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JEFFRES AND POU APPOINTED ********** *************** Other Important Posts Named By Governor Saturday 6 Members Public Works And Highway Commission Named (Special to THE HERALD) Raleigh, June 15.—E. B. Jef fress was named chairman and George Ross Pou executive direc tor of the new State Highway and Public Works Commission, form ed by the General Assembly from the highway and prison depart ments, headed now by these two men, and A. J. Maxwell was re appointed Commissioner of Reve nue in an announcement by Gov ernor Ehringhaus Saturday night. At the same time Governor Eh ringhaus named the six members of the Highway and Public Works Commission, as follows: Charles Whedbee, Perquimans county; W. C. Woodard, Nash; James A. Har dison, Anson; Luther Hodges, Rockingham; Ross Sigmon, Row an, and Frank W. Miller, Haywood county. Previously Governor Ehringhaus had broken his silence to appoint Edwin Gill as Commissioner of Paroles, succeeding Tyre Taylor; Charles Brantley Aycock to handle workmen’s compensation cases a rising under relief employment through the Governor’s Office of Relief; General J. Van B. Metts as Adjutant General and Col. Gor don Smith as assistant Adjutant General, the latter two having served in these positions for 12 years. In announcing the highway and public works officials, Governor Ehringhaus said that the law con solidating the two departments will become effective July 1, Mr. Pou serving for a time as superin tendent of the prison division. He said many friends had urged nam ing Mr. Pou as chairman, but naming him as executive director wa.s in line with his own wishes. He states before the Reorganiza tion Committee of the General Assembly that it was not his de sire to be chairman, and he has repeated it several times since. In fact, the campaign for him is said to have been waged more by enemies of Mr. Jeffries than by friends of Mr. Pou. Regret was expressed that the present highway and prison boards could not be retained, Governor Ehringnaus expressing apprecia tion of their work. The new board members are all from counties not heretofore represented on the highway body. The remaining of ficials are expected to be named in the next few days. The State highway fund in creased about three-fourths of a million dollars last month, to a total balance of $7,509,043.41 at the end of May, but the State’s general funl showed a slight de feciency, bringing the cash over draft to $1,035,558.00 May 31, the combined auditor-treasurer report shows. The general fund overdraft May 1 was $961,283.81 and receipts for the month were $948,639.07, leav ing a continuing overdraft of $12,644,74, to which is added the month’s disbursements of $1,022, 916.26, bringing the total cash overdraft to $1,033,658. Total re ceipts for the 11 months of the fiscal year are $33,881,569.89 and the disbursements $34,414,515.46, which, with the deficit of $502, 612.43 at the beginning of the year makes the overdraft above a mil lion. The highway fund balance May 1 was $6,753,999.83, while the month’s receipts were $3,045,673.90, a total of $9,799,673.73, from which disbursements of $2,045,673. 90 left a balance of $7,509,143.41. Receipts of the highway fund during the 11 months of the fiscal year have been $37,871,020.85, while disbursements were $37, 492,492.50. The balance at the be ginning of the year was $7,130, 515.08, which is slightly increased to $7,509,143.41 on May 31. The famous Hope diamond, named for Lord Hope, a former owner, and reputed to have brought ill luck to its various possessors, is in the news again. Mrs. Evalyn McLean of Washington, its pres ent owner, wants to borrow some money on it and other jewels to enable her to retain control of the Washington Post. The Hope dia mond is slightly more than 44 carats in weight and is said to have cost the McLeans $180,000 in 1909. Take Applications For Agricultural Department Vacancy The United States Civil Service Commission announces that until further notice it will accept appli cations for the positions of emer gency agricultural assistant to fill vacancies in the Agricultural Adjustment Administration of the Department of Agriculture and for Collector of Cotton Statistics, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. Applications for the first named position must be filed with the commission without de lay. For the latter not later than June 27, 1933. For the position of agricultural assistant the appli cants will be rated on experience and special training and are not required to assemble for exami nation. For collector of cotton sta tistics applicants will be assembl ed for examination soon after June 27 for competitive examination. The examination is scheduled to be held in Weldon for applicants for the position in Halifax County. Information relative to require ments and procedure in making ap plication will be gladly furnished by Carl Churchill, secretary local board United States Civil Service Examiners at the Post Office. Those desiring to apply can also communicate direct to the Com mission in Washington, D. C. A quick flash of memory pre vented a depression suicide at Pittsburgh a few days ago. Mike Kopkotel, penniless and despond ent, jumped from a bridge into the river, but upon striking the water he swam frantically for the shore. Upon being fished out he explained that on the way down he suddenly remembered that he had deposited $69 in an uptown bank five years ago. State Fair Will Be First Question To Confront New Board Whether or not there will be a State Fair in 1933 will be deter mined soon after Governor Ehring haus names the three new mem bers of the Board of Agriculture, which appointments are promised soon. The board decides On continu ing the Fair. No appropriation was made for it for the next two years, but it has been self-support ing for two years, when there was an emergency fund, and the im provement promised in agricul ture may help to decide in favor of the Fair. The board is expected to be called to meet soon after ap pointment, and the Fair will be one of the first things considered, in order to give time for plans. Miss Sadie Bowers of Hamilton, N. C., is spending the week with Mrs. Howard L. Fahey. Only those Kelvinators now on hand to be sold at the old, low prices! MATERIALS costs have gone up—and prices rriust go up also—because Kelvinator will not cheapen the product —sacrifice quality—to meet a low-price. Qn the above date new prices on all Kelvinator models go into effect. For your protection, we wish to call particular attention to the following— You may have looked at a Kelvinator— and asked about the price. The price we quoted is now withdrawn EXCEPT on models bought at the old price which are now in stock. When the Kelvinators now on hand are sold, our prices must go up. J. C. SMITH DIAL R-363
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