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8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1933 PRICE 5c SINGLE COP
NUMBER 6
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A General Sales Ta
Law Seems Likely Now
Balancing The Budget Is The Main Problem and
In Order To Do It A Large Sum Must Be Rais
ed; Eight Months School Bill Introduced
py m. r. dunnagan Four Games Won By
RALEIGH, Feb. 7 Both houses of j Local High School
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the General Assembly have "gone up
the hill and back again" during the) The boy3 anj gjris basket ball
past week several times, reminding : teams have played two games each
of the gymnastic feat of "running indecently and have been victorious in
place" and getting nowhere, but the!eacll 0f them. These were all play
legislative body is making progress, 'e(j on the indoor court in the court
even though there is apparently j bouse annex before large and enthu
much lost motion, " nd the fifth week s;astjc cr0W(j3 0f spectators. The
ended with them further along inj"Fat-So" band furnished music for
the task3 before them. these athletic conflicts.
The main problem has been balanc-j Friday evening the Morehead City
ing the budget and leaving enough Hign School girls' team was defeat
for the departments, institutions and;ed by the iocai3 by a score of 21-10.
agencies necessary to get along on Tnis j3 the first time in the past
for the next two years. That is j seVeral years that Morehead City has
still the major hurdle and, in gettingj been vanquished by the Beaufort
down to brass tacks, the joint n-;High girls. Potter, Duncan and Cha
SCHOOLMASTER
GETS IN FIGHT
Principal of Newport School
Receivies Bruises Saturday
at Hands of Infuriated
Parent
Een Oglesby must have seen red
LOCAL FUGITIVE
FOUND RECENTLY
Jimmie Oden Gets Into Trouble
in Virginia and is Turned
Over to Carteret Authorities
Getting in an altercation with the
Lull Lookout riier Zt?
Activities This gek
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There is now a momentary lull in
the activities of the Cape Lookout
Highway promoters, which is due to
the fact that the report of the con
sulting engineer, George J. Dodge,
has not been filed as yet with the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
tfn Washington. It, is now expected
that this report will be hied within
the next few days, after which other
investigations will be made. If other
investigators are as fovorably im
tressed as Mr. Dodge was, it is very
likely that the highway promoters will
be granted a hearing before the oi
ficials of the R. F. C. in the near future.
It is said that everything is pro
gressing as rapidly as possible and
favorably as can be expected of a
thing of this nature. But a good
many local people, especially the
unemployed, seem to be rather impa
tient. There is much talking and
speculation concernnig this matter
on the street and wherever people
gather. It is the general opinion ot
those expressing themselves that the
proposed Lookout highway is a much
needed transportation facility and
that now is the most oportune time
for constructing it. Hundreds ot
people living in this locality will try
to get employment in the construc
tion work if the loan is extended the
Cape Lookout Highway, Inc., by the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
when he talked last Saturday with . captain of a f reigh boat at Glouces
W. E. Powell concerning the alleged ter, Virginia, proved the undoing of
wrongdoings of the formers son, 'Jimmie Oden, the colored man who
Cecil Oglesby, according to the tes
timony given in Recorder s Court
Tuesday morning. This and other
escaped from the county jail here last
fall while awaiting the October term
of Superior Court on various and
trials drew a large crowd of specta-' sundry charges preferred against him
tors into the court-room. by his wife, Pnscilla Oden, and her
It was stated by witnesses that sister, Blanche Pearsall. Oden is a
two children of Mr. Oglesby, includ-jgain the guest of the county jailor,
ing Cecil, have given, considerable - ,
trouble to the school truck drivers ' When Jimmie Oden took French
who carrv them to and from their leave last fal he went up in the corn-
home at Mill Creek. One day last
week Cecil got very unpleasant and
abusive toward Manly Barfield, the
truck driver, who reported the oc
currence to Mr. Powell, the princi
pal of the school.
As a consequence of this, Cecil
was administered corporal punish
ment by the school master. Just be
fore this, while Mr. Powell was talk-
nance committees have about dis-jpin led the scoring for B. H. S. while j. b 't Cecii3 conduct, one of the
carded the Budget revenue bill and j Willis was the highlight for Morehead
a sub-committee is directed to hndlcity,
new sources and that is interpreted j fne same evening the boys' team
to mean that a sales tax will be lev-, 0f Morehead City went down in de
led, even though strenuously oppos-;Ieat before the locals by the close
ed. j score of 14-13. This game was neck
Another MacLean bill is in to pro-jand neck throughout. At the conclu
vide an eight months school without sion 0f the first half the score was
any ad valorem tax on property. 1 7.6. This was a hard-fought con
figures have been produced to indi-1 flict.
cate that the eight months school The Farm Life girls of Vanceboro
can be operated with probably $ , 0st a nip and tuck game to B. H. S
monwealth of Virginia. Since then he
has worked in various sections of that
state and in West Virginia. At the
time of the Gloucester, Virginia, af
fray, he was working on a freight
boat plying out of that port. After
the affair with the captain he was ar
rested. Following this, various papers
including his army discharge, was
found on him.
Sheriff Elbert M. Chadwick was
immediately notified of the colored
man's whereabouts and was asked if
the man was wanted here. The Glou
cester authorities were then informed
young fellows in the office stated
that sometime back Cecil had run his
sister about with a knife. Cecil then
was asked and Mr. Powell assured
tne court ui w w i - to hold Jimmie 0den until the sher-
levity wnetner ne naa a uuuci 1
knife concealed in his boots at the
time. A negative answer was receiv
ed.
REGULAR MEETING
OF COUNTY BOARD
iff could get there. Sheriff Chadwick
and T. M. Thomas, Jr., left here early
Sunday morning for the Virginia
Cecil then returned to his home j Td late that after"
iruuii rviuii vucii
and told his elders about the whip
ping he had received at the hands of
The fugitive evidently understood
000,000 more than was appropnat- j Tuesday evening to the tune of a jir. Powell. Mr. Oglesby testified , that the officer had him, for he waiv
ed last year and on the same basis j 14.13 score. Vanceboro held a slight ;that the chastisement did not worry ed an rjnt to the extradition require-
or standard. If the salary schedule : iea throughout the entire game
is reduced, then the addition would i During the last thirty seconds Her
be reduced by that much. Moreover, rmg tossed the field goal that putson about the knife affair. Mr. Ogles-
him, but that he did not like the ments and came on with the sheriff
fact that Mr. Powell questioned m3 peaceably. On the way home Jimmie
with an eicrht months school, the pro-1 the winners one point in the lead.
posal is to abolish all local tax dis-; Herring's play was the breath-taking
tricts so far as tax for school oper-Uncident 0f the evening. Hinnant al
ation is concerned, which would eli- so ied the locals, while Franks was
minate several million dollars in 10-, the lone star for the losers,
by also heard that it was said in the
told the officer and Mr. Thomas a
hrmnt his mpjinHprine's durinc the
school master's office that his son had lagt f ew months he has been a f ugi-
cal taxes over about threefourths of
the State.
Vanceboro's Farm Life boys' team
lost the .same evening to the B. H. S.
"" The MacLean bill would require boys, the score being 16-11. Captain
the eight months school and, to sup-jHatsell and Moore led the scoring for
port it and the other requirements, the locals, while Heath was the out
it would be necessary to raise about standing player for the visitors.
$10,000,000 to balance the budget. Itj Hassell and Davis were the officials
would mean a sales tax of about two , f or the first two games, and Hassell
per cent of general sales, if the H-jand VanHorne were the officials for
cense, income and franchise taxes re-1 the second double header.
main as they have been for twoj
years, or a three per cent tax if they FOUR BASKET BALL GAMES
are reduced to the 1929 scale. The TO BE PLAYED THIS WEEK
committees think industry is taxed
too much in the new Budget revenue Four promising basketball games
bill. It now looks as if the sales tax'ar8, siated for this evening, and Fri
is inevitable, since ad valorem will day and Saturday evening. Tonight
be removed. the local high school on the indoor
About all taxpayers have beenlcourt jn the court-house annex. Fri
heard by the finance, and depart-1 day evening the Wake Forest Intra
ments and institutions have had their j Mural basketball team will play a-
day with the appropriations commit- gainst the B. H. S. Boys. Saturday
threatened the truck driver with a
knife.
Mr. Oglesby saw Mr. Powell in
front of the Beaufort News office
tive fro mthe law.
Priscil'a Oden and Blanche Pear
sall had Jimmie arrested several
WILLIAM CARROLL MASON
PASSES SUNDAY EVENING
last Saturday and they talked at j times late' last smfe- lor numer
some length concerning this matter, ous alleged misdemeanors, among
and both testified that they tried to which were listed attempted arson,
straighten out the seeming misunder
standing, but both thought the other
in the wrong. Later in the day they
again met in the back part of Car
lisle Bell's store in Newport, and the
subject was reopened. In the heat of
the argument, Mr. Oglesby knocked
Mr. Powell down, then sat on him
and beat him until he was pulled off
stealing, and attempting to scare
Blanche Persall with a pistol. Im
mediately after his last trial in Re
corder's Court last fall, after Judge
Davis had sent the case to Superior
Court on bond, Jimmie went out and
dangerously stabbed his wife about
ten times with an ice pick and his
sister-in-law, Blanche Pearsall, a
tees. Those two groups are about
evening the Wake Forest boys will
ready to get down to business and I pit their athletic skill against the lo
bring out in a few days the commit
tee revenue and appropriations meas
ures. The committee on Reorganization
of the State Government is having
its troubles. Its first actual defeat
camew hen the Senate, by a 26 to 24
vote refused to abolish the Corpora
tion Commission and set up a Pub
lic Utlities ' Commissioner instead.
Concessions were made, but hardly
enough. However, tho measure was
revived and again refenod to the
committee. It is likely that it will be
adopted, but the only thing certain
isanother fight.
This committee did get through
two more bills. One transfers the Lo
cal town team. Games will be called
at 8 o'clock each of these evenings.
The "Fat-So" band will be on hand
before and during each of these con
flicts to furnish the music.
by people who were nearby when the , number of times with the same in
affray started. It was agreed that Mr. ! strument of punishment.
Powell did not strike Mr. Oglesby at 1
Vvlinin tmny imuuira ux?i
case had been continued by the Re
committed the
all.
nn-locitiv cpptyipH t.n think, that
nr T.,n nA Kaon V o rVvn-ri r or n : corder. Jimmie had
grudge against him and his family .crime returned to the jailor and told
during the four years the school mas-, mm 01 u. ,
ter has been teaching in Newport incarcerated in the county jail. Early
On the other hand, Mr. Powell stat- in September the heat got too bad
ed that he had done every thing pos- for Jimmie, so he broke jail and left
sible for the Oglesby family, even to I for parts unknown. He left two notes
the extent of aiding the welfare a- in his cell which were addressed to
1 ! T rLAnlnifi 4-KA lOllrtV Krtth Trtlf
gent in giving them some mucn-neeo-, n.. wau!, j..
ed clothing, but that Mr. ugiesDy naa.ium.
After suffering intermittently for
fourteen years from asthma, William
Carroll Mason passed away here at
his home on Orange Street Sunday ev
ening at about eleven o'clock at the
age of 24. Mr. Mason had been con
fined to his home for several months,
but he was able to be up and about
the house. Sunday he ate dinner at
the table with his mother. That after
noon and evening when the weather
changed radically, Mr. Mason's con
dition took a turn for the worse, and
death came just before midnight. '
Mr. Mason, who was known" to a
host of friends as "Carlie," was born
at Stacy, the orignnal home of his
parents. The Mason family moved
here about twenty years ago. He was
the son of Mrs. Aleta Mason and the
late Vann Buren Mason. His father
passed away several years ago here
Funeral services were conducted
from the late home at two o'clock
Tuesday afternoon with the Rev,
Worth Wicker conducting. A large
attendance of friends and relatives
were present for the last rites and
many floral designs were sent. In
terment was at the cemetery at Stacy
and a large crowd of friends and
relatives in that section of the coun
ty were present.
The deceased is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Aleta Mason, and one
brother, L. .A. Mason, both of Beaufort.
TO THE CITIZENS OF CARTERET
COUNTYI
We appeal to you to use every ef
fort to pay your taxes in full, or
make partial payments to County
Auditor Whitehurst or Tax Collec
tor Hamilton as quickly as you can
that you may make it possible to
provide our school teachers with
money enough to at least pay their
board while they are providing ex-
cal government Commission work to Stendedschool term for the children
the Ttate Treasurer, now Charles M. (tended school term for the children
Johnson, who developed the local govj0f the County.
ernment work. The other abolishes 1 We know the conditions confront
tne office of Executive Counsel, butjjng yoU( but if all will help, we will
an immediate sawing off was prevent Un a measure show our appreciation
ed by Governor Ehringhaus, whose j0f the services and sacrifices of our
request that the office end with the teachers.
adjournment of the General Assem- BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
hlv was written into the act. Tyre , CARTERET COUNTY
Taylor will thus continue to look af-
been trying to tell him how to run
the Newport school.
Mr. Oriesby was found guilty ot
the assault and fined five dollars and
nta Witnesses in the case were: W.
fend him in Superior Court and no
money to retain one, and that he was
going away to work in order to get
money to employ a lawyer. Weeks
rolled by, the October term of Su
fi Powell, Carlisle Bell, Manly car-;perior uoun came nu pasaeu uu
field, J. E. Barbour, D. G. Godwin, , Jimmie did not return. Nothing was
Nick Allen' and Ben O-lesby. I heard from him until the Virginia au-
C. C. Dennis, of Vvhite oak, pied.tnonties maae tneir inquiry ciui-
(Continued on page eight)
day.
CARTERET HIGH SCHOOLS WILL
HOLD AN ORATORICAL CONTEST
DOCTOR GUTSELL TO GIVE
LECTURE AT HIGH SCHOOL
Dr. J. S. Gutsell will deliver an
interesting and informative lecture
to the students in the Beaufort High
School auditorium during the chapel
period Wednesday morning. The chap
el period begins at 10:10 a. m. Fath
ers and mothers of those attending
school are cordially invited to attend
and hear Doctor Gutsell. - ,
ter parole matters until the legisla
ture finishes its work, when some
provision will probably have been
made for the pardon and parole
work.
Carteret High Schools 14 double.
The superintendents of the charter
schools and the principals of the ac
credited consolidated high schools of
Carteret County met, on the invita
tion of County Superintendent J. G.
Allen, in his office, Monday, Febru
ary 6th, to complete plans whereby,
on February 24th, one represema
tivo from each of the schools will
INCOME TAX RETURNS
MUST BE FILED SOON compete in a boys oratorical contest,
and whereby, on March 3rd, one
Income tax time has rolled around representative from each of the
again whether many people can pay schools will compete in a girls ex-
tv.0 host farm abandonment, merg- it or not. Collector Gilliam Gns- nression contest. Each of these con-
er of welfare with health work and 80m of Raleigh notifies the News that tests will be held in the auditorium
other reorganization bills did notj
come up 1st week. They too will
meet opposition.
Soma Bill Pted
Seventy bills and resolutions, pre
dominantly local, have been ratified
eo far. Ten public measures were
ratified last week and 22 local bills.
The fifth week saw a slowing down
of new bills, about 100 having been
introduced, bringing the total for
the session to about 475. The num
ber will continue to dwindle.
a representative of his office will be 'of the Beaufort High School at 8:00
here February 24 and 25 for the pur-' P. M.
pose of aiding any who desire his By a definite, approved plan, ora
aervicea in fillinir out their income tions and declamations selected from
tax returns. He will be in Morehead ! scores of excellent pieces by County
City February 23. All returns have Superintendent Allen, were chosen by
to be made before March 15. ithe schools by lottery as follows
orations for boys:
POLICE COURT ITEMS
Charles Wilson, colored, charged
with drunkenness, judgment suspend
ed upon payment of the costs.
One of the hardest fights was on i The cases of Will ultord, Harry
the measure to allow the medical . Davis, Charles Green and C. G.
profession to revoke licenses of phys- Thomas were continued for various
icians without appeal to the courts. It reasons until the next session Mon
(Continued on page eight) I day evening of next wen.
Atlantic "The Death Penalty."
Beaufort "The Eleventh Com
mandment."
Morehead City "The Need For
Heorism of Peace."
Newport "Lynching
Disgrace."
intendent not only because of their
exceptional oratorical possibilities
but, also, because each of the ora
tions has a message which, if prop
erly delivered, will grip the interest,
imagination, and attention of the
audience, each selection having a
vital bearing upon some topic of pub-
slic interest.
Declamations for girls include
Atlantic "A Second Trial."
Beaufort "The Swan Song."
Morehead City "The Death Disc."
Newport "Man of Sorrows."
Smyrna "The Lost Word."
The selections for the girls are
said by Mr. Allen, not only to pos
sess extraordinary possibilities for
expression but, also, to contain stir
ring, dramatic appeals to the imagi
nation and emotions of an audience.
With each of these schools begin
ning at once an intensive training of
their representatives and alternates,
a contest of real merit should be at-
forded if the possibilities of the sev
eral sdections are even approximat
ed by the respective contestants.
Announcements as to the names
America's I of the representative of the respee-
schools, the prizes to be award-
TIDE TABLE
Information a 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.
High Tide
Low Tide
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Smyrna "National Apostasy." '
Each of the above selections were
r?3on-.m'ended by the County Super-
-d. and the other attritions that will
Vu-e each f n'n s program, will
announced later.
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Several Applications For Re
lief; Settlement Made With
Tax Collector For 1931
Taxes
MARCH TERM JURORS CHOSEN
Considerable business was trans
acted by the Board of County Com
missioners at the regular monthly
meeting. As usual there were several
applications for aid from the Poor
Fund and some tax adjustments were
made. Those present were Chairman
W. M. Webb, Commissioners E. H.
Fulcher, Martin Guthrie, W. Z. Mc
Cabe and County Attorney Luther
Hamilton.
A motion offered by Commission
er Guthrie and passed accepted a fi
nal settlement with Alvah L. Hamil
ton for 1931 taxes. The Bank of
Morehead City, Bank of Newport and
N. C. Bank and Trust Company of
Raleigh were made depositors for
Carteret county funds.
A motion was offered and passed,
to the effect that the bonds of Hugh
Murdock, Standard Keeper and R. S.
Tilden, Township Constable, be ac
cepted and filed.
A motion made by Commissioner
Smith was passed that no spec
ial calls shall be made by the County
Physician unless authorized by the
Chairman, Vice-chairman or County
Auditor.
Upon motion offered by Commis
sioner Guthrie and carried the N. C.
Bank and Trust Company was made
depository for the county's debt ser
vice fund.
A motion ottered by Commissioner
Fulcher was adopted, which instruct
ed the County Auditor to adjust a
tax matter with the N. C. Mortgage
Corporation.
A motion was passed instructing
the Auditor to - pay Duffy 'Rhodes
$1.50 a week for not more than tour;
weeks. ,
The County Auditor was instructed
by motion adopted, to pay bills for
material used in constructing an in
firmary at the County Home and $10
to Elijah Guthrie for gasoline used
on the job, he having given his ser
vices free of charge.
A motion was adopted authorizing
the payment of $30 on the burial ex
penses of Mrs. Wheatly Glancey,
widow of a Confederate veteran.
A motion was passed correcting an
error in the listing of the personal
property of Allen Taylor in Harlowe
township. Also similar action was
taken as to an error of $200 in list
ing a boat for V. J. Uaskill. D. r.
Garner was relieved also of an erri r
of $100 in listing.
By motion passed La Fayette
Jones of Harkers Island was grant
ed $5.00 per month from the Poor
Fund when funds are available.
The bill of T. C. Salter former
keeper of the County Home for gas
oline used by him while keeper was
not allowed.
A motion was passed .reducing the
allowance of Tobe Shepherd to $4.00
a month. A motion was passed put
ting Jerry Burden on the poor list at
$4.00 per month' and that the vouch
ers be turned over to the Tax Collect
or to put on back taxes.
Juror For March Court
L. M. Jones, Moreehad City, F. F.
Longest, Beaufort; Wilson Golden,
Beaufort, RFD.; R. L. Fulcher, At
lantic; N. R. Webb, Morehead City;
John R. Laughton, Morehead City,,
RFD.; Damon Fulcer, Stacy; Clay
ton Fulcher, Atlantic; 0. Q. Mundine,
Newport; W. E. Fodrie, Newport;
Chas. V. Webb, Morehead City; Dora
Merrill, Beaufort, RFD.; Cicero Good
win, Roe; J. K. Gillikin, Marshalberg;
F. R. Seeley, Beaufort; John W. Sal
ter,, Portsmouth, C. F. D. Bell, New
port RFD.; Homer Harris, Stacy;
Joseph Davis, Davis; Isaiah Wade,
Morehead City; C. T. Eubanks, Beau
fort, RFD.; Roy Goodwin, Beaufort;
E. L. Tolson, Newport, RFD.; J. T.
Norris, Beaufort, RFD.; J. G. Styron,
1:54 a. m.!Sea!evel rvin LuPton, Lola; W. T.
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Davis, Beaufort; Wilbur Stewart,
Gloucester; E. H. Davis, Marshall
berg; Clayton Guthrie, Harkers Is
land; C. L. McCabe, Newport, RFD;
W. H. Jackson, Morehead City; Wal
ter Davis, Harkers Island; J..F. Sab-
ston, Beaufort, RFD. ; W. C. Gillikm
Beauofrt, RFD. ; ichard Davis,' Davis.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
News ..has been received here of
the birth of a daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. William Wolfe of New York
City on January 29th. The inf-uit has
been named Barbara Jean. Mr. Wolf
is now playing in the orchestra of
"Happy" Felton.