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r EMJFORT FfeW 2 The best advertising medium published in Carterel Co. f READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY j CH Your label and pay your subscription VOLUME XXI 8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THU RSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1932 PRICE 5 ' g jLE COPY NUMBER 1 o) fl He State Budget Bureau Cuts All Allotments Departments Will Have To Get Along With 70 Per Cent of What They Expected; State Bal ance Is Running Low; Revenues Are Some Larger Than A Year Ago STATE TREASURER O'BERRY IS DEAD By M. R. DUNNAGAN RALEIGH, Jan. 4 Stringent econ omy is required ol all State depart ments, institutions and agencies for the next quarter in a Budget Bureau memorandum signed by Governor Gardner, as director of The Budget, and sent to heads of divisions by Henry Burke, assistant director, as the old year closed. The memorandum j CROWD ATTENDED BOARD MEETING Considerable Business Done But Nothing of A Sensa tional Nature Able and Popular Official And Business Man Dies Sud denly GOLDSBORO, Jan. 6 Capt. Na than O'Berry, treasurer of North Carolina and prominent in state edu cational, manufacturing and political circles, died at his home here early today thirty minutes after being stricken with angina pectoris. Yesterday he had been in his usual health, which was considered excel lent for a man of his age. He was 75 years old. About 12:30 this morning he be came ill. He died at 1:05 a. m. He was in excellent spirits a few hours before and his sudden death came as a shock to this community. Captain O'Berry journeyed every day from Goldsboro to Raleigh to car- HEALTH GOOD IN 'BOARD ENDORSES NORTH CAROLINA STELLA ROUTE Past Year Free From Epidem- Highway Commission Asked to Route Number 24 by Way of Stella ics; feiiagra Has uecuned Considerably (Special to The News) RALEIGH, Jan. 4 North Caroli na's health conditions are in better shape than they have ever b en, the State has been free from ipidemics and the death rates in preventable diseases have been materially reduc ed during tne past year, in which a As is usually the case a consider able number of people were on hand Monday when the Board of County Commissioners met seeking to get ad justments of tax matters. The board Washington Snapshots Taken by The Helm New Service Washington, D. C. Jan. 4 With the approach of the Presidential primar ies, the leaders bent on "stopping Roosevelt" are redoubling their ef forts to prevent the New York Gov- met at 10 o'clock with all members ! . "or . . ? , nom,na- iion virtually Dy aeiauit. ine move ment in opposition to the New York present. A resolution passed at the after Expecting something interesting to announces that allotments are cut to transpire an unusually large number about 70 per cent ol the appropria- 0f spectators showed up for the ry on his duties as state treasurer and tions made by the Genera Assembly, ;meeting of the board of commission- made the 52 mile trip and return in which were themselves lower than ers at the city hall Monday night. usuai fashion yesterday was comfortable The room was crowded and all ap- funeral services will be conducted The State has paid its semi-annual ipeared to be interested in the pro- nere Thursday and burial will follow bonds and interest due, January l, a-jceeaings aitnougn nothing ol a sen-: but the hour has not been desienat $500,000 in Confederate pensions, Taylor, Commissioners Gibbs, Glov and paid the approximately $3,800,- er, King and Parkin, City Clerk 000 a month for schools, largely j Thomas and City Attorney G. W. teacher salaries, and is reaching a 'Duncan were present. low point in balance. Governor Gard has arranged to refund the $2,300 000 in short term notes on the deficit Immediately after the meeting convened Vice-president F. A. Mathes of the Tidewater Power Company ed by relatives. Born in Tarboro January 26, 1856, he grew to manhood during the days of reconstruction, without a college education and with only what public information was available in his home town a tthe time. He moved to Goldsboro soon after shift in organization of the State noon session endorsing the petition of Health Department was made, Dr. J. ' citizens as to the routing of highway m. farrott, btate health officer, re- 24 via Stella instead of following an ports in a summary of the year. other proposed route via Swansboro. Pellagra, which took 945 lives the The petition was ordered sent to the first five months of 1930, caused only State Highway Commission for such 643 deaths in the same period of this 1 action as it may be disposed to give year, he points out, a notable achiev-'the matter. Citizens in the western ment, which he attributes in large ' part of the county say that the Stella part to the live-at-home program'; route will be of much greater advan- with its variety of foods, since pella- tage to Carteret county than the oth- at the end of the fiscal year, in order stated that he would like to arrange 'his maturity, and organized a comor- to carry on until more revenues are with the board for desk space in the ation to market long leaf pine pro- low gra is at least increased by malnutri tion and lack of balanced diet. The death rate from diphtheria dropped from 8.6 per cent to 6.2, while diar rhea, in children under two years of age, was reduced from 35 to 21.1 per cent for the first 11 months of the year. A comparison of mortality figures on some of the common diseases show the advance in combatting them over a 15 year period, remembering the increase in population in 15 years. The deaths from these diseases fol- realized. Revenues the first six months of the fiscal year, just ended showed an increase of about $1,800,000 over the same period last year but are short of the anticipated 'revenues, which ;tir holl f f; u.v. r l collect dues lor water and lights. The board granted this request and the collector will be at the city hall the first ten days of every month. After that she can be found at the Mr. Mathes also stated company would withdraw that his its appli- were boosted about $4,500,000 for'.Morehead City office. the year to take care of the increase due to State operation of schools. In heritance and income taxes declined, 'cation for a gas franchise as they while franchise and license taxes in-did not think it practicable to put in creased. The new merchants license a gas plant here now. As to the en tax, paid by 16,600 of about 25,000 Igine bought from the town and which merchants, is $220;000 for the half. year. A drop of probably a million and a half dollars, probably to $5, 000,000 is expected in the income taxes due March 15. When the Local Government Act became effective some eight months ago, the counties, cities and other units in the State had $1,616,121.77 in sinking funds in closed banks which was not secured as provided by law, Director Charles M. Johnson, of the Local Government . Commission, finds from a survey. A very small part of this will be realized by the depositing units, he states. Sinking funds now deposited in banks amout to $1,330,667.77, all of few and small but it does show how and dollars in security required by law and this security will be arrang ed to meet the legal requirements be fore the month Johnson states. is in itself sufficient reason for enact ment of a law, about which one sen ator, after reading it, remarked: "It's hell, but I'm going to vote for it." Will Daniels Run? A few two-to-one offers to bet have been made and covered that Jose phus Daniels will be a candidate for Governor this year. This may not be an indication of the general view. The known bets of this nature are few and small, but itd oes show how some Raleigh folks feel. While many believe Mr Daniels would prefer having A. D. MacLean Beaufort county repreE-mtative, as a candidate, they doubt that Mr. Mac Lean will be forced into the race, and feel that Mr. Daniels, if he does enter, will do so because Mr. Mac Lean will not and he finds no candi- was damaged in an explosion he said that his company would pay over the balance due, $5000, righht away. He thought the town had done all it could to have the engine put in prop er condition. Attorney E. H. Gorham of More head City made a statement to the board in regard to opening a bank here. He said he thought some plan might be worked out to have a large bank with two branches one at More head City and one at Beaufort to be owned and directed by citizens of the two towns. He wanted to get an expression of opinion from citizens here as to what they thought of it. A motion was passed instructing the Mayor to call a mass meeting for Wednesday night to consider the matter. Attorney C. R. Wheatly represent ee some Nnrfnlk rlionta aabaA is over, Director board for a franchise to instal; aJ This, he points out, 0Deiate a ra. nlant hP,-A. Th mf ter was discussed and after some a mendments were made a resolution was passed granting a franchise. It will not be final however until it is voted on at two more regular meet ings. It is supposed that it will cost about $100,000 to install machinery lay pipes and so on for a gas plant. Mr. Bishop of the Utility Engineer ing and Manufacturing Company and his attorney Mr. Wheatly, discussed with the board the matter of a com mission on the sale of the water and light plant which it is claimed the town owes. This firm did have a contract with the former board to sell the plant but the board annulled this contract just before going out of ofiice.Mr. Bishop said the agreement was to pay his firm four per cent on the sale which would be $8400. How- ducts 1915 Diphtheria 525 Measles ... 13 After being appointed state treas urer, succeeding the late Benjamin R. Lacy, he continued to maintain his ' Whooping cough 274 home here, commuting the 52 miles Scarlet fever 30 to his work in Raleigh. ! Diarrhea, under 2 yrs 1,730 Too young to serve in the civil war, j Typhoid fever 744 Captain O'Berry won his title as cap- J Tuberculosis 3,710 (Continued on page eight ) ; Pellagra 831 New Bern Has Another Rather Large Fire 1930 275 2 303 41 1,112 151 2,425 1,015 Court Docket Shows Very Good Behavior NEW BERN, Jan. 2 Damage esti- Recorder's court had a very light mated at $50,000 was done by fire, j business Tuesday. The usual after smoke and water early this morning ( the holiday array of booze sellers to-a large two-story wooden building and fighters did not show up. Some on Middle and Pollock streets, all oc-Say the reason is - that money has cupants suffering heavy losses only been too scarce and although liquor partially covered by insurance. The is cheap those who want it cannot structure was badlv gutted and is. bus it, considered a total loss, there being no chance for repair work. Shaw's drug store was the heaviest The Nat Eborn case was continued again; this time because the defend ant's attorney A. B. Morris had to go loser, fixtures, furnishings and stock, to Baltimore on business. It is to being ruined, at a loss estimated at $30,000. On the second floor be tried next Tuesday with a jury. Manly Bailey, colored Beaufort, date m the list to whom he could give whole-hearted support. Kinston folks are trying to heln show him his "duty" to run, taking' up nis statement to the Pitt county delegation recently that he would not delay if he is shown it is his duty. He gave no satisfaction to Washing ton reporters suggesting facetiously that he may be a candidate for Pres ident. Whatever he will have to say may be expected soon, and his state ment may serve as the spark to set off the dormant but waiting announce Wooten-Moulton studio had a loss of man on a liquor charge submitted, about $4,500 about a third covered by (Officer Gherman Holland testified insurance. Damage of several thous-jthta he and other officers searched and dollars was done by water and Manly's premises and did not find any smoke to the Central Cafe and Hill's j liquor- They followed him to his clothing store in an adjoining build-! girl's house and found that he had ing. - ja little over a pint. Solicitor Philips The building was owned " by the ,and the officers said they did not want Dr. Frank Hughes, estate, with the , him severely punished. Chief Longest long-term lease in the hands of Crav- 'ftated that Manly is a bootlegger but en county. Insurance of $4,000 was is about the squarest one he ever carried on the structure. All local aw, He said he did not desire to fire equipment was called into play j shield Bailey or show him any special from the time the first alarm was (favors as the police force had been sounded around 3 o'clock, and the; accused of doing, valiant work of the firemen prevent-! Judge Davis said the defendant ed further spread and damage. jhad been convicted two or three times Origin of the blaze is not definite-! before and while there was no evi ly known, but it is thought to have'dence of sale he would have to put started in the prescription room of a fine of $50 and costs on Bailey. He the Shaw store. Among the ruined is also required to come to court on stocks of Wooten-Moulton were many . the first Tuesday of every month and of the photographic cuts made for show good behavior. Violation of the Davidson and University of North this sentence automatically gives him Carolina annuals. Manila, Dec. 12 The first anti noise ordiance in the Phillipines has was let off wUh the costs 12 months on the roads, Cicero Jones of Harker's Island submitted to a bad check cjiarge and He was er one would be. A resolution offered by Commis sioner Chadwick was passed which a mends a resolution of November 2, 1931 for extended school term pur poses and appropriates the sum of $77.50 to pay three eights of the salary and travel allowance of C. S. Long teacher of agriculture in the Newport school. The State pays five eights of his salary. A resolution was also passed, on motion of Commissioner Carroll, to straighten out an error in the listing of "Bell and Pringle" lands and re fund be made to George P. Street holder of tax sale certificate. The matter of insuring county school buildings was brought to the attention of the board by Superinten dent Allen who stated that a number of the policies were about to expire. A motion was passed to restore the valuation of the Isaac Taylor prop erty at Sea Level to the 1930 valua tion. A motion was passed to defer action on the appraisal of lands be longing to Solomon Willis, Julian Fulcher and Mr. Ricks to the Febru ary meeting and the cairman was authorized to appoint a committee to look into the matter. A motion was passed instructing the County Auditor to correct the valuation of the Mattie E. Davis land owned now by Gibbs brothers. A motion was passed to refund poll tax to G. E. Sanderson, Newport as he was un der age at the time tax was paid. A motion offered by Commission er Guthrie was passed allowing B. H. Braddy $35.07 for provisions furnished the family of J. E. Lewis who is serving a term in prison. A motion offered by Commissioner Carroll was passed which authorizes the clerk of the court to make appli cation for admittance to the State Hospital for Mrs. Belle Midyette, the county to pay $30 a month for her maintenance. Commissioner Guthrie offered a motion that former sheriff J. H. Da vis be given sixty days more to set tle with the county. The motion tion passed. A motion offered by Commissioner Guthrie was uovernor has progressed to a poink where the opposition has undertaken to canvass the states to checkmate the claim that Mr. Roosevelt aires iy is assured a majority in the Democr. t ic Convention. While the revival of third-party talk is not being taken very serious ly by veteran observers, it is signif icant of the determination of the Re publican Insurgents to go to any lengths to defeat Mr. Hoover for re election. Several of them are open ly favorable to Governor Roosevelt His nomination by the Democrats would settle the question of their po litical allegiance in 1932. Nomina tion of a Democratic conservative President would make somewhat more likely the formation of a third party. It could have no real hope of electing its candidate. The object would be to split the Republican Party. According to reports, the United States will not be represented by an observer at the conference on Ger man reparations to be held about January 20. This means that a pre cedent of some years' standing will be broken, for an American represen tative has been present at every im portant reparations conference since the war. The word from Europe is that this conference will deal exclu sively with reparations without direct reference to the war debts. If such a limitation can be imposed, it will be by far the wiser course. In view of the attitude adopted by Congress on the matter of war debts, any ac tion that may be necessary with re gard to this problem may, perhaps, be better left to the future, despite the uncertainty, that it thereby ere- ated. Senator Johnson, Republican, of California, renewed his fight on can cellation or reduction of foreign debts when he said that he had become con vinced that the American people are "100 to 1" against cancellation: Obviously Senator Johnson made this statement in connection with the new European debt conference which is scheduled to meet at Lausanne, Switerzland, on January 20. He said it was well enough for Europe to settle the debts of European coun tries, "but I do not wish Europe to settle our debts." He predicted de feat in Congress for any proposal looking toward a cut in the debt, and asserted that, while his fight against the moratorium was lost, it had focused such attention on tho daht passed i problem that no like measure could pass in the future. postponing the election of a County Welfare Officer until the February meeting. j President Hoover announced the A motion was offered by Commis-'full staff of the Amercian delegation ever he offered to cut this amount down one half. The board declined to take action on the matter and Mr. Bishop said he would take other steps to collect the claim. The board authorized the pay ment of some notes and bills for the water and light plant. These were notes in favor of. the Fairbanks Morse Co., and amounted to $24,101 and a bill for this company for $1561.42 for repairs on the engine caused by an accident there about a year ago. Barbour Brothers bill for ntents of candidates for other State, ' repairs oft the plant for $616.00 was district and county offices Strenuou Time Now The last few days of 1931 were allowed and a bill for the Standard Oil Company for $1646.46 and one lor the Texas Oil Comnanv for strenuous ones in financial circles in '$477.22 were also ordered paid. The tne Mate, seven banks with four branches closing in one day and bringing the total for December to 19 State banks and six branches. Four National banks, two small, and the large Commercial National, Ral eigh, and First National, Burlington closed their doors. More than $12, 000,000 wa stied ud in the closed State and National banks in Decern-'hag. ber, estimates being that from 50 to board recessed subject to the call of the Mayor, been enacted here, t regulates use of automobile horns at all hours and hits at persons who let radios run all night. Rod Find Support Washington The government has found more than "superstition" to a lightning rod. Out of every 100 buildings struck by lightning only two are protected by lightning rods. READ TH NEWS WANT ADS given costs. 30 days in which to pay the BARBER SHOP HAS A FIRE A small fire in the ' rear of the Beaufort Barber Shop on Front street yesterday brought the firemen to the scene in a hurry when the a larm was turned in. The fire started under the water heater and burned a small hole in the floor. It was ex tinguished in short order when the firemen got it located. sioner Styron, which was passed, al lowing $7.50 per month to Mrs. Lola Davis and asking the State Welfare Department to pay a like amount. A motion was also passed allowing Mrs. Ruby Tolson Lockett $11.00 per month on the same terms. Commissioner Chadwick offered a motion which carried that $ou be paid James W. Mason for commission on collecting back taxes. Miss Ann Mason, County Home A- gent, made her monthly report show ing the work of her department. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS CARNIVAL MAN HELD IN RALEIGH ON CHARGE OF KILLING A SHOWMAN A Tennessee educator has invented a combined dirigible balloon and air plane, from which the wings and en gine can be dropped in an emergency passengers remaining with the gas 75 cents on the dollar may be real ized from them. (Continued on page tight) jack to enable one man to lift a Joe Truitt and Bob Styles connect ed with a carnival company that ex ibited in Beaufort in November have been arrested on a murder charge and are being held in Raleigh. The man killed Gilford (Kid) Brown, was also one of the showmen. His body was discovered in a patch of woods near Raleigh in December showing unmis takable signs that he had been kill ed. , In addition to Truitt and Styles the police are also holding R. B. Jones, Mrs. Nellie Styles and Raymond Ap pleby and are questioning them to see of Brown, is an important witness in the case. The theory of the police i sthat Truitt killed Brown because of Jealousy between them over the Lang woman. It seems that after Brown's death Truitt left Raleigh in company with the woman, The carnival company with which these parties worked played in Beau fort a week in November ona com mission arrangement with the Bean fort fire company. Some of their amusement features were harmless and entertaining but they had sever al gambling outfits which were reprot- ( Continued on page five) Duffy Wade and wife to Reba W. Roberts, 63 acres Morehead l own ship, for $1000. M. L. Mansfield and wile to ueorge E. Gillikin, 1 lot Morehead City lor $10. Davis and Wheatly, Commissioners, to Ruth Whitehurst, 2 tracts Beau fort Township, for $10. Ruth Whitehurst to B. F. Gibbs et ux et al 2 tracts Beaufort Township, for $10. E. G. Campen and wife to T. A. Campen, 13(7 acres Beaufort Town ship, for $6075. H. L. Potter and wife to James D. Potter, part lot Beaufort, for $100. John M. Lewis and wife to T. C. Gillikin, 10 acres Marshallberg, for $10. TIDE TABLE Information as to the tides at Beaufort is given in this col umn. The figures are appro 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. High Tide Friday, Jan, 8:12 a. m. 8:32 p. m. . Saturday, Jan. 8:56 a. m. 9:20 p. m. ' Sunday, Jan 9:39 a. m 10:05 p. m. Monday, Jan. 10:21 a. m. 10:52 p. m. Tuesday, Jan. m. 8 BIRTHS 11:02 a. 11:03 p. m. Low Tide 1:31 a. m 2:29 p. m'. 9 2:21 a. 3:10 p. 10 - 3:08 3:51 11 3:55 4:31 12 4:42 a. 5:11 p, m. m. a. m. a. m. p. m. m m. Wednesday, Jan. 13 11:40 a. m. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Willis 11:44 p. m. pole weighing a ton has been invent- what they know if anything about the ed to have fleeced a number of peo- daughter. of Davis, Sunday, December 3, by a Californian. murder. Elaine Lang, woman friend pie. a Inuriday, Jan. i"12:27 a. m 12:29 p. m. ' 5:33 5:51 14 6:22 a. 6:34 p. a. m. p. m. m. m.