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VOLUME XVI
12 PAGES TWO SECTIONS THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY OCTOBER 13, 1927 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 41
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THE COUNTY FAIR
BEGINS THURSDAY
Lasts Three Days. More Ex
hibits And Amusements Than
Ever Before
With the second annual county fair
slated to open Thursday, October
20th, on the public school grounds at
Newport, this progressive little town
has already begun to present a scene
of great activity, as the carpenters
are putting the last minute touches
on the grounds and buildings.
Five years ago the people of the
Newport community held their first
community fair. Since that time they
have put on a fair each year. Last
year they decided to turn the commu
nity fair into a county fair. The
fair last year, while not patronized
by all sections of the county, was all
that could have been hoped for the
first year. This year we hope that
the entire county will cooperate and
join Newport in making the Carter
et County Fair one of the best in the
state. We have the material in our
county to put on a fair this year that
will do credit to the county, and so
let's pull together and carry our ex
hibits to the fair and show the peo
ple in and out of the county what we
are doing in Carteret.
Last year we were handicapped in
our exhibit of livestock by having to
put a ban on hogs just before the
fair, due to cholera being spread ov
er the county.
I wish to impress upon you that
this is not a fair for Newport alone,
but for the whole county. Newport
wants you to join them in helping to
make this the best fair ever held in
the county. You will see from the
premium book which is being mailed
to yoo this week that every minute
of your time will be accupied while
attending the fair. The amusements
will be the best we have had in the
fair's history.
Let me urge that you help make
the fair a success by attending and
bringing an exhibit.
HUGH OVERSTREET
, County "Agent.
MEMORIAL SERVICES
HELD FOR KINSTON MAN
American Legion men from this
and other states crossing the Atlantic
en route to Paris recently held a ser
vice for Lieut-Corn. Fountain Parrott
killed in the World War, when the
steamship Pennland passed over the
spot where the officer lost his life nine
years ago. Commander Parrott was
a member of a prominent family here
and the nephew of Dr James M. Par
rott, former head of the State Medi
cal Society. . He was drowned Octo
ber 9, 1918, when the destroyer Shaw
was rammed by the liner Aquitania,
then a troopship. Heavy loss of life
.resulted.
The young officer had boarded the
Shaw a few hours previously to take
command of the ship. He was sleep
ing in his cabin when the crash oc
curred during the night, and had no
.' chanceto escape death in the waters
of the English channel.
Unique Service.
The service was unique. The com
mander of the North Carolina depart
ment of the legion introduced a
speaker who described the sinking
of the destroyer and paid tribute to
the memory of Parrott. Three bugles
of the Charlotte drum and bugle corps
sounded "Taps." Charles W. Davis,
chaplain of the Kinston post, lowered
into the waters a small sack of soil
from beneath the house here in which
the commander was born. Davis was
a naval officer during the war.
Parrott is believed to have been
the ranking American naval officer
to lose his life in the war. He was
captain of the f 'champion orPe
crewof the navy for some time. The
memorial service was attended by
hundreds of passengers and many of
the crew of the Pennland (Kinston.
Free-Press)
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SOUTHEAST STORM "YESTERDAY
DID NO SERIOUS DAMAGE
The first storm of any-consequence
that this section has experienced in
a long time took place here yesterday.
A typical ' southeaster started early
Wednesday morning and lasted about
twenty ' hours. The wind attained
its greatest force in the afternoon
and during the night. Its velocity
is estimated to have been from thirty
to possibly forty miles an hour. The
boats were all taken to safe harbor
ages and were not hurt nor was there
any other sort of damage so far as
the News has learned. A few limbs
were blown off and the ground was
pretty well covered with leaves in
some spots. Today the weather is
clear and balmy.
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President Is Against
Unnecessary Expense
WASHINGTON, Oct 10 The
"pork barrel," the popular character
ization of federal appropriations for
local or sectional projects sponsored
each session by members of Congress
maybe empty at the next Congress.
This has been indicated by views
emanating from the White House
which represented President Cool
idge Coolidge as seeking both the
reduction of the national public debt
and of taxes and a strict adherence
of Congress to economy in govern
ment administration. -
The President, while he is repre
sented as feeling the Mississippi
flood problem and other related sub
jects must be given a place in the
government budget, is understood to
consider that executive approval
should be given only to such projects
where their need is preeminent.
Mr. Coolidge feels that if the mem
bers of Congress watch expenditures
carefully there can be a reduction of
taxes in the neighborhood of $300,
000,000 and substantial cutting down
of the debt despite the estimate from
the Treasury which placed the sur
plus for next year short of what it
has been in the past.
The President also is said to feel
that the greatest boon to the people
would be the wiping out of the na
tional debt and that if this was accom
plished the interest now paid on the
debt would satisfy every reasonable
request for funds for internal im
provements that is made in any one
year.
FISHIGVESSEL
SMASHES AUTOS
The Parkins Becomes Unman
ageable And Runs Into Mo
tor Company's Dock
While returning from a fishing trip.
Tuesday afternoon the Parkins, which
is the largest fishing boat in Carteret
county, collided with the wharf of
the Carteret Motor Company and
caused a considerable smash up.
Two cars standing on the wharf went
overboard into about six feet of wat
er and one car was caught next to
the end of the building and damaged
considerably. The cars that went
over board were a Ford coupe and a
Dodge touring car. The other was
a Studebaker touring car. They
were all used cars. One of the tim
bers of the wharf was driven into
the bow of the Parkins.
The accident was caused by the
parting of the wheel ropes on the
vessel. The Parkins had been out
to sea looking for fish and was re
turning to her dock. The trouble
occurred just as she was making the
turn coming int othe harbor. Be
ing unable to control the big vessel
after the rope broke it was impossible
to keep her off the shore. Immed
iately after the accident a force of
men went to work to get the boat off
jnto the channel and to repair all
t'aniage as far as possible. The
News has not heard an official esti
mate of the extent of the damages
but heard some off hand statements
that it would be less than a thousand
dollars. If the tide had been high
at the time it is likely that more dam
age would have been done as the boat
would have gone farther ashore.
BOY RESCUES LITTLE
. SISTER FROM EATH
SMITHFIELD, Oct.. 11 Frank
Baker, 14 year old son of Mr. and
Mrs Clem Baker, today' was the
hero of this section.
He rescued his one year sister af
ter the child struggled for minutes
in ten feet of water in a well with
out sinking.
Questioned by Mrs. D. J. Thruston
county welfare officer, Mrs. Baker
said the child lurched forward and
fell into the well when she went
there to draw water. Application for
Mrs. Baker's admission to the state
hospital has been made and the baby
has been temporarily placed with rel
atives in Fayetteville.
A, negro woman who saw" the child
drop into the well raised. the. alarm
which brought Frank to the rescue.
He slid down the well rope and res
cued the baby.
DR. LAY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
Dr. Lay's last talk on training of
the young on account of the weather
was postponed and will be given to
night at 7:30 at the Methodist church.
This is the third address on the sub
ject which Dr. Lay has made this
week. '
Mr. H. H. Davis, of Davis was in
town early in the week on business.
EASTERNERS WANT
TW0R0ADSPAVED
Requests From Davis And
Marshallberg For Paring.
Matter Under Considera
tion The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners
was held at the courthouse on Mon
day the 3rd. The News was not able
to get hold of the minute book last
week in time for last week's paper.
The News always publishes the pro
ceedings of the board the same week
they take place when they can be had.
It is often the case that the minutes
are not ready, which is not the fault
of this newspaper. The News does
not charge a cent for publishing the
proceedings of the board's meetings
and does not do it for its gratifica
tion. They are published solely for
the information of the people of
Carteret county. Therefore it is
the public that is inconvenienced and
not the News, when the minutes are
not written up in time for publica
tion. A delegation of some twenty five
or thirty men from Marshallberg
came before the board at its meet
ing and asked that the road from
Smyrna to Marshallberg be paved.
The distance is said to be about three
miles. The chairman of the board
stated that the board was under, a
contract to build to Bell's store and
would take under consideration build
ing the rest of the way. Attorney
C. R. Wheatly spoke in favor of the
project. Several men from, Davis
also asked for an extension of the
paving. They want a road from the
highway to the store of Allen Davis.
They were advised that this would be
considered also.
Mr. W. J. Willis of Davis made a
claim against the county for $500
for damage to property. He was
told that he had better file a writ
ten claim for the amount and that it
would be considered.
Mr. R. B. Willson of the Beaufort
Lumber and Manufacturing Company
came before the board and asked that
the county take over and maintain
the. road from the east end of Ann
street to their property east of Beau
fort Tha matter was referred to
Road Supervisor Norris. Mr. J. A.
Hornaday Jr. asked to be paid for
sand taken off land near Sea Level
He was advised to file a claim.
BASEBALL FANS HEAR
WORLD SERIES RETURNS
Large crowds assembled every af
ternoon in front of the Carteret
Broadcasting Company's place last
week to hear the returns from the
world's series baseball games. The
radio worked well and it was quite
easy to keep up with the games as
they were being played. The inter
est would have been greater perhaps
if Pittsburg could have won a game
or so' but it proved very one sided.
New York took all four of the tfames
and outplayed the Pittsburg team in
every way. Kuth got several home
runs and was the star of the occa
sion. ' '
TOWN OF CONOVER SELLS
PLANT TO PUBLIC UTILITIES
' NEWTON, Oct. 11 The progres
sive town of Conover voted Monday
to sell its present electric light plant
to the Southern Public Utilities com
pany of Charlotte, the consideration
being $35,000. There was a total
registration of 142, and 124 votes
were cast for while only two were
cast against.
According to John A. Isonhower,
mayor, the lighting and power of the
town will be turned over to the util
ities company which will begin at
once to remodel the present plant and
erect a substation of adequate size
to take care of the town's needs both
for the present and future. '
Slight Decrease In Divorces
Shown By Recent Statistics
WASHINGTON, D. C.,,Oct. 12,
The Department of Cornjnerce an.
nounces that, according to the re
turns received, there were 22,691 mar
riages performed in North Carolina
during the year 1926, as compared
with 23,337 in 1925, representing a
decrease of 646, or 2.8 per cent.
During the year 1926 there were
1,591 divorces granted in the state,
as compared with 1,576, representing
an increase of 15, or 1 per cent.j
There were 20 marriages annulled in' j
If 26, this being the first year for'
which statistics of annulments have
been collected. r .
The estimated population of the
state of North Carolina on July 1,
SUPERIOR COURT
CONVENES MONDAY
TThree Days Set ' Aside For
Criminal Docket. Judge
Harris To Preside
A one week's term of Superior
Court will start here Monday morn
ing. Judge W. C. Harris of Raleigh
will preside over the court and Solic
itor David Clark will prosecute for
the State.
It is probable that several days will
be required to dispose of the crimi
nal docket, at any rate the first three
days have been set aside for this
purpose. A number of persons are
out on bond but there are only three
in jail. Of course there may be oth
er indictments. Those in jail are
Carl Gabriel, charged with forcible
trespass, Elijah Fulcher, charge,
larceny,, Edgcr Davis, colored, vio
lating prohibition law and assault
with deadly weapon.
Persons who were indicted some
months ago for operating slot ma
chines are required to appear at this
term of court. If they fail to show
up they strnd a chance of being fin
ed. The calendar for the week is
given below:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
- CRIMINAL CASES
Thursday', Oct. 20th.
71. Davis vs Daily & Fearings.
25. Hardesty vs Monger & Bennett.
26. ' Hoffman vs Austin.
31. Lasween vs Hanff et al.
37. Carter vs Dudley.
39. B. & O. R. R. vs Helms.
40. Jones vs Cook.
Friday, Oct. 21t.
50. Newberry vs Willis.
53. Mason vs Town of Beaufort.
62. Cannon vs Cannon.
68. DeNoyer vs Rigsby & Surety Co.
69. Chapin vs White.
73. Carteret Transit Co. vs Gunder
son. 77. Loftki Motor Co. vs Conner.
91. MacLean vs R. E. Willis.
Saturday, Oct. 22nd.
MOTIONS.
29. Rawleigh Co. vs Willis et al.
56. Campen vs Servin.
57. Carroll vs Springle.
Turner vs Arthur.
All docketed cases subject to motion
this date.
L. W. HASSELL, Clerk
SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION
IS GIVEN FOR MASONS
The School of Instruction for Mas
ons will be held in the 7th District
from Monday October 17th, to
Thursday October 20th, inclusive ac
cording to the following schedule:
Monday, October 17th., Beaufort,
7:30 to 10 P. M.
' Tuesday, October 18th, Morehead
City, 2 to 6 and 7:30 to 10 P. M.
Wednesday, October 19th, Bayboro
2 to 6 and 7:30 to 10 P. M.
Thursday, October 20th, New Bern
2 to .6 and 7:30 to 10 P. M.
A review of the secret work, in
struction in Masonic Educational and
the interpretation of Symbolic and
Ritualistic work will be given by Dr.
W. C. Wicker, Educational Field Sec
retary of the Grand Lodge.
Each "lodge in the 7th district is
urged to be well represented in at
least one .of these meetings. Come!
Attend the ones nearest you. . Dr.
Wicker is able to help you. Come
and take advantage of the free ser
vice he offers. '
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Only one permit to wed has 03"n
issued by the Register of Deeds since
last week and that was to Joseph Sal
ter and Evtf F. Gaskill, of Sea Level.
By all means read The Green
Cloak, the thrilling mystery story
which will be run only in the Beau
fort News in this county. It will
start next month.
1926, was 2,858,000, and on July 1.
1925, 2,812,000. On the basis of
these estimates, the number of mar
riages per 1,000 of the population
was 7.9 jn 1926, as against 8.3 in
1925; and the. number of divorces
per 1,000 of the population was 0.
557 in 1926, as against 0.560 in 1925
The number of marriages was re
ported by the Register of Deeds of
and the number of divorces by the
Clerk of the Superior Court, of each
county.
The statistics as regards Carteret
county are as follows: In 1925 there
were 117 marriages and divorces; in
L926 there were 109 marriag.es and
7 divorces.
Real Estate Transfers
Deeds recorded at the office of the
Register of Deeds this week are as
follows:
M. R. Springle to Sallie E. Springle
part lot Beaufort, for $1.
E. S. Robinson and wife to Roy
Barbour and wife, 1 lot Beaufort,
for $10.
Beaufort Realty Corp. to Thos. F.
Grimes, 2 lots West Beaufort for
$290.
; Eugene Yoemans and wife to Dr.
J. A. Roach and wnfe, tract Cape
Lookout, for $50.
E. H. Gorham and wife to A. M.
Midgett, 1 lot Morehead City for
$100.
W. C. Gorham and wife to E. H.
Gorham, 1 lot Morehead City, for $10
E. H. Gorham and wife to R. J.
Brock and wife, 1 lot Morehead City
for $100.
E. H. Gorham and wife to Vannie
B. Willis and wife, 1 lot Morehead
City for $100.
E. H. Gorham and wife to J. Iris
Styron and wife, 1 lot Morehead City
for $400.
E. H. Gorham and wife to Zack
Styron and wife, 1 lot Morehead
City for $100.
Morehead Bluffs Inc., to B. T.
Pickles, 2 lots Morehead Bluffs, for
$944.
Kirby Turner et als to D. G. Turn
er, 1 lot Morehead City for $10.
N.C. FISH SEASON
LASTS ALL YEAR
Begins January First And
Keeps Going. Many Kinds
Caught
North Carolina excellently located
as far as salt water fishing is concern
ed, "is fortunate in possessing waters
that furnish fish virtually the entire
year with variations in the variety
according to the season." the State
Department of -Coonservation and
Development, points out.
Beginning near the first of the year
or around the latter part of January
to the first of February, depending
upon the "run,"' shad and herring
seasons open. Open seasons for
these varieties extends to May 1,
south, of a line from Batt's Island to
the Atlantic Ocean to Laurel Point
on Albemarle sound, and north of this
line, the closed season begins May 10.
Summer fishing for trout, croak
ers, butterfish and all other salt water
fish caught in pound nets be gins
June 10 at Hatteras, Ocracoke and
Portsmouth and at all other points
the season" begins June 20, both con
tinuing without reairicjions as to
time, until around the latter part of
October or the first of November.
Oyster season starts October 1,
and extends until April 1 of the fol
lowing year, the season having been
recently advanced. Escallops are tak
en during the period between Janu
ary 1 . and May 1 but regulations
limit the days in which they may be
taken to three each week.
A closed season on the shipment
of soft crabs is set from October 1
of each year to March 1 of the follow
ing year and a general minimum size
limit of two and one-half inches,
measuring from tip to tip of spike,,
:s provided. However, between
March 1 and April 10 the size limit
s dropped to two inches. Floats may
be used for their capture.
REVIVAL MEETING STARTS
AT BAPTIST CHURCH MONDAY
A revival meeting which will be
held at the First Hapiis. Church
here will begin next Monday even
ing at 7:30 o'clock. The revival will
last for two weeks. Reverend J. A.
Mclver of Louisburg, will do the
preaching during the revival. Mr.
Mclver is a man of unusual gifts and
has had long experience both as a
and an evangelist. Mr. Mclver will
arrive here Monday.
Mr. H. B. Smith of Clayton, has
been secured ot lead the choir. He
iB a singer and musician of recogniz
ed ability. Mr. Smith will get here
Saturday and will participate in the
Sunday morning service.
TRIED TO STEAL DOG; FINED $10
DANVILLE, Va., Oct. 11 Hub
bard Taylor was fined $10 this morn
ing for an attempt to steal a dog. He
was walking from Lynchburg to
Leaksville and passed through Dan
ville last-night. At 1:30 this morn
ing near Balloa Park, policemen saw
the man walking along with a string
attached to the draw Police' Officer
R. A. Adams rec nized the dog, a
valuable white se er as one belong
ing to Engineer , L. Beaver of the
Southern railrw .y.
Messrs. Jan js Clawson and H. T.
Davis were hi . Sunday.
MOTHER OFFERS
TO m HER SON
Craven unty Woman Arrest
ed Oi k Strange Charge
Ayi ireenville
GREEN g ,LE, Oct 11 Charged
with compiji ty in an attempt to sell
her 13 yeai-1 1 son into bondage, Mrs.
Rosa Filli 2 me of Craven county,
was being,"3 d ('n custody by local
police todii, - while members of the
public welfare department continued
investigating the affair. Louis Wayne,
of Vanceboro, is also being held in
conection with the case, as it was
he who attempted to perfect the
transaction.
The amount asked for the child,
according to those who claim to have
overheard the bargain was $100.
. The attempted sale occurred at
the site of the small show in the rear
of the National bank on Five. Points.
Wayne is alleged to have approached
the showman with the proposition,
while the mother of the boy stood by
and gave silent assent.
Someone notified the police of
what was taking place, and the three
were immediately taken into custo
dy and held while members of the
Welfare department ivestigated and
determined upon what action should
bo taken.
Not since the days of slavery, when
human life of members of a different
race were exchanged in commerce,
has such a case been brought to the
attention of police officials. Numbers
of people thronged the police station
during the morning hours looking at
the boy whose mother offered to place
him on the auction block.
The case has aroused considerable
comment and its outcome will be fol
lowed with interest, especially should
it be carried to the higher courts-
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY '
ELECT THEIR OFFICIALS-
A call meeting xt the Fort Macon
chapter was held at the home of Mrs.
Maude Chadwick Wednesday, Octo
ber 5th to elect officers for the en
suing year. The following ladies
were elected:
Mrs. Chas:. C'arrow Fresident.
Mrs. Maud 3 Chadwick 1st Vise
resident. Mrs. LaweiKe Hasssll 2nd. Vi-i
President. ,
Mrs. Sam Scort. Reco -ding Sec q
tary. Mrs. Mike Hiil T.eii'.uer.
Mrs. Emma .5te.va.-s --Chaplain.
Miss Annie Rumley Historian.
Mrs. Hal Potter Registrar.
After the business meeting a de
licious salad course was served by
the hostess.
The regular monthly meeting of
the U. D. C. will meet at the home of
the old President, Mrs. Clawson.
Everybody is urged to attend.
Mrs. Overstreet, Sec.
FINE MULLETS CAUGHT.
Some very fine mullets have been
bruoght to the market here this week.
Monday Captain Ed. Robinson
brought 2000 pounds in and other
fishermen are reported to have made
very good catches. Some spots and
other varieties have also been caught.
The storm yesterday suspended fish
ing operations for a while but the fish
ermen went out today and it i s
thought as is often the case after a
storm, fishing will be good.
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, October 14
10:27 A. M. 3:53 A. M.
10:52 P. M. 4:46 P. M.
Saturday, October 15
11:05 A. M. 4:46 A. M.
11:25 P. M. 5:45 P. M.
Sunday, October 16
12:53 A. M. 5:45 A. M.
12:29 P. M. 6:50 P. M.
Monday, October' 17
1:02 A-. M 6:54 A. M.
1:38 P. M. 7:58 P. M.
Tuesday, October 18
2:13 A. M. 8:07A. M.
2:46 P. M. 9:03 P. M,
Wednesday, October 19
3:20 A. M. 9:19 A. M.
3:48 P. M. 9:01 P. M.
Thursday, October 20
4:19 A. M. 10:22 A. M.
4:43 P. M. 10:49 P. M.
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