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Beaufort The best advertising medium published in Cartel et Co. ( READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BOD1 S mtr a Trv,i I v ll l l . - j nAiui i our iaoei ana pay jour suDScriDtioii VOLUME XXIII EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934 PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 8 Two New Banks Open In Carteret County The First-Citizens Bank And Trust Company of Smithfield Establishes Branches In Beaufort and Morehead City. First Day's Business Very Good. Business Firms Open Up Ac counts. Deposits Guaranteed. Opening Pleas es Many. After a lapse of over two years Beaufort again has the facilities of a bank. The Beaufoi-t Banking and Trust Company closed its doors the latter part of December 1931; the First-Citizens Bank and Trust Com- Fishermen Convicted of Illegal Clamming The only case tried in Recorder's , Court Tuesday of was one of a rath- pany of Smithfield opened for bus-'er unusual nature. Occasionally a iness here yesterday. A branch of the case 0f violating the Fisheries Corn same bank opened in Morehead City mission's regulations happens which also. The bank here occupies theiwas the nature of the case tried building of the Beaufort Banking & . Tuesday, but it does not occur of Trust Company and in Morehead City , ten. it has quarters in the building of the j The defendants in the case were WATERFOWL FOOD 'WILL DROP MANY MAY BE PLANTED Investigation To Be Made By Biological Survey Shortly WORKERS FRIDAY Raleigh, Feb. 17 A representative of the U. S. Biological Survey will make investigations in North Caroli na sounds wi for the purpose of determining A large crowd attended the funer- jal of Mrs. Bettie Olivia Mason, wife Cut Of 30 Per Cent Ordered; of Dr C. N. Mason at Harlowe Meth More Next Week. Investiga- odist church Sunday afternoon. Mrs tion Going On Mason had been in feeble health for several years ami me ena came r ri Mrs. C. N. Mason Died I ANF) TAX RFI IFF After A Long Illness rAKlLl AMUKDEU BY SALES TAXES Not Enough Realized From Sales Taxes To Offset Prop erty Reduction Considerable consternation was ere day the 16th Mrs. Mason was n her ated among CWA workers here re- late 70's and she and Dr. Mason had thin the next week or ; cently, and the general PbU . w 11. " ' i1 5l5 " MECKLfLNBURicl-AYS MOST so for the nurnose of determining , wnun it Dtcame Known uiui a gura .,6c - ..- buiil.iiv the advisability of endeavoring to in- many of those who have been work- highly regarded by all who knew itiate a program of planting aquatic ing would be dropped from the pay ' her. growth for migratory waterf awl. 'rolls. The first mpression was that it ! Besides her husband Dr. C. N. Ma Bruce Etheridge, director of the De-j would be 10 per cent but the News .son, Mrs. Mason leaves three sons, was informed today by Mrs. Malcolm I naymona oi Indian neaci, mo., Koy De partment of Conservation and velopment, announced today. ; Mr. Etheridge requested the coop' oration of the federal bureau in con ducting a study of the nature con' By M. R. DUNNAGAN RALEIGH, Feb. 20 Property tax relief of $11,461,505 granted by the 1933 General Assembly was only par- Lewis, CWA director in the county, of Harlowe; Ben of Hopewell, Va.; tia madf. up in the sales tax col that 30 per cent would be laid off itwo daughters Mrs. L. M. Baxter of this week and perhaps about the ; Petersburg, Va.; Mrs. Carl White same next week. Appi-oximately 900 head of Morehead City, 19 grand- temnlated with the hoDes of deciding ' have been working in the county on children and great grandchildren. whether ap rogram seeking to ', in-'projects and otherwise and the order The funeral services were conduct Bank of Morehead City. There wa3 general rejoicing here on account of the bank opening. The bank here is being managed temporarily by Messrs. J. E. Peter son and James H. Davis of Smithfield. After it gets to running smoothly a permanent organization will take charge of it In Morehead City R. P. Holding and cashier I E. Pittman had charge of the opening. Mr. Pittman George Austi.n, Travis Austin, Jas. crease foods for migratory wildfowl would bep racticable. A numbe of sportsmen had also suggested hat some program to increase the attrac tions of the coastal section of North Carolina for these fowl be undertak en. It has been hoped that a CWA project involving such a issued from Washington, and from ; ed by Reverend F. B. Brandenburg, Raleigh, means that about 300 men j pastor of the Harlowe church assist and women will be dropped. The pay : ed by Reverend J. M. Carraway of roll last week was about $11,000 and it will bep ractically the same Satur day. Next week it will take a big tumble. Thed irect relief will be con- program itinued so the News understands. Should Ke-regiater INow National Re-employment director Byrd Wade informed the News to Jones, Wheeler Gaskill and Ralph j mignt De approved. Fulcher all of Morehead City. The I W B. Bell, acting chief of the Bio- ij: 4. f ot;n .iom0 ;! logical Survey wrote Mr Etheridge, polluted waters. Police officers Pele-, in response to a communication frpm day that persons who registered in ,i cio,. ta.tifi w tw the conservation director that in his 1933 and have not registered again opinion it would be useless to paint anything in Currituck Sound until water conditions become stabilized following the opening of a new inlet saw the men in a skiff at night near the Morehead City Hospital and they were engaged in clamming. The of ficers also said that some of the par ties admitted that they commited the will remain there in the capacity ol act alleged. Thev plead not ' guilty Merrimon. The pallbearers were Ray mond Ball, Lionel Conner, J. S Mor ton, Clay Taylor. A special choir sang "It is well with My Soul and "Abide With Me." M. Leslie Davis of Beaufort as a solo sang "Beau tiful Isle of Somewhere." Besides a large number of people in the com munity there were many present from Beaufort, Morehead City, New Bern and elsewhere. Many beautiful floral tributes were sent by sympathizing friends and relatives. cashier. Officials in Beaufort said yes terday that they were much pleased with theih first day's business. In fact it was much'larger than they had an ticipated. It was not generally known that the bank would open but despite but were convicted'. Judge Webb told the men. that he did not wish to punish them severe ly but he did want them to under stand that they must not violate the fisheries rules any more, because it the fact most of the leading business WOrked an injury to the fishing in dustry in Carteret county. Eugene Moore, fisheries inspector, also stat ed that the State did not wish a se vere penalty inflicted upon the de fendants but wanted them to observe the law. The sentence of the court firms of Beaufort and a good many individuals opened accounts. There were some out of town depositors. J. P Betts had the honor of being the first depositor. It is expected that de posits will be heavy Saturday. De posits are guaranteed up to $2500. The News understands that they had a good opening day in Morehead City also. The First-Citizens Ban kand Trust Company has been in business in Smithfield for many years and has been very successful. It has weather ed the hardships of the past four years with flying colors and has as- V. S. Bryant, Trustee to Realty sets now of around three million dol- Purchase Corporation, 1 lot More lars. Besides the parent bank at! head City, for $1,200.00. Smithfield branches are maintained at G. V. Cowper, Trustee to Bryant Benson, Clinton, Dunn, Roseboro, ' Guthrie, 1 lot Morehead City. should do it at once. If they do not register before February 28 their names will be dropped from the ac tive list. Those who have re-register- from the ocean into Currituck sound i ed already do not have to register a- by the storm of last August This gam- The entire registration up to storm, Mr Bell said, "increased the date is 2988, of these 1025 are on salt content to such an extent that the active list and 1051 on the inac fresh water plants cannot survive, I tive list. So far 912 persons have and salt water forms will perish if been placed and 20T6 have not been the water becomes too fresh." (placed. Mr. Wade would like to place as manv as possible in private em- 1sn nf thp nnininn that. "hPc.. of 1 ployment and persons who need! dub meetings in the county. the disease affecting eel-grass, it help of any sort should inquire at tne ofhee over House s drug store. Demonstration Agent Holds Club Meetings Miss Helen Dry, recently appoint ed County Home Demonstration A- gent, has been holding a series of The does not seem desirable to attempt any planting of this species until this serious condition is past. The only other native good duck food plant that will grow in such salty lections, which, on the basis of actual collections for the first six months of operation of thetax, indicate the sales tax will be $6,835,586 which would still leave $4,826,099 in total relief, according to tables issued by Director Harry McMullan of assess ments and collections of the Revenue Department. The sales tax total is twice the a- mount collected for sales in the first six months of the operation of the tax, 0r $3,317,745, which, officials say, may be somewhat increased when collections for the full 12 months are recorded. Included in the property tax reduc tion are four items: 15-cent state wide ad valorem tax; current expen ses for special charter schools, spec ial tax districts and for county-wide levies. The first three were eliminat ed entirely and the last item except for charges for maintenance of plant and fixed charges for which some of the counties made levies. Reports so far indicate that two-thirds of the county-wide levies for current ex penses was eliminated. Also, Mr. Eh ringhaus points out, thetable does not include supplments voted in a few counties since the 1933 legisla- was that the men pay the costs andar?as as most of Pamlico Coujid is a jail sentence of 30 days was abo given; the latter suspneded on con dition that they do not violate the law again for five years. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Louisburg, Kinston, New Bern, More head City and Beaufort, LARGE CATCHES OF FISH MADE IN THIS SECTION Fishermen in Beaufort and other places in the county had a break of good luck this week. Large catches of croakers and trout have been made and prices have been considerably better than they were some months ago. It is estimated that about 75,- 000 pounds were brought to Beaufort XownshiP( for $300. yesieraay anu many wcto uuicii w other markets also. Clams are sell ing at high prices now due probably to severe weather in the northern part of the country. V. S. Bryant, Trustee to Realty Purchase Corporation, 2 lots More head City, for $1,750. Mary Lee Dennis, to D. E. Ogles by 11 48-100 acres Morehead Town ship, for $10. Mary Lee Dennis to D. E. Oglesby 126.6 acres Morehead Township, for $500. Lizzie Davis et al to Elbert M. Chadwick, 12 acres Straits Township for $1000. Martin T. Davis, to Vivian A. Chadwick, 6 5-6 acres, Smyrna CITY POLICE COURT NEWS MARRIAGE LICENSES Willie Dudley, Vanceboro, to Vio la Gillikin, Beaufort. Allen Moore and Matilda Willis Harkers Island. George Jones and Guyula J ones, Morehead City. Paul Daniels and Esther Guthrie, Morehead City. Stacy W. Measamer and Vera B. Thomas, Jonesboro. BIRTHS Two defendants faced Mayor Tay lor in Police Court Monday, both col ored. Aleck Edwards charged with dis orderly conduct said he was not guil ty but the Mayor thought otherwise and he was given the privilege of paying $5.00 or doing 10 days ser vice on the streets. Mark Washington, charged with throwing a glass tumbler at Rena Fulcher was convicted and given 15 days on the street force, or could pay $7.50 if he preferred. GANG OF CROOKS CAUGHT -IN RAID AT ROCKY MOUNT Widgeon grass, and it has ben in creasing in. this area since the. eel grass was affected in 1931. It is a native plant to the area and is tak ink some of the places formerly held by tel-grass." Mr. Cottam, of the division of food habits research of the bureau, according to Mr. Bell will visit the coast of North Carolina shortly and will check on the grass situation. Mr. Bell suggested the possibility of set ting out other aquatic plants that might grow near the fresh water streams. Investigation Going On All sorts of rumors have been a float here about an investigation be ing made into the activities of the CWA organization. The News has no definite information but-itieems that 'pi man has been h'sre for Iff days or more and is still in the county con ducting an investigation. It is report ed that a number of witnesses have been examined and affidavits secur ed from them tending to show irreg ularities of one sort an another. It is said that some of the charges al lege favoritism in giving out jobs and others are of a more serious nature. meetings have been well attended and much interest manifested. Others will ! ture. Also, he states, taxes on sales be held from time to time. The meet ings held so far are the following: 'Bettie February 14th at the home of Mrs. Harry Gillikin. Mrs. Charlie Pake, presiding; song, America. Dem onstration 'Textiles by Miss Dry.; tStftliing: Leaders selected Mrs. Lucy for chain stores, paid at one point inside or outside the State, are pro rated to the several counties in which sales were made. Mecklenburg paid the highest tax in six months, $280,098; Guilford paid $223,241; Forsyth $156,896; Pake and Mrs. Harry Gillikin. Pres-'Wake $145,797; Buncombe $143,284; ent: Mesdames Guila Arthur, Char- Durnam lj.118,542; Gaston $102,007; lie Pake, Harry Gillikin, Gertrude Clay paid the last $1,150; Camden Salter, Lucy Pake, Rena Salter, Flor ence Salter, C. A Middlebrook. February 15th, Crab Point at the $1,492; Gates $1,956. Durham received the highest poten tial reduction, the property tax re- home of Miss Alice Laughton, Mrs. auction, less the sales tax to be paid, Clem Ogleiiby, presiding. Song, Amerthe saving being $427,923; Guilford DEMOCRATS WILL SELECT A LEADER National Corrirrntteeman To Be Chosen At A Meeting In March RETAIL CREDIT BUREAU FOR By M. R. DUNNAGAN RALEIGH, Feb. 19 The call is sued to the State Democratic Execu tive Committee to meet Thursday night, March 8, at 8 o'clock in Ral- iea The Beautiful. Reading Col lect of Club Women of America. Demonstration Textiles by Miss Dry Clothing leaders selected, Miss Alice T.nncrhfmi Mies Wilrla WiHma TVfa BEAUFORT ASSURED : Dan Oglesby Sr. Present: Mesdames C. H. Bennett, Stamey Davis, A. H. Joyner, C. E. Legett, Lena Meredith, Joseph Morse, Julius Nelson, John Oglesby Sr., Dan Oglesby Sr, Dan Oglesby Jr, Clem Oglesby, (Jeorge Whealton, and Misses Alice Laugton and Hilda Williams February 19th Marshallberg Home Demonstration Club organized. Pres- Special representatives from Wash ington, D. C, have been n Beaufort for the- past ten days and have inter viewed practically all business and professional men here who have sig nified their intention of enrolling and forming a local credit bureau. It was announced yesterday that the enthu siasm of the merchants to date insur- ident, Mrs. Charles Willis; Vice- Pres es Beaufort and Morehead City of ident Miss Reba Lewis; Secretary. Miss Margaret Royal; Treas. Miss Leida Davis. Clothing leaders, Mrs. Leona Russell and Miss Annie Brown Born to Mr. and Mrs George Nor- Ry Mount- Feb- "--Three men com of Beaufort, Friday, February and three women, alleged members 16. twin daughters. Dr. Chadwick of a bandit gang, a complete stock of .it,i, .wini.n ova ti,o inknts weapons and burglar tools, yovv weighed six and seven and a half wortn of groceries andtwo stolen cars ter of election early than they would nnnHa wtiwl, .r,H r fine ha-1 were captured today when bneritt.ii the election were delayed h!p- Johnson, aided by local police, raid- having practically 100 per cent mem bership. The service comprises a credit guide book for each subscriber, a fre- ' others presenf Mrs Harry Moore, quent bulletin and a clearance of old Mrs. Wesley Hill, Mrs. Ulysses Hill, eieh. bv Chairman J Wallace Win- or slow accounts. The credit guide Mrs. area OUiikin, Mrs. Hilda Brown borne, will set at rest efforts to have contains the names, addresses and oc Miss Willie N Hunter, Extension the committee meet earlier to select cupations of each and every person Clothing Specialist, will hold a Lead a successor to former Governor O. in the city and trade territory and ers' School on Commercial Patterns, Max Gardner, resigned, as a member will show in code how many mer- Home Agent's office, March 1st. for North Carolina of the National j chants the buyers deal with and the Davis Home Demonstration Club Democratic Executive Committee. I exact manner in which they meet ; met at the home of Mrs. Maggie Wil- their credit obligations. lis, Mrs. Maggie Willis, pres. presid- The representatives come to Beau-J ing. Clothing Leaders selected Mrs fort with the strong endorsement of ! Morris Bedsworth, Mrs C. F. Davis, the Charleston Chamber of Com-j Demonstration Texttiles, Miss Dry. merce, and Chambers of Commerce present: Mesdames Maggie Willis, in other neighboring towns nad cit- Harold Willis, Elmer Willis, Clyde ies. Styron, Robert Willis, Fred Willis, Morehead City business men are Allen Willis Manly Murphy, Charlie cooperating in the movement, and Alligood, Henry Murphy, Misses Cal it is felt great results will be accom-! lie Davis, Matilda Davis, Gladys Will- plished in bettering trade and credit is, Alma Lois Styron, conditions. Over fifty members have been secured to date in Carteret received a $377,512 reduction: For syth $374,373; Buncombe $329, 87; Wake $287,959; Mecklenburg $218, 670. Carteret county's sales tax paid for the six months amounts to $13, 104.00. That amount doubled would be $26,208.00 for a year. The prop erty tax reduction for 1933 should a mount to $50,599.00. hv which it i I sepn that thia pnnntw chM,! nar . ' u.iwuiu i'WJ $24,391.00 less in sales tax than the total reduction in property tax afford ed by the 1933 General Assembly. In only two counties, Caldwell and Pitt, is the sales tax shown to be larger than the reduction made in property tax. HIGH PRICED BED SPREAD A crocheted bed spread made by Mollie Davis was raffled off last week and brought the sum of $20. Mrs. Tom Potter of Morehead City was the winnei1. However, it will start with ano ther spurt efforts for the election of this or that man to the post. Mem bers of the committee state that they have been bombarded with letters in past months from various inJivid uals, but suppose all had the same source, or inspiration, Senator J. W. Bailey, or his candidate C. L. Shu ping, Greensboro, urging that the meeting be held as early as possible, as North Carolina should not be without a committeeman. Supposed ly, this was done with the view that! county. Mr. Shuping's chances would be bet- 'But Mr Winborne would not be TWn t Mr. ta Ur .TnTin T Smith ed a home in Englewood, near Rocky of Beaufort, at Morehead City Hos-' M1nt at 6:30 tdy pital, Monday, February 19, a son. I The men captured were worth Proc ro nr.. -j m. u ttd, ' tor. alleged gang leader A L. Proc- iuiu w 11., aiiu iia. iiuscpii iiuuac . of Beaufort, at Potter Hosptial, Tues day, Februcry 20, a daughter. WANTS CWA CONTINUED hurried and early indicated that the meeting would be held at the usual time in March, when it makes prep arations for the precinct meetings, tor and Eugene Gunter, the latter county conventions and the State from Winston-Salem. The group was heavily armed with automatic shot guns, revolvers of all calibres, two tank acetylene electric drills, hose and cutting torch, three Winstn-Salem, Feb. 21 Mayor .pars of dynamite caps and one case George W. Coan Jr. has taken his of dynamite. fight against "excessive" CWA cuts j The six occupants of theh ouss sur here to the white house. In a prot:st rendered without a fight. to President Roosevelt, he pointed , out that another month of bad weath Ninety-nine per cent of the land er is to be expected, and that if the grown to tobacco in Person County scheduled lay-offs occur in North has been signed under reduction con Carolina, local relief agencies will be tracts for 1934 and 1935, reports swamped. 'the farm agent. convention of the party. He makes the election of the national commit teeman a secondary matter, and any other business that may come before the committee the third in order. Mr. Shuping's friends have been "shelling the woods" in an effort to get a suficient number of promises to elect him. Of course, those ef forts might turn, at the last minute, to getting Mr. Shuping elected State chairman, an office he sought two WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY George Washington's birthday was observed here today chiefly by the closing of the postoffice and the First Citizens Bank and T,rust Company. The citizens of thet own as a rule went about their affairs -as usual. The weather might have done better in honor of the day but it was warm and. showery, AN ACRE FOR THE LORD RALEIGH, Feb. 21 A movement was under way here to Jay for a cam paign by wheih North Carolina to bacco and cotton growers would des ignate one ere of their land as "the Lord's acre," proceeds from which would go to churches. Charles O. Sheffield, assistant extension direc tor at N. C. State college, endorsed the plan, said to have been entered into by a number of state ministers and farmers. TIDE TABLE Information at to the tides at Beaufort is given in this col umn. The figures are approx imately correct and based on tables furnished by the U. S. Geodetic Survey. Some allow ances must be made for varia tions in the wind and also with reppect to the locality, that It whether near the inlet or at the heads of the estuaries, Hih Tide 1 4:00 a. m. 4:10 p. m. lido Friday, Feb. 23 Several cars of bo'f cattl: fed by C. A. Brown of Cleveland hi Rowan County paid for their feed and have provided him with between 700 and 1000 tons of manure. The second cooperative order for years ago, against Mr Winborne, but .lespedeza seed was placed last week without success. The committee is Jby Macon County farmers when 4 cd the barley and wheat (Continued en page five) men ordereu' 5,000 pounds. Burke County. In Beaufort County, 1,568 tobac co growers signed reduction con tracts which cover 97 per cent of the acreage planted to the crop in the county.. The low temperatures of recent weeks killed oats and seriously injur crops 10:08 a. m. 10:11 p. m. 24 11:04 a. m. 10:50 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 5:05 a. m. 5:15 p. m. Sunday, Feb. 25 5:53 a. m. 11:06 a. m 6:07 p. m. 11:56 p. m. Monday, Feb. 26 6:33 a. m. 11:59 a. m. 6:45 p. m. 12:43 p. mv Tuesday, Feb. 27 7:11a. m. 12:45 a. mv 7:23 p. m. 1:22 p. m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 a. m. 1:28 a. mv p. m. 1:87 p. nv Thursday, March 1 a. m. 2:08 a. nt, p. m. 2:30 p. nv 7:45 7:59 of .8:18 8:35
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