Week In State Legislature Sees Few Concrete Moves
North Carolina General Assembly enters its third week with many proposals but few clear actions. Actions noted include a veteran employment exam exemption, a failed push to end the gas chamber, and moves against diverting highway funds, plus a wide range of bills on taxes, elections, and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoke Norris
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina General Assembly
House
Finance Committee
Senate
University of North Carolina
M. 8. Breckenridge
Vogler
Mecklenburg
Breckenridge
North Carolina
Louisiana
General Assembly
Raqmie Broadcasting
McBryde
Cumberland
Lumpkin
Franklin
Joint Appropriations Committee
Joint Finance Committee
North Carolina Fair Tax Association
North Carolina Merchants Association
N. C. College For
Durham
Agriculture
Stone
Rockingham
Roads Committee
Ward
Cherry
Gaston
Fenner
Nash
Caffey
Guilford
Bryant
Revenue Committee
Mecklenburgs Fallen Women Home To Be Abolished
A North Carolina bill, approved by the house, would discontinue Mecklenburg county’s industrial home for women described as fallen. The property would revert to county control and occupants moved to jail or state institutions. Proposed uses include recreation grounds or a county farm for relief food production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Raleigh
Mecklenburg County
Alexander
Messrs. Vogler and
Ritch
Mecklenburg
Diversion Fight Continues in North Carolina Legislature
Antis in both houses, backed by outside groups, press the campaign against diverting 7 million dollars from highway funds to balance the budget. Tonight and next week, speakers including Mayor Douglas of Charlotte and Capus Waynick of High Point vie to rally opposition as a public hearing date remains undecided.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
House
Senate
North Carolina
Welkin
Douglas
Charlotte
Capus Waynick
High Point
State Highway Commission
The
Enterprise
Waynick
Greensboro
Anti
Finance Committee
H. P. Taylor
Anson
Mr. Taylor
Regulation of road houses proposed in Durham
Durham lawmakers Victor S. Bryant and Forrest Pollard announced they will introduce a bill in the House to license and regulate road houses and tourist camps. Operators must obtain a county license, prove good character, keep registries, and limit stock to four quarts of whiskey. violations could revoke licenses for 12 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Victor S. Bryant
Forrest Pollard
Board of County Commissioners
Guilford County Realty Transfers Across Townships
Guilford county real estate transfers list numerous deeds in High Point Jamestown Rock Creek Sumner Jefferson and other townships. R B Terry trustee and others transfer to Guilford College trustees on East Commerce Street while W W Pegg and wife move property to BE K High tower. Others include D Jay Hendricks to C F Cecil and wife and J W Barber executor to R W Barnwell.
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High Point Township
R. B. Terry
Guilford College
Commerce Street
W. W. Pegg
BE. K. Hightower
D. W. Hoskins
Jamestown Township
D. Jay Hendricks, Jr
C. F. Cecil
Leonard
Rock Creek
J. W. Barber
R. W. Barnwell
Herman Barber
Sumner Township
Essie E. Gamble
Nellie
Harvey Allred
A. C. Coltrane
Jefferson Township
H. R. Donnell
William C. Cobb
Chalmer West
L. C. Pegram
J. M. Sheffield
D. C. Wright
Morehead Township
J. EB. Ferguson
Hanner
Jones Street
Gilmer Township
R. A. Hicks
C. E. Bilbro
Church Street
Greensboro Motor Car Company
Madeline S. White
Nocho Park
Florence W. Cockeheese
Alice Way
Way Farm
J. P. Scales
Lizzie Pields Wharton
McKnight Mill Road
Cranium Crackers Five Question Voice Test
A short quiz asks which term fits each blank. 1 conduit. 2 Oklahoma. 3 chest. 4 Pittsburgh. 5 Glockenspiel belongs in a musical instrument store.
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Sooner
Oklahoma
Texas
Maine
Arkansas
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Milwaukee
Omaha
Repeal of Sales Tax Would Wreck State's School System
Governor Clyde Hoey warned in Burlington that repealing North Carolina's sales tax would ruin the state’s schools. He noted the tax began as an emergency measure in 1933 and that school funding has risen from 16 million to 25 million dollars. He spoke to civic clubs, the Chamber of Commerce and merchants association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
North Carolina
Clyde Hoey
Chamber of Commerce
The
Merchants Association
Senate Resolution on Highway Fund Transfer Moves
The plan would shift funds from the highway to the general fund. The resolution was referred to the roads committee in the Senate and then sent to the revenue committee the next day.
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Senate
Revenue Committee
How to Treat Chapped Hands and Surface Marks
A reader asks how to treat chapped hands and remove heat marks from a table. The remedy for hands is ten drops of carbolic acid in one ounce of glycerine rubbed in and allowed to dry. For marks rub with a cloth dipped in spirits of camphor then polish with a clean cloth.
Latest Farm Market Report Fruits and Vegetables
North Carolina shipping points and U.S. Department of Agriculture figures show market ranges for strawberries apples cabbage and other produce. Reports cover prices at Brawley Plant City Presque Isle Fort Myers Rochester and Philadelphia with varied demand and steady to weak markets across Florida Maine New York and Delaware consignments.
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U. S
Plant City
Fla
Presque Isle
Aroostook County
Maine
Green Mountains
Fort Myers
F. O
Bliss
F. O. BR
Rochester
New York
Philadelphia
Florida
South Carolina
Louisiana
Virginia
Delaware
New Jersey
Jersey
Etiquette Rules for Afternoon Tea and Social Visits
The hostess shakes hands with arriving guests and greets each when introduced. At banquets the master of ceremonies should rise to speak clearly. A bachelor may entertain unchaperoned only if all guests are men.
Look and Learn Quiz Answers
1. Nautical mile is longer at 6 080 feet versus 6 280 feet for the statute mile. 2. Paul shipwrecked on Malta. 3. Chess uses thirty two pieces. 4. The face that launched a thousand ships belonged to Helen of Troy. 5. The University of Bologna in Bologna Italy is the world’s oldest university still in existence, founded in the eleventh century.
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Apostle Paul
Malta
Helen of Troy
University of Bologna
Bologna
Italy
Presbyterians Plan Every Member Canvass
In Greensboro on March 12 the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina will conduct an every member canvass to raise 500000 dollars for benevolences. Quotas were announced for the nine presbyteries: Albemarle 22000, Concord 70000, Fayetteville 45000, Granville 55000, Kings Mountain 48000, Mecklenburg 123000, Orange 65000, Wilmington 42000, Winston Salem 40000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Presbyterian Synod of
Granville
Kings Mountain
Mecklenburg
Orange
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
Implacable in Enlisting Words for Daily Vocab
Daily note on word usage and pronunciation. Highlights implacable as unable to be pacified with examples from Macaulay and guidance on improving vocabulary. Includes spelling tips for municipal and noun forms.
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Macaulay
Gasoline Tax Burden Tied to Private Sector Wages 1937
In 1937 levied gasoline taxes equaled 2.5 percent of total wages for all workers in private enterprise, reflecting the tax system's link to earnings in private industry.
Peter Denies Jesus: a lesson on reliance over self
The Sunday School lesson revisits Peter’s denial after the transfiguration, stressing that reliance on God versus self leads to repentance. It contrasts Peter’s impulse with spiritual strength, warns against drifting into the enemy camp, and urges followers to seek the Holy Ghost and return to faith after failure.
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James
John
Jesus
Simon
Satan
Christ
God
Judgment Hall
Pete
Peter the Great
Chri
Christian First Church Services Schedule
The corner West Green and Tryon church invites Sunday school at 9 45 a m and preaching service at 11 a m on the first third Sunday. A late layer meeting is planned Wednesday at 7 30 p m Rev D M Spence is the pastor.
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West Green and
Tryon
Layer
D. M. Spence
Sophia Sunday Services and Pastor
Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Preaching services are held on the second and fourth Sunday at 11 a.m. and on the fourth Sunday at 7 30 p.m. Rev D M Spence is the pastor.
Flint Hill Church Schedule Notes Preaching Times
The Flint Hill church posts a Sunday school at 2 30 p.m. with preaching on the second and fourth Sundays at 3 30 p.m. and an evening service on the second Sunday at 7 30 p.m. Rev.
McKenney On Bridge Defense Overcall Risks
Expert notes discuss the defensive overcall as a dangerous bridge bid. It explains that an opponent showing strength with an opening bid can pressure the partner and counteract the opposing side's plans.
Overcall Nuisance and a Humorous Demonstration by Holtz
A bridge lesson shows doubling over an overcall can double penalties. Lou Holtz, acting as West, faced nuisance overcalls to mislead opponents. East led spades, West drew trumps, and South was set on a contract for 900 points. East and West had a game but sacrificed for a large set.
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Lou Holtz
South
Holtz
West
East
Declarer
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