BOOSTERS FOR A GREATER CITY AND COUNT)c £ County Herald Successors to the Carolina Watchman \r _ _ V FOUNDED 1432—105TH YEAR SALISBURY, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1937 VOL. 104NO 40 PRIOR 5 CRNTS George VI Crowned Great Britians King HORSE RACING ACT PUBLISHED The Herald herewith prints a copy of the horse racing act to be voted on in this county May 27th: An Act creating an Agricul tural, Breeders’ and Racing Commission in the County of Rowan in the State of North Carolina and providing for an election thereon. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. That the^re is hereby created an Agricultural, Breeders’ and Racing Commis sion for the County of Rowan, State^ of North Carolina, con sisting of three members to ex ercise and administrator the power and authority herein after set forth, which commis sion established shall for the first term consist of the follow ing citizens of Rowan Coun ty, North Carolina to-wit: W. C. Coughenour, North Carolina. The term of office of said commissioners W. C. Coughen our, E. G. Thompson and Ed. gar Montgomery shall be for a period of four years each from the date of ratification of this Act. and their successors in office shall be appointed by the Legislature with the approval of a majority of the members of the Board' of County Commis ,!%xvsioners for Rowan County, North Carolina, for terms of: tour years each: '“Provided, however that any vacancy oc curring in said commission by reason of death of inability to sepve, or otherwise, in such event such unexpired term of office shall be filled by the remaining members of such commission: Provided, further, that at all times at least two members of such commission shall be residents of Rowan County, North Carolina. The salaries of each member of the commission shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per annum, nor more than five thousand dol lars fS5,000.00) per annum, said salaries to be, determined and fixed by a committee of three, consisting of the chair man of the commission herein created, the Chairman of the Hoard of County Commission ers, and a duly authorized re presentative of the corporations to whom the franchise or pri vilege hereinafter referred to is granted. After the creation of the commission by the enactment of this Bill by the Legislature of North Carolina, the members of said commission herein ap pointed will meet at their con venience as soon as possible thereafter and organzie by elect ing one of their mejnbers as vice-chairman and the other treasurer, said treasurer before entering upon this duties as such is to give, a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for the faithful per tormance of his duty. The commission shall have full power and authority to employ or otherwise secure in their discretion a secretary for the commission, the salary of such secretary to be designat ed by the commission and also to employ or otherwise secure such legal and clerical assistance as the commission shall deem necessary and all salaries and expenses of the commission shall be borne and paid as here in after set out. The commission herein ap pointed shall be knowaLL^nd designated as the Rowan Coun tv Agricultural Breeders’ and s Racing Commission and _shal exercise its authority and acl both generally and specially bj / and under such name. Sec. 2. The commission here in appointed shall have full power and authority to grant to any association duly incorpor ated under the laws of North Carolina, a franchise or privi lege for a term of years not less than five, nor more than ten, to construct, own, lease, operate and maintain a race course or driving park, for trot ting, pacing and running races for horses and dogs in the man ner hereinafter set out: i fa) No franchise or privilege shall be granted by the commis sion to any corporation, except one created especially for the purpose of improving and pro 1 moting the breeding of quality ! horses and dogs and racing them and others from time to time; and I (b) That said corporation have sufficient capitalization and financial resources to satisfy the commission, that it is fin J ancially able to comply with all ! the rules and regulations of ' the commission and is fully ; able to financially and other ! wise maintain and operate its (properties in accordance with such rules and regulations as the commission shall from time to time prescribe; and (c) That as a prerequisite to I the issuance of a franchise or privilege, the said corporation desiring said franchise or pri vilege shall at the time, of mak ing application thereof pay to the said commission for the use and benefit of Rowan Coun ty the following charges or fees: First. For the franchise or i privilege sought to be granted I the minimum sum of one hun ' fired dollars ($100.00), and in i the event the said corporation I shall desire a franchise or pri I vilege for more than the min imum period allowed by this Act, such corporation shall pay in addition to the minimum fee I of one hundred dollars ($100. 00) and additional fee of one I hundred dollars ($100.00) for I each additional year, and in I the event said franchise or pri ; vilege is refused, the, said fee ! shall be returned to the appli 1 cant, otherwise, said fee shall 1 be forthwith paid into the trea i sury of Rowan County; and I Second. In the event such | franchise or privilege is grant : ed said corporation, the said 1 corporation shall also pay to the I commission for the use and benefit of Rowan County for each day or part of day during which said corporation con ducts races or racing, a sum I tpn npr (-prif frhf* ! gross receipts of the corporation derived from all operations connected with or incident to the operation of such races or racing conducted during such day or part of day. In no event, however, the amount so to be paid to exceed the amount of five thousand dollars ($5, 000 00) per day, and said a mount to be paid in addition to such tax as may be now or hereafter fixed by law. (d) In addition to the fore going fees all costs and ex penses of the Agricultural, Breeders’ and Racing Commis sion shall be borne by the cor poration holding a franchise more than one corporation shall from said commission and if hold a franchise, the Costs and expenses of said commission hall be4 prorated among the cor porations holding franchises. Sec. 3. That when the com mission shall have granted a franchise or privilege as afore said to any corporation as a foresaid, the said corporation in hereby fully authorized and empowered to legally construct, build, lease, carry on, maintain and operate a park, driving ground or race course in Row an County outside the corporate limits of Salisbury North Caro lina and to conduct and to maintain therein horse and dog races: Provided, however that no race or racing shall be conduct ed on Sunday and no race or racing shall begin or commence before the hour of one P. M., Eastern Standard Time, and such corporation is 'hereby ex pressly granted full power and authority to operate and main tain what is generally known as “Pari Mutuel Machines or Ap pliances” of the kind employed and in use at recognized racing courses in .America: Provided, however, that said Pari Mutuei Machines and Appliances shall only be maintained and operated within the enclosure of said said park driving grounds, and courses, and only on days ot parts of days when races or t '1,'mrr I C Kniurr 1... ^.4 ed, and it shall be legal for any and all persons twenty-one years of age legally within the en closure of said park, driving grounds or race courses while -aid park wriving grounds, or race courses are open for rac ing, to participate in the opera tion, or he' s of. r.ahf Pari Mutuel Machines and Ap pliances. (a-) Any franchise or privi lege granted by the commission to any corporation under the provisions of this Act shall he and remain irrevocable so long as said corporation complies with the terms and provisions of said franchise and complies with the rules and regulations of the said commission promulgated from time to time and set forth in its contracts: Provided, however, that no franchise granted to any corporation by said Agricultur al, breeders' and Racing Com mission shall be transferred or assigned to any other corpora tion except by and with the written consent of the commis sion first obtained. Sec. 4. That the commission herein appointed shall have full power and authority to adopt such rules and regulations as it may from time to time deem necessary to properly carry oiC the intentions of this Act, and any violations of any of the rules ana regulations ol tne com mission by any corporation holding a franchise or by any of its officers, agents or em ployees shall be a misdemeanor. Sec. 5. That this Act shall apply only to Rowan County and shall be, in full force and ef fect when and after an election has been duly called and held by the Rowan County Board of Elections on a date to be de signated by said Rowan County Board of Elections, with full power to said Board of County Elections to appoint a regis trar and two judges in each vot ing precinct in Rowan County, and said election shall be held, as near as practicable, under the general election laws of the State of North Carolina, said election shall be-ealle,d and held within six months from the ra tification of this Act, and this Act shall be in full force and effect if a majority of the votes cast in said election have declar ed in favor of said Act At said election those who favor the adoption of this Act will vote “For creating an Agricul tural, Breeders’ and Racing Commission” and those who are opposed to the adpotion of this Act will vote, “Against creating an Agricultural, Breeders’ and Among the 413 WPA projects operated by the Woman’s and Professional Division in the .State are the eight shown above: (1) White sewing room, Wake; (2) Section of sew ing room for Negroes; (3) A bookmending project; (4) Clerical and indexing city and county records; (5) Home aid; fo) Public health nursing; (7) School lunches; (8) Furniture repair. Racing Commission.’' In the event that a majority of the ballots cast are not in favor of this Act. then the Rowan Coun ty Board of Elections cannot hold another election under this Act until six months have ex pired for the date of said pre vious election and a petition has [been submitted to them request ing another election signed by at least one thousand five hund red of the qualified voters in Rowan County. The entire ex-, penses of holding the election or elections under this Act shall be borne by the proponents of this Act and no part of the ex-J penses for holding said election or elections shall be borne by the County of Rowan. Sec. 6. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. Sec. 7. That this Act shall; be in full force and effept from and after its ratification. In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the, 16th day of March 1937. W. P. Horton President of the Senate R. G. Cherry Speaker of the House of Re oresentatives. Examined and found correct, John W. Caffey For Committee State of North Carolina Department of State I, Thad Eure, Secretary of Statei of the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify the foregoing and attached (Seven (7) sheets) to be a true copy from the records of this office.' In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and af fixed my official seal. Done in office at Raleigh, this 24th day of April, in the vear ofyour Lord 1937. THAI) EURE Secretary of State (SEAL) BERATES TRADE COMMISSION Atlanta.—Robert E. Swain of Baltimore, deputy food and drug commissioner of Maryland, criticized the Federal trade com mission for its opposition to a proposed national fair trade law. Swain addressed an after noon session of the Georgia Pharmaceutical association con-, vention meeting here. DICTATOR MAY GET TOGETHER - j Vienna.—Persistent although officially unconfirmed reports said Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy and Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler would meet Mon day at Hitler’s Berchtesgaden homei in Bavarie. ‘CORONATION TWINS’ BORN Calgary, Alta —“Coronation twins”—a boy and a girl— were born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Jensen of Glen-| dale, a Calgary suburb. Na turally, they were named George and Elizabeth. George was born three minutes after midnight and Elizabeth 22 minutes later J Co-Ed Hunt Turns East; 3 Report Seeing Girl Deleware, Ohio.—The, search for blonde Ruth Baumgardner turned East on two clues which a private detective hired by the missing coed’s parents said might (be put together for a definite indication of hey where abouts. Hardly had a Watertown (N. Y ) man said he recognized a picture of the Ohio Wesleyan senior, who disappeared a week ago tonight, as that of a girl who asked him the, way to Ogdensburg, than two Zanes ville, Ohio, women reported they saw Miss Baumgardner the day after she left her dormitory here. U. htickeler of Cleveland, a detective hired by Mr and Mrs. Carl Baumgardner of Lakewood, disclosed that Mrs. Edward Hiejhle and a Mrs. Earick of Zanesville, saw a picture of the girl and were certain she walk ed past them last Wednesday forenoon. She was accompanid by a young man, the women said. L. B. Stevenson of Water town, N. Y., which Stickeler said would be a logical point for anyone to reach hitch-hik ing from Columbus through Zanesville reprted the young woman he saw oairrie,d a black overnight bag and looked like the picture of Miss Baumgard ner. Takes Throne Edward Left In Devotion To Commoner 7,000 Faint, Two Die In London’s Greatest Crowd Rain Falls After Service Monarch With Queen Gets Empires Homage in Show Of Glittering Splendor London. —Forty-one-year-old George the, Sixth received in historic Westminster abbey W ednesday the crown of King Kmperor that his brother Ed ward forsook, and with his newly-enthroned Scottish Queen accepted plaudits of more than a million persons who crowd ed London’s rain-splashed streets for a cavalcade of empire splendor. More than 7,000 fainted a mong those gathered through the night to cheer the majestic procession of royalty and its servants to and from the abbey. It was the greatest crush Lon don ever had known. Two died—a girl fell down an elevator shaft and a youth was killed* in fie-htine in the crowd'. * ' The century’s greatest show of pomp and splendor— A magnificent array of royal horse-drawn coaches. Of mo dern automobiles. Of plumed and glittering soldiers in res plendent uniform and on great black chargers. Of gay ban ners and bunting. A cavalcade through streets filled with cheering hundreds of thousands who stood 'n dren ching rain, who crowded about Buckingham palace to cheer the royal family waving from a balcony after the journey back from the abbey. The rain began just as the King and Queen left the vault ed abbey, where 7,700 be jewel ed and rich-robed peers and peeresses, lords and members of Parliament visiting royalty, en voys of Britian’s dominions and of foreign governments watch ed the, centuries-old ceremony of coronation, the placing of the crown which Edward re nounced for love. The climax came at 12 :30 p. m. The venerable Archbishop of Canterbury stepped before the altar and took into his hands the Crown of St. Edward. He in toned in prayer: j “O God, the crown of the faithful; bless we beseech thee and sanctify this thy servant, George our King; and as thou dost this day set a crown of pure gold upon his head, so en ! rich his royal heart with thine abundant grace, and crown him with all princely virtues through | the King Eternal, Jesus Christ our Lord.” Then reverently he placed the crown upon the King’s bowed head. The/e was a great shout: *‘God save the King.” Trumpets sounded. Guns in the tower of London boomed. The crowds outside took up the cry. Radio ond cable carried the word, and round the world in Britian’s far-flung domain other cannons roared and other crowds echoed the shout. | A new King was crowned. He I Vl n rl rooourorl tVin -—V sign of kingly power and jus tice.” In clear and steady voice he had taken the oath to rule justly. By his side was 37-year-old Elizabeth, born a commoner but with her own crown of gold and pledged to rule with him over Britian's half-billion subjects.

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