The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
FIFTEEN WOMEN
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drawn for jury duty in the
county are Miss Evelyn H.
Buck, 81 Spofford; Mrs. Eliza
beth McGlaughon, 103 N. 18th
street; Mrs. R. V. Eakins, Car
DINA Beach; Mrs. G.. R. John
son, 120 Dare street; Mrs. Syl-
via Harris, Z Lee drive, Lake
Forest; and Miss Goldie l..
Johnson, RID. 8.
Selected among the jurors to
serve during the second week
of the civil term we're Miss
Alma R. P. Padgett, 2 Carolina
apartments; Miss Mabel C. Ed
wards, 100 N. Thirteenth street;
Miss Mary E. Davis, 1909
Greasy avenue; Miss Mary v.
farrell, 81 Mills alley: Miss
Mary H. Jackson, 918 S. Fifth
street; Mrs. Margaret V. Jones,
2110 Brandon road; Miss A]thea
W. Haskell, 406 S. Seventeenth
street; Miss Gertrude E, Jack
son, 152 Colonial village: and
Miss Lula E. Grant, 40 Grace
street.
Boy Draws Names
The action to include women
among the jurors came as a
result of an amendment to the
state constitution recently ap-
proved by the voters. Nine
year-old Carl Franklin. Jr., 1875
Lake Forest Parkway, drew the
names of u jurors from the
box, and the approved list was
sent to the office of Sheriff F.
Porter Davis for service of
summons.
The board denied the request
of the American Legion for the
use of Legion stadium on Oct.
20-25 for their program of rides,
shows, stunt driving. and mid
get auto races. The request was
filed by Attorney W. K. Rhodes
who argued that the show did
not have the Objectionable fea-
lures ordinarily associated with
a carnival.
The commissioners, having a
bad taste in their mouth from
the policemen's benefit show
last spring at Bellamy park,
we're skeptical. Tney recalled
that the police had to close part
of their own show.
Commissioner Harry Gardner
argued that the primary design
of the stndium was to be used
as a sports arena, and that
automobile driving, racing, and
maintenance on the track and
infield damaged the grounds for
later sports use. Commissioner
George Trask condemned earn
wal operations.
The stadium was originally
constructed at the behest of
the Legion from which it took
its name, but later came under
the management of the county
which leases it out for a per-
centage of the gate receipts.
Daniels Appointed
Capt. Kirby Daniels was ap-
pointed by the commissioners
to the post of superintendent of
the county farm and county
home, a position he has been
filling temporarily since
Charles M. Carter was suspend
ed on August l, after his ar
rest and subsequent conviction,
on a larceny charge.
Capt. Daniels is an old county
employee, having been boss of
the ditch gang at the county
farm for many months before
he was called to fill in as super
intendent. Commissioner Gard
ner made it clear that the board
the county institutions
to be operated on an ire
proachable level, recalling
grand jury criticism levelled at
the board for the lax operation
of the county farm and home.
The commissioners referred
to the board of education a
complaint from Parent Teach
ers' associations against the
proposed Tenth street truck
route. The protest came from
the Williston Industrial PTA
headed by M. B. Shelton
and the Williston Primary PTA
of which Glotherine Everett is
president.
Pointing out that 1900 pupils
attend the school on the 400
block on South Tenth street be-
tween 7:30 am. and 8 pm,
the complaint alleged the trucks
would constitute a hazard to the
safe traffic of the students and
a noise detrimental to the OPP
Grafton of the school. It also
objected on behalf Of property
owners along Tenth street.