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v-r if.. V TWELVE: - THE-M0RN1NG.STA3&: WZUMWttKOX;Xc' Attfe'D AY,; APRILS S0 1921 4. lA.-. 'J. SAFETY COMMITTEE IN SESSION HERE FRIDAY Atlantic Coast .Officials Hear . Reports and Plan for Greater Results . : , ni3fi while they are performing work of various kinds that presents hazards, was one of the many "safety first" problems jtfsc&ssed at preat length by the members of the , Wilmington dis trict safety committee of the Atlantic Coast Line at a very interesting meet ing of this committee held at the gen eral headquarters of the Coast , Line here yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. Aside from the 24 items submitted for consideration an correction, a line report was made on how "safety" was presented to 566 employes of the rank and file during the past 6Q days. This work was undertaken by the A. C L. safety committee with a" view of im pressing upon the employes the Im portance of their using every precau tion while engaged in their work. , Robert Scott, superintendent' of -the insurance and safety department and chairman of the safety committee, gave an interesting review of the year's achievements of the safety de partment and urged upon the commits tee greater activity with a view .of making the record fr 1921 the best in the history of the A. C. L. system. The meeting was held in the office of Superindent A. J. Moore, Jr., chairman of the Wilmington district safety com mittee. Twenty members and visitors were present, among them being rep resentatives of the central safety organization. Among them were: M. Li. Stover, J. E. Cothran. H. K. Carroll, W. H. Chlnnis, L. Clifton. J. S. R. Hinnant, C. R. Johnson, J. T. Mishoe, D. W. Monroe, C. E. McCullough, D. B. Nicholson, W. H. Newell, Jr., W. D. tjuarles, C. S. Tayjor. S.' A. Haines, Robert Scott, J. R. Adams, W. P. Mar tin, R. D. Matthews and Fred Edwards. Chairman James Spirant Navigation Board Resigns of M'GIRT- SATISFIED M GAS . CONSUMERS ; WILL I nn i btibt nii inniintiifirTv ncn stc :nl ---nil i nCAL' o 1 Art I Ui v nu AUG lit 1 -, redr i l. uu dill At Special Meeting of the Board of (6mmissioners of Naviga tion and PilotageeTVVithdrawal of Chairman ; Sprunt, :.. ; After 35" Years Service, Is Announced, :d V , r ; Elected iA&i .'H6'nonLry';Member'4kv; . : S''- a cnoim moMinv nt "the. -Rn&rrt of arrived in : Wilmington' mentioned to ' - I vAn that eoirtncr 't Commissioners of Navigation ana Pilotage for Cape Fear. "River, and Bar was called " yesterday ' for the "purpos of , acting upon the resignation of the Chairman, Mr. James -Sprunt, who de sired to be relieved eince.the new law, which was recently enacted by the General Assembly, has sone Into force and effect, giving the Commissioners full , powers which hitherto; have been restricted.;.- ' ".. : Present: Mr. James Sprunt, Chairman; Mr.' H. C. McQueen, ' Mr. C. C. Chadbourn, Mr. T. F. Wood. The Chairman stated ' that" he was willing to remain with' the Board so long as its responsibilities under the old (now obsolete) private laws con tinued, but that -since the Board has been relieved by the .settlement of the questions of jurisdiction,.., the Board having been given full power by the Legislature to act in all matters per taining to the pilotage and navigation of the Cape Fear River, he felt that he could now withdraw without prejudice to the interests of the port. Mr. H. C. McQueen having taken the directions for approaching Cape Fear Bar ; as puo liahed by -the British. Maritime: "NO TICES TO MARINES'.' were incorrect and ' that they had nearly- put him ashore. You communicated- with ;the Coast and Geodetic Survey at Washing ton which verified' his finding and then Reports No Immediate. .-,6cm-j Manager. Hunt of the Tidewater gtruction in the Wilmingtonf ; j wer Company Explains .r Highway-District ,r W. A. McGirt, district Jiighway , com missioner, ' returned from Raieighiy esM Situation terday, after , attending - a - three-oay sessron of the state ' commission. V. Mr. McGiYt -expressed great. 'satisfacKott over the seleption of Clifford Older of Illinois as state " highway ehgfneef, stating that Mr. Older, was annglneer of national reputation nu ""-"v" roaa ouiiaer. jr. - t . Raymond Hunt, 'general .manager of "the Tidewater Power company, y ester, day explained in detail just ,hpw his 'company intended to handle the work , of "miakinir proper reduction" In, gas bills, j you reported the matter to .the British ( state highway, engineer, of IUmpU.vO accept the offer made by the commis ion" of North Carolina: " Mr. Mor8on, an engineer of the fourth division, this i state,- has " been trans ferred to this district and will proceed at an early date to organize a mainte nance force here now that the state corporation; com- j mission has ruled that on' and after Government, calliho'their" attention , to this discrepancy and in time received the thanks -of the, British Admiralty. The recognition of - the, British . Ad miralty indicates the value of this seri vice to their commerce and maritime affairs. - It is seldom that an official in public life contributes more than efficient ex ecution of his office, but you have not . . . , i . i . j J v.. 4- omy aone mis 10 a. marMu uegi, uulj---- .. that .... v o x.r-oitv, nr iit. ipleted. There are certain details tnat '"".i- 'imugt be worked out. said Mt. McGirt, ary ana nisioncai xreansea anu arweic, - - nram of this magnitude April 1, this year the cost of gas In Wilmington shall be ?2.35 -per thou sand' feet Instead of the temporary rate , i of- "?Z.6S rrranted 'someHimc ago: Many users of gas in the city; upon learning of the reduction" ordered 'by' the commission, and knowing that, the new charge for the gas would be as.' of April 1,. could not understand whyv j that the bills rendered them early in(: A' STUDY of INVESTMENTS No con and addresses on subjects relating to the port and to the river. Your valu able public papers on Cape Fear Aids to Navigation, on Cape Fear Lights, on the General Character of our Coast, on the Coast Guard Service, on Cape Fear Life Savins Service, on Federal Harbor and River Improvements em WM. L. SHARP DEAD AT HIS HOME NEAR CITY Remains Taken to Vance County : for Burial Friends will deeply regret to learn of the death of William L. Sharp, who died at his home, "The Pines" near Wilmington, yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock following a long illness. Fun eral . services were held yesterday af ternoon at .the residence1 by Rev-Dr. John M. Wells, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and the remains were. taken to Vance county for inter nent. . . ,' ... Mr. Sharp was 51 years old. Surviv ing him are his wife, who was Miss Pearl Hunter before " marriage; his mother, Mrs. J. H. Sharp; a brother, Henry Sharp, of Asheville and sisters: Mrs. Virginia S. Hardy, of .Boston; Mrs. Robert Patton, of New York; Mrs. Ed ward Irby, of Atlanta, Ga.; and Mrs. L. C. .Vass, of i Cartersville, Ga. An a youth and young- man the deceased resided : in , r this city, but a number of years aso made his home elsewhere.- A few years ago he re turned and made his home at "The Pines," beliving that his health would benefited there.- He continued to chair by the request of ,the Chairman, bodied in part in your excellent volume the following correspondence in refer ence to 'the matter of the Chairman's resignation was read: Wilmington,-N.-C. April 25. 1921. Gentlemen of the Board of CommisV sioners of Navigation and Pilotage, Wilmington, North Carolina, Your active initiation and co-operation during a most trying period of commercial depression, and unhappy personal dissensions on the part of the pilots, having brought relief through .legislative enactment with the mutual approval of all concerned, and I hav ing served as a member of this honor able board for 35 years, and as Chair man for 17 years, and having passed the age allotted for human activities, j do now ask the favour of; your per mission to resign the Governor's com mission which expires by limitation on April 15th, 1925, and to withdraw from the membership of this Board. I have endeavored in my official and private, life and-in my public writings to magnify the office and the personnel I of the .pilots with whom I have been intimately associated Tor several gen erations, and to whom I am grateful for many expressions or friendly com men'dation, and it is. a source of great satisfaction that I shail carry with me the assurance of the personal devotion of every pilot on the Cape Fear. Thanking you again for your courtesies , during the - course of our service together; l am, ' Yours faithfully, . " (Signed) JAMES SPRUNT, Chairman of the Board ' of Commis- . sioners -of Navigation and Pilotage. ail; however. He "was a son of Capt. J. H. Sharp who died at his .home, "The Pines" early last month. BICYCLE WEEK BEGINS TODAY ALL OVER LAND Wilmington Dealers Have Pro . gram : for Week . CHRONICLES OF THE CAPE FBAR are the only treatises oh this" most valuable line which have ever , .been recorded in permanent form, and It is the duty of this Board to emphasise this most important phase or your work. In, your writings you have magnified the office and personnel of the pilots with whom you have been intimately associated for several generations, and you carry with you, Sir, as you giv up the office of hairman, the . high esteem and veneration of the commis sioners, and the affection and respect of all the Cape Fear Pilots. In ac cepting with sincere reluctance your resignation, we claim the right to seek the advice and counsel of one whom we consider among the first citizens of North Carolina, and to whom wo now tender our grateful recognition for seventeen years of the highest leader- before a Drosrram can be successfully launched. a ne people must be patient and understand from the beginning , that, the state is working on a , five-year program of road building, said Mr. McGirt. , .rtWe . could not. build all ' of these highways in one or two years if we wanted to and it would be very risky to attempt Jl, because of possible ex travagance, incompetency and waste. We must first complete an organiza tion and then" proceed to build, said Mr.' McGirt. . The apportionment of funds was made on a" basis of three divisions, via: area, mileage and popu lation and this district will secure about $998,000 a year. . No district can take from another district any part of its funds. That , feature, is settled In the new state road law and guaran tees an equal distribution of the $50, 000,000 bond issue." . atr,,Ptin work-will begin im-. tliis "month did not contain-the re-! mediately in this district and it will j duction or a notice of a rebate . 1 probably be a month or longer before j TSJr." Hunt" explained yterday that the maintenance organization is ?8omr! his company was not officially notified , oi ine reduction ,uy me .Bitm-e juw jwi : tion -commission until late In - thisj month, therefore, all bills rendered be- fore -the notice was received were'made out at the old rate. Bills made since the notice was. received are containing the 30 cent reduction on each thousand , feet of ras consumed. J i . Mr. Hunt said also that those persons ' receiving bills made . out from gas meter, reading taken in AprlLthat lo not contain -the reduction, will get the. necessary rebate in their next month's bill, or they can call at the traction company's office and be paid' the dlf ference in 'cash. v As the company has several thousand gas bills to be. made out each month, it was stated that some little, trouble was encountered in providing a system .'of caring for the new rate as pro vided by the corporation commission. ship. (Signed) Pilots: Yours respectfully, , ? Commissioners H. C. M'QUEEN. C. C. CHADBOURN, THOMAS F. WOOD, Beginning today and lasting until next j Saturday -the 7th, "National Bicycle" week is to ; be observed all over the United - States. The local dealers in the: popular machines have mapped. out, a program for every day, which follows: " v "Today Every one is Invited to the various blcycte stores i to get an Idea Just how the hveek Is to be observed and see that trneir bicycles are in good running condition. . ' : : "Monday. May 2 All bicycle stores ' will be decorated, and all urged to make . them their headquarters. -AH lnforma- i tion possible will? be given pertaining to the. bicycle. i 1 ' "Tuesday -May 3 It is requested by the Cycle Trades of America, that everybody ride a- bicycle . this day. If you have a wheel that has been laid up for a time get It but and ride,' the ' slogan will be . 'Everybody Ride a Bicycle. y : V":r ' . 'C- "Wednesday May 4 There will be a bicycle run for everyone who who cares to take part in Ilj, ladies, men, boys, and girls, meet'us at the city, hall, 3 p. m. 'May 4, jfor a big ride to the cliffs. " ' .:, '. -Thursday May 5 This day has been set aside for 'father and son" day. It Is urgently asked that, every father: go " on a bicycle ride with his " son this afternoon. . You may meet ..at your . dealer's store 3 p. m. A good time is i In. store for. all who attend 'this out- ' lnr. - '.'. ' ' '" - ,' V 'Trlday May 6 This day t has . been set aside for Boy Scout's. All Scouts have been requested to meet at the Y. M. C. A.. at 3 p. m..for a long ride, stunts will be pulled off and various contests will be staged, prizes will be awarded to the 'winners of these con- tests-. "Saturday- May 7 We respectfully ask that - you write your ; dealer - this day.and if you have taken part in any oi ine aoove occasions express Wilmington, N. C. April 29th, 1921. To Dr. James Sprunt, - Chairman, Board- of Commissioners .of Naviga tion and Pilotage, Wilmington, North Carolina. . ' . Dear Dr. Sprunt: This Board has received your formal application for release from the Chair manship and membership of the Board, with very fdeep" regret, "and-It is only because you have urged the acceptance of your resignation on the ground of advanced yearf, that we feel "we should heed the request.' We cannot ask you to continue beyond the limitations of your strength a work which 'you have parried so nobly for 35 years. , Yet we can scarcely ; see howv. this ; important work is to continue- on the scale of its present . service ; without your wise leadership. , ' .. '.. ' It cannot be amiss for us to re hearse in this letter ome of the salient features of your administration. They are: known to you and they are evident to the Board, and .we. wlshnhat they might be kept in mind by those who shall In the future, . work f or-'the de velopment of this port. We i wish they might be known by our citizens at large and by our youth that is growing up beside us, for the service which i you have rendered, - Sir, -have been of the richest constructive value. ' Your first Important contribution to the port was having the text of the "appropria tions , changed from "below "Wilming ton"' to read "at and below Wilming ton." This difference in ; the phrase ology of the bill made 'it r possible for work to be done in ' the. harbor. It could not be authorized under the old text and all improvements 'began below Wilmington. ; ...r- We also recall that'-In. 1908 after our Frying Tan Shoals Light ship had been arbitrarily removed from the Knuckle Shoal by . the Light .House Board at Washington and no resporise "was made to our demands . for its restoration al though we' pressed them 'for a year, that, you went to Washington and labored with Senator .Overman for its return. It was a tedious undertaking. Senator Overman went- with ,-you to the Light House , Board, to the .'Secretary of Commerce, to the Chairman, Sena tor .Fry e, . of - the Committee on Com merce, and finally . to the .Senate and secured an appropriation, of $115,000 for a new lightship, which is-the finest on the Coast, safeguarded by an especial' act of Congress' from removal from Cape Fear waters. Again after, futile, efforts in 1912 1913. to establish - river, lights by ap pealing through our usual channels to the r Washington authorities,, you went in jperson to Washington .with several members of the ' Boartd, and with the ,M. T. CRAIG. J. J. ADKINS, E. H. ADKINS, J. F. ARNOLD. H. C. CORLETTE, J. A. .WILLIAMS, , I. S. DAVIS, THOS.- M. MORSE, - - ' J. S. SELLERS, - : , J. L.-, DANIELS, WILLIAM ST. GEORGE, B. F,-: NEWTON, C. B.tST. GEORGE,. : THOMAS ST. GEORGE, WALKER NEWTON, NEWTON ST. GEORGE. SECOND TANKER IN PORT The. Standard Oil company tanker Communipaw with several hundred thousand gallons of kerosene oil and gasoline, arrived In port yesterday. Because the Standard : Oil company tanker Somerset Is' now discharging at the .local distributing station, . the Communipaw dropped anchor - in the basin and -will remain there until the Somerset has sailed i rom the port, which probably will be today or; early tomorrow morning." , -V ': One of the most important facts revealed by a study . 'of them is that investments are made in a variety of forms to meet in a variety of requirements. The Certificate of Deposit, for example, is designed v to incorporate the highest qualities of safety and yield with a r'e-ipayment provision affording ,the investpr ifi ; J staftt. payment of the principal upon demand. These ,y qualities give the Certificate of Deposit the dfstinction : y . of being the best investment for all funds temporarily idle. AMERICAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY Corner Front and Market Streets THREE ARE FINED flO AND COSTS IN SPEEDING CASES ONE N. C. CONGRESSMAN MAY FAVOR REPEAL OF "DRY" ACT , (Special to The Star) ' WASHINGTON, April 29. The North Carolina congressmen today received letters - from t Representative John P: Hill, of Maryland, asking them where they.-stand on his; proposition to repeal the Volstead x act. C. N. North, C. F. Howell and F. H. Coerr, convicted of speeding, were fined $10 each and costs In recorder's court yesterday. A number of other automo bile cases were continued. Adjudging the prosecution frivolous and malicious, the . recorder taxed the prosecuting witnesses with the cbsfs in the following cases, and ordered that the witnesses be sent to the roads for 30 days" If 'they did not pay the same: Mary Lillie Roberson, charged by H. G. Bowden with assault with a deadly weapon;. Thomas Mitchell charged with assault with a deadly weapon by Neal Barxell and Evangeline Donelson charged by Neal Barrell with assault with a deadly: weapon.,. GOES AFTER PRISONER t. Deputy Sheriff C. ; 3. "Holleman left last night -for-Chester, Pa., to bring Answers have not 'back Fornle Scott, white, who escaped been made as-yet, ' but- they will be j several months ago while serving a "dry," i.with perhaps on.9 exception. I term on the county roads. , FEDERAL COURTROOM WILL BE READY IN AMPLE TIME 'National Bicycle' week ' has been a f x?1,eni ?ZX l Ur,' Cnessmen SUCCeSS. " ' '' '" ' i uii6n:oaiuiiai vuminn- teo auu . Bwureu oo excellent llgntS marking I the dredged " channel of the Cape .Fear River from the outer Bar to Wilmington. ts ! . . Not the least of your many services as ' Chairman of the Board : has been the - contribution of - your ' extensive knowledge, of naval arid. " maritime af fairs and 'yeur- business i, connections with European Houses. An. incident will illustrate this. . On one occasion , Work- of making acoustical improve 'ments in the federal courtroom In the . custom house has been completed aril , in another day the workmen will havo everything in readiness for the spring term of court, May; 10. Completion of the courtroom - was delayed greatly on account ; of the contractors being uq. able ; to' procure promptly certain ma terial. r.F--l x '-.vr,-x-vC-; ' ,1 ' Tests have been made of the acous- , tics -since' the new walls have 1 been completed and so far as it A can be J ascertained, thuy, former bad sound ' features have been entirely overcome. ' However, ihe contractors will' only be' satisfied 'with their work when a court has' been held. . ' ; - The courtroom now presents a fins appearance. The greater; part of ; the old ; walls and-; celling have been, re . moved and in ther place a beautiful silk cloth has been ; substituted. Be hind this cloth has been placed a thick padding, which, though Jiot seen, pro- j duces the wanted.ssound - effect. The light green Interior of the courtroom -with the shade of tne grey silk cloth' gives a-very pretty effect - . These resolutfons shaving been adopted,1 Mr. McQueen made the follow ing, remarks, with the presentation of a walking caneas a mark of personal re gard and appreciation: - ' - "While -it is a pleasure for me to say a word at . this time, the pleasure -is mingled with regret at the: occasion for It. Your name , has been associated with this Board so. lylig, and your ser vice has been so, conspicuous in its history that it is , not only difficult to realize with unconcern the Import of their official ending,; but it is impos sible for me to give.stiitable expression to our sorrow for It, ' , . "While my official .connection here has been of short . duration, I have nevertheless always been gratified to observe during your long service as a member and chairman, the consummate way in which you have met and over come many difficulties and obstacles. Not only your time, but your substance has been freely,: given to the solution of many problems, and we. wish .to thank you not lonly' for ourselves but In behalf , of the Interests of the port of Wilmington. " . ' ' ; i The members of "the Board .have ac corded me the privilege ' of presenting to you this slight token of their4. ap preciation and long friendship, and to wish 'you many more years of happi ness arid useful service to your country and your God, which we know is your chief joy."- ' ' ' To which Mr. Sprurit Replied: "I am deeply sensible," gentlemen, ot your great kindness to me throughout our personal arid-official intercourii It is no small matter to have served on this Honorable Board for 35 years, an epoch in our port's history Ot great activity andlarge development, and the kindly associations whichjhave united us in- a. bond of affection wf 11 be cherished byP me while life lasts. " I thank you cordially for this' useful j token of ;your appreciation , and goot will.". - ' , - '..i-;; . ' , A motion' was made by Commissioner Wood that an invitation be extended to Mr. Sprunt'to be present as an honoi' ary member of this Board at every meeting. Motion seconded by Mr. Mc-. Queen and Mr. Chadbourn, and .carried. There beipir.no further business, the meeting adjourned. : . - . .. ; JOHN CARTER, ' ;"' : '. - Clerk to Bpar l. ,' ; :,,":;.;YVi "SUMMER", TIME ADVOCATES OF I THE CITY ARE PUSHING IDEA The daylight saving Idea is appeal ing , to" some -of the : folks of the city, arid those who ' favor turning up the clocks are engaged, in trying to mould sentiment' to the - end that the "sum mer? time may become an -actual fact during; the coming season, "More 'sum-; mer time in" the good old summer, time"' seems to be, the way "they feel about it. ' PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS . Dr.' Ernest S. Rulluck has returned from .Pinehurst. where he attended the annual conventjonvof the North Caro- A WAKE to the beat methods of protecting our depositors and . those who have safety deposit boxes in our vault, we have completed the burglar alarm system installed by the Duplex Electric Company of New York, and howfeel that our customer? Iiave the best vault protection known to modern gcenqe. '." . ; 'y$$f -- feFOR- SAFETY ' ;' ;' '.:v?i--:-'. '!.:- : ' ' ' . . c . . ,'-.t The Peoples Savings Bank v Corner of Front and Princes Street Interest .Quarter . New interest quarter at the LIBERTY SAVINGS BANK, 110 South Front street, begins May 1. Deposits made on or before May 3 will draw 4 per cent compound in terest from May 1. New accounts will be appreciated at the LIBERTY Bank. Liberty Savings Bank 110 South Front Street PAL The Pencil PAL is light,, handy, good looking, properly balanced, sure and always ready. HE renews his point at a turn of the fingers, carries an extra supply of leads and an eraser, which is easily renewed. HE never breaks leads, jams or misbehaves. GET YOURSELF A PAL $1.00 C, W. YATES COMPANY 115 and 117 Market Street V the Master of aBritlsh - Steamer justrj Una Medical society. MILLER'S PHARMACY - . - CARL; t . 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