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THE EEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY. MAY 27, 1926
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Jllter A Long Fight The Or
ganization Seems About
To Go Under
LEGION HEAD ISSUES ORDER
(By M. L. SHIPMAN) "
Raleigh, N. C, May 24 Warning
to the American Legion men not to
use their organization for political
advancement, the filing of campaign
expenses!, the beginning of the com
mencement season, and various other
matters of interest absorbed atten.
tion in Raleigh during the week.
There were no developemnts of any
consequence in official circles. Gov
ernor McLean spent a great deal of
tme responding to demands on him
for speeches. What is believed to be
the final gasp of the Co-op move
ment as Tegards the Tri State To
bacco organization was heard at the
annual meeting. Action also was
started to finally dissolve the organ
ization. Henry L. Stevens, Jr., commander
of the American Legion issued a
statement urging steps to be taken
to prevent men from, using the Leg
ion as a vehicle to ride into office.
He declared he had no particular can
didate in mind but was merely issu
ing a general warning at this politi
cal season.
Robert R. Reynolds, running' for
the Senate against Lee S. Overman
filed a campaign expenditure sheet of
$1,012 while Mr. Ooverman report
ed $833. During the week also it
was indicated in sentiment here that
the attack made by ex-service men
of Greensboro on the war record of
. Reynolds as a means of defeating
him ha' been of benefit- to him, the
reaction in his favor helping more
than the attack hurt. It was shown
that .Reynolds had a wife and two
children when the war broke out and
when he earn tthin the draft age
he waived esemption.
The end of the week saw the be
gining of commencement exercises
throughout the State with a number
of colleges starting their final pro.
grams. By the middle of June all
wrl! have closed their doors for the
summer.
The Tri-State Tobacco Growers
Co-operative Marketing Association
held their annual meeting during the
week and decided to hold on until
the first of June when decision will
be made whether or not to disband
and release the farmers from their
contracts. Two days after this ac
tion another proceeding seeking re
ceivership of the organization was
started in Federal Court and Federal
Judge Meekins set June first as a
date for the final hearing oh the
proposition. It is believed locally
the organization will be disbanded
and the farmers will be left to form
a new organization, the Old Belt
Association, on which plans are now
being made.
The retirement of John D. Berry
as secretary of the State Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows was heard of
with 'great regret by Raleigh citizens
regardless of their affiliations. Mr.
Berry is very popular in Raleigh.
For nearly two decades he had given
his best efforts to the Odd Fellows
as Assistant secretary and secretary
and his defeat for re-election at the
convention was a surprise and a
shock to his many friends who know
just how hard he has labored in the
interest, of the organization. The
removal of the Grand secretary's
office to the Home at Goldsboro, or
rather the proposal to do so, on the
plea of economy, played an impor
tant part in the result. The office
will be transferred wwithin thirty
days. Grand Lodge officers elect
ed for the ensuing year: Grand Mas
ter, R. L. Spaulding, Asheville; Dep
uty Grand Master, W. L. Whitley,
Plymouth; Grand Warden, John W.
Clapp, Greensboro; Grand Treasurer,
M. L. Shipman, Raleigh, Grand Sec
retary, Chas. G. Smith, Goldsboro.
State ,Insi-ance Commissioner
Wade returning from a visit to New
York 'declares that on the basis of
matter which he , understands was
considered the increase appears jus
tified which has been ordered in fire
rates of North Carolina by the South,
eastern Underwriters. He says it
is a matter for gratification that the
rates on dwellings had not been in
creased in this state as it had been
in others which he took as meaning
that North Carolinians are better
protected from fire in their homes.
He promised, however, that he would
thoroughly go into the matter to de
termine whether the rates were jus
tified. Charles M. Upham, who has been
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POLICE COURT ITEMS.
Police court Monday was a light
affair. There were only three de
fendants before Mayor Thomas, all
of whom pleaded guilty. Garfield
Suggs on a speeding charge got off
with the costs amounting to $4.80.
Charlie Cha('wick familiarly known
as "Goose", for failure to stop his
tar at a corner was assessed the
costs, $3.45 in amount. Allen Park
er pleaded guilty to drunk and dis.
orderly and got ofT with $4.35 the
costs in the case.
OPEN CAUSEWAY
ON JUNE TENTH
Governor McLean Promises To
Be Among Those Present
On Big Day
WILMINGTON, May 25. Gover
nor A. W." McLean has asured the
commercial and civic organizations
of Wilmington that he will be pres
ent on June 10 when elaborate cere
monies are planned in connection
with the opening of the mammoth
causeway forming the ocean link of
North 'Carolinaf.Route 20 from the
mountains to trie sea.
Work has been in progress night
and day for five months on the
causeway. 'It connects the mainland
with Harbor Island, just, west of
Wrightsville eBaeh.
In addition to cGvernor McLean
official invitations are also being
Issued t oGvernor McLean of South
Carolina, Senators Simmons and
Overman, Congressman Lyon and
Abernethy, General A. J. Bowley,
former Lieutenant oGvernor O. Max
Gardner, mayors of various cities,
und others.
The exercises will be of detailed
nature and the day will be observed
ue a half holiday in Wilmington
in view of the importance of the
event.
REV. J. A. HORNADAY PASSES
AT HOSPITAL, MAXTON
Maxton, May 20 Rev. J. A. Hor
naday, who had been in Baker's
hospital for some weeks, died at his
home here this afternoon at 1 o'clock
Thus passed a most prominent fig-
tire, a devoted servant of God, a
lovable Christian, who has spent 39
years of his life in the service. He
was peculiarly endeared to the. peo
ple of Maxton, serving the Metho
dist church here in its early years
and recently another, term of ser
vice. He was 75 years old.
The funeral will be preached from
Saint Paul's Methodist church tomor
row afternoon at 3:80 o'clock.
The Reverend Mr. Hornaday was
the father of Mr. J. A. Hornaday
Jr. of this city and also of Mr. C.
L. Hornaday, president of Daven
port College of Lenoir. Mr. Horna
day served Ann street Methodist
church here a number of years ago
and was highly esteemed by all who
knew him. The news of his death
was received with genuine regret
here in Beaufort.
FISHING PARTIES ARRIVE
Fishing parties from up the State
and elsewhere are arriving in Beau
fort and Morehead City almost
every day now. Blue fish and mack
are! are being caught to some ex
tent now and pig fish, croakers,
black fish and other sorts are rather
plentiful. A party from Salisbury
composed of Messrs P. B. Beard, A.
H. Graf, E. R. Overman, and Dr. J.
A. Cadwell of Mount Clair, New
Jersey arrived Monday and have had
fair success with the hook and line.
They are stopping nt the Davis House
Another party at the Davis House
is composed of Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Staley, Broadus Staley of Fort
Wayne, Indiana and Mr. P. L. Wal
ker of Greensboro.
REVIVAL AT BAPTIST CHURCH
CLOSES SUNDAY NIGHT
On account of the commencement
sermon Sunday morning at the
Methodist Church there will be no
services at the eleven o'clock hour at
the Baptist Church; The revival
meeting will close with the Sunday
night service.
The subjects to be discussed from
now until the close will be as fol
lows: Tonight "The Unpardonable
Sin," Friday night, "A Robber in
Heaven," Saturday night, "Is there
God?" Sunday night, Heavenly
Recognition or shall we know each
other in the better land?"
Remember the seven o'clock pray
er service each morning and the af
ternoon service tomorrow at 3 :30
P. M. This wil be the best black
board talk of the meeting. The
subject nt this service will be. "How
l)to live ir the church. A cordial
invitation is extended to the public
to hear Evangelist Wheeler through
vhe remainder of these services.
MANY CANDIDATES
HAVE QUALIFIED
FOR THE PRLMARY
Voters Will Have Plenty
Names To Choose From
June Sth.
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INTEREST IS GROWING
What is said by old timers to be
about the biggest crop of candidates
that Carteret county has ever had
are in the field this year. There
seems to be no particular explana
tion of the multiplicity of condidates
except that they want to run.
Interest in the election is growing
fast. There are by actual count
41 persons in Carteret county who
have enteied their names to be bal
lotted upon in the primaries June
5th. Besides this there are five can
didates on the Democratic ticket for
solicitor and two for judge. For
some reason or other the office of
county commmissioner seems to
have a peculiar attraction this year.
Nine Republicans have taken the
field for this position and seven Dem
ocrats are also willing to assume its
duties. The office of Clerk of the
Superior Court seems to be popular
this time also; four Democrats are
in the field for that position and two
Republicans are also aspiring to it.
On the Democratic side there are
four candidates for Register of
T 1 1 . Tl ...
ueeus ana two Kepuoiicans are m
the field one of whom is a woman
Mrs. Annie L. Gaskill. For sheriff
the Democrats have two candidates
and the Republicans two. For cor
oner there is one Republican aspir
ant and two Democrats. Of the
latter one is Mr. Sam H, Newberry
of Morehead City, formerly a Re
publican but who has recently cast
his fortunes with the Democrats.
Mr. Frank L. King of Beaufort is
his opponent. There are only two
candidates for the office of county
surveyor; E. D. Hardesty, Democrat
and John E. Gillikin Republican.
The full list of the candidates who
are entered in the primaries, furnish
ed the News by Chairman of the
Board of Elections D.. E. Langdale
is as follows:
For county commissioner, Re
publicans, Isaiah Wade, Davis; T.
B. Hall. Newport;' Julian Brown,
Marshallberg; C. F. Davis, Davis;
T. M. Thomas Jr, Beauofrt; O. B.
Willis, Morehead City; E. L. McCain,
Newport; W. L. Arthur, Mansfield;
Wilbert Lewis, Stacey. Democrats,
Rudolph Pelletier, Stella; Charles
Hancock, Harker's Island; W. P.
Smith, Beaufort; H,
Taylor, Seal.
Level; J. E. Woodland, Morehead
City: George W. Huntley, Beaufort,
Henry T. Banks, Merrimon.
For Clerk of Superior Court, L.
W. Hassell, Beaufort; Irvin W. Davis
Davis; James Rumley, Beaufort; M.
A. Maso, AJantiq. Republicans,
James W. Mason, Beaufort; A. L.
Wilson, Newport.
For Register of Deeds, Democrats,
John W. Hamilton, Beaufort; Luther
M. Taylor, Morehead City; R. W.
Wallace Morehead City; R. E. Jor
dan, 'Beaufort. Republicans, S. H.
Thomas, Beaufort, Mrs. Annie L.
Gaskill, Beaufort.
For Sheriff, Democrats, T. C. Wade
Morehead City, Elbert M. Chadwick,
Straits. Republicans W. D. Allen,
Newport; W. E. Adair, Beaufort.
For State Senate, Democrats,
rwip, R WbIWp. Mnr-H rtiv
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Democrats, M. S. Lee, Morehead
City, William H. Bell, Newport, Re
publican, D. M. Jones, Beaufort.
F(r Coroner, Democrats, S. H.
Newberry, Morehead City, Frank L.
King, Beaufort. Republican John
Rogers, Morehead City.
For Surveyor, Democrat, E. D.
Hardesty. Republican John E. Gil
likin.
Since the above was put into type j
two candidates have notified Chair-1
man Langdale that they wished to I
withdraw from the political race,
They are M. A. Mason of Atlantic
and Irvin B. Davis of Davis. They
were 'running for Clerk of the Su-,the
perior Court. '
SUPERIOR COURT OPENS
TUESDAY JUNE STH.
Superior Court Clerk L. W. Hassell
asks tne News to state mat couru;the fish ,)egin to run ull of thp
will open on Tuesday the 8th. instead : factories wi, start 8nd if the
of Monday. It w.ll not be necessary
lor jurors or witnesses ui i-uiiib u
Monday. Clerk Hassell has been
notified by Judge W. A. Devin who
is to preside over court, that he will
not be able to get here until Tues
dav. Judc-e Devin has a son who
will graduate at the University ot
North Carolina and he desires to be
present nt the graduation exercises.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CLOSE NEXT WEEK
Exercises Begin Sunday With
Sermon By The Reverend
Thomas Mc M. Grant Of
Lumberton
Commencement exercises' will be.
gin with the commencement sermon
which is to be preached in the Me
thodist Church Sunday Morning,
May 30th, at eleven o'clock, by Rev
erend Thomas Mc M. Grant, Pastor
Chestnut Street Methodist Church of
Lumberton, North Carolina. Rev
erend Mr. Grant is a preacher and
orator of recognized ability. '
On Wednesday evening, June
second, a Japanese Operetta, "The
Land Of Sometime" will be given in
the school auditorium at eight
o'clock.
The Senior Class exercises will be
held in the school auditorium at
eight o'clock on Thursday evening.
On Friday, June fourth at eight
o'clock the graduating exercises will
take place. The address to the
graduating class will be delivered by
Prof. Harold D. Meyer of the School
of Public Welfare, University of
Nojth, (Carolina. Mr. Meyer is a
man of much ability and is noted for
his interesting and highly educatio
nal messages. He being especially
interested in, and, a lover of, the
youth of the land makes his coming
doubly important.
WILL GIVE COURSE
TO FARM MOTHERS
Raleigh, N. C, May 24 Farm
women ot North Carolina, mothers
of club boys and girls, and members
of the home demonstration clubs or
ganized by the home agents will at
tend a 6hort course at State College
during the week of June 14 to 19.
This will be the second course of
its kind to- be given by the agricul.
tural extension workers. The first
was held last year and was attended
by 55 women from 2JLcpuntiea. This
year, letter? from home demonstra
tion agents indicate that the enroll
ment will be trebled and Mrs. Jane
S. McKimmon, who has charge of
this work, expects between 160 and
200 rural mothers. One agent has
written that 10 women from her
county will attend; another states
that seven will come; another ex
pects four and another three. Let
ters from the other 50 agents ask
ing for reservations will be received
in the next few days.
According to Mrs. McKimmon,
instruction will be 'given in planning
meals for the family health, the es
sentials of good nutrition, and the
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Uf(;B, ClVLIUUg illlU JfUUlll v wuiit Will
also receive attention. The women
cannot enroll in more than two cours
es and some will probably take on
ly one. Instruction in some form
of arts and crafts, such as rug weav.
ing, basket making, lamp shades
and other crafts will be given each
afternoon while the women are at
the college.
The faculty for these courses will
consist of members of the home dem
onstration forces and the College
will provide ample dormitory room.
Mrs. McKimmon states that a nomi
nal charge of $750 will be made to
cover expenses of board, room and
the demonstration materials. The
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, cuu,be 18 "viueu pimmniy 101 uius
j women who are now members of the
ihome demonstration clubs, but any
! frm woman from any county will
be welcomed.
TWO MENHADEN PLANTS
ARE AT WORK NOW
Only two of the fish scrap factor
ies in the county are engaged in the
Spring fishing. r They are the factor
ies of Mr. C. P. Dey and the Taylor's
Creek Fish Scrap and Oil Company.
The latter has one boat, the Captain
Dick, in commission and Mr. Dey
has two boats, the Alert and the
Elizabeth at work. So far the men-
ihaden boats have done fairly well.
i On Monday the Alert and Elizabeth
'got about 200,000 each. Tuesday
Elizabeth caught 110,000 , and
the Alert about 75,000. The fish
are what is known as "summer" fiish
and are not large. At this season of
the year they have very little oil in
them and most of the manufactur
ers think that it does not pay to op
erate their plants. In the Fall when
fisHng ig good there wjn be livey
times in these parts.
COMMUNITY CLUB MEETING.
The Tegular meeting of the voir..
munity Club will he held Thursday
; auernoon, June 6in., at o :ou o ciuck
in the hall over the rest room,
MRS. S. H. HAYWOOD,
EIGHT MONTHS SCHOOL TERM ISSUE
WILL BE SUBMITTED TO VOTERS SOON
County Superintendent Workman Discusses Question. Says
Rural Children Should Have Equal Advantages With
Others.. Make Tax Rate Same All Over County
After the June primaries are over
the next opportunity the voters of
Carteret County will have to express
their opinions at the polls will be on
Saturday the 26th day of June. This
election will be to determine whether
there shall be a uniform school tax
rate in the county or not. The idea
involved is to do away with all the
special tax districts, put them on
same basis and run all the rural
schools eight months instead of six
as many of them are now conducted.
The News has asked County Superin
tendent J. H. Workman to discuss
the matter through its columns and
his first installment is printed below.
If there be anyone who oppose the
plan and desire to be heard through
this newspaper they may have that
privilege, always providing that such
articles shall be of reasonable length
and not offensive in character. Mr.
Workman's article follows:
There is called for June26, 1926
a special county wide school election
to ascertain the will of the people
whether or not we shall have a coun
ty wide uniform eight months school
term for every boy and girl in Car
teiet County.
On May 1, 1926, there was call
ed a county wide meeting of all the
school committeemen in the county,
for a discussion of the actual school
room conditions in the county, and
the wide scope existing in class
room results between the six months
schools, seven months schools, and,
the eight and nine months schools.
After this was explained and discuss
ed all committeemen present voted
unanimously that we should have a
Uniform term of eight months and
signed a petition to the Board
of
County
Commissioners thru the,
Board of Education to call an elec -
tion to ascertain the will of the peo -
pie in this matter. The Board of
Education acted on same on May 3,
1926, endorsed this petition and pe-
titioned the Board of County Com-
missioners on same day to call an
election. This was done by a unan
imous vote of the commissioners for
June 26, 1926.
This is the greatest question be
fore the people of Carteret County
today. It is the greatest Education
al problem that the people have had
presented to them for consideration.
This effects every boy and girl in
Carteret County. We cannot edu
cate all the boys and girls of Carter
et County until they have an equal
chance to get an education. The
child in the six months school can
not compete with the child in the
eight or nine months school.' The
children are beginning to realize
this and see the handicap.
The 'way to give every child an
equal chance in the battle of life is
to equalize educational opportuni
ties and advantages and this can be
done only where there is a uniform)
tciin t:f eight months and well pre-1
pared teachers. Carter ot bounty
owes it to every boy and girl within
its bounds an equal chance to get an
education. The entire wealth of the
county should be placed behind the
education of every child whether he;
live in the isolated districts or cities, j
It is only fair to have a uniform
School tax for the entire county for
an eight months term just as we have
for six at present. At present we have
a general county wide school tax to
support all the rural and city schools
for six months. Why not have a
general county school tax for .an
eight months term and eliminate the
special taxes now levied in a num
ber of special tax districts? The
county can run every school includ.
ing the city schools for the two extra
months for 20 .to 30 cents additio-
nal over the general county school
tax at present. There would be a
reduction in the school tax rate in
practically all the present special
tax districts and a slight increase in
the non-local tax district. The non ship for $12.
local tax districts would get the ad-j II. B. Hancock and wife to Ed
vantnge of an eight months school j ward Gillikin one acre Straits Town
term where they are, and the special, sh:p for $125.
tax districts would get their eight, Whentford Gillikin et al to De
months from the county as the oth-jmand W. Gillikin 15 a res Straits
trs and would not need their special Township for $50.
tax. It is equalizing the tax rate MRS. GUTSELL ENTERTAINS
and educational opportunities of j IN HONOR OF GUESTS
every child in the county. Who j Mrs. J. S. Gutsell gave a tea from
knows but that some child in the j four to six Monday afternoon in
isolated section of Carteret County honor of Miss Reta Harcourt and
of North Carolina 'Mrs. Wilford Putnam, both of Wash-
some day if given the chance. Let's
reach him by giving him an equal
chance. You in the citie will be
helping in two ways L ting for
this measure. First, it i reduce
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HOME GROWN VEGETABLES
ON THE MARKET NOW
Potatoes, beans and other home
grown vegetables are on sale in the
local market now. The first beans
that the News heard of on the mark.
jet were a quarter of a peck brought
in last Saturday by Mr. Lon Longest.
Wednesday Mr. P. B. Beacham came
in with three bushels of the "Bounti
ful" -variety and sold them for $3
r. bushel. Mr. Beacham also got $3
for a bushel of nice potatoes . that
he brought along. By next week it
is likely that there will be plenty of
truck on the , home market. The
fine rain that came last Friday has
1. i , ev . .1
liiau a wonaenui eueci on me grow
ing crops.
JUDGE MEEKINS -WILL
BUILD HERE
Has Secured Valuable Front
Street Site And Expects
To Build Mansion.
Perhaps the most interesting
event in real estate circles that has
happened in Beaufort in some time
occurred last Saturday when Judge
Isaac "M. Meekins secured an option
on a valuable piece of Front street
property. The propert yref erred to is
that at the southwest corner of Front
and Fulford streets, owned by Mr.
Wilbur Lewis. The lot has a frontage"'
of 114 feet and goes back more than
300 feet. It also carries with it the
I water, lots in front of it. The News
has been informed that Judge MeeK-
1 ins intends to build a very handsome
! residence on this lot and that he will
live here a considerable portion or
the time. The report Is that Judge
Meekins is to pay $10,000 for this
i property and that he may spend as.
much as $50,000 there for his resi
dence and other improvements.
Real estate transactions recorded
by Register of Deeds John W. Hamil
ton recently indicate that consider
able trading is going along. The list
is as follows:
Elridge Powell and Etta G. Pow
ell to W. R. Powell 30 acres, Beau
fort Township for $600
Riley Beacham and wife to Geo.
J. Brooks tract Beaufort Township
for $200.
C. R. Wheatly Comm. to J. F.
Duncan Trustee 1-10 acre 2nd. tract
1-2 acre 3rd. tract 6-16 acre 4th.
tract Beaufort Township for about
$600.
R. C. Rice and wife to Edward
C. Callson tract Beaufort for $10.
A. B. Morris Trustee to J. L. Or
niond lot 11 blk. 26, Morehead City
for $10.
M. H. Willis and wife to B. O.
Jones 22 acres Morehead Township
for $10.
M. H. Willis to J O. Miller 24 1-2
acres Morehead Township for $10
May B. Henden et al to Geo. W.
Adams et al lots 11, 15 block 160
Morehead City for $125.
W. G. Frank et wife to Roy C.
Pierce 20 acres Morehead Township
for $125.
Morehead Bluffs to Morehead
Bluffs Hotel Co. 37 acres Morehead
City for $40,000.
J. R. Jinnett and wife to Frank
Leonard 1-2 acre Newport Township
for $100.
W. D. Allen and wife to J. F. Dun
can trustee 4 acres Newport Town
ship for $10.
J. F. Duncan trustee to Geo. B.
Lamer 4 acres Newport Township
for $10.
Willis Gillikin to W. F. Gillikin
'East side Ward Creek, Straits town-
ship for $150.
LYniel B. Gillikin and wife to W.
F. Gillikin 1-2 acre Straits Town-
jington, D. C. Mrs. Joseph House of
j Beaufort and Mrs. Charles White of
Miami, Florida presided at the tea
table. The house was very artisti
cally decorated with baskets and
vases o? beauitful flowers.