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THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY JUNE 10 1926
PRICE Estate Libnty. x
NUMBER 23
VOLUME XV
TEN PAGES THIS WEEK
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OUT
OVERMAN DEFEATS
ROBERT REYNOLDS
FOR U.S. SENATE
However Reynold. Got Surpris
ingly Urge Vote. Evant
BraMvUle Fight Hot One
CO-OP CASE SOON ENDED
tBy M. L. SH1PMAN)
RaVigft, June 7 Interest in the
Primary of Saturday was the absorb
ing kern in Raleigh during the past
week kot there were other things
Which interested the citizens. The
beaiHg on the increase in state fire
insurance rates, the re-hearing of the
Tri State Tobacco Co-op suit and
varioms other matters claimed Borne
Attention.
IThe voters in this section mani
.Bted treat interest and all during
"Saturday, despite weather which was
not favorable, the polls were crowtS
efl. The local Jntesest centered large
ly on the fight for the Solicitorsfcij)
toelt-ween VI- 2P. Evans and Leon
Brassfield. Thje. Overman-Heyolds
Hii-ht claimed some attention but Ifche
lloeal politics overshadowed ia inter
oil ntWa. At the close f ,
'bitter campaign in which Evan Tan
; for re-election solely on ibe necord
Ihe had made while Brassfield, a nice
young man of pleasing personality,
because :of the fact that Evans had
upheld the law, had gathered 4o him.
Belf a heterogeneous coltaction -of
voters, which included same ifiom
every class. The issue in .doubt ;un
til the last vote had besm taunted.
'The Overman-Reynolds arace xlaim
ed great attention to-rand tthe last
when it became mani&rtt '-that iRey
molds was making a senjirisirMg race.
Unofficial received up o noon to
.Uay indicate an overwhelming major
;ity for Senator Ovenoa axwariRobert
JR. .Reynolds for United States Sena,
itor. Reports from ix$y teounties
j-rive Overman 85,7fl; JBeynold 29,-
4B9. These reports -come If ram Jess
(than half the precasitfcs stub" Manager
TBOer predicts a -wajorrfc .df .hot less
: mmn 60,000 on tar (finale-aunt rres
' 'ht congressmen sure .aB .renominat
ed, only two of tfcem, nlwinkle of
.B Jth and Wereff litre Tenth
.dwriets, having been q-pnoatd. Braes,
field wins ver Soikflkor SBtans in
the Raleigh district ibs-etthan 200
vvfctes, while Judge Thomas ffi.vCal vert
.i the same distrust, trews .mto a see
.ond primary with Audge W. X!. Har
iris, of the Raleigh CtbylOouwho re
ceived a plurality .of Ihe votes cast
pn Saturday for Judge st ths fSuper-
,ior Court. Judge .iNunn ,is aeenomi
mated in the Fifth Judicial district,
Judge Stack in the .Thirteenth and
(there is no nomination for Judge in
(the 20th. district Solicitor Claw
mo n Williams is renominated in the
OPourth District, Solicitor 'tWaltwr N.
,'Small in the First, Wdidue ,Kellum in
the Eighth and Zeb. V. Long in -the
Fifteenth. Second primaries will
Ibe accessary to settle iCimtests Ifor
judge and solicitor in a number cof
Judicial districts in which .there wf
a multiplicity of candidates.
'Ehe final court chajifcer lin .the je
.ceivership proceeding againet .the
Tri-State Tobacco Growers Co.op-1
eratinie Marketing Association :prob .J
Ably was written this waek. When
.all argument in the suit to dtesolve
the-organization had been submitted
in Federal Court Judge Heekina in.
-dicated that by June 20 no arculd
band down his decision and Hint it
probably -would be dissohrtfcai a&ed
' ty (the plaintiffs which the -flefen-dasxts
argwd as strongly for 3w-nScsto-i
to continue and wok out
their1 owa difficioHtiea. Jucig
Mins indicated he leaned toward
denying the receivership plea and ap
pointing a lawjuer to assist the co-op
Btaaarement in handling its affairs,
this lawyer to be the representative
of tie Federal Court This 'would
obviate farther legalities bat the
Judge said be would not decide def
initely until several days had paw
ed and all the testimony had been
digested.
The recent increase in fire insur
ance rates announced by the South,
eastern Underwriters Association
was the subject of a hearing before
Insurance Commissioner Stacey W.
Wade during the week. Saturday
Mr. Wade announced after hearing
all the facts presented he was of the
opinion the increase was warranted
in order that the fire insurance com
panies might operate in North Caro
lina at a profit. The increase is
statewide and applies to all mercan.
tile' risks but not on residences. "
State School Facts issued by the
Department of Public Instruction
show that there has been a rapid in
crease in the expenditures for edu.
cation in North Carolina. "The fig.
,n .
(Continued on page four)
POLICE COURT ITEMS.
Feople seem to be getting better
in Beaufort. At any rate Mayor
Thomas had only two cases for trir.l
Monday afternoon. Lee Davis and
James Anderson, both colored, were
tried for disorderly conduct, to wit
fiirhtinir. Judcment was susDended
upon payment of costs amounting to
$3.00 each.
BOARD AGAINST
MILK INSPECTION
Takes No Action On Proposi
tion, Contract Let For
Large Pier
A considerable portion ' of the
time vf the board f city commis
sioners Monday was takn up in con.
sidfring matters pertaining to the
public health.
An ordinance reqnir'ing all houses
to connect up with 1!he city sewer
lines was discussed and adopted.
Owners of property have 3 Odays in
which to make th necessary improve
ments.
The qestion fcf 'employing a milk
and food inspector was re-optwed;
for consideration but no action was1
taken on it A delegation of ladifs1
was present sand several of 'tSsem ;
urged the board to make the rteoes
sary appropriation to secure tie in-;
spevtor. Mrs.- G. W. Lay, the first
speaker, reada resolution which had
been adojflwd by the Ccnmntmity
Club in favor of the proposition and,
stressed the importance of .having'
milk inspected. Mrs. Owj&treet.i
rperesenting the Parent-Tachers'
Association, also asked thait favor
able action . be taken. Mr. A. D,;
O'Bryan 'tiid many people wamted lit
and due asked each member ihow ibe;
stood n 'it. Commissioner iMaxwell:
was the nonly one that evme .wit
squaregHia favor of it Cam mission
er Smith said he opposed making
any arrangement With Mojttiead (City
about 'ihe matter, The thers said,
they would favor it if i4w rhatf line
money. Dr. T. C. Britft aalso poke'
in fawor of the inspecttoim, atyrng
that aiman could be gotten (for $(150
a roMllh and that lfareihsad X!ity
woali npay half the mtlacp. IDr.
Britt: also favored the vdqpiran df
an sfltli-pig pen ord'nnznce. -This
shared line fate of the iinspBtttton
propcaal; no aetion bekig ittdcen ion
either. ' , f ;
lln. "Charles E. Case came ibefore:
the fauard and asjeed fcr an appio-
priatiun for the Confederate ;monu ;
vment. IThe bos(i'd voteid am pio
priatian of (50. The sidetcaok mat
ter was brought up again and a mo-
tion passed to have the tcaok onywitness tes'fieiu lhat one evening
fBroad street removed bittwuen Grav-
en ani (Queen streets. Tie Water j her daughter Lois, wife of the de
fend Light Commission presented tthes fendant, attacked and Tolled the
bid of (C. W. Norton for lairing ;an Jhair of Miss Jobs with Whom Mason
artesian wwel and tbe board went on I had been to the how. Mason lined
record s favoring its aewptance.
The chaste for drilling the well i
$7.50 per $oot for the first IStf) .feet,
$8.50 for Ihe next 100 and
$9.50 fr tfhe next 100 feet
Bids war opened for the eastr.uc
tion of a -Sixtik in front of tbe Inlet
Inn. Tbei ere three bids, those
of D. M. Xfcrnoyer, Andrew CLDikin
and the Da (Construction Company.
The laet named got tbe - contract
Zhe pier ia In oust $3258. It will be
built of pice piling with a two iofii
deck. The IkOJ of W. E. Skarren
anal Company Dior laying pipe liaee
wa presented sntaunting to $732239
and ordered paid. The board adopt,
ed j motion to bmf a new engine for
the city garbage track. Some bill
were audited and aproved and tbe
board adjourned to aaeet on June the
15th.
Nifht Swion
At ihe call of tbe Mayor another
meeting was held Monday. Thii
took place in the city hall at 8 o'clock
and all members were present. Mr.
C. E. Wheatly came before the board
and asked that the side track matter
be reconsidered. He argued that it
would be a gTeat hardship trpon the
Beaufort Ice Company to have the
track removed entirely. There was
considerable discussion and consul
tation among the board members and
then it was decided to allow the
track to be put down. The under,
derstanding is that it will be a short
one starting in front of the city hall
and ending at the ice plant.
Another matter considered was a
resolution offered by Messrs. J. F.
Duncan and C. R. Wheatly in regard
to extending Front,, street eastward
about a mile. " This is the territory
which may be taken into the city
Mayor Thomas and Commissioner
limits. A committee composed of
Smith was appointed to- look into the
I matter and report at a subsequent
lmeeung.
V
SUPERIOR COURT
NOW INPROGRESS
Criminal Docket Finished.
Mason Fined $250 For Strik
ing Miss Hamilton
A two weeks term of Superior Court
is now in progress here. The crim
inal docket was short and was clear
ed up by midday Wednesday. Court
is now engaged in the trial of civil
actions.
Judge W. A. Devin of Oxford who
is presiding over the court, has ap
parently impressed every one with .
the business like manneij in which he
conducts the procedure of the court.
He arrived on the morning train
Tuesday and immediately convened
court His cbarge to the grand ju
ry consumed about half an hour. He
impressed upon all who heard him
with the importance of jury service
and was nt much inclined to accept
any excfasts from those who wanted
to get off the jury. Mr. W, C.
Murdoch of Wildwood, who asked to
be relieved, was made foreman of
the grand jury instead of being ex
cused.
Judge Devin "said there are now a
bottt 15 classes of persons wlo are
exempted from jury serwee and Jie
thwght this number ought to be re-
lduc;d. Only by getting jrod nen on
the jury can the laws be jiroperly
ccuted and justice fee don. He
comgratulated the coanly on the
small criminal docket The Jfoidge
called attention to the fact that of
fenses now considered crimn'ial were
not crimes at all twenty peases ago.
He explained the duibies of the sgrand
jury fully and then jprocectod with
the bainess of the tcowrt. Herbert
Forlaw "was appointed -.officer ior the
grand jjury.
The first case uallted whan court
convened at 2 o'clock was that of
the State against tyde Jffawwi. The
defendant was charged with having
assaulted his msAer in law Miss
Flonrence Hamilton some weeks ago."
He was tried by Magistrate W.; O.
William and fcmund over t court
The trial Wednesday resulted in a
conviction, the 3ury tBtaymg out
dlbout two mbrnttes, :and a fine ' of
p?250 and eocte was nmposei upon
arm. The State was represented by
Solicitor Davis, Attorneys C. R.
TOheatly and Mallet Wand. The
latter furnished 'much .entertainment
jtto the spectaJtenB ttiy mis cauic cross
examination of the defendant and
his speech to fire jury. The alefense
was represeiilbed Hy 'the veteran at
torney A. D. Ward ot iNew IBern and
attorney J. F. Duncan ctf Seauort
who ably upheld 'his side.
Miss Florence 'Hamilton ihe first
Jwhen they had teen to a -pictuw show
to separate tfce women and Imally
slapped Mrs. Mason down. Mrs.
Hamilton took pant in he eraffle at
this time and says Mason tnosted
er dow ntwice. She was corrobor
ated in this statement ty Jflns. Bea
trice Morris and Mr. leonda "Mason.
Mr. W. B. Robinson eaw part of tbe
iff air and Mr. Howard Nelson saw
IBason strike his wSfe and saw Miss
Hamilton on the ground, Clyde
Mnson the defendant eaid he tried
to eparate the worsen and did slap
lis wife, but denied hirtmg his moth
er i -nlaw. He said be ebook her off
and fshe fell. Earl Mason and Char
lie Villis for the defense, testified
tlt Miss Hamilton jumped-on Mason
and that he shook her off.. There
were several character witnesses and
tien the argument of attorneys
took place and the 'Judge's charge.
The other criminal cases disposed
of by trial or otherwise are as fol
lows: Aleck (Zeke) Taylor violating pro
hibition law, noli prossed.
C. I Putman, passing worthless
check, noli prossed.
G. A. Lupton and A. R. Hall, false
pretense, capias and continued.
Leo Wigfall violating prohibition
law, 6 months in jail, to1 be hired out
to work Craven county roads.
Bert Godett carrying concealed
weapons, nolo contendere, fined $50
and costs.
Alax Curtis violating prohibition
law, true bil, call and failed. Judge
ment nisi, sci fa, capias and contin
ued. J. 'Wallace Salter violating tick
law, continued.
Tuttle Robinson, peeping through
a window. Continued.
Jodie Norman, stealing an auto
mobile, capias and continued.
Edgar Davis driving a car while
under the influence of liquor, 3
months in jail to be worked on roads.
Willie Tootle, James Chadwick,
(Continued o page four)
EIGHT MONTHS
TERM WILL COST
BUT LITTLE MORE
Bet veen 20 and 30 Cents Will
Increase Six Months School
To Eight Months
OLD NEW RATES COMPARED
The school laws says that any
county can vote a special school tax
not to exceed 50c on the ?100. valua
tion. Since this is stated in the res
olution for this special election, don't
confuse it with the amount u. be
levied. We nave figured that it will
take between 20c and 30c to run a
county wide two months term to sup
plement the pr"sent six months term.
This means that the Board of Educa
tion will ask the Board of County
Commissioners to make a levy r)r
ihe extended U'nii not less than 20c
mr more than 30c. So please do
sot n.isundcrsUna' and think that 5t)c
will be levh?t: for it will not. Now
a levy not to e.:ceed 30c will extend
the term of every school in Carteret
County two months and will reduce
the special school taxes in all Special
Tax Districts for the special taxes
in all Special Tax Districts Tange
from 30c to $1.00 The districts that
have no special tax will have a little
more to pay for the two extra months
of school they get But the county
can furnish two extra months much
cheaper tl ii tbe local school district.
BeloW you will find the special tax
rates ia the various districts tlvuout
the county that have a special , tax.
You can see fnom this what a saving
a -uniform rate will mean to all of
thfefe (districts
jYou can see for yourself how tbe
special
tax rate will stand if we have
a; county uniform special tax for
the eight months term. The rate to
b levied fair the two extra months
w31 be between 20c and 30c. We
pw the maximum special tax ra!te
'fa- the trwn extra months. The levy
t iprobafcily be less tor the two ar-
W ' .i . m. a
ira - mourns term. ine preBtmi
SPECIAL TAX in all the districts
will be (filiminated wi th the excep
tion of Beaufort and fMorehead City
which will retain ennugh of their
EpscM tax to pay their bonded in
debtness an dthe ninth month of
sxfaoool but will gut their ejr;ht
raeoiths tout of the 30c.
Tihere imay be a question as to
hew the .above difference may ibe
made xn since there is a reduction
in 43ie ?pscial tax raits. There is a
roond $5,000,000 valuation of prcro .
erty nr'ihe county that has no special
tax and if there is a uniform rate
thiwxut tthe county of between 20c
aiuC S0r ' will run ewery school two
extra 'months.
This plan works to .a great advan.
taee to eewery section of Cartewt
Cotariy. In the SPECIAL TAX DIS
TEJCTS ttfbe special tax will be re.
duced and teach district will be guar
anteed an eight moirfihs term while
some of thum are not petting it now
with their 'high rate of tspecial tax.
The non-local tax districts will be
benefitted 'sn getting two extra
months schawl much cheaper than
they cauld tax themsehves for and
jget the asme Jength of term. This
f lan will guarantee every boy and
gjrl in Cartese County the advan
tage of as eigM months sribool term,
LET'S GIVE IT TO HIM, GO AND
VOTE FOE Atf EIGHT MONTHS
TEEM SO EVERY CHILD CAN
HATE A FAIR CHANCE.
lie sure to REGISTER, June 12 is
the laet regi&tration day. You have
to register for this special election.
Don't neglect it till it is too late. Be
sure your neighbor has registered al
so and will vote for it on June 26.
Let's put Carteret County to the
Front in EDUCATION. Dont let
cur neighbors kkeep ahead of us. We
can do it Talk it, let's put it over.
Never before have you had a chance
to do as much for the children of
Carteret County and the progress of
your native section. Let's put this
over solid for the county. Go talk
to your neighbor about it. He is in
sympathy with a movement that will
give his child a fair chance. Vote
for the eight months school term and
he will get a fair chance. This is an
opportunity that you haye never had
before. Think for a moment what
this is going to mean to your child's
future. If you vote against an eight
months term you are voting against
the child's future. No one can af
ford to do anything that will deny
any boy or girl of an education. On
tomorrow the boys and girls of to
day wil Ibe the ones to run the gov
ernment, business, industry, and all
of the future will be in their hands.
We as the citizens of today must
give them a chance to handle the
job better than we.
Sincerely yours,
Primary Results May
Cause A Controversy
Protests Filed With Board of Elections. Much Interest Dis
played In Election Results. Many Contests Were Very
Close. Members of Present Board of Commis
sioners Get Good Majorities as Do Clark, Hassell
And Sheriff Wade
Although the vote polled in the
primaries last Saturday was not es
pecially heavy there was consider
able interest manifested and since
then many persons have sought in
formation as to the results. It rain
ed practically all day and this may
have kent a eood many from
the )
polls. Still automobiles were used
extensively for carrying people back
and forth and any . one who wanted
to vote could get a ride without any
trouble. On the Democratic side
sheriff Wade and Clerk of the Court
Hassell were' re-nominated by large
majorities. Register of Deeds John
W. Hamilton ran second and will go
in the next primary with R. W. Wal
lace of Morehead City. County com-
msisioners Woodland, Huntley and
Taylor were re-nominated by large
majorities. Charles S. Wallace run
ning for the State Senate caried the
coonty by a big majority. Commis
sioners Hall was renominated on the
Republican ticket by a good majoi
ity. The other Republican nominee
and the vote which they received
are given on page ten in this paper.
Solicitor M. Leslie Davis carried the
county by a majority of 223 over
Solicitor Jesse H. Davis.
There has been some talk of pro
tests as to the manner in which the
primaries were held in several pre
cincts, specifically Beaufort, Davis
and Atlantic. In fact the News un
derstands that some complaints were
made to the Board of Elections but
that body declined to go behind the
returns and will certify them as they
ant. Detailed information as to how
fwCvarious candidates ran in every
precinct in the county may be found
on page ten in this newspaper. Per
sons who are interested in politics
are advised to file this copy of the
News away for future reference.
JUDGE MEEK1NS MAY
BUILD AT BEAUFORT
A State news item that Judge I.
M. Meekias of Elizabeth City had
purchased a home site at Beaufort,
N. C, an dexpected to build a $50,-
000 home there has caused much
speculation in Elizabeth City as to
whether Judge Meekins would make
his home in Beaufort. But nothing
like that is contemplated, according
to members of his family who have
expressed themselves this week.
Judge Meekins has purchased a
lot 114 by 300 feet on the Beaufort
water front for a consideration of
$10,000 and has an idea of building
a summer' home there; but it would
be only a summer home.
It was stated at the Meekins
home in Elizabeth City this week that
the family expected to spend the pres
ent summer at Beaufort and that no
decision as to building there would
be reached until they determined af
ter this summer's sojourn whether
they would like it as a permanent
summer residence. (Elizabeth City
Independent.)
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following realty transactions
have been recorded recently in the
office of the Register of Deeds:
Cape Lookout Development Corp.
to Martha H. Stienmetz et al lot 1
block 43 Cape Lookout for $100.
S .H. Styron and wife to W. Styron
50 acres Hunting Quarter township
for $50.
J. W. Guthrie and wife to Flora
Hamilton 2 acres Hunting Quarter
township for $5.
S. H. Styron and wife to Alex Ham
ilton 1 acre Hunting Quarter town
ship for $5.
Mary Willis and husband to Rich
a:d L. Willis ots 4, 5, 11, 12 block
12 Morehead City for $1200.
Eank of Newport to Dr. E. J. Tuck
er 6 acres Newport township for
$450.
Walter Euck and wife to J. S.
Hunter tract White Oak township
consideration not shown.
MARRIAGE ICENSES.
John Daniels and Thelma Jackson
Morehead .City.
Hubert L. Fodrie Beaufort and
Clara D. Howard, Blades.
Robert Garner and Lillie May
Hunter, Morehead City.
J. H. WORKMAN,
County Superintendent, Schools.
FINE BOQUET RECEIVED.
The News in. indebted to Mr. and
Mrs: D. W. Whitehurst for a hand
some boquet presented yesterday. The
flowers are roses, lillies and gladioli
and are remarkably fine specimens.
BOARD GRANTS A
FERRY FRANCHISE
Ferry To Be Operated Between
Beaufort and Morehead
City to W. A. Everett
The Board of County Commission
ers held their regular 'meeting last
Monday with all members present.
A considerable amount of business
was transacted although there was
no matter of very great interest be
fore the board. Mr. W. A. Everett
of Edenton applied for a franchise
to operate a ferry line between Beau
fort and Morehead City and the same
was granted. A petition from the
citizens of Newport township was
presented asking that a part of the
old road to a landing on Newport
river be retained. The request was
granted with the understanding that
the i-'tizens keep the road up.
Commissioner W utehurst was ap-
I 'jiiited a committee ol one to have
certain ditches opened to prevent
flooding of field from road water at
C. G. Nelson's place.
W. Irving Willis of Wiliston asked
the board to order some changes
made in road right of way near
Williston. Commissioners Tay 1 o r
Whitehurst and County Engineer
Brooks were appaointed a committee
to investigate the matter.
The old jury list was destroyed
and a new one of seven hundred free
holders was adopted in its place. A
motion was passed instructing Coun
ty Road Supervisor H. H. Davis to
construct a retaining wall at Mar
shallberg to hold the sand in build
ing the road to connect with the
wharf. Mr. C. S. Davis made a
proposition to sell the county 50,000
busels of shells at 5 cents per bushel
to use on the Harker's Island road.
The returns of the special school
election held recenty in Beaufoit
were received, canvassed and approv
ed. Tbe Board passed a resolution
that six notes in the sum of $50,
000 each and two notes in the sum
of $25,000 each, bearing interest at
4 3.4 percent be executed. A reso
lution,, was adopted approving an a
greement with the town of Beaufoit
as to the extension of Front street,,
the town to guarantee all expenses,
connected with the extension. A
resolution was adopted that rescind
ed the call for a special election ia
Morehead township on the question
of building a bridge between Moie
head and Harlowe townships as no
registration had been held in Broad
Creek precinct. A petition for t-n
outlet to the county road was filed
by Wallace H. Willis, Georgia Smiih
and Lillian Wilis in Hunting Quar.
ter township.
MR. AND MRS. BOCGS
LEAVE BEAUFORT TODAY
Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Boggs who have
been living in Beaufort for near'y
a year and have made many friends
here left this afternoon for Dove.,
Deleware, their former home. Mr.
Bcggs has been with the State High,
way Commission for sevetal years
and has been here as resident engi
neer for the bridge now being built
between Beaufort and Morehead
City. Mr. Boggs has been offered
and has accepted a fine position with
the Interstate Amiesite Company and
will have his headquuarteres soms
where in Ohio. He has been suc
ceeded here by Highway engineer
F. M. Edgerton.
FODRIE HOWARD
On Sunday afternoon June 6th.,
about 5 o'clock, at the home of the
Baptist pastor, a quiet marriage vas
solemnized when Mr. Hubert L. Fod
rie of Beaufort, N. C. and Miss Clara
D. Howard of Blades, N. C. were
united in matrimosy by Rev. L. E.
Boney, pastor of the First Baptist
church.