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THE NEWS AND ORSERVER. RALEIGH. N. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1929 5 Formal Opening and Dedication of Twin Bridges Over Cape Fear River at Wilmington is Set for Dec. 10 With the opening of the Twin Bridges over the Cape Fear and North East Rivers at Wilmington, on December 10, about the last of the fine bridges over Atlantic Coastel Highway from Maine to Florida will have been completed.

has planned, a splendid celebration for at which O. Max Gardner, Governor of North Carolina; R. A. Doughton, Gen, R. Holbrook, chairman of the State Highway Commission; members of the State Supreme Court, Highway commissioners, mayors, county and commissioners, and other notableg will be present.

General traffic will be allowed to use these magnificent bridges free for the opening day, after which 3 nominal toll of 25 cents per car, with no additional charges for passengers, will be made, the lowest toll charge on any highway in America. Wilbur D. Jones, commander of the local American Legion Post, announces that the ceremonies will start at 11 a. and the Hon. Walter H.

Blair, Mayor of Wilmington, will extend a formal welcome to the public in behalf of the City of Wilmington. After the introduction, the Governor of North Carolina will then officially dedicate the bridges to the soldiers and sailors of North Carolina who fought Civil War, the Spanish- American War and the World War. A beautiful bronze will be unveiled. The tablet the following intablet, scription: To the Patriotism of North Carolina's BODIERS AND SAILORS in the War Between the States The -American War and The World War This Bridge is Dedicated on Behalf of the Whole People of the State. Erected by the State Highway Commission of North Carolina A.

D. 1929. Invitations have been sent to the press and moving pictures will be made by the leading newsreel companies of the country. Delegations from all over State of North Carolina, as well as nearby States, will be in attendance. There will be 8 parade celebration.

mammoth, opening and, these bridges on December 10th over the Cape Fear and North East Rivers at Wilmington, the State's chief seaport city, a very notable engineering feat will have been accomplished and Brunswick and New Hanover Counties have made a progressive step forward that will, by the elimination of the antiquated ferries, bring them increased traffic and make possible the marketing of their farm products. For years the huge trucks loaded with cotton, have, been unable to use these ferries without unloading and transporting in relays. Thanks to the efforts of a group headed by Highway Commissioner W. A. McGirt, of Wilmington, the State of North Carolina voted a apecial bond issue of $1,250,000.00 to construct the twin bridges, a system of nominal tolls to retire this issue In the near future.

Engineers Start Location State Highway Commission engineers immediately set up their location stakes at the site of the present ferry terminus until blocked by U. 8. War Department regulations which demanded certain heights and lengths of bridge spans that would make the building of one bridge at this point prohibitive. Seeking another location the engineers decided to span the rivers at point, further North up East stream, River mots above the Cape Fear River above the shipping terminals. Here test piles were driven, soundings made and the resultant surveys and data forwarded to Raleigh, where the Chief Engineer, Mr.

John D. Waldrop, and the State Highway Commission, after long and careful thought accepted this point as the logical one for their operations. W. L. Craven Senior Bridge Enrineer practically all the essentials both bridges with the exception of the bascule and the adjacent flanking spans.

The flank. Ing spans were designed by Waddell and Hardesty who were the consultIng engineers on this project. They did not counter weights AS the specifications called for such design the Vincennes Bridge Company who had the confor the super structure, basrules, counter weights, etc. The eennes Bridge Company sent their production engineer A. W.

Day, to New York for a conference with the consulting engineers, and Mr. Day, who had been called from the road where he was sales manager for the Vincennes Bridge Company, spent six weeks on the plans in the office of his company in Vincennes Ind, and then rushed to New York where after a conference with Waddell and Hardesty he had a scant seven days to get his designs for the bascules and counter weights approved and the figures for the letting compiled. The Vincennes Bridge Company were low by about $10,000.00 over all other bidders and obtained the contract at bid running nearly threequarter of a million dollars. Under terms of their contract they had 150 days to complete their contract after the completion of the heavy foundation work. Mr.

Day instead of waiting, followed in behind the heavy foundation workmen with his crews so that by the time the foundations were completed Mr. Day was well along with his work. The power for opening the bridge is four 80 horse power electric motore with two auxiliary 25 horse power gas engines, self starting, in case for any reason electric power should be shut off. The work of the lifting motors of auxiliary engines is only required to overcome the frietion on the 22-inch trunnion pins and any wind pressure that might come against the bascule leaves. The time consumed for the operation of both bascule spans, operated by one man the central control house la only his wife and baby--Jimmie was on eral the bum, so to speak.

The Asheville over Chamber of Commerce opened up A "Sure radio station, WWNC. Jimmie and again," 10 ton two and other Otis Asheville Kuykendall boys, Ernest opened the I'll just station in February, 1927 and many thing WWNC times after that once to three times across. a week, Jimmie entertained his "I'll seen public. in It was these programs, which attracted attention Victor phono- my it was I was graph recording experts, but luck, pure and simple which gave Bridges more Jimmie his "break." He had gone to to me Bristol, to book a small are engagement when he ran into Ralph Glad S. Peer, chief recording scout for the Victor company, Peer heard that, some of Jimmie's numbers and slight him capitulated.

them The first recording on August: 4, 1927, which was to lead Jimmie His, cludes: Rodgers to fame was "Sleep, Baby Sleep" and an original number, "Sol- who dier Sweetheart," His next recordthe ings were original numbers, "Blue Worth, Yodel" and "Way Out on the Mountain." This record went to the top and remained many, of the Victor sales list Fort there for 14 consecutive weeks. More than 12 million of his records have ols, been sold. He has made about of recordings, 15 of which have not yet been released. He recently com- famous pleted in New York his first talking known movie, "The Singing Brakeman," include which is soon to be released. Prac- Lee tically all of his numbers are of his dian.

own composition. Otis Where he left Asheville a good deal worse than broke, Jimmie returns with a yearly royalty of something like $75,000 a year on his records and sheet music, in addition to other sizeable income: he has presented his wife with a $50,000 home in Kerrville, Texas, and confides that he has another big surprise for her at Christmas. "I went to Kerrville on a vacation and the folks were so damn nice to me (his emphasis is on the damn) that I chose it for a home. Too, the climate suits me fine," he says in explaining why he chose the place for his home. He still feels that Asheville is, in a measure home for him, however, he says.

Jimmie is planning to return dev- I times this week to "his public" radio station WWNC. WIll Sing Again. I'm planning to sing to them he declared. "I don't know when or how many times, but tell the world if there's any. I can ever do to help old they'll And me coming say too that my main idea coming back here is to see all old pals who stuck to me when a down and outer.

Take W. F. and J. nobody were like a father and a brother when I needed it. And there lots of others too." to get home again, and all but Jimmie doesn't want to then.

wants boys his public traveling to with like as much as he does. all recording artists gang in- Billie Burke, guitarist and vocalist has spent 14 of his 19 years in "racket." Billie hails from Fort Texas, and is one of the brothers who has been beard many times on the air from Worth. Clayton McMichin, alias Bob Nichwho Jimmie says holds the title "worlds champion fiddler," "Mac" appeared for a long time with the Riley Puckett and is also for his compositions, which "My Carolina Home." Holden, an A-1 blackface come- Elder, vocalist and guitarist. Holland has 10,100 windmills. Circulation of a petition asking for the reopening of the cockpit, which is less than 70 feet from the elementary school, is stirring Iriga, the largest town in Camarines Sur, P.

I. To the demands that it be kept closed has been added the protest against a cabaret which is near the Catholic Church, and only 600 feet from the school, the two being separated by the plaza, where the monument to Rizal, the famous Filipino is being erected. The anekpit was closed last January by zoning ordinance, but the movement to revive it is receiving strong support. Promise to do away with cabaret has been made, but the young men of the town who are fighting both pleasure places, they fear that politics will prevent the closing. Advertising as we know it today, originated only two centuries ago.

Cockpit, Cabaret Fought. Notables From States Are Invited to Ceremonies Tuesday -Tod out the top of the bascule, showing one of the W. Day, Production Manager, Vincennes Bridge Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. the air, Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge. 6-Lower right: Showing one of the twin Max Gardner, Governor of North Carolina, Coastal Highway Association.

short causeway, the roadway being 24 feet wide. Those Who Built It. The engineers and contractors who assisted in this work are as follows: For the North Carolina State Highway Commission, J. B. Broach was the construction engineer; F.

Morson was the district engineer, C. E. Brown was the resident engineer, and R. V. Bibberstein was the assistant resident engineer.

They were assisted by a number of State Highway Commission inspectors. W. S. Winslow was the location engineer. For the Merritt-Chapman-Scott Corporation, who did the heavy foundation work, G.

O. Denny and A. Rass were the supervisors. For the Vincennes Bridge Company, A. W.

Day was the chief production engineer and had as his sistants Pierson Stuart and Dempster Graves. Capt. W. C. Manson, of Wilmington, did all of the towing and lighterage work.

J. P. Lyon, of Robinson, built all of the concrete above the foundations, the 1 floor, handrails and terweights. The handrail forms were especially designed by him and approved by the North Carolina State Highway Commission. Gravel the causeway was done by P.

R. Ashby, of Raleigh. The four beam spans ACrOSS the railroad tracks were gunited by the Cement Gun Company, of Allentown, Pa. The Philadelphia Paint Contracting Company did all of the painting. W.

F. Pollard, of Asheville, furnished Amiesite for the wearing surface. Michael Bivens, of Gastonia, sub-contracted for all of the electrical work and white way lights for the Vincennes Bridge Company. Caulkins Dredging Company, Norfolk, did all of the dredging. J.

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Louis T. Moore, Executive Secretary, of the bascules raised 150 feet in Northeast Cape Fear River Bridge. December 10, 1929. The Hon. O.

Director of Publicity of the Atlantic one minute and 15 seconds, to completely raise or open both bascules. The bascules are designed that two 20-ton trucks may pass each other, all steel used here being designed to carry four times the load for which it is designated. Foolproof Safety Devices. The safety devices in the lowering and raising of the bridges are splen- did. The bridges, as far as operation is concerned, are absolutely foolproof.

The reversing contactors for the leaf motors are electrically and mechanically interlocked, the aceclerating contactors are electrically interlocked for proper sequence. The control of the bridge, lock, gates and warn- ing signals are so interlocked that only the proper sequence can be used in operating them. In opening the span, the sequence is as follows: 1. Turn on the roadway warning lights and bells. 2.

The four half are closed independently of one another. 3. The center lock is disengaged. way warning lights, are 80 arranged The bells, but not the highthat the operator may cut them off after the center lock has been disengaged. 4.

The bascule leaves are raised independently of each other. closing this sequence is reversed. In order to prevent the use of an incorrect sequence, the following conditions are complied with in the interlocking: 1. The roadway warning lights not be turned off unless four halfgates are fully open. The bells cannot be turned off unless all gates are open or the center 1 lock is gaged.

2. None of the half-gates can be moved unles the warning lights and bells are turned on and the lock is disengaged. 3. The lock cannot be moved anless all four half rates are closed and the is fully closed. 4.

The span cannot be moved unless the lock is disengaged. Thus, by this improved system of electrical safety devices, there is absolutely no chance mistake being made that might result in a serious accident. The total length of the North East River bridge is 2,190 feet, and that of the Cape Fear bridg is 1,520 feet. Both bridges are connected by. Quickly checks COLD 3 waysBuzzing in the head, sneezing of an achy feeling all over calla for Hill's instantly.

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C. will officially dedicate these JIMMIE RODGERS UP IN THE WORLD Left Asheville Broke 10 Years Ago; Now Has Year Income Asheville, Dec. Rodgers left Asheville a couple of years or 83 ago without money in his pockets enough to buy cigarettes and pay railroad fare at the same time. He is back now in the city where he got his start literally rolling in affluence and enjoying the fame of being America's foremost composer and singer of blue yodels, according to an article in the Asheville Citizen. With four other artists of phonograph recording and radio broadcasting fame, he appeared in concert Thursday and Friday nights at the city auditorium.

For a all the money he has received and all the fame which has come to him. Jimmie wants it understood that he's not "putting the high hat" on any of his old pals in the days when he was just an itinerant musi- over the Northeast Cape Fear River. bridge employes, Capt. W. C.

Manson, the south, taken from the top of one Wilmington from top bascule at These bridges will be open to the public bridges. Pictures by Jack De Lysle, cian because he couldn't And work to do on somebody's railroad. Three years ago, so the story goes, Jimmie was entertaining anybody in and around Asheville with his guitar and songs, mostly for nothing. He had come to Asheville from Meridian, looking for work on the railroad. There was no work.

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