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- " 'it . '.'if, t 3. 4 W'1 . M SI'- S i: r t. Is,- ft: u 'u i !, i- .i if I t: 4 J " I ' 'I 1; ) h I 'A hi i .1 i' ;', v v J1 "1 ; V Ar - n - I 5- 1 ! 4 -t f v K tl I 4 - is t.f 7 1 ' 1 J'. f - ft V ' f TWELVE THE IORNING STAE, AVlLinNOTON. N. C. SUNDAY AUGUST 21, 1921. , ORGANIZED EFFORT IS WAY TO FIGHT" RODENT Individual Effort Will Avail Little, Health Officer's Opinion "JFtSLte iCoaetituU one f the greatest MWiornte problems an4 the rodent is a roblera that cannot be solved y in dividual effort," aiJ Ir. J- H. HaoaiK ton, eouoty superjotendeBt of health, yes'urday when asked for an pinion a to the best manner in exterminate us in parts of the lty, espejally ftJong the water fronc, mat vw ple consider them a menace. "Individual co-operation is necessary it we are to stamp out the rat," con tinued Dr. Hamilton, "and I mean by that, organized ronimuoity effort. Aa organized campaign Is the only way to fight them successfully, and we must combat them in their breeding places. To kill the mature rat simply means you are giving the younger ones a bet ter chance to develop, and to go at the matter in the right way you will have to fight them as we do the mosquito start at the place of breeding. And that costs money," said the doctor. Accredited statistics. Dr. Hamilton stated, estimate that there is one rat to each adult inhabitant of the United State, and the superintendent of health was confident the ration Is very uneven in Wilmington, and rat-ward at that. 'To show you what I mean' said Pr. Hamilton, "rats reproduce every six weeks." The opinion was expressed that one of the most important steps in combat ting the redent would be to revise building laws so that ail structures erected in the city would be of an ap proved rat-proof construction, and all buildings repaired or altered would have the sme safety provision made. The statements of Dr. Hamilton were made, at the reo.ue.et of a reporter, af ter a copy of a letter written by a cit f?en to Secretary louis T, Moore, of (he chamber of commerce, and to the Star, had been shown. This letter called attention to a case of "rat fever" now existing in the city and resulting from a child being bitten while asleep by a rat. Board of Education Winner of All Points in School Budget Hearim Judge Connor Orders Levying of 42-Cent Tax on Each $100 $ Taxable Valuation for Six 3Ionths Term Commissioners Must Set New Bate, Which Will Not Be Below $1.08 on, Each $100 Text of Order by Wilson Jurist REV. BAITEB M'LEJfDOW WOT TO PBEACH l CITY TOD AT According to a telegram received last night by Rev. J. A. Sullivan, pas tor of the gaivary Baptist church, Rev. B. F. McLendon will not be in the eity today for services at the church. Rey. Mr. Sullivan said that no reason was given in the wire for the inability of the evangelist to be here, but that a letter explaining his ina bility to be present was following. AT GRACE CHf.'IlCH TODAY Grace Methodist church. Fourth and Grace streets, Rev. W. A. Stahbury, pastor Sunday school at 9:45 a. m., G. L. Clendenin, superintendent. Preaching at 11 o'clock by Rev. J. M, Daniels, presiding elder of the Wil mington district. There will be 'no evening service at this church. If you are interested lp your Mon and Valuables, read the advertisement of the People's Savings Bank on I'age 12. advt.) Forty-$wx cepta on each fW of property valuation la Kw Hanover county will go toward the support ot a six months school term in fieir Ha n oyer county. This, It ts estimated, wtji gjye the school reven&e of f28$,0V for the six. month term, m consid ered as arnple by th-e itoa-rd 0t educa tion, since it is equal to, if not in ex cess of, the amount claimed by that body in the petition tor mandamus heard by Judge George W, Connor, of Wilson, here yesterday morning. The hearing resulted in a complete victory for the board of education, al though Judge Connor did not p4 any great length of time In consider ing the instrument that baa been most frequently mentioned since the contro versy between the board of education and the board of county commission ers started the budget. The commis sioners, in their formal answer to h petition for mandamus, asked for ap proval of the 26,0 they were will ing to give tor sehool purpose, and the board of education was Insistent that J303.OOO was necessary. Both amounts, however were based on a nine-months term, whereas Judge Con nor asserted he had Jurisdiction only insofar as a six-months term was con cerned. While the ruling of Judge Connor gave the board of education 12X5,000 for a six-months term, only f30,00) under what the commissioners thought was sufficient for nine months, this does not mean that the sum of $402,500 or half as much again a the sum f six months, will be needed to operate the additional three months, the time the schools are open In the county. Of ficials of the board of education de clared yesterday after they had won the victory that they wer satisfied they could operate for 1303,000, anc would make every effort to stay with in that mark. Of each 42 cents collected, 33.6 cents will go for teachers' salaries, and S.4 cents for buildings and Incidentals. It is generally known, of course, that New Hanover county and Wilmington schools are operated for a term of nine months eaeh year, which means that the budget will have to be enlarged from the $235,000 mark set by Judge Connor through ordering the 42 cents rate, by a levy of 12 cents for the ad ditional three months, aa is permitted by a special act of X917, and by 11 cents for the payment of Interest and the repayment of loans, or a grand total of 65 V4 cents of a dollar for school purposes. That shows Just how much of a vic tory the board of education was awarded over the county board of com missioners, for at the $303,000 mark set by the school board as the minimum for which the schools oould be oper ated, it had been estimated that 62 cents would suffice, although the com missioners contended it would have to be hetw,een 65 and 66 cents on a total taxable valuation of sllgthly more than $56,000,000, Th decision and order of Judge Con nor means that the tax rat In New Hanover connty tfei year will cot t under $1,12 1-J2 cents on ea-cb $tQ9 valuation, and it will not b held to that figure if the commissioners, after seeing that it is impossible . to get along on a rate of $1 per hundred, deem it necessary to giv more of tfee tax money to rhe get era! fund and the fund set aside for road building and maintenance. The board, it will be recalled, when it st the tentative tas; rate of $1, levied 32 4-12 cents on each $ I for all purposes, falling to grive the general fund and the road fund the amount they adeemed necessary. Now, since events have taken a not alto gether expected course, the board of commissioners may find it advisable to look out for those funds and care for them when the new tax rate (a set The board of commissioners will meet Monday afternoon at o'clock and will, at that time, draft, a new tax rate so as to take care of the amount awarded the schools by Judge Connor. If the poliey of economy is continued in all departments, then the rate will be about $1.0$, according to the hasty computation made yesterday afternoon by County Auditor John A. Orrell and Chairman Addison Hewlett, of the board of commissioners. Judge Connor yesterday intimated that it wa his conviction that there was no end to taxes until the people so willed; that there was no constitu tional restriction, insofar as he had heard, with regard to the amount of money the schools should have. He also held, after looking over the budget over which there has been so much dis cussion, that the salaries proposed for the teachers seemed fair and reason able In view of the fact that they rep resented the level paid during the terms of 1920-1921. ' The mandamus petition and the an swer of the commissioners were read and considered In the office of Herbert MeClammy, chairman of the board of education, represented, officially, by At torney Kenneth Burgwln. County At torney Marsden Bellamy appeared for the commissioners, and most of the members of that body, together with MaJ. W. A. Graham, county superin tendent of education and clerk of the board of education, and Prof, Washing ton Catlett, assistant superintendent, were present. The order signed by Judge Connor follows: "This cause coming on to,be heard this, the 20th day of Augu7 1921, be fore the Honorable Judge George W. Connor, Judge holding the courts of the eighth Judicial district at Wilming ton, by consent upon the petition for mandamus filed by the board of educa tion -of New Hanover county against the board of commissioners of New Hanover county to compel the board of commissioners to levy a tax to take care and provide for the budget for school purpose for a period of six months heretofore submitted by the board of education to the board of com missioners and require the board of commissioners to adopt and approve said budget upon a six months basis, and said cause having been heard upon said petition by the board of educa- BW ILOCAS EMPHASIZE i ' DECREASE 1ST IttrTESACT' Tlliteracy - in . - Wilmington de creased per cent In the oast d ca.de." That is -ts slogan adopted by tie chamber of comaker for s Jar lng this week on all correspondence sent out of the city. Tbej&ew it ,gan makes jwonrinent a. cood talk ing point about Wilmington, show ing it is progressing along the rig&t lines, " ' ' , The use of th slogan win boost Wilmington and all business firms, concerns and corporations are urged to make use of it. i SiLEflGE OF FAREWEH WAS BROKEN BY LADY YHEFJ SHE EMBARKED tlon and the answer filed by the board of county commissioners, and after hearing testimony and upon inspection f said budget submitted by the board of education, finds as a fact that in or der to provide for a six month school term in New Hanover county as requir ed by law. it is necessary to levy a tax of 33.6 cents on each $100 valuation of the taxable property of the county and a teachers salary fund, together with 8.4 cent to provide the necessary buildina- and incidental expense fund. "The court further finds as a fact, 1 that the items of expense contained in said budget submitted by the said board of education are proper and nec essary for the operation and mainte nance' of said schools for a period of six months. is therefore ordered, aajuagea Deaf Mute Audibly Expressed Appreciation for Kindness Shown Her Here And the dumb spake; At least a well known attorney ?I the city declares that she did. For more than a week court follcs and folks wnose humanitarian sympa thies were aroused, have interested themselves in the case of a Jeaf mute, a woman, who was taken into custody here because of the presence in ner room at a local hotel of a young man who was convicted of occupying a h tel room without having properly reg istered himself as a guest, and sen tenced to the county road. He ap pealed and the case is pending. What to do with the deaf mut wo man worried the court and numerous individuals who are ever ready to ex tend a helping hand to the unfortu nates who fall into the toils of the victims of circnai- 'f I. thmhr. nrdfrtd. MJUaeeQ and decreedthat the . board of '-,,ttT,caM was carried on the record- inner of New Hanover county, the respondents in the above entitled ac tion, be and they hereby are, directed to levy a tax of 33 6 cents on each 1100 valuation of taxable property in New Hanover county to provide for the teachers' salary fund of tne puowc schools of said county for a period of six months and in addition thereto, levy a tax of 8.4 cents on each $100 valuation on the taxable property in New Hanover cunty to provide for a building and Incidental expense fund for a period of six months, making a,n aggregate levy for school purposes for six months of 42 cents on each $100 valuation of property. "It Is further adjudged that the board of county commissioners pay the costs of the proceedings." "JUDGE BORXEHA5N HAS A BIRTHDAY YEARS OLD "Judge Geo. W. Bornemann yester day penned the following, which he asks the paper to publish: "Today, the 21st of August, 1921. Is the anniversary of Judge Bornemann' birthday. He was born In the year 1855. on the 21st day of August. He came to this country In 1872, Imme diately after the French-Prussian war. and ever since that time has been lo cated in the city of Wilmington, hold ing the official character of notary public and Justice of the peace. "He came from the kingdom of Han over, the same name being the name of this county, and the reason he came er court docket for several days during which time all conversation with the woman was reduced to writ ing, of necessity, and a lot of paner was consumed, of course. Not one time was there any Intimation that t.'ie woman could hear or speak normally. The fact that she was deaf and mate added interest In her case and arpusjd special sympathy. Finally,, after much earnest vonfer ence about the matter, the woman was allowed to go and transportation fur nished her to Elizabeth City. She tvas carried to union station by the attor ney who had represented her in the case, and Just as he was getting out his fountain pen and a tablet to write a parting message to her, she upd and said: s "Well, I want to thank you or all that you and the others have done for me." The lawyer almost keeled over. He hurried back up town and revealed his discovery to others In the case, anl if gossip be true, there has been a degree of laughter, mingled with some sad ness, among those who extended their kind offices In behalf of the woman who couldn't talk.- GUESSING CONTEST CLOSES Prize winners In the guessing con test of the number of bottles of Coco Cola on display In C. W. Yates and company's window. Incident to "Made in Wilmington Week," follow: First Drize. Jack McCkrlev. auesslne- 458. bot to this country was because m rainer tles; second prize, James Loughlin, did not want him to serve in the ca pacity of soldier for the German em peror. The Hanoverians bear a hate for Prusslanlsm. He feels from the bottom of his heart that he has God Almighty, and all of his friends, to thank for his recovery from his recent bed of sickness, and as long as the Al mighty spares him he will endeavor to live an upright and honest life. "Again thanking the public at'large for their generous support at all times, I beg to remain. "Yours very respectfully "JUDGE BORNEAfANN." 455; third prize, to Mangum Turner, Jr.. guessing 450 bottles. The .correct number of bottles In the window is given as 457. FIND THREE QUARTS. The police got Ellen and Josh Tate, negroes, and three quarts of corn liquor at 616 North Eighth street :ate last night. The warrant charges vi lation of the prohibition law. Neither offered resistance and both were lock ed up In default of bond to await a hearing before the recorder. Am EveryDay Occurrence Prom The Morning Star, Asgnst J 8. 1991 From The Morning Star, August 19, 1021 , &T Mr ' ibe nta lar tba king eut ! Mr, 1NE oth STEAL BONDS, SAFE AND ALL A 160,000 TttKri Farmer Near Lake City, S. C, Loses Heavily " J.AKB CITT . C,,' Aug. lfrfom time between Sunday n night, during th absane of B W. o i.,n vhon ham is ahiut tight miles ws of her, his hous wt ntared and th iron saf in which hs kept liberty bonds valued t about ($0,000 and almost an qu, m-ni, n mortgages an4 other seeurltUs wm is moved and track in th yard Indleat that It was hauled away In a wagon. jkfr, Young waB apprised of th faat updn Ms return to his fcom Tuesla afternoon and U making vsry effort to apprahsnd tns robbars, USB SOIEWTIFIO DBJVIOTMi TH THY1WO TO OATCft HfTB.pEH.JBH You may be the next victim at his . -ces . rooa Ay be down to work th! morning. BANK'S BURGLAR. ALARM IS TOO MITCH FOR VAULT THIEVES TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 18. Burglars with an acetylene blow torch outfit of unusual strength made an attempt at 1 o'clock this morning to break Into the vault of the First National bank of Lake Hamilton, Polk county, about 65 miles from here. As soon as contact was made with th door of the vault the automatic alarm sounded and the burglars fled, leaving their outfit behind. They have not been captured. This same acetylene torch outfit was stolen from a public service garage on the outskirts of Tampa early yester- day morning and the authorities here sent out a general alarm in the belief that It would be, used In an effort to rob safes. WANTS TO KNOW IF AMERICAN . SOLDIERS ARE PRISONERS - FRANCISCO, Au- If. -An 'GTON. An" obtain to be feet t was tlve . Accc mer v re sol ans o priso civil Protect Your Money and Valuables Before It Is Too Late by opening an account here or by renting1 a SAFE DEPOSIT BOX in our Fire and Burglar-Proof Vault. We have safeguarded our depositors and renters of safe deposit boxes by the last word in scientific BANK VAULT PROTEC- TION by the installation of the t , Duplex Electric Burglar Alarm System (The only bank in Wilmington affording this protection) This system protects our vault walls and door at every point against the most intricate burglarious attack by means of tools, explosives or oxy-acetylene flame. This system has been adopted by the United States treasury de partment and by hundreds of progressive banks throughout the country, not one of which has ever been Successfully attacked or ONE DOLLAR LOST. Two months ago an order was placed for 100 additional SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES, delivery of which is expected daily. These boxes are now bfeing rented and we suggest that you get your name on the waiting list. FIRST COME, , FIRST SERVED. " ' -.v-, WE BELIEVE IN "SAFETY FIRST" DO YOU? THE PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK You Are Cordially Invited to Inspect the System! Corner Front and Princess Streets OAPITAI AND SURPLUS u. ..$250,000,00 RESOURCES ... . $2,300,000.00 V 1 Large or small - Your business is important to us We want every individual in need of banking service to feel particularly welcome at our bank The smallest account of today may grow to be the largest account tomorrow AMERICAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY WILWISGTO V. TS. C W. B. COOPER, President C. E. Bethea, Cashier Friendly and Helpful Banking Service Depositors are welcomed here as individuals. Serv ice is not measured by the size of the account. AIT are treated alike, and all are treated well. Srttetij fairings Hmtk "Service and Safety Go Hand in Hand" Your Liquid Nux & Iron Has Arrived HALL'S DRUG STORE Fifth and Castle Phone 192 ESCORT CIGARS 5c 5 in foil package, 25c The price pt attractive and the Quality Im there. LE ROY MYERS COMPAVT, Makers Bear Produce & Mdse. Co. Distributor oFeirgla sis. 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