Raleigh News Highlights on Civics and Law Education
Public officials and appointees urged to avoid active campaigning while voters are reminded to exercise their franchise. Also reported are new North Carolina history textbooks for grades five to seven, with bids showing over ten percent savings and updated materials. North Carolina lawyers gather in Durham for separate State Bar and Bar Association meetings with key addresses by Kenan and Martin.
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Raleigh
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Thomas O’berry
Ehringhaus
E. B. Jeffress
M. C. S. Noble Jr
Revenue
Bakey
Congress
State Board of Education
North Carolina
Election Officials Question Ballot racial designation
The Assistant Attorney General argues that marking ballots to distinguish a Black candidate in Wake County would be absurd and could violate state laws. He suggests using outside information instead of on ballot markings, noting the Fourteenth Amendment protects equal treatment while state law may block such designations. The passage touches on a ballot format dispute and hints at related insurance case context.
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A. A. F. Seawell
Wake
Justice of the Peace
Wake County
John Smith
Bill Brown
Seawell
Woman Faked Leg Stiffness in Workman Case After Lizard Bite
At a workman’s compensation hearing an insured woman claimed a stiff leg after a lizard bite. Duke Hospital tests found no poison and that the knee was fully flexible. Doctors concluded blisters came from the acid and she was paid only for days out of work, not for the faked period.
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J. Dewey Dorsett
Duke Hospital
Duke
Cost of Legislature Shows Rising General Assembly Expenses
A review finds the General Assembly's cost climbed from 1911 to 1933 with 12 regular and 3 special sessions totaling 1 679187.88. individual sessions show 1911 at 78765.41, 1931 at 248184.63, and 1933 at 193528.11. Longer session lengths and legislative pay increases to 600 for the period largely drive the rise.
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General Assembly
Coal Consumers in Northwest North Carolina to Save
Utilities Commissioner Stanley Winborne announces that Northwest North Carolina industries will save about 800000 dollars annually due to a reduced coal shipping cost approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The savings affect areas nearest the coal mines.
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North Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Old
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Stanley Winborne
Twenty Five Highway Projects Submitted for May Letting
The Bureau of Public Roads sent twenty five highway projects to Washington for approval, with an estimated cost near 1,000,000. If approved, they will be part of the May 8 letting, covering nearly 80 miles of grading structures and topsoil work, paving in 14 city and town projects, and two bridges with approaches. After this letting, more than 2,000,000 will remain from the 9,522,000 emergency Federal aid funds allotted to North Carolina, likely to be set in two or three future approvals.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
North Carolina
General Johnson to Speak at North Carolina Merchants Meet
General Hugh S. Johnson national recovery administrator has accepted an invitation to address the 32nd annual convention of the North Carolina Merchants Association at High Point May 7-8. If Johnson cannot attend a substitute will speak on opening afternoon. A. J. Maxwell will advocate adoption of the proposed new Constitution and D. G. Brummitt will oppose it on the next afternoon. David Owens of Charlotte, president of the National Dry Goods Association, will speak on the opening afternoon followed by a banquet that night.
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General Johnson
Hugh S. Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
North Carolina Merchants Association
High Point
Willard L. Dowell
Johnson
A. J. Maxwell
D. G. Brummitt
David Owens
Charlotte
Faith and business as faith in coming prosperity
The author discusses faith as belief in what cannot be proved, noting everyday business relies on faith that returns will follow investments. He observes a current period lacking experiential basis, with people awaiting governmental recovery figures before full confidence returns. He argues true recovery will occur only when actual business figures support renewed faith.
Seaserpents and Power: Notes on Economy and Mood
A skeptical seaserpent of Vancouver Sound tale contrasts with calls for practical power choices and thrift. The writer argues government involvement in power should mirror private prudence, warns against wasteful postwar spending, and urges maintaining gaiety despite economic strain. He cites new fuel costs, daily life anxieties, and consumer focus on under thirty markets.
Round table on national recovery program and sales tax
Ernest C. Hastings editor of the Dry Goods Economist New York and John C. Watson president of the New York State Council of Retail Merchants Albany discuss the national recovery program and the sales tax. After officers are elected and invitations sent, a round table discussion will be held with a likely consideration of the state sales tax, followed by a barbecue after adjournment.
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Ernest C. Hastings
Dry Goods Economist
New York
John C. Watson
New York State Council of Retail Merchants
Albany
Mindset Shifts Over Wealth Says Black Community Joy
The author argues happiness stems from mindset, not possessions, noting many rarely fear material loss. They observe greater genuine cheer among Black communities in Mississippi’s Black Belt and Harlem than among affluent Park Avenue residents.
G-3 Tire Under Goodyear Road Tests
Local Goodyear dealer A E Hodges reports brutal test runs of the G-3 tire at 60 mph with abrupt stops every five miles. Brakes wore so fast linings needed changing every three days, but mileage and non skid tread wear improved, confirming the G-3 as a major motorist advance.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
A. E. Hodges
Goodyear
Hodges
When to switch calves from whole milk to skim milk
Feed whole milk exclusively for the first two weeks. If calves are thriving, gradually replace with skim milk at about one pound per day. Remove foam from milk before feeding. If scours appear during the transition, stop skim milk until symptoms clear.
Hunt Gwyn Becomes Postmaster at Lenoir
Hunt Gwyn assumed the Lenoir postmaster role after J. Clark Smith, who led the office for 12 years, handed over duties. Friends visited to extend congratulations and gratitude. The staff remains unchanged and Mr Gwyn replaced photos of Coolidge Hoover with Roosevelt.
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Hunt Gwyn
Lenoir
N. Hunt Gwyn
J. Clark Smith
Gwyn
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