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VOLUME XX
8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1931 PRICE 5c SI
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NUMBER 34
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County Fails To Win
Any Of Suits Tried
Last Of Cases Nonsuited By Judge Moore Satur
w day Morning; County Had To Prove A Con
spiracy To Defraud And The Judge Said This
Was Not Done; Road Shortage Proved.
RECORDER TRIES
GOOD MANY CASES
TOBACCO PRICES
NOT VERY GOOD
Sometimes No Good
As stated in the News last weeklTaX Relief Schemes
the suit against Luther Hamilton,
county attorney from December 1924
to December 1928, and county attor
ney now, for an accounting of delin
quent taxes collected by him was non
suited by Judge Moore and the coun.
By M. R. DUNNAGAN
Raleigh, Aug. 31 Four general
!gioups of taxpayers associations
ty gave notice of an appeal. The suit j were described by A. J. Maxwell,
against G. W. Huntley former com- j commissioner of revenue, chairman
missioner and W. L. Stancil former o f the State Board of Assessment and
county auditor was nonsuited as to, of the Local Government Commis
Huntley and the issue submitted tolsion, in an address at the organiza
the jury as to whether the defendant 'tion of a taxpayers association at
Stancil overdrew his salary to the ex-! Henderson last week. The groups
tent of $491 and on this issue the 'follow:
jury gave a verdict in his favor,
There were two suits in which the
Simmons Construction Corporation,
F. M. Simmons, George J. Brooks, C.
K. Howe, W. L. Stancil and George abscessed tooth.
Those that are inspired and pro
moted with a personal political mo
tive. They are about as useful as an
Huntley were involved. By agree
ment on both sides these suits were
consolidated. As told in the News
last week the trial of these consoli
Those that are sponsored and fi
nanced for some special interest to
promote theories of taxation that are
advantageous to such interest. They
dated suits started Tuesdav afternoon never to much.
A jury was selected from a venire of Those whose sponsors haven't
twenty four Pitt county men and the found that the day of miracles has
trial proceeded on Wednesday, how- passed, and that they can perform
ever with only eleven jurors as one 'miracles with our tax problem. They
was taken sick and was excused. On ihave a lot of energy to lose before
Saturdav shortlv before noon the trial 'they learn. Those that are sponsor-
came to an end when Judge Clayton led by patriotic private citizens for a
Moore heard a motion by Larry I. j community or public purpose. There
Moore of counsel for the defense lis a definte field of usefulness and
o r
asking a nonsuit and granted the mo
tion. Judge Moore said that he saw
nothing to substantiate the charge
helpfulness for this organization.
Such an association will start out
with a fair mind to learn facts. It
will develop an intelligent opinion as
of conspiracy unless possibly the to the kinds of public service mai
shortage in yardage might be sum-; should be maintained, and as to the
cient to go to the jury, as to the de- amount of revenue necessary to mam
fendants Brooks and Simmons, but .tain them, and that the community
w niAniH nntienit the whnla can afford to spend on them. It will
and the county could appeal if it
wished. Attorneys for the defense
gave notice of an appeal but as to
insist upon, and as far as possible,
live up to an attitude of cooperation
with public officials, and will equally
whether the anneal will be perfected I insist that this cooperative attitude
has not been decided yet. j be mutual. If it has measured up
A great deaf of testimony for the jt othese qualifications it can be help
plaintiff was offered in this trial but . to its public officials. Particular
a considerable part of it was not V determining the kind and I ex
permitted to go to the jury. The tent of public serv.ee that should be
lawyers for the defendants and the . ned, anl as i to its ra.on.Ue
v.-..- nino in nmi,pr. cost. It can be helpful m the matter
L. I. Moore, Thos. 0. Moore, A. D.
Ward, Henry Whitehurst of New
Bern. Louis Gaylord of Greenville. J.
F,
ton of Morehead City, J, F. Duncan on
of listing and valuing property, in
promoting the right kind of commun
ity attitude toward it, and in prevent
, y,, 1 ... t.ii tt 11 lncr in ii-kticps. lavormsms anu evas-
flowers, nanone, umnn nmmu . u kijJ ffirwas convicted
It IUU BCC W lb VI-C.U (jhwhv j
Two Weeks Accumulation; Sev
eral Get Road Sentences;
Family Troubles Aired
There had been no trials in the Re
corder's Court for two weeks so
when court convened Tuesday morn
ing a considerable docket was await
ing Judge M. Leslie Davis. It took
the court nearly all day to gtt rid of
its business.
The trial of most interest to the
public was that in which Len Tommie
Graham was charged with abandon
ment and nonsupport of his wife and
baby. His wife Mrs. Inez Graham
was the prosecuting witness. C. R.
Wheatly appeared for the defendant
and Solicitor Phillips prosecuted him.
Mrs. Graham testified that she is 16
years old, the husband said he is 20
and the baby is about nine months
old. Quite a good sized crowd from
the Mill Creek section attended the
trial as witnesses or spectators.
Mrs. Graham testified that they
lived together two or three months
after they were married and at in
tervals a few days at a time since
then. She has bee nliving at the
home of her father Will Currier most
of the time. Several witnesses tes
tified that they had heard Graham
say that he did not think he was the
father of the child and had even made
threats against it. No testimony was
put on for the defense and at it3
eo..c!us.on Judge Davis convicted the
deiendant and sentenced him to jail
for twelve months. Notice of ap
peal was given and bond was fixed at
$500 which the defendant could not
give. Later in the day word was
brought to Judge Davis that the de
fendant had made an agreement tt
live with his wife and asked that the
sentence be stricken out. Judge
Davis said he would continue the case
to next Tuesday and see then what
could be done. '
John Buck of Morehead City charg
ed with possessing and transporting
liquor for purpose of sale tendered
a plea of unlawful possession and
transporting through his attorney
Luther Hamilton. This plea was ac
cepted and he was fined $25 and
costs.
Eugene Wade, assault upon his
wife and Earnest Fulford, continued
to next Tuesday.
Dave Bell colored, Morehead City,
possession and transporting liquor,
was convicted and given six months
on the roads.
Polk Johnson, colored of Beaufort,
drunk and disorderly and resisting
and given
Most Farmers Dissatisfied ;
Some Will Hold Back A
While
Death of Young Girl
Is Greatly Deplored
Beaufort and vicinity were great
ly saddened Tuesday by the untime
ly death of Sarah, beloved little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Thomas.
me me price rangeu nuin i w 'i , . .
, V , ,7 1. t 1 Funeral services were held from Ann
hundred pounds less. A number of , ' d af
ternoon and interment was in Ocean
View Cemetery. Services were con
ducted by Reverend R. F. Munns,
her pastor, and assisted by Reverend
Mr. J. P. Harris of the First Baptist
and C. R. Wheatly of Beaufort fought lousiness is handled with that high . re
the case every step of the way, offer- j Prd for security and savings that
ing objections to the testimony and '"CTIC ' """'
the introduction of documents. In onship In our partially socialized
many instances, and some very im-. state, public business has come to be
portant ones, Judge Moore ruled with a great operative business enter
the defense. The defendants put on", and the exerc.se of our intel.
no witnesses at all so the county's at- l;gent interest in it by the citizen
torneys, H. G. Hedrick of Durham, j'P that constitu es its shareholders
W. B. R. Guion of New Bern, E. H. should be very helpful to the success
Gorham of Morehead City, E. Walter the enterprise.
Hill and James W. Mason of Beau-1
fort, did not get a chance to turnJew Hotel Assured
their guns on them on cross-examination.
Thursday'! Testimony
The introduction of testimony in
the Simmons case was started on
Thursday August 27 and part of it
four months on the roads.
For Atlantic Beach
Carteret county is going to have
another resort hotel, so it has been
onnminrpn hv Manacer Cordon of the
was printed in this newspaper Iast i Atlantic Beach Corporation. The ho
week, concluding with the testimony tej wnl be iocated at Atlantic Beach
of accountant Aycock. Thursday ian(J wij nave a capacity of some fif
afternoon C.J. Jones who helped1., room8( It will have all modern
make hte county audit testified that conveniences and as it will face the
he went to Charlotte to get some rec-! . ht, an attractive place for
ords of road work and was not per-jall who wjgh t0 be in ciose pr0ximity
mittea to see inem Dy mr. -spam wnoto the seg
rm" . T The Manufacturers' Trust Com-
tnere. ueiense avvurney. v . , Atiflntip
t'""j .
Beach property andat a recent con
ference of officials of that company
amined him as to what pay he receiv
ed and so on.
R. J. Rosenberger, an engineer
. . M .ijir. Cordon states. Thos. Herman
to the measurements of the paved,"- . .
building and as soon as possible bids
it was decided to erect the hotel so
roads taken under his supervision.
The roads were measured twice and
there was a difference in the two
measurements of only about forty
feet.- Rosenberger gave the number
of feet in the Lenoxville Road,
Ward's Creek to Davis, Davis to At
lantic, Mansfield to Ocean and New
port to Ocean. He testified that
there was a shortage of 21,300 yards
in the asphalt paving. There was al
so a shortage of 73p0 square yards
in the concrete paving. A night ses
sion of court was held and at this
time Rosenberger was severely cross
examined by Larry I. Moore. In re
sponse to a question by Mr. Moore
as to the bottom having dropped out
of a water tank on which he was one
of the engineers at Asheville the wit
ness stated flatly that it was "a lie."
Friday ,
will be asked and the contract for the
work will be let. The hotel will be
finished in plenty of time for next
summer's business.
Joseph Moran, a redheaded Irish
man who said he was from Norfolk,
Va., and looking for work was tried
for vagrancy. He was acquitted.
James Fulford, colored, of Beau
fort tried on the charge of assault
on his wife was convicted and given
four months on the roads.
Joe L. Willis, well known More-
head City barber, was tried on the
charge of operating a car while
drunk. Folice officers Nelson and
Willis said he was drunk and Joe
said he had not had a drop except a
little home brew. He was convict
ed and fined $50 and forbidden to
drive a car for 90 days. His attor
ney C. R. Wheatly gave notice of an
appeal and bond was fixed at $100.
Joe Willis was also tried on the
charge of breach of the pc-ace. Sev
eral witnesses testified and then it
was decided to continue the case.
George Riley Willis was bound ov
er to Superior Court on the charge
of defrauding Mrs. Martha Hill in
selling her a house and lot in More
head City.
Rogers Murray colored man from
upper North River, tried on the
charge of reckless driving and strik
ing the car of Orrie Guthrie was ac
quitted after a strenuous fight be
tween Solicitor Phillips and Mr.
Wheatly.
The ease against Dock Moye,
charged with assault with deadly
weapon, was nollprosaed.
RALEIGH, Sept. 1 Prices rang
ing from an average of $6.10 to
slightly u .der $8 a hundredweight
were paid for tobacco sold on the 17
North Carolina markets in the new
bright leaf belt which opened today.
Farmers generally expressed dis
satisfaction at the bids, holding that
the offerings were superior in quality
to those on !ast year's opening break
while the price ranged from $1 to $2
a
growers turned the tags on their
piles in warehouses where the price
range was low, Wilson, the world's
largest tobacco market, was one of
the few points reporting a higher
average than prevailing on last year's
opening. Sales there totalled 503,526
pounds at an average of $7.82, com
pared with an average of $7.65 paid
last season for 490,496 pounds.
May Await Better Prices.
Despite this improvement growers
expressed dissatisfaction at prices
paid and indicated they intended to
wait on the market to improve be
fore offering any great amount of
the remainder of their crop. No leaf
had been placed in the warehouses
tonieht for tomorrow's sales there.
A number of markets, including Confederacy.
Goldsboro, where an average of $7.95
was paid for 157,000 pounds, report-1
ed a few sales as high as 25 to 28
cents a pound for the better grades
but the poorer grades reduced the av
erage.
Robersonville sold 250,000 pounds
at $6.10 and has a block of 100,000
pounds scheduled for tomorrow.
Williamston reported sales of 192
000 pounds at an average of $6.54
with indications that sales for the re
mainder of the week will be light.
The Ahoskie market sold 111,368
pounds at an average of $6.79 with
one large tobacco company buying
the bulk of the offerings.
Rocky Mount's 176,300 pounds
were sold at an average of $696. Sand
lugs and first primings made up the
bulk of the break and the average
was more than a cent lower than last
year.
An average of $7.10 was paid for
97,212 pounds sold at Tarboro, where
many growers expressed disappoint
ment at the prices.
Wallace reported estimated sales of
100,080 pounds at an average be
tween $7 and $8.
Incomplete reports from Kinston,
one of the, larger markets, said of
ferings estimated at between 700,000
and 800,000 pounds were expected to
show an average of approximately
$8 a hundred. Confusion at the mar
ket opening prevented the sales su-)
pervisor from completing an accu
rate check on sales.
Many Candidates Attend
GuilfM'd County Bally
Large Crowd And "Much Speechmaking; Politicians Big And
Little On Hand; Gardner Asks Hoover To Call Special
Session of Congress To Consider Cotton Question.
By M. R. DUNNAGAN
RALEIGH, Sept. 1. Candidates
to the right, left, behind and in front
were in evidence at the nigh rovm
gathering last Thursday night to hon
or Guilford county's delegation in '
the recent General Assembly, vho
were almost relegated to the b-.:k-ground
while the candidates disport
ed themselves
The gathering was, in reality, an
answer to the challenge of Senator
Hallet S. Ward to show him a coun
ty that would honor its representa
tives who opposed the sales taxes as
Church. The combined choirs sang ! a means of supporting the six months
"Safe in the Arms of Jesus," and "II school term, as Pitt county was then
Think When I Read That bweet
Story of Old" at thee hurch and
"Asleep in Jesus" at the grave. Mrs.
John Brooks sang beautifully
"There's a Friend for Little Chil
dren" at the church. The pallbear
ers, all uncles of the deceased were
Messrs. Murray, Sam, Dock, Charlie
and Phil Thomas. The flower ber
ers were her little friends of North
River Sunday School where she was'0f candidates
a member, and the children of the dates seeking
honoring its representatives who fav
ored such taxes, and the piedmont
section responded some 2,500 strong,
even if Senator J. T. Burrus and
Representatives E. B. Jeffress, Capus
Waynick and Thomas Turner Jr., did
speak at the end to a greatly dimin
ishtd crowd.
The gathering was particularly im
portant because of the large number
and potential condi
high political posts,
Sarah Pelletier Thomas was ten
years or age and would have entered
the fifth grade in school here this
year. She was taken sick and en
tered the hospital for treatment just
a week before her death, suffering
with appendicitis. Immediately prior
to the operation complications set in
and everything possible was done for
her, but the battle was a losing one.
She is survived by an older brother,
Clarence, and by her mother and
father, a large family of relatives
and a host of friends among the
and all of them were given an oppor
tunity to speak and see and be seen.
It might be added that apparently
not one of them scored an advan
tage or suffered a set-back because
of his presence, for each appeared at
his best.
Two senators were present, Josiah
William Bailey and Cameron Morri
,son the latter seeking return, start
ed the ball rolling with the usual
brief Democratic talks, followd by
opponents of Morrison, Thomas C.
Bowie and Frank D. Grist, announc
ed, and Aubrey L. Brooks, prospec
tive. R. K. Reynolds, announced
young and the old. She was an un-1 modincationist, was, absent.
usually lovable nature, Ming Governor Gardner, absent, sent a
friends wherever she went. The
grave where she is resting was bank
ed with many lovely flowers sent by
sorrowing relatives and friends.
ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE WILL
MEET IN MOREHEAD CITY
The Isaac Walton League of Car
teret County will meet tomorrow
night (Friday) in the City Hall at
Morehead City at which meeting Mr.
C. J. Moore, State Game Warden will
be present. He will bring with him
a moving picture outfit and will show
many interesting scenes of wild life.
This promises to be an interesting
meeting and the public is cordially
invited to attend.
Board Will Consider
4 Bids Monday Night
NEW POTATO HOUSES
Two new potato storage houses are
being erected in this vicinity this
month, each fully equipped with a
ehating and blowing system. One
house is being built by M. S. Snow
den, one of the most successful farm
ers in Carteret County, on his farm,
a few miles from town. This hbuse
has a minimum capacity of twelve
thousand bushels. The other house
is being built and is near completion
at Otway, by O. W. Lewis, another
one of Carteret County's successful
CITY POLICE COURT
For the second time a meeting to
consider bids for the sale of the
Beaufort water and light plant has
postponed action. A special meet
ing of the board of city commission
ers called Tuesday- veening at 7:30
o'clock adjourned without having
taken any action on the matter. It
is understood that it will be brought
up at the regular meeting Monday
night.
Commissioner Gibbs who was ap
pointed to look after securing bids
on the plant was present Tuesday ev-
eninir and said he had a bid in wm
ine from a New York firm. Several
representatives ol tne iioewaier
Power Company or wnmingion wc
m-MPtit and it is understood were
taaHw to make a proposition. The
Npw is inormed that it is possidib
that another company may make an
offer for the plant. When bids were
invited several weeks ago only One
firm, the Tidewater Power Company,
made an offer and this was much low
er than the price offered last year.
It looks as if final action will be
taken Monday night
The pupits of three churches in
the city, First Baptist, Ann Street
Methodist and St. Paul's will be fill
ed Sunday by the regular pastors of
the churches. Reverend Mr. J. P.
Harris, Reverend Mr. R. F. Munns
and Reverend Mr. J. A. Vache. These
men have bee naway on vacation but
will take up their duties here again
on Sunday.
Other witnesses examined
night were Julian Brown, Stanford men.
Gaskill and Solomon Willis who meas
ured the roads. D. M. Jones also 1 ,Paved roads originated in England
(Continued on p.i:e eight) 10? years ago.
A few cases were disposed of by
Mayor Taylor in Police Court Fri
day afternoon.
Berkley Willis charged with fast
driving on the streets of Beaufort was
convicted and fined $25 and costs.
James Vann, colored, disorderly
conduct drew a fine of $1 and cost
S. A. Rice drunk, fined $1 and costs
Pierre Potter, assault, case dismissed.
PASTORS HAVE RETURNED
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 all'" Wm
ances must be made for yja"
tion. in the wind
respect to the that is
whether ne-f Wat Qf at
the hear of the egtMriel
CATCHING SOME FISH NOW
During 19?), Wisconsin sluaghter
ed a total of 3845 retired horses for
animal food.
William Herschel, of Bath, discov
ered the plantt Uranus in 1781.
Some nice mullets and spots are be
ing caught and brought to the local
market now. Captain Leslie White
hurst and crew brought in 1600
pounds of spots today which were
sold to B. C. Way fiish dealer. So
far there has been no very large
catch of mullets but a good many
small catches have been made.
The famous German cruiser, the
"Kaiser," has been raised from the
ocean bottom on which it was scut
tled during the World War and tow
ed, upside down, to an English port.
Hifh
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SaUrday, Sept. 5.
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1:32 p. m. 1:59 p.
Sandya, Sept. 6.
1:55 a. m. 7:52 a.
2:41 p. m. 9:08 p.
Monday, Sept.
3:08 a. m.
3:48 p. m.
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Wednesday, Sept. 9.
5:12 a. m.
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Thursday, Sept.
6:05 a. m.
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message of sympathy for the candi
dates for Governor, successful and
unsuccessful, timely, since he had 5
been both. J. C. B. Ehringhaus and
R. T. Fountain, announced, and D. G.
Brummitt, A. J. Maxwell, and Willie
Smith, prospects, all spoke briefly.
Josephus Daniels was absent.
Congressman Frank W. Hancock,
of the old Fifth, and J. Walter Lam
beth, of the Seventh district, were
present, along with the new district
candidates, Norman A. Boren, Early
B. Horner, J. Clyde Ray, Charles L.
VanNoppen and Capus Waynick. W.
B. Umstead, another prospect, was
absent. Also present were Secretary
of State J. A. Haitness and his an
nounced opponent, Stacy W. Wade;
A. H. (Sandy) Graham, prespective
lieutenant governor candidate; Com
missioner of Agriculture W. A. Gra
ham and his prospective opponent
Laurie McEachern; Chester Bell,
who expects to oppose Auditor Bax
ter Durham; Senators John H. Fol
ger, A. A. Hicks and W. P. Horton,
and Representatives E. M. Gill, R. P.
Harris, Gurney P. Hood, Oscar Pitts,
Sherwood Upchurch.
That meeting and the highway
gathering at Boone also with its de
ment of politics, saved the week from
being politically quiet. jMf'1'
Gardner's Suggest! 'fiJ&
Governor Gardner's jtoposaf that -President
Herbert Q 'Ver call a spec. .
ial session of f0.M.., ta deal with
, the Cotton .... :.:. nn fh "
j . glUWVL "
gr!,n - that it is an international, as
w'i a a national problem, as Othel
countries grew 11,000,000 bales of "
cotton and 12 southern states 13,000
000 bales last year, haj beefi approv
ed and criticised. Saying that the
states cannot make treaties with oth- "
er countries, a function of the na-"
tional government, Governor Gard
ner said the Congress should take the-
initiative and let the cotton skate
follow. .
Since the Federal Farm Board pro
posed that cotton growers plow up
each third row, thus cutting produc
tion to two-thirds, a suggestion op.
posed by Governor Gardner, unless
present holders of cotton will do
like wise, his plan would throw the
burden back upon the Federal gov
ernment of taking the lead. i
Former Governor A. W. McLean,
himself a cotton grower, opposes
complete stopping of growing cotton
next year, since" the entire structure
of the south is built up around cot- '
ton, but suggests cutting tha crop in
half. He proposes legislation to ex
empt half the usual acreage from
taxation, but impose a tax of $5 an
acre on all over the allotted amount
to each grower. Proposals of all
kind? have been made, ranging all
the way from that of Governor Huey
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