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Prompt Worjc of Fire
men And Absence of
Wind Prevented" A
Greater Destruction.
co;:gzsted area
Doze::., c; Negro Fami
lies Frantically Mov
ed Their Posessions
From Homes
Intense excitement ; prevail
ed throughout the city today
when fire broke out ( in the
colored section, &bout ' seven
blocks from the area devastat
ed. Friday, and destroyed a
school ; building, T a' residence
and damaged two other hear
by houses. '
. The school building was the
New .Bern -Collegiate and 'In
dustrial Institute, a large two
story frame structure. The
cause ;"oF. the'llaze 'is unr
known.; The build"ng. burned
like tinder and within a few
minutes flames were leaping
.from every window. The quick
response y of the fire depart
ment and the absence ol
much wind, J were the onlj
things that prevented anothei
general conflagration, for the
ilistrict surrounding tho'schoo?
is a closely congested, one.
Warned by last . Friday's
disaster, dozens of negro f am
ilies, frantically began moving
out their furniture. Volunteers
1 e aped, 'to the roofs of adjoin-,
ing ' buildings; and. drenched
:hem- with buckets of water.
.The residence destroyed was
a good-sized one and', was
worth x about: : 6,000. The
school ; building and equip
ment probably were worth a-
round $18000.
. The fire J started " in the
school. The cause of the blaze
has not been learned;5 It broke
out shortly af ter o'clock and
was under" control 45 minutes
later.
I C. L. WRECK ST
ENFIELD, t C.
Six Cars of the Savannah Spe
cial Derailed This Morning.
' No One Injured.
XBy Associated Press)
PETERSBURG. Va Dec 6.'
-The
north-bound AtlanJtic Ciast Line pas
senger train; known as the "Savannah
Special," was derailed at Enfield, N.
C... early today, six of the 14 cars
leaving the track,' The engine was
not derailed. -' ' , '
No one was . Injured " beyond a
shakinp up, due to ithet fact that the
train was slowing down for the En
field station at the time. Tracks were
' blocked for almost three, hours.
Mr. A. V.'Bobbitt, Of Goldsboro, an
officlal of th tobacco co-operative as
sociation, spent yesterday in New
LL I III" UL UL
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Interesting Sessions Are Being
Held By More Than pne
Hundred Delegates
Over one 'hundred members of the
Seaboard Medical Association are
holdin? their-'annual convention in
Ne BernV The - early arrivals came
in last night and. their : number was
supplemented by a . large, number . of
more delegates' this morning.
Headquarters of the convention are
t th Hotel Gaston. The business
,-neetings are being held on -the sec
3ni floor Qf the . federal ' building.
- Last night's session was featured by
in Interesting program. The . meeting
was In the nature of a smoker and
aras presided over by Dr. N. M. Gibbs,
president of the Graven County. Med- .
,cal Association.. Prayer was delivered
iy Dr. J. N." H. Summerell, pastor of
he . Presbyterian - church- Mayor
Clark welcomed the visitors in a
iiot fitting address. He cal'ed atten-
ion to New Bern s great fire loss, but
stated that in spite of the disaster the
3eople. of. the, city had time to wel-
ome .such a fine body of men ' as
were represented in the r Association.
He said that New 'Bern was glad, in -
leed to tkave the doctors here. . ' .(
Dr. Josph Ij. . Spruill, president of
he assaciation, delivered his annual
.ddress last night, In which he call
;d attention to the. progress which
.ad been made 'during the past year;
r. Cyrus - Thompson's speech' on
Common Sense in Public Health,"
vas replete with- practical suggestions
.nd advice. .' . ; ' . .
A business session was he!d this
aorning at which a number of inter-.
sting papers were read.. Dr. Georgfe
.'aton,' of New Bern, Dr. W. L. HarrU.
f Norfolk, Dr. David T. aylor. ' Jr.,
-f W'ashington,' Dr. -George Williams,
f Newport News, "Dr. Ben H. Hack
iey, of Lucama.V and Dr. James
iunter, of Norfolk, were among those
irho read papers 'at this session. .
Among the prominent visitors at
he convention here are Dr. Llewellyn
jBarker, of ;BaJtimores and Dr.
Jtuart, McGuire, of Richmond, . Va.'.
Thp . visitors . enjoyed a, splendidly
erved barbecue in the Chamber of
,'omm.erce auditorium this noon. The
mnquet will be hedl tonight with Dr.
.yrus Thompson ras toastmasier and
hief entertainer, j Further business
rill be taken up tomorrow and the
onventibn wi'.l come, to 'a close with
n oyster roast at the country club.
MAKE SURVEY OF
Sanitation Work Is Being Car
ried On. Relief Work Pro
gressing Satisfactorily
A thorough survey of the congested
negro district in the vicinity of ; the
levasted area has been ordered by
Marjor Erwin, who i5 now In charge
connection with Friday's ; : big fire.
Captain Albert Willis is inN charge of
Dbtaining. a census of the district,
with the number of persons occupying
sach' house. It Is expected that this
census will be completed within the
next three days, . -.: ..
The - feeding of the colored refu-'
gees at the school house continues.
Quite a number also continue to sleep
there. :" '
' St Cyprian's Church has been con
verted into an emergency hospitla, J.
M. L. Shipman, State Labor Com
missioner, is here to assist C. C. Kirk
patrick, in charge of the employment
problem, to provide work for the idle
and to establish a branch of the state
employment offi.ee here, which will
be in charge of a local man. .
Clothing and food' are continuing
to arrive in large quantities from
outside communities. At the court
house clothing is being Inspected and
sent to Christ Church Parish House
for' the white people and to West
Street Graded School for the colored.
Weather Forecast
-WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Weather
forecasts for Eastern North Carolina
are cloudy tonight . ahd Thursday.
Probably rain. No change In the tem
perature. -' . '
Mrs. L. D. Willis returned home to
Morehead City last nighty after spend
ing the day here shopping. '
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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 6, 1922.
Harding Nominates
Shupp As Postmaster
(By Associated Press)
'WASHINGTON, DecI 6, President Harding to
day nominated Joseph K. Mason to be postmaster
at- Durham, N. C, and Roy Shupp at New Bern,
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Mr. - Shupp . has been
Bern for the past; two months, awaiting final action
in the matter. , ,
ytiliies f tens--
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At a -meeting of a number of citi
ans - at th court house', this ar.erv
noon at 4. o'clock, State .Highwaj
Commissioner Page presented a pl.u
by !whih .Craven county might ; bf
enab.led' Jo' get a greater- amount o.'
highway construction tbne hor'v
thereby affording Employment, to the
hundreds of idle menr in the c.nv. -The
meeting . was presided rver by
Harry- M. . Jacobs. ' Senator Simmon
was the, first speaker, and presented
New Bern's plea to- Governor' Morrir'
sore and Mrj Eage. -He "called -aittin-tiprt
to the ;uemploymelit " icxisting
here and stated that New .Bern wat
doing - everything . possible "' to .find
work for 'its citizens and' prevent anj
of them from leaving. v
'. "We want to appeal to you. Gover
nor, ad Mr. Page," the Senator said,
"to1 help -vs 'work - . out some plan
whereby these men can. be ptit. tp
work on 'those two sections of state
aid projects In our county which have
not been. -completed. I fejel" that' our
emergency justifies us in making this
request and we are asking you to do
what you can for' us." ; - .
Mr. Page . stated ' that in view of
what ; he had' seen since arriving , in
New Bern, he -- would be less than
human if ,"he did not..' say that" he
would do everything-, possible to help
alleviate the distress of . New Bern's
horrfe'.ess citizens. He called attention
to the financial situation involved
in road work and said that the State
iiignway.. commission, alloted a - cer
tain amount to each district in the
state. Craven county's share, he add
ed,, already had been alloted.
,. t agree with,- Senator Simmons,
said Mr. . Page, - "that the Central
Highway is , .. the backbine of our
state road system. It must be taken
care or -in any (event. There are now
two projects in the. coiirse of con
struction near New Bern.' We', have
$300,000 of your -county's money to
be used for the construction of that
part -.of the Central highway which
runs through, your' county. This, even
tually, ,'will be paid back to , your
county. There is no reason why we
should use this money 3ust'now, be
cause the state bonds are, selling
well, even better than county bond's'
There is no money available under
the; allocation system for completion
of "your two separate road projects.
"I would ask you to bear in mind
that I am not speaking for the State
Higliway Commission, but merely as
one member -of that body. I under
stand 'that the commission is going
befdre the nert session of the legisla
ture and ask for an appropriation of
$15,000,000 ; for road work. When '
that is apportioned, it will. give Cra- I
ven county sufficient funds with j
which to complete "her two projects.
"The thing that I have in mind is
this: that if Craven county were re
turned the $300,000 which has been
given to the state for building of the
road east of New Bern, that this
money ; then be given to the State
Highway Commission and be used
for the completion of the two pro-
i For
Rhodes Returns With
A report on the 200 or more port
able houses at Wilmington, Delaware,
which originally were owned by the
Dupont Powder Company;, was made
today by John RhoSes, who left here
Sunday night' to make an inspection
of the houses.
Mr. Rhodes says that the houses
were of fairly attractive design and
were 37 feet long by 22 feet wide?
Each ; house contains six rooms, in
cluding three bed rooms, a kitchen,,
dining room and living room. These
houses can be shipped immediately,
r It- ia estimated; that the original
acting . postmaster of New '
XJmiillw
;ecta mentioned. If the legislature ap
propriates $15,000,000 the money
arould again be . returned to the
.ounty If you adopt this plan, you
would be able "to start work immed
.ately. ,. . . : . -.
"The Highway Commission' meets
on December 15. ' I would suggest
.hat-, you send a committee to appear
lefore It and . present your plan. I
vould call -your attention to the fact, .
aowever. that you can't begin road
construction at onfe. Contracts have tv! -: - " ; ,
o be advertised for ahd it will- take -.Two ; hundced .. pouad . oj,.C8.raifc
60 days or more -for the contractors affee from the Dwinell Wright Com
o assemble their material. However, j piny has been subscribed througl
;he prospect of work will, ' I am sure, j Lucas & Lewis and will be turnec
ict as an incentive for your1 peope . 0ver to the relief committee. . f
remaining here."
Mr. Page had not finished speak-!
ng ard the meeting was still in pro-
gress at the time of going to press.
Governor Morrison also will give his
views in the matter.
. Much interest 'was ma-nifested by
hOse present in what Mr. Page had
:o say on the subject, for it is felt
.hat if the p'an- he suggested is car
ried out, it may be possible, to pro
vide some of the fire victims with
temporary employment until condi
tions enable the contractors to start
construction work.
The principal problem in connec
tion wjth the relief work here at the
present , time is finding employment
for the" idle. Food, clothing and finan
cial aid are coming in and wil lhelp
to tid.e over the fire victims for a per
iod, Everything possible is being done
t -oimprpve sanitary conditions? Com
mittees are at work on -the housing
problem. It is in finding employment
for the victims that the chief difficul
ty lies .at present.
Both Governor Morrison and Mr.
Page have promised to do everything
they can to help out in the situation.
While no definite action had been tak
en in the matter at the-of going to
presiQit was generally felt that Mr.
Page's suggestion would offer the
only solution to the problem.
FDR MIGHT
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Manager Kehoe Announces
"The First Year" Will Not
Show Here Tonight
The show, "The First Tear," which
was to have played at the Athens
Show Shop tonight, as been cancelled,
Manager T. B. Keoe announced this
afternoon. He said that he had been
in communication with John Golden,
producer of the company, and that
Mr. Golden had consented to cancel
the engagemnet here.
CANCEL SHOW
Report On Housing
cost of the material, the foundation
work necessary and the freight will
bring the total cost of each of the
residences to approximately $600.
Mr. Rhodes brought back several
pictures of the houses. The housin
committee will hold a meeting this
afternoon at which time a report on
the matter will be made and some
course of action decided upon.
Should New Bern decide to buy
these houses, and should the red tape
finally be unwound from, around the
Morehfiad City buildings, a good start
will have been made in solving the
housing problem here.
PRICE.- FIVE CENTS
PAMLICO CREW
DID FINE IRK
Captain Fisher, Lieutenant Ker
And Others Have Labored
' Strenuously
New Bern can't bestow too much
credit upon Captain Fiisher; Lieuten
artVKer and other officers and men of
the revenue cutter,. Pamlico. Ever
since the fire last Friday first broke
out, the men from the Tamlico nave
been active, both in fighting the fire
and in doing relief work. The asslt
ance given the relief committees by
Captain Fisher and Lieutenant Ker
has been Invaluable, v,
This afternoon, when the new fire
broke" out, members of the Pamlico's
crew were among the first, on the
scene. They worked hard antj faithfully.-
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Fire Notes
Out at the- fire . this afternoon a
small ' colored boy approached too
closely to the burning buildings.
"Go . 'way frum there,' chile,''
shouted the father of the boy. "Go
Vay froip there! Go on
mountains." , . - -
back to. the
The Scottish ; Rite bodies, the twf
banks and the citizens of Enfield to
day raised $555.75 for the felief of th-
citizens of New Bern rendered home'
less by Friday's fire. Check for thi
amount has been received here. 1
Some of the half-burned structure!
in which there is danger of the wall:
collapsing,, we're dynamited yesterdaj
and today. ..
Fifty dollars received from' tht
Elks Lodge in Greensboro. The Elks
everywhere certainly are a libera
srowd of folks. Six or seven lodges al
ready have made donations. -
Three boxes of clothing were ship
ped today from Charlotte and mor(
will follow tomorrow and next day
Cash will be sent through the Red
Cross and other agencies.
From Jacksonville, Fla., comes the
following note trom Mrs. S. K. Pay
ne: "Am sending under separate cov
er today a package of clothing. I owe
New. Bern a debt ot- gratitude foi
services rendered a year-ago and air
.extremely sorry that I can't &(
something better for her now in th
hour of her need. But My husband
and I are poor people. Possibly ihes
few clothes will help. i
Through H. C. Waldrop, the Jtin-
gan Company, Richmond, va., an
nounces that it is sending 300 poundi
of plate meat.
Robert M. llaynes, of Winston-
Salem, captain of Battery A., during
the World War, which was composed
largely of New Bern boys, today senl
his check for $100. i.-'
Roberts Sas.h & Door Company
through Alex Justice, sends $100
which, combined with their family
donation, makes a total donation of
$125, the other, contributions being
Clara T. Justice, Sally T. Justice
Farniefold G. Justice and Alex Jus
tice.
The mayor of Fayetteville today is
forwarding to Mayor Clark of New
Benr a check of $1000 which had
been subscribed by the people of
Fayetteville. It is added that more
money is being raised.
E. G. Schwartz, president of the
Pine Lumber Company, and who
lives in Allenton, Pa., has sent his
check for $100.
Chief of Police Bryan wishes to call
attention to the fact that the city
parking ordinance on Middle street is
going to be strictly enforced hereaf
ter. Right front wheel must be
touching the curb( and righk -eal
wheel must not be more than six
inches from the curb.
A check for $500 has been receiv
ed from Alexander Sprunt and Sons,
Inc., Norfolk, cotton brokers.
C. C. KIrkpatrick, assisted by Cap
tain Henderson, Salvation Army
worker of Kinston, ils engaged in mak
ing an employment survey with a
view of finding out how many persons
AND
Says That New Bern Needs Large Inpouring of
Financial Donations For Relief ' From
Other Communities. i
COMMENDS WORK
Governor States That
the Sufferers Is Too Great For" New Bern ,
To Bear Alone. V
STATEMENT BY
"I have been over the devastated area with "Mr;
Page and a local committee and I also have had an
opportunity to observe something: of the work which
is being done for the relief of the sufferers. ; The or-
ganization which has ben perfected1 for caring for s
the fire victims is remarkable in1 its r efficiency and
completeness." " ' ' , ' ,'" t
-The above statement was made this afternoon bx f
Governor Cameron Morrison who, with State Highway
Commissioner Page, arrived in New Bern at noon to
day ' .' V
" "The sanitary situation is in capable hands. The
extent of the, disaster, unquestionably will tfquire' the V
expenditure of large sums, of money for immediate ,
work. In my judgment the people of the 'city of :ew','
Bern are in need of a large inpouring 6f ; donations
from other communities The number of those need- a
ing assistance is diminishing slightly each day but the
burden I is too great for . New Bern to bear. ;
"The mettle of the people is fine and J am sure
that New Bern will come' through her great rnisfor
tune in good shape." , . N
The Governor and Mr. Page ; arriv-
;d here at noon today, having left
Saleigh in Mr. Morrison's car at 7
j'clock this morning."
They were met at the Chamber of
Commerce by a local committee, con
sisting of Harry M. Jacobs, T. G. Hy
Tian and others, and were taken im
nediately over the . devastated, area.
"This is certainly awful," remark
sd Mr. Morrison, as" the car made its
way through the ruins and thte ex
ent of the disaster unfoled itself be
for his eyes. "Awful," he repeated at
.ntervals.; "I: had some idea of jhpw
iadi it was, but'it requires actual, ob
jervation to realize the scope of the
lestruction wrought."
Mr. Morrison and s Mr. : Page; were
take over all of the ruis and they
notored over to the' West Street
traded School house, where they
vere shown the provisions that had
een "made for caring for the colored
eople. They also were- made ac
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Norfolk, Va., Dec. 6.
W. W. Griffin, Cashier
The National Bank of New
New Berne:
Have Purchased the Roper
Property and will rebuild at
once.
A. R. TURNBULL.
.This nat only means that the
omill will be rebuilt, but a Ve
neer and Box Plant as well.
VISITS M
M
OF RELIEF WORKERS
the Burden of Relieving
THE GOVERNOR
quainted with sanitary conditions and' .
what had been done thus far in thi
department of work.' . ' ; . . v
Returning down town, they were
taken to the court houfie, wher'
clothing and supplies are belng re
'celved for distribution. They, als
visited the Parish House.. :
Shortly af ter . 1 o'clock,, when; th'
fire alarm and a dense cloud of "b'ack
smoke announced . ' another Are, of",
large proportions, the Governor and
Mr. Page were taken to the scene of
the conflagration and watched the'w
fight - being waged against It, 'Your "
certainly, have an efficient fire de-,.j
partment," said Mr. Morrison. v- ,
"Yes," replied a local citizen, rhut ''
then you must remembBr we've had
quite a lot of practice1 lately." -:'
After eating a light lunch, Mr. Mori
risort and Mr. Page went sgain to th
court house where they attended a'
meeting which had been called t
diicuss the important matters in toni -nection
with the relief wor here. -
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