A. F. of L. Rally
To Be Held At
Bryant Park
Saturday P.M.
T. A. Wilson, of Raleigh, chairman
of the N. C. Workmen’s Compensa
tion commission, will be principal
speaker at a barbecue dinner at Bry
ant Park next Saaurday at 4 P. M.,
sponsored jointly by the State Federa
tion of Labor, and the Charlotte Cen
tral Labor union.
Major A. L. Fletcher, Carolines di
recor of the Wage-Hour administra
tion, has been invited to attend end to
speak but has not yet accepted, it was
reported last night.
Mr. Wilson is a past president of
the State Federation of Labor and a
member of the International Typo
graphical union .
All local union members have been
invited, and their officials and mem
bers of the State federation and of
the executive board will be present.
State highway workers have been es
pecially urged to attend.
A number of other speakers are on
the program, G. J. Kendall is to
charge of arrangements. Reserva
tions are urged to be made before
Saturday morning.—Observer, Thurs
day.
NO DANGER
An elderly lady motorist was re
cently driving along a country road
when she spied a couple of repair
men climbing a telephone pole.
Fools! she exclaimed to her compan
ion. They must think I never drove
before.
The Heartiest of all Greetings for you
mothers on Mother’s Day.
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125 NORTH COLLEGE ST.
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
J. M. BROUGHTON
CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR
A SOUND PROGRAM OF PROGRESS FOR
NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE EX
EMPTION OF FOOD FOR THE HOME
TABLE FROM THE SALES TAX.
Hear him speak at the courthouse, Monday, May 13th, at 8:00
P.M. Let’s get together on Broughton for Governor.
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HIM WELL
AND HAPPY^
the
Safe Way!
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Central Body held a well attended
meeting Wednesday evening. Many
matters were gone into of a private
nature, and discussed thoroughly.
President Moore, as usual, was at his
post. Brother Conder, of the Car
penter’s local, pinch hit for Secretary
Wm. Green, who was out of the city.
Three delegates from the Firefighters’
local were obligated. George Kendall
asked for and received approval of
the “Special Meeting and Barbecue
Supper at Bryant Park Saturday aft
ernoon, 4 o’clock.
The meeting was interesting from
every angle, and one of the important
Joiners local.
85,000,000 People
Average A Film
Each Week In Year
WASHINGTON.—If you go to the
movies regularly, athe Committee De
partment announces, you are one of
85,000,000 persons who average a
film a week.
A statistical study of the motion
picture industry showed:
Its estmiated worth is over $2,000,
000,000;
One hundred film companies em
ploy 28.500 persons;
Ninety-five per cent of the film
producers are in California, and the
rest in New York;
Seventeen thousand theaters show
films, with a capacity of 10,462,208
persons at one time;
Film-goers pay about $1,000,000,
000 a year for admission;
Theatres employ 241,000 persons
and pay $250,000,000 annually for
ithe rental of films;
The industry spends $77,000,000 in
'the United States and $33,000,000
abroad each year to advertise its prod
ucts in newspapers and magazines.
After they departed the lady com
pleted her bath in time to keep an
appointment.
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
JONAS H. ERVIN
FOR
Treasurer
In seeking the post as County
Treasurer Mr. Ervin is doing so be
cause of his past experience which
qualifies him for a job of this
kind.
Mr. Ervin for a number of years’
Bookkeeper-Cashier for the Char
lotte Branch Ford Motor Company.
This position required the handl
ing and accounting for large sums
of money. Previously he was con
nected with the Underwood Type
writer Company of this City as
Bookkeeper-Cashier. For several
years he traveled for the Auditing
firm of Scott Charnley & Company.
The duties of this work gave the
candidate an opportunity to do
Anditing work in some of the large
manufacturing and business offices
of North and South Carolina.
Mr. Ervin was married in 1915 to
Miss Carrie Garrison of Steel Creek
section of the County. They live
on their farm on the York road
where Mr. Ervin operates a dairy
farm and Cotton Gin. They have
two fine children. He is a deacon
in Central Steel Creek Presbyterian
Church and was for many years
Supt. of the Sunday School.
YOUR VOTE AND ACTIVE
SUPPORT APPRECIATED
FIRST TIME
IN POLITICS
JONAS H. ERVIN
NOTICE OF 8KBVICE OF SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATION
State of North Carolina,
Coantr of Mecklenburg.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Jonah A. Garris, Plaintiff,
▼S
Hyrtia L. Garris, Defendant.
Tho above defendant will take notice that
an action has been commenced against her
hgr the shore plaintiff in the shore court for
a divorce absolute to dissolve the bonds of
matrimony between them, and that she is re
quired to appear before the undersigned on or
before thirty days from the las tissue of this
paper and answer or demur to the complaint
filed herein.
She is further notified that unlam aha does
appear and demur or answer the said ceen
plaint within the required time the said plain
tiff will apply to the court to there relief de
manded in said complaint.
This the 4th day of April, 1M0.
J. LESTER VOIA
* Clerk of Superior Court.
May
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POLITICAL ADVERTISING
Baxter Hunter
Candidate for
County Commissioner
Your Support and Influence Will
Be Appreciated
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NOTICB or SERVICE OF SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATION
Slate of North Carolina,
Stats of North Carolina,
County of Mecklenburg.
M THE SUPERIOR COURT
Paul H. Wilkins, Plaintiff.
*1.
Louise O. Wilkins. Defendant.
The above defendant will take notiee
an action has been coon manned by the
plaintiff in the above court for a dWora
solute on the gi minis of two (I) yeaia
oration.
She will farther taka notion that she to re
itif
quired to appear before the clerk af the shoes
court within thirty <*0) days from the laat
issue of this notice and answer or dsns nr to
this complaint or the plaintiff will sppk k
the court for the relief demanded in SOU
complaint.
J. LESTER WOLF*.
Clerk
NOTICE
OF SUMMONS AMP
OF ATTACHMENT
Mecklenburg County.
North Carolina.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
CLERK
J. D. Stewart. Plaintiff.
Edgar Rawls, Defendant.
The defendant in the shore entitled
will take notice that on the 10th <
April. 1*40. a summons in the said
was issued against the defendant hy J,
ter Wolfe, Clerk of
lenburg County, the plaintiff
sum of Four Hundred ($400-00)
him for personal property and
wrongfully appropriated hy t
and belonging to the plaintiff.
The defendant also will take
a warrant of attachment eras leaned hy
Clerk of Superior Court on the IMh day
April. 1M0. against the ptopstry at said
fendant, which warrant is
20th day of April, 1040.
Clerk of Superior Court
required to appear and
the Complaint within thirty (M)
the completion of the eon lea hy
to-wit June 10th. 1040.
This the 10th day of April. IN*.
3.
Clark of
April 4. It. »: May 2. 0. 10.