— - .-=7
With the Legislature
(By Emmet Atkins, Jr.)
. - ... -run-inr--'
Raleigh, Feb. 20.—As the Gen
eral Assembly this week swung
into its seventh full week of work,
two salient points were apparent
to close observers of the thusfar
mild and relatively unproductive
session. First, that the Legisla
tors will very likely be in Raleigh
until well into April, instead of
breaking up toward the middle of
March as was expected at the
outset, due mainly to the increas
ing schism between the two mon
ey committees and their inability
to make the revenue and spend
ing bills Jibe. Second, the more
astonishing, is the fact that to
date no strong leadership nor co
ordinated group has displayed it
self in the House. As a rule, by
the end of the first four weeks of
the session, some leader has
emerged on the floor of the House
with a fairly solid bloc behind
him, a definite program In mind,
and the momentum and coopera
tion of his group to push his
program through to a concerted
if not early, finish.
The men who were expected to
emerge as leaders this session with
a definite program In mind have
so far shown no indications of
grasping the reinu. The absence
of any leadship in the house has
caused the session £o be one of
apparent listlessness, with House
members floundering without any
leadership behind which to unite,
and without the necessary impe
tus to drive through a united pro
gram of legislation. The most
recognizable clue to this is the
ever-widening rift between ap
propriations and revenue, which
if not soon breached, augurs
stormy sessions during the next
few weeks.
As a result of this situation a
persistent rumor was abroad in
Raleigh this week-end to the ef
fect that Dr. Ralph McDonald,
unsuccessful candidate for Gov
ernor in the last election, will be
discharged in a day or so from
the sanatorium where he has been
recuperating from an illness for
the past two years, and may re
Insurance
PROTECTION AND SERVICE
■• v J
Hugh Royall
—Phone 111—
PAUL'S SHOE SHOP
A new and modernly equipped Shoe Repair Shop, located on
Mais street next to Snow Clothing Company. We expect to give
you the best In Shoe Repairing at prices you can afford to pay.
And please remember we have one price, and every job done by
as is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction.
For every dollar spent with us we will give absolutely free a
shine card good for 10 free shoe shines!
HERE ARE OUR PRICES
Men's Half Soles, leather or Panco 69c
Men's Half Rubber Heels 32c
Men's Whole Rubber Heels 38c
Men's Half Soles and rubber hdels SI.OO
Men's whole soles and rubber heels.
Leather, Panco or crepe 51.90
Ladies half sole* 49c
Ladles' leather or fibre heels „...14c
Young girls' oxfords, rubber heels ...... 22c
Ladles half soles and heels, leather or fibre 63c
Girls' oxfords, half soles and rubber heels 71c
10 Free Shines With Each SI.OO Job At
SHOE SHOP
Know Clothing Co. Elkin, N. C.
Hp o fTn g
Be Carry in Stock a Variety of
■fTAIN-TEED ASPHALT
W SHINGLES
Hrwhich are Millerized for longer life. It
Mi better and lasts longer than ordinary
■ftialt shingles.
Call on Us for All Kinds of -
BUILDING MATERIALS A
[ ELKIN LUMBER & MFG. CO.
"Everything: to Build Anything"
I Phone 68 Eirin, N. C-
turn to Raleigh within two weeks
to attempt to organize a united
block In the House. McDonald's
followers in the House are legion,
and his return to Raleigh would
be accompanied with explosive
pcssibilties.
The Appropriations committee
wound up the week almost ready
to take final action on a bill
which is substantially in accord
with the original appropriations
measure recommended by the Ad
visory Budget Committee. The
finance Committee, on the other
hand, lopped off an additional
million dollars from the revenue
bill during the week, which
brought the revenue measure
down to almost a million and a
half dollars below the original
estimated income for the next bi
ennium. In round figures, appro
priations now stand $180,116 over
the total recommended by the
Advisory Budget Commission. It
is understood, however, that a
$198,000 Increase previously voted
for vocational education will be
lopped off, bringing the budget
approximately SIB,OOO under or
iginal budget recommendations.
As the reVenue bill now stands, it
is approximately $1,650,000 below
original estimated. Main benefi
ciaries of last week's million-dol
lar cut to revenue were the rail
roads and the ABC stores oper
ating in 27 wet counties. The
franchise tax on railroads was
reduced from 90 to 70 one-hund
redths of one per cent of the
valuation for ad valorem taxes,
resulting in a loss to the state of
$500,000 in revenue for the two
years. The budget proposal to
increase the tax on county liquor
stores from 7 to 10 per cent of the
gross receipts was defeated by an
overwhelming vote. This will re
duce the revenue for the 1939-41
period by approximately $425,000.
Faced with the problem of
bridging the two million dollar
chasm between the spending and
income measures. Senate and
House took an unprecedented step
Friday in appointing a single 16-
These Three Have Free Tickets to Theatre Awaiting
_____
I' '■■■.. :• ,
I '~" '* *' Mr - -
iIgSR ML I
3k^«j
Snapped by The Tribune photorraher, the three people pictured above will each receive two
free tickets to the Lyric theatre If they will kindly call in person at The Tribune office. More tickets
will be given away next week to the lucky three who are pictured in this space at that time. Watch
for the cameraman. He'd just as soon take your plctute as anyone else's.—(Tribune Photos).
man sub-committee, representing |
all four money committees, to be- j
gin a scries of sessions with a
view to bringing the two money
bills into line. This is the first
time in North Carolina legislative
annals that Appropriations and
Finance ccmmittee members have
ever actually worked together,
although they haVe in the past
met together for informal ses
sions. The formal merging of the
two into one committee repre
sents a distinct departure, and
one that might be followed per
manently in the future if it proves
productive of good results.
The money bills were slated to
reach the floor of the House the
latter part of last week, but it
now appears that another week
or ten days will be necessary to
get them into shape to bring out
of committee. Committee chair
men are determined n\t to report
the bills until they are iin balance.
. A
After a whirlwind campaign in
which they sought restoration of
the salary cuts inflicted by recal
citrant legislators last week', the
State's grade school Kad
at week's end won a partial vic
tory, although a hollow one. Four
days of intensive lobbying by the
re*t>lted in a restoration
•e? the original budget allotment
for public schools, but the ninth
pay increment so fervently de
sired by them was excluded in the
committee recommendation. As
finally passed by the committee,
the measure restores to the school
fund the original budget figure,
but at the same time provides
that the extra funds earmarked
for a substantial salary increase
for teachers with nine years ex
perience be used instead to "ad
just" salaries of classroom teach
ers all along the line. Analyzed,
this means that instead of the $5-
a-month raise for nine-year
teachers, a maximum average
raise of sl-a-month may be
voted by the school commission,
which will have control of the ex
tra funds. Thus, the schools wilt
get the money originally allotted
them, but salary increases will be
negligible.
The hary but battered election
reform measure seemed to gain
support during the past week.
Studied by a sub-committee ear
lier in the week, it emerged into
the full committee toward the end
of the week and is expected to
receive favorable action at the
hands of the Election Laws com
mittee at its next meeting, sche
duled for Tuesday of this week, i
The bill abolishes voting in the
primaries and greatly restricts its
use in general elections.
The wet and dry forces in the
legislature went into a clinch last
week as public hearings were held
on the Umstead bill —a measure
proposing to establish State li
qucr warehouses in cities with
over 35,000 population to sell only
to residents of dry counties.
Hearings on the bill brought out
a strong contingent of dry forces
under the wing of Cale K. Bur
gess. president of the United Dry
Forces of North Carolina. Declar
ing that the attempt to raise
revenue from the "mail-order"
sale of liquor was a "pernicious
doctrine," the dry leaders retal
iated against the measure by de
manding of the wets a state-wide
referendum on the entire liquor
question. The wets showed no
signs of accepting the challenge.
j
House and Senate Labor com
mittees have arranged to begin
joint public hearings Tuesday of
this week on the Administration
upported wage and hour bill,
which has to date aroused wide
spread opposition from a large
number of affected groups. The
hearings will be the longest held
in years on any single proposal.
ZEPHYR |
Mrs. Ettye Parks and family
spent last Sunday in High Point
visiting Miss Juanta Parks.
Of cordial interest to friends in
j this community and else where is
I the marriage of Miss Minerva
Laster to Dewey Melton. They
are both of this communtiy.
The following teachers from the
Zephyr school faculty attended
the teachers meeting in Dobson
last Friday evening at 2:30
o'clock: Mrs. Hattie Douglass,
■Mrs. E. C. Smith, and Mr. R. B.
Black welder, principal.
We are glad to learn that Miss
Stella Mounce, who has been sick
for the past few weeks with pneu
monia, is much Improved. We
wish for her a rapid recovery.
Several of the young people of
"lis community have been at
tending the ball games at Moun
tain Park this week. After each
game ths gymnasium is turned
"ink which wovldes,
j/cnte'rtaniment for all.
Mrs. Lena Dockery of Elkin
spent last week here with Mrs.
Ettye Parks and family.
Mack Parks spent last Saturday
in Elkin on business.
Mr. G. G. Tucker, of Winston-
Salem is spending a few days here
this week attending to business
affairs.
The farmers of this community
are glad to see the warm weather
that was here tills week and last.
Several are preparing tobacco
plant beds.
| PLEASANT HILL
Rev. I. W. Vestal filled his reg
ular appointment at Pleasant Hill
Saturdky and Sunday. Rev. D. W.
Day preached Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Gentry and
visited Mr. and Mrs. David Dar
nell Sunday. .In the afternoon
they motored to the mountains.
Mrs. D. W. Day of this com
munity and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Freeman of Elkin visited Mrs.
Ida Howell of Winston-Salem
Sunday.
The P. H. C. Class will hold its
regular monthly meeting Thurs
day February 23, at the church at
7 o'clock.
The Sunshine guartet sang at
the Baptist church in Arlington
Sunday night.
Mrs. Harvey Gentry and son.
Jack, of Boonville spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Darnell of this com
munity.
Mrs. Martha Collins is ill at
this writing.
Mrs. Lula Bryant spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Raymond
Ray.
The measles are still raging in
this community.
The barn of Mr. Otis Couch
burned Monday morning. About
170 small chicks were burned to
death. • \
STATE ROAD
Rev. Claude Fincher of Pilot
Mountain was a guest speaker at
Pleasant Ridge Sunday night.
Rev. Fincher only a young man in
years proved to b£j a very brilliant
and impressive '. preacher. We
hope to see him a lot in the
future.
Mrs. Bessie Smith shows no
improvement from a serious ill
ness, ve regret.
Messrs. Dock Stanley and Sam
uel Gilliam of Benham were the
guests of friends here Sunday,
Mrs. L. C. Lowe and daughters,
Hazel and Stella, visited relatives
here Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Allen Poteat and Mrs. Lee
Facuett were the week-end guests
of their sister, Mrs. Bessie Smith.
Mrs Poteat and Mrs. Faucett are
from Greensboro.
Minor colds are numerous in
this community, mostly due to
changes in the weather, we pre
sume.
rHESE 6 MAGAZINES AND THIS NEWSPAPER^
HERE'S WHAT YOU GET , all gEVEN FQR
Pathfinder (Weekly) ... 52 Issues J ONE YEAR
McCall's Magazine .... 12 Issues /
Good Stories 12 Issues rffc PJ*
Farm Journal 12 Issues i M 11
Farmer's Wife 12 Issues j ir f ■_«-
* Progressive Farmer ... 12 Issues /
The Elkin Tribune . . „ . 52 Issues V
| Check liere If you want Southern Agriculturist, one y«u\ substituted for Progressive Farmer.
(For out-of-state subscriptions, add 50c to each year.)
REGULAR VALUE $4.75 You Save $2.25
THINK OF IT—ALL SEVEN publications for ONE FULL YEAR. That's a
total of 164 ISSUES, over TOREE EACH WEEK—all for only $2.50. Mail or
bring this coupon to our office AT ONCE because we may have to withdraw
or advance the price of this FAMOUS OFFER. Give your ENTIRE FAMILY
a fine selection of reading matter for a whole year at less than one-cent a
day. If you are a subscriber to any of these publications, your present sub
scription will be extended for one full year.
USE THIS COUPON AND SAVE $2.25 ■
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE,
Elkin, N. C. Date... |
Herd's $2.50 in FULL PAYMENT for a one year's subscription to The Elkin ■
Tribune and a new or renewal subscription to the following six publications:
PATHFINDER (weekly) . . 1 Year FARMER'S WIFE 1 Year
McCALL'S MAGAZINE . . 1 Year FARM JOURNAL .... 1 Year ■
GOOD STORIES ...... .1 Year, ""PROGRESSIVE FARMER . 1 Year |
«{~~] Check here if you want Southern Axrieulturist, one Tear, substituted for rwptwlw Fkrner g
My «u» la Addn* 1 B
Town State I
BMBHIHHBHBESHBSSHSSHBfiHIMfiBBMHiiMBHHHBBMHHHMHHHHI
Salem Fork News
The Salem Fork home demon
stration club met with Mrs. R. L.
Brown Thursday February 16. at
2 o'clock, with 12 members and 4
i vlstors present.
The meeting opened with Mrs.
N. J. Martin, president, presiding.
"The Collect" was repeated and a
song, "Columbia the Gem of the
Ocean," was sung. The secretary,
Mrs. R. L. Brown, read the min
utes of the previous meeting. The
roll call was answered with, "New
ways of doing everyday things."
Mrs. Grace Brown gave a very
interesting talk on planning the
home garden. Mrs. Jack Layne,
the home beautfication leader,
showed a very attractive chair
back made from old felt hats.
Mrs. N. J. Martin prepared a
meat loaf, and Mrs. Grace Brown
gave leaflets on preparing und
serving meats.
The hostess served refreshments.
Rev. Hoffman of Copeland fil
led his regular appointment at
the Salem Fork Church of Chlrst,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ro£ Hutc.hens of
Dobson spent the week-end here
visiting relatives. -
We are glad to note that the
small child of Mr. and Mrs. Sid
Comer is improving from a recent
illness.
Mr. Grover Simmons made a
business trip to Elkin and Win
ston-Salem last Thursday.
Miss Irene and Joyce Martin
attended the skating party at
Mountain Park. Saturday night.
Several from here attended the
Negro Minstrel, at Dobson Friday
night presented by the junto?
clan.
, ' —'
Pleasant Ridge
■
We had 115 present for Sunday
school Sunday morning and a
number of visitors. Among the
viistors were Mr. and Mrs. Thur
mond Gentry and Oda Gentry.
Oda Gentry made a splendid talk
to the Sunday school, which was
greatly enjoyed. A cordial wel
come is extended the public to
attend Sunday school at our
church.
Rev. Claude Flincham deliver
ed a splendid sermon at the even
ing service at our church Sunday.
A good congregation was present
for the service.
Regular services will be held at
the church next Sunday. A cor- t
dial invitation is extended tVie
public to attend.
We have a number of cases of
measles in this community, we
are sorry to note.
EVERYTHING
In Seeds and Fer
tilizer for the
Lawn and Garden s
F.A.Brendle & Son
Elkin, N. C.