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1 The Beaufort News Largest Circulation In Carteret County The People' Newspaper ft' , The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. f READINGTO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY WAT o c our label and pay your subscription 3 5 fl VOLUME XVIII EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1929 PRICE 5c SINGLE 2.2' 3; b nen NUMBER 30 Annual Renort Heard Annual nepoit neaici And Budget Adopted Amount Necessary For Raised By Taxes Fund Expenses Decreased; Road Mainten-i declares state School Facts, the of ance $22,000; Slight Tax Increase. Zt ,? jrent issue. At a recessed meeting of the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday . the budget for the ensuiilg fiscal year was adopted. The annual re port of County Auditor W. J. Plint was also submitted. The tax rate has not been finally adopted but it is indicated in the auditor's report that it will be $2.42 which is a slight in crease over last year's and is caused by the fact that the rate last year - was not high enough to take care of the county's expenses and caused a deficit of some $90,000. The school tax rate this year will be $1.05. All members of the board were present except Commisioner Klein. At its meeting Tuesday the board adopted some regulations for the County Home which it has a right to do under the law. One rule is that inmates who are able to work must as 1st in keeping the Home in order. Another rule is that inmate must not leave the Home without notifying the Keeper and must return by 9 o'clock. Thos who wish to do otherwise must get permission from the Chairman of the board. The auditor's report and the bud get will be found on the back page of this newspaper. Citizens who file this issue of the News away may find j it interesting some time in the fu- ture. The auditor's preliminary state- ; ment follows: TO THE HONORABLE BOARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 'S GENTLEMEN: ;, We submit herewith our annual re- port for the period beginning July I 1st., 1928 and ending June 30, 1929. I While the report speaks largely for itself, we feel it but fair to make is the following , 1 COMMENTS The report is divided into two per ... iods, that covered by the former ad ministration, or from July 1st., 1928, to November 30th. 1928 and that cov ered by this administration; that is, t from December 3rd., 1928 to June 30th., 1929 we also present a total column, covering the entire fiscal 4 year. The figures covering the dates De ' cember 3rd., 1928 to June 30th, 1929 j were taken from our records, while ,j the figures for the period covered by j the dates July 1st., 1928 to Novem j ber 30th., 1928, have been obtained in various ways, and should any er-,- Tors appear therein there has been no I intention to do the slightest injustice v to any one. However, we believe 1 that the main they are correct. f; We also submit herewith a Finan I cial Exhibit showing the financial condition of the County. The Probable Assessed Valuation for the 1929 levy does not contain the amount of Excess Corporation Tax, 1 as this will not be reported by the "I State Department before September ' 1st. The assessed Valuation for the f 1928 levy does ontain Excess Cor I poration Tax of $523,865." It is probable this figure vill be approxi X mately the same for i'29, and thus A our assessed valuation v'.ll doubtless t' remain practically as for 1028 levy. We also submit the Budget as a- mended for the Fiscal year 1929 1930 and the rate calculation cover ing the various funds. You will note that while there was expended during the last fiscal year j $73,000. in the General Fund, the a Budget for the coming year is only I 147,000., a reduction of $26,000. j Gentlemen, only rigid economy can I maintain these figures and we warn 1 you as we warn the head of each de- ; partment, the strictest economy will j be required of all, and should a dis- position to exceed the budget appear, we shall not hesitate to remind those concerned. ; In the Road Maintenance the fig- ure require no comment beyond call- ing attention to the fact that during this Administration the bridges have . ueen repaired, necessitating large ex- pense, and while this work is not yet completed aa ws plan, by careful ' planning v e shall experience no dif ficulty In keeping within the Budget. We would also remind you that we U found the Road Equipmen at low ebb j and this has been built up at consid I erable expense. We do not antici ' pate this item to occur again soon. The Debt Service is predetermined and needs no comments. The School Eudget perhaps is the most disappointing; with increased a mount from State Board of Equaliza i tion, we felt sure the rate fcr schools Current Expenses To Be Is $345,817.56; General would be reduced at least $1.00 but! A comparison oi the two years' unless some way is found to reduce the Publication continues "shows that the budget, $1.05 is the minimum in 1926-27 the total sum of $36,701,- rate for schools. 1501.36 was spent for these schools, Before concluding, I feel it but just to remind you and perhaps thru I 28 the sum of $35,655,440.70 was ex you the general public that the in-!Pended for a11 Public scho1 purposes crease in the tax rate sugested is due j bel" colleSe rade to the fact that the tax rate for a ! The explanation of the decrease" number of years has not produced the Publication states, "is the fact the necessary revenue needed for the,that more tnan two million dollars various expenss incurrd. In plain- less were sPent or capital outlay pur er words the levy has been insuffici- Poses new buildings, sites, and ent as evidenced by the large amount equipment. In 1926-27 more than of outstanding notes covering past tleven million dollars were paid out years and the deficit in the Debt Ser-: f or thls class of expenditures, where vice Fund last year of approximate-!as in 1927-28 slightly more than nine ly $90,000. The outstanding notes j million dollars were put into new have been funded by the sale of building and school equipment. Bonds, but, although by strict econ-( "The vear 1927-28 marks the low omy, we have reduced the deficit to est point that capital outlay expendi around $65,000, this amount must tures have cached since 1921-22, be cared for in our 1929 levy andiwhen the cost of the new buildings means a figure of around 50c in theierected and equipped slightly exceed tax rate, that is but for this deficit I ed SIX million dollars." the tax rate this year would have I 0n the other hand, as the publi been below $2.00 instead of $2.42. j 4:ltlon Vnta out, t amount of We have tried to do conscientious ! money spent for the current opera work in preparing our figures andjtlon and maintenance of the schools with malice toward none and the;lncreased one million dollars over the spirit of greatest charity toward all j Preceding year. It cost $26,580,686 we submit our Report and Budget,40 operate the elementary and herewith. secondary schools during 1927-28, Yours very truly, W. J. PLINT. BARBER SHOP INSPECTOR VISITS LOCAL SHOPS As a result oi the law passed by the General Assembly regulating ' barber shops inspectors are now go-1 ing around examining them. L. G. Whitley representing the State Eoard of Health arrived in town yesterday and began an inspection of the shops here. A placard setting forth 16; regulations governing the operation of barber shops has been placed in the shops here. The rules are for the purpose of making barber shops sanitary and safe for their patrons. FISHING BOAT RETURNS ! FROM NEW JERSEY COAST rj The menhaden fishing boat i i u.. n d n., To,. jji- i.-xT j fort and commanded by Captain Ned; t . c j I ii. Lewis returned Monday from the New Jersey coast where she has been fishing for some weeks. The fishing 1 there was fairly successful. The fishing around Beaufort has been fairly good also this summer both in the sounds and the ocean. In about two months now the fall menhaden fishing season will begin BOARD OF EQUALIZATION HAS ANOTHER MEETING Raleigh, July 24 The State Board of Equalization will meet here again Friday and Saturday of this week to distribute the $1,250,000 "tax reduc- eral Assembly for the purpose of equalizing between special schols dis - tricts the cost of maintaining a school term of more than six months and not An immense amount of calculating is involved in tnis jod ana L,eroy Martin, secretary of the board, has job had extra help with calculating ma chines for the past few days. Distribution of the "tax reduction" fund will leave the Board of Equal ization only $170,000 left to distrib ute this year. This is what is left of the $300,000 emergency fund. CONCERT SOPRANO TO SING AT ATLANTIC HOTEL Morehead City, July 25 Marie de Kyser, celebrated concert soprano, of New York City, wil sing Sunday night July 28 at 9:30 at the Atlantic Ho tel. Madame De Kyzer has sung be fore in North Carolina making her first appearance in the state in a beautiful recital at Guilford College in 1922. She was liked so well she was engaged to appear, and did sing at the college again the next year. During her visit to North Carolina this time Madame De Kyzer is mak ing one appearance only, at the At lantic Hotel on Sunday night MARRIAGE LICENSES Carlos Congleton and Ruth M. Buttry, Beaufort, W. L. Cutnrie and Frances Stowe, Morehead City. ISCHOOL BIEDING miLCLMmNB Million Dollars Less For Build ing But Maintenance Cost Million More North Carolinians spent $1,000, 000 less for their public schools in H127.28 th;in thpv Hirl in 192R-27. an vnereas during tne scnooi year vjzi ! whereas in 192b-27 twenty five and a half million dollars did the job. There is a tendency for current expense to increase from year to year, but the rate of increase this past year is the lowest within the past eight years. This million dol lars represents a 4 per cent increase, whereas in 1920,2X there ..was a 40.8 per cent increase; in 1921-22, 15.3 per cent; in 1922-23, 11.1. per cent; in 1923-24, 10.6 per cent: in 1924 25, 10.2 per cent; in 192526, 8.5 per cent; and 1926-27, 12.0 per cent. The increase the past year, therefore, is less than half the percentage in crease of any "the preceding seven ears - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS E. H. & J. A. Meadows Co. to G. K. B. Wade et als Trustees, part tracts in Craven and Carteret Coun- ties, total consideration $6000. i .jnci. nan Mnn no1 rnsrea kutbiv, w Union Point Lumber Companv. cart . r v- tracts in Craven and Carteret coun- teg for 25 T! . D . T , i r ? ! .r" & B Company, part ' .'",c" "u "" ties, for $10 Bogue Dev. Corp. to A. K. Burras, 1 lot Morehead City, for $100. Carolina Mortgage Co., to Central Investment Corp. 2 lots Morehead City, for $3,300. Cape Lookout Dev. Co., to Mrs. T. E. Bruton, 1 lot Cape Lookout, for $90. Martin Fulcher and wife to Willie L. Willis, tract Harkers Island,, for $25. J. L. Stanton and wife to E. B. , SrSlo" Township J T ,. 1 Maude, Gar" Carllne H- : Hyde' ' f.nf orr f J $.10- t , Hugh C. Willis and wife to Charles 'S- Willis- tract Marshallberg, for $10 POLICE COURT DOCKET WAS SMALL FRIDAY Only a few cases were tried by Mayor Chadwick last Friday after noon. They were C. W. Exum who f lea ?uiltJ to chff fA of drivin too fast and was fined $10 and costs On the charge of driving a car while under the influence of liquor he was sent to Recorder's court under a $100 bond. Alfonso Vann and William Vann, two colored youth, charged with play ing ball on Turner street were fined $2.50 and the costs each or 15 days work on the streets. BENEFIT DANCE FOR x ATLANTIC BEACH ORCHESTRA Tuesday evening, there was a ben efit dance given a. tthe Atlantic Ho tel for Happy Felton and his Kellogg Pep Boys, who lost their musical in struments in the Atlantic Beach fire. Morehead City and Beaufort people, guests of the hotel and others attend ed the dance. Music was by the Blue Devil Orchestra and Happy Fel ton's Kellogg Pep Orchestra. The two orchestras good naturedly vied 1 with each other throughout the ev- lening, and guests attending the dance had an enjoyable time. CORONER'S JURY ACQUITS SMITH No Criminal Fault In The Kill ing of William Willis Jury Say Captain Roy Smith of Raleigh was exonerated by the Coroner's jury of the killing of William Willis a More head City youth, when it met last Friday. The death of the young man, who was sixteen years old, oc curred as the result of an automobile collision which happened between six and seven o'clock Thursday evening the 18th. Coroner L. J. Noe summonsed a jury on the night of the fatality but didn't finish its deliberations until the next day. Those on the jury were E. W. Guthrie, W. P. Freeman, George R. Wallace, B. H. Braddy, Richard Rice, R. B. Wheatly. A considerable number of witnesses were examined including several sol diers from Camp Glenn. According to the testimony it appeared that Captain Smith was coming from the camp and going east on Evans street. William Willis and a companion Theo. Phillips, in their car entered Evans street at 19th and at this point the two cars collided. The rear of the Willis car was struck, it turned over and threw the young man out strik ing his head against something pos sibly a hydrant and killing him. Phil lips was not seriously injured. Both he and the dead youth were taken to the hospital. Patrolman A. T. Moore went to the scene of the accident and he testified that the Smith car skid ded 32 1-2 feet before it struck the Willis car. He said it was 17 feet to the hydrant from where the colis ion octurred. The coroner's jury's verdict that 'The deceased came to his death by being struck by an automobile 1 driven by Captain Roy Smith without criminal fault on the part of the said Smith." William was ths son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Willis of More- j head .City. He was a likeable voung I lellOT and his untimely, death was deeply regretted by all who knew him, and in fact the entire community. AERIAL PASSENGER SERVICE AT WILMINGTON IS PLANNED Wilmington, July 19 Regd'.ar weei-end aerial passenger service will be conducted between Wilming- ton and Raleigh by the Coastal Air - ways company, following agreemen reached Thursday between the com - pany and the board of commissioners of New Hanover county for leasing the commercial rights to Bleuthenthal Memorial airport. J. E. Calhoun, manager of the av iation company, is reported to have left for New York to purchase a plane which is planned to use in an aviation school in connection with the air transport company. PAVILION AT HILLCREST, NEAR KINSTON, DESTROYED Kinston, July 20 Fire early today destroyed the main pavilion at Hill- was $7,000. Firmen were not called and the owner knew nothing of the blaze for several hours. The cause was not determined. The blaze oc curred about the time the Pagoda at Atlantic 'Beach was burned with a loss exceeding $75,000. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAYS Two of Beaufort's cumins: debut antes celebrated birthdays this past week, entertaining their muny friends at enjoyable parties. These young ladies were Miss Mary Taylor Hin- nant, who entertained lat Friday night at her home on Ann Street, and Miss Louise Bailey who entertained in honor of her birthday Tuesday night at her home on Moore Street. CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IS SHOWN IN POPULATION OF HARKER'S ISLAND The News has received from the State Bureau of Vital Statistics a re port of the births and deaths in Car teret county for the month of May. With some of the precincts making no report it appears that the births for the month exceeded the deaths by a substantial majority. Harker's Island with 11 births and no deaths wins first kjnors. The table below gives the official figures. Carteret County May 1929 No Re- Towns Beaufort M. City Newport Townships- Beaufort Detth Birtks port 3 5 1 5 2 Carteret Club Spend Week l-iileigh (By EDITH POWELL Home Demonstration Agent) Twenty-four women of Carteret County are enjoying the good things at State College during the annual "Farm and Home Week." They put aside those home cares that demanded their attention every day in the week and every day in the year and came to spend this one week at their State Agricultural College to study ways and means to improve their home con ditions. Aside from the daily instruc tion which the women get in Foods, Clothing, House Furnishing and home Gardening, they are hearing some of the best lectures in the state on topics directly related to the im provement of rural life. They are also meeting other women from all over the state of North Carolina and are learning what these women are doing. This one thing is perhaps the greatest stimulus one could possibly have. Sight-seeing trips to points of interest in Raleigh are one of the big features of their entertainment here. The peak of interest will be reachd Thursday night whn the Master Farm Home-makers will receive recogni tion. In honoring the Master Farm ers, agricultural leaders have not for gotten the part the home makers have in making Master Farmers. In 1027 one woman from Carteret County attended this annual meeting. This year those whose names appear below are in attendance: Mrs. Homer Piner, Mrs. Mamie Willis, Mrs. Irene Willis, Mrs. Lydia Wade, and Mrs. Madeline Wade of Williston; Mrs. Blanche Davis of Smyrna; Mrs. C. W. Smith and Mrs. Odell Smith of Bogue; Miss Madie Dickinson, Miss Nina Hardesty, Mrs. J. H. Dickinson, Mrs. M. R. Whitley, of Core Creek, Beaufort K. t. V. Mrs. Sam Merrill, and Mrs. Manily Eubanks. Beaufort RFD. ; Mrs. Rena Weeks, Mrs. C. E. Leggett, Mrs. D. S. Oglesby, Jr; Mrs. D. S Oglesby Sr., and Mrs. Mamie Willis of Crab Point, Morehead City RFD.; Mis Virgie Chadwick, Miss Fannie Chadwick, and Mrs. Carl Gaskill of Straits, Mrs. Geo. Ball of Havlowe, Mrs. D. M. Salter of Merrimon. JUNIOR ORDER MEETING I AT DAVIS SATURDAY NIGHT j i There will be a fraternal-patriotic lecture at the Davis public school ; building at Davis Saturday night July i 07th at 8 o'clock. The program will ; be under the auspices of the Junior j Order United American Mechanics, j The speaker of the evening will be Rev. J. A. Sharp of Morehead City. His subject will be Virtue, Liberty and Patriotism which are the three cardinal principles of the order. All home loving and patriotic citizens are urired to attend this meeting. The ladies and school children are espec- ially invited. The Junior Order was founded back in Revolutionary Days and since that time it has labored for the pres ervation of the Holy Bible, the Amer ican Flag, the Free Public School and the American Home. The Junior Or- ! der recognizes thei 1 as the bed rocks J of civilization and every Junior has I pledged himself to defend them from their enemies. This old order has done much for us but will be needed most in the future. In North Caro lina it has a membership of over 52. 000 and making gains every year. Beaufort and Morehead City have a fine council each and it is hoped that other localities in the county will establish a council. NO RECORDER'S COURT No session of the Recorder's Court was held here this week. This was due to the absence of Judge Hill who is attending, the officers training 'camp at Fort Bragg. Court will be I held next Tuesday at the usual time. Cedar Island Harkers Is. Harlowe Hunting Quarter Davis Stacy 11 3 Sea Level & Atlantic Mr. Luther Smith has just acccepted appointment as local reg istrar. Marshalberg , 1 Merrimon No report made Morehead 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 10 " 36 Newport Portsmouth Smyrna Straits White Oak Total ATLANTIC BEACH STARTS BUILDING Temporary Arrangements Be ing Made For Bathers; Fire Loss Very Heavy Despite a fire that swept away In a few hours the Pagoda, bath house and other buildings at Atlantic Beach last Saturady morning this popular re sort will not be closed for several weeks yet. Workmen went there yesterday and started at once erect ing temporary structures to provide dressing room facilities for those who may wish to enjoy the splendid surf bathing the beach affords. Ever since the fire there has beena de mand on the part of the public for some arrangement by means of which surf bathing might be had and the directors of the company decided to meet the situation in so far as pos sible. Two buildings will be erected at once, one for men and one for wom en, each 24 by 50 feet. They will be west of the Pagoda on the board walk Any one who wishes to do so can use these bath houses free of charge. This makes surf bathing at Atlantic Beach absolutely free and the only cost for going there will be the bridge tolls. A good many people have gone there every day since the fire and about 500 cars were there last Sunday. Ever since the fire there have been many rumors that it was of incen diary origin and various theories have been suggested to account for it. How ever so far there is no tangible evi dence that the buildings were pur posely burned. The origin of the fire at this time is a mystery. What ever the origin though it was a bad one and is regarded very generally as a great loss to the comunity. It was especially unfortunate that it should have occurred right in the midst of the season when Beaufort and Morehead City were filled with visitors. It means a financial loss to a great many people besides those who owned the place. The News has been informed that the actual loss by the fire to the company that owned it is placed around $110,000. There was only $17,500 insurance on the property. The insurance rates there were quite high and the management did not feel justified in carrying a large amount of insurance. The buildings destroyed werethe Pagoda, restaurant, bath houses, several places used for amusement conces sions, verandas, board walk, furniture and equipment of various kinds. There were no facilities at the beach for fighting a fire and while the More head City and Beaufort outfits re sponded to the call they could do nothing. A watchman had made the rounds shortly before the fire broke out. which was around 3 'A. M. and saw no sign of fire. When it got started it went very rapidly and in an hour or so the buildings were nothing but a pile of smouldering ! ashes. Atlantic Beach is owned by a cor poration composed of Beaufort, More head City, Charlotte and New York capitalists. They have a large in vestment there and even after the fire it is considered very valuable property. The patronage last sea son and this has been large. There seems to be no doubt but that the burned buildings will be replaced with possibly better ones in time for the 1930 season. Luther Hamilton of Morehead City is President of the company, W. A. Mace of Beaufort General Manager and J. F. Duncan of Beaufort is Treasurer. George A. Eyer of New York is a large stock holier in the enterprise and Earl Whitton of Charlotte holds a consid erable block of stock in it. INVESTIGATION OF MENHADEN INDUSTRY IS TO BE MADE Wilmington, July 19. Seeking methods for making the menhaden industry more profitable, Dr. A. C. Robertson, associate technologist at the federal bureau of fisheries in Washington, will visit Wilmington within the next two weeks, it is learned here. The federal representative will study the situation both at Wilming ton and at Beaufort and will report his findings to the bureau in the national capital. The menhaden in dustry has been losing money for three years, and the goverment hopes to protect fisherman who en gage in the industry. METHODIST PICNIC TODAY Ann Street Methodist Church held their annual Sunday School picnic today, leaving by trucks and auto mobiles early this morning for the beach, going to the old pavilion. The day was greatly enjoyed by all, but particularly by the bathers and youngsters.