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Show Madame Mayor DOVER. N. C Down comes the curtain on woman rule in Dover! Today four ladies leave the stage of public life after a successful two-year two-year run. The men are resuming command without opposition, just as the helm was turned over to the ladies at the last town election. A little tired, they point with pride to: A new $16,000 gymnasium, a lunch room for the school, a much needed drainage project begun, employment em-ployment for women in a WPA mattress mat-tress project, main streets improved " ''" " wx " n mm.m j j y J, Mrs. Anna Dixon Wilson of Dover, N. C, who retires as head of the town, beams with pride at her achievements of the past two years. The town now has many new streets, a new gymnasium, a new factory and a balanced budget. through aid obtained from the state highway commission, and a treasurer's treasur-er's report "all accounts paid." Playing the leading role that of mayor and judge has been Anna Dixon Wilson, a buoyant grandmother. grand-mother. The neighborhood vouches for her good old Southern cooking, her flower culture, her business acumen, acu-men, and her success as an insurance insur-ance agent With wisdom and great dispatch, she can hold court, then rush home to supervise its remodeling, remodel-ing, and then back again to the business busi-ness of running her town of 400. "It's been a grand experience," she beamed. "We've had our ups and downs, but I've enjoyed it, and I do think we've accomplished something, although we don't take all the credit" Essential to the success of Dover's feminine government (they detest "petticoat rule," even in jest) was Mrs. Sarah Griffin, the persistent tax collector. "And a good onel" chimed In Mayor Anna Wilson. "I'm just a family woman, but when they made me tax collector, I decided then and there we'd get those taxes collected," said Mrs. Griffin, speaking for herself. And she did, for the books she is turning over show all current and inherited bills have been paid and there's even a little in the treasury. |
