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! HIE The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. f READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY - WATCH Your label and pay your subscription VOLUME XIX 10 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1930 PRICE Sc SINGLE COPY NUMBER 16 Big Delegation From Carteret Attended Republican Convention Carteret county for the the size of it, was one of the best represent ed counties at the State Republican convention in Charlotte last Thursday Carteret had nore representatives than some counties with much larger populations had there. The delegates made the trip in automobiles and all went there and back without any ac cident or trouble or any sort. Carteret had 14 votes in the con vention and these were cast solidly for a native son, James S, Duncan, for Chairman of the State Exe cutive committee Mr.. Duncan was elected on the first ballot having re ceived 923 votes as compared with 660 votes for all three of his op ponents combined. After the result of the voting was annuonced Mr. Duncan's election was made unani mous. The other candidates were Jake F. -Newell of Mecklenburg county 0. R. York of Guilford and Junius H. Harden of Alamance county. Mr. Duncan was placed in nomination by Thomas Rollins of Aseville and one of the speeches sec onding his nomination was made by W. G. Mebane of Beaufort. Mrs. Jaunita Gregg Winn of Randolph county was elected Vice-chairman of the State committee. The proceedings of the convention lion were broadcast by radio and have been published in detail in tne daily newspapers so this account is not go ing into the matter very fully. The convention was perhaps the largest ever held by the Republicans in this State. It was estimated that there were between four and five thousand people, in the hall when the conven tion got under way. The meeting was harmonious and displayed con siderable enthusiasm. The Chamber of Commerce and other organiza tions looked after all the .details and did every, tiring possible to make the convention run smoothly and to make the delegates enjoy themselves. The crowd was very orderly. There was no evidence of drunkeness. A clerk in one of the largest hotels in Char lotte told the writer that he did not see a single man in the hotel un der the influence of liquor. Quite a good sized of ladies attended the convention as delegates or specta tors and they seemed to enjoy them selves about as much as the men folks. The people of Charlotte seem ed to be glad Jo have the convention in their city and were very cordial to their visitors. Among those who at tended the convention from Carter et county were the following. C. H. Bushall, D. M. Jones, J. F. Duncan, G. W. Duncan, C. R. Wheat R. B. Wheatly, George Woolard, Jas. H. Davis, Hugh Hill, A. T. Gardner, W. G. Mebane, W. A. Mace, C. M. Jones, Beaufort; Iredell Salter, Stan ly Woodland, Morehead City; Need am Garner, Eli Prescott, V, M. Rhue, William Henderson, J. L. Edwards, Sam Edwards, A. L. Wilson, Newport C. G. Gaskill, Jos. Pigott, Straits; B. F. Small, Sea Level. Miss Hilda Gaskill, daughter of Mr. C. G. Gaskill, and Miss Fannie Chadwick of Straits attended the con vention as spectators. MISS MYRTLE PIVER INJURED IN ACCIDENT Miss Myrtle Piver, a teacher at St. Paul's School and member of the band, was shocked and had her should er broken Sunday morning in an au tomobile accident while returning to her North River home after having gone about town with the school band playing Easter music. Leonard Carroll, son of Mr. L. C. Carroll of Newport, went up back of Miss Piv er's car and blew his horn. In at tempting to pass, he hit her car and caused it to run off on the slippery shoulder. She turned it about quick ly and crossed the hard surface to the opposite shoulder and there turn ed over. This occurred near the farm of Mr. Walter Arthur. The car was badly damaged. Miss Piver sustain ed the broken shoulder and several cuts. She is now getting along very well considering the painful injuries. TAX LISTING TIME IS ALMOST PASSED NOW The tiie for listing taxes is about passed. At least it will be ended on the last iay of this month. Quite a large number of persons have failed to list as yet but those in charge think that they will come in very rapidly towards the close. The pen alty for not listing is rather severe and it is thought that not many will care to take the risk. The United States is now the larg est consumer of camphor in the world WOMEN FREED OF IMMORAL CHARGES Many Other Cases Tried Recorder's Court In About four hours were consumed here Wednesday in Recorder's Court by the trial of two cases which were consolidated for the convenience of the court, the first warrant charged Frances Jordan with the possession of liquor for the purpose of sale, and the second one charged Frances Jordan and Jeannette Martin with Jhe operation of a bawdyhouse and the participation in divers and sundry acts of prostitution. Both defend ants were acquitted after the jury had deliberated for over an hour. Sheriff J. H. Davis testified that he searched the cottage occupied by the two defendants at Morehead Bluffs about 1:30 o'clock Easter Sunday morning and found seven pint bot tles which contained about six pints of liquor in them in the kitchen. He again went there about 3:00 o'clock Monday morning and arrested the two women on the prostitution charge Attorney C. R. Wheatly, who ap peared in the defense, questioned the sheriff about the reputation of the place and of the women. He said it was bad, but refused to divulge the names of those who told him of this. A heated discussion folowed between Mr. Wheatly and the sheriff, but the latter would not give the source of the information, so Judge E. Walter Hill fined the sheriff five dollars for contempt of the court. Deputy Sheriff Stanford Gaskill followed on the stand and corrobor ated Sheriff Davis' testimony and told of finding Jeannette Martin and an unidentified man in their night clothes in a room of the house at the (Continued on page five) Churches Gave Easter Programs Last Sunday The folks of this community were aroused from their peaceful sleep Easter Sunday morning by the sacred music played by the St. Paul School band as it followed the custom of many years standing when it wend ed its way about the streets render ing Lenten music. Many people a woke to hear the beautiful strains of Easter music which broke the still ness of the early morning. The two weeks of visitation evan gelism which the three churches have cooperated in putting over came to a close Easter morning. All of the three major white churches have ex perienced a marked increase in at tendance during this work, and Sun day was even a better demonstration when all of these churches were lit erally filled to capacity. At the Sun day Schools, church services, and at the cantata given in the Methodist Church at five o'clock Sunday after noon, large crowds were present. Easter services were held at St. Paul's Church, and the Rev. J. P. Harris preached a special sermon at eleven o'clock at the Beaufort Bap tist church. Several children were baptised and twenty-one members were taken into the Methodist church; although some were, expected, no candidates were taken in the other churches. The Easter services at the Ann Street Methodist Church were made quite a celebration not only of the resurrection of Jesus, but the com plete liiquidation of the annex debt contracted some six years ago. This note was burned at the morning ser- Vl3. RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL IS INTRODUCED IN HOUSE Washington, April 21 An omni bus rivers and harbors bill authoriz ing projects to cost about $110, 000 000 was introduced today after hav ing been three years in the process of formulation before the house riv ers and harbors committee. Approximately 160 projects and 350 surveys of waterways and har bors, throughout the country, are contemplated in the measure. The largest allotment is $29,266,400 for deepening the Great Lakes connect ing channels. England's1 death rate last year was the highest since 1919. , .Swedish versions of German sound films are to be made in Stockholm. THIRD DISTRICT CONVENTION HELD Republicans Meet At Golds boro And Endorse W. G. Mebane For Congress The Republicans of the third Con gressional district held their conven tion in Goldsboro Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was held in the county court room and called to order at two o'clock by A. T. Gardner of "Beaufort, chairman of the executive committee. J. B. Williams of Clin-'bour ton was called to the chair and T. C. Crowe of Goldsboro and R. B. Wheat- ly of Beaufort were appointed sec- retaries. There was a very good attendance at the convention, 100 delegates or more being present as well as some spectators. There wer no contests from any of the counties. A reso lutions committee composed of the following persons was appointed: Judge E. Walter Hill of Carteret, John Hanly of Wayne, Henan Hall, Sampson, George Green of Craven, W. G. Mebane of Carteret. The fol lowing named were made members of the State executive committee: George E. Butler, of Sampson coun-'At ty, John Hanly, Wayne, D. M. Jones, Carteret, Mrs. H. J. Faison, Duplin, A. Z. Jarman, Onslow, John W. Cow ell, Pamlico. The name of W. G. Mebane of Car teret county was put before the con vention as the party's candidate for Congress by H. C. Kennedy in a short but vigorous speech. Seconding speeches were made by Judge E. Walter Hill of Carteret, W. B. Rouse of Craven and T. J. Hood of Wayne. There were no other nominations und Mr. Mebane's nomination was made unanimous by a standing vote. The nominee was called for and respond ed with a few remarks accepting the nomination and pledging a vigorous campaign. The resolutions committee brought in a report which pledged the support of the convention to support the Re publican cause, it deplored the- fail ure of the Democratic party to give the people relief from the tax bur den, especially on land, endorsed the platform adopted by the State con vention, and commended the admin istration of President Hoover and especially his appointment of Judge John J. Parker to a position on the Supreme Court bench. A motion was offered by A. T. Gardner to give the nominee for Congress the priv ilege ot suggesting some one to the executive committee as chairman of the committee. A motion to table this was made and defeated and the motion passed. Honorable George E. Butler, who is a candidate for the nomination for U. S. Senator, was called upon for a speech and respond ed in handsome style and aroused much enthusiasm. The convention then adjourned. The following del egates from Carteret county attend ed the convention ; sheriff J. H. Davis, Judge E. Walter Hill; Solicitor G. W. Duncan ; County Attorney J. Wal lace Mason; C. G. Gaskill, L. J. Noe, Henry W. Noe, W. A. Mace, Stanly Woodland, A. T. Gardner, John Klein C. R. Wheatly, R. B. Wheatly, D. M. Jones, W. G. Mebane. , THREE STILLS FOUND Deputy Sheriff John Fake captur ed three stills last week, one iu each of the following places: Wildwood, Merrimon and Core Creek. s One of them held about forty gallons, an other about sixty, and the third seventy-five. This makes about six or eight he has captured in the past month. STANDARD FOR TEACHERS RAISED IN CARTERET COUNTY CONSIDERABLY (State Superintendent Public Instruction) Raleigh, April 21 "Many applica tions for positions to teach in the public schools of the State during the 1 next school year, 1930-31, are being filed at the present time with the lo cal county and city boards of educa tion and with this office," declared State Superintendent Allen in a state ment to the press today. "As a result of these applications this year," Supt. Allen continued, "school boards will be able to raise the level of training of their teach ing personnel by selecting from these applications the teachers holding the highest class of certificates. "Carteret County, for example, has already set-up standards of qual - ifications of teachers to be employed I be benefitted in an unmeasurable de for the school year 1930-31. Among' give, add the whole teaching profes- these are the following: 1. That the lowest standard of certificate held by a teacher employ - MARKETS FOR N.C. FISH NOW GLUTTED At Present However Crabbing Is Improving Wonderfully The markets for the products of pound-nets and long-nets in North Carolina waters are now flooded with croakers, sea mullets, and grey trout. This bring about a serious condition both to the fishermen and to the shippers. It means that the fisher men are hampered in their daily la- and that it is likely that some of the fishhouses may be closed as a result of the failure to. market the present catches. The fishing grounds jhave been and are now abounding in "sh, and they have been caught re cently by the thousands of pounds, According to Capt. John A. Nelson, Fisheries Commissioner, this state of affairs is brought about by the large amounts and better condition of the same kinds of fish caught up on Ches apeake Bay from mid-Spring through out the summer. It is said that the Virginia and Maryland fish can be sold in Northern markets and even here in the Old North State cheaper tnan the local fishermen can sell them. this time of the season the Bay fish are in the prime of condition, while the local ones are emaciated. Some years ago, Captain Nelson informed, the Board of Fisheries, at the instigation of Mr. Elmer Higgins, an ichthyologist, ordered that the three months of May, June and July should be set aside as a closed sea son on pound nets and long-net haul ing. Mr. Higgins suggested this af ter a years' study that showed the summer fish to be smaller and poorer quality than during the other months. So many of the fishermen expressed their dislike for this order that it has been shortened each year until now it is only twenty days long, from the tenth of May to the first of June. i- Morehead City and Beaufort fish dealers as well as their regular fish ermen are now facing a problem. They cannot very well compete .with Virginia dealers because the Carolina product is higher in price and infer ior in quality to that of the neigh boring state. Captain Nelson seems to think that the original closed sea son of three months would have help ed this situation somewhat, because it would have given the smaller and poorer fish time to grow and fatten before the Fall fishing. Several hun dred boxes are now being stored in refrigerator cars in Morehead City in hope of saving them until a market may be procured. Contrary to the fishing problem that is now confronting the Carolina fishermen, the crabbing industry has picked up considerably in the past ten days or two weeks. Hundreds of dozens are now being shipped daily from Carteret County. Although the production this Spring is not as good as it was last year, it exceeds somewhat the season before last. The late Spring is the cause of the crab bing season being not far advanced, dealers say. It is thought that the coming of warmer weather will in crease the production and that the market will be better. Healers are now paying the crabbers five and six cents a,piece for theL' catch. MARRIAGE LICENSES The following permits to wed were granted this week at the Gflice of the Register of Deeds: Clarence Noe and Loraine Arthur, of Beaufort. B. F, Daniels and Hazel V. Holder by, Reidsville, N. C. Harvey Runnings, of Beaufort, and Florence Murphy of Marshallberg. led in the county shall be an Elemen tary A. 2. All new teachers coming into the system will be required to have special professional training in one department. 3. All hizh school teachers are required to hold a High School Class A certificate with special training in the subjects in which they wish to teach. "Other counties," Supt. Allen says, "have put such rules into effect this year. If this procedure is continued it will not be very long before every white teacher in the State will be a college graduate with special prepa ration tnr tVio Sfipntific lob which she expects to do. And as a result jthe children of North Carolina will ,sion will be a set-up on a plane equal to .that of the doctor, lawyer, or any - other profession." County Commissioners Hold Special Meeting A short meeting of the Board of County Commisioners was held Wed nesday afternoon'. The object of it was tjo consider some resolutions. Those present were Commissioners Bushall, Lee, Edwards, Gaskill. The vacancy on the board has not yet been filled. A resolution was read, discussed and adopted relative to the payment of $1300 indebtedness to the High way Engineering Bureau for work done in the road investigation. The resolution provided that cash in part and notes for the remainder be giv en for the amount due. The motion to adopt the resolution was passed, Edwards and Gaskill voting for it and Lee not voting at all. Another resolution was passed which instruct ed the sheriff not to advertise delin quent taxpayers who are on the poor fund. The object of this action was to save the expense of $2.25 each for advertising the said delinquents. All present favored this action. The board then adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. PRIMARY ELECTION SEVENTH OF JUNE Voting Booths And Australian Ballots To Be Used This Time For the first time in the history of Carteret County the Australian ballot will be used in the primaries which will be held the seventh of June. According to Mr. D. E. Lang- dale, Chairman of the County Board of Elections, this is not purely the Australian ballot, but a modified form of it which embodies most of its better traits. The Democratic ballot will be white; the Republican, pale blue. Dummy ballots of a dif ferent color will shortly be issued from the office of the Board of Elec tions so that the electors may famil iarize themselves with the newer form. The Board of Elections met last Saturday according to the law for the purpose ot organizing. This Board is compofed of thres members, M essrs. R. Hugh Hill, Geo. W. Piner, and D. E. Langdale. Mr. Langdale was chosen chairman and Mr. Piner as secretary. Contrary to previous elections. there will be no promiscous distribu tion of ballots. Each person will be presented with a ballot on entering the place of voting by an officer in charge. The name of the voter and numbers will be written both on the ballot and the attached stub, and the stub will be retained by this official in charge. There will be a check un the stubs and ballots after the primary. If the voter wishes to vote the whole ticket he will signify (Continued on page 10) Hunting Lodge About Completed At Newport A private hunting lodge is now ap proaching completion a few hundred yards north of the southern Fork of Newport River which is about five miles from the town of Newport on the nine foot hard-surfaced road that leads down to Bogue Sound. It is beautifully located back in the woods several hundred feet, but in full view of the passer-by. This lodge is own ed by Mr. William Hunter and is be ing built by Mr. Thomas Willis, both of Bluefield, West Virginia, upon th. land of Mr. C. T. Cannon, of New port. The lodge is about fifteen by twenty-five feet in size and is construct ed of log.s Two large chimneys made from rough bricks have been built at each end of the structure. It is well chinked with morter and is covered with old-time "roved" cypress shing les which were made ina swamp near the location of the lodge. A large fire place takes up a good portion of the end of the living room and has an iron hook for hanging pots over the Ifire. It is subdivided into the livinc room, kitchen and bed room by log partitions. Everything about it was constructed with the idea of making it completely rustic in appearance. There is a long front veranda and a small wne on the back of the lodge. When one first sees it from the road, it looks as if it were a scene from the Great Smoky Mountains. Mr. Hunter has been going to New port for several years during deer hunting season, and this year he de cided to have a lodge of his own in which to stay and entertain his guests while there hunting. This seems to be an ideal habitation to occupy while j in this section of the state on hunting 'expeditions. , JURY REFUSES TO INDICT JUDGE Judge Sinclair Insists That He Did Not Put Liquor In His Hand Bag Wilson, April 23 Judge N. A. Sinclair, of the North Carolina su perior court, was clear today of liq uor violation charges brought against him by the federal prohibition officer. A United States district court grand jury here yesterday refused to indict the jurist on the charges. The chages were brought against Judge Sinclair by Federal Prohibi tion Agent C. S. Coats, who found a bottle of whiskey and an empty whis key flask in the jurist's hand bag. The case came before the grand, jury after the judge had decided to waive preliminary hearing before a U. S. commissioner. U. S. District Attorney W. H. Fish er presented bills of indictment yes terday, but the jury returned them with the notation "not a true bill." When advised of the jury's refus al to act against him, Judge Sinclair re-iterated previous assertions that he knew nothing about the whiskey's being in his grip. He said the empty bottle had contained whiskey given him by a relative in Baltimore and used for medical purposes. "When I was in Baltimore," Judge Sinclair explained, "at the time of the recent illness and death of my wife, and was worn out with anxiety, a rel ative gave me this small flask of whiskey and I used it under those circumstances. The empty flask was placed in my grip and has been there ever since." The federal officer found the whis key and empty bottle in the judge's grip when he stopped the jurist on the highway between Williamston and Sanford and searched his lug gage. A day or so later a Williamston county man was quoted as saying he put the liquor in the bag as a joke. Judge Sinclair at first charged the affair was a "frame-up" but said yes terday he later found "this was not the case but that the bottle had been placed in my grip by an acquaint ance without my knowledge." "I think the entire matter can be covered," Judge Sinclair said, "when I say that the bottle of whiskey was not my whiskey and was not my whiskey and was not placed in my bag by me or with my knowledge." Judge Sinclair, whose office is an elective one, this week filed notice of his candidacy for re-election. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS W. H. Marks and wife to W. H. Marks Jr., 1 lot Morehead City, for $10. J. F. Webb et al to Geo. D Dail Trustee, Tract Morehead Township, for $300. Kilby Guthrie Jr., to Duffy Wade 3 lots Morehead City, for $100. F. M. Simmons and wife to Earl W. Webb, 140 acres Morehead Town ship, for $100. F. M. Simmons and wife to Earl W. Webb, 32 acres Morehead Town ship, for $100. Bessie Jackson et al to M. T. Roy al, 1 acre Marshallberg, for $10. Denmark's bicycle craze is grow ing. TIDE TABLE Information to the tides at Beaufort is given in thi3 col umn. The figures are approx imately correct and based on tables furnished by the U. S. Geodetic Survey. Some allow pnees 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, April Z5 5:40 6:00 A. M. U:20 A. P. M. 11:33 P. Saturday, April 28 A. M. 12:03 A. P. M. 12:10 P. Sunday, April 27 M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M. 6:19 6:39 6:57 7:14 A. M. 12:45 A. P. M. 12:45 P. Monday, April 28 A. M. 1:25.A. P. M. - 1:20 P. 7:33 7:50 Tuesday, April 29 11 A. M. 2:07 A. 8:29 8:50 9:10 9:32 9:57 P. M. 2:01 Wednesday, April 30 A. M. t ' 2:50 A. M. P. M. 2:41 P. M. Thursday, May 1 A. M. , 3:35 A. M. P.M. 3:27 P. M.