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inn i M O) ra 11 OL& The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY 1 WATCH Your label and pay your subscription , State LibraTyT VOLUME XV EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE DEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY AUGUST 5, 1926. PRICE 5c SINGLt NUMBER 31 ' Tf 9 M It i i! r,.l CITY COMMISSIONERS RESCIND Without Debate And witnoui vpposnion new Resolution Adopted. Serious Opposition Alleged As Reason For Reversinz Former Action. Sanitary Inspector Here This Week Without a dissenting voice the board of town commissioners at their meeting Monday passed a resolution rescinding their former resolution to extend Front street beyond the city limits. Those present were Mayor Thomas, Commissoiners Noe, Smith, and Whitehurst and two or three spec tators. The other commissioners came in about an hour later. The resolution, which was read by city Attorney G. W. Duncan, consists oi several paragraphs. The sub stance of it is that the resolution of June 29th. be revoked and stricken from the minutes. It states that all papers referred to the board by the board of county commissioners re lating to the matter be returned to the county board. It says that "by reason of opposition encountered this board is unable to make any guaranty or other representation to the county commissioners respecting taid matters." Therefore says the resolution "the matter now stands as it did befoie June the 7th." There was no discussion of the resolution and no reason given for passing it except that the resolution itself states tht whereas serious opposition had arisen and the board did not desire to do any thing contrary to the wish es of the people therefore it was pssed. Other business transacted by the city follows: A motion was passed reducing license for barbers from $5 per year to $2 per year per chair. The heirs of Mrs. Grace Robinson were relieved of their taxes on house and lot for 1926. A motion was passed instructing the clerk to pay the judgment and costs in the East ern Coal Corporation suit. It was ordere dthat the judgment be paid on the lot next to the firehouse which was bought by the town some time ago. County Health Officer T. C. Britt came before the board and stated that a State sanitary inspector would be here this week and it was nec essary that something be done about requrinig all residents to make sewer connections. The subject was dis cussed freely and finanlly on motion the Mayor appointed Commissioners Noe and Smith a committee to con fer with the Water and Ligh Com mission about it. Dr. Britt' also stated that he would make regular examinations of the city water sup ply free of charge. Heretofore this has been done in Raleigh at some cost to the city. A letter was read from J. F. Duncan in which he resigned from the committee to select some one to audit the town's books. He stated that he is a member of the Water and Light Commission and therefore could not serve with pro priety on the auditing committee. A motion was passed to allow the County Home Demonstration Agent the use of a room in tbe city hall free of charge, with the understand ing that the town would not pay for fixing it up. A motion was passed to buy a State map at a cost of $4.85 from an agent who was present. Some bills were audited and the board adjourned. NICE CATCHES OF FISH BEEN MADE RECENTLY From reports that reach the News sportsmen who like to try their luck with rods and reels or hand lines have been having some pretty good luck recently. Word comes up from Cape Lookout that Congressman Ab emethy, who has been there for sev eral weeks on his vacation, has been making some fine catches of blue fish, mackarel and other sorts of fish and several other fishing parties that have been there have done very well. On Monday Mr. end Mrs. V W. Tuttle of Goldsboro and Mr. and Mrs I. C. Moser of Asheboro were out peveral hours and made a nice catch. They caught 90 blue fish besides many crokers, pig fish, black fish on. Mrs. Tuttle caught trout that weighed 3 1-2 pounds. Their fishing waj done mostly at the Mo-nhend City drawbridge and over at Shack elford Banks. The professional fish ermen have been bringing fat some fine mullets recently and also some nice blue fish and other kinds. Farm women of Alamance and Rockingham Counties will hold a joint camp at the Rockingham Coun ty playground August 24 to 27. Seventy-five women from Alamance will visit with their friends of Rock, ingham during the four days. iution Is TENEMENT HOUSES BURNED AT BEAUFORT LUMBER PLANT The largest fire that has happned in this section in some time took place last Thursday evening at about 9 o'clock at the plant of the Beaufort Lumber Company EJight negro tenement houses were burned. While the buildings were of cheap construc tion, if rebuilt they would cost $000 to $700 apiece There was some in surance on the houses. Two of the buildings were ' occupied but the others were empty. The fire started in one of the occupied houses but the people who lived there were away from home at the time. The fire made a big blaze and attracted a big crowd. It seemed as if every car in town was there in a few minutes af ter the alarm sounded. The fire truck responded to the call but could not do much as the location was too far from any water hydrant. It is some distance beyond the town's cor porate limits. There have been sev eral fi res in Eeaufort of a suspicious nature recently and some think that perhaps this one was of incendiary origin. TWO MEN HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE Monday was a hot day but that did not hinder a big crowd from showing up at police court that afternoon. Several cases were disposed of in one way or another by Mayor Thomas. Julian Austin charged with an as sault on a female, through his attor ney E. Walter Hill waived examina tion and was bound over to Superior Court under a bond of $100. A somewhat lengthy trial was that in which Aleck Smith charged Jim Har ris with drawing a rfle upon him. Both parties are colored. Aleck said that Harris got mad with him because he refused to take him down town in his car, that they had some words and that as he came along later Har ris was standing in the street with a gun which he pointed at him. Smith's wife and brother corroborated his statement. Several witnesses in the case were not in court and so it was decided by the Mayor to continue it until next Monday. Garfield Suggs whose case was started a week before, charged with an assault upon a fe male, his sister was in court. One witness was examined and the May or decided to give the case further consideration. Dan Hill charged with' speeding got off with the costs $4.35. Jim Phillips pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was let oft with the costs $4.70. S. H. Thomas charged with fighting was assessed the costs in the case $4.70. Hardy Bealey, dog running at large, judgment sus pended on payment of costs. Alon zo Collins and Israel Moore, colored, who run a restaurant, were in court charged with possession of liquor for the purpose of sale. Mayor Thomas and Chief Longest found several small bottles of liquor in their estab lishment just a few minutes before court met. The men admitted that the liquor was in their place but said it did not belong to" them. They were bound over to court under bonds of $250 each. FISH MEAL MANUFACTURERS WANT LOWER RATES A hearing of considerable impor atnee to several of the fishscrap and oil factories here was held in Raleigh Tuesday morning before the State Corporation Commission. The man ufacturers of the product known as fish meal are seeking to get a dif ferent classification so as to get a lower freight rate. They were back ed up in their undertaking by expert poultry and swine men from the State College. Mr. C. P. Dey of Beaufort was one of the witnesses heard at the hearing which lasted three hours. Attorneys M. Leslie Davis and C. R. Wheatly represented the Beauofrt manufacturers. Others from Beaufort who attended the hearing were Mrs. C. P. Day and Messrs. W. A. Mace and J. P. Betts. The railroad companies are resisting the proposed change and were repre sented by counsel. It may be sever al weeks before the commission an nounces its decision and after that it may be carried to the Interstate Commerce Commission. OCEAN ROUTE FOR HIGfflVAYSYSTEM Highway Crmmissioners Take Trip That May Have Much Significance It may not be many years before there will be a constant stream of motor cars travelling along North Carolina's ocean frontf rom Curri tuck to Southpcrt. Already cars owned by people who live on the strip known as "the banks" are used rather extensively on the ocean beach Cars equipped with ballon tires can spin along the beach at low tide as fast as they can go on a concrete road. Last week Chairman Frank Page of the State Highway Commission and Commissioner Kugler of Washing ton, first district commissioner made a trip in an automobile from Norfolk to Beaufort and most of the way they drove along "the ocean front. With a few exceptions they found the go ing good enough. The journey of some two hundred miles was made without difficulty. They had to be ferried across the inlets along the way and when they got to Core Banks Station in Cartertet county they were brought on a flat across to Atlantic where they easily made the run to Beauofrt. It is thought here that the trip of Messrs. Page and Kugler has a good deal of significance They may have been making this trip for the purpose of seeing if it be possible to establish an ocean route along the coast of North Carolina. In fact some hints of the sort were dropped by them. It is thought that an ocean route would be very attractive to tourists who might trav el over it by the thousands just as they now do in the mountain coun try. With the completion of the bridge between Beaufort and More head City and building of a bridge across Bogue Sound about twenty miles more of ocean beach could be traversed. Then with no great dif ficulty the route could be extended along the coast line of Onslow, Pen der and New Hanover counties. So it seems that an -all ocean route a long the North Carolina coast is practicable and in fact it may be even extended as for down as Flori da. JULY WEATHER HERE WAS ABOUT AS USUAL The weather in Beaufort for the month of July was about the usual thing. According to U. S. Weather Observer Charles , Hatsell's report there were 17 clear days, 14 cloudy and partly cloudy ones and there were 2.94 inches of rainfall. The wind blew from the southwest 16 days and from various points of the compass for the rest of the time. On the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, wfien up State points reported temperautres of 102 and 103 and the like the mer cury reached 90 and 91 here and this was made endurable by a pleasant southwest wind that blew during that time. The temperature figures for each day of the month are given here with : Max. Min. 1. 85 75 2. 88 72 3. 87 ?5 4. 87 77 5. 87 77 6. 87 77 7. 88 72 8. 89 7" 9. 89 71 10. 90 78 11. 92 79 12. 90 70 13. 88 73 14. 86 75 15. 82 68 16. 81 67 17. 82 i 60 18. 89 70 19. 92 75 20. 88 70 21. 90 77 22. 90 78 23. 91 77 24. 91 78 25. 91 77 26. 88 :. 71 27. 86- 75 28. 88 72 29. 87 74 30. 88 76 31. 88 78 PATIENT CARRIED TO HOSPITAL LAST SUNDAY Mr. Henry D. Simpson whose mind became somewhat deranged some weeks ago, was taken to the State Hospital at Raleigh Sunday. He was carried there by Superior Court Clerk and several members of Mr. Simpson's family. His condition has been much better recently and it is thought that he will recover entirely befoie very long. FARMERS ENDORSE LONGER TERM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Convention Favors Eight Months. Wants Taxing Sys' tem Changed and New Primary Law MCLEAN STATES VIEWS (By M. L. SHIPMAN) RALEIGH, N. C, August 2 The decided stand taken by the Farmers Convention on schools, taxes and primary laws, the pronouncements of Governor McLean on various subjects and the much needed rain were mat. ters of interest during the week just ended in Raleigh. Governor McLean, talking for the first time since his administration opened, on international subjects gave newspapermen some of his con. crete ideas with reference to our foreign affairs. The Governor is concerned over the growing hostili ty to Americans as shown in recent Paris demonstrations and in Eneland. rnd he feels that it is a dangerous thing the end of which he can not have gotten to a viewpoint of owine money and not being able to pay and then getting sore on the creditor nation. From a standnoint of the South, he feels concellation of the war debts would be best but does not feel the sentiment of the people is for it. He thinks such cancellation would open markets to the surplus of the cotton and tobacco crops and in this way the condition of Southern farmers would be helped and this would naturally react favorably in other businesses. On the subject of foreign credits Mr. McLean feels that if the farmers could arranee to extend Eurone cred it on a twelve month period so that nation .could buy raw goods, manufac ture and begin to realize on. Ihenj beT fore paying that the economic situa tion would improve. He points out that Europe had to sell in South America and other countries on a 12 to 24 months time basis but has to pay on short time which is prac tically cash, and not having the cash is not able to purchase. Mr. McLean deplores the agitation in Britain for payment of the carpetbagger bonds oi worm Carolina and points out that this subject has been up time and time again and it has been shown there is no moral or legal claim on North Carolina to Da vthese bonds. The Governor traveled to Elowing Rock during the week where two of r.is children were in summer camp. He made the trip there and back in one day. It was a strenuous trip but he enjoyed the outinir. The surplus in the State's general iuna is pleasing to the Governor who feels that the State is now on a sound financial basis and has unlimited cred it in New York as a result. The surplus is in excess of a million and a quarter dollars, part due to the economy of the administration and par due to prosperity which brought in more taxes. It si a great victory for the Governor who promised if given the Executive Budget he would run the State on a business basis without any more deficits. The State Farmers Convention meeting here broueht toeeiher 2 nnn farmers and their wives and they en. aorsea the eight months school term called for revamping of the county system of taxation and the nrimnrv laws and generally had a good con vention. The rain which fell Mhiu they were here made many feel brgiht er for the rain was sorely needed and the past week's rains have added mil. lions to the prospective value of crops this year. Governor McLean naroW en during the week charged with in- ianticide arter he had determined for himself they were onlv to the crimes and had suffered plenty. ine j&xecutive also traveled to Dur. ham to aid in oneninir a nnv hnu ball park there. Only one percent of tbe public libraries found in the nation are in North Caroli show. Reports reaching here are mat Lieut. Gov. Elmer Long will put the Senate on an economy hssU January by eliminating several em. pioyes. I he Lranford trial was watched with interest by officials and the acquittal was remarked upon in various ways in official circles. Gov. ernor McLean is maintaining silence on the called off survey of women in industry, he feelinsr he said it all in his statement calling off the survey, yet the attitude is very displeasing to leading women of the State, who are unwilling to give up the fight un. less better reasons were assigned for its abandonment North Carolina in creased its export trade by two and (Continued on page eight) "ULTRA VIRES" ATTORNEY-GENERAL SAYS ABOUTSTREET EXTENSION It Makes No Difference That Town Limits May Be Extended (Later; It Would Be Illegal To Issue Notes To Make Street Improvements Without Act of Legislature. County Might Do It JUDGE MEEKINS WILL SPEAK TO BIBLE CLASS Mr. M. Leslie Davis has obtained the consent of Judge Isaac M. Meek- ins to address his Men's Bible class at the First Baptist church Sunday morning. The public is invited to hear Judge Meekins who is one of the most ?orators in North Carolina. The usual hour for Sun day School services at the Baptist church is 9:45 and the address will follow shortly thereafter. AUDIT ORDERED OF COUNTY BOOKS Cedar Island Citizens Want Report on Road. Ferry Franchise Asked For The Board of County Commis sioners at their regular meeting Monday decided that they would have an audit made of the county's books. A motion introduced by Commsisioner Huntley and second ed by Commissioner Hall instructing the chairman and the clerk to the board to arrange for the audit was passed. All members of the board were present Monday. A large delegation from Cedar Is land came before the board and ask ed for some information about the survey for a proposed road to Cedar Island. They were informed that the report would be made as soon as practicable'to do so. The County Health officer and county welfare officers were instruct ed to make a personal investigation and examination in the homes of Mrs. Sophronia Salter at Sea Level and Eason W. Willis of Stacy, and re port to the Board at its next regular meeting. Mr. A. F. Davis of Davis appeared before the Eoard in protest against the digging of a certain ditch on the road right-of-way near Davis. The matter was referred to the County Attorney and County Engineer for adjustment. A motion was duly made and pass ed authorizing the renewal of Car teret County's membership in the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com merce. Mr. W. G. Gillikin came before the Board and asked for aid in building a short piece of read across the swamp, so that the children can pass over the road to school. The matter was referred to Mr. M. A. Norris County Road Supervisor. A motion was passed requesting Engineer Potter of New Bern to make an investigation of the open grounds road with the county engi neer and representatives of the Board at a date to be set by Mr. Potter. Mr. Denard Roberts, an inmate of the county home, came before the Bocrd and protested against the cook now employed by the keeper at the home, and said that the cook now being used by the management of the heme was filthy and in many oth er ways unsatisfactory. The Board instructed the chairman to take this matter up immediately with the man ager of the county home, and see if the report was true that satisfactory adjustment of the matter be made. Mr. W. W. Chadwick of Gloucester presented to the Board the petition for a franchise to operate a ferry from Barker's Island Bay to Glouces ter, agreeing to operate the ferry without any expense to the county other than the building of wharves or landing places on each side. The petition was filed until the next reg ular meeting of the Board at which time definite action will be taken. Representatives of the State De partment of Charities and Public Welfare came before the Board and asked that the Board arrange for a whole time County Welfare officer. No action was taken. After aud:ting a number of bills, the Board recessed to meet again on Monday, August 9, at 11:30 o'clock. ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC. Another clinic for crippled people is to be held in New Bern on August th. The clinic will be free. Sev eral have already been held and a considerable number of patients have attended them. About two weeks ago Mr. Ralph Noe, representing the Beauofrt News, asked City Attorney G. W. Duncan to be allowed to see the opinion giv en him by State Attorney-General as to the legality of the proposed Front street extension. As stated in the News on July 22nd. this re quest was refused on the ground that the opinion was the property of the board and he would not give it to any one without instructions from the board. The board never gave any such instructions. As the whole matter has been one of great inter est to Beaufort people and believing that public business belongs to the people and that they are entitled to all the light possible on public mat ters, the editor of the News wrote to the Attorney-General asking for information about the question. This correspondence which is given below shows that if the board of commis sioners had done what they started out to do they would have committed an unlawful act. The object of the News in printing these letters is not to keep alive a controversy now end ed, but merely to let the public know exactly how the matter stood. State of North Carolina Department of Attorney-General Raleigh, Dennis G. Brummit, Attorney General. Frank Nash, Assitant Attorney General. July 31, 1926 Mr. W. G. Mebane, Editor, The Beaufort News, Eeaufort, N. C. Dear' Sir:- -.. .,,,.. We enclose herein copies of opin ions rendered to City Attorney G. W. Duncan. - Yours very truly, FRANK NASH, Asst. Attorney General. COPY July 15, 1926. Mr. G. W. Duncan, Attorney-at-law, i ... . . HP' Eeaufort, N. C. ; ' ' ' Dear Sir: ' We have considered carefully your letter of July 14th, with accompany ing papers, and have come to the con clusion that the town of Beaufort and the County of Carteret have no stat utory authority to proceed further in financing street improvement beyond the corporate limits of the town. In regard to the county, we will call your attention a little later herein to certain statutes which may be utilized in accomplishing the pur pose desired if the property owners desire. As you know, the authority of a municipal corporation is limit ed by the act of the Legislature creating it and in general acts of the Legislature relating to the sub ject matter. We have examined carefully all the statutes which have anything to do with the determina tion of the question propounded by you except the charter of Beaufort, which is not accessible to us. From the very nature of such municipal corporations they have no authority to spend money raised by a bond is sue voted by the citizens within its corporate limits for any other pur pose than that for which it was vot ed. It makes no difference that there is a purpose to extend the cor porate limits of the town of Beaufcrt hereafter and take care of this in- debtness so incurred. The aui.hw.ty must exist at the time, else th? crv- trning authorities of the town here they transcend it would be net cr.ly going beyond their authority, but would be committing a positive wrong against the present inhabitants of the town. So far as Beaufort is concerned, then, we think it neces sary for you to obtain a special t.ct from the coming session of the Gen eral Assembly to extend its corpor ate limits and after such extension, to proceed with the improveme. r.s suggested. If, jiowever, the county commis sioners should desire to create a special road district with apportion ment of assessments for the cost of improvement, they might proceed under C. S. Sections 3682 et seq. This is a cumbersome method, how ever, and would take some time for its perfection and would require a special bond issue to meet the ex penses of the improvements. By the time all these provisions are con formed with, it is quite probable you could succeed in having the limits of (Continued on page four) .k.