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v - - .i r t nr iT IN 1 3. The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. f READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCIS1 o&0 THE BODY I WATCH Your label and pay your subscription 5 NUMBER 27 VOLUME XX 8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDA, JULY 2, 1931 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY EWS il Iruls Big Aviation Event r J CIl i Y VF A VailtllUcl ICS At West Beaufort In Race f or Governor Besides The Four Already Running Others Ap pear To Be Willing To Seek Democratic Nomination; A. J. Maxwell May Run; Smith And Daniels Mentioned By M. R. DUNNAGAN Raleigh, June 29 Political mat ters are keeping step with the weath er and are warming up at a remark able rate, since it is remembered that the primary is still almost a year off. Reactions from the General Assembly session are beginning to be felt and local heroes, favorite sous, are in the limelight of local boosting. The-governorship, the most impor tant post to be filled, is again coming to the fore. It now seems certain, although the sphinx-like figure has said nothing, that Allen J. Maxwell, Commissioner of Revenue, will be in the rare and. if so. his entry will cause numbers of realignments. If he gets in it it may be expected tnat oimo f those notentially in will drop out. And it is just about reached that point of acceptance by local pol iticians that he will be a contender in the Democratic primary. Also, it is considered possible that Willis Smith, speaker of the House of Representatives, may enter the race and if he does there will be more readjustments. It is known that friends have urged him and many have pledged support. He might be said to be giving it serious consider ation. There's lots of talk about Josephus Daniels becoming a candi date, but it is doubted. The four horsemen, Dennis G. Brummitt, J. C. B. Ehringhaus, R. T. Fountain and Albert L. Cox, are still prospective contenders in the race. More attention is probably given ONLY ONE BID RECEIVED FOR WATER-LIGHT PLANT iuUi 3 tciiwiwii iiv"""1; b" ncic wm tc the AttoriMX-ieneraLpo3t,.,mngL Sam Croon Menrimosv -Negro who The Board of City Commie doners met thii morning at 11 o'clock to consider bids for the water and light plant. All' members of the board with the exception of Dr. Maxwell, were present and several citizens were also there. Only one bid was submitted. This was from the Tidewater Power Company of Wilmington. F. A. Matthes, executive vice president of thsi company and E. E. Kit burn, superintendent of electric power department were present and presented a bid. The offer ' as first was $175,000 for the water and light plant combined. After wards Mr. Matthes said that as his was the only bid be would raise the offer to $185,000. He estimated the light plant at $155,000 and the water works at $30,000. The board did not act on the bid but will meet again at 7:30 this evening to take some action. Croom Declared Sane And Goes To Roads No case of unusual interest was tried in County Recorder's court Tues day. Several of a minor nature Several Convictions i In City Police Court Four cases were tried in the City Police Court Friday' afternoon. Several submitted to the charges against them. Carlton Parkin charged with pro fanity and disorderly conduct acknowledged it and as it was his first time before Mayor Taylor he was let off with a fine of fl and costs. Mark Washington, colored, sub mitted to charge cf drunk and dis orderly conduct and was fined $10 and costs or 15 days work on the streets. He was also tried on the charge of assault upon a female, Henrietta Fulford. He plead not guilty to this charge but was bound over to the Recorder's- Court under a bond of $ 50 on this indictment. , .John Bunyan Congleton, who on' Tuesday promised Judge Davis to walk the straight and narrow path was arrested on Thursday for being H hv the Mavor. John said that he was sick and that a stranger came along and gave him three tablets which he swallowed and t;Kat it affected him very strangely end he thought it must have been Biorphine. Police officers Longest and Holland testified that he was drunk on something. He was fined $10 and costs, or 15 days, and was taken to the county jail to serve out ;the former 30 day sentence which Newspaper headlines of recent date have had much to say about flisrhts across the ocen. around the world and other aviation feats. This is the time of the year for daring deeds in the air. The neonle of Car teret county will also have the oppor tunity to see now it leels to view the earth from the upper regions of space. i On Saturday and Sunday at West Beaufort exhibitions of flying will be given and passengers will be carried up by experienced pilots. This event is to be given by the Weeks Aircraft Corporation of Charlotte. Freddie Lund noted stunt flyer, will perfrom aarmg ieats ana Mrs. L,una will also make a number of flights. L. J. Saeurborn, who is the president of the corporation and is an aviator al so will be present. One of the chief figures of the show will be Col. J. J. Grady, former member of the fam ous La Fayette Escadrille, a veteran of the World War, wars in the Balk ans and Mexico. "Dustv" BarnarH famous nrnihiit.e Hronner will he nrespnt and will oive the crowd some real thrills when he leaps from a moving plane. The ad vance agent of the show J. M. Creigh ton Charlotte was in the News office yesterday and stated that the exhibi tion his company would put on here would be one of the best ever seen M tha Qfafa Til a fliralia a A atM- in hue uvabci hc itjria die "v'l' Llle AUrlllcr tu Uay dl6c-nv.c willed ping at the Atlantic Hotel and Mr. judge Davis had suspended on con I T J ...111 1JJ i.U M-.-Jri-.f o 1 i 1 auu iTira, juuiiu wiu teau tue kihuu minnn or iroon nenavior, iiiaitu cu ere f nuay uigiiu TOWN'S FINANCES NEED ATTENTION Seriou Condition Hre CM., North Rfcnr Fill 1. O, Th . LUt BIDS ARE ASKED ON HIGHWAY WORK Johnson Tells Board of Commissioners of Highway Projects Raleigh, June 29 Bids on 10. BIRTHS AUTOMOBILE CONTEST CLOSES SATURDAY Mr. promise ot a floclc or canaiaates ior the Brummitt position. It is believ ed, though not affirmed, that A. A. F. SeawelL named as assistant in nlace of Frank Nash, who becomes tried last week and convicted on a linlinr charee but not sentenced, was given twelve months on the roads Judge Davis stated that Croom naa been examined as to his sanity Dy tne Supreme Court clerk, will likely seek, County Physician and pronounced hia wf nlnie. Senator John K jBaggett, Harnett, tax relief advo cate, is already in the race. Tyre C. Taylor, Gardner's private secretary and now executive counsel, is being put forward by Charlotte friends. " Senator Peyton McSwain, of Cleve land, is considering the race, renx Alley, Waynesville, is being among anne. Curtis Bell, young Negro from Morehead City whose case was con tinued to permit him to get an at VmH s final hearing. The LVl J aiui charge against him was reckless driv ing. Sheriff Chadwick and Police officer Gherman Holland testified at the trial last week that he was dnv and Mrs. C. Thoroati Considerable interest is being shown Atlantic, Saturday, June .in the drawing- contest for a Ford roadster to be given free by the Lof tin Motor Company. The drawing will take place Saturday afternoon at five o clock. This contest has been advertised extensively by the Loftin Motor Company and .has been the means, of maKing a large numuei vj. Born to Salter of 27. a son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl B Chadwick, Monday, June 29, a daugh ter. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charle Owens of Beaufort, Tuesday, June 31 a daughter. Born to Mr. and MrsAA.-W; DanWiM for cars and trucks. An interesting conference between town officials and C. M. Johnson, di rector of the N. C. Lojal Government Commission took place at the city hall Saturday afternoon. The sub ject discussed was Beaufort's finan cial condition. Thise present were Mayor Taylor, Commissioners Mex- well, Rumley, Mason of the old board and Commissioners Glover, Gibbs and Parkin of the new board. City attorney M. Leslie Davis, auditor W. L. Stancil, Clerk T. M. Thoma3 Jr., Chief of Police Longest and a News man. Mr. Johhnson came to Beaufort at the reauest of town officials to see if he could offer any helpful suggestions The town of Beaufort has detaulteo on the interest on its bonds, has oth er past due obligations and is con fronted with other, debts which will shortly fall due. " According to the officials the town is in bad shape and something must be done about it very quickly. Mr. Johnson seemed to be familiar with Beaufort's condition. He said that it was bad and that a good many towns and counties are in the same fix. The Drincinal sujjgestion made by Mr. Johnson was that the town should sell its water and light plant and use the money to pay on its debts. He said he saw no other hope lor the town. He stated that Beaufort's credit was gone, that it coald not sell bonds at any price and that it was absolutely necessary that it meet the interest due on its bonded indebted ness. Mr. Johnson stated that if Beaufort would raise the money to pay its pressing obligations that its credit would soon be restored and that probably in a year or therea bouts refunding bonds could be sold and the old bonds concelled. By this North Carolina Highway projects will be received by the State Highway, Commission July 21. the first since the reorganization of the State com mission and the first since the $4,000 000 building program, practical' all with Federal Aid resrular and emer gency funds, was launched early ia the spring. those mentioned, as are Senator ing his car in a zig zag fashion ana John H. Folder. Surry: Walter u. was under the innuence oi uquui. o : l xi .i :B4-aif o n il Phgrlealtr w.a ftrtn viftfed find fi ie'ls of Charlotte, formerly of Beau fort, Tuesday, June 30 a son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Piner of 'Beaufort at Morehead City Hos pital Thursday, June 25, a "son. COODWYN-GUTHRIE Announcements have been receiv ed here of the marriage Saturday, June 28, at the Episcopal church in Henderson of Miss Lula Guthrie of Stacv and Beaufort to Mr. Fressley Goodwyn of Durham. Mrs. Goodwyn was a nurse in Potter Emergency nos pital a few years ago and has many friends here, v K.v-erv nprson. who" has spend as much as one dollar has been given a ticket and has a chance at the car. A large number of tickets have been turned in, some forty thousand or more. The drawing for the car will take place at the Loftin Motor Com pany's, office Saturday aiternoon. MARRIACE LICENSES Ashton Styron and Hazel Guthrie, Harkers Island, N. C. Eph Charlton Garner and Evelyn Jenkins, Morehead City. The program started with nearly $2,000,000 in emergency employ-. ment funds, matched with a like a mount of regular Federal Aid, is well under way and is expected to be com pleted, as required, by September 1, highway officials say. The fund stops on that date and any incomplete pro jects must be finished by the fatate. under the terms of the loan, the a mount of which is to be deducted in later allotments to the State. The projects to be let next moatK are not large, embracing about 20 miles of grading, topsoil and struc tures, 12 miles of macadam surfac ing, 61-2 miles of sand asphalt, 1.5 miles of grading and paving and one mile of hydraulic fill. All except the mile of hydraulic fill will be Federal Aid work, one of the projects being advertised subject to approval for Federal Aid and meeting at the State line by South Carolina. The projects advertised follow: Carteret county, No. 2031, one mile of hydraulic fill, shortening the bridge, now neanng completion, ov er North River, Koute iu, Deiween Beaufort and Atlantic. Lenoir county, No. 2561, one mile of asphalt paving on Route 10, be tween Kinston and Wayne county line. Brunswick county,1 No. 3201, 5.5 onl nsnhalt on Route 30 be- buu vuc wiu uwuua cuuvtucu. j " i An Knur ft XU DG could be cut to $1.20. il tms is not f,0f nn meetine location lillCf UUVHifeVMV by South Carolina and approval ot Siler. the other assistant, and Charles Ross,; highway attorney. Kenneth Royall and I. M. Bailey are definite ly out of the race. Thomas C. (Tarn) Bowie, West Jefferson, is said to be seriously feel ing out the public pulse relative to ioinine Frank D. Grist in contending for the post ' of Senator Cameron He was convicted and fined $50 and costs and cannot drive a car in three months. If he does not pay the tine and costs he get sixty days on the roads. BEAUFORT FISHEIANGETHAD WITH INfcW X UKfv di ail ruLiuL, Theodore Ricks, yom.g white man, charged with reckless driving enter ed a plea of nolo contendere through Mnwith-faiuran;; i.- . h. in the rare, thus evidence was that Ricks was driving a ' . . i i n.(M nam trucK on wiucn was ip frame and that he started across the drawbridge too soon and the frame struck one of the gates and Drone it. he is exnected to be in the race assuring, at least, a colorful sena torial campaign. Robert Grady John son, Duplin legislator, and Stacy Wade,' former. State, Insurance Com missioner, are said to be thinking of trying to unhorse Secretary of State JL A. Hartne3s, while other prospec tive candidates a.-e aspiring prospects. Salary Cut In Fore The evnerteH has haooened. de- Bridge superintendent Hall said that one of the gates costs aooui ov. Thk pnnrt Henided that Ricks was not guilty of the charge but was liable for damages to- the State s property. This would have to be brought as a spite hopes to the contrary, ine V Washington, colored, whose in salaries of all State employees, ex- Mrk Washmgt . , cept constitutional elective MB the Beaufort police utory officers, of 10 per cent f'?0au-;Ptried on that charge and the June salaries will be effec tive court wa. t July , WrJ:?:A in retting him acquitted. The itonal wo win orp f . veral witnegse8 was letter from Frank L. Uuniap, airec-j t in the restaurant of tor of personnel, advises, some Fulford and rai8ed a rough employees have been or win oe P-"" u4ng profanity and so on and ped. Actual readjustments of sal- gJ chai; on. the crowd aries will start in about three months ..that he drew a after a complete survey by director t ible Dunlap. I. M.. Bailey, attorney, .nd-br athe that he wou C. K. Hill, "blue Sky" law airecwr - CQn V.. frnm the Cnrnoration lect. 11 tpiieoicu ,. . . done it will be necessary to raise the rate he said, to $3.00 or more. Some of those present stated that they objected t oa sale of the water and light plant, claiming that it could be made to pay a proht. ihose wno favor a sale said the plant had never marie anv thin&r. that the original bonds had not been paid and that it now owes a large debt for repairs. About six months ago a break down of some of the machinery occurred and the repairs are not yet finished. A good deal of money has been paid out on these repairs and the News is informed that between eight and nine thousand dollars is due on the job now. There was considerable discus sion by those present but no definite action of any sort was taken. Commission force "Governor Gardner, as director of the Budget, has advised department and institutional heads that a 20 per cent cut of appropriations made by x the General Assembly might be made, to avn id a heaw deficit. Such a cut would hurt, but it would still give many activities as mucn as was rec--ommendeJ by the Advisory Budget Commissi an. The Governor' has the authority, but he is "suggesting" te nffirinls know what that UilU wv j... means. They will hold down much aspossible, t;..toJ tn hreathe but did so as light ly as possible under the circumstances In Police' Court he was convlCieu ui disorderly conduct. A. D. Whitfield, against wnom bad check case has been pending for The rrew of the Doswell Edwards of Beaufort got into forbidden fish ing grounds in New York state a and landed in jail. The Edwards is owned by J. Howard Smith of New Jersey, who owns a tisn scrap and oil factory near Beaufort. Captain John W. Mason is in com mand of the vessel, mis vessel 1,0 Tjnraster. also ownea u Smith, have been on the Jersey coast for several weeks fishing ior men- nuueu. , ... The account given below ot in? arrest of the crew of the Edwards taken from the state ismu Advance. Mr. Smith was nouneu the affair and went at once to w.e rescue and paid the tine assess against the fishermen, ine article follows. "For when the fish are runnw strong, And the water-cops come along, And they catch you in the You Seiners! ' i:..;r,o. the drive against sein- i the South Shore who are era . . .jL ot, to take the finny crea tures in spite of the ethics of sports 1 . fih and srame law mansnip " - . , . . A of New York, police last night round ed up 19 P"?oners. , All give Norttt arou "" Police say they are newcomers to the colored colony at Sandy Ground Pn.f MO. H. OUl Ul v some weeks was called and lauea w roue- ""j of Patrolman answer. A capias for him is to be , Precinct J 01 -d on the sent to the sheriff of Wayne county Kyan , -ound.up Police boat No. 8 sped up the coast from Tottenville, keeping close to shore. Off Sequine Point in frinces Bay, the marine police made contact with the fleet. . Crews Surrender ' "The r-ons!" veiled the lookout on the seiners' flagship, the rowDoat Betsy Ross. A man scramble to escape iouow. ed with 19 men in seven rowboats abandoning nets and leaning to the Beams of the Police boat's search light swent the little fleet and a .o,;n that hn eta wouia iiv u oars TV Ol 11IUA v- r . . . . 1 1.1. wpre abandonea orougnt "'f1' OUl ivuuvij . . Recovering several seines, rouce Boat No. 8 set out for lottenvme Precinct with the rowboats ana in tow. At the precinct it was discovered that all the men were garbed in professional fisherman's attire of hip boots, waterproof pants, snins nu hot Police believe they are from tne crew of some iisning Doai inuu w- Aav mav he lvine in the lower bay or along the coast of Jersey. They are seeking the ship today. Tottenville Precinct lodged seven white members of the fleet. Because of limited cell space, the other i, all Negroes, were transferred to St. George Precinct Come from Beaufort The' prisoners all of whom gave MRS. MAUDE LATHAM DIES News was received here yesterday of the death of Mrs. Maude Dudley Latham in a hospital at Washington, N. C. Mrs. Latham was a native ot 'Beaufort and was the daughter of the late John W. Dudley and his wife hue Wallaca Dudley. The late Mrs. J. F. Duncan of Beaufort was a sister of Mrs. Latham. She is survived by her only son John D. Latham of Washineon. Mrs. Emily t. Waters who is a niece of Mrs. Latham, went to Washington to attend the funeral of her aunt. n.Aia fnr Perieral Aid. Chatham county, No. 4013, grad ing, topsoil and structures of 4.3 miles on Route 90, between Apex and Pittsboro. Wake county, 4780, 5.6 miles of grading, topsoil and structures ott Route 90, between Apex and Pitt boro (continuation of No. 4780 a-bove). Guilford county, No. 5340, grad ing and paving 1.5 miles on-West Market St. extended out of Greens boro, relocating Route 60 towards Winston-Salem. Davie county, No. 7330, grading? and structures on 6.7 miles of Route 90, Mocksville to Yadkin River to ward Lexington. Lincoln and Clay csunties, ISO. 9250, six miles of macadam surfac ing, Route 28, between Haynesville and Franklin. Madison county, No. 9694, six miles macadam surfacing on Route 20, between Laurel River and Hot Springs. Swain county, No. 9813, 3,5 miles grading and structures, Route 107, between Smokemont and Tennessee line. American Legion Will Hold Big Convention TIDE TABLE nrhera he i BlinnOSed tO be In the case of Edgas Stancil charg ed with a' secret assault, the court held that the defendant had been in as 'jeopardy once before and that he irnld not he tried aerain. Mr Hill " - - -' C3 1 A I u A.ainn irtnk" an w TT Pittman. Edeecombe Coun-;eF'r"B ty school superintendent, is named; appeal to Superior Court. by Director A. S. Brower, of pur-) . .. ,.fa tn move chase and contract, to head the schoo Viewing gum from the division and will confer -with school a fjlk KarrP 0f officials regarding purchase of sup- cai ot ti ve . par plies forth3 schools. Mr. Pittman Buffalo, N. Y nad PJ;K was formerly with the State Depart- chewing gum in his ar h.je ho a. . ( Continued on page 8) I his dinner. y seining ueei. '"-.v. tt.rh r,H o-ame law by using seines. id .ih seiners Drinics iub wv r- - 01 nj.vt Attor-lThe white men are: , to 23 captures sim-c Beaufort, U. C. as their home wiU be arraigned today in Stapleton Police Court on a "charge of violating tne 4iKat r Faeh ordered a arive llxyy " v . . . after receiving several complaints from sportsman. Four Brooklyn seiners, cuB" r.hntlps. . Alex and John Mason; Joseph and Alex Lewis; Louis Wiley and Albert Francke. The npcrrnps are James Hoe, Stark .oklyn seiners, wi, T.ps1i(, Wash. week by a Fish and Game inspec i - " ' " " Fen. Tottenville police received a m :ui- tu.,t ihr soiners were out msu iiiix until. frvi..e riff Princes in Several derson, Tom Davis, David , PXircell, Tames Oden, Richard Edwards, Jul Davis and Jefferson Davis. All pave addresses in Queen, Pine The American Leirion is going to hold a state-wide convention in More head Pitv Julv 2627-28. Those who are managing the affair say that a whale of a crowd is coming, some estimate that 5000 people will come. The visitors will be mostly men but many of the veterans wm Dring men families and other people will come just to be with the crowd. u,.ofrt inH Moreheaa uny 10- ucwuivi v , gether have a good many hotels and j boarding houses and can take care of j a good many people butit- is thought that this Legion meeting will tax the' capacity of the two places to tne ut most. The local committees that are looking after the preparation ior ..I.- ...m.tiAii want to eneaere as wie vwnsu " many rooms in private homes as pos sible. The News has been asicea 10 state that a rate of f 1 a day for each room occupied by the veterans will be paid. If breakfast is turnisn- .i fifti. oenta wi he Daia ior tnai. The visitors will get their other meals 12:48 TT I wherever they desire. nuuscKqi- ers are asked to see if they can fur nish more rooms for the visitors. ' Edgecombe County went into the locnodin irrottin? business with a vvn C n Information as 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. 10:27 10:38 A. P. A. P. ' 11:01 A. 11:12 P 'rVwboatVwere ""in action with several Eder, Marsh and Crescent streets in nets, according to the tip. UUU1W u rim this vpar. More than GOO bush els of seed were planted for pasture and hay purposes. High Tide Lmw..' Friday, July M. 4:11 M. 4:10 Saturday, July 4 -M. 44 A. M. 4:57 P. Sunday, July 5 - ' M. ' 5:30 A. m 5:47 P Monday, July 6' M 6:13 A. m' 6:38 P. Tueday, July 7 M. 6:54 A. m' 7:33 P. Wednesday, July 8 1:40 A. M. ,'7:38 A. 2:24 T. M. . -8:28 P. Thursday, July 9 2:34 A. M. ' 8:27 A. 3:14 P. M. i &:20 P. 11:19 11:59 12:01 12:48 1:37 A. P. A. P. A. P. If. M. M. M. M. , M. . M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M.
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