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VOLUME XXIV
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1935 PRI SINGLE COPY
NORTH CAROLINA
LAWMAKERS WILL
VfiDll CflAM Tucawsy of la:-t week was held as i
lT was Chriiitmns day. Court was hold er
C!li CausfsTwo Trial. .UCK GROWERS NEW RAIL BUS IS
HOPE FOR AID VERY ATTRACTIVE
No session of Recorder's C
Hope To Finish Soon But May
lake Several rviontns
MAY REENACT SALES TAX
n
I Friday instead and there was no
court this Tuesday because it was
New Year's day, which is a holiday.
j The trial that occupied most of
jthe time of the court was that ia
' I which John Styron of Morehuad
By M. R. Dunnagan J City was charged with an assault
Raleigh, Jan. 1, In about another with a deadly weapon, towit an auto
week, January 0, the 50 Senators mobile upon Clyde Peterson of Beau
and 120 Representatives who will! fort and damaging his truck. The
compose the 1935 General Assembly ( defendant represented by Charles
of North Carolina, along with the , Stephens pleaded not guilty. C. R.
usual clerks, stenosrranhers and oth-i Wheatlv annenrino- fnv p,.tven
w i o v vkvi own tun-
er helpers, will be gathered in Ral- ducted the prosecution,
eigh for the hoped 60-day session of The accident happened a few miles
law-making and unmaking. It will west of Morehead City at night near
contain more new faces than usual, Lee's filling station. The truck was
Would Like to Share in Pros
perity Enjoyed by Cotton
and Tobacco Farmers
only about 22 of the 50 Senators
having had previous legislative ex
perience, and about 44 of the 120
Kepresentatives.
The legislators get $600 for the
session, which is supposed, on for
mer laws to last only 60 days, al
though there is now no limit. The
pay is at the rate of $10 a day for
60 days, or supposed to be, and lon
ger terms are at the expense of the
legislators. The last two sessions
have lasted almost five months, two
and one-half times as long as expect
ed. Estimates of this session range
from 70 to 90 days, a few even hop
ing to adjourn in 60 days.
"But the time is uncertain, as the
bulk of the members are new. Ap
parently few new problems will
arise this time, such as the sales tax
of last time, and the reorganization
of government. The sales tax reen-
actment is admitted. Just what
. Governor Ehringhaus will recom
mend is uncertain. But he proba
bly will not suggest vital or um
portant changes at least not radi
cal changes that will require long
contests to settle.
The two main bills, revenue and
appropriations, have been written by
the Advisory Budget Commission
and will be introduced as they are.
If accepted in about their present
form, they should not take so long.
If radical changes are made, then it
will take longer. It is certain that
more social legislation will be con
sidered, such as old-age pensions and
unemployment insurance. Just how
far they will get is uncertain, and
depending some on action by the
Congress. The liquor laws are not
expected to bother much, unless an
effort is made to raise the slcoholic
content of beer from 3.2 per cent.
The sales tax is expected to remain
and without the exemptions, which
will give probably $2,000,000 a year
more of revenue, and that would
give a 10 per cent increase in tea
chers' salaries, and improved busi-
going east and the car was travel
ing west. A collision occured and
both truck and car were damaged to
some extent. Mr. Peterson drove
his car on to Beaufort where he had
his lights repaired. Mrs. Styron,
who wa3 in the car with her hus
band and several others, was cut
about the face and head and taken
to the hospital. After hearing tes
timony of several witnesses the court
acquitted Mr. Styron. A case charg
ing Mr. Peterson with reckless driv
ing, growing out of the same acci
dent, was sent up to Superior Court
as he demanded a jury trial.
Hearings on capiases issued for
Ralph Bell of . Newport and J. C.
Helms of Morehead, each charged
with non-support took place. Both
men said they had been out of work
and had not been able to do much
for their families. Mr. Bell stated
that he had gotten a job and thought
he would be able to pay his family
$4.00 a week and the case was con
tinued with this understanding. Mr.
Helms agreed to send his wife $4.00
and his case was also continued.
G. E. Sanderson reckless driving,
been on docket for several months.
was noli prossed with leave.
Alfred Pigott, not paying costs
and fine, was allowed a little more
time.
Robert Golden was allowed until
January 8th to get up fine and costs.
By! Aycock Brown
Restricted acreage by the AAA
during the past year worked hard
ships on thousands of truck farmers
in Eastern Carolina. In Carteret
where truck farming represents
about half of the resources of the
county the conditions were keenly
felt. Prices for products were so low
that it has been estimated that near
ly 100 percent of bean crops were
ploughed under. The farmers could
not realize enough to pay the freight
alone on shipments to markets.
This condition was partly brought
about by the reducing of acreage
among the growers of staple crops
such as tobacco and cotton. Where
the cotton and tobacco farmers pro
fited from the government ruling
pertaining to restricted acreage, the
truck farming industry which has
been established in Eastern Carolina
during the past 20 years was ruined.
The farmer who wna nllnwpH
plant only a certain acreage of to
Much Interest Shown in New
Car Which Was Shown
Here Tuesday
NUMBER 1
Chris tmju )rinkincr
Makes Court Business
The Norfolk Southern's new rail
road bus received almost an ovation
on its arrival in E.aufort Tuesday
afternoon. A large crowd of folks
were on hand to greet it and all
seemed well pleased with the new
car. The children were especially
delighted and many, both grown ups
and children, rode in the car to
Morehead City on its return to New
Bern.
A representative of the News and
Dr. H. M. Hendrix went to New Bern
with a party of railroad men and
others. The car stopped at More
head City and Newport on the return
trip and many people gave it an in
spection. All along the way to New
Bern people came to their doors and
waved at the car as it SDed along.
Every where there seemed to be
much interest in this new means of
transportation. Howard Bobbitt, Nor
folk Southern foreman of engineers.
operated the car most of the time
but John Charlton who is a veteran
engineer on N-S road, also ran it for
Too free indulgence in spiritous
refreshments during the holidays
brought the largest number nf de
fendants into Police Court last week
that had seen in n long time. No
court was held on Monday the 21th
because it was Christmas eve. Court
was held Thursday of last week and
Monday night of this week. The re
cord of the Thursday session is as
follows:
Bonner Willis and Milton Lewis.
fighting, this case had been continu
CAPUS M. WAYNICK
NEW CHAIRMAN OF
HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Jeffress Resigns and Waynick
is Made hull Chairman
ENGINEER TO BE APPOINTED
Raleigh, Jan. 1. Capu3 M. Wav-
nick, assistant chairman of the State
Highway and Public Works Com-
l ieJeekt3 gU!lty anf ea ssion, was named full chairman
bacco and cotton, naturally decided 'awhile. Conductor "Bud" Davis
jva
ras in charge of the car.
The new car will go into opera
tion Sunday morning starting from
Beaufort and running to Goldsboro.
... , .... . o-s una time me exact scneuuie nas
one who buys his own fertilizer and 2. u j m. . . ..
. , r j ., . .1"" uecn aijuuuiiveu ine car nas an
seed suffered more than those who pnaino .nm,,vW un
to put his unused land in truck pro
ducts, and this helped to bring about
glutted markets.
Ihe independent farmer, that Is
allotted a certain share, usually a
bout half, to go to the fertilizer
dealers or their agencies. These re-
engine and can easily make 50 to 60
miles an hour. It has very comfor
table scats, is heated, ha3 ice water
ROOSEVELT BALL
TO BE BIG EVENT
Cabaret, Hot Lunch And Hot
Dance Orchestra Will Be
Presented
presentatives of the fertilizer and coolers and toilet facilities. The car
seed firms are said to contract their can seat 53 Passengers and has space
share of the yield at an extremely I f?r baage. If patronage justifies
low prices to gigantic chain stores, i ,Car WiH 8 Permannt f,eature
All thev want it ha, w .f.fiM ,. ?f he. serv5ce' otherwise it will pro-
" " """v " i fifth V hp rtiacnniniiofj Tha
By: Aycock Brown
Beaufort's first Birthday Ball hon-
oring President Franklin D. Roose
velt will be presented here January
0, according to announcement by
ness and resultant tax increase may Wilbur Wi!l:3, general chairman of
raise the revenue another million orchis area, following a meeting Wed
two, meaning, possibly, a 15 per,r-est'av night. If this affair is carri
cent increase in salaries of teacher3led out as Planned 'lt will be one of
and State employees. So mote it be. I.
Tobacco Contest is Popular
Returns from th? K . --Smith to
bacco control referendui.; in North
Carolina, almost compk-. . show
that the tobacco growers of th; State
voted more than 99 per cent for re
taining the control act in 1935.
With only three small counties mis
sing, the returns gave 453,987 acres
for and 4,545 acres against it, while
135,800 voters favored compulsory
control and 1,263 opposed it. This
is the flue-cured vote, but indica
tions are that the burley section in
the western area voted about the
same way, E. Y. Floyd, of State Col
lege, said.
Mr. Floyd announced that" ftie
voluntary adjustment contracts sign
ed last winter by the flue-cured
growers have been extended through
1935 by the Secretary of Agricul
ture. Since the most of the surplus
has been eliminated the growers
will he allowed to grow more toba
cco in 1935, h said, stating that they
may produce ;l;her 85 or 90 percent
of their bas; acreage and produc
tion, but tho? who produce 90 per
cent will get smaller rental payments
The adjustment payments will be
6 1-4 percent of the value of the
1935 crop, with a higher rate for
growers with a base of less than four
tha most atla events ever presented
in this count.'. And anv and all
pr;::ecls above actual expenses will
3 -o ---.a Koctivelt Foundation for
'Ippi-d Children.
While Mr. Willis made no definite
announcements, he did say that in
addition to a midnight lunch there
will be a cabaret, a bitch of beauti
ful hostesses and one of the hottest
bands to ever play for diners and
dancers in Beaufort town.
Assisting the general chairman
will be the following persons: Geh
rman Holland, assistant chairman;
Aycock Brown, chairman of publi
city; William Potter, in charge of
ticket sales, Miss Georgia Neal, chair
man of ballroom arrangement com
mittee; Miss Virginia Hows, chair
man of music and entertainment
committee; Richard Whitehurst, chair
man floor committee; Charles Has
sell, chairman Program committee
and Charles Skarren, Jr., secretary
and treasurer.
Subsequent developments, plans
and announcements will be publish
ed weekly in the Beaufort News.
their money back, and the farmer
is left holding the bag, because in
creased acreage of truck planted by
the tobacco and cotton farmers, helps
to glut the markets throughout the
country. Their prices set in advance
result in low prices when the farmer
who has not allotted a share, and
those who have as well, try to dis
pose of their yield.
Because Carteret county holds an
unique position in truck farming.
the eastern section of the county be
ing in the same zone for solid cli
mate as Southern Florida, it u
quite probable that this section will
join other planters of truck pro
ducts in Eastern Carolina in secur
ing legislation that will control pro
duction and prices. Unless such is
accomplished, and soon, the truck
farming industry in Eastern Caro-
tvo Tiro i-1 .-I in4.U.
sct-,a uoomea, according to tne.mto the path of the car.
cippany; has bought two of , these
cars and may add others.
Goodwin Exonerated
By Coroner's Jury
Bruce Goodwin, Morehead City
youth who was driving the car which
struck and instantly killed Joe Wat
son of New Bern, near the establish
ment of "King" Watson on Highway
route 10, last Friday was exonerat
ed of all blame in connection with
the death.
Evidence at the inquest, conduct
ed by Coroner G. W. Dill, showed
that Goodwin was not driving over
40 miles an hour, while returning
from the Zulus club dance in New
Bern, and that Watson had stagger
ed or annarentlv
versions of many farmers interview
ed regarding the question in this
section.
MARRIAGE LICENSTS
Hugh W. Shelton, Reidsville, N.
C, and Tollie Banks, Camp Glenn.
James S. King and Christina Jones
Morehead City.
Gherman McCord Garner and Rosa
Bell Jones, Newport.
Charles Strppt.
c iimn xuur " v-iftvu(
payment will Bern and Grace Mae Ne, Beau
. . i fort.
MAKING LONG VOYAGE
IN SMALL SAILING VESSEL
The "Wanderer". 28 foot one
masted sail yawl of Provincetown.
Mass., arrived in Beaufort harbor
Monday enroute to Miami, Fla. Three
young men, Belford Shoumats of
Mobile, Ala., Richard Stokes of New
York and Robert Harcourt of Quincy,
Mass., are aboard the boat. They left
Quincy in October and have been
making a leisurely and interesting
rip along the coast.
On the way down the "Wander
er" met with some good weather and
some not so good. They came into
Norfolk in a snow storm and stayed
there several days. In the North
Carolina sounds they saw lots of
ducks, geese and some swans. They
took part in several deer hunts and
in the famed East Lake section saw
a moonlight still in full operation.
The young voyagers will continue
their travels along the coast and when
they reach Florida expect to stav
there the rest of the winter.
The body of Watson was taken to
New Bern for burial and sen-ices
were conducted Saturday afternoon
from the home of his uncle, Ex
Mayor, A. H. Bangert.
given the option of paying a fine of
$o.UU or doing 10 days work.
Len Springle, charged with drunk
enness, guilty. Sentence $2.50 or
five days.
Charlie Taylor, colored, drunk,
$2.50 or five days,
Edward Chadwick. colored d runk.
$5.00 or 10 days.
Timothy Nelson, colored, drunk,
$5.00 or 10 days
Claude Glover, drunk. $5.00 or 10
days.
Calvin Stanley, colored, drunk
$5.00 or 10 days.
Dave Davis, colored, drunk. $5.00
or 10 days.
Carl Lindquist, drunk, fined $2.50
Barney Dixon, drunk, two counts,
iu lays on one and 20 days on the
other.
Earl Mason R. F. D. drunk, fined
$2.50
Robert Willis, drunk $2.50 or five
days.
wiiiiam noages. drunk S2.50 or
five days.
Maggie May Fulford. colored, dis
orderly conduct, profanity $2.50 fine
Jim Lewis, colored, disorderly con
duct and profanity, $7.50 of 15 days.
Ed Henry, colored, drunk, $5.00 or
ten days
Elijah Hardesty, colored, drunk
$5.00 or 10 days.
George Pettiway, colored, drunk,
5.50 of hve days
Irby Bryant, colored, drunk $5.00
or ten days
Jim Chadwick, colored, drunk and
disorderly, $5.00 or ten days.
Den Guthrie, drunk. S5.00 or ten
days.
Herbert Springle, drunk, $5.00 or
ten days.
Eugent Brooks, drunk. S2.50 or
five day3.
Harry Murphy, drunk. $2.50 or
five days.
Wm. Ed. Potter, colored, drunk
and disorderly, 10 days.
On Monday night of this week a
few cases were tried. They were as
follows:
George Allbrey, fighting, $2.50 or
five days.
Henry Watson same offense and
same sentence.
Pete Davis, colored, drunk. $10.
or twenty days.
Len Springle. drunk. SS.00 nr m
days.
Henry Watson, can-vim? ronppnl-
ed weapon, sent to Recorder's court.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
fflEudora Wallace Moore and hus
band to Herbert P., Hopkins, 2 lots
Morehead City, Con-.$S50.00.
Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co.,
to Ralph D. Mitchell, 10 acres More
head Township, Con-$ 10.00.
Halsey Hunnings and wife to Wal
ter P. Arthur, 2.7 acres Beaufort
Township, Con-? 125.00.
Anson Gillikin to Connie Gillikin,
10.34 acres Straits Township
Con-$l:O0.
Philbert Golden and wife to Fred
L. Brown et als 7 acres, Straits,
Con-$450.00.
TIME TO BUY AUTO PLATES
GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY
lie UCUUICIICy mIJICfll, Will qj
ue one ceni a pound, ne said. T.u r a t .
vv. i- . . . - John L. Ambrose and Odessa
North Carolina won its income Bunyan, Stella.
tax action with the Norfolk & West-! '
m xvauway L-o. ior ?80,4Z1.yi in THE BEAUFORT NEWS
(Continued on Page 8) ' A YEAR
$1.50
New Bern, Dec. 31. George W.
Dill of Morehead City, through a vol
untary petition filed for him bv his
attorney, A. B. Morris, of Morehead
Uty, here in federal court. He lists
liabilities of $6,612.71. including
$2,095.05 in taxes and assets of $5,
160.02, including $4,500 in real es
tate.
The time for buying motor vehi
cle license plates not only for the
State licenses but also for the towns
has arrived and a good many car
owners have not yet availed them
selves of this privilege. In order to
keep the wheels turning it will be
necessary to do so however.
Chief of Police Longest requests
the News to state that pers s who
own automobiles in Beaufort, or
trucks for hire, positively must se
cure city license plataand they
must do so at once if uiey wish to
operate their motor vehicles. Car
plates cost one dollar and trf.ctt pla
tes five.
FARMERS PAY UP
FEDERAL LOANS
Carteret County Farmers Have
Met Their Obligations
Pretty Well
By: Aycock Brown
Carteret county farmers have
made a good record in paying back j
loans received from government dur
ing the year, according to Hu?h Over
street, county farm agent. Approxi
mately 95 per cent of the serd loan.
which totaled $28,000 in this county
has been repaid, he stated, and of
$16,000 loaned for crop production
approximately 80 percent has been
repaid.
Applications for new loans are now
being made. The only security the
government has for money loaned to
purchase seed is the harvest of the
cron. The cron nroduction borrow-
era have to give, collateral vhich is
usually a mortgage on farm machin
ery, live stock or such. The loans
this year will exceed those of last
" ' . 1 AvxAnA k Ti.ii rr o
Farmers throughout th county y ouumern oeu i. a
. ... ... ... . ' . ... ... , .
nave eitner planted or are L the pro-
on. Uv,:.. i.k; ..ll...
crop. Due to unmarketah. condi
tions last year the farmery are low-
Saturday taking the place of Chair
man E. B. Jeffress, resigned, who
was stricken in August. Mr. Jef
fress has made a remarkable recov
ery so far, but his condition was such
that he was not expected to be able
to resume his duties, certainly for a
long time. He was kept as chair
man for mora than four months
since he was stricken, receiving his
full salary. It is understood that he
carried health and accident insurance
which ia now paying him a good sum,
approaching, but probably not as
much as his salary.
The commission, meeting Janu
ary 10 is expected at that time to
name an assistant chairman in order
to be prepared in case of accident or
misfortune should befall the chair
man at any time. This would pro
vide a man familiar with the work
and ready to take over the job if it
should become necessary. The com
mission is also expected to name a
State highway engineer tosucceed
the late John D. Waldrop, killed in
an accident nearly five months ago.
W. Vance Baise, assistant, has been
acting engineer and is considered a
likely successor. R. G. Browning,
locating and claim engineer, and
Jack Roach, in charge of the prison
division, as well as Charles Upham,
former engineer, now secretary of
the American Roal Builders Asso
ciation, are applicants for the job.
Governor Ehringhaus visited Mr.
Jeffress last Friday and talked with
him of highway matters. He was
delighted and surprised at the re
covery made by the highway chair
man, who had asked to see the Gov
ernor. It was then that he tendered
his resignation to Governor Ehring-
naus.
More Bank Dividend
Commissioner of Banks Gurnev P.
Hood played Santa Claus to 14.833
North Carolinians by sending them
checks for $237,886.37 on rlAims
from 27 banks in liquidation during
the week of December 20-27. Bank
ing department folks took onlv a
short time off Christmas in their ef
forts to get as much money to form
er, depositors as possible for Christ
mas.
Legislation for a State-wida for
est fire fighting program will be ask
ed of the 1935 General Assembly bv
the Conservation and Develonmpnt-
department. At present a county
may make appropriation and get an
additional federal fund for fire-figha-
mg. Only 44 counties are now co
operating, and they may drop out
each two years, when new commis
sioners are elected, thus losing the
start made in eauinment and sun-
plies, as well as trained fighters. It
is unfair to counties with fire con
trol when counties without it allow
fires to cross county linos, it is
pointed out. This protection should
be on a State-wide basis, it is held
by the department. It estimates that
$239,000 a year would be needed, the
funds to be secured as follows: fed
eral, $75,000; from the 100 counties,
$80,000; private landowners, $10,
000; ten per cent of State game and
fish funds, $15,000, and State ap
propriation, $59,000.
A writ of supersedeas, or rs-sirain-ng
the State Utilities Commission
from putting into effect its reduc
tion of rates for telephone service
Farmers who sell cream to nearby
plants will find John Arey's new
publication, Extension Circular No.
203, "Producing Quality Cream" of
BOY SCOUT MEETING
There will be a meeting at the
American Legion Hut, Friday, Jan-
u'i ai i ;ou o ciock ior tne pur-i '
pose of organizing a Boy Scout troop. considerable value. The publication
All boys between the ages of 12 andmay e had free of charge on appli
18 years interested in joining are in- cation to the agricultural editor at
vlt-d to attend. State College.
eiiug aticngc.
The total number" of acres ' last
year was 800. This year's crop will
b approximately 600 acres had to be
ploughed under due to low prices
and no demand for the product.
the case is tried in Superior Court,
then appealed and tried in the State
Supreme Court, unless the telephone
company wins, in which case the re
ductions will not be made.
Co., was granted last week bv
judge W. C Harris after a hearing
in Raleigh. The new rates were to
be effective January 1 and the writ
postpones it until it is fought thru
the courts. The company gave bond
of more than $300,000 to take care
of refunds it will have to make if
the order of the Utilities Commis
sion is upheld by the courts. The
order would save the 78,000 custom
ers in 58 cities and towns about
$321,000 a year in reductions of
costs of telephone rentals. With the
writ granted by Judge Harris, this
reduction will be postponed until
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