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MEWS I T r n c. O) cLa-0 r ft)) ox - The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY 1 i State Library X vA I CH Your label and pay your subscription VOLUME XV TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY MAY 13 1926 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 19 1 MEMORIAL TO CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS NOW STANDS ON COURT HOUSE GROUNDS Large Crowd Present Monday To Witness Unveiling. Stature A Handsome One. Fine Oration Delivered By Judge Grady "Not even time can-destroy hero ism." These are the words engraved on the granite pedestal of the mon ument erected in honor of the sol. diers from Carteret county who serv ed in the Confederate army. Sur mounting the pedestal there stands a splendid bronz figure six and a half feet tall of a Confederate solider. Clad in the uniform of the Confed erate soldier; with his blanket strap ped over his shoulder, his knapsack and canteen by his side and his hands firmly gripping his musket he stands at parade rest. The pose of the fig ure and the resolute expression of his countenance give it a realistic and heroic appearance. Located on the south side of the court house square uiVi n cettinir nf live oaks, shrub bery, flowers and grass and the coun ty and school buildings in the rear the monument is well placed. Preceding the memorial exercises, which were held in the court house in the presence of a crowd that pack cd the building to the doors, a nice dinner was served the veterans, the speaker of the day Judge Henry A. Grady and several others by the lo. cal chapter of the U. D. C. A dele, gation from the Emeline J. Pigott chapter of Morehead City was present and these ladies were also guests of honor at the dinner. The follow ing named veterans enjoyed the re past and took part in the exercises of the day; J. E. Kornegey, H. C. Lockhart, W. H. Sloan, u. a. rresn water, J. D. Miller, Samuel Thomas, J. B. Gaskill, R. H. Whitehurst N. L. Carrow, Alex Dennis. Mr. W. S. Chadwick also a veteran was not in town on memorial day. He has been " much interested in the monument and - . made a liberal contribution to it. Immediately after the dinner a pro cession was formed 'cofmprHsed of-the veterans, the orator and several others, the Fort Macon chapter, the Emmeline J. Pigott chapter and the Children of the Confederacy. The procession marched into the court room where seats had been reserved and then the program commenced by all standing and singing "How Firm A Foundation." The invocation was offered by the Reverend G. W. Lay, rector of St. Paul's church. Mrs. Ida Eaton of Morehead City was next on the program with an appropriate reci tation and she was followed by a quartette composed of Mrs. H. M. Hendrix, Mrs. Bayard Taylor, Mr. . M. Leslie Davis and Dr. F. E. Hyde, , who sang very beautifully "Flags and Flowers." The orator of the day Judge Henry A. Grady of Clinton was then introduced by Mr. E. Walter Hill. Judge Grady spoke about an hour and his address was heartily ap plauded and he received many con. gratulations upon it. He said Con federate soldiers were no longer re. , ferred to as rebels and traitors to the country. That sectionalism has about passed away. That Lee, Grant and other leaders on both sides should be regarded as great Americans. He paid fine tribute to the Confederate soldiers of Carteret county, both the living and the dead. At the close of the speech Reverend L. B. Boney pronounced the benediction. A tremendous crowd had assembled on the courthouse lawn when the un veiling of the monument took place. The actual unveiling was done by Rosa Lee Chadwick, granddaughter f Mr. W. S. Chadwick and David ' Pool Clawson grandson of the late Captain James Pool of Co. H., 10th. regiment of N. C. The monument was presented to the people of Car teret county by the Honorable M. , Leslie Davis and accepted by Chair man of the Board of County Com. missioners J. E.Woodland. Both ac quitted themselves with distinction. lenting lonignt" was sung by a quartette composed of M. Les Davis, E. E. Davis, U. E. Swann and Dr. E. E. Hyde. A chorus was sung by the Children of The Confederacy and then a part of the crowd went to Live Oak cemetery where the graves of the soldiers were decorated. St. Paul's band, played a selection and the day's program was finished. Several years ago the Fort Macon chapter of the U. D. C. decided to try to raise funds for a monument and the fine statue that now stands on the court house square is the re sult of their efforts. Thev received a liberal donation from the chapter ent Monday and delighted the ladies with a check for $500. Besides this some $200 or more was realized by the sale of tags, refreshments and the collection which was taken up in the court room. The ladies hope to pay the rest of the debt on the monument before the close of the year. The officials of the Fort Macon chapter are: Mrs. C. A. Clawson, president; (Mrs. Charles Sase vice-)4qsident; Miss Mildred Jones secretary; Miss Maude Chadwick treasurer; Mrs. W. V. B. Potter registrar; Miss Annie Rumley historian. The chapter was greatly pleased Monday to have Mrs. Annie is. Loitm a former president present for the unveiling exercises. FOOD INSPECTOR MAY BE SECURED , Plans On Foot To Get Milk And Food Inspector For Twin Cities ATLANTIC FAMILY SELECTION CALLED TROUBLES AIRED! ON EIGHT MONTHS COUNTY SCHOOLS Jealousy Causes Fight Between man, his wire And Moth, er-in-law County Health Officer T. C. Britt hopes that Beaufort and Morehead Uty will unite in establishing a milk and food inspection 'department. There are now 35 towns in the State where milk is inspected and .graded A. B. C. or D. What is known as the standard milk ordinance has been adopted by these towns for the pur pose of supplying their inhabitants with milk that is free from disease germs or impurities of anv sort. Dr. Britt went before the Board of Cpmmissioners in Morehead City Monday night and explained the mat ter. In response to his suggestion the board made an appropriation of $800 to be used in securing the ser vices of a competent milk and food inspector for the remainder of the year 1926. This amount is to pay half of the expense incurred. The matter is to be brought before the Beaufort Board of Commissioners Monday and it is reported that one or two of the commissioners have al ready declared themselves as. favor. ing the proposition. If the action of the Beaufort board is favorable the sanitary inspection department of the Mate Board of Health will secure a competent man to do the work and see that it starts off properly. EVANGELIST WHEELER MAKES FINE IMPRESSION Revival services at the First Ran - j tist Church which began last Sunday are progressing nicely and bids fair for a , great meeting. Evangelist Wheeler is an able speaker and a eosnel preacher of Great tower The attendance so far. shows that the people of the community appre ciate the opportunity of having such a man. A blackboard is used at the afternoon services which makes the study of the Bible very interesting and instructive. CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES MUST FILE APPLICATIONS Persons who desire to run for some office in Carteret county in the primaries must file their applications and pay tneir tees to u. r. Langdaie Chairman nf the 'Board of Elections on or before Saturday the 22nd. Two years ago several persons who were candidates neglected to do tnis ana were ruled out of the primaries Pnttincr one's announcement - in i newspaper is for the purpose of in forming the public but that is not sufficient. I he law requires-tnat ap plication to run shall be made to the Chairman of the Board of Elections. Mr. Langdale says that several who have announced themselves have not Leslie ve complied with the law. - SCHOOL QUESTION WILL BE SETTLED TOMORROW The election on the question of issuing $100,00. Oworth of bonds for a new school building in Beaufort takes place tomorrow (Friday). The poll holders will be Messrs. C. H. Bushall, C. K. Howe and Jack Wil liams. Voters to the number of 780 registered for the election. There are more than a thousand persons in Beauofrt who might have registered if they had cared to do so. Some in Morehead City and many private vlose "r the school prop individuals haveontriZJdT f !"'"B .confident of The monument mat tnnnn ma ... ??? tomorrow The monument cost $3000 and there is still something due on it. Mr. F. S. Dickinson, a nrnminent himinon It requires 391 votes in the affirma tive to win and they say they have considerably over 400 who have de . D .,- . ,T , . eu--i8iuerDiy over 4uu who have de man of Rutherford. New Jerev hut i j v , , 7 uc . nntiv. f, . . " V ?' c!ared themselves in favor of the a native of Cartei et county, w .f : pres- preposition. The domestic troubles of an At lantic family were aired in a trial here last Saturday afternoon. This was tne case where Miss Florence Hamilton, formerly Mrs. Walter Smith, brought an indictment against ner son-inlaw Mr. Clyde Mason on the charge of havine committed an assault upon her. The warrant charged assault on a female. The case was heard by Justice of the Peace W. O. Williams and was the first case he has had since his ap pointment. Attornev C. R. Wheat ly appeared for the nrosecntiner wit ness and Attorney J. F. Duncan rep. resented the defense. Miss Hamilton, who was the first witness said that she, her daughter and one or two other ladies were at tending the pictures how on Saturday afternoon. That Mr. Mason ar.d Miss Jacobs, a teacher in the Atlan tic school, occupied seats a short dis tance in front of them. That she and her daughter and friends stop ped at the door outside of the build ing; that when Mason and his com panion came out her daughter at tacked Miss Jacobs by pulling her hair. That Mason knocked his wife down and that she went to the de fense of her daughter, whereupon Mason struck her several times fin ally knocking her down and render ing her almost unconscious. Mrs. E. K. Morris testified that Mason struck Miss Hamilton several times snd that he also slapped his wife, giving her' a hard lick. Mrs. Ivey Mason said she saw the "Skirmish" She saii ilason told his wife to turn the lady loose and that he knocked her down und then knocked his mother-in Jaw down. The defense, did not. put ,on any , evidence, at all andJ attorney Duncan moved for a dis missal. Justice Mason decided that there was probable cause and held Mason under a $200 bond for June term of Superior Court. The trial attracted considerable attention anti there was a good sized crowd present irom Atlantic and Beaufort to see how it turned out. ' On June 26th. Voters Will Pass On Question of Longer Term JUDGE CALVERT STARTS SENSATION IN DEMOCRATICPOLITICAL CIRCLES Two Members of Wake County Executive Forced To Resign. Hot Fight In' Progress For Nominations For Judge And Solicitor. State Borrows Money For Schools MRS. NOT A COUNTY UNIT PLAN COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED NOW Considerable Number of Chil. dren Pass Tests And Are Ready For High School All county schools are closed now and about eighty-five children have been given certificates which entitle them to enter a standard high school. Ihese promotion certificates were based on the classroom work, subject matter tests, and standarized tests. Children receiving certificates were from eleven schools Newport, Sea Level, Atlantic, Buck's Store. Ca mn iGlenn, Harker's . Island, Smyrna. White Oak, Stacy, Cedar Island, and Davis. Only two children who at tended one teacher six months schools were able to meet the reauir- ed tests. The ten children'of the cnnntv male ing the highest averages on the stan dardized tests are as follows: T. J. Tolson. Newnort; Bell, Newport: Svbil Hue-hes White Oek; Ester . Prinele. Newnort? 1W.it. tie Day, Cedar Island Annette Gar A general election will be held on June 26th. which will decide whether or not the rural schools of Carteret County will run six months or eight. This election has been called by the Board of County Commissioners in response to a petition from the County Board of Education. If the election goes in favor of the eight months term it means that the rural schools now run on a six months bas is will have eight months. It also means that Beaufort and Morehead City schools, now drawinc- funds from the county for six months, will get an allowance for eight months. It will not however prevent the citv schools from having another month, which they pay for themselves. A uniform tax rate for everv Dart of the county will apply if the elec tion goes in favor of the enght months term. At present there are many dif ferent tax rates for schools in the county. If the eight months plan is adopted there will be but one rate, except that Beauofrt and Morehead City wil have a special tax, as they now have to make their terms nine months. The Board of Education, the school committeemen and many others are suportmg the eicht months nlan. They claim many advantages for it which they will explain through the columns of the News and in other wayB as the campaign progresses. Broadly sneakinsr it means that nu. erf child in the county will have an opportunity to get .eight months schooling. It does not mean what is generally referred to as the Conn.. ty unit plan" where all the schools are included in the county system. Of course if Beauofrt and Morehead Cith chose to surrender their school cnarters they can be admitted to the county system. But the eight months term does not mean that Beaufort and Morehead City schools are to be included i nthe county system. They will remain pnst as thev are unless they wish to surrender their charters. CARROW RAISES ROSES . FINE Mrs. Charles Carrow is another Beaufort ladv who crows' heautiful roses. The News was the recipient! State Convention. yesterday of an exquisite boquet that came from her garden at her home on Ann street. Mrs. Carrow has a number of different varieties and has roses from the early spring until winter. Last year on Christmas day she gathered six dozen fine roses from her flower, garden. VALUABLE PRIZE OFFERED FOR NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE Gastonia. N. C. Mav 8 Throuch the generosity of Mr. Joseph H. Se park, of Gastonia. one of the lead ing manufacturers of the South, a cash prize of $500 for excellence in the editorial or reportorial depart ments ,or both, of North Carolina newspapers, will be awarded next year, according to 'announcement made here today by Jas. W. Atkins, president of the North Carolina Press Association. Interested in the welfare and tin. building of his native State in things civic, educational and cultural, as well as material, Mr. Separk believes that the newspapers have a wonder, ful opportunity, through their editor ial and news pages, to aid ven, ma terially in bringing about a still bet ter era m the Old North State. To stimulate 'he editors of the State in their efforts to bring about a more ideal commonwealth he offers this prize. Details as to the definite thing or things for which the award M. LUTHER HELMS COMMITS SUICIDE In Moment of Despondency Mr. Helms Shoots Himself. Leaves Large Family (Special To The News) Morehead City. Mav 12 Mr. M. Luther Helms of this city comitted suicide today at 10:30 by firing a 38 bullet into his brain. It is un derstood that financial worries caus ed him to end his life. Mr. Helms was 42 years of age. He leaves a wife and seven children, the eldest son Marshall being in Duke Univer sity. His mother, Mrs. M. F. Hay wood lives at Monroe. He has the following brothers and sisters, J. C. Helms of this city, Oscar, Wiley, Marshall, and Eugene. Mesdames. i. a. Stinson, T. A. Helms, O. B. Honeycutt and Mary Yaudle. Be fore moving to this city five years ago Mr. and Mrs. Helms lived at Sal isbury Mrs. Helm's former home be fore her marriage. Mrs. Helms was Miss Carrie Rosemam ." Mr. Helms was conected with the B. Wallace and Sons Co. of Salisbury as travelling salesmaa for fourteen years. He formerly conducted a res taurant in this city. CONSIDERABLE ACTilVITY IN REAL ESTATE BUSINESS (By M. L. SHIPMAN) Raleigh, N. C. Ma 10 Spring fever and more of it srriuDed Raleiirh rduring the past week and the Capital ity settled down and took things easy after the hectic week of the Nothing of great importance m official circles and generally the same condition prevail ed. The State Fair Directors metand elected J. R. Weatherspoon of Ral eigh as president succeeding the late William A. Hart of Tarboro. Mr. Weatherspoon has aided and led in me plans tor a new state fair site and is expected to prove a creat lead er in founding the new Fair along lines which will meet general approv al. Interesting matters came before the Democrats of Wake County with the attack by Judee Calvert of the Superior Court on the "convicted" gamblers and bootleggers" elected on the Wake County Democratic Execu tive Committee as being an insiilt to tne uemocracy. The immediate re sult of this attack was the resigning of two members of the committee, who were convicted for gambling and prohibition violations respectively. The local fight for judge and solici tors pretty hot with Judge Calvert having to contest his seat against two others and Solicitor Evans, who has been relentless in his crusade for law enforcement being hotly opposed also. A new prison chaplain will be chosen on May 11 by the Prison Trustees. The Board "fired" Chan- .lain W. S. Shacklette last month af jter an investigation had started of j some charges filed by Shacklette a , gainst Pardon Commissioner Sink. ! The State will now borrow $2, 1 500,000 for schools in anticipation of 'bond issues. The Council of State has authorised Treasurer Lacy to bor row the money which will be loaned 1 1 othe various counties for school jwork. The damage to the peach j crops which has been variously es Itimated at from nothing to 75 per cent again will be surveyed by ex perts this week with a view to escer taining exact damage. The Highway Commission receiv ed a heavy blow with the resignation during the week of Charles M. Up ham, chief state highway engineer. (He resigned to become managing di- Transfers of real estate recorded by Register of Deeds Jno. W. Hamil ton indicate much interest in Carter- teret county dirt. The following is tiot, iui iXita wceK; ! w ucvwmc iiiaiietiiiK u Boeue Development Torn tn Sttlrector of the American Road Build P. Parker lots 12,13 Block 117 More-1 ers Association and consulting engl 'thing or thini Oak; Joseph Taylor, White Oak-' . made and the manner of ts """""s icik iu me executive Odessa Lynch, Smyrna; Rosalee Mur- uock, Newport. EMPLOYEE LENDS HELPING HAND TO ANOTHER H. D Horton, blacksmith in our Florence shops, has been makinsr pe riodical visits to Rocky Mount for medical treatment and has written committee of the press association. These details will be worked out and and definite information put before the association at its annual meeting in Hickory in July. It i sthe belief of the executive committee that, through the liberality and interest of other North Caroliniansj this prize may be established as an annual a- ward. The North Carolina Press As sociation is. the first State organize of an occurrance, on his last trip . - , v.v.. nic nisi wlolc uiKuniza- there. He informs us that he hasUiAn ..,.,., c . always . been the recipient of many j offer an editorial prize of this size courtesies irom an with whom he h Mr. Separk is head of the Grav- has come in contact, but, as he I Separk chain of textile mills in Gas ton county, is an alumnus of Duke University and a member of the board of trustees of that institution and a past president of the Gastonia Ro tary Club. His private liberary is said to be one of the largest and finest in' the entire State. writes us, "the person who impress ed me was Mr. Elmer Hutchins. first trick operator at "GF" Tower, Tarboro branch. He is the most ac comodating fellow I ever came in cantact with." Aftef boarding the wrong train, and finding that his time was short if he reached the right train for home, Mr. Htflchins took Mr. Horton to the doctor's office in time for him to receive attention and teturn to his train. We like to pub lish things like this MARRIAGE LICENSES head City for $100. R. D. Hodges to A. J. Daniels est. 1 1.2 acres at "y" Morehead City for $1.00. Chas. S. Wallace and wife to W. P. Whitaker, 25 acres Morehead City for $1000. C. S. Barker and wife to S. Rarker 2 tracts Merrimon township for $100. neer for the republic of Mexico. He will be succeeded on June first by Leslie R. Ames, who has made an en viable record as Mr. Upham's assist ant during the five years the latter has directed the road work under Chairman Page. The Highway Commission received bids aggregating two and a half mil- Jessie Adams and wife I lion dollars on 18 projects involvinc Adams and wife 10 Itwo bridges and 157.95 miles of im- Township for $75. proved highways. Former Gover. tfennie Smith and wife tn .T ' s lnr Morrison bid in for $1,000 the Miller 23 acres Newport ior $iu. famous Jersey "Raleigh's Farmers Glory" at an auction sale at State Run n T,, 1 P t , fnlliifrn Turn .raoc 4U j. uuiica uuu wile to JLOnnie 1 v jwiio ngu tne owner T. Smith 50 acres Newport Townshinlf tne bull had an offer of $27,500 for $10. for the animal, which has since nass- W. P. Smith o D. W. Morton inn ied out of his hands because of finan acres Newport township for $10. icial reverses. J. L. Edwards and wife to M. Mann ' Kentucky has copied North Caro Iract near Newport for $2000. ! lina in Passing legislation creating H. T. Freeman and wife tn !the office of pardon commissioner a H. Bell 1 'ot Newport for $10. 'jPost which was created in this State G. D. Potter etal to H. L. Potter iby the 1925 legislature at request of lot 54 old town Beaufort for $2600. Governor McLean. The candy man C R. Wheatly Comm. to Geo. j' ufacturers and jobbers of the Staie Brooks 13 acres Horse Island Harktrs ! met here Saturday in annual con- Islnnd township for $330. jvention and it was declared that the J. H. Jones to Nannie U7i.la passage of the nrohihition law h.. lot 102 old town Beaufort $3000. J. K. Bell et al to The WorIlol Co. 474.95 acres Harlowo Tm,nfc,v for $100. Warden Murphy and wife to sm uel Salter acres Hunting QnUPf township for $4. Allen Lupton et al to Joseph Lup caused the consumption ox" candy to materially increase. The farmers are now deciding the fate of Co-oerative marketing in this section so far as tobacco goes. They are now electing the board of trustees of the Tri State Co-operative Association and signifying whether Melton Lewis, Lina Level, N. C. Salter, Sea The above item from the A. C. , newspaper refers to Mr. Elmer Hutchins who is the son of Mrs. L. Reuben Willis of Beaufort. - fvv.. v w i Ly uuBtrpn juup- t3.p,iii4jiftig wnctiiC: ton and wife tract Hunting Quarter they wish the organization to enn township for $50. jtinue. Daisey Wagoner et al to Oscar The Supreme Court has granted a Kessman lot 3 section 2 Rno-ne Rant, new trial to a convicted murderer he- for $10v j cause the supreme court held thnt J. E. Woodland to Woodland Co. condition of mind had some effect on tract near Morehead City for $10. actions as well as physical condition. JLutner Hamilton and wife to Al-,ilne man naa aeged the woman he phonzo H. Jones lot R Rlk n iww Js charged with killine committed head City for $10. i suicide because of fear of the birth W. J. Hales and wife tn w m i of a child of which he was the fath- -- VV I AT. 1 - Pmnire lots 4, 5, 11, 12, block 32 Morehead City for $3,750. D. G. Bell and wife to R. D. Hodges 1 1-2 acres near Morehead itv for $100. ' Australia has just harvested her apple crop, and forty-three steamers will carry 2,500,000 cases to Europe. er. v The validity of bond issues to com ply with the six months school term is before the Supreme Court and Su perintendent of Public Instruction Allen says tha case is very important for education. William C. Pressley is to be inaug urated president of Peace Institute (Continued on page, ten)