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rT BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 14, 1927 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
VOLUME XVI .
16 PAGES, TWO SECTIONS
NUMBER 14
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INTEREST GROWS j
IN CITY ELECTION;
Five Candidates For Board of i
Commissioners Announce
Themselves. Three Run
ning for Mayor
As the time for the city election
draws nigher interest in it corres
pondingly increases. For several
weeks there has been a strong under
current of interest; now it is being
openly and plainly manifested.
In the beginning of the campaign
there were six candidates for mayor
and not a single openly acknowledged
candidate for the board of commis
sioners. Now there are only three
mayoralty candidates in the field and
there are fifive who have announced
themselves for tie board. C. H.
Bushall, L. J. Noe and W. 0. Williams
who had announced for the mayor
alty have all retired from the field.
Those 'who are still running for
mayor are the present incumbent T.
M. Thomas Jt., W. S. Davis and D.
M. Jones. Considerable activity has
been displayed by the candidates and
the friends and if they all remain in
the race -until election day politicians
here say that a large vote will be
polled. So fcr Chief of Police W. R.
Longest has no opponent. The oth
er policemen, town treasurer, clerk
and city attorney r.re appointed by
the "board. The five who are running
for the board, and whose announce
ment appears in this issue of the
News, are C. T. Chadwkk, J. J.
Whitehurst, Hugh Hill, Holoway Ma
son and Ed. Potter. Well informed
citizens here have expressed them
selves to the News as regarding this
ticket as a strong one. For some
time it was thought that aD, or most
of the members of the old board
-would run again. Street rumors now
ay, which the News does not vouch
for, that none of them will run again.
Persons who are not on the regis
tration books are being urged to put
their names there.
FROST DAMAGES
TRUCK SOMEWHAT
Potatoes Will Recover But May
Be A little Late. Strawberri
es On Local Market
According to all reports .frost Mon
day and Tuesday nights (did right
severe damage to some of the truck j
crops. Beans, cucumbers, watermen,
ons and cantaloupes were hurt the;
-worst and potatoes were injured some
what too. County Farm Agent Ov
erstreet thinks the potatoes will re
cover but may be a week later on
- account of the frost than tbey -would
have been otherwise. The stand of
potatoes in the county is fairly good
and 'if conditions are favorable a
average crop should be made.
It is reported that around Aurora
and Pantego the potato stand 5 poor,
due to the fact that many of the seed
rotted in the ground caused by too
much moisture. At present potatoes
are bringing good prices on the north
era markets an dtruckers around here
nope that prices will reman high un
til they get their crops on the mar
ket. Strawberries are coming Into the
local market now, in fact they began
coming in last week. As usual the
early berries are bringing good pric
es, selling around 35 cents a quart
in the grocery stores. According to
the information given the News those
who brought in the berries last week
were Messrsfl G. L. Cotton, W. P.
Smith, Eobert Russell, and Aleck
Wade. By next week it is consider
ed probable that strawberries will
be plentiful in this section. Some will
bes hipped from here this year al
though not enough areg rown here
" abouts to do much in the way of
shipping them to the big markets.
George Wheatly Lives
Though Badly Injured
A very distressing and serious ac
cident happened last Friday after
noon to Mr. . George Wheatly of
Beaufort while enroute to Clinton to
work with the highway force. A
truck towing a log wagon was in
front of him and just as he attempt
ed to pass a log from the wagon roll
ed off and smashed into his car and
struck him with tremendous force.
The driver of the truck did not even
know the accident had hapened but
a car was just behind and the occu
pants of it carried the yuong man to
the hospital in Kinston. The accident
happened between Kinston and Pink
Hi t.
At the hospital it was found that
Mr. Wheatly was very dangerously
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Two New Bern Lads
Little Mate
TJew Bern, April 11 The life of
EilliB Xing JBryan, six-year old son
of Mr. nd Mrs. James S. Bryan,
was saved irojn drowning early this
afternoon by his two young six-year
old playmates. Charles Turner and
George WaHisJx.
White ulavine on a wharf in Neuse
river and in attempting to get from
the dock and attempting to get into t
a row boat, young Bryan fell into
water five feet deep and would have t
drowned, had not the two small boys j
rnsbed pudkr to his aid in great
presence of mind. The "boys jump
ed in the fcaal, caught the sinking
City Board Prepares
For Commencement
A recessed meeting of the board of
commissioners of the town of Beau
fort was held at the city hall Tues
day night. Those present were May
or Thomas and Commissioners Noe,
Parkin, Smith and Whitehurst.
County school superintendent J. H.
Workman came before the board and
discussed the county commencement
v hich is to take place very soon. The
board passed a resolution to rope off
Turner street between Broad and
Cedar so as to keep traffic from using
that part of the street near the school
grounds. Chief of Police Longest was
instructed to secure as many extra
police officers as might be needed for
the day. Cars will not be allowed on
the public square grounds. The
board passed a jnbtion to have the
town's books audited as soon as pos
sible. The Beaufort Ice - Company
was permitted to pay its paving tax
in full. .. ' - ,
hurt. His left arm was broken in
several places, his jaw was broken
and he had sustained other bruises
and injuries. The latest news from
the hospital is that he has a chance
for recovery but is not yet out of
danger. The young man is a brother
! of State Highway Commissioner C.
R. Wheatly who has been to Kins-
ton several times to see him.
y HE chords of music are freighted
with the perfume of the lilies;
the songs that are sung catch in
6piration from these sweetest of
flowers the entire genius of Easter
is that of the lily. What could the
day be without them! As hope
opens, and life brightens, and love
becomes more enduring, it is the
lily that brings these sentiments to
their finer fruition. For the lily is
the evangel of the flowers at Easter'
tide, and church and home and
heart are filled with their beauty
uid fragrance.
Rescue
From Death In Neuse
lad and pulled lim up. Charles
stated that he would hold him up
while George raa Inr aid. For a
bout seven minutes the small fellow
held on to the boy by his hands.
Holding his head above the water,
although the wave were high and
rough. It was no easy job as the
' boy had on a heavy soaking overcoat,
When George returned posthaste
with his mother, Mrs. George Willis,
he found Charles stDl holding grimly
to Billie, who was too weak to assist,
Charles was pretty well exhausted
from the heavy burden. Mrs. Willis
pulled the boy. to safety and he is
recovering from the shock.
Large Land Transfer
Recorded This Week
Most of the realty deals record
ed by Register of Deeds R. W. Wal
lace for the past week were in Beau
fort township. A very large trans
action involving the sum of $150,
000 which was for the Bryan land in
several counties was recorded. The
deeds recorded are as follows:
L. H. Springle and wife to E. R.
Guthrie and wife, part lot Beaufort
for $10.
H. T. Springleand wife to E. R.
Guthrie and wife, part lot, Beaufort
for $10.
E. R. Guthrie and wife to W. L.
Stancil, 3 tracts, Beaufort for $10.
J. L. Morton and wife to Charles
Piner, 1 lot Beaufort for $10.
Bank of Beaufort to Trustees Bap
tist church, 2
lots Beaufort, for
$5000.
Charles L. Piner to Floyd F. Lof
tin, 1 lot Beaufort, for $10.
C. T. Eubanks and wife to M. M.
Eubanks, 20 acres, Beaufort town
ship for $10. '
A. L. Hamilton, Trustee to Chas S.
Davis, 1 acre, Harkers Island, for
$10.
A. L. Hamilton, Trustee to Chas S.
Davis, 1 acre, Harkers Island, for
$10.
A. L. Hamilton, Trustee, to Chas.
S. Davis, 2 1-4 acres Harkers Island
for $10
James E. Morris and wife to E. H.
& J. A. Meadows, tract, Merrimon
TRUCK OUTLOOK
SEEMS FAVORABLE
Strawberries And Lettuce Be
ginning to Move. Soma Po
tatoes Damaged
Raleigh, April 11th. The present
outlook for commercial true in east
ern North Carolina is very promis
ing, according to observations recent
ly made by the rep.esentatives of
the Department of Agriculture,
Weather conditions have been very
favorable for seed bed preparation
and plantings. Very little damage
to truck so far; however, potatoes
planted a few days previous to the
big snow early in March failed to
germinate, with much rotting report
ed around Bethel in Pitt county.
Early planted peas suffered some,
but on an average, weather condi
tions have been more favorable than
last year
Lettuce growers are beginning to
realize from the 1927 crop. Straw
beries wil begin to move in carlot
shipments this week. Those two
crops are in splendid condition.
Chadbourn and Rocky Point are
experimenting with Broccoli. Eight
een cars had been shipped from Chad
bourn on April 2nd. Strawberries,
raddish and beans are gaining a foot
hold at Aurora. However, raddish
growers suffered on account of mar
keting conditions.
While all truck crops are nut yet
planted, the estimate of growers on
intentions to plant indicate an in-
j crease in truck acreages for the
State. With a good growing season
no Tar Heel should suffer from the
lack of vegetable vitamines at a very
reasonable market price.
Township, for $10.
D. F. Adams and wife to M. P.
Marshall and wife, 17 acres, New
port Township, for $10.
Frank X. Leonard and wife to
Clare B. Lu.nsden, 2 2acres, Newport
Township, for $300.
Griffin and Ward, Trustees to Chas.
S. Bryan et als, 30752 acres in Crav
en, Jones and Carteret Counties, for
$150,000.00
John E. Lewis and wife to Effie
FLAWS IN COUNTY FINANCE ACT
SAYS NEW YORK BOND ATTORNEY
Test Case Will Be Taken To Supreme Court To Decide The
Matter. Charges Against State Hospital Investigated.
Veterans' Loan Declared Constitutional
CROWD EXPECTED
AT COMMENCEMENT
Big Out of Doors Pageant.
Contests To Be In School
Auditorium
Beaufort is making plans for Coun-1
ty Commencement which will be
held here on April 22. Last year a
large crowd was present for that day
and the crowd will probably be
much larger this year.
The contests in the morning will be
held in the school auditorium. In the
afternoon a pageant will be staged
out of doors. A large stage will be
built and some seats will be provided
so that many people will be able to
see and enjoy the pageant.
President Robert H. Wright, of
East Carolina Teachers College ,will
be the principal speaker of the day.
In order to meet the expenses of
the day the town has agreed to let
the three churches each run a stand.
Each stand will be responsible for
a limited amount of money to be
used in meeting the necessary ex
penses of the day. In return for this
the town will ask all other organi
zations or individuals not to have
public stands on that day. This ar
rangement is probably the most
satisfactory one that could be made
for practically every citizen of Beau
fort is indentified with or at least
interested in one of the three church
es.
The ladies are prepairing to man
age the stands so that there will be
sufficient food to accomodate the
crowd.
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Spruce Up the Town
For Commencement
The Civic Department of the Beau-
fort Community Club is most anxious
that our town should look its best
at the time of the County Commence
ment on April 22nd.
To help along the town outhori
ties to that end the following com
mittees are appointed to remind and
encourage all householders to clean
up inside and'out to put out all trash
to be collected by the town trucks
on the days specified, and to make our
little city spic and span in every
way and one in which we can take
more pride than ever.
Trucks wil colect on the f ollownig
days. On all streets west of Queen
Street on Tuesday, April 19. On all
streets east of Queen street in Wed
nesday, April 20.
Committees West end of town,
Mrs. Leslie Davis, Mrs. Hugh Over
street, Mrs. Sam Darling. .
Central part Mrs. R. L. Fritz, Mrs
Charles Skarren, Mrs. M. S. Snow
den. East end of town Mrs. Dave
Whitehurst, Mrs. Wiley Taylor,,
Mrs. U. E. Swann.
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Two Cars of Hogs
Shipped Last Week
About $3000 worth of hogs left
Carteret county last Saturday and a
good many are here yet. County
Farm Agent Hugh Overstreet who had
the matter in charge, shipped two
cars of porkers. One car went from
Beauforta nd one car from Morehead
City. They were sent to the Union
Stockyards at Richmond, Va.
The hogs shipped last week were
in fine condition. They had been
ied on balanced rations according to
State Agricultural Department form
ula. Hogs of this type bring the
highest prices. -These were sold at
12 1-2 cents a pound on foot. Freight
and commission charger amount to
about half a cent a pound. A good
many farmers are becoming interest
ed in raising swine and County Agent
Overstreet thinks that there is c great
opportunity in the county for this
business. Those who shipped hogs
last week were Dr. C. S. Maxwell,
Messrs. W. B. Norris, Bert Small,
J. P. Thomas, Tom Dudley, M. C.
Dickinson, Charley Alderman, Dave
Merrill of Beaufort. The other car
was shipped by Messrs. George Ogles
by, T. C. Oglesby and C. T. White
head of Morehead City.
Lewis, tract, Straits, for $10.
L. W. Whitehurst and wife to H.
C. Whitehurst, tract, Straits.
T. C. Lewis to Rosa M. Lewis, tract
Straits, for $10.
(By M. L. SIIIPMAN)
Raleigh, April 11 Investigation of
the charges of filthiness and neglect
at the Morganton State hospital,
U;lk of flaws in the county finance
net which some thought might neces
sitate an extra session of the General
Assembly. The action of the Supreme
Court declaring valid the provisions
of the Veteran's Loan Act, the meet
ing of the new County Government
Commission to discuss plans for
making up the county budgets and
the decision of the State Highway
Commission to take over additional
miles of roads for improvement and
mantenance may be considered a
mong major topics discussed in of
ficial circles during the week. Gov
ernor McLean and State Treasurer
Lacy put the "finishing touches" on
the recent issue of State bonds and
returned from New York early in
the week.
Attorney General Brummitt began
on Wednesday the investigation au
thorized by the General Assembly of
the charges of mistreatment of H. is.
Williams, of Beaufort County, while
a patient at the State Hospital in
Morganton on request of the Williams
family. Revolting conditions m the
quarters occupied by Williams were
pictured by his wife who boldly
charged that her husband had been
murdered by the institution. She
and other witnesses testified that he
had gone there a sound man phys
ically and came away in a horrible
condition dying shortly after reaching
home. The management of the hos
pital and a number of assistants who
testified denied the charge of gross,
neglect and mistreatment, testifying
that Williams was placed in the ward
with other patients with like afflic
tions, his trouble being characterized
as senile dimentia which necessitates-,
segregation from those otherwise af
flicted. Superintendent McCampbell
stressed, the need for. more tnoney
with which to employ additional as
sistants relating that there were a
bout forty patients in the ward with
Williams who were being looked af
ter by three day and one night at
tendants, because they had no funds
with which to employ a greater num-
ber-
Pick Flaw in Law "U,
Chester B. Masslich, New York
lawyer and bond attorney for the
State, has found apparent flaws in
the wording of the 1927 county fi
nance act and suggests an injunction
to prevent printing and publishing
of the public laws by the Secretary
of State. The suggestion of Mr.
Masslich started talk of an extra
session of the General Assembly to
remedy the defects. This idea found
few adherents and a conference of
State officials with Governor McLean
on his return from New York voted
to have the constitutionality of the
act determined in the usual way,
through a test case, which will be
brought when some county attempts
to sell bonds under the act.
The test case brought against the
Veteran's Loan Act to settle the al
legation of paternalism, extravagance
and class legislation has been settled
by the Supereme Court favorable to
the "boys" and the State may now
proceed with the issuance of $2,000,
000 in bonds to provide long term
loans for veterans desirous of ac
quiring homes of their own. Loans
may be negotiated for fifteen years
at 6 per cent interest on 75 pe. cent
valuation, loans to each veteran not
to exceed $3,000.
The State Board of Equalisation
expects to arrive at a temporary ba
sis on which to distribute the Spate's
$3,250,000 school equalization fund
by June 1st. Officers have Lceen
secured in the new Revenue Building
with Leroy Martin, general secretary,
in charge and the big job of arriv
ing at property values in the various
counties has begun.
During the week Governor McLean
granted eight paroles, revoked one
and took no action upon twenty-nine
other petitions, four of. those for
whom clemency was declined being
men convicted of murder and eight
serving terms for, violations of the
prohibition law; Johnson J. Hayes,
of North Wilkesboro republican nat
ional committeemen for North Car
oline and opponent of Serator Over
man last year walked away with the
judgeship of the newly created middle
district of this State by appointment
of President Coolidge and Frank A.
Linney remains district attorney;
county accounting methods, tenta
tive forms etc., will be discussed at
a joint-meeting of county commis
sioners and county auditors in Ral
eigh on April 20th; Hon. Josephus
(Continued on page 11)