Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-04

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Harbor, who. taught at one time al
Beals and who said that a good edu-
cation could not be secured at Beais
Continuing Mr.. Alley said that the
tendency of the people of Jonesport
to keep back the children OF Beals
had made the people of Beals ask Tor
a separation.
Mr.. Alley showed the committee
several books which were somewhat
dilapitated and which he claimed
were used in the schools at Beals.
Ralph H. White, a teacher in the
Jonesboro High school, said that ne
was not resident Of Jonesport or OF
Beals but was employed as the prin-
cipal of the High school at Beals dur
ing the period 1917-1918. While up
there, there were insufficient text
books and books used had been dis
carded by the Jonesport schools. The
names of pupils who had grown to
manhood and womenhood were on
these books. He received no new
textbooks while he was at Beals and
he should say that some of the books
were at least Is years old.
did you ever make any complaint
to Mr.. Corson. the superintendent OF
schools, about the scarcity of text
books" asked Attorney Leigh.
Il did, and the text books were
not furnished" replied Mr.. White.
when did you first decide to come
to this hearing?"
when I received a telephone call
Tuesday morning"
What in your opinion IS the atti-
tude of Jonesport towards Beals. u
asked Attorney Thompson.
my impression is that the Beals
pupils are not wanted in the Jones'
port High school," replied the wit
ness
. Mrs. Susie Carver told the COM
mittee that she was born at Beals
Island.
How many Beals Island pupils
ever graduated from the Jonesport
High SCHOOL," asked Attorney
Thompson.
"Only one" replied the witness.
and who was that" asked At
torney Thompson.
THAT was me, and I say it to my
sorrow" replied Mrs. Carver.
Continuing Mrs. Carver said that
four Beals Island pupils are now at
tending the Jonesport High school
and four others want 70 go but they
cannot do so because there is no way
provided for them.
Mrs. Carver testified further that
she had been a member OF the school
board of Beals and found that the
kept back. The Jonesport pupils
had better books.
why said Mrs. Carver, There
as not even dictionary in the
schools on iBeals Island"
The Opposition
EX- Representative Oscar H. Dun
, bar of Machias opened the case for
the remonStrantS. BY means of a
map he explained to the committee
the section which wanted to be sep
arated. Attorney Dunbar also pro-
iuSGu l5 uTcS tCHulUS TO snow tndt
for the years 1913, 1910 and 1920, the
town of Jonesport paid that part
called Beals $2.114S1 more than was
received from Beals in taxes.
Attorney Dunbar also presented a
number of remonstrances against a
division and read letters from Ernest
Woodward, Della /. Alley and Benz
Alley, whose names were mentioned
as favoring change, who were op,
posed to any division of the town.
He also argued that that part of the
town known as Beals would be bet
ter off without a separation.
Edward B. Sawyer, deputy collec-
tor of customs at Jonesport, read
letters from various people owning
property on Beals Island and Wass
leland opposing any separation. He
also read letters from residents OF
Head Harbor who were also opposed
to a division.
Ex-senator George r. Mansfield
chairman of the board of selectmen
of Jonesport. opposed the division
He gave in detail the amount OF
money which had been expended at
Beals for schools, roads, etc. and
thought that the inhabitants of BeaIs
had been used very we'll.