J
EAUFORT FEWS
Largest Circulation
In
Carteret County
The People'
Newspaper
( READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY i WATCH Your label and pay your subscription
The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co.
VOLUME XVIII
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929
PRICE
ft 9 1GLE COPY
NUMBER 31
The
AUTO DRIVERS IN
RECORDER'S COURT
One Gets Road Sentence For
Drving While Under The
Influence of Liquor
The chief characteristic of Record
er's Court Tuesday was the number
of persons tried for violating the
State's highway laws in one way or
another. One of these offenders Hu
bert Springle of Beaufort got three
months on the roads upon conviction
on this charge.
The first case taken up was that of
S. 0. Huffman of West Beaufort who
was charged with an assault with a
deadly weapon upon some boys, Cur
tis Noe and Ralph Thomas. The
boys said they went to Mr. Huffman's
place to buy some grapes Sunday and
that he drew a rifle on them and
threatened to shoot them if they did
not leave. They said they left very
promptly and in their haste a pony
cart they were riding in turned over
and spilled them. Mr. Huffman's
side of it was that these two boys and
several others have been coming to
his place and annoying him consid
erably. He ordered them away and
when they wouldn't leave took a rifle,
which he says was unloaded, in his
hand to scare them. He says he did
not have any intention of shooting
them. The Court decided that he
was technically guilty and let him off
with the costs. Attorney M. Leslie
Davis appeared for Mr. Huffman.
R. R. Barbour a young man from
Morehead City charged with driving
too fast entered a plea of nolo con
tendere through his counsel Luther
Hamilton. Police officer Hughes
said the young man drove a few
blocks in the western part of the town
a little too fast. He was let off with
the costs.
Howard Rose of Harker's Island
was convicted of the charge of steal
ing some clams from Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Salter. The evidence against
him was circumstantial but . Judge
Hill was convinced that it was true
and despite the earnest plea of At
torney Leslie Davis gave the "defen
dant six months on the roads. He took
an appeal and was required to give an
appearance bond of $250 and a stay
bond of $500. Judge Hill censured
the defendant very severely because
Mr. and Mrs. Salter are old people,
unable to do but very little work and
quite poor. The Salters claimed that
they followed Rose's tracks from
where the clams were hidden to his
house. Rose did not go on the stand.
Hubert Springle of Beaufort was
charged with driving a car while un
der the influence of liquor and with
having liquor in the car. He sub
mitted to the charge and was given a
90 day road sentence.
Herbert Ricks and Thos. Farmer,
colored men, from Wilson were tried
on a charge of driving a car while
under the influence of liquor. They
were represented by Attorney W. C.
Gorham of Morehead City. N. G.
Singleton of Wilmington testified
that the men passed his car af Have
lock and came near running into him,
that he followed them all the. way to
Morehead City and that they struck
four cars on the way. They were ar
rested an hour or so later by High
way Patrolman A. T. Moore at Play
View Beach. Rirks was let off as he
was not doing the '-iving but Farmer
got a fine of $100 md costs. The
men went on the stid and denied
drinking any thing until they got to
the beach resort. The Ju-ge said he
took into consideration the fact that
Farmer had a good reputation and
that he was a soldier in France dur
ing the war, otherwise he would have
given him a road sentence.
Another automobile case, that end
ed in acquital however, was that of
Julian Brown Jr., of Marshallberg.
Robert Hill and Claude Salter of At
lantic claimed that th r car was ov
erturned as a result o Brown's -not
giving them roo mto pa on the high
way. Brown was driving a truck
with his mother, father and others in
it at the time. Julian Brown Sr.
handled the defense for his son and
introduced a number of witnesses
who testified that the car had plenty
of room to pass. The verdict was
not guilty.
Will Parker, colored, of Beauofrt
through h i attorney Mr. Davis plead
guilty to disorderly conduct and to
destroyin" some tin pans and so
forth in t - s county jaiL He was fin
ed $25 a- d costs and informed that
the next time he is convicted in Re
corder's court he will get a road sen
tence. The case against ' Mrs. Mamie
Simpson and Mrs. Maude Salter charg
ing trespass was continued until
next Tuesday.
The case of J. E. Lewis, Camp
Glenn, on a bad check charge, was
continued until next Tuesday as the
State was not ready.
POLICE COURT CASES
MOSTLY SUBMISSIONS
City police court Friday afternoon
had several eases for trial but most
of them were submissions and soon
disposed of.
J. O. Barbour violating traffic law,
stopping on wrong side of the street
was required to pay the costs in the
case.
John Chaplain, allowing dog to run
at large was let off with the costs.
David Richardson, dog running at
large also was assessed the costs.
George Turner Jr., colored, assault
on Clara Anderson, $5 and costs or
30 days.
Clara Anderson, fighting, $2.50 and
costs or ten days.
Percy Marshall and John Pate,
fighting. Fined $2.50 and costs or
15 days..
MRS. MARY L. CLAWSON
INTERRED LAST FRIDAY
The funeral of Mrs. Mary L. Claw
son, who died August 14, was held
from St. Paul's Episcopal church, last
Friday afternoon at four o'clock, the
rector, Reverend J. A. Vache' officiat
ing. Mr. M. Leslie Davis, by request
of the family, sang "The Old Rugged
Cross,' and a full vested choir sang
"In the Hour of Trial," and "My
God, My Father While I Stray" at
the church and at the grave, "Abide
With Me. Eight of Mrs. Clawson's
grand sons acted as pallbearers, and
another grandson David Clawson
served as crucifer, preceding the cof
fin into and from the church to the
grave. The pallbearers were: Hen
ry W. Hatsell, L. A. Perry, Frank
Hatsell, Carl Hatsell, Charles Claw
son, James Clawson, Frank Clawson,
James H. Davis.
Honorary pallbearers were: B. A.
'Bell, Murray Thomas, Sr., John For
law, W. L. Arrington, Ben Arrnig
ton Sr. M. L. Davis, J. W. Chadwick,
Sr., Ed. Martin, W. A Mace, C R.
Wheatly C H. Bushall, Jos. House,
J. A. Cree C. P. Dey, W. S. Robin
son, H M. Hendrix, L. W Hassell, S
A Thomas, Charles , Carrow, W L.
Hatsell Sr.," CapF.' George Case, Hen
ry Norcom, Hal Potter Charles Skar
ren, Roland Bell, Frank King, Julian
Hamilton, Otis Moore, Ike Moore
Joe Chadwick Jr., Murray Thomas
Jr., John Dill, I. E. Ramsey, C. S.
Maxwell. There was a profusion of
lovely floral designs from the family
and her large circle of friends.
Mrs. Clawson was born in Middle-
County, Cork, Ireland. When
girl she crossed to Boston, Massa
chusetts, later coming to Beaufort
where she married Charles A. Claw
son, Quartermaster on the Revenue
Cutter then stationed in the harbor.
Through many vicissitudes of life
she was a devoted wife and mother
remaining to the end loyal to the best
that was in her.
CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION CO
MOVES INTO NEW QUARTERS
I
Carolina
The terminal of the
Transportation Company is now lo
cated in the Southgate building on
west Front street! For some months
the dock at the foot of Craven street
has been used and the office was in
the Stubbs Fruit Company .place of
business. The Stubbs Company and
boat line headquarters have both
moved to the new place which is
larger and perhaps better suited for
the purposes desired. R. Hugh Hill
is the local manager of both concerns.
Eight million houses in America
are equipped with radio.
TOWN'S FINANCIAL
DISCUSSED
The meeting of the board of town
commissioners was held Friday night
as was advertised. It was first call
ed to order by Mayor Chadwick in
the temporary city hall and then up
on motion made by Commissioner
Willis adjourned to the county court
house. Mayor Chadwick explained to those
present, consisting of the members
of the board and about twenty five
citizens, that the object of the meet
ing was to consider the town's bud
get for the next fiscal year. The
budget was published in last week's
issue of the News. The tax rate
suggested in the budget for next year
is 2.25. Mr. R. C. Carter who has
been making an audit of the town's
books was present and read a state
ment showing its financial condition.
Commissioner Maxwell offered a res
olution that the town's fiscal year
shoald begin September 1 instead of
June 1. This was adopted without
opposition.
Mayor Chadwick asked Mr. Carter
if it. was true that the administra
tion "of 1927 to 1929 operated the
town at considerably less expense
than the administratoin that preceded
it. Mr. Carter stated that there was
a difference in favor of the Jones ad-
ATLANTIC BEACH
DOING BUSINESS
Every Sunday Good Si.'.ed
Crowds Go There; Hotels
Doing Fairly Well
In spite of the fact that some weeks
ago fire destroyed the principal build
ings at Atlantic Beach that place of
resort still continues popular. Oof
course not so many people go there
as did before the fire but many still
find it attractive .There has not been
a Sunday since the fire that four or
five hundred cars have not been there.
And week days too find a fair
attendance of bathers and people who
want t(j see the ocean and enjoy the
breeze. Of course the dancing used
to draw many people who do,rot go
so often now and a ball room there
would be a great attraction.
The hotels in Morehead City and
Beaufort have not been so crowded
since the fire as they 'were before
but they have had a pretty fair
patronage. Las t week the State
Sheriffs' Association met " at the
Atlantic Hotel and next Monday the
State Foresters will meet here stop-
ing at the Davis House. AH' of the
hotels have enjoyed a good weekend
business right along through the
summer. Hotel men say that but for
Atlantic Beach fire they would have
had an excellent season this year and
they are hoping the beach buildings
will all be restored in plenty of time
for next year's business. The News
has no information as to what the
owners of Atlantic Beach expect to
do about rebuilding and understands
no decision has been reached yet.
The general impression is though
that it wilil be rebuilt fully as good
as it was before and perhaps on an
even larger scale. A large sum of
money is invested there in the bridge,
excavations and paving and in order
to get any thing from the investement
it will be necessary to put the place
in good condition. , Last year it was
generally understood that. the receipts
amoutfte'd to around- 7-0,000 "and ' it'
might have been larger this year but
for the fire. Unfortunately the fire
came just when the season was at its
height.
HOEL-JOYNER HEIRS START
A BIG DAMAGE SUIT
A damage suit for $100,000 has
a! been started in Pitt county against
Atlantic Beach Incorporated, Atlan
tic Bridge Incorporated and the town
of Morehead City. The suit grew
out of the deaths of Jasper Hoel and
H. L. Joyner of Greenville on June
29. The two men were fishing in
Bogue Sound, near the bridge and
the line of one of them got tangled
up in an electric light wire and they
were electrocuted or drowned when
they fell overboard. Joyner was 33
years old and left a widow and a lit-
tie daughter. Hoel left a widow and
two children. Former Judge Albion
W, Duhn of Greenville represents
the plaintiffs in the suit.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
G. V. Cowper, Trustee to Sari W.
Webb, 1 lot Morehead City, for $1000
Luke Lamb, Trustee, to J. K.
Whitley, 5 lots Morehead City, for
$2105.
Norman J. Conner, to Rufus W.
Ward, tract Harlowe Township, for
$350. '
Jas. R. Bell and wife et al to Su
san J. Ward, 2 tracts Harlowe Town
CONDITION
AT BOARD MEETING
ministration of about $9500. He read
some figures showing some of the it
ems of expense of the two hoards.
He was questioned about the sinking
funds and said that if the various
boards had kept up the sinking funds
as they should have been there would
be in hand now $77,981.37, while as
a matter of fact there is only about
$11,000 in the sinking fund. Last
year about $16,000 was withdrawn
from the sinking fund which the
News is informed was spent on debt
service.
A discussion of the proposed $2.25
tax fate took place and there did not
seem to be much sentiment in favty
of it. C. R. Wheatly suggested that
the $16,000 sinking fund item be not
included in the budget and that the
tax rate be not advanced. It appears
that a bond issue of $100,000 will
fall due in 1936 and the town will
have to issue refunding bonds to pay
them, It was thought by several
present that the $16,000 item might
as well be taken care of in a bond is
sue at that time or some othertime.
After some more general discussion
the board adjourned. Action on the
budget will be taken at some future
meeting.
COUNTY SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN SOON
September 16 Set For Opening;
School Principals Meet Sep
tember 12
Final plans are being made for the
opening of county schools.
On Wednesday morning September
5th at nine o'clock special tests will
be given by the supervisor to pupils
in grades three to seven who failed to
be promoted last spring and have
done special work during the summer.
On Thursday afternoon September
12th at two o'clock, principals of
larger schools will meet with the su
perintendent and supervisor for a con
ference.
On Friday morning September 13,
at nine thirty all principals and teach
ers will meet. In the afternoon de
partmental meetings will be held
with the surpervisor and superinten
dent. On Saturday morning a general
meeting will be held for all teachers
special educational workers and com
mitteemen. All county schools will open
Monday September 16th.
on
WATER AND LIGHT
SECRETARY RESIGNS
Mrs. Eva Bravaldo who has been
acting as secretary-treasurer for the
city Water and Light Department for
about two yaars has tendered her
resignation to the recently created
Water and Light Commission. The
resignation is to take effect Septem
ber 1st. The Commission has not yet
held a formal meeting. It is the
purpose of the commission to have
the boclcs of the Water and Light De
partment audited before formally
taking charge and this will be done
very soon.
A little over a year ago the board
bought some new equipment for the
plant and gave CO notes of $1317.76
each in- payment thereof. The notes
fall c?ue every month and the plant
has paid 14 of them. Besides the
notes the plant has a few other com
paratively small outstanding debts.
The town however owes some bonds
issued for the plant when it was first
built.
SCHOOL SUPERVISORS HERE
Several school supervisors spent a
few days here the past week, regis
tered at the Inlet and guests of Miss
Margaret Gustin. They were Miss
Helen Dunlap, Supervisor of schools
Edgecombe County, Miss Vera Keith,
Supervisor in Perquimans County,
Miss Carrie Wilson Supervisor in
Nash County, Miss Idel Seide, Super
visor in Pitt, Miss Margaret Hay, Su
pervisor in Craven County, and Miss
Hattie Parrott of the State Depart
ment of Education.
Other ladies connected with various
departments of educational wqrk reg
istered at the Inlet Inn and also
guests of Miss Margaret Gustin over
the week end were: Miss Sallie Mark,
Miss Nora Buest, Miss Vestal Shimel
who is Supervisor of Art in schools
at Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Miss
Mary Flourn,ay. These ladies are
all conected with the sumer school at
Chapel Hill.
ship, for $50.
C. C. Edward3 and wife et al to
W. T. Magnum, 1 lot Beaufort, for
$10.
Bank of Beaufort to Earl C. Mason
tract of land Davis, for $500.
TIDE TABLE
Information ss to the tides
at Beaufort is given in thia col
umn. The figures are approx
imately correct. Some allow
ances must be made for varia
tions in the wind and also witr
respect to the locality, that is
whether near the inlet or at
the heads of the estuaries.
High Tide
Friday, Aug.
9:42 A. M.
9:55 P. M.
Saturday, Aug
10:21 A. M.
10:34 P. M.
Low Tide
23
3:28 A. M.
3:46 P. M.
24
4:04 A. M.
4:31 P. M.
Aug. 25
4:44 A. M.
5:22 P. M.
Sunday,
10:57 A. M.
11:05 P. M.
Monday, Aug.
11:18 A. M.
11:55 P. M.
26
5:28 A. M.
6:17 P. M.
Tuesday, Aug. 27
12:10
12:55
A .M. 6:18 A.
P. M. - 7:20 P.
Wednesday, Aug. 28 ,
1:13 A. M.
2:01 P. M.
Thursday, Aug.
2:26 A. M.
3:17 P. M.
7:18 A
M.
M.
8:30 P
29
8:27 A. M.
9:41 P. M.
COMMISSIONER APPOINTED
Milton S. Lee of Morehead
City has been appointed a
member of the Board of
County Commissioners to suc
ceed Frank B. Klein of that
city who tendered his resig
nation to the board some
weeks ago. The appointment
was made on Tuesday by
Clerk of the Superior Court
L. W. Hassell. Mr. Lee ac
cepted the appointment and
was sworn in by Mr. Hassell.
The Board of County Com
missioners deferred action on
Mr. Klein's resignation until
the first meeting in September
hoping that he might decide to
withdraw it. However he has
not done so. Mr. Lee is a
well known business man and
is a Democrat. The other four
members of the board are Re
publicans. COUNTY TAX RATE
FIXED BY BOARD
Rate Of 2.42 Adopted ; Expect
It To Be Lower Next Year
Auditor Says
Perhaps the business of most in
terest to the public transacted at the
meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners Monday was that of
fixing the tax rate. As was suggest
ed in the Auditor's report, published
in the News August 8, the tax rate
for the current fiscal year will be
2.42 which is a slight advance over
what it was last year and was done
to take care of a deficit.
The Tax Supervisor's report,- pub
lished in this newspaper today was
read to the board and adopted. The
report states that the tax rate will
probably be lower next year. Some
notes due in August were ordered
renewed. The board passed a mo
tion giving the County Election Board
authority to order some election I
booths so as to comply with the new I
secret ballot law. The booths will
be used in the 1930 primaries and
the regular election in November.
The commissioners also met with
the Board of Public Welfare and the
Board of Education for the purpose
of selecting a County Welfare Officer.
Mrs. F. C. Salisbury of Morehead
City was elected to fill the position.
This appointment is subject to the
confirmation of the State Board of
Public Welfare. Mrs. Salisbury has
done considerable work of this kind
for an organization in Morehead
City and the board was informed that
her services had been very satisfac
tory. California's greatest oil field has
one hundred wells.
SEASONAL SLACKENING NOTED,
BUT ABOVE LAST YEAR TRADE
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 Some be
lated seasonal slackening in industry
and retail trade appeared last week,
but operations were generally main
tained on a level substantially above
the corresponding period of last
year, and wholesale buying picked up
notably in preparation for the au
tumn requirements.
Some slackening of steel mill activ
ity at Pittsburg was noted, butChi
cago mills continued to operate at
practical capacity. Steel production
normally picks up from July to Au
gust, but with the exceptional acu
ity of the earlier month this year, it
is not regarded as surprising that
gome let up should appear at this
time.
The steel requirements of the auto
mobile manufacturers were reported
as having moderated further, due
largely to model changes. August pro
duction, however, was 'estimated at
equal or above the approximate 500,
000 cars and trucks produced in July
Estimates, however, attributed nearly
sixty per cent of the August output
to the two leading small car manu
facturer. General motors sales to
consumers in July was well above
July, 1928.
Earnings statements appearing
during the week continued to show
unusual corporate prosperity. Re
ports from oil and copper producers
were generally pleasing. A rather
disappointing showing was made by
radio corporation in the second quar
ter, when net was little more than
Miffiripnt to meet preferred divi-
dends. but radio's sales are usually )
' . . . .1
at their seasonal ebb in that period,
an unsual expense have been en
countered In the absorption of vic
tor. Freight car loadings for the first
week of August were once more at
VIOLENT DEATHS
TAKE MANY LIVES
45 Met Death Last Month In
Auto Accidents; Tuberculo
sis Next on Death List
Raleigh, Aug 20. A total of 772
deaths, of which 111 were voilent
deaths, were reported in the state last
month, according to figures compiled
by the state board of health which
show automobile accidents with a toll
of 45 to be the leading cause of
violent deaths, and tuberculosis to be
the most common cause of death in
the state, with 199 attributed to this
desease last month.
The voilent deaths included eight
by lightning, 16 sucides, 12 homi
cides, 14 drowning, eight from rail
road accidents, six from burns; two
from accidental gunshot wounds, one
from gunshot of doubtful nature, and
45 from automobile accidents.
Diarrhea and enteritis stood next
to tuberculosis in the number of vic
tims it claimed, with 164 children
under two years of age dying last
month.
Pellagra caused 99 deaths, pneu
monia 133, and septic sore throat 58.
Typhoid and paratyphoid fever caus
ed 27 deaths, which is considered low
for this time of year. Infantile paral
ysis, over which there was consider
able apprehension in Iredell and sur
rounding counties last month, caused
only two deaths.
The death rate for July was 13.5
per death 1,000 population, or slightly
above the average for the past year of
12.3. The birth rate was 27.3 per
1,000 population while the death rate
for children under two years of age
was 2.1 per 1,000 population, or
about the same as the average for
the past year.
NEW BARBER SHOP WILL
BE OPENED NEXT WEEK
Mr. T. S. Eudy who has been op
erating a barber shop for some time
in the building at the corner of Front
and Craven streets is going to start
another shop next week. This will
be shop number 2 and will be locat
ed in the Chadwick building two
doors west o fthe Texas Oil Com
pany's place. Mr. Eudy will continue
to operate the other shop also! Mr.
: J. M. Wolfe formerly with the Styron
shop on Turner street is now working
with Mr. Eudy. The new shop will
have all the latest equipment need
ed to give good service.
Camels usually live to be about 45
years old.
Magnetized scissors are in use,
making it easy to pick up needles
dropped on the floor.
a new high leval. Heavy movement
of grain to gulf points wes responsi
ble for much of the increase. Build
ingcontracted in the first week of
August fell off below the level of
a year ago, after the sharp upturn in
July, unusually large utility and pub
lic works contracts.
Crude oil production as reported
for the previous week showed a de
cline of nearly 13,000 barrels, t'.ie
first downturn after several succes
sive weeks of advances to new rec
ord levals. The California curtail
ment program goes into effect Sept
t ember 1, and highly beneficial re
sults are forcasts. A cut of 25 cents
a barrel in Pennsylvania crude was
reported, the third in two weeks, but
this was regarded as due to local
conditions, and it was stated that
prospects of stabilizing midcontinent
prices at current levals were bright.
Shoe manufacturing picked up in
preparation for autumn trade, and
some lines of textile manufacturing
were more active, the bituminous
coal out look brightened somewhat
with reports that consumers stocks
were the lowest in years. Cement
production and shipments were still
below the corresponding period of
last year.
Crops experienced some further de
terioration, due to unfavorable
weather, but prices were generally
firm at levals well above last year.
Cotton futures sold off somewhat,
but steadied late in the week.
Other federal reserve banks failed
to follow the action of the New York
bank in raising its rediscount rate
from 5 to 6 per cent, and no ad-
. i ;1 I!.
verse enecis upoi commercial creart
were noted. The reserve systems
weekly condition statement disclosed
that it was again in the market for
acceptances, having purchased nearly
J $29,000,000 in the week.