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VOLUME XVI
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY MARCH 31, 1927
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 13
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FARM OUTLOOK IN
NORTH CAROLINA
Mild Spring Has Been of Con
siderable Benefit. Will Plant
More Tobacco
Raleigh, N. C, March 29 North
Carolina farmers have enjoyed the
benefits of a compartively mild an I
early spring as have those of other
states, and farm work is advancing
rapidly. There is at ths time a more
stable outlook than usual for most
crops. Cotton, having suffered a
defeat at the hands of excessive pro
duction and low prices, will likely
not be a large factor in the farmers'
problems, as it will require a season
of convalescence to recuperate. To
bacco started off last summer with
fairly good prices which were main
tained in spite of one of the largest
crops ever grown. The farmers say
they expect to plant 10 percent more
this year. They should study the
siuation carefully before doing so.
Records of past events are casting
their shadows this season.
The pri e determining factors ex
istent on the National market require
study at this time. This season cot
ton, potatoes and wheat will be plant
ed under the influence of lower but
more stable price levels. "The pre
sumption is that presentp rices will
tend to reduce cotton acreage, in
crease potatoes and about maintain
wheat. The spread of cooperative
marketing and the development of
machine cultivation and picking are
important new factors in the situa
tion. The profit in feed crops is depend
ent upon the relative price of the
livestock which, eat them. "It is prob
able that the South will increase corn
and other feed crops this year. A
good growing season with continued
large acreages will result in another
year of cheap feedstuffs. Neverthe
less, the farmer is in better position
to make a profit from low priced feed
stuffs this year than from low pric
ed cash crops. The important thing
this spring is a wisely selected acre
age of chash crops."
With the exception of cotton and
potatoes, the prices of farm commo
dities January 1st this year vary lit
tie from those of January 1st last
year. The price trend of both of
these is higher at this time, as is al
so that of beef cattle and wool. The
price trend, of wheat, hay, butter and
eggs is lower, while that of corn and
hogs is unchanged. "The general in
dex of purchasing power of farm
products in terms of non-agricultural
commodities advanced 1 point to 81
in January, the five pre-war years be
ing considered as 100 percent. This
compares with 88 the previous Janu
ary and 84 two years previous." The
purchasing power of farm products
in North Carolina was 73 percent of
"other commodities."
(By Frank Parker, Agricultural
Statistician for North Carolina)
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QUICK PROFITS MADE
GROWING SLASH PINE
Washington, D. C. March 30-Slash
pine, or yellow pin;, according to the
Forest Service, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, is one of the
most profitable ti aber trees in this
country, combining the merits of rap
id growth and of early money returns
from turpentine and timber.
An acre of slash pine, well set,
may be expected to yield at present
prices an average of $3 to $5 yearly
in turpentine and timber. On an av
erage soil and at an age of 20 years
the trees will be from 40 to 50 feet
in height and from 5 to 7 inches in
diameter. There are often from
200 to 300 such trees on an acre.
The department warns, however,
against attempting to grow slash pine
except in an experimental way, above
the coast plain of North Carolina or
west of the Mississippi River. It is
a tree of the warmer Southeastern
States and the outlying groups of is
lands. '
Slash pine is particularly well ad
apted to the soils of old fields, and
it grows better than most' of the
pines in flat, poorly drained lands.
It is easily propagated from seed, and
the small trees stand transplanting
well. Some of the Southern States
are now growing pine seedlings which
the public can obtain. A seed bed
4 feet wide and-16 feet long would
require about 12 ounces of seed which
produce from 5,000 to 8,00 small
trees for planting.
Information is available upon re
quest to those interested in the sub
ject. Farmers Bulletin 1256 - F.
"Slash Pine," may be obtained, as
lorg as the supply lasts, from the
Forest Service, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D
C.
Baptist Church Bv S
Ann Street Resid tize
The First Baptist chur
deal Monday for the rr
Ann street now occupier
Mrs. Hugh Overstreet
iosed a
nee on
Mr. and
he house
was built by a Mrs. Wi.". ngton and
was later owned by the late Alonzo
Thomas. The Baptist congregation
has had in mind for some time the
purpose of securing a suitable place
as a residence for a pastor. They
feel that they have now gotten a
house that will be very suitable for
that purpose. The property was
bought from the Bank of Beaufort
and the News understands that $5000
was the price paid for it. The church
owns another piece of property at
the southwest corner of Ann and
Moore street which many people think
will be enhanced 'in value very con
siderably by reason of being so near
the terminus of the bridge.
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HOSPITAL FOR BEAUFORT
NOT YET ASSURED
If plans which have been in the
making for some days do not miscar
ry Beaufort will have a hospital very
soon. All the details have not been
settled but most of them have been
and parties who are interested hope
to get every thing straightened out
in a few days so the contract for
the building can be let. The News
hopes to have definite information by
next week's issue and that it will be
able to give the public full details a
bout the proposed hospital.
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Forest Preservation
An Important Matter
This occurs this time for the whole
country April 23rd to 30th. Dr. Jo
seph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill, N. C,
is the Chairman of the North Caro
lina Committee. He has asked me
and all the members of the N. C.
Foresthry Association to serve as
members of his committee for the
State. I a mglad to do what little
I can.
Dr. Pratt win send' me literature
Dertinent to Forest Week, which I
shall be glad to give to any who apply-
He asks that Superintendents of
Schools, leaders of Civic Clubs, Wom
en's Clubs, Boy Scouts and other
groups arrange fdr forestry talks
during American Forest Week.
Our Country is using up its avail
able timber so fast that lumber is
fast increasing in price owing to its
scarcity and a lumber famine will
soon be on us, if we do not mend our
ways. Also much land is lying idle
that could easily be made to grow
timber profitably. Nature has been
so lavish with her bountiful gifts that
we have lived only in the present.
Now we must take stock and provide
for the future, All this applies in
a large way even in Carteret County,
cut what The N. C. Forestry As
sociation "wishes continually to em
phasize is our PERSONAL RESPON
SIBILITY in the protection and pres
ervation of the forests."
I would suggest in the talks to be
given that great attention be paid
to the beauty lent to our land by the
trees, especially those that have
flowers and berries, and that young
and old try to stop all vandalism in
destroying such trees and try by re
planting to add to the beauty of our
roads, farms, streets and yards.
GEORGE W. LAY.
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PRIZES GIVEN FOR
COTTON FASHION SHOW
The Cotton Fashion Show to be giv
en under the direction of the Com
munity Club in the interest of using
more cotton in every way possible,
will be held at the school auditorium
in April. Prizes will be given for
the following entrances: Ladies most
attractive house dress, ladies most at
tractive street dress ;ladies prettiest
afternoon dress, most attractive and
sensible school dres ofr girls from
7th grade through high school; most
tasteful school dress for girls from
1st grade to 6th inclusive; most at
tractive suit for boys up to and in
cluding six years of age.
The requirements for entrance are
that clothes must be made of cotton
material bought in Beaufort.
As many people as will are asked
to wear the exhibits. Those who will
not wear them are asked to display
them on coat-hangers. Any one who
expects to enter, please notify Mrs.
N. F. Eure as soon as possible.
There will be no charge for admi
sion to the show, but everybody is
asked to wear cotton dresses. Those
who take part in the show must be at
tired in cotton hose, dresses or suits.
For information concerning the Belangie and Georgia Cannon, Merri
show, see Mrs. J. H. Stubbs. mon.
SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS MEETING
Superintendent Fritz Re-elected.
Work on New Buildings
Makes Good Progress
The board of trustees of the Beau
fort Graded Sehool held a meeting
Tuesday night at which a superin
tendent for the schools was elected
and some routine business was trans
acted. Mr. R. L. Fritz was re-elected
superintendent for the next school
The matter of buying eqnipment
for the new school buildings now in
process of erection was discussed
rather fully. An order for black
boards was given, Desks, Chairs and
other equipment have not been pur
chased yet. The new buildings will
be well equipped with all necessary
appliances fcr school work.
Good progress is being made now
on the building for white pupils.
Bricklaying is in progress and if
the weather conditions prove favor
able within ten days the big build
ing will begin to show up in good
shape. In digging the trenches for
foundations quicksand was encoun
tered in some spots and caused some
trouble and extra expense. This
difficulty has been overcome now and
the work should go forward now
without a hitch.
Work was started on the building
for colored pupils last week and sat
is factory progress is being made on
that. The concrete foundations have
been finished, the wook work start
ed and brick laying would have start
ed and brick laying started today.
This building is located at the soutn-
east corner of Mulberryand Queen
streets. It will be 127 by 141 feet
and will have ten class rooms and an
auditorium. It will be built of brick
and will be a fine buildine. The
Davis Construction Corporation of
i Beaufort have the contract and R.
B. Davis of Bath is the foreman in
charge of the work. Both of the
school buildings will be ready for use
whcn tbe faI1 tepm Pen the biuld-
, ers sav-
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Police Court Monday
Did Some Business
Police court did a little more than
an average business Monday after
noon and its proceedings brought a
considerable crowd of spectators to
see what might happen. Most of the
defendants were charged with drunk
eness. The first case tried was that of
Willie Dickinson in which it was al
leged that he was drunk. The evi-
, dence however did not sustain the
I charge and the case was dismissed. It
' appeared that Mr. Dickinson was sit-
ting on his porch at home Sunday af-
ternoon and that Tom Saddler came
in and started a scuffle with him and
that Dickinson ordered him to leave.
Tom Sadler was tried on the drunk
charge and denied it but the Mayor
thought the evidence sufficient to
prove the charge and fined him $10
and costs or 10 days.
Bert Lloyd admitted that he was
drunk Sunday afternoon and two or
three witnesses corroborated that
statement. He got a sentence if $10
and costs or 10 days on the streets.
Rosa Belle Pigott was very positive
that she was not drunk Sunday after
noon, in fact she refused several in
vitations from white men to drink
with them. On account of the ab
sence of one of the witnesses for
the prosecution the case against her
was continued until next Monday.
The case against Floyd Robinson
alleging drunkeness was continued
until next Monday afternoon.
For not being in court on time a
warrant was issued for Dave Pear
sall who had been summoned as a
witness. He wiil answer to the
charge Monday afternoon.
B. D. Barnhill was brought into
court on the charge of abandoning
and failing to support his wife. His
wife Mrs. Edna Barnhill and her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Hill testi
fied that he had not contributed any
thing td the support of his family in
six months or more. The defendant
went on the stand and admitted the
charge. He said he had found it
very hard to get a job and the work
he now has pays only about $8 a
week. He is working in Morehead
City now. The Mayor had no juris
diction in this case and so he put
the defendant under a bond of $250
for his appearance in Superior Court
in June.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Only one permit to wed has been
issued by Register of Deeds R. W.
Wallace this week, that was to J. A.
Many Good Roads
rianned Inis I ear
Washington, D. C. March 30 The
construction of 2(5,841 miles of road
and the maintenance of 239,847
miles are included in the 1927 State
highway programs of 47 states ac
cording to reports received by the Bu
reau of Public Roads, United, States
Department of Agriculture. The
programs also include the construe-;
tion of a number of large bridges and
the reconstruction of roads previous-1
ly improved. On account of uncer.
tainty of supporting legislation no j
estimate of the season's work is pos
sible as yet in Conneticut.
In carrying out the above program
it is expected there will be expended
under the supervision of the State
highway departments in the 47 states
a total of $648,483,00.
In addition to the State expendi
tures approximate estimates indicate
that counties and other lesser subdi
visions of Government will expend
during the year $475,000,000.
Of the expenditures by the State
highway departments of the 47
States approximately $421,000,000 is
the estimated amount for road con
struction and, according to present
plans, more than $56,000,000 addi
tional will be spent for new bridges.
For reconstruction of existing roads
it is estimated that the expenditure
will be nearly $27,000,000, and for
maintenance approximately $126,
000,000. :o
Motor Vehicles Are
Increasing Rapidly
Washington, D. C. March 30
More than twenty-two millon mo.
tor vehicles were registered in the
United States during 1926 according
to reorts received from State regis
tration agencies by the Bureau of
Public Roads of the United States
Department of Agriculture. The
year's registration represents an in
crease of 10.3 per cent or slightly
more than 2,000,000 more than' that
of 1G25.
per cent, not including nonresident
registrations, shows a greater gain
than any other State. Oklahoma,
with a gain of 17.8 per cent, and
second only to Florida in respect to
the amount of increase, was followed
closely by Alabama, Idaho, Louisiana.
Mississippi and Utah, all of which had :
increases over 15 per cent.
Of the total number of vehicles reg
istered, 19,237,171 were passenger
automobiles, taxis and busses and i
A, tb-l,Zz were motor trucks and
road tractors, The increase in mo
tor trucks and tractors amounted to
13.2 per cent, which is somewhat
greater than the increase for all
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commodity transportation b7h-gh;
Receipts from registration fees,
licenses, etc. amounted to $288,282
352 as compared with $260,619,621
in 1925. Of the gross receipts $190,
406,060 was available for highway
construction under the supervision of
the State highway departments, $51,
702,184 was allocated to counties for
expenditure on local roads and $25,-
274, 158 was used to finance highway I
bond issues. The remainder was 1
used for payment of collection costs !
and miscellaneous purposes.
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COMMUNITY CLUB NOTICE.
The regular business meeting of
the Community Club will be held in
the Club room over Mr. Clawson's
store, Thursday April 7, 3:30 p. m.
The election of officers for the en
suing year will take place. All mem
bers are asked to be present.
Mrs. J. H. Stubbs, Pub Chmn.
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Dr. Elijah Rice formerly of Beau
fort now living in South Carolina is j daughter Sophia Ann returned Sun
here on a visit to his sister Mrs. Jake i day from Sanford where they had
Pagel and brother John Rice. been visiting relatives.
Fishing Boat Caught In
Was
A tale filled with thrills and dan
gerous experiences was told here
by a fisherman named Herbert L. !
Orde. The man who is an English
man but has lived in America for I
many years, left Wrightsville Beach
Saturday morning in a 32 foot fish
ing boat, got caught in a gale, lost his
boat and came near losing his life.
Orde says that his engine gave out
after he was a few miles from
Wrightsville Beach and that he rais
ed a small sail and kept o nhis way.
The storm came up and drove him a
long at a fast clip. The seas were
tremendous and almost washed him
overboard several times. Finally
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Di EUUIAIMMAL AaaUllAllUiY
Failure To Submit Eight Months School Term Question To Vot
ers Of The State Is Resented. Provision Requiring Auto
Owners To Have Registration Card Is Not Popular
So It Seemi. Fish Commission Merged
Town And Country
Property Is Selling
Real estate deals recorded show
that some trading is going on in var
ious parts of the county. No very
large transactions is shown on the
record but a considerable number of
town lots and some farm property
have changed hands. The list is as
follows:
T. W. Brinson et als to Nannie G.
Geffroy, 1 lot Beaufort, for $10.
Mary J. Manson to Mamie B. Hel
len, part lot, Beaufort, for $10.
Geofl Austen and wife to Addie M.
Conway, 1 lot Morehead City, for
$4440.
W. M. Webb and wife to S. F.
Campbell, 1-2 interest in Horse Is
land for $10.
Rt. Rev. W. J. Hafey to Joseph
Eldred and wife, 1 lot Morehead City
for $100.
Mary Hardy to L. H. Hardy, 1 1-8
acres, Merrimon, for $1.
Mary Hardy to B. G. Hardy, 1 acre
Merrimon, for $1.
Monroe Gillikin and wife to War
ren Gillikin and wife 2 tracts Straits
Township $1000.
Edward Pigott Single to Capt J.
S. Pigott, 3 acres Straits, for $50.
F. A. Norris and wife to F. C.
Norris, 30 acres White Oak Town
ship for $10.
F. A. Morris and wife to A. L.
Morris and wife, 27 acres White Oak
I Township for $10.
F. A. Morris and wife to W. C.
Morris, 22 acres White Oak Town
ship for $10.
F. A. Morris and wife to Jasper
Morris, 28 acres White Oak Town
ship for $10.
Jeremiah Abbott to W. O. Williams
1 4 aCrCS' Portsmouth $200.
CITY BOARD ADOPTS
PARKING REGULATIONS
A regulation about parking cars on
Front street was adopted at a recess-
i ed meeting of the board of city com
missioners last Friday night. Spaces
will be marked off on both sides rf
uie street oetween Turner and Crav
en streets and designated for cars.
Previously to this ears have parked
along this bio k in a disorderly fash
ion and in a way that was not satis
factory to either pedestrians or driv
ers. i"c UUOIU aiso passed a motion ap-
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p,ntins Mrs- j- h. stubbs tax
' object to
CHARITABLE BROTHERHOOD
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION
Ocean View lodge of the Chari
table Brotherhood in regular meet
ing Friday night March 25th elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year. President, Wm. H. Bailey,
Vice President, W. A. Pierce; Treas
urer, F. L. King, Secretary, George
Styron: Lecturer, J. J. Whitehurst;
Chaplain, Fred Hooper, Marshall, Ed.
Simpson; Guards, Earl Mason and
, C. L. Davis. R. D. Whitehurst and
E. W. Hill were elected as delegates,
j and J. J. Whitehurst and George
: Styron were elected as alternates to
the meeting of the District Council
: meeting at Davis in May. J. J.
I Whitehurst and George Styron, del
! egates and R. D. Whitehurst and
ft., v. HM alternates, were elected
to attend the Grand Lodge meeting I
to De neid at Koper, N. C. in July.
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Mrs. W. D. Grgeson and little
Gale
Wrecked Last Saturday
when about a mile off Beaufort Inlet
he dropped two anchors, but his
cables parted and his boat drifted on
shore. He landed in the breakers
and managed to get to the shore in
an exhausted condition. He did not
know where he was but found an old
house and went in there to rest and
went to sleep. The Fort Macon
Coast Guard patrol found the wreck
on the beach and finally discovered
Orde in the house. He was taken to
the station and attended to and stay
ed there Sunday. Monday he came
to town and took the train for Nor
folk. Orde lost everything he had
in the storm except a few clothes.
V f RITTPICET.
(By M. L. SIIIPMAN)
Raleigh, March 28 The head-liner
for the capital city during the week
was the assembling here of the 43rd
annual session of the North Caro
lina Education Association which
held the center of the stage from
Thursday evening until Saturday
morning. Around 1200 teachers,
superintendents and educators of
high rank gathered from all sections
of the State to exchange ideas and
discuss professional problems. The
program included subjects on art,
music elementary education and oth
er topics of general interest to the
profession. The annual address of
the retiring president, Dr. Edgar W.
Knight, of the University of North
Carolina was "warm a plenty." The
Doctor knew which way he was head
ed and found himself facing a sym
pathetic audience, especially in his
criticism of the recent General As
sembly for its action in tabling the
bill providing for submission to the
voters in 1928 the question of an
eight months school. Secretary Jule
B. Warren thought it "a marked dis
courtesy to the teachers of North Car
olina" and the prediction freely made
is that quite a different story will be
written on this subject by the Leg
islature two years hence. New of
ficers of the Association: President,
T. Wingate Andrews, superintendent
of the High Point schools; Secretary,
Jule B. Warren, Raleigh.
Auto Card Law A Blunder
Opinion in general that the Legis
lature blundered in the amendments
enacted to the State Automobile Law.
Especially obnoxious is the provision
requiring registration cards and that
they be kept in containers to cost
fifty -cents each. . On and after July
I, license plates may not Within a
year be transferred from one car to
another even in case of sale; license
fees on cars of 25 horse power or less
will be reduced from $20 to $12.50:
on June 30 rlates will be issued for
six months at a cost of 25 cents to
cover the expense. On and after
April 1, signs, posters, stickers, etc.,
ere prohibited on front windshields,
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! T . " 8 ' A s,ue w'"uows
uMvers must not coast down grade
by throwing gears into neutral, and
drivers involved in accidents are re
quired to stop. Every car must car
ry a rear light; speed limit is increas
ed to forty five miles an hour on the
highways, 20 miles in residential sec
tions, 15 miles in. business areas, 15
miles on curves and in school zones
when pupils are about the buildines.
Cars must stop at crossings designat
ed by the State Hoghway Commission
and drunken drivers are to draw sen
tences ranging from thirty days to
one year, or pay fines of $100 to
$1000 while reckless drivers shall
spend from five to ninety days in jail
or pay fines of $25 to $100." Lights
must not show a glare above 42 in.
at 75 ft. etc. The new bus law, pre
pared by the Corporation Commis
sion and enacted exactly as it was
first written, has in it the practical
experience of two years operation
and is said to be one of the most
complete measures enacted of any of '
the 44 States which have laws regu
lating bus lines. Not so with the
bill passed by the General Assembly
of 1925 which has been cons-'dered
more of an experiment than a "hon-est-to-goodness"
attempt to treat the
subject in a proper way. Under the
new law maximum car weights must
not exceed nine tor.s, width 93 inch
es. No change was made in the fian
chise tax, while the insurance sec
tion is changed completely, and def
initions of a number of important
terms are clarified. All "for hire"
cars, large and small, are required to
obtain a permit from the Corpora
tion Commission and all operators
must procure license to drive. The
Commission is given additional au
thority to regulate bus lines and may
cancel franchise certificates for var
ious causes set forth in the act, des
ignate and supervise bus stations and
renew franchises.
Banking Law Changes
Defunct banks may no longer be
liquidated through receiverships ap
pointed by superior courts. The Cor
poration Commission will attend to
matters of this character hereafter,
under legislative enactment, the plan
authorized being similar to that ob
served in the liquidational banks and
the banking department of more than
half the states of the Union. The
amended banking law requires a min
imum capital of $25,G00 to begin bus
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