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NEW SMYRNA NEWS Volume 12, Number 4 NEW SMYRNA, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1924 $2-00 a Year STEPS ARE TAKEN TO PAVE STREETS OF ALL STREETS IN vSjTY TO BE MADE AND PAV- rttOCRAM IS TO BE OUT- LINED SOON. With the plan in view of having on file in the city office a complete survey of the streets of the city and obtaining the necessary data on vjhith to begin the work of paving the the city commission will have this survey made as soon as possible. Following this a definite program for the street paving will be made up and the taxpayers will be asked to vote on a bond issue which will be 1 large enough to carry the proposed program through. The mafter of street paving was 1 the principal one discussed at the reg- ular meeting of the city commission 1 held this week and the matter of how soon the work can be started and just methods for the paving can be 4 undertaken were explained by the -city attorney. Under the provisions of the city 1 the total amount of bonds ij that can be issued by the city for and all purposes must not exceed 1 ten per cent of the assessed valuation -of property within the city limits.

Using the state and county valua- tions, which were used by the city for. the purposes of levying taxes during the last year, the city is now Bonded to the limit, and there would te no possible chance to float a bond issue for the purpose of raising mon- ey to pave the streets of the city. The amendments to the city ter adopted at the special election lield last year permits the city, with- -out any legal 'question, to make its permit the raising of valuations suf- ficiently to permit, another bond issue i for paving. State and county assessments are made on a basis of about 20 per cent, placed at about one-fourth or one- property assessed. Consequently the is high on the valuations.

pl 0 er 1S 8ssess a va within the city will be increased four to five times what it is now. The present total valuation of property in the city is about based on the state and county absessments. Pull valuation basis will increase this f. to.W valuation, to neas 0( J' This will "increase- the limit to about $400 000 The city is now about 5125,000, exclusive of the special time warrants issued for the'pur- dcd'ucted from the possible limit of $400,000, leaving an approximate limit of $300,000 which the city could bond itself for with property assessed at full valuation Assessments, it is understood, will he made this year on a basis of full valuation and the 1 ment roll mu-it be completed nv the fir of August. It is submitted to the board 1 of equalization the first of Septem and when accepted by this board i becomes officiillv the on -which taxes are to be levied for the year 1924.

This means that no steps toward calling an election on the question of issuing bonds for street paving first of September, and the official ac ceptance by the board of equaliza tion of the assessment roll for the city on a basis of full valuation The program for paving will be undertaken by the city on a. basis of the street paying one-third of the cost of the paving and the city as a I V'hole paying the other third. It i 1 piobible th other nn lEifijNwtt will be included the in the proposed bond it is also probable that the IfigljranMion will not use the full ten mjtwm l.m.t OM bond oue MEJpMar? Mseivn to be used in case ajjStWmasma. Considering these, Mfft -S "Callable the city commission i bond issue for 5150,000 tor street paving, which fig Ml, Adding the two-thirds to be paid $500,000 or avail street paving purposes. complete suivey of al lhe uide i EMPTYING PISTOL; (EARLY DAYS ARE RECALLED BABY BOY KILLED FATHER REMOVES CARTRIDGES TO PREVENT ACCIDENT TO SON AND LAST CARTRIDGE KILLS BOY.

Emptying the revolver which he had carried into the home, to makr- ure that his young son did not acid en tally get hold of the weapon, nd having the last cartridge he was aking from the weapon discharge nd fatally wound the baby he was rying to take the precaution to pro- ect, was the experience of Albert G. Clark Saturday evening. The fatal accident was one of the addest which has happened in this ity in recent years. held th 'ti issteV for Wilson the con- gest of the city It was his duty to my off the men Saturday afternoons nd as a matter of protection he car- ied a revolver, at the suggestion of Mr. Wilson.

"ddl i hree days before the accident. Tem- orarliy Mr. Clark located his family he building formerly used by W. 'L. ey back of L.

W. Baker's' store. Mr. nd Mrs. Ciark had planned to spend partment in which to live while they emained in New Smyrna.

Saturday evening Mr. Clark came from his woik, after paying off he woikmen on the road construc- lon joh, and had the revolver with iim. Mrs. Clark immediately cau- ioned him to take the cartridges out i the gun to prevent any possibility little Donald, their 17-months-old on, getting'his hands on the gun. Mi.

Clark sat down on the bed and bean removing the cartridges from the utomatic pistol. Donald was BY READING A NEWSPAPER PRINTED HERE 45 YEARS AGO That the village of New Smyrna was one of the few in the state of Florida large enough and prosperous enough to support a regular newspaper back in June, 1879, is shown by a copy of the Florida Star, dated June 12, 1879, which is the property preserved during all the years nee it was published. A study of this newspaper, published 45 years ago, gives a good insight into condi- days. Some of the old timers still iving here will remember those early days, which stand in strong contrast to present conditions. There are not many people still here who were in this community at that time, but the names oi some them ate in the local items of this particular issue of the Florida Star.

The paper is volume three and number 24, indicating that it had been published for two and a half years at that time. Chas. H. Cos was the editor and publisher and the Florida Star company was the proprietor. The paper was three columns wide and four pages.

All of the type in its four pages amounted to about the barne as one page of a New Smyrna newspaper of today. Practically all of the front page is devoted to a Sstary on tile advantages that could be gained by the opening up of an inland waterway along tbe Sept, 10th. Rates of freight from New York to New Smyrna, Port Orange or Daytona: 60 per per foot. Old iron, rope and cedar lumber bought, or taken as freight by the Capt." The advei tisement is signed by Capt. James F.

Springer, with'R. S. Sheldon as agent at New and William Jaukson aa agent at Daytona. Among the items of interest is one that the Pioneers of New Britain (now Ormond) challenge any "nine men in Volusia county for a game of baseball to be played at Daytona on the afternoon of July 4th. The challenge is signed by Charles McNary, secretary oi the New Britain baseball club.

Some of the interesting local items are as follows; Born on June 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Sheldon of this place, a daughter, weighing Vi pounds.

The city of Daytona is now lighted th kerosene oil. S. J. Houges informs us thab 'he had a ripe watermelon last week. The schooners West Side and John W.

Bell are at the inlet waiting to go outside. One year's subscription to the Star will be given for the largest musk- melion sent to this office this bummer. Miss will take passage on the schooner J. "ff. Bell for New Yoik.

Miss Fahey made many friends East Coast from Jacksonville to New! Smyrna and on down the Indian riv- Cl pf In na co vv a a as river me nrst smpment ot watermelons was made on the steamer Western Texas on the 4th inst. They came from Drayton ibiand. The thermometer was 99 degrees days there was a firm conviction that, bow in New an adequate inland waterway won! wn beats this part of Florida by Coast. The article is an appeal for co-opeiation of the several communities to get these connecting canals cut and the inland waterway opened up. about ten degrees.

The schooner J. W. Bell will have York: Mise Fahey, B. F. Smith, Capt.

Cook and B. IVhitam and niece. Capf. Cook of this place will so to In this issue of the Star only one, jjew York on the schooner J. W.

Bell an adjoining room and toddled in ocal advertisement appears, that of to have his eyes doctored, they having meet his father. All of the cart- the Ocean House, with E. K. Lowdi troubled him for some time. idges had been thrown out of the au- as proprietor.

The advertising col- omatie but one -when the little fel- ow stopped directly in front of his ather, who gave the final pull to ject the last cartridge. In some way he cartridge was discharged. The mllet went through the baby's arm, leld in front of him, and penetrated iis abdomen, jiiercing the stomach nd emerging from the back. As soon as the frantic parents ould get help, the wounded boy was aken to Dr. Chowiung, who advised hat he be immediately taken to a hospital, where an operation might lossibly save his life.

Dr. Forster lad left on the afternoon tiain for aken to Daytona as fast as an auto- moblie could carry him, All efforts to save him, however, vere futile, and the child died six hours later. Funeral services were held Sunday fternoon in the Maley undertaking pailora, conducted by Rev. F. Urnsberger, and interment was made the Hawks Park cemetery.

Mr, and Mrs. Clark, although trnngers in New Smyrna, have the ympathy of the entire community. They have a little daughter, about hree weeks old. One of the sad eatui'es of the case is the fact that ittle Donald was the only boy in the family, on both the father's and mother's side and was the favorite and hope of all of his relatives. Sheriff Captures Negroes and Gallon of Good "Shine" Three negro men and a woman (and four quarts of high-powered were given preliminary heaiing before Attorney R.

S. Mott and County Judge John Peacock today. The negroes, Hapsgood Goosey, Harrison Flugle, Ollie Cobbs and Lottie LoveU, were captured near New Smyrna Saturday night by Deputy D. Fusscll and were brought to DeLand and lodged in jail. Thi? negro woman claimed she was merely liding to town with, the men.

the moonshine, while one maintainec that while he was diiving the car he did not assist in buying the booze All the negroes claimed to live Rnrl-nw. TlnLanil News. umns contain advertisements of business firms in Daytona, St. Augustine, Jacksonville and Enterprise. There is a pioniinent advertisement of the New York ami New Smyrna ine of Packets, which reads as, fol- "On after Juiy 1 10th a ves- The Jacksonville Union says: Dr.

Carter, who has oeen laboring on Indian river for a couple of years past, left on the train this evening to take ehaige of the Episcopal church in Tallahassee. The steamer City of Dallas on her last trip to New York took on, 75,000 sel of this leave New York feet of lumber, ties, for the New or New Smyrna direct, taking freight Yoik elevated railroad. The squared for New Smyrna, Port Orange, Daytona and freights for Indian river points to be landed at New Smyrna, or arrangements can be made with the captain to forward" to Sand Point and dressed 6x6 and 8x8 timber wrecked along this coast was got out for the above railroad- A Jacksonville grocery advertises bacon at pev Hoar, 4t and 5c (now Titusville). The first vessel per meal and grits 2c per tea will leave New York July 10th and. 40c per and green coffee 16c and the second vessel will leave New York 18c per lb.

Don't Wait for Siren to Say Ifs Noon Don wait fon the fire siren to you when to close up and go to dinner today (Thursday). If you depend entirely the siren as a lesignator time to quit, o'clock tonight. The siren won't be ceeding days, until different arrange- noise maker. Objections have been made by the State bank, and requests filed with the city manager to have the alarm removed from the top of the bank building, as it is so heavy it shakes the whole building when it is sounded. City Manager Ott has not yet been able to find a suitable place to locate the siren, and until he can make the necessary arrangements to have it removed from the bank building, it will not be sounded at 12 o'clock noon but will be sounded at 9 o'clock in the evening plans to have the big biron placed on a tower and when it is again definitely located it will again be sounded each day at noon.

Inferior fruits and vegetables cullb as commonly known, shouid never be sent to market. The freight Inferior products never give satisfaction. Too many culls are sold right hero in Florida markets, often at prices as high as the best grades C(Jnl nUC(1 aS llr Exchange Club to Hold Meetings Through Summer -The regular weekly luncheon meet- ngsVof the Exchange club will be continued through the summer months, according to a decision of the members reached at the meeting Tuesday, and all the present officers of the club will be continued for another six months. The matter of discontinuing the meetings through the summer months had been considered, as several of the members will be out of the city daring a part of the summer, but it was decided that the interest will be kept up stronger by 1 olding the regular meetings than if Officers of Exchange clubs are chosqn each six months and, the present officets will be continued through the balance of this year, as follows: Chairman-- I-. Goulding.

Firjft vice chahman-- J. Duss, Jr. Second vice chahman-- J. K. Rowey.

Secretary-- William Uehne. Treasuier-- M. W. Aphton. A special eomwittee composed J.

A. Rogeio and C. H. Sams was appointed to make ariannements for picnic outing foi the members ant their families lo be held in the near future. Florida has 131 chambers of com- nerce, 36 of them with full term secietaries, 18 pnit time secre taries, and 77 with voluntaiy secre LOCAL FIRM GETS SCHOOL CONTRACTS D.

F. DOUGLASS COMPANY TO BUILD NEW SCHOOL STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF DAY- TONA. At the regular meeting of the Vo- usia county school board held in DeLand last Thursday contracts were awarded for several new school ngs to be erected during the summer. D. F.

Douglass Co. of this city was awarded the contract for building the additions to the North Ridgewood school and the South Ridgewood school in Daytona. The following bids were offered lor the construction work on the South Ridgewood school: 0. P. Woodcock, D.

F. Douglass, $31,136. The contract was awarded to D. F. Douglass.

The bids on the North Ridgewood school were as follows: 0. P. Woodcock, Jesse L. D. F.

Douglass, The contract was awarded to D. F. Doug- ass. The following bids were offered the construction of a gymnasium building at Daytona: D. F.

Douglass, $27,946. Both bids received for the gymnasium work were far above the amount of money available for this vork and they were rejected. The architect was instructed to redraw the plans and specifications to come the "eric. 6 ne At this meeting oi the board the returns from several special tax school district elections were canvassed. In the Oak Hill district W.

C. McCulIough, H. E. Bennett and J. R.

Dyal were declared elected and a listnct tax of four mills authorized. In the Glencoe district eight votes weie cast, all for E. D. Kelley, G. W.

Puteh and B. P. Lopes, who were deciaied elected. A special district tax of three wab authorized. In the Ariel district Eliza Clinton, Kessie Griffith and J.

T. Godfrey were declared elected trustees and a three- mill district tax levy was authorized. The board called a special election to be held in districts Nos. '9, Oak Hill, and 52, Ariel, July 1924, on the question of consolidating those two districts into one district and named the following to have charge of the election in district No. 9: L.

L. Mosby, clerk; H. J. Magruder, E. McCuJlough and J.

C. Williams, nbpectors. For district No. 52: Richard Griffith, clerk; J. R.

Chambers, M. R. Cmghton and Alite Clinton, inspectors. The date for opening all schools in Volusia county for the term of 1924- 2S was set for September 15, 1924. The repoit of the attendance officer was accepted and ordered filed.

After due consideration the county board authorized the establishment of a senior high school at Seville. The contract for the purchase of property in New Smyrna district No. ordered returned to the local board trustees at New Smyrna for the signature of Mr. Bid of S. B.

Doty for the old colored ieliool property was referred back to the local board of trustees for their recommendation. The general budget for the next school year was considered and will be in shape for adoption at the next meeting of the board. Communication was received from yolco Cypress company, Volco, concerning school facilities fov children living at this place. The secretary was instructed to make investigatons and report. E.

C. Railroad Asks Authority to Issue Bonds According to reports from Washington, the Florida East Coast railroad has applied to the inieistate to issue of five per cent equipment trust ceitificates which have been sold to the J. P. Morgai company at 97.56 per cent of par V'aMoto'moUv Ih" 56 coaches, 200 box cais, twenty ca boose and 100 'ballast cars, to cost 4 00. The new Ford automobile asbem bly plant at Jacksonville, it is saic will employ some 600 employes.

It i MUCH FREIGHT UP SPRUCE CREEKWAY BOATMEN TELL OF DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD BE MADE IF BRIDGE SPAN IS 'MADE LARGE ENOUGH. That coquina rock for road build- ng, timber for seawall construction. vood for fuel, fruit and truck farm products would furnish a largB mount of commerce down Spruce reek if the state road department compelled to place a span of sufficient width and clearance to ac- ommodate towboats and lighters. was told H. S.

Brokaw, of the Jack- onville office of the district U. S. ngmeers at the informal hearing at Daytona last Wednesday afternoon. Besides Ihis water-borne commerce owist sightseeing and fishing par- ies, similar to the excursions now onducted on the Tomoka river, would be operated on the creek, boatmen informed the representative of he war department. Inspection Trip The meeting followed a personal nspection by Mr.

Brokaw of the work being carried on at Spruce reek by the state road department a result of protests from many itizens against the plans for the ridge and the floating of old pilings the creek. The plans call for a our-foot clearance and 15-foot span, vhereas loca! interests contend that 12-foot clearance and 22-foot span Raymond Green called the meeting; order and E. V. Parrish, secretary it the chamber of commerce, ex- lained its purpose and introduced Ir. Brokaw, who stated that the war ective navigation.

He told of his personal inspection and taking of oundings in the creek between the ounty bridge and the railroad bridge. Tell Posjtible Commerce acht club, said that he owned a leek if passage was possible. He ailed attention to the fact that one rm now wishes to bring out 40,000 quare yards of coquina rock and bout 14,000 palmetto logs and stated 'd Mr. Bullard admitted that this reight was above the railroad bridge, uuble track its lines it was belieVsil tut in a. nroner suan the railroad Id 1 Vetor N.

Camp, of Inlet Terrace, or road building purpotes for 20 reek if there was means of transporting it. He also stressed the fruit, imbei and. trucking products which ould be handled by boat. Captain Francis, boatman, advocat- a 12-foot clearance and 22-foot pan at average tide as sufficient to accommodate boats which would use he stream. Cecil McDonald, of C.

M. McDonald 'Sons, boatyards, declared that a year-round business would be built reight that would be carried downstream if the span opened. Would Do Dredging During the discussion, it came out hat a little dredging is needed for deeper draft vessels between the ge an a i a ge. assurance that this dredging would live of J. N.

Gamble interests, said that Mr, Gamble had made a survey of the creek, which was now on file sonvlile, and at that Ume hail agreed to place a dredge in the creek at his own expense. He said that he believed thit, offer still held good. Mr. Johnson said that Mr. Gamble owned 303 acres that would be developed if commerce was possible, thnt he would run five boats on tho creek and that a tolal of about 0,000 acres would be opened up it the war department gianted the request.

He said that 12 small boats week were already using the stream under pres- R. S. Blinn, project engineer in charge of construction on the bridge for the state, asked what assurance theie was that the railroad put in a span equal to that proposed for the state bridge. In reply to qucs- VSPAPERr.