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VOLUME XVIII
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY JUNE 27, 1929
PRICE 5c SINGLE CO
NUMBER 26
NEWS
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RECORDER'S COURT
BREAKS RECORDS
Court Has Been In Session
Three Days; Large Crowd
Present Tuesday
County Recorder's court has had
.. the most business and the biggest at
tendance of defendants, witnesses,
lawyers and spectators this week that
it has had since it started operations
some months ago. Harker's Island
contributed the biggest crowd and
and furnished two of the most impor
tant1 cases. Court was in session all
day Tuesday, half a day Wednesday
and several hours today.
A case in which slander was charg
ed, involving several Harker's Island
people, proved very sensational in na
ture. Some of the testimony was of
such Elizabethan frankness that it
cannot be printed in this newspaper
without considerable expurgation.
Thos. B. Lewis was alleged to have
slandered the good name of Flora
Bell Guthrie, a very good looking
young woman, the daughter of Stacy
F. Guthrie. Attorney C. R. Wheatly
appeared for the defendant and So
licitor G. W. Duncan looked after the
prosecution.
The father of the girl was the first
witness and he stated hat on June
11 in tne presence oi several otner
men the defendant used some very of
fensive language attacking the virtue
of his daughter. Luther L. Guthrie
testified to the same facts and David
Lewis did not use the same language
but his testimony corroborated the
other two. Ivey Scott, Thos. Rose,
John W. Rose, Fred Lewis, Alonzo
Leewis testified that the girl's repu
tation was good. Mrs. F. Guthrie
and Mrs. Mary Ann Willis said her
reputation was bad. Telford Rose,
Ed Rose, Earl Davis, Brady Willis
testified that they had heard some bad
reports about the girl. They also
heard them about other people so
they said.
Mr. Lewis the defendant went on
the stand and admitted having ac
cused,, the .girl, of unchasity, ..saying
that another man had told him cer
tain things about her. After hear
ing the argument of counsel Judge
Hill decided that the defendant was
guilty but did not think he slander
ed the young woman maliciously. He
suspended judgment on the payment
of costs. The sentence seemed to
satisfy the prosecution and the de
fense did not appeal from it.
The other Harkers Island case was
that in which Fayette Jones and his
son Cicero were alleged to have as
saulted with deadly weapons William
Willis and his met her Mrs. Ida Willis.
A large stick and a brick or stone
were said to hove been used. There
was also the charge of assault on a
female. Mrs. Willis. It appeared that
Cicero struck Mrs. Willis accidental
ly and so this indictment was dismiss
ed. In the other case the defendants
were found guilty and fined $10 and
(Continued on page eight)
Channel Bass Fishing
Enjoyed at Ocracoke
(By Aycock Brown)
Ocracoke, June 26 Fifty-eight
channel bass fishermen from various
parts of this and other states were
here last week for he "Full Moon in
June" angling. T. majority of
these anglers caught their bass, and
some were big fellows. During the
full moons, throughout the Spring
Summer and Fall Ocracoke is the mec
.ca for channel bass fishermen. -
The "Captain John A. Nelson"
Fisheries flagship, came to Ocracoke
this week bringing Capt. Nelson the
Fisheries Commissioner, Capt. J. H.
Stone of Wilmington, his assistant,
W. C. Evving, of Fayetteville, a recent
addition to the Fisheries board and
the following guests from Fayette
ville: Thos. H. Sutton, Q. K. Nim
ocks, W. W. Sutton, Fred D. Williams
J. C. Cooper and the craft's crew,
Engineer Vance Fulford, Stewart
Willis and Sailor Willis..
A house party of young folks from
Washington, N. C, arrived at the Is
land this week for a sojourn of two
weeks. They are at Nunnelee Cot-
tage and included in the group are:
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Nunnelee, Martha
Ellen Nurnelee, Margaret Nicholson,
Evelyn Erown, Mary Lee Roger,
Eilzabeth Nunnelee, Helen Willing
ham, Cmv-.otte, Kugler, Margaret El
lison and Lou G. Bragaw.
One da.,f during the past week, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Harry Edwards were out
in the Sound fishing for Channel
bass. Six bass were taken, all weigh
ing over 30 pounds each. Mrs. Ed
wards landed four of the fish, and
has the record so far this season for
women anglers.
A number of yachts, and fast speed
boats have been to Ocracoke during
the past week.
(Woke Re.ort Ha,
Record Making Band
(By Aycock Brown)
Ocracoke, June 26 For the first
time in the history of this Island re
sort and outfit of entertainers who
have been playing the 'big-time' vaud
eville and who have becom famous
as Victor, Columbia and Brunswick
record artists are being presented by
Captain Bill Gaskill, host and propri
etor of the Pamlico Inn.
The musical outfit is headed by a
former Ocracoke boy who made a
name for himself during $he World
War in the transport service and becom-famous
after the war with his
music and unique music makers. This
Ocracoke musician is Walter Howard,
and his band which plays everything
but the kitchen range, is the "Five
Harmonicas."
These boys in niakirfg their red
hot dance music use Saws, Harmoni
cas, Guitars, Soup Spoons, Whiskey
bottles, Jugs, toy balloons and ev
ery other kind of novelty instru
ments. The orchestra makes mysti
fying sounds and guttural tones with
a snappy style of playing that has
placed the band in the front rank as
entertainers.
Eastern Carolina folks will re
member this orchestra for one record
in particular that they made for Vic
tor, and that is "Sadie Green Vamp
of New Orleans and Coney Island
Washboard" Before returning to
New York in the late summer when
they will open a 40 weeks run with
Keith-Albee, Number one circuit,
Howard expects to present his music
at various villages along the Banks,
not for pecuniary reasons, but be
cause he is a native of this Banks
country that has made good on Broad
way, and he wants to show his folks
what he has been doing, since he left
home several years ago.
Several Civil Cases
Gotten Off Calendar
covered by this newspaper up to a-i
bout midday on Thursday. Court '
lasted until Friday and adjourned at !
12:30 P. M. sine die. The following,
cases which were not reported in
last week's issue of the News were!
disposed of one way or another: '
Carl H. Dixon against Lillie Hill'
Dixon. Divorce granted on statutory
grounds. I
M. S. Lee and others against Har
vey Willis. Defendant gota verdict
of $300 which Judge Daniels set
aside and allowed both parties time
to amend their pleadings.
W. J. Parker paid fine and costs
amounting to $83.50 and road sen
tence of six months was stricken out.
David G. Davis versus Jeffreys and
Son. Action dismissed plaintiff ap
pealed. D. A. Freeman versus Sea Shore
Transportation Co., Judgment set a-
side and new trial ordered.
Luther Hamilton versus George H.
Willis. A voluntary non-suit asked
by plaintiff was granted.
Plott et al versus Morehead Bluffs
Inc., et al and Morehead Bluffs Inc.,
et al versus Mulligan et al. The
court named D. H. Bland of Golds-j
boro referee in the matter.
Day Motor Co., versus Iona Has-
kett. Defendant allowed 30 days to
file answer.
T. W. Brinson versus Beaufort
Grocery Co., A petition for receiver.
Action dismissed and plaintiff asses
sed the costs.
BEANS AND CUCUMBERS
PROVE PROFITABLE CROPS
Truck growers in the Straits neigh
borhood, several of them at any
rate, have done well on Lima beans
recently so the News is informed. Mr.
W. H. Chadwick of Straits shipped
some beans last week to Philadelphia
and he got $5 a bushel hamper for
them. If the market stavs un a lit
tle while longer considerable money
will be made by the Straits neoole on
their bean crop.
Cucumbers too have been bringing
very good prices. The market on
them this week has been arourid $3
to $4 a bushel hamper. Unfortunately
not very many farmers planted any
cukes this year. The News learns that
Messrs. G. W. Huntley and K. W.
Wright have been shipping a good
many cucumbers and getting good re
turns from them.
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS
,
Persons who desire to run ad
vertising in this newspaper
must have their copy in the of
fice not later than 10 A. M.
Wednesday morning. It is a
great inconvenience to handle
copy after the newspaper forms
are practically made up for the
weeKiy eamon.
IfllGHWAY PATROL
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Fine Looking Body of Men
Visit Many Towns In The
State
The new State highway patrol
force got a good start here last Sun
day morning on their long journed to
the western part of the State and
back again. Incidentally the News was
that it would be made.
Under the command of Captain
Charles Farmer of Raleigh the patrol
men assembled at the county court
house Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
After a few minutes wait to have
their pictures taken and for a brief
rest they set forth on motor cycles
and in cars going to New Bern and
then to Washington where they were
given a fine lunch by Commissioner
Kugler. From Washington they went
to Raleigh via Greenville, Wilson and
other towns along the route. On
Monday they started for the western
part of the State via route 10 stop-j
ping at a good many towns and spend
ing the night in Morganton. They
went to Asheville and from there to
Charlotte, Wilmington and are expect
ed back in Raleigh tonight. They
wil be sworn into office Monday and
wil start on their regular duties. A
Lieutenant and three men will be as
signed to each of the nine districts.
Lieutenant Croom will have charge
of the second district and will have
headquarters in Kinston. The patrol
men were well received in their tour
over the State and seemed to make
a fine impression. In thir neat fitting
gray green uniforms they make an ex
cellent appearance.They are all young
and apparently in fine physical con
dition and should make good officers.
Mystery Man Sings
At Atlantic Beach
Paul Turner, famous Mystery Man
of the North Carolina Statee Prison,
has been eecuieed-by a special
arrangement- to sing at Atlantic
Beeach Saturday and Sunday after
noons and evenings, it is announcfd
by the management. He may also
sing Sunday morning at the beach.
Radio audiences all over the South
know Paul Turner for his rich
baritone- voice. Thousands of fans
have tried to find out his real name,
where he came from, the cause of his
conviction for manslaughter result
of an automobile accident in west-1
ern North Carolina in 1927-- and
where he cultivated the voice which
has made him famous.
But Turner will not tell. He says
some day he will reveal his name and
tell about the circumstances sur
rounding the charge which sent him
behind gray prison walls for twenty
seven months.
During the time he .was in prison in
North Carolina, and especially after
by pure chance itw as discovered
that he possessed a truly marvellous
voice, and was versatile musician,
many persons interested themselves
in him and offered to aid a movement
to gain him a parole. He never en
couraged any such help, preferring,
he indicated, to pay to the State the
full measure it demanded for society
because he had erred.
Paul Turner sings, and speaks four
different languages. He has written,
while in prison, two compositions
which critics pronounce unusual both
for sentiment and tone. He is now,
between singing engagements, work
ing on a third in which he believes,
in more than any other way, he is
going to be able to convey to the pub
lice the impression made on him.
Turner will arive in Morehead
City next Saturday morning, accom
panied by Jack Adams, . his pianist.
They will be at the Atlantic Hotel
but all singing engagements will be
at Atlantic Beach.
CARTERET COUNTY MEN HELD
ON BAD CHECK CHARGES
On warrants issued, by Justice Tom
Smith of New Bern, Deputy Sheriff
Stanford Gaskill has made two arrests
of Carteret county men this week.
lioth were charged with issuing bad
checks. One of them was Len Mason
of Atlantic who was arrested Mon
day and yesterday Harold Taylor of
w niston was put under arrest. Both,
men were sent to New Bern to ans
wer the charges against them.
BIRTH OF TWINS
Mr. and Mrs. Iredell Salter of
Morehead City have received many
congratulations recently on account
of the birth of a son and daughter
last week. Mr. Salter is a deputy
sheriff and police officer of Morheead
City.
MANY INJURED IN
HIGHWAY WRECK
Trying To Avoid Striking Child
Cars Come Together; Have
Smashup
Children playing in the road near
the east end of the Morehead City
bridge Monday afternoon were ap
parently the cause of a very serious
automobile accident. Two cars were
wrecked and ten persons more or less
injured.
A car coming from Morehead
City in which were Rachard Harker,
who is about 17 years old and who
was driving, and two boys A. J. Wade
and George R. Nelson and two girls
Misses Masie Wade and Guslyn Sty
ron collided with a car coming from
'Beaufort driven by "Charles Manson
Jr., In the Beaufort car with Man
son were Hardy Lewis Jr., and Misses
Elinor Jones and Katherine Thomas.
While no one was killed the occu
pants of thenars were all hurt to
some extent and one or two serious
ly injured.
Information that the News has got
ten about the matter is that he driv
ers of the cars swerved to keep from
running over William Willis, four
year old son of Ambrose Willis of
Morehead City. They ran together
and one of them struck the little fel
low and fractured his skull. A. J.
Wade sustained a fracture in the
back of his skull and George Nelson
had his shoulder broken and his jaw
injured. They and the Willis child
are in the Morehead City hospital
Charles Manson Jr., of. Beaufort had
a rib broken and some injury to his
leg. The other Beaufort folks were
more or less bruised up.
MOREHEAD CITY TO HAVE A
JUNIOR ORDER COUNCIL
A charter list for a Junior Order
Council is now being secured for
Morehead City, by T. I. Moore, State
Organizer, assisted by Rev. J. A.
Sharp of Morehead Ciy. Quite a
few members have been secured for
this new Council during the last few
days. A preliminary meeting will be
held Friday night June 2S in ' Odd
Fellows Hall to arrange for the char
ter. Any who may desir-:- to join the
Charter List may make their wishes
known to either of the above named
persons.
The two councils in the county will
bs represented at the State Council
meeting a High Point August ll'th.
to 22 nd. Carteret county is one of
the very few counties in North Caro
lina that is not acively in he Junior
Order work. Other Councils will be
organized -in the county as the inter
est develops.
Police Court Items
The slippery Lloyd Fenderson. the
elusive Negro youth that the police
have been trying to catch for several
weeks was tried in Mayors Chadwick's
court Tuesday on two indictments.
Hee was taken by plain clothes
officers in Morehead City last week.
The first charge against the
Fenderson boy was breaking into the
Highland Park filling station and
stealing a shot gun. The second
count was threatening those who saw
him wjth the gun. He was held un
der two bonds of $250 each on the
charges for Superior Court.
Mark Washington, a young colored
man was fined $10 and costs for con
tempt of court to-wit, not answering
a summons.
James Carter, colored, speeding
fined $2.50 and costs.
Alonzo Fulford, colored, drunken-
ess and assault on a female. He got
10 days on the streets on the drunk j
charge and was bound over to Super-'
ior Court under $250 bond on the as-!
sault indictment. I
John B. Congleton on a drunk '
charge was given 30 days on the!
streets.
CONSERVATION BOARD MEET-
ING.
. -
risnenes Commissioner John A.
Nelson informs the News that a meet
ing of the N. C. Board of Conserva
tion and Development will be held
in Morehead City, July 8 at 10 A. M.
ihe meeting will be held in coninnp-
tion with the Division of Commercial
fisheries.
SURGICAL TRADE MEETING
The Wholesale Surgical Trade As
sociation of America held its annual
convention this week, beginning Tues
day, at the Chamberlin, . Hotel, Old
Point Comfort, Va. Colonel Fair
leigh S. Dickinson of Rutherford, N.
J., formerly of Carteret county, is
president of the association and pre
sided over the meeting. Col. Dick
inson was also president of this or
ganization from 1P13 to 1916.
Rum Runner Cap
Near Here 5
ay
Sunday afternoon at t 3
o'clock U. S. Patrol boat 'nder.
command of Captain Otis 1 is ov
erhauled and captured yacht
Elois said to be from Miami and
bound for New York. The capture
was made at sea several miles off
shore.
About 100 cases of whiskey were
found concealed in the forward hold
of the vessel. A part of the deck was
ripped up in order to get at the liq
uor. Peter Nelson of Miami was in
command of the Elois. John Nelson
and Weber of Cocoanut Grove, Fla.,
composed the crew. The boat and
liquor were taken to Wilmington
Monday morning and the men carried
there by automobile for a hearing be
fore U. S. Commissioner Louis Good
man. Captain Nelson said a man by
the name of Lane, who lives in De
troit, Michigan, was the owner of the
yacht.
BEAUFORT MAN MAKES HIS
TALKING PICTURE OUTFIT
Beaufort has talking pictures too,
and different from most places the
equipment with which thev are Dro-
duced is largely home made. For
several weeks now the Sea Breeze
Theatre has been showine the talk
ies and many people who have seen
and heard the pictures say they are
better than those given in some of
the larger towns. W. L. Paul owner
of the theatre and who is noted for
his ingenuity, rigged up the appara
tus that produces the sounds. Large
crowds have seen and enjoyed the
new talking pictures.
CARTERET MAN HURT
BADLY IN ACCIDENT
New Bern, June 26 Dallas Rob
inson of Carteret county sustain
ed a broken leg and a fracture of
several ribs in an automobile acci
dent a few miles this side of Kins-
ton last night. He was brought here
and is receiving, treatment at St.
Luke's hospital. Dr. R. D. V. Jones,
ftis physician; stated today . that his
condition was not serious.
Details of the accident were not
available. It was said, however, that
the Robinson car was in collision
with another. He was accompanied
by friends and had been to an upstate
hopitai for ar. examination, it was
said.
R. T. WADE CRITICALLY ILL
Mi'. R. T. Wade of Morehead City
is ciitically ill ina Richmond, Va.,
hospital where he .underwent an op
eration for stomach trouble a few
days ago. Mr. Wade is one of the
owners and the manager bf Wade's
theatre and for a number of years
owned and edited the Morehead City
Coaster. He has many friends in
this section who regret to know of
his illness.
Junior Order Council
Will Install Officers
The local Junior Order Council will
install Council Officers at the regular
meeting Thursday night, June 27th,
1929 at 8 o'clock Odd Fellows Hall.
District Deputy State Councilor, I.
V. Stevens of New Bern, N. C. ac
companied by several New Bern Ju
niors will be present to officiate in the
installation ceremony. All members
candidates for membership and of
ficers elect are urged to attend this
meeting.
The following is a list of the of
ficers who were elected at thel ast
meeting and who will be installed at
the meeting above mentioned.
D. M. Jones, Past Councilor; B. H.
Noe, Councilor; I. M. Hancock, Vice
Councilor; O. E. Duncan, Recording
Secretary; II . G. White, Asst. Rec.
Secretary; C. P. Tyler, Financial Sec
retary; J. H. Ives Treasurer; W. I.
Loftin, Conductor; M. T. Noe, War
den; H. H. Lewis, Jr., and W. B.
Longest Jr., Sentinels; Rev. L. L.
Smith, Chaplain; C. M. Jones, H. H.
Lewis and J. H. Davis, Trustees.
NEW COUNTY BONDS SIGNED
AND SENT TO PURCHASERS
The recent bond issue of Carteret
county, to the amount of $517,000,
has been signed up and sent to a bank
in Cincinnati, Ohio for delivery to
the purchasers according to the terms
of the sale. Chairman C. H, Bushall
and Register of Deeds R. W. Wallace
were- several hours getting the bonds
signed. There were 517 of them.
The new bonds are of the denomi
nation of $1000 each, payable in gold
and the color of gold and very at
tractive in appearance. They bear
interest at the rate of six per cent.
The bonds were issued for the pur
pose of taking up the notes of the
county issued by the former board.
REVIVALIST MAKES
FINE IMPRESSION
Large Crowd Last Night Hear
Evangelist; Excellent Music
Greatly Enjoyed
(By L. L. Smith, Pastor)
Dr. Luther Bridees who is conduct
ing the revival services in Ann Street
Methodist Church is making a fine
impression as a gospel preacher and
Christian gentleman. Mrs.
and Luther Jr., are making a splen
oma contribution to the sevrices with
their help in the music. The mes
sages are of a hieh order anA nn
doubt will have a far reaching effect.
Dr. Bridgers has been honored by the
church in such a way as to give him
the advantage of seeing and know
ing the world as but few evangelists,
and he preaches out of a store of
knowledge and experience which of
course helps to make his mesages in-
teresting. Back of it all is his deep
consecration and spiritual power
which has followed and characterized
his ministry through the years. The
music is fine and the people are hlp
ing with the singing as they seldom
have in our community. - . -
Brother Harris called off his pray-'
er service last evening and he and a
number of his people were present.
We appreciate the cooperation which
we are having by Brother Vache and
Brother Harris and their people. The
congregations are fine and the inter
est good and we are expecting but
ter things as we go on through the 9
days before us. A great number of
people from Marshallberg have at
tended each service and we appre
ciate their help.
Dr. Bridgers knows this county and
the people love him and arep roud of
his success for it was here that he
received his start; Marshallberg may
well be proud of her son. The meet
nig will go through next week if the
Lord is willing and we urge people of
Beaufort to attend and not let this
opportunity pass without hearing as
much as possible one of our naive
sons and an outstanding preacher.
The services are from nine thirty to
ten thirty in the morning and begin
at eight in the evening.
We welcome all.
DEDICATION SERVICES FOR
NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
Morehead City, June 23 A very
impressive ceremony took place here
today when Bishop Hafey of Raleigh
dedicated the first Roman Catholic
church erected in Carteret county. At
the vestibule, Bishop Hafey blessed
the exterior of the church and the
congregation after which he entered
with the congregation following. The
service began at 8;30 with mass at
which time the interior of the build
ing was blessed.
At 11:30 Father Sylvan, C. P., of
Union City, N. J., a classmate of
Father Egbert, C. P., celebrated sec
ond mass. At this service, Bishop
Hafey preached. His remarks were
confined to thep urpose of the church
in ordaining the life of man with the
text, "this is aterible place,' verily,
this is the house of God and the gate
to heaven."
The congregation was composed of
people from surrounding points in
North Carolina, Washington, D. C,
and Baltimore, Md.
At the afternoon service Bishop
Hafey's, instruction was the neces
sity of the sacrament of baptism af
ter which the Bishop baptized 24. A
sermon followed and closed with a
solemn benediction. The visiting:
priests besides Father Sylvan, were:
Father Cornelius, C. P., of Union
City; Father Julian, C. L., of New
Bern; and Charles J. Goble, of Kins
ton, in charge.
BIRTH OF SON.
Born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Noe, a son at Potter Emergency
hospital. ,