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'A BsmyiFOT EWS The Lest advertising medium published in Carteret Co. ("RESmOTOTHE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE b557 WATCH Your label and pay your .ascription r l VOLUME XX 8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 1931 PRH SINGLE COPY NUMBER 34 Voters Will Pass On Sale Of Power Plant BOARD DECIDES TO DROP CASES SCHOOLS MAY BE SHORT OF MONEY t Question Of Sale Is To Be Decided At The Polls October 13th; The Tidewater Power Makes Best Offer; Rates For Electricity To Be Same As In Morehead City; New Registration Re quired. ' -. Will Not Take Appeal In Any Of Famous Law Suits . On Tuesday the 13th day of Octo- Fisherman Takes a Nap ber the voters of Beaufort will havej . j v DigamiearS vt,,nitv t sav whether they And Money disappears aia vjijiv v . j - ? wish to sell the light and water plant. Several times offers have been made A considerable array or defen- to this board and previous boards to dants faced Mayor Taylor in Police buy the plant but this is the first court Friday afternoon. They were time the mipstion has ever been left 'all colored people and the offenses al to the voters to decide. jleged ranged from disorderly conduct At the regular meeting of the city .to laiveny. board Monday night, with all mem- A. fen days ago Tom Davis, a fish bers, Glover, King, Gibbs Parkin and erman, got back from :New Jersey Run ley present a resolution was pass where he had been all summer and ed to sell the plant subject to the went to sleep on a porch with about ratification of the voters anda spec-,5300 in his pocket. When he awoke Ll election was called for this pur-jthe money was gone He did some pose. A good many citizens were ; investigating and finally accused present also and some of them were; George Fuller with having the mon piebem, i" .. . . . ... ,. r.. aAm itteA it. and e-ave it ask'd to express tneir views anu um c,. cv - - -- - so Mayor Bayard Taylor presided all back but about twenty dollars. In over the meeting and stated that bid- court George said he took the money ders for the plant were present and to keep some Doay irom g !WM received asking for a revaluation ,u v, nsiHerPl. He was bound over to Superior U)uit , T.pnwiilp roao. R. R. Livingstone of New York who "under a $500 bond, bid in the Morehead City plant some j Alonzo Fulford, who shows up in time ago and afterwards sold it to com.tf rom time to time, was tried on the Interational Public Utilities Cor-the charge 0f stealing a pistol out of poration who recently fold it to the'the car 0f Hilton Hill. He denied Tidewater Power Company, was pres- .it but the may0r put him under a ent and offered $204,000 for the ?50 bond for the Recorder's court, plant. The Tidewater company, rep-j . resented by F. A. Mathes, executive George Fuller charged with , dis vLe president, Louis Poisson, attor- j posing of stolen property, to-wi the ;tol mentioned above, was neia ior "L t in hid of $210,000. The Recorder's court under a $50 bond rates of both bidders for electric cur- As the result of the passage of! a resolution at the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners Mondav no further steps will be tak en by the county in suits against th Simmons Construction Corporation and several other defendants. The matter came before the board when a letter was read from Chairman W. M. Webb, who is in Florida, in which he stated that he was opposed to any further action. The other members of the board expressed similar views. Shortly before adjourning in the af ternoon a resolution drawn by Coun ty Attorney Luther Hamilton was - . . . . . . read by Clerk Irving Davis and aaopt ed unanimously. The resolution is published elsewhere in the News.- At the morning session of the board several persons appeared and asked for aid from the county. They were told that the Poor Fund was ex hausted and help would be given whfn flva ilable. A motion offered by Commissioner Styron was passed that the $12.50 a month formerly paid John E. Mason be equally divid ed between him and unora lewis. An application from I. E. Ramsey County Not Getting As Much From The State as wa Expected The meeting of the County Board of Education Monday was mainly given to the consideration of finan cial nrnhlpms. The schools all ov er the county, white and colored, onen Monday and the details inciden tal to opening have been given at tention Practically all tne teacners needed have been secured and are expected to report for duty Monday morning. somewhat of Will Grow No Cotton On State Owned Farms Prices of Cotton Too Low To Be Profitable; Pris on Farms Raised Large Quantity or wnea . Corn, Oats And Some Rye And Barley; Will Exchange Seed With Farmers. Marine Bank Closed i Its Doors Wednesday! The board is in quandary about the six months term which is supposed to be financed now by the State Board of Equalization. The county has not been anouea me omnnnt nf money asked for and Hiliu l ww--- v which the board and Superintendent Allen think necessary. Carteret county asked for $87,635.48 from tne State for the six months term and the sum of $60,068.96 was certified back. For janitor service the sum of $1675 was requested and $760. was allowed. A request was made for $400 for water, lights and pow- Notwithstanding the fact that a great many banks failed in North Carolina and other states last year, aland a few this year, Carteret county By M. R. DUNNAGAN RALEIGH, Sept. 7 North Caro lina is giving notice to the world that cotton will be planted on btate- no owned farms next year, cutting out completely the staple in which the prison farm? planted 3,600 acres in 1929, 2,600 in 1930 and 1,300 acres in 1931, in a statement issued by Governor Gardner. The decision does not mean that Carteret 1 Governor Gardner thinks North Car olina farmeis should cut out coram on his property on Lenoxvilie roao. A motion was passed to let it remain as listed. - A motion was passed instructing the f'nuntv Auditor to correct tne, Leland Day in line with other, prop. erty of the same kind. A motion was also passed to relieve Mr. c. n. has escaped that misfortune until Wednesday of this week. On that av the Marine Bank of Morehead 1 Citv closed its doors. . T .1 Anrt V. q n V county nas never imu uui, , , failure before, the Bank of Carteret gi owing completely in bu 7 " vtJ.h.A Pity which failed expresses the belief that the State ioiu m -- j 0Ught to set an anvanced example to Not Zfli Tn3 St of the Ma- coJon growers in drastic acreage re rine Bank was ordered by Gurney P. ".auction so the South', greatest crop rine cans woa ' Ranks may bring a profit to growers and Tr;ia at present below-cost was appointed to do the work. When nces. the accountant started work he was! Success of Governor Gardners er and the sum of $150 was the sum informed by the assistant cashier l.ve-at-home program j allowed. As to the extended term it W. U. Mallison that he was short in erally and especially at Sta e-owned appears that there will be no trouble his cash. The investigation revea eu uinu m p": on but it is feared that it will be dif-jthe shortage to be $10,244.90.On in-jon for eliminating cotton. J ficult to carry on the schools proper- sections from Mr. Hood a warrant ar ms Je Pomts out yeai hav. was sworn out tor Mr. mauison nuiiu.. - he has been put under arrest. ! 24,245 bushels of oats, 4,493 bush- The Marine Bank was a small one .els of rye and 3,669 bushels of bar when compared with some of the oth- ley with indications that more than er banks in the county. Its deposits, j iuu,uuou uuie v-" . as reported June 30, were only eied. rumored that tne , plans are being wonted oui, uui- ly for the six months period on the amount allocated to Carteret county. On Mondav afternoon Superinten- r to correct tne, . members of the Board valuation of the personal property oP ,.. ma. w5th the Board of of Education met with the Board oi Commissioners and laid their troubles before that body. However it did w nvnil them much. Ihe scnooi rent and water were the same as Morehead City has. The board retir ed and had a conference with the bid ders, separately, and then came back with their offers which were said to be the. best they would make.--- " Commissioner Gibbs said that he had always been opposed to selling the plant but under the circumstanc es did not see what else could be none. He said that by selling that the town's rate could be cut to $1.50, otherwise it would be much higher. U. E. Swann said he favored selling provided the money would be used exclusively for paying the town's debts. A. T. Gardner opposed a sale a tthe price of $210,000 and said he favored calling an election on the" nnoctinn nf Rpllins at $250,000. Mr. Mark Washington, well-known in police court circles, was convicted on a disorderly conduct charge and fin ed $2.50 and costs or 10 days on the streets. Julius Jordan assault on Annie UoMjan onj;iaiadlo-next weelu.u . Elisha Murreli, disorderly conauct, guilty $1 and costs or five days. Charles Stevens, drunk, guilty and $2.50 and costs or 10 days. Dave Davis, drunk, plead guilty and fined $1 and costs or five days. Naomi Turner, disorderly conduct, guilty and $1 and costs. Alonzo Fulford, fighting, guilty, ?i and costs or five days. George Turner, fighting, guilty and $1 and costs. Charles Henderson appeared in court as witness but found himself mixed up ina fighting scrape and end Wilton of Pnal prope rty Uxj iboard wa9 told that the tax levy had the years 1929 and '30. The bond d th tax books were of Tax Collector Alvah K HamUton,, Jjn &dmoml was accepted and recorded. : ,.. . could be made now for any pur A motion was offered by Commis- , matter of gettjng , sioner Carroll to appoint the Beau-,P supervisor and a coun- fort Banking & Trust Company-and , alsQ bro ht Hl, Mnrohaail CAtv. HellOSl- 1 . . r. j the Bank of Morehead City deposi tories fo rthe Tax Collector' fun3s $72,000 and it is deposits had . shrunk considerably from that figure. The town oi Morehead City had the sum of $18. Gardner states, to exchange ev ery bushel of the. small grains, all from Dare-bred, certified before the commissioners, bupenn. tendent Allen stated that by combin- waa passes.. . . , . ; thw ' two offices 'inter "one'-th A motion 'wi"pased to' sell the . ' couw be operated successfully county's mowing machine to arI and at a comparatively small cost. Taylor. A motion was passed, offer- ; He tght the increased attendance ed by Commissioner Styron, that the ; at thg gcnoois would more than off Judee of the Recorder's Court and . th cost No acti0n was taken the "Solicitor be invited to meet with . by thg county board. 675.00 on deposit in the savings de- Ueed, with North Carolina farmers, partment. This was not secured so it can be available for sowing this and the town had given notice of i fall. "This wheat is too good for withdrawal to be made on the 16th. j prisoners to eat. In fact, it is too There was also on deposit a joint ac- '.good for anybody to eat lt 13 ccount of $5000 belonging to the so scarce in North Carolina, Gover- city and Dr. B. F. Royall. The Marine nor Gardner said. wes-n Bank was organized in 1913 by fc. A, The Cotton Situation,, ; , G6vernor Gardner took ' occasion the board on the nrst monuay . October. . (Continued on page eight) Livingstone arose at this time andjed by having to pay a fine of $1 and said he had offered ?250,0UU at one'costs time but he would not do it again as j Roga B(;jje pigott was not charged the plant was not worth it. F. R L. itn any offensa but appeared in Seeley said he though the price rath-!court probabiy as a spectator, and er low but that upon the whole he waa videntiy feeling about right to favored a sale. H. L. Potter said he enjoy herself. She talked most too favored letting the people vote on i it- mucn and presently found herself on W. G. Mebane said the question hadlthe w8y tQ jail to sober up- been up several times before but the neonle had never been permitted to express their opinion about the mat-j THE BIG MULLET RUN ter ana ne inouguL mb huu" o sufficient importance to warrant calling an election. After the discussion a resolution ORGANIZING MACCABEES COURT FOR CHii-LKr.M Mr. H. E. Rick? and Mrs. Barbara M. Morton of Kinston, are spending the week in Beaufort in the interest of the Maccabees. A Junior Court for children will be organized next Thursday afternoon. The adult lodge will be organized the same night. The Ohio river drains an area of about 200,000 square miles. The enrollment in the county cfhnnls last year was 2508. In ad dition to this Beaufort had 930 and Morehead City an enrollment of 914 pupils. OFFICERS CAPTURE STILL Council who waslts'ckshielf?,,'Dr?TK P. B. Bonner was president of the bank. Comparatively little excite ment was caused by the closing of the Marine Bank and there has been no run on the Bank of Morehead City or the two banks in Beaufort. The News has been informed by leading bus-1 to refer the the national and inter national problem presented by the cotton situation, which, he states, can be successfully met for the par tial salvation of its growers only Dy world- wide cooperation of cotton erowine sections. That's what he iness ment that no trouble is expect-, Pregident Hoover in a telegram ed and that business conditions as a whole in this county are much bet ter than they were a year ago. Sheriff Chadwick and deputy Era- mett Chanlain captured and destroy. pH a distillimr outfit last Thursday in Cedar Swamp near Newport. The still was a big copper one and apparently had been operated a few days before. The ownership of the outfit is not known. ESCAPED CONVICT ASKS OFFICERS FOR A RIDE HAS NOT STARTED YET INCREASED ATTENDANCE EXPECTED AT OPENING OF BEAUFORT SCHOOLS Sam Daniels, a negro convict who escaped from the county road force May 17, probably thinks that he needs a new rabbit foot or something. At any rate his luck has apparently I deserted him. While standing on ihe highway near Havelock last Friday waiting to bum a ride he saw a car with two men it it approaching and waved it So far this season the usual big run of mullets in Carteret county l - r : p,,io7 i.a r,n tnatarializpd. The northeaster was onerea Dy vuihii "" ----- that the water and light plants be that began Saturday night and last sold to the Tidewater Power Com-led two or three days was expected to pany subject to the ratication of the , help out but no large catches have onH thi was caried unanimous been made. The biggest catch so i A resolution offered by Com- far that the News has heard of was r.ihhs. tiassed that ! made last Friday by Captain Ambrose should the sale be made that sll the I Roberts with the C. P. Dey boat proceeds should be used to pay . on j Alert. The catch was 18,000 pounds, the towns indebtedness. The offer, However the netters have been catcn of the Tidewater Company is that ing some mullets in fair sized quanti th money will be paid in cash for the', ties and of very excellent quality. plant within thirty days after the j election. A new registration t-NORTH RIVER BRIDGE IS ers will be required and the dooks VERY 'FINE STRUCTURE will be opened Friday the 11th day of I , September. .No otner pnsinea. w c ig . t0 have transacted by the noara ana u- .f job done journed subject to the call of 1. The new Myr- a . igpan has been opened for trafic for The News has been informed tnat;bout ten dayg and the nCW9 bas the Tidewater Power Company iU hearj many expressions of praise for nublish some sort of statement next j .. T. k doiie by be bridge week setting forth their views as to j of the Highway Depart- the purchase of the Beaufort plant. ment j h. Hewett superintended the construction. - AlM wim , . . - ... :u . V.o nran. ine Dnuge in uuuu u m.j, - golid and sub. By R. L. IFRITZ The Beaufort Schools will open Monday, September i4tn wim teacher less in the hign scnooi anu n increased teacher load in all classea and in all the grades. Tl.is increas- , i a. nnnrnnrin- ed wao, wgeuiH - ....j nnsaiMa moment, niniiiLCiiaii wi " vw bring the money to his or her class teacher before such books are order ed. This is necessary in order that payment for such books can be made on arrival. It is hoped that all pu pils will make every effort to supply themselves with the necessary books, tlon,!"!9. S r's and There have been no changes in the worn many . , . .. iha railps or rmnils alike, but it is the purpose ox texiDoo .v TC i fhP admiration' to maintain the high school. Many pupils, therefore ...ill Via ah P to secure KOOU secuuu calling upon him to convene Cong ress to initiate legislation, and by treaties with other countries growing cotton, to start a solution. Also, Governor Gardner has "call ed' Governor Ross Sterlnig ,of Texas, by asking him, as Governor of the state growing millions of bales, to join in a call for a conference in Memphis, Tenn., September 14-15, of Governors, V. S. Senators, . agricul tural commissioners nad cotton grow ers of the cotton states to consider "nobody's pet plan," but to work out a curtailment and marketing program wrich might help save the growers this year. But Governor sterling said no, the real reason being that down. The car accomodatmgly stop ped and its occupants, sheriff Chad-;TeXas doesn't want to curtail, even wick and deputy sheriff Chaplain, though it wants other states to cut gave Sam a most urgent invitation j production. to get in and take a ride. Instead of Senator John W. Hinsdale, luxury taking him to New Bern though 'tax advocate, and Senator Frank L, they carried him to a convict camp Dunlap implacable foe of all sales located near there. same high standard of efficiency as heretofore. One thing is certain. our school carries the same stanaaro and rating of the State Department of Education as heretofore and our graduates will be accepted by the various colleges as usual. Tho Rnard of Trustees had hoped a nnprate a nine months term this v" -r - , ... . year, using the money levieo. ior year therefor, but the Board of County Commissioners, our w ing body, saw fit to decline the re quest for such permission b least for the time being that idea must be dropped. ; , We had also hoped to get oy wiw out charging Book and supply fees, feeling that snch would be a little saving to the parents, but due to the extremely big cuts in tne money p " ' T,l ShS The deck is cov- propriated bf the State these fees will Auen uieu nww , --. .th j f a8phalt and is o'clock at the home of her daughter witn a J P , hand book' if they care to do so. Pu pils of grades 4-7 inclusive desiring new books should see Mr. C. V. Hill in vpffard to same. With the bie budget cuts referred to and the increased teachers load it Jmnprative that the school and community come closer together than ever before. If every patron will do his or her part we can, witnout a doubt, have just as good a school as we have ever had as far as the nhvuieal nossibilities go. Of course if we don't have enough coal to keep warm that is another porosition and M nnt. he laid at the feet oi tne administration. We are determined to do everything possible with the manna available. The salaries and judsrment of the ignorant will never lift us from our Mra. Carl Edwards in Morehead City;" " at the age f 82 years. The Dooy was taken to Vandemere, her old home for burial, funeral party leav ing this morning. MARRIAGE LICENSES abreast of each other. Eventually fiills at either end of the bridge will be constructed hut at present parts of the old bridge are used for this purpose. Several other bridges in the county are to be rebuilt also, so the News is informed. 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 ia whether near the inlet or at the heads of the estuaries. taxes, have worked out and are broad casting a cotton plan, calling for non stock associations in all states, se curing 85 per cent of the cotton ac reage, reducing acreage 50 per cent next year, fixing a penalty for plant ing in excess of 50 per cent, urge ut ilization of land thus provided for food and feed crops, and suggesting like plans for tobacco and wheat, or other commodities. Ihe authors pre dict an immediate increase in price of cotton three or four cents upon the perfection of such associations. HiK Tide Low Tid 6:45 7:19 Frank Webb Jr., Magnolia, Del. Swain' Horoce, did you tell your and Esther M. Simmons, Morehead sister I was waiting? City Horace: Rather! She said you H J Thompson Jr., Indiana, Penn. ought to get a job like that in a res. and Mary Baugham, Washington. . taursnt. Answers. f " , tv,n in me. L.. IovpI. We therefore urge De even, more mccij r-- .... i, -t it a. xtA i tn hL.nu norpnt to helf for the sake ot vious years ii tuc ' . rr" r "I: rhil- able to furnish the books ana sup- mture generauuu " . . dren to school tne nrst uy " keep them there during the entire year. If ever a man or woman, ooy education it is now. Helo through "public opinion" that the leveling may be done at tne top rather than at the bottom. The only way to cause tne return of normal conditions is through an Enlightened Citizenship, and an en lightened citizenship is an Educated Citizenship. plies as heretofore. May we urge you therefore, to pay these fees on the opening day in order that new books and supplies may be ordered immediately thereafter. The fees are as follows: First Grade f1-60 Second Grade -' 2.00 Third Grade $2.50 Four-Seven inc. (supplies) . 50 High School pupils who wish the Superintendent to order books will 7:42 a. 8:08 p 9:19 a. 9:45 p. FriUy, Sept. 11 1Z:41 a. 12:5? p. 12 1:25 a. m. m. Strday, Sept m. m. Sunday, Sept. 8:30 a. m 8:56 p.' m. Monday, Sept. 14 m. 2:54 m. 3 :33 Tuedy, Sept. 15 m m, 1:48 p. 13 2:09 a. 2:39 p. m. m. m. m. 10:09 a. 10:34 p 3:39 a. m. 4:25 p. m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 10:45 a. m. 4:28 a. m. 11:05 p. m. 5:22 p. m. Thursday, Sept. 17 1 1 .5R a. m. 5:22 12:05 p. m. m. 6:22 p. m. m. While cotton growers are in the throes of despondency, tobacco grow ers are experiencing varying emo tions. Last week's sales in the new bright belt of eastern North Carolina inHir.at.ed nrices sliehtlv above those of last year and an apparent tenden cy to increase proportionately. While the start was low, as usual, due to in tenor graaes as dhxuiiicvcib, grew more encouraged as the ween progressed. The upward tre n d brought out better grades and the av- . i. i ; J erage prices, accoraingiy, increosu. Urowers. While not completely u lied, are not as blue as they feared before the markets opened. Tobac co grown this year cost less to pro duce than it did last, year, it is main tained. If the present trend contin ue the tnhacco rowers will be able to make much more on the crops than they did last year. Brum mitt Discusses Taxes Taxes on some forms of business end industry were increased to a ( Continued on page seven)
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