1 BOONE]
| SKETCHES
By J. C. R.
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mkcodiocs politics: j
Politics has a). last blossomed forth j
pure as the rose, fragrant as the i
lily . . free from the taint of derby-1
hatted ward-heelers and scheming j
shysters ... a game for women to!
1 play . . . beautiful women in beauti- i
.. ful gowns! Ij
Over at the Young Democratic!
jubilee in Ashevllle it was just a case j
of politics set to music ... an affec-:
V ' tionate melody, so to s ak . . . and j
the gorgeous queens of Carolina had
their inning ... no doubt about it! j
In hotel lobbies and assembly balls i
they flitted about with careless aban- 'c
don. discussing coming campaigns and s
past victories with genuine sophisti- j c
cation, cutting their little "eagles" j a
(uuav vvSQi HIV wuuiCCSl Ol pOUllCiU :f
phraseology . . . praising NRA and j 1
TVA and ERE, and FDR and Mrs. J
FDR . . . ju3t a New Dealing like j !
veteran dealers: v
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And it was a sight for h'-re eyes i
... an indication that the fair sex r
has at last accepted a degree of the ^
responsibility of government . . . an >
indication that ithc "feminine touch"
has l>eeii applied to politics?that [
niucb-cussed critter. And it's pow'- \
fill enjoyable when a fluffy little f
dame from 'way down cast puts
a pair of ruby lips at proper prox- v
imity to a hill-hilly's left ear, and ;J
inquires about the "del-e-gate crop"
in his county . . . refreshing as a j u
dip in a mountain stream, yea,
verilyf so 'tis! c
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But this youth movement in the. *
Democracy seems to have drawn a;
rather ancient crowd of males . . . ja
in fact, "young" means from thirty- 0
five to seventy-five . . . and the gray-j-^
bear-is who attend far exceed in num- j s
bers the beardless hopefuls. But the v
"boys" are not a bit jealous of the jn
old folks . . . the stalwarts of Sim-'5*
mens and Overman . . . the warriors a
who fought political battles 'way back P
in another century . . 4 are "infants'* s
in the organisation . . . they dictate d
a certain number of policies . . . they
Inurl ?>? ?.!?* f ? " - -- "
viivjL vmv vv utuvisn ui inaiuriiy to tne "
fervent dash of youth . . . they kinda* "
keep the boys in check!
* *
"Farmer Bob" Doitjghlon, fresh ?
from a brief visit up in Alleghany
County, stroll* jatwui the lobby of '/
The Vanderbilt, takes Clyde ffoey j*
by the arm . . . and they taik !
something over in confidentialtoiiea. j
An appetizing brunette standing j
close by speaks right out In the j
meeting . . . "There goes the next !
Governor of North Carolina!" ... L
ami she didn't mean the gentleman !
of long huir and cut-away coat! j *
Mr. Houghton continues to grov; in j
popularity, and he's looketS on by |
many of the forecasters as u sure 1
successor to ?!ohu Christopher Blu- |v
cher!
In the banquet hall the music of a y,
"tucked-away" orchestra renders a ^
"spasm" of "Happy Days" . . . "Our
Bob" Reynolds, pride of the Buncombe 0
hills, is given a rousing cheer as he ^
praises Roosevelt to the high hcav- j
ens . . . Congressman Douerhton. in i..
w - I ?
characteristic form, lauds the recov- jj
ery program, the which he has sup-j^
ported in every detail . . . And Sen- s
ator Bailey, orator from away back u
yonder, lover and defender of the c
Constitution, lays aside his cigarette, 3
dives right in and knocks 'em cold p
with a most beautiful "sermon" from f
a fitting text: "We Can Learn Lies- ^
sons from Others!" Cheers, more
rhythm . . . politics set to mu3ic! j;
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In strolling about convention
headquarters, you couldn't help noticing
. . . that Governor Ehring- "
haus and his youthful wife are the
handsomest couple in North Caro- n
lina . . . That Secretary' Miller ol P
the Doughton office Is a mighty ''
popular lad . . . That Bob Reynolds
and Clyde Hoey know just exactly ?
what the ladles like to hear ... '
That Tout Cushlng, organizer of the ;
Watauga Republican Club, is a 1
Democrat of first magnitude In v
Buncombe . . . That women smoke v
more cigarettes than men . . . That 0
booze is not quite so plentiful as *
It used to be . . . That Miss Beat- C
rice Cobb Is 'way out in front for |'
nuviunai committee woman . . .That ^
job-swklng Democrats are still
tagging alter Congressmen and "
Senators . . . That ugly girls are
uglier still in evening gowns ... p
That dignified gentlemen, under a
proper circumstances, can lose their *
dignity . . . That "my distinguished I
colleague" is still being used by
members of the Congress . . . That
there is a certain amount of bunk I
and baloney and fun and frivolity
about a political convention , that
you just can't find any place else!
ANNlVEItSARY OF CHURCH *
DEDICATION TO BE SUNDAY c
d
The anniversary of the dedication t
of St. Mark's Lutheran Church at J
Bailey's Camp will be observed next c
Sunday morning, says Rev. J A.
Yount, the pastor. The services will begin
at 9:45 o'clock and several in- J
spiring addresses will be delivered, o
A pica'c style dinner wiji be served :cn
the church grounds at the noon c
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'OL.CTME XL.VI, NUMBER 5
INSTITUTE WILL j
TRALN TEACHERS !
IN PHYSICAL ED.
Hen and Women Given New Opportunity
at Appalachian. Negligible Fee.
Kegular Physical Education Faculty
t<? Conduct C'hisses. AH Hold Degrees.
Prompt Action Important.
Not Over Fifty Accommodated.
An institute for teachers of Physical
Education and coaches in the high |
ichools and also in the consolidated |
Elementary schools of the State was j
announced the til'st of the week as a
tew opporutility at Appalachian State
feachero College.
The Institute will begin at the ColEge
on August 11th and instruction
vill be offered in coaching basket
all. first aid. rhythms, playground
upervLsion and intramural activities,
"he only cost, according to announce
ncuc lunuc uv r^uguut: n>. uaroce, j
lirector of Physical Education, will
ic a registration fee of one dollar I
ier student. Rooms are furnished in .
he college dormitories and meals will j
le served at the central dining hull!
ree of cost to the students.
Swimming pools and tennis courLs!
rill be available- for use at all hours
nd special entertainment will be pro-'
ided each evening after class work
s over. Classes arc lo be conducted j
>y the regular college physical edu-!
ation staff, all of whom hold Mas- \
er's degrees or better in Physical
education.
Mr. Garbce points out that attend
nee at the institute will furnish an
ppofcunity for a visit to the most
leautiful mountain section of the i
itate. a chance to get acquainted
.'ith the faculty of the college and
lore than five hundred summer
chool students that are teachers from
II sections of the State, and an oportuniiy
to secure materials and intructioa
that may be used every ifay
uring the next school year.
Only fifty students may be accommodated
and prompt action Is urged
ill inquiries or applications are to
e addressed to Eugene E. Garbee,
irector of Physical Education, Appaichian
State Teachers College,
loone.
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Jrphanage Collection
Will Be Taken on 12th
On August 12th the annual enllecion
will be taken e the Blowing
lock Presbyterian Church for the
enefit of the Grandfather Orphango
at Banner Elk. Assistance for
lie mountain child-rearing institution
nil be asked at the. morning hour
hen Dr. James I Vance at Nash- j
ille will preach. j
Last year $2,500 was secured, the ;
ighest figure being in 1930, when
5,000 was contributed, and it is beieved
that this year's offering will
e most gratifying.
Officials of the orphanage point
ut that peculiar interest develops
ecause of the fact that all the cbilren
were residents of the tmmedi- j
le section of Western North Carotin
and East. Tennessee. There are
5 orphans, and during the depression
all luxuries had to be curtailed
a order that no dobts might be in
urrca. However, at this time it is i
tated, do further curtailment of exenses
is impossible, and the usual
ine collection at Blowing Rock is
opefully looked forward to.
IEVIVAL, SERVICES TO BEGIN
AT BENSON'S CHAPEL. CHURCH
Revival services have been anounced
to begin at Henson's Chapel
lethodist Church next Sunday eveing,
August 5th, at 8 o'clock. The
astor of the Watauga Charge, Rev.
1. C. Graham, will be assisted by n.ev. j
. B. Fitzgerald, pastor of Walnut j
.rove Methodist Church. Services I
/ill be held at. the church twice dai-1
y at 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. The vis-!
ting minister holds a reputation ofj
ery high standing in evangelistic
/ork in the Western North Carolina!
onference. The public generally andj
11 friends of the Church and Chris-1
ian work are cordially invited and I
espectfully solicited to attend.
The Young People's Division of the
lenson's Chapel Church will meet on
ext Friday evening, August 3rd, at
p. m., for a recreationed and social i
rogram. Athletic games followed" by j
supper iiuu yarn telling" j
rill be some of the features. Ai; of
he group between the ages of 12 and
3 are expected.
^ocal Tire Concern
Going Strong in Contest
Mr. A. E. Hodges, manager of the
lodges Tire Company, states that he!
3 now holding second place in the;
istrict contest being conducted by
he Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
the winner of which will re
eive a free trip to the World's Fair.
Mr, Hodges concern stands next to \
lurlington in volume of 3ales since
une 1st. and he is exceedingly proud
f this standing in view of the fact
hat other towns with which he is
cmpeting are three cr four times;
s large as Boone.
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^dependent Weekly Newsp
BOONK. WATAUGA COU1
Wagon Trail Queen |ji
ftwuM*5 aiiwy m j"
Pocatello, Idaho.?The 100th An- (
niversary of the founding: of Fort ^
Hall on the Old Wagon Trail here ,,
is to Ik* presided over this month ^
by Queen Kerma Keller (above), a
college sophomore.
LOCAL CLEANERS S
START NEW HOME;
Modern Brick Structure to Be Begun
Today and Will Be Occupied During
Next Few Weeks. Lloyd Rob- c
bins of Blowing Rock in Charge. a
. a
The Hi-Land Dry Cleaners let the j
contract Tuesday evening to Lloyd t
Robbins of Blowing Rock for the im- i
mediate erection of brick quarters on l
Main Street near the upper Carolina q
Store. While W. L. Cook, manager of 1
the local establishment, did not give j
out the contract price, he states that
the building will be 50x25 feet, of! \
modern brick construction, one story, li
with a story-high basement, and de- r
signed especially for the peculiar 1
needs of the cleaning business. 1
Materials are expected to be de;
llvered today in quantities and work J
will be pushed in order that the build- \
ing may be occupied within the roin- t
imum length of Ume. .The pwjperty t
was purchased from Ex-Sberift t
M. Critoher. V j*
?ue rii-L-ann uieaaers i-.ave-iopeiated
a popular establishment in "Boone I
tor the past eight years, and have c
been located in the Boone Clothing t
Company building. However, with the c
esUibiisumiipi, mi. the Watauga Xlard^
ware Company -in - the "builsUag^
a removal was necessary/ aJfti Mr? T
Cook concluded he would erect a hull- t
ding thoroughly adequate to take care e
of his business, both from a stand- ?
point of size and adaptability. r
Incidentally, it develops that ivith i
the occupation of the cleaning con - t
corn's former quarters, there us no t
vacant business .building left lh f
Boone. *
HELD ON CHARGE i
HIGHWAY ROBBERY1
I' !
| Adam Hodges Jailed La.it Week on *
?.barges of Lenoir Men. Were Forced I
to Take Defendant for Ride. Two ==
j Others Arrested by Federal Man. >
Adam Hodges was lodged in the 1
county jail last Wednesday on a
: charge of highway robbery and as- 1
sault, brought by two Lenoir citizens, 1
Robert Sikes and one' Tilley. According
to the Sheriffs office, the plain- 1
tiffs had driven their car into Death ?
Valley," a local name given a section 1
between the Blowing Rock road and ?
Aho. They were accosted, it seems. <
by Adam Hedges and a companion, <
assaulted and forced at pistol points I
to drive their assailants back to the I
highway. One of the Lenoir men's '
clothes were reported as torn off, and 5
they alleged that they were told tf 1
they reported the affair they would ;
be killed. They henceforth proceeded (
upon release to Sheriff Howell, se- 1
cured a warrant, and the arrest of
i Hodges followed soon.
Federal Officer Mokes Coup y
Sheriff Howell was accompanied J
on the trip by Marshal Walter Jones
of Wilkes County, who arrested Ralph
and Ha! Teague on a charge, of com!
plicity in the r.car-fatal scalding or *
a Wilkes citizen fast winter when he 1
was thrown into a vat of boiling mash '
at a blockade still. They were given
|a hearing before Commissioner S. C. 1
Eggers and Hal filled bond for $500,
while Ralph was held for the Federal 1
Court in default of a five thousand c
dollar bond
A FEAST OF GOOO THINGS 1
The Blanche Barrua Mission Soci- *
ety of Cove Creek Baptist Church J
will give a watermelon feast on the
church lawn Saturday, August 4th, 1
from 7 to 10 o'clock p. m. Watermelon 1
and ice cream, cake and lemonade
[will be served. There will be social '
[games for the young people. A cor- '
dial welcome is extended to the pub- T
! lie. Come and .bring your friends and
have a good time and help a good
I cause. The proceeds will be used for
[the benefit cf the church. t
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Mr. and Mrs. Arlis Mast and chil- 1
idren, of Cleveland, Ohio, are spending t
I a visit with his father, Mr. W. H. i
[Mast. on. Cove Creek. They will re- i
I turn to Cleveland Saturday. \
taper?Established in the
STY, NORTH CAROLINA. THI'P-SDA
STATE GETS THREE;
MILLION DOLLARS
J ARK WARRANTS
lection of Koad Authorized Leading1
Near RoanoUe to Blowing Rock. ;
Final Check of Route Now Being |
Made. Congressman Ooagltton 3n
Thick of flight For Further Extension
of Road Through Carolina.
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Washington. July 23. -The nation-!
1 park service today allocated to j
forth Carolina $3.000,OiM) of the $6.-.
00,000 set aside by the public works'
dministration for the commencement;
-f the construction of the Shenandoah j
Tireat 'Smoky ^Mountains parkway ?
vhich when completed wil! cost up- j
Harris of $18,000,000. Virginia gets j
he other half.
The sections authorized lor con-1
tructiou thus far are from the south- j
m boundary of the Shenandoah na-1
ional park to James river and from!
tdney Gap, just south of Roanoke |
o Blowing Rock, N. C., the route to i
?e followed thereafter, whether thru'
*forth Carolina or Tennessee to be 1 "
lecided during the fall.
^
It was stated today at the office |
Thomas C. Vint, chief landscape i
'.rchitect of the park service, that as r
loon as the exact route had been apiroved
in ail details, that it would be J
urned over to the respective high-1
vay commissions of Virginia arid i
s'orth Carolina, sq that they might!
:.roceed with tiie purchase ol the j
and through which the Parkway will j
un. This approval is being rushed. rl
Representatives of the Park Ser-?c
nee are now in North Carolina malt- ,
ng the final check of the proposed -j
pate, and as soon as their reports
lave been received the maps and
3lue prints pvcp&red by the Park n
Service will be sent to Chairman J
Teffress of the North Carolina high- f
S'ay commission so that he and nts j,
epresentatives may begin to nego- ^
iate to purchase the property thru 0
he tier of counties north of Blowing c
iock for the Parkway. ^
An soon as the tracery of the route ?
ias been acquired, the states will !n jj
rnment. which will ask for bids for
urfc deed property to 7
Parkway 1
Wffaonriect ere hot as yet' na tional 3
mrlta in the fullest sense. While Che r
Jreat Smoky Mountains pack In being n
idministered by the National Park .;i
Service, according to the law it can-} j,
lot be developed until a minimum oC|c
00,000 acres has been ! urned over|a
>y North Carolina and Tennessee to |
he Federal government. It is expect-!a
d that this area will soon be acquhvjh
si ami turned over, whereas plans,
ire now hem?* iriaHA nt RioWnnd * /. 1
urn to the (Government the 165,000jteres
to constitute the Shenandoah j P
>ark. 1
loughion Continues Fight tor State
That the fight for the Parkway
o conclude its extension on south
h rough North Carolina has just he- j,
tun, was indicated today by Repre-j"
lentative Robert L,. Doughton of Lau-'
el Springs, who is chairman ot the j
Worth Carolina committee which is I
nanagiag the campaign
. '"It appears to me that tbe-logicali
'00tc for the further extension oft
he Parkway is through North Car- j ^
ilina," said Mr. Doughton. "I have I ^
dready called upon the Park Service
ind officials at the Department of ^
he Interior, of which Mr. Ickes is ^
lecretary and given notice that North y
Carolina will urge the Western North
Carolina route to the last. For the
iarkway to veer west, now, by way of
^onn Mountain, would deprive the j
raveling public of seeing the most '
picturesque and enchanting mouu- c
;ain scenery in the world. As soon "
is the matter is reached, the North f
Carolina committee will be ready to',
neet the issue."
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Appalachian Is Famous 1
For Training of Coaches '
j
It is learned from Dr. J. D. Hankin
:hairman of the appointment com- J
nittee, that Appalachian State Tea:hers
College is attracting wide atention
as a place to train coaches
md teachers of physical education.
The following coaching positions have C
ecently been filled and calls from n
>ther schools are still coming in: T
Pittsboro, Claude Smith; Grover, e
Paul Mosteller; Ilallsboro, Sigmund C
tobeson; Salisbury, Tom Cash, Jr.; J.
Sharon, Watt Deal; Cove Creek Claud o
Pyatt; Sedge Garden, Edith Preston; t;
[Yyon, Paul Houser; Millers Creek, c
light Dotson; Dobson, Pauline Bing- tl
lam. o
These young men and young wo- g
nen nave majors in Jfnysical Educa-ie
ion, in addition to their aeadediic a
vork. n
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HEAVY YIELD OF WHEAT <l
Mr. R. H. Vannoy of the Bamboo ;
lection was in town Saturday and ?
itates that on one acre and a hair of
and ho raised this year fcrty-four
ind a half bushels of wheat, the re- s
narkable part of the story being that a
10 fertilizer was used. Mr. Vannoy v
vould like to hear of a larger yield, p
MOC
\ ear Eighteen Eighty-Eij
V, AUGUST 2, 1934
Opposes Sales Tax ;
I
I
J. Paul Leonard, who delivered j
an address In opposition to the sales j
tax at the courthouse last week. I
Mr. l^eonazd is secretary of the '
North Carolina Fair Tax Associa- ;
tion.
IRUMMTTTSI'EAKS
ON VITAL ISSUE
attorney General to Present the Case
Against Adoption ,of New Constitution
at College Tonight. Maxwell
Expected Here Cater.
Hon. Denn's G. Brummitt. Attor- j
ey General for the State of North;
!arolina, will deliver an address at
tie auditorium of Appalachian State !
'eachers College tonight (Wednes-'
ay.)
The subject to be discussed by Mr. j
Irummitt will be the "New Consti-1
ution," he having come to Boone j
roin Ash evil le where he participated j
i a joint debate with Hon. A. i
laxwell, Commissioner of Revenue, J
n the feasibility of the proposed!
hanges in the organic law of thej
.ommonwealth. Mr. Brummitt is vig- j
rously opposing the change, while i
t Is being espoused by Mr. Maxwell, i
Officials at the College Suited on j
'uysday that it was likely Mr. Mcx- eil
would speak in Boone next, week J
gofAh* oohstitutinnni change.;
MKs?r*. "BrUhiiflftf arid Maxwell arc ;
ecogmzed as being among the ablestj
len of the State, and at the ryflTbrrp?
is hoped that a.- many people as I
oasihle will avail themselves of the
pportunity of hearing the vital is
ues discussed by them.
Mr. Brummitt will speak promptly |
t eight o'clock and a cordial invi-;
ition has been extended to the gen-!
ral public.
VORRIS NAMED AS
NEW LEGION HEAD
lember of Jfchfe Staff" of IxxaI Post-1
office to Succeed Charles S. Stev- j
e 11 son as Commander of Watauga
Ilayrtes First Vice-Commander
A. Wilson Xorrls, popular employee
t the Boone postofiice and for many
ears active in veterans' affairs, was |
amed commander of Watauga Post
American Legion last Friday and will
ucceed Charles S. Stevenson, who
as headed the organization during
he past year. R. I. Hanes and Fred
tinkler were named first haul second
ice-ccmm&nders respectively, whilej
Iharles W. Teal is the new adjutant !
Other posts filled and the names of i
.egicnnaires elected were: Finance
nd Membership Officer, Ralph Greer;
iervice Officer, Lionell Ward; Emiloyinent,
W. C. Greene; Chaplain,
V. C. Greene: Child Welfare. S. M.
filler; Historian, E. E. Wilson; Servant
at Arms. John Cook: Athletic
Jfficer, N. T. Cook; Grave Registraion
Officer. Richard E. Kelley: Oiector
of Sons of Region, W. L. Cook;
Lmericanism. Charles Youncc: Guar-;
ianship Officer, R. I,. Gentry.
>ecks to Interest
Women in New Deal
Mrs. Charles W. Tillett Jr.,, of
harlotte, who is spending the sumler
at Blowing Rock, was in town
uesday in the interest of the Reportr
Plan being sponsored by the State
emocrntie Executive Committee.1
Irs. Tillett, who is state chairman i
f the movement, explains that twen
y-two women are sought in each I
ounty, who will thoroughly acquaint
hemselves with some chosen phrase
f President Roosevelt's recovery proram,
that the campaign is purely
ducational, and that no organizing
bilities or oratorical powere are
eccled. The present goal will result
i at least twenty-two hundred wor.cr.
in the State being thoroughly
amiliar with some phase of the Mew
>eal.
The best farming and growing seaon
in years is reported by farmers
f Alleghany county who say they
rill produce the biggest crop of Irish
otatoes in five years.
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*1.50 FFP. 1'ijAK
tmm, LEONARD
FLY SALES TAX AT
Bif)NE MEETING
3
Don|gjf?tie Candidate for Scnatorship
SifKfrifo Sales Tax and Promises
togA&rvtaeni the Average Man. OpitoW^\bsent^
Ballot and >f:i' hino
Politics. Leonard Delivers Onslaught
Against S Per Cent. JLevy.
A srr.ail group cf citizens ?ai tiered
in the courthouse Friday evening1 to
hear Hon. Dalton Warren. Democratic
candidate for the State Senate, deliver
an address against the sales tax
ami incidentally to enumerate some
of the nftlicips unr.m vt-hLh he
to be elected tc the upper souse of
the General Assembly in the November
elections.
At the appointed hour rain began to
fail and this, together with the accompanying
electrical disturbances,
accounted for the fact that 110 more
than two score persons gathered, but
! the speakers' ardor was not dampenjed
and an enthusiastic meeting was
I held just as if teh courthouse had
! been filled.
Mr. Warren, who won the Senatorial
nomination last June in the face
of powerful political opposition,
roundly criticized the sales tax as a
levy on poverty and asserted that ill)
per cent, of the people had been injured,
and that the ten per cent benefits
were made up of corporations,
llarge planters and the like. He assertjed
that 76 new positions had been created
in the revenue department as a
result of the sales tax lav/, drawing
individual salaries of $1,800 in addition
to automobile expenses.
Announcing the repeal of the sales
tax as his first great care when he
goes to Raleigh. Mr. Warren vigorously
denied that the public schools
of the State would be closed by the
abolition of the retail levy, as charged
by its proponents, and called attention
to the fact that the tax goes
into the general fund of the State
from which are drawn the expenses
for all State institutions, and other
routine expenses of government.
Assails Governor's Position
Turning his guns on Governor Ehr.nghaus,
Mr. Warren charged that the
Chief Executive is like the Irishman's
flea? put your finger on him and take
il im ^inri ho Hioro o*?/J
? _ r ^ _ _ 1M1. w ami ouaigcu
the Governor with having, completely
reversed his position on the sales
tax. He also stated that the sales tax
is not <1 part of the Democratic program
in North Carolina, that it was
not endorsed in the last convention,
and that other means had to be found
of taking care of the Governmental
expenses
Turning to the State Revenue Depart
11 ii-rrt, Mr. Warren charged that
jit employs 300 men, actually employed
!about two months in the year, and
urged the handling of automobile
lags by local authorities. He averred
I that ten men should be able to take
care of the work in the P.evenue Dejpartment
and said that similar duties
[ were perfromed in his home State of
[Mississippi by six employees.
Automobile tags arc entirely too
high, in the opinion of the speaker,
who indicated that he would offer
a bill in the next Legislature to reflliPA
ihn onto Vfi>A?"o rr ><?
uuvv. ?uiv< nv-cuoc lu uMHi uiree
to five dollars. He stated that there
would be no loss of revenue in this
movement, since many autos were not
operated because of the excessive
costs of tags, and that if they were
allowed to consume gasoline on the
highways the gain would outweigh
the loss.
Opens Campaign
While Mr. Warren was speaking
i primarily on the sales tax his deliverance
was taken as being one of the
'opening guns in his drive for the apiproval
of the electorate. Referring to
his nomination he declared that he is
j not a politician, doesn t want to he
| but "would like to be a statesman." ?
| He cited the need for honest capa!
b!e men In the councils of State, 3nd
! asserted that If elected he would not
; be dictated to. but would go to represent
the average men, in behalf of
whom he would urge a New Deal in
North Carolina. Urging the restoration
of the rights of the people, Mr.
Warren was outspoken in his opposition
to the convention system of nominating
candidates, urged the na.wing
of all candidates by primary, and
expressed an unalterable opposition
to the absentee ballot law.
Referring to the State Highway
J Commission as the State's greatest
political machine, the speaker expressed
the opinion that engineers
a re not needed for the maintenance
iwork and urged a reorganization with
that department in an effort to affect
needed economies. Mr. Warren
scored machine politics and promised
to do his part toward returning the
rights to the people. He gave his word
that he would not play pc" ics as a
legislator and stated that his only
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LEGION AUXILIARY MEETING
A special called session of the
American Legion Auxiliary will be
'held or. Saturday afternoon at three
[o'clock in the lobby of the Commerjcial
Hotel for the election of officers
for the coming year. All members
I are urged to be present.
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