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Tote a ti Tirsro). Tjun 11 1 Hie best advertising medium published in Certeret Co. READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY WATCH Your label and pay your subscription NUMBER 30 VOLUME XV EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY JULY 2S, 1926 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY in I tjaii tides' u m u b BEAUFORT MOREHEAD CITY BRD)GE CONSTRUCTION GOES AHEAD RAPIDLY The Earth Fill Is Now Finished. Total Cost of fill Is $85,000. Money Saved By Leaving Off Ripraps. Many Concrete Piles Have Been Driven (By M. L. SH1PMAN) Raleigh, N. C. July 26 The col lapse of the survey of women m in dustry, the trial of a doctor here on charges of immorality in operating a sanatorium, the trial of a minister at Statesville on similar charges were among a number of things which at tracted interest in the Capital City this past week. However, the chief matter of interest to the greatest nimber of persons was the hot wave which swept the state and sent the thermometer to new high levels for the past 30 or 40 years. The end of the week saw the populace looking nexiously towarded clouded skies in the hope that the rain would come and relieve alike the heat affecting the city dweller and the heatt which is ruining crops in the country. Among other matters was the inves tigation into charges of vermin and dirt in quarters at State Hospital for the Insane. Governro McLean called off the survey of women in industry after the child welfare commission had been unable to serve on an execu tive director for the survey. Mrs. Burr Johnson favored displacing E. F. Carter, the executive secretary of the Commission with some ether per son to make the survey while the oth er two members of the Commission argued for Mr. Carter. Mrs. John son then asked the Governor to re lieve her of duties in the matter and the Governor responded by cancelling the survey and pointing out to Mrs. Johnson that when the first plans for the survey were made she had, he said, agreed to Mr. Carter. To this the women's organizations of the State have answered that Mrs. John son represented them and they al ways had opposed Mr. Carter. A number of statements have been is sued on the subject since that time by the various organizations and indi viduals urging the survey and these have criticized the Governor. Mr. , McLean however has kept silent and ' has added nothing to his suggestion in cencelling the survey that the General Assembly meets in five months and those desiring may pre sent the matter to that body. Dr. R. S. Carroll of Asheville lost his medical license here before the State Medical Board for immoral conduct involving women patients at a hospital he was operating in Ashe ville. This trial and that of Dr. Ashley Chappell of Asheville, a Methodist minister, attracted consid erable attention in Raleigh. Alleg ed disorderly conduct was charged against Dr. Chappell but a jury of ministers acquitted him. He ,is a man of note in Methodist circles. An investigation into charges made by Coroner Waring of Wake county that at State Hospital here a strong room for insane persons was poorly ventilated and vermin infected re vealed that one of the rooms was in such a condition but otherwise gave the hospital a clean bill of health. Mr. Waring made his charge after investigating the suicide of a patient who was placed in this room on one of the hottest nights of the year. The prisoners in the Raleigh city jail were released by Judge Harris on Thursday and Friday when the temperature mounted above and stayed above 100 degrees. It was stipulated that they report back to the jail after the heat wave had sub sided. He was commended by many for his humane attitude in the matter for the city jail is a hot place. The License Bureau reports that most of the trouble has been cared for and the rush of licensing is about over. A new system installed this year is blamed for the heavy congestion in the bureau, which delayed licenses to many for days and days. The Eastern North Carolina Ware housing Corporation, one of the sub. sidiaries of the defunct Tri.State Tobacco Association has been order, e dinto receivership by Judge Meekins w Federal count and W. C. Bramham of Durham has been t appointed re ceiver. The actio nagamst this or. ' ganization follows the receivership of the Tobacco Association. The Warehousing concern is one of five subsidiary corporations and proceed, ings will be instituted against all of them in order to entirely close out the Co. op business. . A State Library Commission book , tour, the second of its kind,: will be launched early in the fall by Miss Annie F. Petty, assistant secretary into the counties of Rockingham, Stokes and Surry. The library will consist of several hundred books to be carried on a specially prepared (Continued pn age two) POLICE COURT ITEMS. Police court Monday afternoon was a rather slim affair only two cases having been tried by Mayor Thomas. B. W. Arthur and R. Q. Willis charged with fighting plead ed guilty and were let toff with the costs amounting to $3.90. Garfield Suggs, colored, charged with an as sault upon his sister Alvina was held under a $250 bond for a fur ther hearing next Monday. The girl claimed that he slapped her and threw her out of the door and that she had not been able to do any work for several weeks. Garfield admitting the slapping but denied that he threw her out doors. An ef fort will be made to get other wit nesses for the n?xt hearing. NEWPORT FAIR TO BE MADE LARGER Promoters Wish to Interest Whole County In The Fair Thij Year (By Edith Powell Home Demonstra tion Agent) On Friday night, July 23rd. The Newport Fair Association held a meeting to discuss plans for its an nual fair this fall. Newport is the center of the best agricultural sec tion of the county, and their com munity fairs heretofore have been very successful. Plans were dis cussed which bid fair to make this one of the best yet. The officers of the organization are S. D. Edwards, Pres. D. Ira Garner, Vice Pres.; C. F. Carroll, Jr. Sec; The Bank of Newport, Trees These men are body and soul with the movement to make this a bigger and better fair, and the directors were there to lend their hearty co operation. Heretofore, the fair has lasted on ly one day, but at this meeting it was voted it be made a 2 day event, and whereas there have been on at tractions except the exhibitts, it was proposed that a few shows, the Fer ris wheel, and merry go round be there to provide some amusement for the people. The secretary was au thorized to investigate the possibil ity of securing some good shows and other attractions. The date set for the fair was October 14th. and 15th. It was suggested at this meeting that the fair be made of county-wide interest by offering prizes of consid. erable size to the community which should put on the best exhibit, both of Farm products and of Home Pro ducts. They could be made a very interesting part of the fair because there would be such a difference in the products from the several com munities. The communities in which fishing is the chief industry need not despair because they cannot have an agricultural exhibit. Let them ex hibit their natural products ; let them have a regular aquarium containing every product possible to secure from the sea. One can scarcely im agine the vast resources of Carteret county ur.ti one sees all of its pro ducts assembled at a fair. The Newport people wish to know how the people of the county feel a bout the matter of extending their community project to meet the needs of the county. They want to feel that they have the cooperation and good will of the people of the county before they undertake to make this, in any sense, a county-wide project In other words, does it meet the ap. proval of the people. The Newport people would appreciate an expres sion of your opinion in the matter. v It was decided at the meeting on the 23rd. inst. that there would be another meeting on August 6th. at 8 P. M. at Newport Theatre to de cide definitely about making the fair county.wide, and to discusss further plans about it. VACCINATION AGAINST DISEAS v..." ES WILL START TOMORROW Dr. T. C. Britt, County Health Of. ficer, will start a vaccination cam. paign against typhoid fever, smallpox and diphtehria in Morehead City to morrow. Saturday he will be in Beauofrt for the same purpose. Free vaccination will be given. From 9 A. M. until 1 P. M. Dr. Britt will be ready to give the vaccination to those who desire it. MEYER'S ADDRESS FEATURE BANQUET University Professor Pleases Many At Annual Alumni Meet; Morehead Villa The Fourth annual banquet for the Carteret County alumni and students of the University of North Carolina, held at the Morehead Villa July 23rd was featured by an address of Pro fessor Harold D. Meyer of the So ciology Department. Mr. Meyer en tertained the gathering with his de,. lightful humor for a few minutes and then swung into his main theme which was a discussion of the philosophy of education. He analyzed education into its four principles which he says have been true from primitive times to the present: 1st. Education seeks to get rid of the baleful influences in society. 2nd. Education should teach to be useful. 3rd. Education should aim toward the development of the individual. 4th. Education should aim to ward citizenship or the socializing process. Approximately seventy people comfortably filled the banquet hall which was decorated from the ceil ing with bine and white hangings, the Cerolina colors, and on the walls were Carolina banners and pennants.. The banquet pleased many by its dispatch in begining and ending. The affair was led off in true college style by giving one of the well known college yells. Toastmaster Alvah L. Hamilton in troduced Mr. Meyer with a short speech and later called on Luther Hamilton, B. F. Royal, C. R. Wheat- ly Elliott Duncan and Ralph Noe who responded briefly. The banquet clos ed by the singing of "Hark the Sound," University song. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following realty transactions have been recorded by Register of Deeds John W. Hamilton since last Thursday: , H. L Fodrie to Jas. E. Fodrie western part lot 100 old town, Beau fort for $10 etc. Paul Ireland to W. R. Longest lot 40 West Beauofrt for $10 etc. Eeaufort Realty Corp. to Mary E. Reynolds lot 34 block 54 West Beau fort for $10. etc. Beaufort Building and Loan to Town of Beaufort tract Beaufort for $551.25. Rosa Martin et al to S. P. Hancock 174 acres more or less Beaufort Township for $10. etc. Robt. E. Lee and wife to Warren L. Guthrie lots 14, 15, 16, Block 29 Morehead City for $5. etc. W. B. Blades et al to W. C. Willet lot 15 block 20 Morehead City for $2100. W. E. Elades et al to G. B. Cainer lot 3 block 8 Morehead City for $350. Harry K. Kenyon and wife to W. C. Finer lot 12 block, 23 Morehead City for $100. etc. Morehead Bluffs to J. F. Patterson et al lots 36, 37, 38 Morehead Bluffs for $541.05. W. B. Blades et al to S. A. Du. planty lot 12 block "T" lot 9 block "T" for $600. C. M. Hill to William E. White lots 49, 50, 51, Newport for $500. William E. White and wifeto to Mrs. S. T. Holland lot 49, 50, 51 Newport for $10. etc. Mary E. Hall et al to Ira K. Pel letier 1.23 acres Newport Township no consideration shown. M. D. McCain and wife to T. L. Hill tract Newport township for $10 etc. Mary V. Willis and husband to Frank Salter 16 1-4 acres Whiteoak township for $250. WATER FOR MORGANTON HOSPITAL IS ASSURED Raleigh, July 27 Governor Mc Lean tonight expressed gratification that plans had been definitely worked to provide for an additional water supply for the state hospital for the insane at Morganton. The water supply has iecome so depleted that the situation, he said had become "serious." An additional stream is being tap ped as a permanent source for.addi. tional water. Meanwhile, Mr. Mc Lei explained arrangements have been made for .pumping additional water to the hospital. Information to the effect thfcl final arrangements had been made for the additional water was received by the governor' today from engineers at Morganton. The price of Platinum has risen from 35 cents an ounce in 1880 to $120 an ounce today. SECRET BALLOT Union In Conference Goes on Record For Certain Reforms Giecnsboro, July 27 The mem bers of the North Carolina Farmers' Union, at the closing session of their annual summer conference this after noon, jumped on the proposed short ballot of Governor McLean and de nounced it, took a fling at the report ed surplus in the state funds, demand ed that the surplus be used to de crease the state's indebtness and call ed for the Australian ballot. They also called for the survey of women in industry. Meeting at the Guilford battle ground, the Union members, led by R. W. H. Stone, president of the un ion and assisted by C. P. Barringer, of Salisbury, president of the North Carolina Federation of Labor, look ed over the political and economic situation and thought that something ought to be dene about it. They will seek to induce the general assembly to take notice of the fact that they are citizens of North Carolina, too. WET DAY The wet day kept ag reat crowd from attending, there being about one hundred and fifty in attendance. They were given a round of address es, followed by discussion and mixed some relaxation with the serious bus iness of the day, the sessions being divided by a picnic dinner. The resolutions were the big noise Dr. H. Q. Alexander, of Matthews, Mecklenburg county, was chairman of the committee on resolutions and he had prefaced the giving of the resolutions to the conference with a speech ii. which he advocated the a bolishment of private banking sys tems, with the government to be put in charge of all money and banking to lend without interest. The farmers however, were not ready to go that far and there is no such resolution among the ones adopted. RESOLUTIONS The list of resolutions, showing the mind of the Farmers' Union and its desires follows: Resolved, that the Farmers' Union throughout tfies tate 'call upon their representatives in the next general assembly to vote for a bill provid ing for the secret, protected Austral, ian ballot. Resolved that the union demand that tax burden on land be reduced and other visible property and cor porate property be taxed on a more equal value to that of farm lands before further tax burdens is plac ed upon the farmers and their lands. The resolution was take nin view of the scheduled revaluation of prop erty in 1927. Resolved, that the union is oppos ed to establishment of a proposed state constabulary, as it "would de stroy the right of local self-government in the county units." Itt is stated that it would be used for pol itics. WANT SURVEY Resolved, that " we deplore the sit uation as now existing between de partmental heads as oposed to a survey of conditions among the work ing women. - This was another rap at Governor McLean,, who called off the survey. Resolved, that the union urge a law providing free textbooks for all pupils in the public schools. Resolved, that the union opose any establishment of the short ballot sys tem. This is called pernicious and de structive to humanity. PALM BEACH SUFFERS MILLION LOSS IN STORM PALM BEACH, Fla., July 27. Property damage aggregating more than a million dollars was reported at Palm Beach and West Palm Beach today caused by a hurricane which came in from the Caribbean sea. Forty yachts and houseboats sank in Lake Worth, a body of water be tween Palm Beach and West Palm (Beach, The wooden bridge oyer Lake Worth also was washed away. Ocean front properties in bot htowns were damaged considerably. The gale struck the winter play ground at 60 miles an hoirr accom panied by heavy rain fall. The wind velocity was 70 miles. Electric and power , service is paralyzed. Mrs. Arthur Meade, wife of a prominent realtor, and John Clark, deck hand, were rescued from Lake Worth whei Jie Meade yacht sank. The pier at which the yacht was an chored a.6o sank and the couple clung to the piling. American typewriters supply 70 per cent tf the demand in Argentina, EIRTHDAY PARTY YESTERDAY Little Bessie Joyce Lewis, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lewis in. vited a number of her friends Wed nesday afternoon to help her cele brate her seventh birthday. A great many games were played by the young folks after which they had their pictures taken and were then taken to the merry. go.round and each guest was given a ticket with which to ride. After enjoying this delightful pastime they retired ,to Bessie Joyce's home where they were served on the lawn with sandwiches. Those enjoying this delightful party weie Misses Mary Borden Brooks, Jeane Stubbs, Rena Olsen Sadie Moore, Elizabeth, Sue Thomas, Bertha Barbour, Evelyn Duncan, El eanore Way, Virginia Willis, Lois Lee Mary Tuttle and Fay Grantham of New Bern. Masters John Jones, Jack Hornaday, Allen Thomas and Richard Chadwick. BIG SUIT STARTS FOR MARSH LANDS Norfolk Southern Railroad Claims Marshes Between Beaufort and Morehead City Litigation has been started here which involves the title to several hundred acres of land and in which a number of persons are interested. A hearing was held Tuesday in the office of Superior Court Clerk L. W. Hassell by attorney C. R. Wheatly who has been appointed examiner of titles in the matter. A number of attorneys and others who are inter ested in the case were present. The lands in contention are the marshes located between Beaufort and Morehead City and on both sides of the Norfolk Southern railroad. The railroad company appears to be claimnig all of the land; said to be 250 to 300 acres. There are various other claimants all of whom are fight ing the railroad and some of whom are disputing with each other as to the ownership of the property. It is claimed that grants for the land were made many years ago to Joseph Bell, John Marshall and others. Some fifteen or twenty years ago F. L. Merritt representing the railroad company also got a grant for the property and this is the Norfolk Southern's basis for claiming owner ship. The title of the action is, Sam W. Morgan, petitioner versus the Norfok Southern Railroad. Attorneys in the case are G. W. Duncan, repre senting the Perry heirs, M. Leslie Davis appearing for Julius White hurst, J. F. Duncan for W. B. Blades and Sam W. Morgan, W. B. Rodman, of Charlotte, A. D. McLean of Wash ington and William Dunn of New Bern for the Norfolk Southern. Mr. W. L. Arrington of Beauofrt is also a claimant of a part of the land in controversy. The hearing was not finished and will be taken up again in September. For many years these marshes were considered to be of very little value. Since the bridge was started the value of the marsh es has risen very greatly in popular estmation and hence the controversy over them. ODD FELLOWS MEET IN BEAUFORT TOMORROW A convention of the fourth dis trict of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows is to be held here to morrow (Friday). Two sessions will be held and the occasion promises to be one of great interest to members of the order. The program of the meeting follows: ' Meeting called to order, 10 A. M. by W. O. Williams, Disk Super visor. Prayer by Chaplain. Address of welcome R. D. Whlte hurst, of Concordia Lodge No. 11. Response Rev. J. E. Holton, P. G. Unity Lodge No. 156. Roll call and report of lodges. Brief discussion on reports of lodges. Unfinished business. New business. Good of order. Election of officers. Time and pace of next meeting. Adjournment. EVENTNG SESSION Hon. M. Leslie Davis, Toastmaster Banquet Address Hon. W. L. Whitley, Deputy Grand Master. Final Adjournment All Rebekas are fraternally invit ed to attend evening session. The average player in the sixteen major league baseball clubs is 28 years of age, 5 feet 11 inches tall, and weighs 172 pounds. HOT WAVE MADE NEW HIGH RECORD FOR LONG PERIOD Governor McLean Criticised For Cancelling Women's Sur vey But Keeps Silent OTHER RALEIGH NEWS Good progress is being made now on the great bridge which some day will connect Beaufort and Morehead Cityy and eastern and western Car teret county. The Sanford and Brooks Company are going right ahead with their pile driving and other work and Dr. C. L. Duncan who had the contract for the earth fill has completed his contract. It was first proposed to use stone ripraps to protect the fill from ero sion. This idea was abandoned and it is estimated that $67,000 was sav ed by doing so. ,The sand was pumped where needed by the dredge and allowed to spread out as much as it pleased thus making a wide base and one that is considered perfectly safe. The estimated cost of the rip raps was $105,000 and the first cost o fhe fill was figured as $47,000 which would ' have made a total cost of $152,000. The actual cost of the fill, which was practically com pleted July 22nd, is $85,000 and so it can be seen that a big saving was made by abandoning the proposed riprap plan. Dr. Duncan's bid for the fill was 27.4 cents per cubic yard. The next lowest bid was 36.9 per yard and if this bid had been suc cessful it would have cost the coun ty $27,000 more than the work has cost. In order to connect the bridge with the highway in Morehead City it seems to be necessary to do consid erable filling between pier one, where the bridge lands, to the Atlan tic hotel. This is a distance of about 3Q00 feet and will require thirty or forty thousand cubic yards of fill and will take about three weeks to do the work. Dr. Duncan is await ing instructions from the County En gineer as to this work. The State Highway Commission engineers say they have nothing to do with the matter and that it is a county job strictly. Dr. Duncan has a contract with the Hugh McRae Company of Wilmington to do a large job for them at Wrightsville Beach and ex pects to move his dredge there in a few days unless he is engaged to do the other work for the county. On the western side of the river the concrete piling is now in place from the shore to the drawbridge. The cross beams that will support the bridge are also in place. Work on the abutments for the draw bridge, probably the biggest job of all, is going ahead satisfactorily. It is considered likely that it wiil not be many weeks before work will start on the abutments for the Beauofrt drawbridge. In fact if weather con ditions continue favorable and there are no mishaps of any sort, in a few months from now the much discussed bridge will have assumed the appear ance of a real structure. It seems to be generally believed that the bridge will be opened to traffic some time next year. CAR TURNS OVER NO ONE INJURED There came near being a very ser ious accident Friday when the hand some Lincoln car owned by Mr. Bubba Hibbs of Newport turned over when it hit the deep sand near Dr. J. J. Davis' farm. The car was going at a rapid rate of speed when it en countered the sand and turned over. The body was completely demolished. The occupants were not seriously in jured even though they were pinned under the car. MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following permits to wed have been issued by Register of Deeds John Hamilton since last week. David Sparrow and Kathleen Henry Beaufort. Norwood Piner and Ellen Guthrie, Marshallberg. OLD WHARF DEMOLISHED. Work has started on the d;ek which the city is to build in front of the Inlet Inn. Workmen went to work on the old wharf Tuesday and soon succeeded in demolishing it. The wharf was in bad condition and very unsightly. Contractor W. T. Davis is expecting the piling for the new wharf any day now and expects to go ahead with the work very soon. It will be quite a large structure and probably the best dock in Beaufort harbor. Ik
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