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Beaufoirt Mews The best advertising medium published in Carteret Co. ( READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY J WATCH Yoi . !el and pay your subscription VOLUME XXU 8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1933 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 2 Highway Bridge May B Built To Cape Lookout Cape Lookout Highway, Inc., Applies For Loan of $610,0C0.00 to Construct Highway From Lenoxville to Cape Lookout Via Harkers Is land; Construction of Highway Would Em ploy More Than Four Hundred Men; Could be Completed in Eight Months. Many hearts in Carteret County particularly at Harkers Island and Cape Look out were gladdened when it was learned Sunday that a representative of the Cap Lookout Highway, Inc., had filed a nine pound application with the Recon struction Finance. Corporation Fri day asking for a loan of $610,000.00 for the purpose of building a toll bridge between Lenoxville and Cape ookout via Harkers Island. The Cape Lookout Highway, Inc., has as its president Dr. C. S. Maxwell; its vice president, Dr. H. M. Hendrix; and its secretary U. E. Swann. For several years this project has been anticipated but it was only dur ing the last few months that the a bove mentioned business men have been working definitely for the con struction of this highway. This work has been semi-secret, but with the filing of the volumnous application at the Reconstruction headquarters in Washington Friday, the news got out rather widely. The projected highway would be made up of paved road, hydraulic fills, and treated wooden structures. Two swinging drawbridges similar to the one on the Atlantic Beach Bridge will permit boats to still use the wa terways in1 that section, t is antici pated that if the loan is effected that the bridge-causeway will be construct ed from Lenoxville across the mouth Of North River to the marsh, thence across to the Northwest arm of Hark ers Island. A road will run practical ly east and west through the island. From the east end of Barker's Is land a bridge and causeway will be built over to the Cape near the light house. Blue prints and specifications for this project were drawn up by Harry P. Gi'ier, Jr., a distinguished young engineer of Statesville and Washing ton, D. C. M. R. Beaman, a traffic en gineer, of Clinton, aided Mr. Greir in this work. In asking for the loan, the officials of the Capt Lookout Highway, nc, stated that they would give a first mortgage or deed of trust on all the bridges, causeways and terminals for the full amount of the loan. Twenty years is the time requested in which to liquidate the requested loan. Ser ial bonds maturing yearly would be issued under the deed of trust, it is proposed, and one-twentieth of the total amount would be paid each year after the completoin of the bridge. If the loan is secured, 384 men will be employed 30 hours a week each on the construction work, along with 20 additional men working full time. This project would be completed in about eight months it is stated. The loan fo rthe project would be com pletely liquidated fr&m the tolls col lected, is anticipated by the Cape Lookout Highway officios. At Capt Lookout a highway would be built around the hook of the Cape. The construction of such a means of ingress and egress would provide a way for fishe dealers to get their fish fresh from the fishing grounds. It would enable Harkers Island people to come to rBaufort over the five miles of bridges, causeways and Len oxville road by paying the toll cheap er than tey can come around by Gloucester now over a free ferry. Undoubtedly a major ortion of traffic from Portsmouth, Ocracoke and possibly Hatteras and other plac es would be diverted to this route, should the highway be built. In addi , tion, a summer resort is projected for the vicinity of Cape. Lookout on the beach. The most conservative esti mates of the amount of traffic over this route ata comparatively low toll age is said to be fully sufficient to pay off the serial bonds as they come due vearly and to keep the structure in first lass condition as wel las pay . for the personnel to operate it. The tolls are conservatively estimated at S100.000.00 for the first year, and this will increase yearly until at ths tonth vear the tolls will aggggregate $200,000.09. . " 4HIS3 Back before the World War, the federal government started to build a breakwater at Cape Lookout, but the war stopped the work during the latter pait of 1Q17 after $2,000,000. 00 had been spent and the work about half completed. This breakwater is now about thtee feet amove the mean low water mark. This Harbor of Refuge, as the j0k of the cape is (Contnidd on page 8) WILL COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE EXTENDED TERM? "Do you want an extended .term of school this year in Carteret County?" This is the question now be ing asked the taxpayers by J. G. Allen, Superintendent of County Schools. All citizens who are in favor of the ex- tended term are requested by Superintendent Allen to pay their taxes at once so that the Carteret pupils may have the benefit of the additional instruction. , Teachers Paid Some Back Salary Lately Vouchers aggregating $4,111.29 were placed in the mail Sunday for the teachers who taught during the extended term in Carteret County last spring. This was approximately thirty-three per cent of the salary for the seventh month. The teachers had already received a similar a- mount on the seventh month, so on- lly about one third of the salary for that month and the whole of tht eighth month remains unpaid now. Undoubtedly this was more of a sur prise than Santa Claus was to some children this year. CARTERET COURT DANCE HALL HAS RE-ESTABLISHED DRUNKEN AFFRAY Recorder's Court Re-Establish ed by Board of Commission ers Here Friday Local Firemen Guests Williamston Meeting A delegation of local firemen at tended the quarterly meeting of the East North Carolina Firemen's Asso ciation in Williamston Tuesday even ing. The dinner was held in the re ception hall of the Masonic Temple, and began at 8 o'clock. Barbecue and chicken and other delicacies were served. The evening was greatly enjoyed by the local men attending. The Beaufort delegation was com posed of Murray Thomas, Jr., Dewey Guthrie, W. R. Longest, W. D. Skar ren, Gilbert Glancy,, James Hassell, John Hill, Sterling Chadwick, Milton Woolard, Gherman Holland and John Brooks. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS C. W. Graham and wife to Leon T. Graham, 15 acres Newport Town ship, for $1. H. C. Garner and wife to Irvin S. Garner, 26 acres Newport Township, for $100. E. H. Gorham, Trustee to Rena M. Borden, 1 lot M. City, for $200. Fred Lewis and wife to Cape Lookout Highway Inc. Right of way H. I. Township, for $1. C. S. Davis et ux et al, to Cape Lookout Highway Inc., Right of Way H. I. Township, for $1. Thos. B. Lewis et ux to Cape Look out Highway Inc. Right of Way H. I. Township for $1. Leslie A. Moore and wife to F. G. Gillikin, 1 lot Cape Lookout, for $10. Elijah C. Nelson and wife to Willie Nelson 1 acre H. Q. Township, for $10. Recorder's Court was re-establish ed in Carteret County by the Carter et Board of Commissioners at its January meeting here Friday, and Paul Webb, of Morehead City, was elected judge and M. Leslie Davis, of Beaufort, was elected solicitor. The judge's salary was set at $112.50 per month and the solicitor's salary at $67.50 per month. Commissioners Guthrie, McCabe and Fulcher voted in the affirmative, Commissioner Smith voted in the negative and Chairman Webb did not cast a vote for the establishment of the court, the .election of the two officials and the setting of the salaries. This re-establishment of Recorder's Court came as the culmination to the rumors started some weeks ago and the meeting of the Carteret Bar As sociation about ten days before the Board took official action of this meas ure. Both the Bar Association and the Board discussed the need of a General County Court for the trial of both civil as well as criminal cas es, with the exception of felonies and divorce proceedings. The Board of Commissioners, however, only vot ed to re-establish the Recorder's Court at the present time. It is talk ed that the Board may ask Legislator Luther Hamilton to sponsor a bill in the General Assembly that will au thorize the Board of Commissioners to establish a general county court. This has not been done so far, however. Auditor Whitehurst was instruct ed to adjust the 1932 tax list of Mrs, Isabelle Arthur, as to two mortgages, in the amount of $4,000.00, the same to be reduced to $2,000.00. The basket ball team of the Beau fort Graded School was allowed the privilege of using the auditorium of the Court House Annex building for the purpose of playing basket ball therein, nrovided that $25 dollars will be deposited with the auditor to take care of the possible damages to the auditorium. In addition, the aud itor was instructed to terminate the jse of the auditorium at any time if in his opinion the building is not be ing properly taken care of. At the end of the basket ball season if the building is in good condition the $2o deposit will be returned. The auditor was instructed to pur chase a water motor for the county home on the best terms possible. It was ordered that the property of the Harbor Island Hunting Club be placed on the tax books at $2,000- 00, and this made applicable to the 1932 taxes. It was ordered that the bill of $1.25 of the Western Union Tele graph Company be paid Dr. S. W. Thompson, Jr., which was incurred in connection with the death of Bogue Barnhill. A contribution of $25.00 was or dered to be paid the Eastern North Carolina Chamber of Commerce, in connection with other eastern coun ties for the abolition of the $0.15 ad valorem tax, to bring about the re valuation of property, reduce the cost of the State government, and to 'reduce the cost of tax foreclosures ind bank laws. Hugh Murdock was elected Stand ard Keeper for Carteret County. The bond of A. C. Murdock, con- stable for the Morehead City town ship, was accepted and ordered filed. POLICE COURT VERY LIGHT RUSSELL CREEK MAN DIES FOLLOWING LONG ILLNESS Carteret Farmer &jfay Receive Loans Fro VXioverment Agency Mayor Bayord Taylor tried a very light docket in Police Court Monday evening. Frank Robinson, charged with drunkenness, five days or two dollars and fifty cents. , Miland Gabriel, drunkenness and disorderly conduct on two counts, five days or two dollars and fifty cents on first , count and ten days or five dollars on the last count. BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS J. J. Skinner, well known citizen of Russell Creek, passed away at his home about 2 o'clock yesterday after noon after an illness of several months duration. He was seventy-six years old. Funeral services were conducted from the late home at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, with the Rev. J. P. Harris conducting. A large crowd of friends and relatives were present for the last rites. Interment was in the Russell Creek cemetery. Mr. Skinner was originally from Wilson county but had been farm ing in the Russell Creek section for the past twenty two years. Prior to that time he lived for several years a tthe Thomas farm. He was a mem ber of the Christian church at P.us- sell Creek. The deceased is survived by hi3 wife, Mrs. Jenny L. Skinner, and by the following children, Henry C. Skinner, of New Bern; James Skinner Three Tried For Drunkenness and Fighting by Justice Noe Tuesday The number seven is usually con sidered to be a lucky number by nu merologists and superstitious folks, but a jack made of seven net leads strung on a piece of rope with a loop in one end was the straw that broke the camel's back in a drunken brawl that took place at the dance hall store of Louis J. Moran at Gales Creek Saturday night, when a crowd of young men and women of that community and Morehead City fore gathered for a dance. Judging from the testimony given in the court of H. W. Noe, Justice of the Peace, in the court room of the county court-house at ten o clock Tuesday morning, things were pretty hot around the dance hall for some time Saturday night. According to the evidence a goodly portion of the men attending were partially or wholly drunk. Stacy Willis, young Moreneaa uy man, was charged with committing an assault on the person of Oscar Hartly and Milton Piner both of Morehead City with intent to kill, resisting arrest, carrying a concealed weapon, and drunk and disorderly conduct. The defendant was in such a drunken frame of mind that Town ship Constable A. C. Murdock was un able to effect an arrest at the dance hall," but followed the yuong man to Morehead City and with the aid of Sheriff E. M. Chadwick was able to ake the defendant into custody. Louis J. Moran, Sheridan Mansfield Primrose Garner, Oscar Hartly, Bob bin Jones, Milton Piner, A. C. Mur dock and Stacy Willis were examined. Martly, it was said, was struck near the left eye by the net-lead jack at the hands of the defendant while the former was not interferring with any one. Piner tsetified that Willis struck him on the right cheek with brass knucks, while he was trying to per suade te man in a friendly manner to leave . the scene, of conflict peacably. Willis said that he was completely oblivious to everything that happen ed from the time he left the down town section of Morehead City until he arrived back in that community after the dance hall episode. Charles W. Stevens represented the young defendant. He asked Jus tice Noe to strike out the clauses from the warrant concerning the in tent to kill and the carrying of con cealed weapons, for he contended that the testimony of the witnesses did not substantiate these clauses. Justice Noe decided to send the de fendant up to Recorder's Court un der a $250 bond and then if neces sary the warrant can be amended there. Growing out of the same dance hall affray was the warrant charg ing Dorley Willis, Harvey Wilis and Canfied Willis with resisting arrest while drunk and disorderly. Harvey Willis is in the employ of the coast guard or some other phase of the gov ernment and left without the per mission1 of the court in order to be back in Norfolk before the trial took place. The other two young men were tried by Justice Noe Tuesday morning, with Charles W. Stevens as their attorney. Cecil Hall, Oscar Hartly, Bobbin Jones, Sherdian Mansfield, Primrose Garner and A. C. Murdock testified in the case. Practically all agreed that those at the dance were drink ing or pretty well drunk. Owing to insufficient evidence, the case against Canfield Willis was dismissed. Dor ley Willis was let off with the pay ment of the costs, upon the agree ment that he will be of good behav ior for thirty days. If in that time he is not of good behavior he will au tomatically be remanded to the coun ty jail for a period of thirty days. The Moran dance hall has been in operation for some two months and in that time has become the center for tha dancing young people of Morehead City, Gales Creek and vi cinity. Durham Youth Caught Again Here Thursday John Richardson, the ten-year-old boy, who has been in court here a number of times charged with larce ny, was caught again last Thursday evening in the D. M. DeNoyer gar age, and since then word has come from Durham officials that he was so notorious there that he had to be run out of the county. John has confess ed to practically every Christmas time robbery around here, Chief W. R. Longest told a News reporter. The. youthful thief is now being held in the county jail, awaiting the Durham officials who will come after him. He was ordered to leave the county about ten days or two weeks ago and his mother sent the police word that she was coming after him, but he tried to perpetrate another robbery in the meantime. After he is taken away, the police think that thievery will show a marked decrease here in Beaufort. SCHOOL PROJECTS GET FEDERAL AH) Many Improvements Have Been Made to school Build ings And Grounds By M. R. DUSNAGAN RALEIGH, Jan. 2 Permanent school improvement projects in 59 North Carolina counties during Oc tober, November and December, as a result of the Federal relief program, have cost a total of $347,828, spent on projects created and carried out in keeping with the government's wishes to provide work for destitute people rather than give them funds outright, Dr. Fred W. Morrison, State relief director, announces. - Of the $347,828 spent, $148,777 came from Federal funds and was used to pay for labor, while the re mainder, $199,051, purchasing all equipment and supplies, came from local sources, as follows: State Lit erary fund, $84,700; miscellaneous State funds, $1,254; county appro priations, $41,854; local school dis trict appropriations, $27,603; private contributions, $43,640. Involved in the program are 585 schools, work consisting of improv ing grounds, painting and repairing buildings, repair school bus routes, bu.ilding additions to buildings, and in a few cases, erecting new buidings and gymnasiums. A large portion of the seven hun dred farmers here in Carteret County will be glad to learn that the federal government will lend them money sufficient to put in their crops this spring, and that these loans will be made through the Regional Agricul tural Credit Corporation of Raleigh, North Carolina. E. P. Welch, a rep resentative of the Corporation was in Beaufort Wednesday making neces sary arrangements before beginning with the applications the first part of next week. While these loans will be to a cer tain degree be made in a similar manner to the way those were made last year, the government will re quire first-class collateral thi3 win ter. The names of the following Car teret business men were carried tfl Raleigh by Mr. Welch and. three of these will serve on the local commit tee to consider the applications for these loans; G. W. Huntley, W. P. Smith, W. A. Mace, C. S. Maxwell, and Geo. A. Oglesby. Beginning Monday morning there will bea representative in the office of County Farm Agent Hugh Over street in the Court House Annex Building that will make out the ap plications for the farmers desiring the loans. This year the wives of the applicants must sign the applications before the notary public in Mr. Ov erstreet's office, so any man applying for a loan must take along his wife so her signature may be placed on the application also. In the case where a tenant applies for a loan, the landlord must accompany him and also be a co-signor. A notary fee will be requir ed of each applicant. The mainrequirement that will be asked each applicant is whether he has paid his 1930 taxes. If he has not, no loan will be granted. Other than this, the requirements are said to be no stiffer than the requirements of the fertilizer companies and others making advances to the farmers for their crops. A lien or first moitgage on all crops raised will be required, so that if a farmer contracts with some one else for one or more of his crops he will be unable to get a gov ernment loan. In addition to this, a mortgage on livestock will be requir ed, and if this is considered to be in sufficient, a mortgage on the farm implements must be given. Loans that are extended the farm ers by this Corporation will be suf ficient to buy seed, fertilizer, help harvest the crop, be ample for bar rels, and in the case of potatoes will be sufficient for dusting the potatoes. In other words, the government is said to be trying to help those farm ers who are good "risks," but who are unable to purchase their farm ing supplies this year. Futher infor- Lauding the spirit of local citizens and communities in aiding in relief mation concerning these loans will be of destitution, Dr.. Morrison said he given either by Mr. Overstreet or the was heartened to see that nearly $44 000 had been in private donations. 'These small town schools which are building indoor gymnasium or indoor! education structures have provided all the funds for materials out of lo cal private contributions,' said Dr. Morrison. The Governor's office of relief re ports securing a loan of $1,835,000 more from the Reconstruction Fi nance Corporation for relief in the State for aJnuary and February, $740,000 for January and $895,000 for February. Previous allotments se cured were $815,000 for October and November and 5$71,000 for De cember. The larger amounts for the winter months are made necessary because of the increasing number of families needing aid, Dr. Morrison announces. Estimated are that 143,325 families will need help in January and 151, 272 in February. The relief funds just made available will be paid in four installments, the grst having beenr sent out. Carteret county's allotment is $5,000. for January and $5,000 for February, Dr. Morrison announces. notary public located in Mr. Over- street's office. CLUB MEETING Ths regular January business meet ing of the Community Club will be held Thursday, January 12, 7 :3'0 p. m. in the club room. This is an important meeting. All club members are asked to attend and pay their dues. The birthday of the club will be observed. HARTMAN-WHITEHURST U. S Referee in Bankruptcy Wil liam Duncan of Raleigh held a hear ing here last Friday in two cases. J. Kelly Gillikin who was adjudicat ed tankrup December 5 was discharg- of Smithfield; Allon Skinner, of Gal :d by the court. In the matter of C. veston, Texas; Mrs. B. L. Freeman Z. Chappell, G. W. Duncan was nam- of Morehead City; Mrs. Burt Ray, of rd trustee and C. A. Clawson, Joseph Salisbury; Mrs. James Loving, of House nrd E. D. Mnrtin were appoirt Beaufort; and Mrs. I. W. Potter, of ed to appraise his stock and fixtures. Ernul. Word has been reeclved by the News of the recent marriage of Mrs. Grace Whitehurst formerly to Mr. Albert W. Hartman of Glenco, Mary land, on December 28, 1912. The marriage was solemnized att he home of Mr. and Mrs. William II. Abrahams of Fost Deposit, Maryland, by the Reverend Alfred P. Stevens of More- RE-ESTABLISHED RECORDER'S COURT WILL CONVENE FRIDAY The re-established Recorder's Court will convene for its first session with Paul Webb as judge and M. Les lie Davis as solicitor at ten o'clock Friday morning. At the present time thirteen cases are docketed for trial Friday in this court. TIDE TABLE Information an 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 also with respect to the locality, that is whether near the inlet or at the heads of the estuaries. BANKRUPT PETITION Dr. Otis' Hack-tt Johnson, physi cian of Morehead City, has filed a head City. Mr. and Mrs. Hartman are petition in voluntary bankruptcy in touring Florida and will be at home federal court in New Bern, listing lia- at Glenco, Maryland after January J bilities of $11,002.15 and assets of High Tide Low Tide Friday, Jan. 13 9:05 a m. 2:51 a. m. 9:26 p. m. 3:36 p. m. Saturday, Jan. 14 9:43 a. m. 3:33 a. m. 10:09 p. m. 4:12 p. m. Sunday, Jan. IS 10:23 a. m. 4:13 a. m. 10:51 p. m 4:47 p. m Monday, Jan. 16 m. m. Tuesday, Jan m. 4:58 a. 5:26 p, 17 11:36 a. m. 5:53 a. m. 11:49 p. m. 6:10 p. m. Wednesday. Jan. 18 15. $6,466, induuding $5,300 in real es- 12:25 a. m. 6:55 a. m. 12:37 p. m". 7:03 p. m. Thursday, Jan. 19 1:20 a. m. 8:00 a in. Lacy Barker, Oriental, N. C. and eigh, United States referee in bank-j 1:32 p. m. 8:03 p. m. Inez Pittman, Beaufort, N. C. ruptcy. MARRIAGE LICENSE $0,466, induuding $5,300 in real es tate. His attorney is C. R. Wheatly, of Beaufort. The case has been re ferred to William r. Duncan, of Ral- 11:03 a, 11:15 p.
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