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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25
Program for Com
menCement Week

DR.. +. III. Carver, one of the depart
ment heads of the state normal school
at Dillon, has been selected as the
Commencement day speaker for the
Belt Valley High school, which will
take place a week from this evening,
June /. at the High school auditorium.
DR.. Carver is said to be a fluent
speaker, and well versed in educational
matters, and those who attend the
Commencement exercises may expect
an Instructive and entertaining adj
dress. The program for the evening is
as follows;
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25

INNUOAIIUN
SIN the Time of Roses" "........................
.......-........................G Girls Glee Club
Statutory ....-,............. Gladys Engdahl
"The True American" ...............s,............
.......-.......s..............D DIR. f. II. Carver
June Rhapsody Girls Glee Club
Valedictory ................... Norris Jewell
Presentation of Class.
............................S Supt. ]. r. Culver
Presentation of Diplomas mas...................
.......-.......................... Dominic Spogen
Presentation of Normal Training Ger
tificates ...4.....-.....M Miss Jane Keeney
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-05-25

At the close of the program the
seats were removed and dancing was
enjoyed until late in the night
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

claiming that the agent charges more
than the price set and that he gives
children a stick of candy for old
books brought in for exchange. I'm
less this practice is stopped. Mr.
Knight said. the board would have
to CHECK up" against the agents
bond. The agent, when asked about
these things, did not deny that he
charged more than the set price for
school books, and said that it was i'm
possible for him to sell them at the
set price without losing money, which
he did not propose to do; that if any,
one wants the agency he or she may
have it, and emphatically denied, in
forcible If not elegant language, that
he gave children stick of candy for
books brought in for exchange.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
Five Cents a Copy; $500 Year
COUNTY TAX LEVY
FIXED AT 29 MILLS
"ehei'l County Millase is Slightly
Higher Than it Was for
Last Year

! Al called meeting of the county
commissioners. held Saturday, all the
members except Commissioner Gott-
Iflea were present. After the usual
formal preliminaries, Road Superin-
tendent Griggs asked the hoard
whether they wanted him to haul and
place on the road the shell which F.
y. wilkins was to deliver at designat-
ed places, or would they have this
zone by contract. During the ex-
tended discussion that followed, the
clerk read telegram from Lewis
combs of Sarasota, Offering to do the
WORK, hauling the shell from the
landings to the full distance of three
miles, for 81 cents per cubic ward per
mile and 2S cents for scattering II.
The clerk presented a calculation
EloWlng that the acceptance OF Mr..
Combs offer would make the total
cost of the shell and handliug it
bout S2,451.20 mile; whereupon
the board decided that the county
could do the work at less cost, and
'ANE VIA iNN'Nh tDuptl lllltuutUl lEFlEES
to put the trucks, traIlers and other
road machinery in condition to do the
work.
On the chairman explaining the
need of sheds for housing the road
to protect it from the
weather, the board directed the sup
erlntendent to forthwith buy the
necessary materials and build a shed
20 by 40 feet in size; also, to build
bins of three barge-loads capacity
each at the points where Mr.. Will
kins is to deliver the shell for the
roads.
The case of a destitute family hay-
ing been brought to the attention of
the board by Assessor John Hagan,
special investigation was ordered and
resulted in an appropriation of$15.OO
being made for the immediate relief
of the family.
A report that the saw-mll people
at Acline Were planning to run their
log-carts over the hard-surfaced high
way contrary to law, was investigat-
ed by the road superintendent, who
stated that the report was unfounded.
The board accepted A. F. DeWey's
offer to rent for $1,000 per acre part
of the land of the county farm; but,
If bad seasons cause a failure of the
crops, no rent would be CHARGED.
The following tax levy for the =
county and the various districts was
adopted General fund 5 mills; fine
and forfeiture 2 mills; agricultural
'und, half mill: general road fund S;
general school 10; school aid for in
iigent widows and children, half
nill;. outstanding indebtedness 3;
'unta GOrda road and bridge dis
rict, interest and sinking fund 3,
5; Charlotte Harbor dis
rict, interest and sinking fund 10.
7; Mccall dist ict, in
crest and sinking fund 13; mainten-.
nee nothing; all special tax school
istricts, mile.
The board will meet in regular
ession Monday, September fourth.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
TO ORGANIZE A FISH AND
GAME PROTECTIVE ASSN
Charlotte County Sportsmen Invited
To Meeting TO be Held in Ar
cadia Monday

The real sportsmen of Charlotte
county are invited to attend a meet
ing in the court house at Arcadia
Monday night. September fourth, at
eight o'clock, for the purpose of or
ganizing a fish and game protective
association. Members of the Hills
borough county association will be
present at the meeting and will ex-
plain the advantages and methods of
such associations.
1t is hoped that fish and game pro-
tective associations will be organized
in every county in the state, and then
join in demanding adequate laws for
the protection of fish and game of
the state. Several of these associa-
tions have been organized in various
parts of the state, and it is hoped by
the promoters of the movement in
DeSoto county that Charlotte county
people interested in the protection of
fish and game will attend the meet
ing Monday night, when it is hoped
10 organize a DeSote county associa-
ton, and then form a Charlotte coun-
ty organization.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
new CITY DOCK WILL Be
FINISHED IN A few DAYS
Structure is Substantial, and Cred
liable Addition TO City's
Attractions

| The finishing touches are being
igiven 10 the new city dock and it
will have been finished by the end of
the week. if there are no unexpected
delays, according to Captain c. E.
Bearce, who is the builder.
The new dock will be 1900 feet
lin length, ten feet wide in the clear.
with strong hand rail and wheel
Iguard well braced, and will be above
the reach of the highest tides ever
known here. To say that it is one
of the handsomest in the state is not
to exaggerate, everything about the
structure being ggestive of
strength and durability and the care
and attention to little details in the
work of building are plainly evident.
IT'S easier to do a thing right than
1T is to do it wrong" observed Cap
tain Bearce, and with this thought
constantly in mind he has carried on
the construction.
Owing to the fact that the old dock
was removed during the early part
of July, making it very inconvenient, |
and for a time impossible to reach
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

loss OF more than 81 900 wear for
the preceding five years, the loss for
TINS period amounting to S6,2SS.5S.
shows net earnings of $3,172.06 for
l92l. The water department, which
earned $59.14 in 1917 and $1.64S.9S
in 1920-21, but showed loss for
1916, 1918, and 1919, shows net
earnings of $371.2S for 1922. con-
siderably less than for 192O-21. but
the decreased earnings of this depart
ment are accounted for by the fact
that more than $1,000 were spent
FOR betterments and extensions in
l92l-22 than in any previous year.
lhls is true also of the electric de-
partment, where more than $1,700.-
90 We're spent for betterment and ex-
tensions than in any previous year.
The following remarks by Mr..
Stringer, when studied in connection
with the consolidated comparative
statement presented in the panel on
this page, will give the reader a clear
idea of the manner in which the
clty's affairs have been conducted and
the present financial condition:
The general fund increase over
the previous year is attributable to
an increased collection of current and
prior years taxes amounting to $4,-
10000, licenses $500, dog tax $4S.
$262.71, while police fines
show a decrease of $11IOO;" but /
while police fines decreased $117.O0 |
the cost of making the collections was
SSS5.O0 less than in 1920-21 and |
these collections were all made in a
period covering slightly more than 10 |
Street fund increase in collections !
N 1920-21 was due to $644 road tax, .
which does not appear in this report, |
but has since been collected in |
August, 1922.
Dock fund shows collections in |
920-21 of $1,750.00, in which was
included a note for $1,500.00, the !
Continued on last page) (
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
CITY ADMINISTRATION ENDS YEAR WITH
A SURPLUS; AUDIT SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Audit Shows Deficit l9202 Was Wyed Out During 92
Leaving Surplus Of $2,4O54 46, and Indicates Decided
Improvement in Citys Finances

Ihat deficit existing August first,
1921, amounting to $2,13O.41 was
wiped out; that the present city gov
eminent ends its first year with n sur
plus of $2,405.46 over expenditures: ::
that collection of current and back
taxes were increased $4,000 over
the previous year, are some of the
encouraging facts brought out in the
annual statement of the city manager
and city clerk, which the charter re-
qulres them to make to be presented
to the city commission at the end of
each year, this year ending August
first. The audit was made by these
gentlemen, but as it was their first
experience under the new system
they wished it to bear the stamp of
approval of an accounting authority.
so at their own expense. no provision
having been made for the employ
ment of outside auditors, the man
aSer and clerk employed A. p.
Stringer, certified public accountant,
WIN, 40 representative OF C1AS. j,
Burke G. Co, certified public account
ants, of Atlanta, made the audit last
year. Mr.. Stringer went over the
audit in detail and verified every item
and its ALLEGATION, finding it correct
and in form according to accounting
In view of conditions under which
he city has operated, the report is
ooked upon as good one, predict
ng still further improvement in the
'ity's financial affairs.
During 1922 $4,000 more in
urrent and delinquent taxes were
than in 1920-21, notwith-
tanding the fact that money has been
carce. A considerable portion of |
his amount is represented by delin-
Iuent taxes, many people, some of
hem the most prominent of the !
own, having neglected to pay their
art of the cost of government in the !
preceding years. The electric de-
artment, which was operated at a
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
Good Attendance Farmers Week

/ The attendance and interest at
! Farmers Week surpassed all eXpoc-
tations of the authorities of the Uni
Iversity, and the programs in all
branches of the work went off splcn-
didly. The weather was very favor
able so that no part of the field labor
atory work was interfered with. The
pleasure trip to Poe Springs on We'd
nesday afterpoon was prevented by a
heavy rain, but this loss was made up
for by picnic supper in the gymna-
SUM. A number of prominent speak
ers addressed the meeting, among
which were DR.. Dan T. Gray, dean
and director of Auburn; DR.. j. n.
Harper, Atlanta, Ga; w. c. Lasset-
ter, editor Progressive Farmer; DR.. ].
V. Knapp, of the livestock sanitary
board; DR.. ]. G. Fish; DR.. George
A. Dame; DR.. Edward Conrad; l.. NJ.
Rhodes; J. G, Grof; Wallace Park;
Jesse M. Jones,
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
Home Making

The home as well as any other in
stitution is judged by the product
that comes from 1t, and for this rea-
son the home and housek keeping
should be the ideal of life, an organi
zation so regulated as to render the
greatest service to the family and
the community" says Miss Sarah w
Partridge, state home demonstration
agent. Education for service in
stead of against work rs it is usually
regarded, comes first in the realiza-
tion of such an ideal Out of educa-
tlon grows good management which
is the basis for all successful house
keeping as well as business manage
ments. 1t makes the home closer in
its relation to the community. both
in its social and religious improve
ment" Health is n limiting factor
In the realization of The home ideal
and this does not result in merely
keeping away from the doctor but in
'eal physical fitness. SO the problem
les in preventing disease rather than
n curing it, which is accomplished bv
letter selection and preparation of
GODS, better health habits and better
ians for healthful exercise.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

the bathhouse except in a boat, there
has been very little bathing this sum-
mer, but the bathhouse may now be
reached. The platforms about the
bathhouse are now in apparently bad
and appear to be held up
by only the sills extending from the
main part of the house, and it would
seem that it will require considerable
repairs in the near future if it is not
TO become actually unsafe, if it has
not already reached that point.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
1922 Term OF SCHOOL
BEGINS MONDAY, SEPT. a
Planned To Establish Teacher Train
ing Department in the nth and
18th Grades.

Ihe Punta Gorda public school
VIII open next Monday morning at Q
O'Clock. Exercises will be held in
the auditorium and visitors are. cor
daily invited to be present and take
part in the program.
The school officials have exercised
every precaution in securing a quail
| ned faculty and succeeded in employ-
ing one of the strongest in the state
This school has been on the accredit-
ed list for number OF years and its
diplomas are recognized by all col
leges and universities of this state
and have been accepted by some of
the leading universities of the south.
1t is the intention of the State Board
of Education to establish normal
training department in the eleventh
and twelfth grades of the high
school, and permitting the school to
issue normal diplomas that will be ac-
cepted by the State College for Wo-
men and the University of Florida.
This will give a large mum Der of
young men and women, who wish to
make teaching a profession, an op-
pOrtunity to train at home. As the
state pays $500 of the salary of the
teacher for this department and as
no additional teacher is required for
the work, its establishment means
saving of $500 a year to the local
school funds.
The faculty for this year, is as fol-
lows:
A. E. Riley, higher
mathematics.
c. G. Headley, assistant principal
science, history.
Miss Alice English,
psychology.
Miss Ethel Oliver - Domestic
science, domestic art, literature.
Mrs. A. f. Eighth grade.
Mrs. C. G. Headley - Seventh
grade.
Miss Sallie Jones-SiXth grade.
Miss Nettie Guthrie-Fifth grade. |
Mrs. Marina H. Richardson
Fourth grade.
Miss Hester Douglass - Third
grade.
Miss Isabel Moore-Second grade. Il
Miss Norma Pepper-First grade. /,
Mrs. Fannie Smith will have
harge of the building during the {
erm.
Miss Carolyn Rogers, of Coleman,
ia, has been engaged as director of
music and will arrive tonight. She {
ONES with the highest endorsement
s musician, instructor and gentle s
IOman.
Prof. A. +. Riley, principal, pre- 2
ared and handed in the following :
for publication: I
THE outlook for the coming ses- !
on of the school is very promising. a
he number of students will in all 8
be the largest in the his I
,ry of the school The fact that t
lere has been no summer school TO 4
Ike the energies of students has is
ven a very restful vacation for
em and makes it possible for them n
enter their fall work with much it
Continued on last page) ir
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

The first lesson in charity is to give
away things you don't need.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

The Herald
Is the oldest newspaper
published on the lower
southwest coast and the
only one in Charlotte
county.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
Punta GOrda

Is the county seat of
Charlotte county. Popu-
lation of town, 1920 CEN
sus, 1926. Increase for
10 years 23 percent.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

In order to protect the cattle of
Palm Beach county by keeping out
the tick-infested cattle from border
ing counties, fifteen mile quaran-
tine fence is being erected along the
north and west corner of the county
between Okeechobee and st. Lucie.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

Members oof the advertising com
mittee of the Fifty Thousand Club
Of Fort Myers, are busy getting let
ters OF information off to the lead
ing sport magazines and large news
papers of the country telling of the
big water carnival too be held there
on February %, 23 and "a. They
have hoped that such information
will be big drawing card for winter
visitors who will come. to Florida
next year.
The New York herald., 1922-05-26
RECORD AUTOMOBILE
OUTPUT IS EXPECTED
ReUieU Predicts May Will Be
Banner Month.

May will be the biggest production
month in the history of the automobile
industry, unless wholesale canceilati )ns
cut down the tremendous unfinishr
business now on the books of auto
mobile makers. and the industry will
continue at top speed until mid July.
is the opinion expressed by Antoniotirs
Industries. Manufacturers of prar.i-
cally all popular makes of cars are far
behind on their orders, 1t is declared.
IF cancellations are in prospect" a"
the journal continues. there are 4,
indications OF it now. Buying is as
brisk as it has been for two months.
AS demand slackens slightly in one Sec
tion of the country It shifts to another.
so there is no diminution In the total.
Farm buying will not begin In earnest
before July l. While the industry is
running at capacity, most car and truck
manufacturers are keeping a weather
eye out for squalls and UP to this time
have shown no disposition to cast car-
ton aside as they did when buying was
at It's peak in 1919 and 1920. 1t l..
admitted that they have ample plant
capacity to meet all needs for long
time except in isolated cases"
The New York herald., 1922-05-26

holdings of the reserve banks show a
further gain of s2,500,000 and total
cash reserves increased by s4.100.0 600
Deposit liabilities show an increase for
the week of s31 100000. while Reserve
note circulation shows a further decline
of s1s.400.000, the May "a total of
s2,12s, 100000 marking a new low rec
ord for the year. The reserve ratio i'm
consequence of the changes noted. shows
a slight decline from 77.6 per cent. to
IT'S per cent.
Shifting of gold reserves through the
gold settlement fund was but moderate
in volume, affecting chiefly reserves Of
the Richmond, the Boston. the Chicago.
and the Cleveland banks. The first
three banks showed increases OF $1,000
600, s5.600.o00 and s4,000.0o0 respec-
lively, but the Cleveland bank reported
decrease of s6.30o.o00 under that head.
The New York herald., 1922-05-26
BANKERS TRUST STOCK
BRINGS 328I-2 TO 338I.2
9,277 Shares of the Late E. C..
ConUerse Auctioned.

The block of stock of the Bankers
Trust Company owned by e. c. Con-
verse. deceased. amounting to 9.277
shares, was sold at auction. for the ac-
count of the estate yesterday. The sale
aroused considerable interest and rep
resentatives of several syndicates were
on hand to bid for the stock The shares
were sold in fifty share lots at prices
ranging from 32S15 to 33Sh Occa-
sional lots of twenty-five shares were
sold.
1t was announced before the sale that
a syndicate in which officers and direc-
tors of the Bankers Trust were par
Elephants had bid 1910 a share on each
lot to be offered and that the sale would
start at that price. 1t was generally
known, however, that other syndicates
were prepared to bid higher.
The opening sale was twenty-one
shares at 333. Soon after the opening
Il became evident that the stock was
going to command good figures. 1t was
offered in lots of one share. with the
privilege of taking up forty-nine addi-
tional shares at the same price
Most of the sales were made at prices
between S321a and 1886. One block of
fifty shares sold at 1851. Competition
was keen among the bidding syndicates
and the stock went from the opening
price OF 333 to 32Sla and then back
again TO S37H and finally to 1881.
Bankers Trust shares were strong in
the over the counter market before the
auction. being quoted at $50 bid. 345
asked. After the start of the auction
brokers hesitated to quote the stock.
Last Saturday Bankers Trust shares
were nominally quoted 500 bid and 325
asked.
1t was generally believed that in
terests identified with the Bankers Trust
Company purchased large part Of the
offering.
The New York herald., 1922-05-26
CHANGES MADE IN BALDWIN.
Directors Choose j. II. Sykes as
Senior vfce-President.

Several changes in the official person.
mel of the Baldwin Locomotive Works
were made yesterday by the board Of
directors. j. p. Sykes was appointed
senior vice-president in CHARGE of plants
and manufacture. c. A. Bourgeois vice.
president in charge of manufacture. j. l..
vauclain vice-presdent in charge OF
plant and equipment. Harry Glaenzer
vice-prcsldent in charge of engineering.
succeeding Kenneth Rushton, deceased,
and w. a. Russell vice-president in
charge OF purchases.
The regular semi-annual dividends OF
az per cent. each on the common and
preferred stocks we're declared, payable
July 1 to stock of record June g.
The New York herald., 1922-05-26
LOAN TO ELECTRIFY ILL. CENT.
Road Gets Permission to Sell
s1o,D2g,6OO Stock.
Netc Issue

WASHINGTON. May 25.-Proposals OF
the Illinois Central Railroad TO embark
upon electriflcation and enlargement of
its Chicago terminal facilities at an csti-
mated cost OF s7S,057,000 we're advanced
Commission In granting the railroad
authority to issue and sell $i0.929.600
in preferred stock. Proceeds from the
sale will be used to begin work upon
the projects. The commissions order
to-day said that the new issue contem-
plated was underwritten by the Union
Pacific Railroad. the Railroad Securities
Company and Kuhn. Loeb & Co. of
New York.
The New York herald., 1922-05-26
DIVIDENDS.

Stock of Pay
Record. able.
Advance Rumely Co., q. pf.
IAC. .................s.ss sJune 10 July i
Baldwin Locomotive Co., s-a,
$3.50 .................s. sJuns o July i
Baldwin Locomotive Co.. s-a
pf. $3.50 .................J June 2 July 1
Beacon OIL CO., 50c....... May 20 May 81
Cities Service Co.. mo. hqo
scrip .......s... ..''... june 10 july
Cities Service Co. mo. pf
iaeo scrip ................ june 10 July
Cities Service Co. mo, pf
c. d m scrip. ........... June IS July 1
Cities Service Co., Ia in
common stk. scrip. p....... June ~ July /
Gulf states steel Co., q, pf
si75 ..................... June Is July I
Penn Central 1t. Power
Co. a. pf. sl.............June 10 July I
Penn Water Power Co., o..
NlID .....s..s....s..s.ss ssJunc 10 July
Railway Steel Spring Co.,
q, W ........s.. ......... June IL June 81
Railway steel Spring Co.,
{. pf. s1I5............J June June 20
Texas Pacific Coal & oil Co..
q, 20c. ..,.....s...,.s..... June I June 30
Todd Shipyards Co, q, So. June I June 90
Wahi Co, mo, soc. ....... July 20 Aug.
wahl Co, q. pf. si.75 sept. 90 or. I
wahl Co., mo, SOC ........ Aug. % Sept. I
wahl Co. mos 50p-s~~~s.,aept. AZ Oct \