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for Five New
U*e^7-1« inch ceiling for rloa*
rooms instead of plaster
Reduce the •mount of blackboard
from 40 lineal feat to 30 feet.
Um 240 lb. romposition ihingle*
on l-room building* Instead of aabea
IM shiny las.
When the bids were returned baaed
on the above modifications it was,
found that 0. T Fowler and D. H.
Cooke were' very close together. Mr.
Cooke was slightly lower than Mr.
Fowler on all the projects except the
Flat Rock J«i> in which case Mr. Fow
ler was I2M below Mr. Cooks. Each :
of these contractors had indicated a
willingness to allow a one per cent
discount if given the entire Jab. Mr.
Cooke's tout bid for all the work was
I79.14S.00, Mr. Fowler's total was'
Mr. Cooke's bid was
therefore accepted, the hoard taking
advantage of the one per oesrt reduc
tion for giving him the entire Joh.
This discount amounted to
reducing his bid to 178,851.57. % tlk^
work includes the following buildings:
Flat Rack east of Mount Airy, White
Plains, Dob*on, Flat Branch in the
western part of the county. Little
Richmond, and an addition to Cope-.
land. Enough money will he left to
put steam heat in all these buildings
and in soaM rases to buy the seabj
•jecessary for the auditorium. r
All the above work U supposed to
he rushed to completion ao that the
City, Nw.
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fey total «na.tt
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Dm (mm aaad tiara It
te I Ml.
Hr cntorad tha «di at 10.S6, tha
km ww tnrnad mi a taut* l*t*r
•ltd ha m uimiilm m half a
minutr, al(h<W|k Ma baad
to mova. Hi m
two and a half minuta* after th* |u
waa tmid on.
JaUeh want to hh danth altlwal a'
trinr. Comtn» owl of ht» call short
ly bafora II o'clock, ho waa aacartod
down th* corridor and acraaa th*
prison yard 100 feat to tha daath
a Irttla conarato btldiag.
aa Way to "*-k
Two gvarda hold aithar ana lightly.
B«t tha aaaiatanrc waa Bat mill.
Tha blond giant, wrhad only by
Aa ha naaiad tha giwop af
tora ha rallad oat rbaarfly, "Goodby,
hoya. I ha van t loat My narva. I'M
Tha gnnrda hurriad him into
vault and (trappad Mi to
chair hi tha contra of tha
ractly facin* >.na of tha thraa win
dow*. Tha dww waa mli faat mm4
a charge of hydi ocyanic arid DiraM
in tha room from tha roar part af tha
-Caadbya. Glrtta." Uat War*.
Jukirh looked up and 'aaw a Wo
man nrwapapar cnrraapondant
in( through tha window. Ha
and taid, "Goodby, cirlW" Tbay
A mssing noise n nin Mri an
nounced entry of the |w, and • »t»r
tied look appeared in hi* eye*. A*
the^ Int flume* floated around hi*
head he took a deep breath and ten
•econda later Muik Into a coma. In
juat a few aeconds he wa* totally or
•-onsclou*.
The ftrat execution in thi» Stat*
hy lethal fa* waa two year* ago, when
(">•* Jon, a '"hineae, paid far a
m farrier
MIM la Draakea Rage.
Jukich, a 28-year-old rapper miner,
waa convicted of ft rut decree murder
for killing Jennie MaM In KotJk.
Nev. Jukich lived with the Madek
family and fell in leva with the girl
when ahe wa* only thirteen. Soon
her family had hstrethed her to him,
and he turned over much of hi* earn
ing* to purchase clothe* and finery for
the giri. Their marriage waa to take
place when ah* grew older. Three
year* later, Jukich asked Jennie for
Iter hand and *br refused him. He
killed her in a drunk— rage.
\ Hydrocyaitr acid Is <ma of the
«adlie*t poison* known to science. It
I a colorless, veletUe liquid, which
Alder the stimulus of heat tarns into
i inflammahle gaa with an odor of
Aarh pita. Persona inhaling the
fume* are stricken almost imtantly.
- Nevada ia the only itate in the
Union that uae* lethal gaa as the
mean* of executing Its ro ml waned
criminals. Utah penalty for rundsmn
cd priaonerm, to (koow Mwmii hut
in( and nhootinc.
In twanty-ona iUIm and two tarrt
tarias htnitini ia tha raaani of in
flicting tha death. penalty. In thir
Uui stata* tha electric Mr ii mi
Sa»an state* do not inMet capital pun
lohmant.
Tha Federal panalty far mm*m to
daath by ha^tac. OMMCtient**
methad of hM** to dtftora* (m
that —iplayad la u; othar aUta. !■
ataad of dnpphif tiwufh a tray, tha
prtoanai to Jarifcad Ma the ahr hy a
| nent people of k* section who ywd
him u a tool In the manufacture and
Mb of ttqnor,
Whil* the offirrm stoutly dfiqr that
they had any occasion U> aho»t at any
on*, yet it ta reported that one of
them knew the negro had baa* abet
Report haa M that one of the o4ir«ri
loat hia hat during the raid Ml the
•till and In going hack to Sad it anw
the body of the mpo ma a hi the
branch, and told hi* friend* of hit
diacovery Imt made so report of the
matter and did not return to aea
what rendition the man waa ia. It ia
aaid that thia circumstance. wkea it
■■Ma jl 1 ■ - - - — — — -J - — * ... .1 tka
UIW"" "I WI, ( ^Uwnl irirnOn OJ IIIt
negro to atart an investigation which
haa culminated in an indictment be
ing brought again at the nAreri.
PjrtlitMM Attamd State Hut
ing—Mouat Airy To Haw
A large delegation of local Knighta
of PytMna attended the State marling
in Winaton-Salem la at Friday after
noon and evening put on by the Kath
Vme Bible Claaa. The Winaton
Salem Pythian lodgra entertained in
great atyle having 'he sUeota deco
rated with flaga; a atreet parade with
band concert and drill and barbecue
were among the ootaide attraction*.
The D. O. K. K. band of Winaton
Salem furnished the muair and D. O.
K K drill torn or Gremtboro had
rharg* of tlx parade formation.
Mount Airy furnithad a larger dal
pffation than any other city except
Wi| pmunt and of thr 1U randi
ptftffttiftf thfRlwlVfH fflf
mitiatioa «bw> wtn tram Mooat
AJry. ,
About TM attended tha hutaw
which mi >r»Mr»d at tha fair
•m. ffiftiiM ™
SHrcamr
CAME m WAY.
at • ft
thia Mrvin u tha
thM W*ak t» IM
ravntj, Mr. Prat ,
aaatatMa« * tha MiUi «f M»
Wa chmk k mU w>rth will* ta
•a account of what is
la tha coanty by thia of
flcw. Tha n
ra ia tha naaty who I
Ma pa rant, fathar or wihar, to taha
«ara of than. That* ara ■any way
•taf ia aa4 try t
araaawy chit
far tha
ia tha wort of tha watfara
aad that* U aaoagh of it to taha a*
tha aatira thaa af aaa aaa.
" ** hair faaiUtoa rto™^r*
day*. Hara ia aar owa
at a vacant lata af aar laaal«
foar aaa vara a* far aa awirt of
«Ia» k all parta af tha nwlrj. Tha
tha awa hat tha i
=525
of tha roaaty ara
arilttaff ta taha a child aad raar it.
aaad It to acfcool aad fhw it tha uuaa
Itwmh a* taftr om children.
Many rttium of the coat; art now
raring far (lUdrm placed with than
by tW welfare officer. But to placa
• rhtM.t» « home ka no >mall matter.
Than ara many miaftu. IV thiM
nay not he aatiefied. The rttisea
may not- find tha child one that to
caraa to heap. I* one case a little
hoy af tan yearn wa» pftxerf in a hoeae
and ha triad lb aye» out day after
dajr until tha tiliira returned him to
tha aatmty home Then tha welfare
officer found another b«me for the
child and again he cried until hi*
presence ra«ld net be endured and he
waa again returned to the cemtty'
home. The third attempt at placing
the little fellow proved successful and
he la now in a food home where he
ie happy and contented and may grow
up Into a normal citiaen. Bat nil thla
leqaked time, effort and judgment.
The biggeet problem of the welfare
officer la the wayward hoy who la
really bad. There are many of theee.
Boy* who a^aal and run away and do
all Uinda of dirty thing* that,can not
"Si endtared. The law moat step in
and check them. But when the law
take* them in hand we haee provided
no way to care for them. The Jack
Mm Training acfcool can care for only4
.4*0 and Surry it allowed only four.
Surry could caaily aend up temty
ftve who should be (n aome inatitutien
where they would haee the right
training. There are many boya in the
county now who are at large for the
simple raaaan that we nave no place
to aend them, young criminal* in the
making with no restraining influence
over them.
The moat trying work that the
officer 1laa in placing children who
are neglected ..Right new there are
many children la the county home tar
heen hid far tfcam. There fa noth
ing that caa he dmw but rare for them
at the beam until aome cltiaen w*
The fcmflg Head In a tenaat haaae aa
a farm ami the tin Mini hmi thaw
term. .f tka ftee-jraar contract wkttk
ha* «om mn yaw to rim, tka actual
dariaiun in tka matter was Wft kjr
the metnbarihip u> tka «TWUn and
kjr them was paaaad «m to tka J no*
Tka .
•f I
ku ran tka affair* at tka i
mm» tka taimd raaignatkm of R. ft
include • repceaantative of tka crad
4tor* and former appraianr. TV
Hoard ataa appointed a boaine** and
financial adviaer
The'report of the three former
manager*, which wan made to the
meeting yesterday. follow* in part:
"Since your la*t mwtinf, which
occurred one rear ego today, your
institution haa undergone many and
rapid chaftge* which were not for it*
advantage and chance* which have
brought about a condition which we
a* a- committee feel should he brought
children wandered about the neigl)bor
h»<wi and put up at an) hoM where
the/ ware welcomed. After • few
da/* a citizen permitted them to oc
cupy an aid abandoned tenant houee
that waa ao At place for any human,
hut the/ "made H their home sad the
neighbor* tin led In peoviniona for
two months. The father la the m*an
time had bean Indicted fer non-sap
port of his family and ^bteni'ail to
jail, the sen trace to tohe effect If he
did aot go to work. Weak* went by
and be Ignored the order at the court
and continued to leaf about the neigh
borhood Then he waa arrested and
sent to Jail. The neighbor* gat tired
of supporting the fanriiy and they
were aeat to the county home where
the mother gave birth to the eighth j
thild am) is now a county charge.)
Three of her children have been plac
ed in home* of gnod citiaen* and two |
other* have been placed, but they
proved to he so objectionable that
they were returned to the county |
home. And ao. as we write, the wo-,
man and five children art county
chart**. th« woman rtrnng Mid
healthy and plenty ahie to work, not!
much pant thirty yearn of mgr. but I
with no way to make • living and j
with a hah* only a few weeftn old in
her arma. There ia niithhn that thai
that the wander la thai M la enly In
0m,0M powHb. which that
tW —oriatiaa r«tT«t 14 t-1 par
rent of the tobacco prailatad la tk»
"TW isswtotteia had «a hand aa
of May 1 appr»ui«at*ljr 7SJMJM
pound* of tofeacca with a hankers'
valuation of UI.NIJHJI On thia
tobacco the ■MtriaH«a owae to *•
creditors <S^W.fiM.TT TW sseocia
Um has d« dart id from tobacco de
livered by iwbur. of U» MMlh
tkm for Kwralaw given to tW Dm
warehousing corporate**
MtM The association tea a*
psratieas far
a|»lwt thaae five ■■nhnwiit cor
poration. »USlje*Jl Takiac cm*
af Ik* association otWr thaa tka
tW Mwtin have an equity « tka
prsesnt alack of tobacco af WJWT<
MUt. TW faahace Aa aa tW fiw
vatakeasins corporations is »M.
"Decreased Mmtn to the Ta
tion for the iwim 192&-1WM. tka
•tiit* tar rtnmnhip which bm
been broaqftt by tl» maibw of tka
association. the report of the Fcdtr
ai Trad. fnsamissiun and tka cam
plication* caused by tha redrying pal
icy of the association have hi ought
about condition* which haw nataa
sitated that thr numfmnt of tha
uawiatim eliminate every e*penae
possible. retaining only Hi ita employ
mifflriant man to handle tha Mb of
tobacco and sufficient men to handle
it* warehouse p» upectie*
"The committee appointed at tha
meeting of tha board of directors
which accepted tka resignation af
Mr. Patterson as genersl nanaiw of
tha aaaociation waa to senre ■ tka
capacity of general manager of ta
immediately upon the appointment
of this committee, tha committee
looked into the affairs of tka aaaa
ciation. It found as fafluws:
(I) That no ante or (Practically ao
sal** of tobacco war* being mad*;
tkat those who ware purchaaer* at
tobacco apparently war* not tanraat
ed tq buying our tobacco at tkfc
time; (S) that it was nscsassry ta
greatly iwhM the number at am
ployaoa of the asaociation ao aa ta
retaining only thoa* man wko ware
uaad in the adT sf tobacco and n
force to look after the physical prop
erties of tka aaeociation; (S) tha
hoard and the romiaKts* aetkw in
conference srttk tka director* af the