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NUMBER 26
VOLUME XV
REPUBLICANS MUST NOT PARTICIPATE
IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES ANY MORE
Chairman Of State Board of Elections Issue., Instructions To
Election Officials Who May Be Removed If They Allow
Violations of The Rule. Considerable Interest
In Primary
Chairman D. E. Langdale says that
all arrangements have been made for
the run off primary which is to be
held in Carteret county on Saturday.
While there are not so many candi
dates as there were in the first pri
mary there are three nominations at
stake and there is considerable inter,
est in the outcome. In the Sena,
torial race the candidates are Charles
S. Wallace of Carteret and J. S. Har.
gett of Jones county. The solicitor
ship fight is now between David M.
Clark of Pitt county and Jesse H.
Davis of Craven. The only county
nomination at stake is that of Regis
ter of Deeds! In this instance the
contenders are John W. Hamilton,
the present incubent of the office and
R. W. Wallace of Morehead City.
The polls will open as usual at sun
rise and close at sundown.
Chairman Walter H. Neal of the
State Board of Elections has recent
ly issued a letter instructing election
officials not to allow Republicans to
vote in Democratic primaries or Dem
ocrats in Republican boxees. As
this matter may be of interest to the
public the News is publishing the let
ter herewith and Chairman D. E.
Langdale's commen on it.
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Raleigh, N. C.
June 24, 1926.
Reliable information has come to
the State Board of Elections showing
that at the recent Democratic pru
mary of June 5th. Republicans were
permitted to vote in a number of
counties in the State.1
The Attorney General has held
that a Republican has no right to
vote in a Democratic primary.
There are some districts in the
State in which a second primary has
been called. No Democrat is entitled
to. vote in a. Republican primary and
Republican is entitled to vote in
a Democratic primary.
It is the duty of all election of
ficials to see that this rule is rightly
enforced. We are bound by the rul
ing of the Attorney General.
If this rule is not observed the
State Board of Elections will be
called in sesion and will consider the
proposition as to the removal of
election officials in the counties who
hold to a contrary view.
Any candidate t.be voted for at
the second primary- is at liberty to
confer witi the county boards of
elections with reference to the. en
forcement of this rule and report
the result to the State Board prior, to
the holding of the second primary.
The assistant secretary of this
Board is directed to furnish a copy
:pl this declaration to each member
"of the county boards of election in
which a second primary is to be
held, to each candidate to be voted
for, and also to each member of the
Pfcss who shall ask for a copy of the
same.
WALTER H. NEAL,
Chairman.
Beaufort, N. C.
June 26, 1926.
To the Registers & Judges of Elec
tion: Gentlemen:
I am mailing to you a copy of a
letter of information and ruling,
which this Board has received from
the State Board of Election. You
will observe same and be governed
accordingly.
D. E. LANGDALE,
Chairman County Board of Elec
tion. , -
WELL KNOW FARMER
LOSES HIS MIND
On account of his mental condi-
tion Mr. Henry D. Simpson, a well
known farmer, was brought to Beau
fort last Thursday and put into the
csunty jail. Mr. Simpson lives about
ten miles from Beaufort on the upper
North River road. He is a single
man and makes his home with his
mother 'and a sister. Mr, Simpson,
who is 47 years old, has been in poor
health for a year or so and it is
thought that this condition has caused
a temporary derangement of his
mind. He has always been a hard
working man and is considered one
of the best farmers in the county.
Clerk of the Superior Court L. W.
Hassell made an application for Mr.
Simpson's admission into the State
Hospital at RaJegih on the 15th of
June. On account of the recent fire
there and the crowded condition of
that institution it has not been r-s-tible
to pet him admitted as ytt.
THE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC.
The orthopaedic clinic which has
been meeting each month in New
Bern will meet there again on Satur
day the 3rd. The object of it as
stated before in the News is to help
crippled persons as far as possible.
No charge is made for the surgical
attention which is given.
HOME ECONOMICS
WILL BE TAUGHT
County Now Has Demonstra
tion Agent Who Will Organ
ize Clubs of Women
Carteret county now has a home
economics demonstration agent, Miss
Edith Powell of Smithfield, Johnston
county, who is the new official, arriv
ed last week and entered upon the dis
charge of her duties Monday.
Miss Powell is a graduate of the
North Carolina College for women
at Greensboro where she specialized
in home economics. Before com
pleting her college course she taught
school for several years. She was
born and bred in the country in what
is generally regarded as the best ag.
ricultural county in North Carolina.
She is therefore familiar with the
problems of farm life and is in sym
pathy with them.. By organizing
women's and girl's clubs all over the
county Miss Eowell hopes to create
interest in the subjects which she
teaches. Tho subjects referred to
are Food, Clothing, House Furnish
ing, Gardening and Poultry. A four
years course is offered in each study
and when completed a certificate will
be granted by the State College of
Agriculture to any one who takes
the course.
During the Summer Miss Powell
will visit as many families as possi.
ble and will be glad to have calls at
the court house on Saturday morn
ings. In Winter she expects to have
comunity meetings in the various
school houses throughout the county.
Miss Pauline Smith, who is the dis
trict agent, was here Monday help
ing Miss Powell to get started with
her work. Since then she has made
trips with County Farm Agent Over
street to Newport, Bettie and else,
where. The salary of the Home
Demonstration Agent is paid partly
by the county but mainly by the Fed.
eral and State governments. '
GOOD SIZED CROWD
AT POLICE COURT
The threat of ain did not keep a
big crowd from showing up at police
court Monday afternoon. Some were
defendants and witnesses but most
of them came to hear a sensational
trial that was on tap. Their wishes
were not gratified however. The
cae was that of the State .against
Moses Austin charging him with
slandering an innocent and virtuous
woman ; the wife of his brother Julian
Austin. ' Attorney M. Leslie Davis
appearing for the defendant waived
examination and asked that, a small
bond be fixed. Mayor Thomas de
cided that a $50 bond was sufficient.
Minnie Smith a colored woman,
was charged with an assault upon a
girl named Clara Anderson. Several
witnesses swore that she struck the
girl on the head with a bean pole.
No serious damage was done though
so it appeared. The woman denied
the charge but the Mayor thought
the evidence sufficient and made her
pay the costs amounting to $5.60 or
go to jail for ten days. Letting his
dog run at large cost Roy Potter
$4.25. A negro boy, Ben Deputy,
pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct
and-got 10 days in about 10 seconds.
Louis Cotton drunk and disorderly
was fined $10 and costs. John Bun
yan Congleton for the same offense
got the same sentence although he
begged mightily for a lighter one.
MR. HAMILTON WEDS
MISS EWELL.
- The mairy friends of Miss Lillian
Ewell will be intereste'd to know that
she was .married last week to Mr.
Hamilton of New Bern. The wed
ding took place at the home of Her
sister Mrs. Stolve"y.
Silage keeps up the miis flow of
dairy cattle in winter and th time to
prepare for having silage is during
rarlv Rummer, state Hairv amvUrK nr
j State College.
JUDGES CONFER
FOR SOLUTION
LEGALPROBLEMS
Will Have Recommendations
Ready For Next Meeting of
General Assembly
HEALTH OFFICIAL CHOSEN
(By M. L. SHIPMAN)
Raleigh, June 28 The meeting of
the third Judicial Conference, au
thorized under act of the last legisla
ture, the electio nof a new secretary
for the State Board of Henlth; an
nual meeting here of the Baptist
Young People's Union; convention
of State Veterinarians; the passing
of the affairs of the Tri-State Tobac
co Growers Co-operative Association
into the hands of receivers named by
federal Judge Meekins and a meet
ing of the State Board of Medical
Examiners were the more important
happenings recorded in the State's
capital during the week.
Members of the Judicial Confer
ence created by act of the recent leg
islature were on hand Friday morn
ing at the opening of the third ses
sion in the Supreme Court room
when Chief Justice W. P. Stacey,
designated under the law as chair
nan, rapped for order and declared
the meeting ready for business. The
Conference is composed of Supreme
Court justices, superior court judges
and solicitors, and laymen selected
by the Governor. The following
committees reported progress and
expect to have their recommendations
ready for presentation to the next
session of the General Assembly;
Judicial Systemj Justice W. J. Adams,
chairmen; Process and Pleadings,"
Judge M. V. Barnhill, chairman;
Juries, Judge F. A. Daniels, chair
man; Trials, Judge W. A. Devin,
Chairman; Rules and Practice, Judge
P, A. McElroy, chairman. Judge
Daniels presented a comprehensive
report for his committee at the open
ing session r.nd other chairman prom
lsed action in due course. The
Conference is composed of earnest
men who realize that they are en
gaged in the consumation of serious
and important tasks.
A successor to Dr. W. S. Rankin,
who resigned as Secretary of the
State Board of Health a littie more
than a year ago to take up the direc
torship of the Duke Foundation, was
chosen by the Board at a meeting
here during the week. The honor
and responsibility goes to Dr. Charles
O H. Laughinghouse, of Greenville,
wf.o will assume nis new auues on
October 1, relieving Dr. G. M. Coop
er, acting secretary since Dr. Rankin
was given a leave of absence to do
research, work some three years ago.
Doc tor Rankin succeeds Doctor
Laughinghouse as a member of the
Board and Doctor Cooper resumes
his former position with the State
health department.
Meredith College was host to the
annual convention of the State Bap
tist Young People's Union during
the week and "did honors so well
that the delegates voted "no change"
in the meeting place so long as the
latch string hangs on the outside."
The sessions were attended' by nine
hundred representatives of "numer
ous unions throughout the State and
the meetings were featuied with in
spiring addresses, songs and sugges.
tions for "the good of the Order."
Local committees placed automobiles
at the disposal of the young visitors
and "seeing Raleigh" was the order
of business on Thursday afternoon.
Half-a. hundred surgeons were
present at the opening of the 25th.
annual convention of the North Car.
olina Veterinary- Association Wednes
day morning in Ricks Hall at State
College and participated in a sumpt
uous feast spread for their benefit
in the dining hall on the evening of
the same day. An elaborate pro
gram, including addresses on difer.
ent phases of their work, went
through according to schedule. The
sessions were presided over by Dr.
J. H. Brown, president of the Asso
ciation. During the week the Tri-State To
bacco Growers Association passed
formally into the hands of M. L. Mc
Coey, Jas. H. Pou and Hallet S.
Ward, receivers named to take over
it affairs by Judge Isaac M. Meekins
of the Federal Court. It is said that
the Association has on hand some
70,000,000 pounds of tobacco valued
at $14,000,000, and mortgaged for
$8,000,000 to be disposed of to be
gin with. The organization appears
to be pleased with the three receiv
ers appointed by the judge to handle
its affairs. I
Superintendent George Ross Pou,
of the State's Prison, will recommend
to the next General Assembly the
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FERRY SERVICE
TO START SOON
"'cry Beat Pilot Has Arrived.
Will Land Here At Craven
Street Dock
Although the big highway bridge
wi.'. not be finished for a year or
mo. o, within the next few days mo
torics can reach Eeaufort, if they
choot f , via an all hard surface route.
This is the result of a ferry line be
tween Beauofrt and Morehead City
which is to bs operated by the Eden
ton M.ickey's Ferry Company. The
Pilot, which is the name of the boat
that wili be used in the service, ar
rived in Peauf:rt, Tuesday morning
and is retdy for service.
In Beau.'oit the landing place for
the ferry b.:at will be at the foot of
Craven etrett. it will be Rt the foot
of Fifth stre-t on the Mcrehead City
side. It wil take a few days to build
the necessary wharves and then the
service will bigin and a regular
schedule maintained. The Pilot has
room for about five large cars or six
small pnes and alto has a cabin for
passengers. She has a speed of about
9 miles an hours and can make the
trip across rather quickly. Captain
Earl Davenport will be in command
of the Pilot and Captain Hayman will
be chief engineer. Mr. W. A. Everett
of Edenton is president of the Eden
ton Mackey's Ferry Company and
Mr. R. L. Spry also of Edenton is
vice-president of the company. They
were in Beaufort Tuesday.
BANKS AND POSTOFFICE
WILL CLOSE MONDAY
So far as the News has heard there
will be no general observance of the
fourth of July in this section. That
is to say there will not be a celebra
tion of the day although a good
many people will take a whole or
half holiday Monday. The fourth
comes on Sunday so whatever obser
vance there is will be on Monday.
The banks and the postoffice will be
elostd--.Monday. The postoffice will
open the morning and night mail as
it does on Sundays and other holi
days. BROAD STREET PAVING
WILL BE FINISHED SOON
The work of paving Broad street
is going forward now and already a
considerable improvement can ' be
noted in the appearance of that
thoroughfare. Most of the grading
has been done and the concrete base
is about all laid between Gordon and
Pollock streets. If all goes well, by
the en dof next week the base prob
ably wil have beep laid to Turner
street Which is as far is the paving
will go. After the base is finished
a top surface of asphalt will be laid
upon it which will make the street
conform to the other paved streets in
town. At the Norfolk Southern sta
tion a finished concrete surface is
us.ed and this is greatly improving
conditions around the station. Pav
ing operations are also being done
on Mplberry street for a short dis
tance. ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY
Mrs. George W. Lay charmingly
entertained Friday afternoon in hon
or of her daughter Ellen The house
was beautiiully decorated with pink
roses and pink sweet peas. There
were four tables laid for bridge. As
soon as. places were drawn each
guest was presented with a colonial
corsage, in tne center or eacn do-
quet was a cord bearing the initials
E. L. & H. H. July. The guests
were quite surprised and showered
Miss Lay with good wishes. The
groom to be is Harry Hotchinson of
Worcester, Mass.
A delicious salad course was serv.
ed by Mrs. Lay assisted by Mrs. A
D. O'Brien. Miss Lena Duncan was
presented with a brass tray for hav.
ing won top score prize.
Those enjoying Mrs. Lay's hospi.
tality were Misses Maybelle and
Georgia Neal, Gladys Chadwick, Lena
Duncan, Mildred Jones, Lessie Ar.
i ington, Annie Morton, Fannie Louise
Neal of Laurinburg and Meedames
N. F. Eurc, Claude Felton, W. A
Mace, A. D. O'Brien, Bayard Taylor,
Buell Cooke and Otis Moore.
IN HONOR OF MISS MASON
Mr. James Clawson gave a most
enjoyable sail Thursday afternoon in
honor of Miss Estelle Mason of Wash
ington, D. C. Supper was served
picnic style in the pavilion at the
beach. After enjoying a wonder.
ful surf the party returned home by
moon-light.
BY A CONSIDERABLE MAJORITY
Fishermen Save Thf Day. A Clear Majority of 490 Was Gotten
For the Longer Term. Three Precincts Give Solid Vote
For Plan
Six months schools will soon be
a thing of the past in Carteret coun
ty. This result comes from the fact
that at the election last Saturday a
majority of the voters decided in fa
vor of the eight months term. To
win required a majority not of the
votes cast, but a majority of the reg-j
istered votes. Those who stayed at i
home voted against the eight months
term just as effectively as the ones
who dropped an "Against" ballot in
the box. The number registered
was 2963 which was a rather light
registration. There were 1728 votes
cast for the proposition. There were
277 persons who dropped ballots in
the box against the longer term. A
clear majority of 490 votes in favor
of the proposition was obtained.
A perusal 'of the election returns
i-how that in the main, the farming
communities were against the long
term while in those parts where fish
ing is the leading industry the voters
favored it. Cedar Island, Atlantic,
Harkers Island, Williston and others
gave good majorities for the plan
with Newport, Merrimon, Wildwood,
Harlowe, Wire Grass, Straits and
Davis going against it. There were
three 100 percenters in favor of the
long term. They were Sea Level,
Stacy and Salter Path where every
registered vote was recorded as for
it. At present there are 16 six
months schools for white pupils in
the county. 'They are Bettie, Broad
Creek, Buck's, Store, Core Creek,
Gales Creek, Harlowe, Lukens, Mer
rimon, North River, lower North Riv
er, Russell's Creek, South River,
Stella, Week's Neck, Wire Grass.
They will have an eight months term
hereafter. In several of the special
tax districts the school tax will be
lower under the new plan. In some
of the other districts it will be ad
vanced slightly. The election returns
follow:
Reg. For Agnst.
Stella
Peletier
Bogue
Eldorado
Newport
Wildwood
Salter Path
Morehead City
Beaufort
Wire Grass
Harlowe
Merrimon
Eettie
40 5 30
S9 7 21
471 25 1 12
29 17 4
244 42 120
j 66! 26j 5
j C0 C0 0
I 490 254j 4
301 1801 8
54 8j 26
j 08 j 27! 11
73! 231 8
j 61 44( 3
83 47 '0
9f 18 11
194 1791 ' 0
j 85j 27 11
401 3 1 1 0
4C 35 0
j 15C 24 j 1
j 162 162 0
j 257 252 0
j 971 94J C
40 39 0
j 100! 100 0
9 21 2
29661728 277
fcOtway
Straits
Harkers Island
Marshallberg
Smyrna
Wiliston
Davis
Sea Level
Atlantic
Cedar Island
Portsmouth
Stacy
Long Pine
TOTAL
PUM STEAMER CAPTURED
AND NOW AT WILMINGTON
The steamer Elma loaded with
whiskey and other drinkables that
was towed into Wilmington last Sat
urday spent a few days in the local
harbor previous to being captured.
She was piloted across the bar by
Captain Tom Grace Willis and Cap
tain G. W. Smith. Some supplies
were taken aboard at Morehead
City and then the vessel put to sea.
According to a statement made by
the cook, who with the rest of the
crew is now in jail at Wilmington, the
cargo of liquor was taken aboard off
shore a few miles from this port. The
Elma was captured by the cutter
Manning and first taken to Norfolk.
She was then brought to Wilmington
and her cargo of booze turned over
to Collector of Customs A. L. Mc
Caskill.
There were more than 4000 cases
of the liquors and the value of the
lot is supposed to be more than $300-
000. The men will be held for trial
in the Federal court.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following periflits to wed have
been iss.. 1 by Rerister of Deeds
John tP. Hamilton rince last week:
Lerov Lane Monroe, N. C. and
Mona Wade, Beaiifoit.
A. B. Davis, and Flora Bell Salter
Davis.
BIRTH OF INFANT.
On Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Springle a daughter was -born
READ ESTATE TRANSFERS
INDICATE GOOD BUSINESS
A large number of real estate trans
actions have been recorded at the
office of Register of Deeds John W.
Hamilton in the past four or five
days. Most of them were in Beau-
fort and Morehead townships, al
though some were in other sections
o fthe county. The list follows:
Leonard Roberts to Bank of Beau-
fort 15 acres Hunting Quarter town
ship for $80.
W. F. Oglesby et al to J. W. Gil
likin. 37 acres Sabiston farm More
head township for $100.
Allen Guthrie and wife to J. E.
Woodland 17 acres Moreehad town
ship for $100.
Jas. B. Adams to J. E. Woodland
4 acres Morehead township for
$100.
Mary C. Mansfield et al to More
head Bluffs Hotel Co. Morehead
Bluffs Hotel Site Morehead Bluffs
for $2500.
L. L. Ottinger et al to Ottinger
Bros. Inc. lot 5 in block 9 Morehead
"ity for $10,000.
D. B. Wade Jr. et wife to W. C.
Gorham tract 2 Morehead township
for $1000.
Luther Hamilton and wife to E. A.
Council lots 1, 2, 6, 7, block 36
Morehead City for $2000.
J. Hancock to Carolina Mortgage
& Indemnity Co. lot 5 block 15
Morehead City for $1100.
State of North Carolina to Cora
Etta Tootle 12 1-2 cents for 16 1.4
acres Whiteoak township.
State of North Carolina to Cora
Etta Tootle 12 1-2 cents for 2 acres
White Oak township.
D..niel H. Pigott to John W. Dan
iels 4 ;acres Straits township for
$1600.
B. A. Bell to Mattie May Bell part
lot 26 New town Beaufort for val--uable
considerations.
Bank of Beaufort to W. E. Skar
ren lots 99 and 100 old town Beau,
fort for $500.
S. P. Hancock and wife to W. A.
Mace et al tract near Beaufort for
$500.
Calr G. Gaskill and wife to Geo.
J. Brooks lots 3 and 8 Hammocks
pioperty Beaufort for $1250.
G. W. Duncan, Com. to Geo. B.
Monroe 1-2 lot old town Beaufort
for $1035.
J. J. Whitehurst and wife to Beau
foit Banking and Trust Co. 153 acres
Hc'iufort township for $5000.
Fearfort Banking and Trust Co.
o J. J. Whitehurst and wife 153 acres
Eeaufort township for $5000.
Rc.bt. E. King to S. P. Hancock et
al part lot 9 Beaufort for $625.
John Salter to Beaufort Banking
and Trust Co. part lot 37 Beuafort
for $200.
Beaufort Realty Corp. to Mrs. A.
Ritchie lots 17 and 18 Block 3
M
West Beauofrt for $850.'
Wm. H. Fulcher and wife to Henry
Parker part lot 41New town Beau
fort for $100.
Wm. H. Fulcher and wife to Henry
Paiker part lot 41 new town Beau
fort for $100.
Hairy Finer and wife to Wr. H. Ful
cher part lot 87 new town Beauofrt
for $100.
S. E. Willis and wife to Roy C.
Wooten lot Cape Lookout for $100.
Davis K. Ward to Alice B. Cope-
land tract Harlowe township for $10.
E. D. Hardesty and wife to Bank
of Beaufort 250 acres Harlowe town
ship for $600.
COURT HOUSE GROUNDS .
BEAUTIFUL PLACE NOW
There are many beautiful fiowe" s
and shrubs in Beauofrt now and the
appearance of the town is greatly
helped thereby. Perhaps the most
beautiful spot in the town is the
court house square. At any rate it
is the largest and one of the best
kept. County Auditor Stancil and
his assistants F'.ady Gillikin and
Deputy Sheriff Chaplain and cterr,
give the placo a gieat deal of inten
tion and the results speak for them
w'ves. The siyubbey pia?s ar.d
flowers ave wonderful a :.ie t'.e
subject of much favorable comment
not only by the home people- b :t
mRny visitors who have seen the;r.
GROWS FINE HYDRANGEAS.
The News is indebted to Mrs. C.
A. Clawson for a gift of some very
fine hydrangeas. Mrs. Clawson has
a quantity of these splendid flowers
in her front yard and they are indeed
beautiful to behold.
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