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M3F t m The isst edwtitiss medium published ra Carteret C f READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY I 11 Your label and pay your subscription CC. s VOLUME XXI 10 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1932 PRICE Sc SINC r PY NUMBER 10 II II II Allege Oil Companies Are Acting Unlawfully Attorney-General Brummitt Starts Proceedings Against Six Big Oil Companies; Court Asked To Hold Exclusive Contracts Are Illegal; Closed Banks May Get Some Aid By M. R. DUNNACAN RALEIGH, MARCH 14 Attorney General Dennis Brummitt, on behalf of the State, has filed a complaint in county superior court against six gasoline companies, the Standard of New Jersey, the Gulf, the Texas, Sinclaire, American and Shell, seek ing to restrain them from operating under certain exclusive sales con tracts they use in securing filling sta tions and getting exclusive rights, which Mr. Brummitt holds in viola tion of the State's anti-trust and trade restraint laws. The action was taken as a result of the investigation made last July by Mr. Brummitt, in which he found, a3 set out in his complaint, that the de fendants sold and distributed 221, 000.000 gallons of the 255,000,000 gallons sold in the State in 1931 and that 75 per cent or more of it was sold at stations owned or controlled by them under these exclusive sales contracts. Mr. Brummitt asks the court to de clare the methods, processes, practic es and agreements illegal and in vio lation of the laws of the State, that exclusive sales contract are unlawful and that an injunction issue restrain ing them from entering further into such contracts. "The court should de termine whether these exclusive sales contracts violate our statutes," Mr. Brummitt said. Help For Closed Bank An important step toward liquidat ing the frozen funds in closed banks in North Carolina is expected to be taken by Commissioner of Banks Gur n;y P. Hood, who will seek funds for depositors of closed banks from the Reconstruction Corporation by pledg ing such deposits aa surety for the loans. Mr. Hood was authorized to take the necessary steps for this re sult at a meeting of the Advisory Banking Commission, meeting last week, and with an opinion by Attor ney General Dennis Brummitt that such a step is legal. About $60,000,000 is tied up in closed State banks in North Carolina, and it was estimated thatat least 10 per cent of the amount, $6,000,000 could be secured and paid to deposi tors, thus speeding up liquidation and turning loose funds needed in indus trial and trade channels. Former Gov ernor A. W. McLean ha3 been named by Governor Gardner as a member of the commission, succeeding Col. John F. Bruton, Wilson, resigned. Word H. Wood, Charlotte, A. H. Bahnson, WinstonSalem, State Treas urer Stedman and Attorney General Brummitt are the members. Tyre Taylor is Busy Man Tyre C. Taylor, Governor Gard ner's executive counsel, is carrying on so many activities that one news paper editorial squib suggested that it would be necessary to build more fires around him so there would be one for all the irons he has. In addi tion to his regular job, which includes pardons and paroles, he launched his "Ton Year Plan," w.hich attracted at tention beyond the State, and now he has been elected president of Young Democratic Clubs of the nation. Mr. Taylor fostered the organiza tion of the young people of college and outside into Democratic clubs in several states, based on the organiza tion he formed in North Carolina in 1928, to such an extent that he was elected head of the national group in Washington recently and is expect ed to spend some three months in Washington directing their activities, after the Democratic National Con vention and before election. His work has attracted the attention and re ceived the commendation of many na tional Democratic leaders. "The North Carolina Plan, Inc." is the name of the organization which will promote Mr. Taylor's "Ten-Year Plan" for rehabilitation or wortn cases. From Tampa, Boston, New Carolina, and work is to start on the York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Sav three major projects at an early annah Washington and many other date, the board of directors decided places in the country there will be at a meeting here Friday night. Re-, witnesses. Especially in the Quinn ports on the projects were made and case there are a number of promi authority given for setting up an or-, nent hotel men being summoned, in ganization and starting activity, eluding the manager of Riggs' hotel They include highway beautif ication, in New York, the chef of the Park marking historic spots, protecting 1 Central hotel in New York, the chef wild life, promoting a land, park and at the Willard hotel in Washington, forestry policy and publishing a tour-! and the secretary to the steward at ist map and monthly magazine; de-jthe Ccplcy-Plazn hotel in Boston vise and adopt a uniform trade mark ! for N. C. products and have an .eco-j Alonzo Roy, of Sabbattus, Me., is nomic primer written far t!i-3 public 82 years old, but he can still cui n schools ; enlarge and carry cn the (Continued on pse 10) Davis House Sold And Will Be Remodeled Sold under a foreclosure proceed ing the Davis House, Beaufort's old est hotel and one of the best known in the eastern part of the State changed hands Tuesday. The proper ty was bid in for $10,000 by the Durham Life Insurance company of Raleigh. This company held a first mortgage on the place. Therew as no other bidder. The News has been informed that the owners of the Davis House are seriously considering spending sever al thousand dollars on it with the in- S Jm!!iLr ,rCtr James Rumley who has been operat ing the hotel for a year or so will con tinue to run it so the News under stands. The Davis House has been run as a hotel for about a half cen tury and has entertained guests from all over North Carolina and from many other states. It is regarded as one of the best locations for a sea shore hotel along the Atlantic coast. COUNTY CLUB WOMEN'S NEWS By Ann Mason, Home Agent The following women were hostess to the Woman's Clubs this week: Mrs. M. B Hanna, Merrimon Club; Mrs. C. E. Leggett, Crab Point; Mrs Lillian Wade, Straits club and Mrs. Nettie Brown, Stacy Club. The Home Agent will meet with the following clubs this coming week: Tuesday, March 22 Cairrp Glenn 4-H club; Wednesday, March 23 Harkers Island 4-H and Woman's club; Thurs day, March 24 Newport 4-H and Woman's clubs. There will be a meeting of all food and nutrition leaders at the Home Agent's office at 10 o'clock Friday, March 25th. Every leader is urged to be present at this meeting. The 4-H County Council will meet at the Home Agent's office at 9:30 Saturday, March 19th. In order that those who cannot af ford to buy good reading material may have the privilege of coming in contact with books and magazines the Home Agent is asking that all who have such reading matter in their homes pass it on to others that are not so fortunate. The home agent will be glad to collect reading material from the urban homes to bo carried out to the rural communities. If you have such material phone 28-J or the education office. The county curb market is improv ing in its sales each week. If at any time any women would like to have any special food brought to the mar ket the Home Agent will be glad to see that the food is brought to the market the following Saturday after being notified. The market is open each Saturday at 8:00 o'clork and closes at 11:00, Thii I. Milk Week It is hoped that every child will be urged to drink his or her pint of milk each day. The county and city schools are entering into the State wide campaign. Prizes are being of fered by the State for several con tests which are bsing carried on in the county. WHOLESALE FISH DEALERS INDICTED IN FEDERAL COURT NEW BERN, Mar. 14 Charged with the violating the federal food and drutr act. bv addiner water to seal lops, Wallace M. Quinn, A. G. Ster-J ing and company and R. R. Barbour, of Carteret county, wil be tried here during the April term of federal court. Witnesses are being subnoened from- a wide territory to testify in the figure eight. Skating on the lake is his favorite wintertime diversion. EHRBVGHAUS HAS LARGE AUDIENCE Court Room Crowd Enjoys speech or Candidate For Governor The first political address made In Carteret county in the year 1932 was given here Monday. This speech was made by the Honorable J. C. B. Eh ringhaus of Elizabeth City who is a candidate for the Democratic nomina tion for Governor. Mr. Ehringhaus also spoke at Atlantic Monday even ing at 7 :30 o'clock. Democratic County Chairman Lu ther Hamilton, who introduced Mr. Ehringhaus, requested the court to give the candidate an opportunity to be heard and immediately after con cluding his charge to the grand jury Judge Frizzelle recessed court. Mr. Ehringhaus spoke about an hour. Most of the speech was consumed in discussing revcaluation of land, the school system and such matters. The speaker said he favored repealing the fifteen cent tax on lands for school purposes. He said that if he is elect ed Governor he will undertake to put iough a program to help the farm- Mr. Ehringhaus. did not call eith er of his opponents by name but made some indirect references to them. He defended the acts of the Legislature and said he stood square ly on the record of the Dsmocratic party which he said had faithfully served for many years. Just before closing he made a short reference to the Hoover administration making I xun oi a noover "prosperity coin which he exhibited and inquired what is it worth now? Mr. Ehringhaus had an audience that filled the court room, it being . TT If . i the first day of court and a large number of defendants, witnesses, spectators and lawyers being on hand. He enjoys the reputation of being an excellent speaker and his speech Monday seemed to meet the approval of a -good part fr-those -wlto hdfefffen -end Raleigh, State Health Officer, U; A J. ' Ll. 1 r . him. A considerable number of Dem ocratic leaders were present to hear the address, MRS. GASK1LL DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Funeral services for Mrs. Ollie Gas kill, wife of Edward Gaskill of Ce dar Island were held from the home at Cedra Island Monday morning, and interment was in .Gilgo Cemetery, Cedar Island. Mrs. Gaskill was call ed to Beaufort last week on account of the ilness of her son, Monroe, who was m wren pneumonia at me rower Hospital. Mrs. Gaskill herself became ill at the home of Mrs. Rhue and was admitted to the hospital with pnou-; monia and plurisy where she died ; early Sunday morning. Mrs. Gaskill is survived by her hus "uLan , ?Ur 1 dren' Monroe- Tom ery county'is expected to enter the Webb and Annie, three brothers, Tom county contest. All competing post Spencer and Allen Spencer of Ocean crs shouid be in the off!Ce of the City, Maryland, Hugh Spencer of state Board of Health by April 25, Charleston, S. C, four half sisters. ! 1932 and should be in sizes either 14 Mrs. Annie Bunting of Ocean City,! by 22 by 28 inches. The chief re Maryland, Mrs. Helen Robinson of quirement is that the message of the New York Ct.y, Mrs Louise Gilgo of ;postcr be brief, based on facts, not Portsmouth, Mrs. Mamie Styron of overstated, and that it make no un Ocracoke and a half brother, Mr. 'fair comparisons. Washie Spencer of Ocracoke, and j '. several stepchildren. MRS ISABELLA DAVIS TWO STORY DWELLING j DAMAGED BY FIRE TUESDAY done Considerable damage, w Tuesday morning to a two scory dwell ! ing on Broad street near Marsh by i age of 78 years three months follow fire. The roof of the building was i,)g a brief illness. Funeral services ruined and a good deal of damage 1 were held at the residence of Mrs. done inside the rooms. The fire de- Garner on Turner Street Tuesday at partment responded to the call three o'clock by Reverend Worth promptly and soon had the blaze un- Wicker. Rector of St. Paul's Enisrn. der control. The house belonged to the estate of the late J. B. Jones and was occupied by Mrs. Ada Simpson and family. BIRTHS Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Newkirk, Monday, March 14, a daugh iter. ALL SCHOOLS IN CARTERET COUNTY ARE STILL GOING ALONG AS USUAL Despite considerable apprehension that the public schools of Carteret ' county might close at the end of six J months, which was Tuesday 15, they are sua running, whether they will . perhaps enough money would be go the full eight months or not re- j available to keep the schools in op mains, to be seen. The schools were eration There are other exnenfs tn expected to operate eight months ; and the teachers were employed on that basis. The opinion is held by a good many people that if the schools should be closed by those in author ity that the teachers vould have a valid claim for the unexpired time of the eight months term. Salaries, have been paid the teach ers for six months. There does not FARMERS APPLY FOR CROP LOANS Federal Aid Is Being Furnished To Bud Seeds And Ferti lizers To a right considerable extent Car teret county farmers are taking ad vantage of the opportunity to bor row money from the Federal govern ment for crop production. The Re construction Finance Corporation is providing funds to aid farmers in buying seeds and fertilizers for their crop needs for this year. The act pro vides $50,000,000 for this purpose. Under the terms of the act no farm er can borrow more than $400 and it must be shown that he is unable to buy his seed and fertilizer himself and that he has suitable lands for seeding purposes. No loans will be made to a person having other means of a livelihood than farming and none to a minor. No loan will be made to any person who did not farm last year. There are various other details which must be met in ordei to get a loan. In each county there is a local com mittee to look cfter the loans. The committee does not actually make the loans but passes upon them. The Secretary of Agriculture is the final authority in the matter. The commit tee for Carteret county is composed of W A Mace and G W Huntley of Beaufort and George Oglesby of Morehead City R F D. County Agent Hugh Overstreet is assisting the com mittee in olokincr after the loans. B. A. PhelDS is in the office of the County Agent and is furnishing in formation and blanks to those who wish to secure loans. About fifty ap plications have been made at this writing. The application must be sent in not later than April 30th. DR. PARROTT OFFERS SILVER CUPS IN POSTER CONTEST 5 Doctor James M. Parrott of Kins. is offering two silver cups as prizes for the best posters submitted by school children in the milk poster contest, an educational feature of the State wide Milk-for-Health Cam paign that is being conducted by the State Board of Health. Dr. Parrott considers that interest in the use of milk for health created through edu cational processes such as the poster and essay contests sponsored by the schools, is not lasting, but will pro duce permanent results. One of the cups offered is for the j best milk poster made by a boy or (j in any gvslAeA schoo in the j state, and the other is for the best poster by any hig school pupn in the state. Not move than five nos.tevs from each gioup may be submitted from any one county to the State Committed, hut cvwv BfhnM in v. BURIED ON TUESDAY Mrs. Isabella Davis, wife of Win- , field Scott Davis, died at the home of ;her dauehter Mrs. W. II . Garner Sun- day afternoon at four o'clock at the pal Church. Interment was in the family burying ground at the Gibbs place. Mrs. Davis is survived by her husband, Winfield Scott Davis, and two daughters, Miss Alie Davis and Mrs. W H. Garner, all of Beaufort MARRIAGE LICENSES. J. P. Bloodgood and Mamie Lee Dowdy, Moreehad City. seem to be much money in sight now to pay salaries for the next two months but if tax receipts should be good for the next month or so be met of course besides teachers' salaries. So far as the News has been able to learn only three teachers have resigned; two at Atlantic and one at Newport. The others are going rlsht ahead with their work and their at titude has been the subject of fav - uraoie comment on tne part ot many doubted the solvency of banks. Con citizens, vince'tliem that their fears are now t (Continued on page 10) Unusually Large Crowd Attends Superior Criminal Cases Will Occupy Most of Court's Time; Many Larceny cases Tried; Several Defendants Get Road Sentences. Washington Snapshots Taken by The Helm Nswt Serrice The House, by a huge majority acted to limit use of the Federal in junctive power in labor disputes and to avoid the "yellow dog" contract. It passed the Norris La Guardia anti injunction bill, 3G3 to 13, emulating the Senate's overwhelming 75 to 5 indorsement of a week ago, and leav ing only a settlement of minor difer ences between the houses before it goes to the White House. The House vote came after seven hours of de bate, which culminating years of con troversy, disclosed only two spokes men in opposition Representative Beck, Republican tof Pennsylvania, and Blanton, Democrat from Texas. President Hoover has taken the po sition that the best remaining means. of slicing Federal expenses is for!hold the courts and all officerg Qf tfc Congress to help cut down or suspend !law Solicitor D. M. Clark is prosecut uuues anu luiituuu. vl vacuus uUvilngthc docket on behaL of the State ernment branches. In stating this at j Harvey Hamilton of Moreehad City his bi-weekly press conference, Pres-was appointed foreman of the grand ident Hoover said the administration jury and Herbert Forlaw of Beau officials were cooperating with the !fort was appointed dejUty for the ojjuuiai ucuiiuuiy iuilliililiee ui t,ieJUry, House in a general drive to cut down expenses and bring about further economies so as to make the budget balance. Democratic leaders in Congress im mediately attacked the President's statement as an "effort to assume credit in advance" for any reduction in Federal expenditures which the Garner-Byrnes committee on economy may be able to effect. They were an noyed at what Mr. Hoover said and at his way of saying it. There have been many public arguments this ses sion over the Democratic charges that the administration is not cooperating in cutting down government costs. A constitutional amendment empow ering Congress "to stabilize prices in time of war" and to eliminate prof iteering was recommended in a report by the War Policies Commission trans mitted to Congress by President Hoov er. The commission also favored en actment of a law providing for the recapture through taxation of 95 per cent of corporation and individ ual wartime profits in excess of av erage profit made by the corporation or individual for the three years im mediately preceding a war. One mem ber of a commission of twelve dissent ed and filed a minority report. The first step in carrying out the recommendations of the War Policies Commission was taken in the Senate through adoption, without debate, of a resolution asking the Treasury to study plans for reecpturing war prof its. The report of the commission. transmitted to the Senate, recommen ed that excess war profits be taxed 95 per cent. Senator aVndenberg, Re publican of Michigan, immediately in troduced, for himself and three other Senators, who are members of the commission, a resolution asking for the treasury study. It was called up snoray oeiore adjournment and pass ed immediately. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York has dictated (to Washington his desire to have New York among the first to ratify the "lame duck" constitutional amendment. His execu tive office at Albany telephoned the fatate Department, The Virginia Leg islature already has. ratified in ad vance of receipt of word from the State Department. Such action is be lieved to be legal. At least it is not for the State Department to question it, officials said. - In the appeals to the hoarders. most loudly sounded was the Datriot- ic note. Emphasis was laid upon the duty of showing today a public spirit like that displayed during the war. Men should now put their hoarded aouars to work for the return of pros pericy, just as in 1917 they bought Liberty Bonds and sent their sons to the front. All this is proper enough and ought to have a certain effect, but does not seem to reach the real needs of the case. People have been 1 hoarding money largely because they Court What is probably one of the most largely attended sessions of Superior Court in the history of Carteret county has been in progress here this week. From the opening of court Monday until today the court room has been full of people and sometimes many were unable to get seats, 'i'.ie criminal docket this week is a big one but there has been no case of very unusual interest, .ilore of the cases have alleged stealing or at tempts to do so than any other crime. Judge J. Paul FrizzeLe of Snow Hill, who was elected in 1930, is holding his first term of court in this county. Judging from expressions made by attorneys and itizens he has made a good impressio i as to his knowledge of the law and his fair ness in conducting trial . Hhis charce to the grand jury was heard' atten tively not only by the jurymen but by the large crowd th.it packed the court room. He stressed the respon sibility of the position of grand jur or. He referred to the alarming in crease in crime, espechlly upon the part of young white peaple and urcr. ed unon nil pit.i7.ena tVioV Intir r, This morning it was announced in court that civil cases that required juries would be tried except divorce cases, and all were continued. Some motions will be heard. Quite a num.. ber of cases on the criminal docket , have been disposed of up to this writ ing. The record up to date is given Deiow. Joe Fulcher and Zany O'Neal, breaking and entering and larceny Plead guilty. Sentenco 12 ronths on the roads. Harvey Willis, assault with a dead ly weapon, plead guilty. Allowed 60 days to pay tine c.f $10 and costs. Garland Yv'illis, breaking and en tering, true bill. Elijah Robinson, larceny, appeal from Recorder's court. Noll prossed with leave. Raymond Garner resisting officer and threatening to kill. Called and failed. Capias issued and sheriff re quested to bring him to court. Willie Carter, violating prohibi tion law, called an df ailed, Capias and continued. J R Ball abandonment, not taken alias capias and continued Alton Piner, entering and injury to personal property. Escaped jail, ca pia: and continued. Augustine Gillikin, abandonment, not taken, capias and continued. Ed ward Moore, abandonment, true bill. L. C. Humphrey, assault on a fe male, mistrail. W. T. Oden, colored, resisting an officer. Jury trial, guilty, eight months on roads. (Continued on page five TIDE TABLE Information bi to the tides at Beaufort is given in this col umn. The figures are approx imately correct and based on tables furnished by the TJ. S. Geodetic Survey. Some allow ances must be made for varia tions in the wind and also with respect to the locality, that la whether near the inlet or at the heads of the estuaries. High Tide Low Tido Friday, March 18 4:19 a. 4:46 p. m. 10:34 a. m. 10:38 p. Saturday, March 19 m. 11:00 a. m. 11:23 p. m. m. 5:14 a. m. m. 5:39 d. Sunday, March 20 m. 11:35 a. m. m. 12:09 p. m Monday, March 21 1 6 :05 a. 6:26 p. '.6:51 m. iz:zy a. m. m. 7:12 p. m. 12:52 p, Tueiday, March 22 m. 1:19 a. m. 1:35 p. 7:36 a. 7:58 p. m. m. Wednesday, March 23 8:23 a. m. 2:11 a. 8:46 p. m. 2:20 p. Thursday, March 24 3:13 a. m. 3:00 a. 9:36 p. m. S05 p. in. m.
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