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Largest Circulation In Carteret County The People's Newspaper Z he test advertising msdium published in Carteret Co. .EADING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY 1 WATCH Your label and pay your subscription VOLUME XVI 12 PAGESTWO SEClV S THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 28, 1927 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 16 IT TTTT 311 li Hold Commencement - In Spite Large Crowd Present Friday. School Exhibits Were Excep tionally Good. Rain Interf erred With Program Some what. Athletic Contests Held Friday was the day for County Commencement. The sun was shin ing brightly at five thirty in the morning. Everything was in readi ness for the big event. A large stage had been built at the west end of the courthouse and large palmetto leaves made an attractive beckground for the stage. By eight thirty trucks loaded with children began to arrive. Relatives and friends came by auto, train, and ! boat. They visited with each other and viewed the exhibits while they were waiting for the contests to be gin. The sand-tables were especially interesting for they looked like the real thing in minature form there there was a fishing village with boats on the waves and boats in the water. Cape Lookout with its lighthouse and pretty white boats in the bay was made by Harkers Island pupils. The boys from the island stood near ready to explain the Cape to the vis itors. Rain Haiti Program The contests in the morning went off fine but by twelve o'clock the clouds were heavy n the sky. A few minutes after one the pageant "Folk Games of the Nations" started amidst the threatening showers. About four hundred children dressed in cos. tumes suitable' for the nation which they represented stood in readiness for the pageant. The pageant was not intended to be on a contest basis but it proved to be a contest between April Showers and Folk .Games. No one knows who won for the judges left before the contestwas complet ed. It might have been a tie. All schools succeeded giving a part of their folk games. . (owing to lack of spaai in 1rts-issue this article will be concluded next week) - ? :o: Beaufort Garden Club To Have Flower Show The Garden Club of Beaufort is very anxious that the Annual Spring Flower Show which is to be held in the Club Room on Friday the 13th. day of May, will have the very best exhibits that it has ever shown. The following is a list of the en tries for which prizes will be offered : .1. Finest Rose. 2. Finest collection of Roses. 3. Finest Sweetpeas. 4. Most artistic arangement of speet-peas. 5. Finest garden flowers. 6. Most artistic arrangement of garden flowers. 7. Finest potted blooming plant. 8. Finest potted plant. :o: : MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST HELD HERE YESTERDAY A music memory contest was held in Beaufort Wednesday afternoon before the music department of the Community Club. I'upils of several schools showed much interest in the event. Pupils f:om Newport and Smyrna schools contested. The winners in the contest are to represent Carteret county in the State contest to be held in Raleigh Friday. Newport came out ahead in both the elementary and high school contests. Misses Ruby Kell ey from the elementary school and Melba Wynne from the high school will represent the county at the State contest. :o: MARRIAGE LICENSES. Willie D. Ward and Mary Jones, Beauofrt. J. B. Thaxton, Baltimore and Odessa W. Hill, Beaufort. Confederate Veterans Pensions Have Bern Increased Somewhat By reason of a bill passed at the recent session of the General Assem-1 hlv Confederate veterans and the widows of Confederate soldiers will get larger pensions than they used to get. Clerk of the Superior Court L. W. Hassell was notified a few days ago by State Auditor Baxter Durham to this effect. Under the new law a Confederate veteran who is totally blind, or who has been paralyzed, and unable to work draws $420 a year instead of $ 300 as before. Starting in Decem ber next this stipend will be paid in iror.thlv installments to the veterans Ctr.er Confederate veterar.s who ari -7-, Of Shoivers Group Three Bankers Win Coveted Prize Group Three of the North Carolina Bankers Association won the covet ed agricultural cup which was award ed at the Pinehurst Convention of the Bankers Association last week. Group Three is the district compos. ld f the "lne cot,es. of Duplin, Onslow, Wayne, Lenoir, Craven, Jones, Sampson, Pamlico and Carter et and a silver cup was offered as an award to the group that would lo cate and list the largest number of "Grade A" farmers in its District. The award was offered by the Banker-Farmer Association which is spon sored by the North Carolina Bankers Association and State College at Ral eigh. Of the ten groups of the State Bankers Association group three was well ahead of all others. in this man ner of showing its spirit of co-operation between its farmers and its bank ers. The cup was presented By Doctor E. C." Brooks, President of State College and was received for the group by J. A. Hornaday, Jr. Chairman. Morehead City Men Are Not Candidates In last week's issue of the Carteret County Herald there appeared a no tice signed by Scott P. Parham, S. W. Thompson, G. W. Dill, R. H. Dow dy and S. A. Chalk which stated that these gentlemen were not candidates for office in the Morehead City elec. the gentlemen referred to were great ly surprised that a news item stating that they were running had appeared in a recent issue of the Beaufort News. . - ', . As far as the Beaufort News is concerned it is entirely immaterial whether the gentlemen referred to are candidates or not. The News was told on what it considered reli able authority that the ticket men tioned had been selected and would run. It was published just as any other item of news is published. No injustice to the gentelmen was in tended and even now we do not see that it is uncomplimentary to any citizen of Morehead City to say that he has been nominated for office in that progressive city. Rather the contrary in fact. Had the gentlemen sent their disclaimer to the News it would have been published -quite cheerfully and probably would have reached some readers who did not see it. As having some bearing on the matter a statement from Mr. S. H. Newberry, who was mentioned as one of the candidates, is published herewith. Mr. Newberry's Statement The piece in last week's Herald was quite amusing, and to a great extent misleading. All the candidates ex. cept Mr. Dowdy were approached with reference to running but at that time did not make any protest. The reason the matter was not taken up with Mr. Dowdy was due to the fact that he was in Asheville. I am informed that political pres sure was brought to bear, to induce these gentlemen not to run. Very truly yours, S. H. NEWBERRY Morehead City, N. C. :o: BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Cook a" daughter April 27th. The infant has beet, named Sara Ellen. eligible for pensions get $1 a day, payable twice a year, December and June. Widows of Confederate sol- diers, who were married before 1880 and who areb lind or totally disabled will get $300 a year in monthly in stallments which will begin in De cember. The General Assembly ap propriated $500,000 for widows and $900.00 for veterans for ths year beginning July 1st. 1927. For the following year an appropriation of $500,000 for widows and $600,000 for veterans was made. In Carteret county there are seven veterans who are eligible to draw pensions and 21 i widows of veterans who are tligible. OPEN GROUNDS CHANGED HANDS HERE LAST WEEK Transferred To University Of Chicago Which Now Owns 25,300 Acres DEVELOPMENT SUSPENDED At the request of the editor of the News Mr. Lyndon' H. Lesch real estate manager for the University of Chicago, has prepared a brief article showing the status of the great stretches of territory known as "the open 'grounds." The News believes that the people of Carteret, certain ly a good many of them, as well as some who live elsewhere will read Mr. Lesch's communication with in terest. It is a sfollows: The Open Grounds, the large tract of land in Carteret Township form erly owned by the East Coast Land Company, was conveyed and trans feree! last week to The University of Chicago of Chicago, Illinois. The University's holding consists of ap proximately 25,300 acres of which about 3700 acres are drained lands lying in Carteret County Drainage District Number Two. The remain, der of the former holding of the East Coast Land Company, consisting of approximately 2600 acres lying north of the Nelson Bay Road and about a half mile west of the Beaufort-Atlantic Highway, was conveyed and transferred to Lyndon H. Lesch, real estate manager of the Universoity, in trust for the minority group of stock holders of the East Coast Land Company. The purpose of the conveyance and transfer was to bring about separate ownership by the ma jority stockholder, the University, and by the minority group and to al low each to have independent con trol, in matters concerned ,with the management, use and disposition of their respective properties. v ! t Property bvirV Great Art; "w .TS'-Open Grxmodsjutuated in.th center of . Carteret' Peninsula, ex tends from about a mile east of the -Me'rrimon Turnpike eleven' miles east to within a short distance of the Beaufort-Atlantic Highway and is eight miles wide at its greatest width. The Nelson Bay Road runs through the center of the property from east to west and five streams, Southwest Creek, West Fork and East Fork of the South iver, Turna gan Bay, Long Bay and Broad Creek, border upon or lie within the prop erty lines. University One Of The Largest The new owner, The University of Chicago, while one of the youngest of our American universities, has grown rapidly to the position of one of the largest in the country having an annual enrollment of more than 12,000 students from all parts of the United States and also from many foreign countries, and has become renowned for its teaching, research and contributions to education, science and the humanities. At this time it is completing the development of a new School of Medicine and Surgery, including a clinical hospital, dispensaries and laboratories, which will be foremost in the Central West. Gift From Culver Family Among the early contributors who made possible the great work of the University was Miss Helen Culver, a former wealthy and prominent res ident of the City of Chicago, who during the early life of the Univer sity made a generous gift to it to endow the University's work in sciences. Upon hei death about a year ago by her will the University of Chicago was made the residuary legates of her estate, and as such re ceived for the same purposes for which Miss Culver's original gift was made among other bequests a major- ! itv holding of the stock of the East Coast Land Company and a general mortgage secured by the lands of the company. Later this gift was supplemented by a generous donation to the University from Charles Hull Ewing, her nephew, a Chicago real estate operator and financier, of his large holding of stock in the com pany, which increased the Universi ty's holding to approximately ninety per cent of the stock of the company as well as the general mortgage se cured by the company's lands. The recent division of the company's lands between the University and the nun ority group of stockholders has been made in accordance with the request and authorization granted by the minority group at the recent annual stockholders meeting held at Durham. Development Temporarily suspended Inasmuch as the University is a charitable and educational institu ( Continued on page five) DR. HARRY M. NORTH Blllllllti M V V REVIVAL STARTS HERE ON MONDAY Presiding Elder Harry M. North Will Preach At Ann Street Methodist Church , A revival meeting that starts here Sunday at Ann Street Methodist church promises to be one of more than Usual interest The preaching is to be dorte by Dr. H. M. North, who is the presiding elder of the Wilming ton district. Professor J. C. Coston of Hendersonville will have charge of the music while the meetings are in progress. Dr. Harry M. North is a well inown Methodist minister, having servedas pastor of several of the larg est churches in the State. He is a scholar, a thinker and fine speaker and a man who is thoroughly devoted to the work of the church. The pas tor of the -church, Reverend Leland L. Smith, of course will give his as sistance in every way possible to the success of the revival. Arrange ments are beingg made to ' have a large and competent choir. Mr. Coston who will direct the music is himself a fine soloist and is thor oughly competent to have charge of the musical program. The services will begin Monday night at Ann Street Methodist church and will last two weeks. A cordial invitation to the public, both to church members and non church is. extended. -:o: Morehead City Items Of Personal Interest (By Mrs. Geo. Henderson) Dr. and Mrs. K. P. B. Bonner, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Hamilton have re turned from a trip to Asheville and other points in western North Caro lina. The following motored to New Bern Sunday to hear the cantata at the . Methodist church under the di rection of Prof. J. Henri Bourdileas: Mr. and M :s. D. G. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Jno Lashley, Theodore Webb, and Dr. Jno. Bell. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Taylor spent a few hours in New Bern last Sunday Dr. T. C. Britt of Beauofrt was in the city Monday. Mesdames Emmett Whitehurst and John Holland of New Bern spent the aay nere jaonaay. District Engineer H. T. Patterson of New Bern was in the city Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor have returned home from a visit to Row land and the magnolia gardens in Large Vote Is Expected In The City The registration books for the city election were closed at sundown last Saturday afternoon and now every thing is about ready fo rthe battle of ballots which will take . place next Tuesdav. Registrar John R. White put abcut 125 new names on the books and the total number register ed is a little over 1100. Of course not that many votes will be polled because some may be sick or out ot town or may not care to vote. Ab sentee votes are not allowed in town elections so those who wish to votr? wil have to coma to the polls to do it. As stated in the News last week here are two candidates for the board of commissioners in the field. On one ticket four members of the oil borrd are" running. The num Auditor Durham Says Will Not Obey Ruling He Thinks Salary And Wage Commission Is Going Beyond Its Authority. Attorney-General And Assistant Differ About Child Labor Law. County Government Commission Meets. MOREHEAD CITY MAN TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF Jutt before going to press information wai received at this office that Harry Piner a young man in Morehead City had attempted to kill himself. According to this information he thot himself with a ' pistol in the back of the head about 11 o'clock this morning He was taken to his home and re ceived medical attention. At this writing the report is that he is stil alive but in a very critical condition No cause is known here for the attempt at suicide. The young man is a bout 27 years old and unmar ried. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Piner. Police Court Monday Had Many Spectators The Bailey-Styron case which had been continued for two weeks was disposed of in Police Court Monday afternoon. As related in the News the two men had a dispute about a partition which was being put in the ) store room of Dr. C. L. Duncan on Front street. They had some words ;.nd a few blows. The Mayor let them off with the coLts $5.60 each. A case that drew a large crowd of colored spectators to the court room was that in which Ernest Fenderson was charged with an assault upon Viola Roberts. Both are colored persons. She said that Fenderson started the fight; and he emphatical ly denied it. It appeared from the evidence that the woman hit Fender son over the head with an old shoe, which she said she regretted did not have a heel on it, and that she also bit him. She claimed that he hit and kicked her which he denied. In the absence of a meterial witness the Mayor continued the case until next Monday. Charlie Chadwick, colored, known as "Goose" was tried on the charge of having liquor in his possession for the put pose of sale and was bound over to Superior Court under a $250 bond. His sister Sim Chadwick was tried on the charge of aiding and abetting "Goose" by allowing liquor to be kept at her house. Chief of Police Longest and Deputy Sheriff Chaplain went to her house Monday and found evidence that some liquor had been there. In fact she admit ted having destroyed a small quanti ty. She was held for the higher court under a bond of $100 which she gave. A case against Ida Chadwick for selling liquor was continued. South Carolina. The Emmaline J. Piggott Chapter of the U. D. C. held a festival .here Saturday evening in the Charles Ho tel. It was to raise funds for the chapter apportionment for the chap ter for the old Ladies Home in Fay etteville. The Red Cross Chapter of More head City started a campaign Thurs day to raise $150 the qu6ta assigned from headquarters at Washington, D. C. for the Flood sufferers. The school children have been asked to deny themselves of candy or chewing gum and donate that amount to the fund. Election Tuesday ber of mayoral tycandidates a few wreks ago was five. This has dwin dled down to two, Mayor Thomas and Mr. L. M. Jones. I i this issue of News 'Mr. W. S. Davis announces his withdrawal from the race. The race between the candidates for mayor promises to be a warm one ani there is also a gtmi deal of inter. st in the fight betwj.'n the two tickets for the board of commissioners. Etill nore interest has oeen injected in the campaign by tht announcement of a new candidate for chief of po lice. Chief Longest will have as his opponent Mr. Robert Dunn whose friends say that he will give the chief a lively race. The election will be gin Tuesday morning at sunrise and last until sundown. The voting will be done at the city hall. Indications are that a large vote will be polled. (By M. L. SHIPMAN) Raleigh, April 25 With Governor McLean avay for a rest and to affix his signature to the remainder of the State bonds recently issued "nothing new" of outstanding significance has developed in official circles. The flurry following the order of the Sal ary and Wage Commission relative to the employment of relatives by State officials has been fanned along and continues a live topic among the State's hired help. The County Gov ernment Advisory Commission held a meeting at which an organization was perfected. The Auditor's office announced amounts expended by State officials for traveling expenses.. Attorney General Brummitt handed down his opinion on the provisions of the 1927 child labor law reversing, Mr, Nash and let it be known that he is still awaiting specific evidence before proceeding with investigation asked for into charges of graft on the part of the State Board of Health in the construction of sanitary priv ies. May Test Child Labor Law The Attorney General "rules" that the child labor law enacted by the Genera Assembly of 1927 permits, the employment of children between 14 and 16 longer than eight hc.urs a. day if they have passed the fourth grade in school. Mr. Nash, on the contrary, has taken the position that under the act, no child who has not completed the fourth grade cp.n be legally employed at all. Also that properly construed the act would mean that children who had complet ed the fourth grade could be allow ed to work 13 hours a day, since the new law - repeals all enactments in v conflict therewith. The difference between the Attorney General and his Assistant is a friendly one, but it may lead to a test case to estab lish its real status on the Statute books of the State. It smacks strongly of class legislation and en forcement officers aie not convinced that the provisions excepting chil dren who have passed the fourth grade in school will stand the consti- ' tutional test. Wants Charges Investigated The State medical Society meeting in Durham renewed the request for an investigation of graft charg es a gainst the State Board of Health during session of the General As sembly. However, the Attorney General says no charges have been filed with him involving the State Board of Health and he cannot pro ceed without evidence. Mr. Brum mitt has made no report of his find ings in the Morganton Asylum case and will not do so until the evidence has been, carefully studied. The scare given the Western part of the State by the presence, of John Early, escaped patient of the United States Uprosorium at Garville, La., has practically subsided since he is found to be "tenting" on Toe River in Yancey County. Health ofiicers feel that the presence of Early in a community need not be a cause for public alarm; that the disease is not intensive cantagious, it being passed from one person to another only by intimate association. Early is a charge of the Federal Government which has taken steps to return him to the hospital maintained for such unfortunates. Early is said to have contracted the disease in the Phili ppines during the Spanish American war. His former home is Tiyon, Polk County. Insurance Commissioner Stacey Wade places the fire loss for March at $725,494; number of fires 212 in which six people lost their lives; and the outstanding conflagration being the destruction of a veneer plant in High Point reporting a total loss of $175,000. Advertise Lands In May The new tax makes mandatory ad vertisement of land in May and its sale in June, the idea being to put taxes in the class with other debts which must be paid by the counties and the State; eighty-two counties were represented in-the meeting here this week of th County Government Advisory Commission and many of the representatives wanting a ruling on the section of the nsw law provid ing for the funding of indebtedness with bonds not authorized by a vote of the people; the State Highway Commission has begun to patronize home industry in the purchase of trucks, having recently placed an or (Continued on pa;e six