Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-04
LEE IS MADE CHAIRMAN
OF STATE COMMISSION
Former North Carolina Tax Clerk
Becomes Secretary for the
New Board.
WILL RECRUIT NURSES FOR WAR
oiubwomen Meet With Governor
Beckett to Plan Campaign for Red
Cross Worlsers-Judge Crawford
In Charge OF Liberty Loan.

lSpeciaI TO The Times Dis patchl
RALEIGH. y. c., August 3.--The Cor
Poration Commission reorganized
thursday, following the retirement Of
chairman 4 l.. Travis and the appoint
ment OF y. j. Maxwell as member of
the commission to succeed Travis. The
reorganization was with the selection
OF Com m soner w 7. Lee as chair
man he coming into this position by
reason Of his seniority, having served
on the commission longer than Judge
Pell
The secretaryship of the commission.
The position that Mr. Maxwell has
hlled. went TO ]. S. Griffin. who has
been tax clerk for long while. and
is thoroughly familiar with the duties
OF the place. o. S. Thompson. who
has also been a clerk in the commits
sion for long time. was made tax
clerk TO succeed Griffin. and there was
general readjustmcnt Of other clerks
through this shifting ef positions.
Tho members of the commission are
now in the midst Of the assessment Of
corporations for taxation. there being
5000 or more Of them in the State that
must be assessed each season on the
basis OF their reports to the commits
zion.
North Carolina women, as represent
ed by the officers OF tho Woman's
Cooncil of Defense, the Federation Of
Women's Clubs and representatives OF
numerous societies. including Colonial
Danes. Daughters Of the Revolution
And others met with Governor Beckett
Thursday and determined on special
Campaign for the procurement Of t5o
volunteers among the young women
OF The State TO take special training
a: nurses for war service. This is in
connection with the countrywide
movement "a, induce $4,000 women to
enter training as nurses, tho purpose
ksy
hervice and 10 provide moro ample
corps OF trained nurses for future ser
vice
Information coming TO the Office Of
Gover1o! Beckett is 10 the effect that
numbers OF deserters and other draft
dtinquents arc coming in under the
terms offered the Ashe County dclin-
quents and tina, this class Of men all
through the State are being induced
through the proposition Of the Gov.
eiror to come in for service ana re.
ceivir6 the promised immunity from
punishment for failure 20 repor; on
tine. Secretary Of War Baker has
written the Governor commenting his
course AZ most wis" aud hclpfu! in
solving the problem OF best dealing
with these men
Judge J. Crawtord B.sEs is TO head
TIE wake County movement for pro
curing the Subscriptions 10 the fourth
Joseph q Brown. director Of the Lib
erty loan campaigns for N. state rs
preparing his plans FOR tho state wide
movement. and the indications are for
a successful campaign from its incep-
ton.
\ charter vas issued TO-DAY for ;hc
Dalrynpie Live stock COMPANY. q
lexington. capital $25. authorized
and $500 subscribed by J - Finch "
Z Holt and Others.
There has just been distributed 20
the counties Of tn. state on the basis
CT the number OF automobile Licenses
issued 10 automobile owners IN tho 70
srective counties. ;he SUM Of E2gG 9:S
representing the 20 per cent OF tn. to-
tai receipts BY the department Of state
for licenses. the fumes 10 be expended
rs the counties under the supervision
Of the State Highway Commission IN
Highway construction
John W. Gulledg", dctau'iu- pres..
don't Of the Southern Savings Bank
Wadeshoro. received pardon at TN.
hands OF Governor Beckett from the re-
ratnder OF eighteen months sen
tence 20 the roads for enlbczzling fund.
OF the bank The pardon Is on accoun,
OF good behavior and the alarming
condition OF his wife. who is the Gov
ernor says In the Statement, OF rea-
sons, in desperate condition in body
and mind His term would expire
September / The pardon was urged
by great number of people.