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VOLUME XIX
8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1930
F 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 3
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County Board Offers
All Roads To State
If State Highway Commission Accepts The Prop
osition of Board of County Commissioners
All County Roads Will Be Under State Con
trol; Two Pieces of Road Are to be Part of
State System.
The Board of County Commission-1
ers hada recessed meeting Monday
morning, as was stated in this news
paper last week, for the purpose of
considering the matter of turning the
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county roans over to u.e owi
- way Commission..
The meeting was quite short. A.
resolution which had been prepared
in advance was read to the board and
with very little discussion it was ap-,
proved and accepted. The resolu-,
tion in ful is printed below The ,
purpose of it is that if the State will ,
incorporate the Beaufort-Atlantic
roaaimo us sy "
10 and the road from Mansfield to the
Onslow county line as a part of route
24 and will maintain all the other pub
lie roads in the county that it will
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turn over w uie n.Kny v,u......u..
tne county s snare oi u. k t , , to.wit: President W. A.
money. The amount of this fund is,M Vice-President, John Forlaw;
estimated to be around $26,000 more Cashi; j A HornaJ Asgistan
or less. As a result of the adoption: M TiU T
of the resolution the county road w and Mrg M
question is now mainly in the hands q
of the State Highway Commission, j '
The News has heard a good many cit-' . . , .
izens as hoping the Commission will CHORAL CLUB ORGANIZED
accept the offer. i , .,
RESOLUTION ! The Music Department of the Beau
WHEREAS, under date of Decern-1 fort Community Club has been plan
ber 28, 1929, Hon. C. R. Wheatly, 8 for some time the organization
member of the State Highway Com-! of a choral club, in which the choirs
mission, addressed a letter to Mr. M. : of the different churches and others
S. Lee, member of the Board of Com-'interested in music could take part,
manners of Carteret Countv. in! A meeting attended by over twenty
which letter, referring to a Mass 'was held at the residence of Rev. J.
Meeting held in the Court-house in A. Vache on Tuesday evening and it
the Town of Beaufort, June 17, 1929, ! was there determined to organize a
Mr. Wheatly makes the following ; choral club and invite every one who
statements 'could and would sing, to become-a
"At this meeting the following of- member,
fer was made, to-wit: That if the ! Rev. J. A. Vache was elected di
Commissioners so desired, the State Rector of the club. Miss Lillian Dun
Highway Commission would take ov-Can Sec. and Treas.
er the entire road svstem of Carter-, Mrs. O. B. Moore organist,
et County. That the road from! Mrs. Joseph House pianist.
Beaufort to Atlantic would be added The members present determined
to the State System as an extension. to hold meetings on the 3rd Monday
of Route No. 10, and thus make At-, of each month at 7:30 p- M
lantic the terminus of Route No. 10, j The club plans to commence work
and the road would be maintained on an Easter Cantata at once,
from general road fund of the State j The next meeting will be held Mon
and not from the one cent gasoline, day evening January 20th at 7:30 at
tax which the county was entitled to;
receive; that the road from Onslow
County line through western Carter
et County to Mansfield would be ad
ded to the State system just as soon
as mileage was available, which would J
be in 1930, and thus be made a part
of Route No. 24, and when this was
done the road would be maintained
from the general road fund and not
from the one cent gasoline tax which
the county would be entitled to re
ceive; that with these two roads ad
ded to the State system it was my
' opinion, and I am still of that opin
ion, that the remaining roads of
Carteret County could be maintained
for $10,000.00: that the county would
be entitled to between $26,000.00 and;
$30,000.00 from the one cent extra j
gasoline tax and tht;' all moneys al-1
located to the county could be paid
on these two roads, to-.. -it: the At-j
lantic road and the? Sws.nsboro or
Stella road, and with any amount re -
turned to the county from the $30, -
000.00 or $26,000.00 not used in;
maintaining the roads could be ap-
plied to the indebtedness of the
county. In other words: I told the!
Mass Meeting, that with the Atlan-
tic road and the Stella road main-
tained from State funds and not from
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U. D. C. MEETING.
The Fort Macon chapter of the
United Daughters of the Conf eder-1 poned again. The next date set for
acy will hold its regular monthly lit is Monday January 27 at nine
meeting at the home of the President, thirty o'clock. The reason the case
Mrs. C. A. Clawson Saturday after-1 was continued again was that a mur
noon at 3:00 o'clock. As this is thelder case was in progress Saturday
observance of Lee-Jackson birthdays ! and was not finished in time to take
there will be a special program and up the Carteret county matter.. At
all members are urged to attend. torneys Hill, Mason, Gorham and Mc-
Lenhon representing the county were
GOVERNOR SPTAKS AT KINSTON in court Saturday afternoon and Mr.
; Governc r Gardner is booked to de-
liver a sp;ech at Kinston Friday af-
ternoon January 17 at 2 o'clock. The
subject of his address will be "Live
at Home." While intended primar
ily for farmers all others wo are in
terested in the subject are invited to
be present.
BIRTH OF SON
Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Piv
er, Jr., Monday a son.
The Bank of Beaufort
Is In Fine Condition
The annuaI meetinj? of the stock.
holders of the Bank of Beaufort was
kJ Thm.fd january 9th, with a
attendance. The report of op-
ei.ationB th h the t were
encou.raging, showing the bank
fine condition and itp pros:pects for
fa
The oowi were eected Dh.ec.
w A John For T c
Wade, W. P. Smith, D. M. DeNoyer,
F. R. Bill, C. S. Maxwell, Joseph
House, J. A. Hornaday.
Upon adjournment of the stock
holders meeting the Directors met
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re.eleeted the former offlcerg and
the residence ot Mrs. t. K. beeiey,
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
J. B. Blades Lumber Co., to W. W.
Quinn, tract Newport Township, for
$175.
H. L. Meinicke and wife to W. H.
Billings, tract Newport Township,
for $10.
C. T. Doughton, Trustee to The
Deposit & Savings Bank Inc. 13 lots
Morehead Bluffs, for $1000.
R. W. Gwyn to Bank of North
Wilkesboro, 25 lots Morehead Bluffs,
for $1000.
J. B. Williams to North Wilkesboro
Ins. Agency, 5 lots Morehead Eluflfs,
for $500.
Ezra L'
Willis, 5
White and wife to E. C.
lots Morehead City, for
"Piu'
B. P. Way and wife to B. C. Way,
3 lots Morehead City, for $10.
! Trustees M. E. Church to I. E.
'Hunter and wife, 2 lots Wildwood,
''or $300.
L. C. Carroll to Geo. M. Piner, 2
lots Morehead City, for $1U.
Beaufort Realty Corp. to George
Katzin, 6 lots West Beaufort, for
$1244.
HEARING POSTPONED
UNTIL JANUARY 27
The county hearing before the
Judge at New Bern has been post-
j a. XJ vvaiu iruicacuiiii wi? ucicnu-
ants were present also. It was agreed
by all that the hearing should go ov-
er until the 27th and Judge Cowper
; signed the order to that effect.
HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION
Mrs. W. L. Lawton, who has been
chosen to make the survey for high
way beautification, will give her illus
trated lecture in Beaufort, Thursday
evening January 23rd at the Hig.i
School building at 7:30.
Trust Company Makes
Very Good Showing
The stockholders of the Beaufort
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annual meeting in thed irectors' room
of the bank Tuesday afternoon. A
large per cent of the stock was rep
resented. The report of the officers
showed a very satisfactory result for
the past year. Considering the gen
eral business depression, the net earn
ings of eight and one half per cent
on the Capital Stock was very pleas
ing to those present. Instead of
paying out to the stockholders the
earnings, the directors feeling that
their first duty is to the depositors in
keeping the assets of the bank abso
lutely sound, used a part of the earn
ings in charging off a few small notes
which are of questionable value, and
carried the remainder as Undivided
Profits.
The State Bank TSxaminerssnnd also
a committee from the directors have
recently made an examination of the
bank and it was the expressed opin
ion of all concerned that the bank is
in splendid shape and compares fav
orably with the strongest banking in
stitutions of this section.
Considering the acute situation
brought about by the recent failure
of a bank in a neighboring county,
it is a source of much pleasure to
the stockholders and friends of this
bank that public confidence in well
managed banks is, as a whole, un
shaken.' The loyalty of the custo
mers and friends of the Beaufort
Banking & Trust Company is greatly
appreciated. Such loyalty means a
continuation of the past splendid rec
ord of this institution. Few banks
in North Carolina can boast of a
more successful record and none can
show a greater real interest in the
public good or in the service render
ed. The following stockholders were
elected as directors for another year:
R. L. Davis, C. P. Dey, C. L. Duncan,
C. G. Gaskill, J. H. Potter, Sr., N. W.
Taylor, W. H. Taylor and U. E.
Swann.
With this strong board of Direc
tors to guide the destiny of the insti
tution and with a policy of conserva
tism and and safety- for the deposi
tors, it is expected that the institu
tion will grow in favor and real ser
vice to the people of this section.
BEAUFORT YOUTH
DIES SATURDAY
The funeral of Walter M. Parsons,
who died Saturday morrling after a
two weeks illness was held from his
home Sunday afternoon conducted
by Reverend R. F. Munns at two
o'clock. Interment was in Ocean
View Cemetery, attended by a large
number of sorrowing friends. Mr.
Parsons was just twenty five years of
age, and leaves his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Parsons, and three sisters,
Misses, Mavis and Vivian and Mrs.
Catherine Hare of Goldsboro, to
mourn his passing. He also leaves
two aunts Mrs. Annie Rumley, of
Washington, N. C, who was here at
the time of his death, and Mrs. Bryan
Arthur of Beaufort. Pallbearers
were William Adair, Henry Wijson,
Charles Case, Alfred Hooper, John
Springle and Dave Poole. There
were many and beautiful floral de
signs. BIRTH OF SON
Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bailey,
Thursday, January 9, a son.
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tides
at Beaufort is given in thia col
umn. The figures are approx
imately correct and based on
tables furnished by the U. S.
Geodetic Survey. 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 lide
Friday, Jan. 17
A. M. 3:22 A. M.
p. M. 4:00 P. M.
9:51
10:24
Saturday, Jan. 18
10:44 A. M. 4:20 A. M.
11:00 P. M. 4:55 P. M.
Sunday, Jan. 19 '
11:20 A
11:39 P.
M. 5:20
M. ' 5:46
Monday. Jan. 20
A.
P.
M.
M.
12:19 A. M. 6:23
12:36 P. M. 6:38
A.
P.
M.
M.
Tuesday, Jan. 21
1:19 A. M. 7:28 A. M.
1:36 P. M. 7:31 P. M.
Wednesday, Jan. 22
2:20 A. M. 8:35
2:38 P. M. 8:27
M.
M.
Thursday, Jan. 23
3:20 A. M. 9:40 A. M.
3:38 P. M. 9:25 P. M.
County Agent, Met In
Raleigh Last Week
(Bv Hugh Overstreet)
The annual County Agents' Con-!
fprpn, n hM in Ralpiph lust '
week. The Extension agents from
all counties in the state were present.
Thpsp pnnfot-pnr'oa nr llipptino flrp
v,o t v,o,i
information to the agents on the lat-1
est recommendations from the Exper- i considerably feunday the annuonce
iment Stations relative to seed, I nlent of Senator Simmons in the daily
plants, and the varieties best suited j newspapers. The Senator set at rest
to the various sections of the state.
Governor Gardner's live-at-home candidate. n opponent air. Baiiey
program was stressed at this meet-lhas not 80 waned any formal
ing, and it is planned to make a five- statement as to his candidacy, al
year program of work in each county thouSh he dld state 'f t0 s'
in the state where there is a county newspaper reporters that he would be
agent.
Tho nlan U tn mnHnrP
mil f Vi f rft -f r -fa mil r fnticiimnt inn
and feed for live-stock as is practical I
on the North Carolina farms. With I
this nhinrt in vipu- it io hnnpr! tn
greatly improve the living conditions
on the average farm in the state.
The one-arm system of agriculture
practiced in North Carolina, espec
ially in Eastern North Carolina, was
vigorously attacked by Dr. Clarence
Poe, editor of the Progressive Farm
er, in an address before the Southern
Live-stock Association. Dr. Poe says
that we in the South must have a bet
ter balanced system of agriculture
before we can hope to improve con
ditions on our farms. He says we
must increase our live-stock to the
point that one half of all of the farm
ers revenue comes from the sale of
some form of live-stock.
Dean I. O. Sehaub explained the
policy of the Federal Farm Board in
assisting the farmer and made it clear
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dividual farmer, but will only work
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with or anized rou
Wl 1 Organize grOUp...
The benefit the agent derived from
personal contact with other agents;
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iu m service is wen worm ine line
taken for these conferences.
CLOTHING FIRM FAILS
; Duncan and Willis, well known
clothing and gents furnishing firm in
Beaufort filed a deed of assignment
for the benefit of their creditors yes
terday. C. R. Wheatly was named
as assignee. An inventory of the
stock is being taken today. The as
sets and liabilities are not known at
this time.
C"l PI C t-
Llty "OllCe UOUrt
Does Some Business
Lity ronce uourt last rriaay was
not such a large affair as the week
before but still there was a plenty.
William Vann, colored, disorderly
and fighting. He submitted and i
was given the option of paying $5
and costs or working 15 days on the
streets.
John L. Newkirk, drunk, was not
present but had left $10 with' the
Chief from which was taken $5.50
and costs.
Charles Chadwick, colored, submit
ted to a drunk charge and was fined
$2.50 and costs. He was also tried
on the charge of tresspassing on the
property of W. J. Johnson. Mayor
Chadwick withheld his decision for
further investigation.
Matthew Bailey, colored, drunk,
submitted. Second offense and was
fined $5 and costs.
Howard Rhodes, colored, disorder-
ly and fighting, denied the charge, i been able to learn how the accident
His sister Viola and Lilly Bailey said happened. Mr. Jones was taken to
he did and he got a fine of $2.50 and 'the hospital in Washington but ex
costs. I pects to reurn home Friday. Other?
On the charge of having liouorUvho attended the convention from
in his possession and transporting Beaufort were Julian Arrington, Wil
Howard Rhodes was nut under a $50 liam Longest, John Hill, Sterling
bond for his appearance in the Re-
corder's Court.
NORTH CAROLINA RANKS HIGH IN
INCREASED HIG.H SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
14 SAPS
(State Superintendent
Public Instruction)
Raleigh, Jan. 13 North Carolina
ranKs second among we siaies m yci ,
cent increase in number of pupils in j
high schools from 1920 to 1926, ac
cording to the January issue of the
Journal of the National Education
Association, it was learned from the
office of the State Department of
Public Instruction today.
This Journal devotes a page of sta
tistics, prepared by the Research Di
vision of the National Education As
Nation, tn tho development of the
public high schools in the several I
states, Four separate years are ;
treated: 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1926.1
According to this table North Car- high scnool enrollment irom iyu 10
olina had 943 pupils enrolled in pub-1 1926, the adjoining states to North
lie high schools in 1900; 8,500 in j Carolina ranked as follows: Virginia
1910 30. 868 in 1920; and 84,569 in j 125 per cent, rank 4th; South Caro
1926. During the six year period be- jlina 67 per cent, rank 32nd; Tennes
tween 1920 and 1926 the enrollment see 57 per cent, rank 37th and Geor
in public high schools of this Statelgia 45 per cent, rank 46th.
SS3T0R SIMMONS
MAKES STATEMENT
.in d l
Is In The Senatorial Kace But
Will Not Make Personal
Fight
Interest in the Democratic Sena
torial primary contest was increased
ia" u,mors l"at B ou'u a
canuiuaie. n is BApeci-eu wmL .ie
I will have something to say very soon.
Senator sns made the following
statement :
Jiure uian a yeai Bu i uuuuu.il.cu
that I would be a candidate for re
election to the United States senate,
and pursuant to that declaration, I
shall, in due time, file notice of my
candidacy for the democratic nomina
tion in the primary of June 7, 1930.
In offering for renomination I feel
it is due my friends and supporters
to advise them of the reasons why I
shall not be able personally to con
duct or finance an active primary
primary campaign.
" In the first place, the congress
which is now in session, will not fin
ish its work until after the primary
contest is over. The party and my
democratic colleagues in the senate
have honored me with important re
sponsibilities, and I regard it as im
perative that no personal considera
tions shall be allowed to interfere
iwn.il me proper uiscnargc 01 uiesc
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which must be conserved for the ef-
fectual discharge of my duties in the
senate, be sufficient to carry, at the
same time, the added burden of an
active campaign on my part.
"Furthermore, having spent the
best years of my life in the public
service, I now have no money to fi
nance a state-wide campaign. In
these circumstances and for these
reasons, I am obliged, but quite con-
tent to leave my candidacy in the
i bands of my frienas and the people ot
North Carolina.
j With profound gratitude to my
I party and to the people of my state,
1 1 enter this, my last primary contest,
promising only consecrated service,
if idt'd a"d d'ctei bJ conscientious
devotion to duty, and earnestly m-
dulging the hope that nothing may
occur in the campaign wnicn mignt
create or revive division or discords
in the ranks of the democratic party
in North Carolina.
'I have been in active political life
for the past 40 years. My life is an
open book and is known to the peo
ple of North Carolina, and I am en
tirely satisfied thus to leave it to
them to say whether or not they wish
me to remain in the senate longer
than my present term."
D. M. JONES INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
While on his way to atend the dis
trict firemen's convention at Wash
ington Tuesday evening D. M. Jones
of Beaufort was slightly injured in a
car accident. He was driving alone
at the time and the News has not
Chadwick, Gherman Holland, Hardy
Lewis Jr.
increased 174.0 per cent, whereas the
increase in Florida was 176.0 per
cent, the greatest of any state. This
gives North Carolina a relative rank
of second in per cent increase from
1920 to 192(5 in number oi pupns en-
rolled in public high schools.
This publication shows further that
in 1900 there was one high school
student for every 2,008 persons in
North Carolina; in 1910 this number
had decreased to 259 persons; in
1920, to 84 persons; and in 1926
there was one high school student
for every 34 persons within the state.
In this respect North Carolina rank
ed 26 in 1926, whereas Florida had
a relative rank of 33.
In per cent of increase of public
LENGTHY SESSION
OF COUNTY COURT
Liquor Cases Vigorously Con
tested; James O. Harris Ban
ished From State
Recorder's court had a lengthy ses
sion this week. It held forth all
day Tuesday and until nearly four
o'clock Wednesday, recessing then to
meet again this morning. The num
ber of defendants was not unusually
large but there were several eases in
volving one of them, James O. Har
ris, and several of the cases tried
were vigorously contested.
The first case taken up was that of
Calvin Taylor of Sea Level charged
with an assault upon Lloyd Gaskill al
so of Sea Level. About ten witness
es were examined.
Lloyd Gaskill, who said that he is
eighteen years old, said that he was
at the Sea Level school house on the
night of December 26, that Taylor
came up, they had a few words and
Taylor struck him on the jaw and
broke his jawbone. He said he was
examined by Dr. F. E. Hyde who sent
him to Dr. B. IF. Royall for treat
ment and that he had been under his
care for 22 days. His head was
swatched in bandages while in the
court room. Attorney Luther Ham
ilton represented him.
Therew as also a charge of disor
derly conduct against Gaskill and it
was decided to consolidate the cases
and try both at once. Attorney C.
R. Wheatly apepared for Taylor and
solicitor Duncan prosecuted them
both.
Dr. Hyde testified that he examined
Gaskill and found that his jaw bone
was fractured and that it would nev
er again be perfectly staight.
John Hamilton, Sea Level merchant
and Mrs. Hamilton testified that
shortly before the occurrence Tay
lor said that he was going to the
school house and break somebody's
jaw. Mr. Hamilton said both parties
had good characters.
Edward Taylor testified that some
boys were shooting firecrackers and
that Calvin Taylor come up and want
ed to know why there couldn't be bet
ter order around there. John Wallnro
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Hamilton, 14 years old boy, said the
boys were shooting firecrackers and
that Taylor came up and after a few
words the fight took place.
Freeman Salter said that Calvin
Taylor came on the scene and com
manded the peace. After some words
with Charle Taylor, his half brother,
and Gaskill he struck Gaskill.
Graham Taylor, a small boy testi
fied as to the fight and the quarrel.
Professor Leoland Davis said that
a school entertainment was about to
start and that there was a great deal
of disorder around the building. He
said that disorder at Sea Level meet
ings was a very frequent occurrence.
He said that he sent for Sheriff Da
vis. That Charlie Taylor and Lloyd
Gaskill were very disorderly and that
Calvin Taylor came up and asked "If
that is the best order you can have
here?" The men then had some
words and the fight followed. Af
terwards there was more disorder in
side the building.
Several other witnesses testified as
to the character of the parties and
as to disorderly conditions. Judge
Hill said there was too much of this
disorderly conduct and he thought
somebody ought to be punished for
it. He then fined Calvin Taylor $10
and costs and gave Lloyd Gaskill a
30 day jail sentence and costs, the
jajil sentence not to go into effect if
the costs were paid.
James O. Harris Sr., colored, was
tried on the charge of having liquor
in his possession for sale and also for
selling1 it tt his cafe.
He denied the
charges and his attorneys G. A. Bar
den of New Bern and Jas. W. Maon
of Beaufort fought valiantly to ac
quit him. After several hours of le
gal forensics Harris va3 convicted,
on the testimony of Police Officen
Longest and Holland and Deputy
sheriff Gaskill who watched Harris'
piace an(j raided it on the night o:
january 2nd
They saw sales being
ma(je
and found
considerable evi
business. Harris
i dence
of a liquor
has served several
road terms for
silling liquor.
Judge Hill after listening to con
siderable argument on both sides de
cided that Harris was guilty. Hs
first gave him a sentence of 15 months
on the roads. Yesterday after lis
tening to pleas of attorney Mason he
decided that if the Solicitor would
consent he would continue prayer for
judgment for four years and give
Harris 24 hours to get out of the
countv and 48 hours to leave the
State. He is also to pay the cost
amounting to about $111.00 in three
cases.
George Kirby, who worked for
Harris, was convicted of retailing al-
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