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Vol. 10, Est. 1-31-28
Polk Is First
To Make Report
To State Board
Raleigh, June 10.—Polk county
the distinction of being the
first county in North Carolina to
report the appointment of a full
time superintendent of public wel
fare by the county commissioners
and the county board of public
welfare meeting in joint session,
according to Mrs. W. T. Bost, state
commissioner of charities and pub
lic welfare.
Polk is one of the 17 counties in
the state where the superintendent
of schools has been serving as wel
fare officer ex-officio, but in accord
ance with recent social security
legislation, it becomes mandatory
to have a fulltime superintendent
of public welfare.
Miss Rebecca Hoskins, certifying
worker in Polk county dur-
the last 18 months, has been
~ appointed to the superintendency
of public welfare in Polk county.
She is well qualified to serve in
ihis capacity, having received her
B. A. degree, majoring in sociology
at the woman’s college of the
University of North Carolina.
Her training in an accredited
rchool of public administration,
University of North Carolina, and
six months in the Pennsylvania
rchool of social work. She has had
four years of successful experience
in social work as case worker with
the FRA and certifying case
worker, State board of charities
and public welfare.
TRYON, H C„
Green River To
Challenge Tryon
Tryon, leading the Western
Carolina Industrial League by one
game ahead of Green River, will
play a double-header Saturday af
ternoon at Harmon Field with its
closest rival. If, Green River wins
one of the games the two towns
will be tied; if the visitors take
both games it will put Green River
in front. President Douglas S.
.Blois states that every effort is
being made to protect the Harmon
Field property. Deputies will be
on hand to arrest people who at
tempt to climb over the fence, and
injure it as well as the beautiful
shrubs planted by the park com
mission. The admission is only
10c for children and 25c for adults.
The money is needed for the ex
penses of the teams. The coopera
tion of every patriotic citizen is
needed.
Attends Funeral
A. N. Kunkle of Lynn left to
day for Lincolnton, N. C., to at
tend the funeral services of his
nephew, Kenneth Goodin, who was
drowned at Carolina Beach on
Monday. The body was recovered
on Thursday.
Leave For Wedding
Rev. and Mrs. C. P. Burnett,
Robert Burnett and Allen Jones
Jervey, Jr., leave today for Mc-
Coll, S. C., to attend the wedding
of Mr. William C. Burnett to Mi c s
Carrie Belle Fletcher ?t the Main
Street Methodist church on Satur
day noon.
FRIDAY JUNE 11, 1937