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EAUF0R1 Largest Circulation In Carteret County The People's Newspaper The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. f READINGTO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY j WATCH label and pay your subscription VOLUME XVIII EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY JULY 4, 1929 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 26 NEWS J- -r- ii if if . t I ' 5 i, f '4 'I i Two Greenville While Fishing Jasper Hoel and H. L. Joyner, both of Greenville, , N. C, met a tragic death Saturday night while fishing near Atlantic Beach bridge in Bogue Sound Saturday nigiit. According to the account given by F. A. Elks of Grimesland, who was in the skiff with the men, they were electrocuted by a live wire on the bridge. He said that the line of one of the men caught on the wire, or something, and that they pulled the boat up to the bridge and one of them took hold of the wire and was shocked in-1 to unconsciousness. The other at tempted to get his friend loose and he too was a victim of the deadly cur rent. Elks it seems, pushed the boat away and both of the men fell into the water. Elks swam to the bridge and gave the alarm and a search was started as soon as possible by Coast Guard men and others for the bodies. The body of Hoel was found Sunday afternoon not far from the bridge and Joyner's was found Monday near Morehead Villa in shal low water. The bodies of the two unfortunate men were taken to Greenville and in terred there Monday. Both men were in th tobacco business at Greenville. Joyner was an auctioneer and Hoel a warehouse employe. Mr. Joyner was was 33 years old and is survived by his widow and a little daughter. Mr. Hoel leaves a widow and two chil dren. He was 31 years old. CAPE LOOKOUT BRIDGE HEARl'G The hearing on the Cape Lookout bridge matter took place last Thurs day at the county court-house as stated in this newspaper it would be. Those present were for the most part those who had some interest in the construction of the bridge. Applica tions for building the bridge were filed and the matter has now been taken under advisement by the U. S. War Department. HARBOR ISLAND LIGHT REPLACED BY NEW ONE Ocracoke, July 3 A record ' was made recently when Harbor Island light, the dividing line of Core and Pamlico Sounds was torn down and replaced by a modern structure in nine and a half working days. The ancient lighthouse that was raz ed was once inhabited by a keeper, but many years ago it was made in to an automatic light. And the new structure has the same type light but the tower is made of iron instead of wood. Harbor Island is between Atlantic and Ocracoke in Carteret county. JOHN BUNYAN DECIDES TO LEAVE BEAUFORT Rather than go back to Raleigh to the criminal insane department of the State Hospital John Bunyan Congleton took French leave of the county jail one night last week. He had been notified to get ready to go to Raleigh Thursday and when the fatal day arrived John was gone. He had been allowed to walk around the jail yard and he took advantage of this opportunity to ivrrow under the fence and escape. I: was reported that he had been seer, at the steel bridge over the Inland Walcrway and later in New Eern. His where abouts at present aro unkrovn and it is generally believed that if he will just stay out of Beaufort that no body here will bother about captur ing him. DEATH OF MRS. E. F. WALTERS Mrs. John Forlaw returned to Beaufort Tuesday from Lagrange where she was called by the illness and death of her mother, Mrs. Eliz abeth F. Walters. Mr. Walters died June 28, age 88 years, 8 months af ter a lingering illness. She is sur vived by three daughters, Mrs. John Forlaw, Beaufort, Miss Mary Walters LaGrange, and Mrs. C. A. Rhodes of Raleigh RFD. A MISSTATEMENT CORRECTED! In repo-ting the proceedings of Recorder' court last week this news paper stated that Hettie Ann Rhodes, convicted of contempt of court, was hired out to Mr. R. E. Chaplain. This was a mistake on the part of the News. The woman was hired to Mr. C. Z. Chappell. Farm men and women of North Carolina have a cordial invitation to nave cuiuiai uiviiHuun vo attend the exirrisp nf tho annnol - - - v.. , v Hujuiniia uoir Ijr L 1 1 Farm and Home Week at State Col- j planted for late hay and soil improve lege, July 22 to 27. . ment. Men Killed In Bogue Sound INVESTIGATION STARTED INTO COUNTY AFFAIRS Following out their purpose announced before they were elected the Board of Commis- doners of Carteret county have had an investigation into the county's affairs under way for several months. An aud- it of the county's books has been made by C. F, Delamar and C. W. Aycock of Durham, public accountants. In order to get more light on the sub- ject a dozen or more witness . es have been subpoened to come before the board and testify at a hearing to take place July 10. Members of the former county board, the former county auditor, form- er county attorney and form- er county engineer and sever- al others have been summons- ed for the hearing. Robert Terry Wade Died Last Thursday The funeral services for the late Robert Terry Wade of Morehead City, who died in a hospital in Rich mond, Va., Thursday June 27, were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The services took place in the Morehead City Methodist church of which Mr. Wade a long time was a faithful member and were conduct ed by the pastor Reverend B. B. Slaughter assisted by Reverend L. L. Smith of Beaufort and Reverend A. F. Stevens pastor of the Baptist , church of Morehead City. A special ' choir rendered very beautiful and ! appropriate music. A few remarks were made by the pastor of the j church regarding the life and char-j acter of Mr. Wade and also a short ( and eloquent talk by Mr. Charles S. j Wallace. The pall-bearers, both ac- tive and honorary, were members of i the Masonic order and they conduct-1 ed a service at the grave. A profus-1 ion of beautiful flowers adorned the i church and covered the grave. The1 church was completely filled with rel-j atives and friends from Morehead; City, Beaufort, Newport, New Bern i and elsewhere. Mr. Wade was in his fortieth year and in the full vigor of his intellect. His death is regarded by all who knew him as a great loss to his town and county. He was a graduate of State 1 College at Raleigh and a well edu cated and progressive type of citizen. He was always in the forefront in any cause he thought helpful to the peo ple of his town or county. In 1915 Mr. Wade and Miss Annie Boomer, daughter of the late C." Boomer were united in marriage. To this union five children were born. For many years Mr. Wade was identified with the Morehead City Coaster as owner and editor, which business he gave up about six years ago. He sold the paper and went into the moving picture busineess, ' operating Wade's theater, being parti owner with his brother, Stacy Wade, ! and father, the late D. B. Wads, j Later he purchased their interest and at the time of his death was opera- i tor and owner of the theater. He was 1 one of the town's most prominent citizens, taking and active part in its' upbuilding and progress. He was a , Mason and Odd Fellow and was a; steward of the Methodist Episcopal; qhurch and was also president of the 1 local Rotary club during the past year. In the years of 1920 and 1921 he was chairman of the board of education of Carteret county and; during that time many handsome brick school buildings were erected. In 1920 he was appointed postmaster here by Senator Simmons. He was one of the directors of the negro in sane asylum at Goldsboro. Besides his mother Mrs. Sarah Royal Wade, and his wife, Mrs, Ad die Wade he leaves three little daughters, Anna Terry, Sara, Virginia and two sons, Robert and Clay Boom er, one sister, Mrs Maggie Mallison, and five brothers, Stacy, of Durham; Charles, Byrd, David, Duffy of Morehead City and William B; of Southport, and a niece, Mrs Mack Stamps, and nephew, Ulrich Mallison, of Morehead City. Wilkes County is harvesting a ; uuuuuiui nay liujj tins season, uver 1.000 VmaVioIs r.( mrk,..., v,,. v. bountiful hay crop this season. Over CITY HALL WILL BE REMODELED Rather Extensive Changes Will Be Made; Officer Pate Re I signs A contract was let by the Board of City Commisioners at their meet ing Monday which will make a very decided change in the city hall build ing. Besides repairing the damages done by the fire some months ago various other improvements will be made. The entrance to the building will be changed for the better, new steel cells will be put in the prison wing, an extension over the fire house will be made and quarters installed for the fire truck driver and the building will be painted and other wise fixed up inside and out. The contract was let to the Davis Con struction Company for $6875. j D. M. Jones came before the board and as-ked for an appropriation to send firemen to the State Firemen's convention at Hendersonville. The board appropriated $100 for this pur pose. A motion was passed to employ R. E. Chaplain at $00 a month, Jones A. Lewis at $55 a month and Bob Smith at $55 a month to work on the streets. ' . J. C. Pate offered his resignation as police officer and fire truck driv er. The resignation was accepted. Mrs. Mary Robinson was allowed her water and light bill free. Commissioner Wilbur Willis was elected Mayor Pro tempore. I Recorder's Court Has A Fairly Large Day Recorder's Court did not have such a docket to clear up Tuesday as it did last wsek' but there were e nough cases to take up half a day's time. 'i;; The first case tried was that of Wright Stanley, coltored man, charjjiwj. with an assault on a female his wife Bessie Stanley. She went upon thes tand and swore that her hus band made an attempt to hit her with the door of a refrigerator and chair. She admitted that in the scuffle she threw him down and hit him with a stick. Her daughter said that she and her father had cursed each oth er. Wright was defended by attor neys C. R. Wheatly and W. O. Wil liams. Their defense was that it was a family row. Wright denied being drunk on the occassion refered to and denied the assault charge. Judge Hill decided that prater for judgment should be continued for three months; the defendant to pay costs and come into court every Tuesday and show that he had not been drunk. If he falls by the way-side he is to get 12 months on the roads. Charles E. Owens Jr., plead guilty to a charge of driving a car while under the influence of liquor. He was fined $50 and costs, prayer for judgment continued for three months. ' Carl Willis of Barkers Island tried for having given a bad check for $200 to the East Carolina Motor Company of New Bern admitted the charge. In his case prayer for judg ment was continued for 10 months, he to pay costs and $20 a month to the motor company. Another charge against him of giving a bad check to Davis Brothers was dropped as he had made the check good. David H. Willis, a New Bern law yer, was in court on a w arrant charg ing driving while drunk, transport ing liquor and reckless driving. Af ter a lengthy conference between law yers, defendant and prosecuting wit nesses the matter was settled with out much of a trial. Through his at torney Luther Hamilton, entered a plea of nolo contendere to the reck less driving charge and was fined $25 and costs. He was cleared of the other two charges. It was under stood that he had made a satisfactory arrangement with the prosecuting witnesses Mr. and Mrs. Henry Har ris of Stacy as to damage done their car and injuries sustained by Mrs. Harris when their cars collided. Charlie Thomas, a young white man, plead guilty to the carge of driving a car while under the influ ence of liquor. He was fined $50 and costs. Prayer for judment was continued for four months, h to pay $20 a month until full amount is paid. FIRST COTTON BLOOM REPORT. ED. The first cotton bloom of the sea son, so far as the News has heard in Carteret county was found on the farm of Mr. L. C. Fulcher of Wild wood raised by Mr. Jim Peletier. If the boll weevil does not get into it I Mr. Fulcher thinks a bale to the acre will be produced. COUNTY BOARD HOLDS MEETING County Auditor's Report Made. Various Small Matters At tended To The regular monthly meeting of the Board of County Commissioners took place at the court-house Mon day. All members were present ex cept Commissioner Klein. The bus iness transacted was mainly of a rou tine nature. County Auditor Plint made his monthly report which was heard and ordered filed and published. It ap pears on another page of the News. A resolution was adopted, as re quired by law, appointing a County Accountant. The law states that where a county has an Auditor that he shalr act as County Accountant. The resolution adopted provides that W. J. Plint shall fill the two places, receiving $2000 a year for the first and $500 for the second position. The County Board of Education came before the board for a confer ence. Superintendent Workman stat ed that the county owes the Board of Education the sum of $34,671.11. Of this $20948.18 is due on the 1927 levy and the remainder on the 1928 levy. Mrs. Martha A. Willis asked the board to relieve her mother, Mrs. An geline Willis of Harker's Island of her taxes. No action was taken. A motion was passed authorizing County Road Supervisor Jones to buy an International truck for $1700. It is a used truck and is said to be almost as good as new and can be bought at a saving of some $700. Reverend Mr. Styron of Cedar Is land appeared before the board and asked about having work done on Cedar Island roads. He was told that the Road Supervisor is looking after the matter. Dallas Robinson of Atlantic was al lowed the value of his taxes from the Poor Fund. Estelle Smith of New port was allowed $10 a month from the fund and Joe Lewis, Stacy $5 a month also. Weather During June Was About An Average The weather in this section for the month of June was not unusual in any respect. According to the report of the U. S. Weather Bureau the rain fall for the month was 4.77 inches. The average precipitation for a num ber of years for June has been 5.04. In 1917 there were 8.04 inches rain fall which of course was unusually heavy. The hottest day in June this year was on the 29th when the mer cury rose to 89 degrees. The lowest was 55 on the 4th. The revailing winds for the month were south westerly and southerly.' The temperature figures for the month day by day are as follows: Max. Min. 1 85 75 2 83 70 3" 78 57 4 71 55 5'. - 79 57 6 83 62 7' " 82 66 8 84 67 9' 83 69 lo'. 79 66 ll' 78 63 12 83 64 13. -83 72 14 85 74 15. 83 85 16 83 68 17 84 71 18. 18 70 19 32 71 20. 85 70 21 '. 86 73 22 87 74 23 - 85 73 24. 88 77 25 - 85 76 26. 83 71 27. - - 83 ' 70 28 - 88 71 29. . - 89 70 30. 71 LARGE CROWDS ATTEND M. E. CHURCH REVIVAL Large congregations are nightly at tending the revival services now in progress at Ann Street Methodist church. People come to the meet ings not only from Beaufort but, from various places in the county. Many expressions of commenda tion have been heard in regard to the pleaching of Dr. Luther Bridges who is conducting the mteting. The sing of Dr. Bridges, Mrs. Bridges and their son also attracts much favor able comment. Much interest is be ing manifested in the services and they will continue through Sunday. Police Court Items Four ' defendants faced Mayor Chadwick in his court Friday after noon. George Roberts indicted for disor derly conduct and cursing admitted his guilt. As it was his first offense he was fined $2.50 and costs. Dave Smith on the same charge was given a like sentence. Chas. E. Owens Jr. charged with operating a car while under the in fluence of liquor was sent to Record er's Court uder bond. George Simpson charged while under influence of liquor and driving recklessjy plead not guilty through his attorney Luther Hamilton and was acquitted. The occurence happened on April 3 when a car in which two yung men were riding drove up on thee sidewalk at northwest corner of Ann and Pollock streets and came near running over several boys. Mr. Ed Hancock was the principal witness for the prosecution and he could not swear postiveely whether Simpson, or the other young man who was with hhim at the time,was at the wheel. Neither could any witness swear that he was under the influence of liquor. Gordon Hardesty the other occpant of the car, so it is alleged, was not in court. On another chharge of exceeding the speed limit Simpson plead guilty and was fined $5 and costs. NAVAL AVIATOR HAS CLOSE CALL James Midgette of Morehead City Saves Life of Drown ing Officer Until the day that he dies Lieu tenant James E. Baker of the U. S. Naval Air Service will never have a closer call than he did Sunday when his seaplane sank with him beneath the waters of Morehead City haibor. A strong southwest wind was blow ing when Lieutenant Baker attempt ed to make a landing near the U. S. Revenue cutter Pamlico. The wind carried the plane against the top mast of the cutter, breaking the mast and causing the plane to do a nose dive into the water where she speed ily sank. Lieutenant William J. Slattery, a passenger in the plane, managed to break away from the wreckage, come to the top of the water and escape without serious injury. Lieutenant Baker was probably rendered uncon scious and was not able to get out of the plane. Coast guard men and others dived down to try to save the man's life. James Midgett of More head City went down six times after him and finally succeeded in freeing Mr. Baker from the cockpit and bringing him to the surface. He was taken at once to the Morehead City hospital where after strenuous exer tions he was revived. Besides being nearly drowned Lieutenant Baker had a bad cut on his mouth and was bruised up con siderably. He is still in theh ospital but is getting along very well now and expects to be out soon. A wing of the plane was broken when it struck the mast and it was somewhat damaged in other respects. QBSERVNG THE FOURTH Today being the fourth of July this office will be closed for half a day. By getting the News out a few hours earlier it is possible to close for the rest of the day. The postoffic , banks and some of the other business houses will observe the holiday. CHIEF OF POLICE'S REPORT For Month of June To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Commissioners: Gentlemen :- I, beg leave to submit the follow ing report of your police for the month of June, 1929. We have made 19 arr sts, collect ed fines and cost to the amount of $50.70. And paid same over to the Mayor and Clerk as follows: Arrest Fines Cost Longest 12 20.00 $15.40 Pate 7 7.50 7.80 Styron None None None 19 $27.50 $23.40 Of the 19 arrests made 7 were sent to the Recorder's Court, 3 to the Superior Court, 2 assigned to work the streets, and 1 dismissed. Respectfully submitted, W. R. LONGEST, Chief of Police. A. M, Kriminger of Cabbarus County renorts that the larce acreacre of clover in his section has made his ten colonies of bees very profitable. U. S. PUBLIC DEBT IS LOWEST SINCE DAYS OFTHE WAR Taxes Reduced And Big Sur plus In Treasury TOBACCO TAXES INCREASE WASHINGTON, July 1 The gov ernment entered its new fiscal year today with the public debt cut to the lowest figure since the World War and $61,000,000 on hand to reduce it still further. Largely because of the widespread prosperity and more specially the profits made in individual income tax payers in the "exceedinly active and constantly rising security market," the Treasury announced, total re ceipts in the last fiscal year were $185,000,000 greater than expendi- . tures, as compared with a surplus of $37,000,000 estimated in the budget. Public Debt Greatly Reduced. By applying to the public debt $124,000,000 of the year's surplus with $549,000,000 from the sinking fund and other debt requirements chargeable against ordinary receipts, the total debt was brought down to $16,931,000,000 from $18,604,000, 000 a year ago. The remainder of the 1929 surplus is to be applied to the public debt in the near future. Total receipts for the year were placed at $4,033,000,000, about $9, 000,000 less than was collected in the fiscal year 1928 while expenditures amounted to $3,848,000,000, an in crease of $204,000,000. Interest pay ments totaled $678,000,000, a reduc -tion of $54,000,000 in the year. Income Taxes Increase. "Income tax receipts," the Treas ury announced, "aggregated $2,330, 000,000 as against $2,174,000,000 in 1928, or an increase of $156,000,000. The receipts from the current corpo ration income tax were somewhat low er during the previous fiscal year, owing to a reduction in the corpora tion income tax rate from 13 1-2 per cent to 12 per cent, but practically all of the loss occasioned by the re duced rate was made up by the in creased income reported by corpora tions, due to increased prosperity. Back tax collections likewise showed a falling off, somewhat greater than was anticipated. "On the other hand, there was a remarkable increase amounting to about $220,000,000 in receipts from the current individual income tax. Until returns have been analyzed, it is impossible to assign definite rea sons for this abnormal increase, but, generally speaking, it was unquestion ably due to widespread prosperity, the cumulative results of the reduc tion of surtax rates to a more reas onable point, and more specfically to increased income realized on sale of capital assets due, in the main, to an exceedingly active and constantly rising security market." Duties Increased Customs duties, including the ton nage tax, brought in $602,000,000 as compared with $569,000,000"in 1928. ' Miscellaneous internal revenue re ceipts declined $14,000,000 to $607, 000,000, although losses of $45,000, 000 resulting from repeal of the in creased exemptions in the amusement tax were almost offset by increases of $40,000,000 from the tobacco tax, and $16,000,000 from stamp taxes. The rise in the expenditures total was accounted for chiefly by increas es of $105,000,000; in postal expendi tures, including $52,000,000 back pay to railroads transporting the mails of $42,000,000 in internal revenue re funds; $30,000,000 in naval expendi tures; $30,000,000 for flood control and relief; $20,000,000 for the civil service retirement fund, and $16, 000,000 in Veterans' Bureau expen ditures. The difference between 1928 and 1929 expenditures was brought down somewhat by the $54,- 000,000 decrease in interest pay ments and the fact that the total for the former year included $50,000,000 for war claims. PATROLMAN MOORE LOCATED AT MOREHEAD CITY The State Highway patrol force in North Carolina consists of a liueten- ant nd three men for each of ths nine districts in the State. Carteret county is located in the second dis trict. In his district Lieutenant W. J. Croom is stationed at Kinston ; Pa trolman G. G. Bissette at Kinston, A. T. Moore at Morehead City and D. G. Lewis at Goldsboro. Their duties will be enforcing the State's highway regulations. A county board of agriculture has been organized in Johnston County to work with the farm agent in ira- I : : 1 . 1 : proving Hguuuiiuiui ouiiuRlons. : V V Ik Vv