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VOLUME XVI
HAPPY
Bond Issue Hearing
Set For Next Monday
A Meeting Of The County Boa rd Was Held Last Week At
Which Various Resolutions Were Adotedpted Regarding
$300,000 Bond Issue. If Any One Desires To Protest Can
Be Heard at 10 O'clock.
Another meeting the third concern
ing the proposed $300,000 bond is
sue was held Wednesday the 21st by
the Board of County Commissioners.
The action taken seems to have been
a sort of repetition of what was done
on the 28th of November when the
matter first came up. The second
meeting was held on December the
Sth.
The new bond issue is said to be
for the purpose of "funding outstand
ing indebtedness incurred for neceb
saiy expenses." The resolution
adopted says that the debts were in
curred for, the purpose of construct
ing highways and bridges and for the
purchase of equipment and of a build,
mg for county offices and other nec
essary expense. It is provided that
a tax sufficient to pay the principal
Mid interest of the bonds shall be
levied. The statement is made that
the county debt, including the pro
posed "bonds will be $3,253,500 and
that the assessed valuation of prop
erty is $15,092,408.
The public was invited to attend
the hearing of the bond matter on
December the 8th and a few did go
there for the purpose but arrived too
late and as a jury drawing was in
progress were not allowed to go in
the room where the board was in ses
sion. Under the county government
act adopted by the General Assembly
at its recent session, board. of com
missioners must hold a public hear
ing and give persons who may de
sire to do so a.: opportunity to pro
test against r.i ksue of bonds. In
making the announjement of tb?
hearing t-.e boid is simply comply
ing with the law. The law says the
hearing shall be at 10 o'clock a. m.
on the first Monday. At the meeting
held Wednesday the 21st a resolu
tion was passed to hold a public hear
ing on Monday the 2nd of January
at 10 o'clock. Persons who wish to
do so have the right under the law
to protest against the issuance of the
new bonds. The News does not
know whether any one will dodge a
protest or not but has heard many
expressions of "disapproval.
New Chevrolets Will
Be Exhibited Monday
it
seems that' Carteret county
folks who want to buy new style au
tomobiles in 192S will have plenty
of opportunities to do so. The News
is carrying this week a large adver
tisement of the General Motors of
thejr low priced car the Chevrolet
which will go on sale January the
first. They describe it is being a
remarkably fine car and want th?
public to call on their local agency
and irspect it on the opening day.
The Carteret Motor Company is the
agent in Beaufort for the . Chevro
let and today received a shipment of
cars. As tha first of January falls
on Sunday the cars will not be ex
hibited until Monday when the pub
lic is invited to call and see them.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
The following deed' ve been re
corded by Register of Deed3 R. W.
Wallace since last week:
J. F. Duncan, Commissioner, to
Solomon Willis, tract Beaufort Town-
ship,
for $450.
Avon D. Davis to A. F. Davis, 1-4
acre, Davis, for $100.
Wm. Fulcher et al to Roy Fulcher,
1-10 acre, Davis, for $2000.
A. F. Davis and wife to Avon Davis
3-4 acre. Dav. f"? $400.
Richaii WiHi.i fid wife to Alvin
V. Willi? 5i,! w.Te, 1 lot Morehead
City for ?100.
H. L. Jcs'yn f.rd -vife to B. C. Vrn
Wye and w fo, tr-.it Straits, fcr
$100.
Miss Blanche Barbour after spend
ing several days with her parents
Mv, and Mrs. J. O. Eerbocr left Mor
d y fir Thomasville where fh3 is en-p'..-y?d.
10 PAGES THIS WEEK
WASINGTONNOW
MllCH INTERESTED
Hoover Appears To Be In Lead
For Republican Nomination.
Several Other Candidates
HAUGEN BILL IS READY
(By William P. Helm, Jr.)
Washington, Dec. 17 High lights
and shadowed flit swiftly these day
across the screen of national affairs.
Dramatic events in the realm of
politics featured the week. In these
the name of Herbert Hoover loomed
large. Against him his opponents are
lining up in a pre-convention fight
to divert Republican sentiment to
another candidate for the presiden
tial nomination.
Just as Hoover has great strength,
so has he strong opposition. That
opposition, is groping for a big man
to "put "up against him. It has made
deft overtures to William E. Borah,
the ur.terrified Senator from the Far
West, tut three times has Borah de
clined to meet in secret confab the
gift bearing in' rests who would
groom him for the Presidency. Mr.
BoTah may or may not want the Pres
idency, but certain it seems that if he
does he will not train for the race in
the camp of the moneyed crowd who
would back him.
Another fire that has been lighted
under the Hoover boom concerns his
long stay in Europe just prior to our
entry into the World War. The Con
sttution provides that no man shall
be President who is not a native
American and who has not lived in the
United States for 14 years prior to
his election. It does not say 14 "con
secutive years." Many Hoover op
ponents wish it did. Anyhow, this
provisions is looming larger in discus
sion as to his eligibility.
The Hoover opponents say that the
King of England wanted Hoover to
become a British subjact and accept
a title. "Good," his friends retort,
"and what did Hoover say?" Anc
then they point to an alleged report
made to President WTilson by Abass
a dor Page in which Mr. Page quotes
Hoover as leplying:
"I'll be damned if I give up my
American citizenship not on your
life."
So that's that. It's Hoover agahsij
the lield, as Washington sees it to
day. The field consists of:
First. Frank O Lowden, former
Governor. of Illinois and possessor of
Pullman millions, gentleman farmer
and advocate . of McNary-Haugen
piinciplis of farm relief. Extremely
popular in certain sections, but un
popular in some Eastern centers be
cause of his agricultural views.
ir,d. Charles G. Dawes, Vice
President of the United States,
wealthy Chicago banker, co-author
of the Dawes plan for stabilizing
German industry, staunch supporter
of Lowden and picturesque in his
choice of language. Says he doesn't
want it.
Third. Charles Curtis of Kansas,
United States Senator and one of the
first announced candidates. Popular
in Kansas and some other Western
States but not taken over-seriously
by Eastern party leaders.
Fourth. Frank O. Willis, Senator
from Ohio, ardent dry, tall, hand
some, a hard worker of serious de
meanor. Has. not yet fired the pop
ular impgiration. Hops to win as
a dark horse in case Hoover, Low
ren and the rest deadlock.
Around those five names revolve
the thoughts of G. O. P. leaders con
cerned with the Presidency. None
cf them has set the Eastern leqders
cn fire. Charles D. Eilles, New
York leader, has started a movement
to draft Coolidee anyhow and make
hi run. Mrs. Coolidse has embroid
(Continued on p-" five)
READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, DEC. 29, 1927
Matrimonial Market
Very Active Lately
Activity in matrimonial circles for
several weeks was not great prior
to the beginning of the Christmas
holidays but it has made up for lost
time since then. Last week and this
Register of Deeds R. W. Wallace apd
his assistant Mr. J. R. Jinnett have
been very free with the greatly de
sired permits and many couples have
been launched upon the matrimonial
sea. The lucky ones so far have
been : y
Clyde Willis, Atlantic and Julia
Currier, Morehead City.
Alton B. Wade, Smyrna and Leona
Day, Lola.
Geo. T. Lewis and Jennie H.
Springle, Beaufort.
W. B. Guthrie, Stacy and Mary
Price, Grantsboro, N. C.
Victor C. Holland, Pelletier and
Carrie B. Taylor, Bogue.
Carl M. Willis and Clara Davis,
Karkers Island.
Luther. Mason and Annie L'. Ful
ih?r, Stacy.
Chas. R. Eubanks and Lucy M.
Parkin, Beaufort.
J. V. Waters and Lila M. Odum,
Morehead City.
Roland Euck and Pearl Smith
Moiehead City.
Leon Salter and Esther Hamilton,
Sea Level.
Tilton Davis and Marie Salter,
Harkers Island.
Everett Willis, Stacy and Carrie
E. Gillikin, Otway,
Edward C. Ballou and Weltha Wil
lis Morehead City.
Charles Bell and Janie Fuller,
Wildwood. (
Ben Hester and Etta Henderson,
Morelfead City.
OWNER OF WALKING STICK
WANTS TO GET IT BACK
Mr. R. W. Scott of Mebane, N. C,
wants to find a walking stick of his
which was lost about a year ago in
this county. He values the stick
mainly because it belonged to his
father. He lent the cane to a friend
who was lame and he 1. ft it in a car
on a trip to forehead Bluifs. The
car was taken to a garage and when
he went there the next day the stick
was missing. Mr. Scott describes it
as dark wood, like hickory with yel
low spots on it and witn a long knife
fastened in the handle of the stick
He is anxious to get it back and will
pay a liberal reward for its return.
THINKS COOLIDGE
COULDN'T BE DRAFTED
Winston-Salem, Dec, 27 David
H. Blair, United States Commissioner
of Revenue, of Washington, was in
the city a few. hours today looking J
after some business matters. He I
left for Washington tonight.
Questoned about the political sit-
uation as viewed in the national cap
ital. Mr. Blair said as yet the Rj-
publican Presidential race had not J
waimed up to the point where a def-1
inite trend in favor of any one can
didate was apparent, but that he ex-:
pects developments within a few '
weeks, as the forces were lining up
and the friends of the several can
didates are preparing to wage active I
campaigns.
Mr. Blair does, not H.-lieve Mr.
Coolidge wants the nomination again, j
and in fact, he doubts if the Presi
dent could be drafted for another
term.
Mr. Blair sees Governor Smith as
the Democratic nominee, declaring
it looks as if the New Yorker will win
from the entire field in the conven
tion. WAYNE COUNTY ADDED TO
FIRE-PROTECTED TERRITORY
Goldsboro, Dec. 28 Wayne has
been added to the list of counties
co-operating in the Forest Fire Pro
tection woik in District No. 4 The
The addition of this county goes into
effect January 1st, at which time it
will begin co-operating with the State
and Federal governments, having ap
propi iated $500 for the six months
period to July 1st.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lewis, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Daughty and Mr. and
Mis. E. J. Watson all of New Bern
spent Christmas day here with Mr.
ar.d Mr.?. W. iW. Lewis.
D. C. is h2ie on a visit to her par
erts D:. rnd Mrs. C. L. Duncan.
AUTOMOBILES COLIDE
WITH DISASTAROUS RESULTS
An automobile collision occured on 1
North River road yesterday evening , M Jones made g reCQrd jn p0.
at about six o clock that wrecked two lice Court ,agt week( for. number of
cars pretty badly and injured the oc- caseg di d of in one v,.eek. The
cupant of one car rather seriously reeord haps exceeds any ever made
.vlr. Clyde Peterson of Davis sustained befonj un(Jer any previous adminis
a cut on his neck and had his back tr,w There were about 70 cases
sprained right badly. He was handled of wh;3h 59 were for vioia.
brought to the Potter Emergency UoM o the traffic ,aws Acting un
Hospital for attention. A traveling der Qrder3 tQ enforce rtrictly all or.
man named Weaver was driving the dinances officer3 Longest and Sty.
other car and apparently was not hurt i ron rounded up the 59 tramc law
The cars were turned completely over violators and sent them to the May.
and considerably smashed up. :or They were le(. off withouta ny
, fine or costs and a request to go and
AkA.AiLf..fr.,wl..,.A. 'sin no more. Other cases tried were
uciiicu.jf '"uuu as follows:
A Number Of Bills Carl Morton, carrying concealed
weapons offered no evidence and was
, . . . bound over to Superior Court under
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 Bills in- g100 bond The same defendant on
troduced during the week before con- fi charge of dnmk and disorderiy wa3
press recessed for the Christmas hoi- fined $1Q and costs
jdays included the following House . EUjs Baxter) colored drunkf sub
measures sp .nsorsd by Representa- m,tte(j $10 and costs.
live Chart-. L. Abernethy of North. ; , Rni,. ,oWed. dor runnme
Caroline, :
A bill to authorize the erection at
Clinton, Sampson County, N. C, of
a monument in commeration of Wil
liam Rufus King, former Vice- Pres
ident of the United States. This bill
was referred to the Library Com
mittee of the House.
Bilh for the lelief of R. F. Ful
ford and Chailes Thomas Wooten.
These measures Wviic referred to the
Committer cn Naval Affairs.
A bill to authorize the preliminary
survey and examination of a por
tion of the inland waterway from
Eeaufort to Jacksonville, N. C. Also
a bill to authorize the preliminary
examination and survey of channel
from Beauiort Inlet N. C. to New
Bern. Both of these measures
were referred to the House rivers
tnd harbors committee.
Mr. Abernethy also flarticipated
in the debate in the House over the
numerous bridge bills in which the
authority of congress has to be giv-l
cn to construct structures over nav-'
igable streams. j
j County Superintendent of Roads J. E.
G. C. LANGDALE PASSES AWAYiProvo came upon a find that he be
- j lieves is more than a century and
Mr. Grover Cleveland Langdale a half old in the form of a knife blade
died at the Potter Emergency Hos-1 slightly more than three and a half
pital Monday afternoon at 1 :30 ' inches long and an inch wide. The
o'clock. He had been in the hospital blade is razor sharpe, and evidently
for about a week but had been a suf-j of hand construction,
fcr from Blight's disease of the kid-1 Mr. Provo's theory is that the
neys for several months. He is sur-! blade was driven into a pine sap
vived by his widow, a son and his ling when the shoot was young and
father Mr. D. E. Langdale, two sis-: tender and that in succeeding years
ters and other relatives. The fun- the tree gradually grew over and fi
eral occurred yesterday afternoon at nally completely covered the blade.
Hailowe church and was attended by ; The pine grew to average size and
a large crowd of sympathizing jn the course of time died, and had
friends. , stood ,dead in the center of the Ell-
1 iott-town road for the last several
decades. Digging the tree up this
CHARGE COUNTY HOME ; week Mr Provo found the knife in
INMATES WITH ARSON ! thfi butt cut of the tn,e and Hule
! more than three feet from the ground
Charlotte, Dec. 27 Willie May ..The entire trse was iightwood,"
Smith, 19, and Mary Busby, 18 in-! .evg M, Provo from root to ti- Tt
mates of the county industrial home,
were eirested today on a charge of
attempted arson following what po -
r.c? saw appeared to oe an attempt
to burn the home.
' A quantity of gasoline, paper, and
matches was discovered at the foot
of the wooden stairs leading to the
basement early today and li'd to in
quiries by ofl.Jals of the h me. Re
ports from the other inmates dis clos
ed an a'legjd pint by the tv o qiils t 1
set fire to the building, pol.ce suiil.
LEWIS-SPRINGLE
On Friday evening the 23r 1 of Di'-
cember Mr. George T. Lewis and
Miss Jennie Springle were united in 1
marriage by Reverend W. W. Lewis
The marriage occurred at the home
of Mr. Lewis and was witnessed by
several relatives and friends of the
j bride a J groom.
TRAVELING IN ROW BOAT
NEW YORK TO FLORIDA
Wilmington, Dc. 28 Chr.rles
Scilitz CO, who set out from New
York City on October 23 miles in a
twelve-foot row boat for Floria ar-
rived at Wrightsville Beach this
mornir.5 oa schedule time. Seilitz
will bin;g his boat to the city by
railway from the beach and placing
it in tha Cape Fear River 'will con-
tinu? his tr.'p within a day or two
to' Florloa, where he expects to spend
the winter.
Captain G. W. Snv'h vt" 'i
the yacht Minclaire from Baltimore
last week expects to start with her
very soon for Charleston, S. C.
BOD j ArCH Your Idbel and pay vour subscription
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PRICE Sc Sl vLE COPY
. A
Police Court Record
Was Broken Last Week
at large, judgment suspended bn pay
ment of costs.
H. H. Lewis dog running at large,
judgment suspended on payment of
costs.
E. A. Davenport, dog running at
large, judgment suspended on pay.
ment of coats.
i R. E. Chaplain, dog running at
large, judgment suspended on pay
ment of cost.
Randolph Johnson, dog running at
large, judgment suspended on pay
ment of costs.
H. G. Perkins, dog running at large
judgment suspended on payment of
costs.. .-. . . ..
! John Springle, drunk and disorder
ly submitted. Fined $1 and costs.
j
CI J I IJ.i.
, md nlfe ln Hea
j Qf LightWOod Tree
Elizabeth City, Dec. 26 Imbedded
in the heart of a "lightwood" trunk
three and a half feet in diameter,
nust haVe been 'not iess than 150
: veara old j have found nobody in
! jhe community who can remember
... the tree died "
The knife blade 1ie3 now in state
on the desk of the editor of the Eliz
abeth City Advance, where it may be
examined by the curious. Could it
but speak it might a tale unfold of
Christmas doing in Pasquotank a
century and a half ago that would
gound as u.'ibeliev&ble today as what
u happening; right now would have
sounded 150 years ago.
IMeW t Ofd Car bhOWn.
In Beaufort Yesterday
1
1 The new Ford car arrived ;iere
yesterday and was seen and admired
by a largs number of people. The
fact that it was here was not very
generally known so it is likely th
crowd of visitors was not as large as
I ;t might otherwise have been. The
car wa? on exhibit at the place of
the Loftin Motor Company who are
Ford agents here. A representative
t f the Ford Company was present
and explained its good points to t.hos
v ho were interested. ,
The car exhibited here is what is
known as the Tudor. sedan. It is a
very pretty model, nicely trimmed
and' upholstered and equipped with
all the latest devices. The car will
sf II in Beaufort for $575. The Iof-
: t'n Motor Conipany expects to get
in a shipment of cars in a week or
f"i days. In th? meantime hcy are j
taking orders and will furnish the
csrs as rapidly as possible.
pS" "
NUMBER 52
WILMINGTON MAN
RUNS OFF BRIDGE
Two Others In Car Escape
When George Rowan Loses
His Life
FOG CAUSED ACCIDENT
NEW BERN, Dec. 23 George
Rowan, 'of Wilmington, was drowned
at four o'clock this morning when o
car owned by him and occupied by
two other persons went through the
railing of Trent river bridge into the
river.
Two men were rescued from the
chilly waters by E: W. Lewis, draw
brige keeper but he said he did not
get the names of either. Rowan's
body was recovered about eleven
o'clock today. One of the men res
cued is said to be Early Green, of
Raleigh, but this could not be confirm
ed as neither could be located.
The car was headed east said to
have been enroute to Morehead City
a heavy fog obscured the bend in the
highway bridge and instead of mak
ing the turn the machine plunged
through the railing into the twenty
feet of water. Lewis heard the crash
and rushed out and rescued the two
men. They later left and came a
ross the bridge to New Bern but could
not be located this morning. "
The body was t.iken from the car
when it was raised to the surface of
the water about 11 o'clock and was
viewed by Coroner J. L. Hartsfield at
noon. Mr. Hartsfield "had the body
removed to the Shaw undertaking
parlors and is holding it there pend
ing an investigation. What the cor
oner wishes to establish is who was
driving the car at the time it went ov
erboard. If it was Rowan, he said '
there will be need for no further ac
tion on his part. In the event the
identity of the two companions is es
tablished and it is found that one of
these was driving the machine, then
it will be likely that some action may
be brought involving reckless driv
ing. - :...jiri'M
Rowan was a man about 30 or 33
years of age.
Mr. Lewis stated this morning that
he was awakened by the crash. He
rushed out to find one of the men
j clinging to a bridge piling and the
: other to a row boat tied up there. He
rescued both, took them in tht house,
I bu.lt a fire and they remained until
they dried themselves.
They then left for New Bern, he
said. Mr. Lewis said that he did not
learn from them the name of either
the survivor or the man trapped in
the car. The survivors told him
there were three men in the party.
While the car had been brought to
the surface of the water before noon
it had not been taken out this af
ternoon as a delay was occasioned
getting a flat to the scene on which
to plr.ee it.
Mr. Hartsfield said that' he under
stood there had been a small amount
of whiskey in the car, but added that
he had not established that as a fact.
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tides
at Beaufort is given in this co
irmn. 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
12:11
12:20
1:14
1:30
2:17
2:32
3:20
3:39
4:21
4:43
5:19
5:43
:15
6:37
Tide
Friday Dec
Low Ti
30
de
A. M.
P. M.
Saturday Dec,
A. M.
P. M.
6:13
6:48
A.
P.
A.
P.
A.
P.
A.
P.
A.
P.
M.
M.
M.
.M.
M.
M.
M.
M.
M.
M.
M.
M.
M.
M.
31
7:20
7:43
1, 1928
8:24
8:33
Sunday Jan.,
A. M.
P. M.
Monday Jan.
M.
2
9:34
9:31
3 '
10:39
10:29
A.
P.
M.
Tuesday Jan.
M.
A.
P.
M.
Wednesday Jan. 4
A.
M. 11:00
M. 11:37
A.
P.
A.
P.
P.
Thursday Jan S
A. M. 0:27
P. M. 12:35