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BEHIND THE NEWS IN NORTH CAROLINA
By Bess Hinton Silver
GOOD STROKE —Governor Eh
ringhaus made a hit with the Le
gisiautre in his biennial messagt
If the Governor listens to the ur
gent please of friends from all o
ver the State and runs for the Se
nate against Senator Josiah Bailey
his recommendations for better sa
laries for tecahers and State em
ployees will not hurt his chances.
HOLDS EM’—Lieutenant Gover
nor A. H. Graham is one presiding
officer that holds the reigns tight
on the State Senators. Last session
some of the boys didn’t like this
but it expedited business and the
personnel of the present Senate is
business like if it is anything.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURAN -
CE—Former State Senator W. 0.
Burgin, of Davidson, is confident
he will live to see his 1933 bill for
a State unemployment plan be -
come law before this session of
the General Assembly adjourns.
Conditions were such in 1933 that
the measure had little chance and
■was withdrawn but the commission
headed by Mr. Burgin, made a stu
dy of the situation and Governor
Ehringhaus endorsed the plan in
his address to the General Assem
bly. |
PRIZES—Perhaps you have won
dered why there is always such a
scramble among Legislators to get
on important committees. The rea
son is simplicity itself in many
instances. The big committees re
ceive delegations from all over the
State and members of the groups
have many chances to turn a few
political tricks. That in future
campaigns, especially of a State -
wide nature.
DOUGHTON - HOEY — Lines
have formed in the General As
sembly on the prospective candi
dates for Governor with the sharp
est divisions between the backers
of Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, and
Congressman R. L. Doughton. Ba
ckers of Mr. Hoey are expecting
an announcement from him at any
time and the supporters of the
Congressmen express confidence
that he will run. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Graham is playing the game
but there is strong opinion that he
will be a candidate. There is still
some opinion here that Julian
Price, Greensboro, will be a can
didate.
THREE-WAY RACE — Paul D.
Grady, Johnson county, Senator W.
G. Clark, Edgecombe, and former
State Senator George McNeill, of
Fayetteville, are beginning to pull
their string in the race for Lieu
tenant Governor next year. Sena
tor Grady marked up a preliminary
victory over Senator Clark when
the Johnston man got himself e
lected president protempore of the
Senate over opposition of Senator
Carl L. Bailey, of Washington, who
was openly backed and nominated
by Senator Clark. The defeat of
Grady would have been a feather
in Clark’s cap in the campaign for
the second highest political office
of the State.
DIVERSION —The fight is on
between those who think automo
bile taxes should be spent on
roads and those who would like to
use the money for other purposes.
Governor Ehringhaus backed the
movement against diversion and
recommended that holes be filled,
Bumps smoothed down, shoulders
repaired and tolls taken off bridg
es before the highway tax money
(the State’s heaviest levy) is used
for other things.
POWDER KEG—There is an o
pinion here that the formerly help
ful post of chairman of the roads
committees in this Legislature may
not be helpful politically this ses
sion. It is rumored that many bills
wuT be introduced calling for con
structions of local roads and con
troversies will arise between dele
gations from back home on loca
tion of these roads. If the com
mittee decides on these arguments
or reports the bills unfavorably
the result cannot be calculated to
increase popularity of chairmen of
the committees.
LOBBISTS — Members of the
“Third House” as the Legislature
lobbists are called here, begin ar
riving almost in advance of mem
bers of the 'General Assembly. It
hsa been predicted that represen
tatives of big corporations will not
have as much influence with the
General Assembly as they have
been credited with during past
sessions. But the boys are here
and are not missing any oppor
tunities to make friends with leg
silators in the hope of making
them see their side of the tax pic
ture.
DRIVERS’ LICENSE—Some le
gislators are of the opinion that
Senator Corey’s bill to establish a
State-wide automobile license law
has one weak spot. It provides that
the State authority in charge of
licensing drivers can waive exa
mination of applicants. It is point
ed out that this could be done
wholesale and would materially re
duce the benefit othrewise derived
from examining persons who wish
the drive cars in this State.
SALES TAX—Not even the stro
ngests opponents of the sales tax
profess to believe it will be re -
pealed this session. Dr. Ralph Mc
Donald, of Forsyth, Representative
W. L. Lumpkin, of Franklin, and
others say the money can be rais
ed fromother sources but they
don’t believe it will. Although gen
erally identified as an anti-sales
tax Representative McDonald is as
much concerned about getting a
$22,000,000 appropriations for the
public schools.
SCRAMBLE— Gentlemen of the
daily press had more than their
usual scramble to seats at the in
adequate press tables in the House
and Senate when the session open
ed. More papers are represented
than ever before and when the
argument arose as to who would
have the four arm chairs at the
Senate table it was settled by sen
iority. Lieutenant Governor A. H.
Graham and Principal Clerk, Le
Roy Martin, did the deciding.
4 ADDED
TO LOCAL
KIWANIS
Three new members were induct
ed into the Roanoke Rapids Kiwa
nis Club tonight at the regular
weekly meeting and supper. They
were John Dunn and Joe Bryant
of Roanoke Rapids and V. C. Mat
thews of Aurelian Springs. A
fourth new member of the club is
Dutch Seifert of Weldon.
A resolution to the General As
sembly was passed asking that the
salaries of the teachers of North
Carolina be raised as much as is
humanly possible.
The club voted to stage its an
nual Kiiwanis Minstrel sometime
the early part of March and re
ceived a report on how funds had
been spent during the year for un
derpriviledjjed child and boy and
girl work in the community.
The club gave a rising vote of
thanks to Miss Gladys Cox, who is
leaving Roanoke Rapids. For the
past four years Miss Cox has play
ed the piano at each meeting of
the club.
Chairmen of a half dozen stand
ing committees made reports on
progress of club activities.
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing The Issuance of
$32,000 Municipal Building
Bonds of The City of Roa
noke Rapids, North Caro
lina.
WHEREAS, the City of Roanoke
Rapids finds it necessary to erect
a municipal building for the pur
pose of housing its City Court
Room, the office of the City Tax
Collector, the City Fire Depart
ment, Police Headquarters and fa
cilities for other municipal pur -
poses; and
WHEREAS, the City has an op
portunity to obtain funds from the
Public Works Administration at
four per centum (4%) per annum
and grant of thirty per centum
(30%) of the cost of labor and
materials employed upon the pro
posed municipal buildings, said
grant to be effected by the pay -
ment of cash or cancellation of
bonds or both; and
WHEREAS, the erection of a
municipal building is a necessary
expense for the proper govern -
ment of the City of Roanoke Rap
ids; and
WHEREAS, the form of ordi
nance heretofore passed authoriz
ing said Bonds is not in conform
ity with the Muriiicipal Finance Act
of North Carolina.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF COMMISSION
ERS OF THE CITY OF ROA
NOKE RAPIDS, NORTH CARO
LINA, as follows:
Section 1. That there be issued
the negotiable general obligation
coupon bonds of the City of Roa
noke Rapids, North Carolina pur
suant to the Municipal Finance
Act of 1921 and amendments there
to for the purpose of constructing
a municipal building.
Section 2. That the maximum
aggregate principal amount of the
bonds to be issued hereunder shall
be $32,000.
Section 3. That in each year
while any of said bonds shall be
outstanding a tax shall be levied
and collected in accordance with
law sufficient to pay the princi
pal and interest of such bonds as
the same shall fall due.
Secton 4. That a statement of
the debt of the City of Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina has been
filed with the Clerk pursuant to
the Municipal Finance Act of 1921
and amendments thereto, and is
open for public inspection.
Section 5. That this Ordinance
shall take effect thirty (30) days
after its first publication, unless
in the meantime, a petition for its
submission to the voters is filed
under the Municipal Finance Act
of 1921 and amendments thereto,
and in such event, it shall take ef
fect when approved by a majority
of the voters of the City at an elec
tion ag provided by law.
The foregoing Ordinance was
passed on the 17 day of January,
1935 and was first published on
the 17 day of January, 1935. Any
action or gjoceedings questioning
the validity of said Ordinance must
be commenced within thirty (30)
days after its first publication.
RUBY WOOD,
2t - 1-24 City Clerk.
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