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Beaufort Mews IV.t be t tdvt-. ting medium published in Carteret Co. ( READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY j pay your subscription IF 1 I II I I I i t lllllllili NUMBER 3 VOLUME XXI 8 PAGES THIS WEF.K THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1932 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY 5 ; i 3 ; 1 NORTH CAROLINA MUST PAY DEBTS GARDNER ASSERTS Department Heads Notified That Allotments Will Be Reduced SCHOOL FUNDS NOT REDUCED By M. R. DUNNAGAN RALEIGH, Jan. 18 Governor Gardner told the heads, of the State departments and divisions and later the peofle of the State, over radio, some very definite things that must and must not be drme in North Caro lina. "I srould resort to the full power of this office to do anything and ev erything that is necessary to prevent this -State from defaulting in its debt obligations," he said, adding that all the resources of the people of the State will be called upon to prevent this result. "This State rannot continue be yond the period of this storm to op erate on a deficit, that is, on borrow ed money," and the State must re duce its expenditures to keep with .in its revenues, balance its budget. Road work and the now State'? Pris- ion plans must be held up for a time, he said. No consideration is to be given to a special General Assembly session to balance the rudget until costs are cut to the bone and until it is found what the income tax, due March 15, will be, in ordtr to know what the General Assembly should have to do, if it should be called into session. Governor Gardner called the heads together because of rumblings and .grumblings at his announced cut of 30 per cent in the allotments for this quarter under General Assembly ap propriations. After hearing him, the official family set .about revising its operations to meet the cut. Some workers will have to be dropped. Sal aries of others will have to be re duced. Some of the activities will ibe curtailed. The debt service ,js fixed, as are Confefterate pensions, except reduc tion from deaths. The public school funds .are not to be reduced. It is possible that $500,000 tof the $1,500 '000 set jaside for aiding in extended school terms may be saved, because some of fSfie counties w2i pot be able to supply their portio nof the funds. However, reductions must come in the departments institutions and a geneies, which get about one-third of the opportunities. It cuts all the deeper, but officials and employee? seem willing to do their parr toward pulling the State through. The slash ing is being dune by heads in con ference with H?nry Burke tf ,the Budget Bureau .and Frank Dunlap. Reports of the accident last week to Josephus Daniels, who received .a cut on the forehead, a slight concus. sion of the brain ;&nd a fractured wrist when a car jii which he was riding in Georgia was forced from the road by another cr and ran into a tree, caused a tremor to pass over the State of North Carolina. It show ed, as the Raleigh afternoon paper editor said, just what an institution Mr. Daniels has come to .be in this State, the fractured wrist is his left, leav will be wble to return home tlii.-: week and resutne his editorial duties, The head injuries are not serious find the fractured wrsit is his left, leav ing the right free to push a pencil. His accident U not considered of sufficient importance to have any bearing on his declvion as to whether or not to become a candidate for Governor, a decision for which the people of the State have been wait ing for some time and which he has promised before very long. Governor Gardner made one of his extremely rare visits to "death at State's Prison last week to! row talk with Ernest Herring, 22 year old negro of Sampson county, twice con- victed of the murder, along with his brother, Chevis Herring, of E. F. Newton, aged Kerr postmaster. Chev is twice swore his brother Ernest was guilty of the murder, but while he sat in the electric chair on Decem ber 15, just before paying the death penalty himself, he said Ernest was innocent. Ernest was to have been electrocuted last Friday, but Gover nor Gardner, who previously had de clined to interfere with the sentence issued a stay of execution for 60 days, in order to investigate further. Autoists who have not secured their I ment in the Revenue Department, ' the State, not counting the State it 1932 licenses are now at the mercy! which position she still holds. I self, still have a bonded indebtedness of the State Patrol. Chairman E. B, Jeffress, of the State Highway Com mission, who called for a moratorium for 15 days, has removed all restraint. Captain Charles D. Farmer and hi3 force are beginning to "dj thr" (Ccntir.uec! cr. r7" :ight ) JURY WANTED IN JOE WILLIS CASE Attorney Morris Criticizes Morehead Authorities Rather Severely Ricurder's court had a very short session Tuesday due to the fact that there were only two cases on the dock et and both of these were continued. One case was 'continued in order to lhave a jury trial and the other to get witnesses. When the case of Joe L. Willis of Morehead City charged with having been drunk on the streets, was "reach ed his attorney A. B. Morris arose and offered a motion to dismiss the action. He said the actio had no merit whatever and "grew out of prejudice, ill will and ma3iee." He told haw the defendant hsfl been re quired to go to Dix Hill by Judge Claytwn "Moore and that when he re turned to Morehead City Jie was tak en up 'on some charge anil without a trial sent to the State road force in CraTen county. Mr. Morris then went before Judge dimmer and took aut a habeas corpus and brought about the release of his client. It seems that Willis was put under a twelve months road semence, to bo suspended on good behavior, and un j der this he was sent to the roads by the Morehead City authorities tor an alleged infraction of thr law. Juiijre Davis declined to dismiss the case and then Mr. Morris asked that a jury be drawn which request was granted. The case is set for trial itext Tuesday. The case against Mist- Eula Davis of Rogue alleging trespass was con tinued as her attorney OT, C. Gor hani said that he had not had an op portunity to study the cape and to se cure witnesses. Clerk Charles Hassell was instruct ed by th Judge to write the sheriff of Beaufort county and try to ascer tain why papers sent fronsthis coun ty had riftt been served. He said that considerable difficulty had been experienced in getting payors served in that -county. New Hotel At Beach Is .Nearly Finished The hotel at Atlantic Beach isnow well under way towards completion. The wood work about finished :and considerable progress has been made on the painting, plumbing, electric wiring and other finishing. The build ing is a t'o story wooden structure containing about fonty bed rooms, a specious lobby, large dining roots and kitchen of ample vize. The rooms will all have hot and .eold water and some 0 fthem -will have private baths. The dining room fronts on the ocean, affording every guest an op portunity of watching the breakers while partaking f his meal. Its numerous windows will permit full enjoyment of the &a breezts. This fpom is to be finished in antique blue to the window sills and suntofie to the ceiling all done in panelling- ef fect. The lobby is panelled in tine and a very pretty staircase leads to j the floor above. The viejv from the rooms on the sec ond floor is very beautiful and no doubt they will be delightfully cool. The picnic buildings that stood on the beach in front of the hotel site have been moved to the rear and the board walk will be extended quite a long distance beyond the hotel and lighted with electric lights. A short distance west of the hotel a large summer cottage, some six teen rooms, is to be erected at an early date. M. L. Wright, former Carteret county superintendent of education and some friends of his are going to build this house and expect to have it ready for use this summer. With improvements now under way and others in contemplation managers of the resort say they are expecting to draw large crowds this year and to have a very good season, DONAHOE-ROBINSON Friends and relatives of Miss Ca.' olyn Bernice Robinson have receiv ed announcements of her marriage on Saturday, January 9, in Washington, D. C, to Mr. Edward George Dona- hoe of Washington Mrs Donahoe is the daughter of Mr. W .S. Robinson, and of the late Mrs. Susie Robinson, and was reared ! during the last nine months of 1931, in Beaufort. She left Beaufort a-'as shown recently by Charles M. bout five years ago to take a posi- Johnson, director of Local Govern tion in Washington with the Govern- ment. these eovernmental units of Mr. Donahoe is a landscape archi- tect and is employed by the City of Washington. Cleveland County poultry growers made $500 extra in one day by sell- Ing a car of poultry through cooper- stive loading. Reconstruction Act Will Help Business Agriculture, Commerce And Industry Will Be Stimulated So President Hoover Thinks By This Measure; Two Billion Dollars Will Be Provided Which Will Be Loaned To Farmers, Banks, Railroads And Other Enterprises (Special To The News) ""Washington, Jan. 20 finan cial relief for agriculture, commerce and industry in the sum tots! of two billions of dollars is the purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion Act, which forms the hub of President Hoover's twelve-spoke pro gram for the rehabilitatirm of the na tion. Reduced to simple tonus, the act is designated primarily to bolster the fast faltering banking structure by aiding both solvent and insolvent banks; to prevent a collapse of the rail transportation systems of the country which find themselves unable to carry on necessary refinancing be cause of unfavorable security market conditions, and to aid Intermediate Credit B-anks, Agricultural Credit Corporations, building and loan as sociation and insurance companies. With tne iailure last year 01 tuition of the financial market affects banks witn deposits 01 i,o,uuu,- 000 it is apparent that swift and ef - fective action must be taken if relief is to be afforded in time to prevent a most serious and far reaching de- velopment. The outstanding difficul- ty confronting the country springs irom tne joss 01 connaence ana ine.markej conditions the whole transpor general Ktaie of Jear that has been tation system js threatened with dis- created bv these ' widespread bank failures. Meantime, banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System find themselves -without, such negotiable upon reasonable terms through bank paper as ch be offered for re-dis-: ing channels or from the general count at the Tederal "Reserve Banks 1 public. ' and so are -on-able to find the neces - sary assistance -from this Federal system. As a consequence of these developments deposit? in large a - mounts have been tide up in banks j be passed today and will reach Pres now solvent; confidence has been ser- ident Hoover for his signature eith iously shaken and there has been a er today or tomorrow. Former Vice breakdown of local credit facilities (president Charles G. Dawes has been with widespread decreases in values! appointed by the President to head and general demoralization of busi - ness. In this situation there must be an improvement in the "banking system before there can be any expectation of a return to normal conditions in Farmers Mass Meetinar At Courthouse Friday A County Wide outlook -meeting for iarmers and farm women will be hpld nr. 11 o'clock Fridav. Januarv 22 at the court house in Beaufort. i"e snoai ana duck, ine ooys report This meeting was announced by ed an exhilirating swim, that the wa Countv Agent Hugh Overetreet and! ter was Just CGo1 enough to make Miss Ann Mason Home Demonstra- the swim refreshing, but that the air tion Agent. j on leaving the water was a bit cool. ine meeting win De neia ior tne purpose of giving information that will be beneficial in making out farm programs for 1932. The general out look for all farm crops and livestock ill be presented by extension work ers from State College. Mr. E. N. Gaither, district agent, and Mrs. Es tell T. Smith, district demonstration agent will make talks nt thU meet ing. Superintendent Allen will also speak on the "Relations of health to Education." It is hoped that the farmers will avail themselves of this opportunity of getting this valuable information from state workers. A Chicago inventor has designated a model airnlane operated by an elec- itric motor that flaps its wings in be-,F. ' ginning flights, rising almost vertical- ly from the ground. I COUNTIES' AND TOWNS' INDEBTEDNESS SOMEWHAT LOWER BUT IS LARGE YET (Special to The News) RALEIGH, Jan. 17 While the 100 counties and about 430 mu.ic'palities 'of North Carolina issued only $804, UoO in new bonds and notes, creat- jng new debts, and paid off a total of : 87.016.240 in bonded indebtedness of approximately 8360,000,000. I j Combined with the State debt of 1 nearly 8182,000,000, the State and its local units have a bonded indebt- edness of about $542,000,000, or an average of about $174 per person, or more than an average of $700 for the hef d of the average family of more the nation's economic life. With this end in view the Reconstruction Fi nance Corporation Act will provide credit facilities that will afford relief to many banks that are worthy of credit and are unable at this time to command necessary accomodations. In addition to the relief which will be gvien to these institutions, provis ion is made for loans upon the assets of any banks that are closed, insol vent or in process of liquidation to aid in the reorganization or liquida tion of such banks. It is hoped that this provision will afford a large measure of relief to communities that have been deprived of normal banking accomodations and so aid such communities in attaining eco nomic recovery. The depression has hit the rail roads rhard, causing tremendous de creases in both freight and passenger traffic income. In addition, the condi their aDiiity to refinance maturities ,that are coniing due and which are in some instances most pressing. The tota amount 0f maturities which fall cue tnis yeaT js $110,782,506. With refinancing of these oblie-a- tions made impossible under present asetr if relief is not afforded. The Re construction Finance Corporation is authorized to ma'ke loans to such car riers as are unable to obtain funds 1 A conference of twelve members j.of the ; House and Senate held last ; night practically smoothed out all dif !ferences and the bill is expected to ithe big corporation. Former Gover nor McLean of North Carolina may be one of the directors. In ten days or two weeks a stream of money will be flowing from Washington to all parts of the country. ENJOY SWIM Ralph Laytin and Dave Clawson, two of Beaufort's young men, refresh ed themselves last Thursday after noon by a dip in the harbor in front of the Inlet Inn and swam over to BIRTHS. Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. Blanch ard Davis, of Davis, Wednesday, Jan uary 20, a son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Goss in Potter Emergency Hospital, Wed nesday, January 20, a son, Mr. Goss has recently come to Beaufort as manager of Pender's store. Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Tyler, in Totter Emergency Hospital, Tues day, January 19, a daughter. MARRIAGE LICENSES Alton Willis and Flora Bell Yeo mans, Harkers Island. W. A. Howland Jr., Morehead City and Bertha H. Russell, Beaufort R. D. C. P. Willis, Atlantic and Bertha Grey Lewis, Harker s Island. than four persons in the State. Carteret county, Mr. Johnson's rec ords show, had a total bonded indebt edness on January 1, 1932, of $3, 265,300. During the last nine months of 1931 this county paid on its bond ed indebtedness and retired its out standing bonds in the sum of $15, 400. No new bonds were issued dur ing the period, although some out standing bonds and notes may have been refunded, which creates no new debt. Beaufort had a bonded indebted- ness January 1, 1932, of $635,000 and had paid off and retired out standing bonds during the last nine months of 1931 amounting to $12,000 No new bonds were issued by the municipality during that period, Mr. Johnson's records show. Washington Snapshots Taken by The Helm Newt Service WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 19 There is an old saying that "you can not borrow yourself out of debt." President Hoover, in a new appeal for governmental retrenchment brings the saying down to date by declar ing that "we cannot squander our-, selves into prosperity. Calling on State and local governments to aid in a general move for economy, the President said that he did not fear a flood of Federal expenditures, de spite measures tailing for approria tions of $40,000,000,000 in the next five years, introduced in Congress. Such bills, he said, represented a spir it of spending "which must be aban doned," but he added there was little chance of their passage and urged that the "organizations and sectional interests" which sponsored them cease their pressure on Congress. Confronted with a difficult task in j the selection of a man to succeed Oliver Wendell Holmes, who resigned as an Associate Justice of the Su preme Court, President Hoover will make a decision as quickly as is con sistent with proper consideration of so important an appointment. While no indication of the President's plans could be obtained at the White House opinion expressed by some members of the Senate that the jurist named to succeed Justice Holmes should be a "liberal." "I sincerely trust that a man holding the economic and social views of Justice Holmes will be ap pointed as his successor" said Sena tor iNorris of Nebraska. The Senate always adopts the Nor ris resolution for a constitutional a mendment to do away with the "lame duck" session of Congress. It did so for the seventh time recently, and since the majortiy sentiment of the House is believed to be favorable to the change the state legislatures may (Continued on nage Sv) Attempt At Robbery Results In Failure A bold attempt at robbery was committed in Morehead City Satur day night when three men tried to hold up Harry Freeman one of the well known grocery firm of Freeman Brothers. The attempt however was unsuccessful. As is usual with the grocery mer chants the Freeman store stayed open late Saturday night. It was pretty late therefore when Mr. Freeman got home. He had put his car in the ga rage and started to the house when he confronted the three men just a few feet from him. He guessed at aire," Bailey said he attached signi once what they wanted but without ficance to the fact it had not been giving them an opportunity to attack ' followed by "a single specific case of him he made for the street yelling alleged irregularities." loudly for help as he went. The neigh He pointed out that his request for borhood was alarmed and in a few a bill of particulars had been filed minutes lights were turned on in the i last May and said no response had houses and men came tumbling out of bed to the rescue. The would be robbers took to flight perhaps badly scared themselves. They left no clue and no arrests have been made at this writing. JUDGE SINCLAIR DECIDES IN FAVOR OF MRS KOONCE Clerk of the Superior Court L. W. Hassell has received notice that a judgment has been rendered by Judge Sinclair in the case of Daisy B. Koonce against H. K. Fort. This mat ter was heard by Judge Sinclair at the December term of court and tak en under advisement. The Judge's decision is that the defendant shall pay the plaintiffs the sum of $15,000 with interest from January 1930. Through his counsel J. F. Duncan Mr. Fort appealed to the Supreme court. The suit is for the payment of a note given in part payment for the Dr. Sanders place. SKARREN-PAYNE The following announcement will be of interest to readers of the I Beaufort News: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Oliver Payne announce the marriage of their daugh ter Margaret Charlotte, to Mr. Chas. Lambert Skarren Saturday, January 16, 1932. Mr. Skarren is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Skarren of Beaufort and is a voune attorney in Washing ton where he has lived for several ' years. He was reared here, receiv ing his early education at St. Paul's School and Wake Forest taking ad vance work and a law course Washington. N. C. ELECTIONS OFTEN DISHONEST MCNEILL ASSERTS Charges And Counter Charges Made In Bailey-Pritchard Contest MAY BE INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 A charge that "a system has grown up" in North Carolina that "does not allow a fair and honest election if the ma- chine in power does not desire it" was made today by Robert H. McNeil, at- ' torney for George M. Pritchard, re publican, who is contesting the elec tion of Senator Josiah W. Bailey, democrat. McNeill's statement was made bo fore the senate elections committee after Bailey had questioned the "good faith" of the contest and Pritchard had come forward to defend himself. Chairman Shortridge, republican,.. California, ruled the committee should confine itself to passing up on the "sufficiency" of the allegations rather than going into the matter of good faith. After hearing both sides l.i 10 hours the committee adjourned with the understanding that no more hear ings would be held. Chairman Shortridge said he wuold call the committee together next week in executive session to weigh the arguments and decide whether 1 the petition justifies a senate investi- gation 01 tne election. Bailey's demurrer, which he read in support of his motion to dismiss the contest, asserted "nothing ap pears" in the petition "by which the claim may be set up that Mr. Pritch ard was elected." "Nothing," he added, "beyond his mere assertion. "All the allegations are indefinite and general." He contended no specific case of irregularity had been cited, although "broad . and vague allegations of fraud" including "intimidation, coer- jcion and mismarking of ballots" had been made. Bailey recalled his margin over Pritchard was 113,632 votes and as serted the returns had been duly can vassed and certified by the bipartisan board of canvassers. He said no protest had been made to issuance of his certificate of elec tion and on the other hand Pritchard, two weeks after the election made a public statement expressing satis faction with his record of getting 69 000 more votes than a republican can didate for office ever before had re ceived in the state. He charged that after the petition of contest had been filed, Pritchard sought "through the republican or ganization of the state" to get evi dence to support it. In view of this "dragnet question- been made to it. He protested against "sweeping ..-U .. 1 1 - i 1, . , vwiuiesaie cuarges oi misconduct on ; the part of all the election officials of North Carolina." TIDE TABLE Information .as to the tides at Beaufort is given in this col umn. The figures are app?ox imately correct and based on tabids 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. High Tide Low Friday, Jan. 22 6:56 a. m. 12:15 Tide a. m. p. m. a. m. p. m. a. m. p. m. a. m. p. m. a. m. p. m. a. m. p. m. 7:17 p. m. 1:16 Saturday, Jan. 23 m. 1 :03 m. 1:56 Sunday, Jan. 24 m. 1:51 m. 2:6 Monday, Jan. 25 m. 2 :40 m. 3:18 Tusiday, Jan. 26 m. 3:29 m. 4:01 Wednesday, Jan. 27 7:39 8:00 8:21 8:43 9:05 9:29 9:47 a. 10:17 p. 10:35 a. m. 10:59 p. m. 4:21 4:45 Thunday, Jan. 28 1:50 a. m. 1 :25 p. m. 5:19 a. m. p m. I