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News EAUFORT Largest Circulation In Carteret County The People' Newspaper The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. f READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BOD WATCH Your label and pay your subscription i , '.1 VOLUME XVIII EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, SEPT. 5, 1929 PRICE ?GLE COPY NUMBER 35 i County Finances Need Replenishment Badly Schools Are Very Much in Need of Money. Coun ty Owes School Board Large Sum. Many Taxes Still Uncollected For Last Year and Previous Years. The principal topic of discussion at the meeting of the Board of County Comissioncrs yesterday was money. How much was needed, how to get it and so on. The funds in hand are said to be very low and are not being replenished very fast. A large sum of unpaid taxes is still on the tax books for last year and previous years. The tax books for 1929 are not quite ready to turn over to Sher iff Davis yet but will be very soon. In the meantime the schools need money and the county needs it also for .many purposes. The board met Monday but as it was Labor Day adjourned in a few minutes to meet again Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock which was done. Immediately after being called to or der a resolution was passed accept ing former Commissioner Frank Klein's resignation and extending a welcome to Commissioner M. S. Lee who was appointed to take Mr. Klein's place. Sheriff Davis and the board then proceeded to draw the jury for the October term of Superior Court. County Auditor Plint's report for the month of August was read and ac cepted. It was not ordered publish ed. A bill from Mrs. Ida Hall, for mer Welfare Superintendent, for $600 which she claims the county owes her on her salary was read to the board. No action was taken on it. A bill from Superior Court Clerk for $100 salary he claims due him as. Clerk of the Recorder's Court was read but not acted on Chairman Wiley H. Taylor of the Board of Education and County Su perintendent J. H. Workman , came before the board and discussed the needs of the school.'; It was stated that money was needed to pay inter est on bonds, notes and open accounts It was said that the county owes the Board of Education now past due $33,000. The schools are due to open in Beaufort and Morehead City next week and throughout the county the following week. Mr. Workman said the situaiton is serious and that he hoped the board could furnish (Continued on page five) Three Sent to Roads In Recorder's Court The trials that took place in Coun ty Recorder's court resulted in sever al defendants being sent to the coun ty roads. All of them were convict ed on whiskey charges. The first case tried was that of Will Allen, young colored cafe keep er of Morehead City, for having whis key in his possession. His attorney C. R. Wheatley entered a plea of not guilty for him and undertook to show that some whiskey which had been car ried from Allen's place to the home of Aaron George was not Allen's propp erty. There were three and a half gallons of it in a suit case found by the officers. Allen as convicted and given six months to W worked on the roads of any county in the district. His counsel appealed and a bond of $300 was required. Aaron George, also a Negro, tried the week before but not sentenced was given four months on the roads. Aleck Taylor, a white man who lives on the New Bern road, submit ted to the charge of transporting and having liquor in his possession for the purpose of sale. He was sent up from the Mayor's court where he also plead guilty. His attorney Alvah Hamilton made a strong plea for a .light sentence for his client on the ground that he was a very good citi zen except for selling liquor and that he had a wife and several children lookincr to him for support. Judge Hill said he regretted to send Mr. j Taylor to the roads but felt that it was his duty to do so and gave him eight months. He was given a week under bond to get his affairs in order. Roy Dickinson, a white youth, for failing tc stop after hitting another car was It off with the costs. It app peared th t he had defective brakes and could not stop very welL Charles Howland, white boy from Camp Glenn on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon was remanded to the Juvenille Court. F. G. Davis, violating prohibition law, called and failed. 'Sadio Smith, slander chanre. by agreement with prosecuting wiitness charge wag changed to trer,?B? rr.d she was let off with the ct-s.a. - A SPLENDID GIFT MADE ST. PAUL'S Beaufort Church Given Pipe Organ In Memory of Miss Ann O'Bryan. St. Paul's church in Beaufort has been made recently the recipient of a very handsome and useful gift. This is a pipe organ given to the church by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Webb in memory of Miss Ann O'Bryan of Beaufort whose tragic death in an automobile, accident occurred a few weeks ago. The organ, which was bought of the music house of H. E. Hodgson and Sons of Norfolk, Va., is being installed this week. It will not be ready for next Sunday's services but will be ready for the following Sun day. Besides being handsome in ap pearance the instrument is thoroughly modern and well equipped in every respect. Electric motive power will be used to operate it. The organ will sit on the left side of the church and have eleven stops, two manuals, two pedals and provision will be made for chimes which will be put in later. The tones of the instrument are mod ern and said to be very sweet. It is probable that a recital will be given "upon the new organ very soon. Mem- bers of the church have expressed themselves as being highly apprecia tive of the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Webb. Mr. Webb is a native of Morehead City but has lived for a good many years in NewTorkwhere is a suc cesful business man. He has several brothers and a sister and other rela tives in Morehead City and Beaufort. Recently he has built a handsome res idence on Bogue Sound a few miles from Morehead City which his fam- ily uses as a summer residence MRS. ELLA R. MACE DIED LAST SUNDAY The many friends in Beaufort and North Carolina, will learn with sor row the passing of Mrs. U. S. Mace. Mrs. Ella R. Mace, widow of U. S. Mace, of Baltimore, died at Johns Hopkins hospital, Saturday, August 31st, following an operation for goitre The funeral was held on Monday, Sept., 2nd. at New Bern, and the interment was in Cerdar Grove Cemetery of that city. Mrs. Mace was the daughter of the late H. S. Gibbs and wife Mary J. Gibbs of Hyde County and the next oldest living member of that family, being 68 years of age at her death. She is survived by 3 daugh ters and one son : Mrs. Charles Payne of Washington, N. C; Mrs. Merrell Spaulding, wife of Col. Spaulding of the U. S. A.; Mrs. B. F. Hardaway, whose husband is a retired officer of the U. S. Army, and Walton S Mace, Vice President of the Lockwood Hard ware Co., of New York. Two bro thers and three sisters also survive namely, Seth Gibbs of Beaufort, Eu gene S. Gibbs of Hyde Co.; Mrs. F. M. Simmons of New Bern, Mrs. C. A. Mann of Middleton and Miss Mary Gibbs of New Bern. The late Hon. H. L. Gibbs, of Morehead, who at hit death was Oyster Commissioner of North Carolina, was also her brother. Mrs. Mace, was a native of Hyde County, but lived in New Bern for several years and for the last thirty years lived in Baltimore. Her hus band was related to Mr. W. A. Mace and the Hatsell family of Beaufort, For several weeks this summer she and her daughter, Mrs. Hardaway, were guests at the Inlet Inn. A devoted mother and birter has gone to her reward and leaves to mourn their great loss a host of rel atives and dear friends, who appre ciated this splendid womanly woman who made her impress for good on those w-ho knew her. LIGHT COMMISSION MAKES SOME CHANCES Miss Martha Carrow has ben elected to act as Secretary-treasure of the Water and Light Commission to succeed Mrs. Eva Bravaldo who re- I signed recently. Her duties will be (to read the meters as well as keep the iaccounts. Asa measure of economy 'SCHOOLS EXPECT BIG ENROLLMENT Probably Be 120,000 In High Schools ; Total Number 875,000 Raleigh, Sept. 2 Approximately 875,000 children will enroll in the Public elementary and high schools of the State during 1929-30, according to an Estimate made in the office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction based on the increase of total school enrollments for preceding years. figures for preceding school years indicate that there will be approx imately 605,000 white children and 270,000 Negro children, who will either begin or continue their education at the State's public schools. It is estimated that more than 100,000 of these children will make their appearance at the school house door to get their first insight into the meaning of public education. It is further estimated that of the total public school enrollment of 875 000 during 1929-30 approximately 120,000 will be in the high school grades, 105,000 white children and approximately 15,000 Negro chil dren. Last year, 1928-29, there were 96,739 white boys and girls and 13,236 Negro children, a total of 109,975, enrolled in the public high schools. , The estimate for 1929-30, therefore, is based on the supposition that there will be an increase of a bout 11,000 in high school. Since 12,145 of the 109,975 high school students graduated this past year, then there will be nearly 25,000 boys and girls who will enter high school for the first time. According to the educational statistics, the enrollment in the elementary grades will be approx imately 500,000, or identical with the past few years, since the enrollment in high school will practically absorb the increase in total school enroll ment. City Tax Rate Fixed At $1.75 Wednesday The Board of City Commissioners held a short meeting Wednesday, not meeting Monday as it was a legal hol iday. Mayor Chadwick and Com misioners Mason, Maxwell, Taylor and Willis were present. The matter of most interest at tended to by the board perhaps, was the adoption of the tax rate. It was fixed at $1.75. There had been some talk of advancing the rate but it was decided not to do so. A mo tion offered by Commissioner Max well to adopt the budget less the sum of $16,007.09 was carried. The de duction was the amount of the sink ing fund which was used by the pre ceding board in payment of some ob ligations. The board passed a motion instruc ting the Davis Construction Corpora tion to proceed with the work on the City Hall which was suspended about ten days ago. The Chief of Police submitted his monthly report and then. the board recessed subject to the call of the Mayor. TIDE TABLE Information as to the tides at Beaufort is given in this col umn. The figures are approx imately correct. Some allow ances must be made for varia tions in the wind and also with respect to the locality, that is whether near the inlet or at the heads of the estuaries. High Tide Low Tide Friday September 6 10:02 A. M. 3:35 A. M. 10:21P.M. 4:10 P.M. Saturday September 7 10:49 A.M. 4:17 A.M. 11:01P.M. 4:58 P.M. Sunday Septembre 8 11:07 A.M. 5:01A.M. 11:39 P.M. 5:49 P.M. Monday September 9 11:55 A.M. 5:49 A.M. 12:31P.M. 6:42 P.M. Tuesday Eeptember 11 12:49 A.M. 6:38 A.M. 1:28 P.M. - 7:41P.M. Wednesday September 1:49 A.M. 7:38 A.M. 2:27 P.M. 8:43 P.M. Thursday September 2:54 A.M. 8:43 A.M. 3:27 P.M. 9:43 P.M. Farmers of Rutherford County entertained the Kiwanis Club of Rutherfordton at a picnic dinner on Thursday, August 29. the Commission "hss dispr-rsed with the services of one lineman. Twin City Juniors Celebrate Labor Day Labor Day in Beaufort was observ ed as a holiday by the banks, post office and a few of the stores. A good many visitors, white and color ed were seen on the streets of the town. The colored people who came from up th State in considerable numbers spent the day at Playview Beach, the colored bathing beach near Lenoxville. The only formal celebration of Labor Day here was that of Beau fort and Morehead City Councils of the Junior Order of American Mechanics. A crowd that filled the court room was present for the exer cises. State Vice Councilor Edgar V. Harris of Tarboro presided over the meeting which was opened with the singing of "America" by the audience. Reverend Mr. Sharpe of Morehead City led in prayer and then Congressman Abernethy was intro duced by the Chairman. Mr. Abernethy explained the principles of the Junior Order, of which he is a member, and praised them highly. He said he favored restriction of i u i v, ,.;ff-aff I laboring people from the rittratf ot :LJiaa Mr a wtw ! address was liberally applauded. After the meeting was finished an an automobile parade of the Juniors to Morehead City and back to Beau fort took place. A basket supper was served on the courthouse lawn immediately after the parade. A good many of the visitors were given a trip to Cape Lookout on Coast Guard boats which they greatly enjoyed. Month of August Had Good Many Clear Days The weather report for August furnished by the local station of the U. S. Weather Bureau, shows that the rainfall in August was quite heavy, 5.95 inches. On the 20th alone it was 1.80 inches. On two days the thermometer went above the 90 jtfiatk-and there ..were several days when it dropped to 64 degrees. There were 21 clear days in the month. The temperature figures day by day are as follows: Max. Min. 1 82 ' 72 o. 87 74 3 ' 1 88 78 4 93 75 5 89 70 6 88 71 7 87 74 8 85 75 9. -88 73 10 88 74 11 87 75 12 88 75 13 90 75 14 87 76 15 88 80 16 86 74 17. 86 79 18 89 73 19 85 75 20. 85 67 21 81 66 22 -82 64 23 85 61 24. 92 74 25 86 69 26 80 69 27 77 69 28 85 64 29 84 69 30 83 66 31. 80 64 ATLANTIC BEACH INCORPORATED GOES INTO As a result of action taken la.st Su Saturday in .cw Bern before perior Court Judge R. A. Nunn, At lantic Beach Inc. and Atlantic Bridge Inc. were placed in the hands uf a receiver. Attorneys Moore and Dunn and A. D. Ward represented the Simmons Construction Corpora tion, the Southwestern Construction of Charlotte and D. B. Willis of More- head City who petitioned for the re ceiverships. The petition for a receivership was not resisted by the stockholders of the two companies. The receivership was made permanent and E. A. Coun cil of Morehead City was named re ceiver. The News does not know the exact amount of the liabilities of the two corporations but understands that with the bonds, interest, notes and open accounts their indebtedness amount? to fround $300,000. The afsets of the two corporations consist of some 2000 acres c ocean front age,, sand dunes end mar?h lands. Al so paved roads and parking spaces, the bridge across Bogue Sound and some buildirgs. The princiral build ings were destroyed by fire m July - BOAR, pERS80 ELECuM BOOTHS Making Preparation For New Style of Voting For Next Year Arrangements have been made by the County Board of Elections to provide votings booths for Carteret county voters. The Board of County Commissioners authorized the elect ion board to make a contract for 80 booths and the order has been placed for them. The booths will be bought through the State Board of Elections so as to get the benefit !.of a lower price for them. The law requires that one booth for each 100 voters shall be provided. Chairmen D. E. Langdale and mem bers of the board R. Hugh Hill and George W. Finer, have made a computation of the voters in the coun ty and decided that 80 booths are neccessary to carry out the require- I ments of the law. The booths are to j be three feet square and six feet high, with steel frames and canvas sides, with drop curtain in front. They cost $90 each less 25 percent discount. ' K 1 The total cost to the county therefore will be $540. The regulations for voting now are rather strict and quite different from what they have been. Only one voter is allowed in the booth at a time. All tickets are furnished by the registrar who, with the judges, sits near the booth. All tickets are numbered and the registrar keeps the stubs of the tickets that are voted. For those who need assistance in voting a helper is furnished. All others have to stay at least fifty feet from the pooling place. A person who wants to vote privately will be able to do it under the new regulations without molestation of any kind. Some time before the election takes place sample tickets and instruction cards will be furnish ed to give the people information about the new methods of voting. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS N. R. Webb and wife et al. to D. M. Webb, l lot Morehead City. Consid eration $10.00. D. M. Webb and wife to N. R. Webb et al. 1 lot, Morehead City. Consid eration $10.00. Bessie Webb, Guardian to D. M. Webb, Part lot, Morehead City.- Con sideration $500.00. Emma O. Jones, widow to Eliza abeth B. Jones, 1 lot Morehead City. Consideration $1.00. Melford Elderd and wife to Mrs. E. W. Smith, 1 lot, Morehead City. Consideration $10.00. J. N. Willis and wife to Vivian H. Willis, Executrix, 1 lot, Morehead City. Consideration $1.00. H. G. Gager to Duffy Wade, 1 lot Morehead City. Consideration $750.00 T. L. Piver and wife to J. E. Piver, 2 tracts Beaufort Township. Consid eration $1500.00. The Texas Co. of Texas to The Texas Co., of Delaware, 1 lot, Beau? fort. Consideration $1.00. The Texas Co. of Texas to The Texas Co. of Delaware, 1 lot Beau fort. Consideration $1.00. J. L. Gaskins and wife to Cleve land Gilliken, 9 acres, Straits Town ship. Consideration $500.00. T. C. Gilliken to J. K. Gllken, tra' Marshallberg. Consderation $10.00. Elijah Salter and wife to J. L. Sal ter, 1-2 acre, H. Q. Township. Con sideration $25.00. HANDS OF RECEIVER at a loss of approximately $100,000. The bonds are held by the Manufac turer's Trust Company of New York city. The fire that destroyed the pa goda and other buildings happened right at the height of the season and deprived the beach resorts owners of many thousands of dollars receipts. Some temporary stiuctures were 'erected and a considerable patronage has been enjoyed despite the fire. The place is now being managed by Re ceiver Council and will probably be kept open a week or so langer. W. A. Mace of Beaufort has acted as General manager of the beach resort this summer and J. F. Duncan of Beaufort as Treasurer. The follow ing are the directors of Atlantic Beach, Inc. Geo. J. Brooks, F. M. Simmons, C. R. Wheatly, W. T. Davis, Luther Hamilton, Julius F. Duncan, Geo. A. Eyer, W. A. Mace. The misfortunes of Atlantic Beach have been greatly regretted by the people of this community judging from many expressions heard, and it is hoped that all difficulties will be arranged and that the resort will be put in first class condition by next jfUmnifrv. HOME COMING DAY WILL BE OBSERVED Churches To Hold Special Ser vices; Next Year Have Big Celebration As foretold in the News last week a meeting of citizens was held Friday evening at the county court-house to consider the feasibility of holding a Home Coming here in October. The attendance a tthe meeting was rather small, only about a dozen were pres ent. The meeting was called to order by J. H. Workman who stated its ob ject. W. A. McGlohon of Morehead City was elected secretary. All who were present were called upon to express their views upon the subject which they did. After the discus sion the consenus of opinion was reached that it would be a good thing to have a Home Coming week but that the best time to hae it would be July or August. It was thought not practical to undertake any large celebration during the month of October. An effort will be made to get it up next summer. The movement of the Home Coming week in October was sponsor ed by the State Department of Con servation and Development. It appears that some counties are going to cooperate in the plan and some are not. It was decided at the meeting Friday evening to cooperate in a modified form and a resolution offer ed by U. E. Swann of Beaufort to that effect was adopted. The resolution reads as follows: Resolved 1st. That this commit tee goes on record as favoring the State Committee's recommendation that Carteret County sponsor a Home Coming Day immediately preceedingr the State Fair. . 2nd. We reccommend that Sun day, October 31th be designated as Home Coming Day for Carteret County and that this day be known also as Go to Church Sunday; that the pastors and church leaders of all denoninations be requested to coop arate with this committee in provid ing suitable services and that they make- a special effort to attend. . X In churches where there is ho reg-' ular preaching serivce on that day, we suggest the leaders arrange services in connection with the Sunday School or that they secure the services of some visiting minister. 3rd. That we extend to all of Carteret County's native sons and daughters a hearty invitation and H welcome. 4th. That we urge every one in the county, regardless of creed or ,' color, to attend the church of their choice on that day. Cit y Police Court Had A Large Docket If all the fines levied in City Police Court Friday afternoon by Mayor Chadwick have been paid the city treasury must have been considerably replenish ' The defendants were informt y the Mayor that they would either have to pay or work on the streets. The number of defend ants was large as was also the crowd of onlooker1- that came in to see the court in ac n. Drunk cases led the list with traffic law violations second. Only one defendant was acquitted, the cases . were the following: Curtis irking on wrong side of the su-" .'Sts amounting to $3.45. i. ' Oscar Duncan, parking wrong, submitted and was let off with the costs, $3.45. Ceo. M. Thomaj speed ing, submitted and fined $5 and costs. Bob Wilt-on, Parking wrong, sub mitted, $2.50 and costs John Dixon charged with fighting denied the charge but the Mayor thought he was. guilty and fined $5 and costs. Barney Dixon on the charge of being drunk at the time of the fight was given the same sentence. Paul Jones, doe running at large, sub mitted, costs $3.45. C. W. Exum, drunkeness, said he (Continued on page fivf) FISHERMEN HAVE SPORT AT NORTH RIVER BRIDGE North River bridge is getting to be ; one of the most popular places in the, j county for hook and line fishing. Al- , most any pleasant day one can see several persons busily engaged in the pleasing pastime of baiting hooks and pulling out fish. It seems to be an especially fine place to catch floun- i ders. Trout, croakers, sheep'shead. f. and other sorts of fish have been tak-' en there. Heverend H. A. Welker i and Mrs. Welker of Burlington seem to have had the best luck at the bridge having caught many fine flounder i and other fish. j ;3 4