0 fr r Tf fp22 IP3?! Fr
It jjHL a
State Library X
1 v
The best advertising msdium puMished in Carteret Co. READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY WATCH Your label and pay your subscription
VOLUME XV
TEN PAGES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY OCT. 14, 1926
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 41
liar 1
4
i
1
MUCH INTEREST
LN POLITICS NOW
SEEI1IN RALEIGH
Campaign Now
COTTON SITUATION SERIOUS
(By M. L. SHIPMAN)
Raleigh, N. C. October 11 Politics
began to take the center of the stage
in Raleigh this week with the Demo
cratic "big guns" firing the opening
volleys in the campaign to carry
North Carolina in the November elec
. tions. The Republicans have teen
sniping for several weeks. Announce-
ment from Democratic headquarters
& was to the effect that such Democrat
ic stalwarts as Governor McLean,
Josephus Daniels, the North Carolina
Congressmen and probably the Sen
ators and Bob Reynolds would be ac
tive in the State during the next few
weeks, talking Democracy. In addi
tion Clyde Hoey and Tom Heflin of
Alabama will fire a few volleys for
the cause.
This was the principal development
of the past week, though officlial cir
cles had plenty of email matters to
handle. The Governor took cogni
zance of the serious cotton situa
tion, and the North Carolina cotton
growers Co-operative Marketing As
sociation announced it would aid the
farmers to the extent of handling
300,000 bales of this year's crop and
storing it away until better prices
were available. The Governor ex
pressed the belief of the best way to
handle the cotton situation was to
curtain production and announced
that he was doing this on his farms.
He also appointed delegates to attend
a conference to discuss the situation
which was called by Governor Whit
field of Mississippi. Mr. McLean
said there had been conference be
fore and while he would do all in his
power to aid this" one did not appear
enthusiastic of its results.
The Governor had a fairly Diny
week. He started off with some im
portant conferences early in the
week on various matters he is get
ting in shape for the General Assem
bly. Then he went to the opening
of the Rocky Mount Fair where he in
troduced Tom Heflin of Alabama who
thundered Democracy for more than
an hour. The Governor returned to
Raleigh, appointed delegates to the
cotton conference of Governor Whit
field an dthen went to New ork to
confer with Treasurer Lacy and oth
ers on financial matters of the State.
He returned early this week and im
mediately headed away again to
Philadelphia where he was the "Big
Gun" at North Carolina Day at the
eesquitennial Exposition. During his
time in the State the Executive an
nounced that Queen Marie of Ruman
ia would be here.between December
9 and 15 and that plans were being
laid to properly entertain the rayal
party. The Governor also called on
the people to respond to the need of
Florida for relief funds through the
American Red Cross. Taking up
the matter of the audit of State's
Prison which again shows a deficit,
the Executive explains away the
shortage there by saying the cotton
crop Ijas not been marketed and
therefore the audit does not Bhow a
true picture of the financial condi
tion of th2 institution. The prison,
however, is faced with difficulty from
another source for the number of
prisoners being returned by contrac
tors who had hired them is cutting
seriously into the prison income. The
Governor also considered the possi
bility of allotting a slice of the State
Prison farm on the Durham road for
the new State Fair grounds.
Attack Agricultural Head
Much interest is manifested local
ly in the declaration by a "high offic
ial" of the State government that he
believes the co-operative crop report
ing service and the extension division
of State college and the department
of agriculture have fallen down on
the job of educating the farmer to
diversify his crops. This officials
holds these services responsible for
the cotton troubles of the farmer of
today. This is the first broadside at
tack which has been delivered against
North Carolina's agricultural agen
cies in sometime and it is a serious
one. They have not answered it yet
and probably will not until the "high
official'" who is shelling them from
the woods comes out in the open. In
formed newspaper men say they can
name the official but they regard the
utterunes as of such importance they
wil not even hint at his name until
he himself is willnig to give it out.
This utterance, who knows, may pre
sage a fight in the General Assembly
on the agrieultuial servics rdoied
(Continued on pac ten)
THE BEAUFORT NEWS
INCREASES ITS FORCE
The News has adde dto its per
sonnel and increased its efficiency by
the employment of Mr. W. W. West
moreland of Durham who is a cap
able printer. Mr. Westmoreland ar
rived Sunday night and went to work
Monday morning. The business of
the News has shown a steady increase
from year to year. Its business in
September showed a substantial in
crease over September a year ago
and the outlook for the remaining
months of the year is good. In or
der to meet the increased demands
from the public the News has added
considerable new equipment in the
past twelve months and expects to add
more from time to time. It is the
purpose of the management of the
business to give Carteret county as
good a newspaper and job printing
plant as the public may demand.
FISHING BEEN GOOD
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
The fish business has been very ac
tive in an daround Beaufort for the
past two weeks. Upon the whole the
weather has been favorable and the
fishermen have taken advantage of
it as far as possible. Fish have been
fairly plentiful . too with the excep
tion of mullets which have been rath
er scarce this season. A great many
spots, considerable blue fish, trout,
sea bass, mackerel and other sorts
have been taken. The wholesale fish
dealers have been working day and
night to take care of the harvest
which the fishermen have been gath
ering from the sea. The menhaden
fishermen however have not been do
ing much recently. They are expect
ing to have their inning next month.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The matrimonial market has devel
oped more -activity in these, parts ra
cently judging from the increase in
marriage permits granted at the office
of the Register of Deeds. Those ob
taining the necessary credentials are
as follows : . 4
Vernon M. Rhue and Bertha M.
Garner of Newport.
Henry Monroe and Elizabeth Bell
(col) of Morehead City.
Ellis Fodrie Beaufort RFD and
Luray Chance, Newport.
Geo. W. Gillikin and Lottie Willis
of Bettie.
Sterling Arthur and Myrtle Gol
den of Bettie,.
Alonzo Simpson of Beauofrt and
Melissa Gillikin of Marshallberg.
AGED LADY PASSES AWAY.
One of the oldest residents of Beau
fort passed away Tuesday afternoon
when Mrs. Susan Hinson died.. She
was 87 years old and apparently up
t.n the time of her death was in fair
ly good health for one of her age.
Mrs. Hinson died at the home f her
daughter Mrs. Charles Springle who
lives at 411 Turner street. She was
originally from Goldsboro.but had
lived in Beaufort for 45 years. The
funeral services took place at the
Free Will Baptist church and were
conducted by the Reverend W. J.
Moore assisted by the Reverend W.
W. Lewis. The interment was in
Ocean View cemetery. Surviving
relatives of the deceased lady are
two sons Mr. C. L. Hinson of Kins-
ton, a son by her first marriage Mr.
John Boyd of Wilson. Two daughters
Mrs. Charles Snrrngle of Beaufort
and Mrs. R. W. Williams of La
Grange also survive Mrs. Hinson.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Realty deeds recently recorded are
as follows:
T. C. Wade sheriiT to Martha Ruffln
for taxes lot 167 in Beaufort
T. C. Wade sheriff to Frank L.
King tract on Barker's Island for
taxes amounting to $56.38.
Bogue Development Corp. to S. W.
Thompson and wife lot in Morehead
City, consideration $100.
E.'M. Green and wife to Ethel G.
Messner two lots in Bogue Bluffs,
consideration $5000.
Bogue Dev. Corporation 1 lot to
Victor D. Best in Morehead City,
consideration $1200.
E. -H. Gorham trustee to R. E.
Chaplain 3 tracts in Morehead town
ship, consideration $225.
R. E. Chaplain and wife to J. W.
Jones 3 tracts in Morehead township
consideratoin $260.
J. L. Willis and Fannie L. Willis
and children lot in Morehead City,
consideration $10.
Z. Z. Grantham to L. T. Grantham
2 lots in Newport township, consid
eration $2500.
L. T. Grantham to J. E. Woodland
two-tracts in Newport township, con
sideration $4000.
W. C. Gorham and wife to R. M.
Weeks 2 lots in Newport, considera
tion $100.
MASKED MEN HELD
FOR GRAND JURY
Bond Placed at $5,000 Each for j
Ivien Arrested in Connection
With Attempted Kidnap
ping
New Bern. Oct. 9 Eight Craven
county men Friday were ordered held !
under bond of $5,000 each for the
January grand jury in connection
with the alleged kidnapping of Ray
Mcllwean on October first Haled be
fore Judge N. A. Sineleir on Superior
Court warrants issued at the jurist's
orders, a preliminary hearing was
gra'nted the men Friday afternoon
and probable cau.se was found. A
ninth man, Clayton Cox, turned
State's evidence. He was held for
the grand jury on a 1,000 bond, while
Sam Jenkins still is sought by author
ities.
Judge Sinclair was vigorous in
his denunciation of the attack on
young Mcllwean. He expressed his
willingness to stamp out the alleg
ed lawless activities of the organiza
tion which the men are said to be
members of and of which is known j
as the "Great Tiger" Klan." I
The jurist stated that prominent
citizens had advised him that the or
ganization was making threats of
"serious bloodshed" should any effort
be made to check its activities. He
warned that if any of the self-styled
"klansmen" so much as "crooked a
finger" in retaliation for the move
ment against its activities that they
would be taken into cutody if dis
covered. " I shall be back here in January,"
he concluded his warning.
The men held under $5,000 bond
ore Henry, Harvey, Albert, Luther
and Claud Ipock; Claude and Henry
Davis and Tom Watson. All of them
are from Jasper section of the coun
ty. , . &
A band of masked men visited
Mcllwean's home on the night of Oc
tober first and attempted to kidnap
him. He resisted their attempt and
his brother aide dhim in putting them
to flight. Three of them left their
robes behind. Cox was arrested
when he claimed an auto truck the
men abandoned when they made their
escape.
MR. AND MRS. HILL
HAVE AUTO ACCIDENT
Mr. and Mrs. E. Walter Hill had
a iarrow escape from a bad automo
bile accident last Friday while en
route to Wilmington. In attempting
to pass a truck on the road Mr. Hill
was forced to either run into the
truck or turn to the side of the road.
He did the latter and ran into a tel
ephone pole. Mrs.- Hill received sev
eral right bad cuts in the face from
pieces of glass from the wind shield.
Mr. Hill was not injured. The car
was damaged to some extent but they
went to Wilmington in it where the
necessary repairs were made.
NEWPORT FAIR ON TODAY.
The Newport Fair, or Carteret
County Fair as it is now called, is in
progress today. Word from there
yesterday was that many exhibits had
been put in place and that the shows
of one- sort and another were on the
grounds for business. Favorable
weather made a good attendance prob
ably today. The fair will last thru
Friday.
NO POLICE COURT MONDAY.
On account of the illness of May
or Thomas there was no session of
police court Monday afternoon. Cases
fr trial were continued to next Mon
day and according to reports there
will be a good many to be tried. May
or Thomas was out yesterday.
School Building Delayed Because .
Of Improperly Drawn Resolution
Letting a contract for the school
building for the Beaufort school dis
trict has been delayed on account of
Inability to get the money necessary
fo rthe purpose; The"board'of trus
tees has been trying to borrow the
money on short time notes but so far
has not succeeded in doing it. The
bonds cannot sold on account of some
improper wording in the resolution
under which the election was held.
The News has had several inquiries
as to when the work would start and
has requested thee hairman of the
board of trustees to makaa statement
about the matter. The explanation
is given herewith:
Chairman Swann'i Statement
On account of an oversight of the
attorney in drawing the original res
olution under which the election was
CONTRACT LET TO
BUILD CAUSEWAY
Davis Construction Company,
. Beaufort, To Build Bogue
Sound Causeway
New Bern, Oct. 7 Contract was
awarded today to the Davis Con
struction company, of Beaufort, for
the building of a causeway to connect
Morehead City, Morehead Bluffs and
the environs with the Atlantic ocean
beach. Work will be started at once
on the bridge so that it may be in
use by next summer. The Atlantic
Beach Bridge company will own the
causeway, the project to cost approx
imately $400,000.
The bridge will be a mile and a
half long and 60 feet wide, with an
80 foot draw, and will be hard sur
faced. It will go to the beach across
Bogue sound from a point halfway
between Morehead City and More
head City and Morehead Bluffs.
Officers of the company r.re W. A.
Mace, of Beaufort, president: Floyd
M. Simmons, of Charlotte, vice- pres
ident, and Jule Duncan, of Beaufort
secretary and treasurer. Will Davis
of Beaufort, is president of the Dav
is Construction company.
For some time there has been talk
of such a bridge to bring the At
lantic ocean within a five minute
motor ride of the central highway of
the state. With the announcement
that the contract has been awarded
optimism is running high here as to
the future development of the entire
section. ,
CARTERET MAN SENDS
PICTURES OF HURRICANE
The News has recently received
from Mr. Lorenzo Gaskill, now of Mi
ami, Florida but who lived for some
time in Beaufort and is a native of
Sea Level, some interesting pictures
of the work of the hurricane of Sep
tember 17th-18th. The pectures
show more plainly than words can
tell sf iie of the destrutcion that was
wrought. In the Miami district ov
er 400 were killed ,1100 injured,
5000 homes destroyed and $165,000,
000 loss of property occurred. Mr.
Gaskill says the damage is being re
paired and that Miami will be a great
er city than ever. He also says that
no person from Carteret county was
hurt so far as he knows. Further
more while 'the people suffered con
siderable hardships no one had to
live on bread and water.
SWARTHMORE CHAUTAUQUA
IS COMING SOON
The Swarthmore Chautauqua, an
institution that has been coming to
iBeaufort for several years, will be
here again very soon. This time it
will only last three days and will be
held in the auditorium of the public
school building. The program to be
given seems to be a verq good one.
It consists of a play "Applesauce"
with a company of three men and
two women playing the parts, the
Dunbar singing, bell ringers, the
Emerson-Winters company, Julius
Caesar Nayphe and Captain T. Dins
more Upton who is said to be a very
fine lecturer. Mr. Nayphe has been
to Beaufort before. He is a Greek
and wears many costumes in his act
which is very entertaining. The la
dies of the Community Club will have
charge of the ticket sale. The Chau
tauqua begins October the 28th. and
lasts through November the first.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER.
On Monday the 11th a daughter
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Len Mason.
The infant has been named Thelma
Louise.
Mr. John Brooks of'Bayonne, N.
J. is here on a visit to his relatives.
held, it has been impossible for us
to get a favorable opinion of the
bond attorneys on the bond issue,
which makes it impossible for us to
sell the bonds.
It will be necessary to have bonds
validated by an net of the Legislature
before they can be sold. In the mean
time, we have been trying to borrow
enough money on short time notes to
proceed with the buildings, but so far
have been unsuccessful. We hop? to
complete arrangements very soon by
which funds wil be available with
which to begin the work. Everything
that we lenow how to do, is being
done to get the work started. The
plans of the building are ready and
contracts will be let as soon as the
money can be provided.
U. E. SWANN,
Chairman Board of Trustees.
WILL BE VOTED UPON TUESDAY
Registration Was Rather Light. Result Seems In Doubt.
Commission Issues Statement Favoring the
Proposition
MANY CARTERET GIRLS
AT N. C. COLLEGE
HrPf-nsboro. Oct. 8--Carteret coun-
tv is rpn resented at North Carolina
college, this city, during the present
scholastic year by 11 students, nve
nf them from Morehead City, four
from- Beaufort, one from Merrh-on
and one from Newport.
Miss Mildred Salter is the student
from Merrimon, and Miss Chrissie D.
Shiill is the one from Newport. Beau
fort sends these to the college: Misses
Margaret Elizabeth Pierce, Florence
M. Parkin, Alice D. Potter and Mar
garet Elizabeth Dilll.
Mnrthead City has the fallowing
representaives at the institution:
Miss Mary Lewis, Neta Mae Lewis,
Caria Mia Ortlieb, Bessie Mae Wells
and Blanda Lee.
AGENT SETH GIBBS
HAS A BAD SPRAIN
Agent Seth Gibbs of the Norfolk
Southern Railroad had a fall last
Thursday afternoon and injured his
right foot right badly. He was com
ing out of the waiting room at the
passenger station and when he step
npH nn a niece of rock lying near
the door he twisted the ligaments in
his right foot. . He has been unable
to walk since then but is now feel
ing considerably better. For a while
the injury caused him a great deal
of pain.
BEAUFORT COMMUNITY CLUB
HAD A GOOD MEETING
The first meeting of the Communi
ty Club for the year 1926-27 was held
Thursday afternoon October 6, 1926
at the club room, with the new pres
ident, Mrs. S. F. Hildebrand, presid
ing. Judging by the splendid attendance
of old members and the new names
presented for membership, it looks
as if the club were beginning in
uccessful
earnest to make this a s'
year.
It was reported that posters have
come for the play "Cupid Up-To-i
Date which is to be given under the
auspices of the club, November 11
and 12. Also that Chautauqua is to
be here October 29 to November 1.
The club moved to help in the sale
of these tickets.
After discussion, it was decided
that there will not be a social feature,
at the close of each business meeting
as has been the custom heretofore,
but rather that there be a regular
social meeting possibly several times
during the year.
Miss Edith Powell, County Dem
onstration Agent, most kindly offer
ed her services to the club. It was
decided that the club cooperate with
the Parent-Teacher Association in a
course under her direction
ine 1-MSWici reueratioii ui luua,
was
reported to meet at Morehead :
City Friday, October 15. It was
moved to charter a boat to attend
this meeting and all members were
urged to go.
Mrs. Buell Cooke announced a
meeting of the Music Department
Thursday October 28.
The president appointed the fol
lowing committees.
Wayi and Meant
Mesdames. Otis Moore, Rupert Jr-
nigan
Ed. Hancock, Chas. Hatsell, ,
W. K. Ilinnant, Bayard Taylor, A. D
O'Bryan, George Brooks, Dave De
Noyer, Miss Lena Durcan, Miss May
belle Neal.
Library
Mrs. U. E. Swann, chairman, Mrs.
Hal Potter, Misses Gladys Chadwick,
Margaret Gustin, Lucille Pond,
Martha Carrow.
Public Welfare
' Mesdames. M. Leslie Davis, Chair
man, Dave Whitehurst, M. S. Snow-
den, R. .L Fritz, Jr. Hugh Overstreet
County Home, Jail and Sanatorium,
Mesdames, Claude Wheatly, chair -
man.'T. C. Britt, N. W. Taylor, Chas.
Bushall, Miss Neva Chadwick.
Publicity
Mesdames. J. H. Stubbs, chairman :
Hugh Jones, W. V. B. Potter.
Membership
Mrs. N. F. Eure, Chairman.
Mesdames. J. T. Blythe, J. II. Potter
Jr., Chas. Howe, Miss Lottie Sanders.
Hospitality .
Mrs. Thos. Duncan, Chairman.
Mrs. B. C. Way, Mrs. Wiley Taylor.
Mrs. StubbsJ. H. .L
MRS. J. H. STTJBBS,
Publicity Chairman. '
Hotel
r
The election on the question of the
town's using its credit for the build
ing of a hotel will take place next
Tuesday. The registration books
closed last Saturday evening but will
be opened again Saturday for the pur
pose of hearing challenges if any are
made. Registration for the election
was rather light. There are more
than a thousand qualiird voters in
Beaufort but of these only 452 regis
tered. The opinion has been express
ed by some who have looked over the
registratio nthat the vote will he
close.
Whether the election results in
favor of the hotel or against it
nothing much can be done until the
Legislature meets in January. No
contracts can be made and no bonds
sold until the General Assembly has
ratified the action of the voters. Of
course the Hotel Commission might
do some preliminary work such as
getting sketches, estimates of costs
and so on. If the election should
result favorably to the proposal the
Hotel Commission, which was ap
pointed by the city boar dof com.
missioners for life, will have entire
charge of making all contracts fot
building the hotel and leasing it. The
commission is composed of W. A.
Mace, chairman, E. Walter Hill, sec
retary, C .T. Chadwick, J. A. Horna
day Jr. Dr. C. S. Maxwell, A. D.
O'Bryan. A statement by the com.
mission is printed below and also a
letter concerning the matter from
Mr. H. A. Underwood of Raleigh.
STATEMENT OF COMMISSION
" In orde rto offset some miscon
ceptions and that all may have a full
er understanding as to just what the
proposal is to the erection of a mu
nicipal hotel contingent upon the
successful outcome of the popular
election on the 19th, the committee
appointed in connection with the
plan would say that its interest in
the matter is impersonal and is bas
ed upon the obvious need of a mod
ern hotel in Beaufort, the feasibility
of the plan offered for securing this
I noe ana" tne unusual opportunity
ujit'reu inr securing ttii lueai site ao
1 n lnw fiirllrp nnrl lpnsincr in n man.
, . . , f. . .
ment.
So obvious is the demand for a
modern hotel in Beaufort that it is
unnecessary to further stress this
need at length. In order to take ad
vantage of the large investment that
has been made in the way of improve-
manto In n rww an1 ef tVia laxn-a
... , . ma , . ..
by highway with all other sections of
the State and Country arrangements
must be made to take care of those
thus persuaded to come to our town.
It is a fact that influential conven
tions are anxious to come to Beaufort
and the lack of ample hotel facilities
have heretofore diverted them else
where. It is only reasonable to think
that easy accessibility is going to re
double the number of resort visitors.
limv0. wv,n , 04
now fop ,ack of room u js reagn,
able, too, to think that new indu
tries will follow a modern hotel.
The question is naturally asked:
"Will a hotel as planned pay?" A
A bona-fide offer has been made for
a lease of the proposed hotel on a
basis of six percent income on the in
vestmentfor a term of five years. Pv
issuing 5 1-2 per cent bonds the in
terest would be more than cared for
Hllrinr ina a " 1 11 c f nAtnrt1 nt Atiora-
. . fir. .
which it should be an easy matte- tj
secure a larger income, or, if desir
ed, tur nthe property over at a con
siderable profit. One does not have
to be visionary to suppose that the
hotel could be erected, made a going
concern and disposed of at a profit
rather than at any cost to the tax
payer. And this without considering
the many indirect benefits that would
naturally accrue through the loial
! expenditures of those coming from
! without our community, the advsr-
,.. ',.. onntlnn(lmot f n..n'n!,.
1
(Continued on page four)
I
CROTAN DREDGING CHANNEV.
The dredge Croatan finished her
work on the fill at the eastern end of
Town Marsh yesterday and is now do
ing some work on thee hannel ne-t
to Piver's Island. The job of plac
ing the stone on the bulkhead in front
of town began yesterday, one barge
I load of rock having been hauled
i there. '