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J. C. REINS OPPOSES THE
HOSPITAL PROJECT
To The Taxpayers of North Wil
keeboro:.
As the registration has closed
for the special election to vote
on the Issuance of bonds to build
a public hospital, I would like,
if possible, to make it plain just
what we are voting for.
First, we are voting for the Is
suance of $276,000.00 of bonds
for constructing and equipping
the hospital.
Second, we are voting fo( the
approval of a tax levy for the
purpose of financing the cost of
operation, , equipment and main
tenance 'of the poiblic hospital
above referred to, which Is sup
posed not to exceed. the sum of
$16,500.00 iper year, making a
total of $33,000.00 for two years
to meet any deficiency in the
cost of operation, equipment and
maintenance, if such deficiency
exists, not exceeding this amount.
In addition, the town would, of
course, have to run water and
sewer line to the hospital, grade
roads, build a nurse's home, if
we hare one, and all this ex
pense would hare to be borne by
the town.
As a town commissioner, I de
clined to rote to call this election
as 1 felt like seventy-fire per
cent of the patrons of this hos
pital would come from the coun
ty and that it would not be
right to place the indebtedness on
5,000 people that should be borne
by 50,000. 1
This is the largest issuance of
bonds that has ever been called I
for in Wilkes county for any j
purpose at any one time.
About the biggest objection I
hare to the proposition is the fi
nancial responsibility of the
town in operating the hospital af
ter built. If we should not oper
ate it more economically than
the city hospitals of Charlotte
Winston-Salem, and Shelby, it
would be more of a .burden than
a small town could bear.
We hare people in North Wil
kesboro who hare been paying
town taxes for more than twen
ty-fire years that hare nerer had
city water, sewer or street im
provements.
il hare always patronized our
hospital and it has filled a great
need in our community. I feel
that our town would be far bet
ter off to rote bonds and do
nate the amount, wh&terer it
takes, to enlarge our present hos
pital to meet the needs of our
community.
J. C. REINS.
P. ?. If you will read on
first page of second section of
the Charlotte Observer dated
September 19th, you will learn
the troubles of the rich county
of Mecklenburg and the city of
Charlotte in regard to hospital
expense. J. C. R.
LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Stan
ley, of Hastings, Mich., visited
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnston and
Messrs. R. B. and W. E. Pharr
here early last week. Mr. Stan
ley was employed by the North
Wilkesboro Hastier aboat 30
years ago. He Is now part owner
and publisher of a newspaper In
Hastings.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Lowe and
daughter, Mary Jo,, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Revis ana Miss Blanche Rev
is. Mr. Revis, a former resident
of the Moravian Palls communi
ty, has completed construction of
a 16-unit apartment house in
Charlotte.
Miss Margaret Linney returned
last week to Johnson City, Tenn.,
where she is a member of the
faculty of East Tennessee State
College, after spending three
weeks with her mother, Mrs. J.
C* Linney, at iHiddenite. Miss Lin
ney is a cousin of Mrs. W. K.
Sturdivant and a half sister of
Miss Ruth Linmey.
During Farmers' Day a guess
ing contest was held at the Wil
kes Drug store on the number of
capsules in a jar in* a window.
Over 500 guesses ranged from
300 to 3500 and the actual num
ber was 1109. Elma Pruitt, of
North Wilkesboro, guessed near
est the number with 1113, and re
ceived the box of cigars as the
prize.
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Many millions of acres that
have been used intensively to
grow war and emergency food
crops can be rehabilitated most
efifcently by seeding them down
to grasses and legumes.
J Social Calendar
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The circles of the North WU
keeboro First Baptist church are
meeting on Tuesday as follows:
Circle No. 1, Mrs. Gilbert Par
due, 3 p. m.
Circle No. 2, Mrs. W. F. Jones,
7:80 p. m.
Circle No. 3, Mrs. Tom Kllby,
3 p. m.
Circle No. 4, Mrs. John Hall,
7:30 'p. m.
Circle No. 5 at the home of
Mlstf Ruby Blackburn with Miss
Rebecca Moseley as oo-hostess,
7:30 P. m.
Circle No. 6, Mrs. James Har
?el, 1111 Trogdon Avenue, with
Mrs. Tarn McMillan as co-hostese,
7:30 p. m.
Circle No. 7, Mrs. Wren Van
noy with Mrs. Maurice Walsh as
co-hostess, 7:30 p. m.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service of the North Wilkes
iboro First Methodist church Is
meeting Tuesday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Henry Moore. Members of the
Emma Horton circle are to be in
charge of the program.
The Presbyterian Auxiliary
meets Tuesday evening, eight |
o'clock. In the assembly room of
the educational building.
The general meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society of
the Wilkesboro Baptist church
will be held Tuesday evening at
eight o'clock, at the church. Cir
cle No. 1 is to be in charge of
the program.
Flashers Lose To
Moant Airy Niae
North Wilkesboro Flashers
were eliminated by Mt. Airy in
the Bine Ridge league play-offs
Monday night 3 to 2 when Mt.
Airy scored in the 10th frame to
end a tense game played o?n Mt.
Airy's field. Tommy Young pitch
ed a masterful game but the
Flashers failed to hit in the
pinches and left nine on base.
Galax is now playing Mount Airy
in the play-off finals.
Local fans got their final treat
of the season in baseball here
Tuesday night when a team made
up of Flashers defeated the
Wilkes league all stars 11 to 6.
Frank Emerson, lanky portsider,
pitched for the Flashers except
for one out by Gibson, who came
in from outfield in mid-game to
put out the fire, and the ninth
inning hurled by Highway Pa
trolman J. A. Reeves. Cooper was
the catcher.
Holder and Lee Bentley di
vided mound duties for the all
stars, who put up plenty of com
petition to make a real contest
?f the game. v
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