The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-07
BUS PRESIDENT
LEAVES MILLION
Seashore Transit Head Be-
queaths Real, Personal
Property In Will

NEW BERN, March 6.-With his
estate valued at s1,0Oo,ooo' tne
highest Of the kind ever reported
in this county, the will OF the la1e
James M. West, president OF the
seashore Transportation company,
dated Jan. /, 1916. has been hled
for probate in the office OF me
Craven county Clerk OF Court.
Practically the entire amount
was left in trust. with the New
Bern branch of the First-Cltlzens
Bank and Trust company named
as trustee. OF the $1,000, 900 vail
alton, $4,000 was listed n real
estate and s75o,00o in personal
property.
Life Estate
Mrs. Myrtle Rodgers West,
widow, was left life estate IN
their local residence and the sum
of $500 per month for her life
time, vita additional amounts to
be paid her upon her written re-
ouest. At her death the house and
the $500 per month will go to her
daughter, Gloria Dolores West, for
her lifetime. The sum of 500 per
month for his lifetime was left to
Mr.. Vests father. Charles E.
Adams of Sabina, Ohio. Fifty dol
lars a month was left to Ralph
Rowland a bus company enploye,
for the care of Mr.. Vests Two
Pekingese dogs.
Much OF my time and efforts
and resources have been devoted
and applied to the development of
the Seashore Transportation Com
pany, Inc, which has prospered
by reason of my energies and the
loyal support of my faithful en-
ployes," the will read. The COM
pany and my faithful employees
are close to my heart"
Trustees
Accordingly, the will provided
for the continuation Of t h bus
company. which Mr.. West found
ed here in 1925 and which has
grown to a large concern. Charles
H. Hall, Jr., general manager for
some time, was named as perma-
nent manager. He, Mrs. West and
three persons to be named by the
First-Citizens bank are to be the
an executive officer of the trustee
company's board Of directors, with
bank as president.
In the event of the death Of Mrs.
West, Miss West was named to
succeed her on the board Of COM
pany directors. At the death of
any children who might later be
born to the daughter, the sum of
$168.67 per month each was be-
queathed to Mr.. Hall, Mr.. How
land and D. L. Ward.
Benefits
Should Mr.. Hall or Mr.. Rowland
become sick Or disabled, their So
cial Security benefits are to be
increased to $3.50 per month by
the company, under the terms of
the will. Three other employees,
Jefferson Rhodes, Vance Horton
and Jack Horton, will have SINH
lar payments in like circum-
stances to enable them to receive
SIS a month each. Any other COM
pany employe who has been with
the company for as much as ten
years will also have their monthly
payments supplemented to SIS.
After the death of the benefici-
aries named in the will, the en-
tire remainder of Mr.. Vests
estate will go to the Shriaers'
Hospital for Crippled Children at
Greenville, S. c., and to the YES
try of Christ Episcopal church of
New Bern for use for the New
Bern, Beaufort and Jacksonville
Episcopal churches.
To Shrine
Any surplus in net income from
the estate during any estate year
was bequethed to the Shrine hos
pital and Christ Church vestry.
Mr.. West requested that the
trustee bank be guided in de-
cisions by Mr.. Ward and R. E.
Whitehurst, local attorneys.