Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-10-17
OlD NORTH STATE NEWS
orIe' Notes Covering Happenings in
"S States That Are of interest to
All the People.

"A life extension campaien is bainc
conducted in Lenoir county
ine a sales at Winston-Salem
'ast week totaled 2,552,0 pounds.
IT, II. l.. Carlton, city health Off
eer ana commissioner of public safety
n"s peen granted a leave of absenca
lor SIX weeks to enable him TO st,dv
neailh work in several of the larger
cltles of the United States, more es-
peclally the North and East.
Nastonla's second hospital, the Gas
ION sanatorium, opened it's door to tho
public last week.
Robert D Erwin, a prominent cjti-
zen OF Concord, was thrown from a
loaded wagon and killed when his team
OF mules became frightened and ran
away.
Rev. Joseph l.. Murphy, D. D. pastor
OF Corlnth Reformed church, of Hick-
Dry, for nearly 81 years, died. follow
ing a stroke of apoplexy which over
came him while on his way to his
church to conduct the regular mid
week prayer service.
A. W. McAlister, fuel administrator
for North Carolina, that he
mas appointed A. M. scales, Green's
boro; Clarence Poe, Raleigh; Presi-
dent Graham, Chapel Hill, as a central
staate committee on fuel administra-
t1on; c l.. Shipping, Greensboro. as
secretary.
The University of North Carolina
celebrated its 18Th birthday last week
in a manner BETTING so important an
occasion. Addresses by Governor Bick-
EFT and President Graham, Of the uni
versity, with an inspection of the mill
tary forces of the university by the
governor, were the chief events of the
day.
To know actual prison conditions as
they exist in North Carolina. and in
compliance with the state prison law,
the executive staff of the state board
of health is making a complete survey
of all convict camps and iails in the
state. 1t is the plan of the board to
publish in booklet form, early next
year. the findings of the survey, which
will be made by personal inspections.
photographs, and gradings by use Of
the score-card system.
Ninety-nine men and one woman,
nearly all of whom have gained state
wide prominence, have accepted their
appointment as county food admins.
traitor and are enlisted in Federal Food
Administrator Henry A. Pages North
Carolina volunteer army. No call since
the campaign for the production and
the conservation Of food began has re-
ceived such ready and hearty re-
sponse. Within two days after having
appointed his lieutenants, Mr.. Page
was receiving from his commissioned
county officials the names and ad-
dresses of the school committeeman
and district workers who will carry
the orders that are coming down from
the commander-in-chief in Washing.
ton.
The Forsyth highway commission
has proposed to the state commission
that it will provide 10 convicts, a fore.
man, a guard, a cook, three teams and
wagons, a road machine and all nece5-
sary road working machinery, with a
light movable camp outfit, and agree
to work this force not less than 200
days in the year on maintaining the
roads to the various county seats sur.
rounding Winston-Salem, designated
by the state commission and under the
direction of the state commissioner.
Moderate pay for this force would be
$500 a year. The Forsyth autOmO-
bile tax which is to be spent on these
roads amounts to about $4,000 a year.
The above plan was suggested by Mr..
Norfeet before he rendered his resig.
nation as chairman.
Charters have been issued for two
knitting mill corporations for Burke
county. one for Morganton and the
other for Valdese, the interpretations
for each one being the same persons,
], L. Garrou, Frances Garrou, j. M.
Brinkley, and W. C. Erwin. The Nor
canton Mills, Inc. capital $3.50, 900 a u
thorized and $10,500 subscribed. The
Valdese mill is Liberty Hosiery Mills,
Inc, capital $50,O 0 authorized and
100000 subscribed.
Congresswoman Rankin will speak
at the State fair at Raleigh.
The Farmers Bank at Henley has
just been organized.
Mrs. Pattie Jacobs Rufner. OF Ala
hama. official representative of the