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m i.ll'V t .13 ' I. U :. ) : v j in - - ti - i 1 1 i in It Jr-J '! f i : ' c ;'; it 1 1 tie? 'MM ! i; ' His i ' . ' -lull' Hi if.-Jtma , u mm 111; 5 . rsi:?t.i Jl 15ii . ; il it. if 1 1 ijj Its li '"1 Mr km WANTS COMMISSION 'GOVEIlNBENTiBUTIS OPPOSED TO PLAN 'C Ruark Believes Special Local Needs Not Covered by : Proposed Plan Maintaining; - . that ' the' , commission NEWARK SHOE STORE TO BE OPENED HERE Leasing of Stores at No. 26 and No. 28 North Front Announced. MANNING TO DISCUSS FOREIGN TRADE HERE Former Governor of South Caro lina Accepts Invitation of Chamber form of municipal government known s Plan C of the general ptatute would not meet our special -local -requirements but that commission govern-' went, re-enforced by certain highly desirable provisions, should oy special ' act become operative in Wilmington, Mr. Robert, Ruark, city attorney for six years, ,has presented his views on the subject in an interesting interview. . Petitions in support of Plan C are being circulated among the voters, and Mr. Ruark, in the light of his experi ence, was prevailed upon to give his ' opinions touching the matter, in order that citizens may be appraised of the Issues involved. Mr. Ruark, speaking for himself, is entirely favorable to a change in the form of the city govern ment, and is in general sympathy with, the comiiiission principle. That plan, stated generally, appeals to him as go- ing far In the direction of remedying a . situation, which he feels ought to be corrected. But he can not bring him self to support the adoption of Plan C, as written, because it would set aside some hard-earned- and important in stitutions which. are already estab lished. "It wbuld greatly disturb," Mr. . Ruark declares, "some of the features of our present government which should "not be sacrificed. Plan C com mits all authority concerning matters of health and sanitation to the tity government. This would result in the abolition of the present health depart ment, putting us back under the old -and bad arrangement of two separate health boards, , imposing additional ex , pense upon the taxpayers arid greatly handicapping efficient, modern work in health and sanitation. r : Another Change ? "Another effect of the. adoption o this plan would be the practical aboli tion of the city board of elections an would mean a material change, in the laws and rules governing, primaries and elections in Wilmington. The pres ent laws on the subject are the result Nf wise thought, and wide experience, and I consider that it would be -unfortunate to change them. "A third defect has to do with the salaries designed. Under Plan C, the , mayor would receive $3,500 a year, while each of the other commissioners would get $3,250. I don't believe that it will be possible to enlist the best talent and require the entire time of commissioners within these limita tions. I doubt whether the general public appreciates the extent and im portance of the city's business. An . annual turnover of about a million and a quarter dollars indicates the , size of this enterprise. I think that - the salaries should be such as to at tract men of large capacity to enter the pubMc service. "Two years ago, an act was prepared to abolish sewer charges. This was indorsed by . council, passed by the senate, but failed to become a" law, be icause it was held , up fcfc the house, ir Plan C Were adopted, it would be necessary to have 'additional legisla tion in order to make possible the as sessment of the cost of sewers against owners of abutting property and; in that way do away with the present method of sewer charges. Such a de velopment is much to be desired and hag already received the most coniial public approval. Would Changre Plan "It is my opinion that itwould be best , to have a special act incorporating pretty largely the provisions of Plan C but preserving the status quo with re ' spect to" the board of health and the ' board of elections, and providing for attractive salaries and for free sewer age. This would be a vast improve ment on trfae naked -plan which is being . pressed, and it can be brought about only through special legislation. There is no reason wiry we should accept the general proposition intended for uni versal consumption, when . this accept "ance means in some respects a step backward. The wise thing to do is 'to use the general plan as a founda . tion and to build upon t he form of government which shall most ade- - quately and fruitfully meet the ccm ; i munity's needs. Announcement was made yesterday afternoon by L. W. Moore, well known real estate dealer, that the firm of M. Samuels and company, of Baltimore, ! owners and operators of the famous chain of Newark shoe . . stores, have leased the -stores,k Nos. 2 and 28 North Front street, and "would" shortly ope"n at that pla'ce one of their stores. The lease on the stores was secured by the Baltimore firm through the real estate agency of L. W. Moore. The Next Friday afternoon the citizens nt Wilmin'eton will have the pleasure of hearing a distinguished southerner in the person of former Governor Man- ning. -of "South, Carolina, wno. wiu oe jn the city to "address a meeting called under -the auspices, of the .AVilmington chamber of commerce. The fact that ex-Governor Maning will come to this city to address the citizens was an nounced at the chamber of commerce yesterdaj. I Responding, to. tire request of the company for an opportunity to present involves a considerable sum. The build ing in which the two stores of the Newark Shoe company will be located is owned by -"the Frencn estate. The three upper floors of the building are not involved in the deal. " A representative of M. Samuels and company was in the city recently mak ing final arrangements for locating in Wilmington. In a few days -workmen will begin remodelling the place and just as soon as this work is complete the shoe concern will move. It will be several weeks before the place will be open for busifiess. .. Several thousand dollars will be spent in remodeling the place. The partition which now divides the lower floor of the building into two stores will be removed and the entire interior will be torn out and rebuilt. Modern dis play windows will be installed and it is said that when this work is com pleted the store will be one ofthe most J up-to-date along Front street. At the present time No. 28 Is occu pied by the Wilmington Tonsorial par lors, operated by Wesley Tarborough. After having been at this stand for many years- Tarborough will move early nest week to Front and. Grace streets. Store No. 28 la unoccupied now. The firm of M. Samuels and company at present has. a Newark Shoe store in practically every large city on the At lantic coastT They ' have been making an effort to set a suitable location for many months and were successful only a short time ago. its cause to the business people of Wilmington and the farmers of New Hanover county.PreBident Herbert NEl Boney, of the chambffr of commerce, has called a meeting for Friday, prob ably in the afternoon, and the speaker of the occasion will be the well known former executive of. the Palmetto state. Ex-Governor Manning, 'iWhls address to the. Wilmington people, will explain the object of the corporation and will discuss the general agricultural situa tion, of the south and the specific con dition of the southern farmer. As the matters upon which he will speak are vital at this time, the address will no doubt, be of a highly interesting and informative character. Mr: Manning wiH come to Wilming ton from Raleigh, where a big meet ing will be held Thursday. t He will go from here to Columbia. ' ' Hon. Walter E. Duncan, cCmptroller general of the state of South Carolina, is expected to arrive in Wilmington to morrow for the purpose of discussing with the officials of the chamber the time and place for the meeting, though it is probable that the meeting will be held Friday afternoon in the rooms of the chamber on Chestnut street. Owing to the prominence of the speaker and the highly interesting matters upon which he will speak. President Boney, 'of the chamber, is desirous' of having a large audience present to hear the address. v - 1 111 NORTH FRONT ST. ORTON HOTEL BUILDING New Clinics Here Now In Prospect County Health Officer Would 'Have Dental and Ma ternity Clinics Dr. J. A. Hamilton, county health officer, said last night that the board of health contemplated the establish ment of dental and maternity clinics, which will be administered to by Dr. KNOX MAY SEEK PLACE AS FEDERAL MARSHAL Chairman John J. Knox of the board of commissioners of Brunswick county was in the city and 4t is reported that he announces that he. will be a candi date for the office of United State? marshal "for the Eastern District of North Carolina to succeed George H.. Bellamy, the Incumbent. Chairman Knox has served-six years as a member of the board of cdmmis-sionewr-of Brunswick county and prior to his election to that office, iervti as sheriff of the adjacent counfy for four years. Chairman Knojr is one of u t-. P. Williams, county physician. Dr. J the most prominent Republicans Of Willi3ms is now conducting infant, BrunswLpk. general medical and venereal' clinics in j the basement of the courthouse. The establishment of the dental clinic would do much good in this com munity, Dr. Hamilton says, because It would serve, a number of people who, otherwise, might not ever have their teeth inspected or worked o. Many of the prevalent diseases are traceable to bad teeth, and well known medical authorities declare that good teeth.;: mean good health, and the' only J way iri which to insure good teeth i among a certain ele'ment in every city is through these dental clinics. There is also a pressing need for the institution of a maternity clinic in this city, said Dr. Hamlton, because' sucn a clinic places this necessary service in the reach of a certain class of people, .who, for financial reasons, are not able to employ physicians. Much good service is being given to the public by the infant and general medical clinics. - Local High Teams Overwhelm Sanfojrd Victories for Boys and Girls of Wilmington Scored Last Night In two games, of basketball played .'-at. .the Y. M. C. A. last, night before v e large number of spectators, the boys of the - Wilmington High school de- feated the boys of the Sanford High school by an overwhelming score of 68 to 4, and the girls of the local High , defeated the girls of the Sanford Hia-h i to the tune of 2 to 6 to 12. In the game' i between the boys the , visitors never had a lodkin, the locals playing rings i around the visitors at all times. In the girls' contest, however, the two teams i were more evenly matched and until the last few minutes either iside had a . chance to win. For the boys of the local High school : Shepard, ,Westbrook and . Turrentine starred, while for the girls of the Wil mington team, Misses Cf easy and Fore . were the high scorers. 4 The boys' team of the Wilmington High school will go to New Bern next " Saturday to play the High school team s 4f the Craven county school. . , The line-up of the boys' game last . night follows: ' Sanford. King .. Kelly, C. Harrington McPherson . . . . Byerly . Goals: Wilmington, Shepard 14, Westbrook .5, Duls 3, Kelly 2, Koohce ? ,1, ' Schuster 1, Turrentine 6, Holden 2 - Sanford: Kelly 1, Harrington 1. The line-up of-the girls' game: ;Wllwlagtoa. v ' i Sanford. " ,G. Fore M. McCauley ";. . , '. forward E.. Creasy ... Mary McCauley ,-.'.''... , J forward M. Bonitz ............. . M. Makepeace - V! center,. ,,. ,K. .Prite . ... . . ... .... L. Kent K,f : I v ; ' guara f - ... 'i-B. Sparrow.-1''.' -.. J. . Vestal .--t: i"'--- - guard ;. ' r ' ,.. A Goals i Wilmington, Gladys Fore 6, Ilith Creasy 5, Majorie Bonitz 2; v Sanford; Myrtle McCauley 2, May. Mc Cauley 1, Marie Makepeace 3. ' .a . - The officials of the boys game were: Jteferet, H. Register; time-keeper, J. &. : Taylor ; scorer, McWalr' " : 7 rk : ... ; "V- ' . CHESTER, S. C, Jan. 8. The Bald win Cotton mills, one of the largest textile plants in the Carolinas, will be operated on half-time until more of its goods can be sold, it was announced tonight. Ask For It! I Expect to find the Fisherman, the "Mark of Supremacy, on every bottle of emulsion that you buy. This means that you will SCOTTS EMULSION rtr TT TT TT" TORE FOR VALUES Scott &Bwb. Bloonfild, N. J. ALSO MAKERS OI I (TaUts or Gramdea) - For INDIGESTION Wsfc Shepard Westbrook .. Duls Kelley , ; Koonce forward forward center guard Hart Sclisif ffimeiir Ctothies REDUCED P er' Celt r $55.00 Suits and Overcoats, now. $36.67 x $60.00 Suits and Overcoats, now. $40.00 . $65.00 Suits and Overcoats now. . .... .$43.34 $70.00 Suits and Overcoats, now . $46.67 . $75.00 Suits and Overcoats, now. ..... .$50.00 You're sure of highest qualitjT by buying Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothesll wool, stylish, finely tailored guaranteed. - -jr RiEDUCED PRICES ON FURNISHING GOODS The David Company 'Merchant . Tailors Clothiers Haberdashers SUITS AND OVERCOATS "f m not kidding,' old pal; that's all this overcoat cost me at GIRStFS $18.75; the greatest bargain I ever got in my life! Go there and look 'em over!" YES, WE HAVE MEN'S WOOL SUITS AND OVERCOATS "THE TALK OF THE TOWN" At 4 MEN'S j& fur w 1 t7 DO NOT For Men and Yonngf Men All style, all colors, all wool TT TC TT 1X T7 The Best Selecitioiis Are Going. Fast MEN'S FURNISHING SPECIALS - . - - - ' v MEN'S $2.50 SHIRTS MEN'S $1.00 SWEATERS MEN'S 25c HOSE , 95c 75c lOc v $1.25 MEN'S UNDERWEAR 15c HANDKERCHIEFS . $6.50 SILK SHIRTS : " . 5c $2.95 boys' all Wool suits MEN'S HIGH GRADE SHOES .i$jO'0' :$7M ?T:a!.$3.00 $1a?.:a:i:c,.$7.95 MAIL PRO MPTLY FILLED OPEN -EVERY 'NIGHT m N. FRONT STREET TV - . ' 1 -.-- -' - - . -
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