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VOLUME XXI
8PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1932
PRICE
PERJURY CHARGE
MAY BE DROPPED
ATTORNEYS THINK
Not Likely That Younce And
Brinkley Will Be Convict-
DID TELL LIES THOUGH
By M. R. DUNNAGAN
RALEIGH, Apr. U George A.
Younce, former solicitor, Greensboro,
and W..F. Brinkley, prominent Lex
ington attorney, cleared last week of
charges of manslaughter in connec
tion with the death of Sheriff James
Leonard, of Davidson county, will
never be convicted of the remaining
charge of perjury for several very
good legal reasons, prominent attor
neys laminar witn tnis case ana witn d cogts or 10 dajrs and Henry wag
trials for perjury in general say. fined $2 50 and costg or 15 days
While such attorneys admit that I Nettie Henry, colored, assault with
the two men "told d lies they re-dead!y weapon plead guilty and was
mind that perjury is described m part bound over to the Recorder's court,
as swearing falsely to a material fact Walter Chadwick on the charge of
in an action before a duly or legally assaut with a deadly weapon was
constituted court, and, with this in sent to the Recorder's court. 0 nthe
view, they say the perjury charges t.harge of drunkeness Walter Chad
will not stand for four or five rea- wick plead guilty and was fined $j
ons: and costs.
1. When Sheriff Leonard wasj Henry Norcom charged with being
killed, the county coroner automat-idrunk plead not guilty and 0ffered
ically became sheriff of the county, jtwo witnesses to prove that he was
and as such, he was not any longer S0Der, Witnesses on the other side
coroner, so ne naa no autnority to
hold a coroner's inquest. His court,
therefore, was not a duly constitut
ed court, and the testimony at the
first coroner's inquest was not per
jury. 2. A coroner's jury must be em -
pannelled and hold its hearing in the
presence of the body. Sheriff Leon -
ard's body was not present at the in-1
quest held in the omce oi the oniei ;
of Police in Lexington that day. On
this score it was not a legally con
stituted body.
3. The jurors, in this coroner's
jury, it is stated, were sworn in by
holding up their hands, not by touch
ing and kissing the Bible, which is
the legal form prescribed for an
oath. The jury was therefore, not
sworn.
4. The witness, including Younce
and Brinkley, were also sworn by
holding up their hands, and therefore I gical and historical research, has been
were not sworn at all. It is pointed j honored by a "Who's Who in Gen
out that the higher courts have heldalogy" sketch of his work included
that when a witness holds the Bible j in the list of the leading active gen
in his hand and fails to kiss it, while i ealogical researchers in the United
or after being sworn, he was not States, in The Handbook of Ameri
properly sworn, and not being prop-! can Genealogy recently issued by
erly sworn, he could not swear a
falsehood.
Either of these reasons, it is point
ed out, is sufficient to cause the evi
dence and alleged evidence against
the men.
More Candidate! Out
Announcement of George H. Ad
ams certified public accountant that
he will be a candidate for the post of
State Auditor, brings about a new
and unexpected condition in the con
test for that State office. Baxter Dur
ham, incumbent, will seek to succeed
himself, while Chester O. Bell, audi
tor and assistant superintendent of
State's Prison, has long been in the
field. While Mr. Adams is well known
in the auditing field and has held
prominent positions in its organiza
tion, there is a feeling that he enter
ed the race too loie to make a big
showing in the race. The three-cornered
race will be interesting.
Attention has been centered on the
Third Congressional district as a re-
suit of the announcement of Senator!
Rivers D. Johnson, .Duplin county, cent of the lodges in Carteret Coun
that he will oppose Representative I ty represented. Meeting was called to
Charles L. Abernethy. For several
yearg Mr. Abernethy has held the
post against all opponents and has
been a sort of "thorn in the flesh"
of the old Simmons faction, which!
was unable to oust him. He has been j thanks was extended the membership
sick in Washington, according to re- 0f Newport lodge for their hospitali
ports, which may be responsible for ty.
a statement and then an explanation j Reports from each lodge was ren
which are not expected to do him any dered and for the last few months
special good. While he is credited there has been gains made in member
with knowing personally about every ! ship of over fifty per cent of the
voter in his district, Rivers Johnson ! Lodges, while all reports were very
is expected to give him the fight of aneouraaring.
his life. '
While a husky fight is under wayWard3 of Newport was elected Dis-
in the new Fifth district, prediction
s being that Solicitor W; B. Umstead
is leadin? Che Held,' Congressman Zeb
i nlon Wc aver,- Aaheville, of the new
Eleventh, is opposed by C. S. Davis,
also of the mountain metropolis,
while it is accepted that J. Q. Kilkey,
prominent Marion leader, will get in
on the same race. Opposition to Ma
jor A. L. Bulwinkle, in the new
Tenth, has been predicted, but has
not developed. Doubt is expressed
that either of the other Congressmen
will have opposition.
N. C. Vote For Roosevelt
If iNorth Carolina's delegates
the Democratic National Convention
are instructed at all they will be in-
(Continued on page five)
Assault With Deadly
Weapons Predominate
City Police court did rather more
business than usual last Friday after
noon. An unusual feature of the court
was that several of the defendants
were charged with assault with a
deadly weapon.
The case of Matthew Bailey, col.
ored, charged with assault upon Mrs.
Tom Tosto wit h a deadly weapon was
continued until Mrs. Tosto gets well
enough to appear in court. This grew
out of an automobile collision which
occurred at the corner of Live Oak
and Ann streets some weeks ago.
Walter Fulford, colored, charged
with an assault with a deadly weap
on, continued.
Warrents against Matthew Marshall
white and Ed. Bullock Henry, color
ed, charging assault with deadly
weapons was changed to disorderly
conduct. Marshall was fined $1.00
convinced Mayor Taylor that he was
l,,uiltv and he so found and fined the
defendant $2.50 and costs. He took
an appeal.
J. B. Congleton, drunk, plead guil
ty and was given 15 days on the street
'fnrPP
Allison Fulford, colored, drunk,
lguiity anQ fined $5 and costs or 20
dayg, Qn a charge of assault with
deadly weapon he was sent to the
Recorder's court.
Dave Mason, submitted and was
fined $1 and costs.
Henry Ricks, drunk, submitted and
was fined $1 and costs.
W. MORTON RECOGNIZED
FOR GENEALOGICAL WORK
Mr. David W. Morton, of Beaufort,
North Carolina, who has wonlocal
recognition for his work in genealo-
The Institute of American Genealogy
of Chicago.
PRECINCT MEETING HELD
A Republican precinct meeting of
Beaufort precinct was held at the city
hall Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The principal business transacted was
the election of a chairman and secre-
' tary for the next two years. L. J. Noe
was elected chairman and G. W. Dun
can secretary. In addition to the
chairman and secretary the following
were named on the pr.ecinct commit
tee: A. T. Gardner, D. M. Jones,
Geo. T. Woolard, E. Walter Hill,
James W. Mason, W. G. Mebane.
CHARITABLE BROTHERHOOD
DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETS
NEWPORT, April 12 Carteret
Division No. 8 of the Charitable
Brotherhood met with Newport Lodge
No. 19, Thursday April 7th. There
were approximately seventy five per
j order at 10:30 o'clock A. M. by Dis-
trict Marshall C. T. Jarvis, of Straits,
A big barbecue dinner was served
i all delegates to the County meet, and
their friends, and a rising vote of
In the election of officers S. D. Ed-
trict Secretary to succeed Geo. W.
Piner, who tendered his resignation
due to poor health. It will be remem
bered that Mr. Edwards served for a
number of years in same capacity
prior to two years ago. He resigned
due to business affairs requiring his
entire attention, he now has the time
to conduct the affairs of his office,
SO WATCH THE C. B. H. GROW.
C. T. Jarvis was reelected District
Marshal; Carl Gaskill of Straits, Dis-
j trict Treas. and Mrs. L. B. Lewis of
Mar3hallberg, District Chaplain.
In attendance to this meeting were
toiNeal P. Davis, of Morehead City,
j Treasurer and Wm. H. Beh of New -
port, Marshall the Grand Lodge of
N. C.
SIX MONTHS TERM
COSTS MUCH LESS
Under State Control Four Mil
lions Cut From Operating
Costs
RALEIGH, April 12 Nearly 84,
000,000 have been saved, during the
past year, the first under State oper
ation, in the cost of the six months
constitutional school term, based on a
cost of approximately $22,500,000
for the year 1930-31, as compared
with $19,183,642.83 budgeted for
1931-32, some of which will be saved,
according to figures announced by Le
Roy Martin, secretary of the State
Board of Equalization.
The 10 per cent cut l. immnes ac
counts for $1,300,000 of the reduc
tion, while the remainder results from
reductions in numbers of teachers
paid extra from county and local
funds and savings through all of the
operating costs of the public schools,
Mr. Martin's figures show.
Figures by counties show that the
total expenditures from county and
State funds for the public school six
months period in 1930-31 was $21,
642,765.62, in addition to funds from
local district levies used in meeting
operating costs of the six months
term. Based on the $1,387,091.58
shown in the present year budgets,
Mr. Martin places a conservative for
last year at $900,000 from local tax
levies, which estimate would show a
total cost of approximately $22,500
000 for the six months term in 1930
31. -.,
The total so far allotted from
State and Federal funds for 1931-32
is now $15,958,529.16, which Mr. Mar
tin estimates will reach $16,000,000
when all allotments are completed, In
eluding audits. The counties and lo
cal districts budgeted $3,225,103.67
from county and local levies to sup
plement the State funds, of which $1
858,012.09 is derived from county
wide advalorem levies, fines, forfeit
ures, dog tax and part of poll tax
levies, and $1,367,091.58 is expect
ed to be derived from local district
levies for 1931-82 six months costs.
Although the amounts budgeted for
1.931-32 show a decrease in cost of
only $3,300,000, the actual, rather
than the budgeted, expenditures, will
bring this decrase in cost to nearly
$4,000,000, Mr. Martin estimates.
Carteret county spent $142,231.12
in the six months term for 1930-31,
as compared with $104,508.72 budget
ed for this year, including $100,108
72 in State and Federal funds, and
$4,400.00 in county and local funds,
it is shown.
RECORDER'S COURT HAS
A VERY SHORT SESSION
It took a very short time to dis
pose of the business in Recorder's
court Tuesday. Two cases were tried
and two were continued.
Nettie Henry, Beaufort colored wo
man, submitted to the charge of cut
ting William Potter with a knife.
Judgment was suspended on payment
of costs.
Allison Fulford, colored of Beau
fort, assault with a deadly weapon.
No evidence of any consequence and
the action dismissed.
Walter Chadwick, Beaufort, assault
with a deadly weapon. The case was
continued to next Tuesday in order
for the prosecuting witness to have
opportunity to get well enough to at
tend court.
W. N. Parker, worthless check
case, continued.
A group of Edgecombe farmers
shipped 151 hogs last week which
weighed 28,861 pounds total.
NORTH CAROLINA BANK SITUATION
GREATLY IMPROVED HOOD REPORTS
RALEIGH, Apr. 11 Stability of
the remaining State banks in North
Carolina and near completion of liq
uidation of those not so strong is in
dicated by the fact that only one bank
failed in March, and one formerly
rlnsiH was reoDened. as shown by the
renort of Commissioner
of JianKs
Gurney P. Hood. While 11 banks were
closed in January of this year, only
three were closed in February, dur
ing which three former closed were
reopened, it is shown.
While 83 State banks in North
Carolina closed their doors in 1930,
most of them in the debacle of the
last two months of the year, 48 clos
ed in 1931, and 19 of that number
closed in December. Commissioner
Hood's figures show for the 12 months
in 1931 that four closed in January,
none in February, one in March, two located at Monroe, Raleigh, Salisbury,
in April, three in May, six in June, ITarboro, Wilmington and the Wash
one in July two in August,' six inlington Square branch in Greensboro.
September, two in October, two in
j November and 19 in December. Elev-1 Ingham, voluntarily liquidated in
en closed in January, this year, the;March, the report chows.
number dropping to three in Febru-'
CONVENTION WAS
VERY HARMONIOUS
Republican Meeting Last Sat
urday Re-elected Jones And
Woodland
The county Republican convention
held at the courthouse last Saturday
afternoon was notable for its har
mony. There were no contesting dele
gations and no disputes of any sort
of any consequence. The attendance
was fairly good there being delegates
present from Beaufort, Morehead
City, Newport and various other pre
cincts in the county.
As there were no contests no cre
dentials committee was appointed
and all Republicans present were per
mitted to take part in the proceed
ings. Chairman D. M. Jones called the
convention to order at two o'clock
and secretary Stanly Woodland read
the call fo rthe convention. A motion
was passed dispensing with the roll
call and the appointment of creden
tials committee. Charman Jones call
ed on W. G. Mebane to act as tem
porary chairman. O ntaking the chair
Mr. Mebane addressed the convention
about half an hour. He discussed the
depression and denied that the Hoov
er administration was responsible for
it. He criticised the State and coun
ty administration for the high valua
tion of land, the load of debt and the
high taxes.
The temporary organization was
made permanent and a resolutions
committee was appointed composed
of E. Walter Hill, D. M. Jones, A. T.
Gardner, J. S. Pigott, C. G. Gaskill,
Gib Willis. The committee brought in
resolutions endorsing the Hoover ad
ministration, State chairman J. S.
Duncan and the county organization.
A motion was offered by A. L. Wilson
accrediting all Republicans who at
tend the State, Congressional and
senatorial conventions as delegates.
An amendment was offered to this by
E. Walter Hill providing that they
must have supported the Republican
ticket in 1930. The motion and amend
ment were adopted. A motion of
fered by A. T. Gardner of Beaufort
was .adopted authorizing the county
chairman to- appoint precinct cimmit
teemen in precincts that are not func
tioning. A motion also offered by Mr.
Gardner endorsing Dr. Ivey of Golds
boro as the nominee for Congress in
the third district was passed.
FLOUR TO
BE DISTRIBUTED
HERE. .
A representative of the American
Red Cross Headquarters at Washing
ton, D. C. was here Sunday to com
plete arrangements for shipping flour
to this vicinity for those in actual
need in the community. Mrs. F. E.
Hyde is chairman of this committee.
This flour is being distributed all ov
er the United States by the Ameri
can Red Cross, wheat having been
bought by the American Government
and turned over to the Red Cross.
The Red Cross will supply flour to
the ones in need of it over a period
of three months. The quota for Car
teret County is due to arrive in the
very near future.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
N .C. Bank and Trust Co., to State
of N. C. 1 lot M. City, for $1000.
W. L. Arthur and wife to Guy Ar
thur, 100 acres Bogue Banks, for
$10.
Roy Robinson and wife to Ervin
Robinson, 1-4 acre H. Q. Township,
for $:o.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NEWS
$2.00 A YEAK
ary and one in March.
The Graham County Bank, Rob-
binsville, a small institution, is the
only one closed by the State Bank
ing Department in March, while the
Caledonian Savings & Trust Co.,
Fayetteville, was reopened. The
Farmers & Merchants Bank, Walston
burg, voluntarily liquidated, and a
new branch of the Durham Loan and
Trust Co., Durham, was opened at
Creedmore. One consolidation, prac
tically completed in February, is re
corded in March, consolidation of the
Raleigh Savings Bank and Trust Co.
Raleigh, with the Raleigh branch of
the North Carolina Bank & Trust
Co., home office Greensboro.
Industrial bank changes in March
include discontinuing six branches of
the North Carolina Industrial Bank,
j The Peoples Industrial Bank, KocK-
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Snaps
Taken by The Helm News St..
A big parade of peace in commem
oration of one of war, celebrating
Army Day and the fifteenth anver
sary of this Nation's entry into the
World War, passed in review before
President Hoover, other high Govern
ment officials and tens of thousands
of citizens. Emblazoning Pennsylvan
ia and Constitution avenues with Kha
ki and scarlet, polished metal and
steel glitternig in the bright April af
ternoon, the demonstration ran the
gamut of crack veteran soldiers to
high school youths who can barely re
member the days of the bloody con
flagration of which the occasion was
so reminiscent.
Drum beats and thousands of tramp
ing feet out of a near, but receding,
past swept down the Avenue. More
than a seventh of a century has gone,
and a new generation has arisen since
that momentous proclamation which
sent 5,000,000 Americans into battle
lines and training camps. There were
close to 75,000 uniformed marchers
in line when the great parade swung
away from the Capitol Plaze. Many
of the ranks were filled with men who
actually had taken part in the World
War. Many were filled with boys who
were babies when the regiments of
the fighting divisions were crawling
through the mud and the mist of the
Meuse Valley.
American Legion officials who are
attempting to halt the stampede to
ward full payment of the bonus de
serve high commendation. They re
flect the true spirit of the veterans
who went to France to serve thir
country. If the rank and file of for
mer soldiers suppor t them in this
stand the American Legion will con
solidate its reputation for patriotic
thinking and constructive action. In
spite of the fact that many veterans
are in favor of obtaining anything
they can get from Uncle Sam, Henry
L. Stevens, national commander of
the Legion, has taken a definite stand
against the bonus grab while the
Treasury is in such a depleted condi
tion. His courageous action puts in
a precarious situation those veterans
in the House who are leading the fight
to debase the currency for the bene
fit of themselves and companions.
lhe bonus drive thus becomes a co
operative project in which lobbyists
and spineless congressmen join hands.
Statements of Mt. Stevens that
Legicn posts with only a few excep
tions opposed immediate payment of
adjusted compensation certificates,
evoked strong expressions from bon
us advocates in the House, who con
tend that the rank and file of the vet
erans favor the bonus payment. Rep
resentative Rankin of Mississippi, as
spokesman for the bonus advocates,
said that Mr. Stevens "must have
been talking in his sleep." On the oth
er hand, Representative Johnson of
South Dakota expressed the view that
a bonus bill would probably be de
feated in the House. Senate leaders
fighting the bonus have already said
that while a bonus bill, if passed by
the House, might pass the Senate, a
Presidential veto would be sustained.
Senator Harrison, who announced
that he opposed the bonus, has since
received a large number of telegrams
and letters of congratulation.
The controversy over further re
duction in the cost of government is
at a point where it may swing strong
ly in the direction of reduction or
nothing may be done, If reduction by
Congress ends with what ( ngress al
ready has done, not a great deal will
have been accomplished. S mie of the
reductions made by Congress were,
as Presid-.nt Hoover pointed out,
rather in the nature of postpone
ments which will have to be made up
in the usual manner by "deficiency
appropriations" a year from now.
The most recent installment of rec
ommendations from the committee
of the House working on economy
were for items of $2,000,000 or $1,
000,000 or less, which are trivial com
pared to the $200,000,000 which,
President Hoover says, can be cut
off permanently by thoroughgoing
consolidations and reductions of un
essential government functions.
Supporters of former Governor
Smith for the Democratic nomination
for President professed to se a dis
tinct victory in the action of the
committee of arrangements for the
national convention in voting to
"commend" Jouett Shouse, national
executive chairman, for permanent
chairman of the convention. Mr.
Shouse was the professed choice of
the Smith supporters and John J.
(Continued on page five)
North ...
row April x
ply to owners c
er who can continue
they wish to do so. The ru
ed to protect the public oyste
from destruction. - .
The oyster season which is just
ending now has not been a good one.
The quality of the oysters has been
good, in fact some unusually fine ones
have been marketed, but demand has
been poor amd prices also. The scal
lop and clam demand has been very
slack too and prices low. The scallop
season ends May 1st. It is permissible
to sell clams at any time during hte
year.
Fishing this year In this section
has not been profitable to fishermen
or dealers. Bad weather has interfer
red somewhat and storms did consid
erable damage to boats and gear.
Shad fishing has been unusually good
in Albemarle Sound and Pamlico and
otherr ivers. However not many shad
are caught in Carteret county waters.
Blue fish are now being brought to
the market here and other sorts of
fish are getting somewhat plentiful
but prices ares till low.
CONSIDERABLE BANKING
DONE BY POSTOFFICE
Contrary to the impression of some
people everybody in Carteret county
is not "busted." The savings depart
ment of the postoffice in Beauofrt has
over $100,000 in savings accounts
and it is growing steadily.
Some of those who withdrew their
money from the banks last fall took
it to the postoffice and probably others
have opened accounts there. The
postoffice pays only two per cent but
people feel that their money is safe
there and some of them have a vio
lent antipathy to banks now. Handl
ing these savings accounts has put a
good deal of extra work on the post
office force and is giving them some,
instruction in the banking business.
.MRS. CAROLINE TAYLOR
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Mrs. Caroline Taylor, mother of
Mr. H. H. Taylor, Liquidating Agent
for the Bank of Beaufort, and the
Marine Bank, died at Mr.' Taylor's
home in Morehead City, Sunday,
April 10 after a lingering illness, at
the age of 78 years. Funeral servic
es were held Monday at Roberson-
ville, her old home, and interment
was in the family burying plot there.
ROBERT L. FRITZ NAMED TO
HEAD GRANITE FALLS SCHOOL,
Lenoir, April 8. Robert L. Fritzr
Jr., head of the Beaufort city schools
for several years, has been named to
succeed Supt. Walter R. Schaff, of
Granite Falls, for the coming year.
It is not known here whether he will
accept the position.
Mr. Schaff last week formally ac
cepted the Buperintendency of Elkhi
graded schools and will leave Granite
Falls on July 1.
TIDE TABLE
Information as to the tides
at Beaufort is given in this col
umn. The figures are approx
imately correct nd 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 Low Tid
Friday, April 15
2:38 a. m. 8:57 a. nv
3:17 p. m. 9:11 P- m.
Saturday, April! 6
3:34 a.
4:17 p.
m. 9:53 a.
m. 10:16 p.
Sunday, April 17
nv
nv
ra
nv
4:40
5:09
a. m. 10:44 a.
p. m. P.
Monday, April 17
5:33
5:59
m. 11:15
m 11:31
Tuesday, April 19
m. 12.09
m. 12:20
a. nv
p. m
a. m.
p. nv
6:24
6:47
Wednesday, April 20
7:12 a. m. . 1:02 a. nf
7:34 p. m. 1:05 p. nv
Thursday, April 21
8:10 a. m. 1:53 a. nv
8:24 p. m. 1.54 p. nu