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RT.KI AUF The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE 13 TO THE BODY 1 WATCH Your label and pay your subscription VOLUME XV EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE EEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY AUG. IS, 1926 PRICE Ec SINGLE COPY NUMBER 33 EWS 11 Inllfi, o)cl in i . cmi mil ADVANCE MADE IN TELEGRAPH RATES Hearing Before CorPorftn Commission Last Week Ask ing 30 Percent Increase. SCHOOL BOOKS TOO HIGH (BY M, L SHIPMAN) R.iltigh, N. C, August 16. The application for an increase in rates amounting to tpproximately 30 per cent by the Western Union and Pos tal was the only outstanding event of tie past week in Raleigh. The week was quiet in administration circles and the weather continued un. usually warm. Word from Wiscon sin w?.s to the effect that Governor McLean is enjoying the utmcst his three weeks vacation in the camps of that sUte and will be in good shape when he returns. The Execu tive is expected to be back about the 23rd of the month. . TH'e Corporation Commission heard the application of the two tele graph companies during a two day healing and thon postponed decision on the matter for several days. The Postal reported that it was experienc ing a loss inerth Carolina, based on last year, of $9,000 annualy. The Western Union reported an annual loss of $75,000 but it was brought out that last year that concern in the eutire country had its greatest year end declared large dividends. The contention is that the other states are carving North Carolina's load. It was frankly admitted that the ap plication for increase is a protest a gainst the state tax on every mile of wire operated by the companies and would not be brought if there were no such tax. The Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce and a number of other commercial bodies are op posing the increase. Dr. R. H. Lewis, noted physician who died here last week left an es tate of $250,000. - He had been crip, pled for the last years of his life and he left a bequest for the enter tainment of bedridden crippled chil dren. He also left a bequest toward the establishment of an orthopedic department at the University of North Carolina. The remainder of the estate was left to his four chil dren. The State Bar Association and the County Commissioner Association joined hands during the week to draw up legislation to present to the General Assembly looking to reforms in county government. At the coun ty commissioners convention during the week at Morehead City, the re port of the committee investigating tbe subject recommended fiscal and other reforms in county government. With this exhaustive report as the basis, committees from the two or. ganizations will drew up suitable legislation to be presented to the General Assembly. The controversy between the de partment of public instruction and certain school book companies over the selling of books at a lower rate to Tennessee than to North Carolina is still going on. During the week a hearing took place and the school book people stated they charged slightly more in North Carolina but they had to bear transporation char ges while in Tennessee the local a. gents paid the transporation charges. It is probable the matter will be giv en further consideration this coming week. R. L. Gray has resigned as director of publicity for the Department of Conservation and Development His last work before he left to enter , journalistic work was a booklet treat, ing of North Carolina's resources. It is done in masterly style. Mr. Gray portrays vividly North Caro. lina's advantages in many ways. The booklet is being distributed by the Department of t Conservation and De. velopment and only a limited supply is on hand. Great interest was manifested here in tbe stand taken by the North Carolina Federation of Labor on improvements in the election sys. terns and against evolutionary teach, inga. The reform in election machin cry is said to be needed. The stand on evolution, while it is a subject of interest in the State, is regretted by many as it brings the Labor Federa. tion into a epehre which hitherto it bas kept out of and one which is full cf controversy. The attack on Gov. fcrnor McLean as unfriendly to labor was somewhat of a surprise. The slump of more than eight mil lions in the resources of the banks of the State during the past two or three months is not regarded with a. larm in official circles. It is consid ered a seasonal drop and when the (Continued on page five) LUiurti MARSH ALLEERG PEOPLE HAVE NARROW ESCAPE On last Saturday near Gloucester an automobile accident occurred that caused seven persons in a Ford tour ing car to have a very narrow escape. Mrs. Henry Salter of Marshallberg and six others were coming to Beau fort. While passing through Glou cester a wheel gave way and the car fkidded. To avoid going in a canal Mrs. Salter put on the brakes and this caused the car to turn over catching the occupants underneath it. Fortunately Mrs. Salter had the pre sence of mind to cut off the switch to stop the motor thus preventing the car from catching lire, captain .Toe Picott and several other men came to the rescue and lifted the car from over the people. Mrs. Salter had an arm dislocated and was bruis ed in several places. Golda Gray had an arm dislocated and collar bone broken. Some of the others were bruised a little but suffered no serious injury. COUNTY TAX RATE FIXED BY BOARD Rate Is $2.25 On Hundred. No Mere Special Tax Districts At a meeting of the board of county commissioners held Monday the Sth the tax levy for Carteret county for the year 1926 was adopt ed. The rate adopted provides for the operation of the schools for eight months and the assumption of in. debtedness of all schools for the com ing fiscal year. It also provides for the payment of all bonds that mature during the coming year and the in terest on the same, also for the ex penses of the county general fund and road and bridge maintenance. All special tax districts under the supervision of the oBard of Educa tion will be discontinued and no spe cial taxes will be levied. The following is the schedule of taxes adopted : General School Tax $1.05 on the $100.00 valuation. Road and Bridge Bonds and Bond interest $1.00 on the $100.00 valu ation. County General Fund .10 on the $100.00 valuation. Road and Bridge Maintenance .10 on the $100.00 valuation. Total County-Wide Tax Rate $2.25 on the $100.00 valuation. Poll Tax $4.00 each. Peaufort Graded School district .25c on the $100.00 for sinking fund and other deficits. POPULARITY CONTEST CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT The Firemen's Popularity Contest in which young ladies from New Bern, Beaufort and Morehead City are entered will close Saturday night a.t eleven o'clock. Mr. Rogers the man who is running the affair says that there is great interest in it and he expects that there will be a hot fin ish to it Saturday night. Miss Geor gia Neal is representing Beaufort in the contest and at this writing has 19,800 votes. The Morehead City candidate has 24,600 votes and the New Bern lady has 18,360. The win ner of the prize is to get a free trip to the Philadelphia exposition and the fire company in her town is to get a prize of one hundred dollars. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE SPEAKS HERE NEXT THURSDAY On next Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock the Honorable Johnson J. Hayes, Republican nominee for the United States Senate will make a speech in Beaufort. Mr. Hayes has been making a tour of the eastern part of the State for several days and his speech here is one of his reg ular schedule. He is to speak the same night in New Bern. Mr. Hayes is a comparatively young roan, but has been the State Solicitor in his district for several terms and has the reputation of being a first class speaker. MISS LYDIA PARKIN REMEMBERED ON BIRTHDAY 1 Miss Lydie Parkin, who has been seriously ill for several months, had a large number of callers last Friday the occasion being her 19th birthday. Many nice gifts were brought to her and the room was almost filled with all sorts of lovely flowers. The first to arrive at the home of the sick girl was Mr. D. W. Whitehurst who brought a large and beautiful bou quest of roses and other pretty flow, ers. Miss Parkin has many friends in Beaufort and they sympathize deeply with her and like to show their interest in her as was shown last Friday. GOING AHEAD ON HIGHWAY FILLING This Part Of Work Will Ue Fin- i&hed in A Few Weeks More Grading operations on the fill for the big twin city bridge started Mon day. Dr. C. L. Duncan whose dredge made the fill, is having this work done. A force of men and mules are at work and will have the job done in a few days. This fill is to be covered by a concrete roadway the contract for which has not been let as yet. Persons who know a good deal about such things say that it would be practicable to go ahead and lay the concrete at any time as the sand has already settled as much as it will ever do. The dredge Neverest is now at work making a fill between the bridge and the Atlantic hotel. This work is being done under the super vision of the State Highway Com mission and the rate of pay will be 27.4 cents a cubic yard, the same price which the fill cost. This fill will- be about 200 feet wide and it will take about a month to complete the contract. The roadway will run right along the water front and will create some very desirable property there for business or residential pur poses. Good progress is being made now on driving piles for the bridge trestle and also on the abutments for the drawbjridge. The weather has been very favorable so far and the contractors are hoping that it will stay that way. Under favorable circumstances they expect to make a good showing within the next three or four months. FIREMEN'S CONVENTION IN MOREHEAD C1TV The North Carolina Firemen's As sociation is in convention this week in Morehead City. The convention opened Tuesday with an attendance of around 1200 delegates and visitors President A. B. Homey calley" the convention to order in the ball room of the Atlantic hotel. The address of welcome was made by Mayor Lu ther Hamilton and the response was made by the veteran fireman James D. McNeill of Fayetteville. State Insurance Commissioner Ctacy Wade spoke on the importance of. fire pre vention. Mr. Charles Wallace made an interesting and optimist:c speech on the future of eastern Carolina. Today the races, which constitute a big event of the occasion, are in progress. Tonight the annual ball will take place at the Atlantic Hotel and promises to be a large and bril liant affair. MARRIAGE LICENSES Roy Fulcher, Stacy and Carrie Willis, Davis. W. G. Hancock, Norfolk, Va. and Kathleen Skarren, Beaufort. Municipal Hotel Plan Considered By Board of City Commissioners Two or three years ago there was ro'.siderab'f discussion of a p'nn to have the town of Btaufort furnish the funds for building a hotel here. : u:v invet-rgation was made by Mr. E. Walter Taill and on.ers but the r-itiiur was fir-ally di-onped. It new st tms in fair way to be revived. The board of commissioners held a recessed meeting Friday right and took up the hotel question. Those present were Mayor Thomas, C.m- mioBinnfin MflYwpll. Map nnd Smith. After considerable discussion of the matter a motion was offered by Com missioner Smith that a committee be appointed by the Mayor to locate sites, secure options, get architects' sketches, estimates of cost and sub mit a reriort and recommendations. The motion was carried and the May. CITY WILL HELP INSTALLATION OF CLOSETS Property owners who are financial ly unable to-connect their buildings with the city sewer system can if they desire get some aid from the city. The city board has recently sent out letters to a number of per sons who have not yet connected up with the sewer ystem offering to advance the nee Jed funds for instal lation of closets and give hve years time for payment, at the rate of one fifth each year with interest at six percent. On the 7th of June the board of commissioners adopted an ordiance requiring everybody to con nect up with the sewerage. Failure to do this subjects the guilty perry to a fine of $50 and costs. COLORED YOUTH LOSES HIS LIFE William Henry Falls From Deck of Parkins And Quickly Drowns William Henry cf Beaufort, a col ored youth about twenty years old, fell overboard Tuesday afternoon from the deck of the fishing boat Farkins and was drowned. Henry was a member of the crew of the Parkins which had been out for the day's fishing and was returning to the port with her catch of fish. The accident h?.ppened shortly after mid day about a half mile southeast of the sea buoy off Beaufort Inlet. An eye witness of the drowning told the News man that young Hen ry was standing near the rail and when the boat rolled in a heavy sea be lost his balance and went over the side. He came up once and then sank again and was never seen any more. The vessel went back to the spot and if the unfortunate man had been able to stay up a few minutes it is thought he would have been saved. A strong flood tide was run ning at the time and it may be that the body will drift inside the inlet and be found along the shore some where. Searchers will look for the body and they hope to find it in a few days. Aleck Henry who is also a fisherman working on the W. B. Blades, is the father of the drowned youth. v. SOUTHWEST WINDS HINDER FISHING OPERATIONS The fat back fishing season began last week and started off unusually well. Fish have been rather plenti ful recently and the fishermen are hopeful that they are going to have a big season during the coming fall months. Practically all of the fac tories are ready now to resume opera tions and two or three of them have betn running for some time. Sev eral of the boats made very good catches last week. The largest that I the News has heard of was 900,000 caught by Captain Bonner Willis of the Wallace Fisheries of Morehead City. This week a strong southwester ! has been blowing steadily all the time and this has interfered seriously with the work of the fishermen. They are hoping now that the wind will shift to the northwest and that they will be more successful if this takes place. Boy Hit By Auto; Seriously Hurt HIGH POINT, Aug. 17. Ro bert Lee Baker, aged 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Eaker, is in a local hospital suffering with a fractured skull and broken right leg, resulting from being struck by an automobile driven by a Mr. Swain, of Asheboro. The accident occurred on the Ashe boro highway, five miles south of this city. Reports indicate that no blame for the accident is attached to Mr. Swain. or appointed on this committee Dr. C. S. Maxwell, Messrs. E. Walter Hill and A. D. O'Bryan. Another motion was offered by Commissioner Smith to the effect that City Attorney G. i W. Duncan in conjunction with John C. Thompson, a bond attorney of New York, draw up a resolution call ing for an election on the proposal to build a municipal hotel. This mo tion was carried. Mr. Wood representing Charnley and Company of Charlotte who are public accountants, came before the board and applied for the job of aud. iting the city's accounts. The com mittee appointed several weeks ago to secure an auditor has not made a report and so the board did not take any action on the matter. The board then recessed to meet again at 8 P. M. Friday the 20th of August FIND MISSING GIRL WITH SHOW MAN Dunn, Aug. 12. Alice Coats, 14 year. old Benson girl, who disappear ed mysteriously ten days ago, has been found and is now back at .home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Coats. She was found Sunday by her father in Dillon, S. C, in com pany with Walter Byrd, showman, and Byrd is now in the Harnett coun ty jail in Lillington charged with big amy. The father learned that his daugh ter had been married in Dillon to Eyrd who is a native of Harnett coun ty and also who has a child living in Greensboro. Byrd has been con nected with various tent shows for the past several years. He is about 35-years-old. SCHOOL PLAN ADOPTED FOR COLORED PUPILS The trustees of the Beaufort pub lic schools held a meeting Monday night for the purpose of considering the matter of providing a building for the colored school children of the town. A tentative plan for a build ing was adopted, provided the nec essary funds can be secured and a suitable site had. The estimated cost of the propos ed building is $30,000 and it is to be built of brick. It will have ten class rooms, an auditorium large enough to seat 400 people and will have all necessary heating and plumbing con veniences. The board is trying to get $2100 from the Rosenwald Fund and will do if an acceptable site can be secured. Under the Rosenwald stipulations the site must contain at least two acres. The board also hopes to get something from the Gen eral Education Board and it will ask the colored people themselves to raise $2500. for the building. The school will be used as a county high school in addition to serving the col ored people of the Beaufort school district. FOREST PROBLEMS TO BE DISCUSSED N. C. Forestry Association Meets At Morehead City In September (By Jos. Hyde Pratt) Chapel Hill, N. C The following tentative program has been arrang ed for the 16th Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Forestry Associa tion which will be held at Morehead City, N. C. September 2nd and 3rd, 1926. ASSESSMENT & TAXATION OF FOREST LAND ( 1 ) Need of reform in forest tax. atio nin North Carolina; (2) Reasons for change of pres ent method. (3) Suggested measures of im provement; (4) Timber Crop compared with other crops; (5- How to meet County expen ses under deferred payments: PROTECTION OF FORESTS FROM FIRE (1) Needed legislation; (2) Federal cooperation; (3) County cooperation; RECENT FEDERAL FORESTRY LEGISLATION EFFECTING NORTH CAROLINA: (1) Weeks and Clarke-MacNary Laws; (2) Forest Protection; (3) ' National Forests; (4) Appalachian Forest Experi ment station; STATE PARKS AND NATIONAL PARKS (1) Acquisition and administra tion cf State Parks; (2) Relation of State Parks to Conservation : (3) National Parks; (4- Illustrated lecture on -State Farks of North Carolina; Among those who have been invit ed to discuss the subjects mentioned above are: Chas. L. Pack, President, American Tree Association; O. M. Butler, Secretary of America Fores try Association; Major Wade H. Phil, lips, Director, Department Conserva tion and Development; Hon. R, A. Doughton, Revenue Commissioner; Reuben Robertson, President, Cham pion Fibre Company; Hugh MacRae, Wilmington, N. C; Hon Gifford Pin chot, Governor of Pennsylvania; Senators F. M. Simmons and Lee S. Overman ; Congressman Charles L. Abernethy; J. G. Peters, U. S. For est Service; John M. Gibbs, Secre tary, N. C. Pine Association ; Andrew Gennttt, Gennett Lumber Company; Edward A. Gaskill, Suncrest Lumber Company; Verne Rhodes, Former Supervisor, Pisgah Forest; J. S. Holmes, State Forester; Hon. Chas. S. Wallace, Morehead City; Senator W. O. Howard, Taiboro; Senator O. L Clarktcn ; Senator E. R. McKethan, Fayettcvilb; H. M. Curran, Depart ment of Agriculture, North Carolina; Hon. J. E. Woodkr.d, Chairman Car teret County Commissioners. The educational institutions are expressing their interest in the for estry work in the State and President Harry W. Chase of the University, W. P. Few, President, Duke Univer sity, E. C. Brooks, President, State College, have also been invited to discuss the forestry situation in this State. "Mexico for the Mexicans" is the cry down there. The sentiment is heartily endorsed by most Americans who have been there. Boston Transcript. FISH COMMISSION MET IN BEAUFORT Delegations Present Ask For Changes In Rules. Mem bers Like Beaufort. The first meeting of the North Car olina Fish Commission ever held in Beaufort took place Monday. Usual ly the meetings are held in Morehead City, although they have been held at Elizabeth City and other points. The members present were Chairman J. K. Dixon and Santford Martin, J. Q. Gilkey, H. V. Grant, Henry C. Wall, F. S. Worthy, E. S. Askew. Fish Commission J. A. Nelson and Secretary Norman Webb were also present at the meeting. A consider able number of fishermen, fish deal ers and others were present. Mr. Elmo Higgins representing the United States Bureau of Fisher ies, was present and read an interest ing report on investigations made by his department on pound seine and long haul fishing. He gave a great many details about the kind and quantities of fish caught in the two types of nets and other information about the matter. There is a closed season on pound nets for April, June and July and there were a number of men from Portsmouth, Cedar Is land. Atlantic and Washington who asked that this restriction be repeal ed. The closed season for long haul nets run from April 1st to July 1st and a delegation from Atlantic was present and asked that this be chang ed to June 1st instead of July. The matter of changing the oyster cull law from 3 inches to 2 1-2 inches was also discussed by various per sons. Those who advocated the change were William H. Bell of New port, J. E. Woodland of Morehead City, J. J. Whitehurst of Beaufort, V. Taylor of Sea Level and J. R. Morris of Atlantic. M. S. Lee of Morehead City opposed any closed season on pound nets and asked that the long haul rule be changed to June 1st instead of July. The board took no action on any of these mat ters but will consider them later at an executive session. " The Chamber of Commerce of Beaufort, which was instrumental in getting the board to meet in Beaufort entertained the members at a supper at the Inlet Inn. The supper was an informal affair but a few short talks were made by several of those pre sent. Mr. M. Leslie Davis on behalf of the Chamber of. Commerce wel comed the members of the board to 'Beaufort and a very pleasant re sponse was made by Chairman J. K. Dixton. Others who responded to calls were members of the Board E. S. Askew, Santford Martin, J. Q. Gilkey, H. V. Grant, F. S. Worthy and Captain J. A. Nelson. Mr. Moon, owner of the Winston-Salem Journal, was present and expressed himself as highly impressed with this section and thought it capable of great development. Beaufort men who spoke were President Wiley H. Taylor, Seth Gibbs, J. A. Hornaday Jr., F. R. Seeley and W. G. Mebane. After the supper the members of the board were taken on automobile rides around town and into the coun try. The members of the party stated that they were much pleased with Beaufort and hoped to come here again. Tuesday morning at 5 o'clock tbe Atlantic took the party aboard and sailed for Manteo where the board will hold a meeting and then return to Morehead City. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Real estate transfers recently re corded are as follows: Owen Vann et al to Mattie W. Williams half lot 181 O. T. Beaufort for $10. etc. S. P. Hancock and wife to Ma;y E. Holland 6 acres Bft. township lor 10 etc. R. E. Chaplain and wife to David Denoyer 1-4 interest lot 40, lot 45, leaufort for $10. etc. W. J. Fodrie and wife to R. E. Styron 50 acres Harker's Island township for $200. Mary Guthrie et al to Eugene Dud ley tract Harkers Island tcwns.vp for $10. etc. E. H. Graham Trustee to I.. C. Weathers lot 2 Blk. 61 Morehead City for $2000. W. T. Pellitier to Cornie F. Willis 178-100 acre Morehead township for $10. B. D. Gillikin to J. A. Gillikin 25 acres Straits township for $150. Sarah F. Gaskill, et al to C. S. Maxwell 40 acres Hay Island for $100. It is now possible to buy air tick ets in London for fifty-two different European centers.
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