The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-12
YOUNG TO ADDRESS
STATE F|REMEN
Proposes to Call Attention to
Necessity of Care by
Authorities.
BOND ELECTION To-DA
General Belief That 100000
Issue for Good Roads
Will Fail.
Especial to The Timer-D,spatch.l


| Raleigh. y. G.. August n.-state Commits
! sioner OF Insurance James II. Young has
before the State Firemen's Convention. He
viii address the association especially on
the importance Of special attention by tho
tre departments and town authorities to en-
force0nent Of the laws against tire waste. or
lie VIII call tho attention of the rremen 10
| tho fact that the law requires proper atten-
| IRE prevention before the Insurance compa-
MES can be required to pay over to the In
surance commissioner the special tax that
/ forms the hremen's relief fund.
Con mi. Of ASrieGlture w. A era
annual session Of the North Carolina Farm.
crs' Alliance. The most important matter TO
conn up Is the i final action for turning over
state Alliance property at HilIsboro 10 be
used In the establishment OF a big public
farm -life school for the county. Major Graz
harm believes that the proposition Will be
carried through without any trouble. The
! property is valued at about $1,000. and is
10 be turned over to the county on condition
that The sc school ,n be pr@psrly maintained
! Tho state Department OF Education has
made ruling that the 1919 school law Tor
compulsory school attendance provides that
any public school district with 5000 people
can appoint its own compulsory Attendance
officers instead of having them named by
the county boards OF education. no matter
whether the town proper In connection with
Inhabitants or not. The issue was raised
in the OF Henderson. where there are
less than 1000 inhabitants In tho corporate
limits, but more than 5000 in the Henderson
school district, which extends beyond the
city limits.
Wake County's school fund Tor the year
ending July aggregated Sl53.03s with a
balance OF Sl.0sl. OF this RaleiEh's fund was
ses3se. Raleigh paid fis,3s9 for teachers dur
Ing the year
q statement issued by Commissioner OF
Insurance j. r. Young warns the people OF
the state against having anything to do
with tho insurance agencies OF H. * Bosom
cite an! tho Providence Insurance Associa :
t!on. He says neither IS licensed to do bust
ness in this state. and that contracts entered
In the state courts.
The state Department OF Education IS
having printed the blanks 70 be supplied
TO attendance officers In all parts of the
! State for serving notices on parents or
guardians In prosecution for nonattendance
OF their children at the public schools. The
state department proposes TO carry on 4
campaign for the most rigid and effective
enforcement OF the law.
! Bonds Likely to Fail.
| Wake County Will vote Tuesday on the
proposition for issuing 100000 in bonds for
| road Improvement. but IL is not believed
there is tho slightest chance for the bonds
to carry: President II. b. Warner. OF the
North Carolina Good Roads Association.
and Or. Joseph Hyde Pratt. State Geologist.
spent the past week In the county canvass
ing In the interest OF the bonds. Many re-.
gard the campaign at this t!me and for so
large an amount OF bonds merely a waste
OF time. 1t is said that II this proposition
falls there viii be another proposition for
100000 or S.5o.o0o submitted at tho earliest
possible time. and IL Is predicted that either
would carry overwhelmingly.