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VOLUME XXI
8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1932
PRICE 5c SINGLE
NUMBER 17
Postp
oning Tax Sales
Opposed By Johnson
Law Requires Sales To Be Mad eBut Some Coun
ties May Not Comply With Law; Director
Johnson Says Postponment May Give Consid
erable Trouble; Would Hurt Credit
Educators Enjoy Trip
On U. S. Cutter Pamlico
COMMENCEMENT TO RECORDER'S COURT
By M. R .DUNNAGAN
RALEIGH, April 25 Movements
in numbers of counties of the State
to postpone, by action of county com
missioners, the sale of property for
delinquent taxes until early fall, al
though a violation of the statute, is
gaining momentum and may become
effective in some of the counties,
while others are planning the sales
as the law directs and advertising
land for sale.
Attorney General Dennis Brum
mitt has replied to an inquiry from
Joe A. Sherrill, chairman of the Meek
lenburg county board of commission
er?, that the 1933 General Assembly
can pass an act validating sales held
at times other than the dates fixed by
statute, citing that such an act, val
idating sales held in 1930 at dates
other than those designated, was pass
ed b y the 1931 General Assembly.
Mr. Sherrill had asked if this could
be done in messages to Mr. Brummitt
Governor Gardner and C. M. Johnson,
director of Local Government.
However, Mr. Brummitt does not
advise such postponement, and Direc
tor Johnson points out several troub
lesome results that may follow. One
of the most important, as he sees it,
is the possible effect on the credit of
counties and municipalities. Num
bers of the units are finding it nec
essary to refund and spread out their
obligations. If such units should post
pone tax sales, the purchasers of
notes and bonds would hesitate to buy
their securities, Mr. Johnson believes.
Moreover, if sales are postponed, say
until October or November, the units
could collect very little of the out
standing taxes for 193(1, even if tax
payers have the money to pay, the re
sult being that the units would have
a hard time meeting their operating
expenses and other obligations.
It is stated, also, that postponing
collection of taxes for party of the
taxpayers would be an injustice to
those who have paid on a par basis,
and, too, the delinquents might be in
even worse shape this fall than they
are now.
Even though postponement is con
trary to law, the question is raised as
to how many counties have grand ju
ries that would indict their boards of
county commissioners for postponing
land tales. By force of conditions, it
seems apparent that sales of land for
delinquent taxes will be postponed in
some counties, even though others are
proceeding in accordance with the
law.
Morrison Warming Up
Senator Cameron Morrison drop
ped down from Washington long
enough last week to visit several east
em centers, give the lie to traducers
who say he is controlled by the in
terests in which Mrs. Morrison has in
vestments, deny thnt he sought to in
fluence the 1931 General Assembly to
postpone revaluation, snd defend his
support of Frank R McNinch as a
member of the Federal Power Com
mission, explaining that McNinch was
as good a Democrat as a Republican
President ever appoints and that the
post would have gone to another state
if he had not supported his neighbor.
Robert R. Reynolds, Asheville,
"moist" candidate and looked upon
as Senator Morrison's most formi
dable opponent, flew down to Raleigh
to file notice of his candidacy and
post the required $50, continuing in
to the east for speaking engagements.
(Continued on page eight)
STILL FOUND ON ISLAND
BY SHERIFF AND DEPUTIES
BE HELD MAY 13TH.
Beaufort Schools Drawing To
A Close; May Have Nine
Months Next Year
The public schools of Beaufort will
close this year on Thursday May 12
so the News has been informed bv
(Superintendent R. L. Fritz. A state
ment in regard to commencement and
I other school matters has been obtain
ed from Mr. Fritz which follows:
I "The Beaufort Schools will close a
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Salter Path Affray Brought
Many To Court Tuesday
Tuesday's session of Recorder's
court was an unusually long one. A
large crowd was present. With a
short intermission at midday it last
ed until nearly seven o'clock in the
evening. Most of the time was con
sumed in the trial of three cases,
that against Walter Chadwick for as
sault with a deadly weapon, an affray
The teachers in the schools of this
county had a very enjoyable trip to
Swansboro on the Coast Guard Cut
ter, the Pamlico, last Saturday. The
trip was made under the auspices of
the Carteret County Unit of the N.
C. Education Association and altho
it was sponsored by the county sys
tem, both special charter schools
were invited to go along. The boat
was secured through the courtesy of
Hon. Charles L. Abernethy.
There were 104 persons on board
when the PAMLICO steamed out of
Morehead bound for Swansboro.
These numbered not only teachers
but members of school boards, coun
ty board of education, and several in
vited guests. Swansboro was selected
as the destination because it was the
only pace the large boat could dock
that was near enough to make the
round trip in the time allowed. The
PAMLICO is the largest boat ever to
visit, that little Onslow County port
and quite a crowd of curious villag
ers were on the "city" dock in Swans
boro to see what it was all about.
The party went ashore and gather
ed on the lawn of the Riverview Ho
tel where a number of stunts were
put on by representatives of various
schools, contests held and games play
ed. The loud whistle summoned the
, successful, but rather interrupted, j from Salter Path and the case of H.
i years work on Thursday, May 12th, D. Norcom of Beaufort charged with
on which day the pupils will be given
their Report Cards, Certificates of
Attendance, and their Promotion
Cards.
drunkeness.
The Chadwick hearing was mostly
as to what punishment he should re
ceive. The testimony in the case had
The Baccalaureate Sermon will be If" ?? W"k befTre
School Auditorium!"1 lnl l luesa "ls alDef
May 8th at lljthe' ' Hamilton entered a plea i of nolo
i i. i t t r tt wuu Lciiuci c iu tiic tuaiuc ui aooauii
of the Beaufort Baptist Church.
fin Wc-,, iha Hh of a n'Mrvplr tho
:i Tri xr ,;n weapon with intent to kill" but with
, j . , r nf inn, ithe consent of Solicitor Phillips this
same hour the music pupils of Miss
Virginia Howe will be presented in
preached in the
Sunday morning,
with a deadly weapon. The warrant
,h Ifirst charged "assault with a deadly
was changed to the less serious of
fense. Judge Davis imposed a fine of
$100 and costs, required the defend
ant to pay William Hazel's hospital
bill and put him under a suspended
road sentence of four months, capias
to be issued any time within two
years if the .defendant shall violate
any law of the State. Mr. Wheatly
the annual music recital.
Class Night-Graduation Exercises,
a combined program as was present
ed last year will be held on the even
ing of May 11th at 8 o'clock. Prior
to these dates the Senior play will be
presented and the Junior-Senior ban- representing Hazel stated that the
quet will be held. The former spon- sentence was not satisfactory to him
ed by Miss Lena Duncan on April j and intimated that other proceedings
28th and the latter, sponsored by might be started. He said the offense
Miss Emily Loftin, on April 29th. j was a very serious one, entirely with
Eight o'clock being the hour for, out cause and that while he had no
each. personal feeling in the matter he
I thought adequate punishment ought
Due to the fact that the Beaufort t0 be inflicted.
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Wasington, D. C. Apr. 23 Wash
ineton once more welcomes the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, who have gathered in their forty-first
continental congress. They
come to the city that is peculiarly
their own The Federal City and
here they meet the leaders of Govern
ment in all its branches. As the years
pass the prestige and influence of
the D. A. R. are enhanced and broad
ened. This national society is a po
tent agency of natioal welfare be
cause it is founded upon the solid
rock of patriotism.
Legislation to- empower President
Hoover to declare the existence of an
economic emergency and order all al
iens not gainfully employed to leave
the country was voted by the Conti
nental Congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution. A dozen
resolutions upholding the efforts of
the administration to apply drastic
immigration and Americanization en
foreement, besides vigorous national
defense measures opposing reductions
of the Army and Navy, were includ
ed in the platform, adopted without
any opposing votes. "Supreme confi
denc in the priciples and policies of
George Washington" also was regis
tered in a resolution attacking "dis
loyalty" afoot throughout the country.
ONE REPUBLICAN
CONTEST IN JUNE
PRIMARY ASSURED
J. F. Newell, Republican Nom
inee Opposed By L. W.
DePriest
been coming in so slowly the Board
saw fit to eliminate the ninth month
of school, both this year and last.
I The Board has decided, however,
The village of Salter Path does not
figure in court very often but when
it does it means that a large part of
the population is concerned in it. On
party back on board at 3 o'clock. It I V"! rurl7lrL.3. VjT,1(day 8 ,are delegation was on
was with considerable difficutly that L"ak ? D1' Jl ihand for the t"al of seven persons,
1 A -1.1., i. i. A
wie uuut was uuiei lu iuxu aiuuiiu 111 ; .
.u. v...u o u ,!(.!, 'year umb uks
. , - , , i .v j gradually being paid in for this pur-
the assistance of one of the coast B T. ..v..
for the full nine months next
1930 levy which is
guard boats from the station on the
"banks" across the sound from the
village this was finally accomplished. I
Morehead City was reached just as it j
so long as to be tiresome.
four women and three men, on the
charge of fighting. The trouble start
ed about a piece of land 30 by 63
feet, fend a free for all fight occur
red inVhich jrien, women !and one or
two children took part. The Salter
Path folks indicted were Aleck Willis
pose, it is Denevea mat u we tax
payers will do their best, that suffi
cient funds, from this levy will be on
hand for such purpose next year.
c - 1. 1 1 A J ...u.u
was getting dark. Tho-e making the!. iT1""" and his wife Hettie Ann, Jimmie Pitt-
rip sS that it was just long enough 'fthe ifcrtTbdnJTi I"' Bells Pitt"' Chariie
the be fully enjoyed by all and not J'Z u Smith, Louise Frost, Gracie Willi,
";"; "- Several of the defendants were rep-
"BlF"8 u-- -"I sented by W. C. Gorham, C. R.
Upon landing a yell was given for.it-'d means and we believe that such jAVh t, and th b Alvah Hamil-!not adjourn until after the Chicago
the PAMLICO and the jolly crew.
The thanks of all those making the
trip are extended to Captain DeOtte,
commander of the PAMLICO, for the
will ho nrfnmnlisllpH. Wp. t.VlPTpfnr
most cordially invite you to attend all
the public numbers of this program
and believe that you will be well
many courtesies shown his guests on pleased with the results."
the boat, and to the untiring corps of
officers and crew on board who con
tributed their part toward making
the occasion a very enjoyable one
and one that will be long remembered.
RIGHT MANY CONVICTIONS
W. MORTON CANDIDATE FOR
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Carteret county has a representa-
ton. A good many witnesses were ex-1 political conventions.
amined and then Judge Davis an
nounced that he thought they were
all guilty of an affray. Judgment was
suspended upon payment of costs.
I The case of H. D. Norcom was pass
'ed upon by a jury of six men who
rendered a verdict of not guilty. Po
lice officer Holland and Charles Has-
which will be decided in June. D. W.
Morton of Beaufort filed his notice
IN CITY POLICE COURT iast Friday for the Democratic nom-
-' " lination for Commissioner of Insur-
Due to the illness of Mayor Taylor J ance. He is the only opponent of
there was no session of city police Dan Boney the present incumbent of
court in Friday the 15th but court. the office.
tive in the State wide primary con- j sen tesnnea tnat in tneir opinion ne
test which is now in progress and i was arumc dux varies wens ana
uan LliaciwiCK jr., lesunea max xney
saw him about the time he was ar
rested and that he was not drunk.
Guy Dickinson and Guy Sabiston
tried on the charge of driving a car
while under the influence of liquor on
was held last Friday and there was
quite a full -docket. Most of the de
fendants were colored. Teh record
follows:
Viola Rhodes, colored, submitted to
a charge of drunkeness and was fined
$5 and costs or 15 days on the streets
Mr. Morton has bee nin the insur
ance and real estate business in
Beaufort for many years and is re
garded by his friends as a thorough
ly competent man in his field. For a
private citizen he has a large circle
of acquaintances and friends all over
Charlie (Goose) tsadwick, posses- the State, his business having car
sion, selling and teansporting liquor tried him into many sections. His de
held for Recorder's Court under $100 Jcision to run for the office was in
bond, ifluenced by the request of his friends.
Murray Davis, colored, possession, His announcement was made only a
Wednesday afternoon Sheriff Chad
wick accompanied by deputy sheriff
R. E. Chaplain and Chief of Police
W. R. Longest captured a large still
maHfl of a rasoline drum. Some 400
to BOO galbns of mash were found al
so and desVoyed.
The still was located a short dis
tance west of the Villa Hotel on a
very seclu led spot on an island. No
one was around the place when it was
located.
transporting and selling liquor.)
Sent to Recorder's Court under $200 1
bond.
Willie Fulford, colored, assault
with deadly weapon and also malic
ious injury to personal property.
Both dismissed and James Fulford
who swore out the warrants was tax
ed with the costs.
James Fulford, colored, drunk,
plead not guilty. Convicted and fined
$5 and costs or 15 days on the street
force.
Howard Rhodes and John Davis,
both colored, fighting. Davis not guil
ty. Rhodes fined $2.50 and costs or
10 days.
Theodore Ricks, yong white man,
submitted to the charge of drunken
ess and as it was his first offense got
off with $1.00 and costs.
Sam Rhodes, drunk and fighting,
few days ago and. since that time he
the streets of Newport were acquit
ted. Witnesses put on by the State
failed to identify them.
Charles Chadwick, colored, of
Beaufort was tried on the charge of
possessing liquor for sale and got 12
months on the roads.
Murray Davis, colored, on the same
charge was acquitted.
Tom D. Davi?., trespass, continued.
Council Fodrie, false pretense, noli
prossed, W. N. Parker, bad check
case continued.
Herman Carrow of Washington,
MANY DEMOCRATS IN RACE
By M. R. DUNNAGAN
RALEIGH, April 25 If the Re
publicans of North Carolina didnt
7'put one over" on the Democrats in
the June pnmary preparations deliD
erately and designedly, they, or at
least one of the number,- did it as ef
fectively, even if unwittingly, as if it
had been planned. The Deriocrata
have "one over" on them, regardless
of how it got there.
George DePriest, Shelby, is the on
ly Republican contesting for ;v State
wide office with the regular nominee
of the Republican State convention
Jake F. Newell, Charlotte, fcr the U.
S. Senate nomination. Mr. DePriest
will probably deny that other Repub
licans put him up to it. Bu; for his
candidacy, all State-wide contests
would have been strictly am ng Dem
ocrats. When among Democrats on
ly the poll holders would be Demo
crats entirely. With DePriest in the
Senate race, the Republic) ns have
one judge at every polling nlace, ev
en with only one Republic m State
wide contest. Instead of bei ig a fight
within the dominate party i s it real
ly is, the primary will bta Demo
cratic contest with a Keputmean juage .
at every polling place. VCoreover,
presence of Mr. DePriest if the con
test will cost fully $2,000 more.
Few surprises were sprung in the
closing hours for filing for State of
fices at midnight last Fridaj , Dan C.
Boney, insurance commissioi.er, has a
Democratic opponent. Stanley Win
borne, corporation commissioner, al-
ably consistent women have served jS0 has one, but not the oppenent ex-
notice on President Hoover that they pected. A few variations f ron the ex
woud not support him as a personal pected are shown in the following list
of State-wide candidates tor tne
June primary:
U. S. Senate, Democrats, ( ameron
Morrison,-Charlotte; incumbent; Rob
ert R. Reynolds, Asheville; Thomas C.
Eowie, West Jefferson; Franklin D.
Grist, Lenoir; Arthur Simmons, Bur
lington. Republicans, Jake F. Newell,
Charlotte, George W. DePriest, Shel
by. Governor, Democrats, J. C. B. Eh
ringhaus, Elizabeth City; A. J. Max
well, Raleigh; R. T. Fountain, Rocky
Mount. Republican, Clifford Frazier,
Greensboro;
Lieutenant Governor, Democrats,
A. H. Graham, Hillsboro; D. F. Giles,
Marion; D. P. Delinger, Cherryville.
Republican, Boone T. Tillett, Char
lotte. Attorney General, Democrats, Den
nis G. Brummitt, Oxford, incumbent;
Peyton McSwain, Shelby. Republican,
H. S. Williams, Concord.
Secretary of State, Democrats, J.
A. Hartness, Statssville, incumbent,
Stacey W. Wade, Ralegih. Republi
can, C. R. Brady, Conover.
Treasurer, Democrat, John P Sted-
man, Kaieign incumbent, itepu - -
P. H. Gwynn , Leakesville.
Auditor, Democrats, Baxter L
ham, Raleigh, incumbent; Chester O.
Bell, Raleigh; George H. Adams,'
(Continued on page eight)
During the last few weeks there
has ,been a great rise in the tide of
popular demand that the prohibition
law be either repealed or modified.
But the Women's National Committee
for Law Enforcement is as resolved
as ever to mop it back. These admir-
served
Dry standing upon a Wet platform.
They explained that they "could not
trust the sincerity of any candidate
willing t4end himslf -to- suchf- a
p'.an."
Great Britain's failure to provide
in its budget for payment of the war
debts installment due the United
States promises to be used as a com-
n.-llin? reason why Congress should
That became
manifest among the group in both
Senate and House that is desirous of
seeing the present session extended
until after June 15, whe nthe cur
rent moratorium extended by this
country expires. Some Senators want
to know what is going to be done at
that time by Europe.
has received many letters and person operating a car without license, plead
al expressions of good will and prom- guilty and was let off with the costs
ises of support. An active campaign in the case.
will be cenducted by Mr. Morton and
his backers.
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M5RIAGE LICENSES
Charles Gillikin and Rachel Willis,
Beaufort.
SLAVE VALUATION IN N. C. IN 1815
WAS TWO THIRDS AS MUCH AS LAND
By M. R. DUNNAGAN (slave ranged from about $170 to a-
RALEIGH, April 25 North Caro- .bout $265 in the various counties,
...... i. j- .io. ,., iris while average land valuations rang-
was almost two-thirds of the property ed from 75 cents an acre m Colum-
.. . i k; oi,.a4 of dus counxy xo eo.uu w n
vaiue in umu, sicj uum& -v -
$40,678,319 and land at $63,526,519
it is shown by a tabulation printed
a m,ju n, oh t r,a,r- in tne Kaieign xvegisxtr anu mip i
i sm and .. r afrvimr 10 davs. i Carolina State Gazette of November
"6 Y a -- v
Earl Hudgins, fighting, plead guilty
Sentence $5 and costs or 15 days.
John Wolfe Jr., drunk, submitted.
24, 1815, and reprinted in the cur
rent issue of the North Carolina His
torical Review.
Alleghany County farmers have Sentence ?2.5U and costs or iu days. . iweive or xne coui.i. wu
purchased another Dure bred Here- Lucius Johnson, colored disturbing lorming tne oiaie oi ioiu a.ua
peace. Continued.
ford bull to help buil dup the beef in
dustry of the county.
I tt l : Mn.,nt.T In vnlnntinn
tilt. fiaiixaA. tuuui.j '
of land, $2,061,540, and in valuation
of slaves. $1,858,563. This county al
so paid the greatest direct tax to the
State, $18,424.50. The total direct
taxes paid the State by all the coun
ties at that date was $440,497.58.
Carteret county, the record shows,
had $385,131 valuation of land and
$265,225 valuation of slaves in IBIS
'l.n4 a ffennfm. irtiliiatmn IT. olflVPt than
1II1U K' g""-i r...vw.. ... . -r - --, ... C
thev did in land, and 10 counties had The average per acre valuation oi
About 35 percent of tha tobacco : shves valued in excess of $1,000,000 land was $2.43 and the average val-
The cabbac-e crnn of fWprPt Cnnn rW beds in the main tobacco grow-! while in 16 counties the land valua-iue of each slave in tne county m
ty is beginning to move in large vol-'in counties of western Carolina are .tions exceeded $1,000,000, the re-, j.200.88. Tins county paid JM.UiJb.oa
ume The cabbages are small but with infected with the blue mold disease. I print shows. m direct taxes to the btate.
hard heads. Flea beetles are also causing damage. The average valuation placed on a
The United States has formally re
quested the 14 European nations,
beneficiaries of the Hoover moratori
um to sign the legal forms acknow
ledging their indebtedness and fixing
the repayment of the $252,000,000
postponed annuity over a period of
10 years at 4 per cent. The btate De
partment has decided to take this ac
tion in order to forestall any attempt
of the European debtors to merge
the unpaid sums of last year with a
general default.
Recent developments in the contest
between Governor Franklin D. Roose
velt and former Governor Alfred E.
Smith for the Democratic nomination
for President have so widened the
breach between them that reconcilia
tion of these two former political
friends and associates has become
virtually impossible. This was the
opinion expressed by close friends of
each. The feeling of resentment,
which at first seemed stronger on the
part of Mr. Smith, is reported to hav.
extended to Governor Roosevelt. The
Governor is understood to have been
angered by Mr. Smith's veiled criti
cism of him in his Jefferson Day
sneech and what he reeards as Mr.
Smith's attempt to inject the religi.
ous issue into the campagin.
Governor Roosevelt's speech in St
Paul was generally regarded in Wash
ington as good campaign strategy,
whatever its merits as a document
showing the position of the leading
contender for the Democratic Presi
dential nomination on issues before
the nation. Int that he refrained from
striking back at Alfred E. Smith and
even complimented him in one re
spect, the New York Governor was
regarded as having put the titular
leader of the party in a position
where it will bo difficult for him to
strike aeain at Governor Roosevelt
with grace.
TIDE TABLE
Information ab to the tides
at Beaufort is given in this col
umn.. The figures are approx
imately correct and based on
tables furnished by the U. S.
Geodetic Survey. Some allow
ances must be made for varia
tions in the wind and also with
respect to the locality, that is
whether near the inlet or at
the heads of the estuaries.
High Tide Low TiiU
Friday, April 29
m. 9:43 a. m,
m. 10:11 P m-
Saturday, April 30
3:33
4:05
William Allen White, editor of the
Emporia (Kansas) Gazette, sees Al
fred E. Smith as a "Republican as
(Continued on page five
4:27 a.
4:54 p.
5:15 a.
5:38 p.
5:57
6:18
m.
m.
6:35 a.
6:54 p.
7:13
7:28
7:47
8:00
m. 10:29 a. m.
m. 11:04 p. m.
Sunday, May 1
m. 11:19 m
m. 11:11 p. m.
Monday, May 2
11:48 a. m.
11:47 p. m.
Tuesday, May 3
m. 12:29 a. m.
m. 12:22 p. m-
Wednesday, May 4
m. 1:05 a. m.
m. 12:57 p. nv.
Thursday, May S
m. 1:39 a. m,
m. 1:30 p. vu