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Happenings Around ??|The Slate Legislature By MMtS H. PQV BAILEY Un SAVIHO MEASURE . . . About three year* age a former tomMmt o? the Legislature hap pened to be passing through Ral eigh and decided to visit old haunt* around the Capitol where h? had pataed many Joyoun hour*. He walked up' the long flight of stairs to the hall of the home, looked around quietly, chatted softly with relatives he had brought with him. He then went directly to the Beat he had once occupied, sat there for two or three moments rebuilding in his mind's eye interesting legisla tive events. Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He was rushed to the hospital and died within a short time. Thus passed away former Re presentative Baley of Haywood County. Other members of the Legisla ture, including Senator Rivers , Johnson of Duplin and the late JTom Long of Halifax have at on* time or another pointed ae* cusing fingers at Capitol stair steps. Tin' death of Long was at tributed to his legislative climbs, and Johnson once spent several weeks in a hospital. He Mid the stairs did Mk ' *5 . jlM Of coume, there is Veteran Raleigh Newspaperman Tom Boat, who apparently take* plea sure in doing the light fantastic combined witfc a Fred Astaire ra)-a-tat toa dance up and down the stairs several times a day. He has suffered no ill effects, looking SO at 70. This proves nothing, for in 1944 when he was attending the Democratic Na tional Convention in Chicago, he found, his room on the twenty third floor of Stevens Hotel. Just for the fun of it? couldn't have been anything else, for he never touches cigarettes or alcohol? Tom Bost decided he would walk to his room, which he did very successfully. So, both houses of the General Assembly, the Senate upani mously, voted list week to in stall an elevator ih the Capital. Cousin W?yland Spruill Wi that tint* the State pow hai two elavatori for cow* that the folk* in the Capitol ought to have one. MDQOft RAtfeXOH . . . With, in a year it sheuld be poseibl* lor ? little bettat than one-third at the population, of Raleigh to attend State Fair and State Col lege event* without fear of rain, snow, sleet, or hot weather. A* Government prosper*, cen tralizes and expands, folks liv ing In or naaV the seats of Gov ernment have a tremendous ad vantage over people in the hin terland. At the State College Coliseum it is possible now to *ee the beat basketball team* and the beat indoor entertain ment in the mtion At the State Fair Coliaeum, approved la?t week, "carnivals, pageant*, indus trial exhibits, livestock tales, and athletic contests" will be pro moted. Raleigh may well become the entertainment capitul of the Southeast, for what other city in the South or North will be able to provide two indoor arenas capable of seating a total of 24, You tasl 5* To be refreshed ?v.. Quality BIMW I wholesome goodness ond Coca-Cola !? just that IOITLED UNDCR AUTHORITY Of THI COCA-COLA COMFAMY IT COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, Hickory, N. C 000 people? , On the shoulders of Manager W. Z. BetO. former diffctor of Uu* State Division o* JPurchaee and Contract, rMto the burden of making the State College Coliseum prove its worth. Dr. 4. ft. Dorton of Shelby, jnanager of the State Mr, the Southern States Pair in Charlotte jfcnd the Cleveland County fair, has out lined plans for the Fair Coliseum which if curried out will make it the mecca of all tourists visit ing North Carolina. Meantime, businessmen are looking askance at the State's tremendous expenditure for buildings which might, and pro bly will, put the Government further competition with pri vate enterprise while down trodden taxpayers carry the load. It is important that the private enterprise goose that lays the golden tax egg not be destroyed by Government com petition?either State or Federal Government competition. STREET HELP . . . Gov. Ken Scott got his come-uppance at the hands of State Senate last week when 37 of the SO mem bers signed a bill introduced by able Senator Junius Powell of Columbus to provide cities with a maximum of $5,000,000 a year from the Highway Fund for con struction and maintenance of city streets. The State would al so assume the burden of keep ing up numbered highways run ning through the cities. Many a municipal official hardpressed for funds cackled with joy when he realized pas sage of the bill would mean a total of about $7,500,000 per au num from North Carolina with no increase in taxes. Of course a local tax increase for street maintenance will be avoided in many towns if the bill passes. Gov. Scott several weejts ago had augustly advised represen tatives of the League of Munici palities they should request a $5 increase in license tags and one half cent increase in gas taxes. This would yield about $9,000, 000 ? if by chance It could get through a tax-conscious Legis lature. They saw nothing better at hand and decided to go along with the Governor. This caused lifted eyebrows around here, for no N. C. Governor has much in fluence with his second Legisla ture and the present one seems to see what goes. The State highway people, naturally, are against it Cities and towns are supposed to be receiving $2,500, 000 MCh year already for streets, but most never are one dime of the money. The State Highway Commission helix in construct ing and improviiig streets and then write oft tV amount due for the work from the city's quota of the $2,500,000. In gen eral, that's ttui way it operate*. While Senator Howell's bill may be tossed about considerab ly by legislative wind* before final passage, it la already as sured of adoption in the Senate and should not have too much trouble in the House. to be pretty well dragging bot tom as of this date. b*nator Powell no doubt real ized municipal officials were grasping at drifting strav^ and were trying to make bricks with out ditto, hence the introduction out of the clear blue of the 18, 000,000 measure. It took the League, and no doubt the Gov ernor, completely by surprise. Municipalities are getting busy, will hold a meeting this week New Grain Varieties Reduce Frost Damage Variety ? not top-dressing ? is the key to protecting small grain from .frost damage, according to Dr. F. J. Bell, seed and small grain specialist for the State College Extension Service. Varieties such as Atlas wheat, Arlington oats, and Colonial 2 barley show no injury from freezing temperatures and can be top-dressed at recommended, rates without being damaged by frost, says Bell. Experiment Station tests show that small grain growers can in crease their yields by 80 per cent if they apply nitrogen top dressing on time, asserts the ex tension specialist. The recom mended date for top-dressing is February 15. Application should be made as close to this date as weather will permit. Try BISMAREX for Acid Indigestion. Insist on genuine BISMAREX and refuse other so-called Anti acid Powders, recommend ed to be "just as good" BISMAREX is sold in Watauga county at BOONE DRUG CO. The REXALL Store Eight Sign For New Scout Troop A new Scout troop ttu form ed last Friday night at the Perk inaville Baptist church, with eight boy* signing the Scout pledge cards. Others are expect ed an8 invited to Join at any of the weekly meetings which will be held. , Boys already signed up include Rev Barnes, Kent Beach, Freddie Gram. B. Green. Charles Kin caid, Charles Michael, J. B. (Son ny) Payne, and John Payne.. J. D. Cook is scoutmaster with David Edmisten assisting him. Perkinsville Baptist Church, of which the Rev. C. H. KIncaid is 11 partor, u the spori*>r?v? institu tion, onrl the meetings will be held at the church. Membership lit not limited* to Baptist, how ever, m the troop wilt be * com munity project, with nil boys ages 11-14 invited to participate. The troo|> committee, which will back the troop in all its un dertakings, is composed of Cecil Millev, Chairman. J. C. Hood night, Woodrow Greene, -Boyd Cook, S. Bynum Greene. Walter Edmisten. Frkek TViplott and Joe C. Minor. Meeting time for the troop will be Monday nights at 7 o'clock. 'World cirtus production for 1M0 was about 11 per cent above the 1MB crop and 36 per cent higher than the 193S-39 average of 274 million boxes. BOONE DRUG CO. Your Prescription Steeft' *? PROMPT SERVICE Three Registered Pharmacists: G. K. Moose, W. R. Richardson, O. X. Richardson Store Hours: 8:30 A. M. to 9:10 P. M. Sundays: 2:00 P. M. to 6 P. M. If Needed after Store Hours, CaU 114-M or 101 The REXALL Store NOW ON DISPLAY IXcwv Silwr An n ivcrsaiy PoiUiac . Proof for All the World to Seo that Dollar for Dollar ye# cw& fazta PonOac 5 THK MOST iEAITin i. TIIBT? ?X WIIIIJI " With IMatinrtiva Naw Gull-* ln? Ht>linC! AMKRU'VM LOWRKT -PRII'BD RTRAI0IT Biorr 116 I lotaapower? Brilliant Performance with Rifular ('?at MATH IIHIVK* Mad# K?m Smoother and Mora Knjoyahle for 1M1I fcll.VKR NTRKAK PKHFORIHA^CK With Your Choier of Knatnea. 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