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VOLUME XIX
10 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1930
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 30
THE
THREE INJURED IN
WRECK YESTERDAY
Were On Way To Funeral In
Virginia When The Accident
Occurred Near New Bern
While en route to the funeral of
his brother-in-law, Warren P. Hall of !
T-Inmntnn. Vs.. William T.nncpf turn.
ed his car over near Cozy Xook about
five or six miles this side of New Bern
yesterday afternoon and injured his
mother, Mrs. W. B. Longest, his sis
ter, Mrs. W. I. Loftin and Mrs. Lof
tin's little son. A shower of several
minutes had drenched the road and
made it slippery. Mr. Longest, it is
said, was driving his Chrysler sedan
at a rational rate of speed when it
began to slip on the slick road, and
turned over in a ditch along side of
the road. The driver thought that
the skidding of the car was caused by
the rear tires on the car being worn
smooth and did not grip the wet road
sufficiently to avoid the accident.
Both the windshield and the back
glass in the car were broken and the
top crushed in. Mrs. Longest was
badly cut and shaken up, Mrs. Loftin
received a small laceration on the
face and was shocked, and the Loftin
child was seriously injured and is
considered by phhysicians to be in a
very critical condition. The three
injured ones were taken to St. Luke's
Hospital in New Bern. Mrs. Loftin
brought her baby home lat yesterday
afternoon but Dr. and Mrs. F. E.
Hyde deemed it necessary to take it
back to the hospital last night and it
is not expected to recover at this
time. William Longest escaped unin
jured, except for a skinned shin
which he received in extracting him
self from the wreck.
Mr. Hall waB the husband of Mrs.
Lof tin's sister, who was formerly Miss
Vera Longest. He died at Hamptoi
as a result of a lingering illness.
Board Looks After
Koutine Business
Four of the city commissioners
Mason, Taylor, Willis, and Chaplain
and Mayor Chadwick and City At
torney M. Leslie Davis met at ten
o'clock in The Town Hall for the
regular monthly meeting of the
Board. Nothing of very great con
sequence was taken up at the meet
ing; only routine business was trans
acted. .,
City Clerk T. M. Thomas, Jr., told
the aldermen that the note on the
American-LaFrance fire truck was
due. A motion was made by Com
missioner Chaplain and seconded by
Commissioner Taylor to have the
Clerk and Mayor renew the note.
Motion carried.
Commissioner Taylor said that he
thought the Board should relieve Mr.
Winfield S. Davis of the tax on his
property on account of the infirmi
ties of the man and made a motion to
that effect which was seconded by
Commissioner Chaplain and carried
by the Board.
Commissioner Willis made a mo
tion, which was seconded by Commis
sioner Taylor, to table the bill of J.
J. Whitehurst.
There was quite a heated argument
presented by Mrs. Nannie P. Geffroy
over the various payments of the
street pavement assessments of St.
Paul's School. The mix-up, it. seemed
to the Mayor, oecu.-ed some years
ago when Mrs. Geffroy was living in
Evanston, 111., and had her business
here transacted by a proxy. She a
greed to have the matter looked af
ter and straightened out by the May
or and Clerk. Commissioners Tay.
lor and Chaplain Offered and second
ed a motion authorizing the Mayor
and Clerk to do this. Motion passed.
BEAUFORT BARBER SHOP
MOVES TO NEW LOCATION
The Beaufort Barber Shop, which
has been operated in the DeNoyer
Building next to the Beaufort Bank
ing & Trust Company for some years,
moved Wednesday from there to the
office building formerly occupied by
the late Dr. E. B. Whitehurst which
is along side of Mathis Cafe. This
barber business is owned by Wiley H.
Taylor, but Otis "Jeff" Jefferson man
ages the concern. Three skillful bar
bers are employed at the newer lo
cation. I. E. Ramsey, who owns the
structure, has completely renovated
the insida of the building the Beau
fort Barber Shop has moved into and
has improved its looks considerably.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Stephen Augustus Lambert, Fay-ett-eville,
N. C. and Tacey Ann Turn
er, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Carteret County Banks
In Excellent Condition
When information was received
here this morning that two banks in
New Bern had closed their doors con
siderable interest was aroused but
there was no excitement so far as the
News has observed. The report is
that the Citizens Bank, which has
been considered shaky for some time.
lsus'T " 1 . stane" a run
Company which thereupon decided to
close temporarily. It is reported this
afternoon that the latter bank has al
ready reopened or will do so in a few
days at the outside.
Business men here say they believe
the banks in Beaufort are solid as any
in the State and in fact all of the
banks in the county are regarded as
being in excellent condition. All that
is necessary here is for the people to
go on and attend to their business
as usual and let the banks attend to
theirs. Crops are good in Carteret
county, fall fishing starts in a week
or so and prospects are reasonably
good for business of all sorts. Cour
age, confidence and optimism com
bined with a good dose of hard work
are things needed now. Statements
of three of the banks in the county
are given below:
TO THE PUBLIC:
We think it proper that we should
make a frank statement to the pub
lic, that we have no connection what
ever with the New Bern banking sit
uation, and that in our opinion we
have a safe and sound Bank, entitled
to the trust and confidence of all.
THE BANK OF MOREHEAD
CITY.
W. A. McGLOHON,
President.
L. L. LEARY,
E. H. GORHAM,
R. T. WILLIS,
Finance Committee.
BEAUFORT BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY MAKES JSTATEMSNI
To Our Customers:
Several people have asked us how
the New Bern banking situation will
affect ' us. In reply to this inquiry
we wish to say that we have absolute
ly no connection with the New Bern
banks except a small deposit with the
Eastern Bank & Trust Company, so
that we cannot be affected directly
except in a very small way.
To our best knowledge and belief,
our bank is as sound as any bank in
North Carolina and if our loyal, true,
patriotic customers will stand by us,
Beaufort will have reason to be proud
of our Etrength. Every sane, level
headed citizen should grit his teeth
and resolve to be heroic at a time
like this. Any other course might be
disastrous.
Let us forget the troubles else.
where and stand solidly behind our
home institutions. Our bank is pre
pared for any reasonable emergency,
and we have reserve accounts with
the Chase National Bank, New York,
"First & Merchants National Bank,
Richmond, Va., Norfolk National
Bank of Commerce & Trusts, Norfolk,
Va., North Carolina Bank & Trust
Company, Wilmington, N. C. These
are the largest banks of their sever
al communities.
U. E. SWANN,
Cashier.
R. L. DAVIS,
C. G. GASKILL,
W. H. TAYLOR.
TO THE PUBLIC:
We think the public is entitled to
know that this bank is not affect
ed by the unfortunate existing bank
situation in New Bern. This bank is
in sound condition and is considered
worthy of the continued loyalty and
support of its patrons and the public
in general, whose continued support
has made it strong and sound.
We have confidence enough in the
people of Carteret County to believe
them sane enough not to allow the
situation in New Bern to cause them
undue excitement, and believe that
they have confidence enough in their
banks to feel secure.
Bespeaking your continued loyal
ty and support
THE BANK OF BEAUFORT
W. A. Mace, President
John Forlaw, Vice-Pres.
J. A. Hornaday, Cashier.
Mrs. Mary Tillett, Asst Cash
W. A. Mace,
T. C. Wade,
F. R. Bell,
W. P. Smith,
D. M. Denoyer,
C. S. Maxwell,
John Forlaw,
Joseph House,
J. A. Hornaday.
Directors.
Knotty School Problem
Settled for A I ear i
The County Board of Education
held its monthly meeting Monday.
Matters of a routine nature were
transacted and the meeting was short.
Messrs. Taylor, Mason and Webb
members of the board were all pres
ent. Th News reporter was informed of
a matter of considerable interest that
has been settled by the board. This
refers to the somewhat long drawn
out controversy about the rural chil
dren attending the Beaufort Graded
School. It appears that an agreement
has been reached whereby the rural
children will attend the school and
will not be charged any thing for the
ninth month of instruction, which ha$
been the bone of controversy. This
agreement so it was said, is for one
year only.
COURT HANDS OUT
ROAD SENTENCES
Two Cripple Men Go To The
Roads On Liquor Charge;
Lengthy Session
Another all day session of Record
er's Court took place Tuesday and
kept Judge Hill and Solicitor Duncan
very busy despite the hot weather. A
good many spectators, witnesses and
others were present. Several kinds
of offenses were charged against the
defendants but liquor cases predom
inated. The case against Frank Sanders of
the El Dorado section alleging a vio
lation of the prohibition law was con
continued until Tuesday August 19
at the request of attorney A. B.
Morris inorder that he might have
time to prepare his case.
Two rather well known Beaufort
colored men, Ranson Jones and Polk
Johnson, were charged with the sale,
transportation and unlawful posses-
Wffl'f3ta,,oeri They were convict
ed on the testimony of Deputy Sher
iff Iredell Salter and a young man
named Walter Gerkins. The two de
fendants denied the accusuations.
Jones said he offered to give Gerkins
a drink and Johnson defended him-1
self by saying that Gerkins was worse
than he was. The evidence was that
Johnson offered to sell a half gal
long of liquor to Gerkins and Jones
also offered to make a sale of a pint.
Jones got eight months on the roads
and Johnson four. A singular thing
about these convictions is that Jones
Continued on page five
A. & N. C. Railroad
Stockholders Meet
Sale of the Atlantic hotel, now un
der lease and the building of a port
at Morehead City and Beaufort are
two matters of special importance
which are expected to come before
the stockholders of the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad in their 76th
annual meeting in Morehead City,
which began today at noon. A. D.
Ward, president is presiding, and
I George Green, secretary for a num-
ber of years, is serving in that capac
ity.
As is the usual custom, Governor
O. Max Gardner will name eight of
the twelve directors by virtue of the
state's stock in the. road, and one of
that number will be elected president
for the ensuing year. Other stock
holders will name the other four di
rectors, Craven county owns 1,293
shares of the stock of the railroad
which is now leased to the Norfolk
Southern railroad.
CRAVEN COUNTY SEEKS TO RECOVER
BIG SUM LOANED TO DEFUNCT BANK
(New Bern Sun-Journal)
Asking a definite and complete ac-
counting with reference to all mon -
eys collected by any person upon col
lateral assigned to the county and
contending that such funds comprise
a trust fund belonging to the coun
ty, Craven county has filled three
suits in superior court here.
The first is against the National
Holding company, a subsidiary of
the former National Bank of New
Berne, and others. The second names
the National Holding company, Fort
Totten, Inc., E. H. Meadows, Sara M.
Gorham, Wade Meadows and John
Haywood Jones.
These two suits are for the col
lection of notes and the appointment
of receivers.
Judge R. A. Nunn has named T.
0. Moore and T. D. Warren, Jr., as
receivers for the National Holding
company as a result of the first suit.
As a result of the second, Fort Tot
ten, Inc., has also been placed in a
receivership with E. M. Green as the
receiver. Those appointments are
FffiEMEN ENJOY
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Perquimans Plantations Enter
tain Beaufort Fire Depart
ment Royally
Beaufort firemen and a few other
guests were entertained in fine fash
ion Tuesday evening at Perquimans
Plantations by Manager Rufus Sea
well and his assistant John E. Gilli
kin. A substantial and appetizing
repast consisting of barbecued pig,
fried chicken, real Boston baked
beans and corn bread was served.
The meal was served on a long table
in front of the club house at about
eight o'clock and ample justice was
done to it by the guests, whose appe
tites had been sharpened by the drive
out there and the delightful breeze
that swept across the broad expanse
of South River. After the meal was
over members of the party entertain
ed the crowd with songs and dances.
Two Negro servants sang several
spirituals in a most delightful man
ner.
The Perquimans Plantation consists
of nearly 9,000 acres of forests, open
lands and marshes. The clubhouse
is located on a point of land between
Southwest Creek and South River
on the edge of the forest of pines and
just a few feet from the water. The
view from the house across the water
and to the forests beyond is very
beautiful. Some farming and lum
ber operations are carried on and as
a hunting and fishing preserve Per
quimans Plantations has few equals.
Deer, bear, foxes, raccoons squirrels,
turkeys, quail, pheasant and other
game abound in the forests and
fields. The streams afford fine sport
for the angler; bass and pickerel and
other varieties of fish are caught
there. In the season many ducks are
killed on the waters nearby. Seldom
indeed can such a combination of
game be found in a locality as is
afforded by Perquimans Plantations.
County Commissioners
Hold Monthly Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of
the Carteret County Board of Com
.missioners took place Monday. Noth-
ing Tf unusual interest took place
All three members of the board were
present,
The report of County Auditor W.
J. Plint was read and adopted. Sev
eral small tax releases for persons
who by reason of age or infirmities
are unable to earn any thing were al
lowed. A contract between Public
Accountant C. F. Delamar and the
board was read and ordered signed
and sent to the County Government
Advisory Commission for approval.
The Serpell Lumber Comapny ask
ed for a change in the valuation of
their timber lands owing to a recent
fire which is said to have caused
considerable damage to the timber.
C. T. Jarvis of Straits was requested
to make an inspection of the timber
and make a report to the board
The request of Mrs. S. P. Hancock
for a reduction in the valuation of
some solvent credits made a few
weeks ago was not allowed. Coun.
ty Road Supervisor D. M. Jones re.
ported that some of the road equip,
ment had worn out and it was neces.
sary to get some new machines. He
was instructed to advertise for bids
on the same. Some bills were aud
ited and a resolution passed to re
new some notes and then the board
I adjourned subject to the call of the
Chairman,
i permanent.
In the third suit filed, Craven coun
;ty names as defendants the National
Holding company, a corporation; W.
W. Griffin, E. C. Rea; A. D. Ward, J.
Haywood Jones, E. H. Meadows, W.
J. Caroon, Harry M. Jacobs, W. J.
Lucas, Jr., and J. W. Lucas, adminis
trators of the estate of W. J. Lucas,
deceased; W. W. Griffin, trustee; R.
Schumacher, receiver for the r irst
National Bank of New Bern; and W.
W. Griffin, liquidating agent of The
National Bank of New Berne. Fort
Totten, Inc., developed de Graffen
ried park. The National Bank held
its note and the note was put up by
the Holdings company as security for
a loan from Craven county.
Moore and Dunn, and Warren and
Warren, attorneys, represent the
county in this third suit. The suit
sets forth that in April of 1927 the
county board of commissioners loan
ed the National Holding company
$225,000 and secured a collateral
promisory note from the company
(Continued on page five)
Elon College Student,
Study Marine B.ologyj
During the past five weeks, Dr. T.
E. Powell, head of the Biology De-j
partment of Elon College, has been
conducting a branch summer scnooi
of that institution near here at the
Izzak Walton League summer camp j
inst. east of the city limits. This!
group of men .was composed both of
post graduate students and teachers
of high school biology who came here
to familiarize themselves especially
with the marine forms of that science
Dr. Powell thinks this an ideal loca-i
tion to study oceanic animals in their (
native nauiuu,, iui w 1 ;
can be found many of the northern
as well as southern species which ov
erlap at this point on the coast.
Invertebrate zoology has been the
course that has been offered this
year at the summer session. Both
the graduate students and the biolo
gy teachers are gratified at the re
sults of this study, although neither
they nor Dr. Powell knew anything
when they arrived here of the sur
roundings and the methods used in
getting the specimens. Many species
have been examined in their native
surroundings and then dissected in
the tent laboratory: a eoodlv portion
of these sea animals will be taken
back with them. While at the camp
the group lived in tents, had a tent !
dining hall and laboratory. As this ;
'
has proven a very successful venture
Dr. Powell intends to make the sum.
mer session here a permanent adjunct
to the Biology Department of Elon
College with the students receiving
collegiate credit for their work.
Those attending this session, which
closed Wednesday, were: L. C. Wil
liams, J. B. Brown, J M. Green, H
W. Howell, S. B. Wilson, Joseph Dos-
ter, P. I. Brawley and N. K. Franks.
Fish Trawling Illegal,
Says State Department
jis attending a special class in Recre-
' Migratory fish-will receive - addWiation" in order to take part in the
tional protection from destruction or I Health Pageant when the King and
from deflection from the inlets where I Queen are crowned.
they go inland to spawn by the State
Department of Conservation and De
velopment passing rules which make
it unlawful for fishermen to use
trawls in either the inland waters or
within three miles of the beach.
However, as stated by Capt. John
A. Nelson to the News today, this
does not mean the shrimp trawlers
but does mean those who trawl for
fish. These rules were brought a-
bout by the sharp decrease in the a-j
mounts of shad caught in North Car- j
olina waters. It is thought that j
trawlers around the inlets and mouths!
of rivers keep the shad from ascend-1
ing the rivers and reproducing, and1
therefore would bring about their ex
tinction.
Atlantic Anniversary
Interesting Occasion
The fiftieth anniversary of the
Atlantic Hotel was observed last
week with appropriate and interest
ing exercises. Thursday evening a
banquet was served to several hun
dred guests and immediately after
wards Madame Marie De Kyser of
New York gave a vocal concert which
was heard by a large audience in the
spacious ball room.
Friday evening an immense crowd
assembled in the ball room and the
galleries that surround it to witness
a historical revue that was given and
to hear the music rendered by two
orchestras. A series of living pic
tures were shown depicting the his
tory of this section and of the At
lantic Hotel from the early days
down to the present. The pictures
were quite interesting, some were
beautiful and others comic, as for in
stance those showing the sort of
bathing costumes worn thirty years
ago or more. Saturday evening the
program came to a close with a big
ball the first part of which was a
German danced in the style of thir
ty years ago. Mr. and Mrs. D. G.
Bell, managers of the Atlantic have
received many compliments for the
! successful manner in which the pro
jgram was carried through.
BOY SCOUTS GIVE PROGRAM
AT BEACH TUESDAY NIGHT
Patrons of Atlantic Beach were
entertained Tuesday evening by a
program given by Troop 11 of the
New Bern Boy Scouts. This enter
tainment consisted of competitive
drills, exhibition signaling, bandage
tieing, bugle solos, monologues, and
athletic and acrobatic stunts which
delighted the visitors! .Both the spec
tators and the Scouts seemed to en-
joy the evening immensely and after
the program the Scouts were the
guests of the management of the
Beach at an ice cream party.
4fl YOUNG FOLKS
Jy jfl Rfl
Group From Carteret County
i oiaie apuai tins nra
Attending State College
By EDITH POWELL
j Home Demonstration Agent
Nine gh.,s and four boyg frQm Caf.
teret County are in Raleigh tnis week
'attendinjf the annual 4-H Club short
course held &t gtate College. Thes9
aro. FWiHa F.Hwards.
Nannje pi pelt.tier;
Sarah Gray Gibble, Newport, Kr D. ;
Georgia Cannon, Bogue; Bessie
Whitford, Morehead City, RFD.;
Christine Nelson, Camp Glenn; Inez
Lewis, Camp Glenn; Thamer Lewis,
Beaufort, RFD; Rosalie Watson,
Wildwood; Thomas Oglesby, More
head City, RFD. ; Leo Simpson, Beau
fort, RFD.; John Robert Williams,
Morehead City, RFD.; and Algernon
Rice, Marshallberg. They were ac
companied by their home demonstra
tion agent.
The class work for the girls con
sists of music appreciation, which in
cludes a visit to WPTF and a church
jto
hear a pipe organ, Beautifying
1 lHn1i.nn n ctllrlTr rtf t n A
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Rubbery on the campus as well as
learning how to bud, graft and root
plants, Good Manners, Posture and
Health, Grooming and Art Apprecia
tion. Work for the boys consists of
lessons on Field Crops, Livestock,
and Poultry.
In the afternoon sight-seeing tours
are taken. The Capitol, Hall of His
tory, Museum, Governor's Mansion,
Dix Hill, and the Penitentiary are
the places visited.
On Thursday night, the Crowning
of the King and Queen of Health will
be a big event. The State Queen
will be attended by the County Health
Queens. Carteret County's Queen
is Miss Georgia Cannon, of Bogue.
Miss Rosalie Watson of Wildwood
The boys and girls will return to
their homes Saturday.
ATLANTIC HOTEL BUILT
WHEN THINGS WERE CHEAP
The celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the opening of the
Atlantic Hotel in Morehead City has
started some of the older people to
talking about when and how it was
built. A contractor by the name of
Wilkins built the hotel. In that day
materials and labor were very cheap,
Good lumber could be bought for
$10 a thousand. Carpenters were
paid $1.25 a day and unskilled labor
ers considerably less. Of the many
carpenters employed on the building
the News understands that only three
are now living. They are Messers
T. E. Adair and Elzie Brooks of
Beaufort and Allen Davis of More
head City.
BEAUFORT MAN PROMOTED
Mr. Charles Skarren, Jr., of Wash
ington, D. C, has arrived home to
spend his vacation with his parents.
Mr. Skarren has been attending a law
i V u worsing wan w, c.
Moses and, Son, a department stare,
f r severalf years- J He s been stead
uIy ,P'T ', and recently he was
made buyer for the c"rn.
TIDE TABLE
Information at to the tides
at Beaufort is given in this 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 Tide
Friday, Aug. 8
7:23 A. M. 1:18 A. M.
7:42 P. M. 1:08 P. M.
Saturday, Aug. 9
8:02 A. M. 1:55 A. M.
8:17 P. M. 1:46 P. M.
Sunday, Aug. 10
8:40 A. M. 2:30 A. M".
8:50 P. M. 2:25 P. M.
Monday, Aug. 11
9:15 A. M. 3:00 A. M.
9:23 P. M. 3:11 P. M.
Tuesday, Aug. 12
9:48 A. M. 3:32 A. M.
9:54 P. M. 3:41 P. M.
Wednesday, Aug. 13
10:20 A. M.
4:04 A. M.
4:21 P. M.
14
4:38 A. M.
5:05 P. M.
10:26 P. M.
Thursday, Aug.
10:57 A. M.
11:02 P. M.