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NUMBER 22
VOLUME XX
8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1931
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Legislature Finally
Reaches Adjournment
'JAIL PREFERRED
TO PAYING COSTS
Longest Session In His
tory; Large Appropria
tions Bill Passed; Not
Enough Revenue T o
Meet It; Some Impor
tant Legislation Enact
ed. -
At 9:49 last night the Gen
eral Assembly of North Caro
lina adjourned after having been
in session 141 days. There were
1206 bills and resolutions en
acted which was less than the
1927 session enacted, that ses
sion's record was 1246. The
largest appropriations bill in
the history of the State, approx
imately $57,000,000, was pass
ed. The principle of the State
support of public schools was
approved by the passage of the
McLean law. Another impor
tant bill passed was that which
provide for State maintenance
of all public roads. A central
purchasing agency was created,
a new system of banking super
vision established, a personnel
commission created and a Local
Government Commission provid
ed and other important legisla
tion passed.
By M. R. DUNNAGAN
TAX REDUCTION
NOW PREDICTED
New Revenue Bill Calls For Re
auction In School Taxes of
Large Sum
By M. R. DUNNAGAN
Raleieh. May 26 Tax reduction of
nearly $10,000,000, or, to be exact,
$9,667,186, will result to the proper
ty owners of North Carolina for each
of the next two years under the Rev
enue Bui which is about through the
General Assembly, according to a
table of figures prepared by the
State Tax Commission.
This table shows that on the assess
ed valuation of $2,978,710,226 for
the year 1930 in the whole State, the
100 counties had a total tax levy of
$14,135,244 for current expenses of
the six months school term. On the
same assessed valuation at the pro
posed 15-cent tax rate the total levy
will be $4,469,058. by which it is
seen that the levy for the next two
years will be $9,667,186 less tan in
1930.
Carteret county, the renort shows.
had an assessed valuation in 1930 of
S14.515.048 on which the tax rate
was 60.3 cents for current expenses
of the six months school term, which
made the total tax levy for this
county $87,526. The proposed 15-
cent levy on the same valuation ba
sis will mean $21,772 in taxes in
1931 and 1932, or a reduction in the
county of $65,754.
This amount, it is pointed out, will
be felt appreciably in the tax bill of
the individual taxpayer in every
E. S. Wearer Clashes With Jus
tice H. W. Noe's Court;
Out On Habeas Corpus
Jury Trial Demanded
Defendant Convicted
MRS. EUGENE WADE DIES
AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS
Raleigh, May 25 A miracle, little
less, will be required to prevent the
North Carolina General Assembly
from passing the 1931-33 Revenue
Bill this week, best predictions being
that, the measure will pass its third
and final reading about 1 o'clock i county, in the State
Wednesday morning, after which
that body will adjourn after a rec
ord session of 141 days.
The Revenue bill, embracing a 15
cent ad valorem tax on real estate,
on a State-wide basis, for the sup
port of the public schools, supplement
ed by a substantial increase in the
tax on corporations and on incomes,
passed its third reading in the House
just after midnight Saturday morn
ing and the tired representatives were
released until Monday night. The
third reading was only a perfunctory
one, the report having been adopted
on its first reading 51 to 45 Thurs
day night and 61 to 50 Friday.
The Senate begins consideration
of the measure Monday night and is
expected to pass it along aa rapidly
as the constitutional provisions of
reading on three separate days will
permit. Although the report was
adopted by the Senate by only two
majority, no trouble is anticipated in
getting it through its readings the
first three working days of the week.
The proponents of the measure have
their lines firmly fixed and no giving
is expected, but some of the oppon
ents, on the other hand, are expected
to join them.
Most of the time of Recorder's
Court Tuesday was consumed at the
trial of Marion Best of the Mansfield
community. The charges alleged a-
1 gainst him were trespass, tearing
After spending four days in the , Hig counaei a. B. Morris of Morehead
county jail, where he was committed ( City had asked for a tl.jai by jury
by mgaistrate H. W. Noe, Edgar S.,and the request waa granted. A jury
Weaver of Beaufort was released jcomposed of six men from Beaufort
Tuesday on a habeas corpus proeeed-1 and Morehead townships composed
inn. TTia QfAmpv 1T1 Wflltpr Willi.. . rr, T-. .1 T7 tir.i.
" -vv..j . ,tne lurv. rormer dilutee nwi
Hill appeared with Solicitor Phillips
for the State.
The accusuations against young
Best, he is about twenty years old,
were brought by W. F. Hobbs a ten
ant on the farm of Durwood wuns
of Morehead City. He and his wife
and son Lee Hobbs testified that the
defendant had come on the place sev
eral times after being forbidden to
An so. had used vulear and profane
language and had torn down some no
tices aganist trespassers. hoods
proved a good character by several
witnesses and also had letters trom
persons in other counties giving him
a good character.
Thp defendant Best denied all or
the charges against himself and had
several witnesses who testified that
the reputation of Hobbs was bad
After beinir out for an hour or so
the jury brought in a verdict of guil
ty of trespass and disorderly con
duct, not sruiltv of the other charges.
Judge Davis fined him $25 and costs.
Mr. Morris gave notice of appeal and
bond of $75 was required.
John Felton. colored, of Beaufort
charged with possession of liquor for
purpose of sale was convicted ana
given six months on the roads.
Stpnhen Eeachem charged with
I driving a car while drunk was con
victed. He was sentenced to pay me
went to Greenville Tuesday accorn
panied ly Mr. Weaver and Sheriff
Chadwick and had a hearing there
before Judge W. A. Devin. The mat
ter wil come up here in June again
before Judge Devin. The defendant
is out under a $50 bond.
The trouble in which Mr. Weaver
became involved is somewhat com
plicated and grew out of an automo
bile transaction. It seems that 3ome
time ago Mr. Weaver bought a Chev
rolet car from the Sound Chevrolet
Company of Morehead City. That
he owed a balance on it of several
hundred dollars and that he made
some arrangement with the Davis
Motor Company to take up the in
debtedness and sell him another car.
For some reason this deal fell through
and the Sound Chevrolet Company
seized Weaver s car while he was in
Morehead City and without his
knowledge or consent. Thereupon
he took out a warrant against Mr.
Mills the manager of the Chevrolet
Company charging him with larceny.
The case against Mr. Mills was
tried by magistrate H. W. Noe, at
torney C. R. Wheatly appearing for
the defense. Justice Noe dismissed
the action on the ground that it was
frivolous and malicious. He taxed
Weaver with the costs and sentenced
him to 10 days in jail if he refused
Sou. "White Potatoes
Being Harvested Now
SMMSW' S)
The harvestine of the white pota
to crop in Carteret county has start
ed but so far only two or three cars
have Keen shipped. Indications are
that digging next week will be on a
rather laree scale. Federal and
State agricultural specialists ar! ad
vising against digging now Decause
of the fact that the South Carolina
crop is now moving and will be heavy
for some days. Prices quoted yester
day in New York were for South
Carolina stock were $2.50 to $4.25.
Sweet potato shipments are now a-
bout over. O. W. Lewis of Otway,
who is a very large dealer still has
one or two cars left and there may
be a few small lots scattered around
in the county. Sweet potatoes have
brought good prices this spring and
have been a big help to the farmers
and the people of the county gener
ally. Earl sweet shipments will start
in July.
LIVE AT HOME
CAMPAIGN AGAIN
People Are Urged To Save
Food Stuff For Winter
Use
MANUFACTURES WORTH
OVER MILLION DOLLARS
" vv - - r " r i VIULCU. 11C W aa 0- n w v..-
to pay. Weaver did not pay and Lnstc. nm must not operate a car for
went to jail. He is out now and the ;90 days
legality of his commitment is to be Cases against James B. Conyers,
passed upon very soon by Judge Dey-j check harge and Calvin Benton,
ni. . It is also possible that some civil jviolating prohibition law we're "con
action may be an-outcome of the af- tinued to next Tuesday. Mr. Wheat-
ly representing Benton asKea ior a
jury in this case which was granted.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eugene
Wade were conducted at her home
last Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
by Reverend R. F. Munns. Inter
ment was in the family burying
ground at the home place in North
River road. The hymns "Abide With
Me" and "Nearer My God to Thee"
were sung at the house and "Home
of the Soul" a tthe grave.
Mrs. Wade was seventy one years
old and had been a member of Holly
Grove M. E. Church for forty years.
Before her marriage she was Miss
Elizabeth Styron of Cedar Island.
She had been married fifty years and
to the union were born six children,
who with her husband survive, ex
cept one who died in early womanhood.
Mrs. Wade had many friends in
her community who were grieved to
hear of her passing.
BIRTHS OF THE WEEK
Raleicrh. Mav 25 Carteret county
had a total of 24 manufacturing es
tablishments which turned out $1,-
041.323 in value of manufactured
products during the year 1929, ac
cording to a table iust issued by the
North Carolina Department of Con
servation and Development.
The average number of wage earn
ers employed for the year in these
plants was 184 and the total wages
paid amounted to $155,810. The cost
of materials and fuel and the pur
chased current used was $422,064
and the plants of the county u&ed
2,015 horsepower of electricity dur
ing the year, the reports howed.
Forsyth lead the State in value of
manufactured products, more than
rimihlin? its nearest competitor. Dur
ham, while Rockingham was third, all
engaged in the manufacture of to
bacco products. Guilford led in
;-nnmber- of wage. emervGaston- was
second and Forsyth third.
fair.
SEVERAL CASES TRIED
IN CITY POLICE COURT
There were rather more cases than
usual in City Police Court last Fri
day afternoon
resulted in convictions,
GLADOLI SHIPMENTS
STARTED HERE TUESDAY
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Most of the trials gladolus growing, got a small start
. ' i . i. , 1 iA. .
Tuesday when shipments or tne cui
Raleigh, May 25 Backed by Gov
ernor Gardner and his Council on
Unemployment and Relief, another
slogan has been added to the "Live-
at-Home" program in North Carolina
"Preserve Your Food and Live at
Home This Winter." The carrying
out of this slogan through a cam
paign of education is made necessary
at this time, due to the fact that farm
crop prices are almost certain to bo
much lower this coming season than
last year, the lack of money in the
hands of the farmers of the entire
state, and the further fact that, in
some counties in the state, the entire
populace is being supported by the re
lief work of the American Red Cross,
the Federal Farm Board, the Gover
nor's Council on Unemployment and
relief, and other such organizations.
Every state organization is cooper
ating in this movement, to "sell
North Carolina on the necessity of
savine through canning, preserving,
drying and pickling, of all vegetables,
fruits and other food crops grown on
the farms and wardens of the state
from now until cold weather comes.
The idea of the "Live-at-Home pro
gram i3 to produce more food and
feed, so that whatever moneys the
farmer obtains, will be "over and a-
bove" his food and feed costs. The
slogan of this past spring, "Farm ot
Make a Living in 1931," carried with
it the food preservation ideal, but
that ideal or plan was not pushed so
vehemently last fall or during the
winter months. Now Governor
Gardner feels that conserving and
preserving of foods through many
methods is the issue before the state.
The Governor's Council is heading
this work, with the hearty backing of
0thecagencies, in particular: The
State College Extension bervice, un
der the direction of Dean I. U.
Schaub, director, and Mrs. Jane S.
McKimmon, assistant director in
charge of Home Demonstration Work
the State Board of Health, under the
direction of Dr. H. A. Taylor, acting
Polk Johnson, two charges of flowers began. This shipment was
drunkeness and one for simple as-! made by S. E. Hayne of Wilson, New
sault, was acquitted o nthe last and York who came here several months
on the first two given sentences of j ago for the purpose of raising glad
15 days and 30 days on the street joli. H. B. Avery of Cumberland,
cleaning department. Md., came at about the same time
Louis Jones, colored, fighting, and also planted out a considerable
guilty, $1 and costs or five days work 1 quantity of bulbs. WE. Kershaw,
on the streets. ,who is . partner with Mr. Hayne ar-
Charles Fisher, colored, same as rived here this week.
I So far the gladoh have not bloom-
. p,I very much but it is hoped that the
John Felton, possession oi nquor, ,Bm -weather nQW prevailing will
Douna over to xvetuiusi s vuun.
Elizabeth B. Davis to R. P. Wat-1
son, 2 lots Moreehad City, for $100.
v. vv . xiaiueaty munagce tu ot- . -
ey Harde:ty Trustee, lo acres iiar- j""1 " . . .
tliapicrs anu uuiwaia anu iuvw ik-
resentatives of the Federal Farm
Board. The ocordination of this
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Morris
r-i i e T Cnln. AC cm OA a
... . uanieis oi iwe, ounuoj, -i
This conference report has had a j ,jaUghter.
corn to Mr. ana iirs. iunuy vm
likin of Otway, Monday, May 25, a
son.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Norman G.
Gillikin of Williston, Friday, May 22,
a son Douglas Brantley Gillikin.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kir
sey Marshall of Beaufort, Saturday,
May 23, a son, Matthew Perry.
ENGAGEMENT OANNOUNCED
hectic career, following other con
ference reports cn the same bill,'
which also had thyr ups and downs.
When this report fir t came from the
committee to the Housa last Monday
night it was rejected, 57 to 50.. Tues
day it was brought back by the same
vote, 57 to 50 and held without ac
tion, the House waiting for the Sen
ate to act. The Senate, on Wednes
day, rejected the report by a tie vote,
25 to 25, and one senator, changed
his vote from "aye" to "no," in or
der that he might move to reconsider
Mr. and Mrs. William Pierce an-
. , rL. j... l.. . aa nounce the engagement oi tneir
inn vnn.T a . niirviijiv. iiv i,w .
c utti.v - j j I , , ,
William Davis, driving too fast,
$10 and costs.
Cecil Lanedale, driving too fast,
second offense, $20 and costs.
J. E. Coleburn, Morehead City,
fast driving, $10 and costs.
RAILROAD MAN BADLY HURT
IN CAR ACCIDENT TUESDAY
bring them along very rapidly. Messrs
Hayne and Avery had hoped to be
able to ship a good many cut flow
ers before May 30, decoration day.
The late spring has retarded the
growth of the gladoli as well as oth
er thines. Shipments from here will
co forward now until about July 4th.
They go mainly to the large cities in
the eas-t and North.
the report, p.ving th. w., tor it, "fN. C
adoDtion. Senator F. O. Clarkson,
of Mecklenburg county, broke the tie j
by changing and voting for the meas
ure, after the Senate had adopted his
resolution which would prevent cut
ting of teacher salaries more than 10
per cent below the State schedule
and not then until all other means of
economy had failed. This also applies
to all school folks. Senator Clark-
son said he was unwilling to nave
the teachers made the goats and bear
th big end of the brunt of the salary
cut.
Will B A Deficit
The R venue Bill, it is generally
agreed, v, ill result in a deficit if the
business and economic conditions
continue as at present. Under nor
mal or fi-ood conditions, it would pro
duce enough or practically enough
money for complete operation of the
budget Another provision has been
enacted which permits the Governor
and Council of State to issue short
term notes, if necessary, to pay the
full appropriated to schools.
ti.b wpdHinir will take place in St.
Paul's Episcopal Church.
Ralnh Brinson, Norfolk-Southern
section man, who was injured in a
collision between an automobile and
a railroad motor car Tuesday and was
taken to Morehead City hospital is
reported to be somewhat better to
day. G. L. Home, section foreman,
and a colored laborer were hurt at
the same time but not seriously.
The accident occurred when a car
driven by Harry Freeman of More
head City collided with the railroad
car at Arendell and Eighth street.
The railroad car was overturned and
the men thrown out. Mr. Brinson was
cut about the head and knocked un
conscious. An X-ray picture has not
been made yet but it is though that
he has a fracture of the skull.
HERBERT MORRIS HELD
FOR SUPERIOR COUR1
lowe Township, for $280.44
E. G. Waddell et al to Serpell Land
& Timber Corporation, 6585 acres,,
Straits Township, for $10.
Annie D. Gillikin to Ira F. Gillikin.
20 acres Straits Township, for $475.
Alava Farm Corporation to John
Gray Paul, 920 acres Hunting Quar
ter Township, for $3j000.
Kilby Styron and wife to E.'nest
Salter, 20 acres Hunting Quarter
To- nship, for $10.
D. W. Harris and wife to Letha T.
Davis, 2 1-2 acres Marshallberg, for
$25.
PURCHASING AGENT NAMED
POTATO STORAGE HOUSE
AT OTWAY BURNED DOWN
The potato storage house of Mr.
Cleveland Lewis of Otway was de
stroyed by fire Sunday n.ght. The
cause of the fire is not known. There
wa snot much in the building at the
time but it was nearly new. The
News understands there was some in
surance on the building but not
enough to cover the loss.
Herbert Morris, alleged notorious
r.ovan .niinfTT rum runner, had a
vinvvta vuki'v
hearing Monday before Mayor Tay
lor o nthe charges of assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to km,
speeding and reckless driving. un
the first charge he was held for Su
perior court under $1000 bond. On
the speeding charge he was fined $50
and costs and on the reckless driving
charge he was sent to Recorder's
court. Morris was represented here
by D. L. Ward Jr., of New Bern. He
gave bond and was released.
Readers of the News will remem
ber that a few weeks ago Chief of
Police W. R. Longest was knocked
down and injured by a car said to
have been driven by Morris. The
latter denies that he was the driver
Argentina has about 186,000 acres
of forest lands, nearly one-fourth of
the area of the country.
WILLIS-NELSON
Captain and Mrs. John A. Nil '
announce the approaching marriage
of their daughter, Zulekia Curroi!, to
William Koy Willis, son oi ivir. anu
Mrs. Solomon Willis, of Beaufort.
The weddinir will take place on Wed
nesday, June 10th, at the home of
the bride, at Gloucester, N. C.
Raleigh, May 25 Alfred S. Brow
er, comptroller of State College, was
named as Director of the Division of
Purchase and Contract, created by
this General Assembly, by Governor
Gardner today. He will begin his
new duties at once, m preparation
for complete functioning of his new
office July 1. Governor Gardner
lauded Mr. Brower as in every way
fitted for the important position.
HARKER'S ISLAND SHOWS UP BEST
IN VITAL STATISTICS REPORT
Vital statistics for the month or
April for the county show a consider
able preponderance of births over
deaths. There were 44 births report
ed and 21 persons died. Harker s
Island with eight births and no deaths
seems to have made the best show-
nf th ur but Mr. Loiurest is positive
hi myii Kjyi tbu i.v huvvm " - -
TU Xaealae? BIB, yrU mft O tba fee was tke tars who aearlr
. - t a i a jsft. J
ing.
Towns
Beaufort
M. City
Newport
Township
Beaufort
Ceda IsU
No.
deaths
3
8
1
No.
births
5
14
0
1
S
8
Still,
births
0
2
0
t
Harlowe 1
Hunting Quarter
Davis
Stacy
Sea Level
Atlantic
Marshalberg
Merrimon
Morehead
Newport
Portsmouth
Smyrna
Straits
White Oak
No report
No report
No report
0 1
No report
1 1
5 3
1 0
No report
No report
0 S
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TIDE TABLE
Information aw to the tides
at Beuufort 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.
0
11:49
11:40
12:41 A.
12:30 P.
1:31 A.
1:19 P.
8:21 A.
8:46 P.
High Tide Low Tide
Friday, May Z9
A M 11 49 A-M-
P.' M. 11:40 P. M.
Ssturdav. May 30
M. 12:41 A. M.
M. 12:30 P. M.
Sunday, May 31
M. 1:31 A. M.
M. 1:19 P. M.
Monday. June 1
M. 2:19 A. M.
M. 2:07 P. M
Tuesday. June 2
9:08 A. M. 31:05 A. M.
9:34 P. M. 2:54 P. M.
Wednesday, June 3
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campaign, to educate the people ot
the state to the necessity of saving
their vegetables and fruits by several.
ordinarily practiced methods, is be
ing handled by R. W. Hennmger, ex
ecutive secretary of the Governor's
Council.
Canning demonstrations, which
were begun on April 1st, Martin
county, are now being conducted in
a campaign which is moving gradu
ally westward from its. beginning in
the east of the state. Mrs. Cornelia
C. Morris, district home agent and
acting specialist in food conservation,
assisted by Mrs. W. G. fatancn, as
sistant specialist in food conserva
tion, are doing the work, under the
direction of Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon,
assistant director of State College
Extension, and Dean I. . Schaub, di
rector. Home and Farm agents and
all district aeents are cooperating in
this program, in seeing to it that each
township in a given county has rep
resentatives present to learn the
canning methods and that these per
sons 20 back and teach the people in
their communities the necessary meth
jods of vegetable and fruit preserva
tion. I The itinerary of canning demonstra
.tions for the coming two weeks fol
lows: May 25, Southport; 26, Whitville,
27, Elizabethtown; 28, Fayetteville,
'and 29, Clinton.
j June 2, Hillsboro; 3', Albemarle; 4,
Salisbury; and 5-t, Staesville.
I The campaign will run until the
last day of July and dates for such
! demonstrations will be given wide
1 spread publicity veil in advance. Lit
'orature about camin;: and other sach
topics is available and can be obtain
ed by writing Mr. Hfnningers omce
or Editor, Stats College Extension
Service, Raleigh.
Mr. Henninger hopes for ths real
cooperation of every citizen in the
state." The more nearly 100 per cent
the cooperation is, the more definite
and lasting will be the result?, no
said. "For, without doubt, we are
facing the most serious situation, if
our people do not raise much garden
'produce and then save it for winter
use."
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1:21 P. M.
TWiJsfi J
II j A. M,
3:52 A.
8:44 P.
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M.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
Frank Taylor and Abbie Elliott,
Sea Level
Lorenso Lewis, Baa f art at! Eu
nice Willis, Straita
Gordoa Kard Yfr, nevsr1
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