The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-13
WILL ACT AS TRAINER
FOR FIRE COMPANIES
Chief of Raleigh Department Is APP
pointed to Inspect and Instruct
State Organizations.
MOVEMENT AN IMPORTANT ONE
New Official Will Advise Town
Authorities as to What Equipment
They Need, and How to Use What
They Have.
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Raleigh, y. G.. July Estate Com
missioner Of Insurance James r. Young
has appointed Sherwood Brockwcll, OF
this city, rs deputy commissioner OF
insurance, to give his attention es-
pccially to the inspection and train
ing OF the fre-iishting organizations
OF the various cities and towns in the
state. his work for the state to begin
August l. For two years or longer
Mir. i6rociSwcii has been the chief OF
the Raleigh fire department. and be-
iore taking this position he took Il
special course in the training school
Tor nrcmcn in New York CITY, where
those taking the course are given ac-
tual nrc-iEhting experience with the
New York department, as we'll as the
technical instruction needed.
In his new position Mr.. Brockwell
VIII give special attention to the in
spcction work for fire prevention, and
to advising the town authorities as to
what additional equipment is needed
and how to get the best service out OF
what they have. lie Will arrange so
that In cases where the town authori-
ties take care Of his expenses. he can
remain in the town and give special
instructions to the fire companies.
Commissioner Young regards this
movement az one OF the most important
that he has yet taken. MIR. Brock
Raleigh department by Assistant Chief
G. -. Farmer.
Procurcs Conviction.
Tho state Department Of Insurance
has procured the CONVICTION of Rev. A.
Strowd and Lulu Hooper in tho Robe
son County superior Court for rep
rcsenting an unlicensed insurance con
Germ. Mr.. Strowd paid $500 aud costs
and the woman was let off with the
costs There are two others under
arrest. who Will be tried at the next
term OF the court.
Commissioner OF Insurance James
II Young delivered an address
on the proposed application OF the
building and loan principle to rural
credits for the benefit OF the farm
ers. and before a meeting OF the farm
| ers of Wilson County. As a result, "A
special committee WAS named TO per-
feet an organization. and 10000 shares
OF stock were subscribed for.
Invitation Is Sought.
There came yesterday TO Cover
nor Craig Il special request for pro-
vision to he made for an invitation TO
70 from this State to the officers and
men OF the Kcntish Guards. Of East
Greenwich. Il. l.. to attend the uu-
yelling OF tho equestrian statue Of
General Nathaniel Greene to bo UNI
yelled on tho GuilfOrd battle-ground.
near Greensboro. The request came
from Edward y. Graves lieutenant.
colonel of the organization. who i'm
formed tho Governor that the Ken
fish Guards had been Il continuous or
ganiZation since lT14 that il was as "a
member of this company that General
Greene received his first military train
Ing. He wrote that he had noticed
that the Governor OF Rhode Island had
been invited to attend the unwilling
and lie was sure that. in view of the
Facts as TO General Greenc's relations
Ia the kcntish Guards, that organiza-
ton would be included very readily.
IL is understood that steps will bc
taken to have the Kcntish Guards in
vttcd. The invitations which the Gov
crnor has heretofore issued were I'm
compliance with provisions Of a spe-
cial act of the 1913 Legislature. which
sreclhed certain Governors and others
to bc invited for the unvciling cere-
monies.
At the State Department OF Educa-
ton the statement is made that the
state loan fund that is used in max
Ing loans TO school districts to aid i'm
the building and Improvement OF
schoolhouses now aggregates about a
haif-million dollars and it Is estimated
that, handled as il is on soIncthinc
of IA compound interest basis il Will
aggregate milliond ollars within
twelve years. The counties are held
responsible for the loans made to dis
tricts within the county so that there
''ic W. !oSscS through failure to re-
pay. Furthermore. moneys come in
from time 10 time from the sale of
state swamp lands. and these funds 20
to swell the fund.
Charters Issued.
charter has been issued for the
Bank OF Pikevilic, y. G., capital SI0.-
600 authorized and $4,000 subscribed.
by Is. u. Perkins. l.. u. Crawford and
others. for a commercial and savings
banking business.
Another charter is for the Lewis
VILE Yadkinvillc Telephone Company.
Of Rural Hall. capital $4,000 authorized
ana $500 subscribed BY H. l.. Wilson.
NJ. III. Hauser and others.
The executive committee of the
trustees OF the University OF North
Carolina. in midsummer session just
held here. disposed OF number of ad-
m!nistrative matters brought to it's at
tention by President Graham, who was
here. file reported 600 teachers at
tending the. summer school He de-
clared thai the outlook FOR the fall
opening of the university is excellent
Judge w. NJ. Bond viii preside over
the Wake County Superior Court this
week. There are about 90 cases on
the criminal sido of the docket await
ing trial The most notable cases will
he those against Fulton Lowcry and
John Henderson, The white youths
brought back here from Norfolk for
the Wholesale robberies here several
weeks ago. when tho Mailer jewelry
sore. Briggs hardware store. Boylan-
pearce dry goods store and the West
Raleigh post office were robbed. II is
not known yet whether or not the
government will undertake to CON
meet these boys with the post-oi!ice
robbery.
W. :. Sheior. Of the Carolina Power
amd Light Company, just back from
stay OF several days in Person County
ON business connected with rights of
way for the high power transmission
lines that are To be extended from
Henderson TO RoXboro, says that the
drought that was quite severe In that
section, was really a blessing in dis
Sulse. III that. while the farmers were
waiting for seasons that would adj
NIT Of planting tobacco crops they
diSpoircd OF the excessively full to-
b"cco paintings they had planned. and
began putting in other crops, corn and
the Ike, and to give their attention