Thvrsrfay, April 6, 1959 W
With the Legislature
Raleigh. April 4—Singing their
swan song (or 1939. Assemblymen
closed the legislative books and
started their homeward trek
Tuesday. Sine die adjournment
took place at exactly 2:31 o'clock
Tuesday morning, bringing to a
close the 90-day session. The
time of adjournment bore out to
the day Governor Hoey's early
prediction that the session would
last 90 days or less. Tuesday
l_ marked the 78th legislative day
T and the 90th calendar day after
the Assembly convened January
4.
Lawmaking gave way to levity
I during the last few days of the
session as both Senate and House
members held "love feasts" at
which presents were exchanged,
hatchets buried, and compliments
passed back and forth as fast as
they could be delivered. Gov
ernor Hoey expressed his appre
ciation and gratitude for the fine
work and excellent cooperation of
both houses.
As the session neared its end
last week, the final piece of con
troversial legislation pending, the
election marker bill, was bandied
back and forth between the two
houses with no apparent head-
L way being made. Goaded by the
P Governor, a compromise was
reached Friday night and the bill
1 passed and enacted into law Sat
urday. As finally passed, the bill
provides that election officials
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may help in marking ballots if no
other qualified person Is at the
polls. As the House originally
pased the measure, it would have
allowed voters to get help only
from near relatives or from some
person who had not aided in
marking another ballot. The
Senate had tried to amend this to
allow election officials to serve as
markers. The House balked at
this, resulting in the more lenient
compromise bill finally enacted.
The end of the 13th legislative
week Saturday saw the passage
of two or three bills of state-wide
importance among a host of local
bills. The House approved during
the week a bill to provide for es
tablishment of a tubercular sana
torium in Eastern North Caro
lina. The measure Was amended
at the last minute to provide only
SIO,OOO next biennium for main
tenance, as it was thought likely
the institution could not open
within 18 months. The measure
provides issuance of $250,000 in
state bonds for erection of the
hospital if matching federal
funds are also available.
Enacted during the week were
two Senate bills to require blood
tests for expectant mothers and
physical examinations for persons
planning to be married. The two
measures had previously been
tabled, but were resurrected last
week and enacted into law. They
were both described as a part of
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the State's campaign against
syphilis.
The school machinery and rev
enue machinery bills became law
during the week.
Among other legislation enact
ed during the week were bills:
To permit Morehead City, On-
slow and New Hanover county
citizens to vote on whether they
want to legalize horse and dog
racing and pari-mutuel betting:
to require a revision of all poll
books and a relisting of voters
before the 1940 primaries; to ap
propriate SBO,OOO for eradication
of the Japanese beetle; to create
a commission to coordinate ac
tivities of the State Department
of Agriculture and the N. C. State
College Extension Service; to
raise the pay of election officials;
to create a State Department of
Justice; and td raise the pay of
the Agriculture, Labor and Pa
roles Commissioners.
Among the dozens of measures
killed were bills:
To include male employees of
mercantile establishments under
provisions of the maximum hours
law of 1937; to raise the cost of
automobile licenses 30 cents to
provide hospitalization for per
sons hurt in highway wrecks; to
permit municipalities of over
2500 population to vote on the
question of establishing liquor
stores; to prevent state agencies
from engaging in enterprises in
competition with private indus
tries without the consent of the
Governor and Council of State.
A "Hoey-for-President" boom
was started during the week
when both houses adopted a res
olution recommending that the
Democratic National Convention
nominate Governor Hoey for the
presidency next year. The chief
executive said later he had "no
illusions" about the presidency,
but expressed appreciation for
the gesture.
Also boomed for a higher office
last week was W. E. Fenner,
Representative from Nash, for
the governorship in 1940.
The 1939 session has on the
whole been a comparatively mild
one, rather conservative in its
accomplishments, and 1 for the
most part undistinguished for any
radical legislation or pyrotechni
cal outbursts of the kind that
have taken place in previous ses
sions. Relatively little legislation
of state-wide importance has
been passed, but a great many lo
cal measures were ground out in
the course of the three-month
session. The • largest budget in
the history of the state was pass
ed, not without a great deal of
Burning grass
is dangerous f
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wrangling, and' enacted Into law.
Among the more outstanding ac
complishments of the 1939 As
sembly might be listed these:
They defeated, at the request
of the Oovernor, a constitutional
amendment prohibiting diversion
of highway funds, although it
now appears that the $2,000,000
surplus in the highway fund will
not be needed in the general fund
this year.
They made no headway what
soever in enacting wages and
hours legislation, although they
spent more time considering such
legislation than any previous
session.
They for "election re
forms" by passing the absentee
ballot law and an amended and
emasculated "markers" bill.
They provided a much-needed
and long-sought increase i n
teachers' salaries, and also boost
ed appropriations for most of the
State-supported educational in
stitutions.
They did not put into effect
any exemptions on homesteads.
They reneged, after much, pres
sure, on the Advisory Budget
Commission's recommendation for
tuition increases at the Univer
sity.
They passed, in a much modi
fied form, the Department of
Justice bill.
They argued desultorily over
the status of liquor throughout
the state, and ended by slightly
increasing the tax on liquor
stores and on beer.
The ratio of differential be
tween counties and the State on
intangible taxes was changed to
60-40.
The sales tax was taken off
basic building materials, but the
"emergency" sales tax measure in
force for the past six years was
enacted into permanent law.
The railroads were granted a
material reduction in taxes.
The slot machine law was al
tered to allow gambling devices
that do not pay off to operate
legally.
A "permanent" revenue bill
was enacted into law.
ZEPHYR
The Second Quarterly Confer
ence was held at the Pleasant
Ridge Methodist church last
Sunday. Services began at 11:00
o'clock. Rev. W. A. Lambeth,
presiding elder for this district,
delivered a very interesting ser
mon after which the conference
was held. Each church in this
charge was represented. The
churches are all showing ad
vancement. Considerable inter
est is being shown in the Epworth
League for the young folks from
the various churches. At the
close of the conference dinner
was served to a large crowd.
Several from this community
attended the annual Junior-sen
ior banquet in the Mountain Park
gymnasium last Friday night at
7:45 o'clock.
The senior class of »j|||£gtain
Park high school will prf jjpic the
annual senior play in
auditorium Saturday night, April
8, at 7:45 o'clock. The cast in
cludes several from this commun
ity. The public is cordially in
vited to attend. A smaH admis
sion fee will be charged.
An Easter service will be held
at the Methodist church next
Friday night at 7:30 o'clock. The
service will be in charge of the
pastor, Rev. C. W. Russell. A
most cordial invitation is extend
ed to the public to attend.
We are glad to learn that Miss
Edith Eldridge, who has been
sick with the mumps, is much
improved.
Misses Judy, Ellis and Versie
Collins spent last Monday in
Dobson attending a 4-H club
meeting.
Rev. Walter Callaway will fill
his regular appointments at the 1
Baptist church nezt Saturday
night at 7:30 and again Sunday
morning at 11:00 o'clock. The
public is invited to attend these
services.
Mrs. Lena Dockery, of EUdn,
spent the past week here with her
daughter, Mrs. Ettye Parks.
UNION HILL
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Moore spent
several days last week the guests
of Mrs. Moore's sister. Miss Betty
Isaacs, on Pish River.
We are sorry'' to note that the
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entire family of E. P. Myers is
suffering with measles.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Norman, of
Mt. Airy, spent Sunday night
here with Mr. and Mrs. Weaver
EMrldge.
Mrs. Lucy Andrews, of Mt.
Airy, spent the week-end here
with her daughter, Mrs. O. L.
CroUse, and Mr. Crouse.
Rev. A. P. Walker filled his
regular appointment at Union
Hill Baptist church Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wolfe, of
Dobson, spent a short time here
Sunday, the guests of friends and
relatives.