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Carteret County's Oldest NewspaperBstablished 1912
Volume XXVII
10 Pages This Week The Beaufort News, Thursday, March 10, 1938
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Number 10
Carteret
CARTERET BOARD
WOULD NOT HELP
BUILD HOSPITAL
Violent Opposition To
Proposal Voiced By
Claude R. Wheatly
Apparently Carteret County
has lost two hospitals in less
thaa a month. But the loss of
both institutions will probably
not cause much concern to the
public generally. They were
cases of losing something you
did not already have.
On Monday a group representing
the Park Commission of Beaufort
and the WPA offered a Resolution
for the approval of the County Board
of Commissioners which if passed
favorably would have meant an ex
penditure of approximately $6,000
on the part of the county as the
sponsors share of a proposed hospit
al building which would have cost
$60,000. It was pointed out that the
$6,000 would not have been an actual
grant, but instead a kind of loan,
to be paid back over a period of
time for the hospitalization of Car
teret's pauper patients. The Reso
lution after benig presented, was
tabled by the Commissioners. Speak
ing in behalf of the Resolution were
Dr. Lewis, Seth Gibbs and Charles
L. Skarren.
violently opposing the measure
was C. R. Wheatly, who gave a ver
sion of his views:
"I am a free-lance! I have a right
(Continued on page ten)
Locvrintj The
I WATEtt FilOXl
By AYCOCK BROWN
FROM TIME TO time I have writ
ten stories about Carteret county sea
gulls becoming land lubbers. Once it
was a story about the sea birds com
ing into the fields of our rural sec
tion apparently in search of food
which they could not find in the har
bor around the fish-houses because
no fish were being caught. The last
story, one that Jonathan Daniels used
on his editorial page under the
caption "Fish On The Fields" was
about the big flock of gulls which set
tled on Mr. Avery's Sunny Side
Flower Farm and started eating his
fertilizer last Autumn.
MR. AVERY HAD spread several
truck loads of menhaden over the
soil which would have been in a few
months a riot of blossoms. I wonder
how many people in Boston or Kala
mazoo who are likely to have a vase
full of gladioli later this year would
believe it if they were told that their
flowers started off in lifef rom a bulb
beneath a dead fish a dead fish that
those land-lubber gulls failed to
make away with after he had fertiliz
ed his fields with menhaden last Au
tumn? (Continued on page three)
"A gos$ij)
U the lucifcr match of the
MARCH
M Ivor Kreuoer, Swedish
f match monopolist, died in
Parts. 1932.
"l J First service Is held In
Trinity Church, New York,
169ft
"l 4 Charter granted Bhode
Island uniting It with
Providence Plantations,
1644.
JL
15 Andrew Jackson, seventh
president, bom, 1767.
. 16 Battleship Maine raised
JbI? frm Havana Harbor and
c"v?' sunk in open ocean, 1912.
J7 The Campfire Girls organ
ized in Washington, 1912.
"18 Silver statue of Ada
Rohmv eostino $70 000.00.
hi A!
cast in Chicago, 1893.
Farmers To Vote On Crop
New Agreement For
Taxes Adopted
A new agreement relative to the
payment of delinquent taxes in Car
teret county was adopted by the
Board of County Commissioners
this week. Their new plan follows:
"Upon agreement of "Committee'
under Refinancing Plan to furnish
coupons and other interest claims
acrued through July 1, 1935, on ba
sis of 25 per cent of par value, the
"County" agrees to allow 50 per cent
of the face value to taxpayer in pay
ment of 1934 taxes and prior year
taxes; provided the taxes for 1935
and subsequent years be at such ten
der, paid in full in cash by taxpayer.
"The resolution of February 7,
1938 with respect to this matter re
scinded. "The Auditor will apply the $6296
already on hand in release or pay
ment of draft, with coupons attach
ed, upon basis fixed, as shown in
Committee's draft:
"The County Tax collector is au
thorized and directed to accept from
taxpar in payment of 1934 and prior
years taxes, coupons or other inter
est claims, under the Refinancing
Plan and this Resolution, on basis of
50 per cent par value, or cash upon
So per cent basis;
"Provided 1935 and subsequent
taxes be thereat paid in full, in cash;
and further provided that all cash
for 1934 and prior years' taxes re
ceived shall be used in buying thru
Committee coupons and other inter
est claims under the Plan at 25 per
cent of face value.
Court
Recorders
Doyle Lewis was arrested
May 6 on a warrant sworn out
by his daughter Evelyn Scrogg
ins, charging him with 'assault
ing Ozora Lewis, his wife by
striking her in the face with
his fists and mtncting upon her
severe and paintul bodily in
juries.' After hearing the evi
dence, and as the domestic dif
ficulty had been patched up be
fore it reached court, Judge
Paul Webb in Recorders Court
on Tuesday allowed the case to
be nol prossed with leave.
The case against Cal Whaley of
Morehead Bluffs, charging him with
taking by force from Dorothy An
drews, while she was on the High
way in Carteret county, her two suit
cases containing her clothes, and
carrying same away to his premises
on March 23,' and on March 22 as
saulting 'said Dorothy Andrews with
a deadly weapon, to-wit a pistol" and
assaulting said 'female by slapping
her, was scheduled for trial on Tues
day but was continued again until
March 22. The prosecutrix failed to
appear in court to prosecute the de
fendant.
The case against Vance Hill,
charged with reckless driving was
held over to March 29 session of Re
corders Court.
(Continued on page ten)
Bad News For List
Takers Owing Back
Taxes In Carteret
The Beaufort News is not alleging
that any of the list takers appointed
by the Board of Commissioners at
their meeting here this week owe any
delinquent taxes. But the motion
adopted by the Board before the ap
pointments were made must have had
some sort of significance. The mo
tion read: "List takers will be re
quired to apply salary on all taxes
owed by them to Carteret county."
The list takers and townships which
they represent follow:
Mrs. Abner Dixon, Portsmouth;
Thomas Goodwin, Cedar Island; Wil
liam Fulcher, Hunting Quarter Town
ship; George W. Davis, Smyrna and
Williston; Irwin Moore, Marshall
berg; H. D. Chadwick, Straits, Henry
Banks, Merrimon; J. Raymond Ball,
Harlowe; Charley Hancock, Harkers
Island; W. H. Bell, Newport township
and White Oak, (list taker to be nam
ed later). In Beaufort township D.
W. Morton will be supervisor assist
ed by Griff Dudley; In Morehead
township Charles V. Webb will be
supervisor assisted by George W.
Piner.
Tobacco And Cotton
Growers Interested
Teaching Kids To
Wake Up And Live
Aubrey Shackell
Aubrey Shackell, who is remember
ed in these parts as the most popular
manager in the history of Atlantic
Beach is today Li the publishing busi
ness at Tarboro. But publishing is
only one of his jobs. A most import
ant job that he has accomplished
most excellently in his home town is
to teach the kids that 'live on tie
other side of the railroad track' o
Wake up and live. And that is the
name of Aubrey Shackel's organiza
tion.. the Wake Up And Live Club
of Tarboro's squalid mill town. On
Tuesday night Shackell told Beaufort
Rotarians about his work among the
youth in the Edgo;ombe town. He
told how as a Rotarian he took over
the job of organizing the underprovi-
leged children into a club which last
June with only 12 members has
grown to an organization which has
147 members today with 150 appli
cants, waiting to join when ther is an
opening. His organization is carry
ing on one of the outstanding youth
movements in North Carolina today,
in the United States as a matter of
fact. Although his detailed activi
ties if written would fill a novel his
wonderful work among the youth of
Tarboro's mill town can be described
in four words. He is teaching the
underprivileged and down and outers
to 'wake up and live.'
Printer's Nightmare
A printer's nightmare consists of
pi-ing a page of type. It seldom hap
pens except in dreams. But it actu
ally happened in our composing room
this morning. Pages 2,-3 and 6-9
were on the press bed ready to be
run. When the press was started up
page six jumped the bed and landed
in the floor completely and perfect
ly torn to pieces. O nthat page was
a continuation of Running Lights,
Letters from Readers, an In Memor-
iam and other local news, also sev
eral ads. We re-set the ads, but to
save time, and in an effo. . to give
you your Beaufort News, as early
as possible under the circumstances
this week, the news items which
would have appeared on that page
are omitted. They will apear next
week.
Commissioners Meet
Stories of special matters coming
to the attention of the Board of Co
unty Commissioners during their two
day meeting here Monday and Tues
day appear elsewhere in this edition
under appropriate captions. These
stories include the action taken (or
not taken relative to a proposed hos
pital for Community Center; List
takers appointed, and, a new tax
collecting agreement. Routine mat
ters before the board follow:
Commisioners Willis and McCabe
appointed committee to investigate
property values of M. S. Webb and
W. R. Wade properties in Morehead
City; This committee will also in
vestigate property values of T. Duffy
They Are Urged To
Visit Polls And
Cast Ballots
Most talked about subject
among North Carolina farmers
today is the new tarm act. And
perhaps the most discussed sec
tion ot the act is that part hav
ing to do with marketing quo
tas on cotton and flu-cured tob
acco. When Congress wrote
that provision into the bill, it
also cleared a way tor the tarm
ers to accept or reject a res
tricted production of these two
crops.
In Carteret and 80 other of the
State's 100 counties, growers will
journey to the community polls on
March 12 to express their opinion of
marketing quotas. If two thirds of
those voting want restriction of their
1938 tobacco and cotton crops, then
the quotas will go into effect on this
year's production.
In order to get a representative
cross-section of the producer's wish
es, it will be necessary for every
grower in Carteret and 80 other co
unties to cast his ballot. If ynu
don't vote and are' opposed to the
piovisions, the county committee can
place quotas on your production any
way if the necessary majority want
control, un the other hand, it you
want your crop restricted so that
prices may be held up next year, then
you should do your part . by visit
ing the polls on March 12 and mark
ing 'yes' on the ballot.
During the past several days and
nights there have been meetings of
farmers in practically every communi
ty in Carteret county. Largest of
these meetings was held at Newport
on Tuesday night, when the pro
posed measure was outlined and dis
cussed before an audience of 350
farmers, more than half of the cot
ton and tobacco growers of Carteret.
This newspaper is not telling farm
ers how to vote on Saturday, The
Beaufort News says "Vote as you
please.. BUT VOTE.
C. of C. Meeting
Approximately 75 persons are at
tending the general meeting and
banquet of the Chamber of Com
merce of Beaufort at the American
Legion Hut tonight. Several new
members from the Eastern part of
the county are in attendance at this
meeting.
WHERE TO VOTE
Polling placet in Carteret county
for the Tobacco and Cotton refer
dum to be held on Saturday are a
follows: '
Beaufort, County Agent' Office;
Hunting Quarter, Straits and Smyr
na Township at Smith's Comer,
Smyrna; Merrimon, Old School
House; Harlowe at Harry Davis'
place; Newport, Mann's Store; White
Oak township, Buck's Corner; Wild-
wood, (for Morehead Township) at
Old School House.
The polls will open at 7 o'clock
A. M. and close at 7 o'clock P. M.
All farmers who grew tobacco or cot
ton during 1937 wil have an opor
tunity to vote for or against the
proposed Crop Control Referendum.
Wade: C. D. Jones Company awarded
March Contract to supply county
home with provisions other firms
bidding Freeman Grocery Company
and City Grocery; Six acres Harvey
LawTence land in Straits will be listed
at $75 per acre; Commissioners Ful
cher and Hardy appointed committee
to investigate Smith and Piner road,
Bellwood section. .'property owner
had closed road."
Commissioners were advised by
their attorney J. F. Duncan and A.
II. Hamilton that suit had been bro
ught against Hoffman and Carteret
Lodge properties; Henry Hill Home,
Williston will be placed on tax books
(Continued on page five)
Control
A
Hamilton To Preside
At March Term Court
Judge Luther Hamilton, na
tive of Carteret county, who was
appointed to the bench only a
few months ago by Governor
Hoey will preside over March
Term of Criminal and Civil
Court here next week. It was an
noumed here on Tuesday by
the Clerk of Court that he would
presi le. First it had been stat
ed that Judge Henry A. Grady
of Clinton would be the presid
ing Jurist. Judge Hamilton is
presiding over court in Fayette
ville this week. In his charge to
the jury of the Cumberland
cap tal he said: "We are fast
bee ming a nation of criminals.
Thi re is a felony every 24 sec
one s, a murder every 40 sec
oni s and Crime is costing Amer
ica, $500 per second.
Heads Y-D Club
In Carteret
CHARLES L. SKARREN Jr.
Charles L. Skarren Jr., was elect
ed president of the Young Demo
cratic Club in Carteret county at a
meeting in Morehead City on Monday
night. The organization will be affili
ated with similar State and National
clubs. Mr. Skarren is a Beaufort at
torney, but in addition to his legal
practice he is also connected in an
executive capacity with the operation
of Carteret ABC Board. Mr. Skar
ren h also announcing his candidacy
for the State Senate in this issue of
The News.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
BECOMING ACTIVE
Charles L. Skarren Jr.,
Elected President of
County Group
Charles L. Skarren Jr., was
elected president of the Young
Democratic Club ot Carteret
county which was organized at
a meeting in Morehead City
on Monday night. The county
eroup which will athliate with
the State and National organ
ization voted favorably on a
temporary constitution, and
unon motion it was voted that
strenuous campaign would be
started in an enort to estab
lish similar Democrat? vMu .n!
in each of the 28 precir.cts oCj
Carteret.
The club was unanimously of the
opinion that it should under no cir
cumstances endorse or assist any
candidate for public office p'3"
the nomination by the Democratic
Party, or in any manner give its in
fluence to the cause of any candidate
or faction of the party in any intra
party controversy. The object of the
club is to stimulate in young people
in Carteret County an active inter
est in governmental affairs, to in
crease the efiicit. - of popular gov
ernment and to fof nd perpetuate
(Continued AJSre ten)
Salt Cargo Coming
The S. S. Zenda is expected at
Morehead Ciy Port Terminal this
week-end with a cargo of salt from
Turk's Island consigned to the South
em Salt Company of Norfolk which
maintains a local agency.
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THREE MURDERERS
SCHEDULED TO BE
TRIED NEXT WEEK
If Convicted of First
Degree Charge They
Will Face Death
Not since Lawrence W. Has
sell became clerk of the court
of Carteret county has there
been a criminal convicted on a
capital crime. He has been
clerk of the court since 1921.
There has never been a crim
inal in Carteret sent to the elec
trie chair. The last person who
paid the supreme penalty in
Carteret was one Ned Foy
convicted of rape. He was
hanged by the late John Davte,
sheriff of Carteret, in the vi
cinity of the present county
jail.
Once since L. W. Hassell has been
clerk of court a person has been
sentenced to the criminal insane
division of State prison.
Next week Carteret Superior
Court may send its first, second or
even third conviction of a capital
crime to the gas chamber in Raleigh
to pay for capital offenses. On the
docket at present are three charg
(Continued on page ten)
Martin's Pleased
With Ad Results
Martin's the only firm in Beau
fort which took as much space as a
half page advertisement in any one
edition of The Beaufort News dur
ing the month of February got splerd
id results as a result of his invest
ment. E. D. Martin, propertior of
Martin's is a believer in advertising.
After his half page appeared in a
February issue he saw immediate re
sults. He told the public that it was
"Springtime At Martin's" and he
told the public about the new Spring
coats, the fine line of Craddock
Terry shoes, and the other new and
stylish apparel received at his firm.
So well pleased with the results he ob
tained from the first half page inser
tion, he ordered it repeated in a sub
sequent edition.
And this week Martin's is adver
tising again in a big way. When a
small-town merchant takes a quarter
of a page to tell the public about hi3
new Spring millinery, it is proof
enough that he really has something
to offer customers. Spring hats of
every description will be found on
display at Martin's and they are so
moderately priced that every woman
seeking a chapeau will be interested.
It is an undisputed fact that Mar
tin's carries the best and most up to
date millinery display along the Cen
tral coast. His line this year as ad
vertised is really 'exciting.'
TIDE TABLE
Information as t the tid
at Beaufort is givei. in thi
column. The figures are appro
imatcly correct ai:d based on
tables furnished by the U.
Geodetic Survey. Some allow
ances must be made for varia
tions in the win.! m-i ;" wi'h
respect to the kc.i!i'.y. :nut is
whether near the mk-t or ar
the heads of tho estuaries.
Kigh Lovf
Friday, Mnrch 1 1
3:43 a. m. 10:15 a. m.
4:14 p. m. 10:25 p. m.
Saturday, March 12
4:51 a. m.
5:19 p. m. 11:3 p. m.
Sunday, March 13
5:49 a. m. 11:30 a. m.
6:14 a. m. 12:08 p. m.
Monday, March 14
6:41 a. m. 12:28 a. m.
7:05 p. m. 12:58 p. m.
Tuesday, March 15
7:29 a. m. 1:21 a. m.
7:51 p. m. 1:43 p. m.
Wednesday, March 16
8:14 a. m. 2:07 a. m.
8:14 a. m. 2:07 a. m.
Thursday, March 17
8:57 a. m. .2:52 a. m.
9:20 p. m. 2:64 p. m.