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News Largest Circulation In Carteret County AUFORT The People' Newspaper The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. ( READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY WATCH Your !al and pay your subscription VOLUME XVI EICHT PACES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THU RSDAY SEPT. 1, 1927 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 35 J II u if umA Cape Lookout Harbor Improvements Planned Representatives From Various Today To Take Action On P Tidewater Syndicate To Hav New Bern, Aug. 30 One of t.cQ greatest undertakings in recent yean . tor this section is the proposed de velopment of the harbor at Cape I cok out on the North Carolina coast, with construction of a railroad from the Cape to points upstate with connec tions with existing trunk lines, ac cording to information here from officials and citizens who have had the plans under advisement for ;he last six weeks. A meeting will be held here at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon in city hall for the purpose of organ izing the necessary companies and plans. Delegations will be present from a number of sections in this re gion, which have already been visited by promoters, with the assurance that the various sections stand ready to nubscribe their quotas and perfect the organization. Immediately thereafter the com pany, to be called the Tidewater Syn dicate, recently incorporated in this state, will set about making surveys of the district acquiring rights of way and inspecting the port at the Cape. The building of the railroad will come later. vas soon as possible. Counties that will probably send representatives to the meeting heTe Thursday will be Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow, Duplin, Wayne, Samp son, Lenoir, Harnett, Wake, Guilford and Wilson, as these and others will be affected. The proposed railroad from Cape Lookout upstate would be the reali zation of a dream of Senator F. M. Simmons, of this city, and other lead ars who have endorsed the project. The chamber of commerce has been working on the proposition for some time. " The proposal to develop the harbor at Cape Lookout, with direct Tail fac lities to points upstate, is the result of- a visit made nere several months ago by J. Spencer Smith, of New York, president of the international Port Authorities association, who came here under tne auspices of the chamber of commerce. ' Mr. Smith studied conditions in this part of North Carolina, saw vast possibil ties for water development and sent hee the men who have pro moted the railroad plan. He stated that Cape- Lookout had undoubtedly one of the best potential harbors on the entire coast He will probably be here for the meeting Thursday. Other officials, such as General Jadwin, chief engineer of the War Department, who have also visited the section have also enthusiastically praised local conditions. Capt Look out is sa d to be nearer various im portant stations than other prominent harbors. Vessels from the Gulf and Panama, enroute to Europe are said always to look for the Cape light, before turning farther in at Norfolk for supplies or repairs. The Cape will make an excellent shipping harbor, it is said, as well as repair and fueling station. A large breakwater was started there some years ago by the federal government. Freight rates on art cles going up state should also be very much cheap er via the proposed state railroad rather than over the intcr-state rail roads now used. The plans are be ing considered here with much inter est. YOUNG MEN FROM EAST CRANTED LAW LICENSES Carteret county had several suc cessful applicants for law license.! at the recent examination held by the Supreme Court. Besides M; Hall in the western part of. the county two young men from the east were also granted the privilege of hanging out their shingles. Mr. Lemuel H. Day's, son of Mr. and.Mrs. Dencrd Davis and Mr. Julian T. Guskill, son cf Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gaskill of Sea Lev el passed the exaninations success j'uliy and creditd' )y. CHANCE IN HOUR OF SERVICE Mr. J. P. Harris, Pastor of First Baptist church, wishes to announce that the hour of the evening service Wednesday and Sunday, has been changed from eight o'clock to 7:30. B. Y. P. U. will be held at 6:30 in stead cf 7:30. Mrs. Chas. Norcom of Greensboro here for a few days last week visiting relatives. Counties Meet In New Bern i roposed Rairoad To The Cape. e Surveys Made. CITIZENS ARGUE FOR INSIDE ROUTE Need Of Making Safe Route To Cape Lookout Stressed At Hearing The publice hearing in regard to the deepening of a channel from North River via Back Sound to Lighthouse Bay mentioned in a previous issue of the News took place Friday afternoon at the county courthouse. A number of men from Harker's Island, Beau fort and elsewhere were present. Major W. A. Snow, U. S. District Engineer- of Wilmington and H. T. Patterson, Assistant Engineer of New Bern conducted the meeting. Congressman Charles L. Aberne thy attended the meeting and besides giving his own reasons in favor of the project called on a number of those present to express their views. Among those who spoke favorably of the proposal were Messrs. William Henry Guthrie, Cleveland Davis and Charles Davis of Harker's Island, Ray Wooten of Kinston, J. H. Potter and W. G. Mebane of Beaufort. The principal argument made in favor of the new channel was that it would be a great advantage to the fishermen. It was also stated that it would be a great convenience to the lighthouse and coast guard people. The fact was brought out that a good many tourists and sportsmen go to the Cape and that if an inside route could be had that this number would be in creased very materially. In stormy weather it is almost impossible to get to the Cape by the outside route. The cost of making the channel could not be given with much exact ness but a rough estimate of $20, 000 was mentioned as being sufficient. This would provide a channel 60 feet wide and six feet deep. The engi neers .made a record of what was said at the meeting and in due time will make their report to the Wash ington office. If the matter is re ported favorably by the engineering department then an effort will be made to get an appropriation from Congress for the work. HENRY EUBANKS LOSES HIS LIFE Run Over By A Truck Monday. Died Yesterday In The More head City Hospital Mr. Henry Eubanks who was in jured by one of the county trucks at Smyrna Creek bridge Monday after noon died in Morehead City Hospital Wednesday morning. Hs body was brought to his home n Beaufort yes terday afternoon and was interred ths afternoon in Ocean View ceme tery. When the accident happened Mr. Eubanks was behind the truck stoop ing over to chock up one of the wheels. Linwood Styron was the driver of the truck which was load ed with a pile driver. Mr. Eubanks was knocked down and run over by the machine. His skull was fractur ed, right shoulder and collar bone broken, left shoulder dislocated and besides this he was injured internal ly. Notwithstanding the serious na ture of his injuries the unfortunate man was conscious for about an hour. He was brought to Beaufort and giv en first aid treatment by Dr." C. S. Maxwell and was then taken to the hospital. The physicians had very little hope for his recovery and were surprised that he lasted as long as lie did. Mr. Eubanks was 50 years old. He is survived by his widow , and three sons, Ivey, Dalton and Leman. ; Mr. C. T. Eubanks is a brother of the deceased. He had many friends in Beaufort and the county who great ly regret his untimely death. GOOD FARM SOLD CHEAP. The Alonzo Thomas farm on New Bern road was sold at auction at the courthouse door today for $13,000 There are 250 acres in the farm and it was sold a few years ago for $19, 500. Dr. C. L. Duncan of Beaufort and W. R. White of Hertford were the highest bidders. New Steel Cells Being Installed It will probably be a little more difficult for prisoners to escape from St county jail In the near future an It has been in the past. Workmen i now putting In two Steel cells in Jul) building that it is thought will p prisoners there unless they are expert at getting out. Of co i prisoners do escape occasion all) om some of the best jails in the v Ury. The t.vo cells are being installed on the lower floor. They will have roam for tlx prisoners, three whites and thrtv colored. They will be used for criminals of the most dan gerous type. The work is being dene by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Com pany, the concern that has the con tract for the drawbridges on the State highway bridge. MRS. E. C. DUNCAN DIES SUDDENLY Funeral Held Here Yesterday At Methodist Church. Many Beautiful Floral Tributes The funeral of Mrs. Alma Speight Duncan, widow of the late E. C. Dun can, was held from Ann Street Meth odist Church, Wednesday noon, inter ment was in Live Oak cemetery. Ser vice was conducted by the Reverend J. C. Wooten, Presiding Elder and life-long friend of the deceased, as sisted by the Pastor of Ann Street Methodist church, the reverend L. L, Smith. Joint choirs of Beaufort sang, In the Hour of Trial,, Safe in the Arms of Jesus Peace, Perfect Peace, at the church, and Abide With Me at the grave. Pall bearers were Messrs. Jim Potter, Jr., Will Potter, W. A. Mace, J. A. Hornaday, W. P. Smith, John Jones. Honorary pall bearers, Messrs. Hal Potter, J. H. Potter, N. W. Taylor, W. K. Hinnant, 'rank Howland, A. W. White, J. A Rand, H. C. Jones, A. J. Cooke, Joseph House, A. , K. Parden,C. A Clawson and E. D. Martin. The many and lovely floral offerings were charge of Mrs. Chas. Hatsell, Mrs. John Dill, Mr. D. M. Jones and Mr. W. T. Delamar. . The death of Mrs. Duncan came as a shock to her many friends and rel atives in the State. She visited friends in Raleigh this summer and seemed to be in improved health. Mrs, Duncan has been living in Boston since 11120, removing to that city af. ter the death of her husband, Mr. E C. Duncan, in 1919. Mrs. Duncan was an accomplished musician, having studied at Syracuse University and at the New England Conservatory of Music. She was a charter member and first President of the Twentieth Century Club, and was Vice-President of The Raleigh Women's Club. Mrs. Duncan was a member of the Methodist church and was always actively engaged in the work of the church. She was pos sessed of a charming personality and had a wide circle of friends. Mrs. Duncan wa3 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Speight of Fremont, and was descended from one of the oldest and most distinguish ed families in the state. She is sur vived by her mother, and by one sis ter Mrs. Albert S. Barries wife of the Superintendent of the Methodist Orphanage, Raleigh, and by a number of nieces and nephews, two step sons, William B. and Charles Duncan. Relatives and friends from out of town attending the funeral of Mrs. Duncan were: Mrs. W. H. Speight, Reverend and Mrs. A. S. Barnes, Miss Maude Barnes, Mr.a nd Mrs. Wm, B. Duncan, Mr. Charles Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. John Duncan of Raleigh, Mr. J. B. Hooks, Miss Lorinda Hooks, Mrs. Sid Foreman, Mrs. Georgia Foreman, Misses Eunice and Allie Foreman, Miss Maud'! King, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Crowson, Mrs. L. A. Ran ey, Miss Cora Thompson, Mrs. B. G. Thompson, Goldsboro, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. L. Abernethy, Mr.and Mrs. W. F. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Lashley, New Bern, Mr. R. S. JHcGeachy, Kins ton, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wooten, New Bern, Mrs. J. L. Bryan, Wilson, Miss Matt Dodson, Mrs. John Aycock, Rocky Mount, Mr. Arch 1 Darden. Stantonsburg, Mr. Bert Darden, Wil son, Mrs. C. D. Hooks and Miss Best, of Fremont. PERMITS TO WED. Two marriage permits have been granted this week by Rgeister of Deeds R. W. Wallace. They were to, Herbert Jackson, Havelock and Dorothy Russell, Beaufort. Guy Dixon, Morehead City and Kathleen Salter, Davis. Mr.and Mrs. T. B. Morrison of Ashe ville arc guests of the Davis House. A Party of Farmers Have A Fine Trip Monday August 22nd a party of twelve farmers accompanied by my self, left Morehead City at 5 A. M. in a Reo school truck, which was bor rowed from the county board of ed ucation. Our route had been plan ned carefully, but delays caused by ingine trouble the first day out, caus ed us to have to vary from our orig inal plans. We wentfromMorehead to Raleigh, from Raleigh via Durham to South Boston, Va., the first day and night. After leaving South Boston Tuesday morning we drove to Lynchburg ar riving there at 1:30 in the afternoon. Owing to the fact that we hadn't had any sleep the night before we decided to remain in Lynchburg until Wednesday morning. We left Lynch burg Wednesday morning and drove to New Market, Va., and stopped for the night. That was a very pleas ant day, as we crossed over the Blue Ridge mountains and through a part of the Shenandoah valley. We were all very much impressed with the beautiful fruit and livestock in the valley. Alfalfa was seen growing on ull farms, with beautiful clover and blue grass pastures. Dairy herds were seen on practically every farm from Stanton, Va., to Washington, D. C. We also saw some beautiful herds of beef cattle; most of these were Here ford and Red Pole with a few herds of Aberdeen Angus and Short Horn. We passed through Clark county, Va., where so many thorough bred horses are raised. We were inform ed that this county has more regis tered horses than any county in the United States save one county in Kentucky. We were told that one farm in this county had six hundred brood mares on it. The one thing that impressed us most was the farm houses and sur roundings found along our route. Most of the homes were very attrac tive and showed up as well as our best residences in the eastern part of North Carolina. The dairy barns were modern and practically all of them Joad been newly painted. At New Market, Va., we went thru the Endless Caverns, a cave two and one half miles long. This was very interesting to most of us, as none of the party had ever been through a cave before. The fourth day was spent in mak ing the journey from New Market to Washington, D. C, arriving in Wash ington at 1:30 Thursday afternoon. While in Washington we ca'mped in the Washington tourist camp. We were furnished tents, cots, water and lights at a cost of ten cent per day. Friday morning we hired a sight seeing guide and spent the entire day sight seeing in and around Washing ton. On account of our limited time we didn't visita ny of the Government farms as we had planned to do. Saturday morning August 27 we started on our return trip, coming via Richmond and Petersburg to Weldon, arriving there at 6:30 P. M. We spent the night there and left Sunday morning via Rocky Mount and Green ville to New Bern in Morehead City at 3:30 P. M. The following were members of the party: J. P. Thomas. T. L. Piver, Capt. J. S. Pigott, J. W. Alligood. H. M. Carraway, Louis Dickinson, C. G. Gaskill, J. H. Whitehurst, Hugh Over street, C. T. Whitehead, T. C. Ogles by, Will Lorton, Geo. York. HUGH OVERSTREET, County Agent. FORMER RECTOR HERE DIES The News is in receipt of informa tion that the Reverend Frederick Nash Skinner died on the 17th of August. Mr. Skinner was the rec tor of St. John's, John's Island, Trinity, Edisto and Grace Chapel, Rockville, S. C. For six years Mr. SWinner was recto,rjof St, Paul's church in Beaufort and is held in high regard by many people here who knew him. FISH ARE BITING WELL SO SPORTSMEN SAY Fish are biting pretty good now and sportsmen have been having consid erable fun lately. A nice catch was made Sunday afternoon by Messrs. Os car Duncan and R. G. King near the Morehead City draw when they caught 25 large trout. One of these caught by Mr. Duncan weighed 7 1-2 pounds. The total catch weighed 75 pounds. A good many nice catches have been made by various persons on the North RiVer bridge this week. Mr. and Mrs. Char'es White, Mr. and Mrs. William White and Mr. Bob Green of Greenville, spent the week end in Beaufort guests of Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Lay. Better Dock Facilities At Pier One Are Needed Attorney General D. G. BrummittO will be requested within a few days to take immediate action toward the restoration of port terminal facilities at Morehead City, it was learned yes terday. The request will be present ed by I. M. Bailey, atorney for the Corporation Commission, acting on behalf of the State Transportation Advisory Commission, which has made extension investigation into tne matter. i The investigations were made by a ' sub-committee composed of John W. House, Wilson; Chas. G. Yates,, Greensboro, and M. O. Blount, Bethel. The sub-committee confer red with the Carteret County Port Commission, created by the last leg islature to look into the feasibility to reestablishing dock facilities at More- head City. The end desired by the Transporta tion Commission is to build a new deep water pier at Morehead City to the new 25-foot channel dredged by the U. S. Government and connecting with the Norfolk and Southern Rail road. This, it is contended, would give a large part of North Carolina advantage of low water freight rates that it does not now enjoy. Investigation made by the sub committee reveals that prior to Sep tember 1, 1904, when the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad wss taken over by the Howland Improve ment Corporation, a deep water pier existed, but since that date it has hppn allowed to run down until now it is valueless. The rights of the Howland Corpor ation in the A. & N. C. since have been leased by the Norfolk and South ern. The Transportation commis sion was informed by President Chas. j nize this as a fact and we should re S. Wallace, of the A. & N. C. that altee that agricultural statistics ara he would cooperate in reestablishing the agency for securing this infor- the docks, Members of the commission were told by Maj. W. D. Snow, U. S. Dis trict Engineer , at Wilmington,.: that the Government would be reductant to spend any more money in the Morehead harbor unles it was shown that tangible use was being made of the new channel. At present Morehead City has no deep water conections with the rail road. (Raleigh News & Observer.) COUNTY SCHOOLS Teachers Have All Been Secur ed. Will Hold Examinations On September 5th. Practically all vacancies in the Car teret County Schools, are filled. Final plans are being made for the opening of schools. The Carteret County Handbook is about ready for print. This book contains an outline of the plans for the work of the year and thus serves as a unifying agency for the county schools. One new school building is being erected at Portsmouth. Pupils from three of the adjoining districts will be carried to the White Oak School. Pupils from five districts will be car ried to the Beaufort Graded School. This arrangement will give these pupils the advantages of a larger school. All pupils in the county have theadvantage of an eight months school term and that is helping to bring Carteret Count y to the front in education. County schools will probably not open until September 19th, but ex aminations will be given by the coun ty supervisor at her office on Sep tember 5th at nine o'clock, for those pupils who failed to be promoted in the spring and have studied during the summer to prepare for these tests CARTERET COUNTY MAN GETS A LAW LICENSE CHAPEL HILL, Aug. 27 Among those recently granted license to practice law was Clarence Windley Hall, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hall of Newport, N. C. Mr. Hall though yet only a youth has already received his A. B. degree from the University of North Carolina, and will receive his LL.B. next June with the senior law class of which he is president. Mr. Hall is president of the Law School Association, Student Editor of the North Carolina Law Review, and has one of the highest scholastic records ever made at the University Law School. He was for merly president of the Carteret Coun ty Club at the University, and is a member of the international legal fraternity of Phi Delta Phi. Dr. C. N. Mason of Harlowe was he.e Wednesday as a business visitor. CROP STATISTICS ARE MADE PUBLIC Information Secured In May And June Is Now Available For Farmers By FRANK PARKER (Agricultural Statistician) RALEIGH, N. C, Aug. 28 The Department of Agriculture is offer ing quite a contrast to the Federal Census enumerations. Whereas the Department of Commerce usually re quires about two years to release its Census enumeration reports, the State Department of Agriculture is releasing the 1927 farm data secured . through the ,tax listers in May and June in its August Farm Forecaster, just off the press. The Crop Report ing Service of the Department is mak ing every effort to complete and dis tribute to the agricultural workers of the State this year's information so that the farmers and those interested in the farmers' welfare may be bet ter informed about the present crop prospects in relation to previous years. ! President Coolidee said recently. i "Reasonable and orderly production must precede orderly marketing. The successful farmer must keep himself i posted months in advance concern ing the probable production of the various kinds of crops and livestock during the coming season as well as concerning the requirements of the market." We must come to recog- mation. Manufacturers have lone found such information essential in the safe and economic operation of their business. " '.'.'' The six counties to be first com pleted are Davidson, Edgecombe., Henderson, Surry, Sampson and Un- ion. Comparable acreage data for 1926 and 1927 are shown in table form. All of the principal crops and important productive items on farms; ere included. Yields, productions, values and such information are not included for the simple reason that this information is not yet available, but will be secured in due season at , harvest time, and where crops are j sold, so that the particular type of I information will be largely represent tuiiv oi uciuai conditions. The acreage information alone , cannot possibly be speculative until the State figure is completed late in the fall. The production cannot be known until the fall yields are avail able. The price information is col lected in December, so that the com plete report, which farmers object to, cannot be known until practically a" of the crops are harvested and larg ly sold. This information could Ij very helpful towards more safely planning for next year's crops. Some interesting comparisons are noted in studying the acreage for this and last year. Take care of your brood sow dur ing the periods of flushing, gestation and farrowing and she will take care of you by fai rowing large litters. TIDE TABLE Information as to the tides at Beaufort is given in this col umn. The figures are approx imately correct. Some allow ances must be made for varia tions in the wind and also with respect to the locality, that is whether near the inlet or at the heads of the estuaries. High Tide Low Tide Friday. September 2 11:20 11:51 12:03 12:39 12:55 1:35 1:57 2:37 3:03 3:37 4:05 4:34 5:01 5:27 A. M. 5:24 A. M. A. M. 6:02 P. M." Saturday, September 3 A. M. 6:07 A. M. P. M. . 6:56 P. M. Sunday September 4 A. M. 6:57 A. M. P. M. 7:56 P. Monday. September 5 M. A. M. 7:53 A. M. M. P. M. 8:58 P. Tuesday, September 6 A. M. 8:52 A. M. P. M. 9:58 P. M. Wedneday, September 7 A. M. 9:51 A. P. M. 10:52 P, M. M. Thursday, September A. M. 10:49 A. M. P. M. ll;C5 P. M.