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irr rr r inE The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. ( READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY WATCH Your label and pay your subscription VOLUME XX 8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1931 PRICE 5c SINGLE C NUMBER 32 Li oLo, - qs Politicians Puzzled By Daniels Attitude Do Not Understand His Criticism of Gardner Administration And The General Assembly; Some Think He Wants To Be Governor By M. R. DUNNAGAN Raleigh, Aug. 3 Democratic lead ers in many parts of North Carolina are beginning to wonder and to ask questions as to how much longer and to what further end will extend the attacks of Josephus Daniels, both on the public platform and through his Raleigh paper, upon the Gardner ad ministration and the acts of the 1931 General Assembly, which in a large measure constitute the record of the Democratic party in the State. The leaders are not surprised at the attacks upon the Gardner regime. They recall the 'Asleep at the Switch' editorials in the News and Observer directed at Governor Kitchen; they are mindful of the- "Come Home, Governor" cal lto Governor Morrison, and memory is fresh as to the num erous thrusts at Governor McLean. Senator Simmons and later Senator Bailey have received their roastings at tbe point of the Daniels pencil. In every General Assembly for many years that same pencil has expressed the views of its pusher on the acts of the members of the two houses and the programs of the Governors. But the leaders are raising ques tions as to why the extension of the attacks on the 19E1 General Assem bly and the Gardner program, most of which received the general approv al of Mr. Daniels a tthe time, even though there were divergences on methods. Heretofore, they say, he has criticized while there was still, time for changes, but when the Gen eral Assembly had adjourned and its policies sealed, he would accept its acts as those of the Democratic par ty -and bow to its will. , - Now , it Is pointed OTrt, long after the General Assembly adjourned, he is denouncing about the State the leadership of his party and describ ing the work of the overwhelming Democratic legislature as "indefen sible," insetad of his usual policy of rallying to the support of his party the party which, some have the cour age to say, raised him from a "pro vincial editor's desk to a mighty seat in the councils of the nation. Some are asking if he is trying to bring a bout a repudiation of the Gardner ad ministration, the defeat of all mem bers of the 1931 Legislature who may come up forre-election, or is he seek ing to foment discord in the ranks of the party which has honored him. That, it is asserted, is a role more suitable to a dashing actor like Mar ion Butler. This apparent change in policy is apparently calling for a motive, an explanation as to the objective. Some profess to see in it a desire of Mr. Daniels to become Governor, his "don't choose" statement to the con trary, notwithstanding. They are con fident he would not offer for the of fice unless he was certain in his own mind of attaining !t, but they claim it is his method of preparing the soil for that kind of ha.st. In a recent di3cu33.cn of the pos sible elimination of pre;ent prospec tive candidates before piimary time comes around, the belief was express ed that the two remaining then would be A. J. Maxwell and R. T. Fountain. to which one close to Mr. Daniels re marked: "In that case, "Fountain would be forced to withdraw, Mr. Daniels would become a candidate and beat the h out of Maxwell." Much Political Activity Several public gatherings recently have become political arenas. The bar meeting in Chapel Hill was a scene of activity of potential candidates, thus freeing the press meeting at Morehead at the same time from heat ed politics. But the legion conven tion at Morehead two days later shift ed the scene to that area. Frank D. Grist, Senatorial aspirant, was busy, but Robert R. Reynolds, contender on a modification platform, was notic ably abser.t. Major A. L. Fletcher, seeking tr . Labor Department job, was there, as was a new one, Clar ence E. IT tchell, Raleigh printer, as piring for the same berth. Chester Bell was busy letting the boys know he expects to oppose State Auditor Baxter Durham, George K. Freeman, Goldsboro, was quiet about any as pirations he may have to become At torney General. A. H. (Sandy) Gra ham, Hilleboro, couldn't keep to him self his hope to become Lieutenant Governor,, and Thomas C. (Tarn) Bowie was still feeling out the sena torial water. Many others were ac tive, either for themselves or in be ( Continued on page eight) Unusually Big Docket In City Police Court An unusually large number of de fendants faced Mayor Taylor in City Police Court Friday afternoon. Most of those rtied were colored but sev eral white persons were on the dock et also. Three young colored men, George Perry, Willie Ward and Keys were tried on the charge of fighting. There was no evidence against Perry and he was released. The other two were fined $2.50 and costs each. Charles Fisher, colored, on a drunk eness charge plead not guilty but the evidence of Officer Holland was that he had too much aboard and he was fined $2.50 and costs or ten days on the street force. George Turner Jr., colored, drunk- eness, suomittea ana was nnea .ou and costs or ten days. James Foster, colored, plead guil ty to a drunk charge and reecived a sentence of $1 and costs or five days. Preston Bryan, colored, convicted of having been drunk was given a choice between paying $1 and coats or doing five days work. Oti3 Edwards, colored, admitted that he was drunk as charged and was fined $2.50 and costs or ten days. Guy Smith, charged with having been drunk and disorderly admitted that he was pretty full but said he was not disorderly. His sentence was $2.50 and costs or 10 days on the street force. Charlie Chadwick, 15 .year old colored boy, charged with disorderly conduct, to-wit throwing a bucket of water on JohntSanley was told Jo behave himself and dismissed. Tom Noe, charged with fast driv ing admitted it but said something was wrong with the car. His sentence was $10 and costs or 30 days on the streets. Ennis Moore, colored, driving while under the influence of liquor, was bound over to Recorder's Court, un der a $25 bond. Len Thomas, charged with having a fight with Charlie Phillips, was fin ed $1 and costs. It seems the diffi culty grew out of a collision between their cars. Arthur Stewart and James Stanley, possesion and transporting liquor, held for Recorder's Court under a $25 bond each. PLEAS OF GUILTY EXPEDITE COURT Jury Was Impanelled But Wat Not Needed; Rather Full Docket BOARD DISPUTES BILL FOR AUDIT The expected long drawn out ses sion of Recorder's Court did not ma terialize Tuesday. Several submis sions nn fh nnrf. nf defendants rut proceedings rather short. Jurors had! been summonsed and a jury was im panelled but the jury did not have to pass judgment upon anybody and was dismissed shortly after court convened. The first case tried was that of Herbert Davis, young colored man formerly of Williston but now living in Morehead City, charged with a bandonment. Annie B. Davis, his wife was the prosecuting witness. She and two small children were in court. Attorney C. R. Wheatly appeared for the defendant. Davis admitted he had not contributed any thing for his family's support but said he had been in the hospital for some weeks, having been stung by a sting ray. The man and his wife and children were all well dressed anu intelligent and Judge Davis said that he thought they ought to live together and avoid any family disputes in the future. Solicitor Phillips and Mr. Wheatly consented and it was agreed that the matter be held open until next Tues day. In the case of Mrs. Callie Noles, operator of the Lone Pine filling sta tion on highway 10, a submission to a charge of violating the prohibition law was offered by her attorney D. L. Ward Jr., of New Bern. Mr. Ward first attempted to have the warrant dismissed on the ground that the search warrant was improperly drawn This motion was denied and the plea of nolo contendere was offered and accepted. Mr. Ward said the woman is poor and that she is a widow with seven children and begged that she be allowed to leave the county. She was sentenced to jail for six months, capias not to issue for 10 days which eives her an ODDortunitv. to move i-'fooiiof the City Attorney was taken up and discussed at length, it vras finally decided to pay him $20 a month salary which is in the nature of a retainer and that its charges for any special services should be moder ate. License taxes were taken up and fixed for the coming year. A few changes were made from what they were last year. No action was taken on the budget or on levying a tax rate. The subject of the sale ot tne water and light plant did not come up at all. The board took recess sub ject to the call of the Mayor. way. Clarence Low, manager of the . Log Cabin lunch room at Morehead Bluffs, was acquitted of the charge of vio lating the prohibition law. The evi dence was that officers found two bottles partly filled with "home brew" in Low's place and a large quantity of it in some woods about 150 yards yards away. There was no testimony that this stock belonged to Low. So licitor Phillips said he would takers noil pros3 in the case. The case of Ennis Moore, charg ' (Continued on page five) Young Man Injured When Cars Mix Up Eugene Brook3 of Otway is in the Emergency Hospital here as the re sult of an accident that occurred last Friday evening on the highway near Otway. The young man has two broken ribs and a cut on his left wrist but is getting along satisfactor ily. The accident referred to was somewhat unusual, even in this day of many kinds of accidents. Young Brooks was riding a pony, it was a bout dusk, and stopped to speak to a friend ina Ford roadster. Anothe car came up and behind that came a liirht truck driven by Henry Guthrie of Morehead City. Brooks thought the truck was going to hit him and iumned from his pony and tried to get in the ditch, but the truck driver swerved to miss the pony and hit tne man. The otner two cars were aisu in the mixup and one had its right fender broken and the other had a rear wheel smashed up. The truck lost a fender and a light. - The men in the cars and the pony all escaped injury. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO BEAUFORT MAN Announcement has been made this week by the Leopold Schepp Founda tion that a cash scholarship of $375. has been awarded Maurice B. Cree, of Beaufort, to be used by Mr. Cree in the study of medicine at Duke Uni versity this fall. Mr. Cree was grad uated from Wake Forest College in June, 1928, and was awarded a scholarship for $365 his Senior year there by the same Foundation mak ing a total of $740.00. extended him by the trustees. Claims Stancil's Charge For Services Is Too High; Tax Levy Not Made The second monthly meeting of the board of commissioners of the town of Beaufort took pit ce Monday night. Mayor Taylor presided and Commis sioners Gibbs, Glover, King and Rum ley and City Attorney G. W. Duncan wer present. The subject of bills wa sthe main thing considered. , Mr. Charles Hatsell came before the board and requested a donation fo rthe Fire Department for sending delegates to the State Firemens' con vention which meets in Statesville on the 24th of this month. He said it was necessary to send delegates in order to share in the Firemen's Re lief Fund. Two years ago the board gave $150 for this purpose. Last year the convention was held in More head City and nothing was given. Af ter some discussion a motion intro duced by Commissioner Rumley to contribute $100 for the purpose ask ed was passed. ', A motion was passed to have two notes at the Beaufort Banking and Trust Company renewed. A motion was passed requiring some one to sign an order every time any gaso line is purchased. ; A large number of bills were audit ed and nearly all ordered paid. A bill of $140 rendered by W. L. Stan di for balance due on auditing the town's books brought on considerable discussion. It appeared that the for mer board had paid Mr. Stancil $1095 Commissioner Gibbs took the position that the charge was excessive. In this respect he seemed to be support ed by the other members of the board and a motion was passed tabling the bill. Mr. Stancil said that the town paid Dixon, Russ and Carter last year about the same and that two years before it cost the town around $1900. He said he did considerable extra work besides making the audit. . i-l .. : a . . v s The matter . 01 nxing me compajisa- REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Luther Hamilton, Com., to Federal Land Bank, 175 acres, White Oak Township, for $4,000.00. R. E. Whitehurst Trustee to Mary Dennis, 128 acres Morehead Town ship, for $500. W. C. Gorham Trustee to E. H. Gorham, 1 lot Morehead City, for $100. J. F. Duncan, Trustee to Fred A. Lewis, 5 acres H. I. Township, for $56. H. G. Loftin et al to Loftin Motor Co., 3 lots Beaufort, for $10. Charlie Hancock et al to Wardie Murphy, 1 acre H. Q. Township, for $600. I. W. Davis et al to D. R. Lewis, 1 lot Marshallberg, for $100. Craven County 4-H club members will camp at Neuse Forest on Sep tember 1 to 3. SNAKE TAKES AUTO RIDE The practice of bumming rides is frequent enough among people but snakes rarelv ever attempt it. How ever even that does happen occasion ally as Mr. Ervie J. Wetherington of Grant's Creek will testify. Last Sat urday he drove to Peletier about fif ten miles, with a two and a half foot black snake coiled up in his radnator. He did not know the snake was rid ing with him but a chicken saw the reptile and became excited and at tracted the attention of Mr. W. T. Holmes who investigated and found the snake snugly coiled up on the radiator. County Order tmmissioners lxes Advertised &S Tax Collector Instructed To Advertise 1930 Tax es; Budget And Tax Rate Not Fixed Yet, Will Be Attended To Monday; Jury Drawn For Special Term of Court. Normal July Weather Reported In Beaufort During the month of July there Pressure of business this week was such that the Board of Commissioners of Carteret county found it necessary to be in session the better part of two Ha vs. Quite a. number of mat- was a great deal of talk and quite a te were gjven Bttention by the good deal in the newspapers about board and some of tftem required hot waves in all parts of the country. consi(jerabie time. Members present In various places in North Carolina e c T chadwickf l. c CarrolL temperatures of from 95 to 100 were Martin Guthrie( w Wi Styron In reponea quite irequenwy. iuBuvu-(the abgence of chairman Webb the em California and other parts of the meeting was pre9ided over by Vice- southwest temperatures of as high as 110 were reported. Beaufort can not claim any such unenviable dis tinction. The report of the U. S. weather station on Piver's Island for the month of July shows that the high est temperature recorded for the month was 9 and that occurred only one day, the 17th. A southwest wind was blowing that day which made it pleasant in the shade. The rainfall for the month was rather heavy, 7.24 inches. For 14 days the wind blew from the southwest. It was from the southeast seven. The other two days it was from the northeast and east. Thetemperature figures for the month day by day are as follows 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14 IK ' 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Max. Min. 84 75 ...85 68 86 69 84 73 84 72 86 77 89 77 :. 89 77 87 77 83 74 84 17. 84 74 -.-87" - L72 .-.v.,u-85.-. - 76 ... .90 ' 78 ..93 73 i.85 73 84 74 83 79 85 80 85 78 88 77 89 78 86 78 87 73 88 74 91 71 89 74 88 79 90 79 MARRIAGE LICENSES Monnie Davis Daniels, Lola, and Mary Kazura, Colverton, L. I. N. Y. David Felton and Ovalla Murrell, Beaufort. Calvin Richard Stewart Charlotte, N. C, and Marie Nicola Sellers, Ashe ville, N. C. IS Wounded In Jail Fight vBuenos Aires, Aug 3 Fif teen per oners were wounded today in an en counter between communists and an archists lodged in the Villa Devoto jail. SCHOOL HOUSE VALUATION IN N. C. IS NOW OVER HUNDRED MILLIONS EDUCATION BOARD MEETS The usual monthly meeting of the County Board of Education was held Monday at the offices of Superinten dent J. G. Allen. Matters mostly of a routine nature was discussed. A tentative school budget was adopted and sent to the State Board of Equal ization for approval. Nothing has been done yet about electing a School Supervisor. Those present at the meeting were Chairman Wiley H. Taylor, Dennis Mason and Charles V. Webb and Superintendent Allen. Chairman C. T. Chadwick. A piece of business of general in terest attended to by the board, was the passage of a motion made by Commissioner Guthrie that the Tax Collector be instructed to proceed at once to advertise 1930 delinquent taxes. This action has been post poned for several meetings to give people more time to settle their tax es. A question that brought on quite a lengthy discussion was that 01 whether a jury from the county should be drawn for the special term of court conventing here on August 17th. County Attorney Luther Ham ilton and Attorney Henry Whitehurst of New Bern argued that the law re quires that a county jury shall be drawn for any special term of court just as at a regular term. Chairman Chadwick stated that as a special jury from Pitt county would be brought here to try what is known as the "county cases" that he saw no use in putting the county to the ex pense of having another jury that would not be needed. Mr. Hamilton said there would probably be time to try other cases beside the county cases the term is for two weeks and that the law required it any way that a jury be subpeoned.; The mat ter was first discussed Monday after noon." .anL'tfcen ' was r .taken, up again v Tuesday at which time one of the at torneys for the county Rodman Guion of New Bern came before the board and there was a further discussion of the matter. It was finally decid ed to draw the jury and this was done to comply with the law. The budget for the ensuing fiscal year was not adopted at the board meeting. The tentative budget has been prepared and sent to Raleigh for the approval of the authorities there as is now required by law. The tax rate for next year has not been fixed yet but the rate of $1.80 has been suggested and may be adopted. Bruce Craven of the firm of Craven and Craven who is looking after the matter of funding the county's float ing indebtedness was not present at the meeting. The board had a request that the name of John E. Mason of Stacy, who was stricken from the Poor List recently, be restored to the list. Commissioner Styron was appointed a committee of one to investigate the matter and report to the board. Mr. Willis of the Morehead City Shoe Company came before the Continued on page five IMPATIENT YOUNG COUPPLE MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT By M. R. DUNNAGAN Ralegih, Aug. 3 North Carolina had 5,825 schoolhouses valued at $110,421,315 during the school year 1929-30, of which 3,460 houses were for white children, valued at $98, 946,273 and 2,365 were for colored children, valued at $11,474,042 the July issue of School Facts, just issued from the office of the StateSuperin- tendent of Public Instruction, shows, While the white school houses de creased from 5.115 In 1904-05 to 3,460 last year, the appraised value of school property increased from $2 712,112 to $98,846,273 in that 25 year period, in which the average val ue of the white schoolhouses increas ed from $530 to $28,597, and the av erage value per child enrolled increas BIRTH OF SON Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. L. Wil lis of Beaufort on August 1, a son, Robert E. Lee Jr. 042, average value per schoolhouse $4,852 and average value per child $44.20 for 1929.30. The present 3,460 buildings include 3,104 in the county, systems, value $52,736,972 and 356 charter schools, property valued at $46,209,301, for white schools and of the 2,365 negro buildings, 2,186 are in county sys tems, valued at $4,800,496 and n are charter schools value $6,674,546 Eleven counties, the report shows, has in excess of $1,000,000 each in vested in public school proerty for white children, including Buncombe, Forsyth, Gaston, Johnston, Guilford, Catawba Rutherford, Rowan Meck lenburg Harnett, Wake. Carteret county, in its white school system, has 22 houses, the total prop Deputy Register of Deeds J. R. Jin nette is not only ready to issue mar riage licenses but when called upon to do so very obligingly ties the nup tial knot for those who desire it. La3t Friday at about midnight he was a-1 roused from his slumbers to issue a j license to a young couple and then proceeded to make them one. The principals in the transaction were Calvin R. Stewart of Charlotte and Miss Nicola Sellers of Asheville. A well known Beaufort lawyer who was present as best man is said to have been rewarded for his services by be ing allowed to imprint a kiss upon the lips of the blushing bride. TIDE TABLE Information as to the tide at Beaufort is given in this co. umn. The figures are approx imately correct and based ot tables furnished by the U. S Geodetic Survey. Some allow-i ances must be made for varia tions in the wind and also with respect to the locality, that h whether near the inlet or at, the heads of the estuaries. 1:35 A. 2:20 P. 2:37 A. 3:21 P. ed from $8.34 to $162.92. In thelerty value being1 $275,146 anaverage negro schools in the same period the number of schoolhouses showed a slight increase, from 2,261 to 2,365, while their value increased from $470,806, average value pa- house $208 and average value per child en- of $12,507 for each building and an average of $122.12 for each rupil en rolled. In the negro system the county had six houses, valued at $5 000 or an average of $833 for each building and an average of $21.65 rolled $31.16 in 1904-05, to $11,475-' for each pupil enrolled. EDWARD B. HANCOCK Mr. Edward Bembra Hancock, died Tuesday of this week at the age of 77 years, after a short illness. He was interred yesterday in the family burying ground at Smyrna. Surviv ing him are his widow and three son3. One son, Ivey Hancock is well known in Beaufort, having managed a chain store here for some time. High Tide Low Tida Friday, Ag. 7 M. 7:33 A. M- M. 8:38 P. M. Saturday, Aug. 8 M. 8:23 A. M. M. 9:40 P. M. Sunday, Aug. 9 A. M. 9:28 A. M. P. M. 10:40 P. M. Monday, Aug. 10 A. M. 10:25 A. M. P. M. 11:01 P. M. Tuesday, Aug. 11 M. 11:34 A. M. M. 11:21 P. M. Wednesday, Aug. 12 A. M. 12:24 A. M. P. M. 12:15 P. M. Thursday, Aug. 13 A. M. 1:10 A. M. P. M. 1:14 P. M. 3:38 4:19 4:39 5:13 5:34 6:05 6:26 6:54 A. P. 7:15 7:41
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