru, me gates moved down on Raleigh. Dem ocratic leaders on hand were Gover nor McLean, who departed from the custom of his predecessor., and at tended the convention and received a rousing welcome, half a dozen Con gressmen, Frank Hampton represent- . o j Tt R. Bev-1 jng tne two swuaw" - , nolds who is aspiring to aenaioi , Overman's seat, Governors, oe v,. Max Gardner, perhaps the most pop ular, and rightly so, man in Demo cratic circles of the State at this , time. The morning of the convention was spent in listening to the excellent keynote speech, of Walter. C. Fe.ms ter of Newton which praised the Democracy state and national, and excoriated the Republicans. Mr. Feimster paid particular attention to the record of North Carolina's rep , resentatives in Congress and also paid tribute to the record of several ''past Governors and to Governor MC 'Lean. ' 'L '., After the speech, B. O. Everett introduced and Cameron Morrison I ronded a resolution of regret at the passing of William Jennings Bryan. Then a similar resolution over the death of former Governor LockeXjraig was adopted. The con vention then adjqurned for lunch, re-entered the hall two hours later and in a" 3 nunate session held a iw -fentival at which the platform The platform is ttaietj'ranartaltoj tit fact that it says notinng, V IByery opportunity to declare vigor ously for or against some of the im portant questions which are agitating JJte State was passed up. The Aus tralian ballot was entirely forgotten, the eight months school terns was consigned to the Governors educa tionsl commission for further inves tigation. . The State Board of Elections, al ter some squabbling, certified the list of candidates who may run in the next primary. The list wa snot made public the day of the closing of the books for fear the newspapers might print some name not approved by the Board. The question of reg ' istering by mail or telegraph arose but was finally settled by accepting all who registered in the .prescribed form for taking the oath.' This bar red a half dozen who had failed' to so do. There was some criticism of the Board for not allowing Republi cans to register by telegraph but this was finally settled. Prof. Albert Ray Newsome of the University of . North Carolina was selected during the week to succeed Robert House as secretary of the State Historical' Commission. Mr. House will become executive secre-rf tary of the University of North Car olina. John , A. Park, publisher of the Raleigh Times gave a dinner on Friday to Oscar J. Coffin who resign ed as editor of the paper to become dean of the school of journalism of the University of North Carolina, succeeding Gerald Johnson, who will become editorial writer ol the ai . timore Sun m The convention of state farmers and farm women will be held here on July 27 29, it is announced here. Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson believes cruelty to prisoners can be stopped by employing guards with greater mentality rather than by passing new laws. The State employers- had a half holiday Convention day in order that they might sefe thir f rlends iii the city attending the Convention. The North Carolina Welfare Com mission has started on 'the task of collecting data on the number of women employed in industry in the! forty largest communities of the State. E. F. Carter, executive sec retary of the Commission, is direct ed to make the survey and report to a future meeting of the Commission, the investigations to follow the out line presented by the organized wom en of the State to Governor McLean. Judge Walter H. fteal and Repre sentative Zeb. VrTurlington of Ire- dcl who have been prominently iden tified with the "Commitee of One! Hundred," o'ganized in Ch'i-tte re (Continued on page-six) . CONVENTION RAISES BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. Dave Whitehurst is a very good barber but nature evidently intend-, ed him to be a florist. Most of the time that he is not in his shop is nent in slanting, watering and I otherwise attending to his flowers. Every bit of space around the house j o the strin alone the side- .g fiUed with flowerr, of some ' . : sort. Koses ot many sorxs, pupjjica, petunias, lHlies and so many kinds that it is not possible to name them all make the place a regular flower garden. .'Mr. and Mrs. Whitehurst both takereat interest in their flowers and raise a great many beau tiful ones. They also give away lots . . , j ,.,v, pianis ana say uiai nee(Jg a 8Uppjy may have some by calling and asking for them. UNVEIL MONUMENT HERE MONDAY Big Crowd Expected Here Mon c&y To See Confederate Me morial Unveiled All arrangements have been com pleted for the unveiling of the Con federate monument and the memor ial services which take place here next Monday. The exercises will begin at li30 in the county court house. After the exercises in the courthouse are finished the proces sion -will form and march to the souare where the monuaisnt stands. There the presentation f the monu ment and its acceptance Vill taxe place. It ts expeetea that a large crowd from all over the -county and lsmer in "the StaSte mill be-.pres . , .i. a -1", in prnswess. Te flswwi progiw for tfcs eveat is as oilwr PROGRAM: Selection St Paul's Band. Hymn How Firm a Fosdatio. ; , 1st. vers '2nd. verse. Invocation Dr. G. W. Lay Introduction of Speaker . W Hill. Address Judge Henry A. Grady. "In God's Acre." . Vocal Solo Mrs. Bayard Taylor. Chorus Old North State. 1st. verse 2nd. verse Benediction Mr. L. B. Boney. Dixie St. Paul's Band. UNVEILING EXERCISE Presentation of Monument M. Leslie Davis. W Accepted by J. E. Woodland, Chairman Board County Commission ers. ' Juartette Tenting onight Chorus Dixie C of C. :- Benediction Rev. E. Frank Lee. Selection St. Paul's Band. PAGES. Georgie Neal Lillian Rice Evelyn Chadwick Maude Overstreet Sarah Rumley Martha Longest. fAT ABANDONS KITTEN " AND ADOPTS POSSUMS A cat who had adopted seven lit tle oDOssums attracted a goo ddeal of .ntinn when the aggregation was put on display Monday in the window h Roo ii f nit urusr company, mc original mother of the little orphans was caught in a steel trap and died. Th o'nossum is a marsupial, like a kangaroo, and so when the mother died the little ones came out of the pouch where she carried them. They ,ro taken to the furm house of May or T. M. Thomas .Jr. and there found their new mother. The cat had a familv of her own but she decided that the little possums heeded her at tention more than her own kittens and so she abandoned her offspring in favor of the little strangers. At last account they were all doing very welL , ' , -., . MARRIAGE LICENSES The folTowlnir permits to wed have been issued bv Recister of Deeds John W. Hamilton since last week Carlyle' Garner and Julia Howard Newport C. C. Rice and Minnie Jones, Beau fort. - , Garfield Suggs and Letha Wprd; Eeuufort. v BOARD RESOLVES SEVERAL THINGS Favors Extension of City Lim it. And Purchase of Public School Building Several rather important resolu tions were passed by the city board of commissioners at their meeting Monday. The Mayor and all mem bers of the board were present The bosrd adopted a resolution favoring the extension of Front street from the present eastern lim its of the town to Lenoxville.' The petition states that legislation will be sought looking to the inclusion of this territory in the town of Beau fort. The town authorities are pledged to take over any improve ments made and to assess and collect taxes on them the same as other property in the town is assessed and taxed. Commissioners Smith and Maxwell were appointed a committee to have a survey made of the pro posed extension and report same a; a meeting of the board on May 17th. The board also passtd a resolution Or an agreement with the owners of the Inlet Inn property in regard to the construction of a wharf in front of that and adfacent property. The agreement provides for the con struction of a large wharf and that no fish boats or other commer cial craft shall use it. A dock com mission composed of the Mayor of Beaufort and C. R. Wheatly was ap pointed to have charge of the mat ter. Another resolution passed . was that looking to the purchase of the present city school building for use as a, city hall, or in case the county should buy it that the city will un dertake to rent a part of it for city hall purposes. Commissioners Max well and Smith were appointed a com mittee to negotiate with the Board of Trustees as to buying or renting the building. Mrs;-. C. H. Bushall came before the board and asked that an appropria tion be made for Roderick Parkin ,wha..is uiv.tba- - Stated Tuberculosa Sanatorium. A motion waa tMssad allovlnff $t& a month for this puf pose. ; The application Wj, jJU Saul for permission, to buikl a house on the rear of his lot on Front street was taken up and a motion passed allowing him to. build. The request of W. L. Paul and Seth Glbbs to make a change in the driveway, on their property was granted. A mo tion was passed relieving Mrs. M. G- Gardner of her taxes for 1925- C. R. Wheatly came before the board and asked that the- matter of the fish platform on Broad street and the railroad siding question be re opened. A motion was passed to have a hearing on these matters sn May the 17th. at which all who are interested are invited to be present. The matter of buying 25 seats to be put along Front street was continued until May 17th. Several bids for these seats were received. The clerk was instructed to write a mail order hotise in Chicago for prices. Seve ral bids foj boring a well at the pow er plant were received and all re. jected. The matter was left to the Water and Light Commission. The estimate of D. M. DeNoyer and City Engineer Brooks for sewer work done by DeNoyer was read and ap - proved. A plumber s license was granted to C..R, Manson and Son, DRAW BRIDGE CLOSED. According to an order issued by the N. C. Highway Commission the drawbridge across Newport River on the Morehead City side has been closed for two weeks beginning on May the 5th. This was necessitated by work on the bridge now in prog-j ress. Boats will be compelled to! use the Bepufort channel which will remain open. POLICE COURT ITEMS. About the average number of of fenders against the majesty of the law faced Mayor Thomas in his court Monday afternoon. They were dis- posed of as follows: Bert Godet (colored- carrying a concealed weapon, to wit a pistol, was held for Superior Court under bond of $100. Tom Davis (colored) drunk, guilty got 30 days-on the streets. Msrk Washington ( colored) throw ing a rock through a window, guilty B0 days on thes treets. Floyd Robinson and Hubert Sprin gle, iftghtinjj" and disorderly conduct, judgment suspended on payment of costs." William: "Lof tin, exceeding speed limit - ludtrment suspended on pay- went of costs., ' moon to Mr. and Mrs. James V. Caf. - Two oases' were continued untillfrey. The infant has been named next Monday afternoon. David Stewart. STORE BUILDING DESTROYED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING The wooden store building at the corner of Queen and Ann street own ed by Mr. Gerald Hill was destroy ed by fire at an early hour Sunday morning. The dwelling houses close J to the building were in great danger but by the strenuous efforts of both the colored and white fire companies they were saved. The house occu pied by the family of Mr. J. T. Blythe was damaged considerably by water and was also scorched right badly. The residences occupied by Mr. Wil bur Willis and family and that of Mr. C P. Tyler and family had a close call butt were not hurt serious ly. It is generally thought that if the wind had been blowing hard at the time that a number of houses would probably have ,been burned. The store building was a total loss and there was no insurance on it. The origin of the fire is somewhat of a mystery. The building was first discovered to be on fire about 11:30 i but the blaze had not made much of a start and was put cut by hand by 3 number of people in the neighbor hood. Along about two o'clock the house was found to be on fire again in the rear f the building. This time the fire got such a good start that it was impossible to stop it un til the building was burned to the ground. YOUNG WOMEN WILL GET A FREE .TRIP TO EUROPE Raleigh, May 4th. The Jefferson .Centennial Election in North Caro lina, a part of a National movement has for its purpose the payment of the debt on Monticello to perpetuate it as a National Shrine and a selec tion of a number of North Carolina representative young women to go as honor members of America's Birth day Party to Europe, vistiing France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany,, Holland Belgium and England as guests of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Founda tion. Nomination by organizations or business firms of young women to be selected as candidates may now be filed at Election -Headquarters, 212 Uite Builuiwp.w Rjfig, telephone 3213, of Charlotte and vicinity Head quarters Room 918,- Hotel Charlotte. No candidates may be entered after May 17th. . . Balloting in the Election begins May 18th. and continues until June 3rd. Votes are counted for a des ignated candidate on the basis of ten votes for each one dollar contributed to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation during the Election. The number to be elected is determined only by the total number of votes cast If the grand total of all votes cast in the Election aggregates-50,-000 ($5000)." the candidate ' having the greatest number of votes at the end of the Election will be declared elected. If all the candidates com bined poll 100,000 votes the two highest wil be the winers, and so on at the rate of one delegate for each unit of 50,000 votes. Winners of the Educational Eu ropean Tour will be announced June 4th. On July 17th they will sail from New York on the Pennland, as honor members of a National del egation, commemorating the 15th, anniversary of the sigining of the Declaration of Independence and the 1flflV ennivorearir tf iha HonfVl nf its !famiug wri Th JefferSon. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS NOT SO NUMEROUS THIS WEEK Activity in real estate, as shown by deeds recorded by Register of Deeds John W. Hamilton, shows a little falling off this week. Several large deals rlported under way have not been filed for record as yet. The list, recorded is as follows: C. R. Wheatly Com. to Tillie Wil liamson 2 acres Hunting Quarter. Tonship for $150. R. B. Chadwick and wife to B. F, Korgay et al 95 1-2 acres Harkers Is land Township for $1.00 Martha Lewis etal to Clyde Mason et al 36 acres in Atlantic for $50, and other valuable considerations. L. D. Willis and wife -to R. W, g ith , 0f lot 1 block 98 Morehead ;cit for $iQ00 i B p ,Vav nnd wife t0 B, c. Way j, t 9 h k g Morehead City for $10. B. C. Way and wife to B. P. Way lot 11 block 8 Morehead City for $10. K Boeue Development Corp. to W. L. Brnerden 5 lots Morehead City for $100.. Arthur Smith and wife to W. H. Brown Jr. 1-2 acre Newoprt Town ship for $3500. BIRTH OF SbN.' A son was born Wednesday after CRjPPLED PEOPLE MAY HAVE FREE TREATMENT Another clinic for crippled men, women and children is to be held in New Bern on Saturday May 8th. This clinic is held each month in the offices of the County Health Depart Bern. Crippled children and disabled men and women with clubbed feet, deform ed backs, crippled hands, arms, and legs are having their deformities cor rected through the treatment afford ed them free of charge by this clin ic. At the first session of this clinic on April 3rd. thirty-five cripples re ported for examination and treat ment A number were found who cannot be treated in the clinic, but require operations necessitating their going to Raleigh where a hospital bed is furnished by the Kiwanis Club of that city or to the State Or thopaedic . Kuispital at Gastonia. This clinic is sponsored and sup ported by hte Rotary Club of New Bern, which brings Dr. Hugh Thomp son, 6ne of the leading orthopaedic surgeons of the State, to New Bern each month for the examination and treatment of the cripples of Craven and adjacent counties. Every dis abled resident of this county is in vited to attend the clinic. SCHOOL TERM MAY BE MADE LONGER Ccmmtteemen Go On Record In Favor Of Eight Months Term For Rural School. An important meeting of the com mitteemen of the rural schools of the county took place Saturday in the auditorium of the Beaufort Pub lic School. County Superintendent J. H. Workman was in charge of the meeting. The object of the gather ing was to get acquainted, to discuss school problems and to get each other's idea as to what is needed for 1he betterment of the schools. About fifty committeemen were present ,, sThe-most:' lsaportant subject dis- cussed perhaps Was that of the pro posed' eight months term for the ru ral schools.' This matter has been under consideration for some time. After discussing the question through ly the members of the committee went on record as being in favor of it Superintendent Workman showed that only 36 percent of the children wbo entered the first grade seven years ago reached the 7th. grade and only 50 percentof those reached the 11th. grade. With eight months term in effect it is thought many more pupihr would finish the higher grades. On Monday the regular meeting of the Board of Education took place R. E. L. Hardesty was appointed com. mitteeman for the Core Cseek school and Albert Taylor for the White Oak school. The board decided to adver tise for sale the land on which the Ocean school stands. F. R. Seeley submitted estimates as to the cost of teacherages at several places. The board will get the lumber from Mr. Seeley for the, teacherages at New port and Harker s Island. Bills were audited and some other routine busi ness transacted after which the board adjourned. RSES OF RARE BEAUTY There are many beautiful flowers m Keautort now hut none more so than the American Beauty ramblers which Mrs. George J. Brooks has in her flower srarden. Besides the beauty of these roses their frag ranee is unsurpassed. A boquet composed of them kindly presented to the News by Mrs. Brooks fills the entire office with their delicious odor and besides delights the eyes of all who behold them. MRS. C. P. ANDREWSKI NOW CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED Mrs. Casimer P. Andrewski, former 1v Miss Virginia Hudeins, who Was hurt in an automobile accident last Friday afternoon is now able to sit up and is making good progress to wards recovery according to her nhvsiclan Dr. E. B. Whitehurst, When a ar driven by Charles Del enRr and that of Mrs. Andrewski col lided at the corner of Ann and Marsh streets last Friday she was thrown from her car. Mrs. Andrewski struck the pavement with such force that she was badly stunned and sus tained a severe scalp wound. The car in which she was driving was ponsiderablv damaeed and the the other car slightlyso. A man who went over Niagra Falls in a barrel in 1911 without mishap slinped on an orange peel in Auct land New Zealand, and broke his leg, MAY BUILD ROAD FROM BEAUFORT TO LENOXVILLE County Asked To Make This Improvement And Be Re. Imbursed Later MAY BUY SCHOOL BUILDING The regular monthly meeting of the Board of County Commissioners took place here Monday with all mem bers present Besides the routine work of auditing and paying bills there were some matters of general interest transacted. Permission was granted to the At lantic Beach Corporation to erect a bridge and causeway across Bogue Sound, permission having already been granted by the War Depart ment. A petition was presented to the beard asking that a paved road be built from the eastern end of Front street to Lenoxville. This to be done with the understanding that the town of Beaufort will secure legisla tion to take that territory into the town's boundaries and then will re imburse the county for the work done. Chairman Woodland and Com nrissioner Huntley were appointed a committee ' o look into the matter and report at the next meeting of the board. Cairman Woodland and Commis oner Huntley were appointed a com mittee to look into the matter of buy ing the Beaufort public school build, ing and using it for county purposes. This action was taken in response to request from the board of trustees of the Beaufort School. The price uggested for the building by the school board was $50,000. County Auditor Stancil was in- stiucted to write U. S. Engineer H. T. Patterson and ask him to make a survey for a causeway and bridge from Harker's Island to the main land. Engineer G. J. Biooks was in structed to go "to Harker's Island and lay off a borrev pit t& get shetW fo improving vthe road on the island.' The date for holding the special -lection in Morehead City township was changed; the date to be fixed later. Jurors for the June term of Superior Court were drawn and are as folows;'-;, . '.-'-, JURORS FOR JUNE' TERM OF COURT, FIRST WEEK G. W. Harris, Marshallberg; Eli Pjrescott, New Port; C. F. Davis, Davis; A. L; Paul, Davis; M. S. Lee, Morehead City; Ambrose F. Roberts, Beauofrt; D. S. Willis, Straits; A. B. Willis, Newport; Dennis M. Goodwin, Roe; Andrew Rhue, Peletier; Brown ing Piner, Beaufort; Thos. W. Davis, Marshallberg; Jerome Fulcher, Stacy L. C. Holland, Peletier; M. S. Webb, Morehea1 City; John H. lewis, Har kers Island; W. H. Forbes, Morehead City; C. C. Dennis, Ocean; S. F. Ear- is, Marshallberg; Stephen Davis, Marshallberg; Delton Davis, Davis; R. E. L. Davis, Smyrna; William Ful cher, Stacy; G. B. Goodwin, Roe; Theo. R. Webb, Morehead City; E. Stamey Davis, Morehead City; Doyle Hancock, Morehead City; Charlie Hancock, Harkers Island; Leslie Whitehurst, Beaufort; F. L. Bell, Wildwood; W. C. Murdock, Wild- wood ;S. D. Edwards, Newport r Sam Davis, Gloucester; H. C. Jones, Jr. Beaufort; Joe Mason, Atlantic, Bry ant Davis, Beaufort Second Week W. L. Arrington, Beaufort; D. Ira Garner, Newport; Baker Lawrence, Beaufort,; John W. Guthrie, Wild- wood; H. C. Davis, Morehead City; Wilbur Lewis, Beaufort; D. M. Salter Merrimon; B. A. Felton, Beaufort; L. Salter, Sea Level; Charlie Gould, Newport; C. W. Mason, Stacy; W. C. Irving, Peletier; H. M. White hurst, Gloucester; J. A. Styron, Sff Level; Asa Lawrence, Beaufort; J. W. Gillikin, Atlantic; C. E. Herring- ton, Newport; Alex Foreman, Beau. fort. RFD. RUM CHASERS HERE FOR A SHORT VISIT Three coast Guard patrol bouts r 'rum chasers" as they are commonly called came into the harbor ' here Tuesday and stayed until Wednesday afternoon. The vessels cama here from Cape May, New Jersey where they have been trying to keep tha liquor runners off the const They have gone to Savannah, Georgia atid will do the same sort of work U'ng the Georgia and Florida xsoapt The vessels have eight men in their crews and are armed with a one pounder gun," a machine gun and several iifles. They are 75 feet in length, have a draft of 4 1-2 feet and make about 12 miles an hour. Ik-.