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VOLUME XXI
SIX PACES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, SEPT 15, 1932.
PRICEt SINGLE COPY
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NUMBER 35
FEWER LATOS
PAY LICENSE TAX
Buncombe County Leads In
Number of Attorneys; Ten
Reported in Carteret
Br M. R. DUNNAGAN .
RALEIGH, Sept. 13 Sixty.fi ve
lawyers disappeared in north aro - '
lino w . in .nit nf tha. fart
that more than that number were al1 have 88 et Prevented the flames
added to the profession twice each ; fm Pading to other sections of
year through licensing by the N. C.,the lsland-
Supreme Court, if the figures on j No people live in the woods where
those who paid license fees to prac-(the fire originated and therefore lit
tice in the State last year and the .tie damage was done other than to
year before, as shown in the office of
Commissioner of Revenue A. J. Max
well may be taken as accurate.
Commissioners Maxwell's figures
show that 1,935 lawyers paid license
taxes to practice their profession for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1931,
while only 1,870 or 65 fewer, had
paid license fees for the last fiscal
year Also, the revenue figures show
that while 643 reported that they had
receved less than $1,000 for legal
services for the year ending June 30,
1931 and were permitted to pay half
the $25 annual fee, or $12.50, the
"half-fee" lawyers had increased 38,
or to 681, for the last fiscal year.
The N. C. Handbook, published by
the Raleigh News and Observer, lists
more than 2,300 lawyers in the State,
but many are not in active practice,
including judges, teachers and licens
ed men in other activities. A discrep-
ency of 300 or 400 is shown in those i
actually paying the fee to practice in
the .State, in that list. . j
Buncombe county, with 140 and
showing a gain of 10 last year, leads
the State, a gain also from Zfl to 47
in the "half-fee" lawyers also being
shown. Mecklenburg dropped from
145 the year before the 135 last
year, the 'half-fte" lawyers remain
ing the same, at 45. Guilford drop
ped two, to 127, for the year, the
"half-fee" lawyers increasing nine,
to 43. Wake had 55 "half-fee" law
yers last year a drpp from 66 the
year before, and" had 125 in all, ' a
drpp from 143 of the year before.
Forsyth had 91 lawyers the past
year, an increase of 12 from the year,,
before, while 34 were in the "half
fee" class, increased from 21 the
year before. Camden, Dare, Tyrrell,
Watauga and Yancey each had only
one lawyer paying the license fee
last year.
Carteret county ha' 10 lawyers
last year, 4 of them paying the "half
fee," as compared with 11 lawyers
the year before, 5 or them paying
the half fee, Commissioner Maxwell's
figures show.
Important To Attend
School Opening Mond'y
By R. L. Fritz
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ago the city schools will open Mon-'
day September 19th. Strong teachers
have been secured to nil all vacan
cies and a good years work is antic
ipated
The Board of Trustees considered!
abolishing the book and supply feesjed him up in the county jail until
but felt that the necessary materials Police Court convenes Friday after
could not be secu-ed for the $3.50 noon. If probable cause is then found,
per teacher as allotted by the State Sam will be held without bail for the
Board of Equalizatic n. The usual October term of Superior Court,
fees, therefore, will hi charged this which is scheduled to convened Oc
year. They are as follows : tober 17.
First Grade, Books and Supplies It is said that Sam Rhodes is 22
$1.50. ;
Second Grade, Books and Supplies
2.00.
Third Grade, Books and Suplies
82.50.
Grades 4-7 inclusive Supplies on- to kill, upon Daisy Henry and Josh
ly 50. Johnson on the ninth of September.
It is urged that each pupil bring Officer Holland told the News report
his fee to the teacher on Monday er that he saw the assault and that
morning in order that no delay need, he was informed that it was caused
be experienced in making the neces.
sary orders.
The books to be used in the high
school are the same as those used last
year. In the Elementary school the
third and fifth grades will use a new
Artihmetic,, -namely, The New Day
Arithmetic, - all other , texts are the
same as those used. last year. New Ar
ithmetics were adopted for. all grades
by. the State oBard of Education, But
those to be used in" grades three fcnd
five are the only adoptions to V used
this year. The drawing books tJ
be used era the "Industrial and Ap
plied Art Books," '. .-3
Patrons are urged to send their
children to school on the opening day
and endeavor to keep in school
each day throughout the entire term.
The wholehearted cooperation of
all parents is most earnestly solicit
ed in order that each child might get
the very best attention possible.
Fred McNeill and W.-H. Proffitt of
Wilkes bounty will build trench silos
for providing succulent feed for Everett chairman of the Garden and for wholesome recreation, enter
their dairy cows this winter. Club. 'tainment and social contact
Harker's Island Has
A Large Forest Fire
A tremendous fire started in the
northern part of Harkers Island a
bout seven o'clock Sunday morning
and burned over the- woodsland of a
bout one fourth of the island Great
clouds of smoke could b$e seen boil
ing up and out of the Jurnace-like fire
all day Sunday and blowing toward
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eion mi was Durnea over iasi
ihH A ,. I u A I i I ; ;
luc iieea, viic iiume, matt vl .miuiiiib
Styron, caught on fire by sparks be-
ing blown on the roof. A bucket
brigade was formed from the shore
up to the house and the men were
able to put the fire out; but consid
erable damage was done before it was
finally extinguished.
The fire is now smouldering in the
section that was burned over last fall.
Should the wind change, it may flare
up again, leap the road and run snake
like over the debris on the ground
in the burned-over area and set the
woods on th south side of the island
on fire. Tremendous damage would
then very likely be done, for almost
all of the homes on the island are on
the south side.
It is though that the fire "just
didn't happen,' but was of an incen
diary nature. A boatman who was go
ing to the island from the mainland I
said that he saw a man run from the
point from whence the fire flared up
a few minutes, it is said, but the dis
tance was to great for the running
man to be recognized.
Woman Makes Charges
Against Her Brother
Two serious cases will come up
in Police Court Friday afternoon for
preliminary hearings. In the first of
these, Lillian (Lily) Rhodes, colored,
charges her brother, uSam Rhodes,
with '.criminally' assaultnig her about
ten o'clock Sunday night. Officer Hoi
land who made the arrest, said that
Lily told him that she felt bad late
Sunday afternoon so she went to bed
early. About ten o'clock she was a
wakened by the perpetration of the
alleged capital crime. Officer Holland
said he was informed by Lily. She
also told him that a lighted lamp was
on a stand near the bed and that she
took up the lamp and placed it near
the man's face and recognized him
o. ho, Kwrm Som RVmHa ffea nf.
fir tolrf th ,Npw ronnrtpr.
The first time Lily summoned Of
fleer Holland she never told him all
of this, but said that she wanted Sam
removed from her home because he
was violent. Officer Holland took Sam
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panting Lily and was told that Sam.we" Prese"ted to the r;
had returned to her home and wa3
becoming even more violent than ev
er. Then she told him about the al
leged rape. Thereupon Officer Holland
went and aprehended Sam and lock
years old, while his sister is 34,
Leo Wigfall is also docketed for a
hearing before Mayor Bayard Taylor
He is charged with an assault with a
deadly weapon-bricks-with intent
by Josh Johnson "cutting , out" Leo
with Daisy Henry.. Judging , by the
threats Officer Holland says Leo has
been making to . him, when Leo is re-
I leased it is very likely to turn out ti
be another Jimmie Oden "ice-pick-:
ing." Leo is said to be 3& years old
and Josh 40, while the owner of the
feminine-interest is about 30. If
probable cause is found in. Policejganization. . : ; . 7 , -
Court JPor this: case, it'will also go We are living in'-a day of organ
0 a higher .court for txiald..finaUtionrr Every other great industry
judgment.', . -; lfand profession is organized. In fact
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VACANT. LOT IMPROVED f
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A force of men and boys spent
considerate time and energy this
week in cleaning up the large vacant
lot at the corner of Front and Queen
streets. They cut down weeds and
sandspurs and piled up neatly the
stones brickbats, timbers and remov-
ed a lot of trash. The lot presents a
(nice appearance now. It is owned by
I. E. Ramsey who had the work done
under the direction of Mrs. David
COLORED SCHOOL
READY TO OPEN
Some Changes' In Faculty;
Hope For A Successful
Year
By L. R. BEST
Unless all signs fail of fruition.
the academic year which begins atln" 1.: nZ "J. .TnZ. r,
8:30 A. M. Monday will find students
and teachers all in their places will
ing and eager to begin another year
of Intellectual adventure. And what
a year is this! At home and abroad,
in hamlet and village, in town and
city, in rural homestead and city
mansion everywhere, men are fearful
For old landmarks are passing, and
that which sufficed yesterday is wo
fully iadequate and insufficient to
day. So in confusion and dismay we
call our assets of yesterday, liabili
ties; and regard some of our actual
liabilities as assets. It is in such times
as these above all others that our
young people cannot afford to have
their capacity to think clearly and
consistently trifled with; that they
cannot afford to miss a day ina school
year that is, at best too short to do
well the task of preparing for the
fateful days ahead. Fatf not then to
get the young people in the first day.
Recent rulings of the Board of
Trustees and other causes account
for the largest teacher turnover in
six years. It was a difficult task to
attempt to replace teachers of five
and six years continuous service, but
it is believed that as far as personal.
mes van possiDie do replaced, -ims
has been done. A strong well balanc
ed faculty will therefore be present
to direct and guide the young; pec
pie. Their names and tentative
signments follow. v J
as-
High School
Mathematics and English-4-Miss
Nellie B. Artis. - i
History and Iuench Miss Naomi
D. Lennon. ' , M :
Sciences L. R. Best,
,j,.vf ,nS? notes. v-. ,.. ,
ElMMata. j6? ,;v tOMrs. Mattie Giilikin aBcLUtsHaa
Grade One Miss Mabel A. Lewis.
Grade Two Miss Mary A. Cobb.
Grade. Three Miss Helen M. Da
vis. Grade Four Miss Mary Daly.
Grade Five Miss Lucia F. Taylor.
Grade Six Miss Evelyn Johnson.
Grade Seven Moses W. Freeman
Jr.
Miss Nellie B. Artis matriculated
this summer in the graduate school
?' Columbia University, while Miss
rt- WIS, W8S SlUOeni at
.Teachers College, of Columbia Uni
versity, last winter.
We earnestly solicit your coopera
'n and ,nter!t for ,scho1; for
.the,yung people and thelr teachers.
LARGE CLASS CONFIRMED
BY BISHOP THOS DARST
A class numbering twenty-nine
end Thos. C. Darst at the 11 o'clock
service Sunday morning at St. Paul's
Church by the rector, Rev. Worth
Wicker, for confirmation. This is the
largest class that has even been con
firmed at one one time in the history
of the church. The church was fill
ed to capacity.
That afternono at 2:45 Dr. R. I.
Johnson, of New Bern, presented a
class of seven to the Right Reverend
Mr. Darst at the St. Clement's Mis
sion for confirmation. St. Clements
is the colored mission located on the
corner of Cedar and Craven Streets.
j WILL MAKE EFFORT
BRANCH OF THE
By Hugh Overstreet
Arrangements have been made to
have Mr. W. Kerr Scott, Master of
the North Carolina state Grange, ad-
dress the farmers and farm women,
of Carteret county on Thursday night
September 22nd at 7:30 in the court
house in Beaufort.. The meeting will
start at 7:30 sharp. This meeting is
called for the purpose of acquaint.
linir'our neoDle with the Granre or-
Mthe'work of the world is done thru
organization and it should be. Farm
rters do not blame others for ortranis-
ing for effective endeavor. But farm-.
ers must also organize if they want
to keep step with the modern world
and not become the victims of dis
organization and inefficiency.
Some of the things this organiza
tion can accomplish:
1. A farm organization like the
Grange can bring the people of a com
munity together in regular meetnigs
to discuss their comman problems
REQUESTS MADE
FOR REDUCTIONS
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County Board 3 As1 Usual Has
Requests Made For Re
lief .
Requests for financial asisstance
and for reductions in valuations of
property featured the meetings of the
day. Present at the meeting were Com
missioners Chadwick, Carroll and
Guthrie. The regular meeting was
not held on the first Monday on ac
count of it being Labor Day.
A request from Owen G. Dunn of
New Bern for a reduction on valua
tion of a place he owns in Morehead
City was considered and allowed.
The reduction was from $2500 to
$1800. It appeared that the house
was listed at considerably more than
it cost to build it.
A motion was passed allowing Dr.
R. N. Duffy of New Bern a refund
of $6.80 on his 1931 taxes onaccount
of double listing.
A motion was passed instructing
the County Auditor to make an in
vestigation as to the property of R.
T. Dudley, Beaufort township, and
report at the next meeting.
A request of Vance Fulford of
Symrna for a reduction was consider
ed and not allowed after considerable
discussion. The board seemed to think
Mr. Fulfords valuation misrht hp ton
high but that the other property at -
Smyrna is too low and that any way
tne matter should have been brought
up when the board was sitting as a
Board of Equalization some weeks
ago.
' A motion was passed approving
the claim of Justice of the Peace H.
W. Noe for $106.57 for court costs
t obe paid when funds are available.
The board adopted a motion to pay
a note of $4000 and interest due the
Beaufort Banking and Trust Com
pany when approved by the Local Gov
ernment Commission. A resolution
was adopted to renew some outstand-
ry D. Smith applied for aid from the
poor fund. It was no"t allowed how
ever as no funds were available.
A motion was passed ' relieving
Henry T. Dudley of poll tax,
aveteran of the World War sustain
ed a disability while in the service.
Robert L .Buck of Morehead City
was allowed $6.00 a month from the
poor fund to be used to pay house
rent, vouchers to be sent to Rever
end W. B. Everett.
As prescribed by law the board su
pervised the drawing of a jury for
the next term of court.
( Continued on page six)
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Connie Robinson and Irene Morris
Atlantic.
A. H. McDonald and Reta Glenn
Willis, Morehead City.
Warren Willis, and Ruby Dudley,
Beaufort, N. C.
Woodrow Marks and Gertrude
Sanders, Moreehad City.
Derwood Godwin and Addie Wilton
Newport.
SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY
All county public schools and St.
Paul's School will begin their 1932
33 term Monday morning. The pupils
are now perhaps refreshed after
four months' of recreation and many
of them will be glad to see the fall
term officially begin with the open-
ing ui aii.uun
TO ORGANIZE
NATIONAL GRANGE
2. The grange can be a continual
educational influence and can work
with other r.gencies that are dedicat
ed to the upbuilding of agricultural
and rural life.
3. The Grange can be a legisla
tive power to protect the farmer by
securing beneficial legislation and by
defeating legislation that would in-
jun them. .
If you are interested in the up
building of Carteret county and rur
al North Carolina let me-' urge that as
many of you as possible attend this
meeting' and hear Mr. Scott explain
the workings and benefits to be de
rived from such an organization.
The Grange is the oldest National
farm organization in America and
any farmer or farm woman can join
it with the assurance that they are J
not tying up with any fly by-mght
movement which is here to day and
gone tomorrow. It has been in exis
tence since 1867.
I feel that the rural people of Car
teret county cant afford to miss" this
opportunity of getting first hand in
formation ona subject as vital to
them as the Grange organization.
Three I gfcf Circus
Com To Beaufort
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No doubt ; &"c'e aware tliat a real
honest-to-goc Circus is the great
est entertaini tf. all amusements,
and the only ch of the amuse
ment world t rjes not need cen
soring. A visit to the Circus is a day
of enjoyment for the old and young.
It is a day that the kiddies always
remember, and the older folks never
forget. Barnett Bros, is twice its
former size this season and it now
offering an unusual programme of
sensation and merit, with more real
novelties than all the other shows
combined. A grand spectacle "NA
TIONALITY," precedes the regular
performance this season, over one
hundred men, women and animals
take part. Miss B. Peasely is the pri
ma dona and is assisted by a large
group of pretty girls. Barnett Bros.,
have spared no money to make this
'the most gorgeous spectacle ever pro
duced. This is presented with the reg
ular circus performance without ex
tra charges, and is the talk of every
town visited. The street parade this
season is over one mile in length,
and will pass over the principal
streets. Beautiful Tableaux Trucks,
four Bands of Music, steam calliope,
funny clowns, pretty girls prancing
steeds performers and animals from
the far corners of the earth. Believe
no false reports, Barnett Bros., Cir
cus will positively exhibit; there can
be no change in route or change of
date' and' above a11 thia show wU1
not be Split; it will be exhibited at
BEAUFORT, on Saturday, Sept. 17.
, (Press Agent) !
Cattle Running Loose
Causes Owner Trouble
Saturday afternoon, for, tha third
time in about twelve months, a large
delegation of witnesses come up from
Portsmouth in a case charging Will
Mason with letting his horse and
soma of his hundred and fifty cattle
run . loose through the village of
Portsmouth. Henry W. Noe, Justice
-Pace,-.trboUh
oclock.Frank. GaskUl .swore -out the
warrant and the following witnesses
appeared.: W. T. Dailey, Ed Dixon,
Walker Stvron. Carl Dixon. Cecil
He is'Gilgo W. T. Roberts, Fred Parsons,
Ed Styron,. Normon Roberts, Will
Willis Theodore Salter and
Gaskill.
Messrs. Gaskill and Dailey were
the only witnesses examined. They
claimed that Mr. Mason unlawfully
and willfully permitted his horse and
cattle to run within the restricted
boundaries of the village.
When Mr. Mason testified, he said
that he had at some former time
built a fence around his pasture
I made of pine poles and three strands
of barbed wire. Since then the wire
has been cut on several occasions ana
nis gaie ieii open numerous umes,
thereby turning nis siock out on open
range, Mr. Mason testified. He also
admitted that his stock entered the
village limits on such times as the
wire fence was cut or the gate left
open by unknown parties, but that
when he saw the cattle in the village
that he drove them away.
Owing to the fact that the case has
come up before him three times in
about twelve months, Justice Noe de
cided to send the case to Superior
Court for final settlement; Mr. Mas
on to give a $100 bond for his ap
pearance. Esther Simmons, twenty-two-year
old local colored woman, pled guilty!
to a charge of being drunk on a pub- j
lie highway and using profane and
indecent language. The offense wasj
said to have taken place about six
nights before the woman was arraign i
ed for trial out on North River roadj
about seven miles from Beaufort at:
the State Highway camp. Justice Noe
gave her a 30-day sentence
in the!
county jail suspended upon the pay
ment of the costs, on condition that;
she will not get drunk and be of good
behavior and remain away from the
State Highway camp for a period of
twelve months. - '
NO RECORDER'S COURT
Owing to the fact that there were
no vases on the docket, Recorder's
Court did not convene at -its usual
time Tuesday morning: This Ms the
second time in two years that this
court has failed to open for this reas
on. Usually .rom.- two to eight tases
docketed for .trial each Tuesday.
Trolly Stop It 90 .Second
Cleveland, O Cleveland street
railways have set something of a rec
ord. In the past five years the aver
age stop of trolly cars for lack of
power is 90 seconds.
ill -.32 a. m. 5:24 a.
Samo Here, 12:01 p. m. 6:18 p.
Wife: "I took great pains with that' Thursday, Sept. 22
cucumber salad I made you." 12:23 a. m. 6:14 a.
Hubby: "So did I!" 12:56 p.m. 7:16 p.
PUBLIC SERVICE
VALUES DECLINE
Railroad Valuations For Tax
Purpose Lowered; Electric
Companies And . Others
Higher t
By M. R. DUNNAGAN
RALEIGH, Sept" 12 Assessed val
uations of public service corporations
in North Carolina have been reduc-
J M a l: . . 1 . ,n
eu xur uiAtmun purposes anuut 4i,
000,000, or from $551,477,311 in.
1931 to $541,561,761 for 1932, the
State Board of Assessment announc
ed Saturday through Chairman A. J, ,
Maxwell. '
Railroad property i valuations were
reduced from $219,576,509 in 1931
to $208,580,771 in 1932; electric,
street railway and gas companies
were increased from $110,631,173 in
1931 to $112,062,350 in 1932; tele
phone company valuations were in
creased from $17,830,212 in 1931 to
$18,108,547 for 1932; express com
pany valuations were reduced from
$337,000 in 1931 to $3)12,000 for
1932; telegraph company valuations
were increased from $1,952,416 in
1931 to $1,996,093 for 1932, and
Pullman company values were reduc
ed from $1,150,000 in 1931 to $L
092,000 for 1932.
All of the larger railroads includ
ing A. C. L. Norfolk-Southern, Sea-
borrd, Southern, Atlantic and Yad
kin, Chnchfield and W-S. Southbound
had their valuations reduced, except
the N.' and W., Durham and South
ern and Piedmont and Northern, val
uations of which remained the same
as last year. Duke Power, S. P. U.
Co., Tide Water Power and Durham
Pub. Ser. had valuations increased,
while Carolina P. and L., Nanthala
P. and L. and a few others had slight
reductions. Slight increases were
made in valuations of American Tel
ephone, Carolina, Southern Appala
chian and Southern Bell Telephone
properties. Small increases were
made in both Postal and Western
Union telegraph property; also' lor T
Railway
Express-Agency. -
Attorney, GeneraJ D. G. Brummitt
declined to. reply to the question of
tne urrensboro Central Labor Union
1 relative to the authority Governor
Gardner has to call the State High-
Lorenwav Patrol to patrol duty in strjke
.areas, on the ground that his duty
is to advise btate officials of the law
and not individual or groups. Mr.
Brummitt points out that he is not
expected to give opinions unless ask
ed to by State officials, and they are
not required to ask him regarding
the law on any matter in which they
engage unless they desire to.
BANKRUPT STOCK SOLD
AT VERY GOOD FIGURE
adve,rtised in this newspaper the
stock of merchandise and store fix-
tures of W. P. Smith were sold here
Monday in bankruptcy proceedings.
Quite a good sized crowd was on hand
and the bidding was right lively. The
successful bidder was Leo Brody of
Kinston who bid $1900 for the stock
and fixtures. Associated with him in
the deal were J. J. Barden and J. A,
Guies. It seemed to be generally a
greed that the price was a plenty and
it is not thought that there will be
any higher bid offered for it in which
case the sale wll be confirmed.
TIDE TABLE
Information at to the tides
at Beaufort is given in this col
umn. The figures are approx
imately correct and based on
table's furnished by the U. S.
Geodetic Survey. Some allow
ances must be made for varia
tions in the wind and alio with
respect to the locality, that is
whether near the inlet or at
the' heads of the estuaries. - .
Hi, Tid. v. ,.r .-. . Low Tide
,.aFjrUay.SB. JLS -' " t'J-. '
8:49 a. m. -.,, . A 2:23.a.-a'
?M p.- n ti , ... . -; 2:52 p. jiu
' Saturday. Sept.'l? . ' ;
9:24 a. m.. . 2:56 a. m.,
9 :39 p. m. " ' " 3 :28" p, ' nt.
i Sunday, Sept. 18 4 .
9:59 a. m." 3:29 "a. m.
10:15 p. m. 4:05 p. m.
- - Monday, Sept. 19
10:34 a. m. 4:04 a. m.
10:50 p. m. 4:43 p. nv
. Tuesday, Sept. 20
10:59 a. m. 4:41. a. m.
11:13 p. m. 5:28 p. m.
Wednesday, Sept. 21
m.
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