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Bemjfor T ISCate Library X advertising medium published in Carteret Co.( READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXEKC1SE IS TO THE BODY 1 WATCH Your label and pay your subeciiption The best EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE EEAUFORT NEWS THU RSDAY AUG. 12, 1226. PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 32 VOLUME XV Li. 5 11 . . ' I. ! ( ; I: 1 GOVERNOR TAKES HIS VACATION IN WISCONSIN WOODS Tam Bowie'. Railroad May Not Be Built Atter A" Seems PRISONER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE (By M. L. SHIPMAN) Raleigh, August 9 With Governor McLean in the far off Wisconsin on has vacation, official circles in Ral eigh sat back during the week and took things easy. In addition to the Governor, Secretary of State Ever ett, Director of Conservation and De velopment Phillips and a number of others throughout official circles were vacating during the week. The Capital City was grieved at the deaths of two of its most useful citizens during the past half century. Dr. Richard Henry Lewis and Col. Joseph E. Pogue. Dr. Lewis had served the public health service and the State Beard of Health along with his medical practice and had done great things for the State along these lines. Col. Pogue was the guiding genius of the State Fair for more than a score of years and was largely responsible for bringing it from a smal institution to one of State-wide scope and influence. Before leaving the city Governor McLean started the wheels rolling for a number of matters on his mind and in his absence these are being handled by Secretary England and Pardon Commissioner Sink. An in vitation to address Alabama Furni ture Dealers n the good roads of this state was declined because of official duties. Just before leaving Solicitor Swain who resigned in the 20th. District was complimented on his excellent record and J. Lyle Jones was appointed to serve out the term Plans went forward for the selection of a Transportation Commission to the next General Assembly on water rail and highway transportation wmMems and on rates. The Gover nor will face when he returns the duty of assembling budeet-dnta fnr presentation to the general assembly -ary. While the Budget Com mission will handle this duty, the it directing head is changeable with seeing that it is com. pietcd by the first day of the ses sion. Pardon Commissioner Sink return d frem a trip through the western section of the State where he visit ed several institutions for the feaiary ,nrf Wftre Commission and attended to several pardon matters. The final report of the Salary and Wage Commission on institutional salaries will be made this fall and before the eummer is out Mr. Sink expects to -.,,-Voili7 evprv institution of 1ip State assembling data. Harry C. Evans of Des Moines, Iowa pulled a "boner" when he made t- report on county homes of North rwiina for several fraternal orders. He took excerpts fram reports which wro vears old and also apparently manufactured some of hi" facts out f thin air and painted the county v...,. f covernl counties as "atro- and eave pictures of condi- not exist, have not existed as he painted them for number of years. The report was indignantly denied by the Depart ment cf Welfare, the State Board of Health and others interested m the the State. W. L. Ross who got into death row by a double murder of two young er relatives in Warren county sever- ail ttr - ft CO. attempted this week to commit suicide by starving himself lor six days. This evidently was not very pleasant for he then, in acme wv unknown, obtained some matches to burn himself to death by setting his mattress afire. This attempt also was foiled when another prisoner in the Row gave the alarm. The famous Tam Bowie . railroad through the Lost Provinces will not be built for the present The Inter state Commerce Commission ruled gainst the road on the ground that $10,000,000 would not build it and there was no assurance it would be able to finance itself after being con strutted and it could not approve when no definite route had been chosen. Tam Eowie of Ashe .county cot the 1923 general assembly to r.af ne bond issue of $J0,900,0ti after some- waster parlimentnr'v mov es which includrd it was beli'ved at the time some tall swapping of votea. The attorney rer.ersl has twice ruled the act unconstitutional w'd the Slate. Treasurer -ras advise i t t to pay rtst funds fo Hs construction un til aiter the sup erne ec u hs2 fuss cd on the riaW. It has never 'h'. CCcr.tunieJ from page one) FISH COMMISSION MEETS HERE MONDAY A meeting of the North Carolina Fish Commission is to be held in Beaufort on next Monday. This is the first time that the Board has ever met in Beaufort. It hiis met in More head City frequently and also at Elizabeth City, and elsewhere. While heve the board will hear any fisher men who may desire to come before it and also attend to other business matters. Citizens of the town are plannin gto Bhow the members of the board some courtesies while they are here. TAXES LOWERED BY CITY BOARD Reduction of I en Cents on Hundred. Budget Wa Adopted Beaufort taxpayers will not have to pay quite as high a rate of taxa tion for the current fiscal year as they did last year. The old rate was two percent, that is $2 on the one hundred dollar valuation; this year it will be $1.90 per hundred. This rate was fixed at a recessed meeting of the board held on Thursday night the 6th. Those present were Mayor Thomas, Commissioners Maxwell, Smith. Parkin end Whitehurst. Besides fixing the tax rate the board adopted the budget for the year which amounts to $81,585.00. The various items of the budget were given in an issue of the News sev eral weeks ago. City Clerk M. A. Hill expects to have the tax books ready by September. A discount will be allowed to those who pay in September, October and November, Beginning February the first a pen alty will be charged against delin quents. The matter of making connections for householders with the city water mains was taken up again and dis. ctled. It' was decided t olowe.r the charge for this service. Hereaf ter it will cost $6 for a 1-2 inch pipe, $8 for a 3-4 inch pipe and $10 for a l inch pips The rate sed to be $8, $10, and $12. A deposit of $1.50 will be required for a cut in of either water or electric light. The board recessed Bubjeet to the call of the Mayor. SEVERAL CASES TRIED IN POLICE COURT MONDAY A pretty full docket was tried by Mayor Thomas in police court Mon. day afternoon. Three of those tried were colored and two white. John Suttcn, colored, charged with having been drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty to the same and was given the option of paying a ' $50 fine or working on the streets for 30 days. George Copes, colored, pplead- ed guilty to a charge of drunk and disorderly. Ee was convicted though and given the same sentence as Sut ton. However as his counsel Mr Hill intimated that he could pay a small fine the Mayor cut it down to $25 and costs. The case of James Harris in which he was charged with an assault with a deadly weapon upon Alex. Smith and which was partly tried Monday a week ago was taken up again Another witness for the prosecution, Suttcn Davis said he heard Harris cursing and also saw him point a tun at a car as if to shoot. Harris his wife and Clyde Elliott testified for the defense. Harris said that after he and Smith had had some angry words that Smith went to his car and get something out which he took to be a pistol and cursed and threatened him. Whereupon he ran off and got his gun and came back but Smith had driven away. His wife and Clvde Elliott corroborated his statement for the most part. The Mavor reserved his decision in the matter. For selling peaches on the street without a license and grumbling a. bout being required to take out a license C. W. Williamson of Oriental was assessed $10 and costs amounting to $13.45. Jim Hassell for driving car wrong way on Craven street was let off with the costs, $3.90. OLD CITIZENS ENTERTAINED. Messrs Joe Tom Whitehurst, Rob ert Whitehurst and William Johnson were given a very pleasant outing last Saturday. Deputy Sheriff R, E. Chaplain and Mr. Leslie Whitehurst took them out to the open grounds on a sight seeing trip. They were given plenty cf soft drinks and water melons and as it was their first trip to the Open Grounds they 'ehe much astonished and pleased with wh.-it they saw out there. N. C. LAND BANK LENDS MANY MILLIONS In Nine Yeari Partners of Car olina, Georgia and Florida Have Had $77,000,000 Columbia, S. C. Aug. 9th. Mr. J. R. Jinnett, secretary-treasurer of the Carteret County National Farm Loan Association attended the meet ings of the 615 local associations of the Carolina's Georgia and Florida last week held at the Columbia Fed eral Land Bank for the purpose of discussing the business of making 'long-term loans. Howard C. Arnold president of the bank, told the dele gates that farmers in these four states have borrowed more than $77, 000,000 through these associations since the bank was established nine years ago. This means that more than 33,000 farmers have been served with first mortgages running in most instances for 33 years, at the lowest rate of interest prevailing in the southeast. Most borrowers have gotten their money at 5 1-2 per cent, the rate prevailing at present. Further, the fees for inspection, searching of title and other work incident to mak ing a loan are the lowestc harged anywhere in these four Etates. "It has been conservatively esti mated that borrowers are saving at least 2 per cent, annually which would mean a total of more than $1,- 600,000 each year. "I am glad to say that farm land in these states is again beginning to sell. We have sold about 100 farms and still have some for sale on very easy terms 20 per cent down, 60 per cent, carried on a long-term fed eral land bank loan at 5 1-2 per cent, and a second mortgage at the same low rate of interest. A tenant or other farmer can buy these farms on these terms, operate them and pay for them more cheaply than he can rent. The farms are almost all lo cated in Georgia and South Carolina, but we have a few in Florida and North Carolina." JL County Board of Commissioners Some thirty or forty delegates to the State County Commissioners convention, in session in Morehead City, paid a visit to Beaufort Wed nesday afternoon. They came in re sponse to an invitation from the board of commissioners of Carteret county. The visitor were brought her; on the big menhaden boat Parkins and hrrived at about 4:30 in the after noon. They were brought in auto mobiles to the grove in the. court- bouse grounds where a program of entertainment took place. They were greeted by music furnished by St. Peui's band after which Chairman J. E. Woodland introduced Mayor Thomas who gave the visitors a cor dial welcome to Beaufort and intro duced Congressman Charles L. Aber- nethy w ho made one of his character istic booster speeches for the edifica tion of the visitors and others who were present. Mr. Abernethy said that boards of county commissioners were a law un to themselves, ihv. very few cf them MOREHEAD CITY HAS MILK INSPECTOR NOW Morehead City now has a milk in spector. The board of commission ers in that city recently adopted a milk and food inspection ordinance and with the view of giving their people wholesome milk and food. Dr. B. E. Moore of New Bern has been engaged to look after the enforce. ment of the new ordinance. A prop osition was made some weeks ago to unite Beaufort and Morehead City in a milk and food inspection arrange ment but was declined by the Beau fort board of commissioners. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fololwing realty transactions have been recorded by Register of Deeds John W. Hamilton since last week: Thos. Lewis and wife to George Rose 1 acre Harkers Island for $800. Morehead Bluffs to W. J. Ward iots 14, 16, 16, 17, block 42 Morehead Bluffs for $1500. L. T. Smallwood to A. R. Willis 700 acres more or less Merrimon Township for $15000. Known as the Winthrcp place. O. H. Reynolds to Howard L. Col lie lot town of Newport for $250. GREENSBORO SCOUTS HERE. A company of Eoy Scouts from Greensboro aTe here this week on a acation trip. Mr. Lacy McAlisto is NEWPORT FAIR WILL EE COUNTY WIDE EVENT At a recent meeting of the New port Fair Association, it wa3 decided that the fair be made county-wide. Directors were appointed from each township in the county, the number depending on the population in the several townships. A very attractive premium list is being arranged. There is something in it tohieh should appeal to every persoji in the county. Thep remium lists will be mailed out to the people very soon now, and they should be saving and planning for the various articles for exhibit. Several good shows and other at tractions will be on hand for the en tertainment of the people. This will be one cf the very good features of the fair. The people of Newport are pnthusiastic over the splendid prospect for the fair and they feel confident that it wil be a great thing for Carteret County. The Fair will be on the 14th. and 15th. of October. POPULARITY CONTEST HELD UNDER FIREMEN'S AUSPICES A Ladies popularity contest is to be held next week in connection the elate Firemen's tournament which wfll take place in Morehead City. The News has been informed that the object of it is to raise funds to help 1 pay the expenses of the tournament. Miss Georgia Neal of Beaufort has been entered in the contest' Mrs. Fred Whitly Jr., represents New flern and Miss Zenovia Guthrie More head City. If Miss Neal wins the firemen of Beaufort will get $100 and she would get a free trip to the Sesqui-Centen-ISiial at Philadelphia. Votes may be cast by those who desire to do so at the Beaufort Drug Company's store. Voting begins Friday. The Beaufort fire department will send delegates to the tournament at Morehead City next week but will not enter any of the contests. BIRTH OF INFANT. . On last Friday the 6th. a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Rumley Jr. Entertain Visiting Delegates ever got irto trouble and that vhey had tremendous r .'c"s wh'cii they us lully exercise-j l'or the good of the p . pie. Ee hope! tliut they would lind some way to take off some of the taxes for schools levied on the coun ties and have the state pay some of it. The Congressman praised the agricultural possibilities of this sec tion and predicted a great future for Beaufort and Morehead City, saying they would have 100,000 peo pie here course of time. He laid great stress upon the importance of deepening the water on the bar and ether waterways. Ee thinks the bridge between the two towns will be a great advantage to both of them. Mr. Abernethy's speech was well re ceived by the crowd and at its con elusion Mr. J. L. Skinner, secretary of the assocition, responded thank ing Chairman Woodland and all otlv ers for the fine entertainment af forded the visiting commissioners. A nice lunch was then served by ladies on the grounds after which the visi tors returned to Mcrehead City. in charge of the party. The boys are staying in the unoccupied dwell ing on the Hammocks property which belongs to Mr. U. E. Swann. They are spending their time mostly on the water and appear t obe enjoy ing themselves immensely. EALY SWEET POTATOES BEING MARKETED NOW The early sweet potato crop in Carteret county has been moving now for several days. The first shipment was about the 25th. of July and brought $9 a barrel. At present these potatoes are bringing $5 a bar rel. The early sweet crop in this scetion will be rather small this year as not many seed were planted. The late crop is coming elong very well and if conditions co.itmue favorable it is considered probable that a very good crop will be made. COAST GUARD BOAT HERE U. S. Coast Guard boat A. B. : of Manteo arrived in the harbor Mon. day and is doing some work in this section. Captain William Midyette is in command of the A. B. 23 which is here to assist Mr. James V. Caf. frey in repair and construction work on lines cf communication on the beach. The various coast guard eta tiens are connected with telephone lines and these have to be kept in good condition at all times. The A. B. 23 will be in this section about ten days. e:cht months term STARTS IN SEPTEMBER The county board of ed.icticn did not hold its usual meeting on the first Monday and met therefore on the past Monday. , All members were present. The board was in session several hours and transacted consid erable business. An order was passed to have re pairs made to the roofs of the school buildings at Newport, Sea Level and Davis. The matter cf buying some additional school trucks was discuss ed and it was decided to buy three new ones. Ford trucks will be bought. The opening date for the county schools will be Monday Sep tember the 13th. All the schools will open at the same time and this is the beginning of the first eight months teim in the history of the county. Nearly all the teachers for the next session have been secured. The teaeherage at Harker's Island is finished and that at Newport nearly so. The one in Atlantic probably will be ready in a few weeks. TWO MEN SHOT 'Goose" Chadwick May Lose Leg. Ike Rhodes In County Jail A serious shooting affray occurred Monday night in that section of Beau fort where the colored people live. Charles Chadwick, commonly known as "Goose had his leg badly shatter ed and Ike Rhodes got a few shot in one of his hands. Chadwick was wounded in the left leg below the knee and it was badly shattered. Dr. E. B. Whitehurst who gave him first aid treatment thought that the limb might have to be amputated. - The wounded man was taken to the More head City hospital and is there now. It has been difficult to get at the facts of this shooting affair. Officers who questioned various persons in regard to it say they have not been able to get any straight forward ac count of it. The ones who know something about the affair seem to beftfff6tafltvtrTeirhat they know; It has been claimed that the shnot- ing was accidental but there are ru mors that whiskey and jealousy were the real causes. Ike Rhodes who was slightly wounded is being held in jail. The shooting took place near Chudwick's house which is the last one on Live Oak street on the left hand side going out of town. It happened around midnight and it ap. pears that Eeveral persons were eith er present or close by when it took place. Officers will make an effoit to get at the truth of the affair if possible. WOODMEN FROM THREE STATES AT CAMP GLENN NOW Morehead City, Aug 10 More than 350 officers and men of the unl formed rank cf Woodmen of the wot Id composed of companies from three states, Virginia, North and South Carolina arrived here Sunday and Monday for a week's stay at Camp Glenn. These men represent the various degree teams of the most active Woodmen Lodges in these1 three states. Brigadier-General E. B. Lewis of Kinston is in charge of this encampment. He is a Sovereign officer and also disbursing officer and state manager for North Caroli na. The band is from Spartanburg, S. C. is directed by Capt. J. R. Pow ell. Major B. L. Eingham and Capt. Loti of Fortress Monroe, Va. are in attendance. The hospital corps is in charge cf Major J. C. Pepper who comes from Easley, S. C. Atlantic Camp 188, of Morehead City has made great preparations for the entertainment of the visitors dur ing their stay here this week which is under the direction of Advisory Lieutenant Thos. E. Beaman, assist ed by a local committee from the camp. A band concert and dress parade will be held each day at 6 p. m.. The camp opened Monday at 9 o'clock and with appropriate cere, monies and rasing f the flag. MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following licenses have been issued this week by Register of Deeds John W. Hamilton: Wardie Murphy, Davis and Lydia Stewart Gloucester. L. C. Eaker Richmond, Va., and Ihelma Gray Garner, Beaufort Frank D. Wilson, Roanoke Rapids N. C. and Doris Moore Beaufort. W. A. Davis, Davis and Elva Chad wick, Gloucester. PLANS ADOPTED FOR CITY SCHOOL Large Building To Be Erected. r 1 iir'il li J . . Diat win tie mvuea 4 Before Long. ' - Flans for the new gchool building for the white children of Beaufort were virtually adopted at a meet ing of the board of trustees - -held Saturday night. Mr. J. M. Kennedy t.n architect from Raleigh was pre sent and submitted his proposed plans for the inspection of the board.. The estimated cost of the building is $95,000 although it may be. pos sible to scale this down somewhat. As proposed in the plans for the building it will be a very large-struc- ture. It wiil have a frontage of 240 feet, will contain twentty class rooms and will have an auditorium that will seat 1400 persons. The 'building, will be two stories high and will have a wing at each end extending , some distance to the rear. The audi torium will be on the ground floor in the rear of the building. The board has not taken any ac tion yet in the matter of providing a building for the negro children of the town. The building which has been used for that purpose .for a number of years was almost destroy ed by fire some weeks ago. The board hopes to get some aid for the negro building from ' the Rosenwald fund but does not know yet what can be done. The. matter of providing a school building for the colored chil dren wil be taken under advisement very probably in a short time. Ar chitect Kennedy is working out some final details of his plan for the other school building and will submit the plan again after which very pro bably bids for constructing it will be asked for. . , MEEKINS FAMILY LEAVES. Judge Isaac M. Meekins, Mrs Meekins and two daughters Misses Isabelle and Mary left Monday morn ing after spneding most of the Sum mer here as guests of the Inlet Inn. Judge ,Mekins- wnfrt Elisabeth-. City and the rest of the family went to Hendersonville accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Meekins who Mve in that city. Last Sunday Judge Meekins made two very fine addresses here in the morning at the Baptist church end in the evening at Ann street Methodist church. Beaufort people who have met them are very favorably impressed with all members cf the family and hope they will come to Beaufort to live. . BIRTHDAY PARTY. Laura Mace delightfully entertain ed her little friends Wednesday af ternoon from 4 to 6 at her home on Queen Street, the occasion being her tenth birthday. After many games out on the lawn an ice course was served the color scheme of pink and v. hite being carried out in the dainty refreshments. There were fifty three girls and beys who enjoyed Laura's hospitality. On leaving each guest was present ed with an attractive favor. She received many beautiful end useful gifts. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTION Mcrehead City, Aug 11 The an nual meeting of the State Associa tion of County Commissioners was held here Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. It is one of the largest attended conventicr. in the history of the association, there being on the registration boo!: from 150 to 200 delegates repe'erting most every county in the state. The first session was opened at 8:S0 P. M. Tuesday at the school auditorium with call to orde- by Pres ident Addison Hewlett of New .Han over County. The invocations vas ' made by Rev. J. E. Holden, pastor of the Methodist church of this city. Mr. Chas. S. Wallace who was in troduced by Mr. J. E. Woodii, Chairman of the County Comm'ssioi ers of Carteret gave the Ecldres" of welcome. The response wts r.'.ade by Dr. W. W. Dawson, chairmsn Eoard of Commissioners cf Pitt County. Splendid addresses were made by various sneakers holding prominent positions in the state. A mong the speakers of note were the following: Dr E. C. Erooks, Pesi dent of A. & E. College, J. O. Carr, attorney, Wilmington, Dr. W. S. Rankin, Baxter Durham, State Audi tor, A. T. Allen, State Superinten dent Public Instruction, Mis. Kate Burr Johnson. .ttrfiii.YUiiiii
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