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WEDNESDAY, APR. 30, 1930. THE STATE'S I ROAD FUNDS Must Not Be Diverted To Uses Other Than Road Building— Some Interesting Figures. Raleigh, April 17..—North Carolina people must have roads and call for them as in sistently today as they ever have done, Governor Ruf? Doughton, chairman of the: state highway commission, told! the commission yesterday, and quite a bit of the system is still, unfinished. The governor fixed up a statement of the road reve nues for 1930 and found a grand total-of $20,438,000. Af ter charging off all the inter est on bonds, bond redemption, gas tax. maintenance and ev- ( ery other incidental. Mr. Doughton found $3,588,000 for construction, not counting the i federal aid fund, which will be for North Carolina $2,870,000. The conclusion of the whole matter is that there be any impairment of the road funds. i Mr. Doughton's report says: "The demands for road con struction and maintenance by the state are now perhaps as great as at any period since i the state undertook the stu- j pennous task of constructing; and maintaining a system of i hard surfaced and dependable I roads. Although up to Janu ary 1, 1930, there have been constructed 'J,037.55 miles of such roads, and 8.309 miles of highways are being maintained by the state there is a consid erable mileage on the original map. or plan, not constructed. "The money secured by th • several bond issues provided by the legislature lias been ex pewled in constructing and maintaining the system above referred to, and the funds for further construction anc, main tenance must be derived from current revenues. "The revenue for the year ending dune 30, 1930, derived and to be derived from licenses on motor vehicles and gasoline is estimated to be $20,438,000. "The estimated expenditures: Interest on bonds, $5,000,000. Administration, $250,000. Motor vehicle bureau expen ses, $470,000. Bond redemption, $2,100,000. Sinking fund—ssoo,ooo. Equalization fund—ssoo ( ooo. County aid road fund, state aid and gas tax —$3,000,000. Grounds, maintenance equip ment, general maintenance, employes insurance and road maintenance —$4,900,000. Highway patrol—slso,ooo. Total—sl6,B7o,ooo. "The surplus used, or avail able, for construction, exclus ive of federal money, therefore, will be approximately $3,568,- 000. "Congress has already in creased the federal appropria tion for highway construction in the states from $75,000,000 to $125,000,000, and the alloca tion to our state will, there fore, be approximately $2,870,- 000, which the highway com mission must match with an equal amount of state funds if the state receives the federal appropriations. So, it will be readily seen that our surplus funds derived by state revenue have reached the place where it is but little in excess of the amount required to meet the federal funds. These federal funds are appropriated for con struction alone. Then too, there will be considerable re duction of highway revenue produced by the Mfecklenburg gas decision recently rendered by the Supreme court. "Since January, 1929, to date we have added approximately 1,318 miles of road to the state system. It was necessary for us to spend $212,000 on certain parts of this mileage before we could actually place same under maintenance. 1 feel sure that this mileage cost the commis sion at least $350 per mile per year which will total $461,000; adding this to the above men tioned $212,000 we will get a total expenditure of $673,000 additional maintenance expen diture. "All of this mileage has not been on the state system for a year so we have not actually spent the sum given above, but over a year's time the 1,318 miles of road will cost us $673,- 000, "The full faith, credit and taxing power of the state are pledged for the payment of 'the ijnin«f«pal and lirfterest on all of our highway bonds, and this pledge must, and will be kept. "It will, therefore, be plainly '■ seen that if we are to continue j to build other important high ways that the people are stren uously demanding, and main tain them adequately, then there must not be any further diversion of highway revenues to other ptfrposes." Announcement » ——— To the Voters of Stokes Coun ty: Numbers of my friends hav ing urged me to make the run for the House of Representa tives from Stokes county, I have decided to announce m* candidacy for that office, since I have not learned of any other candidate for the office on the Democratic ticket. I shall appreciate the support of any and all citizens and if I should be elected I will do my utmost to represent the whole people and to work for the best interest of the county in all matters that come up for con sideration. Yours very truly, H- H. LEAKE. King, N. C., April 28, 1930. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our many ! friends and neighbors for their kindness and courtesy shown lis during the sickness and death of our husband and fath er. Samuel Wilson Greene. MRS. FAN NIK GKEKXE AND FAMILY. | Pure Baby Chicks For Sale After May 15, Leghorn chicks will sell at $ll.OO per 1 uindred. other breeds SI2OO. We will also" have started chicks, brooders, "and other supplies at reasonable prices. TREVATHAN HATCHERY. Walnut Cov.e, N. C. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF I'OLIJNC, PLACE FOR ! WEST SANDY RIDGE I»RE CINCT; AND OF ALTER- I ING EAST SANDY RIDGE AND WEST SANDY RIDGE | PRECINCTS. I * ■ I Notice is hereby given that the County Board of Elections of Stokes- county has made an order taking from East Sandy Ridge precinct the following , territory, to-wit: Beginning at the forks of the road near Bruce Hutcherson's filling station and garage; thence northward with the public road that leads towards Sandy Ridge postoffice 100 feet to a stake; thence west to the nublic road that leads from Lackey's old store to the be ginning point; thence with the said road to the beginning. This land ',o (include aM. of Bruce Hutcherson's filling sta tion and garage; and all of said territory is annexed to, and is made a part of West Sandy Ridge precinct to all intents and purposes: And notice is further given that on and after the Ist day "f «T"ne, 1030, the polling place for West Sandy Ridge precinct shall be at the filling station and garage of Bruce Hutcher son which is located on the ter ritory taken from East Sandy Ridge precinct and annexed to West Sandy Ridge precinct. This change become necessary in order to provide a suitable polling place for West Sandy Ridge precinct. This 19th day of April, 1930. COUNTY BOARD OF ELEC TIONS OF STOKES COUNTY 1 BY C. E. DAVIS, Chairman of the County Board of Elec tions of Stokes County, N. C. S. P. CHRISTIAN, Secretary of the Board of Elections of Stokes County. PAUL FULTON, I Member of County Board of Elections of Stokes County. UNDERTAKING - I am now opening up an un dertaking establishment with a full line of cofliqs, caskets anrl undertakers supplies of all kinds. L. J. FOWLER, | (Located at the J, Walter Fowler place.) Walnut Cove, N- C„ Routs 1. 3ftaprlw Jf I MRS. J. S. TAYLOR IN VENICE In Company With Passengers of the S. S. "Calgaric," Dan burv Lady Visits and Writes of Places of Beauty and In terest In Europe. Mrs. J- S. Taylor, who is abroad, writes the Reporter ! \ain of the places of beauty and interest which she and oth 'er passengers of the "Calgaric" have recently visited. Mrs. Taylor's last letter is written from Hotel Royal Danieli, Venise, dated April 4, '' as follows: j Hotel Roval Danieli, Venise, I April 4, 1930. II "Lorinda Munson Bryant in 1 her bcok on "What Pictures to see in Europe in one Summer,'' I said, "No truer statement was . | ever made about foreign travel | than that "you bring back from ( ' Europe what you take with 'tycu." You have never seen ; people more busy than on this j cruise. "If we are not sight seeing |we are studying or hearing j lectures on the next stop. "Venice was our last stop. I There so many of our dreams 1 came true. We want to read \ "Merchant of Venice" again i since we have seen the Rialto and in gondolas glided under ! it and also Bridge of Sighs and [ many other lovely bridges. We . were taken through the prisons and they brought many sighs- The dungeons are heart rend ' ing even now although desert ! ed. ' | "St. Mark's Square is a mar j vel of beaut y. The square '« > i'i the form r.f a trapezium, whose height is greaVr t.h;vi ( its base- "It is 570 feet long . and is average width 230 feet." The "(iolden" Bo.silica, (the I clock tower.) Two brass ' figures with sledge hammers strike the hours. One strikes 1 six or whatever hour and then | the other ligure strikes in like > ! manner. So interesting to ' watch. "At the end of the Prazzet ta we saw the two columns of ~ St. Mark and St. Theodore "' "The Prazzetta is ,'515 feet ? long and its average width is i 135 feet. No automobiles on this square, so you feel safe in [ 1 sight seeing. St. Mark's Cathe dral unparalleV-'d in the rich , ness of its material and decor ,' ation. On the front are the , four horses of the Apocalypse. The interior of St- Mark's , 1 Cathedral is beyond descrip- tion. "They are now doing some I repairing. The floor is sinking s 1 inch every century. You can t detect it. "Near Venice is the great t i watering place and a very . ] stylish one. [> f Lido, April K " "We are now in Mussolino's | country—ltaly. We went t> s I Rome for two days which was • r too short but we got a great s deal in the "Eternal City" al though we had to leave nine " | tenths of the churches and places of interest indicated in ® "'lide books untouched. Muso • lino has done a great deal for 1 : his country—one thing that " gratifies this traveler—no tips " in hotels unless some very sp cial attention. II "Our lecturer on board the • ship wanned us to not say an.v thing about Mussolino while e i in his country. One guide told P. us that the King is a figure ;head. '• "We spent some time at the ; ! Colosseum, the noble wreck in • ruinous perfection is the larg est amphitheatre ever con - j structed. It had seats for '.[about 50,000 spectators, the ! foremost row being reserved f for the Emperor, the Senators land the vestal virgins. It proh- I ably received its name from th" colossal statue of Nero 1 feet which stood near by. I "The church of St. Peter, th" ■ I original structure is said In i ; have been built bv Constant in" " upon the site of the circus of I Nero, the burial place of SI. - Peter. | "The interior is impression r l to the Last degree, combining II | vast ness with a marvelous de | gree of sympathy and propor tion. It is asserted that »• | Easter Sunday nit less llnr 1 80,000 find standing room with I in its walls. j "Those who have been there at that time »y it is a must i impressive. evasion with ini THE DANBURY REPORTER | pressive music, led by a re- j markable soloist. "The church of John in Lat- J ! eran dates from the time of j 1 Constantine but has been de- i stroved and rebuilt a number iOf times. It has some fine 1 mosaics and marbles but as a whole is much inferior to St- Peter's or St. Maria Maggiore.! "The Scala Sancta will be of interest as it contains the fam ous staircase, according to tradition is the one which was in the house of Pilate, upon i which Christ trod at the be- ; ginning of His way along the j VieDclorose. Its wooden cas ings have been repeatedly worn out by the knees of ascending pilgrims. It is currently be lieved that certain stains which may be seen under the casing are from the blood of our Sav ious. This is the staircase that I Luther was ascending on his knees when suddenly, with the battle-cry, "The just shall live i by faith." he rose and walked i away. We stood for moments i waU ling the many pilgrims, i ascending on their knees. The j » stairs was thronged with little i folk rich and poor, all classes, rj It was most impressive. .A r, Methodist minister standing by j Tsaid they will be saved. "But • for Luther many of us might , > have climbed too." II "The Vatican is the largest 11 Palace in the world. It con > tains twenty courts and four ' thousand rooms. Owing to the I fact that there is no unity of ' design is far from impressive. • The Pope's Swiss guards, wh » • are in charge of the entrance. - wear striking, uniforms design • i ed by Michael Angelo. "W > visited a Methodist - Mission overlooking the Yati •' can which is kept up in most . part by the Woman's Foreign i Missionary Society of Americ •. The various nationalities and creeds re;>res'• ivied j. l ive add- J ed prestige and effectiveness to tile school. "At Naples v. • saw Yesuviu puffing her white smoke into l the sky. The Royal Palac i National Museum, one of the ) finest establishments of Mar ine biology in the world. We - also went to Pompeii, which t was buried under twenty feet l of ashes eighteen centuries, t The Destroyer, still smoking, I • stands by looking indifferently; i down on the ruins it wrought l Parts are still covered by vol-1 - canie stratum. They are still - excavating. They find beautiful - things of all kinds, jewelry, j f furniture, pictures, everything. . As Solomon said, "There is » nothing new under the Sun." j "We crossed over to Corsica, visited Ajaccio, its capital and ; ? also birthplace of Napoleon r Ist. We visited the house and; i saw the room in which he vasj born 1769. t April 9tli. i' i "We are now at Monte Carlo, j France, which lies twelve miles j I beyond Nice and exe eds all | .other points on the ltivieva in t beauty. Indeed, there at'e' many people attached here who habitually avoid the Casino, 1 1 and seek only the unusual op-1 portunity afforded for health j ' and scenery. There is much : talk of suppressing the gamb-1 j ling tables, and there is grow- 1 ing sentiment against their j 1 continuance. The present eom- I pany leases the Casino from' 1 the Prince of Monaco, who ' rules over the smallest Mon s archy in the world at Monaco— !" a mile frtfm Monte Carlo." We expect to make a short '' stop at Gibraltar then on to Southampton and disembark 'j for London. II , Farm Broadcast 1 Will Aid Farmers Raleigh, Ap ( ril 26.—Begin >' ning Monday at 2 o'clock, the •' state department of agricul i ture, in co-operation with the ■ s bureau of agriculture econom ■ ics, will broadcast daily mar " ket reports on all North Caro- lina farm commodities over radio station WPTF, at Ral " eigh, it was announced by Com " missioner W. A. Graham, who " has completed the arrange- I ments for this service to the • farmers of the state. The time devoted to this bre-idcast will II extend over a period of 1" minutes and reports will be made on movements of all North Carolina crops shipped ' to other states, together with i' prices and other data. e j Who venu tubers when the it' announcer used to say "There i- will now be a brief pause for i To Study Game AND Fish In N. C. Field work was initiated last i week on a study of game con- j ditions and a limited number of features of fisheries and I forestry which is designed to! i form the basis for a broader scope of investigation in the ; future, it was announced yesterday at the North Caro lina Department of Conserva tion and Development. The study, it was revealed, is in the nature of a prelimin ary survey of game conditions in the State, which officials plan to make a permanent feature at regular intervals as part of the game, fish and forestry pro grams, linking associated ang les of the three features- Details of the study were worked out under the supervis ion of Colonel J. W. H/arrelson. Director, & State Game Ward en C. H. England, with M. W. Haynes, of Tarboro, Edge combe county Warden, since the enactment of the State Game Law and student of game \ 1 conditions, as field representa tive. As a basis for further study, I the preliminary survey will be: carried out in twenty-five coun | ties taken in a cross-section of the State and reprsentative oi' the various existing conditions, j It is the plan of officials later to broaden the scope of the j work and to include all of the one hundred counties. The preliminary survey, the officials assert. i for the pur pose of ascertaining as delinitt - i ly as possible the existing game situation and the other feu tures as a basis for c litimied studies and as a guide i ji out lining future policies. It will be the second feature of iis kind undertaken by the Dcic.rt ment in an efi' i : 'i to ascertain the game -tatus in the State. The first move of thi.- kind was the census of game bagger! during th- season 1927-1928. the first season of operation of the new game laws. Questionnaires have been prepared for use by the field representative from which tin basic information of the siu ve.v will be taken. Mr. Haynes will visit the counties that have been selected for the pre liminary study, and will inter , view personally leading sports men and game enthusiasts for the purpose of obtaining infor mation. The field representa tive will also make personal observations of game, fish and ■ forestry conditions in the var : ious counties and will gather additional 'information regard ing these features for use in tabulating and analyzing the i survey. County Wardens have ibeen requested by the State j Game \\ arden to co-operate i fully with Mr. Haynes. j Among the most important I features of the preliminary j survey will be to ascertain the I abundance of game as a whole and individual species. Special 10 EAST COAST FISH FERTILIZERS t IS - ARE BEST . , $ £ !q Mr. Eugene Patterson says he used our Fish Fertili- $ |0 lizers to grow sixteen acres of tobacco that made 0 0 1050 pounds per acre, and the tobacco sold on the A :$ warehouse floor for an average of $.'10.6.'i, netting Y :0 him $-159.15 per acre. X ,j q Sold by the leading dealers. X | EAST COAST FERTILIZER COMPANY $ jo WILMINGTON. N- C X ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Smile and Drink "Cheer Wine" A Delicious Beverage for All Occasions. i i ! TWENTY-FIVE CENT PREMIUM ON EACH CASE. * UGupriMw [' ———■ PAGE 3 consideration will be given to every species of game native to ! the various sections; compar i isons will be made between j condition- of each species at the present time and in the past and efforts will be made to determine th causes of any decrease if this situation should | be found to exist. The survey will also ascer tain what species of game formerly prevalent or native to each section has become ex tinct or has been reduced to such a point that its continued existence is threatened. If possible, the causes of this con dition will be determined and remedies will be applied or sought. Another angle to be studied is the introduction of new species, showing the suc cess of such efforts and possible extension of the range to other sections. Counties in which the pre liminary survey is to be made include typical territories for every type of game bird and animal including migratory wa terfowl. fur-bearing animals, and upland game birds and animals- Still another feature of the study will seek to determine : the extent of injury inflicted on. game birds and animals by predatory animals and birds and.also the prevalencv of dis i eases among the wild life of , the State. ! "This study in the form of a preliminary survey that will ! lkel.v be supplemented and re vised from y>ur t» year," said a statement from the Depart f Conservation and Develop ment. "is designed to supply infornni-tiou tor an intelagent administration of the State game law and associated acti vities. It seeks to arrive at tile fundamental facts regard ing conditions ii; order that steps may b." taken t-i remedy uni'.tvorable conditions and to intensify efforts that have been found to be beneficial. "Information gathered from from the preliminary survey will be tabulated and analyzed thoroughly, and will, no doubt, suggest many features that will be helpful in building up and maintaining the wild life of our State to the end that all the benefits coming there from may be perpetuated and increased. "The study also will help in providing information to be used in formulating recom mendations to the next General Assembly. As a permanent record, the survey will give a basis of comparison when fu ture investigations are under taken. especially in compiling figures on the relative abund ance of game. This kind of evidence is of primary impor tance in determining proper policies for the preservation and increase of all wild life." Who remembers when re formers used to rave about the coco cola menace?
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