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VOLUME XXII
8 PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1933
Many New Laws Passed
By General Assembly
Lot of Different Kind of Laws Enacted; Big
Fight Over School Bill And Neither Side Sat
isfied; Sales Tax Is Expected to Bring in Large
Revenue; Consumers Must Pay The Tax
SENIORS RECEIVE
Large Crowd of Friends and
Relatives Attend Gradua
tion Exercises Tuesday
Evening
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PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 20
nBfNVNIlWl CHflPK graduating Class Is
WlumiLluuuuim Large At Newport
BEAUFORT FRIDAY
LEAVE CARTERET
Nettie Henry, Well Known
Colored Woman, Found
Guilty by Court on Liq
uor Charge
DEFENDANT MUST
Assembly-nf 1933 adjourned sine die
Monday afternoon, May 15, after a
session of 132 days, one short of 19
full weeks, and nine short of the
marathon 1931 body's duration, pass
ing, as the final big measure the bill
which provides for operation of the
State-wide eight months school term,
but allowing supplements for the
eight months and for the ninth
month, under restrictions, both in
cluding a vote of the people.
The ninth month provision was
made at the insistence of Governor
Ehringhaus and took the position that
communities wanting, as indicated by
a vote of the citizens, and able to
pay for a ninth month, should be
permitted to have it. But not every
community can get through the re
strictions. No community with less
Thirty-five members of the senior
class of 1933 received their diplo
mas
the Beaufort High
ium Tuesday evening,
Garland Willis, Local Young
Man, Drowns Early rriday
Morning Near Front of
Town
NEWPORT, May 17 On Friday
of this week, May 19, the largest
class ever to be graduated from
Newport High School will reecive dip
lomas. The class numbers 22 this
year as compared with 15 last year;
17 in 1930-31, and 14 in 1929-30.
The speaker for Friday evening 13
ai 4. PVirlav mnrninff
.i. u,... t tv, Rtt RaVorV WrH Judge Thad D. Bryson, outstanding
oi xsoo received uieir uipiu- u.e uanei bi. mc . - rinL-o
at the graduation exercises in 'a cry of help out in the channel in' member of th School of Law, Duke
Beaufort High School auditor- front of Beaufort and he summoned j University, and up until 2 7 Judge
larst'aid. but before any one could reach ?i tne superior uuu
The
and make the exact same grade av
erage for that period of time, but
As a result of the judgment of , this was the case with two of the
Recorder's Court made Tuesday graduates. Both Bernice Grahapn
morning, -Nettie Henry will leave 'and Emma Stanton made averages
m w estern
J 4- -n. J 4.!iV ,onf rlnwn fnr thp aSt null," vaiuinm. vi -
uiuwu even iu uiieiiu tuiiuueiiteiiicm. me man 11c ncnu , .. . i.
was on hand for the school finals time, which was about two-forty-five this man should attract a large aud-
this year. In addition to the auditor- o'clock in the morning, according to,""" "c" '
J .. ' 11J 1 . 1 . 1 I a WoWQ rotlnrtPr ' " V-lUWft.
ium uenig luie-u to capacity, a jarge laiuiiuanuu c r. ......
number had to go up in the balcony Shortly thereafter the Coast Guards
in order to find seats. ) men at Fort Macon Station were call-
'ed, and with the aid of several local
It is a rare thing for two students ! wov started dragging for the then
iu go 10 nign sciiihii ior iour years .unidentified body. At about nve-tnir-
ty o'clock the remains were found in
the channel a short way irom tne a,
Carteret County within ten days and
will remain away for a period of two
years, or the failure to abide by this
decision the defendant will be con--
Certificates of promotion to high
school will be awarded graduates of
seventh grade and certain awards
will be made on tMs night, also.
Quite a large number of pupils have
won certificates for perfect attend
ance and reading circle certificates,
VOTERS TO PASS
ON PROHIBITION
Many Bills Passed During Last
Week; One Calls For Vote
on Prohibition
of 92 16-17 for the four years, and'was tne son 0f Willie J. Willis
& P. store dock. The body was sub- but these will be awarded in the res
sequently identified as that of Gar-nectjve roomg and the names only of
land Willis, local y ung man wnuwinnerg will be read from the plat
each of these young ladies made sal-
utatoiies. Edgar -Swann made the
highest four-year grade average,
form Friday night.
George W. Dill, the coroner of j Thursday night is Str.icr night, at
Carteret County, was summoned and; which time the Seniors put on an or-
fined to the county jail for twelve which was 96 5-18, and hence he was1 he .and Dr. Clifford Lewis examined J igmal play into which is oven the
i.j!.i.i . lh .. ... . .i. 'ii.. t-j.. Af a rviiniito traditional class historian, class Drop-
ine vaieuiciorian 01 me senior Class, me oouy taiciuiij. """" .; .
The various parts were well deliv- examination, it was said that there .net, poet, testator, guxorian, ew.
months.
The colored defendant pleaded not
guilty to a charge of possessing a
quantity of liquor for the purpose
tv, noi,'. t,n PvMonpp. of foul Dlav. and. The handling of these parts is very
I O v v V,M i T . It 1. I J.L TUn
ibre of the members of the class of hence no inquest was deemed neces-.cieveriy arrangeu m tne v
1933. As a whole it was the best- sary.
setting and action of the play makes
large
1C II
1-. t on la Vn nrioir rrtArmnrr i .mar m i - - 1 . , i . -i i
than 1000 pupil population can add L w TZ : o;.f:fi i dass day ever attended by this New Mr. Willis was twenty-four years necessary to use que a Mige
the ninth month, and only those a- V; tl TiZ i.w porter. Durwood Fodrie delivered of age, the twelfth of last February, number o""
bove that figure which secure approv-." best grumble ever heard, He was born at Davis, where 'rZ "Z.
--..v 7 -i- 1 : 1 1 -1 1 .1 ! l . . : ! r ync-tHnM At ftlo fl 0P nT . IliKIl 3LHUUli X tic HWC Vi. H'C uivuu-
lion jars oi n-T, f.Q 0 , OD. nM 1 , mnvoH tn Beaufort, where tion is: "Seniors at the Bar' (not
al from four sources: the county examinati four hM.g&i
board, tne wcai government y-C(Tn whi9key. Nettie chose to make
mission, me new otiiuui vuiu-
mission, and finally, a vote of the
no statement to the court.
people, may levy additional taxes for
the ninth month.
As finally passed Monday, the
school machinery bill is not all the
school folks and parents may have
wished, nor is it restrictive enough
tn nlease al of the taxDavers. But it changed to manslaughter, and
is looked upon as a fair compromise I trial resulted in an acquittal
of views of those opposing forces; as plea of self defense. Before passing
Nettie is rather well known in
court society, having been tried in
recent years on various and sundry
charges. She was indicted by the
grand jury in October on a charge of
first degree murder, which was later
the
a
imrincr rna rtaar vaai wiiv mm a ninn nt in 11 vtii lu ucauxui ii Ttv ,
have attended the elementary and ! he has since made his home. He had j bar of the saloon, however
been working during the past several me memueis w me t.cmux
years on the menhaden fishing boats I ana nign scnooi iacuny were gueaws
that fish out of this port. The news of Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Mizzelle at the
of thed rowning came as a great most enjoyable oeacn pany vv eanes-
day anernoon. auri paining, numer-
on
liberal as conditions permit, but hard
ly all the paying end of the propos
al would have desired.
The Revenue Bill passed its third
reading in the Senate Friday, by a
judgment, Judge Webb inquired of
Chief Longest concerning the gener
al reputation of the defendant.
The case of J. "A.""Wetherington
! charged with non-support of his wife
vote of 26 to 11, on the basis of theand two childrne brought up much
conference report previously adopted
by the House. The main new feature
is including the three percent general
sales tax. As a final aid to the mer
chants, a law was enacted providing
that the tax be passed on to the con
sumers by the merchants. Comment
high school, and of this number 361
were boys and 3(41 were girls. There'
were 514 promotions including the
graduates and 242 were boys and.
272 were girls. Including the piano
music teacher there were 14 teachers
in the elementary school and six in
U V..-..V. 1 1 .'
School ended Wednesday morning,
with the distribution of the promo
tion cards and report cards. u
The baccalaureate sermon was
preached at eleven o'clock 4 ,$nnd'
morning in the high school auditor
ium by the Rev. R. -F. Munns pas
tor of the Ann Street Methodist
Church. He beseeched the sen.iors to
argument concerning the jurisdiction
.1 1 i x 11 -. - ' w
or tne court to wyw.ee. - ";!make every effort to find their cor
Wheatly appeared for the defendant. placeg flnd Rot fee
ana unanes vv. oieveiio lacDcav
the private prosecution.
Mrs. Whetherington originally
came irom oteua, tne tiauKiaei ui
ine on that law. Secretary Willard Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Wiggins. Since
L. Dowell, of the State merchants, I she was married she has been living
said he, while not speaking with au-lat Swansboro. It was stated that the
thority, thought the merchants would
not contest the sales tax law, but,
without the new law, he was sure
they would have fought it.
The sales tax is expected to bring
$9,000,000 in revenue a year, and
is held an emergency measure, to be
resorted to for only two years and
not again enacted. The Revenue bill
will, under fair improvement in con.
content with being misfits. The Rev
erend Mr. Munns urged the members
of the graduating class to consistent
ly strive to build enviable characters,
for this, he told them, is one of the
main things of life. In the hurry
scurry of the civilized world today,
there should be no disregard of the
spiritual factors in life, but on the
AAMf.a.. flint n;.;4-..nl l-f A
..1.1 j ..v. ,, mau bite ouuuuai me buuuiu
court hat she was under the impres-1 be cu,tjvated fl3 ag th& . .
cal.
last day of April her husband took
her and their two children to her
father's home at Stella. She told the
that this was a visit, until a.
bout an hour after her husband left
her father told her that Mr. Wether
ington had informed him that he was
abandoning his wife, which Mr. Wig
gins repeated to the court, was on
Hitinns. nroHiicp a sumlus of $5,000- account of the fact that Mrs. Weth
000, Henry Burke, the Governor's "rington persisted in associating her
budget assistant, estimates, if, as hebef with various persons objected to
figures, about $1,000,000 is saved in; by her husband,
the amount that has been appropriat-1 There was lengthy discussion con
ed each year. cerning whether a Carteret court
Three "Sneak" BilU Ped could legally try the case or not,
Three "sneak" bills, allowing pari- since the domicile of the husband
mutuel racing, have been passed by was at Swansboro, in Onslow County,
the General Assembly in two weeks. Also, Mrs. Wetherington reutrned to
The three measures have identical; her husband's home at Swansboro
om.; iiturnl anJ fnr articles of clothing shortly after
breeders' association, for McDowell, J her father told her of the abandon-
..... j t nntios. 'r.iont-this was Questioned by tne ae-
Pasquotank and Rowan counties. 'ment; this was questioned by
tw last. week, after the Mcuoweii lense.
bill had been "sneaked" by, indicate
that both House and Senate knew
what they were about, and did the
same thing three times, with eyes
open. Rep. W. W. Neal, accused of
"seaking" the first through, intro
duced a bill of Identical title two
years ago, after the Buncombe and
Polk bills had been killed, except
that he provided for a vote of the
people beiore nor.e i ...... . i ifort PEOPLE ATTEND
In addition to the school glee
club, there was a supplemented choir
from the various local churches. Miss
Anna Skarren, who succeeded Miss
Virginia Howe as the school piano
music teacher, was the accompanist.
The high school auditorium was fill
ed to capacity with friends and rel
atives of the members of the grad
uating class.
shrvck to the whole community.
Funeral services were held from ouus games, dancing and contests
the late home at two o'clock Satur-' were enjoyed by all and a most
day afternoon, with the Rev. A. P. i sumptuous "feast" was spread, and
Stevens, pastor of the Morehead this proved to be the most popular
'Sty Baptist Church, conducting. Thejand enjoyable thing of the evening.
. . mi. 1.1 1. - r iL. c :
Rev. K. F. Munns assisted. A large! sincere maims ui tne oemoi
eriwd of friends and relatives were Class goes to the host and hostess
in itftpnHanrp and manv floral de-'and to James Mizzelle, president of
signs were sent. Interment was in the he Class, who made this occasion
family plot at Davis, alongside of the possible. -
deceased's mother, who died several; Rev. R. E.McClure, pastor of the
years ago. (First Presbyterian Church, New
Surviving Mr. Willis are: his fath-'Bern preached the baccalaureate ser
Pr. WilliR .1. Willis-, two brothers. ;mon Sunday night to a large audi-
MMS. r.laronrf. and Willie J. Willis 'ence. He chose his text from Prov-
Jr.; and four sisters, Mesdames Rob-rbs 4:7 "Wisdom is the principal
o-f nviQ ..j R.ninV, Pnrlf in., thing: therefore get wisdom: and
And Miespn MArnrPt nnri Fmilv Willis with all thy getting get understand
The active pall bearers were: ine" The wistest man in the world,
KtPVA Mason. Gearee Parkin. Rov ;said Rev. Mr. McClure, is the man
Knhnnlcs nnH Huhnrt. Salt.pr. of Beau '.who knows Jesus Christ as his per-
fort, and Richard Dixon and Charles !sonal Saviour. Jesus was the wisest
i i j l r 1 mi i
Styron, of Morehead City. , man tne greatest teacner. in ciass
! was reminded that they would nev-
RF.AI. ESTATE TRANSFERS ! er graduate into eternal life if they
,were on the wrong side If the dev
A. S. TAvlnr nnH wifp tn Lina il was their teacher. The high school
Cannon. 1-2 acre White Oak Town- diploma was held up as a great thing
ship, for $25,
Lina Cannon to C. C. Dennis Jr.,
and wife, 1-2 acre White Oak Town
ship, for $10.
Bryant Wesley Wells and wife to
Central Investment Corp. 1 lot M.
City, for $10.
R. A. Whitaker, Trustee, to Anna
Goodwin Pointer, 1 lot M. City, for
$100,
but not the greatest thing in the
world; but a diploma should enable
one to be a better Christian because
he is a better citizen,
Earliest Shipment of
Gladioli Made Friday
DRUNKENNESS AND FIGHTING
CHARGES IN POLICE COURT
AttAnow Whpatlv finally entered
a plea in abatement, and it was upon
this ground that the ense was con
tinued to the June term of Superior
Court, with bond set at $100.
On account of the fact tnat sever.
i i. flRr.ioio will he awav Tues
day, next week's session of Recor- Sam Jordon, colored,
' .... ii "r J 49 Rfi nv fiwa lave
Ws Court w be neia on tiij,f":..' "
The gladiloli fields here in Carter.
Julius F. Duncan, Truustee to Her-;et County are now starting to bloom,
bert V. Parkin. 1.2 acre Rpaufort:ana wiiran a lew aays mey win pre
Townshin for $1 S8nt to the passerby a veritble rain-
Moniw -Pninho,. r,A rrifn tn n M bow of color. Shipments of these
A half dozen case3 were tried in fiw inf AtlnntiV fn ttm many-colored flowers was begun
Police Court Monday evening before ;here early this week and will prob
Mayor Bayard Taylor, nearly all of DATE CORRECTION ably continue until the latter part of
which were for drunkenness and' July or the first of part of August.
fighgting. The cases were as follows:) n was stafp(i ;n iast week's News1 Tn's year tne gladioli bulbs were
Nettie Henry, colored, possession tn(1 o-pallpd "Grppn ?ri-in" U- 30 planted thatt here will be a con-
By M. R. DUNNAGAN
RALEIGH, May 16 New public
or general laws and resolutions rat
ified the past week, not including all
of those ratified on the final day,
however, are as follows:
Provide for election in 1934 on a
dopting the proposed new Constitu
tion. Provide for election in November,
1933, to call for and elect delegates
to a convention on repeal of the 18th
prohibition, amendment to U. S. Constitution.
Incorporate N. C. Thrift Society
and encourage thrift in schools.
Permit deposits of public funds in
certain qualified banks without de
posit by such banks of depository
bonds or securities; amend banking
laws to allow transfer of trust bus
iness in connection with reorganiz
ing national banks.
Resolution for joint meeting of
House and Senate to elect U. N. C.
Trustees.
Provide for admission to Stonewall
Jackson Training School and Samar
cand Manor of delinquent boys and
girls of Cherokee Indian race in Rob
eson county.
To aid public school teachers in,
securingi raising and renewing cer
tifiacetes. Amend law on funding and re-
funding bonds of local units; repeal
act imposing criminal or civial liabil
ity on members of governing boards
of local units for failure to vote for
or levy certain taxes; amend law on
extension of special assessments.
Amend slightly law to expedite
trial of criminal cases and eliminate
jury trials; authorize and empower
administrators, executors and collec
tors to renew obligations of deceas
ed's estate.
Create a State Building Council;
create N. C. Textbook Commission;
amend .N. C. game law; amend capi- .
taLseciudtjjaxkJtmeTd iSl bu?
law. ' "
Clarify appropriations act by al
lowing certain transfers; amend ma
chinery and revenue bills, slightly, to
clarify.
Provide for merger and consolida
tion of two or more social, education
al, historical, ancestral, literary,
penal or correctional corporations,
not under control or patronage of
the State.
Amend workmen's compensation
act, as to claims of third persons.
Provide for competitive bidding on
work, supplies and equipment for
State or subdivisions, where amount
involved is above $1,000, unless emer
gency.
Amend pension lav to allow chil
dren and grandchildren of Confeder
ate veterans to serve on county pen
sion boards.
Improve sanitaryy condition in
creameries, ice cream, butter, cheese
plants.
Name the county boards of educa- '
tion, omnibus education bill.
Make possession of lottery equip
ment prima facie evidence of guilt.
Regulate fees for filing and dock
eting transcript of judgments.
(Continued on page eight)
of a quantity of intoxicating whiskey sued by the Beaufort Graded School ,tinuous flowering overa period of
for the purpose of sale, continued to orl August 4, 1931, and counter- several months, instead of a short
Recorder's Court. signed by J.'j. Whiteurst, county ;croP Period- So far this has been an
Luke Johnson, colored, arunken- auditor, is now payable at the rate of excellent growing season around
Jness, $7.50 or fifteen days. one hundred cents on the dollar on nere tor tne gadUoli, as the temper-
nil tovps nnw rlno This shnnl,l havp "'re anu moisture rave Dom Deen
fighting,
stated that this scrip is acceptable
'.instead of Tuesday
Will Godett, colored, drunkenness,
$5 or ten days.
Tom Davis, colored, drunkenness,
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION $5 or ten days.
I McKinley Godett, drunkenness, $5
or ten days.
iderable number of people
PATRICK-O'BRYAN
lifrp,! Rn da the other two
Two other so-called "sneak" bills
nvp nf interest. One was the Sullivan,
of Buncombe, diii io ... . h Moreehad City at.
ig banks which were ciosea w uu,. u flnnual conven.
stitutionality ta questioned on' m-, tone Chr st churct i of
SS2 bm iSpS MbB-noSn and evening and
lJolSToi fhe Workmen's provec It. be .of grea it The
Compensation act. It passed but w...r ; - - - ftf , of only near relatives and
discovered and k led. -ui r
deto P''wr;'wE M d R. Wheat-
anA ni.pnsionlv sucn bins are . iy, . xt
blUIJ " ' "
enacted.
favorable for the culture of these
I u. 1001 j beautiful flowers.
S. E. Hayne, grower of Hayne
DIPHTHERIA CLINIC CONTINUES Quality Gladioli, has between five
UNTIL FIRST OF JUNE and six acre3 of the Bmie Smith
. jfarm on North River Road devoted
which :to tne production of the "glads." H.
TVift frpo Hinht.hpria rlinifi
has been in progress for the past ,B- Avery abut th"e a"es Plant;
three weeks under the supervision of e" l"
,Dr. W. S. Chdawick wil continue to alf has two thousand bulbs plant-
l . , n . , , .uu 'M hack of t.hp nomp nf Dr. and Mrs.
cere- June isc rarents wno nave cnuaren -- - " " , .
j. so. iuiiuaa ueis in luwii. a snip-
TIDE TABLE
in a auipt dul imDressive twe-1
monv Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock between six months and 10 years old
Mr. Hill Patrick of Rutherford, N. J.
and Mrs. Bessie Taylor O'Bryan of
Beaufort were united in marriage.
The wedding took place in the pres-
Mrs. N W Taylor, aiesaames inau.uc
Thm Carrie Norcom, Sam Thorn-
can have them treated free. Those
who have taken the treatments once
must come back for another one in
thre weeeks. The treatments are giv-
ment was made last Friday from the
town plot, which was the first to
leave Carteret this season. Both Mr.
Hayne and Mr. Avery have since
Information at to the tides
at Beaufort i3 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 la
whether near the inlet or at
the heads of the estuaries.
were heard by the Reverend Worth
Wicker, rector of St. Paul's Episco
pal church. Immediately after the cer
emony the newly wedded couple leit
for a short trip. They will live in
Rutherford, N. J., where Mr. Patrick
holds a responsible position with the
Frst National Bank of Rutherford,
Love Feast. Held . iinT v- u;..nt T.vna Hutton. I Mrs. Patrick is the daughter of Mr.
The usual "lovefeasts" were held wffl pierce Charles' and Mrs. N. W. Taylor of Beaufort,
last week, by the House Thursc ay Hal wer' , T . Charles I The couple is well known and pop
night and by the Senate Friday nignt. 3,'Ff Hancock Lucv Fulchcr, ular here and throughout this sec
At such occasions gifts are prese,t- Hate Jl, 1
(Continued on page eight) Misses
MARRIAGE LICENSES
. . n, .... . r maHa rtthpr aVlinmonta
en at Dr. unadwiCK s omce in reau-i"- ... r
fftrt.
C1KIM3
(Born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ham
ilton, of Stacy, Tuesday, May 16, a
flofVio T Willia anA T.nnvnniA son,
Forbes, Morehead City. j Born to Mr and Mrs. L. C John-
Andrew Wesley Davis of Marshall- son of Beaufort, Tuesday, May 16,
a son.
4:43 a.
5:11 p.
5:34 a.
5:55 p.
berg and Auria LoiNora Hunn.
i .
Stwarlorries in the Chadbourn' Cotton, watermelons and canta
section have improved in quality and, loupes have been retarded by the re
price due to favorable weather re
cently.
cer.t cool weather
jacent counties.
in Hcke and ad-
High Tide Low Tid
Friday, May 19
m. 10:35 a. m.
m. 10:55 p. m.
Saturday, May 20
m. 11:25 a. m.
m. 11:22 p. m.
Sunday, May 21
6:17 a. m. 12:14 a. m.
6:34 p. m. 12:07 p. m.
Monday, May 22
6:56 a. m. 12:58 a, m.
7:10 p. m. p. m.
Tuesday, May 23
7:33 a. m. 1:38 a. m.
7:45 p. m. 1:30 p. m.
Wednesday, May 24
8:09 a. m. 2:16 a. m.
8:21 p. m. 2:09 p. m.
Thursday, May 25
8:45 a. m. 2:53) a. m.
8:55 p. m. 2:46 p. m.