With the Legislature
(By Emmet Atkins, Jr.) ■
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Raleigh, March 6—With a com
mittee OK stamped solidly on the
back of each of the money bills,
the House and Senate have clear
ed their legislative decks in an
tic ip at ion
stormy weather
when the bills g
come before them [SPBI
for consideration HBHHH
this week.
Appropriations B
and finance bills I
were both give n I
their final polish- I
ing off by their ft* |JjM|
respective com- K £
mittees the latter
part of last week, I
and are first on ■
the calendar for |
this week. ATKINS
The tedious process of bal
ancing the bills, and the numer
ous compromises that were ef
fected in so doing, have led some
to predict that both spending and
revenue measures will receive
speedy consideration and passage
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in House and Senate, but at
week's end, numerous solons an
nounced that they would come
back to Raleigh this week armed
with amendments which they and
their constituents want to see
added. A large number of such
amendments will be offered dur
ing the next week or two, and
some of the liveliest tilting of the
session will follow.
The $154,000,000 revenue bill
reached the House floor Friday,
but go no further than the "ex
planation" stage. An effort to
start it through for section-by
section approval met with oppo
sition on the very first section,
that of inheritance taxes. House
members objected to having the
bill summarily stuffed down their
throats, decided to let it ride
over the week-end, giving them
time not only to study it but to
prepare their amendments.
Revenue Commissioner A. J.
Maxwell and others who had a
say in preparing the revenue
measure have asserted more than
once that the $154,000,000 total
THE ELSiN TRIBUNE. ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA
now estimated Is absolutely the
maximum amount of Income that
can be expected from the mea
sure as it is. But among Inform
ed circles in Raleigh, the caginess
of this assertion is not a secret.
Reliable sources contend that the
revenue measure as it now stands
is estimated to produce from
three-quarters of a million to a
million dollars a year more than
is estimated in the revenue bill.
This deliberate under-estimation
is calculated to feather the nest
of the general fund, to provide a
reserve margin of safety between
appropriations and revenue, and
tc offset any unexpected decline
or downswing in business and in
dustry.
Subjected to considerable ad
ministration pressure the early
part of the week, the joint fi
nance committee speeded up their
work considerably and finished
the revenue measure with a series
of last minute tax boosts. In a
desperate effort to up revenue,
they first increased income taxes
in every bracket, then rescinded
the action the next day and sub
stituted instead increases in
taxes on liquor stores, on chain
stores, and on gasoline distribu
tors. The revised bill also allows
the State 40 instead of 25 per
cent, of the yield from taxes on
intangible property, expands the
tax on dealers in installment pa
pers to include banks handling
such paper, and includes one or
two other items for which no
previous estimate had been made.
Most important changes made
in the bill before it received its
committee OK were 9. reduction
of $400,000 in revenue due to ex
emption of basic building mate
rials from the sales tax, and a
reduction of $249,000 a year from
a lowered railroad tax.
The present revenue act i? dif
ferent from all Its predecessors
in that it is written to be per
manent law instead of expiring
at the end of two years.
At the same time the revenue
measure reached the floor of the
House, legislators ironically
reached the end of their allotted
60 days, after which pay at the
rate of $lO a day ceases. Action
in both houses will doubtless be
speedier from now on.
Coincident with the revenue
measure's emergence in the House
was the introduction of two im
portant bills, each of which calls
for substantial additional ap
propriations—one for $2,000,000.
the other for only SIO,OOO.
A new bill to establish a re
tirement and pension system for
teachers and school employees of
North Carolina would require a
$2,000,000 appropriation with its
passage. The proposal, intro
duced Friday, woijld retire 60-
year-old teachers with 35 years
experience and allow them a
monthly benefit of approximately
51 per cent, of their average sal
ary. A five per cent, cut from
each teacher's salary would be
matched by a contribution from
the State of approximately 5.87
per cent, of the teacher payroll
to meet the outlay. An estimated
580 teachers in the state would be
eligible for retirement immed
iately, necessitating a large initial
liability to the state, which how
ever would be liquidated over a
period of years and stabilized at
an average of four per cent, of
the teacher payroll as the State's
contribution to the fund. Under
the proposed plan retirement
would be optional at 60, manda
tory at 70. It would also provide
disability benefits equivalent to
the retirement payments for
teachers of 10 years service who
become permanently incapacitat
ed.
Sponsors of the bill pointed out
that a "simple amendment"
would make the bill applicable to
all state employees.
Introduced by Rep. D. Lacy
Mcßryde Friday was a bill pro
posing to establish a "little TVA"
on the Cape Pear river, provid
ing for establishment of an au
thority similar to the Santee-
Cooper authority in South Caro
lina to erect hydro-electric pow
er plants, promote water com
merce, construct dams, canals,
locks, and supervise reforestation
and reclamation of swamp lands.
The authority would include a
chairman and eleven members,
appointed by the Governor. The
bill seeks a SIO,OOO appropriation
for organization.
• • •
Having already reported fav
orably and steered through the
House a bill abolishing absentee
ballots in primaries and greatly
restricting their use in general
election, the House Election Laws
Committee during the week took
another step toward completion
of its "reform" program by re
porting favorably a Mil abolish
ing "markers" in North Carolina
primaries. The bill had been
previously reported lavorably by
a close vote of the committee,
had escaped being killed in the
House by a slender margin, then
re-referred to the committee.
Committee members this time
gave the measure their unani
mous approval, and then resum
ed consideration of two other
election bills originally recom
mended by the State Board of
Elections. At week's end it ap-
peared that North Carolinians
would have a vastly reformed
election system in the future,
despite the skepticism and objec
tions of western Democrats.
MOUNTAIN PARK
The Mountain Park Home
Demonstration Club met at the
club room Wednesday afternoon
with 17 members present. Mes'
dame W. B. Williams and Joe
Norman were hostesses for the
meeting.
The president, Mrs. Clint Say
lor, was in charge of the business
session. The club voted to help
finance the school band. Routine
reports were heard.
The program was a demonstra
tion of simple desserts by Mrs. I.
O. Wallace and a paper on Home
and Yard Beautillcatlon by Mrs.
C. C. Cockerham. The club as a
whole took as a project for the
spring the improvement of the
club room kitchen, which is also
used as a kitchen for the school
lunchroom.
A contest, open to members
and non-members of the club,
was announced for improvement
in the home and yards of the
community. Prizes will be given
at the close of the contest to
those making the best showing.
Refreshments were served by
the hostesses at the close of the
program.
Mrs. Paul Harris has the sym
pathy of friends in the death of
her brother, DeWitt Royall, at
State Road.
There are several cases of
measles in this community and a
number of cases of flu.
Several people from here at
tended the funeral of Lewellyn
Cockerham at Mount Airy Satur
day. Mr. Cockerham was a neph
ew of the late Mrs. J. C. Kapp.
Mrs. J. A. Swift spent last week
at Pleasant Ridge, the guest of
her daughter. Mrs. Walker Luff
man.
Despite the inclement weather
a good number attended the
chicken stew and ball game at
the school Saturday evening.
Several from our church at
tended the associational meeting
at Mt. Pleasant church Sunday
afternoon. They reported a very
interesting meeting.
Rev. T. S. Draughn is expected
to fill his regular appointment at
the church here Sunday. The
Pleasant Hill choir has been in
vited to sing. A cordial invita
tion is extended the public to join
with us in worship.
John Alfred Haynes left last
week for Kings Mountain, where
he has accepted a place on the
city police force.
The community was saddened
last week at the passing of Ben
Thompson, a life-long resident of
the community.
Essential Prerequisite
"Children," said the Sunday
school teacher, "wljat is the first
thing we have to do before our
sins can be forgiven?" *
Little Harry waved his hand:
"Please, ma'am," he said, "the
first thing we must do is to sin!"
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backache may be nature's warn
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Danger Ahead. Make this 4-day
test. Diuretic the kidneys. Help
nature eliminate excess acids and
other wastes which can cause the
irritation that wakes you up. Ask
any druggist for a test box of
Bukets. Locally at Turner Drug
Co.
DANGER!
At any time day or night
your valuable papers and
articles not suitably pro
tected can be taken from
you by fire or theft. Guard
against such hazards and
financial loss by placing
them in a private Safety
Deposit box in our vault.
The yearly rental is small.
THE BANK OF
EKIN
It. C. Leweßyn, Pact.
Gart&nd Johawu, Vice-Pres.
Franklin Folger, Cashier
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of
the last Will of W. 8. Cough, de
ceased. notice is hereby given to
all persons holding claims against
the estate of said deceased to
present same properly verified, to
the undersigned, at Yadkinville,
N. C., on car before the 18th day
of February, 1940, or this notice
will be plead in bar of recovery.
All persons indebted to said es
tate will please call on the un
dersigned and make settlement
without delay.
This the 16th day of February,
1939.
DAVID L. KELLY,
Executor of W. S. Gough, Dec'd.
13-30 Yadkin ville, N. C.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
Under and by virtue of power
of sale contained in a certain
Deed of Trust executed on the
27th day of March, 1937 by W.
R. Stanley (widower) to Parks Q.
Hampton, Trusted for Andrew
Greenwood and recorded in book
number 137, page 191 in the Of
fice of the Register of Deeds,
Surry County, North Carolina,
and default having been made in
the payment of note and Deed of
Trust, the undersigned trustee
will on the 27th day of March,
1939 at 12 o'clock, noon, sell at
NOTICE!
Elkin Masonic Lodge No. 454,
meets every tod and 4th Tuesday
nights at 7:30. All members re
quested to be present. Signed:
Secretary of Lodge. tfc
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public auction to the highest bid
der for cash the following de
scribed property in Surry County,
to-wit:
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edge of public road near Mt.
Pleasant Chinch thence South 85
degrees East to Fishes River
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thence up said river as it mean
ders to a small branch i>t—*** up 6
the old rocky road to W. E Jin
kins line thence with his line to
the beginning. Containing 20
acres more or less.
This the 23rd day of February,
1939.
PARKS G. HAMPTON,
3-23 Trustee.