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VOLUME XX
8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1931
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 22
Q)nr
fi II
il His
Remarkable Session
In Several Respects
Much Power Ha. Been
1 aKen r rum vuuuuw
And Towns By Acts of
General Assembly; Rev
enue Act Provides For
Collection of $30,000,
000 Yearly In Taxes.
By M. R. DUNNAGAN
Raleigh, June 2 The North Caro
lina General Assembly, which adjourn
f.'6-1.! on lLdiJiLnlrt
one of the most remarkable sessions
ever held by a law making body in
North Carolina, not only in the length
of the session, but in the type of leg
islation and deviation from normal
policies which it achieved.
No other session has lasted for 141
days, or 121 legislative days, except
the 1868-9 reconstruction period ses
sion of 146 days from which 12 days
of Christmas recess must be taken,
leaving only 134 days. It establish
es a new record for length and de
veloped into an endurance test.
No other session has taken from',
the local units and vested in the
State more authority, particularly in
the maintenance of roads and schools
arid in the administration of county,
city, town and local district fiscal af
fairs. These local units gave up au
thority and autonomy to a greater
extent than ever before, trading, in
their distress much loose, inefficient
and ineffective administration for
what is expected to be greater con
centrated and more effective handl
ing of governmental affairs.
No other session has taken back
to the property owners of the State
a erpater measure o ftax relief, for
which i vial estate owners were clam-J
oring. All taxes were not removed,
but the operation of the highway,
the school and the local government
laws will bring a reduction of an av
erage of 57 cents to the property
owner, or almost half of the tax tiH J
in many counties.
No other session has placed upon
big business the amount of taxes
that was levied against such business
by the recent General Assembly, a
tax that would not have been reach
ed but for the insistent demand for
land tax relief. The burden has, in
a large measure, been placed on more
successful business, that is most able
to pay, and, while apparently more
than a just share, may not be an
onerous burden.
The closing day of the session mark
ed the passage and enactment of sev
eral of the most important pieces of
legislation of the entire session,
chief of which were the Revenue,
Appropriations, Machinery, School
and several others.
The Revenue , Act : provide ifor col-!
lection of nearly $30,000,000 a year
in taxes, as compared with previous
measures providing for about $18,
000,000 a year. Of this $17,350,
000 is for schools, including $15,
700,000 for the six months term, to
be supplemented by the approximate
ly $1,300,000 for fines, forfeitures,
penalties, poll and dog taxes, to be
collected and used locally; $1,500,
000 for the extended term and $150,
000 as an emergency fund. This
sum includes the estimated $4,500,
000 from the 15-cent ad valorem tax
for the current expenses of the six
months school operation. A cut of
10 per cent in amount paid for sal
aries, wages and fees of employees
and officers in all State departments,
a cut of not more than 10 per cent
for teachers and a cut not exceed
ing that of the teachers, for the in
stitutions of the State, are included
in the appropriations bill. The Uni
versity's appropriation was cut to
$721,000 for each of the two years,
while the other State
institutions
generally were cut some to help les-
sen the expected deficit of $1,500, -
000 to $2,000,000 a year, on the ba
sis of present business conditions. '
No Reraluatioa
The Machinery act provides for no
revaluation of property, the 15-cent
ad valorem tax for schools being on
the basis cf the 1930 valuation. The
school bill puts into effect the oper
ation of t'-.e six months term by the
State with the aid of the 15-cent tax
fro mthe counties, and provides for
some of the desired economies in
school operation and management.
State Supt. A. T. Allen is not at all
displeased with the outcome of the
school measure, which gave promise
at times of resulting in crippling the
school work.
The last act -passed provides for
continuing the activities of the State
Tax Commission, specifying a study i fort, and all friends are cordially m
(Continued on page eight) vited to bs present.
SUPERINTENDENT
WORKMAN RESIGNS
Schools Have Made Gtood
Progress During His Admin
istration The resignation of J. H. Workman
as County Superintendent of Schools,
which was made May 4th, has been
made public since the meeting of the
t- i t irj i: r J nr
Workman's resignation was accepted
and his successor, who is J. A. Aber
nethy of Rocky Mount has been elect
ed. Mr. Abernethy is originally
from Charlotte. For several years
he has been principal of a large
school at Rocky Mount and comes
highly recommended. He has a wife
and two children. He will begin
work here the first of July.
Mr. Workman has been County
School Superintendent of Schools
here for six years succeeding M. L.
Wright. During his administration
the schools have made steady and
consistent progress in increased at
' j J L .I.L.'m n.J AiltnM -ntn rct
.wnuam, ?rIlip .
P wf8 TZ ni t,
efforts that
J
garded as one of the most progressive
steps in the cause of education ever
made here. Mr. Workman is gener-
! ally regarded here as a very diligent
and efficient school official. Mr. Work
man's resignation and the resolution
adopted by the board are printed be
low: May 4, 1931.
To Board of Education Carteret
; . County: .;. -!
Since I am planning,to spend next
year at the University of North Car
olina working in the Department of
Education, Bureau of Educational
Research, I am herewith offering my
resignation as County Superinten
dent of Schools of Carteret County
effective July 1, 1931.
Respectfully,
J. H. Workman,
County Superintendent Schools.
Resolution Patted by Board
Whereas, J. H. Workman, County
Supt. of Public Instruction has tender
ed his resignation to the Board of
Education effective July 1st, and
whereas, his resignation has been ac
cepted by the Board; now, therefore,
be it resolved:
That, Mr. Workman has served as
County Superintendent for the past
six years, during that time he has
faithfully and diligently applied his
time and talents to the cause of edu
cation in the county, he has labored
for the building up and improvement
W. mi.tiliA aohftAl nvapiri- T?ia
efficiency in handling the many
troublesome and perplexing questions
arising is fully attested by the satis
factory results had. We commend
him for his earnestness and resource
fulness and the zeal and efficiency
with which he has carried on.
That a copy of these resolutions be
given Mr. Workman, and also spread
upon the records of this meeting.
Board of Education of Carteret
County.
(Signed)
W. H. Taylor, Chairman.
Chas. V. Webb,
D. Mason.
Beaufort, N. C.
May 6th. 1931.
OLD NEWSPAPERS TELL
OF CIVIL WAR TIMES
An interesting collection of news
papers published during and just af
ter the Civil War was shown to a
,,News man recently by Mr. B. King,
well known citizen of the county who
. lives on North River road.
The newspapers now yellowed with
age. but stlil readable, are the Daily
Confederate published at Raleigh and
the New Bern Journal of Commerce.
They contain much matter of histor
ical interest. They show very clear
ly the terrible strain and anxiety un
der which the people of the State
jwere living at that time and also the
bravery with which they met their
misfortunes.
WEDDING ANNOUNCED
The marriage of Miss Martha
Louise Pierce to Mr. Harry Latan
Brown will take place on Tuesday afternoon,-June-9th.
at four o'clock,
in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. There
t will be no invitations issued in Beau-
POTATO HARVEST
IS RUSHING NOW
Fine Crop of Potatoes Being
Moved; Low Prices Dis
appoint Growers
The annual potato harvest in Car
teret county is now going along at
itop speed. More than a thousand
men and children are in the fields
busily digging, grading and packing
the potatoes and day and night
trucks are rushing over the roads and
streets carrying their loads to rail
road sidings and boat landings.
The weather has been very propit
ious for growing and harvesting the
potato crop. The yield and quality j
have been good and in fact every
thing is fine except the prices. Grow
ers are disappointed at the low prices.
So far the best price the News has
heard of was $2.50 for one of the
first cars shippped. The price then
dropped to $2 and yesterday prime po
tatoes were selling in Beaufort for
$1.50 a barrel. There are no buyers
here except representatives of the
contracting firms. A large part of
the crop was raised on the contract
basis.
A redeeming feature of the pota
to situation is that the yield this
year has been very good. With but
few exceptions growers have all got
ten good yields. Many have gotten
18 to 20 barrels for one barrel of
seed planted. This indicates that
the crop will be the largest ever
grown in Carteret county. Ship
ments this week have been heavy and
will continue so all of next week if
the weather remains favorable. The
N. B. C. Transportation Line has
handled about 2000 barrels this week
and expects to send out 1000 barrels
today. The Norfolk Southern Rail
road has shipped from Beaufort 98
cars this week and will move 40 cars
today. A few cars have moved from
Morehead City and some shipments
to' up State points by truck have been
SPRING MENHADEN FISHING
PROVES TO BE RATHER POOR
For some unknown reason the
spring run of menhaden has not a
mounted to a great deal this year.
Last week Captain Guthrie of the
W. A. Mace made several fair catch
es and some of the boats caught a
few but this week nothing has been
done so far as the News has heard.
While the spring fishing is never so
large as it is in the fall yet usually
a good many are caught. Several
boats from this section have gone to
Florida and reports are that fish are
rather plentiful down there. In a
few weeks what is known as summer
fishing, that is fishing with small
boats in the sounds and rivers will
start. Prices for oil and scrap are
still quite low but manufacturers are
hoping for better prices next fall.
MR. AND MRS. AVERY
ENTERTAIN PRIESTS
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Avery enter
tained Tuesday at luncheon at their
residence on Front street, Rev. Fath
er Lane, Pastor of St. r-gbert s
Church, Moreebad City, Rev. Father
Julian of New Bern, Rev. Father
Placidus of San Antonio, Texas, and
Rev. Father John of Scranton, Penn.
Immigrants entering Canada last
year numbered 104,806.
CITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ADOPTS THE
The last regular meeting of thehjmore than $200,000. Not only has
present board of commissioners of
the town of Beaufort was held Mon
day night at the city hall. Mayor,
Taylor and Commissioners Chaplain, Section 70 of the municipal gov
Maxwell, Rumley and Willis were'ernment act of 1931 requires that
present.
The business of most importance
transacted by the board perhaps, was
the adoption of the tentative budget
for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1931. This budget is on file with the
town clerk and a copy of it appears
in this issue of the News. The board
requests the News to state that citi
zens are urged to read the budget
carefully and if they have any sug
gestion as to any changes needed to
leave the same with the town clerk.
As already stated the budget is only
a tentative one and is offered in com
pliance with the law. The final bud
get will be adopted by the new board
next month. Any changes, if any
are made, will be made by the new
board.
w. u btancii, who nas Deen doing , ueauiort Aews a balance due, a
some work for the town and who pre- mounting to about ?254, for adver
pared the budiret, broke the news to tising tax notices in 1029. This and
the board that it would be necessary ! various other debts are to be paid
for the new board to increase the tax. when the town gets the money. Sev
levy. He stated that the town hadjeral bills were audited and approved.
'not been levying enough for several
years, that it had a deficit now of
Superior Court Will
Convene Next Monday
A,- two weeks term of Superior
Court will convene here next Mon
day. The first three days have been
allocated to the trial of criminal
cases. If the criminal docket is fin
ished by Thursday the civil docket
will be taken up. The county suits
against Floyd M. Simmonsand against
several former county officials are
set for Monday the 15th. The civil
calendar is a long one and it is not
thought possible to dispose of all of
it.
The calendar is as follows:
Thursday, June 11th
No. '
82.
34.,
35.'
A-Bell vs Jones.
Lee vs Willis.
Eyer vs Brice Heirs.
U. S. F. & G. vs Davis Con
struction. Springle vs Hyde.
Swansboro Fish vs Wade.
A-Whitehurst vs Whitehurst.
A-Wallace vs Way et al
Friday, June 12th.
Elks, Admr. vs M. City et al.
Broadus, Admr vs M. City et al
Thornton vs Lewis.
Thornton vs Howland
Gwaltney Co., vs Garner, admr
Day vs Styron et al.
Saturday, June 13th
A-Graham Bros, vs Jones.
Lewis vs Beaufort Fish Scrap.
Oglesby vs Gray.
Chadwick vs Pigott.
Golden vs Carter.
Gaskill vs Halland.
Monday, June 15th
Styron vs Day.
C. Goodwin vs Day.
D. Goodwin vs Day.
Koonce vs Day.
Carteret County vs Stancil.
and Huntley.
Carteret County vs Brooks etal
A-Carteret County vs Simmons
et al
Carteret County vs Hamilton.
40.--41..
41 .
42.
49
50.
51.
52.
56.'
58,
V
58.
64.
66.
70.
7L
72.
92
93.
94
54.
64.
81
V' ' . .Tuesday, June ,16th. .: ?'V
v 7 'Gflideri'!Vs .' Insurance3 Co, ' 1
76. Rhue vs interstate Cooperage
84.
86.
Universal Credit vs Lee.
Parker & Hull vs Carteret
Broadcast.
Wednesday, June 17th
89.
90.
91.
97.
99.
102.
105.
106.
107.
108.
Portsmouth Fisheries vs New
port Fisheries.
Standard Oil vs Newport Fish
eries.
Wallace vs Piner..
Carroll vs Swinson.
Howland vs Naylor.
Thursday, June 18th
Koonce vs Fort.
Jones vs Carmachael.
Lynch vs Golden ,Admr.
Hamilton vs Salter.
Loftin Mortor vs Small et al.
109 Brady vs Norfolk-Southern.
110. Swain vs Golden ( Admr.
Friday, Juno 19th.
111.
-2.
(
Universal Credit vs Fulcher.
Frisbee vs Frisbee.
Continued on page 8)
SERVICES AT ST. EGBERTS
Rev. Father Lane, Pastor of St.
Egbert's Church Morehead City an
nounces that there will be Mass at
the Catholic Church every Sunday at
11 A. M. Sunday School for Chil
dren and Adults at 2 P. M. and even
ing devotions at 8 P. M. every Sun
day during the Summer beginning
June 7th.
Four additional silos have been
erected by dairy farmers of Chatham
County as an evidence of the increas
ed interest in dairying.
TENTATIVE BUDGET
the tax levy been too low but there
is quite a large amount of unpaid
taxes on the books.
'the books of towns and cities shall
be audited twice a year. In comph-
ance with this law the board elected
W. L. Stancil to do this work.
The board passed a motion instruct
ing the C:ty Clerk to require secur
ity bonds for funds deposited in
banks as required by law.
The resignation of Richard Felton
as a member of the board of trustees
of the Beaufort Graded Schools was
received and accepted. J. P. Betts
was appointed to fill the vacancy. The
board made a settlement with City
Attorney M. Lelie Davis for extra
services performed by him for the
board during the past two years. The
amount agreed upon after some dis
cission of the matter was $570. The
board passed a motion to pay the
i The board recessed subject to the
i call of the Mayor.
GAME WARDEN
FORCE REDUCED
As A Measure of Economy
Sofrws Counties Have Been
Consolidated
Raleigh, June 1 Faced by a drop
of approximately $34,074.01 in the
collections of hunting licenses last
season, upon which the budget for
expenditures for the next fiscal year
is based, the State Warden force
has been reorganized and reduced
from 100 to 65 wardens, according to
statement issued yesterday from
the Department of Conservation and
Development.
Forced to take some action in view
of the fact that the game division
will, have $34,074.01 less to spend
than was contemplated under the pre
vious esitmates of expenditures, State
Game Warden, C. H. England, assert
ed that a reduction in the number of
wardens has been decided upon as
the logical move.
All the consolidations of warden
service has been made where there is
less danger of injury to the program.
This has been done in small counties
which are contiguous and over which
one warden can well administer the
duties of his office.
The system of one county warden
for each county regardless of how
small the county is in area and other
considerations already mentioned,
necessarily is responsible for the low
scale of salaries paid the county
wardens and to cut them about twen
ty per cent to absorb the loss refer
red to above would fix their salaries
so low that qualified men could not
be secured to carry on properly the
work of law enforcement in the field.
Savings accomplished under the re
organization will make possible an
upward trend in the pay of all ward
ens and an "immediate increase for
those wardens who take over addi
ttonal territory.and duties. Expen-
.diturei'Ift ether, branchet M l opera
tion of the game division of the De
partment of Conservation and Devel
opment are being cut in similar pro
portions to those for warden service.
Under the buget set up, the State
Game Warden explained, approxi
mately $97,000 is set aside for law
enforcement through operations in
the field; approximately $48,000 is
provided for the operation of the
State Game Farm, the establishment
and maintenance of state and county
refuges and the purchase of quail
and other game for propagation. The
remainder of about $30,000 is spent
for supplies and materials, licenses
and license buttons, motor vehicles,
repairs, insurance, equipment opera
tion of the Ralegih Office, and inciden
tal expenses.
The budget set up at the first of
the biennium estimated the receipts
from licenses at $200,000 last seas-
on. This is a few thousand dollars
less than had been collected annu
ally under the game law until this
year. Failure of collections this
year to reach that sum by about $34,
074.01 makes it necessary to cut ex
penditures to conform with the total
available operating fund. Each
branch of the work of the game divis
ion is sharing in this reduction.
Although the number of county
wardens has been reduced, the work
of conservation and law enforcement
will not be allowed to lag, officials of
the Department asserted. The De
partment has built up a strong deputy
warden service throughout the State,
and those counties that do not have
a resident warden will have deputies,
who, under supervision of the regular
warden assigned to the county, will
carry on agressively the conservation
program.
INLET INN REOPENS
UNDLR NEW MANAGEMENT
The hotel facilities of Beauofrt will
be considerably increased by the fact
that the Inlet Inn has reopened for
business. . It is under the manage
ment of 'lir. and Mrs. W. J. Wilmott.
It will be run on the American plan.
. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmott have been
here since last November but did not
attempt to open the hotel during the
winter season.
The Inlet Inn has been conducted
here off and on under different man
agements for more than twenty years
and has had patrons from many
states. It faces the ocean and the
view from the porches is very fine.
Guests there get the full benefit of
the ocean breezes. Manager Wilmott
says he has had quite a number of in
quiries from former patrons and oth
ers and he hopes to have a very good
business this summer.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER
Born to Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Moore
today at Potter Emergency Hospital
a girl.
BOND RESOLUTION
PASSED BY BOARD
Board Asks That Jury From
Another County Be Gotten
For County Cases
The county commissioners held
their regular monthly meeting her
Monday. In the absence of Chair
man W. M. Webb, Vice-chairman C.
T. Chadwick presided over the meet
ing. Commissioners Carroll, Guth
rie and Styron were present.
The board expected to have a con
ference with Bruce Craven of the
firm of Craven and Craven bond at
torneys, but were unable to do so as
Mr. Craven was detained in Raleigh
and was unable to be present. A
resolution relating to the matter was
adopted.
The record of business transacted
as shown by the minutes is as fol
lows: On motion of Commissioner Guth
rie, seconded by commissioner car
roll, that upon the request of attor
neys employed in the County cases
the Board recommends to the Court,
a jury from another County, for the
trial of County cases.
On motion of Commissioner Car
roll, seconded by Commissioner Guth
rie, that petition presented by Mr. C.
R. Wheatly, requesting State High
way Commission, to take over and
build road from Atlantic Beach to
Fort Macon Park, be recommended
by Board of County Commissioners,
Carteret County.
On motion of Commissioner Guth
rie, seconded by Commissioner Car
roll, that Board of Commissioners, re
quest that the Board of Trustees of
Beaufort Graded School, make im
mediate payment of premium on in
surance policy due Mrs. Jennie Bell.
Board recessed for dinner to meet
again at 2 P. M. Board reconvened
at 2 p. m.
On motion of Commissioner Car
roll,, seconded by Commissioner Sty- v
hway-thariU.. . .. ... , "... rr rT
port, World war Veteran, be grant
ed a peddlers licensee
On motion of Commissioner Sty-'
ron, seconded by Commissioner Car
roll, that the advertising of property
for taxes be deferred until first Mon
day in July 1931.
On motion of Commissioner Sty
ron, seconded by Commissioner Car
roll, that correspondence on file be
tween the Chairman and attorneys
relative to Carteret County suits
pending, be placed upon the minutes
of this board.
On motion of Commissioner Guth
rie, seconded by Commissioner Sty
ron, that the County furnish one
thousand feet of sap lumber for
bridge on Old Mill Road, Harlowe
Township. On motion of Commissioner Cpr-
roll, seconded by Commissioner Guth-
rie, that Hannah F. Taylor, SealeveL
be placed upon the poor list at $5.00
per month.
On motion of Commissioner Sty
ron, seconded by Commissioner Car
roll, that Grady Willis, of Atlantic,
be recommended for position on High
way Commission, Eastern section Car
teret County roads.
On motion of Commissioner Guth
rie, seconded by Commissioner Car
roll, that appointment of Tax Collec
tor for Carteret County, be deferred
until first Monday in July.
On motion of Commissioner Guth
Continued on page five
TIDE TABLE
Information aw 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 al
the heads of the estuaries.
High Tide Low TiJ
Friday, June S
11:11 A. M. 5:27 A. M,
11:44 P. M. 5:29 P. M.
Saturday, June 6
12:00 M. 6:13 A. M.
11:41 P. M. 6:25 P. M.
Sunday, June 7
12:51 A. M. 7:03 A. M.
1:38 P. M. 7:25 P. M.
Monday, June 8
1:44 A. M. 7:51 A. M.
2:33 P. M. 8:25 P. M.
Tuesday, June 9
2:40 A. M. 8:38 A. M.
3:22 P. M. 9:22 P. M.
Wedneiday, June 10
3:31 A. M. 9:2? A. M.
4:08 P. M. ..- 10:14 P. M.
Thursday, June 11
4:21 A. M. 10:07 A. M.
4:51 P. M. 11:03 P. If.