The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-06-27
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS
IN JOHNSON COUNTY
CORRESPONDENT WRITES SOME
NICE THINGS ABOUT THE PRS
ENT COUNTY : UPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS - NEW POSTAL
BANK, ETC.
BY j. l.. HORNE.

Rocky Mount, y. c, June o4.-On
Monday. July the third, the County
Board Of Education for Nash county
meets in Nashville for the Of
electlng a county superintendent OF
stnOolS. ana While as Yet there IS only
one candidate for the position, Mr.
Robert T.. Ransom. the present incum-
bent, 1t is understood that there is
some opposition due in all PROBABLE
lty TO some personal dislike to Mr..
hanson how EVER, there has never
been 3 person who has worked more
aSsidlously or done greater things
Tor the cause OF education in Nash
county than has Mr.. Ransom. That
the general sentiment is for his re-
election is conceded by all who know
OF affairs in NaSh county, and were
the office one given by the people
upon their direct vote he would win
by a large majority.
During the two years that Mr.. Ran
san has served as superintendent Of
schools he has identified himself with
school folks all over the county and
in so doing has accomplished a meas
ure for good that has not been pos
sible with other superintendent that
preceded him. Nash count at present
has tWenty-three local tax schools.
and though practically all of the small
l w l1J WI. IL
came into office, he has been SO far
successful during the two years that
the number has been increased more
than one third. there being only
fifteen when he took up the work. In
addition 10 the carrying cut Of this
work over the county. Mr.. Ransom has
caused a considerable Improvement
in all schoo work over the county.
While the state High Schools have
made q long stride in he right 4iret-
ton and today they are stronger in
situations and doing a greater work
than Yer before. In his office in the
court house building the superinten-
dent car ge found at al times when
not at work Visiting the various
points over the county. and he is the
first superintendent hat gives his en-
tire time to the work. 4 persistent
worker, and a man who accomplish
IS hings he is a valued asset to the
cause of education in the county, and
without q single exception folks owe?
this way desire his reelection.
Rocky Mounts Postal Bank Opens
Tuesday.
on Tuesday morning next at nine
o'clock there will be opened at the To-
cal postoffice a postal savings bank in
accordance with the ruling of the au-
thOrities at Washington, Rocky Noun
will be added to the several such sta
tons that are now being as
an experiment all over the nation.
Postmaster Robbins has just returned
from Salisbury where he was ordered
hy the department to receive lnStruc-
tiOnS as to the operating OF such q
bank depository and he states that IN
addition to the Instructions he re-
ceived thai at the starting OF the ser
vice III this city Mr.. r. /. osborn OF
GOIdShOrO. an expert in this work Will
be sent at an early date to get things
in readiness for the opening and that
he will remain until the bank open
ing on TUESDAY,. Literature descriptive
of the operating of d postal savings
bank has .een received at the lOca
office and has been distributed. With
the excellent banking facilities. and
the strong Institutions that this city
enjOv the measure OF success that
NAV be score 10y his institution OF
the Government will be watched with
interest.
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