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THE IB) EMI F HI The best advertising 'medium published in Carteret Co. ( READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BOL WATCH Your label and pay your subscription VOLUME XIX 8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THU RSDAY, AUGUST 21. 1930 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 33 WILL USE STORAGE ?',ing F Honey HOUSE FOR TUBERS w Melf!LHere Now Carteret County may rightfully Buyers Prefer Sweets Kept In Storage Houses To Those Pn served In Old-Fashion-ed "Banks" For many, many years, probably ever since Carteret County farmers have been producing sweet potatoes, these growers have been keeping the portion of their crop that was not sold during the autumn in "banks," or mounds of potatoes placed on pine straw on the ground, then covered with the same material and blanketed down with a covering of earth. But there is coming a change in this worn-out method of storing the sur plus of one of Carteret's money crops. A portion of the "bank" potatoes w;ould rot in the winter quarters, but a large percentage would sur vive the hibernation in fair condi tion. Buyers are now asking wheth er the potatoes were stored in regu lation storage houses or kept in the old-fashioned and decrepit "banks," and they are refusing to purchase first-class "bank" potatoes in prefer ence to storage-house tubers. "Necessity is the mother of inven tion," runs a famous old saying; and necessity is bringing changes to Car teret County, one of which is the ad vent of the modern potato storage houses that are now being built about the county. At the present time four of these more modern houses have been or are being built in the eastern part of the county, where the major part of the sweets are raised. C. T. Jarvis, of Straits; A. B. Lewis, of Ot way; Cleveland Gillikin of Bettie; and Calvin Taylor, of Sea Level, are preparing to meet the demands of buyers by providing them with stor age potatoes. All of these will house between two and three thousand bushels and are constructed along plans formulated by the United States Department of Agriculture. During the first ten days after the potatoes are stored the temperature will be raised to one hundred and ten degrees and there after the stove will only be used on ly be used during extremely cold weather. These houses are construct ed of wood on brick foundations and have ventilators at the bottom that can be closed if the weather becomes inclement. There are also other ven tilators at the top and when the low er ones are open they permit a free circulation of air through the pota toes. Potatoes are placed in com partments, the floors of which are slatted. Heating the potatoes cures th4m and reduces the possiblity of lossage by cold weather. This method also increases their saleability. There are three large potato curing houses in the county that have been in opera tion the past few years. O. W Lew is has one near his home at Otway that takes care of ten thousand bush els; G. W. Huntley operates one here in Beaufort that has a capacity of twenty-thre thousand bushels, and there is one at Newport that has a capacity of ten thousand bushels. From the present requirement of the buyers of Porto Rican sweet po tatoes, it looks as if the trend in the future will be away from the method of "banking" the tubers in perfer ence to storing them in the modern structures. The main outlay of these buildings is the first cost, as it re quires little for up-keep. Within the next few days Carteret County sweets will be moving in increasingly large quantities to northern markets. may congratulate itself upon one more ac complishment in the line of truck raising, for it is producing in sale able quantities the famed Honey Dew Melon that is considered by many as a delicacy of the first order. Al though some have been raised before in Carteret, this is the first time that they have "taken" with the people hereabouts. This product was grown at the Purquimans Plantation which is lo cated over on bouth Kiver and is managed by Rufus Seawell who has as his right-hand man John Gillikin, well-known Carteret farmer. These melons were brought here from the plantation and put on sale at Charlie Hill's store. The Honey Dew Melon was origi nated by Luther Burbank, famous plant wizard, who produced it from cross breeding several kinds of mel ons. It has a smooth, pale-yellow skin, and has light greenish-yellow flesh. It is similar in make-up to the cantaloupe, except that the hollow is much smaller in the Honey Dew. California and Colorado are the principal states that produce these and they are shipped from there to every state in the Union COURT HAD FOUR BAD CHECK CASES Two Get Road Sentences; One Defendant Took An Ap peal Bad check cases predominated in Recorder's Court Tuesday.N They were disposed of in one way or an other. Two resulted in convictions. V. A. Bedsworth whose case was continued from last week on a bad check charge had arranged the mat ter with the prosecuting and paid the court costs and the case was dismissed. Frank Sanders, charged with vio lating the prohibition law was not in court and was called out. A judg ment nisi sci fa was entered and ca pias issued and the case continued. J. R. Piland of Oriental entered a plea of not guilty through his attor ney C. R. Wheatly .to a charge of having given a bad check to Fergus and Smith Morehead City fish deal ers. Mr. Fergus stated that the defend ant gave him a check for $108 in February and had never made the check good. He said there was no VARIETY LACKING IN FARM GARDENS James L. Edwards Dies After Short Illness agreement that the cheek would be Owine to 'held for a while. The check was for the fact thatrit requires a compara-fish bought and amounted to $108 tively light, sandy soil to grow in, only a few locations are adapted to its production. The Bogue Sound area is well-fitted for growing these. These Honey Dew Melons come off a little later than the watermelons and way after cantaloupe time. Some years ago John Morton rais ed some of these Honey Dews on the farm of G. W. Huntley, but they did not "take" around here and none were shipped, so they were fed to the hogs by the cart loads. In all of the cities, especially the northern metropolises, the Honey Dew Melon is considered to be a very delicious fruit and sells high there, even higher than the renowned Bogue Sound watermelon. With the addition of this crop to the trucking business, it is likely to turn into another mon ey crop for the good of the truckers testified that there was an agreement ! children he would only have to cul that the check would be held for some I tivate about a half an acre to lur- The defendant and two friends of his C. E. Emory and Jos. Midyette Carteret Farmers Need to Raise Gardens With Large Variety of Vegetables For Home Consumption "One of the greatest needs of the Carteret County farmers today is the addition of an all-year-round and well-cultivated garden for the produc tion of vegetables for home consump tion," said County Farm Agent Hugh Overstreet in a recent inter view. "Surprising as it may seem to the general public, less than five per cent of the farmers of this county cultivate a plot of ground that may rightfully be called a garden. It is true that nearly every farm has some collards and three or four other vegetables growing in addition to the farm crops, but there could be a greater variety in the planting. "If the rural folks want best results from farming, they should try to do everything that farming implies, in cluding of course a garden with a full variety of vegetables growing the year 'round. It only takes one tenth of one acre that is kept pro ducing the whole twelve months to produce everything in the form of vegetables for one person. Taking for granted that a man has five in his family he and his wife and three days. The Judge said there was too much of this check flashing going on and he held that the defendant was guilty. He said if Piland would pay (Continued 6n page five) Another Affray Takes Rosabelle Into Court of Carteret County. County Schools Begin In A Few Weeks Now Carteret County Schools will open on Monday September 15th. There will be Principals Conference in the of fice of Caunty Board of Education on Wednesday, September 10th and a General Conference for all teachers in the courthouse on Friday, Septem ber 12th. There will be no meetings on Saturday as that day is reserved for local faculty meetings and for teachers to spend some time in their classrooms preparing for the opening of school on the following Monday, September 15th. The wo rk in the county schools last year was of a very high type and the indications are that the wirk this ,. will be very high. The new toArhers have been selected because of their special preparations for" the ,,.v niiirh thev will have in the classroom. Most of the teachers who taught in the county schools last year are returning and their knowledge of their situation will enable them to ac complish much at the beginning of the year. Carteret County Mecca For Tar Heel Firemen Carteret County has been the mec ca this week of a jolly group of fire men that haled from practically ev ery one of the hundred counties in the state, when the State Firemen's Convention met at the Atlantic Ho-j tel in Morehead City for their annu-l al four-day meeting. They came by the hundreds, bringing with them their wives and families in a good many cases. All in all it has been a gala occasion for them, and they have devoted a large portion of their time to having a good time. With decorations galore and the cars traveling hither and yon with banners on them displaying the names of the towns or cities they were hail ing from and the sirens a-growling neither the visitors or the natives could forget the occasion. In fact, if one did not know .what the sirens were being used for, he would very likely think that he was about to wit ness a regular holocaust, or the com ing of the Angel Gabriel. Base ball games, street and ball room dances, addresses, memorial services, visits to the beach and oth er Carteret County points, fish frys, races a-plenty and a large parade featured this convention. Wednes day afternoon the parade formed in Morehead City and after going a- round that city came over to Beau fort and paraded down Front Street and out Ann. This was led by a cor don of State Highway Patrolmen and, in addition to the large number of cars and the fire truekb contained a. float of the Atlantic Hotel. Some of the local folks entered in-j to the merrymaking, for there were two cars with banners upon them, the first purporting to be representing Harkers Island Fire Department and the second claiming to hail from Mill Creek. The local firemen have also enter ed the spirit of the week and have been wearing their white-top. caps with their badges and seem to have had a very enjoyable time. Beaufort has been literally over-run this weeK with cars of the firemen and a good many local cars have been travelling about. There were two false alarms turn a in hpre early Tuesday morning; this completed the atmosphere for the convention. Rosabelle Pickett, young colored woman known for her many esca pades aired in Police Court, again came before that tribunal Friday af- Hernoon on the charge of cursing and disorderly or unlady-like conduct shown Alphonso Vann, colored youth, who had never been in court except for the childish act of playing ball in the street. This occurred in the store of Ellis Baxter on the evening of the seventh of August. Vann, as the story goes, entered the store and spoke to Rosabelle and her various companions, both male and female, who were loitering about drinking pop. Bantering turned in to more violent words which Vann said were directed at him and the de faming of his mother and father. Finally Rosabelle brandished her bot tle near Alfonso's head and Baxter ordered the youth to evacuate the store. Rosabelle followed him into Continued on page five nish all of the vegetables they could consume. "Lack of variety in planting," con tinued Mr. Overstreet, "is the trouble with the gardens that are now culti vated. They plant a few collards, a row or two of beans, the same amount of sweet corn and one or two other things and there they stop. Before these vegetables have been producing i (Conttinued on page four) Durham Lady Catches Unusual Sort of Fish REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS R. S. Tilden to Mrs. H. Tilden, tract Newport Township, for $500. Luther Hamilton, Comm. to G. H. McCain, acre Newport Township, for $500. Thomas Lewis and wife to George A. Willis and wife, 1 lot Morehead City for $250. Manufacturers Trust Co., to Atlan tice Beach and Bridge Co., 1188 ac res, Morehead Township, for $10. , D. W. Sabiston and wife to S. Frank Dill and wife, 3 acres Harlowe Township for $1. Minnie D. Huntley and husband to W. A. Smith Jr., 5 acres Beaufort Township, for $5. Margaret Howe et al to James V. Caffrey, 1-2 lot Beaufort, for $1. Beaufort Realty Corp. to Dr. P. I. Darden, 1 lot West Beaufort, for $30. Beaufort Realty Corn, to P. W. Duncan, 4 lots West HBaufort, for $720. Luther Hamilton Commisioner to F. L. Bank of Columbia, 105 1-2 ac res Merrimon Township, for $1800. Mrs. Frank Bennett,, wife of the Fire Chief of Durham who has been attending the firemen's convention hooked a large shark-like fish oppo site Morehead City which was un known to a number of local fishermen who viewed the fish. Fire Chief Bennett thereupon took the fish to the U. S. Biological Station at Beau fort where Dr. Samuel F. Hildebrand, the director, recognized it as the Nurse Shark. This species of shark is rare locally. The late Dr. Russell J. Cole once took a specimen at Cape Lookout which appears to be the only one of which there is a record from this general region. The specimen hooked by Mrs. Bennett may be the first one ever taken within the inside waters of Beaufort and Morehead City. This shark reaches a length of a- bout 6 to 10 feet and is a harmless species with very small teeth, and that may be the reason for calling the fish a "nurse shark." The species is readily recognized by its low, flat head, very small eyes and. by a short, stubby barbel (whisker) in each corn er of its mouth. The fish caught by Mrs. Bennett was taken on a small hook and line while fishing for croakers. It was 6 feet, 7 inches long, weighed 50 pounds, and took about 30 minutes to land. A large concourse of friends gath ered in Newport Wednesday morning to pay their respects to the memory of James L. Edwards postmaster and prominent man of that town. Mr. Edwards died Tuesday at about noon at the hospital in Morehead City where he had been taken for treat ment about two weeks before. Mr. Edwards was suffering from an infec tion in his leg and blood poison was feared. Upon examination it was found that Mr. Edwards was suffer ing from a serious stomach trouble also and his condition was regarded as very critical from the beginning of his illness. His death therefore was not unexpected although deeply re gretted by his many friends and rel atives. Funeral services conducted by El der W. W. Roberts of the Primitive Baptist church were held at the resi dence at ten o'clock and a Masonic service was held at the grave in beau tiful Cedar Grove cemetery, which was participated in by the Masons from Morehead City, Beaufort and other places as well as Newport. Mr. Edwards was at one time a member of the Board of County Commission' ers and in respect to his memory all offices in the courthouse were closed from ten to twelve and most of the officials attended the funeral. All bus. iness houses in Newport were closed during the time of the funeral. Pall bearers for the occasion were J. C. Bell, T. B. Hall, C. M. Hill, E. H. Hibbs, M: D. McCain, U. M. Rhue, all close friends of the deceased. A mass of beautiful flowers sent by sympathizing friends covered the grave. Mr. Edwards was forty three years old and in the full vigor of mental and physical manhood until his fatal attack came. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Lizette Edwards, his widow Mrs. Blanche Hibbs Edwards, three children, Florida, Henry and James L. Edwards, Jr., S. D. Edwards a brother and Mrs. Lucy Stobaugh a sister also survives him. Mr. Ed. wards was regarded by all who knew his as a man of fine character and excellent business ability. . His death is a distinct loss to his , community and the county at large. SALE OF SEAFOODS WILL BE BOOSTED Carolina Fishermen Will Seek Markets For Their Produce In Central And Western Counties J. C. Lpng Passed At Morehead City To-day Raleigh, August 18 Observance of "Made-in-Carolina Week" and "Made-in-Carolina week" and the campaign to popularize products of the State which will follow afford an excellent opportunity for advertising the seafoods of North Carolina, according to Col. J. W. Harrelson, director of the state Department of Conservation and Development. With the fishing industry reported to be virtually at a standstill because of the lack of markets, it is pointed out that a general effort to in troduce North Carolina seafoods into the markets of the interior part of the State should be effective in ob- ' taining a greater demand for these products. The "Made-in Carolina" movement, according to conservation officials offers a particularly opportune occasion to help to create a greater demand within the State for North Carolina seafoods since the campaign is seeking to encourage the use of products of the State where ever possible. The movement is being carried to the people through the press, by radio, and will be observed by merchants, women's clubs, civic organizations and other agencies over the State during the week beginning September 1. After that time it is planned to introduce other features to keep the movement alive. A prominent attorney from Pied mont North Carolina recently wrote to the Department of Conservation and Development: "I do not believe you Easterners realize how much the common man up here in Western North Carolina likes fish nor how few he has to eat. I have lived around restaurants and know he, whether farmer or mechanic, nearly always calls for fish." ; """ ' ' " This citizen has suggested the operation of special fish cars to the interior parts of the State with North Carolina seafoods. If this is not practical, the operation of special trucks is suggested. It is believed that the inauguration of some such service during "Made-in - Carolina Week," September 1-6, will stimulate the market for seafoods. FORTY SEVEN KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENTS The State Board of Health's vital statistics for the month of July show that 130 persons met violent deaths in North Carolina. Automobile fa talities led with 47 deaths. Drowning took 37 lives and there were 20 hom icides and IS suicides. There was one aeroplane fatality, seven died in railroad accidents and six vere kill ed by gunshot wounds supposedly accidental. J. C. Long, of Morehead City, died this morning at ten o'clock af ter an illness of several days. Mr. Long has been a prominent local fig ure in that community for years and well-known as a saw mill owner and operator. He found many things to do for others to make their lives brighter and happier by his presence and his passing is a loss to the entire community. Not only in an indus trial way was he prominent, but he also entered into the civic and re ligious activities, for he was a mem ber of the Methodist Church and a Mason and Shriner. His death was the result of heart trouble. Mr. Long is survived by his wid ow; by one son, Dr. Ira C. Long, who lives in Virginia; and by three daugh ters, Mrs. Luther Hamiltona nd Miss Ola Long of Morehead City, and by Mrs. Z. Z. Grantham, of New Bern. Funeral arrangements will be made later. BOY FINDS BOTTLE AND MAY GET TEN DOLLARS PAJAMAS TO BE WORN AT ATLANTIC HOTEL BALL BLACK AND WOOD DUCKS ARE NOW BREEDING IN CARTERET BIRTH OF DAUGHTER Comparatively large numbers of black ducks and wood ducks have been seen of late at the Hanes-Lass-iter Game Refuge on Core Banks, a- long other parts of the banks, and al so around the edges of the Open Grounds, says County Game Warden Clyde Mason, of Atlantic, who has re cently been over this territory. A.long with these older ducks were their ducklings, substantiating the theory that they breed along the waterways of Carteret County. Reports from other sections of tidewater North Carolina informs the officials of the State Department of Conservation and Development that these two kinds rwn to Mr; and Mrs. James D. Biggs of Beaufort at Moreneaa ity;0f ducks especially are breeding a Hospital, Friday, August 15, a daugh-jiong the coast in increasing large ter. numbers, due, they think, to the ex cellent protection afforded them by the Old North State. The commonwealth protects .the wood duck the year 'round, while there are seasons when the' black ducks and other species of that fowl may be killed. A notice recently circulated by the Izaak Walton Leag ue forbids any one but bona fide members of that organization from hunting - on their preserve. These denizans of the wilds are also pro tected from slaughtering at the Hanes Lassiter Refuge. More and more are the people of the coastal plain of the Tar Heel state beginning to realize that they must conserve their wild life or see it disappear forever from its sh ires. Pajamas will be worn as dancing costumes at the Atlantic Hotel Fri day night, according to all reports. That is they will be worn by those who choose to wear them. Preced ing the pajama exhibit there will be i . m, . !.... several vminevine uiih unu mr egular dance which lusts until about midnight. It is expected that quite a crowd will be on hand for the dance and to see the sights. A find that may or not be worth $10 was made one day last week by James Taylor, young son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Taylor who live a few miles from Beaufort on the New Bern road. The article found was a bottle with a note in it which states that $10 will be paid for the return of the note to Koy K. Coffin, 507 Hansberry street, Philadelphia, Pa. The note is dated August 19, 1904. The bottle was found on the west side of Newport River about three miles from Beau fort. The note is in a erood state of preservation and does not appear to be 26 years old. At any rate James hopes that it will be good enough to bring the ten dollars. BIRTH OF DAUGHTER Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hodi?s. of Beaufort, Saturday, August 16, a daughter. ACTORS. ARE WANTED FOR FIREMEN'S SHOW The Beaufort Firement are plan ning a big show for some time next month, in fact they say it will be the biggest thing of the sort ever giv en in Beaufort. They have request ed the News to invite all the children and young men and women to take part in the production. Rehearsals for the children are to start next Monday afternoon at three o'clock and for the grown folks at 7:30 and all who will are invited to come. 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. BIRTH OF DAUGHTER ' Born to Mr. and Mrs. P. Allan at the Potter Emergency Hospital Thursday afternoon August 14, a daughter. The infant has been nam ed Neva Marie. Low "fide 22 11:56 A. 11:55 P. 23 12:49 A. 12:53 P. 24 1:38 A. M. 1:49 P, M. M. M. M. High Tide 'Friday, Aug-. 6:01 A. M. 6:33 P. M. ' , Saturday, Aug 6:57 A. M. 7:27 P. M. ' Sunday, Aug. 7:50 A. M. 8:16 P. M. Monday, Aug. 25 8:42 A. M. 2:24 A. M. 9:05 P. M. 2:45 P. M. Tuesday, Aug. 26 9:32 A. M. 3:11 A. M. 9:56 P. M. 3:39 P. M. Wednesday, Aug. 27 10:25 A. M. 3:58 A. M. 10:44 P. M. -4:34 P. M. Thursday, Aug. 28 11:01 A. M. 4:46 A. M. 11:18 P. M. 5:31 P. M.