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1 1) mil m nil nn r w u na i (MEiWS 3 o The Lest ed vcrtising medium published in cartel et Co. ( READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY J WAT Kour label and pay your subscription " VOLUME XXII ls IWl EIGHT PACES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1933 PRICE 5c SINGLE UPY NUMBER 45 TEACHERS LN N. C. ;E 91 T-m GET LOW SALARIES1 To Score On Beaufort They Fare Better Though Than Teachers In Some Other States By M. R. DUNNAGAN By A. R. RICE I Those Ed'-"!?n guys had no pity whatsoever for Beaufort High Fri day when they became the first elev en to score on Coach Potter's Sea Dogs this season. The lone tally OFFICIALS PLAN GOOD OFFER MADE OYSTER PLANTING TOBACCO GROWERS Civil Works Administration Those Who Reduce Acreage May Help Replenish Oyster Beds Will Share In Sum Large NEW BERN, Nov. 22 Rehubilita- By F. H. JETER RALEIGH, Nov. 20 Liberal rent- seven points came in the first per- i. . ' . , . . . RALEIGH, Nov. 21-.No.th Caro- iod when Edenton recovered a fumb- j T ,01 l 0yT In?u f , Jina teacners nave been nard hit oy led punt on Beaufort's 20 and after L f : "". " " ' " al and benefit payments are provid counties with co-operation of the civ-! fr growers of fiue-cured tobac il works administration, was discus,, co who have signed agreements to New Paved Highway 1.! STARTED INow Kearay r or l ravei the new school machinery law and makiner a first, down tn th K. wont i the limit to the appropriations made across on third down. Except for for public school purposes, and their this unlucky miscue, a scoreless tie lot will be still harder under the new would have resulted, albeit the Ed deal when their requirements will entonians outplayed Beaufort thru cost more on the higher schedule of most of the game, salaries and costs. j Edenton has defeated some, of the Eut North Carolina's teachers are f ate's mightiest teams this year by by no means as bad off in salary re- a,'e man?ins and the closeness of ductions as are teachers of many oth last week's score indicates that Beau er states and, by comparison with 36ort s at least on a Par with the other states, they may well be said.NoTrth Carolina Greats, to be in fair condition. The teacher! In, what 13 expected to be the last status in North Carolina is that theyjbatt.le of the season is tomorrow's will get such salaries as they will getj (Friday) skirmish at Highland Park in actual cash and for a period ofltnu the strong Freemont outfit eight months. In many other states; V 'th. the local 3 treasury showing a the great reduction is not in actual i"eficlt due last week's lom? triP- a salaries, but in failure of teachers ! lare crowd 13 sincerely urged to be to get the salaries for which they agreed to teach. j This was also true in several North Carolina communities during the past two or three years, in which the local supplements could not be paid! to the teachers, as promised. In this State, however, the teachers', warrants form liens on the money re- i ceived from taxes levied, and in many cases these warrants are still being paid, as the money comes in. , This is not being done in many oth-1 er states. The State of Oregon is an excel lent example. Figures compiled by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and published in the Ore gon Educational Journal show that at June 20, 1933, 50 districts were three years behind in paying teach er salaries; 112 were two years be hind; 441 were one year behind; and 890 districts six months behind. In addition, it is shown that there are: 830 districts whose warrants will not be cashed at par; 492 whose war rants must be discounted 10 per cent or more; 140 districts whose war rants will not be accepted for cash or credit in form of school equipment for teachers board or clothing with out discount of 15 per cent or more, and 800 to 1,000 teachers will re- ceive less than $500 for the year's present for this encounter. Sheduled to start at 3:00 sharp. ed here informally today by R. Bruce recluc& ttU2lr Production du per ceru Etheridge, director of the state con-;durin& the next two seasons. Details servation and development depart.; of the plan. for making these pay ment; Capt John A. Nelson, state' ments have been completed by the fisheries commissioner, and Dr. H. F.;tcbacc section of the Agricultural Prytherch, in charge of the govern-' Adjustment Administration and will ment biological station at Beaufort,' be readv to submit to growers with with representatives of the civil in the next few days, works administration in Carteret,! The ultimate purpose of the plan Pamlico, Onslow, Pender, Hyde, Dare-,lis to improve the ceconomic position New Hanover and Brunswick eoun- f a11 flue-cured tobacco growers and ties. ithe immediate object is to limit the i production of tobacco in 1934 to a- The meeting was held at the Worn-. bout 500 million pounds, declares E. an's clubhouse, general plans being worked out for the early starting of the oyste-r planting projects, which have been approved by Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, state civil works administra- Y. Floyd, tobacco specialist at State College. Approximately $17,000,000 will be paid flue-cured growers for partic ipating in the program. About $9,- The dream of many Carteret coun ty people for many years of a paved highway running practically the full length of the county from east to west has been realized. The last link of the State highway 24 between Ocean and Swansboro has been fin ished and now it is possible to travel every foot of the way from Atlantic to Swansboro over a hard surfaced road. Two bridges and a fill over White Oak River carries the road in to Onslow county. A mile or so of the road beyond Swansboro is also paved and eventually it will be pav ed to Jacksonville. It has been only a few years since there were no paved roads in Carter et county. In fact not so long ago there were no paved streets in Beau fort or Morehead City. The county now has a very considerable mileage of paved roads, a good many good dirt roads and many excellent bridg es. In olden times travel in this county was principally by water and in sail boats at that. Travel was slow and difficult, at times dangerous, and IN U. S. COURT ON SCHOOL BONDS Woodmen of The World Is Plaintiff in Action SCHOOL BONDS IN DEFAULT According to a news story in the New Bern Sun-Journal Tuesday suits in Federil court have been started against Carteret county, Morehead City and Beaufort public schools seeking payment on certain bonds which are in default. The suits were instituted by Hines and Boren, Greensboro law firm, on behalf of the Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World. Some weeks ago Cnailes A. Hines and representatives of several other large corporations came to this coun ty and had conferences with officials of the county and Beaufort and Morehead City relative to past due debts. Nothing came of the confer- neonle did not get about much. It is ences and at the time Mr. Hines told about a two hours drive now from Atlantic to Swansboro. Opening up e. l. McCain passes away The Newt learned this morn ing with great regret that Mr. E. L. McCain died today at hit home near Newport. Particulars as to his passing away and ar rangements for the funeral were not learned. Mr. McCain had been in poor health for some years but his mind was active and he was always in terested in current events. For many year Mr. McCain had been a correspondent of the News. His writings were widely read and will be miss ed by readers of the News. He stood for what he believed to be right and had the courage to assert md stand by his convic tions. He advocated honesty and decency in public and pri vate life and whether people a greed with all he wrote or not we think they all respected his integrity. the tVio Hiatnncp hptwpen Beaufort Wilmington, also shortens the tance to many other points state. and :lis- in the tor. The planting is said to be the 000,000 of this will be paid in theroute 24 cuts off about 40 miles of near future, depending upon rapidity with which growers sign contracts and qualify for payments. While about 95 per cent of the flue-cured growers have signed a greements to cooperate with the AAA under whatever plan that may be a greed upon, Mr. Floyd points out that those growers who do partici pate will receive two cash payments. The first will be $17.50 an acre for each acre and fraction thereof that the producer agrees to remove from production in 1934. Then, there will be an additional payment when the (grower harvests and sells his crop ! Charles E. Jackson, deputy CDmmis next fall. This will amount to 12 1-2 'sioner of fisheries, and John Ruel percent of the value of the leaf ac : Manning, chief technologist of theltually sold by the grower cooperat- first of a number of plans under con sideration by state officials for fur ther development and improvement ! of commercial fisheries in Carolina waters. A public hearing before a large number of interested parties was held Tuesday by the commercial fisheries committee of the state board of con servation and development in the fisheries office at Morehead City, for the purpose of considering recom mendations for a report Thursday at the meeting of the full board in .Raleigh. j uuii'au, tvcie uuc main sjcajvcia, ca- i plaining the advantages of the estab- i lishment of grades and standardiza tion for commercial fishing, and tell-market-price of 21 cent a pound : ing of the application of the nation al fisheries code. The federal repre- j sentatives told of the voluntary grad ing system in vogue now in Virginia ing. In calculatmg the average val ue of the amount sold, however, payments will not be made above a PRISON SENTENCE GIVEN W.J. SWAN Hard Fought Trial Ends Conviction For Former Bank President in Floyd says the Administration also has endeavored to meet the needs of the small grower in this second pay ment. On this point the contract HELP ASKED FOR ORPHANS teaching. I The News has been asked to re- Noith Carolina's 23,000 teachers, quest ;ts readers to make donations by comparison, will receive an aver- for the various orphanages in the age of $558 this year, white and col-j state on or near Thanksgiving day. ored. The salary range isf rom $360;purjng re,cent years the orphanages, to $720 a year. Of the 16,000 white j like other institutions, have been hard teachers, about 10,000 fall in the j pressed for enough funds to meet classes of those getting between $560 , their expenses. It is suggested that and $720 a year, figures in the office 'every one who can do so contribute of the State School Commission in-:one day's earnings for this worthy dicate. purpose. Gifts can be made through In a compilation made and issued the churches or sent direct to any in pamphlet form by the Office of orphanage in the State. Education, U. S. Department of the, Interior, covering school activities , HUNTER FOUND DEAD IN and prospects for 36 states and the; DUCK SHOOTING BLIND District of Columbia, an interesting picture is presented. Of special im While on a duck hunting trip in nortance is the summary relative to'rore Sound near Davis Major George teachers' salaries in the 36 states, jp, Butler of Chapel Hill died last furnished in each case by the State, Friday. Major Butler was alone in a Superintendent. ;duck blind and was discovered dead North Carolina's niort in thisjDy his guide Henry Murphy of Davis, publication is among th best. It j Coroner G. W. Dill had a jury sum states: "State schedules i 'need from monsed and after investigation the those of 1931-32 and 1. 32-33 10 jury decided that Major Butler died per cent in addition to loss c: exper- from natural causes heart failure, ience increment. Local supplements f Major Butler was a native of gradually eliminated. For 1033-34 Georgia and had lived in Chapel Hill State schedule probably will be re-, f ov several years. He was 58 years of ,ia,i sn n ppnt helow 1930-31. No ,arro His bodv was taken to Augusta, supplements by local funds in most Georgia for burial. Major Butler had cases. No loss of State's salary funds ( visited this county several times on only local funds behind, if any. ; hunting trips. Salaries well paid." In striking contrast to this are the COMMERCIAL FISHERIES BOARD brief reports of many of the 36 ; HELD MEETING TUESDAY states, relative to teachers' salaries, j A public neanng ui mc by which fish are shipped by grade reads : "If the base tobacco acreage rather than in buh: to markets, with, is less than four (4) acres, the rate resultant better and more fixed prie-1 o fthis payment shall be increased es. They also told of quick freezing I one-half (1-2) of one per cent for methods, the value of seafoods in i each one-tenth (1-10) of an acre this section, and the possibilities of difference between four acres and improving markets. Petitions were j the base tobacco acreage, except that presented to the committee for sub-1 in no event shall the rate exceed mission to the board, these including twenty-five per cent (25per cent) the closing of the clam season and of the market value of the tobacco the opening of Neuse river for long- haul fishing at certain seasons of the yeai MRS, T. K. DAVIS DIES AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS After an illness of only three days from bronchial pneumonia Mrs. He-t-tie Davis died at her home at Davis at 9 oclock Sunday morning. She was 54 years of age. Mrs. Davis is sur vived by her husband Theodore K. Davis, a son, Blanchard Davis of Da vis and daughter, Mrs. Herbert Bar bour of New Bern. Funeral services took place Mon day morning at the Baptist church, of which she was a member, and were conducted by Reverend A. P. Stev ens of Morehead City. A large con gregation of friends and relatives were present. Mrs. Davis was a high ly esteemed woman and her death i; regretted by all who knew her. She was the daughter of the late Tyson and Rebecca Goulden of Sea Level. grown on this farm in 1934 for mar ket, up to an amount equal to the initial production allotment for this farm." This means that a participat ing producer with a base acreage of 3.5 acres will receive a second pay ment of 15 per cent of his sale3 and a producer with a base acreage of 2.5 acres will receive 20 per cent. If his base acreage is 1.5 acres or less, he will receive a second payment of 25 per cent of his sales. (Continued on page eight) BIRTHS. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Blythe H. Noe of Beaufort, Wednesday, Novem ber 22, a son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Guthrie of Harkers Island, Saturday November 17, a daughter. In earlier geologic times horses roamed America, then they disapper- BAYBORO, Nov. 22 W. J. Swan president of the dsfunct Eastern Bank and Trust Company, of New Bern, was convicted here today by a Greene county jury in Pamlico bu perior Court of accepting deposits knowing the bank to be insolvent and on three counts of making or permitting-false reports of the bank"s fi nancial condition. He was sentenced by Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow Hill, to one year in the State Prison at Raleigh on each count, a total of four years. Ar. apeal to the Supreme Court was led by L. I. Moore, who headed the defense counsel in the trial; and the same bond of $5,000, under which the defendant had been for some time, was continued in force. In first announcing his sentence late in the afternoon, Judge Frizzelle sentenced Mr. Swan to one year in each of the three counts of false statements in the second bill of in dictment, the years to run consecu tively; but he continued judgment on the charge of accepting deposits knownig the bank to be insolvent. Mr. Moore requested that the judg ment ba suspended rather than con tinued, and after several conferences with lawyers on both sides, the jur ist changed the continued judgment to a year in the State's Prison to be gin at the expiration of the ohter three years. At the conclusion of the trial, Mr. Moore offered a motion asking change of venue for thetrial of John S. Wes kett, vice-president of the bank, a gainst whom an indictment for false reports was brought by the Pamlico grand jury. Motion for transfer to Craven county for the trial of J. Ver non Klades and vv. a. uiaaes, Danic a representative of the News that the matter would probably be taken to the U. S. court. The account in the Sun-Journal reads as follows: "Three civil suits have been filed n federal court here by the Sover eign Camp of the Woodmen of the World against Carteret county, the Morehead City and Beaufort Graded schools, seeking payment of school bonds, on which default in payment is reported. Hines and Boren, law firm of Greensboro, represents the petitioners. The exact amount of money involv ed was not available here Tuesday, as papers in the case were tempor arily out of the city, but it is said that around $200,000 is involved in the suits. One case is against Carteret coun ty alone; another is against the More head City graded school district, the board of graded school trustees of Morehead City, the county board of education of Carteret; county, and Carteret county; and the third suit is against the Beaufort graded school district, the board of trustees of the Beaufort school district, the county board of education, and Carteret county. ed and were unknown until the Span- directors, also charged with a false jarus brough norses ploring expeditions. with their ex- CIVIL WORKS ADMINISTRATION WILL FURNISH EMPLOYMENT TO 539 MEN Much interest in being manifested made application for funds for var in this county in the new public works ious purposes. Beaufort wishes to get iMroiriN i rriON MEETING ! rial fisheries committee of the State p an of tne reaerai govu.i. v, munt, u uu ...v ....v. SERE SUNDA? JmRNTON.rfrfToiStion and Develop- Lown as the Civil Works Adminis- Morehead City want. , to I -v. e HERE MJInuai r coaiu u aaAa in th f.'ft;nn According to published re- sewer work done. It is reported that meni iooh jhw - .n.v.... - Carteret Post No. 99 of the Amer.;fice of the board at Morehead City ports Carteret county is to be allow anerei i uv - j.-. i n,m ttw Lj fnnHi for the employment of 53a ican Lecion will hold a special meey .Tuesday. - -.-.. i ican lesrion win iium - iiuco -- Newl en Mr, Thomas 0"Berry is the ject that is under con ing Sunday afternoon at 2 o'ctoA present were D. L Ward of Ne w yfor thithe building of a golf This meeting is for al ex. , rv.cc ,Bern E S. Askew of Greenvil ad" nis , TU Miirnnafl OT 1 I1H IIICCVIUK Illll UK Ul avwv'J i " , ' s e -"UI"C ,rrn I:-. x .Q w f the department In fkmmovmem . Rn ma nr riiirn ruuu. av. - www - luw r--r w - - " ... . t , , i CU Hull . . . t j. i. a nraa nisu i oi-roror rnuriLV. cuestion as it relates to ex-st-rvico eridge department to discuss the public en ""it Is necV- - ry that all service Ppe loners for various requests for j ties there relative to ge "ing the new men be Tel Zd in order to find fishing in commercial waters were department organized and the work out who are -ot employed. Any wn , heard, a report iron, t . "-- , -; u x i , chnnld he. on hand fai-on to Ra eisrh to De neaiu i wish to a 7" -"J-. r tu consideration course. it CWA does not furnish materials for bulding purpos- She is in Raleigh es it furnishes money for labor. tnHnv rnnferrinz with the author! report, was made last week. The jur ist continued both these motions un til the next term of Pamlico court. The judge's charge opened the ses sion today, and lasted two hours, un til 12:15 p. m., when the case went to the jury. Besides taking out time for lunch, the jurors were ready with their decision by 2:10, though there was slight delay before the prosecu tion counsel could be summoned, not having expected the- verdict so soon. the county desires to get money for After the report of the foreman, repairs to the courthouse. One pro- declaring that the jury found the de- MARRIAGE LICENSES Ethel Smith, and Georgia Henry Fulcher and Atlantic. Newberry Godett Hardesty, Beaufort. Ardis Godett and Letha Anderson, Beaufort. NO RECORDER'S COURT For the first time in a good many weeks there were no cases for trial in the Recorder's Court Tuesday. For a good many months this court has had a lot of business. Whether dua to the recent election, improved bus iness conditions or what, there seems to be a sort of lull in violations of the criminal statutes. NO TRIALS IN POLICE COURT There were no trials in the city police court Monday night. Several cases were on the docket but for one reason and another they were all continued. at this meeting. Keverena uu lull Wicker, District Commander, win the omces oi uovemui .. .j i.. ,-rfco WA nrincinal speakers at maKe ar.,:;::..: n. . m ; Tuesday were Charles E. i though that an orgamza ,on s t imni.SK" -"S -" - - - o - One of the most important pro jects and one that looks like it is pretty sure to be fulfilled is that of The News has not yet been able to rehabilitating Fort Macon parK TIDE TABLE Information as to the tides at Beaufort is given in this col umn. The figures fire 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. It is fendant guilty of all four charges, the judge called for a roll call vote of the jury and give his individual opninion on all counts. All 12 pronounced verdict of guil Mr. Moore then offered a motion that the verdict be set aside, on the grounds that it was not in accordance .with the evidence. He spoke on the paved road lanotion, and T. D. Warren, of New to the fort and j Bern, and W. C. Rodman, defense 1 of work injfcounsel, .lomed him; while 1. M. bein?!r.d around the old fort. This will ,IEailey, of Ralegih, who represented " . ....... . .... .. ... ii. . ...- 4.: i ci:; - . . . . . . i . tt o r....icci nnp - norrpprpn Rnn I'liiL tMmiu.Y mcit ..... n uirvtr ua ittin a .............. , x-- On Friday night December 1st ne .Jackson, t.epiuj u. o. , men. and besides will furnish employment tor D. M. Clark spoke for the State, annual Thanksgiving dance of the of Fisheries and John Ruel M""- 0 ,n ,)e a,tive charge 1 through the winter to around 200 The motion was overruled. American Legion Post 99 will ak. chief technology he bm eau As to v. no w..i K wiu b, maintained at place. Dancing will begin at 9 o clocK They explained tne , " ' H tw' th ' wiU be an enl. the old Ocean Beach hotel. The In Egypt, where convention still and last for some time thereatter. tabhshing " an" "d of ' lo" ent office in Morehead City and News understands that the CWA in- holds that a woman who works for " "-" . nationai fish- cne in Beaufort. Both the towns and .tends to get worK started on some oi jina puouc iose3 ner socim stauuiug, the application oi tne , rtaoi tn hava th. nricts b December the first, thera is only on school of nursing. High TiU Low TiU 1:24 a. 1:51 p. Friday, Nov. 24 m. 7:47 a. m. . 8:24 p. Saturday, Not. 25 m. meeting of the board today in get any official statement as to thes planned to build a offices of Governor Ehringhaus. Civil Works Administration plans from Atlantic Beach tc L nrincinal speakers at the for Carteret county. It is certain also to do a great do. 2:41 a. m. 3:02 p. m Sunday, No. 3:51 a. m. 4:10 p. m. 4:50 a. 5:07 p, THE BEAUFORT NEWS erie code. 8:53 a. m. 9:18 p. m. 26 10:00 a. m. 10:09 p. m. Monday, Nov. 27 m. 11:00 a. m. " 11:00 p. Tuesday, Nov. 28 5:38 a. m. 11:30 a. 5:55 p. m. 11:53 p. Wednesday, Nov. 29 6:20 a. m. 11:57 a. m. G:36 p. m. 12:40 p. m- Thursday, Nov. 30 7:01 a. m. 12:31 a. m. 7:14 p. m. , t 1:24 p. m. m. in. m. m.